Diao Yang is still shining, and the sky is reflected in a blood-red color! The shouting and killing in Zhaode City gradually dawned; The First Yu Army gradually seized control of the city. But even so, Li Zhi still didn't dare to wave his army into the city. He stationed more than 20,000 troops outside the city. Sending the horse army to escort it, he ordered the infantry army to demolish all the siege equipment outside the city, dig out the soil filled in the moat, and must rebuild the city defense of Zhaode in the shortest possible time. In this way, even if the Western army comes to help. He can also hold on to this place and wait for the Jurchens.

Under the afterglow of the remnant sun, there was a busy scene outside Zhaode City. Sergeant Li was under the command of the generals to eat and drink. Chopping with knives and axes, pulling with long ropes, there was a roar from time to time in the dense crowd, and the robe carts fell with a bang, raising huge smoke and dust. Reported. Although the city was breached, the Ma Kuo Department was still fighting, and the Li army had already controlled the west, north, and south sides of Zhaode City, but there was still a battle at the east gate, and it was estimated that it would not last long. As long as there are no accidents, before dawn tomorrow, Li Jun will not only be able to fully occupy the city, but also destroy all the equipment and fortifications outside the city, and at that time, even if Xu Wei comes. also lamented in Wangcheng. In addition, there is also news that makes Li Zhi overjoyed, there are a large number of food materials in the city, which is roughly estimated. Enough for an army to eat for months without worrying about running out of food.

"Let's get it! Not a single wooden shoulder can be left for the Western Army! Pull me down! Cut! A Li army general carried a horse whip and commanded his subordinates. Around him, there were still dozens of robe carts towering. It is a huge robe that is more than three feet long, because it is temporarily erected, there is no wheel, and it is rooted in the soil. This kind of artillery carriage requires more than 150 people to work together. It can throw a hundred-pound stone block out of a distance of 90 steps, which has caused great damage to Zhaode's city defense!

The soldiers carried large swords and axes, and when the robe cart was pulled down, they swarmed up, and the sound of snatching was incessant, only sawdust splashed, and in a short time, a complete robe cart became a pile of rotten wood. When he was working hard, someone heard a strange noise, and he slowly stopped what he was doing and got up.

The officers were about to be whipped. But now more and more soldiers put down their work and looked nervously

Make move.

There was a chaotic shout from the front, and Sergeant Li scrambled to ask, when he was stunned to know that it was the enemy cavalry attacking. After a hard day's fighting, they began to panic with hunger and thirst in their stomachs. Some people want to run to the city with their weapons, and as long as there is a leader, their companions will follow suit. The generals were furious, they didn't even see the shadow of the Song army, and you were in such a mess? There was a burst of whipping and scolding, barely holding the situation down. Only after the film, someone saw the chickens and dogs jumping in front of them, and the killing sound was loud, and countless colleagues rushed over like a tidal tide! He could no longer care about the angry reprimands of the officers, and fled from the road.

In a military tent. Lee Sik is discussing countermeasures with the generals. Suddenly, when he heard that the enemy cavalry was coming, the troops who were digging trenches and dismantling the cars were rushing to pieces, and he couldn't help but ask angrily: "This commander left two thousand horse soldiers to guard, isn't it two thousand clay sculptures!" ”

"Marshal! The enemy's horse army was really good, and hundreds of horsemen came by surprise, although our cavalry met the enemy. But in the blink of an eye, it was defeated. That Yang Zaixing and the fat general with a giant axe were extremely brave," the general reported to him the battle situation with a disgraced face.

Li Zhitie blushed, and without waiting for the other party to finish, he stepped forward and kicked him to the ground, took a slip from the table to cover his head, and strode out of the tent. But when he led the soldiers and horses to the scene, there were only a moaning wounded soldiers and dead corpses who could no longer speak. Where is there any trace of the opposing horse army? Seeing that the sky was getting dark, and the moat had not yet been hollowed out, and the robe and goose carts were still mostly standing like a forest, he understood the other party's thoughts. It was an attempt to prevent him from dismantling the equipment through constant attacks and harassment. Let's put it this way. There is a large army in the back?

At this time, he can't regret it, why? You shouldn't have just set your eyes on Zhaode Castle in the first place. Instead, the troops should be divided and the pot should be closed. If the pot pass is controlled, even if the Western Army comes to help, it can only go around in a big circle. Miscalculation, miscalculation, miscalculation! But now, it's too late to regret it. If you want to enter the city, you have to dismantle all the equipment. Hollowing out the moats. It's easy to smash the car, it's hard to dig a trench, and the robe car only needs to be pulled down and chopped indiscriminately, and it's difficult to repair it. But the moat was filled in by the soldiers in goose carts, carts of earth. If you want to hollow out. It's not as simple as digging out the soil, you have to throw the soil and rocks far away, otherwise, as soon as the western army comes, they will stand under the city with a shield on their heads, and they can fill the trench with their feet to pull the soil.

