Although Zhang Jue's face was happy, he knew in his heart that this was just the opening remarks of Wanyan Zongwang, the greater danger was still to come, the ferocious Jin people like wolves would not leave easily, tomorrow they would besiege the city on all sides, and the battle would be more tragic than today. Seeing that the Jin soldiers were gone without a trace, Zhang Jue first sent sentinels to reconnoitre, and then ordered to clean up the battlefield, count the equipment, and treat the wounded.

Pingzhou City is full of dead bodies, siege equipment, all kinds of weapons and stones and rolling wood. The soldiers who cleaned the battlefield took away all the armor and weapons of the golden soldiers, and when they encountered the golden soldiers who were still wriggling, they made up for them, and moved arrows, stones, rolling logs, and other objects to the city, and they will be used to fight the golden soldiers tomorrow. In particular, the arrows used in the bow and crossbow bed of the divine arm, even if they are damaged, they must be picked up, and they can be repaired and repaired, but these high-tech products are bought by Zhang Jue at a large price from the ranks of the Song Dynasty, and they can't make them themselves.

The First World War repelled the Jin soldiers, and also woke Zhang Jue up, and an underprepared war must be at a disadvantage. Therefore, after the end of the war, he did not rush to Zhao Kai to ask for credit, but immediately convened a military meeting to discuss the next battle plan.

Zhang Jue issued swords and guns to the people of Pingzhou City who were willing to resist the Jin soldiers, separated according to the size of the army, and divided into four parts with the original army of more than 50,000, led by four generals. The defenders of the city were also divided into three teams, the first team defended the city, the second and third teams rested, the first team was tired, and the defenders ordered to replace the new force. Two temporary wooden huts were built not far from the city, and a dozen wooden huts were used to treat the wounded, and many people volunteered to form an ambulance team to carry the wounded from the city to the wooden huts for bandaging and treatment. All the doctors and veterinarians in the city were gathered, and the birthwives were all joined by the medical team. The other wooden houses were huddlers, and Zhang Jue ordered pigs and sheep to be slaughtered, and the hot soup and meat dishes were specially designed to entertain the soldiers who had withdrawn from the city.

In a word, you can't let a hero die due to untimely treatment, and you can't let a hero go to war hungry.

Zhang Jue also found another flaw in Pingzhou City, Pingzhou City has no moat, and the Jin soldiers are Pingchuan, as long as they are not afraid of death, they will eventually pile up the road into Pingzhou City with human lives. He ordered his troops to dig trenches within range of the Divine Arm Bow, so that the golden soldiers would have to fill the trenches, which would delay them and shoot their men and horses. At the same time, let the cavalry be ready to attack, and when the defense of the city is difficult, open the city gate and use the advantage of cavalry to storm the enemy.

Everything was arranged, and Zhang Juecai hurriedly went to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Zhao Kai. As soon as he said half a sentence, he was stopped by Zhao Kai, and held Zhang Jue's hand and said: "General Zhang cares about the safety of the people, how can he say that he is negligent?" Seeing the general strategizing and annihilating the enemy outside the city, this king can't help but think of the former flying general Li Guang. But to make the dragon city fly, do not teach Hu Ma to Yin Mountain, this poem is used to describe the general is extremely appropriate! ”

Zhang Jue also said some meaty words, and Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, was as sweet as honey, and then burned incense to receive the order, took the title given by Huizong into his pocket, and then talked with Zhao Kai. After an hour, Zhang Jue asked the civilian official to accompany Zhao Kai, and he escaped from the banquet on the grounds of military affairs.

Zhao Kai was not unhappy at all, he already had a ravine in his heart, this trip not only included Pingzhou in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, but also to draw Zhang Jue into his henchman, and in the future, he would be a foreign aid to win the throne for himself.

Wanyan Zongwang regretted yesterday's carelessness and recklessness, and almost attacked the city wall several times yesterday, but they all fell short. It was the first time he saw the Khitan army that was playing with their lives, and some people directly regarded themselves as a stone, rolling down the city wall with the big golden warriors who went up to the city, and smashing the soldiers besieging the city below. This really fulfills the saying: when you are dying, you have to pull a few cushions!

Yesterday's attack was too single, and today he wants to surround Sanque and one, feint to attack the east and west gates, and mainly attack the north gate. The east and west gates contain the Pingzhou troops, and the south gate leaves the hope of escape for the people of Pingzhou, so as not to be trapped like yesterday.

But today made him frown, Zhang Jue started too fast, and actually dug a trench overnight, and those Dajin soldiers who died were also thrown sideways next to the trench, and several big flags were planted in the pile of dead people, and it was written: If the golden dog dares to invade my Pingzhou again, this is your fate!

Wanyan Zongwang was furious, Zhang Jue didn't even let go of the dead, and all the clothes and armor were peeled off, and some of them were directly corpses.

