"Lord Wang, the reinforcements from the imperial court have not come!"

Wu Yong said angrily, they had rushed to ask for reinforcements for eight hundred miles, but they didn't want to be ignored by those officials in the imperial court, which clearly meant that they would be sent to death, which made their hearts cold. At this time, they were all angry, if Zhao Huan was here, they were afraid that they would really kill him.

"The court, let's not count on it, let's rely on ourselves!" Zhao Gou guessed that this would be the result, and said calmly: "Nearly a month has passed, if the imperial court really had the heart to send reinforcements, they would have arrived a long time ago." ”

"That's what I expected, and it's up to us to do that. If this war ends, if I don't die, this blood debt must be paid with blood. Those brothers who died in battle will never let their blood be shed in vain. ”

Lu Junyi was surprised: "Lord Wang, do you want to ......"

"This matter will be discussed later, and the current crisis will be resolved!" Zhao Gou interrupted Lu Junyi's words, and continued: "How many days can our food last now?" What is the remaining strength? ”

Wu Yong sighed: "Within three days, we will really be cut off from food and grass." As for the combat strength, there are still about 30,000, and the rest will be difficult to go to the battlefield again. ”

"Order the three armies, open the city gate the day after tomorrow and fight to the death with the Jin soldiers!"

Zhao Gou pondered for a moment and said categorically: "Life and death are up to fate. In addition, let the brothers go down and get ready, and take out all the rest of the food, and give them a good meal, and if there is wine, then also bring it out, and when we have enough food and wine, we will fight the enemy to the death. ”

"The old and weak women and children in the city have been arranged?"

"Back to the prince, they have successfully evacuated. Even the old and weak women and children in Yanzhou, Danzhou and other places have all been evacuated, but the young and middle-aged people have stayed, and they are not willing to watch their homes trampled by the Jin soldiers, so they have joined the army. ”

"If it's the only male in the family, or if there is no one left behind, let them all evacuate." Zhao Gou said solemnly, "You will personally supervise this matter, and you must complete it within two days." ”

Wu Yong nodded, and immediately turned around and went down.

"Master, have they already been transferred?"

Gao Zhong replied: "The princess and her mother have been evacuated safely!" ”

Zhao Gou continued: "Then let the brothers rest these days, and after they have enough spirits, they will eat and drink to their heart's content, and fight to the death with the enemy." Also, if I die on the battlefield, you must return alive, they will need your help in the future. ”

"Besides, I have one more thing to tell you!"

Zhao Gou told Gao Zhong about him and Fang Jinzhi, and told Gao Chong that if he survived, he must find Fang Jinzhi's mother and son to protect their safety. Moreover, Zhao Gou also asked him to bring a sentence, saying that he couldn't protect them anymore and didn't fulfill his original promise.

Gao Zhong confidently refused: "Lord Wang, you should do this thing yourself, I can't agree!" ”

"You ......" Zhao Gou said helplessly, and seeing Gao Chong's stern refusal, he knew Gao Chong's intentions, this was to let him protect himself.

Gao Gou didn't know Zhao Gou's thoughts, Zhao Gou explained all the aftermath to him, that is, Zhao Gou himself may not be able to guarantee that he will survive, so he will explain all the aftermath. However, how could Gao Chong agree, he could die in battle, but Zhao Gou could not die in battle, this was his lifelong commitment.

If Zhao Gou died, then everything would be meaningless.

Now that the Jin soldiers are in the city, the imperial court is reluctant to send a single soldier, even if they try their best, they may not be able to win. The main reason is that the number of Jin soldiers is too large than their own, and even one-on-one of their own soldiers may not be able to hold on, this matter is well known.

Therefore, Zhao Gou gave the order to open the city gate and fight the enemy army, which means that the situation has reached a situation that is difficult to control. If you don't fight, then what awaits you is death; If it is a battle, there is still a glimmer of life, and it can also completely resist the Jin soldiers' army, as long as they extinguish their prestige and kill their sharp spirit, they can deter Jin Taizong's determination to invade the Great Song Dynasty in the south.

If Yan Sheng insists on going his own way, I am afraid that the government and the opposition may not agree. Therefore, Wan Yansheng will definitely order the withdrawal of the army. However, no one can guarantee the outcome of this war, even Zhao Gou himself is worried, so everything is arranged, and there is no need to worry about the war without distractions.

At the same time, among the Jin soldiers, Wanyan Zongwang was even more furious, he led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the city continuously and couldn't take the small Gubeikou, which made him embarrassed.

"It's been a month and a half, and in a few days it will be two months, in the past two months, our army has continuously attacked the city, but it has failed to take Gubei, is it not that the enemy army is really so powerful, or is our army's combat effectiveness insufficient? Can any of you answer me? ”

"If the strength of the Song army is equal to ours, I can still accept such a result. However, the strength of the Song army is weaker than ours, and you can still achieve such a result, how can I explain to the emperor and the marshal? I don't care what method you use, and no matter what price you pay, you must break through Gubeikou and take a city. ”

"Report to the general, according to the news from the front, the Song army's grain and grass are about to run out, so this is the best time for our army to take Gubei. If we rush to attack, we are afraid that the number of casualties will surely increase. ”

Wanyan Zonghan said coldly: "On the battlefield, casualties are inevitable! If our troops are far superior to the Song army in this battle, or we fail, then we will lose face in front of the emperor, and I am afraid that the emperor will not bypass us. ”

Therefore, Wanyan Zonghan issued a death order and must take Gubeikou.

In fact, when attacking Gubei before, the casualties of the Jin soldiers were more than twice that of the Song army. Because the Song army occupied the natural danger, and the Jin soldiers took the initiative to attack the side, the Jin soldiers suffered more casualties. Even so, Wanyan Zonghan still did not change his original intention and continued to attack Gubeikou.

Originally, I thought that Gubeikou was just a small pass, and it was just a matter of easy time to take it. However, things often came out of his mind, and he was very annoyed that he had been attacking for nearly two months without achieving actual results.

On the other hand, Jin Taizong Wanyan Sheng repeatedly issued orders to let him break through Gubeikou, and under such pressure, Wanyan Zonghan launched an attack recklessly. It's just that Zhao Gou has already prepared a large army to attack, and no matter how they attack, they just can't take it.

If it weren't for the court's lack of support, Zhao Gou would not have made a life-and-death decision. Because if it drags on any longer, even if the Jin soldiers don't attack, they won't be able to hold it, and they can only watch the Jin soldiers' iron cavalry step into the land of the Song Dynasty, and this thing will not be allowed to happen to him no matter what.

It was precisely because of Zhao Huan's inaction that Zhao Gou had the idea of competing for the throne for the first time. Even though Zhao Huan is still the current emperor, Zhao Gou still has a way to empty his power. If there are a few more ministers like Zhao Huan in the Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid that his efforts will come to naught.

(End of chapter)