Chapter 476: Zheng Xianggong forgives
The person who came was naturally King Shu's benevolence, and the speed of returning with the benevolence of 5,000 cavalry was very fast, and each soldier was also equipped with two war horses. When the siege suffered heavy casualties, the extra war horses helped Renli a lot.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for Shu Wang Renli to come so fast, and the speed of the journey was even faster than when Zheng Zhi came. It's just that no matter how hard you dare or how you dare, it's still too late after all.
Of course, the party scouts also discovered Zheng Zhi's army on the return journey early.
As the two armies approached, they stopped in the desert wilderness and confronted each other.
Zheng Zhi was not in a hurry, turned around and said: "Xiao Yi, take the jade seal of His Majesty the Emperor, find someone who knows how to write a holy decree and send it over, and look at whether King Shu is loyal or traitorous." ”
Li Qianshun's inner torment was incomparable, and he slowly reached out to pick up the curtain, and the person also stood on the frame, looking forward at the five thousand people and horses. Five thousand people gathered together did not seem to be much, and they did not have the power to cover the sky and the sun. Just like the students gathered in the school playground, it seems that there are many people up close, but from a distance, it does not seem to be many.
Li Qianshun let out a long sigh, a little disappointed in his heart. There was a return of troops here, and it was obvious that Wei Ming Renming knew the news of Zheng Zhi's coming to Guazhou.
But when such a person appeared in front of him, Li Qianshun frowned together, and he didn't let go for a long time.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, but you are a little disappointed?" Zheng Zhi asked.
Li Qianshun didn't say much, his face was worried.
"Haha... His Majesty the Emperor does not need to be disappointed, he can send someone back to help, this Li Renming is not bad, he still has some scruples, at least he is afraid of the opinions of a veteran general in the army. It is the Shu Wang Renli who rescued him, but I don't know who this Shu Wang Renli's heart is towards, if this holy decree goes, and the Shu King pretends not to see it, then the matter is not easy to say, in order to facilitate the battle, I am afraid that there will be some means. Zheng Zhi said with a smile, but there was a threat in the smile.
Li Qianshun didn't understand what Zheng Zhi meant, if King Shu ignored the holy decree, he still started a war. Then he, the party emperor, is a burden to Zheng Zhi. Zheng Zhi said that there are "some means", and this means does not need to be guessed, killing people is naturally the easiest.
Li Qianshun finally spoke, looked ahead, and said with a determined face: "Zheng Xianggong can rest assured that Renli is his father, loyal and loyal, and Renli is naturally also a loyal person." This Great Xia is still my Great Xia. ”
Zheng Zhi nodded when he heard this: "Then wait and see." ”
After Zheng Zhi finished speaking, his arm waved left and right twice in the air. More than 3,000 iron horsemen were mobilized and lined up in front of the end. After the array, there were thousands of party members, but two or three hundred people were left to guard, fortunately, most of them were women, and they were all extremely tightly bound. Whenever anyone makes a move, these soldiers don't even ask, and they stab when they come forward.
Zheng Zhi still believes in himself the most after all, no matter whether Shu Wang Renli is really loyal or not, but the preparations for the war must still be done well, in case the battle comes, the front 5,000 party items are lightly ridden, Zheng Zhi's heart is not false at all.
A decree was carried forward by a knight, crossing the middle line of the battlefield, and the knight threw the decree into the sky, turned his head and left. The holy decree fell on the Gobi with the wind.
Li Renli was in front of the battle, his heart was beating wildly, Shu Wang Renli was a real newcomer on the battlefield, and watching people fighting from a distance was really not the same thing as being in front of the battle himself.
Li Renli had more worries in his heart, he could see countless old and weak women and children from a distance, and when he saw these bright and bright clothes, he had already guessed that Guazhou was only afraid that he would suffer. What I am worried about is whether His Majesty the Emperor of Great Xia has escaped from Guazhou.
At this time, seeing that a Song man iron armor had lost a golden cloth in front of the battle, Shu Wang Renli already knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly spoke: "Quick, go and get it." ”
In a moment, the decree was already in hand. Li Renli was even more panicked in his heart, the emperor was in the hands of the enemy, how should this be handled?
In addition to the emperor's capture, the content of the holy decree also told Li Renli to dismount and surrender. What about this?
"Reply to the letter and ask His Majesty the Emperor to come to the battle." Renli still has some doubts in his heart, the jade seal does not represent people, and Renli obviously doesn't want to really see Li Qianshun's figure in front of the battle.
