"It's difficult! Xia Jun's strength is too strong, and our Song Jun is no match at all!"
The seed master sighed slightly.
Although he defected to Liu Xiu with his eldest brother, his friendship with Zhao Song was not so easy to cut off, otherwise he would not have worked tens of thousands of miles to escort Zhao Dezhao and his party.
When talking to the two princes of Zhao and Song, they also subconsciously thought of themselves as Song Jun. One bite at a time for us.
After traveling tens of thousands of miles and passing through countless cities, the cultivator has experienced so much, and his eyesight and knowledge are rapidly increasing.
When they entered Cao Wei's territory, they discovered that Cao Cao was indeed a famous and fortunate hero in history. Half of the Central Plains was governed by him in an orderly manner, but only around the city was stable, and there was still a lot of chaos hidden in the countryside.
Cao Cao's governance methods are relatively tough and he governs the country with military law.
Although he was highly regarded among the cultivators, compared with his newly defected Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, he was still a notch behind. At least Liu Xiu treats the people under his command as human beings, rather than as consumables used purely for hegemony.
Based on this alone, the Zhongshi felt that Cao Wei might be able to compete with the Eastern Han Dynasty in the early stage, but they would never be able to maintain a stalemate for a long time.
Only Liu Xiu could unify the Central Plains.
But this idea became somewhat uncertain after entering the Daxia Dynasty.
The number of mountain bandits and bandits that could still be seen in Cao Wei and Eastern Han Dynasty decreased drastically after entering Daxia. Officials in various prefectures and counties are constantly reclaiming farmland and repairing roads. Although it is not a prosperous time when the roads are not picked up and the houses are not closed at night, it can still give ordinary people a bite to eat.
In addition, the Zhongshi also saw the training of Daxia's guards and prefecture soldiers.
Daxia's guards alone were as powerful as the Forbidden Army formed by Zhao Kuangyin.
It is conceivable what kind of strength the standing combat soldiers, who are far superior to the guards and county soldiers, will have.
After personally entering the territory of Daxia and learning about some of the strength of the Daxia Dynasty, the masters felt that the ability of the Xia Lord was directly on par with Guangwu, or in some aspects even better than Guangwu.
Liu Xiu still needed to discuss certain matters with the civil and military ministers who represented the interests of the powerful. However, Wang Jing started from scratch and did not receive funding from outside forces when he started. Therefore, he was able to act arbitrarily and did not have to worry about anyone.
Many times, the heritage of a dynasty is determined by these small things.
Zhongshi now attaches great importance to the Xia army, and combined with what he has heard, he directly concludes that the Southern Song Dynasty soldiers and horses have no chance of winning.
"Why!"
The two brothers Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang immediately looked a bit unhappy. Zhao Dezhao couldn't help but sigh. His heart was like a kite without silk threads, flying around in the wind. He felt that his brother would be extremely miserable in the future.
To be honest, Zhao Dezhao is not afraid of death, but now he is the backbone of the Zhao family, and there are many female family members of the Zhao family following him.
If these two brothers cannot withstand it, then the remaining members of the Zhao family may not be able to survive either.
"Brother Zhong, I treated you as one of my own when my father was alive. It's really difficult for me to make a decision in the current situation. Brother Zhong is well-informed. I wonder if you can give us brothers a way?"
"Should our brothers continue to go south?"
Zhao Dezhao stood up, bowed his hands to Master Zhong, and asked sincerely.
Zhongshi was in trouble. His mission was only to escort the Zhao brothers into the Southern Song Dynasty. He didn't want to get too involved, but what Zhao Dezhao said was very sincere.
When Zhao Kuangyin was here, he really valued their brothers very much and regarded them as confidants, and they had a close relationship with each other.
It's not bad to say it's from one's own family.
Since Zhao Dezhao had said all that, the masters were no longer silent and said: "Now the Song army will undoubtedly be defeated. There is no benefit at all for the young master to go south. I have a suggestion that the young master may wish to consider."
"I think the environment in Daxia is peaceful and there is little chaos. You might as well settle down in Jinling or Suzhou!"
"Settle down in Jinling and Suzhou?"
Brothers Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang Weiwei
He was stunned for a moment, and then thought of the prosperous scenes of Jinling and Suzhou. It would be good if he could settle down here, at least he wouldn't have to worry about the spread of war.
"What Brother Zhong said makes sense, but our brothers have special identities after all. Now that Xia and Song are at war, once our identities are exposed, the consequences will be unpredictable!"
Zhao Dezhao said.
Master Zhong smiled and said, "Young Master, there is no need to worry about this. Lord Xia's reputation for kindness has spread throughout the country. Even the emperor of Southern Qi and Sun Quan of Soochow did not take action, let alone the two young masters."
