The battle in Cizhou is still continuing, and Zongze, who fled, has already headed towards Xiangzhou, which is closest to Cizhou.
He did not choose to escape, and he would not let down the trust placed in him by the soldiers and people of Cizhou.
Zongze's first stop was to go to Xiangzhou. The people there were strong and it was also a good place to recruit soldiers. In addition, Xiangzhou was located on the front line of northern Xinjiang and had been dealing with the Jin people all year round. Although the officials and generals had problems, the people were There are people available.
Moreover, it is not that there are no loyal and courageous people in the army.
Along the way, Jin people's mounted scouts appeared one after another. If it weren't for his good shooting skills, Zongze would have been almost blocked by this group of Jin people several times.
But even so, when he arrived in Xiangzhou, there were only about ten people around him.
Seeing the misery of his subordinates, Zongze had no regrets in his heart. He only hoped that the magistrate and general of Xiangzhou would understand the truth.
"I am Zongze, the magistrate of Cizhou in the Great Song Dynasty. Who is in the city? Open the city gate quickly!"
Zongze stopped talking nonsense, stretched out his hand and held the Emperor's Sword high, and rode quickly to the foot of Xiangzhou City alone, shouting loudly towards the top.
"This is the Emperor's Sword personally given by His Majesty. It has the authority to command in case of battle, to kill first and then to report. Open the door quickly, open the door!"
Zongze's roar continued to reach the Xiangzhou city wall, attracting a lot of attention, and of course also attracted the young generals stationed on the city wall.
Seeing that although Zongze was old and tired, he had a straight back and extraordinary momentum, the young general did not dare to look down upon him even though he did not recognize what the Emperor's Sword was.
"My lord, please wait for a moment. The magistrate of the city has not yet left for his post. The person in charge now is Wuyi doctor Liu Hao. Please wait a moment.
The villain here has prepared water and dry food, and also invites the old man to rest first and eat and drink to relieve fatigue. "
After saying this, a large bamboo basket hung down from the city wall of Xiangzhou. There were more than ten water bags and a lot of dry food in it. This was when the young general saw that there were more than ten people behind Zongze who were far away. Waiting everywhere.
After seeing these things, Zongze nodded silently in his heart. The young general just now was very capable. In addition to being polite and courteous, he was also very wise. At the same time, he handled things very appropriately.
It is a worthwhile trip to Xiangzhou City with this young general.
At this time, the young general also found Liu Hao, the Wuyi doctor in charge of stationing in Xiangzhou, and informed him of Zongze's arrival.
Liu Hao is not a big shot. He wants to fight against the Jin, but he does not dare to confront the Jin. In Xiangzhou City, the old magistrate has fled and the new magistrate has not yet arrived.
The entire government office in Xiangzhou City is paralyzed.
Liu Hao, as the person who was appointed in critical situation, originally wanted to recruit young people to form a new army, but now he also has a better idea.
"Xiangzhou has not received any serious attacks so far. The Jin people seem to despise this place. There is indeed a new magistrate named Zongze in Cizhou. I heard that he was kicked out by the prime minister of the court. It seems that Came here to die.
If he disowns him at this moment, and later he flees back to Kaifeng in anger and informs His Majesty what happened today, then wouldn’t all the sins become the business of a certain family?
But if it were Ren Xia, would he really want a certain family to follow him and fight the Jinren?
This...how is this possible! "
Wuyi doctor Liu Hao kept lamenting in his heart, and at the same time his eyes were turning around endlessly, unable to make up his mind. It wasn't until the young general in front of him couldn't help but urge him that Liu Hao reacted.
Looking at the rebel army he recruited and the city gatekeeper he appointed, he couldn't help but smile from the corners of his eyes.
Liu Hao walked quickly to the city wall. He only glanced at Zongze and immediately asked someone to open the city gate.
He has never met Zongze, but he knows that this is Zongze, because he is also a Jinshi. With his status, he must meet His Majesty, and the sword Zongze holds in his hand is the Emperor's Sword!
Of course, Liu Hao didn't think about whether this might be fake.
But... whether they are Jin people or bandits, they don't know that Zongze has obtained the Emperor's Sword.
As for the others...who has nothing to do to pretend to be Zongze?
"Is it really a good official position to be the governor of Cizhou?"
Liu Hao sneered in his heart, but with a kind smile on his face, he opened the city gate directly and personally welcomed Zongze and the Qingqi behind him in. Then he asked people to prepare a banquet to reward the old man of Cizhou.
"Master Liu is not like that. I am really not in the mood to have a banquet with Master Liu right now. I also ask Master Liu to quickly mobilize troops and horses to follow me to rescue Cizhou.
At the same time, troops were being organized in Xiangzhou to prepare for war, and orders were also needed to be sent to Luozhou and the other three state capitals, asking them to prepare for war with the same caution in case the Jin man raided.
Once he breaks through our place, he will march straight to besiege Kaifeng. By that time, it will be too late for us to regret it! "
Zongze made it very clear and urgent, but Liu Hao really didn't intend to follow his method.
