Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 166 Looking for an Opportunity
That night.

Wang Ze sat in the government office and couldn't sleep at all.

Not to mention what Zhao Xin said during the day, which made him lose hope. According to his original plan, within a month, the Hebei region should be full of rebels.

But what about the facts?

It seems that up to now, they are the only isolated city left.

It seemed like there was no point in resisting any further.

of course!

Because in his opinion, the officers and soldiers always appeared as bad guys.

He didn't think that if he really surrendered, these people would really let him go.

from now on……

That little bastard will definitely have people holding sticks to brainwash the rebels on their city walls. The core members will certainly not be shaken by such words.

But it is hard to say about the other people who were originally coerced by them.

Their core group, in total, consists of only a few thousand people.

Even among these thousands of people, you cannot rule out the possibility that there are those who are opportunistic and afraid of death.

This little bastard is truly the biggest challenge he has encountered since his uprising a month ago.

In his eyes, other people's attempts to surrender were nothing.

But for some reason, when this little bastard talked about persuading the other party to surrender, he really felt that the other party really wanted to persuade him to surrender.

That definitely won’t work!
He couldn't let the rebels in the city be persuaded by the other side's sweet words.

now……

It is estimated that the uprising has been put down in the surrounding counties and cities that are nearby.

He also has to plan his next move carefully!
to this end……

So he planned a night attack tonight.

The core members were sent with 500 cavalrymen to attack the enemy camp at night, but in fact, other people were sent to the surrounding counties and cities to collect intelligence.

If they really are the only city left.

Then he would have to prepare for whether to fight to the death or to escape.

If the green hills are left, there is no need to worry about no firewood.

It is impossible for Wang Ze not to understand principles like this.

……

midnight.

Five hundred cavalrymen rushed out of the city directly.

Although there are only 500 of them, they are very imposing as they rush out in full armor.

In Wang Ze's opinion, if he was lucky, he might be able to cause a big commotion in the tent where he had just been stationed, or even capture Zhao Xin.

This mainly depends on whether the Song army cooperates or not.

Before leaving, someone asked Wang Ze what to do if the child of the Zhao family was not in the military camp in the northwest?
Wang Ze directly replied to the other party that the little bastard must be in the military camp in the northwest.

As for why you asked, there is no one in this world who would hide behind other people's soldiers instead of using his own soldiers.

What he wants is the other party's confidence!
The 500 riders that went out would naturally not be too weak in strength.

……

As for the Song army.

It is certainly impossible to be unprepared.

They are all wearing armor, waiting for the other party to come!
This could be considered a trap set by the Song army.

When you feel the ground shaking.

All the Li Yuan troops responded immediately.

The soldiers and civilians who were originally on the periphery were the first to run away.

Those who were digging trenches dropped their shovels and ran away.

The area within a hundred meters in front of the tent is basically undefended.

There are people running away everywhere.

The rebels also felt that the breakthrough was a bit too easy, and they even began to doubt whether the child from the Zhao family was really there.

Otherwise why would the defense be so weak?

of course!

Through observations during the day, they were quite sure that this was the camp of the new soldiers.

It was not until we went a little deeper that we saw people holding bows, crossbows and spears guarding a tent.

The rebels seemed to be encouraged at once.

Because if there was no important person inside, there was no need for those soldiers to guard in front. So they ordered everyone to storm the big tent.

only……

The leader hasn't even finished speaking.

Immediately afterwards, he seemed to hear the sound of uniform footsteps, and then countless Song soldiers emerged from his side.

Then, crossbow arrows flew everywhere.

Wait about half an hour.

Everything seemed to have returned to calm.

On the city of Beizhou.

Wang Ze looked at it and saw that there was no sound, and he roughly knew that it was broken.

Five hundred against one thousand and seventy, can you say that five hundred is definitely a disadvantage?
Not necessarily!

This mainly depends on who leads these 1,700 soldiers.

Wang Ze naturally held on to his luck and thought that the Song Dynasty's imperial guards were nothing special.

He himself was a junior lieutenant in the imperial guards, and he knew very well that there were too many good-for-nothings mixed up in the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty, so it was entirely possible for them to win with 500 against 1,700!

He just didn't expect...

He had originally thought that if the Song army came to rescue and exposed their back or flanks, he would lead his troops out of the city and raid the Song army's back and flanks.

did not expect……

The Privy Councilor Bu Ji immediately said, "Prince, it seems that our soldiers are gone."

Wang Ze then replied: "Can't I see? I didn't expect that this little bastard is quite good at commanding the army."

The essential……

And none of them came back.

However, he suddenly found it difficult to figure out the other party's strength.

Wang Ze took a deep breath.

No sadness at all!

Let’s wait for news!

It is estimated that in ten days or so, they will be able to know the current situation of cities in other states and counties.

As for the Song army...

By the time Pang Ji sent people to arrive, the battle was already over.

"Is His Royal Highness Prince Yu not injured?"

Because Zhao Xin had already said that the enemy might attack at night.

Let Pang Ji be prepared as well.

In fact, every move in the city was under surveillance by the Song army.

If it is a small-scale night attack, Zhao Xin will keep his troops in place. If it is a large-scale night attack, Zhao Xin will definitely send someone to find Pang Ji to cooperate in suppressing the rebels leaving the city.

Therefore, this night attack was not something unexpected for Pang Ji.

But at this moment, although the danger has been eliminated, Pang Ji still had to suggest: "Your Highness Prince Yu, in my opinion, you should stay in my military camp?"

Zhao Xin asked, "Why, do you want to hold me hostage?"

Pang Ji said, "But Your Majesty, Prince of Yu is your only son. If anything unexpected happens to you, how can I bear the consequences?"

Zhao Xin said, "Don't worry. And is it safe to stay in your tent? If your tent was safe, I'm afraid we would have taken the city long ago."

This left Pang Ji speechless for a moment.

What His Royal Highness Prince Yu meant was that they were not reliable at all.

In fact, Pang Ji often did not trust the soldiers around him.

no way!
The Song Dynasty has always been like this: the soldiers do not know their generals, and the generals do not know their soldiers.

Moreover, scholars have always been very wary of soldiers and generals.

How dare Pang Ji say that these imperial guards must be loyal to His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu and will not kill Him?

Or at the critical moment, you must swear to protect His Royal Highness Prince Yu to the death?
Even Pang Ji wouldn't dare to say that.

After all, they were not his private soldiers.

How can he guarantee 100% that those soldiers won't get into trouble?

Seeing that Pang Ji had nothing to say, Zhao Xin also said, "That's enough! I completely trust that the Li Yuan army has the ability to protect me. And you, you must also learn from your mistakes and gain wisdom. Don't let the opportunity slip away in vain!"

Pang Ji felt a little helpless.

However, judging from tonight's battle, the Li Yuan army was indeed not panicked at all, and even managed to annihilate all the enemy forces without any casualties.

This strength should not be underestimated.

(End of this chapter)