The Rhapsody of Mounted Blade Players

In the Jin Army camp on the other side, after seeing today's casualty statistics, the senior Jin Army officials all had dark faces and couldn't be happy. Just as Song Jiang guessed, they were desperately attacking the real army today. In Dingfu City, the losses were extremely heavy. The generals who were at the level of Huajin warriors alone lost forty or fifty people. As for the small soldiers, the losses were even greater, at least fifty or sixty thousand.

It was precisely because the losses were so heavy that the top brass of the Jin Kingdom came up with the idea of ​​persuading them to surrender. Otherwise, if they continued to fight like this, even if all the soldiers and horses were wiped out, they might not be able to really secure the city. Not to mention that the reinforcements from the Qinglong Empire are definitely on their way now. They don't have much time to stay here and fight fiercely with the defenders in Zhending City.

They will fight here for three more days at most. If they still cannot capture Zhendingfu City after three days, then they will prepare to lead their army to retreat.

In order to reduce the losses of their trusted troops, tomorrow they plan to let a Han general from the North who just conquered attack the lord.

The Han general's name was Guo Yaoshi, who had a great reputation in the Liao Kingdom. Later, after the Liao Kingdom was destroyed by their Jin Kingdom, Guo Yaoshi led tens of thousands of people under his command and fled into the mountains and forests. He never stopped. Willing to submit to their Kingdom of Jin.

In the end, they sent troops to block all the roads out of the mountain, making it impossible for Yaoshi Guo and his soldiers to go down the mountain to obtain any supplies.

Trapped in the mountains and forests, the hungry Yaoshi Guo had no choice but to go down the mountain and surrender to the Jin man.

However, even though he surrendered, the Jin people never completely let down their guard against him because he had as many as 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses, including thousands of elite heavy cavalry.

This time, they planned to use it as the main force to attack the city the next day, and they also had the intention of weakening their strength.

Naturally, Yaoshi Guo himself knew this, but unfortunately he was surrounded by many spies from those golden men, so he did not dare to act rashly.

Otherwise, he might have contacted the officials of the Qinglong Empire and tried to find a way to rebel.

In the original history, Pharmacist Guo was such a villain who had no loyalty at all. He was seen jumping back and forth repeatedly in the Liao, Jin and Song countries.

But who told him to hold tens of thousands of elite troops in his hands! Therefore, in the original history, no matter which country it was, in order to allow it to work for itself with complete peace of mind, it treated it very well.

However, due to Ye Tianlong's intervention, the development trajectory of this world has been completely disrupted. Therefore, Yaoshi Guo has not found any particularly good opportunities for rebellion until now. He was forced to surrender to the Jin people not long ago, and his reputation is not yet known. Totally stink.

Pharmacist Guo also thought about it. With his reputation that has not yet been ruined, and the tens of thousands of elite troops under his command, if he joins the Qinglong Empire, how can he be able to make a fortune as a general?

More importantly, the Qinglong Empire was a force established by the Han compatriots. Unlike the Jin Kingdom, the rulers were a group of extremely cruel Jurchen barbarians who drank blood. Guo Yaoshi had fought with them many times when he was an official in the Liao Kingdom. After fighting against each other, he really looked down upon this group of Jurchen barbarians. He really didn't want to serve for such a group of barbarians when he had a choice.

And just when Medical Master Guo was tossing and turning on the bed, thinking about how he could get in touch with the general of the Qinglong Empire in Zhending Mansion City. A very fast figure, using the cover of night, quickly rushed under the Zhending Mansion City, then climbed onto the bamboo basket that had been prepared long ago, and was pulled up by the defenders on the tower.

And this person was Dai Zong, the magical eunuch who had been sent by Song Jiang and Shi Wengong to report to Ye Tianlong for help.

Hearing that Dai Zong was back, Song Jiang, who had just been lying down for a short time, immediately got up from the bed and went to see him.

When Song Jiang arrived, he found that Shi Wengong had already arrived with all his generals.

After saying hello to everyone, Song Jiang sat down next to Shi Wengong and asked Dai Zong about the results of his trip.

Facing everyone's inquiries, Dai Zong excitedly told everyone that in order to catch those Jin people off guard, Emperor Ye Tianlong led an army of 300,000 people and rushed towards Zhending Fucheng day and night. Therefore, it is not far from Zhendingfu City. By tomorrow night at most, he will lead a large army to arrive and then launch a night attack on the Jin Army.

The reason why Ye Tianlong did this was because he learned the lesson from the last time. Last time, those Jin people saw that the situation was not good. With the large number of cavalry in their army, many elites fled on horseback, leaving Ye Tianlong to just eliminate the opponent in the end. They were just some cannon fodder troops left to delay.

