It was a quiet night in Linzhou City. Xu Chunyi led people through the streets and alleys occasionally guarded by soldiers and walked towards the southwest gate of the city.
As a general who was once trusted by Tian Shi, Xu Chunyi, who came from a noble family, had an upright temperament, fought bravely, and was a trustworthy companion on the battlefield.
Today, the Jurchens attacked the city. Although most of the pressure was borne by the Chinese army, the soldiers under Xu Chunyi still withstood a lot of offensive pressure. Especially at several weak points in the west and south, the Jurchens once launched a surprise attack on the city.
, it was Xu Chunyi who personally led the elite troops to recapture the city wall. His bravery in running on the city wall was recognized by many Chinese soldiers.
During the day, the Jurchens attacked repeatedly, but the Chinese army only had more than 8,000 people. Although they tried to retain some of their remaining strength, all the soldiers had actually walked one or two rounds on the city wall. At night, many soldiers
The effective forces in Xu's troops are more suitable for guarding. Therefore, although there are night watchers of the Chinese army in most key areas of the city, Xu's troops also take over the responsibility of some wall sections.
This was the time when everyone was most tired. It was not surprising that Xu Chunyi was concerned about the city defense situation to avoid being taken advantage of by the Jurchens. Most of the soldiers he met along the way cheered up and saluted. For someone who followed such a
Most of the responsible generals are honored.
Arriving at the city gate, Xu Chunyi glanced at the city tower over there, and then turned to the nearby courtyard with his confidants...
Yan Qing hid in the darkness, and behind him, people came one after another. After a while, a black figure poked his head out from the side of the courtyard where Xu Chunyi and others entered, and made a gesture.
Beside Yan Qing, someone sighed softly...
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Outside the city, the huge military camp had begun to rest. Among the Han military camps gathered at the side and rear, there were soldiers gathering quietly in the darkness.
In the camp, Shen Wenjin wore armor, picked up a steel knife, and told the whole story to his confidants in the tent.
"...Wolves eat meat and dogs eat shit. Although we have followed the Jurchens, I think everyone wants more than just survival. If we can hold on to this wealth now, we will eat meat. If we can't hold on, the Jurchens will look down on us.
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Everyone nodded. In these troubled times, if they were just asking for a living, they would not work as hard as they did in the daytime. The Wu Dynasty was exhausted, and they had no choice. The people around them had to live well, and they could only follow the Jurchens and fight.
The whole world has been conquered. Everyone armed with swords and weapons, filed out.
When the night was at its darkest, Shen Wenjin led his elite troops to quietly leave the camp. They made a slight circle, then passed through the side of the battlefield blocked by hills, and arrived at the city gate in the southwest of Linzhou.
A small group of people moved forward first, and then the city gate quietly opened. The small group of people went in to check the situation, and then waved to summon the other two thousand people to enter the city. Under the cover of night, these soldiers entered the city one after another, and then under the command of Xu Chunyi
With the cooperation of the soldiers, they quickly occupied the city gate and then went inside the city.
At the Jurchen camp, the messenger passed through the camp and handed Shu Liesu the news about the troops entering the city. Shu Liesu read the message in silence without speaking.
The firelight in the camp was dim, and all the soldiers seemed to have fallen asleep, with only the patrolling figures passing through.
Occasionally, a few figures silently passed through the tents at the southwest end of the camp. They entered a tent and left peacefully after a moment.
The Jurchen soldiers in the tent opened their eyes. During the fierce attack from day to midnight, more than 30,000 Jurchen elites took turns to go into battle, but there were also thousands of active forces who were left behind. At this time, they put on their armor and
Keep your sword close to your side and be prepared for danger.
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The stars in the sky were dim. In the forest a few miles away from Linzhou City, Zhu Biao bit the dry food that was almost frozen into ice cubes in his hand and passed through the group of soldiers squatting here for their final rest.
“Eat something, then don’t rest… Eat something, then don’t rest…”
He whispered this to each soldier. Among the crowd, several leather bags were passed one by one. This was to allow the scouts who had arrived nearby to do so without disturbing anyone as much as possible.
Hot spirits.
There wasn't much wine, everyone took a few sips.
Then, start the journey...
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Inside Linzhou City.
Walking in a cautious formation through the dim streets, Shen Wenjin saw the general waving to them cautiously at the street corner in front of him.
Xu Chunyi.
Shen Wenjin sighed in his heart. The two had met several times before. If Tian Shi hadn't died suddenly, Xu Chunyi and the Xu family behind him might not have surrendered to the Jurchens in this war.
And in such a sigh, what he really felt was actually the power of the Jurchens, and the power of Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiyin behind it. The war in the second half of last year seemed ordinary, and the Jurchens would
While the battle line was pressing southward, Jin Wang Tian Shi also firmly established his prestige.
