When the fleet sailed back to the Yellow River, the fight on the flagship also came to an end.
Only Fulang fell in a pool of blood - after all, his two fists were no match for his four hands. Chi Wenren Shizhong forced his axe, Zhang Heng violently cut off his head with a single blow.
After crossing the river in a moment and about to enter the Bian River, I heard that Ren Shichong was personally at the helm and the flagship was deliberately pulled at the end. Then I saw a sampan emerging from the reed marsh next to it.
Zhang Heng, Tong Wei, and Tong Meng jumped onto the sampan, turned around, and clasped their fists together.
When they heard that Hu Jing and Hu Xian were respected in the world, they all responded with fists in their hands. Then they saw a few sailors on the sampan turning their oars and going away in a puff of smoke along the turbid waves.
Watching them go far away, Wenren Shichong laughed and said: "My sons, please don't forget about your mistakes. Vice-commander Zhang led a bloody battle with the Liao generals and died together. Vice-general Tong Wei and Tong Meng cut off the rear of the army and died heroically."
The sailors on this ship are all people who know the world and respect the past, so they responded suddenly.
When the fleet entered Bianliang, the people heard of the great victory and cheered all over the city. They led sheep and wine and came to work for the army.
Zhao Guan's family was overjoyed when they got the good news. They hurriedly announced that Renshi Chong had come to the palace to see him and heard him face to face about the whole battle.
After hearing that the world worshiped the half-truth and half-lie, the officials praised him and rewarded him with many gold and silver brocades.
After leaving the palace, Tong Guan took Wen Ren to his house as a guest. When he learned that Zhang Heng and several others were dead, he was overjoyed and encouraged Wen Ren to win over him and gave him a lot of property.
When they returned to camp, they heard that all the rewards they had received were distributed among the soldiers and generals under their command, and the whole navy burst into joy.
The next day, the Yellow River Navy asked to go out to fight again, but Tong Guan refused: "The left and right have burned his boats, how can he fly over? Although you have some achievements in water warfare, if you go ashore rashly, there will be setbacks."
Wenren Shichong inquired about it and found out that this was the meaning spread in the palace.
However, when the officials saw that the navy was so good at fighting, and remembered the embarrassment of trying to escape but not daring to escape before, a thought suddenly came to their mind -
If the Liao people become powerful, wouldn't it be possible to escape on the navy's warship?
When this thought came to mind, the navy was naturally not allowed to go into battle easily, lest any eventuality ruin this good retreat.
Not to mention that people in high positions have extraordinary vision, so Guan Zhao was prepared for danger at home, and it turned out to be true:
However, within three days, bad news came. It was the Liao soldiers who cut down countless large trees in the Taihang Mountains, followed the Qinshui River into the Yellow River, and built a 300-foot pontoon bridge in one night! General Wu Yanguang led 50,000 troops and defeated Xifu Zhengzhou in one fell swoop. The guard Hu Shiwen didn't fire an arrow and the entire army surrendered.
For a moment, the emperor was shocked and all the officials were terrified.
Young Master Wang Fu immediately left the team and pointed his sword at Cai Jing, saying that he employed nepotism and played with state affairs. His in-laws and confidants Hu Shiwen, Song Qiaonian and others did not have generals, but they used them to guard the important places of Sifu, which led to today's failure.
The four auxiliary states, Chan, Zheng, Cao, and Gong, were built by Cai Jing a few years ago to seize military power and persuade the Zhao Guan family.
The evidence of this matter was conclusive, and Cai Jing was in a hurry and could not shirk the blame. He had to go to work to plead guilty, but was pointed at the nose and scolded by the officials, making him shut up and think about his mistakes.
Wang Fu offered another suggestion: "The only person who can protect the capital now is Tong Shuai."
The official nodded repeatedly, stood up in person, took Tong Guan's hand, and said with tears: "Old Qing, the national affairs are like this, but I rely on you to turn this tide."
Tong Guan had no choice but to agree, so he planned to recruit troops and horses, totaling more than 40,000 people, and ordered him to go to the city to guard, close the gates tightly, and wait for help.
The officials were also afraid that the Jinmingchi navy outside the city would be attacked by the Liao people, so they ordered all ships, large and small, to enter the city from Xishui Gate and park on the Bianhe River and Imperial Street in the city.
At night, the officials secretly took Fan Meiren to the navy flagship without telling the people, and stayed there.
He made up his mind that once the city's defenses were lost, he would follow the navy to fight out from the East Water Gate in order to find a way out.
The next day, Wu Yanguang led the Liao soldiers to arrive and stationed themselves in the west of the city. In Bianjing City, there were three surprises in one day.
