The armies of Du Chong and Wang Xie were completely wiped out, and a few generals escaped. Within a day, the news was spread to Jinling. Zhao Ji was shocked and said: "How can traitor Wu Zhi personally lead the troops to kill him?" How could the Jin man defeat him? What a shame that Wanyan Aguda, I trust him so much, yet he is so vulnerable!"
After hearing the news, Zhao Kai and Zhao Gou came to see him one after another.
However, it was said that after Zhao Huan's death, Zhao Ji returned to the throne, but he never determined the position of prince. The third prince, Zhao Kai, had always been highly regarded by Zhao Ji and thought he was the only one who belonged to him. Unexpectedly, Zhao Gou was born again. Take away Zhao Ji's many favors.
Zhao Gou Xingjiu, whose mother Wei Shi was born in poverty, was originally not as favored as his brothers. However, when the Jin people attacked Bianliang, Zhao Gou shot Yelu Yanxi with an arrow in front of the old official's eyes, making a big splash, and later assassinated Zhang Bangchang. , robbed Zhao Huan and came to Jinling, all of them were his handiwork. He was praised by the old officials as "the powerful warrior knows the soldiers, and he is also the lion of my family".
Even when he was bullied by Lao Cao and received a few slaps from Jiao Ting, he turned into a glorious record, showing his ability to see through Lao Cao's rebellious heart early and his courage to confront him.
In addition to the previous great victory and Zhang's plan of "luring the enemy deep into the city", Zhao Ji heard that Fangla's army was going to enter the city. He originally did not dare to do so. However, thanks to Zhao Gou's powerful presentation, he had the courage to agree. Zhao Gou even more He went into battle in person and shot Fang La with an arrow, which made him more and more valued by Zhao Ji.
More importantly, Zhao Ji lost and regained the throne, and he paid more attention to this throne. However, Zhao Gou was only sixteen years old this year, which was much younger than Zhao Kai. This was another extremely heavy weight in Zhao Ji's heart. ——This kid can afford the wait!
Zhao Ji was furious. When he saw his two sons coming, he hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed his sleeves on the left and right, and said hurriedly: "My dear prince, you two are the pillars of my Zhao family, both civil and military. Now the warriors are crossing Jiang is here, can you give me some tips?"
Zhao Kai hurriedly said: "Father, please spread the word to all directions, and use the magistrates and prefects of each military prefecture to serve as regiment training envoys to organize volunteers from the countryside to come and serve the king."
Zhao Ji shook his head and said: "Before the siege of Fangla, the imperial court ordered soldiers and horses from all over the country to serve the king. There were only two groups, Li Gang and Liu Lin, which together were less than 10,000 people. Who else can come? Besides, recruiting local braves is not a day's work. By the time the troops and horses were trained, the warriors had already broken through the city."
After saying that, he looked at Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou calmly held his fists and said, "Father, don't worry! Fangla's army of more than 100,000 people was defeated with one blow. If the warrior thieves and the Jin soldiers fight, the north will be in chaos. , how many soldiers and horses can he draw back? From the perspective of my son, he seems to be menacing, but in fact he is only at the end of a strong crossbow. I still have 670,000 to 70,000 soldiers in Jinling City, and there are also many tigers and wolves. We can take advantage of his weakness and kill him in one fell swoop. Defeat! My father, once the warrior thief dies, not only will the world be restored to peace, but the land of Jin, Liao and Xixia can also be taken advantage of. God will help my father to achieve unparalleled achievements!"
When Zhao Ji heard this, he blinked, then blinked again, and the corners of his mouth trembled: Hiss! What Lao Jiu said makes sense! Laojiu pisses!
He blinked and said to himself: "Yes! The Jin Kingdom fought against the Liao Kingdom. Wu Zhi swept through the Liao Kingdom and Xixia successively, and then fought a decisive battle with the Jin Kingdom. Although he lost to powerful enemies in a row, didn't his own family suffer any damage? Logically speaking It would be great for him to occupy the land in the north, rest for a few years, and then send troops to fight. However, God did not bless him. When he heard that Fang La was defeated, he came to attack in a hurry. He was only at the end of his strength, but I It’s time to relax and wait for work, and it’s also based on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River...ah, yeah, that’s it!”
