On February 27th, the weather has begun to warm up, and the fields near Zhending are filled with flowers of all colors.
The earth seemed quiet, and the crow flew down and pecked at the corpse between the wild flowers. The spreading blood had begun to condense. Zhending Mansion, one day after the end of a war, the iron cavalry spread and stepped across the land.
Within a range of dozens of miles south, more than 100,000 troops were defeated and fled.
In mid-February of the second year of Wu Jianshuo, the Jurchens swore to send troops, kicking off the third attack on Wu. On February 23, the Jurchen middle army led by Nianhan and shortly after crossing Yanmen Pass met the general of the Wu Dynasty, Hou Xin.
The 150,000 army led by intercepted.
Since the Jurchen army broke Bianliang last year and returned north, the number of troops belonging to the Wu Dynasty north of the Yellow River and south of Yanmen Pass has been expanding. On the one hand, the number of bandits who have been involved in survival has increased sharply, and on the other hand,
On the one hand, several armies stationed here have been expanding their troops in a temporary manner in order to deal with future wars and stabilize their territory.
After King Kang took office and changed the reign to Jianshuo, Zong Ze, who was responsible for the northern garrison, worked tirelessly and fro, and several civil forces north of the Yellow River reached tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people into the regular military system of the Wu Dynasty. At this time,
On the land north of the Yellow River, these bandits and military forces separating all sides, forming the first line of defense to unify the foreign countries and resist the Jurchens.
Hou Xin, Hou Wenjing was originally the commander of the Wusheng Army. This time the Jurchens went south, but he did not choose to retreat. He told his subordinates: "The family and the country are in danger, and the real man has to face the difficulties." So he swore to come and when he was fighting, Zong Han
Seeing that the army was in full swing and did not fight with it, the two sides tried back and forth for two days. In the early morning of February 26, they launched an attack on Hou Xin's troops with iron cavalry.
At this time, the Wu Sheng army was defeated by the opponent during the two previous southern expeditions of the Jurchens. At this time, the army was quickly expanded to 150,000, which was also of varying quality. Zong Han attacked at night. Hou Xin was still quite prepared.
However, after receiving the enemy, more than 100,000 people still mutiny. The Jurchen cavalry penetrated the defense line of Wusheng's army like a torrent. That night, the bodies of soldiers killed by the Jurchens piled up like mountains and blood flowed into a river. On the 26th day, the silver
The technique can follow the trend to conquer Zhending Mansion.
On the morning of the 27th, the collapsed soldiers filled the roads and mountains south of Zhending. These soldiers with varying quality fled south wildly, some of which were originally bandits and bandits. After being recruited and absorbed by regular troops, they were controlled by military law.
It aroused the first wave of blood in fighting the Jurchens, but during the escape, these things finally disappeared.
Yuanchang County, sixty miles away from Zhending, was filled with the first wave of soldiers who had fled. The order had begun to chaotic. A group of hundreds of people drove the people in the county and told them that the Jurchens were killed.
The news came urging everyone to escape from here. In this way, they also began to plunder the small amount of wealth, grain and rice in the county town, and raped women. County magistrate Liu Dongxiu tried to stop this chaos.
In the afternoon, he was killed in the conflict, and his body was in the lobby of the county government. Soon after, the looted soldiers scattered.
The places where this phenomenon occurs are not only Yuanchang County. Zhending, Taiyuan and other places were already suffering from wars in previous wars. In a sense, they were almost abandoned places. The soldiers were scattered.
On the way, I realized that the situation around this nearby was gone. I still had passionate blood. The people who were concerned rushed to the south and defected to other troops and rebels. More than half of them began to think about themselves. They either fled into the mountains or scattered in the distance. During this period, I searched for them.
There are many villagers and villagers who plunder and enjoy it while living.
When the silence was pacified, the bandits recruited became soldiers. After the defeat, the soldiers turned into bandits again.
During the defeat and escape of 100,000 people, more people were swept away, and scouts and spies from all over the country escaped in different directions at faster speeds. The Jurchens' fierce news was like a tide in this way.
to the whole world.
More troops gathered north of the Yellow River. However, after seeing the power of the Jurchen war god Wanyan Zonghan's military use, everyone began to take a cautious attitude and dared not take any more aggressive actions.
