Chapter 305: Xiongguan Mandao, Eight Hundred Tiger Alliance (please vote for a 7,000-word chapter)
In the ninth year of Jinghan in the Wu Dynasty, various uprisings occurred in the south of the Yangtze River, and even the subsequent capture of Hangzhou, endangering Jiaxing's Yongle, shook the entire southern land. It can be said that this uprising shook the entire country of the Wu Dynasty
The foundation may be an exaggeration, but the uprising did have a series of intriguing chain reactions in some key places. This series of dominoes fell, leading to the final collapse of the entire Wu Dynasty.
Whether it is the main cause or the secondary cause, accidental or inevitable, sufficient and unnecessary conditions, or necessary and insufficient conditions, has become a topic often studied by historians in later generations.
In fact, some people considered these things at the time, but in the situation, no one thought about it in the long term. Fang Qifu decided to delay the time for Tong Guan's army to go north, and finally sought to overthrow the Wu Dynasty.
The strategy of tolerating the bottom line and seizing a chance of survival was to clearly understand the embarrassing situation between the north and the south of the Wu Dynasty at this time, but to what extent it could achieve in the end, Fang Qifu at the time probably couldn't see clearly.
At least at the beginning of the rebellion, it seemed that the world was sweeping across the country. Especially after big cities like Hangzhou were captured, it really gave people the feeling that they were destined by fate and that the Wu Dynasty was already weak and dying. However, when the Wu Dynasty really faced up to
When this rebellion started and had to be wiped out with all our strength before the Battle of Ping Liao, what we felt at that time was the real frontal pressure from the Wu Dynasty. A country that had accumulated over two hundred years really fought back. Can it survive?
Both Fang La and Fang Qifu were fighting with a sense of luck.
In Bianjing, the political center where the powerful gathered, the Fang La disaster was not really regarded as a major crisis that could overthrow the country. Even in the eyes of people like Qin Siyuan, Li Gang and even Jinghan Emperor Zhou Zhe.
Fang La's rebellion was not really regarded as a crisis of extinction, but his occupation of Hangzhou had already disturbed the most prosperous area of the country, and when the interests of many wealthy gentry and powerful people were harmed, Tong Guan had to be ordered to suppress him first.
To overcome this problem, of course, the time spent later was actually quite long.
The biggest troubles and opportunities are naturally in the Liao Kingdom. In the eyes of many people, the opportunities actually outweigh the troubles. Just as he was about to march north, Tong Guan went south. The Sixteenth State of Yanyun was like a piece of fat in front of them.
Meat, but can't eat it because of a small piece of meat in the throat. This is such an anxious thing. At this time, no one can see the bad things that may happen if this piece of fat meat cannot be eaten. At most, Yan Yun
The Sixteen States cannot be taken back, and their country has not suffered much loss. Many people can't help but think so in the face of the obstacles encountered at this time.
Only a few people vaguely felt the numbness in their scalps caused by this. Li Gang was naturally one of them, but even Qin Siyuan, although he had thought about the hidden dangers that might come from this failure, he did not
Think of it as a fully formal crisis. After all, the future is so far away that you can't see or touch it.
This Northern Expedition was unable to be carried out because of the constraint. Li Gang's anxiety, Qin Siyuan's anxiety, the emperor's anxiety, and the anxiety of all the officials were all mixed in. Under such circumstances, it was possible to fight through the numerous interests involved in the spider web.
The Blood Road promoted the progress of the Northern Expedition. People like Qin Siyuan were really extremely powerful. Unfortunately, they did not expect that in such complicated circumstances, the country itself would be so powerless.
More than 100,000 people faced off against more than 10,000 Liao troops and were defeated. Wang Zhen and Yang Keshi had already sensed something was wrong, so they gathered up the defeated troops again and regrouped. However, after that, they lost consecutive battles. The soldiers were frightened and frightened.
The Liao people are like tigers. In the slightest fierce fighting, more people escape than stay. However, it is only some small-scale battles with less than a hundred people. On the contrary, they can occasionally win and the good news is sent back to Bianjing. But Qin Siyuan and others have their own
Qin Siyuan and others were also dumbfounded by the military morale and the overall collapse of the intelligence system.
