"Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" I'm afraid Xiao Sixun will be injured by an arrow.
And his expression was even more ugly. Not only did someone break into the armory first, but they also got the crossbow. This was a complete miscalculation and was extremely dangerous. No matter who is hiding in the warehouse, once he has taken action, there is no reason to give up halfway!
Xiao Sixun was finally not completely confused. After making a quick judgment, he decisively ordered: "Retreat! Leave here first and go from the north!" This time he completely decided to leave Zhuozhou City, because there was no one else he could use here. Opportunities for strategic maneuvers are everywhere. It can be said that all his plans here have failed. He can only hope to join up with the elites from Daliao who are coming south, and then come back to regain his position.
After receiving his order, the Liao soldiers no longer hesitated. While waving their swords and guns to block the flying arrows, they protected Xiao Sixun and retreated quickly, running straight to the dark street ahead.
Finally, they saw the opportunity quickly enough, and the enemies in the warehouse showed no intention of pursuing them, so the remaining 20 or so Liao soldiers were able to escape. However, many of them suffered arrow wounds, which really made them extremely embarrassed. The only good thing is that there are no dead people, and the north gate is in sight.
However, what Xiao Sixun and others didn't know was that the more than ten Qingzhou soldiers in the armory were actually frightened for a while. They didn't feel relieved until they saw them turning the corner and walking away. But everyone still did not dare to let down their guard. While hiding in the corner, they aimed their crossbows forward.
Yes, there are only a dozen Qingzhou soldiers here, and they came to seize the armory on Sun Tu's orders. Because even Sun Tu could not guarantee that Dong Kuang could really seize military power at once, so to be on the safe side, it was better to capture the most important place in the city first. Moreover, because he was worried about being exposed in advance, Guo Yaoshi was prepared. He did not even ask Dong Kuang to mobilize troops from the Dongmen Military Camp but directly used his own subordinates.
This move is indeed risky enough, after all, they are only a dozen people. If it weren't for the small number of defenders here and their complete defenselessness, it would really be impossible to capture them easily. However, the Liao people, who had been frightened for a long time, did not dare to take the risk of carrying arrows and storm the armory where they could not see how many enemies there were. Finally, their plan was risky and successful.
While the Qingzhou soldiers continued to lurk in the dark, guarding the armory gate, Xiao Sixun had already led his men to the long street in front of the north gate, and met head-on with the Chang Sheng Army who had just heard the news and rushed out of the military camp.
This was a bit embarrassing. Xiao Sixun's original plan was to set fire to the armory to attract the defenders at the north gate to leave to put out the fire, and then he could easily leave the city with his men. But now, because the armory was guarded, but there were also sounds of fighting in the city, they ran into the defenders who wanted to enter the city to investigate the situation.
what to do? Many people looked at their leaders with uneasiness. No matter how brave and skilled the Liao army was, they had no chance of winning when dozens of people faced thousands of troops. Xiao Sixun's expression also changed several times at this moment. Finally, he cheered up and straightened his chest to meet him.
The Chang Sheng Army on the opposite side was also puzzled. Seeing dozens of them coming forward, many of them subconsciously raised their weapons. The leading general asked loudly: "Who are you? Now Zhuozhou is enforcing a curfew, and no one can move around randomly..."
"I, Xiao Sixun, the Ambassador of Liao Kingdom, just got news that something happened on the front line, so I am anxious to leave Zhuozhou." Xiao Sixun could only come up with this excuse for a while, but looking at the solemn look on his face, it was really scary How much do people believe it
"You want to leave now? Do you have a general's warrant?"
"Didn't you see it? Now that Zhuozhou City is in chaos, how can he, Pharmacist Guo, have time to take care of us!" Xiao Sixun said, suddenly taking a step forward and saying in a deep voice: "What, are you doubting me or planning to Do you want to arrest me, the envoy, and my subordinates on the spot?"
A frightening momentum suddenly came over, causing all the soldiers in front of him to panic. The general waved his hands repeatedly: "No, I don't dare..." Pharmacist Guo had previously warned the people below not to start a fight with the tripartite envoys. What kind of conflict, coupled with the fact that the Ever Victorious Army had suffered several heavy losses at the hands of the Liao Army, it had long been afraid of the Liao people. As a result, they naturally felt three points shorter in front of Xiao Sixun, the Liao envoy.
Seeing this, Xiao Sixun became even more determined and shouted again: "Then get out of the way, ask someone to open the north gate, and let us leave Zhuozhou. Now that your Chang Sheng Army has too much to take care of, you have no intention of returning to Daliao again. What happened before?" Just forget it."