Those who dare to insult the Dajin Warriors, die!

The second prince gave the order without even thinking about it: fill the trench and attack the city! After entering the city, he robbed for ten days, and all the harvest belonged to him.

The trench fillers rushed forward with a shout under the protection of a platoon of shield men, but how could the shield block the power of the bow and crossbow bed, and these thick and powerful arrows pierced through the shield directly through the shield in a rain of arrows, shooting the trench fillers outside the trench. Some of the golden soldiers tried to shoot with their bows and arrows, but the distance was too far and they could only watch the arrows penetrate them.

The failure of the first round of trench filling also made Wanyan Zongwang sober. Nanren is really cunning, he dug a hole for himself, wanted to provoke his own team, and shot him far away next to the trench. Then he had a plan, he ordered Wanyan Yanmu to lead the cavalry to fill the trench, the cavalry all wore double or triple armor, the horses were also armored, half of the cavalry camels a few bundles of hay, half of the cavalry camels and half bags of dry soil, and quickly filled the trenches. The horses of the camel hay easily ran in front of the horses of the camel, and the cavalry was also easy, and if the horse was shot to death, they could pick up the hay and run to the trench. The camel cavalry suffered, and when the horses died, they had to run with half a bag of soil, and it was strange that they did not get tired and lay down.

This time the effect was better than the first time, at least the resistance to the arrows was stronger than before, but the horses died more. Wanyan Zongwang was distressed to death, horses were the second life of the Dajin warriors, without horses they were like losing a life, but now they can only do this so that they will not waste their energy and time on the side of the trench.

At this time, the north gate of Pingzhou quietly opened, and a team of 1,000 infantry rushed towards the trench at high speed, stopping to shoot arrows when they were fifty steps away from the trench. Ordinary arrows can't do any damage to the thick-armored cavalry of the Jin people, and the Jin soldiers don't care about it, and fill the trench by themselves. Who knew that this time the Pingzhou soldiers fired rockets, and one rocket after another shot at the trench or the hay outside the trench, and immediately began to burn. These flames do not burn the soldiers, but they are fatal blows to the horses. The horses were already afraid of fire, and when they saw the fire everywhere, they panicked and ran around, and some of the cavalrymen who fell off their horses were trampled to death.

The second time the trench was declared a failure, and Wanyan Zongwang was so angry that he gritted his teeth, this group of southerners is scheming, and today the prince can't take the Pingzhou oath not to withdraw the troops. When the flames were extinguished, he ordered the cavalry to fill the trenches with dry earth, and fill the uneven trenches in half an hour, and all the cavalry generals were beheaded. So one by one, Meng'an and Mouke went into battle to fill the trench, and the cavalry even ignored the arrows, only cared about filling the trench, and the horses trampled to death and their own people could not take care of it.

Finally filled a trench of about fifty paces with human lives, and this trench was enough to block the Jin soldiers for more than three hours, it can be said that the morale of the Jin soldiers was exhausted, and it was too late at this time, the sun was poisoning, and the Jin soldiers wearing thick armor were sweating. If there is a different commander, the soldiers will definitely rest for a while and then attack the city in one go, but after Yan Zongwang has a tendon, his attack will never stop.

Wanyan Zongwang cheered up Jin Bing in a loud voice: "Warriors of the Great Jin Country! On the opposite side is the Khitan dogs who have oppressed my Jurchen clan for generations, they are capricious, the front foot is down, and the back foot is reversed, today we want to let them pay for their blood debts! Warriors! We are tired and they are tired, and now God is on our side again, the sun is shining on their faces but shining on our backs, wouldn't it be sorry God not to seize such a good opportunity! Warriors, lift up your swords and cut off the heads of your enemies to wash away your shame! The prince again promised that after entering the city, he would rob for ten days, and all the harvest would be personal. The first person to climb the city will be rewarded with five thousand taels of silver, and the official will be promoted to two levels, and those who are cowardly will not be forgiven! ”

Immediately, the morale of the golden soldiers was high, and the shouts of killing were like the sky falling apart, and the soldiers were as dense as ants, holding shields, carrying ladders, and swarming up in the rain of arrows.

The defenders of Pingzhou City watched the good show of the golden soldiers filling the trenches for more than three hours, and shouted happily, and it would be even more happy to kill a few more golden soldiers at close range, and now the golden soldiers are attacking them, and they are gearing up, vowing to destroy the enemy under the city.

The first to attack was a dozen stone throwing machines, and the grinding plate-sized stones flew up from the city and landed in the dense group of golden soldiers, smashing a large piece. Zhang Jue was secretly happy, this thing was found yesterday when he was sorting out the warehouse, and he didn't report much hope, he didn't want it to work so well. After defeating the Jin soldiers this time, we must build more stone throwing machines and exchange stones for the heads of the Jin soldiers.

