In the pale white sky, the outskirts of Bianliang City were immersed in a massacre.
Xue Changgong spat out a mouthful of blood and felt his whole head was buzzing. He pushed away the doctor who was bandaging his forehead, picked up the knife and stood up, but his body still shook.
"Go away! The Sa family is fine! It's fine! What's going on on the city wall? How's it going?"
As he pushed the door open, the light shone down, and the sound of fighting suddenly became fierce. In front of him was the tall city wall near Xinzizao Gate, and the sound of killing was spreading on the city wall. Then the soldiers rushed over: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, you
How's it going? Are you okay?"
"How dare you come down!" Xue Changgong grabbed the brother-in-law in front of him by the collar, "Get up! Get up!"
"Brother-in-law, you fell off the city wall! You fell off the city wall! Brother-in-law, are you okay?"
Xue Changgong was slightly stunned: "I'm fine!"
Starting from the morning of the third day of September, the Jurchens launched a large-scale attack on Bianliang City. The attack points were set at Chenqiao Gate, New Suanzao Gate and New Fengqiu Gate. Among them, the New Suanzao Gate suffered the most attack.
Fierce. Xue Changgong was a general in the Japanese army, with more than 400 men under his command. Not long ago, the siege troops led by Zong Wang's general Sai La had crossed the trench and set up ladders on the city wall. Xue Changgong led
When his subordinates were defending, they fought with a group of Jurchens who rushed up the city wall. He pushed a Jurchen general and fell off the city wall.
The seven or eight-foot-high city wall just fell down, and the two fell on the roof of a cart. The Jurchen general made a meat mat for him. He was unconscious and found nothing after waking up. Now that he thought about it, he was destined to be lucky.
But now was not the time to feel lucky. He almost dragged his brother-in-law and rushed towards the city wall. Although the Japanese army was one of the most elite troops in the Wu Dynasty, they received the best salary and received the best treatment.
Training, but this brother-in-law is the younger brother of his deceased wife. In fact, he joined not long ago, and he taught him the sword skills personally, but he has not actually seen much blood. But the more this happens, the less he can let his brother-in-law step back.
On the city wall, someone carried boiling oil and poured it on the outside of the wall. Arrows flew and flames roared. Xue Changgong walked into his men and shouted loudly: "Grandpa is back! Grandpa fell from the wall.
Nothing happened at all, did you see it! That Jurchen bastard has turned into a pulp! I even took two bites! Throw rocks and oil down for me, burn them for me, cook them!"
The arrow flew over the top of the female wall and fell into the city. He walked on the city wall almost without dodge. Seeing the fierceness of the chief, the surrounding soldiers also picked up the tools of city defense and smashed down even more violently.
Not far away, a ladder survived the fierce defense. Then some Jurchen elites rushed up. Xue Changgong held a big knife and called his brother-in-law and others to rush over.
Hand-to-hand combat suddenly broke out on the city wall. Xue Changgong used his ancestral sword skills to fight with a tall Jurchen man twice. He killed the opponent with his sword, and the surrounding soldiers also fought fiercely with the Jurchens.
Fighting. His brother-in-law feinted with his knife and moved aside when a Jurchen was slashing with his knife. Then with a roar of "ah--", he stabbed the steel knife directly into the Jurchen's stomach, and then his eyes turned red.
Pushing the Jurchen back.
Xue Changgong rushed forward and blocked the sword of another Jurchen soldier. The Jurchen whose stomach was pierced was still retreating. The long sword in his hand had already slashed towards his brother-in-law's head, and then was struck by Xue Changgong's sword with a bang.
The steel knife smashed open. He kicked the Jurchen away at the same time, then grabbed his brother-in-law's collar and threw him aside, avoiding the attacks of the other two.
Rolling up on the city wall, he slapped his brother-in-law on the face. There were shouts of death all around him. He shouted at his brother-in-law's fanatical face: "Stir! I told you, to stir up -
"You don't want your life--" After saying this, he rushed out with a cry of "Ah!" and stabbed a Jurchen in the stomach with a knife, and then "Ah--" he stirred wildly for a few times before suddenly drawing the knife and retreating.
.
There was a smell of blood and burning all around. He didn't have time to see his brother-in-law's condition because more Jurchens were rushing towards him. There was blood sprinkled on his face next to him. It was the neck of one of his soldiers who had been chopped off.