Dilemma! I wanted to withdraw, but the city took a lot of effort to capture it, and it was a pity to abandon it. I want to keep, this condition is obviously not allowed, alas......

Just as he hesitated, he heard the sound of hooves behind him, and the army looked back and vaguely saw a Puma army galloping towards him. Wait to get closer. This is obviously not the cavalry of the Li army, but the Jurchens! For these Qiuyi beasts from the Northland, the soldiers of the Li army seemed to have an innate fear, and gave way for them to pass. There were 100 horsemen in that group, and they rushed directly in front of Li Junzhi, all of them were Jurchen iron horsemen wearing furs, bald heads, braids, and hanging rings. Three or five people rolled over and dismounted. came to Li Zhi, saluted vaguely, and said something.

"Marshal, the Jurchens said that they brought the edict of His Majesty the Emperor of the Dajin Kingdom and the secret decree of the Minister of the Kingdom." A subordinate who spoke Jurchen explained to him.

Li Zhi's heart couldn't help jumping, Emperor Jin's edict? I led the army to fight in front, and Emperor Jin sent an edict at this time, so naturally it would not be unfavorable to me, so to speak, after a little hesitation, he waved his hand and said: "Please make the military tent speak!" ”

Before the account, all Li Jun's generals were not allowed to "only Li Zhi, the golden envoy." And those who can speak the language of the two tribes will wait to see the tent, and they will not dare to speak, but they will guess in their hearts. The Jurchens handed down the order at this time, so what happened? The best result is to let us go back to Taiyuan.

Secondly, it is to stick to this place and wait for the Jin army to come to help. The worst plan is to defend Zhaode alone and face the Song army alone.

As night fell, there was still no movement in the tent. The report came again, saying that the cavalry of the Song army was attacking again. Shake a shot and run. The generals didn't dare to disturb the golden envoy, so they suppressed it. After waiting for about half an hour, I saw the Jurchens come out of the tent, and the marshal followed closely behind, his face was not very good-looking, and ordered the people to receive the gold envoy to rest and eat, and then summoned everyone into the account to discuss the matter.

Li Zhigao sat on it, his face stiff and silent. A group of generals sat down, and no one dared to ask. In the great tent, I heard the crackling of fire. After a long time, Li Zhi punched the handsome case violently, and the generals were shocked and got up one after another!

"Straight sissy thief! The Jurchens asked me to hold on to the land of Zhaode Erfu in Pingyang at least until the end of October! Li Zhi said in a deep voice.

Late October? Isn't this our death? Today, the net broke through the city, and the Song army arrived, and it will be held until the end of October, or the two cities of Pingyang and Zhaode? Unless there are reinforcements from the Jin army. Otherwise, it will never be possible! And attacking and defending the city is the director of the Song army. Two months, enough time for them to raze this place to the ground!

"Marshal, can there be reinforcements from the Jin army?" Ichisho asked.

Li Zhi shook his head, just now the Jurchen envoy said that the Khitan remnant Yelu Dashi led the army out when Liao was dead, and arrived at the important town of the northern Xinjiang of the Liao State, Kedun City, which is the location of the Northwest Road Recruitment Division of the Liao State. He convened the seven Khitan states and the eighteen chiefs of the seven Khitan states here, and called for the rebuilding of the Khitan Dynasty. It was supported by the Khitan people and had more than 10,000 elite soldiers. The Jurchens were afraid of his resurrection, so they sent Yelu Yujian and Shi Jianu to lead a large army to attack, but Yelu Dashi's entire army took advantage of the Uighurs to travel west, so that the Jin army was in vain, and now it is on its way back to the division. If you want to send troops again, you will have to wait until at least the end of October.

"Marshal, today the Song army came to help, known as Xu Wei in command. Xiao Xishan, our army fought with him. Its parts are as solid as stone, and they cannot be shaken. If he really took command of the battle, I am afraid this battle will not be easy to fight. After more than 40 days of attacking Zhaode, our army's vitality has been greatly damaged, if we meet an opponent like Zijin Tiger again, who has the confidence to fight with him for two months? Not to mention the two places of Pingyang Zhaode? ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he was silent. While conveying the secret order of the prime minister, the Jin envoy also announced the edict of Wu Qimai, the emperor of the Dajin Kingdom. As long as he can hold Pingyang Zhaode for two months, he will not be responsible for the attack. Moreover, he guaranteed that no matter how the situation evolves in the future, Hedong will always be guarded by him, and the army will be controlled by him, and no one will interfere in Hedong's affairs. This is also a vague indication of the attitude of the Jin court: even if Gao Shiyou is the emperor. Hedong is still under the control of him Li Zhi.

