Chapter 707 has no heroes

At the end of the month, the palace was a little deserted, for no other reason, recently His Royal Highness King Yun has become more and more popular, not only holding Kaifeng Mansion, but also serving as Zhongshu Province, holding a lot of things in the household department. In contrast, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is low-ranking and respectful, seems to have become a dispensable supporting role. From the officials to the people in Bianliang City, there seems to be a consensus that the official family may be easy to store. Facing Zhao Kai, who is getting more and more powerful, Zhao Huan is of course unacceptable, seeing that the New Year is approaching, he is in danger of being replaced. There were several charcoal basins burning in the room, baking the whole room like spring, Chai Keyan teased the child in his arms softly, and Zhao Huan stood aside and said something in a panic.

"Well, what do you think we should do now? Now that most of the functions of the household department are in the hands of the third brother, if we don't do anything anymore, we will be suppressed, you can think of a way" Zhao Huan spoke very anxiously, and his face was uneasy.

Chai Keyan frowned, and sighed in his heart, he couldn't stand this thing, and he still wanted to fight with so many people. This Zhao Huan is really a bucket who can't be helped, how many times have I said that you should be steady and not panic in case of trouble, but it is useless. I disdain in my heart, but I can't give up is Zhao Huan, at least the two are still one now, if Zhao Huan falls, it will not be easy for me to do something, after all, the Great Song Dynasty is still a man's business, and she is the county lord, and it is impossible for her to hold too much power clearly. After signaling Qingdai to go to the inner room with the child, Chai Keyan said unhurriedly, "His Royal Highness the Prince, why are you in a hurry?" Don't worry, your seat is stable, no one will move you! ”

Say these things. Chai Keyan is still very confident. At present, the Jin people occupy Nanjing. It is not difficult to hit the Yellow River, Zhao Ji's person, forgetting his righteousness when he sees profit, and spares his life when he does great things, in the face of the Jurchen Iron Cavalry who is eyeing him, he will not stay in Bianliang honestly. How can I get out of Bianliang? As the king of a country, it is impossible for him to leave Bianliang City like this, so the only thing he can do is to give up the throne. But. This must be a temporary concession, our official family is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the days are still long, how can we be willing to be an honest emperor? Thinking about it this way, it's not simple, the only one who can take over is the crown prince Zhao Huan, not the favored Yun King Zhao Kai, and it is impossible to be King Kang Zhao Gou. Zhao Kai is a person with good ability, and Zhao Ji loves this son very much, but he is also a little afraid. If the throne is given to this son, it is a matter of whether he can get it back. King Kang Zhao Gou, it seems that he has never been in the official family to speak. In the end, the crown prince Zhao Huan was left, the prince is very good, he is cowardly, give him the throne, and he will come back in the future. However, when the time comes, it will not be Zhao Ji who can do whatever he wants, at least, she Chai Keyan will not let Zhao Huan become a plaything.

I know in my heart, but Zhao Huan may not be able to calm down, after so long, Chai Keyan also found that Zhao Huan has a big problem, that is, he is not calm enough when encountering things, "His Royal Highness the Prince, no matter what happens next, you are not allowed to be excited, and even show your cowardice and deception, I hope that Your Highness can do this, if you can't do it, it will be useless for the county lord to do more, understand?" ”

Chai Keyan elaborated in a condescending tone, the corners of her mouth pursed, quite a disdainful gesture, Zhao Huan was naturally unhappy in his heart, his brows were furrowed, his mouth was open, and he didn't say anything in the end. After getting along for so long, I should have liked Chai Keyan, this woman is beautiful and charming, I believe there are few people in the world who don't like her, but Zhao Huan doesn't know why, he just can't love it, and he even hates it. There is always a kind of arrogance in Chai Keyan, which makes people very uncomfortable, and sometimes they even don't think about it, if Zhao Yougong is here, will Chai Keyan still talk like this? Chai Keyan narrowed his phoenix eyes, crossed his hands on his lower abdomen, and his slightly messy hair was close to his ears, looking Chu Chu moving, Zhao Huan's heart moved, and one hand trembled and touched which jade face, the tentacles were warm, but Chai Keyan sat up suddenly as if he had been electrocuted, "Zhao Huan, what do you want to do?" ”

