Seeing the back of Xia Shanyue escaping, Song Emperor Zhao Zhen snorted coldly, wiped his hand on his waist, and suddenly there was a bright flying knife, which was thrown toward the back of Xia Shanyue. I saw that the flying knife flew towards Xia Shanyue's back accurately, and Xia Shanyue apparently knew nothing about the changes behind him, and was fleeing towards the gate of the city. Seeing that he was about to flee to the gate of the city, suddenly a sharp pain came from his back. Xia Shanyue couldn't help but screamed and threw himself directly on Wang Kang's back. However, Xia Shanyue was also clever, but his hands stubbornly grabbed the horse's mane, and he didn't fall off Wang Kang, so he rushed into the city gate just like that.
"Huh." Song Emperor Zhao Zhen snorted coldly. His original intention was to capture Xia Shanyue alive, so the cut just now didn't go to the point of Xia Shanyue. However, he didn't expect Xia Shanyue to be able to escape back under his shoulders. This made Song Emperor Zhao Zhen a little miscalculated. At this moment, the soldiers and horses of the Xia family outside the city are slowly entering the city, and the city gate is already on the city. If Song Emperor Zhao Zhen wants to chase Wang Kang, he can only forcefully attack the Meizhou Chengxiang city in front of him.
But seeing the line of defense just laid out at Chengxiang Chengtou in Meizhou, Emperor Song Zhao Zhen finally shook his head. It was the best opportunity just now, but he didn't succeed in approaching. But now the other party has fled into the city. With the more than 10,000 people under Song Emperor Zhao Zhen, it is impossible to capture Meizhou Chengxiang, which is also guarded by more than 10,000 people. It seemed that he could only give up. Song Emperor Zhao Zhen sighed and sighed for the loss of this excellent opportunity. Then Song Emperor Zhao Zhen said to Hua Zhonglong and Shan Shanyue who were just as unwilling to his side, "Okay, withdraw troops." Right."
"Eh?" Hearing Song Emperor Zhao Zhen's order, Hua Zhonglong and Shan Shanyue were taken aback at the same time. When it was so dangerous, Song Emperor Zhao Zhen did not order the withdrawal of the troops. Now that the army has won the battle, why not order the siege but withdraw at this time
Song Emperor Zhao Zhen seemed to see their doubts, and said with a smile: "I didn't want to withdraw before because I knew that the other side would definitely go out of the city to fight. If it were to be replaced by another general, maybe the other side would not. I was so impulsive, but when the opponent saw me appearing in the army, and there was not much force around me, I guessed that the opponent would go out of the city to meet the enemy. Because they wanted to catch me, as everyone knew, I would use theirs. This psychology tempted them to go out of the city to fight. As long as there is no cover of the city wall, the Song Army will not be afraid of any enemy." At the end, Song Emperor Zhao Zhen couldn't help but raised his head, obviously very good for the iron-blooded lion he had built. confidence.
Hearing what Song Emperor Zhao Zhen said, Hua Zhonglong and Shan Shanyue finally understood, and they admired Song Emperor Zhao Zhen more and more in their hearts. It turns out that all of this is under the control of an adult. However, Hua Zhonglong obviously still didn't fully understand. He asked, "My lord, can't you fight Chengxiangcheng in Meizhou?"
Song Emperor Zhao Zhen turned his head and looked at Chengxiang City in Meizhou. On the top of the city, the soldiers and horses of the Xia Family who had just retreated into the city had already lined up on the top of the city, ready to meet the attack of the Song Army. Song Emperor Zhao Zhen looked for a long while, and finally shook his head, and said with a smile: "We are attacking this city now, it will only be a waste of our troops. Forget it! Let's withdraw. I believe it will not be long before this city in Chengxiang, Meizhou Xia Jun will quit us automatically."
Hua Zhonglong and Shan Shanyue glanced at each other, but they didn't want to understand why His Majesty had such a great confidence. After all, there are a lot of defenders in Chengxiang City, Meizhou, but Xia Jiajun took a great risk to get Meizhou Chengxiang, how could he withdraw obediently? However, out of longing for Song Emperor Zhao Zhen, they did not question Song Emperor Zhao Zhen's decision, but insisted on following Song Emperor Zhao Zhen's decision.
At the same time, at the head of Chengxiang City, Meizhou, the atmosphere became abnormally depressed, although the army finally managed to escape the enemy's pursuit and hide in the city. But the battle just now had a great impact on the morale of the Xia Family's soldiers. The soldiers were in panic all day long, for fear that the opponent would run to attack the city desperately.
In the center of the city, Lin Tao looked sullen, sitting on the stone bench beside him, seeming to be worried about something. Both Wang Kang and Xia Shanyue suffered serious internal injuries, so now only Lin Tao is in charge of the entire city. Although Lin Tao's martial arts is not as good as the other two, Lin Tao's commanding ability is far stronger than the other few days. Soon, Lin Tao calmed the morale of the soldiers and began to prepare for the city defense methodically to meet the opponent's attack.
