"Kill!"

As the Liao army appeared, with the main camp as the center, countless Liao soldiers appeared on war horses and rushed towards the Song army.

"retreat!"

At this moment, Tong Guan was already panicking.

The beautiful fantasy in my heart instantly collapsed and was replaced by panic and panic.

After giving the order to retreat, Tong Guan didn't care about the life and death of the army and ran away first.

Abandoning an army of 400,000, he screamed in despair in the enemy's ambush.

"The commander has escaped, let's run away!"

Already in a trap, the Song army's morale was already low.

Tong Guan ran away first, and the Song army's formation was immediately in chaos.

Countless soldiers fled for their lives one after another, and the front line collapsed instantly.

"Commander Wu, you are still smart. You have settled it early in the morning. Tong Guanhui will lead his troops to sneak attack on the camp."

On the distant hillside, Yelu Liufeng admired Wu Yong very much.

It was precisely because Wu used the information that Tong Guan would steal the camp tonight that the Liao army could achieve such an easy victory.

Shaking his head, Wu Yong said calmly: "That eunuch Tong Guan has no ability to lead troops at all. The only thing he knows how to do is flatter others. In order to achieve meritorious service, he will do no matter how stupid things are."

"What you said makes sense. We pretended to attack Xiongzhou for a few days, and Tong Guan really thought that we were afraid of him. If I hadn't been worried about not being able to completely annihilate the Song army, I wouldn't have used a strategy against him, Tong Guan."

Yelu Liufeng looked at the collapsed Song Army with disdain.

"These 400,000 troops are the main force of the Song army. If they are completely wiped out, our army will be able to attack Yanmen directly. Once at Yanmen, we can reach Bianjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty."

Wu Yong interrupted Yelu Liufeng's bragging and pointed out the key points directly.

"Such an astonishing feat was accomplished jointly by Commander Wu and me. Once the Song Dynasty is destroyed, we will be the siege of the Liao Dynasty through the ages, and our names will go down in history."

After Wu Yong finished speaking, Yelu Liufeng sighed excitedly.

That night, the main force of the 400,000 Song army failed to steal the camp and fell into a trap of the Liao army.

The Song army was defeated and the Liao army pursued them for hundreds of miles.

Almost all of the 400,000-strong army was wiped out, and Tong Guan only fought back with his own body.

After the news reached Bianjing, the whole country was shocked.

Emperor Zhao Ji almost fainted from anger.

Wu Tongguan, who knew he had made a mistake, did not dare to face the saint, so he had to take off his upper body, covered with thorns, and apologize to Zhao Ji.

"Tong Guan, you still have the nerve to come back, why didn't you die in the Liao army camp with 400,000 soldiers!"

After seeing Tong Guan as the culprit, Emperor Zhao Ji was once again angered and directly used the tea cup in his hand to hit Tong Guan, who was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy.

"I don't want to be an official, but the Liao army bullied me into having no one in the Song Dynasty, and even insulted His Majesty as a woman on the spot. I was so angry that I thought of sneak attack on the enemy camp at night, but where did I think of it... Where did I think of it...

"

Tong Guan did not dodge the tea cup thrown by Zhao Ji, but faced it directly. He was accurately hit on the forehead, causing blood to flow out.

"Humph, I didn't expect that the entire army would be wiped out!"

Zhao Ji looked at Tong Guan bitterly and said, "Do you know that after this battle, the Liao army has taken advantage of Xiongzhou and is approaching Yanmen. Our Song Dynasty is already in danger of subjugation."

"The sin of a humble minister deserves death!"

Tong Guan ignored the bleeding on his forehead and knelt at Zhao Ji's feet, choking and crying bitterly.

"Okay, you have made such a big mistake. You can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape the life penalty. Are you convinced that you are temporarily dismissed from the post of Privy Councilor and demoted to the Minister of War?"