After a long while, Li Zhi got up and looked around at the generals. Everyone didn't know what he meant, but anyone who made eye contact with him dodged one after another.

"The city was taken at the cost of the lives of countless soldiers, and it must not be abandoned. But right now, Zhaode is unstable, and the Song army is coming again. What this marshal means, I will lead the army to sit in the city and reorganize the city defense as soon as possible, but I need a general, lead the army to Huguan to resist the enemy, and contain the advance of the Song army, who wants to go? ”

After Li Zhi asked this question, there was silence in the tent. If it is really the Purple Golden Tiger, who would dare to go? Be careful that the tiger doesn't hit and scratches you! The Jurchens claim to be invincible in the world, and Xiaoxi Rang is still beaten all over the place?

"Pan Gui?" Li Zhiwang asked a warrior with a long beard and a chest-length fighter.

"Marshal! The humble body has a gunshot wound, and I am afraid that it will be" The general named Pan Gui hurriedly put aside.

"Wang Zhao?" Li Zhi looked at a thick beard again. An officer with a fierce expression.

"Marshal! There are many losses in the siege of the city, and it may be difficult to take on the heavy responsibility! This was rejected before Li Zhi's voice fell, obviously because he had already thought of an excuse.

After asking four or five people in a row, they all shirked and everyone evaded, Li Zhi couldn't help but be stunned and angry, and slammed the handsome case and shouted: "No matter how powerful the Purple Gold Tiger is. It's not just the first one, and two shoulders! None of you have any less eggs than him! But I'm afraid of being like this! I'll raise you and wait for you! ”

The generals bowed their heads and were silent, you are amazing, are you going to try? Zijin Tiger is not even afraid of the Jurchens, the second prince of the Dajin Kingdom is almost folded in his hands, what can I do with him?

Seeing that he was scolding bloody, the generals were still silent, Li Zhi was extremely angry, and said: "Pan Gui Wang Zhao! Tomorrow, the two of you will lead 8,000 horses and infantry troops to Huguan to meet the enemy! Be sure to stop the Song army! Dare to delay, or fight ineffectively, slash! ”

The second general of Pan Wang was shocked to hear this, and at the same time got up and knelt down and bowed: "Marshal."

"Scatter!" Li Zhi waved his hand and turned his back.

That night, the remnants of the rebel army guarding the eastern corner of Zhaode were greatly excited to learn that the western army had come to help! Under the leadership of Li Yanxian, fierce street battles were launched. By dawn, Li Meng still had not been able to fully control the city. It was a battle, the city was full of blood, and the two armies used the streets as a battlefield, stepping on the corpses of their comrades, fighting to the death, and even the rubble and bricks became weapons. Li Yanxian was stabbed three times. still refuses to retreat half a step, and his subordinates feel their loyalty. There are few cowardly fugitives. Outside the city, under the successive attacks of the cavalry led by Yang Zaixing and Ma Tai, although the Li army almost destroyed all kinds of chariots, it was never able to hollow out the moat.

When the first rays of dawn broke through the clouds and spilled into the land of Zhaode, the air still seemed to be filled with blood. Even when I read the latest Children's Day, I washed the stream and dried the fine recess, and said that I threw off the umbrella and led the Buddha to know that there was a tragic fight last night, and it was the first day of the household. Red as blood! Peak armor pawn. Especially the soldiers who were forcibly ordered to go to Huguan to meet the enemy have rumored that the blood day is empty, which is a bad omen!

In Huguan, which is more than 60 miles away from Zhaode City, the rebels stationed here cleared the road in front of the pass early in the morning. The generals of the Western Army, who arrived yesterday, had already told them who was leading the army.

The sun rose in the east, and the long-awaited soldiers of the righteous army finally showed the traces of the Western Army on Guanqian Avenue. The firm and distinctive armor shines in the morning sun, and the sonorous sound of the iron army marching makes people's hearts stir after listening to it! When the battle flag of "Loyal and Brave Xu Wei" came into view, many soldiers of the Righteous Army couldn't help but cheer! Looking forward to it, I finally looked forward to the leader of our Hedong Righteous Army! Mr. Xu didn't abandon the brothers in the end!

In the procession, Xu Wei was dressed in armor, with a black tassel sprinkled on the top of his helmet, and on his well-defined face, the tiredness could not hide his heroic spirit. Looking forward to it, the spirit is flying! Looking at the pot that can't stand. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A few days ago, Li Gang was honored with Xuanfu and suddenly came to Dingchengjun in person. I still clearly remember that Li Xuanfu was full of pain at that time. As soon as they met, they kept talking, regretting not listening to Ziang's words. So much so that it goes. This kind of thing, Xu Wei doesn't take it seriously. Because he listened too much, he only cared about the practical.

