The soldiers under the walls of the city either rushed up to the top of the city or retreated. If you don't advance or retreat, you will only attract more casualties.

No one wanted to climb the walls, so naturally there would be a large number of people who would retreat, just out of range of their crossbow arrows.

The rout had already erupted in a large area under the city walls, and within one or two hundred paces, all of them were people who turned their heads backwards.

Cai Jing stood up straight, even more dumbfounded, and scolded in his mouth: "The imperial court has so much food and salary every year, and it has raised so many people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, pigs and dogs are not as good, pigs and dogs are not as good!" ”

Qin Hui behind him was more anxious than Cai Jing, and said straightly: "Taishi, quickly send someone to rush forward again to block these fleeing soldiers." ”

The two brothers also stood up, just shaking their heads. It was a ridiculous battle.

Cai Jing kept shouting and ordering, that is, he still wanted to force the king of the wild, an army of more than 100,000 people, where could it be blocked by thousands of people, how could there be such a reason in the world.

The soldiers in the rear received the order and began to press forward with the generals, trying to suppress this large-scale rout.

The scene has become a mess. The Luda treasure knife above the city head was not yet stained with blood, but he said in his mouth: "I only hate the few cavalry under the command of the Sprinkle family, otherwise I will behead Cai Jing's dog in the midst of ten thousand troops." ”

Zhu Wu looked at the situation in the city and replied: "When the prime minister comes, it will be Cai Jing's death." ”

Ruda nodded, looked back and looked north, and the avenue was empty. There were only 4,000 men under Ruda's command, and it was obviously impossible for him to go out of the city to pursue. Even Zheng Zhi's order was to tell Ruda to defend the city.

The soldiers who had been defeated turned back and ran two or three hundred paces, and finally stopped, and the people behind them swarmed again, and they were already huddled together.

Seeing this, Cai Jing was already shouting: "Order all the soldiers in the rear to press up and attack the city." ”

Hearing this, the seed master hurriedly spoke: "Taishi, the front and back formations have been messed up, and today the sharp spirit has been lost, I am afraid that it will be difficult to work this time, or it is appropriate to order the army to return to the camp to regroup." ”

Cai Jing looked at the Seed Master Dao, his brows furrowed slightly, but it was the scene in front of him, more than 100,000 people were crowded together, where was there still an attack, so he had to nod. said: "Mingjin withdraws his troops and strikes today." Order all the generals to assemble under the general's platform. ”

Cai Jing held back the fire in his belly, and he was about to start reprimanding the general. The gap between reality and imagination is too huge, Cai Jing thought that once more than 100,000 people arrived, they would inevitably climb the city walls when they attacked the city, and the city would be broken after a while.

Now the reality is such an unsightly scene, Cai Jing's anger, naturally these generals are responsible, some will be punished, and some will be reprimanded.

When the seed master Dao heard this, his heart was relieved, and he also knew that today's war was over. No one will rush forward and lose their lives in vain.

Zheng Zhi also left Xiongzhou with Tong Guan and more than 30,000 troops, and entered Hejian Mansion in less than two days.

The officials of Hejian Prefecture were all kicked out of the yamen, and even Huang Qianshan, the prefect of Hejian, was also placed under house arrest. There were even a team of more than 100 soldiers who went from Hejian Mansion to various state capitals in Hebei, and with the documents of Jinglue Mansion, imprisoned the main officials of the Yamen one by one.

Hejian Mansion is also the largest city north of Hebei, and it is also close to Yanyun, Zheng Zhi has the idea of using Hejian Mansion as his base camp.

There is also a team of people and horses on the road to the east of Hejian Mansion to the east, and to the east is Cangzhou, and there is a small carriage among the people, and inside the carriage is Zheng Kai, who went north with Zheng Zhi.

Zheng Kai, who accompanied the army this time, also suffered a lot, thinking that it was fun, but he didn't think that Zheng Zhi didn't have much time to take care of him at all, and it was mostly a military man with this bird. However, the five-year-old man cried a lot, and finally got used to it. Even from afar, he saw the fighting, saw the battle array, and heard the wailing.

The war story I heard since I was a child is finally presented in front of me. Unexpectedly, Zheng Kai was very surprised, and he watched it with relish. The heart-rending wail didn't frighten the five-year-old man in the slightest. I thought it was a normal voice for a war.

