But this made Zhao Gou's target even bigger. The Xinwang soldiers on the cliff focused their arrows on Zhao Gou. I don't know if Zhao Gou really has God's blessing. In this situation,
Under the intensive attack of arrows, he was not killed. He quickly found a big stone and hid under the protection of the soldiers on his left and right, but
His concubines were not so lucky. Those concubines ran around crying, but they could not escape the fate of being shot. And Empress Wei, who followed Zhao Gou and escaped from the palace this time, was
She had been pinned to the ground by countless arrows, and her eyes were looking up at the sky without a trace. It was not known whether she would regret following Zhao Gou and escape this time before she died.
Looking at the seemingly endless rain of arrows in the sky, Zhao Gou had completely lost hope of escaping. The corpses of Zhao Gou's army were all around him. Only a few hundred people followed Zhao Gou's example and found bunkers to hide nearby.
.Zhao Gou's army, which was originally so powerful, now only has more than a hundred people left. How can it withstand the pursuit of King Xin's army? Zhao Gou gritted his teeth and shouted to the officers beside him: "Go! Shout to the people above,
We surrender!"
"Surrender? Your Majesty." After hearing Zhao Gou's order, the officer was stunned immediately, and the soldiers on the left and right looked at Zhao Gou with shocked eyes. Doesn't it mean that Zhao Gou chose to surrender at this time?
Have all their hard work and sacrifices over the past few days been in vain?
Seeing the officer's hesitation, Zhao Gou flashed a fierce look in his eyes. When the other party was not paying attention, he suddenly pulled out the sword from the officer's waist, stabbed with his backhand, and stabbed the sword hard into the opponent.
His loyal officer chest.
The officer screamed, lowered his head and looked at the wound on his chest in disbelief, and finally fell down on his back with a face full of reluctance. Zhao Gou, holding the blood-stained sword in his hand, turned to the soldiers on the left and right and said: "
Who else dares to question my words?"
Zhao Gou was so ruthless, which made the surrounding soldiers feel chilled. But helplessly, the halo of His Majesty above Zhao Gou's head made them unable to resist. As Zhao Gou carried the blood-stained
The sword pointed at one of them casually, and that person did not dare to delay any longer. He rushed out and shouted to King Xin's army on the top of the mountain: "Stop shooting! We surrender! Your Majesty surrenders."
Already."
As Zhao Gou expected, after the officer finished shouting, the arrow rain on the top of the mountain suddenly stopped. Unfortunately, the officer who shouted for Zhao Gou was shot directly through the chest by five or six arrows and died on the spot.
.
Seeing this, Zhao Gou immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He was not wrong in his bet. King Xin Zhao Zhen did not dare to completely break up with him, His Majesty. This time, it was just to eliminate the power in Zhao Gou's hands.
As long as Zhao Gou is willing to surrender, King Xin Zhao Zhen will not dare to kill him. Zhao Gou can't care about anything else now. As long as he can save his own life, that is more important than anything else. As for the Zhao Gou troops around him,
What will happen to them is beyond Zhao Gou's control.
After waiting for a while, the reply from King Xin's army finally came from the top of the mountain. A loud voice shouted: "Drop your weapons and send His Majesty out. We will save your lives."
All the officers and soldiers of Zhao Gou's army did not hesitate at all this time. What Zhao Gou did before had completely chilled them, but they just did not dare to take action against Zhao Gou. Now that they believed what Wang Jun said, they all
They all honestly dropped the weapons in their hands, raised their hands high, walked out of their respective bunkers, and knelt on the ground, not daring to do anything unusual.
When Zhao Gou saw that these Zhao Gou soldiers were not attacked after they went out, he was completely relieved and a wry smile appeared on his face. This operation was considered a complete failure. He had been silent for so many days.
The power that was finally accumulated has been wiped out, and it seems that from now on, I can only be a puppet in the hands of Xinwang Zhao Zhen.
Thinking of this, Zhao Gou felt heartbroken and unwilling, but the current situation was like this, and puppets were just puppets. At least, King Xin was his biological brother, and with the weak family affection, he could still save his own life.
Isn't it?
Then Zhao Gou slowly stood up from the ground, followed the example of the soldiers, carefully walked out from the shadow of the large rocks mixed with fire and thunder ammunition, raised his head, and shouted to the top: "I, I am Zhao
Gou. I was robbed here by these thieves this time. You guys, come and rescue me. I will definitely get a big reward."
Zhao Gou is also making excuses for his actions this time. Since he wants to return to the control of Xin Wang Zhao Zhen, he will definitely explain his actions to Xin Wang Zhao Zhen in the future. Although everyone knows the real situation, but in terms of face
An explanation is still needed. Zhao Gou believes that with such an explanation, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen will not embarrass himself. At most, he will be more strict in the future.
When the officers and soldiers of Zhao Gou's army who were kneeling on the ground heard Zhao Gou's words, they all felt itching with hatred, and their hearts were filled with chills. They didn't expect that they had sacrificed their lives in the past few days, but they ended up with such a framed person.
