The eighth year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty - this was a reign title that did not exist in history, because Xuanhe only had seven years. Last year, because the war in the north was not conducive to the Jin people's invasion of the Song army, Zhao Ji, as the emperor, passed the throne and responsibility to the crown prince Zhao Huan, and he directly shrank into the harem and became his supreme emperor like an ostrich. So the Song Dynasty had a brand new reign title, Jingkang, Jingkang, Jingkang, the shame of Jingkang!

However, due to Sun Tu's intervention, the situation in the north of the Song Dynasty was completely different, and there was no danger of national destruction. Zhao Ji naturally could not pass the throne to Zhao Huan, who had been deposed as the crown prince. Therefore, the year name has not been changed this year, and it is still Xuanhe. However, the Song Dynasty court still faced great threats, because Sun Tu, who defeated Liao and Jin and made great contributions to the Song Dynasty, suddenly took the banner of clearing the throne and leading the army south, and pointed directly at Tokyo Bianliang.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month last year, the anti-threat army crossed the ice-clad Yellow River natural danger. It almost scared tens of thousands of defenders on the south bank without bloodshed. The commander Zhang Shuye died for his country.

When the news spread south with the north wind, the cities in the capital had no more dared to stop the troops of the thieves. Wherever the army was telling, the dozens of cities and cities were invincible. They had not fired a single arrow, and they opened the city one after another without a single army. Therefore, in just seven or eight days, the thieves had passed through the capital and reached the city of Tokyo.

On the fifth day of the lunar month, the vanguard of the anti-threat army had already taken the lead in Tokyo, but the defenders in the city did not dare to act rashly, even if only 200,000 troops came. In a few days, the subsequent main forces also came one after another. Until the eighth day of the lunar month, the 200,000 troops had already been siegeing the city on all sides, completely blocking more than ten gates of Tokyo. On the tenth day of the lunar month, Sun Tu came to Chenqiao Gate to the north and asked someone to upload a message to the city wall ten feet high.

"Listen to the generals guarding the city, my marquis is coming to cleanse the king and protect the country. Don't be deceived by the treacherous charity in the court and then make unnecessary resistance. Open the city gate quickly and let our army enter the city, which is a great achievement. Otherwise, once our army attacks the city, you will be crushed to pieces and die without a place to bury!"

As this loud shout came to the top of the city, the huge flag behind him slowly rose under the instruction of Sun Tu, waving in the wind. It was the banner he had set out early in the morning - to eliminate thieves and clear the monarchs for the country, and the soldiers of the Song Dynasty should be self-improvement! Showing his intentions for this time clearly.

On the city wall, the gate guards all showed panic. Although they were the highest-ranking military branches in the Song Dynasty, they were far from comparable to the true elites who could fight against powerful enemies such as Liao and Jin outside the city. Even if there was a city wall to support, when they saw the momentum of the thief army that was bound to the sky, many people only felt that they could not be able to stop the fierce attacks of these rebels.

What's more, the army under the city is still constantly instilling with them that it is not about rebellion, but about clearing the ruling side, in order to revitalize the prestige of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty and allow everyone to raise their heads to be human beings again, which makes people hesitate even more.

Just when the soldiers didn't know what to do, a veteran general with a long hair and bearded but straight waist suddenly stepped to the top of the city. Seeing this, he pulled away the already confused general in front of him and shouted loudly: "Is the city of Yue Sun Tu? The last general Zong Ze has something to say!" The voice was loud, and he rolled down and went straight into the army formation under the city, which naturally reached Sun Tu's ears.

When Sun Tu heard the old general's report, he looked stunned and did not dare to be too careless. He stepped forward a little and then replied loudly: "It turns out that General Zong is here, but he is disrespectful. This marquis said to you before. I think General Zong is very wise and naturally knows what I said is not false. Now that the court is in power, loyalty and kindness are harmed, it is really time to survive and die, and it is necessary to change. Although I, Sun Tu, is not talented, is willing to take on the bad reputation, clear the emperor, and seek justice for the people of the world!"

His attitude towards Zong Ze is naturally much more serious than that of ordinary soldiers. This is not only because the other party has a good official position, but also because Zong Ze himself is a great hero worthy of admiration for all Han men.

Although Sun Tu knew only about history, he also knew that in the original history, when the Northern Song Dynasty was facing the disaster of destruction of the country, only a few generals such as Zong Ze were still fighting the final struggle to fight against the Jin soldiers who were far stronger than himself. In the end, he even fought to serve the country to the death. Even when he was dying, he still shouted "Cross the river!" and wanted to kill the enemy and serve the country and regain the land of the Han family.

