Chapter 395: Revive the Banner
Outside the big tent.
When the king of Wei arrived, a banner with the word "Wei" written on it was planted in front of the commander's tent, and the morale was immediately uplifted.
They all rushed to tell each other, and the soldiers ran to the big tent to check it in person, and sure enough, it was His Royal Highness King Wei, the god of war of the Great Song Dynasty, who arrived.
For a while, the army's morale was much calmer.
The tent had been deliberating for several hours to decide on the final battle strategy.
Looking at the sky outside, "Gather the army, this king speaks." ”
"Yes!" The generals took the orders and left.
It didn't take long for the army to be assembled.
Seeing King Wei walking on the high platform, the hearts of the army were extremely excited.
"Bring it on!" Zhao Ting ordered.
With a wave of Pan Mei's hand, dozens of deserters were escorted to the stage.
All of them looked panicked, and they trembled even more when they saw King Wei and this formation.
Everyone knows that King Wei is strict in governing the army, and those who do not abide by military discipline will be severely punished, and no loans will be given, and no favoritism.
Therefore, the soldiers who followed the king of Wei preferred to die in battle rather than deserters.
Some of these soldiers had followed the king of Wei, and some of them knew that deserters would die, so they were already dead at this time, and they regretted it.
Zhao Ting's cold eyes swept over everyone. These people were all soldiers who followed Zhao Guangyi's Northern Expedition this time.
After experiencing a panicked rout and witnessing the emperor's embarrassed appearance, the soldier's heart was hit very hard, and he never wanted to return to that battlefield of fear.
They finally escaped and were incorporated here, and the uncertain future of waiting made them even more confused, so they wanted to escape.
Standing on a high platform, he said loudly: "It is a shameful behavior for a soldier to flee from the battle, and it is also a taboo for the army. What do you think should be done with deserters? ”
"Kill...... Kill! Tens of thousands of troops in the audience shouted in unison.
"Kill indeed!"
Hearing King Wei say this, some of the deserters kneeling under the stage trembled so much that they couldn't hold on and fell to the side.
Zhao Ting waved his hand, and the guards stepped forward to help these deserters up one by one.
"But this king will ask you for a favor on their behalf today." Pointing to the deserters.
"They are all soldiers who followed His Majesty's Northern Expedition this time, and they have also fought bravely on the battlefield. Although the army was defeated and fled in the end, it was a mistake, not a soldier's mistake. There was a loud bang, and the other soldiers below who were clamoring to kill the deserters fell silent.
"This king will lead all the soldiers to re-expedition to the north. At this time, it is the time to employ people, if you are willing to continue to follow the king's northern expedition, you will not be blamed for your past mistakes, and you will still be a good man under the command of this king. If you still want to go home, you will be allowed to go, and you will not be held accountable. ”
"Your Highness!" Dozens of deserters in the audience cried and knelt down, shouting one after another:
"We are willing to follow His Highness on the Northern Expedition."
"I'm not leaving!"
"Swear to follow Your Highness to the death!"
"Your Highness's great grace, ten thousand deaths will be repaid!"
Dozens of people were grateful to Dade at this time, and from the moment they saw the arrival of the King of Wei, they had already regretted their desertion.
At this moment, if the King of Wei does not kill, he even gives him a chance to choose, and everyone has already strengthened their faith in their hearts and swore to follow him.
Although many of the rest of the soldiers did not flee, their hearts were shaken, and they were also shocked at this moment, and everyone cheered and boiled together.
Zhao Ting pulled out the golden sword in his waist, raised his arms and shouted, "Stepping on Jinyang, shame before the snow!" ”
"Stepping on Jinyang, shame before the snow!"
The 200,000 troops raised their arms and shouted together, resounding through the mountains.
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Although the Northern Han army had suffered heavy losses to the Song army of more than 100,000 people, it had suffered huge losses by itself, and it was thought that after this battle, it could temporarily recuperate, and the defense was also very lax.
