Chenqiaoyi, for Zhao Song, was a place with absolutely different meanings.

The founding emperor of the Zhao and Song dynasties put on his royal robe from here, and then returned all the way to Tokyo, where he kicked the son of the Chai family from the Zhou Dynasty off the throne and sat on it himself.

Of course, generally speaking, the Zhao Song royal family is quite good to the descendants of the Chai family. Compared with other people who were extremely miserable after being deprived of their throne, the Chai family is definitely happy.

But now, this place is about to become a battlefield.

The Tianwu Army was stationed at Chenqiaoyi.

Tens of thousands of soldiers lined up in square formations, standing solemnly. The banner of Tianwu Army Commander An Wei was flying high on the temporary tower.

The eldest son An Ming died in the war, making An Wei look much older.

He placed too many hopes on that son.

And An Ming is indeed the person most likely to hold up the foundation of the An family.

But he died.

And where can we expect the remaining people from the An family?

But it seems that maybe you don’t have to think about it so much.

Two hundred thousand Liao troops surrounded the city of Tokyo.

These 200,000 were actual soldiers of the Liao army. If we include young men, civilians, and troops from Hebei Road and Jingdong Road who surrendered to them, the number would be doubled.

I'm afraid I won't be able to pass this level.

Speaking of which, there are still more than 100,000 soldiers in the city of Tokyo, and hundreds of thousands of young and strong armed men.

But An Wei knew that the crisis of breaking the country was imminent.

The most serious problem is the food problem.

The Liao army cut off the trough transportation and also cut off the road access. Not a single grain of grain from outside could enter the city of Tokyo.

Tokyo, a city with millions of people, was a huge money magnet in peacetime and a place that could create unlimited wealth and miracles. But in wartime, without external input, it immediately became an extremely huge city.

The burden weighed on everyone, making them breathless.

Before the Liao army arrived, food prices were already rising day by day.

Half a month after the Liao army besieged the city, food prices had increased tenfold.

Ordinary people can no longer afford food, which is a real problem facing the government.

The new official family and the old chief minister went on a killing spree. Dozens of grain merchants were dragged directly to the market entrance and beheaded with a knife. All family property was confiscated, but grain prices did not drop.

Because the fact is that there is no food coming in. The food in the city means that one grain is eaten and one grain is missing.

Privy Councilor Chen Gui and Chen Xianggong suggested that the food be confiscated from the homes of all wealthy gentry, officials, and ordinary people in the city and distributed uniformly, first to ensure the food for the fighting army and the young men to assist in the fighting, but this proposal was not passed during the court meeting.

Ordinary people have no food at all.

Chen Xianggong's suggestion is only aimed at officials, wealthy gentry and other property-owning classes.

Naturally, this is difficult to gain recognition from others.

An Wei was also present at that debate.

He looked at those people with a sneer,

Fight, fight.

At this time, you still have to be a miser. Once the army fails and the Liao people enter the city, you are not sure whether you can survive, let alone food!

He thought of his son,

Couldn't help but shed tears.

Yes, those people, even though they are still speaking righteously in front of the officials now, each of them seems to be ready to die at any time, but when the Liao people really break the city, you may not know who their knees are.

They will soften quickly.

They just need to change their master.

Naturally, there is no need to give up the family's wealth.

The long sound of the horn from the opposite side drew An Wei's attention back.

Others would surrender, but he, An Wei, would never surrender.

Even if he loses today, even if he dies today, he will never surrender.

He took a step forward, grabbed the drumstick from a drummer, and started beating it hard.

Sonorous and powerful drumbeats came from his hands, followed by dozens of large drums around the podium.

Tens of thousands of soldiers surrounding the command podium turned their attention here at the same time.

"Behind you is your home. In your home, there are your parents, mother-in-law, and children!" An Wei roared.

Every time An Wei shouted, dozens of drummers followed suit, allowing tens of thousands of soldiers to hear him clearly.

"Before we die, we will never let them harm our home or our relatives!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

The shouts of tens of thousands of people resounded throughout Chenqiaoyi, making the enemies on the opposite side change their faces in horror.

At this moment, the people standing opposite them were not Liao people.

But the rebels from Jingdong Road.

The Jingdong Road rebels were led by Liu Yu, the king of Qi who was granted the title of Liao Kingdom.

The Shan army led by Yelumin was behind the rebels on Jingdong Road and was watching all this coldly at this moment.

The fighting spirit of the Longwu Army, which frightened the Jingdong Road rebels, seemed to the Shushan Army to be nothing more than the dying cry of their prey.

No matter how trapped the beast is, it still fights, it is just a trapped animal.

Yelumin squinted his eyes and looked across. In the distance, the shadow seemed to be the shadow of Tokyo City.

Was it six years ago or five years ago?

I escaped from there like a dog,

Now he's back.

He is about to enter this city where he has lost countless brothers as a victor.

"His Royal Highness King Qi, your subordinates don't have enough fighting spirit!" Yelumin sneered and said to Liu Yu beside him. "We are the main attack point designated by His Majesty and the Queen. If we cannot defeat the enemy in front of us today and approach Tokyo City,

Your Majesty and Your Majesty will definitely be unhappy."

While he was talking, the rumble of drums sounded again from the opposite side. When Yelumin raised his eyes, he saw that the other side actually took the initiative to move forward.

Under the command of horns and drums, each phalanx moved forward slowly but unswervingly.

Long Wujun took the initiative to attack.

Yelumin laughed loudly.

Liu Yu cupped his hands and said: "General, I will go to the front line to supervise the battle. I will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty and Your Majesty!"

Yelumin nodded: "Your Majesty, King Qi, is wise. You should know that right now, there is King Zhao and King Jin in Hedong. There may be other kings in the future. With so many kings, there must be one by then."

Isn't it the leader? You are now the vanguard, but I think you helped me a lot when I attacked Hedong earlier and worked hard to earn it. The Queen is also a guarantor. If the Queen is disappointed,

,Hahaha!"

"Definitely not!" Liu Yu choked and drew his sword, and said sternly: "General, please watch it!"

Seeing Liu Yu running away, the smile on Yelumin's face became even stronger.

The Longwu Army belongs to the Qinqian Army, and their commander is Qu Zhen, who followed Cui Ang and defected to the Liao Kingdom. Now that Cui Ang has become the King of Zhao, he has also been directly named marshal. However, as a marshal, he is not the same as Yelu.

Marshals like Zhen and Yelumin are thousands of miles apart.

An Wei has now been promoted to the Commander of the Qinqian Army Command, but the Japanese army was crippled in Hebei following Zhao Zheng in the early years. A few years ago, Yelumin led a group of Hebei frontier troops to overthrow another batch.

, has not recovered until now. This makes the Japanese army now only a spectator.

Of course, in fighting the Liao army, the cavalry army has never been the main focus of the Song Dynasty.

Infantry is the foundation of a country.

Therefore, the Longwu Army's equipment is definitely the best in the world.

More than 10,000 people, all wearing heavy armor, Song Dynasty infantry armor, weighing dozens of kilograms, full body protection, almost no blind spots. Spears, large shields, waist knives, hammers, plus divine arm crossbows.

When they slowly advance in a tight square formation, even the most elite cavalry of the Liao Kingdom will usually take a detour.

There is no need to fight them to the death.

After all, it is impossible for soldiers wearing such heavy armor to maintain a high fighting will for a long time. Even if the fighting will is always there, the combat effectiveness will continue to decline regardless of the will.

Arrange without fighting!

This is the practice of Liao cavalry against Song infantry.
To be continued...