"Report!"

The elongated voice immediately made Shi Tianze instantly startled, and hurriedly walked out of the barracks.

"What happened?"

He grabbed the herald and shouted.

The herald soldier was suddenly frightened, his legs trembled, and he immediately replied, "General Qiyu." The Chifeng Army had already dispatched troops from Tongguan, had already broken through Yuzhou, and was marching towards Shaanzhou! In desperation, Tahai had no choice but to lead his soldiers and horses to flee all the way north, and now they have run to Pingyang Mansion on the southeast road of Hedong. ”

"That guy is pretty fast?"

Shi Tianze immediately frowned, but he couldn't say anything.

This Ta Hai is a Mongolian general, although his strength is only limited to the realm of human rank Danding, far less than Shi Tianze's strength, but he is also a Mongolian general, which is not something he can easily adjust.

With a twist of thought in his mind, Shi Tianze asked again: "Shaanzhou, why is the other party so fast?"

"According to the rout. The Chifeng army first ordered the navy army to go forward, but in two hours, they came to the city of Yuzhou. Although Tahai sent soldiers to stop it, the Yellow River was turbulent, and it was difficult for ordinary boats to navigate. Moreover, the Chifeng Army is very powerful, and dozens of artillery pieces have been installed on the battleship. The artillery was so powerful that the soldiers in the city could not resist, so the walls were blasted through. Although Tahai organized people to resist, Xiao Feng's strength was amazing, and he had to abandon the city and flee in order to avoid losing his troops. The herald immediately told the situation of the front line, fifteen and ten.

When Shi Tianze heard this, he couldn't help but admire: "This Red Phoenix Army is really fierce. It was even more ferocious than when he faced off against our army before. ”

It's not that he hasn't fought against the Red Phoenix Army, but he didn't expect the other party to move so quickly, and the other party has not been ready to directly capture the city, such a speed is naturally amazing.

Carefully deliberating on the confrontation between the two armies in his mind, Shi Tianze was stunned for a while, and completely forgot the surrounding scene.

And the herald saw that Shi Tianze was stunned, and there was no movement for a long time, so he had to leave from then on and go on with his own affairs.

When the sunset set and the moonlight fell back on the world, Shi Tianze felt a burst of hunger in the house, and when he was about to get up to eat, he felt that his feet were sore, but his body was a little stiff because of standing for a long time, and he stumbled a few steps to recover easily, but he saw a person walking in the distance, holding a square lacquer plate in his hand.

"It smells so good. Zhou Chen, what kind of dishes have you prepared?"

With a twitch of his nose, Shi Tianze immediately smelled a stream of aroma from the lacquer plate.

Seduced by this aroma, his stomach was "cooing" again, obviously hungry.

"It's just your favorite food. Song Zizhen smiled slightly, and put the lacquer plate in front of Shi Tianze.

After Shi Tianze took the lacquer plate, he took a deep breath, and immediately found a clean grass to sit on the ground, then took out the dishes and chopsticks placed in it, and ate the food in it.

At this moment, Song Zizhen looked serious, and suddenly asked, "General Shi." What do you think we should do with the Red Phoenix Army?"

"Chifengjun?" Asked by this, Shi Tianze was stunned for a moment, his cheeks moved slightly, and he swallowed the food in his mouth, and then he showed some frustration, shook his head and replied: "To be honest, I'm not sure." "In the past, he once fought with the Red Phoenix Army with several times his strength, and that victory or defeat could not be said to be a complete victory, and he was still escaped by the other party.

Now that the forces of both sides are the same, the weapons and equipment in their armies must be even more than before.

For this kind of opponent, Shi Tianze is not completely sure.

Song Zizhen sighed slightly, shook his head and asked, "Since you are not sure, why did the general still raise troops to go?" In my opinion, there is no need for you to go to the battle this time. After all, the morale of the other party is like a rainbow now, and there are countless villagers in this Nanjing Road. In our current situation, we are no match for the other side at all!"

"I understand!"

Shi Tianze's expression was gloomy, and he smiled bitterly.

Song Zizhen felt a little annoyed, and said, "General Shi." It's not that I'm ruthless, but in terms of the current situation, our army is really dangerous. Not to mention the separation system between Mongolia and Han, the Han people in the army have a lot of complaints, and they can't understand it at all. Even the army has a shortage of food, and in the previous battle with the Song army, a lot of ordnance was lost. In such a situation, how can we defeat the Red Phoenix Army, which is ready to attack?"

"Then how do you think I should choose?" Shi Tianze put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, and was silent for a while, his eyes just looking at Song Zizhen.

"According to the following words. Nowadays, the best way to do this is to choose someone else to rely on. How?" Song Zizhen skimmed around, and after seeing that it was already the dead of night at the moment, and there was no trace of anyone, she took a deep breath and whispered.

Shi Tianze's eyes opened, full of incredulity: "You mean, surrender to others?" immediately shook his head and replied stubbornly: "Impossible." This is absolutely impossible. ”

"General Shi. ”

Seeing that Shi Tianze was so stubborn, Song Zizhen persuaded bitterly: "You should also know that for the Mongolian tribes, we are just slaves, and we are just servants when we are called. You also know that I once wrote a letter to strictly explain the maladministration of the country, but the king of the country was stubborn, not only blocking the way of the imperial examination, but also controlling the authority of the ministries. After Na Guiyou came to power, his mare milk was really authoritarian, not only forcing Yelu Chucai to death, but also brutalizing Zhongliang and appointing villains. How can there be a long-term solution for such maladministration? In the middle of this, it is better to take advantage of this time to betray the enemy!"