Zhao Ji's eyes suddenly flashed with confidence. He looked at his two sons and said, "I have thought of it! This warrior thief is nicknamed 'Wu Mengde'. Comparing himself to Cao Cao shows his ambition! However, that Cao Cao swept across the north and wanted to Drinking from the Yangtze River, the result was a complete failure... I think about it carefully, at that time and that moment..."
"Exactly at this moment!" Zhao Ji and Zhao Gou, father and son, said at the same time, then raised their heads and laughed. Zhao Kai looked at his high-spirited father and brothers, with a trace of unhappiness in his eyes.
A few days later, the Taihu Navy arrived at the north bank of the Yangtze River in a mighty force. When they heard that Hu Jing and Hu Xian were under the leadership of Ren Shizhong, they saw Lao Cao from a distance, so they prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted happily: "I have met your Majesty."
Lao Cao laughed and stepped forward quickly to help him up: "I already know the achievements of the three of you before. Now you can carry my army across the river, which is a great achievement for you."
Then he led the generals to board the ship and quarried rocks to land. The 35,000 troops under his command, together with the 3,000 naval troops under Wenren Shichong's command, totaling 38,000 people, marched towards Jinling in a mighty manner.
At the same time, Dai Zong was sent to escort An Daoquan to Maoshan, take care of the injuries of Fang La and Shi Jin, and mobilize Lu Zhishen and others to lead the war-worthy army and go to join them.
Two days later, Lao Cao and Chen's troops formed a formation in the south of Jinling City, across the Qinhuai River.
Zhao Ji received the report and quickly led a group of civil and military officials to climb the city wall to observe the strength of Cao Cao's army. Seeing that the size of his camp was limited, only thirty or forty thousand men, he felt happy and praised Zhao Gou in public: "Sure enough, my lion son was defeated by me." It was expected that this beast was defeated by the Jin Kingdom by luck, and his family must have suffered heavy losses. He rushed to fight with me in a decisive battle. It was heaven that took away his life. All ministers and workers must use their lives. Kill this beast outside the city, and the world will be settled. Song Dynasty The house will definitely be prosperous!"
Yelu Yanxi was secretly envious after hearing this, thinking that this guy was originally my little brother, but unexpectedly he was so blessed. Wu Zhi swept across the sea and was exhausted, so he came to give him a reward.
He did not dare to show his thoughts on his face, he smiled and clasped his fists to please: "The Holy Emperor Bailing protects you! The thief Cao is blinded by his power and uses weapons rashly. This shows that the emperor brother is a truly blessed man! Now that he has troops under the city, it is better to send them to win the honor and win Zhong goes out to fight, defeat him in a battle, or destroy his morale!"
Zhao Gou said quickly: "Father, although General Yelu is brave, it is best to use your own generals in the first battle. If Khitan characters are used, even if they win, I am afraid that they will leave something to say to the warrior thieves."
Zhao Ji said: "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense!" He glanced around, pointed at Luo E, and said with a smile: "This is not my 'crocodile tyrant' here! My dear, you are the general of the auxiliary country at that time. , and Zhou Chuzhi is brave enough to win this battle for me!"
Luo E knew very well that the brothers under Lao Cao were powerful. He complained secretly when he heard this, but he did not dare to push back. He had no choice but to show his power and show off his strength. He cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please wait for a moment. I will wait for you to kill the general and return!"
Zhao Ji was even more delighted when he saw his majesty. He was originally frivolous, but now he became interested. He pulled Luo E and said: "General, wait a minute! Come here, pour a cup of hot wine!"
In a moment, a eunuch poured hot wine, and the steam was floating in the air. Zhao Ji pointed at the wine and said enthusiastically: "In ancient times, Guan Yun Chang warmed the wine to kill Hua Xiong. I saw that the general's courage was not inferior to that of the ancients. This cup of hot wine will It’s the general’s celebration drink.”
