Chapter 63: The Merchant's Swan Song (11)

Xiao Sheng looked at the enemy army in front of him and fell into confusion, he never expected that since the Song army was unpredictable, he took precautions in advance and set a trap. Cold sweat was constantly breaking out on his forehead and palms, but he was also a battle-hardened person, and after composure, he calmly analyzed and said, "Our army has been trapped in the enemy camp, and after waiting for my order, the archers will attack the enemy's right flank first, and then wait for me to fight a bloody road, and our army will be safe after returning to Suzhou City!" ”

"Yes." The soldier beside him replied in a low voice, he pondered for a moment, and still asked the doubts in his heart, "But general, the last general is still unknown, how did the Song army know that we would attack at night?" Could it be that there are traitors in our army? ”

"We'll talk about it later."

"General Xiao, don't come to harm?" At this time, one of the leaders of the Song army looked at Xiao Sheng and shouted loudly!

"General Zhang, don't you come unharmed?"

"When Jinling said goodbye, I didn't expect to see each other today, it's really impermanent!" General Zhang sighed.

"When the Song Emperor fell to the Tang Dynasty, my emperor remembered his heroes and heroes to treat each other with courtesy, but today he actually took revenge and came to our country." Xiao Sheng said angrily.

"Why did General Xiao say this, you and I are both sons and daughters of China. The world should be one family, and the emperor's move is also in accordance with the mandate of heaven, why should General Xiao go against the sky. ”

"I'm waiting for the baggage family, and you're waiting for the Zhao family, how can I say that I have a family?"

"Hahaha......" General Zhang laughed, "just as the general said, but Li Yu is addicted to malaise, does not ask about the government, and exposes taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the people are crying out, in the midst of the sound of the water, my emperor, as the Son of Heaven, shouldn't he think about the people?" ”

"Don't want to slander my emperor, let future generations judge who is right and wrong!" Xiao Sheng scolded angrily, and after saying that, he drove the war horse, took the lead, and led the soldiers to kill the right flank of the Song army.

Just as Xiao Sheng imagined, the archers suddenly fired thousands of arrows, and the Song army on the right flank was caught off guard for a while, with countless casualties.

However, General Zhang is also worthy of being a battle-hardened man, he did not mess up, ordered the soldiers to beat drums and cheer, and led the army to fight from the right side. On this long and narrow battlefield, the long line of the Southern Tang army was split in two by General Zhang from the middle!

Xiao Sheng was already trapped in the enemy camp at this time, and he had no time to take care of himself, and he had no time to take care of the soldiers behind. Under the rights and interests, he could only abandon them painfully, and took the few remaining soldiers to fight his way out of the siege and fled towards Suzhou City.

When Xiao Sheng and the others fled to the city of Suzhou, the original army of tens of thousands was now very small, but only a hundred. He shouted at the city wall, "I'm General Xiao Shengxiao, open the city gate quickly!" ”

After a long time, seeing that the pursuers were about to arrive, he was anxious and shouted again, "I'm General Xiao Shengxiao, open the city gate quickly!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a figure finally appeared on the city wall, Xiao Shengding looked at it, this person was Zhou Cong, he shouted at Zhou Cong, "Zhou Cong, the Song army is about to be killed, open the city gate quickly, let me wait to enter the city." ”

Zhou Cong looked at Xiao Sheng, who was covered in blood, and pursed his lips, and said with a wicked smile, "General Xiao, why are you so embarrassed?" Tens of thousands of people went out before, but now that they have returned, how come there are only a few hundred left? ”

"Zhou Cong, don't gossip, let us in!"

"Let you in? Why should I let you in? Zhou Cong smiled sinisterly, deliberately making an expression of sudden realization, "Oh, I forgot!" Now you don't know that you've become an enemy army. ”

"Enemy troops? What enemy troops? Xiao Sheng looked at Zhou Cong with a confused expression and asked.

