Prince of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 58: People in troubled times

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Li Gui, Wang Gui, and Ding Jin finally thought of the rumors of bravery and wisdom about believing in the king, and they couldn't help but feel their blood surging. Finally, the three of them finally made up their minds and led more than one hundred people who were willing to go north to go north.

Before leaving, the three bowed to Yang Jin one after another. Yang Jin looked at the back of the three people leading away, and muttered, "Maybe, you are right."

Yang Jin didn't know, nor did Li Gui, Wang Gui, and Ding Jin. Their difference was a farewell. When Yang Jin went south and met Du Chong, Du Chong immediately placed the charge of defeat on Yang Jin's head, and Yang Jin was immediately beheaded by the prison army Wang Guizi. A generation of loyal generals did not die in the battle against the Golden Sands, so they were killed by their own butcher's knives.

Li Gui, Wang Gui, and Ding Jin are really dangerous to go northward. From time to time, they run into small groups of Jin soldiers chasing and killing the disintegrated Song soldiers. Fortunately, the remaining more than one hundred people all have some means, plus there are not many golden soldiers, only to get out of danger again and again.

But this is not the way. Everyone is hungry and tired now. Maybe the next time they meet Jin Bing, they will really be wiped out. Li Gui, Wang Gui and Ding Jin had to take everyone around and roundabout. From the direction of Luzhou all the way north.

Li Gui, Wang Gui, and Ding Jin led more than a hundred people to stop and go. At dawn the next day, Yue Fei and others, who had rested in the woods for a night, just got on their horses and were going to continue to the direction of Luzhou City. They saw the woods. They stumbled and ran for fifty or sixty rides, and everyone hurriedly dismounted and hid.

I saw fifty or sixty people covered in blood staggering and pulling their horses into the woods. One of the leading people probably couldn't run anymore and fell to the ground. Panting and hissing: "Stop, this lord really can't run, let's rest and go!" Seeing this, dozens of other people had no choice but to sit on the ground and take a breath.

Wang Guizang glanced intently behind the tree: Isn't this Gao Yunfei and dozens of his guards who were blasted out of Yangzhou by the emperor and came to talk to them? They also escaped? So he jumped out from behind the tree and talked.

But Gao Yunfei, who was sitting on the ground, heard the sound and looked back, only to see a man covered in blood stains and unable to see his face. Suddenly he appeared with a big knife in his hand, thinking that he was a chasing soldier from the Kingdom of Jin. Immediately turned over and knelt down and begged: "Grandpa Jinbing for mercy, Grandpa Jinbing for mercy!" The speed is as fast as a martial arts master.

However, what Gao Yunfei was saying was Jurchen, Wang Gui couldn't understand, but seeing the other person kneeling down and begging for mercy, he was full of stomachache. Dozens of his personal guards blushed and pretended not to know this shameful guy, and put forward weapons to prepare for the fight.

The dozens of personal guards were also taken aback at the beginning, but then they were well-trained to pull weapons to protect Gao Yunfei, who was kneeling and begging for mercy. Each one stared at each other and prepared to fight. All of them were personally selected by the believer Zhao Zhen to protect Gao Yunfei, and all of them were good at it. It is not possible to say that every one counts as ten, and it can also be said that all of them are heroes. Just now they were killed in the siege of four or five hundred golden soldiers, so they were tired and embarrassed. The blood on them was the blood of the enemy, and because of their exhaustion, they didn't even notice anyone in the forest.

At this time, Wang Gui was amused by the incomprehensible Jurchen and Gao Yunfei, who was begging for mercy, and straightened up, just laughing aloud on the side. At this time, Li Gui, Ding Jin and others also came out from behind the trees where they were hiding. Li Gui frowned as he looked at Gao Yunfei and said, "Master Gao, don't come here without problems!"

Gao Yunfei, who was kneeling on the ground, looked up and recognized that it was Wang Gui, Ding Jin, and Li Gui. Fortunately, his face was covered with dust, and this guy was also thick-skinned. He stood up and smiled and said: Everyone, don't be unharmed. I didn't expect to meet you here. "

The people standing aside couldn't help frowning. Only Li Gui, who had just stopped smiling, looked at him and couldn't help but become happy again.

