The voices of people are mixed, and the sound of cars and horses is rushing. In Daming Mansion, the majestic ancient city wall stands in the autumn sunshine, and the atmosphere of the chilling war still lingers a few days ago. Outside the south gate, there is a pale stone statue standing quietly in the shade of the trees, watching.
As the crowd gathers and disperses.
A great migration began again at the end of autumn this year.
Wealthy people driving carriages and horses, hauling grain, looked panic-stricken, men dragging their families, old ladies staggered by the crowd, potbellied women dragging unexplained children...sometimes there were also people wearing official uniforms.
A nobleman, a bodyguard who drags swords, guns, swords and halberds on a carriage, a martial artist, and a lightly-armed green forest tycoon. On this day, people's status has been reduced to the same position again.
Their destinations were either the affluent south of the Yangtze River, the surrounding mountains, or the remote relatives living nearby. They were all generally anxious, and the dense and chaotic team gradually dissipated after stretching for dozens of miles. Most of the people headed south, crossing
After crossing the Yellow River, some also went north and disappeared into the mountains and forests of unknown places.
Things are changing, and the scene before us is not the first time that it has happened in the past ten years. The Jurchens have gone south several times. The harsh living environment has forced people to leave their familiar hometown. However, the situation in front of us is compared to
Things are a little different in the past. More than ten years have taught people the experience of war, and also taught people the fear of Jurchens.
On July 24, as the "Guangwu Army" of the Wu Dynasty led by Wang Shanyue coincidentally moved to Damingfu, a similar migration situation emerged out of control. In the war, no matter who is righteous or evil,
The civilians who were involved were unable to choose their own fate. The Jurchen army of 300,000 going south meant that tens of millions of people would be involved and crushed, and it would be a catastrophe to no avail.
When some people leave, others stay. The majestic city wall of Daming Mansion stretches for forty-eight miles. At this moment, artillery, crossbows, rolling logs, stones, boiling oil and other various defense objects are being placed continuously with the efforts of countless people.
Amid the fire-like guard of banners, Daming Mansion must be built into a stronger fortress. In this busy scene, Xue Changgong walked slowly with a long knife on his waist. What flashed through his mind was the guard who guarded it more than ten years ago.
The battle in Bianliang.
More than ten years ago, Bianliang, looking north to the Yangtze River, experienced the baptism of Jurchen soldiers for the first time under the leadership of left prime minister Li Gang and right prime minister Qin Siyuan. The Wu Dynasty, which had inherited the national destiny for two hundred years, had hundreds of thousands of troops from King Qin outside the city.
, including the Western Army, was defeated by the Jurchen army, which numbered no more than a hundred thousand, and the fields were full of murders. The forbidden army known as the strongest in the Wu Dynasty in the city went into battle one after another, causing countless casualties and breaking the city several times. This was the first time for the Wu Dynasty.
Face the strength of the Jurchens and their own weakness head-on.
Xue Changgong rose to prominence in the first Bianliang defense battle, and later experienced the humiliation of Jingping, followed by the entire Wu Dynasty's flight to the south, and later experienced the Jurchens' search for mountains and seas. After that, Nanwu was initially decided, but he was heartbroken.
Frustrated, he and his wife He Leer lived in seclusion in the south. A few years later, He Leer became weak and critically ill. As the prince, Jun Wu came to ask him to come out. He only got up after accompanying his wife through the last journey.
Go north.
During the brutal guard battle in Bianliang, his wife He Leer was injured by an arrow. Although she was lucky enough to survive, the child she was pregnant with had already been miscarried, and it was difficult for her to get pregnant again. In the past few years, her husband was peaceful.
In the past few years, He Leier had been brooding about this, and had tried several times to persuade Xue Changgong to take a concubine and leave an heir, but was always rejected by Xue Changgong.
In fact, looking back at the beginning of the two of them, there may not have been a love that lasted until death. Xue Changgong went to Fanlou after he was not a general in the army. However, in order to vent and comfort, He Leier chose Xue Changgong.
