Prince of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 85: Jiankang fell

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The Song army who defended the city was killed and injured, and many Jiankang people began to be recruited, that is, they were formally drawn into the reserve army. At the top of the city, veterans were carried down from time to time, and new soldiers were pushed up. When a soldier came to the head of the city, he could go down only if he was killed or seriously injured.

The Song Army's combat effectiveness was evaded by the Jin Army, so their biggest crisis was whether they could let the Jin Army go to the city. If you can't let the Jin Jun fall in the offensive, then that means letting the Jin Jun go to the city, then everything will be bad. After the Golden Soldiers and Soldiers went up to the city, they caused great casualties to the Song Army, who were mostly recruits. Often a single Golden Soldier could kill three to five Song Soldiers. In other words, a golden soldier can kill three to five Song soldiers before being killed by others!

Zhang Jun took his guards by his side, and gritted his teeth with a hand-held sword to fight against the rushing gold army. Li Yungui over there also led his troops to resist the gold army in blood and sweat.

The tragic fighting continued, and Jin Jun was determined to quickly take down Jiankang. After the sky gradually darkened, the gold army still did not stop the offensive. After the shift, a large number of the gold army continued to engage in the siege battle.

Generally speaking, a siege is a battle with great casualties. In such a siege, it is possible to kill thousands of people in one day.

However, by now, the death of Jin Jun has desperately killed Song Jun's tens of thousands. At this time, the Jin army still attacked fiercely, but did not retreat. In contrast, among the Golden Soldiers, more than 4,000 people were killed in battle, and thousands were injured. However, due to the difference in the quality of the soldiers on both sides, their deaths and injuries were caused by the Song army defending the city more than the gold army attacking the city!

If this continues, Jiankang City will be breached without waiting for oneself to be ready to retreat! Thinking of this, Zhang Jun's heart was chilled, and if tens of thousands of soldiers were buried here, what else would they use to fight the Jin army in the future

At this moment, a senior general stepped forward and said: "Master of control, the people and strongmen voluntarily ask to go up to the city to help in the fight!" Zhang Jun was overjoyed, and said without thinking: "Quick!"

After Zhang Jun said these words, a large number of young and middle-aged people boarded the city. Zhang Jun suddenly saw this group of people of the Song Dynasty who were not concerned about the danger of their lives for their homes.

In fact, the people in Jiankang City were also very nervous, and many people watched the battle carefully. They found that Jin Jun's attacks on Jiankang were endless. Counting the dead soldiers, just like the soldiers of the Song Army who are poor in fighting and unable to fight, facing a powerful economy, if this continues, 80% of the city will be broken. Therefore, many people became volunteers for their homes and families, and immediately joined the team defending the city.

The Song Dynasty has never lacked heroic people. What really lacked was the heroic royal family and the emperor who treated the people and military commanders kindly.

Although there is a group of young and strong people to help out, it is impossible to have much combat effectiveness by relying on a group of untrained people. Soon Jinbing relied on goose carts and sky palanquins to rush and kill countless soldiers. Facing the golden soldiers with strong combat effectiveness, the people who helped out saw the terrible scene of blood and internal organs, and many people ran back in fear.

The people who helped out began to flee, and the morale of the Song army finally couldn't stand it. After facing the surging gold army, after breaking through several defenses, the Song army collapsed.

At this time, Zhang Jun is no longer in his hands, and all his soldiers have been fighting with the Jinbing. Covered in blood, Zhang Jun stared blankly at the retreating Song Army around him. He picked up the war knife that was already full of gaps and blood, and was about to wipe his neck...

Suddenly, a long sword opened Zhang Jun's long sword. Zhang Jun saw that it was Li Yungui who was covered in blood that prevented him from committing suicide. There are not many people around Li Yungui. He hugged Zhang Jun and said, "Master Control, the green hills are here, so I'm not afraid that there is no firewood. For the sake of the great Song Dynasty, you can't commit suicide! Come, take the Master to retreat. After that, regardless of whether Zhang Jun agreed or not, several soldiers took Zhang Jun and fled to the south gate.

Faced with the defeat of Song Jun, Jin Jun screamed proudly one by one: "Wow... Song Zhu is defeated... Song Zhu is defeated... Kill! Grab money! Grab food! Grab a woman!"