Wang Gui, Ding Jin and Li Gui didn't feel uncomfortable seeing Gao Yunfei so unbearable. They risked death and went to the King of Letters to use such a guy who was afraid of death. Isn't this guy false? When the three of them were hesitating, something happened suddenly.

At this moment, a small group of gold soldiers who had been searching for the fleeing Song soldiers heard movement in the woods, so they sneaked over. Take a closer look: Oh, there are nearly two hundred Song soldiers hiding here. The little Jinbing general who led the soldiers slowly opened his bow, and the arrow pointed directly at Li Gui!

The sound of "swish" arrows across the air came into everyone's ears, but Wang Gui, who was laughing out of breath, didn't notice it at all. At this time, Zhang Shitou, the chief guard next to Gao Yunfei, turned his head fiercely, and saw that the howling arrow flew towards Wang Gui quickly. At this moment, to remind Wang Gui that it was too late, Zhang Shitou did not hesitate, stepped up with an arrow, picked the long knife, and the wolf arrow immediately collapsed.

"Kill!" It turned out that when I saw the leader of the Golden Soldier who hadn't shot Wang Gui, I didn't bother to grind, so he rushed over and prepared to annihilate the defeated soldiers of the Song State, and then he could take his head back and get the reward. Up.

Just before Wang Gui and more than a hundred people hadn’t reacted, Zhang Shitou, the chief guard, led dozens of well-trained guards, and quickly slew them in groups of three, each carrying a saber, and striding forward. Jin Bing rushed over.

Zhang Shitou took the lead alone, raising the sword in his hand, and the two golden soldiers who rushed in front dropped their heads and died. The rest of the Jin Bing was startled by Zhang Shitou's means, and couldn't help but stagnate!

Wang Gui, Ding Jin, and Li Gui also knew the skill of Gao Yunfei's men, otherwise they wouldn't be covered in blood and not hurt themselves.

Being covered in blood without being injured means that they have killed a lot of enemies. Wang Gui, Ding Jin and Li Gui knew that they were powerful, but they did not expect that they would be so brave. In an instant, forty or fifty heads of the Forbidden Army were beheaded. They originally planned to kill them, but now it seems... These dozens of golden soldiers are not enough for these Gao Yunfei's subordinates to slash, let's forget it.

The young general Jinbing saw how powerful the opponent was, swallowed with difficulty, and boldly shouted: "Warriors of the Kingdom of Jin, kill the Song soldiers to get the silver. Kill them." After that, he held the machete high and slashed towards Zhang Stone, all the golden soldiers also shouted to kill, rushed to Zhang Shitou and others.

"Ah!" Zhang Shitou shouted, and led the guards to dance the sword up and down, uncontrollably. More than one hundred golden soldiers who surrounded them were chopped down from time to time and fell to the ground.

In a short while, there were only a few hundred golden soldiers left. The few survivors saw that this group of Song troops were like killing gods, they had already been frightened and retreated involuntarily. Although rewarding silver is important, it has to be a life flower. The warriors of the Kingdom of Jin have always been more brave, but they are not brave enough to know that they are dead. So it's better to... withdraw first!

The young general Jin Jun clutched his injured arm, winked at the remaining dozen Jin soldiers, and ran out of the woods at the same time. I unanimously thought: As long as you get out of the woods and ride a horse that is tied outside, then, with the riding skills you have cultivated over the years, your life will not be a problem.

However, how could Zhang Shito make them escape easily! It doesn't matter if they escape, the position of the tall man is exposed to the army of the golden army. Therefore, when a dozen or so golden soldiers moved, before they ran two steps, Zhang Shitou shouted, his body shot out like stepping on a spring, and went straight to the top of the golden army's head.

A golden soldier who ran at the end suddenly heard a loud shout as if it rang in his ears. Then when I felt a cold neck, I saw a headless corpse running five or six steps forward, hitting a big tree inside, and then a stream of blood spewed from the fracture and fell to the ground.

Standing not far away, Wang Gui, Ding Jin, and Li Gui, as well as their Song soldiers, can be regarded as murderous without blinking, but they have never seen such a terrifying scene: a body covered with blood. People who are holding a human head in their hands, yelling "Don't even want to live" in their mouths. But the body that was originally connected to the head ran forward nearly two feet away alone, and it could hit a tree, and the blood spurting from the broken neck was like rain.

