The sun was blazing, the wind was howling, and Lin Chong rode his horse along the mountain road, heading south.
He has served as a police agent in Vaud Prefecture for several years, and is very familiar with the surrounding situation. He knows that if the Jurchens really want to intercept this news, they will have a lot of power at their disposal, and judging from the fact that forces like Tongniu Village have been mobilized
, there was no lack of shadows of local snakes among them. We walked cautiously along the path near the official road, but after less than half a day's journey, we saw a figure moving in the forest in the distance.
This mountain road is independent of the official road going south. It is relatively remote and not usually used by ordinary people. Those who choose this mountain road are often high-roller thieves with green forest backgrounds. In similar wastelands, there are not a few robbers killing people and stealing goods. It is obvious in the forest ahead.
Lin Chong noticed him only because of his amazing eyesight, maybe because he was an Orion or a scout with a military background. Lin Chong was obviously seen on the other side. After a while, he saw whistling arrows rushing into the sky.
Lin Chong galloped straight into the woods, dodged two incoming arrows, jumped up to the treetops, grabbed the scout and killed him with one palm. At the end of his field of vision, an alarmed figure was already approaching.
These were probably bandits or nearby villagers who made a living by looting. They were armed with knives, sticks, forks and rakes, and were dressed in ragged clothes. Lin Chong sighed in his heart and rushed out along the inclined road. The mountains on King Jin's territory were rugged.
There were tall bushes in the forest, and the rocks in the bushes were intertwined like canine teeth. He abandoned his mount and walked forward at high speed. Three people rushed towards him, and he smashed them one by one. They rolled to the ground, and their heads were bruised and bloody.
, the other person was stunned for a moment and could no longer catch up with Lin Chong.
When the large army surrounded them, Lin Chong had already climbed up the rugged ridge on one side. His steps were agile and his body was as light as a cheetah. He ran without stopping. In a moment, everyone was stunned and lost track of him.
The wind was strong, and with his master's skills, he walked all the way through the mountains and ridges. He occasionally restrained his expression and went up to the official road, hiding among the pedestrians. However, his speed slowed down. At this time, he had already left the boundary of Wozhou and moved forward.
After a while, I saw the government officials patrolling at the checkpoint ahead, conducting strict inspections.
Lin Chong had been a government official for so many years, and he could tell at the first sight that these people were consciously searching. There must be officials in the nearby government offices who were manipulated by the Jurchens - all the bandits in Tongniu Village were not killed yesterday, and they had the advantage of flying pigeons to pass the message.
People can always detect the deployment of defenses first - he pressed the name list in his arms, quietly left the crowd, and walked around the mountains.
Over the past few years, I have been away from all kinds of "family and national affairs" for too long. Only now that I think about it, I can realize the tense atmosphere. The Jin Dynasty's forces are verbally surrendering to the Jurchens, but secretly they have already begun to build up their troops and prepare to fight. In the middle, I don't know.
How many people have seen enough of Jurchen swords and guns and are unwilling to die again.
As soon as this roster is removed, the conflict between the two sides will intensify. Regardless of whether it is true or false, many forces have obviously been awakened secretly and have begun to take desperate measures. On the other side, the anti-gold faction of the Jin Dynasty's forces are probably watching carefully.
, secretly jot down a real list.
And regardless of whether it is true or false, I can only finish this road well.
He thought about these things clearly in his mind, and without stopping, he went west and then south, crossing two rivers on the way. The sunset was getting redder this day, and as he walked on the road, he thought of what he had done with Xu Jinhua and his children in the past few years.
He has seen such sunsets many times. From here on, he still remembers the sunsets he saw when he was at Liangshanshuibo and in Bianliang.
I kept walking for nearly two hundred miles throughout the day, and in the early morning, I gradually arrived near Leping, Liaozhou. Yu Yulin was running the army here. The army was stationed in front and back for several miles. The nearby sentries were heavily guarded, making it difficult for ordinary people to
Enter. There are also small towns built for the army nearby. Military camps are not allowed to be broken into late at night. Lin Chong stopped in the nearby mountains and prepared to find a way to get in at dawn.