Luo E secretly smiled bitterly, with a heroic look on his face, and walked down the city head high. However, when he saw the city gate opened and the suspension bridge lowered, Luo E, wearing a leather armor and holding a serrated sword, came out of the city in a show of force, pointing the knife at him. Cao Cao shouted: "Wu Dalang, you rebel, how dare you fight with me, Luo E!"
Before he finished speaking, Hua Rong flew out and shouted: "You are a thief who betrays your master, destroys human relations, helps his father and harms his son, yet you dare to bark in front of the battle! Today I will teach you how to recognize 'Xiao Li Guang' Hua Rong's name!"
Luo E shouted loudly and slashed with his sword. Hua Rong greeted him with his gun. The two of them went back and forth, killing each other.
After fighting for more than thirty rounds, Luo E gradually became weak. He yelled "Look at the sword", made a feint, pulled the horse and drove away. Zhao Ji on the city was disappointed and said repeatedly: "Spill the wine quickly. General Luo is so bad. How can it be?" Can I drink this glass of wine?”
Hua Rong, who was under the city, reined in his horse and watched him go with a smile. When he was about to enter the city gate, he suddenly hung up his gun and took his bow. He drew it in a full circle. Where he let go, an arrow shot like a shooting star. It penetrated the helmet from the back of his head and shot. Deluo'e somersaulted and fell from his horse.
His arrow was far beyond the range of a bow and arrow, and everyone was shocked both above and below the city.
Hua Rong smiled and raised his bow slightly. Zhao Ji let out a weird cry and sat down on the ground. Zhao Kai, Zhao Gou, Yelu Yanxi and others beside him all squatted down and shouted over and over: "Here comes the shield." , shield comes!"
Hua Rong laughed loudly and said: "Zhao Guan's family, the emperor of the Song Dynasty has abdicated the throne to my brother. Now he has been named the King of Yingtian Shunde and Guiyi. He is living happily. How come you are not as sharp as your son and you still want to resist me?" Lion? A certain family is Hua Rong, a general under the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Everyone calls me 'Little Li Guang'. Today I will teach you how to do it!"
After saying that, he took a pure steel long arrow, used all his strength to draw the long bow, and when they looked at each other, an arrow shot out with a buzzing sound, hitting the canopy behind Zhao Ji. There was a loud bang, and even the wood and umbrella cover were torn to pieces. The pieces of wood fell like raindrops, making Zhao Ji scream repeatedly.
Lao Cao laughed and said: "Okay! What a great arrow general. After today, everyone in the world will know your name!"
The flower glory was so powerful that it annoyed the general He Guan on top of the city. He was also famous for his magic arrows. How could he see the beauty of the flower glory alone? He immediately jumped up to the top of the city and shouted: "Hua Rongxiu is so arrogant. In the past, when the Divine Arrow patrolled the enemy country, you were still peeing and playing in the mud!"
After saying that, he raised his big bow and shot an arrow with a whoosh. When Hua Rong saw that the arrow was fast and fierce, he shuddered and shouted "good". He opened the bow and shot He Guan's arrow in the air. With a click, both arrows broke.
Hua Rong also became interested and shouted: "General He! With such great skills, why don't you follow my majesty, spread your prestige in distant lands, and be a dog for someone like Zhao Ji? What's the point? Come on, come on, you Also eat Huarong with one arrow!"
After all, He Guan shot out an arrow. After all, He Guan was getting older, and his eyesight and arm strength were not what they used to be. Seeing the incoming arrows were extremely fast, he couldn't help but feel a shiver in his heart. He held his breath and concentrated, concentrated hard, and shot one and two arrows. Meeting in the air, folding together again!
He Guan secretly shouted: "Lucky, lucky!" He quickly jumped off the battlement.
When Zhao Kai saw this, he rolled his eyes and whispered: "It's strange! General He is so good at archery, why didn't he just shoot Hua Rong to boost the morale of the army, but he had to wait until my father lost his face before taking action? , but I don’t know how much thought I put into it..."
