The battle lasted until dawn, and the heroes of the Great Zhou soldiers and horses, as if the resentment accumulated from the defeat of the past few months and the humiliation of the peace conference of the Great Zhou court erupted tonight. The soldiers shouted and rushed to kill, one by one they were as brave and fearless as tigers and leopards, and the Liao soldiers who only killed lost their armor.

The Liao army briefly organized a defense, but this was apparently in vain. The 20,000 tired Liao infantry was simply not enough to resist the Great Zhou soldiers and horses who had already swarmed into the city. The Liao army, which was originally not strong in equipment and hand-to-hand combat, faced these fierce Great Zhou soldiers and horses full of resentment, their resistance was completely meaningless.

The funny thing is that General Han Zongze Han, maybe he has read too many military books and has a bad brain. He actually thought that with his ability, he could lead the soldiers and horses to drive the soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou out of the city, but he didn't even coordinate how to command the soldiers and horses. In desperation, he actually exposed his target, standing on the roof of a house and pointing fingers. After his whereabouts were discovered by Han Gang, the thousands of soldiers and horses mobilized by Han Gang rushed to the streets and alleys on the left, and when Han Zongze realized that something was wrong, the house he was in was already surrounded by soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou. Han Zongze and seven or eight of his generals were all captured by Han Gang.

At dawn, before the morning fog had subsided, the battle in the city was basically over. After entering the city, Ma Qingshan led 3,000 soldiers and horses to attack Beijie and blocked the exit of the North City Gate, which led to the follow-up Liao army wanting to withdraw but could not evacuate, and finally became a battle of trapped beasts. The reason why the battle lasted until dawn was that the Great Zhou soldiers and horses were all over the city to chase and kill the remnants of these Liao troops, leaving them with no way to escape.

Han Gang and Ma Qingshan were covered in blood and tired and gathered in the square in front of the City Lord's Mansion, although the two of them were exhausted, they were in a very happy mood. They looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

"Lord Han, I didn't expect it. It's a big win. Ma Qingshan laughed.

Han Gang laughed and said, "Isn't it?" The two of us came with the intention of dying, but we won this great victory. In today's battle, at least tens of thousands of Liao dogs will be annihilated. ”

Ma Qingshan said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's more than that, after cleaning up the battlefield in a while, the casualties of the enemy and us will come out." One thing is for sure, we got a big win. ”

Han Gang nodded and said, "Exactly, I finally swept away the haze in my heart and vented the anger in my heart." It's a pity that Lord Yang couldn't see this scene, otherwise he would have been extremely happy. ”

Ma Qingshan said in a deep voice: "Lord Yang's heroic spirit is not far away, and he should be happy." This big victory can comfort the spirit of the adults in the sky. We didn't disgrace his old man, we didn't give in, and this should be the happiest for adults. ”

Han Gang nodded and said: "What my brother said is very true, we fight like a man, and we will never wag our tail and beg for mercy from Liao Dog, this is the bloody nature that my Da Zhou man should have." ”

Ma Qingshan pointed to the surrounding groups of passionate and smiling soldiers and said with a smile: "General Han look at our brothers, they were still depressed before, after this battle, they all changed into a person, and they were all in a happy mood and refreshed. Hehehe, so, you were worried that our morale would not be able to cohesion, but in fact, all it takes is a victory like today's, morale will be high, and people's hearts will be united. All worries are gone. ”

Han Gang picked his fingers and praised: "Brother Ma is really amazing, I really admire you very much." In today's siege, it was the eastern city that you attacked that took the lead in breaking through the city wall and seizing the city gate. It was you who took 3,000 men to seize the north city gate and block the back road of Liaogou. Brother Ma is really brave, you and I are the same as the soldiers and horses, but I sigh to myself. ”

Ma Qingshan's eyebrows moved, and the corners of his mouth tugged at the corners of his mouth to say something, but in the end he held back. He couldn't tell Han Gang the truth, at least not at this moment. His soldiers and horses are not only those in Bazhou. Since last night, a soldier and horse have joined them, and all the breakthroughs after that have been made by that soldier and horse, and even the capture of the north city gate, it is also someone else's suggestion to completely annihilate the Liao army in this city, Ma Qingshan himself does not have the courage to annihilate all the Liao people here. As it turned out, the man's advice was incomparably correct.