Seeing Chai Keyan's reaction, Zhao Huan couldn't help but smile bitterly, others knew that he and Chai Keyan were a couple, but in fact, when there was no one, the two were like a pair of strangers, Chai Keyan protected herself tightly, and outsiders couldn't enter her heart at all, let alone have some intimate actions. Chai Keyan's reaction made Zhao Huan feel like he had eaten a dead mouse, "Chai Keyan, don't you still want to forget Zhao Yougong?" How long has it been since Zhao Ling never sent anyone to see you, why can't you forget him? ”

Zhao Huan said inwardly, his face became a little pale, Chai Keyan turned a deaf ear, and glanced away, "Zhao Huan, you don't have to say it, this has nothing to do with Zhao Ling, even without him, you still won't be the man this county lord wants." Remember, we are now working together to take what we need, and I hope you don't think too much about it, otherwise, it won't do anyone any good. ”

"You Chai Keyan, I, Zhao Huan, have lived for so long, I haven't seen a person like you, you can do it yourself" Zhao Huan flicked his sleeves and left the backyard sullenly, looking at the back in the distance, Chai Keyan snorted coldly, and continued to lie under the porch, the door was open, and you could clearly see the scenery outside. For Zhao Yougong, I can't forget it, this man whose vitality has appeared is destined to bind her for the rest of her life, watching the child grow up day by day, I don't know why, the obsession with revenge in my heart slowly faded. The hateful Zhao Ling, if he can't give her happiness, why do he still come to provoke her?

The cold wind blew the courtyard, a few dead leaves hung on the treetops, looking desolate and lonely, this Noda's courtyard was not vibrant, and some were just sad and sad. At the end of the seventh year of Xuanhe, when the news of the Jurchens' recapture of Nanjing invaded the city of Bianliang, the people of Bianliang were panicked, but Wanyan Zongwang, who was the Khan of the Dajin Kingdom, would not stop his progress. On the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, 30,000 Jurchen iron riders rode through Shenzhou under the leadership of Wanyan Zongbi and went straight to Enzhou. Enzhou is located in the south of Jizhou, the north of the Daimyofu, breaking Enzhou, it is about to face the Beijing Daimyofu, in order to keep the northern city of the Daimyo, the Daimyofu Yin Liang Shijie transferred nearly 30,000 troops from nearby to defend the city of Enzhou. These nearly 30,000 troops were put together with great painstaking efforts by the Daimyo's Mansion, and there were many old and weak people mixed in it, and the combat effectiveness could be imagined. I want to rely on these old and weak to keep the Daimyo's Mansion. The difficulty can be imagined. Liang Shijie also knows that it is difficult to rely on these people. But he has no other way, the imperial court is unwilling to send reinforcements, and he can only transfer soldiers and horses from all walks of Hebei to come, and the old general of the Seed Master Dao is still training the new army on Jingdong Road, and it is estimated that by the time the imperial court or the old general arrives at the Daimyo's Mansion, the Jurchens have already gone south.

Enju, as the northern defense of the Daimyofu, is extremely important. If Enzhou is not protected, the Jurchens can directly attack Linqingzhou, and then set out from the waterway to attack the northern part of the Daimyo's mansion. In order to ensure that it can delay for a little more time, so as to delay the arrival of reinforcements, the Enzhou soldiers also need a general to command, but they didn't think about it for too long, Liang Shijie quickly thought of the old general Zhao Ming, who would be at home to raise his body. Since the Battle of the Baigou River two years ago. Zhao Ming returned to his hometown to recuperate because of an injury, and he has not used it until now. Only use the reason why the imperial court did not reactivate Zhao Ming. It's also very simple, General Zhao has an upright temperament, but he has offended many people, and some words are really not liked by Liu Yanqing and Tong Guan, plus there is no backstage in the court, and the court needs to give the defeat to this black pot, and finally Zhao Ming was charged with a certain fear of war. Since he was demoted, Zhao Ming seemed very quiet, and obediently went back to his hometown to ignore affairs.