But in Lin Tao's heart, he couldn't wait to slap him on the face now. Lin Tao had said before that this was just a big bet, but now it seems that Lin Tao really lost. Not only did the plan to restrain Song Emperor Zhao Zhen completely failed, but also Wang Kuang general was lost, and both Wang Kang and Xia Shanyue were seriously injured. If this continues, Lin Tao has no confidence in whether he can block the enemy's attack.
"General Lin Tao! General Lin Tao! Look! The enemy has withdrawn." Just when Lin Tao was at a loss, an exclamation came from the female wall. Hearing this exclamation, Lin Tao was also very strange, hurriedly stepped forward and shouted at the soldier who was shouting: "What's the matter? Come here quickly."
The soldier took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said directly to Lin Tao: "General Lin Tao, the final admiral is watching carefully. The soldiers and horses of the Song Army outside the city have completely retreated."
"Huh?" Lin Tao immediately jumped up from the stone bench and looked out of the city with a face full of disbelief. Sure enough, those Song troops who were guarding outside the city were now turning their formations and starting to move towards the south. Rushed to the road.
By the end of the first year of Dahua, the army led by Song Emperor Zhao Zhen had returned to Jiangling, but the matter was not so simple and over. Although the war is over, the post-war work of rectifying the tail has just begun. After a few battles, the compensation of the sacrificed soldiers, the placement of the disabled soldiers, the consumption of food and grass, and the evaluation of merits are all carried out one by one Record and execute. At this time, I was busy with counsellors such as Ma Kuo, Fu Xuan, and Elder Wu. Even the leading generals were very busy. Among them, the most relaxed person is probably the heartless Ji. Qianqian.
In the official residence of the guards in Jiangling City, Emperor Song Zhao Zhen finally took time out of his official business, and quietly came here with Ma Jiao and a team of personal guards. As the master of the Song army, the guards of the guards’ residence naturally did not dare to stop Song Emperor Zhao Zhen. Under the leadership of a yellow-clothed guard soldier, Song Emperor Zhao Zhen and Ma Guo went directly to the guards’ dungeon. .
The dungeon of the Guards was still the same as before, full of eerie and terrifying atmosphere, and the air was full of blood and rot. Song Emperor Zhao Zhen was used to it, but Ma Jiao, who came here for the first time, was obviously overwhelmed, and his face became abnormally pale.
Ma Kuo closed his mouth tightly. He was still holding his breath, but after hearing a few words of relief from Emperor Song Zhao Zhen, Ma Kuo was also trying to breathe the air here, but the smell in the cell was really not that way. It smells good, Ma Kuo's face turned pale again as soon as he inhaled. But after all, Ma Kuo is not the kind of spoiled young master, and there is no more discomfort.
Soon, they came outside a heavily guarded cell. In the cell, an arrogant figure was sitting cross-legged on the ground silently, and his hands and feet were locked with chains as thick as his wrists. , The other end of the chain is firmly fixed on the surrounding wall. Even so, the environment of this cell is much cleaner than other cells. The other cells are full of sewage and blood stains, but this cell is very clean, and there is even hay on the ground. Looking at the environment of the cell, Emperor Song Zhao Zhen nodded to Ma Kuo behind him, very satisfied. Obviously, this must be the result of Ma Kuo's special explanation. Soon after Song Emperor Zhao Zhen stood by the railing door of the cell, looked at the figure sitting in the cell, and smiled: "Wu Guifei, Empress Wu, when I saw the emperor, I also saw your heroic posture. I didn't expect it. It’s a fate to be able to meet Niang Niang here today."
"Huh!" With a cold snort, Concubine Wu sitting in the cell slowly raised her head, her eyes slowly opened, revealing a pair of eyes shining sharply, she stared at Emperor Song Zhao Zhen firmly.
Concubine Wu Guifei stared at Emperor Song Zhao Zhen for a long while, and finally closed her eyes again, and said: "You don't have to work in vain, I won't be loyal to you."
Song Emperor Zhao Zhen was not angry about Wu Guifei's refusal, but always maintained a calm smile. Song Emperor Zhao Zhen said: "I haven't spoken yet, so why does the mother know that I'm here to lobby you?"
Concubine Wu did not open her eyes, she just smiled coldly, and said: "Zhao Zhen! How can you hide this little thought from me? My concubine Wu was born as your Majesty’s person, and died as a ghost of your Majesty. An Neng was greedy. For fear of death, I succumbed to you and waited for the traitors. On the contrary, you, as the Prince of Song Dynasty, are plotting wrongdoing. After you die, I see how you look to see the ancestors of Song Dynasty."
Regarding Wu Guifei's words, Song Emperor Zhao Zhen didn't care at all. Everything he owns was obtained by Song Emperor Zhao Zhen through his own hard work, so Song Emperor Zhao Zhen didn't have any so-called guilt. Seeing Wu Guifei's resolute attitude, Song Emperor Zhao Zhen laughed instead and said: "Wu Guifei is indeed loyal. But, in my opinion, General Wu Guifei's loyalty is just a kind of loyalty, and it has not only failed to help. Da Song, on the contrary, harmed Da Song."