When Ning Xiaofan arrived at the south gate of Liucheng, the Song army outside the city had already opened up their formation. It was obvious that they were well prepared.
Ning Xiaofan looked at the Song army in front of him. There were many of them, probably no less than 50,000.
"It seems that the Song Dynasty really wants to regain its lost territory."
"Mr. Ning, our current strength is about 12,000. Although we do not have the upper hand in a head-to-head confrontation, if there is a fierce bombardment from the powerful cannon, we will win when these 50,000 people are in chaos.
The possibility is also very high, and more importantly, if we win, it will be a big blow to the Song Dynasty. By that time, the Song Dynasty will definitely not dare to have any unreasonable thoughts."
The person who spoke was none other than Lu Wen.
Ning Xiaofan nodded, he agreed very much.
And currently there seems to be no other better way.
He immediately said: "The Shenji Battalion is always ready to bombard the Song Army."
Lu Wen immediately conveyed his order to the brothers in Shenji Camp, while Ye Qing, Li Hu and others mobilized their troops. It was obvious that they were ready to go out of the city to fight at any time.
At this moment, a man from the Song army came out on horseback.
Ning Xiaofan recognized at a glance that this person was Zhao Jia.
Lu Wen said: "It's Zhao Jia. Didn't this guy go to the Tang and Ming Dynasties? How could he appear here? And it seems that he is the commander-in-chief of these 50,000 troops."
Ning Xiaofan looked at Zhao Jia, who was fully armed, and sneered: "It seems like he plans to confront us head-on."
"That's what it seems like. That's fine. I also want to see what Zhao Jia's commanding ability is."
At this time, Zhao Jia's shout came from outside the city gate.
"General Ning, I have something to discuss with you."
Ning Xiaofan laughed loudly after listening to Zhao Jia's words: "Master Zhao, at this point, do you still need to negotiate with me? Aren't you going to lead troops to fight with me?"
"General Ning, don't get me wrong. Zhao has never wanted to be an enemy of General Ning. I just heard that General Ning was attacking Liucheng. I led my troops to cooperate with General Ning. I didn't expect General Ning to capture Liucheng so quickly.
It’s very gratifying.”
Ning Xiaofan said: "Young Master Zhao, you are welcome. The people of the Yuan Kingdom have handed Liucheng into my hands. Don't worry, I will definitely treat the people of Liucheng well."
When Zhao Jia heard this, he frowned. It was obvious that after hearing Ning Xiaofan's words, he had no intention of handing over Liucheng.
"General Ning, although I once promised you to give the area north of Liucheng as a fief to General Ning, this must be done after the canonization. Without formal canonization, General Ning cannot refuse us entry. Besides, this is
The land of the Song Dynasty."
"Mr. Zhao's words are reasonable, but before the Yuan State occupied it, the Song State did not seem to have the confidence to ask for this land. Now that the Yuan Army has withdrawn, you have come to ask for the land. Haha, the Song State really fought well.
Wishful thinking."
Zhao Jia said: "General Ning, as far as I know, the number of people under your command who are truly loyal to you is just over 10,000. I am afraid these people are not enough to occupy so many cities. If our Song army attacks by force,
I'm afraid you can't keep it up,
I personally think that solving problems peacefully is much better than using radical means, and I am here today to represent the wishes of the King of Song. If General Ning insists on doing something against heaven, it will probably be terrible for General Ning.
It’s a disaster from heaven.”
"Haha, that's good. We have fought against the Yuan army before, and it seems that it is not as strong as we imagined. Since the brothers of the Song Dynasty are willing to fight with us, it is a dream. I also want to see how strong the Song army is, but
Don’t be a paper tiger.”
Zhao Jia frowned.
At this moment, Cao Xiong beside him said to Zhao Jia: "Sir, Ning Xiaofan has very powerful weapons in his hands. If we take action by force, I'm afraid..."
Zhao Jia raised his eyebrows and looked at Ning Xiaofan on the tower, and said: "I know, but this battle must be fought, and we must go all out for this battle, even if we lose, it doesn't matter."
When Cao Xiong heard this, he became even more confused. It was obvious that he really couldn't understand what Zhao Jia meant by this. It didn't matter if he lost, so why did he go all out?
"Sir, I don't quite understand."
