Zhao Gou seized Huanzhou City with a thunderous momentum, and now there are two cities in the sixteen states of Yanyun in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, and then Yingzhou, but the time to attack has not yet come, and the attack is temporarily stopped.

Next, Zhao Gou wants to rectify the military affairs of Shuozhou and Huanzhou, and if he wants to completely recover, he must get the support of the local people, and these are put aside for the time being, and there is still an important thing to do at the moment.

"Gao Xianxian, you lead three hundred light cavalry straight to Shuozhou City to reinforce General Lu!" Zhao Gou said in a deep voice, "Now that Shuozhou and Huanzhou are in our hands, there is no need to worry, if you join them, you must let them lead the Guo brothers here!" ”

"If they resist to the death, then kill!"

Gao Pet nodded, then picked up the soldiers, and rode straight to Shuozhou!

Zhao Gou knew that the Guo brothers had been operating in Shuozhou and Huanzhou for many years, and if they really killed them all, I was afraid that the people would not be convinced, and that would be the biggest trouble at that time.

Even so, Zhao Gou had to consider the worst plan, that is, the Guo brothers would rather die than give in, but if they did that, they would lose the two yuan generals in vain and lose the hearts of the people, and those captured soldiers would not be able to completely take them for their own use.

At the same time, Guo Zhimin led thousands of soldiers to the rescue, and met the Song army led by Lu Junyi on the way, and the two armies faced each other.

When Guo Zhimin saw Lu Junyi and the others, he immediately put on a position and frowned, he already knew in his heart that Shuozhou had fallen, but he didn't know that Huanzhou had also fallen.

"Ahead, is it General Guo, the defender of Huanzhou?" Lu Junyi roared, "I am Lu Junyi, a general under the generalissimo of Pingliao Zhao of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"It's exactly under it!" Guo Zhimin stepped forward and said loudly: "Dare to ask the general, is Shuozhou okay?" ”

"Intact!" Lu Junyi replied, "Brother Ling will be taken care of by us!" Now that Shuozhou is in our hands, and Huanzhou is almost over, I advise the general to surrender! If you are willing to submit to the Great Song Dynasty, I dare to guarantee with my head, and you and the soldiers will be safe and sound. ”

"Thank you for the general's kindness, I got it in my heart!" Guo Zhimin smiled slightly and refused, "However, we will accept the Liao Yulu, the food of the king, and the matter of loyalty to the king; He was deeply trusted by the emperor of Liao, and guarded Huanzhou City, even if he was broken, he did not hesitate to do so. ”

Lu Junyi persuaded again: "Whether it is Shuozhou, Huanzhou, or other states, they are all part of the Central Plains; Now, after more than 100 years of separation from the Central Plains, it's time to come back. ”

"It was stolen by Liao more than 100 years ago, and it should be returned to the jurisdiction of the Central Plains more than 100 years later. In any case, the sixteen states of Yanyun are all Han Chinese. ”

"Who can tell the merits of a hundred years!" Guo Zhimin said lightly, "If the Song Dynasty had the intention of recovering it, how could it be that after a hundred years, there was still no action, and we were allowed to be bullied by the Liao people." ”

"Even if we recover it now, our way of life has long been different under the rule of the Liao. Now, the Song Dynasty is fighting again, so that I can wait for the peaceful life to be disrupted again, how can I say this behavior? ”

"Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty went on a northern expedition, and after the failure, until Emperor Zhenzong signed an alliance with Liao, Song and Liao fought for decades and finally got peace, and how many innocent people were killed in vain in the process, and how many soldiers and heroes remained in this land!"

"Now the Song Dynasty has ignored the covenant and fought again, raising troops to attack Daliao, this is an unkind and unjust move, even if you recover Shuozhou and even other states, can you block the mouth of the people of the world? What is the face of the people of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures? ”

When Lu Junyi faced Guo Zhimin's questioning, he was speechless and didn't know how to say it. Because Guo Zhimin is right, even if the sixteen states of Yanyun are recovered, how can they block the mouth of Youyou, especially the Song Dynasty tore up the covenant first and acted in vain.