At this time, Li Yungui and Zhang Jun, with a remnant army of less than 1,000 men, quickly retreated southward. There were fleeing people and soldiers everywhere, Zhang Jun tears in his eyes, looking at Jiankang City behind.

"Damn Jinjun! Wait! Your grandfather Zhang will come back sooner or later!" Zhang Jun said bitterly, and began to retreat towards Zhenjiang with less than a thousand people.

When Han Shizhong got Zhao Gou's imperial decree, he was eating in the barracks. Hearing that Zhao Gou wanted to see him, he immediately spit out the food in his mouth and immediately followed the waiter to see Zhao Gou. Since he is currently the closest to Zhao Gou, the unique and highest-level military commander, coupled with the merits of King Qin, Zhao Go's defense against him is relatively loose. Under the leadership of the internal servant, Han Shizhong easily entered the newly elected palace of Zhao Gou.

In the past, Han Shizhong never saw him in Zhao Gou's inner palace. The reason was so simple that it would make any civil servants and generals in the officialdom laugh, and that was that he felt very uncomfortable with Zhao Gou's blind luxury. The country is almost forgotten, the whole family has been taken prisoner and went north, so there are still thoughts about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting? Still thinking of admiring antique calligraphy and painting

Han Shizhong, who was born as a martial artist, is also an extraordinary literary talent, otherwise he would not have written many masterpieces. In fact, the Song Dynasty emphasized literature and despised martial arts, so many generals were also literati at the same time.

Most of this new temporary palace is a small lake, and the place where Zhao Gou is located is a building in the woods on the peninsula in the lake. Although the building is not high or large, it was built very exquisitely. At this time, the southern family carefully selected a new and unique palace for Zhao Gou. In the summer sun, the green trees and clear waters set off the glazed and blue-tiled roof, showing a quiet and peaceful state. This scene makes people fall into a dream.

When Han Shizhong saw this exquisite layout and carefully arranged palace, he couldn't help but admire in his heart that this Emperor Zhao Gou was really a person who would enjoy it. Although he was very resistant to Zhao Gou's non-resistance to escape, it is undeniable that Zhao Gou's calligraphy, literary talent, and some kind of artistic conception of recuperation and enjoyment are also extraordinary.

When walking into the forest trail, a servant came and bowed respectfully: "General Han, Your Majesty is waiting for you, please come with me." Han Shizhong nodded and followed the servant to the well-decorated building where Zhao Zhen lived. .

Although Han Shizhong had predicted Zhao Gou's extravagance, he was still deeply shocked when he walked into Zhao Go's temporary palace. The spacious and luxurious rooms are peculiar in style, luxurious and luxurious.

The most conspicuous thing is that several huge bronze mirrors stand on the periphery, and rows of horizontal cabinets with antique calligraphy and paintings stand around, and they all appear in the mirrors.

Suddenly, Han Shizhong was lost in his heart, and he was struggling. Zhao Gou ran away with nothing but these antique calligraphy and paintings... Could it be that Jiangshan of the Song Dynasty and Zhao Gou's family are not as good as these antique calligraphy and paintings in Zhao Go's heart? Moreover, Zhao Gou also squeezed out all the Zhao family kinsmen, and obviously had a arrogant possessive desire for the position of the emperor. If you want to be the emperor, why can't you think more about your own situation? Concentrating all your mind on these antique calligraphy and paintings, how useful is it for being an emperor

It is undeniable that Zhao Gou's literary talent is brilliant, painting and calligraphy. Otherwise, with his mother of talent, how can he be appreciated by Huizong? Of course, Huizong is less reliable than him.

The Zhao family are all a group of literati and inkmen, and the writing is well-known through the ages, but the people and Jiangshan have followed their best writing emperors, and they have been ruined for eight lifetimes.······

At this moment, Zhao Go was writing. He saw Han Shizhong coming, but he was still indifferent. Unfortunately, what Han Shizhong couldn't tolerate the most was Zhao Gou's practice of turning a deaf ear to the emergency military situation. When he came, he just learned about Jiankang's fall from the mouth of his servant. Of course, this was what Zhao Gou told his servant to tell Han Shizhong. Otherwise, although Zhao Gou may be unbearable, his servant is not so big.

