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The gate, its pivot damaged, collapsed with a crash.

Yue Fei mounted his horse.

The leaders filed in.

They continued to shoot arrows at the figures moving into the thick fog.

Wang Gui was in charge of leading his troops to charge and kill the nearby enemy forces.

The Khitan troops here are no longer organized into a cohesive unit.

Most of them were running towards the direction of the bugle call assembly.

"kill!"

The crowd continued shouting.

The shouts of battle echoed through the mist.

The scattered enemy troops dared not obstruct them.

If they see flammable materials along the way,

They threw out an oil can and ignited it with a tinderbox.

Then he took out a torch.

Light the torches you brought.

Then he mounted his horse again and charged forward.

Not long after entering the camp,

Yue Fei's several hundred cavalrymen had scattered into several groups.

After finding their targets, they sounded their horns to make contact.

Xu Qing was the first to discover the siege equipment.

But he had just thrown out a can of oil.

Then they heard many footsteps approaching.

Immediately following was a volley of arrows.

"Blow the horn! Blow the horn! The main force of the Jin army and their siege equipment are all here!"

Xu Qing shouted as he shot arrows.

And he led his troops to temporarily retreat.

Soon, Yue Fei and Wang Gui came running after hearing the sound.

Yue Fei inquired about the situation and...

Make a decision immediately:

"The fog was so thick that visibility was impossible."

"We don't know how many enemy troops there are,"

"Avoid the enemy here and charge in!"

Hundreds of cavalrymen quickly departed.

Moreover, they dispersed to start the fire.

The fog dampened the tents.

It is difficult to ignite without kerosene.

But they didn't have much kerosene left.

It has already been used to set fire to many facilities along the way.

"kill!"

Shouts of battle came from another direction.

However, Li Shifu also led his troops into the fray.

Li Shifu was extremely lucky.

He followed the wooden fence around to the southwest gate of the village.

Just as they approached, a large group of Han soldiers from Hebei charged out.

Not for combat outside the camp.

Instead, they fled to Zhao Prefecture to seek refuge with the Ming Dynasty.

"I am Li Shifu, a general of the Ming Dynasty,"

"Get out of my way!"

Li Shifu had no idea that these Han soldiers wanted to defect to the Ming Dynasty.

He rushed over and used his gun to knock one of them away.

The Han army was so frightened that they scattered and fled.

Suddenly a large group of people came.

Li Shifu was ready to fight.

But then someone shouted:

"I am Meng Bangjie, a Han general of the false dynasty,"

"Leading the army to return to righteousness and raise an army,"

"General, please follow me!"

In this chaotic situation

Li Shifu had no suspicions.

He said it without even seeing the person clearly:

"Good comrade, let's fight the enemy together!"

Meng Bangjie shouted, "Where are the siege weapons?"

"The Jurchen bandits have amassed a large force,"

"Don't crash into it again."

"You can head straight north,"

“Intercept the craftsmen fleeing over there,”

“Drive them to flee to Zhao Prefecture to seek refuge with the Ming Dynasty.”

"How many men do you have?" Li Shifu asked.

Chapter 264 Surrender to the Celestial Dynasty

Meng Bangjie said, "I originally had a thousand Han soldiers under my command."

"To assist the Khitan troops in guarding this place."

"When the general attacked, many of his soldiers fled."

"Only these few dozen trusted men remain."

"I originally planned to defect on the battlefield..."

"Stop talking and lead the way quickly!" Li Shifu urged.

Historically, Meng Bangjie was a civil official of the puppet state of Qi.

When he surrendered to Yue Fei, he had already become the Prefect of Henan.

(When Yue Fei launched his Northern Expedition, he entrusted half of Henan to Meng Bangjie's command, which shows he was no ordinary military general.)

This person is a man of both literary and martial talents.

Belonging to the local gentry of Hebei,

He was appointed as a general by the puppet regime.

He was ordered to recruit local militia to fight alongside the Jurchens.

Before Meng Bangjie arrived at the front line,

They were already thinking about defecting.

This is a perfect opportunity to defect to the Ming Dynasty.

Under Meng Bangjie's leadership,

Li Shifu quickly arrived at the north side of the camp.

They drove the artisans and laborers westward.

And he made all the soldiers shout:

"Go to Zhao Prefecture immediately and surrender to the Ming Dynasty to claim your reward!"

"Go to Zhao Prefecture immediately, surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and claim your reward..."

Those who want to continue north,

Kill them on sight.

After a chase and slashing on horseback

A large number of artisans and laborers changed direction.

They fled westward towards the banks of the Xiao River.

They followed the riverbank to Zhao Prefecture to seek refuge with the Ming Dynasty.

"Rumble..."

The sound of horses' hooves came from further north.

Meng Bangjie exclaimed, "It's the Jurchen cavalry coming!"

"Sound the bugle, retreat!"

Li Shifu immediately gave the order

Although the siege equipment was not destroyed this time,

However, they killed and scattered many Han soldiers, laborers, and artisans from Hebei.

During the withdrawal,

Li Shifu heard sounds of fighting coming from the southeast.

He then said to Meng Bangjie, "Your soldiers have no horses."

"Hurry to Zhao Prefecture!"

"I will lead my troops to assist General Yue!"

"General, take care!"

Meng Bangjie bowed in greeting, then called out:

"My lads, follow me to join the Celestial Empire!"

"Stop being a dog for those Jurchens!"

"Switch to the Celestial Dynasty!"

"I won't be a dog!"

The dozens of men who always followed Meng Bangjie,

He immediately shouted excitedly.

This is completely different from the previous state of lying flat.

They headed south.