Looking at the blood on Tong Guan's head, and thinking that Tong Guan was trying not to be humiliated, Zhao Ji felt soft for no reason and let him go.

"I would like to thank the officials for not killing me. Long live the officials!"

Tong Guan was overjoyed that Zhao Ji would not kill him and retained his position as Minister of War. He immediately thanked Zhao Ji for his kindness.

"get out!"

Since Tong Guan's defeat, Zhao Ji was in an extremely bad mood and cursed directly.

"yes."

Tong Guan was afraid that Zhao Ji would punish him, so he didn't dare to stay in the palace for a long time, so he quickly retreated.

"What should I do? The 400,000-strong army has been wiped out. The Liao army has already arrived at Yanmen. Is the Song Dynasty really going to perish?"

When Zhao Ji thought that he would become the king of his country, he looked up to the sky and sighed.

"By the way, I still have Wu Zhi here! He has been able to pacify the Liangshan bandits. He has always used his troops like a god, so he might be able to stop the Liao army."

After much thought, Zhao Ji could only place his hope on Wu Zhi at the most critical moment.

Without hesitation, he immediately issued an imperial edict and ordered his chamberlain to go and deliver the edict.

"The humble minister Wu Zhi pays homage to His Majesty."

The news that Tong Guan was defeated and ambushed, and that the 400,000-strong army was wiped out, reached Wu Zhi's ears early in the morning.

As soon as Zhao Ji's imperial edict arrived, Wu Zhi just glanced at it casually, followed the chamberlain into the palace, and paid homage to Zhao Ji.

"Wu Aiqing, do you know about Tong Guan's defeat?"

Seeing Wu Zhi, Zhao Ji didn't have any hidden thoughts and pointed out the topic directly.

"I have heard a little bit about it..."

After listening to Zhao Ji's words, Wu Zhi nodded.

Now that Tong Guan's army was defeated, it was naturally his turn to take action.

"As long as the officials are on duty, Wu Zhi will never frown even if he goes up the mountain of swords or into the sea of ​​fire."

Wu Zhi naturally understood the meaning of Zhao Ji's words and immediately took the initiative to speak.

"Okay, I really saw you right!"

Seeing that Wu Zhi not only did not retreat in the critical moment, but actually stepped forward and took the initiative to take command, Zhao Ji couldn't help but be very happy.

At the same time, I also regretted it in my heart.

If I had known that Tong Guan was so useless, Wu Zhi should have been allowed to lead the army on the expedition no matter what.

"Wu Aiqing has accepted the title. I see you as the general. You can open a palace, build an office, and organize troops. From now on, you should recruit brave soldiers to meet the Liao army.

"Yes, I will obey the official's orders!"

Wu Zhi took over the position very happily.

Then he resigned from Zhao Ji and left the palace.

Wu Zhi himself had the position of Taiwei and Palace Commander, and now he has been granted the title of General. His power is greater than before, and he has the ability to influence the government.

It was precisely because the Liao army captured the entire territory of Xiongzhou that Wu Zhi did not stay long, so the recruitment order and the recruitment order were issued that night.

In one day and one night, a total of 70,000 troops were received.

Including the 30,000 old subordinates of the Forbidden Army, there is a total of 100,000 troops.

In addition to the 70,000 new soldiers recruited, what made Wu Zhi most happy was the recruitment of three generals.

They are Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi respectively.

Together with Yue Fei, who had defected to Wuzhi earlier, they were the four ZTE generals who were known throughout the Southern Song Dynasty.

After having soldiers and generals, Wu Zhi had no intention of staying.

In the eyes of Emperor Huizong Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty, he swore an oath and left to fight to the north.

After annihilating 400,000 Song troops, the Liao army attacked the city and captured the territory of Xiongzhou.

As the Liao army moved south again, Wu Zhi's army moved north, and the two met at Yanmen Pass.

The difference is that one is inside the city and the other is outside the city.
Chapter completed!