Prince of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 178: Escape and chase

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The father and son Han Shizhong and the letter king Zhao Zhen left the small pavilion on the lake and entered the front hall. The maid brought the basin, filled with clean water, cleaned her hands, and started the banquet. At the banquet of Han Shizhong’s family, there are many vegetarian dishes such as bamboo shoots, mushrooms, fungus, tofu, white radish, carrots, tofu skins and vegetarian chicken produced by Xin Wangjun. Of course, the only meat dish is the most common braised fish here.

Han Shizhong’s wife Liang said that Han Shizhong generally eats vegetarian food to remind himself that the two emperors are still suffering in the north and do not forget the hatred of the country. This time it was because Zhao Zhenxin and Wang Zhao Zhen sighed: "Does the general like light food?" Han Shizhong smiled and said, "If you live in such an environment, if you can't suffer yourself, wouldn't Han Shizhong be in vain!" It can show the deep sorrow for the country deep in his heart.

Han Shangde laughed and said: "Father just wait, but if he has a chance, let the child lead the soldiers, he will definitely go out and kill the enemy and fight the gold!"

Han Shizhong scolded: "As a general, he doesn't rush to kill easily. He has his own young general in everything. When the general comes out, he is not far from defeat! What does your Highness think?"

Believe King Zhao Zhen said: "The husband and the warrior, the command is the top priority, the dispatch is the party, the courage of the blood, and the non-wise can do it?" If Han Shizhong said this, Han Shangde was still convinced, but when the king Zhao Zhen spoke, Han Shangde immediately retorted Up.

The king of Xin Wang Zhao Zhen competed, but he went there in person, and because of personal feelings, he bought the winning bet of Wang Xin Wang Zhao Zhen, and he won a full game. For this reason, he kindly asked Wang Zhao Zhen to have a few big banquets. Of course, this was all hidden from his father Han Shizhong.

After all, Han Shizhong's son has a close relationship with Zhao Zhen, the king of faith, and it will naturally arouse Zhao Gou's suspicion. However, Han Shangde didn't care about these things. The big deal is that Zhao Gou dismissed himself and his father from office. That would be even better. Both his father and son went to the King of Letters.

Therefore, Han Shangde still knows what kind of virtue Zhao Zhen is. He said, "His Royal Highness will say to me, are you a brave person? Who is the one who fights for thousands of times? Who is it? When facing the assassin, who was it that stood up and killed more than a dozen assassins? You are in danger in everything? Is it a way of general?"

"Hehehe..." Han Shizhong laughed, and he said, "Han Shangde, how do you compare with King Xin Qiansui? I heard that His Royal Highness won't be hurt by a hammer, and he won't die if he is assassinated. There is a deity to protect him. There is an explanation?" Xinwang Zhao Zhen just smiled bitterly.

Han Shizhong smiled and said: "We heard that King Xin Qiansui did not personally go to the front for some time to kill the battle. It can also prove that His Royal Highness is not an adventurous person, but I am the blessing of Song Dynasty! Unknown His Royal Highness believes that? "

The letter king Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "It is difficult to start a career, and it is even more difficult to raise troops in a land controlled by the Golden State. Surviving in the cracks is not easy. In order to fight against the gold and protect the people, Xiao Wang commits danger and has to do it. Now my subordinate military talents Well, it’s no longer necessary for me to go to battle myself."

After the meal was over, the maid withdrew the banquet, Han Shizhong once again asked people to have tea, and then said: "Xinwang Zhao Zhenxiang must be very dissatisfied with this meal?" Xinwang Zhao Zhen laughed: "Where, although most of these foods are vegetarian , But the cooking taste is very good." Han Shizhong nodded and said: "If I didn't guess wrong, you will be given some tricks on your way back! Remember to be careful."

The letter king Zhao Zhen was stunned when he heard it, Han Shizhong was fearless and reminded him of his safety many times. In any case, it seems that Han Shizhong is very optimistic about himself.

Han Shizhong smiled and said, "Weichen has no doubt about how His Royal Highness can escape from Yuezhou. But halfway through, the Golden Man and His Majesty must attack and kill His Royal Highness. Where does your Royal Highness think it will be?" Xin Wang Zhao Zhen had seen it. After the picture, he smiled and said, "It depends on whether he is given a chance!"

