There was a lot of noise in the court hall. Some civil and military officials said they would agree, some said they would not agree, some talked about peace talks, and some said they would fight to the end.
"Okay, okay, don't argue anymore."
"Chai Jin, because of the merits of your ancestors, I will spare you from death. I will not agree to any of the conditions you proposed. Go back."
After weighing the pros and cons, the Zhao Guan family rejected Wang Lun's conditions and urged Chai Jin to leave.
"King Song, please think about it carefully and I will leave first."
Chai Jinlue was a little disappointed that he had not completed the task assigned by the king, but it didn't matter, he had other things to busy himself with.
"How do you think we should defeat the enemy?"
Zhao Guanjia is staring at the ministers. There is still a chance to fight now, but it will be gone if it is too late.
"The two generals Li Gang and Zhong Shidao have heavy troops, so why not let them defeat the enemy."
Cai Jing said sadly, it would be best to trick you two to death.
"Well, I ordered Li Gang to secure the capital and defeat the enemy within three days. I want to see the head of the dog thief Wang Lun within ten days."
Zhao Ji stared closely at Zhongshi Dao. He needed a victory to consolidate his throne and give an explanation to the world.
"Your Majesty, I accept your decree~"
Zhong Shidao accepted the task bravely and quickly brought a group of subordinates to inquire about Wang Lun's situation.
"Based on the detailed report~ Fang La is leading his troops to the north, Tian Hu is going south, and Wang Lun has divided his troops to deal with it. Now our army's reinforcements are approaching, and Wang Lun has divided his troops to resist. Wang Lun's army is now outside the city.
, actually less than 100,000 people.”
"Most of the troops and horses are stationed on the front line and in the rear. The southeast has the most camps, but there are mostly empty camps and there are actually very few troops and horses."
"Okay, let's launch a night attack tomorrow night and raid Wang Lun's stronghold."
Zhong Shidao sent a lot of detailed troops to carefully investigate Wang Lun's marching formation, and felt that Wang Lun was just a strong man on the outside but a capable man on the inside.
Most of the troops should be divided up to resist the various troops of the king. Although it looks very strong, in fact the defense of the camp is empty.
On the third night, after several days of continuous attacks, the Qi army failed to capture Bianjing City, and their morale gradually declined.
After several urgings from Zhao Guan's family, Zhong Shidao still led his troops to fight and attacked Wang Lun's camp at night.
The dark night sky is perfect for sneak attacks.
"Kill! For the sake of the Song Dynasty, wipe out this group of traitors, charge!"
Zhong Shidao led his troops into Wang Lun's camp.
Rumble~
The Western Army came in, only to find an empty camp inside.
"kill!"
Headed by Dadao Guan Sheng, he led the Feilong Army to kill the generals and attack the Western Army head-on.
"White Tiger Army, kill!"
Wu Song led the White Tiger Army to outflank the Western Army from behind and cut off the Western Army's return path.
"Suzaku Army, kill!"
Han Cunbao, led by Chao Gai, Li Kui, Huang Xin and other warriors, rushed in from the right and launched a fierce attack, disrupting the Western Army's camp.
"Flying Leopard Army, kill!"
Leopard leader Lin Chong led the Flying Leopard Army to fight out from the left, and cooperated with Han Cunbao's army to surround the Western Army.
Rumble~
The artillery of Hongtian Lei Lingzhen had already been aimed at the Western Army. After a fierce bombardment, even the powerful Western Army was thrown into disarray.
"Withdraw~"
Zhong Shidao was shocked. Although he had considered that Wang Lun might have an ambush, he didn't expect that Wang Lun still had so many soldiers and horses in his hands.
The news he received was that Wang Lun had sent seven or eight armies and more than 100,000 people to resist the king's troops.
"Three thousand horse formations, kill them!"
