Chapter 963 The world is turbulent and the clouds are angry (7)
The summer night glowed with a green light. In the small county town under the night, flames were burning. People's voices were chaotic, accompanied by the cries of women and children.
The black flag was waving, but in the darkness of night, people could only see the flag where it was illuminated by firelight.
On the shore of Taihu Lake, in the small county town on the north side of Pingjiang Prefecture, there were not many people after the military disaster last year. The people who invaded again at this moment were a group of refugees called the Fair Party. After entering the county town, there were not many people.
Massive burning and killing began, but only the homes of several local gentry and wealthy families on the west side of the county were damaged.
At this moment, the flames and killings continued, and another group of people came from the wilderness outside the county town holding high flags. In this night, both sides were flying the same flag. The refugees who captured the county town gate were fighting in the night.
After shouting and exchanging a few words with each other, they knew that this group of people had a very high status in the Fairness Party. They did not dare to stop them. Only when the other party got closer did anyone recognize the middle-aged man in front of them who looked thin.
As a result of the man's identity, all the refugees near the city gate called him "King Fair" and knelt down.
The "King of Fairness" was He Wen. After the exchange, he rode in, and his soldiers began to take over the defense of the county. Another law enforcement team entered the county and started shouting: "If anyone harasses innocent people, kill them!"
Anyone who takes advantage of the chaos and seizes wealth will be killed! Anyone who insults women will be killed..."
He Wen led his bodyguards towards the direction of the burning fire. There was the mansion of a wealthy family. In order to defend the house and yard, it seemed that both sides had experienced some offensive and defensive fighting. At this moment, as He Wen stepped into the mansion
, you can see the corpses lying on the ground scattered in the courtyard. Among the corpses, there are not only young men with swords and guns, but also women and children who were obviously hacked to death while escaping.
He didn't say anything. As he walked forward, a deputy brought a man over to pay homage. He was a thirty-year-old leader of the Fairness Party wearing a black scarf on his forehead. His status was not high, but this time he had a glimpse of this county town.
After the Jinren left, livelihoods in various places in the south of the Yangtze River were not restored, and there were homeless people everywhere. They could beg when they entered the city, and become bandits when they entered the mountains. During this period, the Fairness Party gained momentum.
Gradually, the core team under He Wen's control is still under construction, and there are countless peripheral forces that have followed suit after hearing about the name.
After briefly talking about what happened, the leader began to talk about the stubborn resistance of these powerful clansmen during the attack, which resulted in the death and injury of many brothers on his side. He Wen asked about the treatment of the wounded, and then asked: "Where are the members? Where is the clan leader?"
The leader hesitated slightly: "These old guys are stubbornly resisting and would rather die than surrender, so I have no choice but to... kill them."
"Take me to see where."
"...Ancestral temple, over there." The leader led the way, and then said, "With these people, the people outside are having a hard time, and everyone is starving to death. The gold, silver, grain and grass they have hoarded at home are piled up into hills, but that's it.
There are countless gold and silver utensils. I also asked people to carry them to the ancestral hall. I dare not be greedy... Well, San'er, come over and talk to Mr. He. Tell me what it looked like when you opened the grain warehouse. Those bastards
, and wanted to set fire to the food..."
Everyone talked and walked, and when they got to the ancestral hall, they could see the corpses lying upside down inside. There were also gold and silver in large and small wooden boxes piled on the side of the ancestral hall. The leader immediately went over and opened the boxes to show He Wen.
He Wen walked to the pile of corpses and looked at them for a few times. Then he went to the pile of gold and silver, took out a few gold utensils to play with, and then asked about the food and grass.
"Call all the brothers who participated in this event at your invitation. I have something to say to them. I want to thank them."
At this time, his expression and tone became gentle. The leader went out to call for people with his deputies. After a while, several other leaders were summoned and came to see Mr. He, the "King of Fairness". He Wen looked at them
After a few glances, he waved.
"If the weapons are gone, take custody first and release them later."