"General Han, I think we have to quickly clean up the battlefield and let the brothers rest and recuperate. After that, we have to make a plan for the next step. It is certainly a good thing to win a big victory in Zhuozhou. But where to go from here, we have to discuss it well. "Ma Qingshan Road.

Han Gang's expression was solemn, and his heart was awe-inspiring. Yes, I just wanted to fight with the Liao people before, and I came with the heart of death, so I didn't think too much about it. Now that I've won, I'm a little confused. This big victory is gratifying, but after this battle, himself, Ma Qingshan and his 30,000 brothers can't turn back. Do you expect a reward from the imperial court? Even if it's impossible. This move has already undermined the peace negotiations between the Great Zhou and the Liao, and the consequences are unpredictable. If you die today, it's okay, but now after the big victory, I'm afraid you have to think about what to do next.

At noon, in the dilapidated hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Han Gang and Ma Qingshan convened a meeting. The atmosphere of the meeting was very warm, and the generals were still immersed in the joy of victory, talking and laughing with relish, and chatting and laughing endlessly about last night's battle.

Han Gang coughed with a smile on his face and said, "Brothers, the results of the battle have been counted. In this battle, we annihilated more than 18,000 soldiers and horses defending the Liao army, and captured the enemy defender Han Zongze and more than 10 Liao generals. The Liao army had 20,000 troops in this city, but only 2,000 escaped over the city wall, and all the rest were annihilated by us. And we only suffered less than 3,000 casualties, which is really a big victory. Hahaha, neither General Ma nor I expected such a result. This battle swept away the haze and raised his eyebrows. Who said that my Great Zhou soldiers and horses were incompetent? Who said the Liao people were invincible? We only attacked the city with 30,000 soldiers and horses, and completely annihilated the opponent, which not only broke the rumor that the Liao people were invincible, but also strengthened the prestige of our army and swept away the turbidity. ”

The generals laughed and talked excitedly.

"It's all thanks to the good command of General Han and General Ma, and we never expected to have such a big victory. It's really exciting. ”

"Isn't it? For the first time in my life, I have been so proud of myself, and I have been entangled with the Liao people in the border town for so many years, how could I have such a big victory in Da Zhou? This battle proved that our Great Zhou soldiers and horses were not weaker than the Liao. Those guys who are three points shorter when they see the Liao, and feel that the Liaons are invincible, are afraid that their faces will be swollen. ”

"yes, yes. The imperial court just refuses to be ruthless, and my Great Zhou soldiers and horses definitely have the strength to fight with the Liao. But in the court, there are some corpses and vegetarian people, and they don't know what purpose they have, and they have been singing about my Great Zhou soldiers and horses. I can't wait to be a son to the Liao people. This battle taught the world that the Liao people were nothing more than that. Although we have 10,000 more troops than the other side, we are besieging the city. That's not the same field war. ”

Everyone was talking about it, and their expressions were full of pride and excitement. Han Gang and Ma Qingshan glanced at each other, Ma Qingshan nodded slightly, got up and said, "Generals, this battle will raise the prestige of my Great Zhou, and you will also be famous all over the world, that's for sure." However, although it is a big victory, there are some things that still need to be made clear to your brothers. ”

Everyone bowed their hands one after another and said, "General Ma, please speak, I'll wait and listen." ”

Ma Qingshan nodded and said, "Okay, then I won't go around the corner." Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, General Han and I would like to apologize to all of you at this time. Not long ago in Bazhou, General Han and I almost forced you to follow us to attack the Liao, and we even had to kill some of the disobedient generals. Some of you are actually forced to do so. We all know this very well. General Han and I forced you to come to the war, and you really shouldn't. Therefore, General Han and I apologize to all of you. I also ask you to be magnanimous and forgive me and General Han for what we have done. ”

Han Gang stood up, bowed in unison with Ma Qingshan, and bowed deeply to more than ten generals.