The Western Army, which returned from the grassland to the south, finally passed through Lingzhou City, drove countless sheep and cattle, led a healthy horse, and returned to the Great Song Dynasty.

Standing at the head of Lingzhou City, watching a team of soldiers returning from the south out of the south gate, everyone was elated and happy.

Zhe Keqiu turned his head to look at the young Liu Zhengyan beside him, and the faces of the two were solemn.

Liu Zhengyan opened his mouth first: "Zhe Xianggong, I am afraid that I can't hide from the order of the imperial court to remove my armor this time, but fortunately, when I come back from this trip, the soldiers have brought some loot, and this year should be passable." ”

Zhi Keqiu shook his head and said, "Alas, if you have done your best, let's listen to the destiny of heaven." Everyone has his own way out, and everyone always has a bite to eat. ”

Liu Zhengyan also shook his head again and again when he heard this.

A team of fast horses from south to north, cautiously passing through the crowd of sheep, to the city of Delingzhou, shouted: "The holy decree has arrived, the holy decree has arrived!" ”

Zhi Keqiu and Liu Zhengyan glanced at each other, and hurriedly went down to the city, and Yang Keshi also followed behind the two.

And just below the head of the city, the three men fell on their knees.

"The emperor said: Zheng Zhi of Hebei, a great rebellion, coerced his corporal to rebel. Fate can be sought, Liu Zhengyan, Yang Keshi three people, quickly led the troops of the state capitals in the northwest, out of the Yongxing military road, to Hebei to quell the rebellion. When the decree comes, it will set out immediately, and there shall be no mistake. ”

The three people who were kneeling on the ground looked surprised when they heard this, slowly stood up, and looked at each other a few times.

Zhe Keqiu gestured to Liu Zhengyan with his eyes, and Liu Zhengyan immediately turned around and said a few words to his own soldiers.

Then Zhe Keqiu already asked: "This trip is hard, and I want to ask what happened to Zheng Xianggong's rebellion, and please give me advice." ”

At this time, Liu Zhengyan had already handed over a small cloth bag.

The person who made the decree took the small bag in his hand, put it in the sleeve cage, and said, "Folded Xianggong, this matter is a long story." If you want to talk about Zheng Xianggong's rebellion, there are not many people who know the inside story. There was an uproar from top to bottom. Later, I inquired many times in the next, only to know a probability, alas... ”

Liu Zhengyan was anxious, and when he heard that this person was still going to sell Guanzi, he hurriedly said: "Tell me quickly, what's going on?" Be sure to entertain you again later. ”

"Alas... If you want to say that Zheng Zhi rebelled, there was a reason for it. This time to attack Liao, the official holy decree is not to start a war, hoping to appease him with kindness, and expecting the people of Yanyun to automatically vote. Unexpectedly, Zheng Zhi did not obey the holy decree and directly sent troops across the river to start a war, and on the way here, he heard that Zheng Zhi had already besieged Yanjing. I don't dare to say much about this matter. But after the official family learned about it, they were very angry, and Taishi Cai also felt that Zheng Zhi did not obey the holy decree, as if he was plotting rebellion. made an order to let Master Cai lead the troops to capture Zheng Zhi's family and enter Beijing as a hostage. In this way, somehow, there was no news from Bachelor Cai, and after more than ten days, the city of the Daimyo's Mansion was also blocked by the military under Zheng Zhi. In this way, this holy decree came to Lingzhou, and Taishi Cai has also led hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in Tokyo to the north. The Great War may have begun. ”

The official who announced the decree really understood a general idea, obviously he also had his own thoughts in his heart, and the words he said still had a slight grievance for Zheng Zhi.

Zhe Keqiu was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Where is Master Tong?" Should Taishi Tong also go to Hebei? ”

"Folded Xianggong, the lower officials walked under the Privy Council, and others may not know that it is rumored that Master Tong and Zheng Zhi conspired to rebel. But it was rumored in the Privy Council, only saying that Master Tong was coerced by Zheng Zhi in the army. "It is normal that the officials who do not want to make this decree are still under the Privy Council, and now the officials in Tokyo who can fight horses and gallop can only be found in the Privy Council and the front secretary of the palace.

In recent years, there have been several wars, and there are still many officials in the Privy Council who can fight horses. The rest of the yamen, if they want to find one who can fight horses day and night, I am afraid it will be difficult to find one.