Replying to Zheng Zhi's hand, Zheng Zhi smiled lightly and instructed Niu Da to bring Li Qianshun to the front of the battle.
Things still didn't go as Li Renli intended, Li Qianshun still appeared in front of the battle, seven or eight soldiers on the left and right, swords, guns, bows and crossbows.
Li Renli slowly retreated from the front of the formation to the crowd, descending from his horse, pacing left and right. In this case, it is a dilemma for anyone.
After a long time, Zheng Zhi was impatient, Li Renli's reply finally came, Zheng Zhi looked at it for a moment, threw the letter to Yan Qing next to him, and looked around back and forth.
Yan Qing took the letter, glanced at it a few times, and said: "Xianggong, this King Shu has a very beautiful idea, neither surrender nor go to war, but also follow us to the east." Said to escort the emperor to the Great Song Dynasty to meet our Emperor His Majesty. That's a real win. ”
Zheng Zhi frowned, and said: "It seems that this King Shu is not as loyal as Li Qianshun said, and the emperor currently dares to openly disrespect the decree, and there are many chaotic ministers in Western Xia, and he is extremely disappointed." Take Li Qianshun to the back and take strict care. ”
Several soldiers escorted Li Qianshun straight to the rear. Zheng Zhi called Li Qianshun His Majesty the Emperor for a while, and called him by his name for a while, which is the two titles that show the changes in Zheng Zhi's heart. When you can use Li Qianshun, you will be His Majesty the Emperor, and when you can't use it, you will become Li Qianshun.
I don't know how Li Qianshun felt at this time, probably he didn't want to see King Shu's resistance, but he thought that King Shu had some of his own opinions. If he did not resist the order, Li Qianshun probably regretted it in his heart, and thousands of soldiers surrendered like this. resisted the decree, and Li Qianshun was extremely unhappy in his heart. The emperor's mind is really elusive.
Zheng Zhi raised his hand and shouted: "Beat the drum, charge the battle!" ”
Li Renli is not stupid, he has a good calculation. Don't surrender, don't go to war, and follow all the time. If Zheng Zhi let him do this, wouldn't he have a thief by his side who was always thinking about him? If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves.
This thief is only worried about Li Qianshun alone, and Zheng Zhi has to guard against this thief from time to time. Instead of a thousand days to prevent thieves, it is better to solve the problem in a war. Five thousand party items rode lightly, Zheng Zhi didn't pay attention to it at all. If Wei Ming Renming came back from these tens of thousands of troops, Zheng Zhi would have no choice but to guard against thieves every day, but Renli took 5,000 light horses, and Zheng Zhi had a murderous heart.
Together, the drums are like raindrops.
As soon as Zheng Zhi heard the sound of drums, he rushed to hit the horse. The generals on the left and right all moved when they heard the sound, and the formation was tight.
Shu Wang Renli didn't think that there would be a sudden fight, Ben was still pacing in the crowd and scratching his head, finally thought of a good way, was waiting for a response, heard the sound of drums on the other side, hurriedly got on the horse, and shouted: "Beat the drum to meet the enemy, quickly meet the enemy." ”
Xiao Hu was less nervous when he first went into battle, and his eyes were staring at Zheng Zhi and constantly beating horses.
It wasn't until Zheng Zhi raised his arm and quickly put it down, Xiaohu's arrows also flew out, removing the tension, and the young Xiaohu's adrenaline rushed straight to his body, and his face was full of excitement and blood.
Everyone is so contradictory, a young man who is filial to adults and courteous to his neighbors in the eyes of his neighbors has become an excited and bloodthirsty killer in the blink of an eye, and it seems that only a simple transition is needed. There are always many sides to people, and when they return to Cangzhou, Xiaohu is still that sunny boy, and who would know that this teenager once killed people without blinking.
The party light cavalry was also mobilized, flapping their horses and rushing to the battle. The enemy's arrows have arrived, and countless people have fallen to the ground.
I saw that the torrent of iron armor went straight into the party formation, and there didn't seem to be much resistance, and all the party members landed along the way.
These party members are empty of blood and courage. After all, he is still a novice in the battle array, and there are many boy scouts, and in the face of these wolf-like ironclad veterans under Zheng Zhi's command, it is really too far behind.
If it was the ironclad knights under the command of Wei Ming Renming, the number of five thousand was in front of the battle, Zheng Zhi would definitely not take such a risk.
It's a little bit easier.
