The sky gradually brightened, and the cold and bleak sunlight shone on the city of Taiyuan Prefecture.

Inside and outside the city, there was a mess. From the four gates of Taiyuan Mansion outward, a large number of footprints were trampled on the road, and even the wheat fields in the distance were trampled into mud. Deep ruts are vertical and horizontal, paving all over the land around Taiyuan Fucheng.

Stretching for more than ten miles, it was full of dumped carts, discarded fine, tattered clothes, and stepped on shoes. Occasionally, the cries of children could be heard in the desolate land beyond the dead city. This is a child who has been separated from his parents in the night, crying helplessly.

Inside and outside the city, black smoke rose everywhere, some were still rolling sparks, and some were fading and gradually extinguishing. Inside and outside, I don't know how many houses were hurriedly abandoned by the owner, and some people took advantage of the chaos to rob and set fire, after Wu Min left, half of the city was reflected red!

The news of the arrival of the Jurchen Tartar soldiers in the building came to annoy, and the officials in the city dispersed, and the handsome ministers fled all the way. Let Hedong be a heavy minister, and Taiyuan, the city's male city, has become like this!

Fortunately, at the head of Taiyuan City, there are also the flags of the Great Song Dynasty fluttering. The army of the Shenwu Changsheng Army in the back road of Taiyuan Mansion still stayed here with a weak force, and when the whole city fled, it was nailed here!

The south gate of Taiyuan was opened, and groups of people were escorted out, all of them with gray heads and dirty faces, carved tattoos on their bodies, which were the broken green skins in the original Taiyuan Mansion City, all of whom took advantage of the chaos to rob and set fire last night. After being captured, they were escorted out in batches, and knelt down on the edge of the moat that led to the water of the Fen River, and a team of tired Shenwu Changsheng soldiers guarded behind, just waiting for the lord to give orders on how to dispose of this group of garbage.

After this group of scum who were captured and escorted out. Li Zhong, whose eyes were red, also hurried out with more than a dozen guards.

Last night, the city was shattered, and Li Zhong rushed to pacify the government office. It's already a person who goes to Yakong. Fires were lit everywhere in the city of Taiyuan, and people were running and crying everywhere. The situation has reached the point of chaos. At this time, as long as the Jurchen Tartars sent two or three hundred horsemen to come, they could not take advantage of the situation to rush into Taiyuan City, and Li Zhong, who had only a few hundred horsemen, would be coerced by the panicked people, even if he wanted to fight to the death, he could not do anything!

At that time, the situation had reached a critical peak. At this time, Li Zhong could only stand up and send out a team of armor soldiers under his command to arrest those who took advantage of the situation to cause chaos. Organize manpower to fight fires, send armor soldiers to protect the important Guancang arsenal, and I can't wait for one person to be two people!

Fortunately, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Taiyuan Prefecture, and there are still people who are unwilling to abandon their homeland. When the armor soldiers of the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army stepped forward, they also stood up one after another, following behind this team of armor soldiers, rushing around.

It was easy to wait for the crowd of refugees in the city to leave the city, and after the situation in the city stabilized a little, Li Zhong hurried to take over the city defense. In addition, the order was quickly sent back to the rear road camp. Let them organize the chariots, horses, and men, and try their best to rush into the city many important materials hoarded by the back camp.

In the second half of the night, when the city of Taiyuan Mansion rushed back with an infantry commander and more than 1,000 auxiliary soldiers and civilians, he barely arranged the city defense on the city. Except for the south gate, which remained open, the other three gates were blocked with earth and stone.

At this time, Li Zhong could only prepare for a death battle against the city wall. There was no time or manpower to arrange the defense system one by one, such as setting up a hard village outside the city gate. Deploy troops on the sheep and horse walls, send hard detectives to send the sentinels in the city farther away, and so on. You can't do this fantasy at all.