Since Xu Jinhua's death, he had not rested for several nights. That night he sat under a tree and closed his eyes, still unable to fall asleep. As memories surged, pain and empty emotions still filled everything. For him, life was no longer enough.
Worry, the sobriety in his mind cannot diminish the regret, everything lost is lost after all. Only he is still facing the result of losing everything.
The stars were turning, and when I opened my eyes, there were firelights flickering and swimming in the distant military camp, stretching endlessly. This sparse but endless firelight was like a memory coming back. The sleepless night was long and unbearable, as if walking through a long
A long, dark cave. When the sky turned white, Lin Chong was stunned for a long time. In the military camp in the distance, early morning training had already begun.
Lin Chong quietly went down the mountain and walked along the camp. Rather than rushing into the camp, he hoped to catch General Yu Lin leaving the camp by chance - he had met this general from a distance in the past - but such hope was obvious
Mist. Lin Chong was now dressed in shabby and worn clothes, but his figure was like a ghost. He walked aimlessly around the military camp several times and stayed near the camp gate for a long time before finally finding a breakthrough.
It was a pioneer general in Yu Yulin's army named Li Shuangyou. He was quite famous among the people in the area under the jurisdiction of the King of Jin. Lin Chong had not only seen him twice near Wozhou, but also knew that this general had a fiery and upright temperament and was fighting against the Jin Dynasty.
He had a good reputation as a person. He passed by the camp at this time and saw General Li patrolling the school grounds and about to leave. He immediately jumped out of his hiding place and shouted inside: "General Li!"
Someone on the nearby arrow tower shouted: "Who is this!" Li Shuangyou glanced this way from a distance, frowned, and saw the big man outside the camp walking toward the fence of the military camp with his hands raised: "Black flag message!"
Lin Chong said something, thought about it, and said: "This matter is of great importance. Please report it to General Yulin!"
His voice was loud and wordy, and everyone on the school grounds made a burst of noise. In the past few days, people were chasing and intercepting this list. I am afraid that many internal soldiers have heard about it. Li Shuangyou was already protected by his own soldiers.
Behind him, when he heard Lin Chong say these words, he immediately pushed his guards away and moved forward with clasped fists: "Is the messenger a strong man?" Then he added, "Send someone to inform the commander immediately."
Lin Chong knew that the letter had finally been delivered. Seeing the other party's attitude, he jumped up as he moved forward. With a few clicks on his feet, he crossed the several-foot-high military camp fence: "It's a matter of loyalty." He said.
Seeing Lin Chong's ability, Li Shuangyou admired him and stopped coming. Lin Chong stood on the edge of the school field, waiting for Yu Yulin's arrival. It was still morning, the sky had not become too hot, and there were a few floating clouds in the sky.
There were clouds, and the cool breeze blew over the school grounds, which was particularly pleasant. Lin Chong stood there, his expression in a trance again.
At some point, the soldier who had sent a message from afar came back and reported to Li Shuangyou that General Yu was coming. Li Shuangyou handed over to Lin Chong: "Strong man, General Yu has arrived, please." Lin Chong came to his senses, nodded, and followed.
Walk forward.
The group of people passed through the soldiers on the school field. Unknowingly, Li Shuangyou had slowed down and was waiting for him. Lin Chong closed the distance with him. The nearby soldiers were also closer to him. His eyes moved slightly and he noticed the rapid heartbeat.
Lin Chong's eyes were bitter and he sighed.
Li Shuangyou held his hand, and Lin Chong came closer and stretched out his hand. His steps were natural and his hand was natural. His arms crossed and Lin Chong grabbed him and rushed forward.
Countless figures spread over.
"Kill this traitor——"
Lin Chong hit the person in the neck with a heavy blow, and the person in front of him rolled to the ground.
Then, he also heard shouts from around him.
Lin Chong pushed Li Shuangyou, knocking the seven or eight people in front of him into a ball, and more people rushed over. During the high-speed running, the opponent fought back, and Lin Chong punched Li Shuangyou in the face, one punch and then another.
