In the spring of March, the new trees in the courtyard have sprouted. The showers have begun to stop, and the green on the branches is so thick that it looks like it will turn into water droplets and drip down.
"...My grandpa, I remember he was an old-fashioned old guy."
"...I was born in a scholarly family, and nothing surprising happened in my life. I was young and eager to learn. He passed the exam at a young age, filled up the gaps, entered the court, and then came down from the court to return to his hometown to teach and educate people. He is usually the most precious
Yes, there are several rooms of books there. Thinking about it now, he is like the painting everyone hangs in front of the hall. He has a very serious face all year round. I was still young at that time, and I always treated this grandpa like a
Don’t dare to get close…”
"...When the Liao people came to kill them, the army couldn't stop them. Everyone who could escape fled. I was not afraid. I was still young at the time and had no idea what was happening. My family had all gathered. I was still there.
Running around in front of the hall. The old man was in the hall, talking about knowledge to a group of tough uncles and uncles. Everyone... was sitting upright, neatly dressed, and it was scary..."
"...I cried loudly, and he pointed at me and said, it is enough for one person to pass on the blood of the family, and I will... just survive with a bunch of women. Before I left, my grandfather held my hand.
His hand... I forgot whether he was holding me or holding me. He took a torch and set fire to the row of houses where he was so precious... He was finally skinned and hung on a flagpole...
"
In the courtyard and in front of the hall, the scholar, who looked like a woman and was feminine, was holding a tea cup and pouring the tea under the eaves. In the hall and under the eaves, the generals and soldiers were all listening to his words.
"... He doesn't drink, so I offer him tea... I later heard about these things from my grandma. A bunch of helpless guys, the most serious thing they should do before they die is not to sharpen their swords and guns.
, but to tidy up one's clothes. If someone is not dressed right and still gets scolded, that's crazy..."
"...I have ignored everything since I was a child. I have done everything. I have killed people and eaten them alive. I don't care if I am disheveled. I want others to be afraid of me. God gave me such a face.
, My family is full of women. When I went to school in Beijing, I was teased and later beaten. It doesn’t matter if I was beaten. What should I do if there are only women in the family? If anyone laughs at me, I will bite him and tear his flesh.
Swallow him..."
"...Then one day, when I was thirteen, a guy who was an official in the capital bullied me because there was no man in my family and molested my weak-tempered aunt. I jumped on him, tore half of his face, took out one of his eyes, chewed
The people around me were frightened and arrested me. I pointed at the group of people and told them that as long as I didn’t die, sooner or later I would go to his house and eat his family alive... Later I
He was sent to the north...I don’t know where that guy is now..."
He poured the second cup of tea into the dirt.
"... When I was in the north, what I cared about the most was the women at home. Grandma, mother, aunts, aunts, sisters... a lot of people. How would they live without me? But later I discovered
, even in the most difficult time, they did not lose...haha, they lost to you guys..."
"... With a personality like my own, I should have followed Demon Ning to do things together, but then I didn't follow him. It wasn't because of my relatives at home... It's strange to say that when Demon Ning started to rebel, I and I
His relationship is also quite good, but he never notified me and didn’t reveal any clues..."
"...My Wang family has been a scholar for generations, but I have never felt that I have read many books since I was a child. I want to be a knight, preferably a big devil. Everyone is afraid of me, and I can protect my family.
Who are scholars? Wearing scholar's robes and dressing up to kill enemies? But, I don't know why, those pedantic...those pedantic old people..."
He was on the ground, pouring down his third cup of tea. What flashed in his eyes was not just the image of the old man back then. The voice of shouting for death was faintly heard from a very far away place. Wang Shanyue, who was wearing a long robe, was recalling
He paused for a moment, raised his head, and walked into the hall.
"...Those old guys, I have to respect them..."
He walked to the table at the end of the hall and picked up the tall hat.
"...You are all real heroes. In the past few days, I asked you to listen to my instructions. Wang Shanyue feels ashamed and has done something inappropriate. I am here today to apologize to you one by one. The Jurchens are coming south.
In the past ten years, we have owed so much blood debt that it is impossible to write it down. We, husband and wife, are here to fight side by side with you. If nothing else, it is an honor...a pleasure."
Putting on the tall hat, he tied the belt slowly and steadily, and fixed it with a long hairpin. Then, Wang Shanyue reached out and picked up the long knife on the table.