Dozens of guards also swiftly followed their captain to rush up, and their running speed was not inferior to that of a steed. As more than a dozen screams sounded one after another, more than a dozen golden soldiers who were about to escape fell in a pool of blood. The young Jin Bing, with his mouth full of blood, was lying on the ground and his body was twitching constantly, his two big horrified eyes looked at Zhang Shishi who was slowly approaching. But he couldn't say a word, because his trachea was cut open by Zhang Shishi!

The Song Army cavalry who had endured for a long time watched this amazing scene in amazement, secretly surprised by the superb methods of the guards who believed in the king's army. Where these people are guards, they are clearly soldiers who know the most elite combined attack technique.

At this time, Wang Gui, Ding Jin, and Li Gui no longer underestimated those who believed in the king. Although Gao Yunfei was a little afraid of death, the people around him were all elites and should not be underestimated.

A group of guards is so powerful, so how powerful is His Royal Highness, who is said to be able to take the head of the general among the ten thousand horses? Everyone can't help but think.

The original capital of the Song Dynasty Tokyo Bianliang, inside the imperial palace. At this time, the palace is no longer the hustle and bustle of the past, except for the groups of golden soldiers who patrolled back and forth, few people were seen walking around. In the afterglow of the setting sun, the traces of war and war made the palace seem a bit dilapidated.

Inside the hall, Wanyan Zongwang stared at the dragon chair high above. For a long time, he said to himself: "Although I and the person who sat Wanyan Zonghan (Nianhan) sat in that chair were captured, we can overlook all living beings. The son and brother on the chair were defeated!"

The dragon chairs are all the same, they all represent the ninety-five supreme. Wanyan Zongwang knew that in order to sit on that dragon chair, he had to be strong enough. In this troubled world, only by holding military power can it be considered as possessing strength. There is also need for the support of the ministers above the court. In addition, he is not the first in line to succeed, and cannot be supported by others.

This time the letter king Zhao Zhen defeated Wanyan Zongwang and made Wanyan Zonghan (Nianhan) helpless to withdraw their troops. They were both convicted of felony by Huanglong Mansion. He was exiled here to guard the city, while Wanyan Zonghan (Nianhan) was temporarily deprived of his military power.

On the third day when Song Jun was defeated again, Zhao Gou presided over the first military court meeting in Lin'an. Zhao Gou's court meeting was not here to discuss how to attack the Jin army. But how to deal with the defeated generals.

Above the court, Han Shizhong and Zhang Junchen complained that Du Chong was defeated and defeated again and again, and the vast territory was lost, and he asked the emperor to severely punish Du Chong. However, Zhao Go ignored their words. Zhang Jun, who was deeply impressed by Zhao Gou's mind, immediately refuted, and Lu Yihao also defended Du Chong. Under the system of the first-class civil servants and military officers of the Song Dynasty, Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun soon fell silent. However, the injustice and dissatisfaction in my heart became more intense.

On the same day, Zhao Gou officially ordered Yang Jin to be the culprit of this defeat. Soldiers posted imperial lists everywhere in the barracks, explaining that the defeat of the Song army was the reason for Yang Jin's unauthorized escape, and ordered the military law to deal with them and beheaded on the spot. Du Chong was also at fault, but Nian Qi had been loyal to the court for many years. His Majesty Longen pardoned him.

Emperor Zhao Gou, who had just held a meeting of the swearing of gold in the military camp outside the city. Before he could get out of the camp, he received an urgent letter from the Northern Butterfly Ministry. When he saw that one hundred thousand golden soldiers had set off to go south yesterday, he was immediately shocked when he continued to attack the city and plunder. The left and right generals were surprised when they heard that Jin Bing had killed him again.