"The general's words are wrong!" Lu Junyi was silent, it didn't mean that the others were also silent, Yue Fei continued: "Liao has ruled the sixteen states of Yanyun for a hundred years, but the people of the sixteen states of Yanyun are all the people of the Central Plains!" If the sixteen states of Yanyun had been in the hands of Liao, the harm to the Great Song Dynasty would not be a little more than that, and the Liao was not unwilling to invade the Great Song Dynasty in the south, but had no choice but to stop the invasion. ”

"The strength and resources of the Great Song Dynasty, how can Liao, who lives in the north, not covet them? However, they can't really threaten the Great Song Dynasty, not to mention that the emperor of the Liao State is mediocre and incompetent, and the Jurchens are attacking Shangjing, there are many crises, how to care about the life and death of the people in the sixteen states of Yanyun. ”

"Now the Great Song Dynasty is sending troops, which is in accordance with the mandate of heaven, and it is what the people want. The people are nothing more than food and clothing, and the smoke of war is everywhere, not only to expel the Khitan, but also to protect the long-term peace and stability of the people. ”

"If the Jurchens break through Shangjing, how will the emperor of Liao control the lives and deaths of the people of the sixteen states of Yanyun? So, where do the people go? As a city defender, the general must see further. ”

Guo Zhimin knew that what Yue Fei said was extremely true, but he couldn't mind that he was a general of Liao, even if he was unwilling, he had to do it.

"The Tao is different, not conspiratory!" Guo Zhimin replied lightly, "Then let's fight!" ”

So, the two armies fought!

At this moment, they are not one-on-one to compete for the skills of generals, nor are they divided into several rounds, but melee. Both the soldiers and the generals were all killed.

Lu Junyi had the advantage of personnel and had a strong force; Guo Zhimin had a physical advantage, but the two armies were evenly matched.

However, the 5,000 troops ordered by Zhao Gou before came, and they converged with the army led by Lu Junyi to form an encirclement situation, which made Guo Zhimin's strategy of fighting and retreating in vain, and he could only fight against the water.

Just when Guo Zhimin and the others were weak in physical strength and their combat effectiveness was sharply reduced, the sound of horses' hooves came, and Gao Zhong led hundreds of light cavalry to help.

Guo Zhimin, who was originally out of breath and frowned, was overjoyed, but when he saw Gao Zhong wearing Song Jun clothes, his heart was cold.

It was only at this time that he understood that he had been tricked, and the high pet sent a message for help in order to lure him out, divert the tiger from the mountain, and then use the army to besiege himself and others, unable to retreat or advance, this is "besieging the city and sending reinforcements"; In addition, the arrival of Gao Pet means that Huanzhou City has also been lost.

"One son is wrong and loses all the games!" Suddenly, Guo Zhimin sighed disheartenedly.

Guo Zhimin looked at the soldiers around him, as well as the fallen soldiers, blood flowing, no breath, his heart was tired and guilty.

"Stop!"

When everyone heard the prestige, the generals on both sides gave up. Because this voice comes from Guo Zhimin, as well as the high pet who arrived on the battlefield.

Guo Zhimin's brother who did not want to be born and die gave his life in vain, and the general trend has gone; Gao Zhong shouted out to save his life, and this was also to do his best to protect Guo Zhimin, which can be regarded as completing Zhao Gou's order.

So, the generals on both sides gave up!

Gao Zhong dismounted and said hello to Lu Junyi and the others, walked in front of Guo Zhimin again, and persuaded: "I came to be ordered by the marshal to bring a word to the general......

"I surrender!" Before Gao Zhong's words were spoken, Guo Zhimin sighed sadly: "We are willing to surrender!" ”

(End of chapter)