"Catch the assassins, don't let them escape!" Accompanied by the stern shouts of several generals behind them, the soldiers of the Victory Army who rushed into the hall did not hesitate at all and rushed towards the back window. But at this moment, two round objects with some sparks were suddenly thrown in from behind the dark window.
Before the soldiers could react, two explosions suddenly erupted, and broken porcelain fragments and iron sand and iron nails were scattered in all directions by the shock wave of the gunpowder explosion, covering almost half of the hall. Immediately, screams broke out. The three soldiers who were closest immediately fell down without making a sound, and more than a dozen people next to them also covered their cheeks with their hands and screamed while falling to the ground. Blood continued to flow from them. It flowed from their fingers. The other soldiers also screamed pitifully, and retreated back in fear, no longer daring to approach the row of wide open windows.
As for the generals who were still so aggressive just now, they were so frightened by this turn of events that they jumped out of the hall. Some people kept screaming: "This... what is going on? What kind of weapon is this?"
"It's the firearm called landmines. Sun Tu actually hid some of them, and these things can actually be used directly..." Some generals who had seen the power of landmines screamed in panic and did not dare to go forward. The purpose of arresting Sun Tu was just to present a surrender letter to the Liao people, and then put all the blame on him, a Song person, but it had nothing to do with the overall situation at hand, and it was really not worth risking his life for.
These generals were so afraid of death that ordinary soldiers were naturally unwilling to sacrifice their lives. For a while, no one dared to pursue them anymore and just stayed in the hall. At this time, the shouts of killing outside were getting louder and louder. It was obvious that the Liao army had completely entered the city. This made Yu Wanyao and others react quickly: "Ignore them for now. They can't escape from Zhuozhou City anyway. It's better to go and welcome King Xi's army into the city first."
These words immediately won everyone's approval. The risk of chasing Sun Tu was too great, but there were great benefits in meeting the Liao army at this moment. Compared with the two, only a fool would risk his life. At that moment, everyone turned around immediately, took their men and others, went straight out of the garrison and rushed to the north city gate.
As soon as they left, there were only two or three big cats and kittens in the garrison. This naturally gave Sun Tu and Fan Qi, who were hiding in the dark, an opportunity. The two of them walked high and low in the shadows. Cheng was finally able to get out of the mansion safely. When he looked around, he found that on the other three sides of Zhuozhou City, except for the south, there were large dragons formed by torches moving towards the city wall and the center of the city. Looking at this posture, it quickly became clear that These soldiers and horses are about to occupy the entire Zhuozhou City.
This made Fan Qi feel anxious in addition to anger: "General, how could this happen? These victorious troops suddenly defected and surrendered to the Liao army. What should we do?"
"This was actually expected." Sun Tu's expression seemed quite calm, and he grinned slightly because of the arrow wound on his arm: "The victorious army now did not dare to fight bloody battles with the Liao army for the sake of justice. In the end, they are the resentful army. Ever since Dong Xiaoxiu was killed, they no longer have a soul of their own, so Dong Kuang could easily kill Guo Yaoshi and replace him. The sudden attack by these people today is just a reenactment of the previous mutiny and seizure of power. .”
"What the general means... is that he expected that they would betray him?" Fan Qi unexpectedly shouted: "Then why didn't you take precautions?"
"Is defense useful? All generals in the Victory Army have selfish motives. I can defend one or two people, but can I defend everyone? As long as the Liao army gives him enough
Their pressure, coupled with the ever-present food shortage crisis in the city, will make them take risks and betray again. " Speaking of this, Sun Tu's eyes flashed again: "And only in this way can we take Zhuozhou City at the minimum cost and truly hold this city in my hands. "
"Huh?" Fan Qi suddenly thought of something. Could it be that General Sun has already made arrangements
It was only then that he suddenly remembered that he and Sun Tu were the only ones here, and hundreds of other brothers were not here. There was no fighting outside just now, which was completely unreasonable.
Sun Tu glanced at Fan Qi apologetically: "Old Fan, don't be offended. The matter is very important, so I couldn't tell you the truth earlier."
"Bizhi... I understand." Fan Qi smiled bitterly, already understanding the meaning of his words. After all, I had just joined Sun Tu, so naturally I couldn't fully gain his trust. It was normal for me to be kept in the dark about such a major event. But he still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but when he thought about it again, he felt relieved after Sun Tu had just saved him. At least General Sun was still very loyal to him.
After thinking about this, Fan Qi stopped asking Sun Tu about his overall plan. Instead, he asked: "General, what should we do now? But do we need to find Dong Kuang first and rescue him?"
"No, let's go to the south gate first. I will wait there for the Liao people to come to the door." Sun Tu said, already bowing and walking quickly towards the only south side of the city that was still dark. Fan Qi hurriedly followed up. , but his expression became extremely focused, and the panic just now was no longer there.
At this time, the other three gates of Zhuozhou had already been opened, and groups of Liao soldiers were rushing through the city gate openings and entering the city. Everyone shouted excitedly and pushed all the guards of the Ever Victorious Army who had been stunned in front of the city gate to the ground. Anyone who dared to struggle or make any move would be immediately killed with a sword without showing any mercy.