With another punch, the blood and eyes flew out. He stepped on the opponent's body that had begun to collapse. His knees, chest, shoulders, Lin Chong's figure leaped over the heads of the soldiers in front, and then fell down with his elbow.
Rolling and colliding, the light of the sword and the wind of the gun intertwined, just like the forest sea. Lin Chong waved the steel sword, bringing up the sticky blood, and then slashed and swung. The person in front died and was pushed up by the person behind.
The advancement of the military formation was like a giant wall, the earth, and Lin Chong's figure rising and falling in the sea of people...
"Kill this traitor——"
Someone was shouting around...
The sea of people keeps squeezing in...
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It was as if there was something waiting at the end of time as promised. At that moment when he was floating in the sea of people, there was no wave in his heart at all. He even... seemed to have a feeling of expectation.
The sharp blades are criss-crossed, and he walks through the blades. His heavy arms will knock people's chests down. The shields crowd up and are broken into circles by him. The swing of the spear will cause more people to fall.
, like drawing the ground as a prison, and the prison is a place of death, but more people will still rush over. Sometimes he jumps out of the crowd and falls, and there is a seemingly endless distance in the distance.
The sun was shining, people were shouting, there were fallen corpses on the ground, and there were wounded and trampled soldiers. Lin Chong stepped on the people, and the spear he snatched rushed out a foot and got stuck in the people's bodies and broke. The soldiers remembered,
Knife marks were made on his body, and the people around him were knocked over by him. He swung his sword and directed it towards the mountain of swords and spears facing him, slashing out a sea of blood.
He hopes that the other party is not a bad person.
I imagined that nothing would happen in front of these many soldiers.
Such a result...
not good……
That’s fine…
A man's face was smashed with his fist, and the sword slashed on his back. He also remembered something, crawled forward, and yelled out.
"The Jurchens are heading south——" The thunderous voice was forced by internal force and spread in all directions, like the roar of waves crashing onto the shore. "Black flag message——"
Several people in front fell to the ground with a rumble. Lin Chong snatched the steel knife and rushed forward, slashing out a wave of blood on the person's legs. He moved forward against the blood wave and thrust his spear downwards. Lin Chong's body followed the barrel of the gun.
He pushed and rolled, knocked a person away with his knees, grabbed the spear, and swept away.
"Jurchens——" Three or four spears were smashed by him. Lin Chong thrust the spears out and then dragged them back, "Going south——"
"...Black flag summons!"
The sound spread in all directions, and a gap was opened in the crowd. Lin Chong crashed into it, and then the gap began to shrink again, and boiling blood spurted out, some from him, but more from others.
The voice sounded again in the midst of the fighting: "Jurchens... are going south! Black flag message——"
"...Black flag summons——"
"...Black flag summons——"
Far and near, many people heard this sound. The fighting in that camp was going on all the time. In the sea of people, he advanced more than ten feet, and countless swords and spears stabbed him. He was covered in blood, and he kept fighting back. Every time he moved forward,
, all roaring the same sound.
The Jurchens moved south, and the black flag came...
From the camp in the distance, a large group of people came. Some shouted to stop, while others shouted, "This is a traitor and he will be killed without mercy." The conflicting orders led to an even more chaotic situation, but Lin Chong was among them and almost didn't notice.
No, he was just shouting mechanically as he moved forward. Somewhere in his heart, he felt a slight irony.
In my lifetime, I will actually shout the word "black flag".
Things on Liangshan Mountain reappeared in front of his eyes like a revolving lantern, and he would also think of the man named Ning Yi. He killed the emperor. It was really abominable, but also really amazing.
During the fight, he saw birds flying in the sky.
Very good weather.
The Jurchens moved south.
The black flag message came.
He struck the people in front of him with his steel knife mercilessly. Some people fought back, but it was too slow, weak in strength, and had flaws. It didn't hurt to dodge...
The Jurchens moved south, and the black flag came to send a message.
It’s great that Brother Smith saved the child.
He is the real hero, and it is great that he will not encounter these things...
