Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 226 Offensive and Defensive Battle

"It's fine to keep some words in your heart, you don't have to say them out, young people just can't hold their breath!"

Zhao Kuangyin frowned, pretending to be dissatisfied.

At this time, a servant approached, and Fu Er said something to Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Kuangyin said, "That's right! What did you make... Soap, your mother likes it a little bit, you go to the inner palace to see, she has something to ask you."

Zhao Dezhao hurriedly bowed to leave, and came to the pavilion in the harem.

Empress Song was leading the maids to admire the flowers, and Zhao Dezhao stepped forward to greet her.

"You don't need to be too polite! Is Xiuzhi in good health these days?"

It turned out that since Wang Xiuzhi became pregnant, he came to the palace less, Empress Song lost a confidant to talk to, and encountered problems in making soap by herself.

Fortunately, Zhao Dezhao first taught Wang Xiuzhi to make this soap, so Zhao Dezhao answered every question that Empress Song had, and explained it clearly.

Empress Song was very happy, and suddenly talked about today's court affairs.

"I heard that you offended a lot of people when you went to court today. Why can't you say something calmly? The young people are too frivolous, so they will be annoying to others. In the future...how can you convince the public!"

Zhao Dezhao was taken aback for a moment, thinking that it seemed that the third younger brother Zhao Defang was fast-talking and told Queen Song about his arrogance in the court today and the reactions of all the ministers.

But this is also a good thing, it only shows that Empress Song is now completely on her side, worrying about offending others.

"My son knows, and I will pay attention in the future! By the way, my queen, this year's autumn harvest, the silkworm sacrifice is well prepared."

Empress Song was taken aback. This spring planting and autumn harvest was a rule set by Zhao Kuangyin when he founded the country. The emperor of Song Dynasty would plant crops in the palace every spring, and at the same time lead all the officials to worship the sky to express their respect.

In autumn, the queen presides over the silkworm sacrifice, which also means respecting the common people.

Empress Song was surprised, "There is still some time, why are you asking this?"

Zhao Dezhao said, "The Queen Mother will know when the time comes, and I have prepared a big gift for you."

Empress Song was about to ask carefully, but Zhao Dezhao took his leave and left.

Empress Song was puzzled by what new tricks this kid was going to do, but she was also looking forward to it.

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At this time, in Shuiluo City on the border, the offensive and defensive battle between the Northern Han Dynasty and the Zhongwu Army of the Song Dynasty had reached a fever pitch.

"Marshal! Ten cows and ten horses have been slaughtered, but do you want to beat the drums?"

Someone asked Liu Youhu, Liu Youhu flicked his hair on his forehead vigorously, "Go up the sacrifice! Beat the drum!"

This is a powerful ceremony in Khitan. Blood sacrifices to animals and heads are sacrificed. At the same time, war drums are beaten to strengthen the army.

At the same time, it means that tonight, there will be fresh beef and horsemeat to eat again.

Although the Northern Han Dynasty was called the Han Kingdom, its population, culture, and customs were all more inclined to the Khitan and Liao Kingdom.

As soon as the war drums came together, the Northern Han army's reputation was greatly shaken. Amidst the loud shouts, group after group of soldiers rushed towards the city wall of Shuiluo City.

The deafening shouts of killing reached the tower. This was the prelude to the war, and it stirred the blood of every soldier of the Song Dynasty.

Even Gao Huaide, who had been in the army for decades, couldn't help getting nervous.

Zhao Yuanzuo was expressionless, but his face was gloomy.

He kept shouting to his men to save the rolling wood and stones as much as possible, and not to waste them unless more than ten Northern Han sergeants gathered.

Arrows are even more precious. They have a cost, unlike wood and stones, which can be used directly after being picked up.

Fortunately, after Zhao Yuanzuo came to Shuiluo City, he followed Zhao Dezhao's advice and repeatedly upgraded the defense level of the city wall regardless of the cost or offending the local civil, military and people.

Defensive equipment was also prepared, otherwise the city would have been broken and missed just by the desperate attack of the opponent's 30 troops.

Even so, once the Northern Han army attacked frantically, the situation was still very urgent.For a while, the two sides were at a stalemate, and the scene was very anxious.

However, it seemed that the Northern Han army had suffered a great loss. After an hour, the Northern Han army had already left a circle of hundreds of corpses outside the city wall.

At the same time, the Jingzhou Army suffered no more than a dozen casualties.

Liu Youhu, the general of the Northern Han Dynasty who was supervising the battle in the distance, yelled, "Zhao Yuanzuo! Song Jun! Wait for me to enter the city and see what you have to resist. I want you all to die! Use you!" blood sacrifice!"

On the city wall, Zhao Yuanzuo sighed, these Northern Han people with low intelligence and high courage are actually the best fighters, and even if they die, there is no need to be sad. It would be great if I could use these people for me.

Liu Youhu withdrew his troops for the time being, and behind him a large group of cavalry entered the woods to cut down trees to make siege equipment.

However, due to the problems of tools and craftsmanship, they are relatively rough.

The Song army's defensive equipment is much more sophisticated. These days, the main reason is that the defensive equipment has played a huge role, with sufficient materials and powerful power.

Throwing a log down would kill and injure at least several Northern Han soldiers. Then, in order to prevent the Northern Han army from using the log as a ladder to attack the city, someone would immediately pour down several bowls of boiling oil.

If I was lucky, I was able to kill and injure a few Northern Han soldiers. Even if they couldn't, the kerosene ignited the logs and burned them. Not only could the South Vietnamese soldiers not be able to move them away, but they would also be surrounded by intense heat and thick smoke.

On the city wall several feet high, these threats were greatly reduced, so the Northern Han army was very comfortable.

As for the watermelon-sized stone, it is an important weapon for fixed-point direct throwing.

Zhao Yuanzuo demanded that every stone thrown down should injure at least one Northern Han person.

At night, when the Northern Han army retreated to rest, Zhao Yuanzuo sent someone to tie the sergeant with a rope and go down to the ground to move the rolling logs and stones back to the city for use tomorrow.

He didn't dare to send people out of the city to pick them up, because he was worried that if the Northern Han army took the opportunity to kill them, it would be too late to close the city gate, and it might cause a catastrophe.But it is much safer to use a rope. If the enemy comes, just put the rope up quickly.

But even if they fought so skillfully and carefully, the Song army still suffered over ten thousand casualties these days.

The casualties of the Northern Han army reached about [-].

After these days of intense defensive battles, those civil servants and generals who originally thought that Zhao Yuanzuo was tyrannical and cruel, basically understood Zhao Yuanzuo's persistence and determination.

They finally unite, share the same hatred, and jointly fight against the vicious enemy.

However, unity cannot reverse the disadvantage of the Song army at this time. Wang Jien is very depressed these days, worrying about the city being destroyed and dying, and worrying that the money collected cannot be transported out before the city is destroyed.

Zhao Yuanzuo had already sealed off the whole city, allowing entry and no exit, even Wang Jien had no right to go out without authorization, and it was even more impossible to carry things outside.

So Wang Jien had no choice but to think about the next best thing, and gathered all the treasures left after bribing King Jin, hoping that if the city was destroyed, he could use these wealth to buy a way out.

(End of this chapter)