I'm afraid I don't necessarily think that he is better than those scholars, but he just needs someone to rely on when the war is fierce. It was only later that He Leier had a miscarriage under the city wall, and Xue Changgong was in mourning. The relationship between the two was finally reached.
Real place.
Later, they stayed together all the way until He Leer died of a serious illness. Xue Changgong held his wife and cried loudly before burying her. In fact, he didn't want to have an heir, couldn't it just be because of He Leer? Because he had seen the Jurchens'
He was a strong and powerful general who had nothing to do with fighting all the way through the army. He was well aware of the many shortcomings of the Wu Dynasty's army and could not change it. If the Jurchens were to defeat them all the way, they would annex the entire Nanwu, and they would have heirs.
, they were just born slaves of the Jurchens.
Now that his wife was gone, he no longer had any worries in his heart, so he went all the way north to Liangshan to join forces with Wang Shanyue. Although Wang Shanyue looked weak, he was a ruthless person who didn't even care about cannibalism in order to win. The two hit it off immediately.
In the next two years, a series of strategies surrounding Daming Mansion were formulated.
At this time, Damingfu was located on the north bank of the Yellow River. It was an important defensive town for the Jurchens' East Route Army on its way south. It was also one of the checkpoints for the army to cross the Yellow River south. When the Liao Kingdom was still in existence, the Wu Dynasty established a companion capital in Damingfu.
In order to show their determination to resist Liao's march south, it was just after the autumn harvest that Li Xizhi's officials collected supplies, waiting for the Jurchens to go south to receive them. The city changed hands, and all these supplies fell into the hands of Wang, Xue and others, and they could fight a war.
It's a big fight.
The autumn wind was hunting, and the banners stretched. Along the way, Xue Changgong saw Wang Shanyue and other people who were looking north at the edge of the city wall in front. Surrounded by soldiers and workers who were setting up crossbows and artillery, Wang Shanyue was wearing a red cloak.
, holding in his hands was his and Hu Sanniang’s eldest son, the four-year-old Wang Fu. The child who had been growing up in the water was obviously novel about this majestic city scene, so Wang Shanyue held him in his arms.
Pointing at the scenery ahead.
"...From here to the north, it used to be our place, but now, a group of bad guys are coming from the other side you see, killing people all the way, robbing people's things, and burning people's houses...Dad,
Mom and these uncles are trying to stop these bad guys. Tell me, what can you do to help dad..."
"Beat the bad guy."
"That's right, but we still have to grow up first. When we grow up, we will be stronger and smarter... Of course, what father and mother hope more is that when you grow up, there will be no such bad people anymore.
, you should read more and tell your friends when the time comes, the fate of these bad people..."
While he was talking to the child, Xue Changgong had already walked nearby and passed through the entourage. Although he had no heirs, he could understand the preciousness of Wang Shanyue. The Wang family was a loyal family. Before the Blackwater Alliance, the Liao people went south.
, Wang Qisong led the whole family to resist, and finally left a house full of orphans and widows. Wang Shanyue was the only male descendant of the third generation, and now Xiao Wangfu is the sole descendant of the fourth generation. This family paid for the Wu Dynasty
After making so many sacrifices, it is not an exaggeration for them to leave a child.
"I still think you shouldn't have brought Xiao Fu here."
"Xiaofu, look, Uncle Xue." Wang Shanyue smiled and put the child into Xue Changgong's arms, slightly dispersing the solemn look on the general's face. After a while, he looked at the scene outside the city and said: "
It's not always a bad thing to have children around. Today, the old people in the city came to see me and asked me if the Guangwu Army has captured Daming Mansion. If I want to defend Daming Mansion, the implication is, if you can't hold it, get out and don't come.
It hurts us... I pointed to Xiao Fu who was playing in the yard and showed them. My children have all been brought with me. The Wu Dynasty will do its best to restore the Central Plains."
Regarding the next battle in Daming Mansion, the two have had countless deductions and discussions. In the worst case scenario, the possibility of the "Guangwu Army" being nailed to Daming Mansion is not impossible, but it is definitely not like Wang Shanyue.
Speaking so firmly, Xue Changgong shook his head.
"Send off before the war starts. There will inevitably be changes. It's better to leave early."
