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Chapter 592: Winter Snow Sea, the Great Wheel of Life and Death (1)

winter.

The rain fell and soaked little by little, turning the originally chaotic streets into muddy alleys. When the carriage slowly passed by on the street, Shishi opened the curtain and looked at the lifeless shops on both sides of the street. The shopkeepers

I was standing by the door with a few guests looking in a certain direction of the city. A few children dragging wooden sticks ran in the rain and ran to the other end of the road, and then they also stood and looked in the north direction.

.One of the children raised his fist and shouted: "Kill all the golden dogs! Kill all the golden dogs!"

The sound of war is faintly coming from over there.

Bianliang City is very large, with more than a million people living together. It is difficult to see the north and the south. The sound of war shakes the city walls, and then spreads like ripples into the city. As it gets further away, the sound fades away. But these days

Since then, most people in the city have been able to distinguish the meaning of that sound.

After the disastrous failure of the Western Army's attack on the camp on September 24, Wanyan Zongwang's cavalry came out and defeated hundreds of thousands of troops in the fields outside Bianliang City. For the residents of Bianliang City, this news brought them great

It felt almost desperate, but it also aroused a huge sense of crisis. The day after the defeat of the Western Army, Taixue students and city residents went to petition outside the imperial city, asking the court to reuse Li Gang, Zhong Shidao and others to eliminate traitors.

, Chen Dong, a student of Taipei University, even listed Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others on the list of "six thieves" and asked the court to deal with them.

After this incident, the imperial court accepted the following opinions and promoted Zhong Shidao, and ordered him to assist Li Gang and organize the battle to defend the city of Bianliang. Zhong Shidao appeared in front of everyone outside the imperial city in a carriage.

The petitioners were willing to disperse. After that, Li Gang and others launched propaganda in the city, and hundreds of thousands of people in Bianliang City responded, expressing their willingness to go to the city to fight and live and die with Bianliang. In this way, everyone worked together to break the cauldron and sink the boat, and the momentum was unprecedented.

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Under such momentum, the original peace faction had no voice. Wang Rui, the envoy of the Jin Kingdom, died in the riot that night, and the court spared no effort to publicize the brutality of the Jurchens. After the city was broken, it was difficult to complete the

He died. After that, the Jurchens attacked the city several times, and the residents in the city actively participated in the battle preparations, but they also firmly defended the city wall for more than a month.

During this process, prices in the city have also begun to rise.

The first thing to soar is naturally the price of food and vegetables. Bianliang City has always been rich in supplies and prices are stable. Most people would not have expected such a sudden call from the Jurchens. Before the siege, although a large amount of food was transported in

, but first of all, it was the food of the court. Li Gang and other court officials not only incited people to defend the city with their righteousness, but also distributed rations and other materials to the powerful. For this reason, the upper class did not adopt the policy of stabilizing prices. Some young and powerful people

Those with connections can join the reserve team to defend the city, and can participate in making rolling logs, stones and other defensive items. However, in this process, most people will eventually be divided into three, six or nine levels. A very small number of people in the city

, after all, your livelihood will be endangered by such a situation.

Alum Tower is naturally not in the category of being endangered. Since there was no large-scale grain harvesting in the past, the problem of food has already begun to be considered at this time. When Shishi went out today, he went to Zhuji to find Su Wenfang who had stayed behind to discuss the purchase of grain.

——When Ning Yi left the city to go north, Su Tan'er and other family members had already gone south. Su Wenfang volunteered to stay in the city to continue taking care of the bamboo records, and also worked as an errand for the prime minister's subordinates. With the help of the master, there was no problem in purchasing grain.

At this time, when we came back after discussing the matter, in the north of the city, the sound of the Jurchens attacking the city had not stopped. What we saw along the way was that most of the residents in the city were paying attention to that direction. Even some calm and calm people were eating snacks and chatting with each other, but they didn't know what was going on in their hearts.

How uneasy. For everyone, the city wall is tall and thick, but now thinking about it, it is like a piece of tissue paper. It is beaten and beaten like this, and no one can do much to help. Once it is broken,

The whole city will be slaughtered.

The master also asked the carriage to go to the north of the city. As a woman, she was afraid that it would be difficult to help and would not be allowed to come close, but... she always wanted to take a closer look.

The rain was still falling. As I was walking along, passing a certain street, I suddenly spotted a figure in front of me. The figure walked hesitantly under the eaves, but maybe he didn't bring an umbrella, and his body was almost wet.