In fact, even most of the Liao army is still in a fog at this moment, and they can't understand why the battle situation suddenly changed. The gates of Zhuozhou City, which had not been able to enter through a series of strong attacks before, are now all wide open, turning it into an undefended city. city. But as the military order was issued, they didn't hesitate much. They rushed in like the wind and controlled the city walls and gates in a short time. They had the power of entering and exiting the entire city in their own hands.
As for the victorious army guarding the city, they were even more confused and confused. Some soldiers were completely awakened by the sound of being killed. When they hurriedly ran onto the streets, what they saw was the sight of a large number of Liao troops rushing towards them. This made them completely shaken. He didn't even have time to react, let alone resist, as he was immediately knocked down and taken down. Even those who bravely resisted were quickly slaughtered.
In terms of combat power, the Ever Victorious Army is far behind the elite Liao Army. Once they lost the city, they would not even have the strength to fight the Liao army head-on. Not to mention that the current victorious army is still leaderless, scattered, and confused. Naturally, it was defeated by the Liao army in an instant and captured them all.
In just a few hours, all the east, west, and north gates of Zhuozhou had completely changed hands, and the torches illuminated most of the city, leaving only the southern area still dark because the Liao army had not deployed troops. It was only then that Xiao Qian, who was sitting on a tall horse, slowly entered the city under the protection of thousands of personal guards.
When he saw the scene in front of him, there was not much joy on his face. In terms of time, it only took him less than ten days to lead his army to break through Zhuozhou City.
Some have achieved great success. But when he thought about how these seemingly vulnerable soldiers and horses had blocked his many fierce attacks and caused tens of thousands of casualties to the Liao army, he was not happy at all.
Nowadays, there are powerful enemies in the north and south of Daliao, and they really can no longer bear unnecessary casualties like this time. The only advantage is that by capturing Zhuozhou, one's own army can be inserted like a wedge into the frontline battle between Song and Liao. As long as the troops are used properly, the Song army can be defeated in a short time and the threat from the south can be eliminated.
But all this must be done quickly, because the Daliao soldiers in the north may not be able to hold on for long...
Xiao Qian's thoughts were interrupted by a row of guys who knelt on the ground and asked for surrender loudly: "The ever-victorious army's criminal general Yu Wanyao and others brought all the soldiers under his command to pay homage to King Xi of Daliao. Please forgive me for waiting. It's my reckless fault, please let me live!" Following this request, these generals kowtowed to him one after another.
Xiao Qian was still sitting upright on his horse, looking down at these generals with a look of murderous intent on his face. If he really followed his heart, he would order all these guys to be executed at this moment, leaving no one alive. Because if it weren't for them, the chaos in Daliao would not be as serious as it is now, and he would not have to abandon the war in the north and come south, thus giving the Jin people more opportunities. It can be said that the crimes of these guys are no less serious than those of the Jurchens.
But soon, he restrained the anger and murderous intention in his heart, and just raised the riding whip in his hand indifferently: "You all get up. Since I have spoken in advance, as long as you surrender, you can forget about it. Naturally, you should keep your word."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for forgiving me..." The generals finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then stood up one after another.
"Yu Wanyao, please take people to restrain all the subordinates in the city who are still resisting. Since you have surrendered to the imperial court, there is no need for more casualties." Xiao Qian looked around and ordered immediately.
Yu Wanyao immediately responded loudly, but before he could ask others to act together, Xiao Qian suddenly asked: "What about Dong Kuang and Sun Tu? Have you killed these two culprits?"
"Back to your lord, Dong Kuang is being imprisoned in a courtyard in front by a villain at this time, and has completely lost the ability to resist. As for the Song general Sun Tu, he... he..." At this point, he felt a little guilty.
"What happened to Sun Tu? Did you let him escape?" Xiao Qian asked immediately. In his eyes, Sun Tu was a much greater threat than Dong Kuang, or even the entire victorious army, because he already knew the role this guy played in this battle, including defending the city this time, and The earlier harassment along the road was all planned by him.
Yu Wanyao's legs suddenly weakened and he knelt down again: "Your Majesty, forgive me, we had already surrounded him, but we didn't expect that Sun Tu's men were all very skilled in martial arts and had powerful firearms at their side, which allowed him to escape." Escape. But now that Zhuozhou has fallen into the hands of Daliao soldiers, it is expected that Sun Tu will not be able to escape."
"Huh, is that really so? Didn't you see that there are no soldiers from Daliao in the south?" Xiao Qian said, his face became darker again, and he shouted loudly: "What are you still doing? Why don't you lead the way to the south?" Search and capture Sun Tu and his gang?"
This roar immediately made the rebel generals sweat profusely, and they hurriedly agreed loudly, leading the way decisively, attracting all the Liao troops and rushing towards the south. Even Xiao Qian did not go to the garrison, but walked with them. . He must see Sun Tu being killed or captured before he can feel relieved...