His order has been issued, and the deputy responsible for execution next to him also waved the order flag. Some of the people in the courtyard shouted injustice, and some drew swords in their hands. There was some movement outside the courtyard, but because the elite men on hand had been let go before
Be prepared. The commotion soon subsided. A group of guards in the yard also surrounded the leaders. Some were bluffing. The leader of the Fair Party had already knelt down. He Wen looked at them.
"Killing people to break up their families was just to vent their anger, so they killed them all. There were even women's bodies outside. After being insulted, you didn't have time to hide them. It's what animals did! Whoever did these things and who didn't did them, everything will happen after that.
Everything will be investigated, and in a few days, you will be put on trial in front of all the people! Do you want to be the Fairness Party? This is the Fairness Party!"
Someone among the people started scolding: "Hypocrite! We worked hard for you, and our brothers died and shed blood, and you do this to us! Let's take care of the people in our hands. The people outside have not done anything wrong! There are so many people here.
Houses of gold and silver, mountains of food and grass, look at how well they are dressed, they are all anointed by the people, they are the ones who are killed, you Fair Party hypocrite! You just want to rob these things, regardless of the benefits."
He Wendao: "A well-dressed person is a bad person? Then everyone in the world can just wear rags to kill people! You say they are evil people, what evil did they do? In what year, month and day did they do it? Where is the master of suffering? So many
Among the dead people, who did the evil thing? Was it the old man or the ten-year-old girl lying outside? If you kill people without making your words clear, you are robbers! This is unfair!"
"They are so rich that people outside are starving to death. As long as you inquire a little bit about the evil deeds they have done, you will definitely find them. These are all in front of you, Mr. He, don't pretend to be confused because you understand."
"The little girl outside did it too?"
"How can we be so clear about the chaos of war?"
"Take it!"
There was another period of chaos and commotion in the night, and the flames in the wealthy compound finally gradually extinguished. He Wen went to see the food stored in the wealthy families' homes, and ordered the soldiers to gather the bodies, and then came with them this time.
The deputies and their entourage gathered in the outer courtyard. Some people talked about the food, the refugees outside, and the famine. Some also mentioned that this time the leader did a good job in restraining the refugees and not disturbing the ordinary people. Why?
Wen ate some dry food and slammed the bowl in his hand on the green bricks in the yard. For a while, the yard was silent.
"In which village you lived before, there were rogues on every street, right?"
He said: "They usually idle around and don't do anything serious. If they have the opportunity to go to this house or that house to enjoy the autumn breeze, as long as there are good things that can be obtained for nothing, they are indispensable. This kind of person is not a gangster who kills people and sells goods, nor does he care about other people's opinions.
Desperadoes, they live next to you. As long as they can get some benefits, they will come up with reasons and explanations, one after another..."
"This kind of scoundrel has a characteristic. If you are a gangster or a desperado, you may be able to make a fortune one day. A scoundrel will never make a fortune. They spend their whole life just to get some advantages. They have no rules at all..."
"Today you smash up this big courtyard and see that it is all gold, silver and grain. Ordinary people will never see so much in their lifetime. Look again, hey, these people are so well-dressed. They are rich and generous. I am fair.
Party, please do justice for heaven, you fart”
He Wen waved his hands, stared, and shouted.
"These people were not killed by mistake? What should I do if they were killed by mistake? You haven't thought about it! Because there is a reason for killing by mistake! No one should kill a few old, weak, women and children incidentally in the chaos of war! Looking for a reason for doing something, who can't find it? But do it
If you look for me later, you are just a scoundrel who took advantage! Once you point out that you are taking advantage of this, you will not be able to do anything big in the future."
"If you want to do something big and do something real, you must have rules in your heart!"
He Wen stood in the courtyard and spoke every word.
The fire flickered in the night. In May, the Fair Party, which had been expanding for a period of time, began to have internal divisions and began to develop a more mature program and code of conduct.