Zhao Gou was timid in his heart, leaving the army that was already ready to go out of the city, and brought a group of military commanders and ministers back to the line to discuss how to deal with the invading golden soldiers. Jin Guobing was strong and strong, and countless Song Army soldiers and horses were beaten by the Jin Army. Now, because of his own reasons, he does not have much strength at all. Now facing the 100,000 golden soldiers who are fiercely descending south, can they still be killed by others

Looking at Zhao Gou, who had an unusually ugly face, Han Shizhong said cautiously: "The emperor, in the opinion of the ministers, we should launch a raid before the Jin soldiers, and send soldiers, horses, commanders, and kings. We rely on the troops of our Song Dynasty. It shouldn’t be a problem to keep one hundred thousand golden soldiers out.” Hearing Han Shizhong’s words, the generals could not help but nod their heads, agreeing very much.

However, Zhang Jun, as Zhao Gou's confidant, fully understands Zhao Go's thoughts, knowing that he does not want to resist the Jin army at all, but only wants to seek peace. He immediately retorted.

In fact, what Zhao Gou thought in his heart was to drive a group of troops to fight against the gold in the distance, not to be by his side. Because of the Liu Miao rebellion, he is now scared of all the Song Army soldiers. I'm afraid that they will give themselves to them again. Compared to these Song Army soldiers, perhaps the Jin Army seemed better. As long as he seeks peace with Jin Guo, he can be the emperor in the south half of the country with his tail sandwiched.

To him, the humiliation of the whole family being captured and the disaster of half abandonment are trivial. I don't care at all. What he cares about is that he can be a safe and stable emperor, even if he can occupy half of the country as an emperor.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen immediately ordered the army to disperse and fight against the Jin army. And he was ready to go north to continue seeking peace. As soon as the generals returned to the barracks, they were immediately driven out of Yangzhou City by people sent by Zhao Gou and set off for the pre-determined places. At this time, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun and others could only look back at Yangzhou, which has become the new capital, and shook their heads and left.

At this time, under the leadership of a group of guards including Gao Yunfei and Zhang Shitou, Li Gui, Wang Gui, Ding Jin and others led Bai Duoqi in disguise, and then followed them on the road.

In order to avoid encountering the golden soldiers, everyone walked from the small road, bypassing all the big cities and important towns. Everyone talked and laughed all the way north, but the more they went north, the more desolate they appeared. At this time before the war, the crops on both sides of the avenue were already green, but now they are desolate. Passing by a few villages, most of the houses were burnt down, and there was no personal picture.

Seeing this, everyone's original smiling face has also changed. Seeing everything about the depression, thinking of the people of the Song Dynasty who suffered, and the Emperor Zhao Gou who blindly escaped the war and asked for peace, everyone was not happy in their minds. After walking for the whole afternoon, the group did not find a village where they could stay, so they had to rush overnight.

In the evening, when everyone was walking to a woods, a soldier running in the front suddenly fell to the ground with a horse and a man. After the neighing of the war horse, the people following stopped one after another, and drew the knife from the waist smoothly.

At this moment, a group of ragged men stood on both sides of the road, holding sticks to block Yue Fei and the others. A man with an axe stood up and shouted: "I opened this mountain and I planted this tree. If you want to go from here... Yeah... The village chief, all of them seem to have weapons!" The man originally shouted It was shaking the mountain, but at the end, the voice was getting lower and lower. After saying this, he turned around and ran away. The number three to five hundred standing behind him heard him say that the opponent had a weapon, hula super, followed and ran away.

Without orders from Wang Gui, Gao Yunfei and others, the soldiers and guards rushed to surround the group in a few strokes. Wang Gui immediately fought and looked at this group of people in tattered clothes, and all of them were holding sticks and hoes. They didn't look like robbers at all. I couldn't help asking: "Who are you and why do you do these activities?"

A group of people looked at these people with weapons in front of them tremblingly, and no one dared to speak. After a while, an old man stood up in a two-stranded battle, knelt down and begged for mercy: "The hero is forgiving. Come out and do this dishonorable deed of your ancestors. Please also look at the good guys, because we are all citizens of the Great Song Dynasty, and have no food or clothing. Forgive me for a life!" He said that he slapped Wang Gui, Gao Yunfei and others. At the beginning, the villagers behind them also hurriedly knelt down and knocked their heads on the guards and soldiers around them, yelling, "The hero is forgiving, the hero is forgiving!"

Wang Gui hurriedly jumped off his horse, helped the old man and said, "The old man, please get up! Everyone get up." When he helped the old man, he asked: "Old man, you can tell me what is going on. ?"