Zheng Zhi, who rushed out of the battle formation, did not reunite the horse's hooves and turned back to the battle formation, but directly turned around the big circle.
Everything must be hurried, the combat effectiveness of the party members is too poor, rather than slowly stopping in line, it is better to quickly turn around. It was also afraid that the party members would rush over and go straight to the prisoners in the rear, so turning directly would not give the party members a little time to breathe.
Although the formation was a lot looser, in the face of these party light cavalry, Zheng Zhi no longer needed to rely on a tight formation, as long as the army rushed into the enemy formation, it would be chiseled through.
Yan Qing didn't have much slashing in his hands, not far behind Zheng Zhi, stepping on the stirrup and constantly standing up, it was Yan Qing who kept an eye on it, and wanted to find that Shu Wang Renli in the army of thousands of people.
When the army re-entered the formation, most of the party members had not yet turned their heads, let alone the formation. This is where the difference between orders and prohibitions is revealed.
Yan Qing stood up frequently, her eyes searched around, and it was not easy to find one person among the thousands of people. But Shu Wang Renli has a characteristic, that is, iron armor, and there are not many iron armor in the party array.
Li Renli went into battle for the first time in person, panicked and dodged and rushed out of the battle formation, and before he had time to think about it, the enemy's front team had already turned and came again.
Li Renli's panicked mind did not decrease at all, and he kept pulling the reins, just to make the horses turn, and when the horses turned back, the party light horses in the formation were scattered, and they were all beating the horses and turning around. At this time, it is no longer realistic to give orders to dispatch and command, and these things are the problems solved in ordinary training.
Commanding a large number of personnel is not a simple task.
Yan Qing suddenly shouted: "Li Renli, over there!" ”
Zheng Zhi also looked up when he heard this, and several iron armorers gathered in one place, and just turned around. Zheng Zhi turned around and shouted, "Da Lang, go and capture him." ”
It is not easy for the army to turn, Zheng Zhi is a sharp arrow, there are only a few people in front of Luda, who have entered the enemy formation, and he can't turn easily, he can only identify the direction and chisel through it. At this time, if you want to arrest people, you must only send a small number of men and horses to attack.
When Shi Jin heard this, as soon as he put away his spear, he waved his hand and slapped it vigorously on the horse's back, and turned away, and dozens of iron horsemen behind him followed and turned.
Cavalry hedge, when the number is not large, the time to fight is really not much, and it is fleeting. The only thing the man on the horse can do is to desperately sweep the thorns left and right.
Shi Jin gritted his teeth, and he didn't even attack more with his guns, the blade attacked, and if he could, he would dodge, and if he could, he would fight. didn't do any entanglement, didn't get up and take a look forward, and was bent on completing the task given to him by Zheng Zhi.
Shu Wang Renli also looked up from time to time to look around, and saw a team of iron armor coming straight towards him, and his heart was even more flustered, he looked left and right a few times, and hurriedly pulled the horse to turn, just to avoid the past.
Where did Shi Jin allow Li Renli to flee like this, constantly patting the back of the horse, getting up and staring at the direction of a few iron armors not far away, and galloping away, the left and right generals in order to keep up with Shi Jin, killing the enemy is no longer the goal, and they use all means to rush forward.
Horses have such a benefit, and most of the spiritual animals will avoid obstacles on their own and will not bump into them. Regardless of whether you are a friend or a friend, you will always subconsciously avoid the other party's path. This also added some help to Shi Jinping.
Li Renli hugged his head and ran around, shouting to kill the heavens, only Li Renli tried his best to ask the enemy who was getting closer and closer.
Zheng Zhi didn't count the killing, and he had already gone out of the battle when he raised his head. This time, Zheng Zhi did not make a large-scale detour and turn, but grabbed the horses and gathered troops to line up.
Li Renli suddenly raised his head, and a fast-coming arm flew through the air, and there was an iron armor package on his arm.
Li Renli felt that he was soaring into the air, and then he fell hard, and his chest and abdomen smashed on a bulge, and the pain was unbearable.
Turning his head to look again, the only thing in front of him was the receding ground and the advancing hooves of the horses.
After all, Li Renli is not a famous Renming, not the gold-armored general, but His Royal Highness King Shu of Great Xia, who has been studying since childhood.
Just like this, Shi Jin picked up from the horse and threw it in front of his saddle, the bulge of the saddle made Li Renli curl up in pain, and he didn't even have the strength to struggle for a while.