At the same time, among the ruins of Daming Mansion on the north bank of the Yellow River, a black flag was floating quietly. At this moment, the Jurchen East Army returning north was stationed on the south bank of the Yellow River and was considering a proper strategy for crossing the river.
Beginning in April, Huaxia, which was once huddled in Liangshan, Guangwu's two armies began to come out of the base area in batches, and had several frictions with Wanyanchang's troops who were trying to protect the East Route Army's return northward. Although this
Several battles were about to end at the first touch, but several troops led by Zhu Biao, Wang Shanyue, and Liu Chengzong clearly showed their future combat intentions: once the Jurchen army is ready to cross the river, they will never let go of harassing these troops.
Ferry opportunity.
In the past two years, these troops in Liangshan have shown their tenacious fighting will. Although the Jurchen East Route Army is huge, the hundreds of thousands of Han prisoners who followed them north are extremely bloated. This is the East Route Army.
Once the weakness of the Lu Army is opened, the chaotic situation they will encounter will definitely give Zongfu Zongbi a huge headache.
But at the level of fighting for world hegemony, headaches are not that serious of a problem.
Facing the decisiveness of the Liangshan troops, Zongfu Zongbi had already assembled elite troops and was ready to cross the Yellow River and start a war. At the same time, there was Wan Yanchang, who was leading tens of thousands of troops to press from the north.
Come. In the meantime, Wanyanchang's troops were intensive, and his tactics were as fast as fire. The military styles of both sides coincided with each other. So in mid-May, the Eastern Route Army, numbering hundreds of thousands, was about to launch a dragnet to eradicate those who were on their way back from the north.
This is the last nail.
The news of the defeat of the Jurchen West Route Army and the disastrous defeat of Nianhan in the decisive battle in Hanzhong was poured on the land on both sides of the Yellow River like boiling oil at this moment. On the north bank of the Yellow River, Zhu Biao, Wang Shanyue, Liu Chengzong and others were inspired,
They are all determined to fight a beautiful battle here. For this purpose, the staff has made countless plans and deductions for many days. Although there are not many people on our side, they have all experienced the most brutal fighting.
There are veterans, and the opponent's camp is bloated and eager to go home. As long as this weakness is identified, the ants may not be able to bite the elephant's body with tragic wounds.
On the south bank of the Yellow River, Zongfu Zongbi was looking forward to such a battle and victory to prove his difference with the West Route Army's Nianhan and Xiyin. Against the backdrop of the disastrous defeat in the Southwest Battle, as long as he could defeat Shandong
This black flag army, whose combat prowess has been tested in the past, is buried on the bank of the Yellow River, which will boost the morale of the country's military and people.
Against this background, on May 15th, in a deserted village west of Daming on the north bank of the Yellow River, Zhu Biao, Wang Shanyue, Liu Chengzong and others met temporarily and they welcomed the envoy coming from the southwest.
, Dong Fangxian, the "big shopkeeper" of Bamboo Records, Zhu Wang, and Liu gave Dong Fangxian a general statement of the next battle ideas. It was only in the afternoon that Dong Fangxian began to relay some of the words that Ning Yi asked him to bring over.
"Mr. Ning asked me to bring you an idea. It's just an idea. The specific decision will be made by you. Moreover, it is only after you are fully prepared for battle that such an idea has practical significance."
After Dong Fangxian said this, Wang Shanyue started laughing: "What bad idea does Lao Ning have? Tell me."
"Negotiate, make peace."
Dong Fangxian looked at Wang Shanyue and said calmly. The scars on Wang Shanyue's face immediately became unsightly, and he spat toward the ground.
"It's just a reference choice. As for the final decision, it's up to you to make it." Dong Fangxian repeated.
Wang Shanyue raised his head and reached out to Zhu Biao and Liu Chengzong: "There are many of you here, decide... what to do?"
