The fierce battle on and off the city walls continued for a day, and the next day, at noon on September 15, it stopped.
When Xue Changgong retreated from the city wall, he was already injured again. He was hit by an arrow, and the rest were scratches from arrows. For some reason, he felt that this time the Jurchen siege was not as violent as the last time, but it still caused huge pressure on the soldiers in the city.
When the subordinates started to count the wounded soldiers, there was a flag that appeared far northwest of Bianliang.
There was a loud bang from up and down the city wall, and everyone was running desperately to the guarding position again. Xue Changgong squinted and looked over there. Not far from the front of the city gate, his Shangguan was holding a long cylindrical object. Look from a distance. Not long after, an excited voice resounded—
Li Cha left Bianliang on the afternoon of September 14th from the west gate, which had never fought. The two battlefields came to the Jurchen barracks. After the announcement, the war on the other side of the city wall continued. Wanyan Zongwang and a group of Jurchen generals received him, and there was a chilling atmosphere in the tent.
Different from the generosity and death at the Golden Temple, in the camp, Li Cha hardly negotiated conditions with Zong Wang. All the conditions were agreed at once, and he seemed to want to scare his Jurchen generals with a black face. Quite boring, the two sides signed a peace agreement, and listed them all according to Zong Wang's previous requirements.
That night, Li Hao was left in the Jurchen army camp, but the Jurchen did not give up attacking the city. On the one hand, someone sent the peace treaty back to Bianliang City.
Early in the morning. Zhou Zhe used the seal on the contract and sent it out of the city. When it was close to noon the next day, Zong Wang chose an hour for Li Cha to formally submit the peace agreement.
They are not worried that the people of the Wu Dynasty will not admit their accounts, but. When they put back Li Cha, the variables did happen...
"Here is the handsome guy! The Western Army is here! The Western Army is a million-dollar army..."
"General Chong! Chong Shaobao leads the army, King Qin, and has arrived at the city of Bianliang! The Jurchen army will retreat upon hearing the wind—"
A large amount of news flooded the entire capital in half a day. Bianliang was boiling, and the teacher walked out of the fan building. Join in the fun to watch the army of the Chong family enter the city.
Zhou Zhe was also taken aback by the sudden good news. At this time, Li Hao had already returned with a peace contract. He hesitated for a while, took the dragon carriage out of the palace, and greeted him at the city gate. Seeing the excitement in the city. Cai Jing was recruited again.
"I didn't think carefully about the matter of the peace discussion, and I regret it. Now, it seems that I have misunderstood this matter. After such a humiliating covenant, how could I have the face to see my ancestors and ancestors after my death. Master, Look at this treaty. I want to go back on it. Should it be too late?"
Cai Jing lowered his eyebrows and thought for a moment: "The Holy One can think clearly and restrain his horse from the precipice, it's really gratifying... uh." He was halfway through his words. Suddenly reacting, he bowed his knees and knelt, "The old minister was agitated for a while and said this rebellious remark, please forgive me!"
Zhou Zhe waved his hand generously: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm thinking wrong. I'm thinking about the wrong thing. The fact that the master can say this shows that you don't agree with me from the beginning. You sit and watch as I go wrong. Guilty! Taishi. Could it be that there is such a gap between you and me? In Taishi's heart, have I become unable to listen to the advice!?"
His words were severe at this time, Cai Jing became more sincere and frightened, and Zhou Zhe then sighed: "It's okay, it's okay, both I and the master are wrong in this matter. Think clearly at this time, it's not too late, for the world People's livelihood, even if there is a bad contract, I have no choice but to back it up, sigh... Taishi, get up, come, I will help you, you are the elder of the three dynasties, although you are a minister, you are also my elder, if I am wrong in the future, You should be blunt..."
The emperor's chariot drove all the way to the gate of the city, and received the old commander of the Western Army, who was famous all over the world at this time.
Over the years, the Western Army has been resisting the Western Xia invasion in the northwest. Among the several families in the Western Army, the Clan Clan is actually the most powerful. Although the strength of the old commander Chong Shidao is not in the capital, in Shaanxi, he is an out-and-out Northwest King.
In the few years when the Wu Dynasty joined the Jin Dynasty to fight against the Liao Dynasty, Zhong Shidao always gave the capital a book, and put forward the objection, but the influence was not great. But also because of this position, Zhong Shidao offended Tong Guan, Wang Hao and others deeply. Two years ago, the Liao Kingdom was destroyed, and Tong Guan took back the six states of Yanyun. Zhishi has lived a reclusive life since then.
