Chapter 861: Chu Yi, the great thief of the country!
Shi Bao's aura of the realm of heaven and man spread out, immediately overwhelming the whole place. It can be said that when Shi Bao diffused his aura unscrupulously, his cultivation level was slightly worse, even within a few feet of Shi Bao.
Can't get close.
But at this moment, a voice came from a distance, and then it got closer and closer: "You must be Nanli General Shi Bao, who was sealed by the rebel thief Fang La!"
The same breath of heavenly beings came. Shi Bao looked in the direction of the sound and saw a figure coming through the air, full of nobility.
Zhao Kang stood condescendingly, with his hands behind his back, looking down at Shi Bao below.
As a powerful man of heaven who relied on sufficient resources and his own talent to break through before the great age came, Zhao Kang believed that his cultivation and foundation were far superior to those of those who were adhering to the great fortune of heaven and earth just in time for the great age to come.
A strong man is born.
Therefore, Zhao Kang looked down upon Shi Bao very much. Otherwise, as a powerful man of heaven and man, Zhao Kang would not be so arrogant.
Shi Bao, on the other hand, did not seem to feel Zhao Kang's disregard. He raised his head and glanced at Zhao Kang. He pointed at Zhao Kang with a wave of the sword in his hand and said: "Give me your name. Grandpa Shi Bao will not kill the nameless ghost with your sword."
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Zhao Kang narrowed his eyes and suddenly punched out, it was the Taizu Long Fist passed down from the royal family of Zhao Song Dynasty.
The Huangji Jingshi Jing passed down from the royal family is a supreme secret book that can directly reach the realm of heaven and man. In addition, the Taizu Changquan, which the former Taizu Zhao Kuangyin used to defeat all the invincible opponents in the world, although it is compared to the former Zhao Kuangyin.
It was too late, but that punch gave people a feeling of invincibility.
Under the induction of Qi, Shi Bao couldn't help showing a somewhat solemn look, staring at Zhao Kang and saying: "Who is he? I never thought he was the elder of the Zhao Song royal family. Isn't that Hunjun always afraid of you old people?"
Come on, why are you willing to let these old people out?"
As he spoke, Shi Bao slashed out with his sword, and at the same time, relying on the strength of Zhao Kang's punch, his figure floated more than ten feet behind him, avoiding Zhao Kang's sharp edge.
Zhao Kang snorted coldly, ignored Shi Bao's intention, and punched out again.
This time, Shi Bao stepped forward and did not dodge or evade. Judging from his posture, he seemed to be as tough as Zhao Kang.
There was a loud bang as two powerful energies collided, and everything within a few tens of feet of the two of them was immediately thrown away.
Houses collapsed one after another. Fortunately, the soldiers fighting on both sides were not fools. They avoided each other from a distance. Even so, the soldiers from both sides who were slightly closer were bleeding from the orifices due to the impact of the sweeping air waves.
And die.
Exhaling a breath of turbid air, Shi Bao laughed loudly and said: "Old man, your time has passed. Now we have the world waiting for you. I will send you back to the west today."
As he spoke, Shi Bao's aura changed and became stronger. Zhao Kang, who noticed the change in Shi Bao's aura, couldn't help but change his expression and said: "Brother, help me."
After Zhao Kang finished speaking, he saw a figure slowly approaching not far away. It was none other than the royal patriarch, Zhao Li, who came with Zhao Kang.
Zhao Li just stared at Shi Bao and said slowly: "Rebel, don't say that I didn't give you a chance. As long as you are willing to surrender and surrender to the court, I can recommend you to be our king of the Song Dynasty. You will retire with the country and live in glory."
Wealth and honor are endless..."
"Hahaha, how can I, Shi Bao, be the kind of person who is turbulent and turbulent? The Zhao and Song Dynasties are ignorant, the generals of the country are not the country, and my great king Fang is the real dragon in this troubled world..."
Zhao Kang took a step forward and said: "Brother Emperor, why do you talk so much nonsense with these ungrateful people? These rebels will just kill every one they see."
Zhao Li sighed slightly, and while uniting with Zhao Kang to attack, he shook his head and said: "Your Excellency is a generation of generals. What a pity!"
At this time, Zhang Shuye and others had led an army to invade Suzhou City, and Fang Mao and others had also reacted at this moment. They had gathered their troops and were struggling to resist the incoming imperial army. The situation was extremely critical.