"We will listen to everyone's opinions to the maximum extent, Mr. Ning said, and we can even vote in the military." Dong Fangxian is a bit fat and has a lot of gray hair on his head. He usually looks kind, but now he is facing Wang Shan
Yue's scorching gaze was calm and not flinching at all, "Mr. Ning said when he came, at least the prince can rest assured that there are no cowards in the Chinese army."
Wang Shanyue stared at him for a moment: "You speak, I listen."
Dong Fangxian nodded: "On the north bank of the Yellow River, the Huaxia Army and the Guangwu Army combined currently have less than 30,000 troops. The advantage is that they have all fought in battles and can take advantage of the geographical location to move around and fight guerrillas. Everything else is a disadvantage. The Jurchen East Route Army
Two hundred thousand, plus Wan Yanchang, the speed of the skills, they are indeed wearing shoes, they have to fight, the gain is not worth the loss, but if you really go all out and fight, the chance of your survival... is not high, this is a very polite way of saying it.
."
Wang Shanyue said: "First, we are not afraid of death; second, Zongfu Zongbi is anxious to go back and fight for power. This is also our advantage."
Dong Fangxian said: "First, no one is afraid of people, we are talking about how to die; second, under the premise that the West Route Army has been defeated miserably, if Zongfu Zongbi is really willing to risk his life, they can go back first and save 200,000 yuan."
The army is left to Wan Yanchang to suppress you in Shandong without stopping. They are very troublesome, but at least they will not be more ugly than Nianhan."
Dong Fangxian's eyes turned to Zhu Biao and Liu Chengzong: "In the most troublesome speculation, your entire army was wiped out, causing huge losses to the Jurchens' Eastern Route Army. They brought hundreds of thousands of Han people to the north with them in this battle.
Tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of people died. As for the possibility of you killing Zongfu Zongbi in a decisive battle, it is not impossible, but it is very small. In terms of combat power, you are short of supplies and even hungry.
For a long time, I still can't compare to the Tushan Guards on the frontal battlefield."
"After all, war is not just talk on paper." Liu Chengzong said, "But... you say it first."
"Mr. Ning feels that the first crux of the situation in Shandong is that neither side believes that the other side has the possibility of retreating. Mr. Wang has been guarding Daming Mansion for so long and has already put his life and death at risk. I wish Brother Biao would have mastered the art two years earlier.
Lie Su never retreated. Faced with the crisis in Daming Mansion, he resolutely came to save people. Our past achievements have shown that the Chinese army is not afraid of anyone, not even death..."
"I'm not the Chinese Army." Wang Shanyue interjected.
Dong Fangxian laughed: "It is also because of this that Zongfu Zongbi does not think that he has the possibility of easily crossing the border. He must fight because there is no choice. We here also believe that Zongfu Zongbi will never let Liangshan go. But Mr. Ning
I think that besides fighting, we have at least two options. For example, we can leave, give up Liangshan, and go to Jin to make some changes first..."
"We have been operating here for a long time, and we have already established a strong presence..."
"If we want to fight, it will be difficult to continue these operations." Dong Fangxian said, "Then there is another option. When you are ready to fight, let me cross the river and negotiate a result with Zongfu Zongbi.
Come on, let us both make way for each other in some form or step. Considering that Wu Qimai of the Jin Kingdom is about to die, and the East Route Army has a bloated lineup, Zongfu Zongbi is likely to agree.
Such negotiation conditions, and you will retain the possibility of development for now, and one day in the future, you will become the vanguard force to invade the Kingdom of Jin."
Wang Shanyue was silent, and Dong Fangxian said: "Shandong has been destroyed before. There were no wheat seedlings last winter. Your current rations are only enough for one or two months. Mr. Ning borrowed grain from Jin.
By borrowing rice seedlings, after passing this level, you will slowly regain your strength. And in Shandong, you will then start your real business..."
"What to do with the hundreds of thousands of people captured by the Eastern Route Army?" Wang Shanyue raised his head.
Dong Fangxian said: "Can it be saved?"