This time, the Jin people went south, and they were aggressive. The court just made a strategy to activate the Western Army. After receiving the order, Zhong Shidao set off immediately, joined Yao Pingzhong of the Yao family, led the Yao family's 7,000 cavalry, and replenished his troops after reaching Luoyang. It reached more than 15,000, and then went south with great fanfare. His arrival in Beijing this time was indeed because of his fame, which made the city boil...
An unusual atmosphere shrouded the capital, and at the same time, also shrouded the places where Wu Rui, Wuwei, Wusheng and other armies were stationed. The news of the imperial court and the golden reconciliation has been spread, but at the same time, there is a lot of information. Among them, Zhong Shidao was appointed as the chief inspector of the school, Tongzhi Privy Council, Gyeonggi Lianghe Xuanfu envoy, all the troops and horses were commanded by him, and Yao Pingzhong was in charge of the capital. On the day when Zhongshidao was promoted, Qin Siyuan revived and served as the right again. Office of the Prime Minister.
The situation in the capital was changing, and the Jurchens had once again held their ground, but only sent envoys into the city to allow the Wu Dynasty to quickly fulfill the peace treaty, and the Wu Dynasty began to delay. In the various military camps outside the city, the atmosphere began to become more and more chilling.
During this period of time, Zhou Zhe became a little embarrassed. He nodded to the peace negotiation, and the peace contract had been signed. On the surface, he said that he didn't care about breaking the contract, but the words of the Jurchen messenger in the courtroom were getting worse and worse. He could not expressly break the contract, nor could he accept it. At this moment, he felt that many people below might have been scolding him, and he couldn't even defend himself.
That's why he has a strong desire to win a good fight.
When Chong Shidao and Yao Pingzhong entered Beijing, he warmly received these people. After all, Chong Shidao was old, and when he entered the capital, he was already slightly ill. But his thoughts are very clear, and after talking with him, Zhou Zhe knows that this person is indeed capable. And Yao Pingzhong, a young warrior of the Western Army, never disappointed him. He was brave and brave. It made Zhou Zhe feel that it was completely different from these generals in the DPRK.
Although he was usually apprehensive, he could see the situation clearly at this time. He was full of faces, and only the Western Army could fight the most.
but. After handing over the unified command of the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city to Chong Shidao, the old man seemed to be too cautious. At this time, all the divisions of the Western Army were gathering, and when the Zhongshi Road went south, the Zhongshi army was assembled in the Zhongshi, and it was also on the way here. The sick old coach thinks that when all the troops are assembled. It is the right way to complete all efforts in one battle. Yao Pingzhong had a different opinion on this. He felt that there was something wrong with the Wu Dynasty's repeated delays at this time. Zhou Zhe also recognized this.
He talked to Yao Pingzhong and Chong Shidao several times. Soon after, Yao Pingzhong's father, Yao Gu, came with an army of 30,000 people, which made Zhou Zhe feel even hotter. Things that keep urging war. And in the process, he also saw through some other things.
He also talked about it when he played chess with the queen in the palace for several nights in a row.
"Empress, I also see it clearly. Everyone has their own desires. No matter how old you are or what position you are in, it is inevitable."
"Why did Your Majesty say this?"
"When the old prime minister entered the capital, the whole city cheered. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the king of the northwest. In this battle, I have given him the command of the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city, and Li Xiang will also Cooperate with him, and also have the elite soldiers of the Yao family, he is slow to move, Queen, do you know what is going on?"
The queen hesitated for a moment: "This battle is the national destiny of our Wu Dynasty, so Shaobao should be more cautious, the minister and concubine thought, is it inevitable?"
"There is indeed such a consideration." Zhou Zhe smiled, but he had already seen through everything in his heart, and paused slightly, "But he also considered that he didn't want the Yao family army to steal this merit, and the leader of the seed divisions came over, but it was just that. 30,000 or 40,000 people. At this time, the army inside and outside the city is nearly 400,000 people. Even if many people are unusable, they can still fight. It is said that one soldier is a bear, and a general is a nest. Chong Shidao, Yao Gu, People like Yao Pingzhong are indeed famous generals in the world. They… are not necessarily afraid of fighting, in fact… alas, they are all fighting for merit.”
The emperor sighed and fell down. The queen was silent for a moment: "Then... what is the Holy One going to do?"
"I have talked with them many times, and there are hints in my words. I just hope that they can work together, regardless of each other, so..." The emperor, who has experienced various major events recently, paused and looked at the moonlight. , the voice turned slightly lower, "This way... is the blessing of the Wu Dynasty and the blessing of the society..."