Liang Shijie personally revised a book, and the letter was earnest, praising Zhao Ming's ability to lead the troops. At first, Liang Shijie was really worried that Zhao Ming would not come out of the mountain, if that was the case, he Liang would personally come to the door to invite General Zhao out of the mountain. However, to Re's surprise, Zhao Ming didn't seem to want to embarrass Liang Shijie when he was sick, and after getting the comfort of the Daimyo's Mansion, he rushed from his hometown to the Daimyo's Mansion overnight. Didn't Zhao Ming have any complaints about the imperial court? How is it possible, it's just that Zhao Ming can distinguish which is more important, as a general of the Great Song Dynasty and a famous general in Hebei, now that Hebei Road is in trouble, he has an unshirkable responsibility, and he can't watch the innocent people of Hebei die under the iron hooves of the Jurchens.

In the living room of the Daimyo's Mansion, Liang Shijie cordially entertained Zhao Ming, "The old general is willing to come, Liang is very relieved, the old general does not care about his past suspicions, Liang admires, and then, Liang thank the old general on behalf of the people of Hebei!" ”

After speaking, Liang Shijie clasped his fists with both hands and respectfully saluted Zhao Ming. Zhao Ming looked stunned, and his gray eyebrows were slightly raised, you must know that Liang Shijie is the highest official of the Daimyo Mansion, and he, Zhao Ming, is just a general in Hebei, and he still has to be controlled by the Daimyo Mansion. Moreover, the atmosphere of the Great Song Dynasty is very heavy, the military is noble and the military is cheap, the military generals see the civil officials, and they are directly three heads shorter, and the general has to salute when he sees the officials of the lower three levels, not to mention the fact that he meets at the same level, and Liang Shijie's official position is far higher than that of Zhao Minggong, but he is willing to perform this great gift, which shows the sincerity of the two worlds. Zhao Ming hurriedly took two steps back and hurriedly returned a salute, "Lord Zhongshu is strict, as a general of the Great Song Dynasty, it is Zhao's duty to ensure that the people of Hebei are too safe and stable. ”

Zhao Ming is still too sincere, Liang Shijie is not the kind of good man, he is helpless to do this, or straighten out Zhao Ming's anger, can he fight with his heart? Moreover, His Royal Highness also said that it is best to delay the Jurchens, so as to give the national army more time. The Dingguo army attacked Tibet, and even those who were beaten with iron had to rest. In this way, Zhao Ming willingly gave Zhao Ming a salute.

Gossip aside, Zhao Ming went to defend Enzhou City after receiving the order, and when he came to Enzhou City, Zhao Ming knew how much pressure he was facing. The Jurchens were personally led by Wanyan Zongbi, and the four princes of the Golden Vulture were brave and ruthless, and the Black Bear Battalion under their command was composed of the most elite warriors in the clan. Wanyan Zongbi knew that the cost of storming Enzhou would be very large, so he was not in a hurry to attack, but let people disperse, continue to attack, attack on it, and return if it can't be attacked, in short, the siege cannot be stopped, and it must be continued. This trick used by Yan Zongbi is a typical tired tactic, the Jurchens can attack if they can, and come back if they can't attack, but the Great Song soldiers who defend the city can't do this, no matter whether the Jurchens really try their best to attack the city, they have to take out 100% of their energy to deal with it. At first, I didn't think there was anything, but after going back and forth seven or eight times, the Song soldiers at the head of the city finally couldn't help it, looked at the Jurchens who were slowly retreating again, and scolded, "These dog barbarians, what do you want to do, can't you just do it?" ”

Defending the city at any time is a passive party, and if you can, there is no willing to blindly defend the city. In this way back and forth, the heads of the Song soldiers were almost big, and it was not until the evening that the siege stopped, but at this time the soldiers defending the city were already exhausted and overwhelmed. The order to rest down. Many soldiers don't care how cold it is. Rested directly against the wall. But what about Yan Zongbi. At this time, he did not sit in the tent to eat as Zhao Ming imagined, but made strict and detailed arrangements for the dozen or so generals in the tent.