Wherever the blade reached, some people were frightened and fell to the ground. Some men and horses entered from the side of the camp, and a battle broke out from the other side. Lin Chong held a spear and moved forward. Gradually, such a fierce battle suddenly appeared in front of him.
With no enemies left, he walked forward and opened his mouth.
The Jurchens moved south, and the black flag came to send a message.
He couldn't hear the sound himself.
Then there was another person in front, and the human wall tried to block him. Lin Chong was not afraid. He stepped forward, already prepared to fight. Someone separated from the human wall to meet him in front.
Yu Yulin looked at the red figure approaching slowly. He was covered in blood and had numerous scars. Behind him, there were fallen soldiers stretching all the way. This made him stunned for a moment.
"Strong man..."
He took a deep breath: "Strong man, I am Commander Yu Yulin. Are you the messenger?"
Lin Chong looked at him doubtfully. He stretched out his hand, originally intending to punch the person in front of him to death, but in the end his fist turned into a palm and grabbed his clothes. The bodyguard wanted to come up, but Yu Yulin waved to stop him.
Lin Chong looked at him and took out a small bag from his arms. The small bag was also stained with blood and had a knife on it, but because of Lin Chong's deliberate protection, it was the least injured part of his body. Yu Yulin tried to reach out.
He went to pick it up, but the bloody man held the small bag tightly and hung it in the air.
Yu Yulin took out the military talisman and said, "I am going to Yulin, and this is the talisman."
The bloody man grabbed his collar and stood there for a long time, looking at the talisman for a long time. There were bright clouds in the sky, and Yu Yulin's soldiers were doing a cleanup and search. The figures were coming and going again...
The Jurchens moved south, and the black flag came to send a message.
Finally he let go of his hand, and then even the hand on Yulin's collar.
In the end, things always go sideways, and things in the world always go against people's expectations.
Lin Chong staggered and wanted to hold the spear, but the spear was gone, so he turned around and staggered away. It was time to go back to Brother Shi to save Anping.
"May I ask your surname, brave man..." Yu Yulin opened the package and took a look at it, handed it to the person behind him, turned around and asked, the person in front of him had already turned his back, "Hurry up and call the doctor." He wanted to chase after him.
Go up, support him, and ask his name. A righteous hero has done great things. Even if he dies, he must make his name famous. This is the last comfort to them.
Lin Chong supported the gun barrel on a corpse, then held it with both hands, and slid down. He struggled for a while and tried to stand up. In the end, he fell sideways to the ground, then rolled and faced the sky on his back.
People gathered around: "Strong man, what's your name..."
The man on the ground moved his lips and blinked his eyes. His eyes were blood red, and the blood slid across his cheeks and fell to the ground.
…
Zhenniang...
Like the end of time, there is a long, long tunnel...
He stood there and watched many people walking past, past Xu Jinhua, past Mu Yi, and past the chaotic and restless Liangshan Park. There were many friends and many passers-by, who would think here.
stand up……
During the heavy snowfall that year, he carried a gourd of wine with a spear and walked on the road to the forage field...
Many years ago in Bianliang, he lived a smooth life, full of smiles and hope...
There is a figure waiting for him there...
Endless regrets welled up in my heart, but at this moment, they were not important.
The figure was looking at him.
He held her hand——
Escape all the way.
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Yu Yulin got the black flag summons.
Shi Jin ran on the streets of Vaud, looking for the whereabouts of his child, waiting to be reunited with his brother.
Tan Lu dragged the struggling and crying child forward, and suddenly stopped. On the street ahead, a huge figure appeared with many people, looking at him solemnly and silently.
.
In the southwest, the war against Hedeng has begun, and the sound of cannons is heard. A team of 8,000 people has jumped out of the mountains and circled towards Xuzhou. Some people made way for them, while others did not.
In the Central Plains, the hungry ghosts, carrying the aura of despair and destruction, burned the newly occupied cities and spread wreaking havoc.
In the north, Wanyan Zongfu and Zongbi took the first step southward on horseback. They waved their arms, and tens of thousands of flags came to hunt them.