Ningbo is an important seaport in the southeast.
Businessmen from Jiangnan want to go south by sea, so this is the first choice.
If it were a peaceful time, merchant ships would come and go here, and it would be a bustling place without any effort.
But China is currently in the midst of a war, and with the trade routes to the south blocked, this place has become less important. Especially for forces that want to compete with the world's princes, it is not suitable as a base.
The Southern Song Dynasty did not intend to regard this place as the foundation.
But Lin'an's gates were wide open, leaving the Southern Song Dynasty without any sense of security. The enemy could attack the city with just a thought.
No matter how prosperous a place like this is, it cannot continue to be a capital city.
To the south of Lin'an, the only place that seemed to have some terrain advantages was Ningbo. Zhao Hao and Yu Yunwen also knew that choosing Ningbo might encounter the enemy's cross-sea attack.
But their original intention was to temporarily use this place as a place to stay, and wait until Han Shizhong cleaned up the southern area before continuing to move the foundation.
It's just that the Xia army came too fast, but within half a year they gathered an army of 700,000 to 800,000 people. They took advantage of the weakness of the Southern Song Dynasty to eradicate Zhao Song in one fell swoop.
At this time, a large number of soldiers gathered on the top of Ningbo City, and layers of formations formed a tough invisible barrier.
boom! boom!
Outside the city, there are more than 100,000 elite troops with fierce momentum and solemn appearance. They are the sea troops and horses commanded by Shi Wansui.
This large army was in strict formation, with catapults roaring continuously, and a large number of kerosene bombs bombarding the city wall like burning meteors!
These kerosene bombs were mixed with a lot of spiritual stone powder, and the trebuchets were researched and refined by Daxia Daozhengsi and the Military Academy, and turned into large-scale magical weapons specially used for killing and attacking cities.
As time goes by, the strength of Daxia's soldiers, weapons, armor, and siege equipment will only become more and more powerful.
Nowadays, a trebuchet coupled with spiritual fire bombs can destroy a city without formation protection in just two or three strikes.
In terms of power alone, he already has the shadow of a ninth-level military general.
When the burning meteor hit the city barrier, it was extremely violent, and the impact force of the strong energy shock collided with the barrier, and was immediately weakened by several percent. When it landed on the city wall, it no longer had the power to burn the city and break the wall. able.
Daxia's siege equipment is constantly innovating, and other forces are not idle either.
Especially the Zhao and Song dynasties, after being hammered on the head several times by Daxia soldiers and horses and unable to find Bei, they also learned from the painful experience and looked for any way to resist the Daxia army.
Zhao Song Chongdao, after knowing that Daxia Daozhengsi had recruited many Taoists and strangers to develop a large number of military and national weapons, Zhao Min also invited a large number of Taoist priests to become royal worshippers and use Taoist methods to refine various weapons and weapons.
In addition, there are various large formations used to defend the city wall, all of which are used.
The army is fighting back and forth, and the military formation is the right way. The Taoist formation is used to defend the city wall. It cannot use the military evil blessing of the soldiers on the city wall, so it can only use spiritual stones and various treasures to suppress the formation.
"Although the Taoist magic circle is mysterious, if it is used to compete with large armies, it will only be wiped out by the evil spirit. In a few days, the suppressive thing will collapse. Prime Minister Yu must train his soldiers as soon as possible and fill them with military skills, so that he can block the enemy. military!"
On the city wall, an old Taoist priest looked a little pale and spoke to Yu Yunwen in a low voice.
As the prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, Yu Yunwen had to come to the city in person to command the army to resist Daxia's attack.
"I understand, thank you Master Chen for reminding me!"
Yu Yunwen also knew that the Taoist formation and the military formation engraved on the top of the city were not the same.
The evil energy condensed by the military strategist is filled with the three poisons of the mortal world, greed, anger, and ignorance. For those who practice the military strategist's method, these forces can bless themselves and condense at will.
But for Taoists who specialize in cultivating the pure Qi of heaven and earth, it is the most filthy thing in the world.
Although Taoists also have methods to eliminate sins and cleanse evil spirits, they are somewhat inadequate when it comes to the most powerful and powerful evil spirits of all evil spirits, the battlefield evil spirits.
Let's practice Taoism
It's okay for the Taoists to refine various instruments and elixirs, but let them go to the battlefield, forget it.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Jiao, who mastered the Dunjia Heavenly Book and was able to call upon the wind and rain to establish an earthly kingdom. He had vast magical powers and was definitely the pinnacle figure of the ninth level. But wasn't it because he was constantly infected by evil spirits on the battlefield and finally fell?
There is also the White Lotus Sect that confuses the people to rebel. Each of the leader saints is usually very powerful, but after being accidentally contaminated by evil spirits on the battlefield several times, their strength will decline...