If nothing unexpected happens, Manichaeism is probably going to be defeated this time due to calculated calculations or unintentional calculations.
Riding on a tall horse, under the guard of dozens of soldiers, Zhang Shuye stroked his beard and listened to the news about the advancement of various troops and horses from the messengers. He couldn't help but smile a little on his face and looked to the side.
Zongze said: "At daybreak, Suzhou City will be restored to our Song Dynasty."
Zongze stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Captain Zhang recaptured Suzhou City in one battle. If such a successful victory is reported to the capital, His Majesty will definitely be delighted."
Zhang Shuye raised his hands in the direction of the capital and said, "Isn't what we scholars do just to report to the king, to bring peace to the people, and to gain a reputation before and after death?"
However, as he spoke, there was a hint of worry in Zhang Shuye's eyes. Seeing this, Zongze couldn't help but said: "The person the governor is worried about is Chu Yi, the king of Guangyang County who is entrenched in Jiaxing?"
Zhang Shuye nodded and said: "I knew I couldn't hide it from you, but Chu Yi's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were entrenched in Jiaxing City and could not move for a moment. Even Zhu Meng, who was sent by the emperor to take over his men, was inexplicable.
If he is dead, this person is really a serious problem for the imperial court."
Zongze stared at Zhang Shuye and looked around. The soldiers all lowered their eyes, but Zongze sent a message: "Captain, if Zong is not mistaken, your majesty must have some information about how to do it."
Let’s deal with Chu Yi’s secret decree.”
Zhang Shuye just glanced at Zongze and said: "Yes, before leaving the capital, His Majesty gave me a secret edict, ordering me to seize the opportunity to capture Chu Yi in one fell swoop and completely eliminate the scourge of Jingnan."
Zongze nodded slightly and said: "It seems that Your Majesty is not too confused. He knows that eunuchs like Chu Yi and Tong Guan are unreliable. If we take down Chu Yi this time, we will take over Tong Guan's military power in the future. I'll wait and see again."
I advise Your Majesty to stay away from eunuchs and villains, as the Song Dynasty will be strong and prosperous soon."
As loyal ministers of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Shuye, Zongze and others were not fools for being able to reach their current status. How could they not see that the Song Dynasty was already in the sunset. If there were no foreign invasions such as Liao, Jin, and Xixia,
Even though there are many internal problems in the Song Dynasty, it is not impossible for the country to have another hundred years of national destiny. However, in this era of great strife, if Zhao Ji, as the monarch, does not cheer up, the Song Dynasty may really die, and they
The ministers will become ministers of the country's subjugation.
Of course, in the eyes of Zhang Shuye, Zongze and others, Zhao Ji's sign of revitalization was to eradicate eunuchs and traitorous officials. Now that Zhao Ji is ready to attack Chu Yi, this naturally makes Zhang Shuye, Zongze and others see Zhao Ji
Cheer up hope.
The autumn night wind was already a bit chilly, but Zhang Shuye and Zongze looked at each other, but their hearts were burning.
It was dark outside Suzhou City. The tens of thousands of troops led by Zhang Shuye had all entered Suzhou City and were compressing the Manichaean activity area. If this continues, at most the Manichaeans in the city would be able to be wiped out by daybreak.
The rebels were all driven out of Suzhou City.
A long roar came, and a figure suddenly fell from the sky, hitting the ground hard. With it as the center, it turned into a ruins within a radius of dozens of feet. I don't know how many people were affected by the aftermath.
Shocked to death.
A figure rose into the sky. It was Shi Bao who had just been suppressed by Zhao Kang and Zhao Li. At this time, Shi Bao looked extremely embarrassed, his hair was messy, and the armor on his body was scratched at some point.
Shi Zheng stared at Zhao Kang and Zhao Li with anger.
Wiping away the blood from the corner of his mouth, Shi Bao suddenly laughed loudly and shouted: "Your Majesty, if you don't take action now, you will wait until later."
After Shi Bao finished speaking, he heard a burst of hearty laughter from the distance: "Hahaha, the lonely king is here. Brother Shi Bao is fine."
I saw several figures coming through the air. Who could it be if it wasn't Fang La, Li Tianrun and others who were in Hangzhou City.