"That's his fate." Wang Shanyue looked at his son and smiled, but the smile faded away: "The Wu Dynasty was weak, even if it wants to change, it will not be the work of one generation. The Jurchens are strong only because they were young.
Dare to fight, dare to rob, and fight tenaciously. If our generation cannot defeat them, I would rather my children have been accustomed to seeing swords and guns since they were young! The Wang family has no weaklings, but no generals. I hope it will be different starting from him.
"
Wang Shanyue's words were calm and Wang Fu had difficulty understanding them. He asked confusedly: "What's the difference?"
Xue Changgong said: "Your father wants you to be a general in the future."
It was probably not the first time that a child had heard such expectations when he was growing up. Only then did he understand, and then nodded heavily: "Yes."
Xue Changgong smiled, and Wang Shanyue also laughed. At this time, the city wall was in full swing, but the afternoon sun still seemed cold and indifferent. To the north of Daming Mansion, the vast sky stretched across the plains, and Li Xizhi's 170,000-strong army was divided into three groups.
Having crossed Xingzhou a hundred miles away, the mighty flags filled every inch of the field of vision, and the raised dust covered the sky. And more than ten miles away to the west, a Jurchen army of more than 10,000 people was also coming.
Rush to the bank of the Yellow River at top speed.
Da Qi's "Pingdong General" Li Xizhi is forty-three years old this year. He has a long face, bright eyes and a high nose. He was the general who surrendered with the Qi family when the Jurchens went south for the second time. He was also highly regarded by Liu Yu and later became
Northeast of the Yellow River, the representative of Liu's forces. The Central Plains north of the Yellow River had been occupied for ten years, and the original idea that the world belonged to the military had gradually loosened. Li Xizhi could see the rise of an empire - it was time to change dynasties.
The rise of the Jurchens is the general trend of the world. It is the trend of the times and cannot be resisted. But even so, it is not his ambition to be a lackey. Especially after Liu Yu moved south to Bianliang, Li Xizhi's power expanded, and the area under his jurisdiction was close to that of the Puppet Qi.
A quarter of the total is larger than Tian Hu and Wang Juyun combined, and they are already a real prince.
To maintain the status of one of the princes, even Liu Yu, he may no longer respect him, but only the will of the Jurchens cannot be defied.
This time the Jurchens went south, it was no longer the usual fight. After these years of cultivation, this new empire would officially annex the southern land. The Wu Dynasty was already fading into the sunset, and only those who followed the trend would
Can survive this war.
For this reason, before the Jurchens went south, Li Xizhi sent his cronies to various places to carry out strict purges. Since the three-year war at Xiaocanghe, this type of purges has become almost the norm within the various forces of the puppet Qi. It is a pity that after that,
, the news that Daming Mansion quickly changed hands due to internal and external cooperation still spread. After Li Xizhi became furious, he could only quickly mobilize troops to rescue according to the plan.
Time is as warm as water and a terrifying weapon capable of crushing everything. When the Jurchens first went south, there were countless resisters in the Central Plains. By the second time they went south, after the disgrace of Jingping, there were still many rebels struggling and active in the Central Plains.
However, by the time the Jurchens' ravaging of mountains and seas in the south of the Yangtze River ended, there were not many large-scale resisters in the Central Plains. Although every group of bandits who went up to the mountains and fell grass had to be labeled as rebels against the Jin Dynasty, in fact
They still make a living by drugging, robbing, killing, and kidnapping. As for who they killed, they were just the more defenseless Han people. When the Jurchens became furious, these martyrs actually didn't dare to move.
Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimps. This is the truth in the world, and few people can jump out. Therefore, when the Jurchens went south, Li Xizhi didn't care about the many people who fell into the grass around him, but he knew his own business, and in his territory
There are two forces that he has been wary of. Wang Shanyue's troubles in Daming Mansion did not surprise him. The power of the "Guangwu Army" made him wary, but besides this, there is a force
What has always made him vigilant, even frightened, is the shadow of the Black Flag Army that has always been shrouded behind everyone.
No one wants to be like Liu Yu, who was beaten in the palace in the middle of the night.