But he never expected that the Song army would regroup 200,000 people after a short period of time and make a comeback.
And this time it was the famous King of Wei in command, the morale of the Song army was high, and they all had a strong belief in revenge in their hearts, and they were extremely brave and fierce in battle.
The Northern Han army was defeated and retreated, and the defenses were easily defused by the Song army, and cities were quickly breached.
Every day, an urgent report was delivered to the palace of the Northern Han Dynasty.
However, the emperor has been in retreat since the last war, and only the prime minister Guo Wuwei and the general Yang Ye are in charge of the overall situation.
To make matters worse, the Liao State suddenly withdrew its troops, and the two of them were in a hurry, and the envoys sent to ask the Liao State to send troops again did not return for a long time.
Looking at the battle report in his hand, seeing that the Song army was about to fight under Jinyang City again, Yang Ye couldn't wait any longer and went to the Jokhang Palace.
The Jokhang Hall is the dormitory of the evil Chen, and an ice cellar secret room was made in the inner room of the hall for healing, which was specially used for healing injuries.
He spends most of the month inside.
Outside the Jokhang Palace, the white tiger and the red bird guarded one left and one right.
Yang Ye stepped forward and asked, "When can Your Majesty leave the customs?" ”
"It will take ten days." White Tiger said.
Yang Ye was even more anxious when he heard this, "I ask to see Your Majesty." Can the White Guards figure out a way? ”
Bai Hu shook his head resolutely, "It took a lot of effort to repel His Majesty the Song Army this time, which led to the recurrence of the old disease. It is necessary to recuperate for a period of time, not to mention, this is the time when the cultivation of divine skills is critical, if it is interrupted, it will go crazy, and the cultivation of the previous years will be wasted. So please forgive me, General! ”
The Ice Spirit Divine Skill was already extremely difficult to cultivate, and his body had residual poison that could not be removed, so it had been difficult to progress.
"But the Song army is back again, don't say ten days, three days can't wait. If Your Majesty does not come out, Jinyang is in danger. ”
"Song Jun is here again? It's not that he has just suffered a big defeat, and there is no news about Zhao Guangyi's disappearance. The White Tiger said.
"This time the leader is Zhao Ting, the king of Wei, he is known as the god of war of the Song Kingdom, and he has almost reached Jinyang City in just a few days."
White Tiger and Suzaku glanced at each other, thinking that a few years ago, he had led an army to attack, and he almost attacked Jinyang City, and only His Majesty could restrain him if he went out of the customs in person.
But......
The two of them glanced at the closed door of the secret room, and if they disturbed at this time, His Majesty's life would be in danger.
The white tiger had no choice but to say: "Please also ask the general and all the adults to think of a way, Your Majesty must not be disturbed at this time." ”
Yang Ye had to sigh and walk back to the main hall to discuss with the ministers.
Within two days, the Song army arrived in Jinyang and surrounded the city.
Yang Ye is also a general, and he can't hold on to the city.
Jinyang was heavily defended, and the Song army did not break through for two days.
The losses on both sides were enormous.
Zhao Ting was convening the generals to discuss the matter, and a person suddenly walked in outside the big tent, and everyone exclaimed:
"Your Majesty!"
"Brother Huang?"
It was Zhao Guangyi who came in.
The crowd knelt down and saluted.
"Brother Huang didn't return to the capital?" Zhao Ting was surprised.
The person sent to escort did not send any news, thinking that he should have arrived in the capital safely.
"I'm very unwilling to think about it all the way, and I also want to be ashamed of it, so I have to come back!" Zhao Guangyi said calmly.
"The ministers are discussing the siege of the city tomorrow." Although I hope that he can rush back to the capital to preside over the overall situation, you can not worry about his safety.
But seeing that he has already come, Zhao Ting will not say more, and will report the countermeasures discussed with the generals just now.