"Scared?" Behind Han Shizhong, Zhuo Ao's voice suddenly sounded, and he saw Zhuo Ao walking over accompanied by Huo Lao and Ao Wutian, looking at the black and oppressive army in the distance, and said calmly.

"My lord, the last general is not afraid." Han Shizhong blushed a little.

"I'm afraid it's normal, after all, this is the first time you've faced so many troops." Zhuo Ao looked around, this number alone had already greatly increased the pressure on the soldiers defending the city, and he looked at Han Shizhong and said: "But if you want to surpass Wanyan Aguta, you can't be afraid, think about Wanyan Aguta's face is facing 700,000 Liao troops, which is ten times stronger than the Song army!" ”

"Yes, the Admiral remembers." Han Shizhong shouted loudly.

Zhuo Ao looked at the Song army's military formation, and suddenly laughed: "It seems that I still think a little highly of this Zhao Ji, Shizhong, I will give you five hundred cavalry, do you have the courage to rush into the formation and give the emperor a dismount?" ”

"Why don't you dare!" Han Shizhong said proudly.

Five hundred cavalry, it doesn't sound like much, but the Song Dynasty had few horses, and it was a strategic material, and the people were rare, these five hundred war horses were also sent secretly by Wansan Commercial Bank to trade abroad over the years, and five hundred cavalry can be said to be all the current belongings of Zhuo Ao.

"Okay, listen to my plan, don't be blind." Zhuo Ao called Han Shizhong over and gave instructions for a while, and Han Shizhong took the order and left.

Ao Wutian suddenly said at this time: "Just 200,000 mortals, why bother, as long as you open your mouth, you can be wiped out with a snap of your fingers." ”

"Do you think I can't defeat them with 8,000 soldiers?" Zhuo Ao didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.

"Eight thousand against two hundred thousand, there is not much difference between the soldiers on both sides, if you and I and this old man don't make a move, I can't think of any chance of you winning!" Ao Wutian said coldly.

"Do you dare to bet with me?" Zhuo Ao smiled.

"Bet on what?" Ao Wutian looked at Zhuo Ao.

"With 8,000 soldiers, I fought against 200,000 Song troops. Without the help of any external force, if I win, you will have another chance to make a move for me, if I lose, then you only need to make a shot for me once, how about it? Zhuo Ao laughed.

"There is a huge difference between the two sides. Are you really going to bet with me? Ao Wutian looked at Song Jun and said coldly.

"You don't joke." Zhuo Ao smiled indifferently.

"Okay, I agreed, and let me see how you can defeat an army of 200,000 with 8,000!" Ao Wutian nodded.

Outside the city of Hangzhou, Zhao Ji spread out the army, looking at the overwhelming army that could not be seen at a glance, and a sense of pride suddenly rose in his heart. The city of Hangzhou in front of him is in front of the 200,000 army, just like a flat boat in the storm, the corner of Zhao Ji's mouth flashed a sneer, according to intelligence, in the city of Hangzhou, there are only 8,000 people at the moment, and this little bit of people and horses dare to fight against the imperial army?

"Tell me the will. The three armies set up camp and repaired overnight. Tomorrow will attack the city, and before the sun sets tomorrow, I will reward the three armies in the city of Hangzhou! Zhao Ji said to the soldiers of the three armies in high spirits.

"Your Majesty Tianwei!" A group of generals hurriedly praised.

This is also an important reason why Zhuo Ao looks down on Zhao Ji, a soldier, the important weapon of the country. The way of life and death, the most taboo is for laymen to command indiscriminately, but Zhao Ji is the emperor again, even if he is wrong, the generals who have been worn out bloodless do not dare to object. On the contrary, it is necessary to sing praises of virtue, and no matter how large the number of such an army is, it is useless.

Just like now, the 200,000 army began to camp three miles away, and it was obvious that these Song troops were treating people by themselves, and they didn't think that Hangzhou City dared to send troops.

The sky gradually darkened, seeing that night was approaching, the gate of Hangzhou City suddenly opened, Han Shizhong led five hundred cavalry to sweep out like a gust of wind, rushing towards the camp that had not yet been built, and in the rear, another military general led two thousand foot soldiers to follow closely behind, pressing towards the opponent's camp.

Three miles away, the cavalry charged, but a moment had passed, until this time, the Song army found out that something was wrong, but Han Shizhong had already led five hundred cavalry to rush through the gate that had just been erected and had not had time to close, with spears and knives in his hands, he cut when he saw someone, and in an instant, he had already broken through the defense line of the Song army that had no time to react, and went straight to Zhao Ji's army.

Zhao Ji obviously didn't expect that there would be cavalry in a small Hangzhou city, and he didn't expect that the other party was only 8,000 people, and he had the courage to go out of the city to fight, seeing Han Shizhong rushing towards the Chinese army, his face was pale with fright, and his liver and gall were broken, at this time the light was dim, and he didn't know how many people there were on the other side, although he knew that the other party could not have too many people, but at this time, when he was first in the battle array, how could he still think so much, in a panic, he just kept shouting for the rescue of the three armies.

Originally, although the Song army was caught off guard, but the formation spread out, even if Han Shizhong's cavalry broke in and was caught off guard, he only needed to stabilize his position and encircle on both sides, if Han Shizhong did not evacuate, he would be made dumplings.