It was broken, and the body fell. He shouted and rushed forward. There was a fierce collision of swords, sparks, screams, and blood. The moment an iron gun slammed into his head, he saw his brother-in-law rushing from the side.
Came over.
After that, I heard someone shouting vaguely: "Hold! Hold! Prime Minister Li is coming! Prime Minister Li is coming with his troops..."
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After the Jin army arrived in Bianliang, the first thing they captured was Moutuogang in the northwest of Bianliang City. This was originally the Tiansi prison where the Wu Dynasty people raised their horses. Surrounded by water on three sides, it was easy to defend but difficult to attack. It was possible to find such an accurate place.
The garrison point was naturally the result of Guo Yaoshi, who had been to the capital, and his knowledge of the vicinity of Bianliang. Then on August 28, the Jin people launched an attack on the west water gate of Bianliang City along the waterway. This exploratory attack was stopped early that night.
Li Gang was prepared and repulsed.
On the third day of September, the main attack on the three city gates of Bianliang was the official attack. The battles at Chenqiao Gate and Xinfengqiu Gate were relatively simple. A large number of Jurchens stopped at the moat. Only the battle at Xinjuan Gate was fierce.
Abnormally, the Jin people once scaled the city wall. Finally, Li Gang summoned thousands of archers from the palace guards and rushed to the city for more than 20 miles. Only then did they repel the Jin people. There were also more than 1,000 imperial guards on the city wall who were responsible for defense.
Thousands of casualties.
After Xue Changgong woke up, it was already dusk, and there were screams and screams all around him, and the strong smell of medicine and blood were mixed together.
This is a wounded hospital set up by the army. A large number of wounded who participated in the battle on the city wall are gathered here. The injuries on the battlefield are no different than other injuries. Broken hands and feet, missing eyes are all common. Some people are on the verge of death during treatment.
Death groans or screams. Next to Xue Changgong was a wounded man with a broken leg. He opened his eyes and looked up, making meaningless sounds. Xue Changgong was in a daze for a while before he sat up. Then a soldier came over: "Boss
…”
Xue Changgong caught him: "How's it going? You won?"
"Victory, victory, Prime Minister Li came over with his troops and drove back all the Jurchen dogs."
"Oh." Xue Changgong put his hand down, and then suddenly raised his head. "Where is Hou Jing? Where has he gone? Why didn't he come?"
Hou Jing is the name of his brother-in-law.
Although his memory of his wife, who fell seriously ill and died soon after he came to the family, has long been blurred, Xue Changgong still feels that he has a responsibility for his brother-in-law who was brought into the army by him.
The soldier under his command hesitated for a moment: "Hou Jing... is injured..."
"I'm injured! How's it going? Where is he? Take me to see him!" Xue Changgong was startled for a moment, then suddenly turned over and got out of bed. He swayed, then held the soldier's shoulder to stand still, and patted him.
My head felt fine again, so I walked quickly forward. Next to me were countless injured people who were like a scene in hell. The strong smell, the blood forming scabs, the sounds of crying, moaning, and people with severed hands and feet.
Despair for the future life. Some people cried and shouted: "I can't see anymore, I can't see anymore..." The faces of the doctors were also pale. When he walked out of the barracks, a doctor was lying on the ground.
Vomit.
Fortunately, his brother-in-law was not seriously injured and was staying in the slightly injured barracks not far away. Xue Changgong walked over and saw him and felt relieved. Hou Jing had already gotten off the bed and was about to leave. Seeing Xue Changgong coming, he said
: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law. I killed three, I killed three!"
Xue Changgong looked at him, then patted him on the shoulder, and his eyes became cold: "You have a lot of luck, I told you to stir it up, and stab it with a knife. Stir it up immediately, or you will die."
"I know. I know, brother-in-law. Are you okay? Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Xue Changgong nodded.
That night, the city was full of joy. Xue Changgong returned to the army. The superiors above were discussing the rewards. More than a hundred of Xue Changgong's soldiers died, and they belonged to the troops with great achievements. Left Prime Minister Li Gang sent down a large amount of money.
.