Like a boxer, he persists in his dream, works hard, overcomes all difficulties, gets into the boxing ring, and confidently throws the first punch, only to realize that the power of his fist is not as strong as that of a five-year-old child. Why are you fighting like this?
It's all become empty talk.
Of course, everyone knows that there is not that much difference between people. The victory in small battles with less than a hundred people can prove this. There are still bloody people. But when the scope is expanded to the entire Northern Expeditionary Army, once a
Problems arise everywhere, and fear is like a snowball. Everyone is thinking, "We can't win anyway. No matter how hard I try, if we don't fight, we will still die." The whole army is trapped in a complete defeat.
What kind of atmosphere will produce what kind of group of people? When Qin Siyuan tried in vain to quell all the intrigues in the Northern Expedition, he actually chose another path. At this moment, the envoys heading north and
Some people who were originally arranged are constantly in contact with Guo Yaoshi, the commander of the "resentful army" in the Liao Kingdom, trying to recruit him. Guo Yaoshi is originally a Han. He originally saw the changes in the situation in the Liao Kingdom and had the idea to join him back. However, Wang
The defeat of Yang Keshi temporarily extended his consideration time.
Although it later proved that every move Qin Siyuan made was ruthless, it was a pity that the resistance around him was too great. Although in theory, a good chess player is required to consider everything around him, but this kind of resistance has already
It's very reasonable. No matter whether Li Gang, Qin Siyuan or the famous official Su Lao in the court, they have studied Confucianism for decades, but in the end they can only be stuck in the huge spider web formed by the foundation of Confucianism.
Mutual resistance. Every move of these chess pieces was made with a forward-looking view at the appropriate time. However, when they were in place, they were completely lagging behind...
In addition to looking forward to the great victory of Wang Zhen and Yang Keshi, and the surrender of people like Guo Yaoshi, the only thing we can look forward to is the ice-breaking of the war in the south. That is to say, in this delay, there is something that everyone is waiting for.
Without realizing it, fermentation began in the north.
At the beginning of the war, the Jurchens actually admired the Han people quite a lot.
Although they had raised troops all the way and had beaten the Liao Kingdom like dogs, in the final analysis, the Jurchens were still country people who had just emerged from the white mountains and black waters. Before this, they did not even have their own written language.
Under constant oppression, I occasionally heard some news from the south and saw various rare artifacts from the south. I really imagined the big country composed of Han people in the south like a heavenly kingdom.
Civil servants in important positions like Wanyan Xiyin were all influenced by Han culture. After all, at this time, in terms of civilization, the Wu Dynasty was still the strongest. Two years earlier, Wanyan Xiyin had written in Chinese characters
, based on the Khitan characters, created the Jurchen characters. At the beginning of the war, their troops were not enough, so they had to make a move of 20,000 against 800,000. They actually respected this ally in the south.
, however, they raised troops in the first half of the year, but there was no movement at all in the south. In winter, the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Wu Dynasty finally had its first battle. More than 100,000 people lost to 10,000 people. After that, everything really happened.
It took a turn for the worse.
The Jin Kingdom fought for nearly a year, covering nearly half of the Lower Liao Kingdom. There were more people and a wider horizon. However, when they saw the movements of the Wu Dynasty, people were still dumbfounded. Of course, the Jurchens had limited personnel. To say that they felt that they were
It is impossible to capture the Wu Dynasty together. The enemy in front of them is still the Liao Kingdom. It might be good to defeat the Liao Kingdom, but some feelings finally began to sprout and brew at this time...
The Wu Dynasty to the south is probably not a celestial dynasty...
Just a bunch of garbage.
Tong Guan went to Hangzhou in February of that year.
It was already the spring of the tenth year of Jinghan in the Wu Dynasty. The army officially began to attack the city on February 8th. On February 16th, Leng Gongzhong, one of the guards at the north gate, died, and was replaced by a partial general named Dong Fangyue.
His responsibilities. Fang La's army did not know that Dong Fangyue had been placed in this position for nearly half a year by the spy organization in the city headed by Wenren Buer and others. In November, when Baodao B was encircled, the city was already under siege. Fang La and others
People are extremely concerned about the internal transformation of power. Dong Fangyue was just pushed to this "possible position", but Wen Renbuer had already spent a lot of effort, and there were also some advisers from Ning Yi. By this time
, this chess piece finally played its role.
