Like this harsh and merciless winter, the Song army suppressed the resistance of the Hezhou tribe from Nanshan to the Taohe River.
For example, there were three or five large and small tribes that were razed like the Eljin tribe.
Zhang Yue's blood-lettered flag was not from a white tree. After Tabaicheng was defeated, out of the 7,000 Song troops, less than 3,000 survived. But once Hezhou City was conquered by the Tibetans, there would be no survivors in the city.
A dog that bites a human must be beaten, and a dog that bites a human to death must be killed. This is the principle.
After the outer perimeter of Hezhou City was cleared, Zhang Yue led the Song army directly to the city.
Below Hezhou City.
Fan general Guizhang Jieqingyi was wiping his sword in the tent. Dozens of heads were placed on the shelf beside him. These were the heads of his enemies, including Song generals Jing Sili and Wang
The surviving head.
Gui Zhangjie Qingyi clearly remembered the scene when Jing Sili led his army to break off the rear. He led dozens of cavalry to attack his own tens of thousands of horses, and also covered the retreat of other Song army troops.
He Guizhang will never forget the courage of the Song generals in his lifetime. It is rare for such heroes to exist among the people of the Song Dynasty.
Guizhang thought of this and once again admired this future Song Dynasty.
He enshrined Jing Sili's head in the tent, which was a great admiration for him. At the same time, he felt very proud from the bottom of his heart for defeating such a heroic figure Gui Zhang.
The so-called heroes cherish heroes.
Gui Zhang wiped half of the blade, picked up the wine cup and took a sip.
"Report to your Majesty that the Song Army is sending troops from Ninghe Village."
Guizhang stood up and said, "Let's go."
"Your Majesty, don't you want to fight with the Song army?"
Guizhang said: "No, the Song army is in full strength at the moment, we are not going to attack them! Let's join forces with Mu Zheng first."
"I'm afraid I'll be laughed at by Leng Jipu!"
Guizhang sneered and said: "Let him talk, we will have more troops in Tabaicheng, and the Song army will keep troops to guard Hezhou. We will increase and decrease them. If the Song army dares to come again, we will kill them!"
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After saying the ghost chapter, he lifted the tent and left.
Gui Zhang ordered his troops and horses to leave overnight. In the cold wind of the morning, he looked at Hezhou City, which had been surrounded for many months, and left without a moment's nostalgia.
Just give it up without any regrets, which shows the decisiveness of Guizhang.
The general on the side pointed to the tent at the bottom of the mountain and said to Guizhang: "Since your Majesty wants to withdraw, why doesn't he know about Zhao Shao's various ministries?"
Guizhang said: "If we don't kill some people, how can we let the Song army think that we are defeated?"
It has always been Gui Zhang's strategy to lure the enemy deeper. He paused and said to his left and right, "Don't feel sorry for Zhao Shao. I will take care of his mother-in-law."
All the generals knew that Guizhang was taking care of him, and he must have taken care of him.
When Zhang Yue quickly arrived at the foot of Hezhou City, the scout reported: "Commander Qi, Gui Zhang has led his army to escape."
Xu Xi said: "Commander, Gui Zhang doesn't dare to reach the front of our army, so he is just in pursuit!"
Immediately Wang Hou and other generals took the initiative to ask for help.
Zhang Yue said: "It's enough to drive out the enemy troops and relieve the siege of Hezhou. There is no need to drive them far away! This ghost Zhang uses his troops in a treacherous way, so we must be careful."
The Song army was generously rewarded for attacking the Qing and Tang Dynasties. After Zhang Yue gave the order, all the generals took the initiative to volunteer.
Wang Hou and Xu Xi led their cavalry to Hezhou City and saw a chaos under Hezhou City.
Wang Houdao said: "Fan's army was really defeated and it was not like he was trying to lure the enemy."
Xu Xi said: "That's right, but we must obey the command of the commander-in-chief and not leave him far away."
Wang Hou saw that Xu Xi, a scholar, dared to ride a horse into battle, and he admired him in his heart: "Okay."
So the two led their troops to attack. At this time, Hezhou City also saw reinforcements from the Song Army arriving, and they also led their troops to attack.
After two pincer attacks, the Fan army was defeated and the Song army captured thousands of Fan soldiers. However, Guizhang still led 20,000 Fan troops to retreat calmly to Tabaicheng.