In a panic, Shishi hurriedly stopped the carriage, opened the curtain and waved: "Lei'er, Lei'er, come up."

The figure walking forward is also a woman from the fan building, her name is He Leier. She is neither a top card nor a good husband. Their reputations are quite different, and they don't have much interaction on weekdays. The woman has a food box in her hand.

, turned her head and saw that it was Shishi. She was really surprised for a moment, and then she got in the car. Shishi gave her a towel and frowned slightly.

"Sister Leier, where are you going in this weather? The city is not peaceful. If you go out alone like this, something will happen."

The Jurchens attacked the city, prices rose, martial law began in the city at night, and public security began to decline. Shishi was the number one, and he had a car and escorts when he went out, but He Leer could not have these facilities. She wiped her head and face, lowered her head and thanked her,

Then he said with some embarrassment: "I, I want to go to Suizaomen. My... sweetheart is guarding the city now. I'm afraid something will happen to him, so I want to go and see him... I also brought him some food."

thing……"

"Oh..." Master nodded. In fact, He Leer is not a housekeeper. In the Fan Tower, she doesn't have much freedom to choose guests. If she wants to be a good friend, there are more than one or two, but if she is usually

, how could a soldier who was guarding the city be regarded as a "good friend" by her? However, there was no need to explain these things. After a brief chat, in He Leer's somewhat proud tone, Shishi also understood that her good friend

It was a general in the Japanese army who led more than 500 people, named Xue Changgong - this name made an impression on the teacher's mind. During this period, several generals in the army were famous for their bravery in killing enemies. This

Xue Changgong was one of them. I vaguely remembered that I had met him and greeted him in the Fan Tower before.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the past, the people who received the alum building were either high-ranking officials or wealthy gentry and talented people. Most of them were based on literary talent, wealth and status. At this time, the war continued, and the status of soldiers was gradually declining.

Ascendant, He Leer was obviously proud of having such a good friend of hers. When she talked to Shishi, she revealed a lot of information. Xue Changgong even gave her a token so that she could go to the city wall.

When she visited him there, she also showed off. When she heard that Shishi wanted to see the other side of the city wall, she volunteered to take her there.

But Shishi thought it was inappropriate: "There is a war going on right now. I just want to take a look around. I really want to go there, right?"

He Lei'er said, "I'm not a woman who doesn't understand importance. I've been to his barracks once. It's still some distance from the city wall. I'll put down my things and let's go." She held the snack box in her arms.

, "There aren't many things in the building now. These are the few pastries I saved. They taste quite good, and I can't bear to eat them. But if I leave them any longer, I'm afraid they will go bad..."

In the past, supplies were plentiful, and even someone like He Leer, who had a low status in the fan building, would not be so strapped. But at this time, some pastries from before were no more than delicacies. He Leer thought

He brought it to Xue Changgong to eat. Shishi was somewhat moved. After a while, the two of them arrived near the cordon in the north of the city. The sound of the siege had become more and more noisy. Ordinary people could not go any further. Shishi took it

After getting out of the car, He Leer took out the token and showed it to the soldiers guarding the street, and then the two of them held umbrellas and headed to Xinzizao Gate.

This side is originally close to the city gate. The towering city wall in the distance towers at the end of the sight, which is daunting. The scenery outside the city cannot be seen, but it seems to be being attacked by an unknown giant beast.

It was like shaking, and occasionally there was a bang, probably because the stones from the trebuchet hit the outer wall, which made people tremble. The crowds on the wall were coming and going, the people below were busy carrying stones, and the wounded were screaming.

It's coming from here.

The two of them went to the nearby soldiers' barracks. People were coming and going around them, and occasionally some turned their heads to look at them, which made people feel uneasy. As soon as they entered this area, He Leier regretted it in her heart. In the past, she

I have been here once, but it is impossible to compare it with the situation during the war. What's more, during the war, there were no women close to them. It is estimated that they may be dealt with by military law. The teacher also felt that this decision was a bit chaotic.

Regretfully, in the chaos ahead, I suddenly saw a few people.

The general named Xue Changgong was stained with blood. He was talking to several soldiers next to him. When he saw He Leier, he suddenly froze there. He Leier also saw him. Before he could speak, the other party looked at him fiercely.

