Cai You ran all the way, and after escaping back to the Guangji Army, he sent an order to the Guangji Army Zhizhou to continue gathering the defeated troops. When the imperial court sent another general to lead the army, he would discuss the conquest of Liangshan. He fled back to Tokyo on the pretext of recovering from his injuries.
When Xu Jing, the military envoy of Shangdang Taiyuan, Yang Wen, the military envoy of Jiangxia Lingling, and Xiang Yuanzhen, the military envoy of Pengcheng, Langya, led their troops and fled back to the Guangji Army, Cai You had already fled to Tokyo.
Zhou Nanxing, the governor of the Guangji Army, heard that the three people had fled back, so he handed over the matter of reorganizing the army to the three people.
Xu Jing and the other three were also veterans on the battlefield. While stepping up the rectification of their troops, they also sent out scouts and horses to guard against the Liangshan bandits coming to cover up the attack.
When the Liangshan army that had been explored had followed, they hurried into the city to see Zhou Nanxing, the governor of the Guangji army.
Zhou Nanxing was shocked when he heard that Liang soldiers and horses were coming to attack, and he hurriedly said: "The Liangshan thieves are coming fiercely. Do the three generals have any good ideas to defeat the thieves?"
Xiang Yuanzhen shook his head and said: "The army has been defeated twice in a row and its morale is low. I am afraid that it will not be able to resist the Liangshan bandits head-on. Moreover, the Liangshan bandits have stone cannons and the camp outside the city cannot hold on. We also ask Zhizhou to allow us to lead troops into the city and rely on the city to hold on. , then there is a chance of winning.¡±
Zhou Nanxing also knew that they were now grasshoppers on a rope. If the army outside the city collapsed, the Guangji army would not be able to hold on, so he had to agree to the three men to lead troops into the city, but asked the three men to restrain the soldiers and not harass the people in the city.
Only half a day after the army entered the city, Daliang soldiers and horses appeared under the city.
The army spread out and looked at the military flag of Xiang Yuanzhen on the top of the city. He said: "Prince, on the city is Xiang Yuanzhen, the envoy of Langya Pengcheng Festival. I have some friendship with him. Please allow me to come forward and say a few words to him." ¡±
Chao Yong nodded and said: "Xiang Yuanzhen has strong bows and arrows, General Zhang be careful."
"yes"
He opened his bow and arrows outside the city where he had hit the horse, and shouted: "General Xiang, Cai You must have run away again, right?"
When the soldiers on the city heard this, there was another commotion.
Zhou Nanxing, the magistrate of the state, hurriedly said: "Cai You is recuperating in the Yamen. Please don't be deceived by the thieves."
"Let him come out"
"Let him come out"
"Let him come out"
The soldiers on top of the city didn¡¯t buy it and started shouting one after another.
Zhou Nanxing did not expect these defeated soldiers to be so bold. Seeing the soldiers at the top of the city making noises, as if they were mutinying, his face changed greatly with fear.
Xiang Yuanzhen naturally knew that Cai You had escaped long ago, but he didn't expect that Zhou Nanxing wanted to deceive the soldiers like Li Congji, so he hurriedly shouted: "Master Cai is seriously injured. He has returned to Tokyo to recuperate. The imperial court will send a new commander down soon. All the soldiers Don¡¯t be messy.¡±
Xiang Yuanzhen told the truth, and the soldiers gradually calmed down.
At this time, Zhang Zhang from outside the city shouted again: "General Xiang, please stop lying to everyone. I heard General Li say that Cai You only scratched some skin, there was no serious injury. Everyone is paid to be a soldier, Cai You's salary At most. He scratched his skin a little and fled back to Tokyo. Everyone got the minimum salary, but they had to stay here and fight."
Xiang Yuanzhen saw that the soldiers on the city wall who were provoking Zhang Zhang were in confusion again, and he couldn't help but said anxiously: "Zhang Zhang, if you want to attack the city, attack the city, otherwise don't blame me for not recognizing you with the bow and arrow in my hand."
He opened his mouth to see Xiang Yuanzhen pick up his bow and arrow, then he said no more and shouted: "The Song Dynasty is at the end of its days and the beams are rising. Why doesn't General Xiang abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side? This will also prevent the two armies from fighting and the soldiers to bleed and die."
