Everyone lowered their heads and looked at their feet.
At this time, Prime Minister Fang Fei suddenly said: "Shenggong, we still need to quickly return to our hometown. We can still hold on for some time in the mountains of our hometown and wait for the opportunity."
"Yes, for the current plan, we have to go back first, leaving the green hills behind, so we don't have to worry about running out of firewood." His son Fang Hao also followed suit.
Then Fang La sighed: "I will be killed in this day!"
"Then go back first."
At this time, there are only a few county towns left in the city on hand. Hangzhou is gone, let alone the county town?
Historically, he also chose to retreat.
Then they secretly packed their bags, concealed a large number of miscellaneous men, secretly took their confidants, and left the city at night, heading all the way to the mountains of their hometown.
Walking on the road.
On the swaying carriage, Fang La felt dizzy.
At this time, his son Fang Hao was by his side and suddenly said: "Father, I think it must be the military advisor who is causing trouble!"
"He said before that we could only last a few months before failing."
"He also said that my father only has a few months of luck."
Fang La looked at him, his eyes uncertain.
"Why is he so sure? He must have tipped off the Song thieves privately, so he is so sure that we will fail sooner or later."
When Fang La heard this, he immediately frowned and clenched his fists, with a look of reluctance and a bit of hatred.
At this moment, he is just like Yuan Shao.
After failure, instead of thinking about your own problems, you are eager to find an outlet!
"Okay, I understand, it must be his problem!"
"Turn around now!"
So the carriages and horses accelerated towards their hometown.
Fang La became angry and led his men to retreat towards the mountain stronghold that Wen Rensheng had passed through before.
At this time, Song Jun had already discovered his movements.
Send a team behind and keep chasing.
The other main force, the Song Army, became more morale the more they fought.
The cities left behind by Fang La were conquered one after another.
The few people who were encouraged by Fang La and firmly believed that the Holy Duke had returned and were still holding on were all killed.
In Wen Rensheng's eyes, this was a huge waste.
You must know that in any organization, believers are a minority and the core force.
It is the seed and the cornerstone for the organization to grow and develop.
However, those in power often look down upon them, and instead put the so-called smart and smooth people in high esteem.
Just like Hu Hai reused Zhao Gao, Yuan Shao did not reuse Tian Feng.
And those people who were inspired by Fang La basically had nowhere to escape.
They were killed one by one by the Song army. Only some who surrendered early could still escape with their lives. This also depended on which generals they encountered.
All in all, in the current situation, from the perspective of a discerning person, Fang La cannot win at all.
Fang La then took his people and fled all the way towards his hometown.
He fled all the way to the familiar mountains.
Then he saw five guards appearing on the roadside.
One of them stepped forward and asked the carriage to stop.
"Master Military Advisor, you have already anticipated this and sent us to pick up the Holy Duke. We also asked the Holy Duke to follow us into the mountain."
After hearing this, Fang La could still endure it and was ready to deal with it after seeing the Taoist.
But at this moment, Fang Fei next to him said in a strange tone: "Humph, what kind of military advisor is this? He's just a mountain Taoist!"
"Obviously it was him who was sitting in the mountains watching success or failure, harboring ulterior motives, and colluding with the Song army, which led to the defeat of our army!"
Several guards who responded suddenly changed their expressions upon hearing this.
But it was hard to say anything at the moment.
Only one young man said sternly: "What nonsense are you talking about? The military advisor has no plan left. He has already predicted that the Anglican Church will be defeated in this way, so he asked me to come to pick him up."
"The military advisor is very kind to us people. How could he collude with the hateful Song thieves?"
Fang Fei continued to sneer: "Hmph, it's true. He usually tries to win over people's hearts, but now he clearly wants to seize power."
"Holy Duke, please be careful!"
Others also said: "Holy Duke, let's go find him quickly, we can't let him continue to lead the troops!"
Fang La didn't say much and just let the guards lead the way.
They were a group of remnants and defeated generals, about seven to eight hundred people.
In fact, if you take too many people with you, it will be impossible to escape.
Soon they abandoned the carriage and ceremonial guard and walked up the mountain.
Only some people carried food and water on their backs.
Then they followed the mountain trails all the way around, crossed streams, and walked through forests for five days before arriving at the village built by Wen Rensheng.
Looking up, this cottage has been built very solidly in just a few months.