What happened. If they weren't afraid of the Xinwang troops above their heads, they would have pounced on Zhao Gou and bit this unscrupulous villain to death.
Zhao Gou has no control over what these Zhao Gou soldiers think of him now. He even feels a little proud in his heart: So what? As long as I am still Your Majesty, no one can do anything to me. What can King Xin Zhao Zhen do to me?
Even if he is plotted against him this time, shouldn't he take good care of me honestly? If I make any mistakes, he believes that Wang Zhao Zhen will definitely be criticized by people in the world in the future. All this is because of one thing, I am your Majesty,
He is the master of the Song Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Zhao Gou couldn't help but laugh. Although when he saw his wife and mother Wei Shi lying on the ground not far away, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch, but Zhao Gou did laugh.
He was happy for his identity, and he was happy that Xin Wang Zhao Zhen had no choice but to take advantage of him. Zhao Gou even made up his mind to make some noise for Xin Wang Zhao Zhen from time to time. If not for anything else, it was because of Xin Wang Zhao Zhen.
He would not do anything to him. The depression in Zhao Gou's heart due to the failure of this operation was swept away. He directly put down his hands, put them behind his back, and shouted to the top in a loud voice: "You are still standing there doing nothing."
What? Why don’t you come down quickly and pick me up from here?”
"call out."
In the originally peaceful valley, a sharp sound broke through the air, and a black shadow cut through the sky. With a muffled sound, it landed on Zhao Gou's chest that had just straightened up.
Silence! The whole valley was quiet. Everyone stared at the arrow that was stuck in Zhao Gou's chest and the tail was still shaking slightly. Zhao Gou opened his mouth wide and looked down at the chest that was slowly covered with bright red.
There was a look of disbelief on his face, and he made a slight hoarse sound in his throat, but he couldn't say anything. After pausing for a moment, Zhao Gou shook his body from side to side, and his whole body was also connected.
He took a few steps back and tried to stand still, but it was in vain. In the end, Zhao Gou's legs weakened and he fell to the ground on his back.
His Majesty, Zhao Gou, is dead!
Wang Zhiyi was born in poverty. He had committed theft in his early years and was arrested by the government. Later, Wang Zhiyi joined the rebel army and later the Xinwang Army. Because of his boxing skills, he was gradually promoted to a general among the officers and soldiers.
Although he defected to the service of King Xin Zhao Zhen like Fu Xuan, Wang Zhiyi was not as talented as Fu Xuan. As a military general, Wang Zhiyi's martial arts skills could still be considered mid-level in the early days of King Xin Zhao Zhen.
But later on, Wang Zhiyi's skills really didn't count.
Although Xin Wang Zhao Zhen did not neglect Wang Zhiyi because of this, Wang Zhiyi also knew himself and knew that he could no longer help Xin Wang Zhao Zhen, so he simply invited himself to follow General Liu Zheng and Wang Yun to garrison at Wugong Mountain. Anyway,
Staying in Jiangling is far less interesting than staying in other places. At least Liu Zhengjiang, Wang Yun and Wang Zhiyi have good relations.
Despite this, Wang Zhiyi's loyalty to Xin Wang Zhao Zhen has not changed at all. In Wang Zhiyi's heart, he does not understand the country, but Xin Wang Zhao Zhen has promoted himself from a thief and bandit to the current glory and wealth. Wang Zhiyi
He is willing to do everything he can for Xin Wang Zhao Zhen in order to repay the kindness of Xin Wang Zhao Zhen to him.
This time King Xin Zhao Zhen ordered the soldiers and horses stationed at Wugong Mountain to perform the mission. Wang Zhiyi was very excited because he finally had the opportunity to serve King Xin Zhao Zhen again. It can be said that for this ambush operation, even Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun
Not as spirited as Wang Zhiyi.
According to the previously assigned tasks, Wang Zhiyi was responsible for commanding his troops to push the huge rocks to cut off Zhao Gou's army's retreat. After doing these things, Wang Zhiyi rushed over impatiently, wanting to kill a few more enemies. He just waited.
When Wang Zhiyi arrived, His Majesty Zhao Gou and the more than 100 soldiers of Zhao Gou's army had already hid in the bunker, and Wang Zhiyi did not kill even one person.
Just when Wang Zhiyi reported to General Liu Zheng and Wang Yun with a face full of disappointment, he happened to hear the officer from Zhao Goujun coming out to shout for surrender. Wang Zhiyi did not hear anything wrong, but General Liu Zheng sighed.
He shook his head and said, "It's a pity that we didn't just kill him." Wang Yun, who was next to Liu Zhengjiang, also looked unwilling.
"Uh." Although Wang Zhiyi has a calm temperament, he is not very wise. He did not understand Liu Zhengjiang's words. He, Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun have been friends for many years, so he asked directly: "Old
Liu, what do you mean by this? What's the pity?"
