Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 430 The northern Han people deserve the Zhao family, Chuzhou surrenders

After taking over the guns with bullets in their hands, the soldiers in the first row continued to shoot, while the bullets in the second row were also loaded.

boom!boom!boom!boom!boom!
After continuous shooting, more than three hundred Southern Song soldiers fell down, and they were only fifty steps away from the Musketeers at this time, but this distance of fifty steps could not be crossed at all.

Continuous gunshots rang out. In addition to killing a large number of soldiers, many war horses were also injured and frightened.

At this time, the Guanzhong army held huge shields and surrounded all the war horses. Those near the edge would be stabbed down by spears.

It was impossible to charge forward. After all, the war horses they brought this time were mostly old and about to be eliminated, and some low-grade pack horses.

The new type of gunpowder weapons used by the Mongols produced loud sounds and white smoke, which not only blocked their sight, but also seriously frightened the horses. Many cavalry were even knocked to the ground.

"General Zhou, we, we can't rush through, retreat! The Mongols, the Mongols know that we are coming and have laid an ambush." ​​A Southern Song cavalryman came to Zhou Xian and said.

Eight hundred people rushed in, but they didn't reach the enemy yet! More than 300 people have been lost!

As soon as they left the city, Mongolian scouts discovered them and notified the Mongolian soldiers in the military camp through a huge red firework. As a result, they were ambushed when they entered.

"You, how dare you say such treacherous and unjust words? I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, will wait for you very much."

Originally, I had already taken advantage of the right time, people and location. There were only 10,000 Mongolian troops here, and they were infantry. 800 cavalry fought against 10,000 infantry.

The encirclement is slowly shrinking, and the surrounding Guanzhong troops are gathering more and more at this time.

"You're right. We at least discovered a new firearm used by the Mongols. Everyone turned their horses and followed me out of the camp. Let's retreat." Zhou Xian said.

These cavalry could not reach the entrance of the camp.

It was still a sneak attack at night, no matter what, I still had the advantage! The result was a disastrous defeat. Even the Mongolian siege equipment and gunpowder weapons were not discovered.

The Mongols had just let them in just to catch turtles in an urn. At this time, the road ahead had been blocked, and the musketeers in the back row were slowly approaching them under the protection of sword and shield men.

"Commanders, generals, you are also Han people, and you are also my descendants of the Han family. Why bother to help the emperor do evil and work for the Mongols?" Zhou Xian said while holding his injured shoulder.

Arrows were shot out one after another, soldiers fell to the ground one after another, and the horses began to run wildly in all directions.

"Kill! Kill!"

All he wants is a suitable excuse, a suitable excuse to withdraw his troops. I really don't blame him for the failure of this battle.

It has been ten years since he surrendered to the King of Guanzhong, and he has gone from being a demoted general to the position of a veteran general in Guanzhong.

boom!boom!boom!boom!
In the blink of an eye, there were only a few dozen knights left on the battlefield who were trapped in the middle. More than 800 knights rushed out of the city. They died in less than an hour, and there were only a few dozen left.

Behind the huge shield was a group of spearmen, and behind the spearmen was a group of archers. On both sides of them, rows of archers had appeared and started shooting at them.

"I am working for the King of Guanzhong. Make no mistake, we northern Han people have never owed anything to his Zhao family, let alone the former emperors of their Zhao family.

The sky has no eyes. He led eight hundred warriors to rush out of the city. He originally wanted to make an immortal contribution and be famous throughout the ages, but he didn't expect that what he got in exchange was such a cruel scene.

"General, don't be discouraged! If we fight back now, we can still save some cavalry troops. Moreover, we also need to send this information back about the new firearms displayed by the Mongols so that the city guards can be on guard." Adjutant Said from the side.

We Han people in the north have been oppressed by foreigners for more than a hundred years, and our life has been worse than death. However, you in the Southern Song Dynasty sang and danced in peace, and even called us reformed people, and said that we in the north have no heroes.

