The chaotic sounds gathered together, the soldiers pouring in at the city gate blocked the road, and various smells filled the air, the smell of gunpowder smoke, the smell of burnt smell, the smell of blood... In the shouts of the people, the groans of the wounded soldiers,
The neighing of wounded horses paints a picture called war.
A group of Guards soldiers in bright yellow armor came down from the city wall and joined in the work of smoothing the roads and the flow of people. On one side of the road, Lou Shuwan was walking quickly around the city wall. Looking out from the top of the city, the soldiers collapsed.
The mountains stretch all the way back.
"Tell the convoy transporting grain to turn around and leave through the southwest gate. We can't leave here for the time being."
"It takes a long way to go southwest..." said the accompanying official.
"Then take a detour."
"yes."
The officials took the order and left, climbed down the city wall, and merged into the chaotic crowd. Lou Shuwan also walked down, accompanied by trusted guards, and Shi Jin also followed all the way. As he walked down the city wall, Lou Shuwan
Two more orders were quickly issued. One was to control the broken troops in the city to rest in a fixed place and not allow them to spread to the whole city. The second was to hope that Yu Yulin's troops outside could intercept the pursuing troops after the broken troops.
After the separation of the Jin Dynasty, many powerful forces headed by Liao Yiren took refuge with the Jurchens. After surrendering to the Jurchens, the first thing he did was to use all his troops to attack Yulin, Lou Shuwan and other forces that refused to surrender.
When they came, the Jin king's forces, which could have raised more than a million troops, first faced the situation of internal strife. Behind the Han soldiers on the front line, Zong Han and Xi Yin pushed their troops all the way, overwhelming Wei Sheng.
Four of the five defense lines built to the north of Wei Sheng have now been broken. Yu Yulin is fighting outside, and Lou Shuwan is stabilizing people's hearts and internal affairs in Wei Sheng, while moving away military and civilian supplies, and the news that comes every day
, are all news of defeat and the bad news of people dying. The corpses transported out of the seriously injured barracks pile up like mountains every day, and the smell of blood becomes clearly audible even in the majestic Tianji Palace.
"...There is a section of the Zi River to the west. The bridge collapsed last year. During the spring flood, it was difficult for carriages to travel. Let Li Hu and his pontoon team go over and build a bridge when encountering water. In three days, this team must deliver the food and rush.
Come back and deliver the second batch... Also, notify He Yi..."
The team was passing through the street, and next to them were the advancing troops. When the woman in black said this, she suddenly froze, and then she walked to the side and front in three steps at a time. This made
The defeated team paused for a moment. Someone recognized her identity, and they were a little panicked for a moment. The woman walked to a row of stretchers and recognized the blood-stained face on the stretcher.
The man on the stretcher had his eyes closed and his breath was weak. He was not only fainted but also too weak. His lips were slightly open and trembling with pain. Lou Shuwan lifted the blood-stained white cloth covering his body.
When she saw the condition under his knees, her eyes trembled slightly, and then she covered the white cloth.
"...If my legs are broken, I might still be able to survive, Mr. Lou..."
Shi Jin leaned over from the side and signaled to her in a low voice to cause the commotion caused by the slowdown in the rear of the team. Lou Shuwan nodded and retreated towards the rear. The rolling flow of people moved forward. After a while, the man on the stretcher was pushed forward.
In the distance invisible to the field of vision, a close relative asked: "Sir, do you want me to ask where this person was sent?"
Lou Shuwan was stunned, nodded subconsciously, and then shook his head: "No... forget it... we just know each other..."
Familiarity, but not intimacy, and perhaps not important.
The middle-aged man on the stretcher is named Zeng Yuhuai. The ancient scholar who confessed his love to her in the courtyard full of lanterns and flowers before the war last year started a war with the Jurchens and he went to the battlefield. Lou Shuwan never paid attention to him.
A person like him would serve as a clerical clerk in a certain army. Sometimes I think about it, maybe this pedantic scholar suddenly died somewhere, and she would not know that this was a war.
She never thought that Zeng Yuhuai would survive to this day in such a war, and she never thought that there would be such a startling glimpse between her and him. On the stretcher, Zeng Yuhuai's legs were knee-high.
It broke off and was then submerged by the rolling flow of people.
Just like countless people who were suddenly swallowed up by this war tide...