The Yellow River Defense Line, Zong Ze quickly assembled the limited troops at hand to strengthen the defense in Bianliang and along the Yellow River. While writing a letter to stabilize the morale of several rebel troops north of the Yellow River, he also sent a note to Ying Tian, hoping that this
His Majesty at that time can resist firmly to improve the morale of the army.
In Yingtian, more information and debates filled the Golden Palace. Emperor Zhou Yong was completely confused. He had just as many as half a year after he ascended the throne, the invincible Jurchen army had already rushed south. This time, Wanyan Zonghan led the middle army to attack directly.
When we came, there was no danger to defend the direction of Taiyuan. The Eastern Army led by the Jurchen princes Wanyan Zongfu, Wanyan Zongbi and others rushed to Shandong. The slogans they put out were to destroy the Wu Dynasty and capture Zhou Yong alive. Although the defense line in the north was at this time,
As far as the number of troops is at its peak, it is large and unscrupulous. No one has any idea whether they can stop the Jurchens.
During this period, the left prime minister Li Gang still advocated strict patrol and refused the Jurchens from the front line of the Yellow River, waiting for the king-stricken army to urge the Jurchen army. In Yingtian City, in order to resist the Jurchens, the group was angry, Tai students Chen Dong, Ouyang Che and others were angry, and Taishu students Chen Dong, Ouyang Che and others
Run around every day and call for resistance.
However, the previous two defeats in the Jurchens, and the calls for the lords and factions in the court had already aroused, unlike the situation where Tang Ke and others were reprimanded when they were afraid of war. At this time, the right prime minister Huang Qianshan and the Privy Councilor were appointed as the Privy Councilor.
The voices led by Wang Boyan and others who advocated fleeing south have already been established. Many people believe that if the Jurchens are in great difficulty, they may have to go south first, exchange space for time, and use the terrain of the southern waterways to thrust.
The Jurchens' horse battle.
After all, it only took a year for Emperor Jingping to be captured in the north, and it is still the biggest shame for the entire Wu Dynasty. If the newly promoted Emperor Jianshuo was also abducted, the Wu Dynasty would probably be over.
Rationally speaking, in the next few years, this Jurchen army that had risen rapidly and even had not yet declined at this time looked like it was invincible in the world, and no one could control it. Although there seemed to be one, for
At this time, the officials in the court were not very considerate. After all, the leader of the army once said to them in the Golden Palace: "A bunch of waste."
If that person just beat Tong Guan to death and Zhou Zhe, it would be fine. However, such a sentence actually shows that in the eyes of the other party, other people are also compared with the corrupt officials and treacherous officials they call.
It's no different. This is something that Li Gang and others still can't stand.
Now, the situation in the northwest where the man is located is completely incalculable.
Xiao Canghe was also suddenly nervous.
The training of soldiers is carried out every day. A large amount of materials that can be plundered from the outside world are constantly in and out of the mountains, which also includes contact with Qingmuzhai.
A training session was just over the river beach. Luo Ye left behind the almost exhausted soldiers. He hurriedly washed his face with the river water, walked quickly to the barracks, took a small notebook and charcoal pen, and walked to the hillside
In the building community, I met two soldiers who were running in a hurry and looked serious. Both of them were members of the Secret Investigation Department of the Bamboo Records System. Luo Ye also knew each other and grabbed one: "What's wrong?"
The news of the Jurchen invasion in the south came, and the atmosphere in the entire Xiaocang River valley also began to be tense and stern. These people in charge of information would probably be asked many times every day, hoping to inquire about the specific information outside first. That person and Luo Ye were also extremely
He is familiar and is a member of the Huayan Society. Looking around, he felt a little embarrassed: "It's not something outside, he may be punished this time."
"What's going on?" Luo Ye frowned. "Have you committed a crime?"
"You also know about Manager Lu's affairs in the north. Someone told his family that Mingfang's mother went to Mr. Ning to cry today, hoping for a sure letter."
He spoke very quickly. When talking about this, Luo Ye nodded. He also knew the news. Originally, during the Wu Dynasty, there was a Secret Investigation Department under the name of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, part of which had been integrated into the Zhu Ji, after Ning Yi rebelled.
, The intelligence system in the Zhuji is still under the name of secret investigation, one of the three in charge is Lu Yannian. Last year, Lu Shunter Lu first walked through the trade line of the Jin Kingdom in the north and redeemed some arrests by the Jurchens.
