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Zhao Junsheng frowned and said: "You can't doubt Mr. Pang just because he is a newcomer to our dynasty. It's not fair. If we all have this kind of mentality, what kind of people with lofty ideals are yearning for me to work hard?" Chilling?"

Chapter 1066

Lin Jinghui hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise, it's my fault, and I shouldn't treat Pang Fa differently! Besides this, Your Majesty also asks your Majesty to splice the note with the news of collaborating with the enemy with the top blank paper." stand up!"

Pang Faqi's heart skipped a beat, and his face changed slightly. He didn't expect Lin Jinghui to discover all of this.

Zhao Junsheng did as he was told, and spliced ​​the note with the shorter piece of paper. Looking at it again, he found that the length was the same as the stack of paper below.

"Your Majesty, this stack of blank papers was found on the case in Pang Faqi's camp. His two female relatives were there at that time. The paper texture of the note is the same as the stack of blank papers below!"

Zhao Junsheng compared the texture of the note with other blank papers, nodded and said: "This note is indeed from this blank piece of paper that is in short supply, but these papers are the papers used by our court officials, and all officials use this kind of paper. Only Pang Gong used it alone, Pang Gong is indeed suspected, but these are not enough to prove that the carrier pigeon was released by Pang Gong!"

Pang Faqi breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from Zhao Junsheng's reaction, Zhao Junsheng was more disciplined and would not mess around with his likes and dislikes. He was already convicted.

Lin Jinghui said calmly: "Your Majesty, please take a look at the stack of manuscripts and several letters. These were all found in Pang Faqi's camp. Although the manuscripts and letters do not show that he is suspected of collaborating with the enemy, please take the papers and write them down." Compare the handwriting on the strip with the handwriting of these manuscripts!"

Pang Faqi's face changed drastically at this moment. He really didn't think about protecting himself by changing the font and handwriting, but this also fully shows that he is not a qualified spy who penetrates into the enemy's interior.

Zhao Junsheng first read through a few letters. The letter was written by a friend to Pang Faqi. It has been a long time, and there is indeed nothing suspicious. Then look at the drafts. These are poems and songs written by Pang Faqi on weekdays. Fu, this person is of human origin.

Zhao Junsheng read through these drafts, and felt that Pang Faqi had some talent, but he hadn't reached the point where he could be amazed.

Comparing the handwriting on the note with the handwriting on the manuscript, Zhao Junsheng found that the handwriting was indeed somewhat similar, but the difference was that the handwriting on the manuscript was very scribbled, while the handwriting on the note was much neater.

Zhao Junsheng now believes that Pang Faqi released the carrier pigeon. In fact, he has always suspected that Pang Faqi's sudden change of attitude and surrender had ulterior motives. But since he came to surrender, he can't refuse him, and he can't just doubt it without evidence. other side.

Although Zhao Junsheng could be sure that Pang Faqi was "in the dry camp and his heart is in the Song Dynasty", handwriting identification was not his specialty after all, and he had to find a few people who were proficient in this field. He glanced at the accompanying officer.

"Li Qing, I heard that you are an expert in the study of fonts and handwriting. Come and see if the handwriting on the note and the handwriting on the manuscript are from the same person!"

Li Song stood up and cupped his hands: "I don't dare to be a master in handwriting. Since Your Majesty has an order, I will do my best!"

Zhao Junsheng waved to the eunuch Kang Yide, and Kang Yide went up to Li Song with the tray up front.

Li Song picked up the note with his left hand and looked at it, carefully studying the trend of handwriting and strokes, the layout of the whole text, the straightness of the lines, the weight of the pen, the structure of the font, the size of the font, and the neatness of the writing, etc.; Take a draft and look at it, and use the same method to analyze it.

Soon, Li Song put the note and manuscript on the tray, cupped his hands to Zhao Junsheng and said, "Your Majesty, I have analyzed it, and I believe that the words on this note and the manuscript are written by the same person!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "I have also read it. The font on the manuscript is obviously scribbled, while the font on the note is neat and neat, without any joint strokes. How can you conclude that it is written by the same person?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I have spent a lot of time pondering and researching this aspect. Whether the same person's handwriting is scribbled or neat, no matter how many different fonts are used, the charm of the handwriting cannot be changed, or You are a very good imitator, but you can only write similar shapes, but can't achieve the same charm!"

Zhao Junsheng approved Li Song's statement, and he looked at Pang Faqi: "Pang Gong, do you have anything to explain?"

Pang Faqi's face was ashen, he looked at Zhao Junsheng and said: "The matter has come to this point, it will be useless for Pang to continue to argue, the old man was indeed appointed by Marshal Xiao to surrender to His Majesty, on the one hand, he can save his mother and family, on the other hand On the one hand, you can learn about the Qian State and wait for the opportunity to pass the news to the Song Dynasty!"

"With Your Majesty, the old man's crime is unforgivable. It is not possible for the old man to kneel down and beg for mercy, but only the old man knows about this matter, and neither the mother nor his wife and children are involved nor aware of it! Your majesty is benevolent and broad-minded. , and please Your Majesty spare my mother and family after the death of this old man!"

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand, and several soldiers escorted Pang Faqi out.

Before the army set off, Lin Jinghui came to report to Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty, Pang Faqi's wives and concubines hung themselves to death after learning the news that he was beheaded in the crime! Please show your Majesty how to deal with Pang Faqi's mother and children!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Do you still want to ask me about such trivial matters? If I worry about such things all day long, how many years can I live?"