"After a while, when the king's arrows are sounded and the arrows are raised, you must throw all the rockets and other flammable materials in your hands into Enju City, remember, don't save. This must be done in the shortest possible time, and when the city is on fire, the city will be stormed from all sides. If you can't take the city wall of Enzhou within two hours, you don't have to come back, at least you die on the head of the city, and the king of Khan will treat your family well. ”

Wanyan Zongbi's eyes were scorching, and all the generals believed in God, and the fourth prince was going to start a decisive battle. There are more than a dozen generals, most of whom have been in contact with Wanyan Zongbi. The fourth prince can say and do, and he is decisive. Definitely not much worse than the Khan King. No one wants to die, so the best outcome is to capture the city of Eunju. At night, just after two o'clock, suddenly a ringing arrow rose into the sky, and the light red flame dragged a long tail to bloom in the air, Zhao Ming was patrolling the city, and after seeing the arrow, he was stunned, and then roared loudly, "Quick, get up, the Jurchen barbarians are attacking the city." ”

As soon as the shout came out, the Song soldiers at the head of the city froze, their eyes locked tightly on the sky, where countless flames were burning, like a beautiful meteor shower. Unfortunately, this is not a meteor shower, but a rocket, and the rain of arrows keeps falling, mixed with a crackling sound, and the strong smell of wine flows from those broken clay pots, and the rockets are contaminated and immediately ignited. Countless rockets flew around the walls and directly into the city. Enzhou City is a typical small city in the north, the buildings in the city are mostly supported by wood, the rocket is shot, and soon the fire is ignited, now it is the middle of winter, it is the northwest wind, the fire borrows the wind might, the wind helps the fire, the blink of an eye, the small Enzhou City has become a city of fire. Many people left their houses and tried to put out the fire, but when the fire met with dry wood, how could it be so easy to extinguish? I don't know how many people were burned to death in their homes, in short, no one expected that the Jurchens would be so extravagant.

The rain of arrows has always been a proud offensive weapon of the Dingguo Army, and now the Jurchens are also infinitely powerful. In order to capture Enzhou City, as early as two days ago, Wanyan Zongbi began to prepare arrows and a simple trebuchet for throwing clay pots. Under his strict order, his commanders and generals all poured into Enzhou City in just half a pillar of incense. A sparrow is not terrible, but when the sparrow covers the sky and the sun, as many as ants, what does it feel, and now the soldiers and civilians of Enzhou City feel like this, they are suppressed and frightened by this arrow that covers the sky and the sun.

This is the effect that Wanyan Zongbi wants, using thunderous means to deter Song Bing, and then taking the opportunity to make a breakthrough in the shortest possible time. The sea of fire was burning, the sound of bull horns sounded, and tens of thousands of Jurchen soldiers rushed to Enzhou City from all directions. Many Song soldiers were either busy putting out the fire or had not yet recovered from the shock, and the Jurchens took advantage of this opportunity to rush onto the walls of Enzhou in one go. When there were more and more Jurchens on the city wall, the advantages of the Song soldiers were gone.

The battle at the head of the city continued, but the Song soldiers couldn't stop the crazy Jurchens at all, Wanyan Zongbi gave his generals high pressure, and these thousand commanders and centurions would pour pressure on their Jurchen soldiers. Everyone knows that this battle cannot be lost, it must be defeated Enzhou City, whoever wants to be defeated and retreated, regardless of killing, now the overseer team is waiting outside the city, as long as there is one who dares to remove the city wall, shoot immediately. The Jurchens didn't want to die, they stormed the four city walls like madmen, countless Song soldiers fell in pools of blood, and the city walls fell inch by inch. Zhao Ming kept slashing with a steel knife, almost exhausted, looking at the fire in the city and the crumbling city walls, he knew very well in his heart that Enzhou could not hold it.

"Withdraw, everyone evacuate to the county government, Zhao Sheng, go and tell the people in the city, if you want to protect your homeland, pick up the weapons in your hands and drive out these Jurchen barbarians who kill people and set fires" Zhao Ming roared angrily, his left arm was still dripping with blood, his expression was cold, and there was an indescribable ruthlessness. The Jurchens don't want Enzhou City, so let the Jurchen barbarians know how powerful the soldiers and civilians of the Great Song Dynasty are. The people are a rabble, but a group of angry rabble will still condense into a terrifying fighting force.

When the Song soldiers called all over the city, the people in the city were angry, and many young men gave up fighting the fire and joined the ranks of the Song soldiers with hoes and shovels. The Jurchens captured the four city walls, but they never dreamed that they wanted those streets of Enzhou City, but it was more difficult than capturing the city walls, and you never knew where the next danger would come from, maybe it was the seemingly harmless people, maybe it was the low haystacks. Many girls were beaten to death by the people of Enzhou, and later, Wanyan Zongbi was angered, and he ordered the city to be burned, regardless of whether men, women, and children were left, and those who could be killed were killed. Wanyan Zongbi's order provided convenience to the Jurchens, but it also made the people of Enzhou more united.

