Chapter 883: Suffering from the Fire of Karma, Roaring of the Wind and Snow (Part 1)
During the gap between the beginning of the war, Ning Yi, a man of two generations, lamented with his wife how unlovable their children were when they grew up. This was, after all, a novel experience that he had never had before.
What is truly fortunate is that many children still have the possibility and space to grow up.
In order to fight for such space, Southwest has already been mobilized across the board. The first wave of battles at the mountain pass in Huangming County lasted for four days, and Balisu turned the tentative battles into rounds of targeted attacks.
In the three days after the 25th, Cibu failed to subconsciously control the offensive and reduce casualties. Pang Liu'an's side no longer conducted large-scale artillery fire when they were not facing the Jurchen forces. But even under such circumstances, the Jurchen side was driven away
The troops moving forward still suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and their combat strength was close to 15,000.
Most of these casualties come from the surrendered elite Han troops who rushed to the front line. Although they were mixed with a large number of civilians who were repeatedly driven into battle, although large-scale artillery bombardments were no longer launched against them on the city walls, although
The city wall in front is no more than three feet high... But even if it is just a hand-to-hand defensive battle, these soldiers who cannot form a formation to climb the city can only rush forward and experience massacre again and again when facing the black flag elite at the top of the city.
That's all.
Siege warfare is not a battle of equals. The defenders have the upper hand no matter what. Even if it is not considered condescending, iron cannons that can set fire at any time, and all kinds of defensive objects such as rolling logs, stones, bows, arrows, gold juice, etc. are removed.
The outcome is determined by hand-to-hand combat with swords and guns. The soldiers who climbed up the three-foot-high city wall one by one relying on ladders often fell to the ground without even being able to cut through the two or three Chinese soldiers who cooperated tacitly.
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Even if the elite Jurchens, who are famous for their fierceness and fearlessness, and their morale are like rainbows, and have killed all over the world, if they board the city under such circumstances, the outcome will not be any different.
Pioneer generals like Wulitan persisted in fighting off a few attacks with the defense of their armors. The rest of the Jurchen soldiers could only see the equally fierce iron shields hitting them during the fierce collision. The cooperation of the iron shields was disappointing, and
The soldiers behind the iron shields were as determined and fanatical as the Jurchens. When the shields were removed, their knives were equally bloodthirsty.
The warm-up for the war with the Jurchens has started within the Chinese Army ten years ago. From the time after the Xiaocang River to the present, all kinds of propaganda and encouragement have become more solid, more substantial and more missionary.
Feeling. It can be said that at the moment when the Jurchens arrived in the southwest, the people who were more eager and hungry were the Chinese troops who had been waiting in depression for several years.
However, the first to be put up on the 1,500-meter city wall were the elite Chinese troops who had previously won rankings in various military competitions. At the beginning of the war, at this moment when they were full of energy, the Jurchens were only as ferocious as
It will make these people's blood boil. The combination of the enemy's ferocity and death can bring people the greatest sense of pride.
The soldiers methodically chopped down the climbers who were coming but were outnumbered in terms of numbers and formation, and threw their bodies down the city wall. The leading generals also cherished the pleasure of fighting with low casualties.
They all know that as the Jurchens attack in turn, no matter how small the casualties are, they will gradually accumulate into wounds that cannot be ignored. But the more blood they see at this time, the higher their morale will be in the following time.
The more likely you are to break out of the opponent's massive offensive.
Twenty-seven, on the afternoon of the third day of the war, the Han soldiers who rushed to the city wall did not dare to climb onto the city wall. They were not all fools. This first round of attacks may not be able to break through the seemingly wall in front of them.
With the low city wall, the casualties suffered when rushing to the city are already high. But if you go up the ladder, for two or three days, the top will be like a gluttonous mouth, basically swallowing as many as you can. Except for the moment when some people climb onto the city.
I was so frightened that I jumped down. The only ones that could come down were corpses.
On the twenty-eighth day, Ba Lisu killed several Han generals in front of the formation.
On this day, fires were still burning from time to time in the nearby rugged mountains and forests, black smoke pillars raged in the forest sky, and a scorching atmosphere filled the battlefields far and near.
On the 29th, light rain gradually fell in the sky. Balisu stopped the attack in front of the mountain pass in Huangming County, and began the first round of statistics and rest. It was necessary to start rest. The capacity of the rear roads was limited, even if there were casualties.