"Even if the two young masters want to gain a foothold in Daxia and allow the Zhao clan to serve as officials, they might as well take the initiative to reveal their identities to the Lord of Xia after Han Shizhong's army is defeated, and say that they are willing to recruit the south for him!"
"With such achievements, the two young masters will have no problem establishing themselves in Xia Ting!"
At this time, Master Zhong had already let go and truly considered himself as a member of the Zhao family brothers.
As for whether letting the Zhao brothers defect to Daxia and help them conquer the south would affect the interests of the Eastern Han Dynasty... there is no need to worry about this at all.
The distance between the Eastern Han Dynasty and Daxia is unknown.
Perhaps there will be no territorial conflicts between the two dynasties for decades, allowing the Xia army to smoothly conquer the south without affecting the Central Plains tens of thousands of miles away.
At this time, none of the troops knew that Xia's army intended to expand westward and eventually capture Jiangling.
Once the Xia army captured Jiangling, they would really be close to the Eastern Han Dynasty.
"Let us take the initiative to reveal our identity and defect to Lord Xia... Let me think about it!"
Zhao Dezhao did not show any anger, but seriously considered it. If the Song army were defeated, Zhao Yan's fate would definitely not be much better.
Even if their brothers don't help, Xia Jun can quickly wipe out the south. It's just that with their help, it can speed up the peace of mind.
"There should be a few days left, sir, you might as well think about it seriously!"
Seeing this, the seed master said.
Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang both had tangled faces, but the more tangled their hearts were, it meant they were seriously considering whether they could do this.
Wang Jing didn't know yet that when he was fighting against Xia Jun, a Daxia army appeared in Suzhou City.
The Military Intelligence Department should have monitored the inside and outside to find out useful information about everyone, such as the identities of the Zhao brothers. When they entered Daxia, the Military Intelligence Department should have quickly noticed and reported it to Wang Jing.
But at this time, Daxia was at war on both sides. Xuzhou and Cao Wei and Gao Qi in the north had all deployed a large number of manpower, and the supervision of the internal territory was somewhat lax.
The Military Intelligence Department only has tens of thousands of people to spend at full cost.
Monitoring so many provinces and counties in Daxia, as well as investigating military conditions and lurking other forces, it is impossible to cover everything.
Boom!
Two days passed quickly.
All parts of the south of Lin'an were in flames of war, and the city of Ningbo was in danger. Fang La's troops also joined the Xia army's troops and drove straight into the Song army's retreat along the Puyang River.
A series of trebuchets were lined up in the field, and under the control of the soldiers of the Song Army, they fired stones all over the sky and bombarded the wall of the Xia Army's village.
"kill!"
Han Shizhong, Meng Gong, Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and others had already personally taken action, harnessing the roaring wind and clouds of the gods to fight fiercely with the generals of the Xia army.
On the ground, the evil aura of war filled the sky covering hundreds of miles. Groups of Song soldiers held shields, roaring like swarming ants, and charged towards the Xia army camp.
Every moment, hundreds of people fell to the ground and turned into corpses.
The Song army occupied most of the corpses that fell to the ground and died in battle.
There is no way, this is what happens when the strategic situation is suppressed and a general attack is launched to fight for one's life.
Wang Jing stood on a high platform in the camp, with his guards behind him holding a canopy yellow umbrella. Fu Youde personally took action to fight Han Shizhong, and Wei Rui was commanding the army on his behalf.
Generals such as Gan Ning, Xie Xuan, Tan Daoji, Chen Qingzhi, Lu Xun, Lu Kang, and Wang Sengbian have all taken action. Xu Da, Meng Gong and others were held back.
And Yang Zaixing, who was unparalleled in bravery and had defeated 50,000 Song troops with 3,000 cavalry two days ago, approached Li Wenzhong.
Yang Zaixing's military power has been proven on the battlefield.
However, Li Wenzhong burned all his energy and blood to burst out with strength, which compromised some of his potential. In addition, he was not a general known for his bravery. He had no military power in his hands and his strength was weakened.
For these reasons, Cao Guogong, one of the six founding dukes of the Ming Dynasty, was no match for Yang Zaixing.
After barely resisting a dozen moves, he could only block with his left and right, and defend with all his strength.
"Li Wenzhong can't hold it any longer!"
Wang Jing, who was watching the battle, said.
Next to him were Wei Rui who commanded the army, Wen Yang who acted as a guard, Liu Bowen, Xie Hui and Xin Qiji who came to observe the battle.
Wen Yang looked in the direction of Yang Zaixing. Indeed, as Wang Jing said, Li Wenzhong could no longer hold on.
Other generals of the Song Army, Xu Da, Yu Dayou, Tang He and others were all restrained by their opponents and unable to rescue them.
boom!
Li Wenzhong could also feel the sharp edge approaching, and couldn't help but use the secret military skills again. His energy and blood burst out, and his strength suddenly increased.