Since Tong Guan's expedition to Liao, he has suffered a series of defeats. His powerful generals have either died in battle or disappeared, and there are only a few available men.
In addition, most of the troops currently under his command are veteran soldiers who are used to slacking off in Bianliang, so they are even more confident.
After thinking about it for a while, I decided to send someone to urge the Jin soldiers to advance. Wouldn't it be fun to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?
But so far, they still don't know that Zhongshidao never let the Jin people enter the pass, but only led his own troops to return reinforcements.
Then he went to the officials to ask for the imperial edict, and ordered the fierce general Yao Xing to hide his flesh. He also ordered Gao Shixuan to lead 500 elite cavalry to escort Yao Xing to break out of the encirclement.
Early the next morning, the Wansheng Gate opened, and Gao Shixuan took the lead, leading the Biaojing cavalry out.
Wu Yanguang heard the report, asked about the number of people, and laughed and said: "Dashi Linya really has a clever plan. It is expected that they will go to Shanxi to ask for help, and let's do a show with him."
Immediately, two generals, Yelu Derong and Yelu Dezhong, were ordered to lead ten thousand troops to fight out and intercept the Song army to fight: "Don't let him see that you are letting go, and don't let him kill them all."
When Tong Guan, Tan Zhen and others heard about it, they all went to the top of the city to watch the battle.
Zhao Guan's family wanted to come to watch the battle, but felt scared, so they sent the prince Zhao Huan to watch the battle on his behalf, and told him the details when he came back.
Zhao Huan heard that his legs and feet were weak, so he got off the boat and moved on. He didn't take ten steps for a long time.
At this time, a young prince was walking through the royal street. He saw his eldest brother's face was green and his lips were white. He walked like a puppet. He asked curiously: "Is the eldest brother sick?"
Zhao Huan said with a bitter face: "No, it's just because my father ordered me to go to the city to raid the city, and I thought about the fierceness of the Liao people, so I left late."
The young prince laughed and said: "The people of Liao are like lost dogs now. They are brave when they are brave. They don't have much strength left. Moreover, the city wall is high. How can he fly up? Don't be afraid, brother. I will go with you, little brother."
After saying that, he got off his horse, made a warm kiss, and supported Zhao Huan.
Zhao Huan was surprised and said: "The soldiers are fierce and the battle is dangerous, but the ninth brother is not afraid?"
The prince patted his chest and said harshly: "If my father is willing to allow me to join the army, I will fight with them today. They are just ordinary fathers and mothers to support themselves. Why can't he be afraid of me if I am afraid of him?"
Zhao Huan was amazed when he heard this: "Ninth brother, I look after you as a brother, you really have the legacy of Taizu Taizong!"
After saying that, he looked around and laughed in a low voice: "If he takes power as a brother, he will definitely make you a general!"
The prince laughed and said: "The eldest brother is the prince, and he can speak his mind like a mountain, but he cannot deceive the younger brother."
Zhao Huan smiled and said: "There must be no joke!"
Zhao Huan is now twenty-one years old. After all, he is a young man. After joking with his brother for a while, the tension was greatly relieved.
As for his ninth brother, he is the ninth son of the current official family, with the surname Zhao Minggou.
Although Zhao Gou is only fourteen years old now, he is already quite tall. He is not inferior to his elder brother. In terms of courage, he is not inferior to any general. He is also good at dancing with guns and sticks. Sometimes he takes a bow and arrow out of the city. Why not shoot two Thirty insects and ants.
The two brothers climbed up the city wall, but they saw a fierce killing outside. Gao Shixuan was worthy of being a tiger general, holding a Xuanhua axe, fighting in front. Every Liao army he encountered was knocked off his horse with each axe.
Seeing his bravery, Zhao Gou felt happy and pointed: "Brother, look, that one with the ax is so powerful!"
Liu Guangshi saw the clothes of the two of them and knew that they were princes. He quickly took a few steps closer and flattered him with a smile: "Your Highnesses have good eyesight! That man is the brave general under the last general, called Gao Shixuan. This man's ability..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Gou turning his head and looking at him with surprise on his face: "It's strange, why is the brave general under the command of the last general? Isn't it upside down?"
Liu Guangshi was stunned and quickly explained: "Haha, Your Highness, what does the general mean..."
Zhao Gou laughed loudly, shook his head and said, "It's just teasing you. Do you think I don't know how modest the general is?"
Liu Guangshi was stunned again and said with an apologetic smile: "But the general has lost his sense of humor. My lord, please forgive me..."
Zhao Gou waved his hand, interrupted him and said: "General, there is no need to be polite! The generals are so brave, you are naturally more capable. Xiao Wang is also a martial man. I will consult the general more often in the future. I don't know the general's name. ?”
Zhao Gou had the title of Prince of Guangping County, so he called himself Xiao Wang.