After Li Gang received the imperial court letter and learned that Xu Wei had been reinstated, he gave an order to Shaanhua Road. Let the guards of the provinces and states be on standby at all times, in case they are ready to recruit and assemble men. Zhang Shen of Duyan and Wang of Huanqing, he was powerless, and both of them refused to send reinforcements on the grounds of new defeats. In desperation, he had to set his eyes on Jingyuan, where the handsome man was Xu Wei's cousin. Xu Yuan didn't know whether to give him face or to pull his cousin along. sent his own fierce general Zhang Jun to lead an army of 4,000 to help.

Li Gang was overjoyed, and pulled out some of the money and food he had painstakingly prepared, and then went to Dingrong in person. He told Xu Wei that as long as you can suppress Hedong, I will agree to any conditions. Xu Wei was also not polite to this supreme military and political chief in Shaanxi, who had always valued him, and made three conditions, all of which Li Gang agreed. Afterwards. Xu Wei took the command of the front army as Yang Yan first, and hurried to Huguan. Together with Yao Pingzhong, he led Zhang Jun, Zhang Qing, Wu Jie, Wu Li, Zhang Xian and others to be the Chinese army. After Xu Sheng's palace, he supported the grain and grass, and killed Ben Zhaode in a mighty way.

After entering the customs, Xu Wei led the army to advance twenty miles and set up camp, Yang Yan heard that the main force had arrived, and led his troops to join the division.

When the battalion was created and the soldiers were busy, Eryang and Ma Tai galloped into the camp, found the Chinese army, and entered the big tent. I saw that the ninth brother did not sit in the handsome position, but stood in front of the frame, Yao Pingzhong, Zhang Jun, Zhang Qing, Wu family brothers and others will stand around, discussing the strategy of marching.

"Brother Jiu! Zhaode has fallen for the most part, the fighting in the city has not stopped, and reinforcements are urgently needed! Yang Yan shouted loudly as soon as he entered the tent. When Xu Wei and the others heard this, they couldn't help but feel nervous! Hurry up, hurry up, after all, it's still a step too late! I don't know if Ma Kuo is alive or dead right now!

At that moment, Yang Yan reported all the Zhaode battle situations he knew, and said that the Li army had destroyed all the siege equipment outside the city. But somehow. The main force of Li's army is still stationed outside the city and has never entered. Last night, Yang Zaixing Matai attacked several times, effectively restraining the movement of the Li army, resulting in the moat has not been hollowed out so far.

"Li rebelled and destroyed all the equipment and wanted to dig the city trench, it seems that he wanted to hold on to the city? But why would he not enter the city? Yao Pingzhong questioned when he heard this.

"The rebels in the city are still resisting, if he waives his army into the city. I'm afraid it's a turtle in an urn, right? Yang Yanchai

Road.

Wu Jie shook his head: "Not really, Li Zhi refused to enter the city, probably because he wanted to leave a way for himself to retreat, he was afraid that he would be blocked in the city by our army." ”

"In this way, Li Wei is uncertain and hesitant to stay?" Yao Pingzhong frowned and asked.

Xu Wei stared at the map and didn't speak, Zhaode was not far from Huguan. Li Zhi actually did not attack, giving our army a shortcut to reinforcements. Now he is stationed outside the city again, putting on a posture of field battle with our army. What do you want to do? Could it be as Yao Pingzhong said. Undecided, hesitant? Dragging mud and water is a taboo for soldiers, and Li Zhi used to be a military minister at the level of Zhijun, so he would not fail to understand this truth. Since he has come from the nest and plundered the southeast border of the river, it is impossible for him to wait and see like this.

But in any case, since the fighting in the city has not stopped. Then you can't let Li Jun completely control the city! Just as he was about to dispatch troops, a small general came hurriedly and reported loudly: "Recruit your lords!" A rebel army is coming in the direction of our camp, and there are many men and horses. It seems to be ill-intentioned! ”

"Humph! I don't go looking for him, but he comes for me! Yao Pingzhong made a mistake. Then he arched his hand to Xu Wei and said, "Yao, please fight!" ”

Xu Wei thought to himself, I was about to send troops to help. Li Jun is coming, this is obviously trying to block me and prevent me from reinforcing the city. Yao Pingzhong's department has more than 6,000 people. There is a fierce general like Yang Zaixing, and it is suitable for him to meet the enemy.

Unexpectedly, Yang Yan took a step forward, clenched his fists and said, "I am willing to lead the headquarters to attack the enemy who comes to attack." If you don't win, please ask the prime minister to engage in military law! ”

These two alone gave Xu Wei a headache, who knew that another Zhang Xian came out, and he said even more: "Please ask the prime minister to order the pot to be buried and cooked, before the rice is cold, if Xian does not return victorious, he will be willing to accept military law!" ”