"Soldiers, the prince is in exile in the north, and now he is trapped in Yecheng, as a soldier of the Southern Dynasty, I should rescue the prince and bring him back to the Southern Dynasty."

"Do you have faith?"

"Yes, yes!"

A loud shout pierced the sky.

As soon as the sky was dark, Zhangye's army had already assembled.

He looked at this scene, a smile appeared on his face, and then he pulled out his saber and pointed at the sky, "If you can't save His Royal Highness the Prince of the World on this trip, I Zhang Ye is willing to apologize with death." ”

A group of lieutenants behind him also drew their swords and shouted, "I'm willing to die to apologize!" ”

The soldiers in the audience shouted, "If you don't welcome back the world, you are willing to die in the north and never return to the south!" ”

Seeing that the morale had reached its peak, Zhang Ye said in a loud voice, "Let's go!" ”

The army marched out of the camp gate in an orderly manner and began to make its way north.

In the entire eastern city, there are actually not many imperial defenders.

As early as before, the defenders of the surrounding cities learned that Zhang Ye's army had hit the seaside, and they were ready to flee for their lives in panic.

Later, for some reason, Zhang Ye suddenly stopped attacking, which made them settle down and continue to stay in the city, after all, they abandoned the city and fled, which was to be held accountable by the Ministry of War.

This time, when Zhang Ye really came over, they didn't have a chance to escape.

Zhang Ye stood under the city tower, watching his soldiers set up a ladder and rush up the city wall, a smile appeared on his face, and now his soldiers were full of morale.

It won't be long before he can bring out an iron army.

With his reputation as a mighty general, there must be a place for him after returning to the Southern Dynasty.

"General, the defenders of this city are only more than 2,000 people, and they dare to stop us without knowing whether they are alive or dead, and the first few cities have all abandoned the city and fled directly."

Zhang Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the general who was fighting hard with a knife on the city tower, and said lightly, "There are generals and soldiers who fight to the death in my Southern Dynasty, so naturally there are also in the Jia Dynasty." ”

"They're just doing what a soldier should do, and enemies like this deserve our respect."

"The order goes down, and after the city is broken, the body of the general is buried alive."

The adjutant behind him changed his face and nodded hurriedly.

"Let's go into the city, don't stay in the army, don't harass the people, go north through the city." Zhang Ye watched as the gate had been opened from the inside by his own army.

He clamped his legs, and the war horse under his crotch began to walk towards the city gate.

In just half a day, Zhangye broke three cities in a row, and this record is already quite proud.

When Zhang Ye and the others came to a city again, they found that the defenders above were also there.

Zhang Ye's face was normal, and he asked softly: "If you break this city and go north, will you reach the territory of Tongzhou?" ”

An adjutant general behind him nodded hurriedly, "General Hui, it is indeed in Tongzhou." ”

Zhang Ye nodded, looked indifferently at the armored city guard general on the city tower, and said softly: "Which of you in this city is willing to lead troops?" ”

Behind him, a group of lieutenants clenched their fists and asked for their lives.

Zhang Ye casually pointed to one of his subordinates, "It's you, you take 3,000 people to go right away, and take the city for me as quickly as possible." ”

The deputy general gave the order, and soon the soldiers carrying the ladder rushed towards the city.

Strangely, there were no bows and arrows down from the tower.

The soldiers who rushed halfway for a moment could not help but be stunned, and they began to wonder if they had stepped into the enemy's trap.

An adjutant general behind Zhang Ye frowned, and said in a deep voice, "General, the situation seems to be a little wrong, why are they so calm and don't resist at all." ”

"Our men have supposedly rushed to the range of the bow and arrow."

Zhang Ye's face also showed a look of doubt, and he was also very surprised by this.

"Then you will take three thousand men to rush forward, most of them shield-bearers, to meet the brethren who are in front of you."

The lieutenant general clenched his fists and took the order.

Soon another 3,000 men rushed over.

By the time all of them had reached the bottom of the city walls, there was still no attack coming from the tower, not even a single stone or wood had been dropped.

The two lieutenants glanced at each other, and they were also a little apprehensive in their hearts, but now they were ready to send arrows.

One of them gritted his teeth and said, "Hurry up and take the ladder and give it to me!" ”

More than a dozen ladders were heavily placed on the tower, and the soldiers began to climb upward.

When the first soldier to climb the tower jumped off the city wall, he froze instantly, only to see that the defenders on the city wall were all bare-handed, and they did not hold weapons at all.

The steel knife he held high was a little embarrassed, and he didn't know whether to cut it or not.

More and more soldiers of the Southern Dynasty landed on the city wall, and the doubts in everyone's minds were no different from the first soldier who came up.

In a few moments, the huge gate creaked.

The two lieutenants personally opened the gates.

Zhang Ye's brows furrowed deeply, he hadn't seen anyone move a knife under the city wall from beginning to end.

He rode his horse, and when he reached the city gate, he asked, puzzledly, "What is the matter?" ”

An adjutant general spoke, "General Hui, the lord of this city and the defenders of 5,000 people are willing to surrender to our Southern Dynasty." ”

Zhang Ye's face was surprised, "You said they want to surrender?" ”

The lieutenant nodded.

The corners of Zhang Ye's mouth twitched, "Since you want to surrender, why are you still pretending to stand on the city wall and the city gate is closed?" ”

The adjutant general looked a little embarrassed, scratched his helmet and spoke, "The last general also asked, and he said that he wanted to make a show and show that he did not take the initiative to open the city and surrender." ”

"In this way, his reputation will be a little better, and even if the battle report is transmitted back to Beijing, he will not be bloodied by the civil and military sprays of the Manchu Dynasty."

The corners of Zhang Ye's mouth twitched, he could be regarded as having seen this person thoroughly, and it turned out that there could be so many twists and turns in surrender.

But brother, you didn't let your soldiers stop me, what's the difference between this and the surrender of Kaesong?

Later, when Zhang Ye was on the march, he communicated with the chief general of the city, and he got the answer to this question.

At least it blocked Zhang Ye's marching speed and delayed him a little time, which can be regarded as a great contribution to the little emperor.

Zhang Ye has no refutation of this.

When they arrived in Tongzhou, the defenders of the city began to gradually increase.

Zhangye fought until dark to take a city, and paid a lot of casualties.

He stood on the city wall and watched his men cleaning the battlefield, his face solemn.

An adjutant general clenched his fists and said, "General, should we continue the march?" ”

Zhang Ye shook his head, "Today has reached the limit of the brothers' physical fitness, let the brothers have a good meal, sleep a little, and wait until they have recovered their strength before leaving." ”

"Otherwise, even if we rush to Yecheng and our combat effectiveness is greatly reduced, our army will definitely not be the opponent of the Jiachao army, and we will only lose the lives of our brothers in vain."

The lieutenant nodded and turned to arrange all the things for the camp tonight.

At the same time, Ye Yu's army had already begun to move forward, and if nothing else, they would be able to get out of Tongzhou tonight.