At the same time, the shouts of killing outside the city were loud, and an unknown number of people were continuously charging into Suzhou City.
Zhao Kang and Zhao Li couldn't help but change their expressions when they saw Fang La and others in the distance. Although they didn't know Fang La, who among this Manichean army dared to pretend to be Fang La.
But why did Fang La, who was far away in Hangzhou, appear here with an army?
The originally good situation was suddenly reversed when Fang La led the army. The Manichaean soldiers and horses, which had already fallen into despair, saw Fang La's appearance and couldn't help but feel their morale become extremely high, as if they were given a shot of blood.
Suddenly he launched a counterattack.
Zhang Shuye, who was discussing with Zongze how to seize Chu Yi's military power without fighting, almost pulled off his beard and looked at the figures in the sky with an ugly expression.
"Why did the rebel Fang La appear here? Isn't he far away in Hangzhou City? What does Chu Yi do for food? Why didn't he stop Fang La..."
Zongze smiled bitterly and said: "What a Chu Yi. He is so good at driving away wolves and devouring tigers and raising the bandits' self-respect."
Zhang Shuye was obviously aware of this, and that was why he looked so angry. He gritted his teeth and said, "The good situation has gone down the drain. The Chu thieves deserve to be killed, the Chu thieves deserve to be killed..."
Zongze looked at the retreating officers and soldiers in the distance and sighed slightly, "We are not as good as others, and we are just one move behind. Fortunately, we are divided into two groups. Although we are defeated, it is not a complete defeat. There is still hope of a comeback."
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While speaking, Zongze said decisively: "Let's go!"
Zhang Shuye was not a pedantic person. He knew what to do at the moment was the best choice without Zongze's reminder, so he led his own soldiers and ran towards the city gate with Zongze.
A general came towards him covered in blood. It was Han Shizhong, the general who had been transferred from the local area by Zhang Shuye.
Han Shizhong was full of evil spirits. When he saw Zhang Shuye from a distance, Zongze and others came on horseback and said: "The last general, Han Shizhong, has met the governor."
After looking at Han Shizhong, Zhang Shuye said: "General Han, have you ever captured the west city gate?"
Han Shizhong immediately said: "The general will live up to the commander's orders. Ximen has been captured and is now in our hands."
Hearing Han Shizhong's words, Zhang Shuye couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, nodded slightly and said: "Okay, immediately order the troops and follow the governor out of the city."
Han Shizhong naturally knew what was happening in the city, otherwise, he would not rush into the city to look for Zhang Shuye and others.
Before thinking about victory, think about defeat first. I'm afraid Zhang Shuye and Zongze didn't expect that an order they didn't take very seriously actually saved their lives.
Before attacking the city, Zhang Shuye ordered Han Shizhong to lead a group of troops to seize a city gate first, just in case. He thought that this escape route would not be used at all, but he never thought that this escape route would be used.
, and became their way of survival.
At this time, with the appearance of Fang La and a group of powerful Manichaeans, the officers and soldiers who had an absolute advantage suddenly fell into chaos.
After all, anyone who is suddenly hit hard by an opponent from behind will be thrown into chaos. What's more, when several strong men from the Manichean sect rush into the army, they are simply running amok, without any opponents.
Even if there was such a strong man from the Song Dynasty, it would be difficult to stop the many strong men from Manichaeism from surrounding him.
Previously, Shi Bao was besieged by two heavenly beings, Zhao Kang and Zhao Li, but now it was a powerful heavenly being from the official and military side who was besieged by Manichae.
The morale of the Manichean soldiers was greatly boosted. If it were not for the fact that the officers and soldiers brought by Zhang Shuye were carefully selected elites, I am afraid that the army would have completely collapsed by now.
Along the way, Zhang Shuye and others gathered their troops. When they arrived at the city gate, they had already gathered thousands of troops. In addition to the two thousand troops of Han Shizhong who stayed at the city gate, five thousand troops escaped.
to Suzhou City.
There was a roar, just as Zhang Shuye and the others escaped from Suzhou City, the open west gate suddenly closed. The city gate had been forcibly closed by the strong man of Manichaeism, and suddenly it was broken and trapped in Suzhou City.
The escape route of the officers and soldiers.
Looking at the Suzhou City in flames from a distance, Zhang Shuye could imagine what would happen to the officers and soldiers trapped in Suzhou City.