"No, I understand!"

After the army set off, Zhao Junsheng adopted a plan of day and night, trying to hide his eyes and ears as much as possible.

Jiangxia City was fully prepared to defend the city when the Song army broke through the river bank defense line and besieged the city on all sides. The east gate was not suitable for attacking the city because it was close to the river, and the south gate was only suitable for attacking the city because it was close to the Han River.

In response to this situation, Sima Chuzhi only deployed a small number of troops on the south gate and east gate towers, and concentrated most of his troops on the west gate and north gate. In addition to the necessary patrols and sentries in the city, he also left a reserve team ready for reinforcements at any time.

With the help of the navy of the Song Army, a large number of siege equipment was transported from Xiakou, and it took only one day for them to arrive in place, ready to launch a siege battle the next day.

This morning, under Xiao Bin's order, the Song Army launched a fierce attack on Jiangxia City, and the defenders in the city resisted resolutely under the leadership and command of Sima Chuzhi.

The siege battle lasted for two consecutive days, and both the attacker and the defender suffered heavy losses. The Song army lost more than 800 people, while the Qian army lost more than [-] people.

Xiao Bin was very angry. He gave a time limit of two days to break through Jiangxia City, but after two days, Jiangxia City was still as stable as Mount Tai, and the casualties of the defenders were not too great. On the contrary, the Song army lost troops and lost generals when they attacked the city.

On the morning of the third day, Xiao Bin issued an order that regardless of the cost, Jiangxia City must be captured within the day.

So the Song army began to set up an army formation outside the city, and a large number of siege equipment was pushed up again.

At this moment, a sentinel came galloping, and the horse was foaming at the mouth. When the knight ran under the banner of the coach, the horse fell to the ground and died.

Panting, the knight took a step forward and bowed down: "Commander, I found a cavalry force of 5000 soldiers coming from the north at a fast pace, and it's only an hour's journey from here at most!"

"What?" Xiao Bin turned pale with shock, and the soldiers of the Song Army around him also panicked.

Xiao Bin immediately shouted: "Send an order to the navy to prepare for the response quickly! Tan Jin, you bring 5000 people to stay to stop the dry army cavalry. To Xiakou!"

Tan Jin immediately stopped him loudly: "Don't do it, Commander!"

Xiao Bin's expression changed, and he glared angrily: "Tan Jin, how dare you disobey orders?"

Tan Jin hastily said: "Calm down, the commander. The last general doesn't want to disobey orders, nor is he afraid of death! It's just that most of our army's navy is besieging the dry army water village on the bank of the Han River, and the navy is the least transferred. It also takes an hour, plus the time for sending the order, and when the cavalry of the dry army comes to kill, the navy fleet will not be able to catch up!"

Xiao Bin is not very old, he still has some blood, and immediately shouted: "Since the navy can't arrive, pass the order, and the whole army will line up and prepare to fight to the death with the dry army cavalry!"

"No!" Zong Yue objected this time.

I saw Zong Yue said: "Commander, our army is facing the enemy city with its back, but we have to face the enemy cavalry head-on. Once the enemy army rushes over from the front, the dry army on the back will come out from the city again. Under the attack from both sides, the soldiers You must be panic-stricken and terrified, and the army formation must fall apart."

Xiao Bin's face turned pale, and he said loudly, "Then what do you think should be done?"

Zong Yue thought for a while, then cupped his fists and said: "It's too late to wait for the navy to respond, and crossing the river will take a lot of time, so it's definitely too late; the south is the Han River, and it's not practical to cross the Han River in a short time. At the moment, our army can only retreat westward, but we must leave a rear, otherwise our army will soon be overtaken by the cavalry!"

Xiao Bin frowned and said: "But now, no matter whether it is going west or north, it is under the control of the Gan army. Isn't it too dangerous for our army to go deep into the enemy's territory?"

An aide said at this time: "Commander, it has not been long since the Qian army captured the area south of Xiangyang, and the foundation of the rule is not strong. There must still be many people and gentry who do not accept the rule of the Qian country. At this time, our army will retreat westward temporarily. With the support of the local people, officials and people, food and grass should not be a big problem, and our army is familiar with the terrain and roads, and can avoid the chasing and interception of the dry army in time, and wait for our army to get a chance to breathe, and then wait for the opportunity to return south and cross the river!"

Xiao Bin had no time to think and weigh too much, he only agreed after a little consideration, and immediately ordered Tan Jin to stay with 5000 troops to stop the army.

"No matter what, you have to give the commander to block the army for a day, and you are allowed to retreat after a day, otherwise the military law will be followed!"

After Xiao Bin issued an order to Tan Jin, he took 5000 people and left westward. The [-] people left in a hurry. They only brought rations for a few days, and all the other luggage was thrown under the city of Jiangxia.

Chapter 1067 Chasing and Killing

Although Song general Tan Jin was born in poverty, he was a general who really learned and grew up from battles. He did not systematically study the art of war and tactics, but he had rich combat experience.

After Xiao Bin led the main force of the Song Army to retreat westward, Tan Jin did not wait for death with 5000 troops under the city. He knew very well that he would be defeated if he met the [-] cavalry under the city.

If you want to hold back the dry army cavalry as much as possible and buy more time for the main force to retreat, you must first keep these 5000 people.