She clenched her fists, and after a moment, she took a deep breath, swallowed the suffocation that enveloped her whole body with difficulty, and moved forward.
"...notify...notify He Yi that I don't have time to go to Wenshu Pavilion. All the books in the collection must be loaded on the car for me tonight. The artifacts can be transported to Tianji Palace a few days later. The collection of books will not go out tonight.
, I dealt with him using military law..."
Along the way, there were carriages, and when they returned to Tianji Palace, groups of carriages and horses were passing from the side gate to the palace. Some of these carriages and horses were filled with rare utensils collected from Jin over the years.
Some of them were filled with kerosene, trees and other objects. The palace officials came to report that some ministers wanted to see them. After Lou Shuwan heard the names, he ignored them.
She, Shi Jin and others climbed up the city wall of Tianji Palace. The sun was setting in the sky, and the chaos inside and outside the city came into view. The kerosene and utensils went to the palace, but Zeng Yuhuai, who had broken his leg, no longer knew where he was.
, many people in the city want to escape, but some people are still plowing and farming on the newly cultivated land outside the city, hoping that this ignorant karma will free some people to survive.
Under the city wall, someone came over noisily. They were the old officials who had come to see them before. They were highly respected officials. They climbed all the way up the wall to Lou Shuwan and began to explain to Lou Shuwan the importance and rarity of those rare utensils.
"...I brought them into the palace just to protect them well. These artifacts are just the treasures collected by the Tiger King in the past and are the treasures of your homes. I have nothing to do with them. My lords, don't worry..."
Lou Shuwan answered everyone with formulaic words, but everyone did not buy it. Some exposed Lou Shuwan's lies on the spot, while others described the preciousness of these utensils earnestly and persuaded Lou Shuwan to give out some of them.
Just transport them away if you have the strength. Lou Shuwan just looked at them quietly.
"You all are highly respected and knowledgeable. Do you know the story of King Goujian of Yue and Helu of Wu?"
She was exhausted, holding on to the city wall, and paused slightly, but the look in her eyes was clear.
"Tai Shigong's "Historical Records. Gou Jian, King of Yue" contains a chapter: "In the first year of the year, King Helu of Wu heard that Yu Chang was dead, so he raised an army to attack Yue. King Gou Jian of Yue sent the dead men to challenge him, and marched three lines to Wu and Chen, calling for his death.
.Wu Shi observed that Yue Yin attacked Wu Shi, and Wu was defeated by Jia Li.' I don't need to tell you what you mean?"
When she told this story, everyone looked slightly hesitant. Naturally, everyone present understood the meaning of the story. This was the first battle after King Gou Jian of Yue succeeded to the throne. King Helu of Wu heard that King Yue Chang had died and raised troops to attack Gou Jian.
Gou Jian selected a group of dead soldiers. Before the battle began, the dead soldiers lined up and all drew their swords and committed suicide in front of the Wu soldiers. When the Wu soldiers saw that the Yue people were so desperate, their morale was robbed, and they were finally defeated. King Wu Helu
He was also seriously wounded and died in this battle.
The setting sun was red, and the huge sunset seemed to be burning the entire sky. The figure of the woman in black holding the wall with one hand on top of the city was thin but firm. The evening breeze blew her sleeves and skirt, but under the
The body in this dress looked like steel at this moment, standing upright and unshakable.
She looked at the ministers, who were all silent for a while.
"If Zong Han comes, I won't leave him a tile...one of you can tell him."
Everyone looked at each other in horror. Then they all began to express their determination to fight against gold.
Under the city wall, utensils and fire starters were transported inside and outside the palace. Outside the city, only weapons and food were available.
The negotiation on the city wall naturally broke up unhappy. Everyone left the palace city. After hearing Lou Shuwan's attitude, only a few people felt unhappy. In the palace city, Lou Shuwan returned to the room.
After asking the internal officials about Zhan Wu's whereabouts, she learned that he was not in the city at this time. She did not ask further: "Where is the black flag led by General Zhu Biao?"
"The news just now arrived at Daming Mansion last night."
"..." Lou Shuwan was silent for a long time, until the room was almost buzzing, and then she nodded: "...Oh."
The sunset sweeps across the sky, and everything will eventually be swallowed up by this frenzy.
In May of this year, when the army led by Zong Han knocked on the gate of Weisheng, the entire city was burned in a raging fire for three days and burned to the ground. As Lou Shuwan said, not even a tile was given to the girl.