Most of them are cannon fodder, and replenishment always takes a certain amount of time.
This rest only lasted for three or two days. On the first day of November, the weather turned fine, and the Battle of Yuxi Creek started on the third day of the month. On the fourth day of the month, the Jurchen craftsmen team who had followed the Dazhuyuan all the way assembled four huge front-covered sandbags, iron
The wide-wheeled siege vehicle, which was strong enough to withstand shelling and could overcome undulating terrain to a certain extent, was pushed by soldiers and began a formal attack on Huangming County.
Until the eleventh year of Jian Shuo, the fighting in the southwest never stopped.
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The war in the world also never stops.
In mid-November, the rising wind stirred up waves on the East China Sea, and two huge fleets encountered each other on the hazy sea. Hu Sunming, the general who led the Taihu fleet and had surrendered to the Jurchens, witnessed the dragon fleet rushing towards this side.
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"Destroy those old soldiers! Capture the former princess Zhou Pei alive. They are all greedy for life and afraid of death! When they saw Da Jin coming to kill them, they fled without losing a single soldier and abandoned the country! The destiny of the Wu Dynasty no longer belongs to the Wu Dynasty."
At the combat mobilization meeting, Hu Sunming said this hysterically. As for the huge dragon ship that looked huge but was actually clumsy, he thought it was the biggest weakness of the opponent's entire fleet. Once this ship was defeated, the rest would be demoralized.
Surrender without a fight.
But the dragon boat fleet did not use the palace-like ship as the main ship at this time. Princess Zhou Pei, dressed in pure white mourning clothes, climbed to the heights of the central warship so that everyone could see her, then waved her drumsticks and beat the
Fight with drums.
Hu Sunming once thought that this was a substitute or a decoy. Before that, the Wu Dynasty army was accustomed to the use of various military methods. The use of virtuality and reality has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. But in fact, at this moment, what appeared was not
It seems that for this moment of fighting, Zhou Pei practiced swinging the mallet every day on the boat for two months. Every day, the faint sound of drums could be heard in the surrounding boats. Two months later, Zhou Pei
His arms seemed to be thicker.
When they learned of her plan to go into battle, some officials came to persuade Zhou Pei that her appearance might boost morale, but it would also inevitably become the biggest flaw of the entire fleet. Zhou Pei rejected these opinions one by one.
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No matter how great the world is, there is no way to retreat. At this moment when her father passed away and her brother's life or death was uncertain, she actually didn't think too much.
The sound of drums lasted for more than an hour on the sea, and all the warships defended Zhou Pei's attack. After that, the Taihu fleet mutinied and collapsed. Hu Sunming was forced into the sea by the mutinous soldiers, and was later fished out. What awaited him soon was
Later he was executed in Lingchi.
While Zhou Pei fought his way through the southeastern sea, Junwu, with the assistance of Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and others, fought his way out of Jiangning and began his escape journey to the southeast.
Along the way, Zongfu and Zongbi were chasing after each other. Han Shizhong and Yue Fei followed one after another and organized several battles. At the end of November, they recaptured Suzhou, took a short rest, dealt with a group of officials who had surrendered to the enemy, and released them again.
A group of people who have been persecuted.
When he walked out of the prison, the snow had already fallen. He Wen hugged his body tightly. He was in ragged clothes and as skinny as a beggar. In front of him was a decadent and chaotic scene in the city. No one paid attention to him.
He was once a Confucian knight with both civil and military skills. When the Wu Dynasty was in danger, he once ran for the country with passion. He Wen once went to the southwest to assassinate Mr. Ning, but who knew that he later joined the Chinese army by chance and even regarded Ning Yi as his own?
My daughter Lin Jingmei had a relationship.
He watched the development of the Huaxia Army, but did not trust the ideas of the Huaxia Army. Eventually, his contacts with the outside world were found out. Ning Yi tried to persuade him to stay, but failed, and finally had no choice but to release him home.
After He Wen returned to his home in Suzhou, Suzhou officials found out that he had connections with the Chinese Army and imprisoned him again. He Wen defended himself, but when the local officials learned that his family was quite wealthy, they took action.
Wen tortured him severely and then extorted money and real estate from He's family. This happened in the ninth year of Wu Jianshuo's reign.
