The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1810

Although the Song army applied resistance to Gubeikou, but because Khitan launched a sudden attack and the city gate had already been opened, the Song army suffered a lot of losses, leaving behind many dead soldiers. The hottest Gubeikou was still lost. Hu Yanzan took People evacuated, this is not what they want to see, but they have no choice.

For the safety of the remaining soldiers, they can only evacuate temporarily, and what's more serious, the Fu family's army was almost wiped out while defending the city. In particular, Fu Zhaoxu and Fu Zhaoshou were killed on the spot, Fu Zhaoxin was seriously injured, and his life was in danger at any time. It's normal, but now it looks very embarrassed, and the entire Song army is immersed in pain.

While they were retreating towards the south, Hu Yanzan was also very nervous. Gubeikou was lost. Fortunately, Khitan did not take the opportunity to chase them out.

The soldiers of the Song army drooped their heads, looking sad as if their parents had died. They were right. They didn't know what to do. They had to retreat to the south slowly. They were led by two brothers Fu Zhaoyuan. He also brought a seriously injured Fu Zhaoxin.

"General..." At this time, I don't know which soldier called out. It turned out to be Hu Yanzan, the top general of their Gubeikou garrison. Hu Yanzan's current image is not good, and there is a lot of dust on his face. It's a matter of escaping back.

"General Huyan!"

"General Huyan!"

"General Huyan!"

……

Many soldiers immediately stood up when they saw Huyanzan, many of them didn't look decadent anymore, this moved Huyanzan very much, even Gao Qiong who was beside him burst into tears.

Hu Yanzan's eyes swept over their faces one by one. Some of these faces were familiar and some were unfamiliar, but the only thing in common was that their eyes showed admiration and trust for him.

Hu Yanzan had tears in his eyes. These are the soldiers who have been with him for the past few years. They still trust him so much at this juncture, which makes him feel even more guilty. He didn't find Zheng Tao last night, and Gao Qiong didn't find Zhao Pu either. He was very worried. The most serious thing was that Gubeikou had already fallen into the hands of the Khitan people.

Suddenly Huyanzan knelt down in the direction of Bianjing, kowtowed his head three times, and said loudly: "I, Huyanzan, have been generals for decades. Ashamed of the imperial court, today I have no other intention but to die."

"General Huyan, what are you doing? Now is the most difficult time for us. We should do our best to overcome difficulties together. Now that General Fu is also seriously injured, we should take our brothers back safely, and you Have you forgotten that we have more important tasks?"

When Gao Qiong heard that Huyanzan wanted to die, he went forward to dissuade him. There must be nothing wrong. The loss of Gubeikou is a big deal. If the Khitan soldiers cannot be stopped at this time, the northern camp will be finished. Now, the most important thing now is to take these people away and stop Khitan's progress by the way.

Of course, he also intended to treat these people as cannon fodder, not cannon fodder, but he used these people to buy some time for Song Jun. He knew that Huyanzan was very guilty now, and he also heard something about what happened yesterday. Huyanzan’s righteous brother Zheng Tao Hu Yanzan was responsible for opening the city gate.

If such a big event happened, if Hu Yanzan took responsibility, he would want to die, but this is not the time to want to die, he still has tasks.

"Gao Qiong, you take General Fu and retreat quickly to save General Fu's life. Let me stop here temporarily. Now you can buy some time with the army." Hu Yan praised and sighed.

Death is more important than Mount Tai, and some are lighter than a feather. Hu Yanzan also thought that the main force of the Song army is now suffering from a plague. If the Khitan army continues to go south after capturing Gubeikou, it is bound to conflict with the Song army. will suffer.

Gao Qiong was shocked, and shouted: "Impossible, I decided to fight side by side with General Huyan, and let General Fu Zhaoyuan lead the retreat. After all, the people I lead are real veterans. Let General Fu take away those recruits and leave them behind." If you come down, you will die."

Gao Qiong also knew that there were not many people left behind, but he was a young man with a lot of enthusiasm, and he also wanted to prove himself on the battlefield. Many people called him a general, but he was a bit famous. Not actually, all he wants to prove himself.