So Han Shizhong coughed. I just regretted it after coughing. Doesn't this mean that I am dissatisfied? But it couldn't, and it couldn't be delayed any longer. The Jin army broke through Jiankang, and how to deploy the army's defense and mobilize the army in the next step would all need to be discussed with the Emperor. The military is not waiting for emergency! He handed over and said loudly: "Weichen Han Shizhong sees my emperor, long live my emperor!"

Zhao Gou didn't seem to be aware of it. After he finished writing, he coldly threw the pen on the table. His eyes were filled with helplessness, and he said, "General Han, come in." Han Shizhong walked in, without squinting, and bowed deeply. "The minister has something important to report to my emperor."

"Talking" Zhao Gou was obviously in a bad mood today, and Jiankang fell so quickly that he caught him off guard. He was puzzled, since Zongze died, there was no one in his hand who could withstand the Jin Army. If he had a general who could withstand the Golden Army going south, he would surely be able to seek peace and success. Of course, after the peace was successful, the general was either killed by him or deprived of his military power. Zhao Gou's subordinates can't have an invincible and powerful general who can defeat the Golden Army and threaten his throne.

In fact, this approach of Zhao Gou can be regarded as the tradition of the Zhao family. But all the generals are actually very aware of the Zhao family's practice of unloading the grievance and killing the donkey. Therefore, after the Jin Army went south, many Song Army generals did not desperately fight against the gold, but surrendered to the Golden State, which relied on military commanders.

"Jiankang fell to the hands of the Golden Army. Our troops are really too few. Please call your Majesty to summon the troops from all over the country and concentrate your troops to fight the Golden Army. The ministers will do their best to protect the country's community and the Golden Army..."

Hearing this, Zhao Gou was furious, grabbed the brush and smashed it on Han Shizhong's head. He yelled: "The Jin Jun has already been killed, can you still have time to transfer the troops? Besides, don't you know the disaster of Liu Miao? Now all of them are treacherous people, they are thinking about how to usurp me. Throne! Want to fight with Jinbing? How to fight? Is your sword faster or your pawn is stronger than Jinbing! Someone reported just now that the Jinjun camp is also being cleaned up, and the attack is only a few days away. The emperor’s protagonist is conspiring to calculate my throne together every day! It’s all a bunch of bastards! In the face of the powerful and fast Golden Army, what can we do when we deploy our troops! What are we doing?!"

Generally speaking, even if Zhao Go got angry, he never had such a gaffe. This anger, even Han Shizhong, could not help but regress again and again, and felt bitter in his heart! During his whole life, he had calculated Zhao Gou's thoughts a few times. In Han Shizhong's heart, but with the Jinjun, just hit it, but he can't count the other things. Besides, fighting against the Golden Army is protecting your Zhao Gou's Jiangshan Sheji! Why are you so afraid of Jin Jun? So afraid of others taking your throne? Could it be that the Jin Jun has captured all the world, can you keep your throne

At this moment, an in-house attendant came in: "Report to your majesty..." Zhao Gou said sharply: "Say!" The in-house attendant said: "Information from the Butterfly Ministry..."

Zhao Gou stretched out his hand, the servant stepped forward quickly, and handed the information with both hands. After Zhao Gou took it and opened the cover, he glanced at it and threw it on Han Shizhong's body!

"Look carefully, the Jin army is about to launch an offensive. The widow does not want to say how to fight. You are responsible for resisting the golden soldier and delaying the speed of the golden soldier's southward movement. The widow is ready to continue to go south and resist the golden army to the end! Other things, step back!" Talking with a hand bell, an old waiter stepped forward and said: "General Han Shizhong...please..."

Han Shizhong was heartbroken when he saw the intelligence of Jin Jun continuing to go south. Zhao Gou didn't organize effective resistance, he only knew that he was blindly fleeing south, God's will was so, he could not chase him anymore.

At this time, outside Zhao Zhen’s Shitiaoshan Walled City, in order to celebrate the victory, Zhao Zhen once again held a coalition bonfire celebration here. Moreover, Zhao Zhen also put more salt in the barbecue meat, so that the soldiers can eat it with flavor. In Chinese history, salt and iron is the biggest interest, and it has always been controlled by the state. People cannot do without salt and iron. This is the biggest reason.