In addition to Confucian methods, Yu Yunwen also dabbled in Buddhist and Taoist methods. He knew that the Taoist magic circle could only delay as much time as possible and could not really be relied upon to protect Ningbo.
The only thing he could do was to take advantage of the fact that the city wall was guarded by a magic circle and seize the time to recruit young people for training in the city. Act as a reserve force to defend the city.
boom!
Another thunderous roar came, and a spirit fire bomb hit the city wall, sputtering out sparks all over the sky. Although the power of the spirit fire bomb was mostly weakened by numerous formations, the remaining power should not be underestimated.
The splashing sparks contained the power to penetrate some burning voids, turning hundreds of Song soldiers around into burning men. The screams kept coming.
Many soldiers of the Song Army on the top of the city could not help but show fear on their faces when they saw such a miserable scene.
kill! Taking advantage of the explosion of spiritual fire bombs, the elite Xia army immediately rushed forward with ladders, preparing to attack the city.
The method of guarding the city wall can block the exploding spirit fire bombs and suppress the vibration of vitality, but this is the limit.
After all, the battlefield is not the home ground of Taoism.
"Sword and shield hands, shields raised, archers at the ready..."
Fortunately, many generals of the Song Army did not lose their fighting spirit and continued to direct their soldiers to make up for the gaps that had been destroyed.
Yu Yunwen saw all this in his eyes, his eyes solemn.
At present, Ningbo has several layers of defensive formations, and with his soul commanding the formation, he can defend the city and temporarily block Shi Wansui's more than 100,000 elite troops.
But this is the limit of what he can do. When the magic circle is destroyed by Xia Jun and collapses, Ningbo may not be able to stop it for even two hours.
"Could it be that God really wants to destroy Zhao Song?"
Yu Yunwen felt a little sad.
He is capable of governing the country and commanding an army with self-reliance, but his magical power cannot match the power of heaven. No matter how powerful a person is, he cannot stop the majestic trend.
Now, Daxia is going south with all its strength, and the general trend is to destroy Zhao and Song.
If there is no one person to resist the boundless power of millions of troops, we can only watch Zhao Song destroyed without any way to save it.
At present, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhao Song is alone and cannot survive alone, and its destruction is not far away.
But Yu Yunwen was unwilling to accept it. Even if he knew that the end would be bad, he still wanted to imitate Zhuge Wuhou and mend the sky with blood!
In the extremely tense siege battle, the generals and soldiers of both sides focused all their attention on the fighting. An hour passed like a whole day.
The Xia army first bombarded with catapults, then used columbines, rams, erecting mounds, shooting arrows from high above, and using sharp instruments such as siege crossbows and eight-oxen crossbows.
These instruments have been modified and forged, and are powerful.
Each bombardment, in addition to its own power, also carried a strong and unparalleled evil aura from the military formation, causing the barrier formed by the city wall's magic formation to continuously vibrate and cracks gradually appeared.
In the Daxia army formation, Shi Wansui was wearing armor and holding a long spear. His tiger eyes contained infinite light, staring at the city wall to observe.
Under his command, hundreds of thousands of troops were like waves in the sea, attacking the city wall again and again. Every time they hit the city wall, some soldiers would be killed.
However, whenever the losses reach a certain level, the next wave of people will come to take over.
The frequency of the siege did not slow down at all, leaving Yu Yunwen who was commanding on the city wall unable to find any chance to counterattack.
About two more hours passed.
In the void above the Ningbo city wall, there was a loud cracking sound, and the vitality within a radius of dozens of miles surged. An invisible barrier of clear light exploded. At the same time as it exploded, several rays of spiritual light splashed out, quickly dimming into
Fly ash.
"good!"
Shi Wansui laughed suddenly, "The first level of the magic circle has been broken, and the remaining four magic circles can't stop it for a few days!"
His voice became like thunder, spreading throughout Ningbo City,
"Yu Yunwen, I heard that you are a wise minister and prime minister. You should know how to judge the situation. Zhao Song's strength has been exhausted. If you think about Emperor Zhao Song, you should persuade him to open the city and surrender!"
"If we surrender, we will not only avoid the disaster of the city being destroyed, but also save the lives of the Zhao family. Our Lord has always been kind and will never kill rashly, but if he stubbornly resists and is stubborn... After the city is destroyed, I will not be able to do anything." I can guarantee Zhao Xun’s life!”
Shi Wansui took advantage of the shaking of the soldiers on the city wall to persuade them to surrender, and at the same time weakened the morale of the Ningbo city wall and the monarchs and ministers inside the city.
Yu Yunwen had already expected the collapse of the first level magic circle, so he did not panic. He just snorted coldly when he heard this.
