The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 34
On the second day, "Da Song Daily" was quickly sold out.

Inside the teahouse and restaurant, there were crowds of people gathering to discuss the Jin army going south.

"The Jin army claims to have an army of 50 this time, can our Great Song Dynasty resist it?" Passerby A said worriedly.

"Didn't you read the newspaper? The Jin Army is actually only 30. If you say 50, it's just scaring people." Passer-by B explained.

"Even if it's 30, can our Song army resist it?" Passerby A was still a little worried. Over the years, the Song army had lost every battle, and the confidence of the people in them had been polished away.

"Don't worry, you didn't see that the officials have already issued a statement, and they will stick to the city of Bianjing. Let us rest assured, the imperial court has not run away, why are we so anxious!" Passer-by said.

"But I heard from people who fled back from Yanyun that the Jin army is in the north, they are really burning, murdering, prostitution and looting, they are committing all kinds of crimes. If the court wants to escape, it will be very easy. Who will care about us then?" A is still worried.

"Don't worry, the imperial court has ordered Zhong Shidao to lead an army of [-] to meet the enemy. You all know General Zhong. With him in command, let's rest assured." At this time, a scholar-like person interjected from the side.

"Really? This time against the Jin army, is it an old general who is in command?" Everyone was a little excited when they heard this. The name of the teacher was very famous in the late Northern Song Dynasty.

"Of course it's true, so let's just rest assured." The scholar-like person assured him.

"How did you know such confidential information?" Passerby A asked curiously.

"What kind of confidential matter is this? General Zhong's army has gathered in the camp now, and they are about to leave the city in a mighty manner at Chenshi. If you don't believe me, you can go and see it!" said the man.

What this person said was certain, everyone rushed to the Forbidden Army camp after hearing the words, wanting to see what happened.

Zhao Huan deliberately let Zhong Shidao go out of the city with such great fanfare. His purpose was to stabilize the hearts of the people.

On the high platform on the battlefield, Zhao Huan personally handed over the troop deployment talisman to Zhong Shidao.

"Chong Lao, you have to work hard here, and you must pay attention to your body. When you return in triumph, I will cleanse you up." Zhao Huan held the hand of Zhong Shidao, and his words were quite emotional.

Zhong Shidao's hair was already gray, and 70 years old was considered a long life in that era, but his body was still strong. Hearing what Zhao Huan said, Zhong Shidao was about to kneel down, but Zhao Huan stopped him and said: " You can just stand up and talk.”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Lian Po is old, and will he still be able to eat? The old Zhong will fulfill his mission and stop the Jin army on the north bank of the Yellow River." Zhong Shi said in a confident manner.

"Mr. Zhong, I will leave this army to you. I am at ease." Zhao Huan patted Zhong Shidao's hand vigorously, turned around and came to the edge of the stands.

The so-called scholar died for his confidant. In that era, being able to get such a sentence from the emperor could really make these courtiers shed their blood. At this time, Zhong Shidao couldn't help but burst into tears.

"My sons of the Song Dynasty, the Jin army is coming, are you ready?" Zhao Huan shouted loudly.

"Ready!" One hundred thousand Song soldiers shouted in unison.

"Okay, let the whole army go, kill!" Zhao Huan shouted.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!!!" The [-] Song soldiers let out a thunderous roar, which made the hearts of many people watching beside them surge. In fact, everyone has a soldier's dream in their hearts. Infected by this momentum, everyone He also shouted.

One hundred thousand troops left the city one by one. The people on the roadside were grateful for these soldiers. They sent vegetables, fruits and steamed buns grown in their homes to these soldiers, but they were rejected one by one.

After several months of ideological education, the quality of this group of soldiers has been significantly improved.

The army of one hundred thousand left the city and walked for an hour before finishing. Zhao Huan stayed on the high platform and watched the army leave before returning to the palace.

Let's say that Zhong Shidao led an army of [-] troops, and the troops were divided into two groups. Zongze led an army of [-] troops to advance westward to Luoyang, and Zhong Shidao led an army of [-] troops to march eastward into Zhending. The power of calling each other's horns made it impossible for the Jin army to attack one place with all its strength, thus achieving the purpose of dividing troops.

Yue Fei was under Zong Ze's command. Although Zong Ze was the deputy commander, he was actually a civil servant. The two of them cooperated with each other and complemented each other. He is a man with a broad mind, knowing that Yue Fei has great abilities, and not suppressing him like Zhang Jun and others, but giving Yue Fei a chance to display his talent, which is exactly the opportunity for Zhao Huan to let the two partner.

Of course, Yue Fei was young and energetic at this time, and he also needed an old man like Zong Ze to suppress the situation for him.

Zhong Shidao was a well-known general in the Song Dynasty. He marched and fought steadily, and Zhao Huan was very relieved of him.

Since the last time the Jin army withdrew, Li Gang had ordered people to re-strengthen the city wall, and dug trenches, horse-blocking and other defensive facilities outside the city. Now, these facilities have come in handy, and the trenches are filled with soldiers. Oil, so that when the Jin army attacked the city, a rocket could wipe out this group of people. In the sea of ​​flames, huge Jingkang crossbows covered the city walls. To open it, now it only needs an ordinary soldier to operate it easily through the hinge.

The morning in late spring was already a bit hot. The soldiers on the city of Kaifeng were wearing military uniforms, and they were sweating a lot, but they were in good spirits, and they all looked ahead nervously.

"Look, it's our scout!" A soldier reported.

"Quickly open the city gate." It turned out that Yue Fei's lieutenant Zhang Xian is now the overseer of the Imperial Forest Army guarding the city. When he saw the scouts coming back, he hurried down the city.

"Report to Governor Zhang that the vanguard of the Jin Army has already attacked Kaifeng, and they should arrive in half an hour." The scout said to Zhang Xian.

"Okay, you go down and rest first." Zhang Xian said to the messenger next to him, "Quickly report this to the general."

After ordering the order to go, Zhang Xian hurriedly walked up the city wall and shouted: "Beat the drums as a warning, the whole army is on alert, and the Jin army is attacking."

"Beat the drums as a warning, the whole army is on alert, the Jin army is coming!" The soldier next to him shouted.

"Boom..." "Boom..." "Boom..."

The sound of the war drums clearly reached the ears of every soldier, and the soldiers who were still resting immediately returned to their posts, staring nervously ahead.

(End of this chapter)