Zhao Zhong is not a very outstanding figure in a group of ministers of the hidden mansion, but his status among the group of people is firmly in the top three. He served as the commander of the first army and fought with military achievements; He also stayed in the rear to govern the place and made some achievements; I have never lost money in trading, and I can make a surplus. However, what he is most proud of is that he has entered Beijing twice to serve as the emperor's guard captain from the beginning of the establishment of the guard, and after ascending the throne, he took over the position of the commander of the guards, which shows the emperor's trust and reliance on him.

Zhao Ta likes Zhao Zhong not because he is a panacea, but because he knows what he does and explains the things that are given to him, that is, he does not need to be strong or slippery, although he is flexible but not reckless, he is always satisfied with things. It can be said that there is a degree of advance and retreat, up and down, more powerful than the chief manager, sometimes Zhao Ta wants to castrate him and keep him by his side, but Zhao Zhong is fortunate that the emperor is obscene and has never thought of implementing.

After ascending the throne, the Guards assumed the responsibility of guarding Gyeonggi, but they did not just stand guard, look at the gates, and follow the emperor to show off their power when traveling. They also had to send personnel to guard the palaces and personal safety of the important ministers of the court and the local generals who left the town, which could be regarded as the emperor's love for them, or as a kind of covert surveillance to prevent them from cheating. Therefore, the position of the commander of the Guards is very hot, and it can be said that it can monitor hundreds of officials and generals, and decide their honor and disgrace.

Therefore, Zhao Ta should be cautious about the selection of the Guards, but there are not many candidates in his hands. Jianxi has served as the commander of the Guards Brigade many times, but he is an internal servant and let him hold this position, which is easy to arouse the natural disgust of the scholars, remembering that the eunuchs manipulated the government back then. meddling in military affairs; Zhao Xin is also the old commander of the Guards Brigade, but it is impossible for her, as a princess, to be restricted by the harem not to interfere in politics; Zhao Yi is fair. Strict law enforcement and selflessness. On the flip side, it's unreasonable. likes to grab pigtails, and the capable officials often have some small problems, do things informally, and speak out of breath, let him do this, I'm afraid it won't take a few days to send it to the Yushitai.

Thinking about it, only Zhao Zhong is a person who is both principled and flexible, and he is still a military cadre, and the combat function of the Guards is weakened. Defense became the main function, and there was no need for a brave general to lead the troops, and he was the right person. So this 'good thing' fell on Zhao Zhong's head again, and after doing it in the past few years, it was really not bad, he not only satisfied the emperor, but also fooled the civil and military ministers happily, bathing in the 'imperial grace' without realizing it. Now that Zhao Zhong has come up with such a way to attack the imperial city, Zhao Ta is certainly not surprised. I'm also happy to cooperate with my love...

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Sure enough, as Zhao Zhong expected, after the first round of attacks, Zhao Yong immediately ordered the troops to shrink and be on guard against the Jin army in front of him. On the one hand, he reorganized his troops and prepared to charge the enemy again. In the face of wave after wave of onslaught of the Song army, although the front of the Jin army was broken, it was stubbornly blocked when attacking the Chinese army. The speed of the hussars also slowed down, and they lost the sharpness of their attack, and if they forced their attacks, they would fall into the siege of the Jin army. That's dangerous.

Zhao Yong didn't want to take the risk, the dragon in his hand would be the only heavily armored cavalry of the Song army. And a heavy cavalry is very strict from selection to training, and every soldier, even every war horse, is precious. And he also knew that he was facing the main force of the Jin Army after all, the most elite unit of the Jin Army in the Youyan region, which had fought in all directions and fought tenaciously, and it was impossible to achieve all the results in one battle. In the battle just now, although the Jin army was a little panicked in the face of the sudden appearance of the main force of the Song army, it did not retreat, but continued to attack, as evidenced, if they escaped, the end would be destruction.

Zhao Yong's estimate is not bad. The Jurchen tribal army of the Wanyan Division, which was personally brought out by Aguta, the most capable unit of the Jin army, gradually split into two main forces in the subsequent campaign. One was the Eastern Route Army led by the second prince Han Li; The other was the Western Route Army led by Zong Han. These two troops destroyed Liao and attacked Yan, and went south to Bianjing has always been the vanguard of the Jin army, and they have also become the two strongest troops in the Jin army.

It is a pity that they have repeatedly suffered heavy defeats and heavy losses with Zhao Ta's subordinates. Until the three expeditions to Liao, Han was not sick and died on the way to withdraw the army, Zong Han also lost control of the army in the defeat of the army, and these two armies that survived a hundred battles were inherited by Wushu, although they were broken, but the seeds were still there, the soul was still alive, and they were still the main force in the Jin army. After several years of operation and expansion of the army, Wushu has become the leader in the army, and he often claims that the Jin army under his command is the 'first army in the world'.

Because of the presence of the new army of the Song Dynasty, although the statement of Wushu is somewhat exaggerated, it cannot be said to brag compared with the other armies of the Jin State and the Western Xia, Goryeo, Hui, Tubo and Western Liao. At this time, Wushu also understood the urgency of the situation, and under the attack from the front and back, if he wanted to survive and survive, he could only fight to the death to recapture Yanjing City. After the readjustment and deployment, the Jin army acted as the main force of the group charge was a famous general in the Youyan army, this person was the son of Yin Saba of Dongping of the Jin Kingdom, and the Jurchen tribe's Su Shi Liesa Heran, Shen Yi had a big strategy, and was deeply loved by the Wushu, and was accepted as his own guard, and now he is the commander of his guards.