However, he could ignore Shi Wansui's words, but some people did not dare.
In Ningbo City, the streets were filled with soldiers, and many young men were recruited to help transport rolling logs and stones, prepare soup and medicine, and lift injured soldiers off the city wall for treatment.
During the siege, the soldiers on the city wall suffered many casualties, and the young men who braved the spiritual fire bombs to climb the city wall to transport wounded soldiers and arrows also suffered many casualties.
Freshly extinguished flames still lingered in the streets. There is no prosperity in Ningbo now, only the bloody evil atmosphere of war.
In a mansion that temporarily serves as a palace.
Zhao Yan, wearing red uniform, sat at the top with a tired look on his face, his brows furrowed, and his brows contained emotions of helplessness, frustration and fear.
No matter what kind of emperor, when the enemy's elite troops approach the city, they will be frightened and panicked.
Zhao Yu is considered the first among the many emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty, but among the emperors throughout history, he can only be said to be okay. He has some civil and military skills, probably similar to Liu Yilong.
As a wise king, he could do well in peacetime, but when it came to the place of life and death where the two dynasties competed, he was somewhat unable.
Whether it is courage or determination, they are all far behind.
In the room, several other important ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty, such as Zhang Jun, Zhao Ding, Li Gang, Li Guang and others, were constantly discussing how to deal with the current situation.
Zhao Min didn't listen to people's comments, because these ministers were good at governing the local area and sorting out government affairs, but they were average in military strategy. Even Yu Yunwen didn't have a good idea, let alone them.
"In one year, the Xia army came to the city twice! In such a situation, have I, Zhao Song, really exhausted my strength?"
Zhao Yan felt a little sad.
Shi Wansui's voice just now was like thunder, covering the entire city. He also heard these words, and he couldn't help but feel depressed.
He thought that he was diligent in his political work and strived for revitalization, but only the first few years were relatively smooth. After the Xia army crossed the river and began to move south, his fortune began to decline.
Until now, even famous ministers and generals such as Yu Yunwen and Han Shizhong are somewhat helpless.
Zhao Xun felt upset when he thought of this. At this time, Li Gang and Zhang Jun's voices became louder, as if they were arguing.
"Gentlemen, you have worked hard these past few days. Please step back now!"
Zhao Min said suddenly.
The few people who were scratching their heads and racking their brains to think of countermeasures were suddenly stunned and looked at each other. Zhao Ding saw the emperor's face and said quickly: "The officials have a good rest. I will leave!"
Several people bowed their hands and retreated, preparing to find another place to discuss.
After they left, the hall immediately became quiet. Only the faint shouts of killing told Zhao Yan that the offensive and defensive battle on the city wall was still going on.
"Official, Tang Si retreats and asks for an audience!"
After a while, a eunuch walked in lightly and whispered.
Zhao Xin raised his eyes and was silent for a moment.
Tang Si Tui was an honest and prudent official. He was also a prime minister in the Southern Song Dynasty. However, as prime minister, he was the leader of the Zhuhe faction and was not from the same group as Zhang Jun and Li Gang.
He was also a strong promoter of the Longxing Peace Negotiation. In the Chinese world, because
Because of his relationship with Yu Yunwen and others, he has been serving in the local area.
After Zhao Song moved to Ningbo, he returned to the center.
As soon as he appeared, everyone could guess what he meant without saying anything. What else could the leader of the peace faction say besides persuading the emperor to sue for peace?
Zhao Min was just about to say no, but he immediately remembered Shi Wansui's words not long ago...
"Let him in!"
Zhao Zhen clenched his fists, managed to calm down some of his emotions, and said slowly.
The eunuch gently accepted the order, and soon Tang Situi walked in.
"Your Majesty Tang Si retreats and meets the officials!"
Tang Situi seemed to be a rather elegant Confucian minister, with a slightly sparse beard and clear eyes, without any sense of being a female official or a villain. In fact, he is not a pure female minister.
"What do you want to say? Do you want to persuade me to surrender to Kaicheng and become a lobbyist for Xia Jun?"
Zhao Min's voice was light and slightly hoarse, without any emotion.
Tang Situi felt a shiver in his heart. He knew that Zhao Zhen's mood was unpredictable at this time. He knew that if he couldn't say a word, he might be sent to the city wall by the officials to supervise the battle and die.
He quickly went through what he wanted to say in his mind.
"The officials have misunderstood. I have always been loyal and have never had second thoughts. How could I be a lobbyist for Xia Jun... I am asking for an audience this time because I want to offer advice to the officials!"
Tang Situi was the first to explain.
"Suggestions? Do you have a way to make Shi Wansui retreat?"
Zhao Xin first laughed, his eyes moved slightly, and he stared at the other party and said.
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