He rushed over, knocked down the umbrella they were holding, and suppressed his voice: "Why did you come here? How dare you come here! Who is she? You are not afraid of military law!? How dare you..."

The heavy rain fell, and He Leer's arm was suddenly twisted by the other party, and she frowned in pain: "I... I will give you something, you... you are injured..."

"You're messing around!" Xue Changgong gritted his teeth and said this. He turned around and looked around, then suddenly raised his hand and pointed aside: "Even if you are women, go and help! Go to the wounded barracks! Over there! Go and save people - Hou Jing

, take them over to help!”

He Leier nodded desperately. She was still hesitating about the food box in her hand. The teacher also pulled her hand: "Let's go!" and followed the soldier named Hou Jing to the wounded barracks - in fact, this man was named Hou.

The man Jing was referring to was Xue Changgong's brother-in-law. He had met Shishi before, but Shishi was in no mood to care about it at this time. The two of them followed each other to the wounded barracks. Hou Jing picked up the umbrella from the ground and gave it to him.

The two of them were covered up, but they ran all the way. When they arrived at the wounded barracks, all kinds of screams, the smell of blood, and the smell of medicine filled the air. Even the heavy rain couldn't stop it. They entered through the door of the shack, and an even more miserable scene appeared.

In front of them, Hou Jing called someone to come over and take them, and said a few hellos to the side, but the teacher and the teacher couldn't listen at all.

Corpses, blood, severed limbs, and heartbreaking screams. Shishi was a little better. He Leer was almost stunned when she was called over to bandage a soldier who had been wounded by an arrow.

, "Wow" and spit it out next to him...

Due to heavy rain, which was not conducive to siege, the day's battle came to an end at noon. However, things in the wounded camp never stopped. Most of the wounded soldiers who were brought in were wounded by arrows, and some were injured by stones from trebuchets.

. Wrapped in a chaotic atmosphere, the teacher who knew a little bit about bandaging techniques also helped, but as long as she stopped for a moment, her body almost seemed to collapse, and her whole brain was filled with various screams and wounds.

It made a buzzing sound.

The man named Hou Jing came here to see her several times, and even helped to treat the wounds of several people. He was a bit awkward when talking next to Shishi, and even sweated when talking, but after a few simple exchanges,

The teacher also knew that the intensity of today's battle was not high at all.

"...The Jurchens have not seriously attacked the city. Recently, they have mainly been testing stone-throwing machines, and it rained heavily today. These injuries are nothing at all. It would be tragic if they were allowed to climb the wall..."

Even if it is a "nothing" injury, if the arrow is shot into the body and then pulled out, it will give people the most unbearable pain...

After staying in such an environment for a whole afternoon, half of Shishi's body was filled with the smell of blood. Hou Jing brought her steamed buns, but naturally she couldn't eat them, but her body was swaying and she seemed to have no strength.

Occasionally, when she talked to Hou Jing for a few words, Hou Jing would tell her about the scene of the siege of the city in the early days and the brutality of the battle. When Shishi looked at the city wall again, the towering, square city wall,

It became as thin as paper again.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! More than one million people are surrounded by the city walls on all sides. Once the walls are crossed, they may all suffer this fate...

Even in today's war, many people died. In the past, there were naturally more people. And outside the city wall, in the wilderness, even more people died.

During these days, Shishi occasionally fantasized about the fate of these people, and also remembered the last meeting between the two when Ning Yi left. She saw such a scene today in the city, and what was the other person's experience outside the city?

What's the situation?

For more than a month, reinforcements and news of King Qin's army came from outside the city several times. However, the Jurchens attacked continuously and without mercy. During this period, they defeated all of King Qin's troops one by one.

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"...Outside the city, hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated by the Jurchens. I heard that those Jurchens have swept north of Bianliang several times. Many people died. I'm afraid the bodies are still there.

...There is no place to bury them...Those Jurchens are not familiar with attacking cities, but their cavalry are invincible on flat ground and cannot even run away..."

Hou Jing told her about the war that he could understand. Hundreds of thousands of troops came one after another and were defeated one after another. No one in Bianliang City could count on it. Now it seems that the area to the north may have been defeated.

He must have been killed thousands of miles away...

A Thousand Miles Away...

Shishi looked at the city wall, imagining that countless people had been killed outside the city. Ning Yi didn't know if he was inside, but hundreds of thousands of rescuers had either been defeated or killed. In this area

In this city in the wilderness, there are one million people alone, and I am afraid no one can save them.