The real person stays.
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In April in the southwest, the weather in late spring begins to become sunny, and spring plowing has long ended on the Chengdu Plain.
Zhuo Yongqing serves as the liaison officer between the Fifth Army and the General Staff Headquarters, and temporarily lives in Chencun.
In February, he made an engagement with He Xiu, a lame girl from Jiading. Although it was an engagement, he himself was a little confused about the whole process. The man's side was handled by his brothers Hou Wu, Qu Qing and others, while the woman's side was handled by his brothers Hou Wu, Qu Qing and others.
His sister He Ying, who was very dissatisfied with him at the beginning, has become a firm promoter of this marriage. This may be because his sister is introverted and lame and cannot find a better husband.
Although most of the matters were handled by others, Zhuo Yongqing himself naturally thought deeply about the nod to this marriage. Mr. Ning personally presided over the engagement ceremony, which was considered a very honorable matter.
However, after the engagement, Zhuo Yongqing was used as a labor force by his sister He Ying, who asked him to help with spring plowing and farming, no longer polite. Despite this, the sister was not lazy, and Zhuo Yongqing went to the fields to plant rice.
At that time, she also went to the fields to plant rice, and the speed of farming was not even as slow as that of Zhuo Yongqing, a young and powerful young man. Zhuo Yongqing was impressed by these things. As for the two of them working, her sister He Xiu would often watch them in the field and help them.
Bringing meals and drinking water. Although this kind of work is busy, many times, it can make Zhuo Yongqing feel inner peace.
The atmosphere inside Chencun was not relaxed.
The expansion of the Chinese military management system is in preparation for the deployment of the Fifth Army. Thousands of miles away, to the north of the Yellow River, or near Xuzhou, wars have broken out one after another. Although everyone in the staff cannot go north,
, but every day, the news from the world is summarized, which can always arouse everyone's hostility.
The death of King Jin was heart-stopping. The determination shown by Zhu Biao's, Wang Juyun's, and Yu Yulin's troops in the battle was heartening. When the news of Shu Liesu's defeat came, the entire staff seemed to be in a state of panic.
It was as lively as a festival, but then, people were also worried about the crisis of the next situation.
In March, many people in the staff were privately giving advice to Ning Yi or a group of senior staff officers, pointing out that the situation in Daming Mansion was unbreakable, hoping that Zhu Biao on the front line could make some changes and face death.
Don't force the game. Zhuo Yongqing occasionally participates in such discussions, and you can see the bitterness and hesitation in everyone's eyes.
Mr. Ning did not express his opinions on these opinions. In the past, if Mr. Ning had opinions, he would explain it to everyone in the staff department and make a decision. But on this matter, his eyes were serious, but he never spoke. In the end,
The instructions and suggestions thousands of miles away were not issued.
On the third day of April, the battlefield decision of the Chinese Army led by Zhu Biao in the north - now called the 17th Army - was rushed to Chencun. On the night of March 26th, the General Staff of the 17th Army made a rescue mission
By the time the news of the decision and deployment of the Wangshan Moonlight Military Army was sent, the entire battle might have come to an end.
On the evening of the eighth day of April, Zhuo Yongqing came over to report the matter to Ning Yi. The two sat down on the stone bench in the yard. Seven-year-old Ning Ke brought him tea and then played in the yard.
Halfway through the report, someone sent urgent information. Ning Yi opened the information and looked at it, but there was silence.
The enthusiastic little Ning Ke on the side realized something was wrong. She walked over and looked carefully at her father who was looking down at the information. The yard was quiet for a while, and Ning Ke said: "Dad, are you crying?"
Ning Yi reached over and hugged his daughter to his legs. After a moment of silence, he raised his head and said, "Where is it?"
When he first came to this world, Ning Yi's attitude towards those around him was always kind and gentle, but in fact he was steady and self-possessed, with a little indifference inside. After taking charge of the overall situation of the entire Chinese Army, at least under the guidance of Zhuo Yongqing and others
In his eyes, "Mr. Ning" appeared to be steady and calm in his approach to everything. Both mentally and personally, he was as tough as steel. Only at this moment, he trembled slightly when he saw the other person standing up.
There were no tears in his eyes as his daughter said. He just lowered his head, slowly and solemnly folded the information in his hand, and then folded it in half again. Zhuo Yongqing had stood up unconsciously.