The car drove out of Bianjing and headed north. Zhao Gou and his entourage could be regarded as envoys from the Song Dynasty to the Kingdom of Jin. It was a serious diplomatic activity, but everyone knew in their hearts that this was just a little face Zhao Ji saved for himself. When they arrived at Jinying, they said
It's a negotiation, but actually the people have to stay there as hostages.
Zhao Gou was not very interested. He hardly got out of the car along the way. The speed of the convoy was not very fast, but it did not stop much. He only rested for a day when passing by Daming Mansion. The local officials paid homage to King Kang. Xu Zizhen noticed something.
The attitude of young officials towards Wu Shu is better than that towards Zhao Gou. Nowadays, the Jin soldiers are massively suppressing the country. If they can't protect it, they will go south and destroy Daming Mansion. These officials live under pressure all day long. No wonder they are like this
attitude.
Wu Shu still looked calm and modest, never deliberately winning over anyone, nor deliberately being cold to anyone. Zhao Gou became more and more angry when he saw his smiling face, and hurried on his way without waiting for a few more days.
The motorcade continued to travel north. After passing Daming Prefecture, these prefectures were only nominally owned by the Song Dynasty. The real sovereignty still fell into the hands of the Jin people. Xu Zizhen drove the car all the way and never said much, even if someone came to talk to him.
He never stopped talking with him, but his eyes never stopped along the way, thinking about the safest and fastest way for Zhao Gou to escape in the future.
Stopping and going like this, after many days the convoy finally arrived at Zhending Mansion.
Zhendingfu is the capital of Hebei West Road and an important military town in the Song Dynasty. It governs nine counties and has a population of nearly 200,000. It is considered a large city at the northern end of the Song Dynasty.
Thinking of what he saw along the way, Xu Zizhen felt as if he had eaten a big fly. Now it is spring and the flowers are blooming. It is originally a busy season for farmers, but the vast fields he sees are...
Most of it is deserted, and people from the Song Dynasty who have been dead for a long time can even be seen on the road between the fields.
The convoy did not enter the city, but slowed down outside the south of the city. The accompanying golden soldiers intentionally or unintentionally changed the formation, and all those who were in the front fell to the back of the queue. In this way, thousands of golden soldiers escorted Zhao Gou and his party.
Seeing the situation, Xu Zizhen felt very unhappy and cursed in a low voice: "Damn, wait for me!"
Zhao Gou also saw it through the gap in the car curtain and snorted with the same dissatisfaction. Yan Zhao didn't say anything, but his face was ugly. When he heard Xu Zizhen's scolding sound, he looked at him in surprise and actually gave Xu Zizhen a rare nod.
nodded.
There is an open area to the south of Zhending City. After Wanyan Zongwang captured Zhending, he stationed his camp here. Looking from Xu Zizhen's point of view, he could see a continuous stretch of tents in the distance, and occasionally the neighing of war horses could be heard.
There was no sound, but no other noise could be heard. This shows the strict military discipline of the Jin soldiers. Looking back on the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty that I had seen, except for the Lanzhou soldiers and the Deshun army of Xiao Zhong, most of them were undisciplined soldiers.
It’s no wonder that when more people beat less players, they always lose.
Xu Zizhen sighed while walking, and silently recorded the route in and out of the military camp. To escape from Zhending, the military camp was an insurmountable obstacle, but now he looked at the Jinren military camp and couldn't help but have a headache. It seemed that he really wanted to run away.
It will definitely take a lot of effort.
Wanyan Zongwang had already received the message and had arranged a scene to welcome the Song envoy early. From the entrance of the camp all the way in, both sides of the camp road were lined with well-dressed golden soldiers, with spears like a forest and swords like a rainbow. Under the sun,
Shining with a dazzling cold light, Xu Zizhen understood at a glance that the Jin man planned to give Zhao Gou a show of strength to discourage him.
Not far away, there was a group of golden men waiting in the center of the camp road. The first golden general was wearing a majestic armor. He couldn't see clearly from a distance, but judging from where he stood, he should be the one who captured Zhending Mansion.
Marshal Wanyan Zong of the Kingdom of Jin on the right looked at him.
The motorcade stopped, and Zhao Goudang stepped onto the axle first. Xu Zizhen bent down to help him get out of the car, and said in a low voice: "Master Qi, be careful, there is someone to scare you later."
Zhao Gou nodded calmly, followed closely by Zhang Bangchang's car. He and Zhao Gou were the two people responsible for the peace talks. As soon as he got out of the car, Wanyan Zongwang in the distance suddenly waved his hand, and a man beside him
The deputy general raised a flag in his hand and waved it a few times, and suddenly heard a burst of war drums sounding like rolling waves from all around.
"Ho ho ho!"
Suddenly there were bursts of loud roars from all directions, resounding throughout the sky, and then the ground seemed to be shaking slightly. The next moment, groups of cavalry suddenly appeared on every main road in the military camp. The knights on the horses were wearing light armor and holding long knives.
Holding the horse's belly, his upper body was slightly lowered, the sharp sword was flying in his hand, and he was galloping in the direction of Zhao Gou and other envoys of the Song Dynasty.
The main roads in the camp extended in all directions, and in just a moment, countless cavalry appeared. Xu Zizhen had seen this kind of formation, and he could tell at a glance that it was a cavalry team of ten thousand people. Wanyan Zongwang obviously planned to kill Zhao Gou and the others.
It was not polite at all to scare, but he knew that these cavalry would not really charge, and he could not help but feel a little trembling in his heart. The Jin soldiers were at their peak now, so they should not be underestimated.
Zhao Gou received Xu Zizhen's warning in advance and finally showed no timidity. However, Zhang Bangchang was a civil servant and had never seen such a battle. He had just stepped off the carriage shaft and could not stand firmly. He was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.
, Xu Zizhen was right next to him. He quickly held him up with quick eyes and hands, and whispered: "The spring mud is slippery, Prime Minister, be careful."
Zhang Bangchang finally did not make a fool of himself in front of the golden man. He took a deep breath to calm down, nodded to Xu Zizhen, and walked to stand next to Zhao Gou.
As expected, the cavalry stopped when they rushed to both sides of the main road. They stood on the left and right behind the infantry. Their swords were sheathed, but the murderous aura could not be concealed in any way.
The group of golden generals waiting in the distance finally came over, and the leading general laughed from a distance and said: "His Royal Highness King Kang is here. Zong hopes to welcome you from afar, but I hope you will forgive me!"
Sure enough, it was Wanyan Zongwang. Xu Zizhen raised his head slightly and saw that he was only in his early thirties, with an aura of calmness and authority between his brows. His appearance was vaguely similar to that of Wu Shu, but he was more stable and rough.
Zhao Gou snorted coldly: "Didn't General Wanyan come to greet the orphan with a sharp sword and an angry horse? How can he be guilty?"
Wanyan Zongwang pretended not to hear the anger in Zhao Gou's words, and laughed and said: "My son, Jurchen, has always admired the Chinese culture. Today, His Highness Prince Kang personally came to my camp, so I just acted a little more wildly. If I startled His Highness, I would really
This is not Zongwang’s original intention.”
Zhao Gou said calmly: "It's just ten thousand cavalry. It can't scare me. General Wanyan doesn't need to worry about it."
Wanyan Zongwang glanced at Zhao Gou, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. Apparently Zhao Gou's calmness and calmness exceeded his expectations.