Only a few dozen men remained by Zhong Shizhong's side. They supported each other, supporting each other. Zhong Shizhong had sustained dozens of wounds, some soldiers had lost arms, others had lost legs. But their gazes remained steadfast, supporting themselves with their weapons as they advanced step by step.
The Jin soldiers, who were always known for their brutality and ferocity, were frightened. They actually retreated one after another, and thousands of Jin archers targeted these dozens of people.
Wanyan Zongwang pointed his whip at Zhong Shizhong and said, "General of the Song army, if you are willing to lay down your arms and surrender to the Great Jin, I will certainly make use of you."
Zhong Shizhong looked at the dozens of bloodstained men around him and said slowly, "I have served my country with all my loyalty and my people with all my duty. What else can a man ask for in his life?"
After saying this, Zong Shizhong stood up proudly, lifted up his bloody battle robe, wiped the bent blade of his sword, pointed it at Wanyan Zongmou and shouted: "You barbarian dog, if you dare to invade my Song Dynasty, I will turn into a ghost after I die and will take your life." Then he crossed the sword across his neck and swung it violently.
Dozens of his men committed suicide by cutting their throats with their swords, all of them killing themselves in front of the battlefield, with no one escaping.
Zong Wang was so angry that he waved his hand and ordered the archers to shoot at the Song soldiers who had committed suicide in front of the battle. His method was so brutal that it was appalling.
In this battle, all 7,000 soldiers of the Qinfeng Army were killed, with no survivors. Wanyan Zongwang's Eastern Jin troops also lost over 16,000 men, severely damaging the Eastern Jin forces.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Wanyan Zongmou had no time to clean up the battlefield, they had to retreat to the north bank of the Yellow River as soon as possible.
"Kill! Kill!..." Zong Shidao's 100,000-strong army finally arrived, and the battle of revenge was about to begin.
PS: The treacherous ministers in the book are all real historical figures.
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