The dark night shrouded the earth, Zhao Ji returned to his military tent tiredly, today's encounter hit him hard, after all, the 200,000 army, was beaten by thousands of people in chaos, no matter how much you whitewash the peace, you can't whitewash it, today's things will definitely spread, and then he will become the laughing stock of the world.

Thinking about the shame of the day, his eyelids gradually sank, for him, who was used to being pampered, today's encounter was too tiring, and he soon fell asleep.

A cannon rang out suddenly, followed by the sound of shouting and killing that woke Zhao Ji from his sleep.

"What's the noise out there!?" Zhao Ji hurriedly came out and asked the guards on the left and right.

"Evasively, it seems that someone wants to steal the camp! General Zhang: They have already gone to see it. The two guards were also confused, and replied.

After a while, a general came to report: "Your Majesty don't worry, it's just a small force, and we have already killed it." ”

"That's good." Zhao Ji couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this, if there were 200,000 troops on his side before, he would not have panicked, but today's Hangzhou City soldiers brought him too much impact, so he would be like a frightened bird.

Hearing that the enemy had repulsed, he was immediately relieved, and returned to the tent to sleep, but just after falling asleep for less than a moment, the shouting of killing came again, truthfully and repeatedly, until the third watch was ten ten, and after repelling the enemy soldiers again, the general reacted: "Your Majesty, this is the enemy's tired strategy, which is intended to make our army unstable, and tomorrow the siege of the city, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will be greatly reduced." ”

"I see." Zhao Ji said hatefully: "Zhuo Ao is really cunning, he spreads my will, and when he encounters the enemy, he shouts to kill, don't pay attention to it!" ”

"Yes."

Next, there were several more shouts to kill. Although there was Zhao Ji's order, at the beginning, the officers and soldiers of all armies were still a little vigilant, but after a while, the shouts of killing disappeared on their own, and the enemy really did not attack. After repeated times, the vigilance of the army was relaxed, and after a busy day, and several disturbances at night, they were already tired, and at dawn, even the most alert soldiers could not help but feel sleepy and slack.

It was at this time that Han Shizhong was. Quietly came to the outside of the Song army camp, shot the soldiers on the sentry tower with hidden arrows, and then asked the soldiers to open the city gate, and 500 cavalry quietly entered the camp.

"Brothers, just set the fire, and in a quarter of an hour we will reassemble here." Han Shizhong whispered an order to a group of cavalry, and took the lead in lighting his torches and rushed out, five hundred cavalry. A team of ten people quickly rushed towards the Song army camp in all directions. When encountering a tent, he threw away the torch, and then ignored the success, and walked away, even if someone occasionally found it, he was quickly strangled.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire Song army camp was on fire. Countless Song troops scurried around like headless flies, Zhao Ji found his Praetorian Guard in a panic under the escort of several generals, and the damn shouts of killing around him sounded again, at this moment Zhao Ji could not take care of a lot, under the protection of the Praetorian Guards and several generals. went to the Xicheng camp, as for the soldiers in the original Chinese army camp, they couldn't care about it at the moment.

The Chinese soldiers without command were even more chaotic, Han Shizhong led the cavalry to rush and kill all night, almost all of them were running with the Song army, in this regard, the Song army had the highest level of this era, and it had been killed until the third pole of the sun, the Chinese army camp had long been in ruins, 50,000 Chinese troops plus 5,000 Janissaries were captured by Han Shizhong, and the rest were either trampled to death by self-trampling, or burned to death by fire, and the others also became deserters and disappeared.

Han Shizhong led the exhausted cavalry battalion, pressed 3,000 prisoners of war, and returned triumphantly amid the cheers of the soldiers in Hangzhou.

200,000 troops, before the siege of the city, the Chinese army was folded, only the emperor Zhao Ji fled to the Xicheng camp with a few guards, after this battle, Zhao Ji has been frightened, retreated, but was finally dissuaded by a group of generals.

Just kidding, the 200,000 army went out to Hangzhou, and before they touched the city wall, they folded a quarter of it, not to mention, and left with a gray retreat, no matter how powerful Zhuo Ao is, it is just a lonely city in Hangzhou, with 8,000 defenders, if it can't be defeated, let alone fight the Liao State, even if it is in the Great Song Dynasty, it will be considered that the Song army is weak and incompetent, and if they rise up one after another, then the world will not be chaotic.

Zhao Ji didn't expect that a battle that he thought would be captured would be the result he has now, and he can't help but regret his hasty decision, but now, it's too late to regret it, so he can only cheer up and regroup, this time, he decided not to give Zhuo Ao a chance, and after repairing, he besieged the city with a large army, ready to capture Hangzhou City in one go.

The army drove to the city, looking at the banner of the city investment office, the morale of the Hangzhou defenders, above the city gate, Zhuo Ao was dressed in a brocade robe, and the three armies were inspected, like that, it seemed that Zhuo Ao was more like an emperor than him, thinking of the past, he couldn't help but be angry, and shouted angrily: "Zhuo Ao is a thief, the heavenly soldiers have arrived, and they have not yet surrendered without going out of the city, do you really want to make Hangzhou suffer because of you?" ”

"Zhao Ji." Zhuo Ao stood on the city tower, looked at Zhao Ji, and said loudly: "Let me ask you, I, Zhuo Ao, have you ever done anything to damage the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Zhao Ji couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, damaging the Great Song Dynasty? Your actions have already threatened the imperial power, but this kind of words, so how can he say it.

