"General?"
Hearing Han Shizhong address him, Zhao Kai smiled with interest.""He's not a general."
It was no wonder Han Shizhong had misunderstood him. Zhao Kai was wearing a golden crown and the armor of the Seven Seas Flood Dragon. His emperor robe was hidden under the armor.
Anyone who saw him at first glance would think that he was a heroic young general.
Zhao Kai's words made Han Shizhong scratch his head in confusion. This extremely powerful general in front of him actually said that he wasn't a general?
At this moment, an old voice with a hint of surprise sounded from behind.""Han Wu, why are you here?"
This was Zhong Shidao's voice. As he was old, Zhong Shidao, Zong Ze, and Zhang Shuye couldn't stand the speed of Zhao Kai and Lu Junyi's horses, so they were a step slower.
Han Shizhong, who was standing in front of Zhao Kai, heard Zhong Shidao's voice and his expression became even more stunned!
It was not until Zhong Shidao got close and dismounted that Han Shizhong's eyes finally widened. He looked at Zhong Shidao in disbelief and his eyes turned red.
"Old Zhong!"
Han Shizhong's voice trembled as he looked at Zhong Shidao. His eyes were bloodshot as he said,""I didn't expect that I, Han Wu, would still be alive to see Old Zhong's husband!”
Han Shizhong was the fifth in his family. He had a violent personality and was not afraid of death on the battlefield. Therefore, he was known as the fifth violent Han in the Western Army. Even Zhong Shidao knew him and thought highly of him.
Zhong Shidao had been in charge of the West Army for decades. He was respected, loyal, and loved by his soldiers. Han Shizhong was no exception.
That was why Han Shizhong was so excited when he saw Zhong Shidao.
Zhong Shidao looked at Han Shizhong, who was covered in wounds, and felt extremely sad and emotional.
The Great Song's western army was originally a magnificent army, but it was torn apart by the fatuous Emperor Song Huizong and the treacherous minister Cai Jing, and more than half of them were lost. Now that he saw his old subordinate Han Shizhong, Zhong Shidao was a little tearful.
"Han Wu, His Highness Yun Wang has already ascended the throne and is the new emperor of our Great Song.”
Zhong Shidao didn't hurry to catch up with Han Shizhong. Instead, he introduced the two of them to Han Shizhong.
He had also heard the misunderstanding that Han Shizhong had called Zhao Kai General, so he had to correct it immediately.
Because Zhao Kai was the true Son of Heaven, the Emperor of Great Song whom Zhong Shidao respected and served from the bottom of his heart!
Hearing Zhong Shidao's words, Han Shizhong was shocked.
Although Han Shizhong was nicknamed Splashing Han Wu, he was not a boorish man. If he was just a brainless boorish man, how could he become one of the Four Generals of the Rising Sun Dynasty and be as famous as Yue Fei?
From Zhong Shidao's words, he had gotten a lot of information.
Firstly, this valiant young man was the former Yun King, and now the new Emperor of Great Song!
Secondly, the West Army's Commander Zhong Shidao was extremely respectful towards this young Emperor of Great Song.
Thirdly, Zhao Huan, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, did not mention anything about the Dao of Agriculture.
With these three factors added together, Han Shizhong immediately understood what was going on.
After all, Zhao Huan's fatuous cowardice was known to everyone when he was the Crown Prince.
The situation in Great Song had deteriorated to such an extent that the north of the Yellow River had almost fallen. Retired Emperor Zhao Ji, who had fled, had to bear half the responsibility, and Zhao Huan, who had ascended the throne in a hurry, had to bear the other half!
Therefore, if Zhao Huan was still in power, he would never allow the Great Song army to appear north of the Yellow River.
Even the reason why Han Shizhong was so embarrassed and almost killed by the Jin army was also because of the former fatuous emperor Zhao Huan and the surrenders in the court!
Under the fierce attacks of the Jin West Army, the Taiyuan soldiers held the city for more than half a year and more than two hundred days. They waited with hope for the reinforcements from the Great Song, but they received the Jin West Army Marshal Nien Han's persuasion to surrender.
Only then did they learn that Zhao Huan, Geng Nanzhong, and the other peace negotiations had made up their minds to cede Taiyuan, Hejian, and Zhongshan to the Jin Kingdom.
In other words, the soldiers of Taiyuan had been abandoned!
The Taiyuan soldiers who heard this news were furious, but they were still unwilling to surrender.
It was not for the fatuous ruler Zhao Huan, but for the Great Song, for the great Central Plains that had been passed down by their ancestors!
That was why Han Shizhong risked his life to break out of the encirclement. He wanted to gather the people of the Great Song to defend Dragon City and Taiyuan!
Therefore, after a brief moment of shock, Han Shizhong's heart was filled with ecstasy and hope.
Everyone knew about Yun King Zhao Kai's name as a virtuous king.
Now that Zhao Kai was the new Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and he had brought Zhong Shidao and the other generals to the north of the Yellow River to kill the Jin army, it meant that His Majesty had brought an army to the north!
Now that he had met the new Emperor Zhao Kai, Taiyuan would be saved!
Therefore, Han Shizhong immediately threw down his podao, endured the pain from the wound on his leg, and bowed solemnly from the bottom of his heart."Han Shizhong of the Western Army greets Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, please send troops to save Taiyuan!”
Zhao Kai reacted quickly and grabbed Han Shizhong's kneeling body. With a solemn expression, he said,""General Han is injured, so there is no need to be so polite.”
As he spoke, Zhao Kai's expression changed slightly."From what General Han said, is Taiyuan still in the hands of the Great Song?”
Han Shizhong's eyes reddened, and he immediately nodded.""Your Majesty, under the leadership of General Wang Bing and General Yang Keshi, the 20,000 soldiers and civilians of Taiyuan have been holding out for more than seven months!
During this period, they repelled the Jin army's attacks dozens of times, but they never saw any reinforcements.
The food in the city had long been used up. The soldiers killed the warhorses to satisfy their hunger, ate the tendons on the bowstrings and the cowhide on the armor, and even ate up the leaves, bark, and grass in the city!
Not long ago, the Jin army said that the Imperial Court did not want Taiyuan anymore and wanted to cede it to the Jin Kingdom. Our soldiers cried to the sky. In desperation, I had no choice but to risk my life to break out and ask for help.
Taiyuan is the Taiyuan of the Great Song, we don't want to lose it!”
When he said this, even Han Shizhong, who had a bold and heroic personality, couldn't help but tear up.
Because the people of Taiyuan were really…suffering!
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