If everyone can comfort themselves after the Xiaocanghe battle, it is the beheading of the inner demon Ning Yi. Last year, Tian Hu's power suddenly became the queen of the world, and everyone in the Central Plains truly experienced the oppression of the Black Flag Army. And in
Later, the news that Ning Yi was alive was more like a high-profile mockery of everyone in the world: You are all idiots.
Liu Yu was frightened out of his mind in the palace, and Jurchen was slapped hard. However, the Kingdom of Jin was in the north, and the black flag was in the southwest. He was so angry that it was difficult to express his anger. On the surface, he suppressed his temper, but he didn't know how to cure it internally.
How many people are guilty.
Apart from this, other forces in the Central Plains could only pretend to be peaceful. Li Xizhi stepped up internal purges. In Zhending, Hebei, the elderly Qi Yan, the old man of the Qi family, was so frightened that he woke up several times during the night and had a series of violent attacks.
Calling "Black Flag to kill me", he secretly offered a reward of millions of dollars for Ning Yi's head. Therefore, the Green Forester who went to the southwest to seek wealth was instigated by Qi Yan to lobby the Wu Dynasty.
I don’t know how many more Confucian scholars there are.
As the saying goes, everything ends without a cure. However, Ning Yi risked the world's disapproval from the very beginning. He killed Zhou Zhe like a chicken in the Jinluan Palace. From then on, he was in danger of offending the Wu Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty.
country, offended the Central Plains, offended Xixia, offended Dali... After he offended the entire world, people like Li Zhizhi had to admit that once they were targeted by such vicious people, no matter who they were in the world, they would have to be skinned even if they didn't die.
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The old lady Qi in Hebei was on the list of Chinese traitors, and during the years of governing Jingdong and Hebei, Li Xizhi knew that there was a black flag force near Liangshan, which was reserved for him and the Jurchens.
In several years of small-scale friction, the message of this force gradually became clear. Its leader, Zhu Biao, known as the "city-burning gun", had been following Ning Yi since he slaughtered the Song and Jiang clan in Liangshan.
He has always been Ning Yi's most trusted right-hand man. He is highly skilled in martial arts and ruthless, and he has learned the truth from his inner demon.
With such a group of people buried around, something will happen sooner or later. However, Li Xizhi did not dare to really use his troops to exterminate the black flag. Times have changed, the powerful Liao Kingdom has been destroyed, and the Wu Dynasty
After declining, relying on the last two hundred years of Yun Yun's last struggle, the Kingdom of Jin was born, and many heroes emerged, but they were the true pride of heaven. The trend was the trend of the times. As for Ning Yi's so-called Huaxia Army, it was the most bizarre thing bred in this chaotic world.
The devil.
When gods fight, little ghosts suffer. It is inevitable that the so-called "Guangwu Army" led by Wang Shanyue lies on the Jurchen's path south. Even if they take Daming Mansion, after all, the entire Yellow River is now in their own hands, and there will always be a solution.
But with only this black flag, Li Xizhi could only hope that they would be in harmony with the Guangwu Army, or that the Chinese Army in the south was still wary of the Jurchens. Seeing that the Jurchens wanted to capture Jiangnan this time, they should not make mistakes in advance.
As long as the Jurchens transition safely, this trouble will no longer be their own.
"...the two princes of Daijin raised troops and went south. Wang Shanyue's so-called Guangwu Army to capture Daming Mansion seems brave, but in fact it is brave and foolhardy! Regarding the matter of this Guangwu Army, I have already had an affair with Lord Wanyanchang of Daijin.
After discussion, these thirty or forty thousand people were stationed in Liangshan River to defend us. If we wanted to encircle and suppress him, it would be half the result with half the effort. But he dared to come out. Now that he has won the name, it is time for us to wipe him out. Therefore,
The battle should be slow rather than hasty! We will wait for the first step and plan it slowly, drag all its troops behind the daimyo, and gather them to surround it! If it is really powerful, I will surround the daimyo into another Taiyuan Prefecture, and would rather kill them.
The white land cannot be exposed even to an inch. Cut off the weeds and eradicate the roots! End its troubles forever!"