On February 17, Dong Fangyue opened the north gate of Hangzhou, and Tong Guan's imperial troops poured in like a tide. Although the city wall had been broken several times before and foreign troops invaded, this time there was no room for luck. Fang Qifu
The Zhili elites started fighting in the city with them, and Fang La and others led the army to fight out of the city in the chaos. However, at this time, the 150,000 forbidden troops led by Tong Guan had formed a siege. After a desperate battle, Yongle
The remnants of the imperial army collapsed from the west and south.
Although the reason why Fang La proclaimed himself an emperor and founded the country was because of Hangzhou, the uprising this time originally swept a large area. After Hangzhou was besieged, the outside territory would be somewhat compressed, but there were still Shi Sheng and Lu Xing'er in these places.
Lu Shinang and others were participating in the resistance. Secondly, Tong Guan had no time to pay attention to those minor details. After rushing out of the city, Fang La still had some room to move. But Tong Guan naturally couldn't let him go.
He wanted to go north immediately, and the first thing he wanted to do was to completely defeat Fang La. As soon as he arrived in Hangzhou, he immediately led his troops to chase and kill Fang La, killing him all the way.
Fangla's base was still in the Qingxi County area. It was about two hundred miles from Hangzhou to Qingxi. Tens of thousands of corpses were laid out along the way. Then the imperial sergeants who surrounded him from all over started to confront Fangla's remnants again.
Under such circumstances, on February 24th, Qingming Festival, a defeated team led by Ba Dao Camp was crossing the mountains ahead at a place a few hundred miles northwest of Qingxi.
When the city was breached, the Ba Dao camp that left the city from the south was originally a rear team. They did fulfill their mission, holding back a large number of pursuers and allowing many remnants of the Yongle Dynasty to escape. However, when the battle
After a pause, when they wanted to catch up with Fang La's large army to the west, that was the direction where Tong Guan was chasing them the most. If the Ba Dao Battalion pursued them, they would face the rear of the imperial army's formation.
At this time, there were many troops chasing the remnants of Yongle. When the Ba Dao camp came out of the city, they were still dragging their families with them. At this time, rushing to Qingxi was already looking for death. They took a detour and arrived near Hangzhou.
Turning to the northwest, it is roughly the same as Fang La's escape route. It is of course the best if we can circle back to Qingxi from the rear. If not, we can only consider other things. Of course, most people are currently considering
, after all, it is the former.
"They will be dead when they return to Qingxi..."
Riding on the horse, Ning Yi looked at the sunset in the distance and sighed. He said this to Lu Hongti who was on the horse next to him.
It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival. The spring rain that has been falling since yesterday stopped this afternoon. Spring rain is like this, although it is not heavy, but it is cold and sticky, and it lasts for a long time. The coldness seems to be soaked into the bone marrow.
.Although the sun was out at this time, there was still mud under our feet, and the team next to us moved forward one foot deeper than the other.
Escape again.
Su Tan'er and others did not follow the fleeing team. She was already eight months pregnant. During the time when the city was broken, at least in the eyes of everyone in the Ba Dao camp, Ning Yi spent a lot of effort.
He found connections to make arrangements to send his wife and family away so that they could stay in the city. Ning Yi might not be able to escape from the chaotic situation at that time, but in the end he came all the way with the Ba Dao Camp. In a sense,
This should be a move that makes Liu Xigua, Chen Fan and others feel quite warm.
Only Lu Hongti, still dressed like a thirty-year-old woman, followed her.
"Then what can they do?" The long journey to escape did not pose any problem to Lu Hongti. She glanced at Ning Yi and said.
"What else can I do besides continuing to turn into a bandit?" Ning Yi smiled, "Fang La is finished."
In the chaos that followed Fang La's rebellion, Ba Dao Camp paid a huge price. When the army was raised, there were probably more than 3,000 or even 4,000 elite soldiers in Ba Dao Camp, many of whom were disciples.
, lonely people like retainers, and more than 10,000 family members. In the battle of Jiaxing, there were only more than 1,500 soldiers left. By the time the city was defeated and the rear of the palace was captured, there were only eight people left who could fight.
