Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 164 Persuading Surrender
After preparing himself mentally, Zhao Xin ordered his troops to march out early the next morning.

Considering that each of his soldiers was valuable, he was reluctant to send them to die, so he assigned 300 men to fetch his bronze cannon.

But Xuchang is a bit far from Beizhou.

If the cavalry could reach Beizhou in ten days, then the artillery would need at least thirty days.

But it's better to be prepared.

Who knows whether Beizhou City will be captured in thirty days?
What if it hasn't been conquered yet? Wouldn't it be useful then?
The marching process is skipped directly.

Ten days later.

Zhao Xin led his troops to Beizhou.

Since it was not a forced march, the army was still in good spirits after ten days of long journey.

At this time, outside the Beizhou city, flags were fluttering. If Zhao Xin didn't know that the Song Dynasty had no chance of success, he would really want to praise it and say that the scene was magnificent.

Pang Ji was also the first to learn about the news that Zhao Xin had arrived in Beizhou City.

Ten miles away, a scout informed Pang Ji of the news that there was an army with the name "Li Yuan" written on its flag.

Fortunately, Pang Ji had seen Zhao Xin's Li Yuan Army.

So naturally, I knew that this was Zhao Xin's army.

What Pang Ji didn't expect was that Zhao Xin came "alone"!
I couldn't help but be shocked.

He hurried out to greet Zhao Xin.

"Your Highness, I greet His Royal Highness Prince Yu!"

Under the blowing of the north wind, the officers and soldiers in the army all looked at Pang Ji and Zhao Xin, but most importantly, they looked at Zhao Xin.

Because such a little kid, although he was already very skilled in archery, horse riding and shooting in the Liao Kingdom, he might even be used as an auxiliary soldier.

But in the Song Dynasty, it was impossible to let a child of this age go to the battlefield.

At this moment, their Hebei pacification envoy actually saluted the other party.

Naturally, everyone was surprised by this scene.

Zhao Xin didn't waste any words and said directly to the other party: "The government saw that you were not doing a good job in suppressing the rebellion, so they sent me to take over everything that follows."

This sounds a bit like a big villain.

It’s just... Zhao Xin was just telling the truth.

I hope that next time, they will learn from their mistakes and become stronger.

Pang Ji said hurriedly: "I am terrified! I can't help you with your worries..."

Zhao Xin also interrupted the other party and said, "No need to waste time talking nonsense. I came here to take over Beizhou City. Just tell me, what stage have we reached now?"

Pang Ji said, "Previously, we attacked head-on and climbed the wall in the middle of the night but failed, so a general in the army suggested that we attack from the south of the city using an underground tunnel."

Zhao Xin asked, "Has the tunnel been dug now?"

Pang Ji said, "We have dug about one third of it."

Zhao Xin also asked: "What about those who cut the ropes before and prevented newcomers from entering the city?"

Pang Ji said: "Some were killed by the rebels, and only half escaped back."

When Zhao Xin heard this, he realized it was another Ren Fu.

The soldiers of our Great Song Dynasty are truly loyal and brave.

Use your own life to defend the dignity of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Xin then ordered his men to set up camp while he led a small number of troops around the city.

Pang Ji also led his men to follow closely behind Zhao Xin.

And he was afraid that someone in the city would suddenly shoot an arrow at Zhao Xin.

The key is that Zhao Xin is not wearing armor.

The main reason was that there was nothing suitable for him. Zhao Xin looked at it and asked, "Are there any attempts to persuade the rebels in the city to surrender?"

Pang Ji was already a veteran, so it was natural that he could not fail to understand these things. Moreover, Sima Guang had already written to him a letter asking him to split the faction if possible.

The rebellion was defeated by trickery, and only the "ringleader" was executed, while the rest were not questioned.

The issue is……

There are many religious people among them, and even with such divisions, it does not seem to be able to shake many of their core members.

But doing it is better than not doing it.

At least after the officers and soldiers enter, the people in this city will definitely not help Wang Ze and others.

Some who may be a little timid and fearful might also join in the defection.

Most people have tattoos on their faces.

At this time...

It is probably difficult to tell who is and who is not.

According to international practice, people with tattoos on their faces may eventually be killed.

It is better to kill a thousand people by mistake than to let one person go.

They have already raised the banner of anti-Song, so they must be killed.

By the time……

How many wives lost their husbands, and how many sons lost their fathers.

No one knew what Zhao Xin was thinking. They only knew that His Royal Highness Prince Yu had a serious expression on his face as he walked around the city.

The defenders in the city naturally also saw Zhao Xin.

But none of them knew Zhao Xin.

I just vaguely saw that there seemed to be a large group of people protecting a little kid, and that the Song army seemed to have some more reinforcements.

The enemies on the corner tower immediately informed their Prince Dongping of the situation.

After the uprising, Wang Ze named his country "Anyang", proclaimed himself "Prince of Dongping", and appointed his subordinate Zhang Luan as prime minister and Bu Ji as privy councilor.

"You said that the senior generals of the Song army are all circling around a little kid?"

"Yes!"

Wang Ze went out with Zhang Luan and Bu Ji to watch. They climbed up the city wall and met Zhao Xin's eyes at the north gate.

Zhao Xin had someone shout to the other party, "I am the second son of the emperor of the Song Dynasty. From now on, I will be in charge of the entire rebellion-suppressing army. Are you Wang Ze?"

When Pang Ji heard this, his heart trembled.

Your Highness Prince Yu, you are really a young and inexperienced person. How can you introduce yourself right away? What if the enemy attacks the camp at night?

When Wang Ze heard that it was Zhao's child, he became angry. The people of the world were living such a miserable life, wasn't it all because of the Zhao family!

He immediately shouted, "So it's the Zhao family's bastard! Why didn't your master dare to come? He actually sent a brat!"

After Wang Ze finished speaking, everyone in the city laughed.

Zhao Xin thought to herself, I haven’t been breastfed for a long time.

There is no smell of milk on my body anymore.

Zhao Xin continued to tell people, "You are already surrounded, why bother struggling here. My Song Dynasty has a million imperial guards, and how many people are there in your city? Don't you know the saying, "A moth flies into a flame, and a mantis tries to stop a chariot?" As for the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha, that's all a lie, okay? I'm only ten years old and I know it, don't you adults know it? When did Buddha save the world? Buddha has never been born, and the incense money you donated to the temple was all given to those bald monks, who were fat and big-eared. Their lives are much better than yours."

"If you believe that Buddha really exists in this world, then you might as well believe me. As long as you are willing to lay down your weapons and surrender, I will not kill any of you. At least I can see him, but you don't even know where Buddha is."

Pang Ji secretly reminded Zhao Xin: "Your Highness Prince Yu!"

Zhao Xin reached out to stop Pang Ji.

(End of this chapter)