The two brothers turned their horses' heads slightly, and were about to quietly flee, but countless Song troops appeared in all directions, approaching them.

Surrounded by hundreds of armor soldiers, dark and strong, shields in front, some people were holding crossbows, aimed at Shi Quan and the others, and some were shaking thunder in their hands ready to sound at any time.

"Who are you? How did you end up here? ”

On a high slope, behind the shield, surrounded by the Song army with a bow and a crossbow, a tall and powerful black-faced Song army shouted loudly, looking at his side, several small cannons had been set up, aimed at Shi Quan and others, and the action could be described as extremely fast.

The guards around Shi Quan drew their bows and arrows together, aiming at the surrounding Song army.

"Listen to me, put down your bow and arrows! Don't be reckless! ”

Shi Yi glanced at his nervous younger brother and guards, and shouted loudly, stopping everyone's impulse.

Shi Quan and the guards put down their bows and arrows one after another, and Shi Yi saluted with his fists towards the Song general on the high slope.

"General, at the lower level are the defenders of Zhigu Village, all of whom are Han. Dare to ask the general, is it the Great Song Dynasty of the Northern Expedition? ”

"The defenders of Zhigu Village?"

The black-faced Song General nodded and said loudly:

"Since you are the Han army of Zhigu Village, then put down your bows and arrows, knives and guns, and you will not be harmed. Otherwise, you will know what the consequences will be. ”

The Shi Yi brothers looked at each other and gave orders, but the guards couldn't wait to throw down their bows, arrows, knives and guns, but no one wanted to resist.

It seems that under the authority of the Song army, everyone's bodies are very honest.

"General, my brothers and I are all Han Chinese, and we have no intention of confronting the Great Song Dynasty. Please also ask the general not to abuse and insult us! ”

Song Jun came up to collect the swords and guns, and Shi Quan shouted loudly.

"Don't be embarrassed for them, just tie your hands!"

The black-faced General Song gave a military order loudly.

The Shi Quan brothers and the guards were brought to the ship, and everyone's eyes widened as they looked at the steamship emitting black smoke.

I've only heard about it before, but this time it's free.

On the bow of the ship, a group of Song army generals pointed to the two sides of the river, as if they were saying something about building a city wall and fortress. When Shi Quan saw someone, he couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Uncle Yan!"

The Song generals turned their heads one after another, and Shi Quan shouted excitedly again.

"Uncle Yan, it's me, I'm Shi Quan, Shi Tianze is my uncle!"

The Song generals came over one after another, one with three long beards, and a kind face, it was the former Mongolian Shandong Han Army Wanhu, and the Dongping Mansion was guarded strictly.

"Two virtuous nephews, why are you here?"

Yan Shi was also taken aback, the Song generals behind waved their hands, and the Song soldiers stepped forward and untied the two brothers.

"You are the nephews of Shi Tianze, the Han Army of Zhending Mansion?"

"General, exactly! The last general and Shi Tianze are familiar with each other, so they know the two of them. ”

Yan Shi replied to Meng Heng, turned his head, and smiled at the two Shi Quan brothers.

"Uncle has already voted for the Great Song Dynasty, and my uncle is going to go to Zhigu Village to find you, which will save trouble."

Since he voted for the Song army, of course, he must set up some votes, such as Shi Tianze, the Han army with the largest power in Hebei.

The Shi Quan brothers looked at each other, and they were all secretly surprised.

Yan Shi has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Shandong, so he easily surrendered to the enemy?

not only surrendered to the enemy, but also went on a northern expedition with the Song army to the Mongolian iron cavalry that dominated the world. Is Song Jun so terrible?

"General Yan, take a step to speak!"

A young man about thirty years old, dressed in a green shirt, whispered to Yan Shi.

"Two virtuous nephews, let's talk about it later!"

Yan Shi bowed his hand to the two Shi Quan brothers, followed the young man respectfully, and entered the cabin together.

Yan Shi was very respectful to the young man, and the young man was not wearing armor, and he didn't seem to be a person in the army, so Shi Quan became interested at once.

"General, who was that person just now? It can't be the Great Song Emperor, right? ”

Shi Quan asked Meng Hui curiously, forgetting his situation for a moment.

"I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, sat in Jinling and did not go north. The one just now was the uncle of Zhou Guo in the current dynasty, and he was the most trusted by my Song Emperor. ”

For the two "turtles in the urn", Meng Heng did not hide it.