More than a hundred. And there were more than 2,000 relatives who needed protection along the way. Plus the remaining relatives and remnants of the Yongle Dynasty, the number of the fleeing team was about 5,000.
Of course, compared with other uprising forces that were completely wiped out, this is already a very good situation. When Hangzhou was established as a state, not all the family members who were actually in Badaozhuang came over. Since the city of Hangzhou was destroyed,
The transfer should have begun according to the previous plan. Fortunately, in a short period of time, many surrounding areas are still controlled by Fang La's remnants. With most of the firepower being attracted by Fang La, the Batao Camp has one last chance.
Free capital and opportunities.
Chen Fan rode over from behind, and with him was "Feather Blade" Qian Luoning: "Li Heng." The two of them greeted Ning Yi, and Ning Yi smiled: "What's going on behind the scenes?
"
"There's no movement. It seems they don't dare to fight, so they just follow. Let's go over and tell your wife, the owner of the village."
Even though the army was defeated, Chen Fan still maintained a very optimistic and cheerful state. In the team not far ahead, Liu Xigua was visiting an injured person on a stretcher. She was wearing a veil and a smart outfit.
She was in a dusty state, but her big eyes were very lively. She would sometimes laugh, but mostly she had a cold and arrogant strong aura. Seeing everyone looking over there, she tilted her head and waved her hand, as the dominator.
The owner of the Knife Village, this young girl who would have wild thoughts and go crazy when she was fake getting married, is always cheering up the people around her with a mature attitude, making people feel like "I am here" when they see her.
Although Ning Yi also knew that she was injured and very tired along the way.
Ning Yi, Chen Fan and others rode over.
After the city of Hangzhou was defeated, although the main force of Tong Guan's army rushed to Qingxi County, many other troops scattered around to pursue Fang La's remnants. However, due to the bravery and ferocity of the Ba Dao camp, except for the initial battle under the city,
In addition, there were not many troops who dared to actually fight with Ba Dao Camp on the way to escape. In the past two days, an army quietly followed them, but it seemed that they did not dare to take action. They just waited timidly. Chen Fan followed
Qian Luoning, the youngest in "Kill for Life", was the one who went over to inquire about the situation.
"There are about 1,200 people. They are not imperial guards from Tokyo. They should know our names. They may not dare to take action. However, we are afraid of being surrounded. Should we take action first to drive them away and then leave quickly?"
"There's no need to take action, don't get red-handed. The imperial court doesn't have many troops in this area. This time when everyone is taking credit, they definitely don't want to fall behind others, but they can't risk their lives. It's probably a little bit
We followed him for a while and then left. If the fight is too severe and the surrounding imperial troops have to chase, we will really be in trouble."
The speaker was a counselor named General Lu. He was originally one of the orthodox counselors under Fang La, but when he broke the city, he was involved in the Ba Dao camp. He still has some skills. Listen to what he said,
Xigua also nodded, got on his horse, and lined up with Ning Yi: "Master Lu is right. Don't take action for the time being. Go past two mountains. This is Lin Kunwu's territory. Although Lin Kunwu only has a few hundred people, but now
We are still together. The troops behind us should not dare to follow."
Since there was no need to fight, everyone joked and expressed their attitude of killing the 800 and 1200 people behind them, and killing them all if they dared to come. Qian Luoning said: "Actually, the reputation of our Ba Dao Camp is
It’s quite big, but I’m afraid that the imperial court will really name us and want to hunt us down. Master, I think we should leave as quickly as possible these days.”
"With so many people, it won't be fast."
"Just let them come..." Chen Fan also laughed, "Otherwise, we can change our name to...Dabiao League and put up a new flag. They won't be able to recognize us, haha." This was obvious to him.
It was a prank, and then he leaned over and whispered to Ning Yi: "The Watermelon Alliance can also be..."
Liu Xigua's eyes started to shine with danger. Ning Yi smiled and quickly smoothed things over: "Actually, I think it's good to call it Eight Hundred Tigers."
When he said this, Qian Luoning thought about it and said, "This is a good name."
Liu Xigua glanced at Ning Yi angrily: "I won't change."