"You don't need to understand that I want my brothers to use all their energy to feed me. I want these 50,000 Song troops to do their best," Zhao Jia said.
Cao Xiong didn't know what Zhao Jia was thinking, but he still nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, Cao Xiong immediately commanded his men to launch the first round of strong attack.
Although the Song Army was not as elite as the Yuan Army, they were still regular troops after all, and their strength was also good. Therefore, the siege was also formal and orderly. They rushed towards Liucheng in the blink of an eye, and various ladders gradually moved toward Liucheng.
Get closer.
"The Song army's siege weapons are also very sophisticated. Yes, they are really good. I have the powerful cannon to hit them as far away as possible. The farther the better, the fire and thunder arrows are hitting closer to prevent these people from advancing or retreating."
As soon as Ning Xiaofan said these words, the powerful cannon and thunder arrows were launched almost simultaneously.
Immediately, the tens of thousands of Song soldiers who came to attack were caught in the flames of war. For the Song army, almost everything around them was bombed.
Those who had never seen the power of sky fire and thunder were all blown away.
Of course, it was lucky that it was blown up, because some people were actually killed by the bombing.
As bursts of rumblings sounded, the originally orderly Song Army was completely in disarray. Everyone fell into chaos. Due to the flying dust around them, these people might run in the wrong direction even if they wanted to run.
The place, and more importantly, the war horses were completely frightened, so the scurrying of the war horses was also a major cause of casualties.
The bombing lasted for a full quarter of an hour. During this period, the 50,000 Song troops had already lost their previous might, and now they were probably just running around.
It was at this time that Ning Xiaofan immediately ordered the people from the Qinglong Camp, White Tiger Camp, Suzaku Camp and Xuanwu Camp to rush out.
In fact, the armors worn by the people in these battle camps are also in the style of the Song Army. However, unlike the Song Army opposite, they have cuffs of different colors on their arms. These cuffs have been specially processed.
Yes, it won't fall off even if it's on your arm.
Therefore, even if the Song Army on the opposite side saw someone rushing towards them, they thought it was one of their own, but the four combat battalions of the Pangu Army were facing them with a sword.
Suddenly, the Pangu army arrived and killed the Song army, crying for their father and mother.
Although the Song Army tried its best to recapture the city.
However, the combat effectiveness of the Pangu Army was obviously no worse than that of the Song Army, and was even similar to the Yuan Army's overall strength. In particular, its individual combat capabilities were excellent.
In addition, the Song Army had already been bombed, and its combat effectiveness at this moment plummeted. Therefore, in less than half an hour, the Pangu Army took the initiative on the battlefield.
At this time, Ning Xiaofan, Lu Wen and others also walked out of Liucheng, walking on the blood-stained ground towards Zhao Jia, who had become a prisoner.
"You win!"
Zhao Jia sighed when he saw Ning Xiaofan coming over.
Ning Xiaofan said: "Yes, I won, but this was already a done deal."
Zhao Jia nodded and said, "That's right. I had no intention of winning this battle."
"I didn't intend to win but I fought so hard," Ning Xiaofan said.
Zhao Jia said: "Facts have proved that the combat effectiveness of your men has exceeded that of the Song army."
Ning Xiaofan said: "You have said so, so I don't have to be modest."
Zhao Jia said: "What are you going to do with my enemy?"
Ning Xiaofan immediately burst into laughter and said: "Deal with you? I shouldn't dispose of you, because only you can legalize the area under my control."
Zhao Jia looked at Ning Xiaofan and said, "General Ning, you are really smart and scare me."
Ning Xiaofan said: "To my friends, I am very friendly. Let's see if Mr. Zhao regards me as a friend."
"I really hope to be friends with General Ning, otherwise, I would have run away long ago."
"I think so too," Ning Xiaofan said, "Let's let Cao Xiong clean up the mess, and let's go to the city and have a good chat."
"Of course it's no problem." Zhao Jia said.
When Cao Xiong heard this, he frowned: "Master, I'm afraid if you go in..."
Ning Xiaofan looked at Cao Xiong and said, "Cao Xiong, don't forget that you are also my prisoner now."
Cao Xiong glanced at Ning Xiaofan and sighed secretly. If it were anyone else, he would really be dissatisfied, but towards Ning Xiaofan, he was really powerless.
