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"Where's Li Gang?"

Liu E said angrily, "I put Li Gang in charge of Bianliang city defense, but he can't stop these people from escaping from the capital?"

The inner supervisor said with some embarrassment,

"Lord Li Gang is also in trouble. Because Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan fled by water. They were escorted by the three thousand victorious army led by Tong Guan Gaoqiu Zhu Mian Wang Fu Li Bangyan."

Liu E sneered,
"The Shengjie Army is the elite of the Western Army, and now they are all taken away by Tong Guan. It seems that the Ai family's prestige is not high enough."

At the court meeting on the second day, the peace faction and the war faction found a common goal.

They aimed their firepower at several traitors who fled with Zhao Ji.

"Officials, the six thieves have wreaked havoc in the world for decades, and they are full of evil. They must be severely punished."

"The six thieves and their cronies are all extremely wealthy. If their homes are stolen, they can also raise more food and wages for guarding Bianliang."

Liu E pushed the boat along the water, and immediately issued an edict to arrest the six thieves and return them to Beijing, and then sent people to chase Zhao Ji and his gang at full speed.

At the same time, this edict was widely publicized in the city.

This trick is really powerful.

As soon as they heard that the six thieves were finally going to fall, people in Bianliang City suddenly changed their minds.

Whether it is ordinary people or literati, they are all very excited.Li Gang's recruiting work has also gone smoothly many times.

Three days later, Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, Wang Fu, Zhu Mian, Gao Qiu, Cai You and Li Bangyan were all arrested and brought back to Bianliang.As for Cai Jing, who was far away in Xuzhou, he was directly arrested by the local government.

At this time, Liu E showed his toughness.

Although the ancestors of the Song Dynasty did not allow the killing of scholar-bureaucrats.

However, Liu E beheaded all the six thieves and their henchmen on the grounds of doing extraordinary things in extraordinary times, and cleared the family property and the Yi tribe.

The gold, silver and jewelry recovered from the homes of the six thieves is equivalent to more than 1000 million guan.

This huge windfall is enough for Bianliang to stick to it for a year.

At the same time, Liu E sent out the imperial edict of King Qin to the world, and at the same time ordered elite soldiers from all over the country to come to Bianliang.While encouraging righteous heroes from all over the world to hunt and kill golden soldiers.

And promised a high reward:
A Jurchen head can be exchanged for 50 taels of silver.

At this time, the 10,000+ Western Army, under the leadership of Zhong Shidao Yao Pingzhong, was suppressing some remnants of the Fangla rebels in the south of the Yangtze River.

If they return to aid in time after receiving the edict, they can arrive in Bianliang within 20 days.

On January 1126, 1 AD, Wanyan Zongwang's East Route Army crossed the Yellow River and approached the city of Bianliang.

The Jin soldiers had only 6 horses, and it was obvious that they could not form an iron wall to encircle Bianliang City, which covers an area of ​​tens of miles.

Therefore, Wanyan Zongwang's choice was to closely surround the west city and the south city, and use a few soldiers to cruise the east city and the north city.

In the first three days before arriving at the city, Wanyan Zongwang was busy building a pontoon bridge over the moat.

Encouraged by high bonuses, the Song army defending the city blocked the river with various crossbows.

The Jin army lost hundreds of people before they built ten protective bridges on the moat of the western city.

On the fourth day, the Jin soldiers began to attack the city.

These Jin Guofu soldiers in iron armor rushed to the bottom of the city wall pushing the ladder goose cart, and began to try their best to rush up the city wall.

However, in the real historical plane, Li Gang defended Bianliang City with a group of strong men alone.Not to mention that at this time, he still has [-] main forces of the Forbidden Army who are not enough for field battles but more than enough for defending the city.

In the end, the Jin soldiers attacked for seven days in a row, killing more than 1000 people, not even a single Jin soldier climbed to the top of the city.

Wanyan Zongwang felt very depressed.

However, Wanyan Zongwang seemed to see through the weakness of the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty.

He sent Wanyan Yinshu to break into Bianliang City along the waterway, killed hundreds of families along the river, and captured more than a hundred people. Before the Song Dynasty navy arrived, he voluntarily withdrew from Bianliang.

But the navy of the Song Dynasty didn't rush over, and Wanyan Yinshu didn't dare to go deep into Bianliang.

A super city with a population of more than 100 million is simply not something his small force can shake.

Jin soldiers are all veterans of war, so they will not put themselves in danger.

But this battle was indeed Li Gang's negligence.

Because he also thought that the Jin soldiers were all landlubbers, but he didn't expect that the Jin soldiers rose from the water of the tiger, and they were originally a fishing and hunting nation.They are also good at sailing boats.

Although large-scale water battles cannot be fought, small water battles are still possible.

Knowing that the Jin army had actually rushed into Bianliang, killed thousands of people, and abducted more than a hundred people, all civil and military officials were bombed again.

The military officers asked to go out of the city to attack the Jin soldiers, retaliate with an eye.

The civil officials were just the opposite. They were terrified by Wanyan Yinshuke's small surprise attack, and they even asked Liu E to negotiate peace with Jin Bing in the court hall.

The leaders of the Discussion School were none other than Tang Ke, Geng Nanzhong, and Li Yue, who had clamored for the Imperial Army on the North Bank of the Yellow River.

In Tang Ke's words,

"Officials, if you don't negotiate a peace, if you annoy the crown prince of Jin and attack the city aggressively, maybe Bianliang City will fall."

Wanyan Zongwang also lost no time in sending an envoy.

The name of this envoy is Xiao Zhonggong, and he is a descendant of the Khitan descendants.

Xiao Zhonggong came to discuss peace.

But after he entered the court hall, he saw many civil servants looking at him with obsequious smiles, this guy changed his mind and immediately changed his mind.

His attitude was very arrogant, and he did not kneel down when he saw Liu E, but pointed and said,
"Mr. Liu, my Prince Dajin is a Buddhist believer. He is known as the Bodhisattva Prince and has the kindest heart. He didn't want to commit too many murders, so he rejected the suggestions of other generals and stormed Bianliang.

I, Da Jin Xiaorui, are like dragons and tigers. If we attack Bianliang by force, we can take them all in less than a day.

You must not think that the city of Bianliang can stop the Jin army.

Dajin swept across Daliao and penetrated through Hebei, breaking through countless fortified cities along the way, and the mere Bianliang was vulnerable to a single blow. "

Tang Ke said tremblingly,
"Lord Xiao, we don't want to meet Jin Bing either. We are willing to seek peace!"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhonggong immediately shook his head, and said loudly, "Our Dajin has all the advantages, how can we negotiate peace with you?"

After saying this, with a flick of his robe sleeves, he walked out of the palace in a big way, and went back to the golden camp outside the city.

Tang Ke knelt on the ground and said tearfully,
"Officials, if you see how arrogant the Jin people are, you know they must have a way to break the city. We can no longer resist, and we must negotiate peace with the Jin people at all costs."

Li Gang stared at Tang Ke with disdain, and said with a sneer,
"Master Tang, can't you see the tricks of the Jinren? If Wanyan Zongwang had a way to break the city, why would he send Xiao Zhonggong into the city to negotiate a peace?
The city of Bianliang is strong, unparalleled in the world, food and grass are abundant, and there are more than [-] strong men.

The small Zhongshan Mansion can block Wanyan Zongwang's attack for more than ten days. Could it be that our Bianliang City can't stop these tens of thousands of Jin troops? "

Geng Nanzhong pointed at Li Gang and said hoarsely,

"Li Gang, you are planning to put the officials in danger! You put the city full of soldiers and civilians in danger! You can kill him!"