"...Everyone, it seems that Daming Mansion is no longer defensible. We have held these guys here for half a year. We have done what we should do. I dare not say whether I can go out. At the moment, all I want to do is kill the Jurchens with my own hands...
To recover the blood debt of the past ten years.”
The cold light of the blade flashed across the hall. At this moment, Wang Shanyue was dressed in a snow-white robe and crown, with a generous and heroic smile on his seemingly gentle face.
"Brothers, the Jurchens are powerful and the road is gone. I don't know where we can go. I don't know if we can get out alive. Even if we can get out alive, I don't know how many years it will take before we can get out of here alive.
This blood debt was recovered from the hands of the Jurchens. But I know and am sure that one day, there will be people like you and me who can restore my country and correct my clothes... If anyone here can survive, please help us.
Let’s see.”
He smiled: "...Now, let's go collect the debt."
There was a corresponding voice that sounded in the steps of people.
On March 23, the tenth year of Wu Jianshuo's reign, the outer wall of Daming Mansion was breached, and the entire city fell into fierce street fighting. After half a year of attack and defense, the siege soldiers who finally entered the city discovered that at this time
Daming Mansion has been densely built with many fortifications, combined with explosives, traps, and tunnels extending in all directions, so that the army that relaxed a little after entering the city was first hit head-on.
However, the defense after losing the city wall has been weakened too much. The Jurchen general Wan Yanchang who was in charge of Daming Mansion was good at internal affairs and logistics, and was known for his conservative military tactics. He commanded more than 200,000 Han troops to enter the city to clean up the city, digging three feet into the ground to make a camp step by step.
, wantonly recruited the defenders who were willing to surrender and were in a desperate situation. So on the third day after the city was breached, small groups of troops or individuals began to surrender, cooperating with the Jurchens' offensive to break the defense line in the city.
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Some troops also tried to break out of the city. However, more than 30,000 Jurchen troops led by Wan Yanchang took on the task of breaking through. The superior cavalry and falcons cooperated to sweep and chase. Almost no one could defeat them under such circumstances.
Born away from the scope of Daming Mansion.
Wang Shanyue's army raided the Daimyo, and then held back 30,000 Jurchen elites for half a year. As far as the Jin army was concerned, Wang Shanyue's group had to be killed.
While gradually attacking the city and mopping up the city, Wan Yanchang was still keeping a close eye on his rear. In the past month, the Chinese army, which had won the battle in Linzhou, took a short rest and then attacked from the northwest.
The purpose is self-evident.
With the power of the defeated army, the whereabouts of this army frightened the courage of many city defenders along the way. The whereabouts of the Chinese army appeared several times near several important grain-gathering towns north of Daming Mansion.
Tianqian even took a chance and raided Sufang, the granary in the north. When most of Li Xizhi's troops were originally transferred to Daming Mansion, emergency documents from all over the place were being sent to Wan Yanchang.
But Wanyanchang turned a blind eye.
As for March 28, half of Daming Mansion had been cleared. At this time, the Jurchen army no longer accepted surrender. The army in the city was aroused and fought tenaciously and fiercely. But for this
Wan Yanchang didn't care about this situation. More than 200,000 Han troops entered from all directions in the city and launched the most violent attack on the more than 10,000 remaining soldiers in the city, while 30,000 Jurchen soldiers were stationed outside the city, no matter who died in the city
No matter how many people were killed, he still stood still.
He was waiting for the Chinese army to come, although it was possible that that army would not come again.
With 13,000 pairs of 35,000 men in tactical train, no one can survive such a situation without losing their vitality. If this army does not come over, he will first eat everyone in Daming Mansion, and then turn around to use superior force.
Submerge the remnants of the black flag. If they come here recklessly, Wan Yanchang will swallow them and decide the war in Jiangbei from now on.
…
Two days back in time, north of Daming Mansion, in the small town of Sufang.
After seizing the warehouse here, the Chinese troops who had moved over from the bloody battle in Linzhou got some rest and had enough to eat for a few days.
