At night, I heard only the wind blowing incessantly, and not a single person entered the city. Amari sat in the hall, anxious and unsure of what to do. He sent several teams of spies, but in the evening, no one returned. Didn't the Song army invade on a large scale? The large army of the Song army that passed during the day was the people and horses of Zhao Zi in Yizhou that he knew before? It shouldn't be, thousands of people came to fight Gaochang, and the Song army was too big.

After a night of sleep, the next morning, Amari only felt physically and mentally exhausted, unable to stand. After entering the city yesterday, the people sent to Gaochang to report the news did not know if they had arrived in Gaochang, and if they were not careful, they would be intercepted by the Song army halfway. However, there are many villages on the road to Gaochang for 200 miles, and someone should go to Gaochang to report the news.

Watching the sunlight shine into the room, Amari stood up and stretched. I was afraid that the Song army would arrive at night, besiege the city, and there was nothing to say all night, but it seems that today is a good day. Taking advantage of the absence of the Song army coming, he hurriedly collected the wheat that was not harvested outside the city today. A year's harvest is in the city, even if the Song army comes, it can only besiege the city, and where can it break through the city for a while and a half.

At this moment, a soldier came in and said, "City Lord, the big thing is not good, a large group of Song troops are besieging the city outside!" ”

Amari was taken aback: "Really come to the Song Army?" How many people are there? Have you already walled up the city? ”

The soldier said: "Outside, the Song army has besieged the city. Look at the steady stream of people coming behind them, who knows how many people there are! ”

Amari couldn't help but panic when he heard this, and said, "Take me to see it quickly!" Song Jun did this, he looked down on me Puchangcheng! ”

The soldier didn't speak, and secretly said in his heart, why should Song Jun afford such a small city. During the day, I thought it was the Song Army Brigade in the past, but now it seems that maybe it was just a reconnaissance cavalry, and the one behind was the main force of the Song Army. The Song army besieging the city outside couldn't see how many people there were at all.

Hurrying to the watchtower, Amari looked out, only to feel a buzzing of his head, a little confused. At this time, there were about 2,000 people outside the city, and they had already surrounded Puchang City. What's even worse is that there is a steady stream of Song troops coming behind, and I don't know how many people there are.

In Puchang City, there are only less than 100 soldiers and horses, and looking at the Song army outside, I am afraid that it will not exceed 10,000 people, how can this battle be fought? Puchang City, which could have been relied on, has not been repaired for many years, and there are many damages, can it block the attack of the Song army?

Zhang Qi urged him to step forward, looked at the inconspicuous Puchang City in front of him, and said, "Listening to the Gaochang detectives captured last night, there are only less than 100 soldiers and horses in this city, and less than 1,000 households. There are already more than 5,000 soldiers and horses gathered here, and more troops are coming, so it should not be a problem to take this city. This is the first battle since I entered the army of Hequ Road, and I must fight as soon as possible! ”

Zhang Sheng, the deputy envoy of the economic strategy on one side, said: "This is the first battle in Gaochang, the better the fight, the greater the deterrence to the rest of the city." ”

Zhang Qi nodded: "That's right!" Send someone to the front of the city first, tell the imperial army to arrive, and let the city lord surrender quickly! ”

After speaking, he sent his own soldier Liu Nan and brought a few people to the city to persuade him to surrender.

Amari, who was looking upstairs, saw a few Song soldiers coming, and hurriedly turned sideways to listen to what they had to say.