"I am proud, a squire, although there is no great virtue, but on weekdays, it is also regarded as being kind to others, the Yangtze River is flooded, tens of millions of people are displaced, the court has not allocated a penny and a grain, it is my Zhuo Ao, I do not hesitate to scatter all the family wealth, on the people in the fire and water, although you are the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, but do not ask the people to live or die, now I pay for disaster relief, but in vain I am suspicious, want to do the thing of killing chickens and eggs, try to ask after today, who else, dare to help the victims?" Zhuo Ao's voice is not high, but the three armies are angry, Zhao Ji's appearance, not only did not boost morale, but made morale even lower, but it was the defenders of the city, one by one, angry and angry, eager to kill out immediately, and split this ungrateful emperor.

"Today, I am proud and self-reliant, not that I am disloyal, but that you, a faint king, are not worthy to sit on the throne of this emperor." Zhuo Ao shouted.

"You ......" Zhao Ji's face turned red, but he couldn't attack, so he had to order angrily: "Attack the city, take this thief for me." ”

"Almost, summon all parties, take the city!" Looking at Zhao Ji, who had almost lost his mind, Zhuo Ao's face was calm and calm, and he said lightly.

"Yes!" Huo Lao nodded, and immediately sent a message to all parties with a flying pigeon.

The next siege battle is the most important link, although after last night's defeat, Zhao Ji lost his troops, but the Song army's strength still occupies an absolute advantage, only to hold the first offensive of the Song army, the next can be more stable.

Under the command of generals at all levels, the Song army began to attack slowly, and Zhuo Ao sat in the city tower and commanded the generals at all levels to defend the city in an orderly manner.

Although there are many enemy troops, but the city wall is so big, it is impossible for the other party to press the front line at one time, and the 8,000 defenders can barely hold it.

Although the shouting and killing sound shook the sky, but the battle was not fierce, the morale of the Song army was low, and they lost two games in a row, and the momentum was naturally not as good as the defenders, they rushed up again and again, and were driven down again and again, from morning to dusk, Zhao Ji was unwilling to collect the troops and return to the camp.

After attacking for more than ten days in a row, he was stunned that he didn't even attack the city wall, but for so many days, in the city of Hangzhou, after all, there were only 8,000 defenders, although the morale was like a rainbow, but the body was gradually unable to support it, and the casualties began to increase.

On this day, Zhao Ji temporarily stopped the attack, ready to discuss countermeasures with a group of generals, how to break through the city in one fell swoop, was discussing, there was a sudden noise outside, a dusty general rushed in from outside the tent, bowed his head and bowed: "Your Majesty, something happened." ”

"What's the alarm?" Zhao Ji frowned and said dissatisfied.

"Back to Your Majesty, Suzhou, Jiangzhou, Chaozhou, Yangzhou and other 18 state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River were suddenly attacked ten days ago and fell almost at the same time, and now they have been branded with the banner of Zhuo Ao!" The general said astringently.

"The capital of the 18 prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River ......" Zhao Ji's eyes froze when he heard this, and he muttered: "Doesn't that mean that the land south of the Yangtze River has become a proud world?" General Zhang, how many more soldiers and horses do we have? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, in the past ten days of fierce battles day and night, our army now has 110,000 troops!" General Zhang stepped forward and replied respectfully.

"We must take Hangzhou City as soon as possible, as long as we take Zhuo Ao, the rest of the thieves will be self-defeating!" After more than ten days of training, Zhao Ji has also made some progress.

"Your Majesty is wise, and the last general will go and prepare." General Zhang nodded when he heard this.

"Report~" General Zhang was about to leave, when a soldier suddenly rushed in in a hurry, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the big thing is not good, our army has hoarded the grain and grass camp thirty miles away, and for some reason, it suddenly caught fire, and the entire grain and grass camp was burned down by a fire!" ”

"What!" Zhao Ji shouted loudly, even if he is ignorant, he knows that grain and grass are related to the lifeblood of the three armies, if this news spreads, I am afraid that the three armies will mutiniate immediately, thinking of this, Zhao Ji said excitedly: "Block the news, this matter must not be known to the soldiers." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Newspaper~"

Before General Zhang left, another urgent report came, but this time it was a bloodstained and embarrassed soldier, and there were even a few arrow clusters stuck in his body, looking very embarrassed.

"What's the bad news this time?" Zhao Ji was numb by the news coming one after another at the moment, but he was very calm.

"Back to Your Majesty, Xu Da, the chief soldier of Tongguan, suddenly led the army into the capital for some reason, attacked the palace, and killed the royal bloodline! Now the capital has been controlled by Xu Da, and there is also turmoil in the border army, several lords will be killed, and the border army is also controlled by a general named Zhao Yun. ”

"Puff~"

Everyone looked up, but saw that Zhao Ji had fainted to the ground. (To be continued.) )