In a battle in Linzhou, although Shu Liesu was defeated in the end, the attrition of this Chinese army was close to half after statistics. Half of the attrition was either dead or seriously injured, and those with minor injuries were not included. In the end, it was still
There are about 6,400 members of the Chinese Army who can participate in the battle. The participation of Linzhou defenders such as Shi Guangen and others has brought the number of this army back to the number of 13,000, but the new
Although the people who joined are full of enthusiasm, in actual battles, it is naturally impossible for them to display the same tenacious fighting power as before.
There have been many discussions among the army as to whether they can continue to rescue Daming Prefecture. In the original plan, the Chinese army assisted the Jin Dynasty and helped the Jin Dynasty establish a relatively strong anti-gold alliance first, and then when there was a little margin,
At that time, it was the most ideal situation to borrow troops from the King of Jin and raid Daming Mansion to help Wang Shanyue break out of the siege. Now it is naturally impossible.
The 13,000-man army is already facing extremely fast battles. In this dilapidated state, if they want to raid the Daming Mansion, which has 30,000 Jurchen troops and more than 200,000 Han troops, the whole act is no different than committing suicide. During this period,
During this period, the Chinese army harassed the surrounding areas many times and tried their best to get Wan Yanchang's reaction. However, Wan Yanchang's response also proved that he was the kind of dignified general who would never be easy to deal with without surprising troops.
For such a general, there is no need to expect even a lucky beheading.
If you don't go to the rescue and watch everyone die in Daming Mansion, if you go to the rescue, everyone will be tied together and die. It is extremely difficult for everyone to make this choice.
But that night, the decision was made...
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On March 26, there were piles of bonfires burning near the school grounds outside Sufang Town.
In the previous Huaxia Army, there were often mobilization meetings to improve military discipline or boost military morale. After recruiting new members, such meetings became more frequent. Even the new members of the Huaxia Army were not interested in such gatherings at this time.
We have become familiar with it. The venue is group-based, and today’s mobilization meeting looks no different from the previous days.
In a meeting venue on the east side, staff officer Li Nian followed Shi Guangen into the venue and started a "lecture" after a brief exchange of greetings.
"...During the Xiaocanghe period, and up to today's southwest, there was a group of titles in the Chinese military called 'comrade'. What is 'comrade'? Friends with common aspirations call each other comrade. This title does not force everyone to call each other "comrade".
, but it is a very formal and solemn title.”
"...What is the ambition of the Chinese Army? Our ancestors were born and raised here tens of millions of years ago. Our ancestors have done many praiseworthy things. Some people say that China has the beauty of military uniforms, which are called splendor and etiquette.
It is so big that it is called Xia. We create good things and have good etiquette and spirit, so we call it Huaxia. The Huaxia army is built on these good things. Those good people and good spirits are like
It’s you in front of me, like other brothers in the Chinese Army. Facing the menacing Jurchens, we will never give in. We defeated them in Xiaocanghe! We defeated them in Linzhou! In Xuzhou, our brothers are still here
Fight! Facing the enemy's trampling, we will not stop resisting. This spirit can be called a part of China."
"...There are many other virtues in this world. Even in the Wu Dynasty, civil servants really worried about state affairs, and military generals died in battle, they can all be regarded as part of China. In peacetime, when you do things for the people, you care
The old and the weak are all Chinese. But there are also dirty things. When the Jurchens first went south, Prime Minister Qin worked hard for the country. Qin Shaohe defended Taiyuan. In the end, countless people sacrificed to save a glimmer of hope for the Wu Dynasty.
…”
"...But because of the fighting and intrigues in the court, the court did not rescue Taiyuan. As a result, Taiyuan was broken after a year of defense, and the people in the city were slaughtered. The body of the prefect Qin Shaohe was chopped into pieces by the Jurchens, and his head was hung.
At the city gate, in the capital, Prime Minister Qin was imprisoned, sent three thousand miles away, and finally killed on the road. Mr. Ning killed Zhou Zhe in the golden palace!"
"... Over the years, many people in Xiaocanghe and Southwest China have said that even if they want to rebel, there is no need to kill Zhou Zhe, otherwise the Chinese army will have more retreat routes and wider roads. It sounds reasonable.
, but it turns out that those who feel they have a way out cannot do big things! Over the years, the road to Wu Dynasty has become narrower and narrower, and our Chinese army has fought out of the desperate situation of Xiaocanghe, and we are getting stronger and stronger!
It was us who defeated Shu Liesu! In the southwest, we have conquered the entire Chengdu Plain! Why?”