Although her tone towards Ning Yi sounded cold, her attitude was obviously different.
Since they got married more than three months ago, the relationship between the two has made a lot of progress. Of course, it is wrong to say that it is the kind of progress between lovers. Except for the obsessive one on the first night of the wedding.
It's an embarrassment, but in other respects, Liu Xigua is quite sensible. When Su Tan'er was in Ba Dao Camp, she often went over to see and talk to her, but her attitude was not that of a family member.
After all, Liu Xigua is a very open-minded woman in many matters. She occasionally gets into trouble in small matters. She usually talks to Ning Yi about various issues of managing the Ba Dao camp, and sometimes even asks Su Tan'er to intervene. In the evening at Ning Yi
There was an endless debate in the room in the small courtyard where Yi lived. Ning Yi also reviewed the corporate structure or restructuring process. By the time the city was broken, Ning Yi was involved in half of the internal operations of the Batao Camp. The two of them
The relationship between them is becoming more and more like that of comrades striving for a common ideal. Of course, only the two of them will understand if there is any additional ambiguity during this period.
When Cheng Po wanted to arrange Su Tan'er first, Su Tan'er also mentioned it to Ning Yi: "That Miss Liu is actually a very lonely girl. You... try not to hurt her..."
However, looking at the state of Ning Yi and Liu Xigua at this time, General Lu looked a little hesitant. He was actually in his early thirties and handsome. After traveling with the Ba Dao Camp, he often gave Liu Xigua advice and suggestions.
Xigua somewhat agreed with his words. After everyone joked for a while, he put a smile on his face and said, "I heard that Mr. Ning was a famous talent in the past. I wonder if he has any new works recently?"
"Now?" Ning Yi frowned, and the others also frowned slightly. The escape was winding and embarrassing, and everyone was just having fun in the misery. How could they have the time to talk about these romances. In fact, General Lu was very worried about the situation.
Ning Yi's understanding is not enough. He probably wants to make everyone think that Ning Yi is actually a useless scholar. Ning Yi sighed: "If the current situation is like this, there is actually a saying."
Liu Xigua turned to look at him with curious eyes: "What, tell me."
"The long road through Xiongguan is really like iron. Now I'm crossing it from the beginning. Crossing it from the beginning, the green mountains are like the sea...the setting sun is like blood."
Ning Yi just happened to think of this sentence, and he didn't add much emotion when he read it, but the momentum of this sentence was almost impossible to suppress in front of people who could understand it. Perhaps among the people, it was the one who
General Lu couldn't help but muttered the words "The road to Xiongguan is really like iron". A master from the Ba Dao camp came over and said: "The road to Xiongguan is really like iron, and now I'm crossing it from the beginning." Mr. Ning's words are really,
It’s really…”
A crowd of people spread across the mountains, and the setting sun shone over the other side. The master said "really" a few times, but he couldn't find an adjective. It was obviously a crowd of people on the run, and when he looked at it, his eyes seemed to be stained
Majestic blood red.
Chen Fan and others were already clamoring to write down the words and sentences at this time. General Lu said: "There is only one paragraph, what else is there?" Ning Yi just shook his head and ignored him.
Everyone was unmoved by General Lu's little thoughts. After a while, everyone rode their horses and separated. When Ning Yi ran up the hill, Chen Fan sat on the grass here and looked at the crowd below. It was windy and cold.
It was so cold that only the setting sun was directly in front, projecting a magnificent and warm illusion. Ning Yi got off the horse, and the grass was covered with water stains. Chen Fan grabbed a piece of grass and stood up, looking ahead.
"Xiongguan is a long road... we cross it from the beginning with one step... Li Heng. The sun was like this when we raised our troops. I thought that was the beginning. But do we still have to cross it from the beginning..." He clenched his fists, stood there and raised his head again.
He lowered his head and closed his eyes, "Li Heng, why were we defeated..."
The murmuring sound disappeared in the wind in the blink of an eye.
Ning Yi said nothing.
He remembered the day when the city was broken. Chen Fan went out to kill the enemy. When he saw him again, he was ablaze with fire. He was holding a Guandao and riding a horse slowly over like a demon. The man and the horse were all covered in flames.