Wu Min fled, most of the residents inside and outside Taiyuan Province fled, and the ruling system collapsed. The people's strong levy could not be issued, and the defenders were unusually empty. The various sources of military intelligence were cut off with the flight of the command system of the pacification envoys. And the Jurchen Tartars are said to be in Loufu, two hundred miles away, and may have been rushing here at the same time.

The plan that Li Zhong can do is to borrow one from the city and defend it to the end. He didn't even dare to imagine that he could support the arrival of the army of King Yan in the north. When the Jurchen army reached the city of Taiyuan, it meant that the north-south traffic of Hedong Road had been cut off. He just hoped that relying on his weak defense, he could hold out until Han Yue's two armies retreated and converged in Taiyuan Fucheng.

Although King Yan was bound to be divided into two battlefields by the Jurchen army at that time when the main force in Hedong, he still had the strength to concentrate the main force.

Li Zhong didn't think about whether King Yan would still be able to control the army under his command when the situation was so bad that the enemy in the court would overthrow King Yan first.

At least at that time, you can fight side by side with the robes, even if you die in battle, you have done your duty. did not insult the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army, although the history is short, but it makes him feel extremely proud from the heart!

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Li Zhong came out of the south gate and was greeted by a large group of troops hurrying from the camp on the back road, and on top of hundreds of carts, they were full of ordnance and grain, and the cars creaked and creaked. Hundreds of Shenwu Changsheng troops stayed behind the sergeants, and under the leadership of the generals, the people put on armor and knives out of their sheaths, vigilantly guarding around.

In the high stacked carts, there were seven or eight children sitting, their dirty little faces full of tears, and they were tired of crying, clutching the wheat cakes that the sergeant had given them. These children were all separated on the way and picked up by the sergeants.

And behind each car, there were bands of people who were staggering with their hands tied, these were the same deserters who wanted to take advantage of the chaos last night to abandon the army and flee, and even wanted to make trouble in the camp and rob the army of food.

Li Zhong patted his horse to meet him, and the generals in command of the team also hurried over and gave a military salute to Li Zhong.

Li Zhong was not in the mood to greet him, and asked, "How many supplies are left in the camp?" ”

The commander scratched his head: "Sima and the secretary in charge of the battalion are still counting, and the last general doesn't know the real number." However, there are at least two or three hundred thousand stones of grain, hundreds of thousands of bundles of forage, and countless ordnance such as feathers, arrows, arrows, and armor. Salaries, silk silks, and other military salaries and rewards add up to hundreds of thousands of yuan............ Look at the end. How can you rush to transport it for seven or eight days! ”

Li Zhong smiled bitterly, where is the time for this? After the pacification of the military intelligence reporting channel of the government office was cut off. He tried his best to pull out some knights to scout for the first time, one is to inform the changes in Taiyuan Fucheng. The second is to focus on exploring how far the Jurchen soldiers are from Taiyuan Mansion in the direction of Lou Fu.

At this time, the sentry sent out last night had only been gone for two or three hours, and had not yet returned. However, with such a responsibility, you can't leave it to chance. Lou Fu is only two hundred miles away from Taiyuan Mansion, and the journey to Taiyuan Mansion, according to the speed of the Jurchen Tartar striker going south, maybe by today's daytime, you can see the ugly and fierce figure of the Jurchen Tartar!

The mountains of grain and wealth piled up in the back camp could not fall into the hands of the Jurchen Tartars in any case. Otherwise, it only strengthened the strength of the Jurchen Tartars. Even if he Li Zhong dies, he can't bear this sin!

Seeing the Jurchen Tartars set fire again, although they can grab a little more supplies, they are also the most unsafe. There are so many supplies, and when the Jurchen Tartars rushed into the camp, I don't know how much they can burn. Most of them still have to be taken by the Jurchen Tartars. Only in the time before the Jurchen Tartars come to kill, do their best to burn all these endless supplies!

Li Zhong gritted his teeth and waved his hand violently: "Send an order to the person who is in charge of the back road camp, don't rush it." Set it on fire! ”

The commander was shocked, and looked at Li Zhong with wide eyes.

