Chapter 204 Lead the snake out of the hole
On weekdays, everyone says that Zhao Zhong is really as true as his name, loyal and honest, and laughs at everyone. Although he is the emperor's confidant, he never puts on airs and is very kind. But he doesn't know that he is actually loyal and cunning in his heart, and has a great conscience. He was scolded by the emperor and got off the city and called his subordinates to meet and conveyed the emperor's "oral order" to everyone without changing the word. Everyone was annoyed when they heard this. The emperor was too much. The Guards are his old team. Although the Song Dynasty imperial guards now have five generals and five armies, they are known as 200,000 people, but that is also the foundation of the Guards, and their roots are still here!
"Regovernment, I will order you immediately lead the army to capture the imperial city without waiting until dark. I guarantee that the battle will end in one hour and give Zong Fu to Your Majesty!" Shang Hu said first. He was very dissatisfied with the emperor calling his troops "Masters and Soldiers". It is true that they rarely participated in actual combat in recent years, but we cannot blame ourselves all!
Although there are few opportunities to go into battle with real swords and guns, this cannot be a reason for the poor combat effectiveness of the Guards. First of all, the soldiers are carefully selected from the good families of each army, and they are healthy and have good ideological and moral character. Furthermore, these soldiers must have more than two years of service and have participated in actual combat, and are given priority. Finally, in order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the Guards, they not only send teams to exercises of the various army and conduct confrontation exercises with them, but also draw soldiers every year to areas where wars occur frequently.
The Guards do the job of guarding the imperial city and defending key targets. If they come to the battle, unless the dragons, lions, tigers, leopards, and wolfs, which are claimed to be invincible, are skinned and stewed, the emperor's situation is probably similar to that of Zongfu now. So everyone's evaluation of the emperor is very "dissatisfied" with a group of veteran soldiers who only enjoy peace and prosperity.
"Then what you want to fight, let's talk about it first!" Zhao Zhong stabbed the 'crack' and caused hatred for the emperor, but he was not aware of it at all. The old god asked on the ground.
"What else is there to discuss when you hit such a butt place. First, blow up the walls of the imperial city, and then cover the artillery fire. The army rushed in and resolved the battle in a few seconds. Zong Fu caught him when he was alive, and chopped his head when he died!" Shang Hu said with a smile, not treating the imperial city as a major matter.
"Oh, when you have captured the imperial city like this, I'm afraid your head will be cut by the emperor!" Zhao Zhong touched Shang Hu's back of his neck and sighed, and the tone seemed to be preparing to set up a memorial service for him.
"Why?" Shang Hu pushed Zhao Zhong's hand away and asked in surprise.
"Why?! I'm so embarrassed to ask, you have also been in the capital for several years. There is nothing else besides people, don't say you don't know!" Zhao Zhong shook his head and said, as if Shang Hu was a fool.
"In addition to people, there are palaces, Linyuan, books, and granaries..." Shang Hu replied with his fingers, and his sweat also came down. The palace city can be said to have gathered wealth from the world. Although the imperial city of Yanjing was demoted by the Jurchens, as the capital of a place, there are many good things in it. He hit it in as he just said, the palace was destroyed and the granaries were lit. With the emperor's "small energy", all the good things were sacrificed to the sky. For many years of face, the emperor would not chop off his head, but he had to beat himself with his own hands for half a year and could not take care of himself.
So the next question was how to make Zong Fu believe that the Song army was defeated, pretending to retreat, withdraw the troops, and go away with a false defeat... These are all childhood diseases for Zong Fu, and it is definitely difficult for him to believe. Everyone turned their eyes to the Huangluo umbrella of the emperor on the city. It was the symbol of the king of a country, which was even heavier than the general flag. As long as it moved, it would cause a series of chain reactions. If the umbrella fell, the Song army would definitely defeat the emperor and flee in panic!
Zong Fu knew that the emperor's Huang Luo umbrella was powerful, and Shang Hu also knew that the emperor must have known it better. Standing there was an umbrella that indicated that the emperor was present at the enemy's front and was with everyone, which was the greatest encouragement to the entire army. But if it was to fall, it would inevitably cause a turmoil. If it was not done well, it would cause chaos and lead to a disastrous defeat. The Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi caused a lot of chaos because of this incident, and that scene was vivid in the purpose.
"Forget it, whether you die or live depends on the will of God!" It is related to the overall situation. Shang Hu was considering finding someone to convey his meaning to the emperor, but who should I find it? Of course, Xi Ye is the most suitable, and he has a good relationship with him, but he stayed in the capital and did not come. Wang Fu is in charge now, but his weight is a little light; the most suitable one is his old leader, Concubine Shu, Zhao Xin, but the problem is that he is not as good as before. He and Zhao Xin are not servants in the royal palace back then. The consequences of a foreign minister's "dating" the imperial concubine without authorization, hehe... So Shang Hu gritted his teeth and decided to visit the emperor for an interview. He was not unfamiliar with him, so why bother with others...
"Haha, I'm sure!"
"Your Majesty, do you think this is serious?" Shang Hu said in surprise. After hearing what he had said, the emperor agreed without thinking, which made him feel a little unbelievable.
"Of course, you are my guards, my life is in your hands, and of course I trust the most. How could I harm me? Besides, only by conquering the imperial city, what does it matter if I move the place!" Zhao Qi beat Shang Hu around like the past and said.
"Hehe..." Shang Hu didn't expect that the emperor agreed so easily, and after saying this, he felt warm in his heart, "Your Majesty, but if the umbrella cover falls, it will likely cause chaos in the morale of the army. What should I do?"
"Oh, this is not simple. I told them that the umbrella cover was just an order to attack when it was put down. Anyway, no one sent a message to Zong Fu and told him whether to fight or escape!" Zhao Qi said with a smile.
"Ah?!" Shang Hu didn't know what to say. He thought about the problem that he could not solve for a long time. The emperor did it in one sentence. It seemed that Zhao Zhong was right. He was really stupid when he was watching the gate in the middle of the capital!
"These ideas were all made by Zhao Zhong, right?" Zhao Qi knew that he was being put on by Zhao Zhong when he saw Shang Hu's surprise. This kid was not simple.
"Your Majesty is wise, this plan is indeed from the control of the commander!" Shang Hu replied honestly, but he was secretly happy in his heart. No matter how much you are, you are more wise than the emperor. You can see your trick at a glance.
"Well, you should learn more, don't let him play tricks all the time. This kid is so bad!" Zhao Qi pulled Shang Hu closer and said in his ear.
Chapter completed!