Be the uncle of the country!

The Shi brothers looked at each other again, both speechless.

The uncles of the Great Song Dynasty have all gone north, and it seems that the Song army is bound to win the Northern Expedition.

Eyes swept to both sides of the strait, watching the Song army on land and water, Shi Quan's brothers were heavy, and after a while, Shi Quan lost his voice and said:

"Big ...... Brother, the Song army has 70,000 or 80,000 people! I'm afraid there are more than three cavalry alone...... Thirty thousand! ”

There were 30,000 cavalry, thousands of artillery, and 10,000 musketeers......

When did the southerners become so strong and fierce?

"Second brother, I'm afraid it's more than seventy or eighty thousand. On top of those hundreds of sea vessels, I'm afraid there are more than tens of thousands. ”

Shi Yi pressed the shock in his heart and said it in a trembling voice.

Maybe there are more than tens of thousands of sailors on the sea ships, and the Song army cannot only have the front army, but not the rear division. Maybe Emperor Song will drive the expedition in person, and it will follow.

This Zhao Hong is a complete war-hungry madman!

"Big brother, Song Jun won't go to Zhending Mansion, right?"

Shi Quan looked at the back of Song Jun going west, and suddenly shouted.

In addition to Yanjing City and Zhending Mansion, the small cities of Hebei have basically given up. If the Song army attacked Zhending Mansion first, wouldn't it be all the jade burned?

"Zhendingfu? No, if I were the Emperor of Song, I would first take Yanjing and the passes of the Great Wall! ”

Shi Yi shook his head and said it categorically.

Uncle Shi Tianze loves the people like a son, and is very prestigious in Hebei, the historian is a family in Hebei, is kind to people, helps the people and cares for the people, never burns, kills and loots, and cares for people's lives. Emperor Song is eloquent, and he will not be embarrassed by a family like the Shi family, so as not to defile himself and hurt the hearts of the people in the north.

"Yanjing!"

Shi Quan was dumbfounded, his eyes full of incredulity.

Yanjing City is the first important town of the two rivers, and the Jin State has requisitioned 400,000 troops, 800,000 craftsmen and craftsmen, a total of 1.2 million military and civilian craftsmen, and worked hard for more than two years before Yanjing City was expanded.

The circumference of Yanjing City is more than 50 miles, the city is more than four zhang high, and there are three urban areas, including the imperial palace city, the imperial city, and the big city. The royal family lived in the palace city, the royal family lived in the imperial city, and the people lived outside the imperial city, there were sixty-two squares, and there was a city for the people to trade.

Such an impregnable Yanjing City, with more than 100,000 troops defending the city, although the Song army is powerful, but if you want to capture Yanjing City, how easy is it to say?

"The Song army is powerful, it is by no means intentional, it must have come prepared. If the Song army occupies the passes of the Great Wall, and then holds the Taihang Pass, and cuts off the Hedong Pass, I am afraid that Hebei will be more auspicious. ”

Shi Yi knows the topography of the two rivers well.

However, he was still skeptical about the capture of Yanjing City by the Song army.

"Big brother, what should we do then, do you want to report to your uncle?"

Shi Quan looked around and lowered his voice.

"That's nature. The Song army is not good. I still have to find a way to report this to my uncle! ”

Zhending Mansion is the base camp of the Shi family, the Shi family lives here, Shi Tianze guards the city, tens of thousands of Han troops, but nothing can happen.

"Big brother, do you want to report the military situation to Yanjing?"

"Yanjing is more than 200 miles away from Zhigu Village, and the Song army is going all the way north, and Yanjing will get the news sooner or later. Second brother, you are still worried about ourselves. ”

Shi Yi said with a wry smile.

They are now in prison, and they don't know if they can live, and they still worry about these things.

"Big brother, will the Song army attack Zhigu Village?"

"Zhigu Zhai at the three-way waterway to Jin, north through the canal to Yanjing, south of the shipping river to Hebei, Shandong, east through the Haihe River and the sea road, for the sea and land hub. The Song army came from the sea, do you think they will take Zhigu Village? ”

Shi Yi asked about his younger brother.

With the strategic vision of the generals of the Song army, they will not fail to notice the importance of this place.

"So how do we deal with that?"

Shi Quan asked in a low voice.

"What can I do, I can only stick to the help, and take one step at a time."