The craftsman who went there, his son Lu Mingfang likes to talk and laugh, and has a good relationship with Luo Ye. He is not yet 20 years old. He has always worked with Lu Yannian.
This time, before the Jurchens went south, the north suddenly began to eliminate the spies from the southerners. After a few days of news, the members of the Zhuji who fled back from the north brought back the message. The intelligence team led by Lu Yannian was the first to be hit. They met in the clouds and Lu Yannian took the opportunity to hold the cabinet.
I'm afraid he's dead, and the rest of the people are in danger. This time, the senior Jurchens' actions were very fierce. In order to cooperate with the army's southward movement, a terrible bloody storm was set off in the area of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. Any Han people who were slightly suspicious would be massacred.
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Although everyone in Zhuji had plans for this kind of thing, they also suffered heavy losses in this massacre atmosphere where the Han people were not regarded as humans. Then the news of the Jurchen army heading south came.
Luo Ye thought for a moment: "Aunt Huo is actually a sensible person, so he shouldn't cause too much trouble to Mr. Ning."
"Not for this..." The man sighed, and saw from afar that another companion was already waving and urging, shook his hand, "Oh, you'll know in a while. Don't tell me about this matter anymore, let me mention it to others.
Don't mention it again."
He pulled his legs and left, Luo Ye reacted: "I understand."
In the courtyard halfway up the mountain, Su Tan'er accompanied the crying women of the Lu family, comforting them carefully. In fact, for any woman, if her husband and son may have died, the comfort is probably
Powerless.
In another room where the matter was being discussed, the middle and senior management of the Zhuji Intelligence Department had gathered here, and Ning Yi looked at them coldly: "...you don't think there is any problem with the people in the valley. You think your friends around you
They are all loyal and reliable. You think that everything is a big thing and a small thing is a small thing, so you can take small things lightly. Do you know that you are in charge of intelligence!”
"You may not be able to see the importance of yourselves clearly now, even if I have told you repeatedly! You are the most important part of the life and death of war! You are the first step in the enemy! What is the concept! You face it!
What kind of enemy is it!"
"Jurchens, they have begun to go south, and no one can stop them! We can't do it either! The total number of Qingmu Village in Xiaocanghe is less than 50,000 people, and it is not worthy of putting their teeth into it. You think everyone around you is reliable
Maybe at any time, people who are afraid of life and death will surrender to them! Your trust is meaningless, your take-for-nothing is meaningless, and discipline is meaningful! If you have less negligence and more results, your companions will be able to
If you live a few hundred or thousands more, since you think they are trustworthy and relied upon, you should have the strictest discipline to be responsible for them.”
"Aunt Huo is a reasonable woman, but no matter whether it is reasonable or not, Manager Lu may not be able to come back. If you are more powerful, you may have noticed their actions before the Jurchens take action. Do you have room for improvement?
I think we can first start with our weaknesses. This time, anyone who has discussed with people around us that have not been published will be punished! Do you think there is any problem?"
After he finished speaking, a burst of sounds in the room: "No."
Ning Yi knocked on the table a few times: "It is hard to say whether we will be affected by the Jurchens when they are coming, but it is very likely. How much preparation may not be enough. Defeating Xixia is not a good thing, we have already passed it.
I have been in the sight of others early, this is actually the worst case, you..."
Before he finished speaking, someone reported outside the door, but Xiao Hei, who was responsible for sending him a message, walked over and said a few words, Ning Yi paused. Then he looked at everyone in the room:
The worst case is still coming.
On this day, few people in the room heard the words, and even if they heard them, they would not have been rumored. However, that night, most of the people in the valley still learned what was going on. Sent from the Jurchen army to
The messenger had arrived in the valley and conveyed his last ultimatum to Xiao Canghe.
Hearing this news, some people were angry in the valley, some were excited, and some were worried. Without going through the above organization, Luo Ye and others spontaneously summoned soldiers to hold meetings to cheer them up. They were firm in fighting spirit, but of course,
The real decision must be made by Ning Yi.
That night, few people knew what Ning Yi had talked with the envoy. The next day, Luo Ye and others went to class as scheduled after training and gathered together to discuss the situation of the Jurchen army's going south.
At this time, the message of the Jurchen army mobilized was already clear in the valley. The middle army Zonghan, the eastern army Zongfu, and Zongbi were all rushed towards Yingtian without considering it. The real threat to the northwest was the woman.
