Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 220 Attack
The content of the two letters is almost the same, only the beginning and signature are slightly different. After writing the letters, seal them with wax.

Wang Jien called for two accompanying eunuchs and told them to rush back to the capital.

Then he led people to search the house in Liulinji.

In the middle of copying, someone flew to report suddenly, "Your Majesty Wang! Something is not right..."

"What's so frightening!" Wang Jien raised his head and looked at the person who came, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart that became stronger and stronger.

"Take a lookout to report! There is a large group of Northern Han cavalry attacking from the north! The number of people is hard to count, I am afraid it is more than [-]!"

"what!"

The riding whip fell to the ground in Wang Jien's hand, and the expression on his face changed from happy to sad, and finally settled on joy and surprise.

Be happy before being surprised!

Happy!The town's special envoy, Zhao Yuanzuo, finally had an answer to what he had done in recent days. He was not extortionate or plundering, but he had a premonition of the approaching crisis and was making the most basic defensive preparations.

If he had already calculated that the Northern Han Dynasty would come, he must have made full preparations in many aspects. As long as the Northern Han Dynasty's offensive was blocked and the reinforcements from the capital arrived, the situation would immediately change.

What Zhao Yuanzuo did during this period was not only innocent, but meritorious.Big turning point!
As a deputy envoy to assist the young prince, he is naturally a meritorious minister.

I was so surprised that I just wrote two letters and sent them back to the capital. If the emperor and King Jin got this letter, then I would be short-sighted and falsely accuse the heroes.

Even if Prince Jin gets angry and dislikes himself for disturbing the young prince's good deeds and dragging him down...the consequences will be disastrous.

"Zhang Chao! Li Xishun! The two of you each bring five guards, hurry up and chase back the two letters sent by the miscellaneous family just now! If you catch them back, there will be a big reward! If you can't catch them back, I will take them." Your heads!"

Without saying a word, the two relatives led people to chase them down.

Wang Ji'en ordered again, "The war is imminent. Immediately move all the food from these big households back to Shuiluo City. Nothing else matters! Just food and grass! Anyone who refuses to accept it will be regarded as a bandit and will be killed without mercy!"

In the next house, Wang Ji'en personally cut off the head of a housekeeper who tried to resist.

Blood splattered, shocking the servants of the big family, Wang Jien finally successfully completed the task assigned to him by Zhao Yuanzuo.

Back at Shuiluo City, Zhao Yuanzuo, Gao Huaide, Liu An and others have all arrived after hearing the news.

The city wall of Shuiluo City stretched for several miles and stretched across, blocking the gate of Weizhou.

If the city falls, tens of thousands of people in Weizhou will be in danger.

Fortunately, in the past few months, Zhao Yuanzuo semi-forcibly ordered thousands of Da Song people outside Shuiluo City to move out of their houses outside the city.

Now outside Shuiluo City, there are no people from the Song Dynasty anymore.

Wang Jien rushed to the top of the wall, squeezed beside Zhao Yuanzuo, and said with an apologetic smile, "Master Special Envoy! The grain and grass of several big households in Liulinji have been confiscated and put into storage! Miscellaneous households are back to give orders!"

Zhao Yuanzuo nodded, but did not speak. At this moment, the ground suddenly trembled. Even standing on the top of Shuiluo City, the tremor did not diminish.

Gao Huaide said calmly, "Here we come! The Northern Han cavalry is here!"

Then the chickens, dogs, wild cats, etc. in the city jumped out one after another, hiding in all directions.

For a moment, in the distance, on the endless northern land, smoke and dust rose up, covering half of the sky.

The vibrating sound became more and more intense, like a violent drumbeat, every time it sounded in people's hearts.

Only then did everyone realize that the huge vibration was actually the sound of iron hooves of thousands of troops!

The smoke and dust cleared away, and the northern plain was already filled with a dark sea of ​​people.

There are tens of thousands of Northern Han cavalry, seemingly slowly appearing on the distant horizon, grounded to the sky, it is shocking to watch.

And the shocking sound of iron hooves, on the contrary, was no longer so shocking because of gradually adapting to it.

"This... I'm afraid there will be 20 cavalry!" Liu An's calf trembled, and his voice trembled.

"I'm afraid there are more than 20 cavalry, but there are about [-] horses. That's not all!"

Gao Huaide said, "I heard that there were 30 cavalry in the Northern Han Dynasty. I'm afraid the whole army will be mobilized this time!"

"Tap, tap..." Liu An's teeth clashed, and he couldn't control himself.

Gao Huaide and Wang Jien looked at him contemptuously, eyes full of disdain.

Liu An said in embarrassment, "It's cold...it's too cold! The temperature suddenly dropped, and the city has a strong wind..."

Zhao Yuanzuo said, "Come here! Pass my order! All the women, children, and old people in Shuiluo City will be moved to Weizhou. All the strong and strong men will stay. Those who refuse to obey will be killed without mercy!"

"Pass my order! In order to prevent the spread of the plague, all chickens, dogs and poultry in the city were culled and used as army rations."

"Give me orders! Fetch water to pour the walls! Let the walls freeze!"

"Give me an order! Prepare fire oil! Roll logs and stones!"

……

Zhao Yuanzuo was out of Beijing for the first time, and faced a strong enemy for the first time. He was actually orderly, sending out orders one after another in an orderly manner without any confusion.

Not to mention Liu An and Wang Jien, even Gao Huaide, who has experienced many battles, couldn't help but secretly nodded, looking at this elder nephew differently.

Zhao Yuanzuo ordered the 8 soldiers guarding the city not to swarm the city, but to divide the [-] soldiers into four squads.

2 people per class.

A group of people guarded the city at the head of the city, a group of people waited under the city wall, a group of people rested in the city, and a group of people slept in the camp.

Every three hours, there is a shift to go to the city, so the rotation is useless.

In the past few months, he has acted vigorously and decisively, which is completely different from Liu An's soft and indecisive, so he has also gained many fans in the army, who highly respect him.

Just like Zhao Yuanzuo's admiration for Zhao Dezhao back then.

At this moment, the army of the Northern Han Dynasty came to attack, which further confirmed Zhao Yuanzuo's foresight. Those generals and sergeants looked at him more differently. Not only were they not afraid of the army of the Northern Han Dynasty, but they trusted Zhao Yuanzuo even more.

But where there is trust, there is distrust.

Zhou Tao, the deputy general of Shuiluo City, was frightened when he saw the enemy's strength. He actually rolled up Xiruan and took several of his followers and family members with him, trying to escape through the south city gate.

The people sent by Wang Jien to guard the city gate saw it through and took it down on the spot.

Wang Jien personally escorted these people to the top of the wall.

"Come here! Please Shang Fang's sword!",
Zhao Yuanzuo pulled out his sword and shouted loudly, "Vice General Zhou Tao of Shuiluo City! He fled without authorization when the military situation was in an emergency! I would like to ask the emperor of Song Dynasty to slash him with the sword bestowed by Shang Fang! Just to scare others!"

Swing the sword and chop off Zhou Tao's head! .

Zhao Yuanzuo is both civil and military. When he was 13 years old, he went hunting with Taizu. He once shot a running hare with one arrow.

"Show this head to the whole army to show the public! The enemy is facing the enemy, and the enemy is united! Fleeing before the battle, shoot and kill!"

"The enemy is facing the enemy, and the enemy is united! Flee before the battle, shoot and kill!" For a while, the shouts of tens of thousands of Song soldiers resounded through the city.

(End of this chapter)