Sun Tu naturally had to be more polite when facing such an old general. But it was obvious that his attitude could not make Zong Ze give in. The old general raised his voice and shouted again: "Mr. Yue is such a bad word. Even if there are treacherous ministers in the court, we as ministers cannot do such a despicable act of being indifferent to the king and being rebellious. I can see that your General Sun is indeed a rare famous general in my Song Dynasty for a hundred years. If you are willing to change your past mistakes and devote yourself to the country, why worry about the military unrest of our Song Dynasty! However, how can the way of the king and the ministers be so reckless? I hope you can quickly order your troops to retreat and put down your weapons. Your Majesty will definitely spare your mistakes. Then..."

Listening to the old general's righteous and strict persuasion of himself to give up the idea of ​​invading Tokyo, put down his weapons and disband the army, and finally tied himself into the city, Sun Tu was stunned. I don't know if this person really didn't know what today's thing meant, or was pretending to be stupid, and actually tried to persuade him to surrender with loyalty in this situation. After a while, Sun Tu even started to laugh, but was pissed off by the other party's naive view of right and wrong.

In fact, it was not just Sun Tu. The soldiers behind were looking at Zong Ze, who was still loudly persuading the troops to put down their weapons above with a fool's look. Everyone had already reached this point. Even an ordinary soldier could not give up. Even if Sun Tu was convinced by him, he would probably be swept into Tokyo City by his subordinates.

After he spoke so hard that he was dry, Zong Ze stopped talking and finally shouted with anticipation: "Mr. Yue, I have already said this. I hope you should put the country and the people of the world first. Don't do anything that will cause disaster to the world and regret it. As a minister, we can advise the emperor, but we must not threaten it, otherwise it will be a rebellion. I hope you think twice!"

As he said that, he stood up straight again, looking down at Sun Tu below with anticipation, waiting for the person who could admit his mistake and order to withdraw his troops. But in the end, Sun Tu, who was sitting on the horse, just sighed: "It seems that the old general Zong still doesn't understand the hard work of this marquis. The reason why I raised an army was to save the country and the people. As for the great harm today, it was impossible to achieve only by admonishment. Only by admonishing the army, clearing the king's side, and killing evil people, can we achieve great things. Since it is difficult for you and me to reach an agreement, we can only see the truth on the sword and the war!"

"You..." Zong Zequan didn't expect that Sun Tu was so stubborn after saying so much. He immediately felt disappointed and annoyed. When he was still waiting to say something, a cold snorted from behind him. A young official like a bamboo pole had already swayed with his thin body and strode. Before he reached the top of the city, he shouted loudly: "Zong Ze, why do you have to tell him so much? Let me explain the pros and cons to him!"

While speaking, this person had taken three steps in two steps to come to Zong Ze, and he poked his head slightly, shouted at Sun Tu below: "Sun Tu, do you still remember that you still have family in Tokyo? In addition, many of your soldiers' families are also in the city and have been detained by the court. If you still want them to survive, please withdraw your troops quickly, put down your weapons, and wait for the imperial army to capture them. Otherwise, when you attack the city, it is time for them to give their heads!"

Just as he said this, a team of men escorted more than a dozen prisoners to the top of the city and quickly pushed them to the edge of the city wall so that the people under the city could see their appearance clearly. The official then shouted: "Sun Tu, you can see clearly. These people are all servants in charge of your mansion, and your wife and children are also in the back. As long as you dare to move troops, first they are them, and then your wife and children, you have to think about it!"

Sun Tu's heart suddenly shrank, and the thing he was most worried about was indeed here.

In fact, as early as when he was in the army, both of him and his subordinates were worried about Ya'er and others who were in Tokyo. Shi Qian even asked to come to Tokyo first to secretly pick up the people. However, Sun Tu finally gave up this idea because he knew very well that when Cai Jing and the others regarded him as thorns, their family would have been stared at by his subordinates long ago. How could they be so easy to rescue people? Don't even bring Shi Qian in at that time.

But in the end, Shi Qian, who was loyal to him, came to Tokyo alone and took the initiative. I don’t know what the situation is now. However, judging from the reaction of the city officials, his family was still dangerous.

But even so, Sun Tu refused to give in and immediately stared at the official who spoke harshly and said, "I don't know who you are, but I think you should know a sentence that I have been circulating before. Yes, my wife and children are indeed in Tokyo, but no one can threaten me with them! If anyone dares to hurt my wife and children for this, when I break the city, I will defeat all the officials from Cai Jing, and I will defeat all the officials. If you are brave enough, just kill them. If a real man does a great thing, why not have a wife or a child?" As he said that, he suddenly raised his hand, and a thunder arrow was suddenly shot into the sky, exploding with a bang, and the sound spread far away.
Chapter completed!