The majestic Jin Kingdom's 70,000-strong army on the left was defeated at this moment.
Wanyan Zonghan was powerless. Even the elite of the elite like Tiefu Tu had been defeated, let alone tens of thousands of other troops. You must know that although the so-called left army of the Jin Kingdom was large in number, most of them were surrendered troops from various places.
There are people from the former Liao Dynasty, people from Goryeo, people from Dangxiang, and even people from the Song Dynasty who surrendered not long ago.
Such a miscellaneous army has no intention of fighting tooth and nail, not to mention that the iron pagoda with its roots in Miaohong has been defeated, so why should they not run away?
The 10,000 men who were killed in Taiyuan City were led by Xin Chou, and the 10,000 men who were killed from the east were Han Shizhong who was stationed in Fenzhou. Wanyan Zonghan had already suspected that Xu Zizhen had an ambush, so he immediately did not dare to do so.
He hesitated, fearing that any further delay would attract more people.
The sound of killing was so loud that the two groups of men chased and killed nearly 70,000 Jin soldiers, but they were killed so hard that they were unable to fight back.
However, Xu Zizhen stopped, his expression gradually darkened, and he sat on the horse and quietly looked at the dead brothers around him.
Yes, these are all brothers. Except for the brothers from the Shenji Battalion and the brothers from the Shuangqiang Village, none of the Taiyuan soldiers are included.
Daye and Su San silently accompanied them on both sides. Liu Feng, Yan Zhao and others also gathered around. Dong Hanshu was covered in blood and his eyes were red. His shoulder was also injured, but he seemed to have no feeling at all. He pushed Dong Furong away.
With the help of others, he struggled to get off the horse, fell to his knees suddenly, and yelled: "Ah!"
Xu Zizhen sighed secretly and said to Daye: "Please bring all the brothers back to the city and don't drop a finger."
Daye nodded heavily, got on his horse and went back to the city to call for people. Xu Zizhen raised his eyes and looked at Wanyan Zonghan who had disappeared, and laughed miserably: "Did you see it? This is the legendary army of the Jin Kingdom. I have eight hundred brothers.
We can drive them away like dogs. If even half of the men in the Song Dynasty...even half look like our brothers, who would dare to challenge us?"
Everyone was silent. Everyone present understood what Xu Zizhen said, but they also understood that it was not that there were no men in the Song Dynasty, but that there were no men in the court. The strength of one man and the courage of one man alone were not enough to change the status quo.
After an unknown amount of time, Xu Zizhen let out a long breath: "Go back."
Liu Fengsui couldn't help but ask: "Brother, what if the Jin army comes back?"
Xu Zizhen shook his head: "I don't dare to come back without drinking. Even if I come back, I won't be able to capture Taiyuan. I'll guarantee it with my head."
Everyone was wondering where Xu Zizhen had the confidence to say such a thing. He said this when he first came to Taiyuan, and he still says it now. Of course, the result of today's battle is here. Although the brothers died tragically, in the end it was only in a very small way.
The price won this time.
Xin Chou and Han Shizhong's men had already chased them an unknown distance, and Xu Zizhen didn't bother to pay attention. Their role was to force him to retreat without drinking too much, and they had no intention of taking the opportunity to kill many of his men.
As soon as they returned to the city, they saw the city gates wide open. A group of Taiyuan officials led by Zhao Huan and Zhang Xiaochun lined up neatly to greet him in the city. Everyone's faces were full of excitement and admiration. Xu Zizhen really won, really
Won at such a small cost.
Xu Zizhen forced a smile. He didn't want to say anything now. He was too tired, not physically, but mentally. The brothers had sacrificed so much, and Bu Fen's life and death were unknown.
He laughed secretly to himself. He had worked so hard to do so many things, and had caused so many brothers to die. It would be great if the world of the Song Dynasty could really change because of his own efforts, but if in the end he still followed the path of history
The trajectory continues...
Xu Zizhen didn't dare to think about it anymore. When he used all his passion and efforts to change something but couldn't get the results he wanted, he really didn't know if he would collapse in an instant.
There was a figure next to Zhao Huan. Her hair was high and her hair was high, and she was extremely beautiful. But it was Zhao Chang, whom she hadn't seen for several days. Her expression was different from the others. She couldn't see any excitement or surprise, but there was only a hint of deep worry in her eyes.
Somehow, every time when Xu Zizhen was extremely depressed, as long as he saw Zhao La, his body and mind would instantly relax, as if he were seeing a relative when he was lonely and helpless.
He also understood the look in Zhao Chang's eyes. They were worried about him. With so many people present, it was obvious that only Zhao Chang could tell that Xu Zizhen had something on his mind, not physical exhaustion.
Xu Zizhen gathered his thoughts. After all, Zhao Huan was still waiting at the door. His legs deviated and he was about to dismount, but Zhao Huan waved his hand to stop him and said loudly: "All the ministers are heroes who protect the city. We will not be polite today and ride into the city."
!" After saying that, he bowed his head.
The prince actually saluted! Everyone was shocked.
Xu Zizhen was also stunned. He originally thought that Zhao Huan would be so scared that he would hide in the room and think about how to talk to the Jin people. Unexpectedly, today he unexpectedly showed a trace of bloodiness that the old Zhao family had not seen for many years.
Zhang Xiaochun then lifted up his robe and knelt down on one knee, saying in a trembling voice: "Heroes, please accept my prayers!"
Everyone was in an uproar. The dignified magistrate of Taiyuan actually claimed to be my subordinate and knelt down. How big of a scene was this?
But the matter was not over yet. As the prince bowed to the magistrate and knelt down, the officials behind him and the soldiers at the city gate also knelt down. The people of Taiyuan in the distance even knelt down in large numbers.
Xu Zizhen was relatively good, and Yan Zhao and others felt flattered. Even the faces of the horse thieves showed excitement, not to mention the heroes of Dong Hanshu's Shuangqiang Village. I'm afraid they would go back to look for gold at this time.
After the army fought hard, they were full of strength.
Everyone rode into the city on horseback and swaggered into the city. When passing by Zhao Huan, Zhang Xiaochun and other officials, everyone made a fist with one hand and put it on their chest and performed a military salute with solemn expressions, even though none of them were soldiers in the Song Dynasty.
After passing the Wengcheng and entering the inner city, the darkness in front of me was full of people. They were Taiyuan people, both men and women, old and young. There were even old people who were in their dying years and were carried on their couches, there were women with a big belly and about to give birth, and there were
A toddler mutely learning to speak.
Everyone's face was full of excitement, and there were tears in their eyes. The God of War Xu Zizhen led more than 800 people to fight against the 70,000 Jin army, and finally drove the Jin people away. Every detail of this has been
Word of mouth about the hidden garrison in the city reached the ears of the people of Taiyuan.
"Hero! Hero!"
I don't know who started, and the voice got louder and louder, until all the people in sight were shouting this title.
At this moment, Xu Zizhen suddenly felt that even if the old Zhao family was really beaten to the Southern Song Dynasty in the end, and Xu Zizhen died in an unknown corner, then this life would still be worth it.