The generals hurriedly stood up and saluted, and one of the generals said in a deep voice: "What is this for?" The two generals are bloody people, unwilling to make peace with the Liao people, unwilling to be humiliated by the Liao people, and want to prove that my Great Zhou is not a pustule. My brothers and I really didn't understand it before, but now we understand the meaning of this. But he doesn't have to apologize to us. ”

It is precisely that after the defeat of the army, the last general could not eliminate the fear of the enemy in his heart, and he felt very ashamed in private. If it weren't for the two generals, how could there be today's eyebrows? There will be a day when the demons of the last general will be removed? After the defeat of the war, my wife and children wrote to me and asked me about the war, but I was ashamed to say it. Because the last general did not kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions to defend the country as they thought, but was defeated and demoralized, afraid of the enemy and cowardly. But from now on, the lowly will be able to proudly inform them that he will not live up to their expectations, and will be able to straighten his back before them. This is the work of the two generals, and it is too late for the last general to be grateful. Another general said movingly.

Ma Qingshan nodded and sighed lightly: "Thank you, thank you, if you can think like this, General Han and I will feel much better." We also killed our own people for the sake of the expedition, and the dozen or so generals were not at fault, but we had to do it. If we have the opportunity, we must compensate. However, although you don't care about what I and General Han do, there are some things that we still have to make clear. You also know that this time we came to attack Zhuozhou, which was against the will of the imperial court and sent troops to fight privately. Just sending troops to fight without permission is a capital crime for me and General Han. What's more, the peace agreement between the imperial court and the Liao has been reached, and the two sides are no longer at war. As soon as we stir up like this, the Liao people will think that our Great Zhou will go back on their word, and they are afraid that they will stir up the war between the two countries again. Contrary to the national policy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, General Han and I are not exaggerating to punish the nine clans. Although the battle was won, it did not change this fact. ”

The generals smacked their lips and were silent, and the joy and excitement on their faces slowly subsided, and they were replaced by sad frowns. Yes, this battle was not ordered by the imperial court, it was fought privately, and after the imperial court and the Liao people negotiated peace. Such an act is almost tantamount to rebellion, and it will never be forgiven. At the moment, I don't know how things will end, and how the imperial court and the Liao people will react.

"This battle may arouse the confidence of the imperial court, or it may awaken their confidence in the strength of our Great Zhou soldiers and horses, and there is no need to grovel to the Liao. But it is more likely that neither the imperial court nor the Liao people will tolerate us, and we are afraid that we will face an extremely embarrassing situation in the future. I have nothing to do with Lord Han, because our original intention of raising the army was to hope to die on the battlefield against the Liao people, and we were unwilling to give in to the Liao people, even if we died, we would kill the Liao dog to comfort Yang Shumi and the heroic spirits of the hundreds of thousands of Great Zhou soldiers who died under the city of Xijin Mansion. We can't grovel to the Liao people when these soldiers are still heroic. In other words, General Han and I are here to find death. But you are different, you were forced by us to come, and after this battle, the future is uncertain, and we don't know what will happen. This battle has been a great victory, General Han and I can't bear to see you go with us to die, you have already done what you have to do, so General Han and I have decided...... Let you go. You don't have to worry about the punishment of the court, I and General Han have all carried this pot. General Han and I will go to the court and inform the court that this matter was done by me and General Han, that you were coerced by us, and that the court will not hold you responsible. In addition, you can also tell the court that you left with your army on your own. The court will never blame you. Therefore, from now on, you can lead your respective troops back to Bazhou, and General Han and I swear that if we deceive you, we will be destroyed, and you will never be able to live after death. "Ma Qingshan Road.