Li Nian waved his hand: "Because we do the right things! We do excellent things! We move forward courageously! We fight with people first, and then negotiate with them. And those who negotiate first, and then try to fight desperately after failure, they
Will be eliminated from this world! Just imagine, when Mr. Ning saw so many disgusting things and saw so many injustices, he swallowed it and endured it. Zhou Zhe continued to be his emperor and lived a good life.
Yes, how can Mr. Ning let people know that he is willing to risk everything for those heroes who died in vain! No one will believe him! But he killed Zhou Zhe. This road is difficult to walk, but if you don’t risk your life, there is no way in the world.
road"
"... When we go south this time, everyone knows more or less what we are going to do. Just in the south, Wan Yanchang is attacking Damingfu with more than 200,000 soft bones. They have been attacking for half a year! There is a group of heroes, they understand
Knowing that there were no reinforcements near Daming Mansion, it would be difficult to escape unscathed after entering, but they still took all their possessions and persisted there for half a year. Wanyan Zongbi led an army of 300,000 people and tried to attack them, but failed.
Success...they are amazing people."
The roaring firelight reflected the figure: "...but it is not easy to save them. Many people said that we might set ourselves up in Daming Mansion. Let me tell you, Wan Yanchang is also waiting for us to go there and want to take us there.
Eaten in one bite at Daming Mansion, the shame of a disastrous defeat with snow skills! You guys, should you take the safe path and watch the group of people in Daming Mansion die, or should you risk our going deep into dangerous areas and try to rescue them..."
"... Among that group of people, many of them lost their families when the Jurchens went south. Many of them lost their brothers, sisters, parents and relatives because of their resistance. They had nothing, so they had no hesitation. That Wang Shanyue
General Wang, all the men in his family have died in the past resistance. He is the only son of the Wang family, but he stayed in Daming Mansion. During the process of seizing Daming Mansion last year, General Wang said, no
We need the Chinese army to rescue us again..."
"Just two days ago, the city wall of Daming Mansion was breached, and the final street fighting is currently going on in the city..."
The wind swirled and passed by the square. Li Nian's voice paused and stopped there, looking around.
"We're going to the rescue."
he said.
"Because this is the right thing. This is the spirit of the Chinese Army. When these heroes sacrifice everything they have to resist the Jurchens, someone should save them! Even if we have to pay a lot for it, even if we
We have to face danger, even if we have to pay our blood or even our lives! Because to defeat the Jurchens, we cannot do it alone, because we need more and more comrades, because when one day, we fall into such a dangerous situation, we
We also need thousands of Chinese people to rescue us."
"This world is a very narrow road! You have to risk your life to walk across it! These bastards stand in front of us, so we will chop them to pieces with our knives and tear them to pieces with our teeth. You...comrades! We
We have to go to Daming Mansion to save people! This battle is difficult to fight, very difficult to fight, but no one can stop us head-on. We have proven this in Linzhou."
His voice had fallen, but it was not deep, but a calm and firm tone. Among the crowd, the people who had just joined the Chinese army wanted to shout out. The veterans were calm and unwavering, with cold eyes. In the firelight, only the sound of
Li Nian finally said: "Be prepared and set off in half an hour."
He waved his hand and handed the speech to Shi Guangen, who was the group leader. Shi Guangen blinked his eyes and opened his lips slightly. He was still in a state of excitement and shock. In the high-level meeting just now, the staff officer named Li Nian put forward many unfavorable factors.
, what was summarized at the meeting were all the situations he would face this time, which was a real narrow escape, which made Shi Guangen’s spirit quite gloomy. Unexpectedly, when he came out, Li Nian, who was responsible for cooperating with him, said such a thing
After saying these words, his heart surged with passion, and he wished he could kill the Jurchens immediately and give them a good meal.
Staff Officer Li is really amazing... While applauding vigorously, Shi Guangen thought in his mind that after this battle is over, he must learn the skills of speaking like this from Staff Officer Li.
But such an opportunity never came.
On March 28th, an hour after the rescue of Daming Mansion began, staff officer Li Nian died in this fierce battle. After that, Shi Guangen fought in the Chinese Army for many years, and he always remembered his participation in the early days of the Chinese Army.
The mobilization rally, the optimism and determination that remained after a deep understanding of the current situation, and the tragic and endless rescue that followed...