Han Shizhong's eyes flickered and said: "Xinwang Zhao Zhen must not give him this opportunity! But some things are involuntary, so be careful." Xin Wang Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Thank you, General Han!"

While talking, everyone sat down again. Han Shizhong said: "Since the King Qiansui has his own calculations, I won't say much. Speaking of which, I am very interested in Qiansui's repeated defeats, but none of them have failed. I don't know if Qiansui can tell. ?"

The letter king Zhao Zhen smiled, and after a while, he sighed: "In fact, the current Golden Soldiers are not terrible and not difficult to deal with. Their weakness is that their army is now not only a fierce Jurchen, but also countless Jurchens. The army of the original Liao Kingdom, which was relatively weak in combat effectiveness. As long as we use more secret moves and fight with all tactics that can be used, we will be victorious."

"The logistics of the Golden Soldiers is actually very imperfect, and the fighting endurance is not enough. After the battle, we rely on looting wealth to enhance our combat effectiveness. And we fight behind their enemy lines, they can't get anything, but we can move and fight. , Looting their logistics supplies and food. Moreover, we have a powerful weapon to defend the city. The Golden Soldiers want to attack the city we occupy, but only large corpses will be left behind."

"Also, the most important point is that there are descendants of all nationalities in my army. I accepted the descendants for my use and treated them very well. At first I killed Jurchens, but later they captured more Jurchens. I'm not going to kill. As long as there is no evidence to prove that there is a wicked Jurchen, we will treat the captives kindly. The Golden Soldiers fight with us, and many surrenders are often made in one fight.

Han Shizhong smiled and nodded, and then said: "As I expected, it is not bad. When Princess Liu arrives, His Royal Highness Believe King will return soon. I wonder what is the first thing to do after King Belief Qiansui returns to China?"

The letter king Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "It's true that you have already established the Military Academy in Yuci County, the southern gate of Taiyuan Mansion on Hezhong Road. It is called a military academy! It is temporarily divided into cavalry, infantry, scout, heavy duty, and navy. As well as battle formations, strategies, art of war, etc. Xiao Wang is here to request the army, if he wants to, he can go to the army of the letter king!"

Han Shangde saw his father's face change a little, and immediately yelled: "Okay, you believe in Wang Qiansui, you are really bold, in front of me, want to let us father and son serve you?" He sneered. Make Han Shizhong inconvenience.

In fact, Han Shizhong is not at all looking at Zhao Zhen, but hesitating. Moreover, he was afraid that Zhao Zhen would die in Yuezhou. To be honest, he did not expect that Zhao Zhen was so bold that he would dare to come to the site of Zhao Gou, Yuezhou. Isn't this looking for death? Therefore, even if you want to take refuge in him on your own, you have to wait for the other party to safely return to the area occupied by King Xin.

The letter king Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "If you were your majesty, your generals commanded the army and fought enough victories, and your prestige increased, and you don't know what you would think? Since ancient times, the generals are often hard to reward, and the rewards are the butcher's swords. ! Therefore, a general who is too powerful, although he can serve the world, he can hardly end well!"

Han Shizhong was moved and said with a smile: "Thousands of believers are indeed kings, and they can clear the suspicion of monarchs and officials! But as His Royal Highness said, how can anyone in the world casually accommodate powerful generals? Why can Qiansui believe? "

The letter king Zhao Zhen calmly said: "As a king, he can naturally be the master in his own territory. In the eyes of this king, a country is not afraid of talents, no matter what kind of talents, as long as they are beneficial to the country. Generals are killed by the king, It’s just because the monarch himself doesn’t have a good grasp of those powerful generals. They use them when they are useful, and kill them when they are not in use. That's not right."

Han Shizhong nodded and said, "That's right. As a general, I naturally want to make contributions and make a good career, and at the same time pass on to the world. But wealth is rare. Qianshui believes that he can consciously control powerful generals. Control any strong man, but your Royal Highness will always have a day in his old age, what will happen afterwards?"

The letter king Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "Actually, the general has praised this king. This king is also a human being. Everyone will make mistakes. It is just divided into more mistakes, less mistakes, big mistakes and small mistakes. This king thinks that being a king is inherently famous. People often say that the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, Qin Emperors, Han Wu, Tang Zong, and Song Zu are all wise monarchs. But they also make mistakes, and there are many more."

