Wanyan Wushu's envoy came along. He couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw the Song army's strict military discipline and neat camps.

Except for Liu Hao's men, Zongze's army is basically not a regular army.

But Zongze's military discipline was very strict, and he had already chopped off many heads.

Zongze welcomes those local gangsters and hooligans who want to come in and make a living, but if they make noise here and do not abide by military discipline, Zongze will immediately hang their heads in public.

The messenger raised his head and looked at the human head hanging on the wooden pole in front of him.

He counted them, and there were 12 in total. The puddles on the ground were red, and they must have been cut down not long ago.

Those heads were still staring forward with their eyes open, their mouths slightly open, and their faces still retained the fear they had before death.

Because they were playful and playful while arraying, Zongze caught them and pushed them down and chopped them down on the spot.

Compassion does not control soldiers, it is not a joke.

The combat effectiveness of Zongze's tribe is not just blown away.

The old general himself would take the lead, reviewing soldiers in heavy rain, and eating with them on weekdays.

These behaviors were actually very rare in the Song Dynasty army in the past.

The military and political system of the Song Dynasty was almost completely ruined by Tong Guan. The army was full of empty pay and drunkards of soldiers' blood. In addition to substandard weapons, soldiers were treated with humiliation and the deduction of military pay could be seen everywhere.

So, why is Yue Fei's army so strong?

Because neither Yue Fei nor Zong Ze were from the past military and political system, they did not bring those bad habits with them.

This is also the reason why Zhao Ning must establish the Military and Political Council.

Zongze just returned to his tent and took off his raincoat.

"Marshal, the Jin Army envoy is here to see you."

Liu Hao was surprised and said: "What does the envoy of the Jin Army want to do when he comes to see you at this time?"

Li Que said: "Marshal, our army is about to go to war with the Jin army, why not kill this envoy to sacrifice our army flag!"

Li Que didn't dare to fight the Jin people before, but it was only after Zongze threatened to chop off his head in front of the three armies that he was willing to fight.

Once I started playing, my confidence was boosted, and now I feel like I'm getting blood every day.

Moreover, once a man achieves a little bit, he will brag. Li Que often says to others in the army, "Where is the golden thief? My sword is already hungry and thirsty."

Liu Yan said: "The last general agrees, our army is about to fight the gold thieves, and the gold thieves' envoy has arrived just in time!"

Zongze said: "Bring the Jin Army envoy in!"

After a while, people came in.

"Deputy Marshal Zong!"

"Who's next?"

"My Excellency Liu Wangde, on the order of General Wushu, came to pay homage to Deputy Marshal Zong."

"Are you Han Chinese?"

"I am the magistrate of Cheng'an County, Daming Prefecture."

"You are the magistrate of Cheng'an County!" Zongze was shocked.

Cheng'an County is less than 50 miles west of Daming City.

"Exactly!"

"You surrendered to the Jin Army?"

Liu Wangde said: "Marshal Zong, this is not a surrender. I am a man who knows the current affairs. The Jin army is at its peak and unstoppable. Even the capital is surrounded, and the generalissimo is also besieged. Before you come, the generalissimo's mansion

The men and horses were beaten to a pulp."

Zhao Ning learned about the retreat of the Jin army on April 14th, and it is now April 22nd.

In fact, many people in the Hebei area did not know that the Jin army had retreated.

Only in places like Cizhou, which were very close to the retreat of the main force of the Jin army, would there be rumors that the Jin army was retreating to the north.

After all, ancient times are not the 21st century, and news transmission is not that fast.

And Liu Wangde even thought that the Jin army was still besieging Tokyo.

As for Tokyo, they did not immediately send anyone to Hebei to announce the Jin army's withdrawal.

Because Tokyo did not know much about the war situation in Hebei, it was impossible to rashly send people to announce that the Jin army had withdrawn.

This kind of military and national affairs is no child's play.

Bullets are still flying.

Zongze glared at Liu Wangde angrily and said, "You are an official of the Song Dynasty and you surrendered to the gold thieves. Are you worthy of my father?"

"Deputy Marshal Zong, are the officials still trapped in Tokyo City?" Liu Wangde did not feel guilty at all and seemed very happy.

