It was then that she remembered the town north of the city. Although the town was small, it was home to 100,000 private soldiers. Those private soldiers were carefully selected and trained by her, and they were extremely combative. As long as you can get to that town, you can mobilize enough troops to fight these rebels.

So, she immediately ordered a retreat towards the town north of the city. After receiving the order, the guards immediately escorted her to the north of the city. Wen Boyuan also led the firecrackers to follow closely behind, covering Zhao Yingluo's retreat.

When the rebels saw Zhao Yingluo and his party retreating towards the north of the city, they immediately pursued closely. They shouted and ran, trying to catch up with Zhao Yingluo and his party and kill them all.

However, the speed of Zhao Yingluo and his party was extremely fast. Riding on horseback, they quickly passed through the encirclement of the rebels under the cover of Wen Boyuan's firecrackers, galloped in the direction of the north of the city, and soon left the rebels behind.

Wen Boyuan protected Zhao Yingluo, and the group retreated non-stop to the quiet town in the north of Kaifeng.

At the moment, the town is extremely nervous because of the impending storm.

The townspeople were evacuated to safety, while the private soldiers stood by on the ramparts, ready to meet the incoming rebels.

The rebels led by Song Lun gave hot chase and soon surrounded the town. They shouted, trying to break through the city wall and capture Zhao Yingluo and the others in one fell swoop.

However, the town's defenses were taken by surprise. The walls were tall and strong, the privates were well-trained, and the cannonballs that rained down from the walls caused them heavy losses.

Seeing this, Song Lun couldn't help but panic a little in his heart. He didn't expect that the defense of this town would be even stronger than Kaifeng City. He knew that a hard attack would not work, so he could only adopt a siege strategy and trap Zhao Yingluo and others to death in the town.

So, he ordered to surround the town, step up the mobilization of manpower, and prepare to wipe out Zhao Yingluo and others. At the same time, he also sent people into Kaifeng City to report the battle situation to Zhao Gou, preparing to welcome Zhao Gou's return to the throne.

At this time, Zhao Gou in the palace was immersed in the joy of returning to the throne.

Feng Yi flatteringly reported to him the latest situation: "Your Majesty, the rebels have taken control of the town, and Zhao Yingluo and others have become turtles in the urn. If you give us the order, we'll catch them all. ”

Zhao Gou laughed when he heard this, and his face showed a smug look: "Okay! Good! Finally waiting for this day. Go and prepare for the ceremony at once, and I will return to the throne and announce my return to the world. ”

The shocking change in Kaifeng caught the Manchu civil and military off guard. Qin Hui and the others were overjoyed, they had always been dissatisfied with Zhao Gou, and now they finally had a chance to get rid of him. However, Lu Yihao, Zhu Shengfei and others were extremely angry, they knew that Zhao Gou's return to power meant that the Great Song Dynasty would become weak again and grovel to the Jin State.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhao Gou re-ascended the throne with Feng Yi's support, his face filled with a smile of smugness and satisfaction.

Feng Yi stood on top of the main hall and read out the edict loudly, in which the little emperor Zhao Yang was abolished as the crown prince and immediately executed! At the same time, Lu Yihao, Zhu Shengfei and others were dismissed, and the position of imperial envoy in front of the palace was held by Yang Cunzhong, and the privy envoy was held by Song Lun. Soldiers and horses from all over the country immediately came to Kaifeng Qinwang, and those who were not loyal to the Great Song Dynasty were all dismissed!

As soon as the edict was read, the entire hall suddenly fell into a dead silence.

The courtiers looked at each other at a loss, they didn't expect Zhao Gou to act so decisively.

Lu Yihao, Zhu Shengfei and others were even more dead-faced, and after thanking him, he took off his official hat and left the court unwillingly.

After Qin Hui and Huang Qianshan looked at each other and smiled, Qin Hui preemptively said, "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor!" Your return to the throne is the will of God and the will of the people. We will do our best to assist the emperor in governing the world and creating a peaceful and prosperous world! ”

Huang Qianshan also chimed in: "Yes, Your Majesty! Your return to the throne is expected by all. We must do our best to solve problems for the emperor and ensure that my Great Song Dynasty is forever! ”

Listening to the flattery of the two, Zhao Gou's heart was even more proud. He smiled and nodded, "Okay! Good! You are all my loyal and good generals. I will not treat you badly. ”

At this moment, Zhao Yingluo didn't know what was happening in the palace.

Outside the city, in the rebel camp, Song Lun was anxiously waiting for the results of the siege.

He sent wave after wave of siege troops, but they were all held back by the town's stubborn defenses. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Song Lun couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

At this time, a general hurriedly ran to report: "My lord, it's not good! The defenders of the town suddenly launched a counterattack, and our siege force suffered heavy losses! ”

Song Lun was furious when he heard this: "What? How many people can fit in such a small town? How can they have the strength to fight back? Aren't they afraid of death? ”

The general explained: "The defenders of the town are all elite men, and their generals are very brave, personally leading the soldiers into battle. Our siege forces simply could not stop their offensive. ”

Song Lun gritted his teeth and said, "What a Wen Boyuan! Sure enough, there are some skills. But do you think that's going to stop me? I'm going to see how long you can last! With that, he ordered the whole army to press on and take the town before dark.

However, the rebel offensive did not last long. As night fell, the town's defenders lit torches and attacked from the walls.

A rain of arrows and rolling wood and rocks rained down like a torrential rain, catching the rebels off guard.

For a time, the rebel camp was full of wailing and heavy losses.

Wen Boyuan saw that there were more and more enemy troops outside the city, but the offensive was gradually weakening, and he couldn't help but feel a little ruthless in his heart.

He turned his head to Zhao Yingluo and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, there are 100,000 private soldiers in the city, and it is easy to deal with 50,000 horses outside the city. The last general asked for orders to lead the army to completely wipe out these rebels! ”

Zhao Yingluo shook her head slightly, she looked at the tens of thousands of rebels outside the city, and a trace of sadness appeared in her heart: "These rebels are all the army of the Great Song Dynasty, and they all have parents and wives. The bloody war will only weaken the combat power of the Great Song Dynasty and tear more families apart. ”

Zhao Yingluo shook her head and said, "General Wen Boyuan is calm and don't be impatient. These rebels were all the troops of the Great Song Dynasty, and they all had parents and wives. If we fight them to the end, we will only weaken the combat power of the Great Song Dynasty. Moreover, once there are too many casualties, it will affect public opinion, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Wen Boyuan hurriedly said: "What does Her Royal Highness the princess mean?" ”

Zhao Yingluo looked at the sunset outside the city, and said slowly: "It's getting late today, so it's not appropriate to fight again." We'll make a decision tomorrow after dawn. ”

The next morning, the sun shone through the clouds over the town.

After a night of fierce fighting, the morale of the defenders in the town was still high. Zhao Yingluo stood on the city wall in military uniform, looking into the distance.

Yang Cun is full of contradictions in the center. Although he is Zhao Gou's cronies and generals, he also has a lot of complaints about Zhao Gou's actions.

In the battle last night, he witnessed the tenacity and courage of the defenders in the town, and he couldn't help but feel a little respect in his heart.