Later, Ning Xiaofan brought Zhao Jia into Liucheng, while Cao Xiong was released and went to gather the remnants of the Song army.
On the tower of Liucheng.
"You knew you couldn't win, right?" Ning Xiaofan poured wine for Zhao Jia.
Zhao Jia turned to look at the powerful cannon on the side and said, "This is the weapon that will make me lose."
Ning Xiaofan said: "Yes, this is called the Divine Power Cannon."
"Oh?" Zhao Jia said, "This name is quite domineering."
Ning Xiaofan said: "It's not bad."
Zhao Jia said: "With such weapons, it seems that it will be too difficult for the Song Dynasty to get back its former territory."
"It's important for people to know themselves, and Brother Zhao has done a good job in this." Ning Xiaofan said.
Zhao Jia smiled bitterly and said: "Can you return Liucheng to the Song Dynasty? All other territories can be given to you as fiefdoms, and there will be absolutely no taxes for three years."
As soon as he said these words, Ning Xiaofan burst into laughter.
"Why are you laughing?"
"It seems that Brother Zhao is still too confident in the Song Dynasty. I think the Song Dynasty really has no ability to continue to collect taxes from here, because this is already my territory, Ning Xiaofan, and no one can take away a dime from here.
,Perhaps, the Song Dynasty should also donate some money here."
"General Ning, this is too much. Liucheng has always been the inherent territory of the Song Dynasty."
"Then let me ask Brother Zhao, where did the Song Dynasty come from?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Ning Xiaofan said: "The Song Kingdom is originally a vassal state of the Daxia Empire, so the Song State essentially belongs to the Daxia Empire. In this case, are your Song royal family willing to hand over all the land of the Song State to the Daxia Empire?"
"This..." Zhao Jia said, "What do you want?"
Ning Xiaofan said: "It's very simple. All the land in Anfeng City from the north of the city gate to the south of the Song and Yuan boundary is under the command of my subordinate Pangu Army. From then on, this place is collectively called the Pangu Area. The Pangu Area can nominally
It belongs to the Song State, but the military and political affairs of the Pangu area belong to the Pangu Army, and the Song State has no right to intervene. The Pangu area can therefore be regarded as a state within a state. Not only that, the Song State must transport a large amount of materials to the Pangu area every year for three years."
"What?" Zhao Jia frowned and said, "This is absolutely impossible. The Song Kingdom has not humbled itself to this level."
Ning Xiaofan said: "Don't worry, I will give the dignity of the Song Dynasty, because the establishment of the Pangu region was not forced, but to resist the Yuan Dynasty. In the past, the Song and Yuan countries were bordering each other. There were constant frictions between the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and they were always affected by the Yuan Dynasty.
The bullying is gone now,
With the Pangu area, unless the Pangu area is destroyed, the Yuan army will not be able to reach the territory of the Song state. Your Song state can use the Pangu area as a barrier against the Yuan state. Haha, for the Song state,
Why not?"
After Zhao Jia heard this, he understood Ning Xiaofan's true intention. However, for him, and even for the Song Dynasty, this seemed to be a very good suggestion.
"I can't make the decision on this matter," Zhao Jia said.
Ning Xiaofan said: "I can't make the decision, right? Haha, I can lead troops to Anfeng City at any time, and even completely defect to the Yuan Kingdom, or even any surrounding vassal states. I believe no one will dislike the powerful Pangu Army.
I will only give you ten days for your support. If I can’t see the materials aided by the Song Dynasty to the Pangu area within ten days, I will take immediate action. By that time, I guarantee that the Song Dynasty will see the Pangu area.
Terrible."
Zhao Jia's expression changed after listening to Ning Xiaofan's words.
He knew that some things were beyond his control, and at the same time, he was thinking crazily in his heart. If he and Ning Xiaofan could cooperate as always, then the day when he ascended the throne of the Song Kingdom would not be too long.
Far away.
"Okay, I will try my best to convince King Song, General Ning, and I hope to remain friends with you."
"Brother Zhao can use the word "still", which shows that Brother Zhao still values me very much. I, Ning Xiaofan, will take this to heart."
The two then exchanged some pleasantries, including Zhao Jia mentioning the previous agreement intentionally or unintentionally, and Ning Xiaofan expressing that he would most like to see Zhao Jia sit on the throne of Song Dynasty.