Who would have known that an assassination at the beginning of the new year would instantly overthrow this condensed prestige, and then the Jin region would be divided and fought, and the army would rush south to take the black flag. With thirty thousand Jurchens against ten thousand black flags, there would still be Gu.
Xu Chunyi, whom God had already contacted, surrendered, and the whole situation was intertwined, and all was accomplished in one battle.
If we take a closer look, there are millions of rebel troops in the entire Jin region, with nearly ten million people, and there are many rugged and difficult mountain roads. If we really want to take it head-on, it is not surprising that it will take half a year. However, the solution in front of us is not
In just half a month, and with the failure of resistance in the Jin area, with Che Jian at the forefront, it may be difficult for the entire Central Plains to see such a large-scale resistance again.
As a Han Chinese, what he saw was the decline of the afterglow of the Han family.
He could only make this choice.
Shen Wenjin remained cautious and let the vanguard of the queue go to Xu Chunyi's side. He walked slowly behind. At a certain moment, a brick on the road probably came loose. His feet swayed. After taking two steps, Shen Wenjin
Realizing something, I looked back.
In the darkness, the situation on the ground could not be seen clearly, but the confidant general following him realized his doubts and began to check the road. After just a moment, the confidant general said: "The road is wrong...it was overturned...
"
Shen Wenjin took a step back, and someone sounded in the darkness from the side.
"Don't move!" the man said, "If you go any further... there will be a lot of noise..."
In front of the street, Xu Chunyi looked helplessly. Behind him and to his side, a cannon muzzle was pushed out. There was movement in the courtyard around the street. A figure walked up to the roof and inserted it into the face.
The flag, the flag is black.
Shen Wenjin raised his hand and touched his helmet, knowing that he had been ambushed. But there was no way. If the Jurchens were blessed by the world and were the destined emperor to rule the world, this black flag could also put everyone in a dilemma of life and death.
Devil.
For a moment, he didn't know what choice to make.
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At the top of the city in the southwest, Chen Qi stood in the cold wind, with his hand on the handle of his knife, looking with a solemn expression at the row of soldiers not far away who were hiding under the female wall to keep warm.
He is Shen Wenjin's confidant, with strong martial arts and ruthless heart. Originally, in the army of King Jin, various interests were intertwined, and he could not get ahead. After surrendering to the Jurchens, Shen Wenjin wanted to make a name for himself in front of the Jurchens.
The atmosphere also changed, and vicious people like Chen Qi became more important.
When they were under King Jin, the morale of Shen Wenjin's army was not high, and their reputation was not good. When they surrendered to the Jurchens, everyone pointed at their performance. During this period, they achieved many outstanding results, and everyone felt that they were already.
Strong soldiers, such as "heroes" like Chen Qi, have also subconsciously begun to despise those lazy soldiers.
The few soldiers not far away who were afraid of the wind and cold were naturally the men under Xu Chunyi's command. When Shen Wenjin entered the city, he left nearly half of his men behind the city gate to help with the defense. None of the men under Xu Chunyi's command were there either.
They left just like that - mainly because they were afraid that such a move would alert the black flags in the city - so now, everyone, some of you and some of you, are gathered at the city gate and on top of the city, watching each other, but also waiting.
News of action came from inside and outside the city.
Xu Chunyi's general who was responsible for guarding the city came over, and the soldiers stood up. The general looked at Chen Qi: "Get ready, hurry up." Chen Qi glanced at him and was too lazy to pay attention.
He and the general left in disgrace, and the few cold-blooded soldiers over there said something to each other and came over here.
Chen Qi put his hand on the handle of the knife, and several people who came over hesitated. Only the leader, who looked like a gangster, raised his chin: "Brother, you have a good name, you are quite respectable."
"What are you doing?" Chen Qi looked unhappy.
"Nothing else." When the man saw that Chen Qi was refusing to go thousands of miles away, he took a step back and said, "I just want to remind you that our boss can hold grudges."
"snort!"
"I know you're not afraid." These soldiers came here probably to make friends. Seeing that Chen Qi was not kind, the leader put his hand on the female wall and started to look at the scenery, muttering in his mouth: "Damn, you're standing there in the daytime.
I don't dare to risk this, now it's finally okay... Anyway, in the future, the Jurchens' world will be over... Okay, we are all brothers, if the Jurchens win the world, we Han people can't unite. I know your martial arts
Gao, I have killed many people, and I also worked with a master from the Yuquan Gym back then..."
Chen Qi then turned his head to look at Bingyouzi, and saw that although his expression was smooth, his figure looked like he had practiced martial arts: "Oh, Yuquan Gym? Who is it?"
"Who are you?" the other party replied.
"Hmph, someone's surname is Chen, Chen Qi." He said, "Tell me about you."