Zhang Yue thought for a moment after hearing this. He did not issue an order to pursue Guizhang and Mu Zheng, but led his army to Hezhou City.
The siege of Hezhou City, which had been under siege for more than three months, was finally lifted.
Heavy snow has covered the inside and outside of Hezhou City.
Most of the sheep and horse walls under the city are damaged, and the tattered flags inserted in the cracks in the wall are fluttering in the wind. From the broken walls under the city, broken guns and broken swords, it can be seen that there was a fierce battle between the Fan army and the defenders here.
When Zhang Yue arrived at the city, he saw Wenjifu, the magistrate of Hezhou, leading hundreds of soldiers to meet him at the city.
Zhang Yue was a little surprised to see Wen Jifu, a handsome young man, who was also wearing armor and holding a sword. He looked at the haggard look of the other man and said, "Zhou Han has suffered."
Wen Jifu almost shed tears when he heard this. He came to Xihe this time with Zhang Yue's brother-in-law, Hun Jungong, but he didn't expect that Hun Jungong almost turned himself in.
After the defeat of Tabaicheng, during the three-month siege of the city, Wen Jifu went from being at a loss to gradually stabilizing his military morale.
After this experience, he also became vicissitudes of life.
Wen Jifu said: "Commander, Mu Zheng deliberately left this ghost chapter in Hezhou City without attacking. He wanted our army to lead the reinforcements into a trap. The subordinates knew the enemy's plan, but they were trapped in a tight siege and could not break out. Fortunately, Commander
Ming Jian has discovered the treacherous plot of the bandits, otherwise we will not be able to absolve ourselves of the blame."
At Wen Jifu's words, even Cai Jing wanted to praise Wen Jifu for his cleverness.
It's only a few dozen miles from Ninghe Village to Hezhou, but Zhang Yue led the main force of the Song army to station here, but they didn't come to rescue him. How would the general of Hezhou feel if he were a normal person and was surrounded by everyone?
But Wenjifu didn't complain at all, and explained the situation to Zhang Yue thoughtfully.
Zhang Yue got off his horse and helped Wen Jifu up. He just said: "What are you talking about? Just as long as Hezhou City is safe."
The fifteenth mother once sent a letter to Zhang Yue, urging her to rescue Hezhou, but he did not reply after receiving the letter, and the seventeenth mother never mentioned Wen Jifu in the letter she sent home.
Wen Jifu stood up, Zhang Yue patted his shoulder, and then looked at the soldiers behind them.
A veteran suddenly cried: "Commander, we almost thought the imperial court had forgotten us."
After the man finished speaking, all the soldiers behind him looked sad, covering their faces and crying.
Zhang Yue said to the soldiers: "Zhang is late. Don't worry, the matter of your guarding Hezhou City has been heard by heaven. Your Majesty knows that you are trapped in the isolated city. Your loyalty is commendable."
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After hearing Zhang Yue's words, the soldiers cried even more like children.
The generals spoke one after another.
"We have all walked from birth to death, and from death to life again. When Mu Zheng Guizhang besieged the city, the news from Xizhou was cut off. We all thought that we would not be able to return to the Central Plains alive."
"Yes, I have no regrets in waiting for death. I am just afraid that the court will not know about the evildoers of the young thieves."
"Gui Zhang is good at using troops. General Jing accidentally fell into his ambush, and he asked the commander to avenge us!"
"We have suffered countless hardships, and we only hope that the imperial court can send out large numbers of soldiers to avenge General Jing in a bloodbath."
"Avenge General Jing!"
All the soldiers shouted together.
Zhang Yue looked at the soldiers in Hezhou City in the cold wind. They were all in ragged clothes and looked like they were hungry. Even so, their fighting spirit was not diminished.
Zhang Yue looked at the expectations of the soldiers and almost said, "I promise you, I will never retreat without capturing the ghost Zhang and Mu Zheng alive!"
But as soon as the words came to his lips, they were swallowed again.
As a coach, he cannot act emotionally. Whether to march into Baicheng or not still needs to be considered.
At this moment, facing the eyes of all the soldiers, Zhang Yue said: "Don't worry, I will definitely avenge this for you!"