The next day, the money was in place. In addition to the pension for the deceased and the filial piety given to the superior officer, the soldiers under Xue Changgong each received fifty taels of silver, while those left in his hands were more than eighty taels. The imperial court
This time it was extremely generous. This was already a large amount of money. Those who were slightly injured in the battle were given two days of leave and allowed to go home with the money. At the same time, the slightly injured were also responsible for delivering gifts to the family of the deceased.
Go to the pension - of course, if the fighting starts again, they still have to come back immediately.
I don’t know who issued such an order, but it actually makes sense. It is always a bad idea to send pensions to dead soldiers, but if it is sent to the injured, they will not be easily criticized, and these people return with the money.
Home can also inspire the will of other people in the city to defend the city. So the next day, Xue Changgong and his brother-in-law Hou Jing ran to some brothers' homes. This was an extremely difficult task, but after running there, the brother-in-law's thoughts also changed.
He became lively: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, let's go somewhere to have fun. You can take me to the Fan Tower to have a look." As a soldier beside Xue Changgong, he received thirteen taels of silver, which was very important to the soldiers at this time.
That's a lot of money for me.
Although the soldiers of the Wu Dynasty were not taken seriously by others, as a general in the Japanese army, Xue Changgong occasionally went to places like Fanlou. After the death of his first wife, he naturally had a second wife, but the second wife
His wife also fell ill and passed away not long after they got married. Since his parents also died young, people said that he was determined to defeat his family. Although he had the idea of marrying for a third time, he never thought about it. He was a martial arts practitioner and had strong blood.
, most of the money earned later was spent in brothels.
In fact, he had an idea in his mind that the women in the brothel were actually far more interesting than the wives he married home. Without the control of his family, he felt that it didn't matter if he continued like this.
But when my brother-in-law talked about it, he got a little confused.
Xue Changgong looked at his brother-in-law: "More than ten taels of silver is too much to keep at home, but it doesn't matter if you go to a place like Fanlou. If you stay at home, I can marry you a girl after the war."
The brother-in-law avoided his eyes and curled his lips: "Brother-in-law, you also said that more than ten taels of silver is actually a lot if you put it in the countryside. If you put it in the capital, how can you marry a good family? Besides, brother-in-law, look at the situation these days.
In this case, I took the money...I don’t know if I have any life to spend..."
His words made Xue Changgong's eyes become stern. Hou Jing paused and then said: "Actually, a few days ago, I went to Zhuji for dinner once and I saw Miss Shishi's performance. Brother-in-law, if...
...If I could see it again, I would have no complaints..."
Xue Changgong slapped him on the head. After a moment, his eyes softened slightly: "You have more than ten taels of silver. You also want to see Master Li? And what good is there to see the old girl?" He took a breath, and then
He added, "That's all. To celebrate the defeat of the Jurchens, the Alum Tower will not accept cash from military personnel for the past two days. But Master Li is not that easy to meet. With your brother-in-law and my military status, maybe we can meet him.
You might as well try your luck with me tonight. Take this money back quickly! Let your parents keep it and get you a wife!"
He agreed, and Hou Jing nodded repeatedly. He became excited. That night, the two of them walked towards Fanlou. Xue Changgong and Hou Jing still had bandages on their bodies, but such injuries were indeed serious injuries in Bianliang City at this time.
The most popular pass. On the way, Hou Jing talked about how Li Gang led his troops to repel the Jurchens that day. He was going to take it to the Fan Tower to brag to others, and then he talked about Li Gang and thought he was really good.
"...It was the same when the Golden Dog raided the West Water Gate a few days ago, but they didn't expect that Prime Minister Li was prepared. He laid wooden stakes in the water and blocked the waterway with huge rocks. The Golden Dog couldn't climb the city at all..."
"That's not surprising. When the Jin people came over, every waterway out of the city was blocked like this. It wasn't just the west one."
"Well, that's true." Hou Jing nodded, and then lowered his voice, "However, I heard from everyone that in order to block the waterway, Prime Minister Li directly sent people to Cai Taishi's house before the war to clear the garden of Taishi Cai's house.
They were all demolished. Those Taihu stones were filled into the water. Brother-in-law, I was thinking about it. To block the waterway, some of the stones could not be used. Prime Minister Li demolished all the gardens of Master Cai. Do you think this is...
"
"Shut up." Xue Changgong interrupted him abruptly and glared at him, "Don't mention such things in the future... You and I can't guess what happened to those people above..."