In the tenth year of Jianshuo, He Wen was in prison, and his family was gradually being exploited. His parents died of depression in the first half of the year, and one day, his wife and children never came to see him again. It is not known whether he died of illness.
He starved to death outside the prison. He Wen also thought about escaping from prison, but one of his hands was broken, and he suffered several serious illnesses in prison. After all, he lost his martial arts skills. In fact, he was in prison at this time and was unjustly imprisoned.
He is not the only one.
While he was in prison, he gradually learned about the demise of the Wu Dynasty, but none of it seemed to have anything to do with him. When he was released today, looking at everything so decadent, it seemed that he was no longer needed in the world.
He returned to his old house along with the memories of the past. The house was probably burnt to ruins not long ago by someone, perhaps by rebels. He Wen went around to inquire about the conditions of the other people in the family, but found nothing. The white snow fell, and just then
The black ruins must be covered bit by bit.
He Wen knelt in the snow and made a sad and unpleasant sound. His throat was hoarse, but at this time he couldn't even cry normally.
In the past year, the Jurchens have been wreaking havoc in the south of the Yangtze River. No matter whether their wives and children survive the bullying of the evil officials, they may not be able to escape this even greater man-made disaster. He Wen is looking for Ban Yue and Jun Wu's army in the city of Suzhou.
Beginning to evacuate from Suzhou, He Wen followed the civilians heading south and began a bloody journey in confusion...
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In the north, the snow is getting heavier day by day, and the sky and the earth are gradually covered with ice and snow.
Yunzhong Mansion is still somewhat popular.
Holding the chopped firewood in his arms, Tang Minjie shakily entered the hut that seemed to have been unoccupied for a long time, and began to squat by the stove to light a fire. He had been here for several years and had become accustomed to the life here.
Shi's every move was like the most rustic old farmer. After lighting the fire in the stove, he rolled up his sleeves and trembled lightly like a toad beside the stove.
The weather is, after all, too cold.
People who can survive in such ice and snow are indeed a bit scary.
Hehehe...I'm not afraid of the cold either...
He was simulating this unreal and perverted thought in his mind, and then there were regular knocks on the door outside.
Tang Minjie exhaled a white breath and stood up. He still rolled up his sleeves and hunched his back. When he went to open the door, the cold wind howled!
"Well……"
The wind and snow were blowing wildly, and Tang Minjie couldn't help but retreat back. The man who rushed in had already grabbed his clothes. Tang Minjie's hand moved up. The man's hand retracted and then moved forward, holding Tang Min down.
Jay's throat hit him and pushed him against the wall behind him.
The cold wind was still blowing in from outside the door. Tang Minjie was pinned there and slapped the other person's arm several times with both hands, and his face gradually turned red.
At this time, a woman with a knife in her waist and a raised eyebrow appeared in the room. She pinched Tang Minjie's neck, gritted her teeth, and looked fiercely. Tang Minjie couldn't breathe, so he waved his hands and pointed at the door.
Stove, and then pointed everywhere, the woman said: "Remember it for me, I..."
"Ugh, vomit..."
Tang Minjie's tongue slowly stretched out, stretching out so long that wet saliva was about to drip from the tip of his tongue and onto the other person's hand. The woman's hand then let go: "...you remember.
, I want to kill you..." Tang Minjie's throat was released, and his body was already bent down, coughing desperately, and he casually stretched his right finger forward to touch the woman's breast.
"you"
"Cough cough cough cough! Cough cough cough cough!" In the room, the steel knife in the woman's hand had been pulled out. Tang Minjie didn't seem to notice it. He bent over and held his throat and turned it around a few times before running straight to close it.
He opened the door, then ran to the stove to see the flame that had just been lit but then extinguished. He sat on the ground, his eyes accusing: "You are crazy!"
"Are you really looking for death?" The woman raised the knife towards him, her eyes still trembling with anger.
"I'm looking for your mother! Cough, cough, cough." Tang Minjie coughed a few times. Although he was sitting on the ground, his words were more fierce, "You are so shabby! You are pretending to be pure! You were sold as a maid for several years and you forgot who you are.
Right!"
Tang Minjie's words were vicious. The woman's eyes suddenly became bloodshot after hearing this. She came over with a knife, but she heard the man sitting on the ground yelling curses all the time: "You are killing people! You mother-in-law bitch! Even the saliva feels dirty! Touch you."