"Hahaha! We are all sons of the Han family. I think you are right! Didn't you call us reformed people in the Southern Song Dynasty? You also said that there are no heroes in the north." At this time, Zheng Huaxing, who was staying in the camp, was also surrounded by soldiers. He walked out and spoke.

"You are all descendants of my Han family. The Mongolian army has withdrawn at this time. Why don't you surrender and join me in attacking Mongolia?" Zhou Xian said.

But you, the generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, just patted your butt and left, leaving us to be settled by the Queen of Autumn.

"Commanders, follow me and kill!" Zhou Xian shouted, drew out his sword, and took the lead in rushing forward.

He knew what his general was worried about now. He had no shame in going back. It would be a disastrous defeat after he returned. Even though everyone didn't say it, they would talk about him secretly.

But at the gate of the Guanzhong army's camp, they were in despair. Rows of spearmen stood in front of the battle, with huge shields blocking their way.

Even coach Zhou Xian was shot in the shoulder, and blood continued to flow out.

Do you really think that we northern Han people still recognize the emperor of your Zhao family? We have long since denied it, and we have long wanted to overthrow the rule of your Zhao family.

The leading general of the Southern Song Dynasty was forced to a dead end, and he actually said such words, trying to demoralize their military with just a few words. How ridiculous.

However, the surrounding Guanzhong soldiers had no intention of answering him. Under the cover of the shield soldiers, they kept approaching them.

Well, there's no point in talking anymore, shoot him. "Zheng Huaxing said.

Moreover, you are just a defeated general, what qualifications do you have to say these words? The King of Guanzhong will soon destroy your Song Dynasty. Your Song Dynasty has enjoyed national destiny for more than three hundred years, and your strength is almost exhausted. "Zheng Huaxing said.

He really didn't want to say anything more to the generals of the Southern Song Dynasty. These generals of the Southern Song Dynasty naively thought that the Han people in the north were thinking about the Song Dynasty!

"The Mongols have already laid an ambush. General, we have fallen into a trap."

Why are you going to see the late emperors of the Song Dynasty? I will not go to see them. Even if I go under Jiuquan in the future, I will still go to see them with a knife.

However, the army of the King of Guanzhong came up with a new type of firearm this time. This kind of firearm is very lethal to war horses!
War horses will be greatly frightened when they hear such violent noises. Only the Mongolian war horses that have been specially trained and adapted to such loud noises can be immune, but their Southern Song Dynasty war horses, haha! Not at all.

At this time, the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road. If they can't rush out in one go, then they will really be dead.

"You! You are a Han in vain, but you sacrificed your life for the Mongols. How can you meet the late emperors of the Song Dynasty after your death?" Zhou Xian said.

"I haven't accomplished anything yet, and I've caused my brothers to suffer. What face do I have? I'm going back to the city to see the general." Zhou Xian said, holding up his sword.

The musketeers in the rear row had also followed up at this time. The musketeers, who had loaded their bullets, launched a new round of volley at these cavalry troops.

"Waiting for me too long? The Zhao family didn't treat us as human beings at all. The Han people in the north revolted several times and responded to the Northern Expedition several times.

But it wouldn't hurt if they could go back with some useful information, and after they returned, they could be said to have severely damaged the Mongols and then fought their way back.

It shouldn't be difficult for more than 500 cavalry to rush out, right? Zhou Xian and his cavalry thought so.

The people who want to destroy your Song Dynasty the most now are the northern Han people, not even the Mongols. This is a century of humiliating hatred.

The musketeers behind him opened fire immediately. Hundreds of guns fired at the same time, and with a banging sound, Zhou Xian and his 800 cavalry stayed in the Mongolian camp forever.

"Bury the bodies of these ordinary soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty, cut off the head of the leader's body, and hang it at the gate of the camp for me." Zheng Huaxing said.

The surrounding Hanzhong troops immediately stepped forward to bury the bodies of ordinary soldiers, and directly cut off the leader Zhou Xian's head.