A person can eat anything, but it is impossible to have no salt. If there is no salt, there will be no strength. It is said that an emperor asked a minister what was the most delicious in the world, and the minister said it was salt. As a result, the emperor didn't believe it and didn't eat salt. As a result, all the cooks who cooked for the emperor were beheaded. No matter how good a cook is, he can't make a good meal without salt.

Soon, the two whole sheep that had been peeled off their skins were brought out. At this time, a waitress took out enough salt and brushed the mutton layer by layer with a brush, watching the fire melt the salt and seep into the mutton.

Among the food, barbecue is definitely a technical job. Pay attention to charcoal on the outside and tender on the inside, but you can't burn charcoal outside. This means that the exterior should be charred, but not charcoal. But the inside must be tender, the oil in the meat must be melted, and the fat must be burned out, so that it will be fragrant. At the same time, the skin is still brittle to the extent that it has just burned. This is a real technology that can be burnt out without blindly burning it.

A big man is grilling a whole sheep. This is hard work. If you keep turning the sheep, it will burn charcoal. Unlike in modern times, there are ovens and even electric stoves. But Zhao Zhen actually likes to barbecue like this, so that he can grasp the smoke, and let the woody smoke into the meat, which will form a unique fragrance.

The wood has its own fragrance, and the smoke also smells. This barbecue is almost impossible to experience in modern times. The charcoal grills on the modern street stalls, the grilled foods are all pickled with chemicals, and the inherent hygiene and edibility are simply unimaginable.

Natural barbecue is king. One of the knowledge of barbecue is to let the smell of wood and smoke enter the meat together.

The barbecuing man lifted the whole lamb from time to time, sometimes rolled the whole lamb down, smoked on the smoke for a while, then rolled it up, coated with salt, and let the salt into the meat.

When the big man beside Zhao Zhen was grilling the whole sheep, Li Yanxian, Shao Xing, Shao Long, and Shao Yun brought a group of Song army generals to Zhao Zhen.

Li Yanxian and others have come, but still need to wait. Because it takes time to roast a whole lamb perfectly. If it is a little bigger like a camel, it is normal to roast it for a day without effort, and it will not be true.

At this time, several big men drew short knives from their bodies and began to relieve the sheep. This is not a difficult task, because the grilling master craftsmanship grills thoroughly, the lamb is cut open and the lamb bones are cut. In a short while, several big men started to give these generals a piece.

As soon as the seats on this side were opened, the people and soldiers over there became happy, and they blew up one after another. They caught fire, drank wine, sang songs, and many mountain people danced. After eating wine and meat, everyone laughed while eating, while thinking about their own affairs in their hearts.

Zhao Zhen smiled and stood up. Everyone was born in martial arts. He didn't talk nonsense, just made a polite and casually. After everyone met each other, Zhao Zhenshi said: "I can join forces with the generals to kill the golden army, Zhao Zhen is also happy. However, this time I believe that the Wang army led the army and dispatched as many as 25,000 cavalry. The identity of King Xin's army can't be concealed. On the side of the Jin army, due to the main force going south, the troops are in short supply. So they dare not launch a large-scale attack on the occupied area of King Xin. At most, they will cut grass valley during the autumn harvest. The army has long been prepared to deal with it."

Zhao Zhen was no longer concerned about his occupied area at this time. At this time, all villages and villages in the occupied area of the Xinwang Army had implemented the militia system, and everyone had a certain degree of combat effectiveness. Once the Golden Army invaded, the more troops would naturally be believed to be the main force of the King’s Army to deal with it. A small amount of the Golden Army that threw grass valleys may not be able to break through a village full of militias. In other words, even if the village is robbed of food, the Golden Army will be defeated by militia reinforcements from neighboring villages. Even if the Golden Army succeeded in hitting Caogu, it would suffer severe damage, and the gain would outweigh the loss.

This method is actually a strategy for the future base areas to deal with little devils, bandits, and bandits. Of course, although the Jinjun's combat effectiveness is strong, it is not much stronger than the Xinwangjun. Therefore, Zhao Zhen's letter to the king's army is more advantageous than the resistance against the invasion of the little devils.

After a pause, Zhao Zhen continued to say to Li Yanxian and others: "Now Jin Jun does not have to worry, and what I am most worried about is how Emperor Zhao Go will deal with you..."