This time, in order to prevent the Jin Army from escaping, he decided to launch a night attack. The scouts sent by the Jin Army at night would also have their vision greatly affected by the night, which provided him with an opportunity to lead his army to quietly approach the Jin Army's camp. In addition, he abandoned the army and traveled day and night, and his arrival time would definitely be earlier than the Jin people expected. The Jin people would definitely be unprepared and would be caught off guard by him.

After learning that the reinforcements led by Ye Tianlong would arrive tomorrow night, everyone couldn't help but be very excited. Even Wu Yong, who had previously thought about surrendering to the Jin Army to preserve Liangshan's strength, breathed a sigh of relief.

After feeling relieved, Wu Yong went back to his room and slept until dawn. Then he heard a fierce fighting sound just as he woke up.

After getting up and putting on a suit of armor, Wu Yong carefully climbed to the top of the building and looked towards the four city walls. He found that the Jin soldiers were mainly attacking the north gate today, and groups of Jin soldiers were continuously swarming up the city walls. , but the own soldiers guarding the city wall firmly defended their position. Most of the Jin Army soldiers would be killed within two minutes of climbing on the city wall.

After Wu Yong's careful observation, he found that not only did his own soldiers fight bravely, but also because the soldiers sent by the Jin people did not seem to be as elite as yesterday, and their fighting will was not high, so they were so easily defeated by their own soldiers. blocked.

Wu Yong's observation was indeed correct. Most of the people responsible for fighting the main force today were Northern Han soldiers under Guo Yaoshi. These Northern Han soldiers were not trusted by the Jin people in the first place, so even if Guo Yaoshi led them to surrender The Jin people did not replace or supplement their weapons and equipment, so most of the soldiers of the Ever Victorious Army were still using dilapidated weapons and armors from several years ago.

In addition, most of these Han soldiers in the North still have a blood feud with the Najin people, so after being pushed out and used as cannon fodder for sieges, it is no wonder that these people have a strong will to fight.

After being repelled by the soldiers defending the city again, in order to prevent the Evervictorious Army soldiers from continuing to paddle, the Jin people actually killed the hundreds of Evervictorious Army soldiers who were leading the retreat this time in front of the entire army. Face beheaded.

When Medicine Master Guo saw this scene, he understood that if he and his soldiers still refused to contribute, those Jin people would probably send them back to the west in advance.

So in desperation, in the next round of attack, Guo Yaoshi chose to lead the attack personally.

Under the personal leadership of Yaoshi Guo, the soldiers of the Ever Victorious Army finally boosted their morale, and once they stormed the city wall, they even fought against Song Jiang.

As soon as he met Song Jiang, Medical Master Guo realized that this was a weakling. However, seeing that the armor he wore and the weapons he used were so exquisite and gorgeous, Medical Master Guo immediately guessed that the Song Jiang had a high official position in the Qinglong Empire. .

So Guo Yaoshi deliberately let go, pretending to fight fiercely with Song Jiang, and using the shouts of killing around him to cover it up, he whispered in Song Jiang's ear: "I am the former commander-in-chief of the victorious army of the Liao Kingdom, Guo Yaoshi. I have long admired your country." Your Majesty has a great reputation and wants to return to his rightful ways. I wonder if this lord can serve as an intermediary and introduce me to my younger brother?"

When Song Jiang heard that the other party was actually Guo Yaoshi, the commander-in-chief of the Ever Victorious Army, his eyes lit up. He had also heard about this man, and he had tens of thousands of troops under his command! If the other party really surrendered to the Qinglong Empire, then he, the middleman, must have contributed a lot.

So while he continued to fake fight with Guo Yaoshi, he quickly told the other party his identity, and promised that he would help Guo Yaoshi convey his feelings to His Majesty the Emperor.

After hearing Song Jiang reveal his identity, Medical Master Guo couldn't help but feel overjoyed, thinking that he had really seen the right person this time! With the Minister of Rites of the Qinglong Empire speaking for him, it is absolutely certain that he will surrender to the Qinglong Empire! Excited, Yaoshi Guo said on the spot that when His Majesty the Emperor arrived with reinforcements, he would immediately lead his soldiers to revolt anyway.

When Song Jiang saw this guy swearing, he probably really wanted to join the Qinglong Empire, so after thinking about it, Song Jiang took the risk that Ye Tianlong would lead the reinforcements tonight and launched a night attack on the Jin Army camp. He told Yaoshi Guo about the incident and asked him to raise troops to respond and attack the Jin people together.

When Medical Master Guo heard the news revealed by Song Jiang, he couldn't help but be shocked. He thought that the reinforcements from the Qinglong Empire came really fast! And Ye Tianlong, the emperor of the Qinglong Empire, was indeed as full of martial virtue as the legend said, and he once again went on a personal expedition.