In the 14th year of Jinghan's reign in the Central Plains, Qin Shaohe, the eldest son of the Qin family, led the entire city of soldiers and civilians to defend Taiyuan for a year. Finally, due to being isolated and helpless, the city was broken and the entire city was massacred. Qin Shaohe was killed on the way to escape, and his body was
They were all chopped into pieces by the Jurchens, which became one of the most tragic events during the Jurchens' first march south. The original fortified city of Taiyuan is still in ruins more than ten years later.
On the first day of August, after the army passed through Xingzhou, Li Xizhi set the tone in the army's meeting that he would nail Wang Shanyue and his party to Daming Mansion. Just a moment after the meeting, a spy pierced through the four hundred
Came here with the news that there was no room for turning around.
"The black flag seizes the city and comes out of Zengtou City!"
Li Xizhi sat in the camp for a long time: "So, Wang Jiya's 20,000 people are gone?"
Since the Wu Dynasty, the public security in many places on Jingdong Road has been unstable, and powerful people have appeared frequently. Zengtou City was mostly a mixed bag and tended to be autonomous, but in theory, of course, there were officials and garrisons.
He took over Jingdong Road from Li Xizhi. In order to guard against the harassment of black flags, he stationed 20,000 troops in the Zengtou City area. The army was led by his fierce general Wang Jiya. This man was highly skilled in martial arts, careful in mind, and cruel in temperament. He participated in the battle of Xiaocang River in his early years.
, had a deep hatred with the Chinese army. Since he guarded Zengtou City, and coordinated with the Jinan Prefecture garrison, he has subdued many surrounding hills for a period of time, making most bandits dare not make trouble. Who knows that this black flag will
To gather together, the first thing to do is to attack Zengtou City.
On July 28, 11,000 black flag troops raided Zengtou City and first captured the east city wall. After the city was in chaos, it fell into street fighting. Wang Jiya assembled an army to hold on to the south of the city, and even led the charge personally three times.
When they were seizing the city, they were raided by the Black Flag Army. After a few blows with the "big sword" Guan Sheng, he was decapitated with a single blow. The leader of this Black Flag team was none other than Black Flag General Zhu Biao.
After defeating Wang Jiya and taking Zengtou City lightly, the Black Flag Army had already released the news that they were going to kill Li Xizhi directly at Daming Mansion. When the messenger talked about this, he flinched, and Li Xizhi asked a few words before he saw the spy.
The leaflets he brought here were sent to the cities on the way.
The message in the flyer is crooked, as follows: Li Xiaozhi, adults want to fight, children, get out of here!
"That's too much!"
With a loud bang, Li Xizhi slapped his palms on the table and stood up. He was tall. After standing up, his beard and hair were spread out. The whole tent was already filled with murderous aura.
However, there was no luck anymore. Facing the Jurchen army of 300,000 soldiers marching south, these more than 10,000 black flag troops did not hide their strength and bide their time, but were already at the forefront. For Li Xizhi, this kind of behavior was the most senseless.
Conspiracy is also the scariest thing. When gods fight, little ghosts will have no place to hide.
There is no hiding place for anyone.
It is strange to say that with the beginning of the Jurchens' southward march, the fierce battle in the world is still started by the black flag of the "safe" southwest. The Jurchens' 300,000 troops have not yet crossed the Yellow River at this time, and Liangshan in the southwest
, July 21st, Lu Qiaoshan negotiated with Ning Yi. On the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, hundreds of thousands of troops entered the Liangshan area one after another. First of all, they responded to the Mangshan Ni and others, and attacked many surrounding Nis.
The tribes launched a campaign of intimidation and persuasion.
For this battle, countless people are waiting with bated breath, including the Gao family forces in Dali in the south, the resentful Tubo army in the west, Confucian scholars such as Long Qifei in Zizhou City, the warlords of various factions in the Wu Dynasty at this time, and even those from far away
Wanyan Xiyin and Wanyan Xiyin from the Kingdom of Jin, thousands of miles apart, each sent their spies to work carefully, waiting for the first shot of the cannon to fire.
Chapter completed!