Hu Yanzhuo led the army from the front with two whips in hand, Xu Ning, the golden gunman in his left hand, and Zhang Qing, the unfeathered arrow in his right hand. A group of generals behind him assisted him. With three thousand horsemen in the lead, he attacked the retreating Western army head-on.
After a fierce battle, Zhong Shidao's Western Army suffered heavy losses, with more than four troops and horses lost.
"Kill me and capture Master Dao alive!"
Just before Zhong Shidao was about to escape back to the city, Wang Lun personally brought the Dragon Guard Army to charge towards them. On the left was the Qing Hu Sanniang, and on the right was the female flying guard Chen Liqing. They charged with each other and completely defeated the Western Army.
"Protect the wise man~"
"kill!"
However, the Western Army was not a vegetarian. Wang Lun was already fully prepared. He surrounded them and intercepted them with multiple troops. As a result, some of the Western Army troops still protected Zhongshi Dao and fled back to the city.
Li Gang sent troops to rescue and stabilized the position.
"It's a pity that Zhongshi Dao escaped."
Wang Lun stamped his feet and sighed, he was just a little bit close to capturing Bianjing.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be impatient. Although I tried to do my best, I still crippled the Western Army. Master Zhong was defeated and fled back. The officials of the Song Dynasty will not let him go without us taking action."
Wu Yong fanned his goose feather fan. The game had been laid out and he was waiting to close the net.
"Your Majesty, Guo Jing is already very famous in the city."
Ruyunlong Gongsun Sheng smiled knowingly at Wang Lun, "We can play many cards."
"Well, after we capture Bianjing, it will be the real test for us."
Wang Lun nodded. The advantage is still there, don't panic.
The failure of Zhongshidao's night attack resulted in the loss of troops and generals, which shocked the government and the public. However, at this time, the defenders in the city plus the Western Army still had 100,000 soldiers and horses, and they were still capable of fighting.
Before dawn, Zhao Guan's family quickly summoned all the ministers to hold a court meeting.
"Zhongshi Dao, you have lost soldiers and generals, and you have completely disgraced the Song Dynasty. Come on, please pull Zhongshi Dao out and kill him!"
Seeing Zhongshi Dao kneeling on the ground with blood stains on his armor, Zhao Guanjia couldn't sit still and roared, wanting to kill Zhongshi Dao.
"Your Majesty, wait a minute, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. Now that the enemy is approaching the city, it is the time to recruit men. If your Majesty kills the general before the battle, it will make Wang Lun happy, but it will chill the hearts of the soldiers of the Western Army."
"I also hope that Your Majesty will take back his orders and allow Zhongshi Dao to redeem his crimes and perform meritorious services."
Li Gang was anxious. People in the court had begun to surrender, and a group of treacherous ministers were eyeing them. If Zhong Shidao was killed, he would be alone.
"Your Majesty, give this veteran a chance to make meritorious service."
Master Zhong cried bitterly, even if we die, we will die on the battlefield, wrapped in horse leather and returned. If we are executed by the emperor, how will we explain to the ancestors of the old Zhong family after we go to hell.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
There was also a group of courtiers who begged for mercy, but in the end, the Zhao Guan family waved their hands uncertainly and let the master teach.
If Zhong Shidao is killed now, who knows whether the Western Army in the city will rebel.
You must know that there are tens of thousands of Zhongjia soldiers in the city now, and the Zhongshi Dao cannot kill them for the time being.
"The report is bad, the east route reinforcements were ambushed by the enemy and have been dispersed."
"The report is bad, Your Majesty, the reinforcements on the south route were killed by Han Qinhu, a general of the enemy army, who was killed by the rebels."
"Report to Your Majesty, the other two reinforcements fell into the enemy's trick and fought each other in the middle of the night, but were also repulsed."
At this time, some eunuchs came hurriedly to report some bad news.
Dang Dang Dang~
Each piece of news shocked the civil and military officials of the court so much that they could no longer hold the Yugui in their hands and fell to the ground one after another.
Everyone's eyes widened, and their eyeballs almost fell off.