Chaotic situation, unpredictable people. The changes in and out of the city gathered in the sky, and the weather began to turn cold. Near Qixian, on September 23, Ning Yi also felt the change in the atmosphere during the day-to-day changes in the situation. The situation in the capital that was passed on to him also began to tighten.
As one of the operators of the Secret Investigation Division, he can indeed grasp the first-hand information of various changes in the current situation. On the other hand, Qin Shaoqian has also received first-hand information from the military. This afternoon, the two got together and exchanged messages.
"Tonight, Yao Pingzhong is going to go out of the city and discuss with us about sending troops. I don't think it's the intention of Feng Zhong Xianggong..." Qin Shaoqian was somewhat worried.
Ning Yi nodded: "Zhong Shidao's momentum is too loud, and when he entered the capital, the whole city shook. Tong Guan and Wang Hao forced him to become an official at the beginning, but now they are afraid of him, and the sage is also a little bit towards him. Scared. You know... the Holy One was always afraid of the Western Army."
"My father has a bad relationship with him, but if he really wants to fight, I think he is more reliable than the Yao family..."
Previously, Qin Siyuan was a staunch main fighting faction and was the direct driving force behind the alliance against Liaoning. It's just that the teacher's way is an army system, so it's just a direct confrontation with Tong Guan and others. But speaking at this time, Qin Shaoqian still has more confidence in this world-renowned old husband.
But for him, even as the highest military general in Wu Rui Camp, these things are not something he can decide and choose.
That night, Yao Pingzhong came over and discussed the matter with the leaders of several armies...
On September 24th, the sun sets.
The whole land moved quietly.
The sun is not strong, the late autumn is passing, the grass is flying into the sky, and winter is coming.
"Brother Yue!"
When he walked near the courtyard, Ning Yi waved to him over there, Yue Fei walked over, some large cars were parked there, and many people followed.
Ning Yi handed him a military order.
"Brother Yue, come with us tonight, we have to... protect the things in the car." Ning Yi looked at the sky, "However, the weather might be a little bad tonight."
"Young Master Ning, are you going to fight?"
"...It's possible." Ning Yi frowned and paused, "It's possible."
Night begins to fall...
In Moutuogang, in the Jurchen camp, everything was business as usual. After nightfall, the noise gradually became quiet. Gradually, people fell asleep.
The highly skilled scout avoided the patrolling Jurchen rangers and went back in the direction they were coming from. In the Jurchen camp as usual, most of the soldiers in armor had come out of the tents, silently lined up, and mounted their horses.
In the dark color, Zongwang was riding on his warhorse, maybe he felt some unusual aura, the warhorse shook his head slightly, Zongwang leaned down and rubbed its neck: "U..." He whispered talking.
"Tell me, why do people in the Wu Dynasty think that this king is afraid of the old man named Chong Shidao?"
He whispered a word, and the surrounding generals did not speak.
- On September 15th, after Chong Shidao arrived in Beijing, Jurchen who was attacking the city quickly withdrew his troops. On the one hand, the negotiation was over, and on the other hand, he did not want to fight on both sides. But this kind of tactical normal thinking seemed to excite the people of the Wu Dynasty, and it has been rumored since then that the Jurchen retreated because of the arrival of the masters. So soon after, he entered Bianliang as a Jurchen messenger. Under Wanyan Zongwang's instruction, he was arrogant towards others, and respected the way of teachers.
But as many people present - even Guo Yaoshi - couldn't understand the reason for the confidence of the people of the Wu Dynasty, it is clear that the teacher's way is just to resist Xixia in the west. Xixia is powerful, and in front of the Liao Kingdom It's just a dead dog, and the Jurchen's record has destroyed the entire Liao Kingdom in a few years.
But all that matters.
After a while, Zong Wang whispered again: "Why are people in the Wu Dynasty so slow..."
…
Armies wrapped in horses walked on the fields in the dark.
Most of the infantry also wrapped up their boots, carried weapons, and moved forward in silence.
The wind blew, Yao Pingzhong raised his head.
In different directions, a total of 220,000 troops, in this night, surrounded Mutuogang!
…
Zong Wang rubbed the neck of the war horse and looked at the spies who were half-kneeling in front of him delivering news. This Jurchen military god has a rough face and a tall stature, and his eyes are particularly bright and deep in the darkness at this time. There are thousands of corpses in it.
"Send an order to the whole army." He reined in the reins of the horse and said in a low voice, "Attack... trample them to death!"
"Yes."
Before long, the sound of horses' hooves turned to thunder, and huge waves broke out in the darkness! ()
ps: ok, the prelude is over, the dance begins.
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