Hu Yanzan smiled wryly, and said: "You don't have to ask, you haven't finished the task that General Gao and I have given you, we don't know where the Prime Minister is now, so you should continue this task, and at the same time protect General Fu Zhaoxin and leave quickly Well, after all, Fu Zhaoyuan can't do it all by himself."

"General, what about you?" Gao Qiong asked quickly when he saw that his expression was wrong.

The corner of Hu Yanzan's mouth twitched, showing a trace of sarcasm: "Me? I am ashamed of the court. My brother-in-law did such a thing. I should be responsible for the result. Keep these veterans of yours, and then bring these The recruits retreat, this is a military order."

His last sentence was very loud. Fu Zhaoyuan didn't say what he wanted to say in the end. Two of his brothers died in battle, and another brother was seriously injured. This battle was really tragic. The entire army was wiped out, which made him very sad, and he wanted to stay, but his elder brother had no one to take care of him, which made him very embarrassed.

Hu Yan's military order made him unable to choose anything, he could only retreat with the recruits, while Gao Qiong asked the athletes he led to obey Hu Yanzan's words, and Hu Yanzan held his special steel whip and led those The veterans of hundreds of battles directly wanted to go to the north again, leaving them with only a desolate back.

As the saying goes, the wind is rustling, the water is cold, and the heroes will never return. To a large extent, these people will not be able to come back. Even if they come back, they may not be healthy people. Those who return, pay them great respect.

Because these people have won the chance for their survival to a certain extent, and they are their benefactors. These people use their own flesh and blood to fight for their own chance of survival.

Although it is said that soldiers are bound to obey orders, they can choose not to go at this time. Gubeikou is lost, and they can be deserters, but many people still follow Huyanzan to the north. Don't they know That's where the Khitan belonged, and if you went there, you would be close to death. This kind of courage is not something ordinary people can have.

But these soldiers who went there have experienced many battles with Khitan, and Khitan is not unfamiliar to them at all.

Huyanzan currently has less than [-] people, and the people in front are no less than hundreds of thousands of people, but Huyanzan doesn't care, he only has one thought in his mind to atone for his righteous brother, it is he who opened the city gate so that Khitan will not waste money. Gubeikou was taken down by the ashes. Now that Zheng Tao is gone, I can only take my own life. Even if Zheng Tao is alive, I will intercede for him. This is the principle of my life. Today The sky is also gray, presumably heralding my own doomsday,

The soldiers behind were also serious. These people were loyal and patriotic soldiers. They were educated from childhood. Even if they were allowed to stand up and be killed by the emperor, they would be willing.

"Since you are willing to come back here with Hu Yanzan, it means that you are loyal people. You also know that the Khitan people have killed so many of our brothers. Today we are here to take revenge. Are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid, swear to the death to defend the dignity of Song Dynasty!"

"Don't be afraid, swear to the death to defend the dignity of Song Dynasty!"

These soldiers were indeed brainwashed, but this brainwashing was absolutely beneficial to Da Song. This was the first group of people Zhao Xu tested, which proved that this method was still useful.

"Then what are you waiting for, let's act quickly." Hu Yanzan drew out his steel whip, and the other soldiers did not idle, and all took out their weapons.

"Ding……"

"Ding……"

"Ding... ding... ding..."

The second sound, the third sound, until the sound of drawing the sword continued, everyone pulled out their sabers, their eyes locked on the front, no one flinched, no one escaped, and they set foot on this life-and-death road without hesitation. There is no return for life.

Hu Yanzan and the others had already killed a lot of wandering soldiers on the road, which also aroused the idea of ​​the Khitan people. At this time, countless Khitan people rushed forward one after another regardless of casualties, and they were also aroused. .

Hu Yanzan also didn't know where he threw his double whips. In close combat, he held a steel knife in his hand. Not only did he use the double whips well, but he was also good at swordsmanship. A Khitan soldier was hacked to death with one knife. , before the people around him reacted, here his knife came again.