Zhao Ji's side, there was already a forbidden army guarding, Han Shizhong only had five hundred cavalry, it was impossible to rush in, seeing that the other party was closed, he immediately retreated, and left without dragging the mud and water, and the two thousand foot soldiers in the rear also rushed to the lead of another general, and he was not polite when he saw this, two thousand soldiers took out crossbow arrows, and shot a sharp shot in the direction of the Chinese army, and the two thousand arrow clusters with a low roar, tearing the air, plunging into the dense crowd, and shooting down a large area at once, the Song army hurriedly dispersed, At this time, Han Shizhong had already led the cavalry to kill back from the other direction, and there was another hearty slashing, and the Song army that only killed lost his armor, and when the Song army gathered again, he retreated.

Without waiting for Zhao Ji to breathe a sigh of relief, the two thousand soldiers in the rear had already reloaded the crossbow arrows, and a round of crossbow arrows was fired, leaving the Song army with hundreds of corpses.

It was not until this moment that someone in the Song army reacted, and hurriedly asked Zhao Ji to send a team of men and horses to kill the foot soldiers who shot arrows in the rear.

Zhao Ji finally did not hesitate this time, nodded and agreed, but at this time to ask for his life, Han Shizhong had already cooperated with the foot soldiers to carry out another round of killing of the Song army.

Seeing that the Song army sent an army to force the rear foot soldiers, Han Shizhong ordered the foot soldiers to retreat, while leading people to kill from the rear, the soldiers and horses were killed, and when he looked back, the Song army had already laid out the formation, and waited for the battle, and there was no chance, so he covered the infantry and withdrew to the city, at this time night had fallen, the Song army saw Han Shizhong lead the army to slowly retreat into the city, but did not dare to send troops to chase and kill, and watched the gate of Hangzhou closed, not only did not pity, but breathed a sigh of relief.

After the battle, the losses were counted, but in this round of fierce battles, the Song army suffered more than 10,000 casualties, of which, most of them were trampled to death by trampling each other in Zhao Ji's panicked command, on the other hand, Han Shizhong, except for eight cavalry in the melee due to poor riding skills, fell off the horse, there were almost no casualties, which can be said to be a big victory.

"Lord, fortunately, I am not dishonored!" Han Shizhong rushed back to the city tower and saluted excitedly to Zhuo Ao.

"Well done." Zhuo Ao looked at the camp opposite and said to the soldiers around, "Do you see it?" Although there are many of them, they are vulnerable, General Han just rushed to kill, and they were scared to kill, such enemies, even if there are many, are they worth our fear? ”

"It's not worth it!" The defenders of the city tower shouted in unison, the sound shook the sky, and the black and oppressive military camp opposite was not only not terrible at this time, but even a group of soldiers were gearing up, looking forward to the arrival of tomorrow, so as to kill and win fame and wealth.

Han Shizhong not only successfully gave the Song army a dismount, but also successfully raised the morale of these new recruits, and took the opportunity to eliminate the fear caused by the difference in numbers.

Zhuo Ao asked the generals at all levels to arrange night patrols, although the Song army was defeated by this, it was unlikely that the night attack would occur, but war was not child's play, and there was no room for a little carelessness.

"How?" After arranging the patrol, Zhuo Ao returned to Zhuo Mansion with Huo Lao and Ao Wutian, and looked at Ao Wutian Dao with a smile.

"I didn't expect the emperor of the Song Dynasty to be so unbearable." Ao Wutian was also very unhappy with Zhao Ji's performance, the dignified emperor, with 200,000 male soldiers, was frightened by 500 cavalry, which was really embarrassing, but he refused to admit defeat easily: "It's just a small victory, and it is unknown who will win and who will lose in the end!" ”

Having said that, the original idea of winning in my heart also became blurred at this time, and according to Song Jun's performance, it was really not necessarily possible to win.

"Lord, the night patrol has been arranged, are you looking for me?" Han Shizhong walked in from outside and bowed to Zhuo Ao.

"How does it feel to have a big win today, a good game?" Zhuo Ao patted Han Shizhong on the shoulder and said.

"Cool!" Han Shizhong smiled honestly.

"Do you want to do it again?" Zhuo Ao looked at Han Shizhong and said.

"Uh, one more rush?" Han Shizhong looked at Zhuo Ao suspiciously.

"No, something special." Zhuo Ao looked at Han Shizhong and said with a smile: "You arrange a few teams of people and horses, with gongs and drums, to go outside the Song army camp, every one or two hours, go to knock and beat, if the other party comes to chase, immediately retreat." ”

"And what if they don't chase it?" Han Shizhong asked.

"The first few times, regardless of whether the other party is chasing or not, knock for a while and immediately return to the city, to slow down his heart, you take the cavalry to recuperate, and when dawn comes, it is the most sleepy time of the day, when you take the cavalry, the ranks, the horses are bound to the feet, go to attack the camp, you will be successful!" Zhuo Ao said.

"Yes! The lord is clever! Han Shizhong's eyes lit up, and after nodding excitedly to receive the order, he quickly said goodbye and left, and went to prepare.

Looking at Han Shizhong's back as he left excitedly, for some reason, Ao Wutian suddenly felt a strong sympathy for the group of Song soldiers outside the city. (To be continued.) )