And the last path is a line of sky.
There are high cliffs on both sides. If you want to reach the mountain village, you can only pass through the gap in the middle.
The gap is so narrow that only two people can pass side by side. At the narrowest point, they can only pass sideways.
"How did he find such a dangerous place?"
You must know that Fang La often takes people to the mountains to collect wood, but he has never found this way.
Naturally, this was discovered by experienced people after they took advantage of their super attributes and became familiar with the terrain.
It can be said that as long as people are sent to guard the exit, given the quality of soldiers and military technology in this era, there is almost no other way except setting fire to the mountain.
In history, Fang La also fled into the mountains.
But he was caught quickly.
The premise is that he has not really built a strong and difficult-to-attack mountain stronghold in the mountains.
Coupled with the instability of the people inside, someone tipped him off, so he was naturally captured.
However, Wen Rensheng used all kinds of modern knowledge to build a strong enough mountain village, and the key was to have sufficient reserves.
Not to mention the Song army, even the Jin people couldn't defeat them in five or six years, let alone one year.
This is a very common thing.
Even if it is a plain city, as long as the city is not too big, the city walls are relatively small, and there is sufficient water, food, and salt.
There are enough manpower to replace them.
Even if we are besieged for 3 or 5 years, it will not be a problem.
The siege capabilities of this era were very poor, after all, artillery had not really matured yet.
Artillery is not yet mature, and the most powerful siege weapon is the return artillery.
But the Song army did not have such siege weapons.
Then Fang La led his people through the line of sky with difficulty, and then saw a strong walled city built of wood and stone.
It stands on a cliff and is built against the mountain, similar to the medieval Ouzhou Castle.
Fang La was shocked after seeing it.
On top of the mountain stronghold, there are arrow towers, sentry towers, protective trenches, protective walls, stones, firewalls... everything.
There are many rolling stones.
Anyone who wants to attack will feel like giving up after taking one look at it.
Wen Rensheng took the seniors and two other newcomers, and a group of guards came out to greet Fang La.
At this moment, Fang La suppressed the shock in his heart and asked calmly:
"If it is as the Taoist priest said, I waited for several months to raise the army. It was prosperous at first, but now it is quickly extinguished."
"Many big cities have been lost one by one. I wonder if the Taoist priest can teach me anything?"
His face was cold, and although there was no scolding in his mouth, everyone could tell that something was wrong.
At this time, the novice man and woman suddenly became unhappy.
They whispered.
"Hmph, it really smells like Yuan Shao."
"Yes, Yuan Shao failed. Instead of pursuing his own problems, he angered Tian Feng and killed him."
"This is human nature."
"Human nature is really despicable, stupid and shameless."
"How dare you two, what are you talking nonsense about?" Fang Fei said angrily.
"To tell you the truth, we all know it. It was obviously you who had insider knowledge of the Song thieves and leaked the details of our army, which led to our defeat!"
Fang Hao also said: "It is precisely because of this that the Song army knew our details and was able to avoid the truth and avoid the truth, cut off our retreat and capture our city."
"Otherwise, you monster, why did you conclude from the beginning that we can only hold on for a few months?"
"Then there's only one reason, and that's you. You will pass the news on to Thief Song in a few months!"
"Yes, that's how it is. Why did we lose so quickly?" Others also agreed.
They don't consider the enemy's strength at all, nor their own weakness, nor their incompetence.
They just want an excuse to vent their emotions.
After all, they were at war with the imperial court and lost every battle.
Conquer a city and then lose a city.
Along the way, we win first and then lose.
Seeing that the great foundation was destroyed by Song thieves.
They couldn't hold it in any longer.
The more this person fails, the harder it is to unite.
The more we win, the more we can unite together.
Of course, when victory reaches a peak, unity will no longer be achieved.
Human nature is like this, there are more times when there is disunity and less time when there is unity.
Because unity costs a lot to maintain, just like a relationship, it only lasts if you keep running.
If you don't run, you will become indifferent.
The same goes for unity.
At this moment, Wen Rensheng smiled slightly.
He did not explain, but said to everyone: "This matter is difficult to distinguish at the moment. I think you are all tired, so why not talk about it over some wine and meat."
Fang La was still a little hesitant, but Fang Fei said: "Okay, you are a demon and you still have some self-awareness. Hurry up and bring the good wine and food."