His voice was extremely low, as if he was talking to himself, but it was just enough for Zhao Ji to hear. Zhao Ji thought about it, right? Immediately, I was furious. However, the two armies were in front of the formation. They held back for the time being. They were about to order the city gates to be closed when they suddenly heard people exclaiming: "General Zhang is out!"
General Zhang is Zhang Xian, the son of Zhang Suo!
Zhang Xian was young and ambitious. Seeing that his side was losing successively, the emperor and his son were squatting on the ground and did not dare to stand up. He couldn't help but became furious. He turned around and ran down the city, mounted his horse and galloped out, shouting: "Hua Rong is leaving, let's give up today." You recognize my Zhang family’s magic gun!”
Hua Rongli ignored him and just left. Zhang Xian came after him. Lin Chong smiled and said: "My dear brother, don't shoot him. Since he is proud of his marksmanship, Lin will go meet him for a while!" After that, he picked up his spear and galloped off. out.
Hua Rong's original intention was to wait for Zhang Xian to catch up, turn over and shoot him with an arrow. Hearing that Lin Chong was going to fight, he laughed and gave up.
Lin Chong rode a powerful black horse and stopped Zhang Xian. The two of them did not say a word, but raised their spears and spears at the same time and immediately killed him.
Zhao Ji on the city saw Hua Rong returning to the battle, and then he stood up tremblingly. Seeing the two generals below the city circling and fighting, he asked in a trembling voice: "Can General Zhang kill him?"
Someone on the left and right who recognized him reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, that thief general was Lin Chong, the commander of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army. Because he offended Captain Gao Qiu, he went to Liangshanbo and later became Wu Zhi's subordinate for some unknown reason. In fact, He was brave enough that no man could have deserved it. When Wu Zhi moved to Xixia to break the siege of Taiyuan, so many powerful generals died at his hands!"
After hearing this, Zhao Ji suddenly became sad, shook his head and sighed: "People like Gao Qiu have mistaken me! Otherwise, if such tiger generals are under my command, why should they be afraid of Wu Zhi?"
After saying that, he rolled his eyes and suddenly pulled the people around him and said: "In this way, you all shout in unison, saying that I love him for his bravery, and I would like to make him a tiger and benevolent general, so that he can surrender in front of the battle!"
Everyone on the left and right felt that the emperor's whims were unreasonable, but they did not dare to disobey them. After some discussion, they shouted in unison: "Lin Chong, listen to me, your majesty loves you for your bravery, and knowing that Gao Qiu harmed you in the past, he is willing to vindicate Zhaoxue for you and make him General Huben. Come down quickly and don’t betray His Majesty’s kindness!”
Lin Chong was fighting with Zhang Xian under the city until he was about 40 years old. Suddenly he heard the shouts from the city. For a moment, he felt that it was extremely ridiculous and laughed angrily: "Hahahahahaha, funny, funny. Lin Chong has worked hard in the past years and has never let down the court. , but when I was forced to destroy my family by the old traitor Gao Qiu, where was the imperial court? Besides, has Lin lost his mind and gone crazy? Why don't you let the Han Governor Zuo and the British Lord do it, and do you want to make money for General Hu Ben? "
Lin Chong's roar was like a thunderbolt. When the Han army heard it, they all laughed. Zhao Ji blushed and said angrily: "Shout again, shout again, let Zhang Xian kill this beast for me!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard shouts from the top of the city, shouting from the left and right: "Oh no, General Zhang has eaten the horse that was washed away by the forest and captured him alive!"
After hearing this, Zhao Guanjia raised his head and took a look. Sure enough, Lin Chong held Zhang Xian in one hand and flew away towards the formation on Pegasus. This made the Guanjia so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. He couldn't help but look at Zhang Suo angrily. He said: "Old general, your son is really a little frivolous. He went into battle without receiving orders. Now that the military's morale has been shaken by a huge defeat, what should we do?"
Zhang Suo's face was pale and he lowered his head as if in despair, not knowing how to answer.
Alas! This is exactly——
Hua Rong's divine arrows frightened the city, and the leopard was furious. An angry official and a grudge against a general always cut off his own future.
(End of chapter)