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Shi Tianze shook his head, his expression was very resolute.

Song Zizhen did not give up, and continued to persuade: "With the ability of today's generals, if you surrender to the Song Dynasty, you can at least serve as an envoy to the festival." Even if he is under the command of the Red Phoenix Army, even if he can't stand side by side with that Xiao Feng, he can still have a safe life. How could such a choice not be better than falling with the Mongols?"

"Shut up!"

Seeing that Song Zizhen was so bold, Shi Tianze immediately reprimanded angrily: "I remember that you also have hard work in the army, so I won't punish you." But if you dare to be loud before anyone else, then don't blame me for being ruthless. "The thunder in his eyes suddenly appeared, and it turned out to be a murderous opportunity.

Song Zizhen saw this scene, and also knew that Shi Tianze was categorically unable to persuade him, so he asked: "Then I won't talk about it." It's just a general, but I want to ask you, why do you have to be so loyal?"

"It's just a matter of eating the king's fortune and being loyal to the king. Shi Tianze's expression was gloomy, and he said in a faint voice.

Song Zizhen's eyes moved slightly, but she saw Shi Tianze's appearance in her eyes, and immediately replied: "Okay." I understand!" Then, he left from here, leaving Shi Tianze alone here.

Looking at the cold food, Shi Tianze lost his appetite, threw it aside, and laughed at himself: "It seems that my calamity is also coming?"

............

"Henan Mansion ahead?"

Riding on the war horse, Xiao Feng squinted his eyes slightly, looking at the dwarf city in the distance, but he sighed.

This place was originally Luoyang, but after the establishment of the Song Dynasty, this place was named after "Xijing", and it was the imperial court that set up the "Guozijian" in Luoyang, and the relics of famous ministers and literati and bachelors would be here more, Zhao Pu, Lu Mengzheng, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, Ouyang Xiu all lived in Luoyang. There are also physicists such as the Cheng brothers and Shao Yong, who wrote books and lectured in Luoyang. Sima Guang also completed the historiographical masterpiece "Zizhi Tongjian" in Luoyang.

After the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, Luoyang was designated as Zhongjing, Henan Mansion was changed to Jinchang Mansion, and Henan County was incorporated into Luoyang County.

When the old city of Luoyang was destroyed, a new city was built in the northeast corner of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the surrounding area was less than 9 li, that is, the predecessor of today's old city, it was only a small part of the Luoyang city of the Sui and Tang dynasties. After years of war, the city is even more dilapidated, and its walls are only made of rammed earth, without the majestic and magnificent posture of the Sui and Tang dynasties.

But from those ruins, you can still see the prosperity of the past.

Qin Changqing was also full of sighs, and replied: "This is the place." ”

At the beginning, he was quite surprised to come here.

After all, in the history books, this Luoyang is known as the "thousand-year-old imperial capital, peony flower city", successive dynasties, Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Wei, Western Jin Dynasty, Northern Wei Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Wu Zhou, Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin Dynasty and other thirteen dynasties built their capitals in Luoyang, all of which are known as the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties.

"Who is the one who guards this city?" Xiao Feng's eyes condensed slightly, and he asked again.

According to the informant, since Shi Tianze left, this place has been guarded by Zhang Teli and others. Because it is located in the heart of the heart, there are only nearly 1,000 old and weak soldiers in the city. If you want to stop us and other armies, it is to use the mantis arm as a car. Qin Changqing replied again.

Xiao Feng smiled slightly, and said, "Since that's the case, it's better to wait for half a day." See what the other person is going to do. After all, even if it is a siege, many shells will be consumed. If it can be resolved peacefully, it will be the best policy. ”

"I'll do as I was told!"

Qin Changqing responded and conveyed the order to the whole army.

So, the Red Phoenix Army was stationed three miles away from Luoyang City, from Tongguan to send troops, everyone traveled all the way, although it was to capture the city again and again, but this road was also quite hard, now it is time to relax a little, it is also just right.

As for that Luoyang City?

As Xiao Feng predicted, it had not been three or four hours before the once closed door had been opened.

Then a group of people came out of it, all of them were ruddy-faced and dressed in silk, obviously not the weather-beaten rough men, they should be the nobles and nobles in this city, only because they were afraid of the Red Phoenix Army, so they came together, hoping to escape.

Xiao Feng didn't want to pay attention to these people, and directly left them to Qin Changqing to deal with.

Qin Changqing received this order, and immediately led a pair of soldiers and horses to the front of everyone, those people saw that someone from the Chifeng Army was coming, and they all showed joy, so they opened their legs and approached with a flattering face, but a burst of gunfire made them stop one after another.

"Everyone. Our army has its own laws, and no one is allowed to trespass into the barracks. ”

Seeing that everyone's expressions were different, Qin Changqing laughed unconsciously, and said with a smile: "If you have anything you want to say, you might as well tell me." With his hands behind his back, he immediately led a group of people and walked into the distance.

Qin Changqing didn't have much interest in these dignitaries, and the reason why he paid attention to them was just to be able to squeeze the resources and information he needed from them.