"If, one day, I can become the emperor, I must establish a law with the law above the emperor. If the emperor does not abide by the law, he will be impeached in accordance with the terms of the law, he will be deposed, and the emperor will be established. What I want is to Rule the country by law and reduce the possible mistakes the king may make. Everything speaks by the law, after the general has turned to the army of the king, there is no danger!

Han Shizhong couldn't help but moved and said: "The King of Letters Chitose decentralizes powers. Isn't it afraid that one day the throne will not be preserved? Or the King of Letters Chitose is confident to hold his position now, don't you think about it for future generations?"

The letter king Zhao Zhen laughed loudly and said: "The general is wrong! People who are good and faint will lose their position. If one day, Zhao Zhen loses his position, it is because Zhao Zhen has a problem with the governance of the country and the manager has a problem. My own fault. If future generations lose their position, it also shows their own fault. People should seek to be strong and self-improvement. If they are not strong, they don’t have to be in a high position. Let the strong be in the high position. If you are incompetent and have no virtue, you will be inferior! How can you be alone? Do you harm the whole nation by mistake?"

Han Shizhong was taken aback and said: "His Royal Highness, it is exactly what you said. If you can return to the King's Army safely, you will naturally bring the whole family behind! But if your Highness does not believe it, don't blame it at the end of the day. ."

Zhao Zhen shook her head and smiled: "That's for sure, but now that the king is still a king, and he has the heavy responsibility of fighting against gold, it is impossible to realize what the king said. At that time, General Han will naturally know what the king said. True or false!" Xin Wang Zhao Zhen talked to Han Shizhong and his son at the end of the afternoon. At this point, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen left Han Shizhong's residence.

At this time, Zhao Zhen got the news that the remains of his biological mother, Princess Liu, were finally brought by Jin Bing. Although Zhao Gou strictly sealed the news, the head of the Butterfly Department, Da Jidie Li Xuan, secretly informed the news, and Zhao Zhen knew immediately.

This time, with Mrs. Liu, there was also Jin Guo’s negotiator. One of the purposes of Jin Guo’s negotiation envoys was to join Zhao Gou to kill Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen acted immediately after receiving the news. Thousands of fighters gathered in the Kingdom of Jin to make the team's only way. Since Zhao Zhen was closely monitored by Zhao Gou's men, he did not go out in person.

In this operation, Zhao Zhen asked the Wu family to take Mei'er to leave first for safety. And Dongyu and more than a thousand elite fighters, under the command of Wang Zhichong, his chief guard, rescued Princess Liu and left with Princess Liu. And Zhao Zhen herself, leaving behind a stand-in, escaped from Yuezhou at night.

It was already dark, and Zhao Zhen was waiting anxiously in the palace. By his side, only a dozen guards and a hundred soldiers were protecting him.

At this moment, suddenly several flying pigeons flew in one after another, Zhao Zhen immediately sent someone to fetch the signal written by the code of the pigeon. After compiling nervously, a guard came to Zhao Zhen to report.

The guard immediately reported to the report: "Report to Your Highness, Master Wang Zhichong, the chief guard, has successfully rescued the remains of Princess Liu, and has joined the Wu family. Under the guidance of our spying ground in Diebu, we are quickly retreating towards Chizhou. Ours The merchant ship is ready on the Yangtze River. Lord Wang Zhichong wants you to evacuate as soon as possible. Also, when Miss Dongyu... Sacrificed!"

"What? Dongyu died? How did Dongyu die?" Zhao Zhen was a little surprised, didn't Dongyu hate herself very much? Why do you fight Jinbing desperately

"Master Wang Zhichong said that Miss Dongyu went crazy with the Jinren, and she was killed with the leader of the Jinren escort team. She obviously didn't want to live anymore," the guard whispered.

"It seems that she still can't let go of her hatred, but she doesn't want to kill me anymore. Hey, I don't want her to be with Zhao Go's eunuch, but she still doesn't want to be with me. Forget it, if you die, you will die. "Zhao Zhen said, shook his head and immediately prepared to leave.

Long before Zhao Zhen came to Yuezhou, the spies of the Xin Wangjun dug a tunnel from the residential house close to the city wall through the city wall.

Zhao Zhen immediately killed or tied up the servants and waitresses who were watching them with these more than a hundred people, and quickly left the mansion of the King of Letters in the dark, sneaked into the house by the city wall, and escaped from the tunnel.