Hearing what he said, other people also started to make noises and eat before talking.
And at this time.
The newlywed couple had strange expressions upon hearing this.
Wen Rensheng directly stretched out his hand, and soon a large number of people came up and led everyone to the canteen to eat.
Of course, the Fang family all gave Xiaozao.
One meal lasted more than two hours.
All food and wine are available.
But after eating, these people started to feel drowsy.
One by one they were quickly put to bed...
In the small kitchen, Wen Rensheng directly arranged for someone to leave.
The senior man was the first to jump in. He was wearing heavy armor.
Relying on his powerful physical attributes, he directly knocked down the four personal guards led by Fang La to the ground one by one.
In fact, the guards who were still with him now began to hesitate.
Therefore, when facing a sudden attack, he becomes distracted.
Others still want to resist.
As a result, it was only then that they realized that their whole bodies were weak and weak.
This is a mixture of hemp powder and wine, which has good and real effects.
"Damn it, you devil, you really colluded with the Song thieves!" Fang Fei cursed.
"Sir, why are you doing this? If you want to be rich, you can just take someone's head and ears from Fang!" Fang La sighed, looking like he was surrendering.
Others also cursed one by one.
Only then did Wen Rensheng walk into the room.
He smiled and said: "Haha, I was just trying to defend myself."
"That is simply unjustifiable."
"And the more I open my mouth to defend myself, the more you will not believe me. You will only think that I am begging for mercy."
"Now your lives are in my hands, and everything I say is true."
"I and the weak Song Dynasty are simply at odds with each other. The Song Dynasty thieves have long been corrupted. From the emperor to the civil servants, most of them are colluding and only know how to enjoy themselves. Only a few generals are still dedicated to serving the country."
"As for why you failed so quickly, of course it's because the Song army came this time from the Qin and Jin border troops."
"The armies of Qin and Jin were both frontier armies, and they often fought against Xixia and Liao."
"They are the most combat-effective part of the Song army, and they will soon go north to conquer the Liao Kingdom."
"Of course you will not be their opponent."
"But, if we can't win in the field, why can't we defend the city?" Fang La finally asked what he had always wanted to ask.
Wen Rensheng shook his head and said: "As for holding on to the city, many things are beyond your control."
"After you entered the city, although you did not carry out large-scale burning, killing and looting, you still looted large households."
"You can't control the soldiers, and the big local families are interested in the Song Dynasty. They won't listen to you at all."
"If you want to defend the city, you must control the local wealthy gentry."
"If you haven't taken over the big squire family, how can you hold on to it?"
Fang La suddenly realized.
Indeed, in such a huge city, as long as one big household secretly sends a message to the outside world in the middle of the night and then opens the city gate, they will definitely be defeated.
After thinking of this, Fang La was completely enlightened.
He couldn't help but beat his chest.
That's the truth.
Several of the most important cities.
For example, Hangcheng and Qiancheng failed because the city gates were opened in the middle of the night.
They lost in a confused manner and did not seriously engage in a fight with the Song thieves. The soldiers were in a panic and fled in all directions.
Later, he also learned the lesson and sent his trusted generals to guard the four gates.
As a result, the four gates were defended but the long city wall could not be defended.
In the middle of the night or early in the morning, the local big family sent people to contact the Song army outside the city.
Then they secretly used torches to communicate at night and threw ladders and ropes from the city wall.
The Song army ascended first and then broke through the city gate.
It can be said that Fang La's team never fought a decent battle from beginning to end.
This is not even as good as the Yellow Turban Uprising.
At any rate, the Yellow Turbans can still hold on to the city and will not be manipulated by inside and outside forces.
Several failures were due to lack of food in the city.
Thinking of this, Fang La had nothing to say.
In the end, we didn't even win a single battle.
This is really embarrassing.
In fact, if he reads history carefully, he will understand.
Whenever the rebels wanted to hold on to the city, they killed all the big families in the city.
Only a large number of rebels are left to enter the city, and they can defend it for as many days as they have food.
However, if the squires are not eliminated and allowed to stay safely in the city, few of them will be able to hold on for a long time.
Just like Li Zicheng.
He obviously occupies many cities.
As a result, the field battle failed, and none of the remaining cities could be defended.
When they were finally defeated, even though there was a dangerous point like Tongguan, they could not hold it.