After she returned to the Fan Building, she fell ill that night. She was ill for five days. After she recovered, she asked the doctor in the Fan Building how to treat her injuries, and then went to the wounded barracks to help.

Sometimes Yu Hezhong, Chen Sifeng and others would come to her and talk about the war. She would often think of Ning Yi. Someone she knew went to the battlefield. She wondered how he was doing, whether he was still alive and what he was doing.

What happened? If she was alive, would she have been afraid or run away in such an environment? She didn't know whether she wanted him to escape, live, or die bravely. The time in Bianliang City was like this.

In the atmosphere, day by day passes.

In Moutuogang, in the Jurchens' military camp, the soldiers did not start to rest because of the cold weather. Many siege equipment were being built in full swing. The Jurchens were good at horse warfare, and although their siege methods were

There was some accumulation in the process of destroying the Liao Kingdom, but after all, it was a shortcoming. Taking advantage of the opportunity of siege, Zong Wang prepared to train it. After all, in the future, the Jin Kingdom would take over all the Wu Dynasty and move south. There were still many cities that needed to be conquered.

of.

During this period of time, the cavalry under his command also demonstrated almost invincible combat power in this wilderness. Except for this city being the only target that needed to be conquered, there was basically no need to worry about the rest.

After fighting a few battles, he had confidence in the Wu Dynasty's fighting power. To be honest, it was beyond his expectation that the power of a country could be so weak.

In addition to being stationed here with a training mentality, for the Jurchen army, another purpose during these days is to hunt for novels. In the process of sweeping around, the Jurchens collected a lot of good things and arrested a lot of people.

, delicious and fun things are now popular in the military camp. Fortunately, Zong Wang is now very prestigious. While he is relaxing a little, the generals also keep the soldiers under his command sufficiently trained and tense.

In November, it was about to snow. On this ordinary day, when Liu Yanzong, the commander-in-chief of the Han army, and General Huoligai were inspecting the military camp, Huoligai casually mentioned something.

"There are fewer and fewer Han people around here."

"Huh?" Liu Yanzong frowned.

"Yesterday, we sent out three thousand people to patrol the surrounding area for fifty miles, but found nothing." Huoli changed his words, "They came back empty-handed."

Liu Yanzong smiled and said: "My army has been here for so long, and the people around me have all left as well. What's the wonder?"

Huoligai shook his head: "In the past, the soil and water around here was fertile. Even if the army came, there would be many people hiding in the mountains. Now, even if they search the mountains, they can't find anyone. The general is not worried that they are being captured.

Those who were scared away or killed were only heard from some people who were captured. Among the officials of the Wu Dynasty, some were still evacuating the surrounding people and food, and the area may have expanded to more than a hundred miles in radius. The purpose was to

Strengthen the walls and clear the fields, cutting off the source of food and grass for our army. If this is true, perhaps we should take it seriously."

Liu Yanzong frowned and thought for a while, then he laughed easily: "The people of the Wu Dynasty must have to do the task of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness. Our army's food and grass are enough for several months now, so sending people out is just to stretch their muscles. Now this food and grass

There is no need to worry about it." He then lowered his voice, "The Wu Dynasty was in the south, and the winter was bone-chilling cold. Although it was different from our land in Liaodong, it was not a serious problem after all. Once the siege equipment was fully prepared, the army could

Then they attacked the city. The Wu Dynasty army had no morale and relied on the strong city to resist, just like the Liao Dynasty went to Beijing. If it weren't for the use of these weapons, it would have been destroyed long ago. Let's wait for now."

When the Jurchens attacked Shangjing of the Liao Kingdom, they did not care about the cost. Shangjing was also an important city and was conquered in half a day. Of course, there were many complicated reasons for this, but after defeating hundreds of thousands of troops under Bianliang City, most of the Jurchens

With such self-confidence, if the commander had not wanted to train the use of siege equipment and attack the city regardless of the cost, Bianliang might not have been able to hold out for a few days. Under such circumstances, there was no need to worry about the clowns.

This was just a small episode, and no one remembered it for a while. Although Huoligai said it, he was not too worried in his heart. He said it out of caution. After that,

They no longer took it seriously, and when the matter was brought up again, it would be some time later when the Jurchens had to take it seriously...

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North bank of the Yellow River.