Before the Jin army went south, Daming Mansion served as a barrier to the north of Kaifeng Mansion. Liu Wangde was frightened at home all day long, fearing that he would be killed by the Jin army.

Now that he has surrendered and saved his life, there seems to be no change for him. It is just a change of superior. He is still an official, still gets money, and lives a happy life.

"This is the end of the Song Dynasty. Whether the officials can escape Bianjing is a question. The generalissimo can't hold on for long. General Wushu said, you are a talent. As long as you surrender, he will definitely reuse you and will never let you.

Just like in the Song Dynasty, you were buried for decades before you came forward!"

"Since you have surrendered, you still dare to come to see me. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

Liu Wangde said: "I am the Jin envoy, representing General Wushu, and I am here to bring a great future to Deputy Marshal Zong. How could you kill me? You should thank me!"

Zongze laughed three times and said: "It is because of the corpses of dogs and rats like you that the golden thieves took advantage of me! Someone from our clan could only die in battle and not surrender!"

"What a shame, you ignorant Zongze! General Wushu gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it!"

"Come here! Push this man out and behead him as a sacrifice to our military flag!"

"yes!"

Liu Wangde was shocked when he heard this: "Zongze! You can't kill me! I am the envoy of General Wushu!"

Li Que stood up suddenly and walked over in three steps.

"Old man Zong! If you dare to kill me, General Wushu will not let you go!" Liu Wangde wailed like a slaughtering pig.

He felt that Zongze was simply crazy. He couldn't understand it at all. Now that the Song army had been beaten to the point of being almost wiped out, and the Song Dynasty was about to fall, many places were surrendering, and those who had not surrendered were eager to surrender. Why did Zongze still

Dare you do this!

"Old man Zong! You can't kill me! Zongze! Marshal Zong! Grandpa Zong! I kneel down for you! I kowtow to you! Don't kill me, please spare my life! I am a minister of the Song Dynasty, and I did not surrender...

…”

Liu Wangde was beheaded in the heavy rain outside, and his blood flowed into the puddle.

There was lightning and thunder in the sky, and the twelve heads on the wooden pole seemed to be watching the scene just now.

Soon, Liu Wangde's head was returned to Jinying.

Liu Hao said: "Marshal, our military rations are only enough for half a month. If Daming City is not rescued for half a month, we will be in danger! The price of food reported from Cizhou and Xiangzhou has reached 8 guan per stone!"

"What! How dare they!" Zongze was furious, as if there was anger burning in his heart, "In such a critical situation, they still want to make the country difficult to make money!"

"Zongshuai, now..."

The Song troops in front are gathering.

They have no armor, and some of them don't even have swords, but they are gathering.

No one dared to make a noise, because the commander-in-chief of the entire army, a 68-year-old scholar, stood in the rain wearing a raincoat.

He is like a sea-fixing needle. With him around, the Song army is tightly united.

Wanyan Wushu sent troops, and Zongze's troops faced the Jin army's elite cavalry head-on in the heavy rain.

A legion of dozens of chariots clashed with Wanyan Wushu's cavalry.

Both sides were killing heads.

The Jin army tried to break through the Song army's formation several times, but failed.

In the evening, the Jin army gradually retreated.

Han Chang, the general of Wanyan Wushu, came back and reported: "Your Highness, I forgive you for not being able to defeat the Song army, but our army beheaded thousands of people!"

"Zongze is angry with me!" Wanyan Wushu was furious, "Now we have a chance to capture Daming Mansion, but Zongze appears!"

If someone else appears, that's fine. The Jin army can quickly defeat the opponent.

However, Zongze's tribe was not so easy to defeat.

Even if it inflicted heavy damage on the Song Army, it could not defeat the Song Army quickly.

A blow without a defeat cannot be considered a real blow.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I will fight again tomorrow!"

"There is no time. The marshal has withdrawn to the north. If we stay in Daming Mansion for a long time, once the Song army in Kaifeng goes north, we will face several times the number of enemies!"

Once it enters May, the weather in the Central Plains is so hot that it is unbearable for the Jurchens.

The most important thing is that the Jurchens also have to go back to the Northeast to plow the fields.

The Jurchens are fishermen and hunters, not purely nomadic, and have a lot of arable land.

The Meng'an Muke system is actually the integration of military and peasantry.

If we don't go back, some land will be deserted.
Chapter completed!