This made the general feel very embarrassed. He really didn't dare to take the initiative. But the other party didn't give him much time to think at all, and shouted again: "What, you still want to stop me from leaving? You didn't see that there is still chaos in the rear, which has nothing to do with me. Besides -" Having said this, he pulled out his saber and pointed it directly at him: "If you are brave enough, you can kill all the dozens of people here, and you will never stop me!"
This made it even more difficult for the general and the soldiers in the rear: "Envoy Liao, this matter..."
Before he could say anything else, all the Liao people had already drawn their swords in their hands, completely ignoring that the victorious army in front of them was dozens of times larger than themselves, and charged forward fearlessly. Because he knew very well that there was not much time left for him to escape. If he missed this opportunity, he would be dead. Then it would be better to rush out of Zhuozhou City while his remaining power is still there.
Sure enough, when faced with the tough attitude of the Liao people, the thousands of victorious troops all retreated from top to bottom, and they all subconsciously made way for a passage to allow them to pass through calmly. The leading general could only comfort himself now that he was just following General Guo's previous military orders. With a complicated look on his face, he watched a group of Liao people pass through the team and head straight to the north gate.
Even if they were not blocked by the Ever Victorious Army, Xiao Sixun and the others did not dare to slack off at all, and their steps were even more hurried, and they soon arrived in front of the still closed city gate. At this moment, the two hundred or so soldiers who stayed there looked at the group of uninvited guests with strange eyes, but no one dared to pick up their weapons and make a defensive posture.
This also made the Liao people more determined and courageous. Without Xiao Sixun's intervention, someone stepped forward and ordered them to open the door and let him go out using the reasons given just now.
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The soldiers hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the main force that was heading towards the riots in the city, and finally made the decision to open the city.
With a gritty creaking sound, the north gate of Zhuozhou City, which had been closed for several days, finally opened. Without any further delay, the Liao people quickly strode out of the city, obviously fearing that someone would come from behind and force them to stay. However, until the last person stepped onto the suspension bridge, no one appeared from behind, which made Xiao Sixun and the others heave a long sigh of relief.
However, even after getting out of the north gate, Xiao Sixun and the others did not relax at all and continued to rush towards their own military camp ahead at full speed. There were seven or eight hundred people who came with him to Zhuozhou this time, and the rest were stationed outside. These Liao soldiers also faintly heard the sound of killing in the city, and they all looked curiously from a distance. They saw Xiao Sixun running back with someone, which made them startled, and they hurriedly came forward to ask.
But before they could speak, Xiao Sixun had already issued an urgent order: "Hurry up and pack up and leave this place. There are changes in the city. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid we will be attacked by the victorious army!"
These words were more effective than any rhetoric. Hundreds of Liao soldiers immediately packed up their belongings. In just a moment, they had packed up the station. Then everyone got on their horses and headed north as quickly as possible. It wasn't until the horse galloped for a while that Xiao Sixun looked back at Zhuozhou City, which was still shrouded in darkness, and secretly swore in his heart: "Sun Tu, Guo Yaoshi, Chang Shengjun, the Song people, and the Jurchens... don't be too happy. It's too early. I will be back soon, together with my elite people from Daliao. By then, I will fulfill my promise and let this city burn with you!" The person has gone away, but the resentment has not gone away for a long time. …
The same words were bursting out from the mouth of Wanyan Wushu who had just left the city from the west gate. After discovering that the situation in the city was no longer under his control, he, like Xiao Sixun, made the decision to leave immediately.
If he were to face someone from the ever-victorious army, even an ordinary Song Dynasty person, Wu Shu would feel that he still had room for maneuver and could ensure his own safety even in the worst case. However, when facing Sun Tu, he did not even dare to have the slightest thought. As long as he failed, there would be no possibility of a comeback and survival.
In this case, then choose to leave decisively, at least this way you can still stay useful. However, his heart was still full of unwillingness and anger, so after confirming that he was safe, he couldn't help but look back at the still noisy Zhuozhou City, and vowed to repay today's failure twice as much in the future.
But Zeng Sheng, who was following him, raised a question that was ignored by everyone: "By the way, Fourth Prince, Han Benshan is still with Medicine Master Guo, how can he escape?"
After this reminder, everyone remembered that such a powerful person was missing, and everyone showed a strange expression. Even Wushu's expression changed, but soon he smiled bitterly and said: "As of now, everything can only depend on his own luck. Fortunately, he is good at martial arts, so it shouldn't be too difficult to protect himself. It won’t be too late for us to go ahead and wait for him to leave.”
They didn't know the enemy relationship between Sun Tu and Han Benshan, so they walked away safely. Of course, even if they knew it, it was impossible for these Jurchens to really return to the city and take risks for a Han. When this scene fell into Zeng Sheng's eyes, his eyes flashed, and some of his thoughts became more determined.