After a moment he said again: "Whether you can guess or not is not yours to say!"
"Oh." Hou Jing nodded.
Not long after, the two of them arrived at the Fan Tower. It was already the time when the lanterns were lit and the aroma of the food was filling the air. The lanterns were decorated in the Fan Tower. After Xue Changgong revealed his identity, he learned that the Fan Tower was hosting free banquets for soldiers, Li Shishi and other famous people for the past two days.
It is not difficult to see the oiran, but naturally it is not one-on-one. There are several high-ranking officers in the army in the courtyard of the division. However, when seeing Xue Changjiu's injuries and the size of the army, Li Yun personally
Came over and welcomed him in.
In Li Shishi's room, guests were being entertained at a round table. There were also six or seven military officials present, most of whom had higher positions than Xue Changgong. However, after hearing Xue Changgong's establishment, they all gave him a thumbs up and called him "Xue Changgong."
Hero. In the room, Shishi and her two beautiful maids took turns toasting to everyone, asking about the battle, and thanking them. There was naturally a performance afterwards, of course. Although Hou Jing was Xue Changgong's follower, but because of the
Injured, he was able to sit down and watch the performance, and was even questioned by Master Li and everyone else. The young man's face was already extremely red even before he drank.
Even though she was no longer the most popular oiran in Bianliang City at this time, Shishi Li still had an excellent reputation at this time, not to mention that her singing and dancing skills had reached their peak. When the lights in the room dimmed, Miss Shishi left the table.
After coming back, a simple dance performance really made people feel excited. However, as Xue Changjiu, who had just come off the battlefield and came out of a place with broken hands and legs, he always felt that something was wrong.
After a while, he excused himself and left the table, leaving his brother-in-law there.
When leaving the door, Master Li was asking everyone inside about the clearing of the country outside the city. A general said: "Now outside the city, from all over the world, hundreds of thousands of troops are coming towards Bianliang. The survival of the whole country depends on this."
Above the war. Once the war breaks out, millions of people around will naturally run away. The walls will be fortified and the fields will be clear, so no one will mention it."
Another general said: "I don't know why Ms. Shi Shi asked about this. This solid wall and clearing the wilderness was originally a crooked idea. Everything with the Jin people still has to be won on the battlefield..."
Xue Changgong didn't know this either. After leaving the courtyard, he asked about the whereabouts of a woman named He Leer in the bustling fan building. At this time, there were hundreds of women in the fan building, some of whom were prostitutes and some who were not.
Yes, He Leer was originally the maid of a courtesan, but now she is just a courteous woman with no reputation. When Xue Changgong found him, there were several men and women in the room, eating food and drinking. The men were all soldiers.
, Xue Changgong pretended to be drunk, revealed his identity, and then naturally sat down next to He Leer and started talking with everyone.
Those few people were all junior officers in the army. They saw that Xue Changgong was a general who praised the Japanese army and was wounded again. They did not dare to neglect. Soon, everyone started talking warmly. After a while, he fell next to He Leier.
He was sleeping soundly in his arms, but he took a piece of silver in his hand and slapped it on the table.
When he woke up the next day, the woman was lying naked in his arms. Xue Changgong came to Fanlou on weekdays, so naturally he didn't have the money to find those famous girls, so he had been hanging out with He Leer for a while.
After waiting for him to get up and get dressed, the woman asked hesitantly: "General, will you come again?"
Xue Changgong said: "If he is not dead, he should come."
After a while, the other party asked again: "Then...general, do you think this city can be defended?"
"This is the capital city. Hundreds of thousands of King Qin's troops are coming from outside the city, so we can naturally defend it."
"Oh." He Leier nodded.
After a while, He Leer said hesitantly: "General, you can no longer leave the city at this time, but I heard that if it is really dangerous, is there any warrant that allows people to leave the city from the south? General, you
If there is this warrant, I mean...if...if...can you take Lei'er away?"
"I've never heard of this thing." A feeling of disgust arose in Xue Changgong's heart. His words became a little rougher. The woman must have noticed his emotions. After a while, his tone became more choked up.