After Shi Jin also came out of the battle formation and joined Zheng Zhi. threw Li Renli to the ground, and said with a proud face: "Brother, fortunately, this King Shu has captured you back." ”
Zheng Zhi smiled and nodded, and there was a little pride and pride in his heart, Shi Jin was more and more free in this battle array.
Looking at the enemy formation in front of the head, after two rounds, only half of them were still sitting on horseback.
Zheng Zhi saw that the military array on the opposite side was also gathering, but he was not in a hurry, and smiled at Li Renli on the ground: "His Royal Highness King Shu, we have met again, I am fortunate to meet you." ”
Li Renli sat on the ground and didn't stand up, but only said, "Zheng Zhi, how are you doing?" ”
"I heard that your family is powerful in the party, and the three fathers and sons of the family have all been crowned kings, your father Brother Cha is the king of Jin, you are the king of Shu, and your eldest brother Renzhong is the king of Pu. It's been a rarity throughout the ages. Zheng Zhi said.
Li Renli sat on the ground and didn't say a word. His father, Brother Cha, died in the hands of Zheng Zhi, and the enemy was in front of him, and he couldn't kill him, so what else could he say.
Zheng Zhi didn't reply when he saw Renli, and he didn't care, he just said: "Go and bring Renzhong here, and let the two brothers reunite." By the way, bring His Majesty the Emperor over as a witness. ”
The military man listened to the order and went to pick up people.
Zheng Zhi raised his head again and looked at the enemy formation in front of him, only to see the party members in front of him gathered in one place, but he hesitated, probably because he also found that his King Shu was gone, and he was already hesitating.
Zheng Zhi didn't give the order to attack, just waited on the horse.
In a moment, Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, also arrived in front of the battle, and the emperor Li Qianshun also arrived.
Li Renli hurriedly got up from the ground and bowed to worship: "Long live my emperor!" ”
Li Renzhong naturally bowed down with him.
Li Qianshun saw the battlefield situation, and he didn't know the result, that is, the main general Renli was captured in front of him, the general trend was gone, his lips moved twice, and the words still did not come out after all.
Zheng Zhi opened his mouth: "Your Majesty, disrespecting the will, whether it is in the Great Song Dynasty or Liaoxia, it is a crime of rebellion, and there is only one death." So-and-so did it for you, Your Majesty and gave a witness. ”
"Zheng Xianggong, can you spare a life? I can trade the land of the state capital for his life. Li Qianshun heard that Zheng Zhi was about to kill people, and he also knew in his heart that the murder was not because it was not a holy decree made by himself. It's about Zheng Zhi personally, after Brother Cha's death, among the royal family, both benevolence and benevolence are the mainstays, where can Li Qianshun see death and not save him.
Zheng Zhi asked Li Qianshun to come and testify, and it was clear that he was going to beat some of His Majesty the Emperor, and replied: "Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness, the state government will not bother Your Majesty's gifts, just take it yourself." Someone came, and took the two brothers off in front of their heads and beheaded them. ”
Niu Da led people forward, dragged the two of them forward, and brought back two bloody human heads cleanly.
Zheng Zhi looked at the head brought by Niu Da, with a look of disgust, and said straightly: "Bring it back and throw it to the opposite side." ”
Zheng Zhi obviously had already made up his mind to kill these two, and it was natural for Brother Cha to die under his hands, and it was natural to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.
Li Qianshun turned his head away, he couldn't bear to look at it directly, and his heart was crying blood. Brother Cha is Li Qianshun's own brother, and he has been loyal to Li Qianshun all his life, and these two nephews were also raised by Li Qianshun, and suddenly became two corpses at this time, Li Qianshun only suddenly realized that he was the emperor and had lost much majesty, he was already a prisoner in the enemy camp, and he no longer seemed to be the master of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.
Zheng Zhi still smiled and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, you can say more words in the future, it is always someone who says it, and Your Majesty does not reply a few words, and the corporal under his command has seen it, and the face of a certain person is not good-looking." ”
Li Qianshun finally understood, this person probably also killed himself, and it was his negative attitude that angered Zheng Zhi in front of him. But seeing Li Qianshun nodded, he replied softly: "I don't say much on weekdays, Zheng Xianggong forgive me." ”
Zheng Zhi smiled lightly when he heard this, and he didn't look at Li Qianshun much.
A group of knights rushed out on horseback and threw two heads in front of the enemy.
Looking at the remaining 2,000 people in the party formation, they are already fighting and retreating.
To the west is probably the direction in which these party members go home.