Zhou Nanxing heard this and hurriedly said to Xiang Yuanzhen: "General Xiang, don't listen to his nonsense. Liangshan is just a group of grass bandits. What big thing can it accomplish?"
Xiang Yuanzhen has seen the powerful soldiers and horses of Daliang, and naturally knows that Liangshan is not comparable to ordinary grass bandits, but he has no intention of surrendering to Daliang. He shouted: "We are soldiers of the Song Dynasty. An Neng betrayed the imperial court. It is our duty to defend the territory." , Even if we fight to the last soldier, we will never surrender."
Seeing how stubborn Xiang Yuanzhen was, Kai Zhang knew that there was no point in talking to him anymore, so he turned his horse and retreated.
Chao Yong originally had some love for Xiang Yuanzhen's talents. Hearing what Xiang Yuanzhen said, he couldn't help but became furious. He hit his horse and shouted: "Xiang Yuanzhen, Shi Wenggong, please spare your life. If you don't want to be grateful, you will work for a fool like Zhao Ji and help the emperor. If you are loyal to the Song Dynasty, I will give you permission. After the city is broken, you will beheaded to show the public. The rest of the soldiers can break it in a snap. After the city is defeated, those who abandon their weapons and surrender will be spared death, while those who resist will be killed without mercy."
When Xiang Yuanzhen heard what Chao Yong said, he couldn't help being furious and shot an arrow at Chao Yong.
"How can the light of fireflies compete with the bright moon?"
Chao Yong grabbed the sharp arrow and threw it to the ground. He picked up his Overlord Bow, took out an iron arrow, and shouted: "Take my arrow."
Zhou Nanxing said with a smile: "This bandit doesn't know how to shoot. The archers on the city can only shoot arrows."If a strong man can shoot there, he can still shoot up from below the city. "
Xiang Yuanzhen remembered the power of Chao Yong's previous arrow that wounded Cai You, and hurriedly said: "Sir, please step back. This guy uses a divine arm bow, and his shooting skills are also very good."
While he was talking, he saw a black light flying towards him, and the target seemed to be Zhou Nanxing next to him.
Xiang Yuanzhen hurriedly pushed Zhou Nanxing to the ground. Almost at the same time, there was a "click" and Xiang Yuanzhen's military flag was broken into two pieces.
"ah"
Zhou Nanxing was caught off guard and was pushed to the ground by Xiang Yuanzhen. He screamed when he fell. Just as he was about to get up, he felt a blackness above his head. Xiang Yuanzhen recognized that the military flag fell down, and the flagpole as thick as a child's arm hit his head. Literati Zhou Nanxing, who was born, fainted immediately.
Only then did Xiang Yuanzhen realize that what Chao Yong wanted to shoot was his own military flag, and he couldn't help but secretly curse the bandit for being cunning. Although Chao Yong was using a divine arm bow, the distance was far away. When he arrived at the top of the city, he was already at the end of his crossbow. It was very easy for him to dodge. Only those with civil service backgrounds would be shot if they were slow to react. He also thought that Chao Yong's target is Zhou Nanxing, who is wearing official uniform next to him. Unexpectedly, what Chao Yong shot was his military flag.
Chao Yong shot Xiang Yuanzhen down with an arrow, recognized the military flag, and then rode back to the formation.
Xiang Yuanzhen was startled when he saw that Zhou Nanxing, who was covered by the flag, didn't move at all. He quickly pulled the flag aside and saw a big bump on Zhou Nanxing's head. His eyes were closed tightly, and he couldn't help but panic.
Although Zhou Nanxing has a lower grade than him this time, the Song Dynasty valued civility over military affairs. If Zhou Nanxing died like this, even if he was guarding the city, he would probably be impeached by the civil officials, and he would not be able to escape the court's punishment.
"It's okay, I just fainted."
Xiang Yuanzhen stretched out his hand to hold down Zhou Nanxing's heart. He felt that there was still a heartbeat. He was relieved and hurriedly said to the two government servants who followed Zhou Nanxing: "Mr. Zhou has fainted. Please help him back to the government office to rest."
The two government officials saw that a battle was about to start, and arrows were flying all over the city. They wanted to run away, but Zhou Nanxing refused to leave, so they did not dare to run away. Hearing what Xiang Yuanzhen said, he quickly helped Zhou Nanxing up and fled down the city as fast as he could. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)