Zhao Jiu laughed dryly and nodded immediately: "I know that Zhang Qing has been supporting Xia Cai independently these days, doing hard work. I also know that you almost ruined your family to defend Xia Cai. You are a great hero in this battle, I know it in my heart! In short, I will never let you fight this battle in vain!"
When Zhang Jun heard this, he felt as if his bones had loosened a few pounds in an instant. He felt that his gamble was not in vain, and he nodded immediately.
Zhao Ding on the side, on the other hand, seemed a little helpless... The emperor was confused, and it was not known whether he was pretending to be confused or was really confused, but it was not too obvious that he was trying to protect Han Shizhong in some way.
From this perspective, among Zhang and Han, Han Shizhong is more favored by the emperor!
If we continue to dig deeper, we can only say that no matter what, compared with Zhang Deyuan who took the lead and then led step by step, Zhao Yuanzhen was always a little lacking in all aspects.
But at least I didn’t miss this time!
Not to mention some twists and turns before the war, the next morning, at four o'clock in the morning, Emperor Zhao Jiu, who had almost not slept all night, was awakened. Then, under the personal escort of Captain Zhang, he and a group of important officials went up to the east gate tower of Xiacai City.
At this time, several banquet tables had been set up on the gate tower.
"Have the soldiers had enough to eat?" Emperor Zhao, who had changed into a new round-collared red robe and a hard-winged hat, glanced at the densely packed armored soldiers behind the city gate, but was not in a hurry to take a seat. Instead, he smiled and asked Zhang Jun. "Have all the money and goods I brought yesterday been distributed?"
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty!" Zhang Jun, wearing full armor, bowed and leaned forward to answer, with a rare seriousness. "The rewards have all been distributed, the armor and weapons have all been properly deployed, and they have just been fed in batches..."
Zhao Jiu nodded repeatedly, but then pointed his mouth to indicate: "Where's the wine?"
"Your Majesty," Shouzhou Zhizhou Zhao Ding finally interrupted with a wry smile. "We have been defending the city for almost two months. Although there is no shortage of food and water, the wine and drinks in the city are really gone. This is simply a temporary request from General Han..."
"Since it is so precious, let's take it away for now." Zhao Jiu waved his hand and said loudly. "When the soldiers return victorious, I will have time to share it with them... Before that, let me watch how you defeat the enemy!"
These words were obviously meant for the soldiers under the city. How could Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding not understand? So they did not dare to neglect it and immediately followed his instructions.
But at this moment, among the soldiers who were quietly looking at the emperor, someone suddenly spoke boldly: "Your Majesty! I think we may not be able to come back to drink your imperial wine this time. Just like what Zhao Zhizhou said, after two months, our mouths have become tasteless... Why not give it to us first?"
The civil and military officials on the city wall, including the censors, scholars, prefects, and generals, all looked embarrassed. Zhang Jun was even more furious. He stamped his feet and said, "Li Laosan, we are in front of the emperor today. Can't you be quiet with me? Why should I drink with you if you have no merit? And we are going to attack soon. If we reward you now, won't it disrupt the order of attack?"
Zhao Jiu wanted to take advantage of the situation and grant it, but after hearing these words and seeing that the east was gradually getting whiter and countless soldiers under the city were looking forward to seeing him in the morning light, he smiled slightly and said no more, but led the civil and military officials to take their seats calmly.
The ruffian in the army below the city seemed to know that he was in the wrong. He just muttered a few words casually and didn't say much in the end.
After a moment, as Emperor Zhao sat still, first the dragon flag was hung up, and then people in Xiacai City suddenly fired collective cannons as a signal.
Next, the suspension bridges outside the east, north and west gates of Xiacai City were lowered together. There was also a floating bridge at the south water gate that connected to the river embankment outside the gate... Together with the small boats that rushed ashore in the Huai River, more than 10,000 Song army soldiers were divided into several groups and immediately rushed out to attack the already slightly panicked Jin army camp.
At this point, the sun rose in the east, and the battlefield on the Huaibei Plain, which had been silent for nearly two months, suddenly became restless.
But for some reason, Emperor Zhao, who was sitting motionless under the dragon flag facing the sunrise, suddenly felt that his heart, which had been restless for half a year, calmed down.
In a trance, the battle had already started in front.
PS: I wish you all a happy new year! I hope everyone will be healthy and prosperous in the new year! I kowtow (really)!
I thought I could do it, but in fact New Year's Eve was quite busy... I coded this on my mobile phone and put together a chapter to wish you a happy new year. I hope you can forgive me.
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