At this time, on the city wall of Chuzhou, the Chuzhou guard was pacing back and forth, feeling extremely anxious in his heart.

As soon as the cavalry troops rushed out of the city, a huge fireworks was set off. His heart went cold. The Mongols have been prepared for this. There are many scout troops near their Chuzhou City! But there was nothing he could do about these scout troops. There were only a few cavalry in the city. If he ran out to annihilate these scouts and were annihilated by the Guanzhong army, the gain would outweigh the loss.

After waiting for about a stick of incense, the Mongolian military camp burst into flames, and there was even a strange loud sound.

"General, don't worry. General Zhou Xian is extremely brave and will surely win." A deputy general came to the Chuzhou defender and said.

"I hope so!" the Chuzhou guard said, looking at the Mongolian camp with flames soaring into the sky.

The Mongolian camp was now in flames, but it was not the fire of the camp, but the fire of countless torches.

Did Zhou Xian's plan fail? Didn't he have the ability to burn the Mongolians' food, grass, weapons, or firearms?
Time passes slowly. until. At dawn the next day, when the sky was already lightening slightly, Zhou Xian's army still did not come back. As for the Mongolian camp, there was no sound at all, and even the torches that were originally blazing into the sky disappeared.

When the Chuzhou guard saw this scene, his heart suddenly went cold and he didn't come out for a whole night. Needless to say, the situation? This must have been an entire army annihilated, or even captured alive.

Sure enough, at dawn, a group of Guanzhong soldiers dropped a headless corpse, and a human head was also hung above the Mongolian camp. Was it not Zhou Xian or who it was?

Seeing this scene, the Chuzhou guard felt deep in his heart that the last life-saving straw had disappeared. He felt dizzy for a while, and then his body fell backwards.

"General, general, take care of yourself!"

"General, general, nothing can happen to you!"

It's a pity that the Chuzhou guard couldn't hear these sounds. At this time, he only felt the severe pain of angina, his eyes darkened and he fainted on the spot.

That morning, the Mongolian army continued to set up various firearms, and then began a new round of indiscriminate bombing of Chuzhou City.

Boom! Boom!
The sound of artillery fire kept coming, and the entire city wall of Chuzhou City was crumbling.

Late that night, Chuzhou's guard slowly woke up.

"Where are I! What time is it now? Has the Guanzhong army launched an siege?" The Chuzhou defender shook his head and asked.

"General, general, please take care of yourself. It's already dark now. The offensive of the Guanzhong army has stopped. Today they launched another round of indiscriminate bombing against us, but no soldiers were sent to attack the city." A deputy general He quickly came to his general, supported him, and spoke.

"Alas! Now, the morale in the city is probably extremely low. The city walls have been blown up in many places. In my opinion, the day when the Mongols will break the city is not far away." The Chuzhou guard sat on the ground and shook his head. He shook his head and said.

After several days of indiscriminate bombing, their Chuzhou City walls were already crumbling. Not to mention the Wengcheng, even some of the internal walls had been seriously damaged.

As long as the Guanzhong army launches an army to attack the city, the city cannot be defended, and the hundreds of thousands of people in Chuzhou City will be in danger. Although it is the army of the King of Guanzhong, it is also a Mongolian army in name. After the Mongols captured the city, they would massacre it.

"General, Guanzhong, the army of the King of Guanzhong is different from those Mongolian armies. There are many Han people in his army.

The Han people account for the absolute main force, and the Mongolian army is also quite convinced by him. Why not, why not, let's surrender! "The deputy general standing aside gritted his teeth and said.

Although it was only besieged for five days, it was only a matter of time before the city was captured by the Guanzhong army. Even the King of Guanzhong had already sharpened his sword and looked towards the Southern Song Dynasty.

"Do you think the Guanzhong army will accept our surrender now?" the Chuzhou city guard asked.

"I will definitely do it. The King of Guanzhong will definitely promise us. The army in Guanzhong has always been benevolent and righteous. When they attacked the Kingdom of Jin, they also saved many people from the Central Plains. And among us in Chuzhou City, many people came from the north. He escaped. In fact, he didn’t care much for Da Song,” the deputy general said.