The real Western Route Army, in this army, there were only 10,000 Jin people, but the leader should not be ignored. It was Wanyan Loushi, one of the most outstanding generals in the Jurchen army.
This man had great military achievements in the Jurchen army. He captured Emperor Tianzuo of Liao and Yelu Dashi alive. During the two attacks of the Jurchens, he won numerous victories in Taiyuan, Guanshan and other places, and was the best at taking Jin soldiers as the core.
, supplemented by surrendered soldiers and pseudo soldiers, expanding their own fighting style, and often more soldiers and generals under his command are fighting, and they are very skilled in politics, military, strategy and tactics. Even among the Jurchens who emerged in this time, he may have been
The one with the strongest tactical level.
As Ning Yi said, while defeating Xixia, Xiao Canghe had already fallen into the eyes of the Jurchens in advance. If the arrival of the Jurchen envoy meant the attempts of the senior officials of the Jin Dynasty, Xiao Canghe's army would be very good.
Maybe it is necessary to face this invincible Jurchen general. Although the Black Flag Army has 7,000 people who have broken the 100,000 Xixia army, on the other side, the enemies they have defeated one after another are probably millions, and the troops are worth more than one.
There are many battles in the huge gap between one and ten.
A group of people were discussing in the room, and the voice was gradually heard outside the door. There were Ning Yi and a few slightly strange Chinese words. Everyone stopped to discuss. At the other side of the door, Ning Yi and the Jin Dynasty dressed in the official uniform of the Jin Kingdom were
A figure appeared.
With a "wow" sound, everyone looked at the door and stood up together. The Jin envoy was obviously stunned for a moment. Ning Yi looked around everyone inside: "This is an envoy from the Jin Dynasty, Fan Hongji and Fan Envoy Fan, Fan
Sir, this is a child in our army." He spread his hands, "Let's go."
Fan Hongji looked around and smiled: "It's true that he is a hero. No wonder he can achieve such a record. Oh, by the way, Fan remembered something."
"oh?"
"When leaving the clouds, Lord Grim God and the Lord of the Courtyard asked Fan to bring two things to Mr. Ning to see. There are so many people here at this time, so why not take a look together."
Fan Hongji said, the two guards following behind had already come over, took out the two big boxes that had been hanging around him, and walked into the room. Chen Fan came over with a smile, and Ning Yi spread his hands out.
, smiled and said, "Is it a gift? Let's go and see it."
"It's okay."
The two of them were tall, and they thought they were warriors in the Jurchen army. They were then held down by Chen Fan. With a simple push and blocked, one of the boxes was squeezed out. Fan Hongji lifted the box with a little lime shaking
After coming out, Fan Hongji copied the things inside in his hand. Ning Yi's eyes slightly froze and his smile remained unchanged, but many people inside had already seen it.
That was a human head.
Inside and outside the room, for a moment, vaguely, someone's fists were pinching slightly, and Ning Yi's voice sounded: "What do you mean by bringing this kind of thing?" His words had become dull and no longer
Stop the other party, the messenger named Fan Hongji smiled, took the pickled head, walked into the door, and placed the head on the table. Another guard also took the wooden box in, put it down, and opened the box
.
In the room, everyone looked here calmly, Fan Hongji looked at them with a smile and swept over.
"It's nothing. Not long ago, some people made trouble in Yunzhong Mansion. These are two of them. They want to buy Han slaves in Yunzhong and send them back to the Central Plains. This kind of thing is not allowed by our Jin Dynasty, but these two people are not allowed.
It was a warrior. After they were arrested, they refused to tell their origins no matter how they tortured them, and eventually committed suicide. Lord Ceres was very impressed and said, "This may be your people, I asked Fan to bring them."
I will recognize you, and if it is true, it will make them buried in peace.”
Fan Hongji smiled, his eyes were calm, Ning Yi's eyes were also calm, with a smile, and the eyes of the people in the room were also calm, and some people's mouths slightly pulled out a smile. This was extremely strange.
Quiet, murderous aura seemed to be brewing and scattering. However, Fan Hongji was not afraid of anyone. He was the envoy of the strongest army in the world. He did not have to fear anyone or anything.
On the table, Lu Yannian opened his eyes and stared quietly in front of him, empty and dead.
Just as the Jurchen army rushed to the whole world, time briefly frozen in this corner of the northwest.