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Chapter 586: Zeguo Jiangshan's Battle Map (5)

Fierce battles raged up and down the city wall for a day, and only stopped on the second day, at noon on September 15th.

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 the arrows. For some reason, he felt that this time the Jurchens attacked the city not as well as the last time.

It was violent, but it still put huge pressure on the soldiers in the city.

When his subordinates began to count the wounded soldiers, a flag appeared far from the northwest of Bianliang.

There was a loud roar up and down the city wall, and everyone was running to the defensive position again. Xue Changgong squinted his eyes and looked over there. In front of the city gate not far away, his superior officer was holding a long tube-like thing in front of the city gate.

Looking from a distance. Not long after, an excited voice boomed——

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Li Chao left Bianliang on the afternoon of September 14th at the west gate where there had been no fighting. The two groups arrived at the Jurchen military camp. After the notification, 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 solemn atmosphere in the big tent.

Different from his generosity and disregard for death in the Golden Palace, in the camp, Li Chao hardly negotiated terms with Zong Wang. All the terms were agreed to, and he seemed to want to scare his Jurchen generals with a black face.

It was quite boring. The two sides signed a peace agreement and listed all the requirements Zong Wang had made before.

That night, Li Chao was left in the Jurchen military camp, but the Jurchens did not give up the attack on the city. On the one hand, they sent people to send the peace treaty back to Bianliang City, and on the other hand, they were still attacking the Bianliang city wall.

In the early morning of that day, Zhou Zhe put his seal on the contract and sent it out of the city. Near noon the next day, Zong Wang chose an hour for Li Chai to formally submit the peace contract.

They were not worried that the Wu Dynasty people would not admit their guilt, but when they released Li Chu, something changed did happen...

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"Commander Zhong is here! The Western Army is here! The Western Army has millions of troops..."

"General Lao Zhong! Zhong Shaobao, led by King Qin, has arrived at Bianliang City! The Jurchen army retreated upon hearing the news——"

A large amount of news flooded the entire capital within half a day. Bianliang was in a state of excitement, and the division commanders also walked out of the Alum Tower to join in the fun and watch the Zhong Family Army enter the city.

Zhou Zhe was also startled by the sudden good news. At this time, Li Chu had already returned with the peace treaty. He hesitated for a while, took the dragon chariot out of the palace, and went to the city gate to greet him. Seeing the excitement in the city, he was greeted again.

To Cai Jing.

"I didn't think carefully about the peace negotiation, and I regret it. Now it seems that I was wrong about this matter. With such a humiliating agreement, after my death, how can I have the face to see my ancestors? Grand Master,

Look at this peace treaty. If I want to renege on it, is it too late?"

Cai Jing lowered his eyebrows and thought for a moment: "It's really gratifying that Your Majesty can think clearly and pull back from the brink... Uh." He suddenly came to his senses in the middle of his words and knelt down, "I was so excited that I said such treasonous and unjust words, please."

The Holy One condemns you!"

Zhou Zhe waved his hands magnanimously: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, I just changed my mind and thought about the wrong thing. The fact that Grand Master can say this means that you don't agree with me from the beginning. You just sit back and watch me make mistakes.

Guilty! Grand Master, is there such a gap between you and me? In Grand Master’s heart, have I become unable to listen to honest advice!?”

He spoke harshly at this time, and Cai Jing became even more frightened. Zhou Zhe then sighed: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Both I and the Grand Master are wrong about this matter. It's not too late to think clearly now, and it's for the sake of the world."

Even if I have to bear the consequences of breaking the contract and being reproached for my livelihood, I have no choice but to bear it. Alas... Grand Master, please get up quickly. Come, I will help you. You are a veteran of three dynasties. Although you are a minister, you are also my elder. If I make any mistakes in the future,

, you should speak out..."

The emperor's chariot drove all the way to the city gate, where he received the famous Western Army commander Zhong Shidao.

Over the years, the Western Army has been resisting the invasion of Xixia in the northwest. As a general, because of his strength, he is actually quite feared by the court. Among the several families in the Western Army, the Zhong family is actually the strongest, and the old commander Zhong Shi

Although Tao's power does not reach the capital, in Shaanxi, he is truly the king of the northwest.

During the years when the Wu Dynasty joined forces with the Jin Dynasty to fight against the Liao Dynasty, Zhong Shidao had been complaining to the capital and raised objections, but the impact was not great. However, because of this stance, Zhong Shidao offended Tong Guan, Wang Fu and others.

The Liao Kingdom was destroyed two years ago, and Tong Guan took back the six states of Yanyun. His reputation was unparalleled. Zhong Shidao became an official in the northwest, and has lived a secluded life ever since.