General Liu Zheng glanced at Wang Zhiyi, sighed again, and then explained: "The mission given to us by Your Excellency this time is to intercept His Majesty. According to Your Majesty's order, we snatched His Majesty back, but later Mr. Wu
He secretly sent me a secret
Xin, Sir Wu’s intention is that if we have a chance, we will secretly kill His Majesty. Your Majesty will be a threat to you if you live for one day. As long as Your Majesty is gone, with your current prestige, you can completely replace him.
Great Song Dynasty."
"When we launched a fierce attack at the beginning, we hoped to take advantage of the chaos to kill His Majesty as well. However, we did not expect that His Majesty was so lucky. The dense rain of arrows just now did not kill him. Now in full view of everyone,
Your Majesty, your Majesty has asked someone to surrender again, so we can't attack him and can only send him back to Jiangling."
After listening to Liu Zhengjiang's explanation, Wang Zhiyi finally understood. He naturally also understood why Liu Zhengjiang could not take action against His Majesty now. No matter how far Zhao Gou's prestige has declined, the world today is still nominally Zhao Gou's.
Although most of the country was conquered by King Xin Zhao Zhen, Zhao Gou was still his majesty of the Song Dynasty. If King Xin Zhao Zhen killed his majesty in public, it would be a huge blow to the prestige of King Xin Zhao Zhen.
If Liu Zhengjiang still orders His Majesty to be shot at this time, not only will he not be able to help Xin Wang Zhao Zhen, but he will cause Xin Wang Zhao Zhen a lot of trouble. Therefore, although Liu Zhengjiang is unwilling to do so, he can only agree to Zhao Gou's promise.
Surrendered.
After listening to General Liu Zheng's words, Wang Zhiyi's heart was full of reluctance. The Lord Wu mentioned by General Liu was none other than Elder Wu, one of the core advisers under King Xin Zhao Zhen. Back then, Elder Wu had assisted Shan Hongfei in managing martial arts at Wugong Mountain.
The area around the mountain. Elder Wu and Wang Zhiyi also know each other very well. Elder Wu has the same attitude towards the Song Dynasty as Liu Zhengjiang, Wang Yun and Wang Zhiyi and other generals. They are not very loyal to Zhao Gou or even the Song Dynasty.
When he thought that as long as His Majesty died, His Highness King Xin would be able to ascend to the position of the Nine-Five Great Treasures, Wang Zhiyi felt like a cat was scratching his heart. But what Liu Zhengjiang said was right. At this time, it was absolutely impossible.
You can't kill Zhao Gou, as that will only cause trouble for King Xin Zhao Zhen.
Thinking of this, Wang Zhiyi, no matter how unwilling he felt, could only suppress his impulse and follow General Liu Zheng's instructions to send people down to prepare to accept Zhao Goujun's surrender.
Originally, Wang Zhiyi was ready to turn around and leave, out of sight, out of sight, but unexpectedly, just when Wang Zhiyi was about to leave, a laughter suddenly came from the canyon below. Wang Zhiyi was stunned, and turned to look down the mountain.
The source of this laughter turned out to be none other than His Majesty Zhao Gou. Listen to Zhao Gou’s laughter
, Wang Zhiyi can completely hear the pride contained in it. This made Wang Zhiyi angry. At that time, Wang Zhiyi was a member of the officers and soldiers, but what he saw later was that the officials and royal family of the Song Dynasty were selfish and did not think about their own interests.
During the Northern Expedition, they were still greedy for life and afraid of death, and each soldier was deducted from his salary more harshly than the last.
Therefore, Wang Zhiyi did not have a good impression of the Song Dynasty royal family. Due to various reasons, Wang Zhiyi suddenly became angry for no apparent reason. He suddenly grabbed the side with force and snatched the bow and arrow from the hand of a soldier beside him.
No one expected that Wang Zhiyi would suddenly take action, so when Wang Zhiyi shot the arrow, no one stepped forward to stop him. Although Wang Zhiyi was not a master, he was not bad at archery. One arrow hit Zhao Gou's chest.
Just like that, Zhao Gou was shot to death.
Looking at Zhao Gou who fell to the ground in the pass, everyone was dumbfounded. Zhao Gou was dead. And he died in the hands of General Xin Wang's army. Now the trouble was big. After finally recovering, Liu Zheng
Jiang immediately shouted at Wang Zhiyi: "Old Wang! You are crazy."
Wang Zhiyi also recovered at this moment. Seeing the shocked and angry expressions of Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun, Wang Zhiyi smiled bitterly and threw the long bow aside, but stretched it towards Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun.
He took off his hands and said: "Two generals, this shooting of Your Majesty was done by one of my own kings. If I dare to do it, I will be arrested and questioned."
Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun both had livid faces. How could they not understand what Wang Zhiyi meant? Wang Zhiyi clearly wanted to bear all the sins alone. In this way, Wang Zhao Zhen not only got rid of the big obstacle to his majesty, but also
Preventing Xin Wang Zhao Zhen's reputation from being damaged can be said to be killing two birds with one stone.