"I..." Just as the man spoke, there was sudden movement!
Inside the city on one side of the field of vision, the light of the explosion exploded, and fireworks rose into the night sky——
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In the Jurchen camp, Shu Lie quickly put down his telescope.
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The ground shook.
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In the dim streets, Shen Wenjin shouted and ran away. Behind him, flames rose from the soil!
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Chen Qi turned around and looked in the direction of the accident in the city. He took a step and suddenly realized that several soldiers under Xu Chunyi's command were too close. His companions pressed the hilt of their swords, and their
A sword struck in front of him.
Warm and sticky blood sprinkled Chen Qi's face.
He shouted loudly, the sword flashed against the wind, and then he slashed down suddenly.
There was a bang, the blade was caught, and the tiger's mouth hurt.
In front of his field of vision, the soldier's eyes suddenly disappeared without a trace. As if in the blink of an eye, there was another person in front of him, and there was only the coldness of winter in those eyes.
Two shields were pushed toward his face. Chen Qi's hand was stuck on top, and he staggered back. Someone rushed out from the side, slashing the person's feet with a long knife, and a short spear was thrown into the air, swiping away.
It passed through the side of Chen Qi's face and plunged into the neck of a companion behind him.
Shields, sword lights, spears... The few people in front seemed to turn into a huge advancing wall in the blink of an eye. Chen Qi and others quickly fell down while staggering back. Chen Qi fought hard, with several fierce swords.
The slash only hit the shield. Finally, the shield suddenly moved away. In front of him was still the soldier who had spoken to him before. The eyes of the two sides met. The opponent's knife had already struck. Chen Qi raised his hand to meet it, with only half of his arm left.
, the steel knife in the hand of another soldier split his neck.
When the blood sprayed out, Chen Qi seemed to still be confused about the fact that his hand was severed. The city in his field of vision had turned into a sea of fighting.
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In the night, there was a faint vibration on the ground, causing arrows to explode in the sky. There was no expression on Shu Liesu's face. He stood up, surrounded by the Jurchen generals who had gathered.
"Three thousand of Chen Wenjin's men fell into the city. They must fight to the death in order to survive." His voice rang out, "How can you miss such a good opportunity?"
From the beginning to the end, 30,000 Jurchen elites attacked the city of 8,000 black flags. A quick victory was the only purpose. Yesterday's fierce attack throughout the day had actually exerted all the offensive capabilities of the juzhen. It would be best if they could break the city.
, even if this is not possible, there is still the option of a sneak attack at night.
If the sneak attack failed, Xu Chunyi would still have to help.
Even if Xu Chunyi in the city turns into a black flag trap and Shen Wenjin enters the city to protect himself, he will definitely cause huge damage to the defensive force in the city.
"Send our military order and the whole army will launch a general attack."
Shu Lie quickly put on his helmet and mounted his horse with his sword in hand.
"Destroy Linzhou City today!"
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It's late at night, but it's still dark.
On the tower in the north of Linzhou, staff officer Li Nian held up a telescope and looked at the explosion rising in the city. Not long ago, Xu Chunyi's defection to the Jurchens was confirmed, and the entire staff had already taken action as planned. Artillery, mines, and many gunpowders were placed in the city.
He was initially in charge.
Finally, I got Wanyan Xiyin together...
He took a breath and looked through the telescope to the other side of the city wall. At this time, countless fires were burning in the Jurchen camp.
The fireball thrown by the sling shot across the deepest night, like the early dawn. The city wall shook violently. The Jurchen army carrying the ladders roared towards the city wall, shouting and roaring. This was the Jurchen army from the beginning.
The remaining vitality was now put into battle as soon as possible.
On the city wall, cannons sounded.
Bugles sounded one after another, extending to the distance on both sides of the huge city wall.
On the east side of the city, an unexpected fight seemed to break out at this time. Perhaps the others who were preparing to surrender to the Jurchens could no longer hold back and began their dangerous attack.
At this time, the Yin hour had just passed a little. When the night was at its deepest, the entire Linzhou City was suddenly awakened. The sound of this sudden awakening almost surpassed the hustle and bustle of the day.
The Chinese army, the Jurchens, those who resist the gold, those who surrender the gold... Ordinary siege and defense battles usually take a long time unless there is a huge disparity in strength. However, this battle in Linzhou only lasted two days.
Everyone in the city put all their strength into the dark night before dawn. They were fighting inside the city, and then people outside the city woke up one after another, gathered, and pounced fiercely on the tired city defense.
On the snowy field, Zhu Biao was walking quickly forward with a spear in his hand. Behind him, the figures of three thousand Chinese troops spread out in the dark and cold night. In front of them, there were already
I vaguely saw the floating firelight of Linzhou City...