Liu Zhengyan had already spoken: "If this is the case, Zheng Xianggong is really wronged, why did the general give up his life outside, and his own people want to take his family as hostages, where is there such a reason in the world." Then Taishi Cai's brain is not broken, and now that it has become such a situation, he asked me to lead the troops to the end, how can it be reasonable. ”

Seeing the anger on Liu Zhengyan's face, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, and then said: "Please go to the city, settle down and rest first, and then eat something." It's been hard all the way. ”

Several of his own soldiers had already stepped forward to ask, and the official who announced the decree bowed his hand to Zhe Keqiu, and went to the city.

I can ask for it and say goodbye, and then I will be embarrassed.

Liu Zhengyan said indignantly: "Zhe Xianggong, don't you really want to send troops to fight Zheng Xianggong?" ”

Yang Keshi also spoke: "How can we send troops to fight Zheng Xianggong, this matter is the fault of the people in Tokyo, how can we sit back and wait for the enemy to surrender?" Where is there such a good thing in the world, Zheng Xianggong must grasp the opportunity to send troops in time, otherwise how can he besiege Yanjing City. With such a great merit, no matter how much fault it has been offset, how can he still send troops to fight, wouldn't it cut off Zheng Xianggong's back road. ”

After thinking about it, he frowned and thought for a long time before he spoke: "The holy decree has come, if we do not obey the holy decree, I am afraid that we will also be charged with rebellion." This soldier still has to be out. ”

Liu Zhengyan looked angry when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Zhexianggong, what do you mean by this?" How can you do that? How many things Zheng Xianggong has done in this northwest, how can I cut off his back road, that is, you have to go by yourself and see if tens of thousands of soldiers of the Western Army will go with you. ”

Liu Zhengyan was already angry, and his words were even more unkind.

Yang Keshi also answered: "Yes, yes, although Zheng Xianggong has made small mistakes this time, he has also made countless great contributions. There's always room for manoeuvre. If we directly cut off Zheng Xianggong's back road, I am afraid that Zheng Xianggong will be killed. ”

Zhe Keqiu looked at the two of them, looked back left and right a few times, waved a few times, and the soldiers and soldiers on the left and right walked a few steps away.

He asked: "Sending troops to Hebei is good for us, first, we can keep the army in the northwest, and second, we can ask the court for food." Third, it is better for us to go to Hebei than for others to go, if I wait for the Yongxing Army Road to enter Hedong, I can control the troops of Hedong Road, which is also good for Zheng Xianggong, and I can also leave more time to mediate with Zheng Xianggong on this matter. Isn't that a good thing? ”

Zhe Keqiu, Liu Zhengyan and Yang Keshi naturally turned to Zheng Zhi in their hearts, and Zhe Keqiu was thinking that Zheng Zhi had made a great contribution, and things could still turn around, that is, they thought that sending troops could leave Zheng Zhi more time, so that Zheng Zhi could calmly solve this matter.

When Liu Zhengyan heard this, his face was much soothed, he nodded, and then arched his hand: "It's a good plan for the Xianggong, and if the words of the right person are offended, it's not strange to the Xianggong." ”

Zhi Keqiu waved his hand, and only said: "It's okay, it's okay, this matter is not the key, the key is whether Zheng Xianggong can successfully mediate the matter, in case it doesn't work, what should I do." ”

If Zheng Zhi can't reconcile with the imperial court, it will be a big deal.

Liu Zhengyan immediately frowned, and said worriedly: "Zheng Xianggong is not a farmer, how can he let those people in Tokyo take care of it, the consequences are unimaginable... ”

Zhe Keqiu said: "I will go back to the yamen to write a memo first, and let the officials of the Privy Council take it back to Tokyo by the way." The benefits must be made clear to the official family, and there must be room for Zheng Xianggong's affairs, otherwise the big thing will not be good. ”

After saying that, he turned around and left. Liu Zhengyan quickly chased after him a few steps, and hurriedly said: "Folded Xianggong, and also talk about the matter of asking for food, there is no food, so I will wait for how to send troops." ”

Zhe Keqiu nodded when he heard this. The three of them went straight to Lingzhou City.

But it is unbelievable, Hebei has already started a war, and there seems to be no room for maneuver. At this time, Zheng Zhi was not forced to be helpless, Zheng Zhi's antipathy in his heart had already been firm, and the time had not yet come, but at this time, the wind and clouds had already fueled the troubles, and Zheng Zhi would not have a way back.