The guards of the Wushu are the best of the best, all of them are from the Jurchen five tribes who started the army at the earliest, they have a tradition of serving in the army for generations, they have practiced riding and archery since childhood, and they are still vested interests, so they are brave in battle, not afraid of death, and become a trump card in the hands of the Wushu under the training of Sahelin, and become the most elite and brave of a team of 10,000 people, all of whom are wearing double armor, carrying long knives, holding maces, and charging in previous wars.

After Sahelin received the order, the guards and pro-army, with the cooperation of the friendly troops on both wings, took the lead and approached the Song defense line. At this time, the sun was already in the west, the sky was clear, the sky was like a wash, and it was a quiet atmosphere, but it was soon broken by shining knives and guns, thunderous hooves, and whimpering horns. The rush of thousands of troops, the blood in a row, the vigorous and hoarse voice, the fire that burned into the sky, and the flow of people in the mountains and tsunamis...... This is the bleakest scene on earth.

Under such a crisis situation, the battle between the two armies turned into a decisive battle. Regardless of the interception of artillery fire, the Jin army broke through the fire net and killed Yanjing City, and in front of the battle, white-knuckle battles and hand-to-hand battles began. This was a typical hard-fought battle, in which countless wounded and corpses were carried down, and countless more people rose up. The fighting was unprecedentedly brutal, alternating between round after round charge and counter-charge. The iron current formed by the soldiers is like a storm on the sea, constantly beating, impacting, and sweeping towards the opponent's position...

After receiving the news that the Wushu reinforcements were repelled by the Song army, Zongfu, who was trapped in the imperial city, was extremely disappointed, this was his last hope, but it was still dashed. He knew that as long as the Song army repelled the Wushu Department, he would clean himself up when he had his hands free, and he would not escape his doom after all. So he ordered the sergeant to move all the jewels and treasures to the Yuanhe Palace, and piled up dry firewood, and rewarded all the gold and silver to the soldiers guarding the imperial city, and then poured all the warehouses full of silk, weapons, armor, grain, wine and meat that could not be moved on with fire oil, preparing to ignite the entire imperial city after the Song army broke the city, and turned the entire imperial city into a sea of fire.

"Deputy marshal, the fourth prince has led the troops to kill again!" The sound of killing outside the city rose again, Wanyan Xiyin hurriedly entered the hall and told Zongfu, it can be seen that he was dressed in full costume and sat on the pyre with Shuai Yin, obviously ready to die with Yanjing City, and the treasures that filled the hall were his funeral goods.

"Oh, Ceres, do you think he can storm the city?" Sosuke asked weakly, having lost confidence in defeating the Song army.

"False Liduo, how can you be so depressed as the head of an army, this is not our Jurchen warriors, we have the imperial city, and there are thousands of generals, the reinforcements have arrived outside the city, how can we be defeated until the last moment!" Seeing this, Wanyan Xiyin didn't care about humility, and reprimanded him in the tone of an eldest brother.

"Ceres, the Wushu Department is far away, and the soldiers are tired, do you think there is still hope?" Sosuke asked again with a sigh.

"False Liduo, although the Wushu is tired, but the Song army has been sleepy for days to attack the city, the strength of the two armies is equal, just now I watched the fourth prince attack very fiercely, several times to the city is only two miles away, as long as we seize the opportunity to join forces, we will be able to lead them into the city, at that time the deer died who is not yet known!" Wanyan Xiyin couldn't stop cheering up Zongfu.

"As you say, there is still hope for us?" Zongfu's face softened slightly, and after seeing Yan Xiyin, he nodded, and said, "Let's go, let's go to the city and have a look!" ”

Zong Fu was neatly draped and Wanyan Xiyin climbed the Wanchun Gate Tower in the West City of the Imperial City under the protection of a group of guards, and sneaked to the window with a hunched back and poked open the window paper to look outside. Since the Song army occupied the outer city wall, the palace wall of the imperial city has become unsafe, and the sharpshooters among them often shoot at the lookout posts in the city with muskets, and I don't know how many people died in the city, so climbing the city has become a very dangerous job.

"Deputy marshal, you see our army is killing again!" Wanyan Xiyin said while looking out of the city while squatting and kneeling.

"Well, that's true, Shuai Qi is moving towards us!" Because it is still separated by the high outer walls of the outer city, although it occupies the highest point of the imperial city, it can only see the army in the distance, and when it comes closer, you can only see the high general flag, and you can't see the movement of people and horses, but this is enough to make Sosuke excited.

"Yes, as long as we get closer, we can capture the Xianxi Gate, bring reinforcements into the city, recapture the sub-city, and gradually recover the whole city, and when the reinforcements from outside the pass arrive or the Song army runs out of food and grass and withdraws, we can still occupy Yanjing City!" Wanyan Xiyin looked at it for a while and replied, he saw that Wushu had changed his charging tactics and began to implement echelon charges, the Song army would retreat uncontrollably, and the Chinese army was estimated to be about to retreat to the moat... (To be continued......)