Blood, Guan Dao's sword was curled up, and he had already lost all his strength. When he came over, only the eyes on his bright red face were still clear and vivid. Ning Yi didn't know if he had cried.
"Li Heng, why were we defeated..."
At that time, after he said these words, he fell off his horse and fainted.
In the past few days, through the cheerful illusion, all Ning Yi could see was this powerful but weak figure like a demon.
He didn't speak, but reached out and patted Chen Fan on the shoulder... The sun went down, and the moon gradually rose up. The fleeing team set up camp, and the fires lit up the tents one by one.
At a certain moment, General Lu stopped Liu Xigua, who was patrolling around, and said something. After a while, the two of them entered the tent next to him. General Lu took out a small notebook and told the girl about his greatness. Suddenly, the girl stretched out her hand.
He went and clamped the opponent's neck directly. Lu Jiang struggled desperately, but it was useless. For a long time, until he was about to suffocate to death, the girl let go of her hand.
In the tent, General Lu fell to the ground and breathed desperately: "Everything I said... is true... everything I said is true..."
He kept talking and handed over the small book. Liu Xigua took it and read a few pages.
General Lu's voice trembled as he struggled to get up: "What happened on the day the city was broken...Dong Fangyue's promotion process. I have been checking and checking...I asked people in the team...some people know...
Before Bao Daoyi's death, Ning Liheng was involved in one of the changes in his position. That was because of some relationships between your Ba Dao camp's timber business and Leng Gong, which worked very cleverly... Later, because of Bao Daoyi's
His death further pushed Dong Fangyue to the position of being able to replace Leng Gong. I have checked it out. If Ning Liheng hadn't killed Bao Daoyi..."
With a bang, Liu Xigua slapped it on the table next to him, and the whole little book became a fan: "It's random, Liheng's killing of Bao Daoyi was all an accident. Could it be that the spies in the city are taking advantage of our influence to do things?"
You have to rely on someone else even though the relationship has gone through eighteen twists and turns, but do you know that Ning Liheng is my husband-in-law! A scoundrel like you, in my Ba Dao Camp, has three swords and six holes, and there is no need to negotiate!"
With a swipe, she pulled out a steel knife with her backhand and grabbed the other party's shirt. General Lu shouted: "He sent away his wife, he sent away his wife, why did he send away now?"
His wife..."
"Because his wife is eight months pregnant!"
After Liu Xigua finished speaking, he was about to chop down the knife. Lu Jiang took out something from his arms: "I have evidence, I have conclusive evidence, I have conclusive evidence..."
The blade slowly stopped on his neck. General Lu probably didn't expect the woman in front of him to be so cruel and decisive. His teeth were chattering, and there was a warmth in his crotch: "I have conclusive evidence... I dare to take it only if you believe it a little bit."
come out……"
In the silhouette of the tent, General Lu staggered away and fell to the ground. A woman who looked a little thin stood there, looking down at those things, quietly, silently for a long time, and then slowly
Slowly putting down the knife... The tent where Ning Yi was located was pitched a little to the west of the camp today. The girl named Xigua walked over with a somewhat numb expression. When she reached out to lift the tent curtain, she paused slightly.
For a moment, but then he still opened the curtain and went in.
The tent is not too big, but it is not too small either. Ning Yi hastily built a table inside with a few boards, and there are a few benches that were probably taken from other people's cars. During the past few days of escaping, almost every day
Xigua would come over at night to discuss future plans with Ning Yi, and sometimes he would go out to patrol the camp while discussing. But today Ning Yi was writing something in a notebook, lowering his head and writing very focused. When Xigua came in, he just said
:"sit."
Xigua sat down there and looked at the way he was writing. After about half a quarter of an hour, Ning Yi raised his head slightly and turned his wrist a few times to relax: "I'll finish writing in one more point. Just wait."
Wait, or I’ll come find you later?”
Liu Xigua looked at him: "I'll wait."
Ning Yi nodded and continued writing. After a while, Xigua hesitated, and finally took out a small bag from his arms, looked at the small stove next to him, stood up, and rummaged through Ning Yi's bag.
Pulled out a small pot.
"I, I have some tea leaves, let me make you a cup of tea."
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