"General... Lei'er, Lei'er didn't mean that. Lei'er is... Lei'er heard that women who fall into the hands of those Jurchens are worse off than dead. I don't want to die, and I don't want to fall into their hands either.
superior……"
After she said this with almost crying, Xue Changgong felt a little softer. He sighed: "If there is that thing, I will tell you, you... oh, don't worry..."
In fact, no one has confidence in what will happen to this city next.
After he said this, the woman stopped mentioning it, and naturally she tried to flatter him again. However, Xue Changgong's interest was gone, and he left from the Fan Tower not long after.
When Xue Changgong left Fanlou, Li Shishi was upstairs watching the passers-by on the street in the morning. In a city that has been under martial law at night, there is always an atmosphere of anxiety during the day. As the oiran of Fanlou, although she cannot know
The atmosphere on the battlefield, but the overall situation is clearer than the average person.
The arrival of the Jurchens caused millions of people outside Bianliang City to flee in all directions, while hundreds of thousands of King Qin's troops were gathering. The Jurchen West Route Army led by Wanyan Zonghan was blocked near Taiyuan. Zhe Keqiu and Liu Guangshi led
Forty thousand Western troops are rushing to the rescue. Small-scale battles or plunders are breaking out everywhere at this time. The attack of the Jin people may shake the city defense of Bianliang City at any time. There are quarrels in the court, and some are already asking for peace.
sound.
No one could clearly see the tense situation. What came to Shishi's mind was what Ning Yi said to her when he left a month ago: "If possible, leave Bianliang and go south." Shishi was shocked.
Concerned with the meaning of his words, she gritted her teeth and did not choose to leave. However, at this moment, she was feeling scared.
Today, what separates the Jin people from the millions of people in the city is a thick city wall, which is also like a thin layer of window paper. When the Jurchens really came to Bianliang City, no one knew what they would do.
When they rush into the city, when such a nightmare comes, no one can imagine what the men and women in the city will look like.
No matter how she felt when she decided to stay, at this moment, she knew she was still afraid.
On the other hand, she didn't know what Ning Yi had become. Earlier, there was a lot of commotion in the city because of the issue of Jianbi Qingye, and there were endless arguments in the court. Later, Wanyan Zongwang drove straight across the Yellow River, and all the quarrels started
All came to an abrupt end, and Shishi vaguely knew that he was going to find Qin Shaoqian, the second son of Prime Minister Qin, but the Wu Rui army led by Qin Shaoqian was defeated by Zong Wang's army in Shouzhang County. Now it is said that in the court,
There are still voices to impeach him.
What happened to him in this situation?
She always thinks like this...
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The convoy moved forward bumpily, with Ning Yi processing the summarized information.
In the evening, the convoy arrived at the bank of the Yellow River. Troops were stationed here. There were military camps all over the mountains and fields, and they were crossing the Yellow River one after another.
The integrated Wu Rui Army arrived first, and then the Wu Sheng Army of Daming Prefecture, led by the capital commander Chen Yanshu, joined the Wu Rui Army. Nearly 100,000 troops gathered together, but there were very few ferries on the river, and the pontoon bridges could not
A building was set up. When Ning Yi entered the main tent of the Wurui Army, Qin Shaoqian was coughing and cursing. His body was full of the smell of medicine. His head was also wrapped with a bandage, and his left eye was wrapped with a bandage. During the Battle of Shouzhang
, his cheek was scratched by a rocket, and his eye was affected. Now he may no longer be able to see in his left eye.
Seeing Ning Yi coming over, Qin Shaoqian dismissed several generals in the tent and sat back on the chair.
"When the Jin people crossed the river, there were as many as 140,000 troops stationed south of the Yellow River." Qin Shaoqian said, "They did not start a war. I heard that the Jurchens found some sheep. They tied them to drums and let them
After beating the drums for a day and a night, all the troops on the south bank of the Yellow River retreated to Bianliang. They drove away all the big boats, so when the Jurchens crossed the river, they could only find a few small boats, so they slowly moved one boat at a time.
It took several days to send people there. So now we only have some small boats, and it will take a day or two for the big ships to arrive."
"I heard about it." Ning Yi nodded, "I originally thought that tying a sheep to a drum was something a good person would do."
"What?"
"No." Ning Yi smiled, "Your eyes."
"I can't see the one on the left, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, that thing you gave me is called a telescope. It only needs one eye." Qin Shaoqian pursed his lips, and then a slight smile appeared on his face, "Oh. Taiyuan, hold on.