A horse team is crossing the river.

There were about two thousand people in this cavalry team. The square formation by the river was neat and orderly. The queues were quiet and solemn, and some things were pulled by carts at the rear.

The fleet responsible for transporting them was arranged by the nearby county magistrate. Since it was located at the crossing of the Yellow River and it was wartime, the boss of the fleet had no idea how many people had been transported there and back during the recent period.

Entire armies go over, but what comes back are often broken soldiers, wounded soldiers and corpses.

After transporting so many troops, the ship boss can basically recognize the quality of these soldiers. However, the cavalry in front of him is a bit strange. The soldiers among them seem to be experienced veterans of the Wu Dynasty.

Among them, such elite soldiers are often elite soldiers, but often among such elite soldiers, there are also those ruffians who are careless and don't care about anything. The ones who remain serious and cautious are often the new soldiers, although they seem to be obedient and neat.

, but such soldiers often collapse after entering the battlefield. Some of them even have no idea how to escape, and the casualties are often the highest.

This team has two qualities. On the one hand, their team is as neat as a painting. On the other hand, individually, each of their components does not look like a mediocre player.

After seeing their formation, the boss of the ship knew that these were the rebels who surrendered during the recruitment of peace in the north - but to be honest, this is even more strange - the so-called rebels are often composed of bandits and bandits. These teams have worse discipline and the Jurchens can defeat them.

, rebels rose up all over the country, but there were very few who actually dared to catch up and fight with the Jurchens. They just said it more nicely. According to Ning Yi, those people are all models of "at least being patriotic"

, but to put it more harshly: How many bad things have people done before they can be "at least patriotic"?

But no matter what, his fleet still transported the team over in an orderly manner. When leaving, he also told the other party in detail about the situation of the Jurchens, asking them to be careful not to make the same mistakes as the army ahead.

"We are different." When he put a few ingots of silver as the ferry's capital into the hands of the fleet boss, the deputy general named Han Jing in the army said this, and the boat boss thought that it would be best,

Naturally, he did not refute, but in his heart he remembered this team, which was said to be coming from Luliang Mountain. He secretly looked towards the front of the team, and saw that the caped leader looked like a woman.

He had glanced at the other party when he was on the other side of the Yellow River. When the look under the cloak came over, he felt as if his eyes were being pricked by needles. The murderous aura in the female general made him unable to stop for a long time.

Dare to look around...

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This is a valley on the south bank of the Yellow River. The woods and valleys stretch. At this time, this place has become a temporary military garrison. On the outside of the valley, horses and trenches stretch one after another, turning this place into the most unsuitable place for horse warfare.

place.

Since the Jurchens launched their offensive on the night of September 24th, and now in November, hundreds of thousands of troops have been defeated in the wilderness north of Bianliang. The bodies of many people are now in that wilderness.

There are also many defeated soldiers who fled in all directions and lost their traces. But there are always a few forces that can temporarily gather the crowd.

The place in front of me was originally a branch of the Wurui Battalion. In this name, many other troops were collected and finally stationed here. Now, they are training all day long.

It was a bit difficult to attack here, and it was not very far from Moutuogang and Bianliang City. The Jurchens were aware of their existence, but after seeing the overlapping trenches and horses outside, they were too lazy to attack by force for the time being.

Ning Yi stood on the river bank, his face a little pale, and he coughed slightly. Next to him were several people who belonged to Zhuji - not warriors, but mostly accountants, staff officers and the like.

"...I've asked. It's the dry season now, so the water level is so low. It will rise after spring." Ning Yi turned back and pointed to the surface. "If this precaution is dug when the water level is at its highest, the Yellow River will change its course and floods will occur."

It will go straight to Bianliang City, and then..."

He paused, took a breath, and waved his hand: "At that time, when the water recedes, the fertile fields will be thousands of miles away... and we will be able to feed a lot of people."

Several people were looking towards the river. Only Ning Yi was facing the direction of the valley. In the distance, there were ditches, horses, fortifications, and people in the entire valley. His face was pale, and his eyes were a little pale.

That is the color of death.

Although he prides himself on being ruthless and ruthless, and has dominated the lives of many people, in the past month or so, the death he has seen has far exceeded the total of the past. Including himself, he has also gone through life and death.

Several times.

The injuries he suffered that night in Qixian County have not fully healed even now, and more people no longer even have the chance to recover...


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