When he arrived at the city, Liu Nan said in a loud voice: "The commander of the Northern Army of the Great Song Dynasty is Zhang Qi, and he tells the person in charge of the city to know." Today, with the holy decree, bring a large army to Gaochang to restore the homeland of the Central Plains, and all those who pass by will surrender! Whoever does not surrender is guilty of a crime! ”

Amari said to the people around him: "What do you mean by this man in the city? I heard that we should surrender, why did we surrender? ”

The soldier on one side said: "There are many of them, and there are few of us, so naturally we can't beat them, and if we can't beat them, we should surrender." ”

Amari said: "What nonsense! I am the lord of Puchang City, and I am ordered by the king to guard this city, how can there be an army that will come and surrender! ”

The soldier said, "What's the use of the city lord telling us? Speak to those who are outside the city. ”

Amari said: "I can't fully understand what he says, how can I answer?" - Hurry up and invite Mr. Sun! ”

The soldier agreed, hurriedly went down the watchtower, and went to invite Mr. Sun. Mr. Sun is a Han Chinese from the Central Plains, and I heard that he had studied and was fluent in Chinese.

Liu Nan waited under the city for a while, and when he saw that there was no movement in the city, he couldn't help but spout: "All the barbarians in this city are barbarians, forget it, we just have to go back." This city is very small, set up cannons, fire a few cannons, and see if they will surrender there! ”

At this moment, someone in the city shouted: "General, stay here!" ”

Liu Nan looked up and saw a figure on the watchtower, a man in his thirties and forties, wearing Central Plains clothes, and he couldn't see his face clearly. He said in a loud voice, "Who are you?" But the lord of the city? ”

Mr. Sun said: "Below are the Han people who fell here from the Central Plains, and the city lord is here. As he spoke, he pointed to Amari beside him.

Liu Nandao: "I see. I don't know why I want to be here? ”

Mr. Sun arched his hand: "The city lord's Chinese is not fluent, and what the general said just now, he doesn't know what he said, and he bothers to say it again." ”

Hearing this, Liu Nan couldn't help but want to laugh. I thought that the army in the city was hard-boned and had to fight, but I didn't want to understand the words of the Central Plains. I had no choice but to repeat what I had just said aloud.

Mr. Sun listened and explained to Amari, who was beside him. Amari couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "This is the Western Regions, and it has nothing to do with the Central Plains, what kind of homeland are they coming to?" I am the lord of the city, and I have been here for a hundred years, why should I surrender to them? ”

Mr. Sun was just a guest, and he couldn't take care of the affairs in Puchang City, so he had to translate Amari's words to Liu Nan outside the city.

Liu Nan said loudly: "This is the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the Great Song Dynasty inherited the Tang Dynasty, and it should be recovered." There is no need to say anything else, the city lord only says one sentence, war or surrender? If it falls, the city gate will be opened immediately, and there will be no crime in the Mid-Autumn Festival in the city. If it is a battle, our army will naturally be surrounded, and then we will not regret it! ”

Amari understood these words, and couldn't help but stick out his head and say: "My Puchang City is good here, and my family has been the lord of this city for a hundred years." When you people come, and without saying a word, you besiege the city, and ask only whether to fight or surrender, what is the reason? ”

Liu Nan said loudly: "The city master is reasonable, and he should go to the Central Plains Imperial Court to speak!" Today's army is here, only ask whether to fight or surrender! ”

Amari was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer. There were more Song troops besieging the city outside than there were yesterday, and although they didn't know what their guns and cannons were for, the bayonets in front of the infantry guns could still be understood. Such an army came up one after another, trampling on Puchang City to the ground, how could it be prevented? There were less than 100 men in the city, and against such an army, Amari shuddered when he thought about it.

But at this point, Amari's face could not be hung up, and he didn't know how to answer after thinking about it.

Liu Nan looked at the city and said loudly: "It seems that the city lord is going to fight!" That's fine, please prepare properly! ”

After speaking, he turned his horse, took the soldiers behind him, and went straight back to Zhang Qi's military formation. Amari saw it in the watchtower, but he did not know what to do.

Zhang Qi had already heard Amari's answer, and without much nonsense, he ordered the army to push the artillery forward. In this entry into Gaochang, the heavy artillery was left in Hezhou and Shengzhou, and the artillery was all in Zhao Zi's army, and Zhang Qi only had some medium artillery and light artillery. For a city like Puchang, a medium artillery is enough. Looking at the thickness of the city wall and concentrating artillery fire, it should not be difficult to blast out.