"General Zongze is right. A certain family will dispatch troops and horses, and ask General Zongze to come up with a handwritten decree from the Prime Minister or His Majesty, or a tiger talisman for dispatching troops..."
As soon as Liu Hao finished speaking, Zongze suddenly froze here. His eyes looking at Liu Hao became a little shocked. At the same time, he stretched out his hand to lift the Emperor's Sword, but Liu Hao got there first. He pressed it down.
"A certain family knows that the old general has the Emperor's Sword, but this Emperor's Sword can behead first and then display it. It can kill corrupt officials, escape from battle, and treacherous villains.
But if a certain family doesn't see the Tiger Talisman and refuses to send troops, it doesn't mean they are a treacherous villain.
If the old general insists on doing this, please kill a certain family!
A certain family would rather die than violate the laws of our ancestors of the Song Dynasty. Without seeing the will of Hufu, they arbitrarily transfer military power to others. A certain family is afraid of being infamy for thousands of years! "
What Liu Hao said was awe-inspiring. He already knew how to deal with Zongze.
"How did the general arrive? General Cizhou knows in his heart that General Zong is a tough guy and a true hero.
Of course, Liu Hao really admired such a good man like the old general, but despite admiration, Liu Hao also had something to tell the general.
General Zong would never kill a certain family in order to take away military power. Even if a certain family had such a warrior under his command, General Zong would not agree. The general was a man who was loyal to the Song Dynasty.
As long as the general is loyal enough, the general will not do anything that violates the laws of the Song Dynasty. In other words, the general cannot let things like this that will cause endless trouble to the Song Dynasty happen here.
Today the old general can take away the military power of Xiangzhou with the Emperor's Sword, then tomorrow Emperor Daojun will be able to depose that majesty with just one sentence?
Now is the time when the pressure to resist the Jin Dynasty is greatest. His Majesty is currently dealing with countless courtiers in the court to resist the Jin Dynasty. Is General Zong crazy or stupid enough to dare to do such a thing at this time? "
At this time, Liu Hao didn't hide anything, he just leaned next to Zongze and spoke softly.
There is no one else around them now, and Liu Hao's words can only be heard by the two of them and the young general who is currently accompanying Liu Hao.
Zongze's face was very embarrassed. He knew what Liu Hao meant, and he also knew that Liu Hao didn't intend to hide his thoughts. He was a real villain.
"Master Liu wants to be promoted and sit firmly here. I have no problem. I can even recommend you..."
"Then a certain family is willing to send a thousand troops to help the old general!" Liu Hao settled on the price without saying a word. At the same time, he also knew that the number was a little less. "As the saying goes, the soldiers are better than more, so a certain family will add 500 more horses." , this is a war horse that was obtained with great difficulty.
Although it is not a good horse, it is the whole existence of Xiangzhou. "
It can be seen that Liu Hao is really tempted by Zongze's condition just now. If a magistrate personally recommends him, his weight will be really heavy.
Zongze was still a little chilled after hearing this number, but when he was about to refuse, he changed his mind when he saw the young general he liked a little bit nodding slightly.
"If Mr. Liu Hao says this, then I can only obey your orders, but I have two requirements."
"this...."
"Don't worry, Mr. Liu Hao, my request is by no means difficult." Zongze couldn't help but feel a little angry when he saw Liu Hao's hesitant and petty attitude, but he still continued.
"First, Cizhou's military equipment and even the city defense equipment are not enough. It is the bridgehead after Taiyuan and needs the support of Xiangzhou."
"This thing is easy, but now that Cizhou is besieged by Jin soldiers, it may be difficult to send things in. It will not be good if everything is cheap to the Jin soldiers."
"Master Liu Hao can rest assured about this. You only need to prepare things, food, soldiers and armor. It is best to get some crossbows for me, and it is best to get some crossbows.
Most of the people in Cizhou formed an army. They were not good at bows and arrows. On the contrary, although the range of crossbows was not good, they were easy to use.
At the same time, there is armor. This Cizhou armor is not complete, so you have to prepare more..."
"Okay, okay..." Liu Hao quickly agreed, hearing all this nonsense gave him a headache, "A certain family will open their arsenal later, and in order to support the anti-gold movement, a certain family will say nothing.
The old general took it away and a certain company continued to build it.
Please tell the old general the second thing! "
"I need to choose among these thousands of people!"
"Huh?" This time Liu Hao was stunned, "There is no problem with this matter, but the old general is new here, so why bother?
If the old general is worried, a certain family will swear here to give the general the most elite soldiers! "
"That's not necessary. The main reason is that I have the ability to know people. For example, the young general next to me is very capable. I am very interested. I wonder if Mr. Liu can part with me?"
"What are you talking about? Since the general likes..." Liu Hao directly greeted the young general on the side, "Yue Fei, from today on, you will follow the old general."
"Yue Pengju, I have met the general!"
"Okay... okay... in that case, you can take me with you to choose someone."