The chest can make you retreat! What are you doing! When you were caught, you were not taken by a man! You have forgotten about it, right! Cough cough cough cough..."
He rubbed his neck and coughed a few more times, stood up from the ground, faced the opponent's knife tip, walked straight over, put his neck there, and looked directly into the woman's eyes: "Come on, broken shoes! Now it looks a little bit...
It looks like this, just stick it here."
Tang Minjie continued to walk forward. The woman's hand shook twice and finally withdrew the tip of the knife: "The madman of the Black Flag Army..."
Tang Minjie rubbed his neck and twisted his head, then snapped his fingers: "I win!"
He turned around and walked back to the stove, continued to light the fire, and said: "It's none of your business whether you're crazy or not. In a place like this, there are people who have no tomorrow today. You threaten me every time you see me. I
I don’t even know what you want to do. What, you are a dog? You have to bark a few words at the owner’s side every time, otherwise you feel uncomfortable? What do you want to threaten me? Cut me to pieces? I’m bullying again.
Are you the master?"
The woman's arms were trembling, but she calmed down and gritted her teeth: "... Madam, things have been very wrong since I last saw you. She even had a serious illness and only recovered recently. You... Madam, have treated me and my whole family.
Everyone has the grace to be reborn, what on earth did you say..."
She stopped threatening. Tang Minjie turned around and stood up: "It's none of your business! What did your wife want to do when she called me out? Just do it. Mother-in-law, can you afford to delay anything?"
The woman nodded, no longer angry at this time, took out a few pieces of paper from the sleeves, Tang Minjie took them, sat on the ground by the fire and looked: "Well, what are you dissatisfied with?
, Threat, you can say it now... Oh, your wife is so cruel, you want me to kill the whole family? These are all Jurchen officials..."
The woman stood in the middle of the room and looked down at him, but she had nothing to say at this time. After a while, Tang Minjie read the information, confirmed it, threw it into the fire next to him, and raised his head: "What is your wife's idea?
What? Didn’t I tell you?”
"Madam asked me to convey that she has no way to make a decision about what you told her. This is the only thing she can give you. It's up to you to use it however you want... She tried her best."
"..."
Tang Minjie was silent for a moment.
"...It's understandable." He said.
Then he said: "Thank you her, I admire her very much."
The woman seemed to want to say something, but finally turned around and left. When she was about to open the door, a voice sounded from behind.
"In the past ten years, millions of people have been living here as worse than dogs and pigs. Millions of women have been working as prostitutes and dogs here. You have been there too. Leave when you have the chance. No one
It’s your fault, but if you want to stay and learn how to fight, don’t forget that you were once a dog.”
The woman held her hand on the door bolt and paused: "I know you are heroes... but don't forget, there are still more ordinary people in the world."
"...Yes, but...that would be more sad."
This sentence was like a sigh, coming from behind. The woman pushed the door open. When she turned to close the door, she saw the man from the Black Flag Army codenamed "Joker" curled up by the stove to warm himself. At this time, on this man's body
I can't see the viciousness and ferocity just now.
It is snowing heavily outside. In the past period, the situation in Yunzhong Mansion has been unstable due to the five hundred Han captives sent from the south. These five hundred captives are all the family members of the anti-golden officials from the south. They were already on the road.
They were tortured to a terrible state. Because of them, there have been several prisoner robberies and assassinations in Yunzhong Mansion. In the past ten days or so, it was rumored that people from Black Flag poured animal carcasses and even poison into the wells of Yunzhong Mansion on a large scale.
Cases are happening more frequently amid people's panic.
Women don’t know how many incidents are really related to the man in the room, but what is certain is that the other man must not have stayed out of it.
In the past year or so, the men in the room have done some things that frightened both the enemy and us. After the five hundred captives arrived in the cloud, the lady rescued two hundred people, but for some reason, for this man
She said some heart-wrenching words. My wife had been ill for a while, and when she woke up, she asked her to send this information. It was some information from the officials in charge of the subsequent disposal of the Han slaves, including their family members, their background, and their weaknesses, collected over the years.
, have all been sent out.
She stepped onto the snow-white long street and headed all the way back to Gushen Mansion. She knew in her heart that the next Yunzhong Mansion would be another bloody storm.
But the heavy white snow covered up the noise, and she let out a breath of water vapor. After being kidnapped here, many years passed in the blink of an eye. Gradually, she almost adapted to the wind and snow here...