One Piece of Song Dynasty

Some people on the city wall cried and laughed, slowly slumped down and sat on the city wall covered with corpses, dropped their weapons with a clang, covered their faces with their hands, and burst into tears.

The joy of victory did not last long. The survivors, whether they knew each other or not, all gathered together, hugged each other tightly, hugged each other and started crying. For a while, the whole city was filled with cries.

After Yang Yizhong was helped off the city wall by Zhao Chun, Li Xin asked with concern: "Is General Yang seriously injured?"

Yang Yizhong said: "I only have some injuries on my legs. My lord, I am incompetent and was injured at such a critical moment."

Li Xin stopped him and said: "Okay, don't say that. Send General Yang to the wounded barracks for treatment. General Yang will rest and recover first. This time the Jin soldiers suddenly withdrew. I guess some emergency happened. Wait. Let’s wait and see what happens.”

When the banners of the Song Army appeared on the horizon, the sun made its last struggle on the bare horizon in the west, and then fell silently to the ground, and the sky and earth began to darken.

"It's our people. Our reinforcements have arrived. Look! It's our reinforcements that have arrived." The soldiers standing on guard at the city wall suddenly pointed to the east of the city and shouted loudly to the officers and soldiers below the city.

The officers and soldiers lying under the city wall were already exhausted. After the joy, they lay down on the ground like a puddle of mud. They didn't even care whether the ground was covered with blood, so they just lay down. Not even a little finger is willing to move anymore.

But after hearing the cry of the city soldiers, they seemed to have been given a shot in the arm. They struggled to get up again, supported each other and walked along the city ladder towards the city wall, towards where there was still a trace of the setting sun. Looking from where I was, I saw countless flags of the Song Army. Against the backdrop of the setting sun, they slowly rose on the horizon and headed towards Luzhou City.

Luzhou City was boiling again. The officers and soldiers, who had no strength at all, jumped and shouted, hugged each other, and even took off their helmets in excitement, threw them into the air, and landed outside the city. in a pile of corpses.

Han Shizhong walked at the front of the team with a solemn expression, leading nearly Song troops and heading towards Luzhou City quickly. In fact, he could have sent Yue Yun and Li Shifu to lead more than cavalry to Luzhou to relieve the siege. Yes, but in that case it would be difficult to cause serious damage to Jin Wushu's army and allow Jin Wushu to withdraw his troops easily, so he did not send the cavalry to go ahead alone.

After arranging for the army to camp in the east of the city, when Han Shizhong led Yue Yun, Li Shifu and others on horseback to the foot of Luzhou City, he involuntarily pulled the reins of the horse, stopped, and stared blankly with his mouth open. Looking at the city in front of me, is this still a city?

The Luzhou City in front of us doesn't look like a city at all. Almost all the city bricks on the city wall have been smashed by the Jin army's artillery stones. The exposed rammed earth city wall is also full of potholes. It can be said that the entire city wall has been destroyed by the Jin army. A layer of the Jin army's artillery stones had been peeled off, and the moat under the city wall had long been completely filled. The feet of the city wall were piled with the corpses of the Jin army and various dilapidated siege equipment. Until now, the city wall is still full. Various ladders, flying ladders and other objects, some of which are still burning.

The entire city wall is dark in color, making it look like it is made of iron. As an army general, Han Shizhong and others knew exactly what caused this color. It was all soaked in human blood. How much blood does it take to dye the entire city wall this color?

The hearts of Han Shizhong and others trembled. They slowly urged their horses and walked towards the city gate.

When the Song Army officers and soldiers behind them approached the city wall, they were all shocked by the tragic scene in front of them. They could tell just from the wall of Luzhou City in front of them what kind of things had happened here. Fierce fighting.

Everyone was completely shocked. The fatigue caused by the continuous rapid march disappeared at this moment. Everyone put away the smiles on their faces and showed expressions of admiration. Then the soldiers They all straightened their chests, consciously tidied up their military appearance, and then drove towards Luzhou City with neat steps.

It took a long time for the city gate to be opened by the defenders from the inside. For no other reason than because the city defenders had already completely blocked the four gates from the inside with bricks, stones and earthworks in order to resist the Jin army's attack. After seeing the reinforcements coming, the city defenders spent a lot of effort to remove these things inside the city gate and open the city gate from the inside.

A group of Song troops poured out of the city gate and quickly formed a formation outside the city gate, forming a passage.

Han Shizhong and others dismounted from their horses, threw away their reins, and walked into the passage with solemn expressions. He kept looking at the group of Song troops leaving the city with his eyes.

All the soldiers who left the city raised their chins high and looked at Han Shizhong and others with the same solemn expressions, with complex expressions of excitement, relief, and pride in their eyes, welcoming their reinforcements in their own way.

Han Shizhong and others saw that the armor of these soldiers was all in dilapidated condition. Some pieces of armor were even inlaid with broken arrow clusters, and their faces were stained with bloodstains and various stains, and they could not even be distinguished. The color of their clothes and armor was clear. Everyone was yellow and thin, and their faces were stained with blood and smoke, making them look dirty.

But they all stood upright, like javelins, standing outside the city gate with their heads held high and their chests held high, staring proudly at Han Shizhong and others who walked among them.

Han Shizhong stopped involuntarily, raised his hand and tapped the breastplate heavily on his chest, and saluted the soldiers guarding Luzhou with a military salute.

"Welcome General Han," the soldiers who came out to greet him shouted together.

"God bless the Song Dynasty." The officers and soldiers of the Song Army who came with Han Shizhong and others stood far outside the city gate and formed a neat formation to pay tribute to the Song army defending the city. The leaders shouted in unison.

When Han Shizhong saw Li Xin, he knelt down on one knee and said, "I would like to inform you that your minister Han Shizhong led his troops to rescue you late. Please forgive me."

The generals following Han Shizhong followed suit and knelt down and said, "I am waiting for help to come too late. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Li Xin stepped forward to help Han Shizhong up and said: "Okay, everyone, get up. You guys came in time. But even if you come a few days later, it won't matter. I, the king, can still hold Luzhou City."

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