Liu Guangshi was overjoyed and quickly reported his name and official position.
Liu Yanqing was secretly happy when he saw his son and the prince chatting happily.
Liu Guangshi wanted to make friends with Zhao Gou, so he couldn't help but show off his skills, pointing to the battle group outside the city: "The Western Army has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and if we talk about axes, there are only four of them."
Zhao Gou was indeed interested: "Oh? Who are the four people?"
Liu Guangshi said: "They are the four kings of Quji! The first, Quduan, is the beloved general of Laozhong, and the second is Jijing, known as the 'Hedong Ax Demon'. He also has amazing virtues. Unfortunately, we fought bloody battles before. Hebei, died in the king's affairs. The third "Yaksha" Wang De was a subordinate of the last general. During the southern expedition to Fangla... Alas, he unfortunately died in battle. The fourth one was Gao Shixuan, and everyone called him "bloody hand". "
He just boasted, secretly praised himself, and almost said that Wang De "conquered Fangla in the south and made countless contributions." The words were on the tip of his tongue, and he suddenly remembered that he had long accepted those achievements and swallowed them up quickly.
Fortunately, Zhao Gou didn't pay attention and only sighed: "Unexpectedly, two of the four axes of the Western Army have been broken. What a pity! This bloody hand cannot be allowed to be in danger. General Liu, I see that the enemy is outnumbered, so why don't you lead the troops?" How about going to pick her up?"
Liu Guangshi said "Ahhh" twice, his face changed suddenly, and he thought to himself, isn't this just shooting himself in the foot?
Tong Guan was expressionless on the side, laughing secretly: This little naughty boy tried to please the prince in front of me, but what was he going to do?
He remained silent for the moment and had no intention of rescuing him.
Tong Guan could ignore it, but Liu Yanqing couldn't just sit back and watch. He glared at his son and stepped forward and said, "The Ninth Prince is right. Gao Shixuan went to war originally to send messengers to break out of the encirclement. I am in a hurry to send reinforcements here. The Liao soldiers thought that a decisive battle was coming. On the contrary, it will be a waste of time. When he returns home, Guangshi and I will naturally have to deal with it."
Liu Guangshi nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, we have to wait until he returns to meet us, otherwise we are afraid of missing something important."
When Zhao Gou heard this, he made sense: "That's it." Then he watched the battle with peace of mind.
At this time, the situation outside the city changed again. The five hundred Song army's elite cavalry were more than halfway down. Yao Xing, who had been wrapped in the middle, suddenly exerted his strength.
But I saw him with two swords on his back, a spear in his hand, a horse standing out, picking up 20 or 30 people in a row, knocking away the rebel army, and heading northwest.
Tong Guan saw it clearly, hammered the battlement hard, and shouted: "Okay! He is indeed a beloved general!"
When the Liao soldiers saw Yao Xing gone and were about to pursue him, Gao Shixuan suddenly spread out his troops and entangled them to fight. Zhao Gou was frightened and said repeatedly: "Isn't it time to go to the rescue? Hurry and go to the rescue. !”
Liu Yanqing secretly glared at his son again, and shouted helplessly: "Come here, order three thousand soldiers and horses, and follow my father and son to meet General Gao."
Before he finished speaking, the two nephews of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Derong and Yelu Dezhong, both came out to fight. One used Qingying Baoqiang and the other used Fangtian Huaji to fight against Gao Shixuan.
Gao Shixuan had fought hard all the way and was already exhausted. How could he figure it out when he was entangled with these two?
Seeing the soldiers and horses under his command were withering away, he became anxious and his ax skills suddenly became chaotic. Yelu Dezhong found a flaw and held out his halberd, pressing his ax tightly. Yelu Derong took the opportunity to shoot Gao Shixuan off his horse.
On the top of the city, Zhao Huan and Zhao Gou exclaimed in unison, but Liu Guangshi let out a long breath - now that this man is dead, although it is a pity that there are less strong men, it is still a good deal without leaving the city.
Yao Xing didn't know that Gao Shixuan had not returned alive, so he just hit his horse and ran away, rushing all the way to the Yellow River, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then we went up the river and rushed to Zhengzhou. We were about to find a boat to cross the river. Suddenly we saw the narrow place on the river. The pontoon bridge built by the Liao army was clearly visible. I sneaked closer and saw that there were only more than a hundred Liao soldiers guarding the bridge. I couldn't help but Overjoyed, he rushed forward with horses and spears, killed all the guards, crossed the bridge and ran to Shanxi.
There is a saying: You can just let me appear on the stage, and everyone can show off their talents and kill. Fifty thousand Liao troops were stationed at the city. Where were the rest?
(End of chapter)