At this time, Xiao Sheng didn't know what was going on, but the next scene made him figure it out! I saw thousands of soldiers pouring up on the city tower, and the torches in their hands were like stars in the night, illuminating the originally dark city tower. Xiao Sheng carefully looked at the military flags fluttering on the city wall, the original "Xiao" character on those military flags was now the word "Cao", and the pursuers behind them also stopped a hundred meters away from them.

"Since you betrayed us?" Xiao Sheng looked at Zhou Cong with sharp eyes and asked!

"The Tang Dynasty is exhausted, I am a good bird and chooses trees to perch, and you and I don't share the hatred of the sky, how can I forget?"

Soon after Xiao Sheng led his troops out of the city, Zhou Cong and his cronies opened the city gates and surrendered the city of Suzhou to the Song army. Most of the guards he remained in the city surrendered, and those who did not want to surrender were killed. As for their plan to attack the Song camp at night tonight, it was Zhou Cong who secretly informed the Song army.

"You ......" Xiao Shengqi didn't know how to answer!

"General Xiao, I miss you to be loyal to the country, as long as you are willing to surrender, my emperor will promise you a high-ranking official and a thick mattress, glory and wealth." At this time, the commander of the Song army beside Zhou Cong looked at Xiao Sheng and said, this person is none other than Cao Bin, the general of Pingnan appointed by Zhao Kuangyin.

"Joke, am I, Xiao Sheng, a person who covets wealth and nobility?" Xiao Sheng replied with a sneer!

"I know that the general is a human being, and he is talking nonsense. But the general should know that Li Yu's strength is exhausted, so why is he struggling fearlessly? ”

"One minister does not serve the two masters, General Cao's good intentions are understood."

"General Xiao, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your soldiers. They were born and died for you, will you let them die in a foreign land? Cao Bin pointed to the soldiers behind Xiao Sheng and said!

After hearing this, Xiao Sheng looked back at them, they were already exhausted after the hard battle just now, covered in blood, and had more or less scars on their bodies.

Xiao Sheng felt a sourness, he pondered for a long time and then looked at them and asked, "Am I still your general?" ”

"Yes......" everyone replied in unison!

"Then I order you to lay down your arms and surrender at once!"

"General......

"General......" the soldiers cried out in twos and threes, refusing to put down their weapons for a long time.

"This is my order, do you want to disobey the military order?"

After Xiao Sheng saw them put down the weapons in their hands one after another, he turned to look at Cao Bin on the city tower and asked, "General Cao, you won't break your word, right?" ”

"A gentleman is more important than Mount Tai!" Cao Bin replied sincerely.

When Xiao Sheng heard this, he smiled at his soldiers with satisfaction, "Each one is precious." ”

With that, he turned his horse's head, held his long sword, spurred his horse, and killed the Song army behind him.

Xiao Sheng killed a few people in and out of the Song army, and killed dozens of Song soldiers. However, he eventually fell to the ground due to the exhaustion of his war horses and was surrounded by the Song army.

At this time, his body was already scarred, and his chest had been pierced by two bows and arrows! Even so, he still showed an amazing momentum, and the frightened Song Jun did not dare to step forward.

"We are willing to live and die with the general." A soldier said as he held Xiao Sheng, who was about to fall.

I don't know when, the soldiers who had originally laid down their weapons picked up their weapons again, and they broke through the Song army and came to Xiao Sheng's side.

The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return. How could a few hundred of them defeat the 100,000 army of the Song army? But even so, they were still fearless and fought against the Song army. And no matter when there is always someone who will support Xiao Sheng, who has died, until they fight to the last man, leaving the last drop of blood!

"Our army is 100,000 strong, and you are thousands of people. Who dares to slash right away? Only General Xiao! Cao Bin looked up to the sky and sighed, and after that, he pulled out his sword and cut off Zhou Cong's head with one sword!

"I didn't expect that there is such a hero in the history of our country, and I am really fortunate to be his descendant!" Xiao Yan took off his helmet, wiped away his tears and sighed.