"If the Song army attacks the city, won't those brothers and people be able to escape?"

"What else can I do? You and my brother are both prisoners, so what can we do? ”

Shi Quan looked at his younger brother and took it seriously.

"Second brother, don't fight to the death with Song Jun until you have to."

Shi Yi's words were meaningful, he looked at the end of the eastern sky, and sighed faintly.

The land of Hebei is about to rise again.

"Two virtuous nephews, you don't have to fight to the death, there is always a solution."

Yan Shi suddenly appeared behind the two, startling the two brothers.

"Uncle has something to say, I'll wait for my brother to listen!"

Shi Yi heard some clues, and felt a lot more relieved.

It seems that Song Jun does not seem to be as painful as Zhang Rou to kill the historian.

"The two virtuous nephews, the Song army is powerful, and it will definitely restore the two rivers in one fell swoop. In order to avoid the misery of Hebei, and for the glory and wealth of your Shi family, it is also the best choice for the historian to return to the Great Song Dynasty and benefit the country and the people. ”

"Return to the Great Song?"

Shi Quan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head lightly and sneered.

"Uncle, let's not talk about the 50,000 troops of Zhending Mansion, and the whole is united. If you want to recruit my Shi family, let's capture Yanjing City first! ”

Yanjing City has an army of more than 100,000 and tens of thousands of elite cavalry, and no matter how fierce the Song army is, it is impossible to gain the upper hand.

In case the historian voted for the Great Song Dynasty and was driven out of Hebei by the Mongolian iron cavalry at that time, wouldn't the historian be a bamboo basket and a wasted man, but also suffer an unjustified disaster.

"Uncle, Yanjing City has an army of more than 100,000 and 50,000 or 60,000 elite cavalry, can the Song army conquer it? The Mongol iron cavalry was invincible in the field, but it was not something that could be frightened off with a few artillery shots. ”

Shi Yi looked at Yan Shi, his eyes burning, as if he was waiting for Yan Shi's reply.

"Fifty or sixty thousand fine riders?"

Yan Shi shook his head, smiled slightly, and said softly under the gaze of the Shi brothers:

"In the Hanzhong War, there were 50,000 Mongolian iron cavalry, as well as Liu Heima's 20,000 Han army, the invincible Zongwang Torrey, and the first fierce general of Mongolia in Subutai. Yanjing's 50,000 or 60,000 elite cavalry, are there elite soldiers under Torre? ”

If you are strict, the two Shi brothers will be stunned. In the surprised eyes of the two brothers, Yan Shi continued:

"10,000 cavalry in Eastern Liao, 10,000 cavalry in Zhang Hongyan, 10,000 cavalry in your historian, plus 30,000 cavalry in Temutai and Kouwen, a total of 60,000. If you don't spend money on the mouth temperature, you won't be desperate, and the most you can fight is only forty or fifty thousand cavalry. In addition to the 50,000 cavalry, the Song army also had nearly 10,000 artillery pieces and hundreds of thousands of earth-shattering thunderbolts, not to mention the newly formed firecrackers. ”

As for rifled guns and flowering shells, he did not say anything. When the time comes, when you see the real tricks on the battlefield, everything will suddenly become clear.

"Uncle, if you fight in the field, the Mongolian iron cavalry will not be the opponent of the Song army."

Shi Quan has a stubborn personality and is still unconvinced.

At this time, he forgot to ask the Song army if he was going to attack Zhending Mansion first.

"Virtuous nephew, it's useless to talk more, you and I went together, arrived in Yanjing City, and saw the vicious battle between the two sides, let's go to Zhending Mansion to persuade your uncle, what do you think?"

Yan Shi smiled.

"Uncle, a word is a certainty!"

Shi Quan said categorically, the two brothers looked at each other, and they were both relieved.

The Song army attacked Yanjing City first, and Zhending Mansion could at least be fine for the time being

"Virtuous nephew, a word is a certainty!"

Yan Shi said solemnly, and he looked at the Zhigu Village on the shore in front of him.

"Virtuous nephew, you still tell your subordinates on the wall, don't be impatient, so as not to lose your life in vain."

Shi Quan nodded yes, Shi Yi looked at the surging river and frowned.

There are only a few hundred soldiers and civilians in Zhigu Village, but there is no fear of life. So what about the 10,000 cavalry of the Shi Army in Yanjing City?

Will they be able to escape the casualties caused by the fight with the Song army?