The grain and straw materials piled up by the camp on the back road of Taiyuan Mansion were all raised by Hedong all the way, and they were constantly transported from Bianliang. to come together on such a scale. Not only supported the Shenwu Changsheng army under Han Shizhong, but also had to be transferred to the Daizhou camp and set off from the Daizhou camp. and then supply Yue Fei's dragon guards. If it burns down, the southern access road will be cut off again. How long can the two armies of the Shenwu Victorious Army and the Dragon Guard Army support?

Li Zhong shook his head. He said ruthlessly: "It's better than falling into the hands of the Tartars!" The accumulation of reserves in the city can always support the Shenwu Army and the Dragon Guard Army for a while. It's enough for us to fight to the death against the Jurchen Tartars! Besides, King Yan is still on his way! ”

Having said that, how could Li Zhong and the commander not understand that the battle situation in Hedong had reached the most dangerous time?

Before the Jurchen army copied to Taiyuan Mansion, the marshals and officials of Hedong Road went out, driving the morale of the people in Taiyuan Xiongzhen to collapse. The two-way field army hangs alone in the north, and King Yan is still far away in the south. At this time of heaven, if there is no miracle to save the situation, everyone can only fight to the last death!

The commander silently rode his horse to the camp, and Li Zhong silently reined in to the side of the road. Watch as groups of deserters and green skins were escorted to the moat and knelt down, and watched as the children were taken out of the car and carefully carried into the city by the rough sergeants. Looking at the inside and outside of Taiyuan Mansion, that bleak scene. And the raging waves in the north that were put in by the so-called Great Song Dynasty strong army have been forced in front of us!

Why are we in the Yanwang Division, fighting desperately, from Yandi to Yunnei, to Hebei, to Hedong! We just want to be able to kill the Tartars without any obstacles, why are there so many people, I can't wait for us to die! This Da Song, what's wrong?

I don't know how long I waited, but in the distance, where the camp was located, a little fire ignited, and then the fire rose to the sky, billowing black smoke, straight into the sky.

Up and down the city at the south gate, how many soldiers and civilians looked silently. The atmosphere was already gloomy to the extreme.

And Li Zhong reined in the way, his eyes were split

The blood and qi in the chest surged, and the lobes of the lungs that were still wounded were converging, making a fishy sweet breath rush up to the throat. Under the anger, Li Zhong only felt that he was crumbling, and his heart of anger could not be broken!

At this moment, suddenly someone at the head of the city shouted: "There are military horses coming from the south!" ”

Li Zhong was shocked, and shouted an order: "Array outside the city, and take the men and horses in the camp to retreat into the city!" ”

An infantry commander who had been on standby inside the city gates, ready to respond to changes at any time, suddenly came out in armor. The formation was set up outside the south gate, and the cavalry commander led by Li Zhong also spread his wings to suppress the infantry command formation that was guarding the city gate. A group of light horsemen burst forward to meet the smoke and dust rolling up from the south. This group of light cavalry is both a sentry and a hard sentry, and if the enemy also has a small group of sentry directly under the city, they will be entangled to death.

The defenders on the city wall took up their bows and crossbows one after another, thinking that they would come to the rescue. The people who assisted the defenders of the city set up side signs on the side to protect them. The deserters who fell to their knees by the moat also made a commotion, and the sergeant guarding them swung their scabbards and smashed them down, breaking their heads and bleeding.

Li Zhong couldn't pay attention to these guys for a while, and flew back to the city. Dismounted, he rushed up the city wall and went straight to the highest point of the enemy tower. The guards behind him followed closely with the banner on their backs. Prepare to convey Li Zhong's orders at any time.

Li Zhong, who rushed to the height of the enemy tower, looked south. Then I saw the smoke and dust rising high and coming from all over the world. Spread around, I don't know how many military horses are coming, heading towards Taiyuan Fucheng!