Originally, according to the plan, Enzhou City should be occupied within two hours, but after three hours and midnight, it still failed to occupy Enzhou City. Several commanders stood beside them with a disgraced face, and Wanyan Zongbi didn't blame them, but asked with a solemn expression, "Who is the defender of this city?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, it is found that it is Zhao Ming, the Hebei general, who is in charge of the defense of Enzhou," a commander replied with some shame, Wanyan Zongbi frowned, "But Zhao Ming, who guarded the Baigou River a few years ago?" ”

If it's not that Zhao Ming, which Zhao Ming can it be? For the first time, Wanyan Zongbi had doubts about the plan of the Khan King Wanyan Zongwang, a small Zhao Ming could lead the soldiers and civilians of Enzhou to exert such a powerful combat effectiveness, so what about the Song people in other places? Maybe the second brother is really mistaken, the Han people are not as cowardly and deceitful as he imagined, it's just that these Han people need a tiger.

The Enzhou County Government has long been dilapidated, seeing that there is a trace of fish belly white in the west, but the dawn of the military and civilians in Enzhou has not come, and at this moment, they are greeted by darkness. War is a confrontation between the strong and the weak, the strong will always survive, the soldiers and civilians of Enzhou have suffered countless casualties, and now there are less than 100 people left by Zhao Ming's side, and even Zhao Ming himself is scarred. Sitting on the threshold of the county office, Zhao Ming leaned tightly against the door, if it weren't for this, he would definitely not be able to sit still. His legs were shaking, and he didn't have a trace of strength in his hands. The shouts of killing got closer and closer, and finally, the Jurchen soldiers surrounded the gate of the county government.

Looking at Zhao Ming in front of him, Wanyan Zongbi had some words in his throat, was it the innocent old man in front of him who blocked tens of thousands of Jurchen warriors for six hours? How many Zhao Ming were there in the Great Song Dynasty, and if there were a hundred Zhao Ming, how much damage would it bring to the Dajin Kingdom? Maybe I should really thank this mediocre Great Song court, if it weren't for this court, once a person like Zhao Ming was reused, he would definitely be on the side of the Great Song Gongwei.

"General Zhao, this king admires you, you are a hero among the Han people, you have done everything you can, now, surrender. This king assures you that as long as General Zhao surrenders, this king will speak well in front of the Khan, and let General Zhao choose. ”

High-ranking officials are really tempting, Zhao Ming doesn't want to be hypocritical, he first entered the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, just to fight for a wife and become a generation of famous generals. But what can you do when you encounter such a court now, you have some complaints about the court, but he is a Song person, a dignified Song person, how can he surrender to the barbarians?

"Hehe, barbarian, don't say more, defeat is defeat and death, the old man's life should have died in Baigou River a long time ago, and now it is earned. Hero? Barbarian, do you know what a hero is, if the old man is a hero, you can't go beyond an inch of land in Enzhou, so the old man is not a hero. There is a hero in my Great Song Dynasty, that is, I am His Royal Highness the King of Qin, the barbarian Hugh is arrogant, His Royal Highness the King of Qin will not let you go. ”

Barbarian? Wanyan Zongbi's eyes became cold and abnormal, what he hated most in his life was to be called a barbarian, the Jurchens were warriors, not barbarians. Zhao Ming, why did this old thing mention Zhao Yougong, the most painful memory in this life was given by Zhao Yougong.

With a wave of his hand, several Jin soldiers stepped forward, raised their knives and fell, and cut off Zhao Ming's head. At this point, Enzhou fell, and all the soldiers and civilians of Enzhou were killed, and none of them were spared.

And when Enzhou fell, Zhao Yougong was sitting in the courtyard feeling the slightest cold wind, and he wanted to tell Zhao Ming that he Zhao was not a hero, and there were no heroes in the Great Song Dynasty, because the fate of heroes was often very miserable.

The years are silent, the Tianshan Mountains are singing, the heroes are at the end, and there is nothingness. (To be continued......)