"Hahahaha, good time! This is the best way to enjoy it!"
Yang Zaixing was like a god wrapped in wind and thunder. The Yang family's marksmanship had reached its peak in his hands. Facing the sudden burst of opponents, his eyes showed a hint of ferocity, but he was a little excited.
With a sweep of the spear, the sky shook.
His move contained all of his divine power, like a god waving a thunder whip to punish the sky. The boundless roar of wind and thunder came crashing down with the power to destroy everything.
"careful!"
This kind of shock immediately caught the eyes of Xu Da, Yu Dayou, Tang He, Han Shizhong and others. They turned their eyes and saw Yang Zaixing's bombardment covering the sky and hitting Li Wenzhong hard.
Faced with this extremely violent and arrogant divine power, Li Wenzhong, whose strength was continuously weakened and never recovered, felt that the world was like boundless mountains crushing towards him even though his own energy and blood burst out.
Unstoppable, unable to escape!
ah!
Li Wenzhong let out a long roar, and the blood all over his body shot into the sky and turned into flames. The spear also shook the laws of heaven and earth, and an earth-shattering collision broke out in response to Yang Zaixing's attack.
White light, evil spirit!
It spread out in all directions like a sonic boom cloud.
Han Shizhong, Fu Youde, Xu Da and others also subconsciously slowed down their movements and focused their attention towards the sonic boom cloud.
Soon, the glory dissipated.
Li Wenzhong's figure has disappeared, leaving only Yang Zaixing with his armor shattered and his upper body naked, looking like a wild beast...
Seeing this scene, it didn't take much thinking to know that Li Wenzhong had fallen.
Click!
The battlefield covering hundreds of miles and covering more than a million troops seemed to be suspended. From Wang Jing to ordinary soldiers, with a flash of thought, it was like seeing a meteor falling from the sky.
The general died in battle, and the stars fell in the day!
This is a celestial phenomenon caused by the fall of a great general or monarch with great fortune and fame.
"Brother Wenzhong!"
In the Song Army camp, Zhu Biao, who was not fighting in battle, looked pale and felt as if his heart had been stabbed. Li Wenzhong was not only his most trusted general, but also his cousin.
He was heartbroken now, and suddenly felt extremely regretful that he had led Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and the others into this troubled waters.
Han Shizhong and Meng Gong didn't look good either.
If one of their own generals dies in battle, the other side will have one more top-notch combat force, and the extra one will be Yang Zaixing, which makes them feel a little desperate.
At this time, even Han Shizhong and Meng Gong completely recognized the reality.
But this is not the end.
Immediately afterwards, the Song army spread out over hundreds of miles. Under the leadership of the general, they suppressed their fear and dissatisfaction and attacked the Xia army camp. The soldiers of the Song army suddenly panicked.
My heart felt like I had suddenly lost my backbone, inexplicably
Somewhat empty.
In the eyes of Wang Jing and Liu Bowen who are good at looking at Qi.
The Song Army's Qi Shu, which was originally soaring straight into the sky, suddenly collapsed. The red dragon transformed by the Southern Song Qi Shu let out a wail, twisting and struggling continuously, and the body of the Qi Shu manifested began to collapse rapidly.
"Zhao Song was killed!"
"Ningbo City is broken!"
When Wang Jing saw this scene, he suddenly had a clear understanding in his heart. Liu Bowen's eyes flashed beside him, and he also felt something through the method of observing Qi.
"Withdraw! Ring the gold quickly!"
Han Shizhong and Meng Gong were not good at looking at Qi, but as generals who had fought hundreds of battles, they were keenly aware of the changes in the army under their command. Coupled with the death of Li Wenzhong, they immediately got rid of their opponents and wanted to temporarily withdraw their troops and return to the camp.
Dang, Dang, Dang!
The soldiers of the Song Army who were a little unstable heard the sound of gold and retreated one after another. Some of the retreating Song troops even collapsed directly, and many soldiers fled.
"Send the order, take the Bingzhou Cavalry and the White Horse Cavalry as the forerunners, and immediately set out to pursue! The rest of the troops will follow closely..."
Wei Rui, like Han Shizhong, did not know the situation of Qi Shu being killed in the Southern Song Dynasty.
But his sense of smell on the battlefield was extremely keen, and he also noticed something was wrong with the Song soldiers.
Without thinking, he immediately waved his flag to give the military order.
Wang Jing's brows moved slightly. He wanted to surround Zhao Song's troops and persuade them to surrender. In this case, Daxia will be able to produce hundreds of thousands more elites. After all, they are all human lives. When victory is certain, it is better to kill as little as possible.
but.
Since Wei Rui had already issued the military order, he stopped talking.
He appointed the other party as the deputy general manager, responsible for commanding and dispatching on the battlefield, so he should not interfere too much...