The golden soldier ran quickly into the range of the bow and arrow, and both sides fired each other with their bows and arrows, and in an instant the arrows flew in the air. Although the Jin soldiers shoot from their backs, their archery skills are not bad, and the defenders at the head of the city have repeatedly been hit by arrows in the face or neck, relatively speaking, the Jin soldiers have more arrows.

Many corpses exchanged distance, and the golden soldiers finally reached the bottom of the city, and the long ladder was erected and climbed up. Bows and arrows, stones, and rolling logs beckoned to the golden soldiers, and some pikemen worked together to overturn the ladder with their spears, and the golden soldiers in the city were killed and wounded.

The casualties of the defending soldiers were also increasing, and the bows and arrows of the Jin soldiers were more accurate when they were closer, but the ambulance team quickly carried the wounded down for treatment, and the other soldiers immediately filled the gap.

The two sides fought until it was white-hot, the secret weapon of Pingzhou City was sacrificed, the hot dung juice fell down the ladder, the hot golden soldiers fell from the ladder, and the dead rolled on the ground, in a terrifying state. The Jin soldiers behind smelled a foul smell, and saw their companions take off their armor, throw their helmets and scratch their faces and bodies, and the fear in their hearts doubled. Barely attacking for a moment, he dropped many corpses and retreated.

The dung juice is commonly known as the gold juice, it is an old Chinese medicine doctor who suggested using the gold juice to water the enemy, the old Chinese medicine doctor said the wonderful use of the gold juice, if you are burned by the gold juice or the gold juice is soaked in the wound, the muscles will gradually rot, and if you want to survive the gold soldier, you can only cut off the injured parts.

Jin Bing wore thick armor and was not afraid of arrows, but the hot gold juice was drilled when he saw the cracks, and the smelly and hot discomfort made Jin Bing couldn't help but throw his helmet, take off his armor and touch the wound with his hands. However, there is no armor, and then there is a hit arrow. 90 Literature Network

There was a cheer from the city, who would have thought that the dung would be a sharp weapon against the enemy.

After calming down the tea time, the golden soldiers made a comeback, and the black crowd rushed towards Pingzhou City. The defenders looked at each other, bows and arrows, and stone throwers did not dare to use them, and they all looked at Zhang Jue. Because the front was the Khitan people driven by the Jin soldiers, there were more than 3,000 men, women, and children, and Wanyan Zongwang wanted to attack with a meat shield.

Shoot arrows! Let's throw stones! As long as you are ruthless!

Wanyan Zongwang's move is really ruthless!

The people were driven away crying and crying, and they would enter the range after walking more than a hundred steps, and if they continued like this, they would be extremely passive.

Zhang Jue shouted loudly: "Folks! It's not that I, Zhang Jue, is ruthless, if I have mercy on your lives, hundreds of thousands of people in Pingzhou City will die. You put all your hatred on the golden dog's head, and be a ghost to seek revenge on them! Now I sacrifice you with the heart and liver of the golden dog! Go and bring those two captives to the city! ”

So the two Jin soldiers who had been captured from the pile of dead men who had been cleaning the battlefield yesterday were brought to the city, and they cried loudly, and the Jin soldiers recognized them, and they looked at the city in a daze, not knowing what to do.

The two golden men were shirtless and tied to the flagpole, and they shouted in Jurchen language, begging for the attack to end and save their lives. But the drumbeat of the attack was even louder, and they had become the abandoned sons of Yan Zongwang.

Zhang Jue said coldly: "Cut your heart and lungs!" ”

Immediately, in the howl of killing pigs, the hearts and lungs of the two were taken out of their bodies alive, and then their heads were cut off and thrown outside the city along with their hearts and lungs.

Zhang Jue shouted again: "Folks! When the Jin soldiers are defeated, I will personally bury you! My life will stay to kill more golden soldiers to avenge you, and my head will sleep with you in the tomb! With that, he took off his helmet, drew his sword, cut off his hair, and threw it into the city.

Zhang Jue is a Han of Liao, and the Han people regard hair as important as life, and Zhang Jue's actions tell the people in the city to live and die with them. Many soldiers were infected and cut their hair one after another.

At this time, the people did not leave, and the Jin soldiers behind immediately whipped and slashed the people away, and the defenders at the head of the city gritted their teeth. Zhang Jue suddenly shouted: "Folks! Horizontal and vertical are dead, if there is still a little blood, turn your head and fight with the golden dog! ”

At this time, some people also shouted: "Fight with the golden dog!" Killing one is enough, killing two earns one, killing! Immediately the unarmed people rushed to the golden soldiers.

It was a battle to the death, and the people fought with fists, gnashed with teeth, and defended their dignity with their lives. Although they were quickly killed by the Jin soldiers, they had no regrets, because they believed that the Pingzhou defenders would avenge them and bury them, so they could look away!