With the Manichean attitude towards the government, I'm afraid those officers and soldiers will not end well.
Thinking of the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who were in desperate situation because of this, Zhang Shuye couldn't help but blame himself, a fishy smell surged up, and with a "wow" sound, Zhang Shuye spurted out a mouthful of blood.
Although Zhang Shuye had no reaction when he chose to retreat, one can imagine the self-blame in his heart. Otherwise, he would not be so guilty that he would vomit blood.
"Captain!"
Noticing Zhang Shuye's change, Han Shizhong came to Zhang Shuye with a quick step and helped Zhang Shuye up.
Zongze hurriedly stepped forward and looked at Zhang Shuye and said: "Captain, victory or defeat is a common matter for military officers. If the Commander is injured because of this and misses the important military mission, wouldn't he be betraying the king's trust..."
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Shuye's face gradually turned rosy. He nodded slightly towards Zongze, indicating that he was fine. He took one last look at Suzhou City and said in a deep voice: "General Han, count the troops.
Let’s go.”
Although Fang La and others noticed that a group of officers and soldiers had escaped from the west gate of Suzhou City, Fang La and others' attention was now focused on the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers trapped in the city.
It can be said that Zhang Shuye was able to plot tens of thousands of elite men this time, but it was thanks to Chu Yi. If Chu Yi hadn't let him pass by without asking, whenever Chu Yi stopped him on the road,
I'm afraid even Fang La wouldn't be able to lead his troops to Suzhou City so smoothly.
A great battle came to an end. The final result was a huge defeat for the government and the army. In the end, the two royal clan elders were besieged and killed in Suzhou City. The tens of thousands of troops, except for the thousands of troops who escaped first, were also killed in the end.
It was just a dozen military generals with strong cultivation who escaped.
Of course, this is also the reason why several heavenly beings in Manichaeism are busy besieging Zhao Kang and Zhao Li. Otherwise, those dozen officers and generals may also be left in Suzhou City.
It was daybreak, and Uncle Zhang, who had already traveled dozens of miles in the direction of Yangzhou, was feeling embarrassed and tired.
Han Shizhong rode up to Zhang Shuye and said: "Commander, the soldiers have been traveling all night, but they are still at the end of their battle. If we continue to hold on, I'm afraid..."
Zhang Shuye looked at the demoralized and exhausted soldiers, nodded to Han Shizhong and said, "General Han, please choose a place to stay and let the soldiers rest."
Looking at Han Shizhong who had taken the order and left, Zongze stroked his beard, nodded slightly and said: "This son will be my pillar of the Song Dynasty in the future!"
Zhang Shuye, who dismounted, sighed when he heard this and said: "Han Shizhong is a qualified general. Fortunately, he did not fall into Suzhou City this time."
After sighing, Zhang Shuye suddenly looked at Zongze and said, "Do you think Fang La's sudden death has something to do with Chu Yi?"
Zongze's hand stroking his beard paused slightly and glanced at Zhang Shuye with a wry smile. Although he didn't say anything, the meaning in his eyes could not be clearer.
If it weren't for Chu Yi's laissez-faire or even connivance, how could Fang La ignore the threat from Jiaxing City and appear outside Suzhou City to deliver a fatal blow to the army.
"Chu Yi is the great thief of the real country!"
Bang bang bang!
There was a burst of applause, and only one voice was heard saying: "The great thief of the country, how lucky is Mr. Chu that he can be so valued by the governor!"
When Zhang Shuye or Zongze heard the voice, their bodies froze suddenly. They turned around and looked at the person who came. They saw a handsome young man who looked to be no more than 20 years old. His clothes were flowing and he looked like a
Like a gentleman, come slowly.
A bald monk in monk's robes held a crescent shovel in one hand, his eyes wide open, and he followed closely with a fierce look. However, it did not take away the brilliance of the handsome young man at all. On the contrary, it made the young man more and more attractive.
Very different.
Chu Yi has always been very private. Even among the capital, at least half of the civil and military officials in the court have never seen Chu Yi, let alone local officials like Zhang Shuye and Zongze.
But for some reason, when he saw Chu Yi, Zhang Shuye had a clear understanding in his heart. This man was Chu Yi, the great eunuch who was notorious and reviled all over the world.
"Chu Yi, you still dare to show up here. I ask you, are you trying to rebel?"