Already, orders from the capital have been issued. Zhe Keqiu and Liu Guangshi each lead 20,000 people and are rushing over to relieve the siege. The Western Army is capable and may be able to alleviate the situation in Taiyuan."
Ning Yi nodded, spent a moment, and said, "I want a boat. Let's send a few people there first."
"I'll give you a small boat. If you're in a hurry, you can leave immediately."
"It's not a rush." Ning Yi said, "Bianliang has been surrounded. Some people nearby who have not had time to enter the city are running away, and some are still staying in place and refusing to leave. Although I have arranged for many people from Zhuji to be there
, but the Jurchens went south too fast, and their coordination with the government may not be that good. I have to send a few orders there, and some of them have to be sent to Bianliang City."
Qin Shaoqian glanced at him and hesitated for a moment: "In this situation, hundreds of thousands of people have to cross the river, and the battle is about to start. The victory or defeat should not take too long. The vicinity of Bianliang has become a battlefield. It's time to leave
They can all leave. Li Heng thinks, is it still necessary to fortify the walls and clear the fields?"
"An orderly and purposeful withdrawal should be able to save a lot of people. Moreover, those who entered the mountains and thought they could escape the battlefield by chance brought enough food to feed the Jurchens near Bianliang. I
I don’t know how this battle will turn out, but I want to evacuate them as much as possible." Ning Yi smiled, "Maybe this is the only thing I can do."
Qin Shaoqian looked at him and paused: "You want to remove them all?"
"...as much as possible."
The room became quiet, Qin Shaoqian clenched his fists, nodded after a moment and said: "Okay, I'll arrange a boat for you right away. Oh, also, some things have arrived, Li Heng, come with me to take a look."
He waved his hand and led Ning Yi away from the Chinese army's tent. After he and the guards ordered a boat for Zhuji, he took Ning Yi into the back of the camp. Some supplies were piled there, packed in wooden boxes, about six or seven.
Ten. After Qin Shaoqian opened the box, there were elm cannons inside, as well as some cannonballs and gunpowder.
"These are the cannons designed by you, Li Heng, and made by the Firearms Department. Each army issued some, but no one likes to use them. I have sent over the cannons from Wu Shengjun, and I am sending people to contact Wuwei...
"Qin Shaoqian patted those elm cannons and said to Ning Yi, "I didn't use these during the Shouzhang period."
"Why not?" Ning Yi frowned, "Of course I know that the Firearms Department made it a bit sloppy."
"That's one thing." Qin Shaoqian said, "I've tried this thing before and shot it a few times. It can easily explode and injure one's own people, so no one dares to use it, and its reputation is greater than its power. But I heard you say, Li Heng,
This thing is used well and can scare horses into the night. All the Jurchens can fight are cavalry. They have never encountered this thing before. I know you have people under your command, Li Heng. I will gather the Yumu of the Bianliang army this time.
The cannons are coming, see if you can summon the craftsmen to repair these elm cannons better. If there is a chance, I will use them once and for all."
"Okay." Ning Yi looked at the elm cannons and nodded, "The group of craftsmen in the compound have not retreated far. They have crossed the Yellow River. I will gather them. In addition, I have a group of better ones in the north. If
If you really need it, I'll ask someone to send it over."
"give it to you."
Ning Yi hesitated for a moment and then said: "Second Young Master, as you said, this thing's momentum is greater than its power after all. If you encounter those armies that are bluffing, you may be able to win with one blow. But if you encounter the Jurchens, you cannot defeat them."
The chance of victory is blindly entrusted to these things. We must pay attention to them."
Qin Shaoqian nodded and thought for a while: "Yes, I understand."
Soon after, a huge army crossed the Yellow River and surrounded the outside of Bianliang City, completely squeezing out the air in the war zone. More than 100,000 troops and Wanyan Zongwang's East Route Army were outside Bianliang City.
Confrontations on the plains, with a large number of scout frictions and collisions with small armies, broke out in early September. The number of casualties among the people who were too late to evacuate or who were lucky enough to be lucky was also constantly revealed in the atmosphere of this confrontation.
Pushing up to a higher point, by October the battle will begin, and the blood of civilians who died in this confrontation can dye every river near Bianliang red... (To be continued) i580