This time the Jin people went south with a fierce attack, and the imperial court had just made the strategy of activating the Western Army. After receiving the order, Zhong Shidao immediately set off and joined Yao Pingzhong of the Yao family. He led the Yao family's 7,000 infantry and cavalry to supplement the troops after arriving in Luoyang.

He reached more than fifteen thousand, and then headed south with great fanfare. This time he arrived in Beijing, and it was indeed because of his fame that the city was abuzz...

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An unusual atmosphere enveloped the capital, and at the same time, it also enveloped the garrison areas of Wurui, Wuwei, Wusheng and other armies. News of the negotiations between the imperial court and the Jinren had already spread, but at the same time, there was also

There is a lot of information. Among them, Zhongshidao was granted the title of Shaofu, Tongzhi Privy Council, the Propaganda Envoy of the two rivers in the capital, and all the soldiers and horses of the army were commanded by him. Yao Pingzhong was the commander of the capital. On the day that Zhongshidao was promoted,

Qin Siyuan came back to power and took up the post of right prime minister again.

The situation in the capital was changing, and the Jurchens had once again stood still. They only sent envoys into the city to ask the Wu Dynasty to quickly fulfill the peace treaty, but the Wu Dynasty began to delay. In the military camps outside the city, the atmosphere began to become more and more solemn.

During this period of time, Zhou Zhe became a little embarrassed. He had agreed to the peace negotiation and the peace treaty had been signed. On the surface, he said he didn't care about breaking the treaty. However, the Jurchen envoy's words in the court had become increasingly unpleasant and he could not make it clear.

Breaking the contract was absolutely unacceptable. At this moment, he felt that many people below might have been scolding him, and he couldn't even defend himself.

Because of this, he has a strong desire to fight a beautiful victory.

When Zhongshidao and Yao Pingzhong came to Beijing, he cordially received these people. Zhongshidao was old after all, and he was already slightly ill when he came to Beijing. But his thoughts were extremely clear. After talking to him, Zhou Zhe

Then he knew that this man was indeed capable. And Yao Pingzhong, a young member of the Western Army, did not disappoint him. His bravery and vigor made Zhou Zhe feel that he was completely different from the generals in the court.

Although he was usually wary, he was able to see the situation clearly at this time. Among all the people in the court, only the Western Army was the most capable of fighting.

However, after handing over the unified command of hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city to Zhongshi Dao, the old man seemed to be too cautious. At this time, all the departments of the Western Army were gathering, and Zhongshi Dao asked Zhongshi to gather Zhongshi at the beginning of his march south.

The family army was also on its way over at this time. The sick old commander believed that when all the armies were assembled and completed in one battle, the right path would be taken. Yao Pingzhong had a different view on this. He felt that the Wu Dynasty was delaying again and again at this time.

There is already something fishy. If it continues, the Jurchens may have already prepared. Zhou Zhe also recognized this.

He talked to Yao Pingzhong several times. Soon after, Yao Pingzhong's father Yao Gu came with an army of 30,000, which made Zhou Zhe feel even more excited. He kept urging the war. In the process,

He also saw through some other things.

He also talked about this matter when he was playing chess with the queen in the palace several nights in a row.

"Queen, I have also seen clearly that everyone has their own desires. No matter how old you are or what position you hold, you are inevitably bound to do so."

"Why did your Majesty say this?"

"When Mr. Zhong entered the capital, the whole city cheered. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the king of the northwest. In this battle, I have handed over the command of hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city to him, and Prime Minister Li will also

With the cooperation of him and the elite soldiers of the Yao family, he has been reluctant to move. Queen, do you know why?"

The queen hesitated for a moment: "This battle is related to the national destiny of our Wu Dynasty. Zhong Shaobao should be more cautious. I thought to myself, is it inevitable?"

"I do have this consideration." Zhou Zhe smiled, but he had already seen through everything in his heart, and paused slightly, "But what he also considered was that he didn't want the Yao army to take away this meritorious service. The leader of the Zhongshi division could only come over.

There are thirty or forty thousand people. At this time, there are nearly 400,000 troops inside and outside the city. Even if many people are useless, they can still fight. It is said that one soldier is a raging force, and a raging general is a den. The way of cultivating teachers, Yao Gu,

People like Yao Pingzhong are indeed famous generals in the world. They...are not necessarily afraid of being beaten, in fact...well, they are all competing for credit."

The emperor sighed and sighed. The queen was silent for a moment: "Then... what does the Holy One plan to do?"

"I have talked to them many times, and there are also 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 moon.

Color, the voice turned slightly lower, "This... is the blessing of the Wu Dynasty and the blessing of the country..."

The chaotic situation and unpredictable people's hearts. All the changes inside and outside the city gathered in the sky, and the weather began to turn cold. Near Qixian County, on September 23, Ning Yi also felt the changes in the current situation in the past few days.