That is to say, he surrendered decisively enough, otherwise the other party's night attack tonight would probably have dealt with him as well!

After being surprised, Pharmacist Guo immediately assured Song Jiang that once the Qinglong Empire's army launched an attack, he would respond immediately.

At this time, Yaoshi Guo and Song Jiang had been pretending to fight here for more than ten minutes. During this period, in order to prevent the Jin man from seeing the flaw, Yaoshi Guo used his long spear to hit the surrounding stone floor hard. , so that the battle circle between him and Song Jiang was full of gravel and smoke, making it impossible to see the specific fighting situation inside.

Song Jiang also used his eyes to signal the two guards captains Guo Sheng and Lu Fang not to interrupt, so that he could talk to Yaoshi Guo without being disturbed.

After Guo Yaoshi discussed with Song Jiang about joining the Qinglong Empire, he told Song Jiang that the Jin people had begun to be wary of him and his victorious soldiers, so this time he personally led the army to attack the city, just because he wanted to You have to work harder to dispel the doubts of those golden people.

When Song Jiang heard this, he immediately suggested that he could perform a play with Guo Yaoshi to help him dispel the Jin man's doubts.

So soon, Song Jiang's two personal captains Guo Sheng and Lu Fang also joined the battle circle. The three of them joined forces to fight Guo Yaoshi alone. Guo Yaoshi, who was originally on a par with 'Song Jiang', was quickly suppressed and was at a disadvantage.

However, Pharmacist Guo refused to retreat. In the end, he was injured in many places on his body, and his clothes were completely dyed red with blood. Only then was he pulled down from the city wall by his own soldiers.

As soon as the city wall was removed, Medicine Master Guo fainted from his injuries.

When those Jin people saw Guo Yaoshi, the commander-in-chief of the Ever-victorious Army, they all went to the front line in person. He was eventually injured and fell into a coma. Other soldiers of the Ever-Victorious Army also suffered considerable losses in this attack. They finally dispelled most of their doubts. After all, it stands to reason In other words, the two sides fought so fiercely and could be considered to have formed a deadly feud. It should be difficult for Guo Yaoshi to switch to the Qinglong Empire.

However, they didn't know that Yaoshi Guo had already secretly discussed with Song Jiang about taking refuge, and now he was waiting for the reinforcements from the Qinglong Empire to arrive in the evening to fight back against the Jin army.

After a day of brutal fighting, Pharmacist Guo, who was staying in the camp and pretending to be unconscious, heard the report from his subordinates. After today's siege battle, the Jin army lost at least more than 50,000 horses, of which nearly 30,000 were They belong to their ever-victorious army, so now most of the soldiers under Guo Yaoshi have been lost, and they are less than 20,000.

Such a huge loss made Guo Yaoshi very heartbroken. After all, although Guo Yaoshi often rebelled, he was very good to the soldiers under his command. This is why he changed his formations many times and there were so many soldiers willing to follow him. important reasons.

The Jin people attacked Zhending Fucheng for two consecutive days and lost about 100,000 troops, but they failed to make any big progress. This shows that the strength of those Jin people is really just that. When the Qinglong Empire reinforcements When they arrive, these golden men will have to retreat in despair.

This also strengthened Guo Yaoshi's determination to join the Qinglong Empire. When the time comes, he must lead his soldiers to kill more golden soldiers, not only to avenge those soldiers of the Victory Army who were tricked to death by the golden people, but also to let the Qinglong The emperor of the empire, Ye Tianlong, saw his sincerity in surrender.

In order to avoid being discovered by the Jin people that he was about to rebel, Yaoshi Guo waited until nightfall before asking his trusted generals to come to the camp on the pretext of visiting him. Then Yaoshi Guo asked his soldiers to guard outside the tent to prevent the Jin people from entering the camp. It's possible that the spy overheard the conversation between him and his men.

After giving these instructions to his subordinates one by one, Medicine Master Guo continued to pretend to be sick in his camp. After all, he was so seriously injured today that it stands to reason that he would not recover in a few days, so he has been hiding in the camp. Those golden people will not doubt it either.

And those subordinates who had received the instructions from Pharmacist Guo were also very careful after leaving the camp. They quietly told their soldiers during dinner that they were going to cooperate with the Qinglong Empire to rebel against the Jin people tonight. One-hit plan.

Those soldiers of the Ever Victorious Army who had long been fed up with the oppression of the Jin people learned that their commander-in-chief had secretly connected with the Qinglong Empire and was preparing to rebel against the Kingdom of Jin and switch to the Qinglong Empire. Not only did they not feel that their commander-in-chief was courting Qin Muchu, but they felt The decision made by my commander is really wise! They all firmly supported the commander-in-chief's decision, and they must perform well after the Qinglong Empire's army arrives, kill a few more golden soldiers, and let out the bad breath in their chests.