The more important thing is that fighting is all about morale, as was the raid last night.

Returning in disastrous defeat and annihilating the entire army had a great impact on the morale of the soldiers in the city.

"Oh! If I had known it earlier, I should have surrendered when the Mongolian army sent an envoy over for the first time." The Chuzhou guard shook his head and sighed.

But at that time, he could not surrender. He was a local official in Chuzhou City, but more than half of the real military power was in the hands of Zhou Xian, who was the general installed by the Song Dynasty court.

But now that Zhou Xianren is dead, he may be able to surrender. It is much better to follow the king of Guanzhong than to sit on the sinking ship of the Song Dynasty.

"General, let's give it a try! The general is willing to leave the city in person and go to the Guanzhong Army camp outside the city." The deputy general knelt on the ground and said.

"In that case, I'll help you. I'll write a handwritten letter, and you don't have to wait until tomorrow and tonight before leaving the city to hand over my letter of surrender. There are still many generals in the city who don't want to surrender. I will have to send these people to you when the time comes. Just deal with it." Chuzhou Guardsman nodded and said.

"General, I know this. Don't worry. In order to protect the lives of the people in our city, you and me, I will definitely reach the Guanzhong Camp."

That night, under the cover of darkness, General Chen Shou of Chuzhou sent an envoy and a general to the military camp in Guanzhong with his own handwritten letter.

"Why did the envoy come late at night?" Zheng Huaxing asked.

"General Zheng, my general is willing to surrender to the army of the King of Guanzhong." The envoy said.

"Hahaha! This is a great thing. Don't worry, as long as you surrender, we will never hurt the people in the city or plunder the city." Zheng Huaxing said with a smile.

For those who came to surrender, Zheng Huaxing naturally had no reason to refuse and immediately agreed to the other party's surrender.

That night, the garrison of Chuzhou City gathered all the generals together, and then deployed two hundred of his trusted soldiers.

He took control of all the generals in Chuzhou City and opened the city gates early the next morning to welcome the Guanzhong army into the city.

It took the Guanzhong army seven days to successfully capture Chuzhou, an important town on the Huaihe River defense line in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Chatuohua, who was in the south of Chuzhou City, led 12,000 cavalry, and had already defeated the 10,000 troops sent by Yangzhou for reinforcements.

After all, there are only ten thousand infantry, and the number of cavalry is less than a thousand. Facing their entire cavalry team, there is no resistance at all.

Cha Tuohua and the cowardly Buhua father and son gave the Southern Song army a harsh lesson, causing the other party to escape back to Yangzhou City with only a few thousand stragglers.

"Hahaha! What a victory this time. Not only did my father defeat these Yangzhou troops, but even Chuzhou City surrendered." The timid Buhua said.

"Well! Let's go back to Chuzhou City, repair the walls of Chuzhou City, and garrison the city.

In the future, we will dig out the entire Huaihe River defense line and attack from Chuzhou. This city must be defended. "Cha Tuohua said.

"Father, our morale is at its peak now. Why not take advantage of the victory and attack directly into Yangzhou City to seize Yangzhou City?" said the timid Buhua.

"The garrison in Yangzhou City is 30,000 and counting. We only have more than 10,000 cavalry and cannot capture the city. Moreover, the King of Guanzhong will not allow plundering of nearby people.

Boy, remember, the order from King Guanzhong is the most important. If King Guanzhong doesn’t give an order, you shouldn’t fight randomly. King Guanzhong just asked us to attack Chuzhou. After we capture Chuzhou, it’s enough for us to defend this place. "Cha Tuohua said.

"It's father, the child knows." The timid Buhua nodded to her father and said.

Cha Tuohua nodded with satisfaction and led the 12,000 troops back to Chuzhou City.

The news that Chuzhou City had been captured was immediately returned to the hands of Zhang Yong, the Prince of Guanzhong.

(End of this chapter)