The change in the atmosphere reached him, and the situation in the capital began to tighten.

As one of the operators of the Secret Investigation Department, he can indeed grasp first-hand information about the changes in the situation. On the other hand, Qin Shaoqian has also received first-hand information from the military. On this day

In the afternoon, the two got together and exchanged messages.

"Tonight, Yao Pingzhong is going out of the city to discuss sending troops with us. I don't think he has the intention of being a sworn brother..." Qin Shaoqian was somewhat worried.

Ning Yi nodded: "The momentum of cultivating teachers was so great that when he entered the capital, the whole city was shocked. People like Tong Guan and Wang Fu forced him to become an official, but now they are afraid of him. Moreover, the Holy Emperor also has some feelings for him.

Afraid. You know...the Holy One is originally afraid of the Western Army."

"My father also has some bad relations with him, but if we really want to fight, I think he is more reliable than the Yao family..."

In the previous alliance with the Jin Dynasty to fight against the Liao Dynasty, Qin Siyuan was the staunch main combatant and the direct driving force behind the scenes. He had little to deal with the Zhongshi Dao who opposed this action. However, the Zhongshi Dao was a military system, so he had nothing to do with Tong Guan and others.

It was just a direct confrontation. But at this time, Qin Shaoqian still trusted this world-renowned old gentleman a little more.

But for him, even as the top military commander of Wurui Camp, these matters are not something he can decide and choose.

That night, Yao Pingzhong came over and discussed the matter with the leaders of several armies...

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September 24th, the sun sets in the west.

The whole land was quietly moving.

The sun is not strong, late autumn is passing, dead grass is flying in the sky, winter is coming.

"Brother-in-law!"

When he reached the courtyard, Ning Yi waved to him. Yue Fei walked over. Some large cars were parked nearby, and many people followed him.

Ning Yi handed him a military order.

"Brother Yue, you come with us tonight, we need to... protect the things on the car." Ning Yi looked at the sky, "However, the weather may be a little bad tonight."

"Master Ning, is there going to be a war?"

"...It's possible." Ning Yi frowned, paused, "It's possible."

Night begins to fall...

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Moutuogang, in the Jurchen camp, everything was as usual. After nightfall, the noise gradually became quiet, and gradually, people fell asleep.

The highly skilled scouts avoided the patrolling Jurchen rangers and returned in the same direction. In the Jurchen camp, everything was as usual. Most of the soldiers in armor had already walked out of the tents, lined up silently, and mounted their horses.

In the dark color, Zong Wang was riding on his war horse. Perhaps he felt some unusual aura. The horse shook its head slightly. Zong Wang leaned down and rubbed its neck: "Huh..." He whispered.

Said loudly.

"Tell me, why do people in the Wu Dynasty think that this king is afraid of that old man named Zhong Shidao?"

He whispered something, and a large number of generals around him did not speak.

——On September 15th, after Zhong Shidao arrived in Beijing, the Jurchens who were attacking the city quickly withdrew their troops. On the one hand, it was because the negotiations were over, and on the other hand, they did not want to fight on both sides. But this kind of tactics is normal.

The idea seemed to be extremely exciting to the people of the Wu Dynasty. Since then, there have been rumors that the Jurchens retreated due to the arrival of Zhongshi Dao. So soon after, when the Jurchen envoys entered Bianliang, under the instruction of Wanyan Zongwang, they were arrogant towards other people and treated Zongshi Dao.

Teacher, I still respect him very much.

But many people present - not even Guo Yaoshi - could not understand the reason for the people of Wu Dynasty to be confident. They said that Zhongshi Dao was just a defense against Xixia in the west. Xixia was powerful in front of Liao Kingdom.

, was nothing more than a dead dog, but the Jurchens' achievements were that they destroyed the entire Liao Kingdom within a few years.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

After a while, Zong Wang whispered again: "Why are people from the Wu Dynasty so slow..."



The army with their horses' feet wrapped walked on the dark field.

Most of the infantrymen also packed their boots, carried their weapons, and moved forward in silence.

The wind blew and Yao Pingzhong raised his head.

A total of 220,000 troops from different directions surrounded Moutuogang this night!



Zong Wang rubbed the neck of the war horse and looked at the spy who was half-kneeling in front of him to deliver the news. This Jurchen military god had a rough face and a tall figure. His eyes looked particularly bright and deep in the dim light at this time. Inside,

It contains the bones of tens of millions of people.

"Send the order to the entire army." He tightened the horse's reins and spoke in a low voice, "Attack... trample them to death!"

"yes."

Soon after, the sound of horse hooves turned into thunder, and huge waves set off in the darkness! (To be continued)

ps: ok, the prelude is completed and the dance begins.


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