The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 474
Zhao Gou seized Huanzhou City with thunderous momentum. Now in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, two cities are in the hands of Song Dynasty, and Yingzhou is next, but the attack time has not yet come, so the attack is temporarily suspended.

Next, Zhao Gou wants to rectify the military affairs of Shuozhou and Huanzhou. If he wants to recover completely, he still needs the support of the local people, but these are put aside for the time being, and there is another important thing to do right now.

"Gao Xianfeng, you lead [-] light cavalry straight to Shuozhou City to reinforce General Lu!" Zhao Gou said in a deep voice, "Now Shuozhou and Huanzhou are in our hands, don't worry anymore, if you join them, you must Let them lead the Guo brothers here!"

"If they resist desperately, kill them!"

Gao Chong nodded, then ordered the soldiers, and rode straight to Shuozhou!

Zhao Gou knew that the Guo brothers had been operating in Shuozhou and Huanzhou for many years, if they were really killed, the people would not accept it, and that would be the biggest trouble.

Even so, Zhao Gou had to consider the worst plan, that is, the Guo brothers would rather die than surrender, but if they did that, they would lose two yuan generals in vain and lose the hearts of the people, and those captured soldiers could not be completely taken back for their own use.

At the same time, Guo Zhimin led thousands of soldiers to rescue them. On the way, they encountered the Song army led by Lu Junyi, and the two armies faced each other.

When Guo Zhimin saw Lu Junyi and the others, he immediately set up his position and frowned. He already knew in his heart that he was afraid that Shuozhou would fall, but he didn't know that Huanzhou would also fall.

"Ahead is General Guo, the defender of Huanzhou?" Lu Junyi roared, "I am Lu Junyi, Generalissimo Zhao Gou, Generalissimo of Song Pingliao!"

"I'm right!" Guo Zhimin stepped forward on his horse and said loudly, "May I ask the general if Shuozhou is safe?"

"It's intact!" Lu Junyi replied, "Brother Ling will be taken care of by us! Now that Shuozhou is in our hands, and Huanzhou is almost there, I advise the general to surrender! If you are willing to submit to Song Dynasty, I dare to use the human head Guaranteed, you and all the soldiers will be safe and sound."

"Thank you General, I accept it with all my heart!" Guo Zhimin smiled and refused, "However, I will receive Liao's salary, eat the emperor's salary, and be loyal to the emperor; I am deeply trusted by the emperor of Liao Kingdom, guarding Huanzhou City, even if I die , at all costs."

Lu Junyi persuaded again: "Whether it is Shuozhou, Huanzhou, or other states, they are all part of the Central Plains; now, they have been separated from the Central Plains for more than a hundred years, and it is time to come back."

"It was stolen by Liao more than a hundred years ago, and it should return to the jurisdiction of the Central Plains after more than a hundred years. No matter how you say it, the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are all Han Chinese."

"Who can tell the merits and demerits of a hundred years!" Guo Zhimin said flatly, "If the Song Dynasty had the heart to regain it, how come it has passed a hundred years and still has not taken any action, allowing us to be bullied by the Liao people."

"So what if we regained it now, our way of life has long been different under the rule of the Liao people. Now, the Song Dynasty is fighting again and disrupting our peaceful life again. How can we explain this behavior?"

"Emperor Song Taizu's Northern Expedition failed, until Emperor Zhenzong signed an alliance with Liao, Song and Liao fought for decades and finally got peace, and in this process, how many innocent people died in vain, and how many heroic souls of soldiers remained on this land !"

"Now the Song Dynasty disregarded the covenant agreement and started fighting again, raising troops to attack Daliao. This is an inhumane act. Even if you regain Shuozhou and other states, can you stop the people of the world? What's the face? Explain to the people of Yanyun sixteen prefectures?"

Faced with Guo Zhimin's questioning, Lu Junyi was speechless and didn't know what to say.Because what Guo Zhimin said was right, even if the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were regained, how could they stop Youyou's mouth, especially when the Song Dynasty first tore up the covenant and resorted to violence.

"The general's words are wrong!" Lu Junyi was silent, which does not mean that the others were also silent. Yue Fei continued: "The Liao Dynasty has ruled the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun for a hundred years, but the people of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are all the children of the Central Plains. People! If the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are in the hands of Liao all the time, there will be more harm to the Song Dynasty. It is not that Liao does not want to invade the Song Dynasty in the south, but has no choice but to stop the invasion."

"How can Liao, who lives in the north, not covet the military strength and resources of the Song Dynasty? But they can't really threaten the Song Dynasty. Besides, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom is incompetent, and the Jurchens are attacking Beijing. There are many crises, so how to manage it?" The people of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun live and die."

"Now that the Great Song Dynasty sends out troops, it is in accordance with the destiny of the heavens, and it is what the people want. The people have nothing more than enough food and clothing, but the flames of war are everywhere, not only to expel the Khitan, but also to protect the long-term stability of the people."

"If the Jurchens break through to Shangjing, how will the emperor of Liao manage the life and death of the people in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun? Then, where will the people go? As a city guard, the general must have seen farther."

Guo Zhimin knew what Yue Fei said was very true, but he couldn't mind that he was a general of the Liao Kingdom, even if he was unwilling, he had to do it.

"Differences do not conspire!" Guo Zhimin replied flatly, "Then let's fight!"

So, the two armies fought!
At this moment, they are not competing one-on-one for the generals, nor are they divided into several rounds, but a melee.Both soldiers and generals were all killed together.

Lu Junyi had the superiority in personnel and had stronger troops; Guo Zhimin had the superiority in physical strength, so the two armies were evenly matched.

However, the [-] troops ordered by Zhao Gou came, and they merged with the army led by Lu Junyi to form a siege, which ruined Guo Zhimin's strategy of fighting and retreating, and had to fight with his back.

Just when Guo Zhimin and the others were exhausted and their combat power dropped sharply, the sound of horseshoes came, and Gao Chong led hundreds of light cavalry to help out.

Guo Zhimin, who was out of breath and frowning, was overjoyed for a while, but when he saw Gao Chong wearing Song Army uniform, his heart turned cold.

It wasn't until this moment that he realized that he had been tricked. The purpose of Gao Chong's call for help was to lure him out, divert the tiger away from the mountain, and then use the army to surround himself and others, unable to retreat or advance. In addition, the arrival of Gao Chong means that Huanzhou City has also fallen.

"If you make a mistake, you will lose!" Suddenly, Guo Zhimin sighed disheartened.

Guo Zhimin looked at the soldiers around him, as well as the fallen soldiers, bleeding and breathless, his heart was tired and he was filled with guilt.

"stop!"

When everyone heard the reputation, the generals of both sides gave up.Because this voice came from Guo Zhimin, and Gao Chong who arrived on the battlefield.

Guo Zhimin didn't want his brother, who was born and died, to die in vain, and the situation was over; Gao Chong shouted out to save his life, and this was to do his best to protect Guo Zhimin, which was considered to be fulfilling Zhao Gou's order.

So, the generals of both sides gave up!
Gao Chong dismounted and greeted Lu Junyi and the others, then walked up to Guo Zhimin, persuading him, "I came here on the orders of the marshal, and I have a word to the general..."

"I surrender!" Before Gao Chong could say it, Guo Zhimin sighed sadly: "I am willing to surrender!"

(End of this chapter)