Tears flowed in the eyes of the soldiers at the head of the city, and more than 3,000 lives were instantly gathered on the Nai He Bridge. The soldiers asked for battle one after another, and they wanted to go out of the city for a decisive battle.

Zhang Jue's eyes were full of fire, and he ordered in a loud voice: "Divine arm bow, stone thrower, launch ......!" All the cavalry are dispatched and go out of the city to kill the enemy! ”

The angry cavalry rushed towards the Jin soldiers, killing a river of blood outside the city, and the Jin soldiers retreated one after another, and some of the Jin soldiers fell into the trench in a panic. The Pingzhou cavalry chased to the side of the trench, and after seeing Yan Zongwang's Chinese army waiting in formation, they did not dare to continue the pursuit, and rode back to the city.

At this time, the sun was already westward, Pingzhou was already the same enemy, and no matter how much it fought, it would not be able to get good fruit to eat, so Wanyan Zongwang was unwilling to order the troops to retreat.

The next day, Yan Zongwang ordered people to cut down trees and tie them into wooden rows, push them in front with carts, and build a bridge at the place of the trench to avoid the hardships of filling the trench. Even so, he attacked for more than ten days in a row, except for throwing corpses all over the ground, Pingzhou City stood still.

Wanyan Zongwang was in a hurry, and if he went back like this, he would definitely be ridiculed from all sides, how could the arrogant second prince stand it. But if he continues to fight, he has no confidence to pry open the gate of Pingzhou City, and the most important thing is that the soldiers have the intention of retreating, and the soldiers' hearts are floating, how to fight this battle. I don't know how to get it, many wounded soldiers had festering wounds, and the medicine bandaging did not work at all, and the ulcers spread to the whole body and only one death. A few brave people cut off their arms and legs to save their lives, and most had to wait for death. The soldiers privately discussed that this was the punishment they had received for the last massacre of thousands of people that had annoyed the gods.

Just when Wanyan Zongwang was in a dilemma, the bad news came, a warehouse where grain and grass were hoarded was attacked, and all the grain and grass were burned. Meng'an, who guarded the grain and grass, couldn't find out who did it, the clothes of the dead people were all kinds of strange, and there were many big pits on the ground, it seemed that the attackers had powerful gunpowder weapons, and they estimated that it was very likely that the bandits in Taihang Mountain did it.

Wanyan Zongwang wondered, what kind of troubled water did the bandits from Taihang Mountain come thousands of miles to wade in?

Retreat is essential, but it is impossible to give an account to the clansmen if it is so fruitless, at least take down a city, and capture some wealth and people can also save some face.

Wanyan Zongwang's eyes kept wandering on the map, and suddenly a place appeared in his field of vision, and after staring at it for a long time, he slammed his fist on the table, and said viciously: "I'm angry with you!" Yingzhou! ”

The news of the burning of the grain and grass of the Jin soldiers reached Zhang Jue the next day, and the sentinel quietly went there to check and was sure that the grain and grass were burned. Zhang Jue was overjoyed, he didn't guess who did it, it was a sure thing that the Jin soldiers would withdraw without food and grass, and he would do another vote for the Jin soldiers when they retreated.

Zhang Jue decided to rob the camp at night. General Bai Shichen was puzzled, the previous few times the generals suggested to rob the camp was rejected by him, how could he be so confident today? Zhang Jue explained that the robbery of the camp pays attention to surprise, there has been no robbery of the camp before, and the Jin people mistakenly think that they have no courage, and they will hit the camp tonight.

Zhang Jueqin led the cavalry to rob the camp, and when he killed the Jin Soldier Camp but saw that it was empty, he was taken aback, and there was only one thought in his heart: there was an ambush! He immediately ordered the rear team to change to the front team and quickly withdraw to the city. But the strange thing is that the kind of cannon sound he was worried about, the scene of ambushes killing on all sides did not appear, could it be that the Jin soldiers attacked the east and west, plotting for me Pingzhou? Quickly returned to Pingzhou, nothing happened, and the frightened Zhang Jue could only think blankly.

The next day, the sentry reported that the Jin soldiers had withdrawn overnight, and they didn't even have time to clean up the camp. Suddenly, Pingzhou City cheered, the demon was gone, and Pingzhou City was safe.

Zhao Kai's task was completed, and he should have left, but who knew that he wanted to win over Zhang Jue and the generals in his hands, and stayed in Pingzhou for three days. It was these three days that almost killed Zhao Kai, this is a later story.

Pingzhou City has not been happy for a few days, Zhang Jue received a report from the sentry: "Yingzhou is lost, the guard Zhang Ping surrendered, Wanyan Zongwang captured Zhang Ping's parents, and now he leads the army to Pingzhou City!" ”