With a groan, the Khitan man who rushed up was cut in the throat by him and died on the spot, but because he couldn't dodge in time, he got another wound several inches long on his right shoulder.

He no longer remembered that this was the first few Khitans he had beheaded.He only knew that since the appearance of the first Khitan, this place has become Abi Hell.

Hu Yanzan didn't know how long he had persisted, his strength was no longer at its peak, his movements were no longer agile, his arms were no longer light, and even his sanity was weakened due to excessive blood loss. A little groggy.

However, he still didn't take a step back.

A few more Khitans rushed forward with ferocious faces, their bright eyes flashing with fanaticism.

Hu Yanzan only felt that the knife in his hand was as heavy as Mount Tai, he was completely exhausted, he could only support the ground with the sword, barely standing up.

Seeing several steel knives slashing down on his head, his eyes widened. Although he was unwilling, he was helpless.

Suddenly, a bright shadow sprang out from his armpit, like a poisonous snake waiting for an opportunity, it pierced through the throats of the three Khitan people with lightning speed, powerful internal force spread everywhere, and the three people flew back backwards.

This is a young man, he is Lin Tiansheng, he has been paying attention to the situation here, and when he saw that Hu Yanzan was almost at a disadvantage, he rushed over.

"Good nature, good job, I owe you my life, but I may not be able to survive today, if I can survive today, then I will definitely repay you."

Hu Yanzan drew his knife and stood aside and said.

"General, it's a small blessing to be able to fight with you. You don't owe me a life. If we all die here today, we will be loyal to the country."

Lin Tiansheng picked a Khitan man to death under the gun, the two looked at each other and then burst into laughter, and rushed into the Khitan crowd.

At this time in the northern camp, they also received the news that Gubeikou had fallen, but they didn't understand because everyone knew that as long as they moved Khitan, they would be aware of their intentions, and the consequences would be disastrous. .

"The nearest army can't catch up now. Now I only hope that the prescription will be effective. Sun Qiushi said that this prescription was passed down from his ancestors. It takes two to cure the plague. Now we are waiting to see the effect." Gao Huaide He is also very anxious. Now that so many people are guarding him, he can't move, which makes him very depressed.

Sun Qiushi was not here, but he provided a prescription, saying that it was passed down from his ancestors, who was his ancestor, that was Sun Simiao, that is to say, it is very likely that Sun Simiao, the medicine king, left behind and took Huangtu powder.

The doctors who accompanied the army thought it was unreliable, but Zhao Xu remembered a movie he had seen before about a famous doctor named Ye Tianshi's prescription for curing the plague, and that was Huangtusan, so he could try it.

"Well, Gubeikou was breached so easily. I always feel a little strange. How could the Khitan people say that Gubeikou was breached at this time? Could it be that their combat effectiveness has become stronger? This is also impossible. Why would they choose What about this time, I have to wonder if this is definitely not a coincidence?"

Zhao Xu also knew that Gubeikou had fallen, but it was too a coincidence. It took less than one night for the Khitan people to enter the city. Now Huyanzan and the others have no news, and he can't move here. Worry.

"Besides, Zhao Pu didn't come back either. What exactly happened? Now we can only wait for the news of the return from the front line before making a judgment. By the way, what happened to the person who sent someone to investigate?"

"It's been dispatched, and it should be back soon. What the general is concerned about now is whether our soldiers can stand up. If, if not, our place will soon become the place of Khitan." Gao Huaide sighed endlessly.

"Reporting that the young general is back, he said that he has important military information to report." The young general is Gao Qiong, everyone called him that, Zhao Xu, Gao Huaide and other generals ran out in a hurry.

"There is an inner ghost in the court!"

Gao Qiong didn't talk so much nonsense, there was an inner ghost in the court, which showed that the loss of Gubeikou was not a strategic issue, but someone was secretly working hard, and then Gao Qiong specifically began to explain the incident in detail.

And Zhao Xu and the others became more and more startled the more they heard it. They didn't expect such a thing to happen. No wonder Gubeikou was lost so easily.

(End of this chapter)