Zhao Zhen and others left Yuezhou, and with the help of Neiying, they obtained more than two hundred horses, and immediately galloped westward with one person and two horses.

When Zhao Zhen and others galloped to the Fuchun River, they were looking for a boat to cross the river. At this time, a group of cavalry from behind galloped over. The letter king Zhao Zhen sighed: "Really... My starling... actually did it so soon. Everyone, get ready to fight."

Although the current strength comparison is very outrageous, they still believe in Wang Zhaozhen! Believe King Zhao Zhen's force is strong, and the guards and soldiers believe that their master is a god-like person and is invincible. Therefore, following Zhao Zhen and facing any enemy, they were not afraid of the slightest.

Zhao Zhen knew that this must be Zhao Go's idea, and Xin Wang Zhao Zhen believed that it was Zhao Gou who sent troops and horses to kill Zhao Zhen. For Zhao Gou, the one who can catch alive is the best, but after he knows Zhao Zhen's strength, I am afraid that now he has no hope of catching alive. I am afraid that the imperial order that the Song Bing received is to kill.

But... The letter king Zhao Zhen didn't believe that this was Zhao Gou's only assassin. I am afraid that Zhao Gou could be able to get it, and there would be an afterthought.

It was no one else who brought the chasing soldiers to chase Zhao Zhen, but a regular general under Zhang Jun, named Gao Baida. Gao Bai's cavalry chased all the way, but did not see Zhao Zhen. Gao Baida thought that the horseshoe print he was chasing was a suspect, but he didn't expect it to be the master. Gao Bai was overjoyed when he saw Zhao Zhen's soldiers and horses. He saw that Zhao Zhen had only a hundred men and horses, but he had a thousand cavalry soldiers.

While ordering an attack, he couldn't help but frown. He only saw Wang Xin's army starting to use a strange battle formation. They moved forward for a while and retreated. In this way, the morale of the soldiers under Gao Bai always charged up. When the time came, he rode his horse back, and then attacked with a heavy crossbow and long bow. When the cavalry soldiers under Gao Baida were shot down and began to retreat one after another, the soldiers of King Xin's army chased them and killed them. The cavalry of the Xinwang Army lined up in a row, marching forward in continuous strides, firing arrows. This kind of battle quickly wiped out more than two hundred enemy troops. Under this orderly attack, the tall and white army immediately paid a great loss without killing a single enemy.

Looking at this situation, Gao Baida immediately knew that it was not good, and believed that Wang Jun had a degree of advance and retreat, and it was obviously commanded by an expert! Suddenly, Gao Baida thought of the believer Zhao Zhen, the legendary person blessed by the gods! Oh my god! Is there really a god in this world? I heard that your Majesty's mud horse crossed the river, and the believer Zhao Zhen has the gods to protect the world invincible! Gao Baida didn't really believe in gods and ghosts, but he couldn't help but believe it at this moment. Otherwise, how could he mobilize so many soldiers, but the battle turned into such a heavy loss! The most outrageous thing is that no one was damaged by the soldiers who believed in the king. Doesn't such an exaggerated unbelievable record just show that Xin Wang Zhao Zhen is a helper of gods and ghosts

not good! Gao Baida didn't dare to think about it, and ordered an intensified attack on King Xin's army. He didn't ask for anything else, as long as he killed it himself, and then figured out a way to kill King Xin's Zhao Zhen! Otherwise, he was very sure that Master Zhang and His Majesty would not let them go.

But there are many myths about the letter king Zhao Zhen, but the most outrageous thing is that it seems that you have never heard of what the letter king Zhao Zhen lost. It is usually believed that the king Zhao Zhen takes advantage! Win the battle! He has never heard of a big defeat. Gao Baida shuddered when he thought of the scenario that Zhao Zhen would be killed by Zhao Zhen's army in the future if he failed to chase Zhao Zhen by himself. At this time, because Gao Bai Dalian killed two unfavorable heads, the attack range of his subordinates increased. The more than 400 soldiers who attacked had already fallen down more than 70 people, but he saw Gao Baida. Soldiers from rush to the front of the Xinwang army!

But at this moment, a horn rang suddenly. More than a hundred soldiers who believed in the king's army split into two teams and made way.