And above and below the city, only the weak troops are guarded, and the fire only starts at the big camp on the back road in the north. The Jurchen Tartars were killed so quickly under the city of Taiyuan? With such a momentum, how many people are there? Before they arrive, can we burn most of the grain and straw materials hoarded by the camp on the back road? And before such a rolling momentum. With this little military horse of his own, guarding such a weak Taiyuan City, can he hold out until Han Yue's two generals return to the division?

Li Zhong tried his best to stand firm, and at this time, he couldn't show that he was weak and timid. There are only four commanders of the defending Shenwu Changsheng Army in the city, and the rest are auxiliary soldiers, and the morale of the army has fallen to the bottom because of Wu Min's departure. If you are a little frightened, this Taiyuan City will only collapse and fall!

Fortunately, the Shenwu Changsheng army athletes under his command have always been the mainstay. In the midst of such a crisis, the two small squares commanded by the infantry and cavalry arrayed outside the city were still as steady as a mountain. And the cavalry of twenty or thirty horsemen still rushed firmly towards the overwhelming smoke and dust!

Smoke and dust rolling. And the black smoke of the camp outside the city behind it also rose higher and higher. Finally, from the smoke and dust, the figure of the military horse appeared.

Thousands of armor soldiers took the lead, wearing the armor of the Song army. Patches of red tassels fluttered on the hood. These thousands of armor warriors were surrounded by dozens of unarmored knights. And behind these knights, there are mountains and fields. Endless people of the Great Song Dynasty!

It was the military horses that fled from Taiyuan City last night to pacify the government office and restrained them, and it was the thousands of people who cried and fled from Taiyuan City last night!

How did they get back? How did they come back?

Up and down the city. Everyone's eyes widened and their hearts were agitated, but they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

The dozens of hard spies who rode up to meet finally made contact with the vast group of men and horses coming in the smoke and dust. Then he desperately returned at a faster speed, galloping all the way without hesitating horsepower, tearing his throat and screaming all the way, regardless of this distance, whether anyone in the city or under the city could hear it!

Li Zhong's heart was pounding, as if he had thought of something, but he couldn't believe it. Just stared at the sentry who was relaxed.

Finally, the shouts came faintly, and they could be heard faintly.

"Yan Wang Zhi............ Yan Wang Zhi ............ Yan Wang Zhi! ”

Li Zhong blinked, unable to believe his ears. The louder roar sounded again, but it was the same shout of thousands of armor soldiers and hundreds of people.

"Yan Wang Zhi!"

The dozens of knights, surrounded by thousands of armor soldiers, also came out of the crowd, followed the sentinels in the city, and galloped towards the city wall. Everyone in the city and under the city looked at them blankly as if they were stunned.

At last the knights' figures became clearer and clearer, and among them was a young man who was emaciated and had a back as straight as a sword, dressed in an old cloak, with sharp eyebrows and eyes, and temples like frost. But who else could Xiao Yan be if it wasn't Yan Wang?

In the next moment, cheers exploded above and below the city!

Li Zhong didn't know when, he felt that his face was moist, and he was already jumping desperately with his hands raised, and his throat was already torn by the cheers that burst out of him!

King Yan has arrived, King Yan has arrived!

At this most critical juncture, King Yan rode lightly and rushed to the most dangerous Taiyuan Mansion and the most dangerous battlefield frontline! Thousands of defeated troops, hundreds of people, following the king of Yan to the north, will fight to the death with the Jurchen Tartars here!

What friendly army does not fight, what high-ranking officials run, what the world is the enemy, what Jurchen Tartar is in turmoil, just come. There was a mainstay, and we, the athletes under the command of King Yan, could hold it even if the sky fell!

Let's fight to the death happily!

Tearing his throat and cheering happily twice, Li Zhong finally reacted, and grabbed a guard who only knew cheers around him as if he was crazy.

"Straight lady thief, go and give orders! Hurry up and put out the fire in the back camp! Sue them, King Yan has arrived! ”

King Yan has arrived! (To be continued......)

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