"If we attack, some people can escape in the chaos."
"...Some people will escape, and more people will die. Next, if you die, the shameless Eastern Route Army will capture all the civilians they can and send them to the north."
"Because if we avoid it, what will the world think of us in the future?"
"There are no good options here, and it is difficult to judge which option is worse. So Mr. Ning said, you can make your own decisions. If you decide to fight, I will do my best to cooperate with you. If you decide to talk, I
Just try your best to talk about it. We are all martial arts practitioners. Of course we all know that many times we withdraw our wrists in order to punch the enemy in the face with greater force..."
His fat arm shrank, and when he punched it out, he also had a lot of power: "The battle here now can inspire the people of the world, and it is even possible to actually meet Zongfu Zongbi on the battlefield and kill them.
, this is the clearest and simplest choice. And if you retreat today, you will have regrets in your heart, and you may even be found out one day in the future, or even get a reputation. Five or ten years from now, is it possible for you to use something better?
It's hard to tell if you have a lot of strength and want to break into the Kingdom of Jin... You have to be careful in your judgment."
Wang Shanyue looked at him: "It's also possible that you, a fat man, crossed the river, and Zongfu and Zongbi, the two fools, didn't want to talk, so you became the sacrifice we sent to them. We burned you first."
Dong Fangxian laughed: "It's very possible, but if we let others talk about this kind of thing, we probably won't be able to reach an agreement. I can only make a trip, fat guy."
His words were calm, and of course he was fearless regardless of life and death. In fact, most of the four people present had known each other and had dealings with each other more than ten years ago. Even though Wang Shanyue had no regard for Ning Yi, he had no regard for this proposal he made.
The idea was quite unpleasant, but I also understood in my heart that this idea was not proposed out of fear, but because the battles the Liangshan army had experienced in the past two years had indeed suffered such tragic losses. At this time,
Their vitality has indeed never been restored. If they continue to fight fearlessly, they will be able to tear off a piece of flesh from the Jurchen body, but that's all...
The Yellow River surged down, and the sun gradually turned to the west. Zhu, Wang, Liu and others on the river bank were talking to each other and considering the next choice. In the barren mountains and ridges more than ten miles away from them, they already looked a little thin.
Luo Ye and others were doing maintenance on their weapons in the sunshine. Not far away, the troops led by Guan Sheng were resting, while Lu Junyi was leading the scout troops further away. They were already gearing up for the next step.
Preparation for cutting off a dog's head during a fight.
In the same context, more than a hundred miles south of the Yellow River, there is another team of envoys with the mission of negotiation, approaching the Jurchen East Route Army camp on the bank of the river. This is a negotiation envoy sent from the Lin'an small court.
, the leader was Huang Zhong, the Minister of Rites of the Little Imperial Court. He was one of the most trusted right-hand men of Zuo Xiang Tieyan. He had a clear mind and excellent eloquence. The purpose of his trip was to impress Zong Fu Zong Bi and make him
Under the circumstances, the two Jurchen princes released some of the Lin'an people who had been captured by them and headed north.
This was the inspiration that the Lin'an small court got after learning about Dai Mengwei's deeds: After the tragic defeat in the southwest, in order to check and balance the Chinese army to the maximum extent, Xi Yin instead left a lot of benefits to Dai Mengwei, who was against the Chinese army. Now the days of the Lin'an small court are also
It's hard to live with it. In the foreseeable future, the Black Flag Army will become the most terrifying force on the land of the original Wu Dynasty. As one of the staunch forces against the Black Flag Army, they also hope that the two princes Zongfu and Zongbi can leave before they leave.
Try to give them some support beforehand.
When the East Route Army left, they gradually took away hundreds of thousands of people from Jiangnan. Under the current situation, if they can convince the other party, they can release at least 10,000 people or even thousands of people who originally belonged to Lin'an to participate in this lobbying.
Everyone's reputation will be greatly enhanced, and Tie Yan and others' rule over Lin'an will become stronger.