Chapter 952: All things are suddenly calm and incomprehensible;
Go back to a few days ago.
On the afternoon of April 24th, the Chinese Seventh Army killed Wanyan Sheye's horse and officially defeated Wanyan Zonghan's main army formation. However, due to the complexity of the battle formation, Xi Yin mobilized his troops to defend the access road inside Hanzhong City and truly announced his evacuation.
It’s already the morning of the 25th.
The news of the end of the Battle of Hanzhong spread to everywhere. Dai Mengwei, Liu Guangshi and others in Xicheng County received the news in the afternoon of that day. They then began to take action to connect various places to stabilize the situation. At this time, people in Xicheng County
The military units near the county also learned of the direction of the situation sooner or later.
The 100,000-strong army united by Zong Han and Xi Yin rushed towards the Seventh Chinese Army, but were defeated by 20,000 soldiers of the Seventh Army. The news that Zong Han even killed one of his sons again brought huge shock to the people on the south bank of the Han River.
, a strange psychological impact. To a certain extent, it is like the arrival of a magical world.
The leaders of most forces reacted quietly when they received the news, and then ordered their subordinates to confirm whether the news was accurate or not.
For the originally unintegrated forces of Dai Mengwei's group, factors of chaos were already brewing. But Dai Mengwei acted quickly, especially with the endorsement of the more prestigious Liu Guangshi, who quickly contacted most of the nearby forces.
Take the lead, stabilize the situation, and reach a preliminary consensus.
Although the performance of the Chinese Seventh Army on the Hanzhong battlefield was strong, the future of the entire army was not necessarily clear. Liu Guangshi, Dai Mengwei and others threw out the follow-up plan they had previously discussed. For those who could master it, they naturally hoped that they could join the alliance.
, advance and retreat together, but even if there are doubts in the heart, I hope that the other party will remember the friendship in the past and not have to fall out directly. After all, no one of the troops who can be here at this time can be said to be outstanding. Even if they have different plans, they can be human
Leave a line so we can meet again in the future.
This kind of lobbying temporarily suppressed the possible chaos, but at two sharp key points, the situation was no longer controllable:
First, it is said that Linpu's siege by Qi Xinhan and Wang Zhainan has become unsustainable since the 26th. Most of the people involved in the siege have begun to work hard, and some even sent envoys to enter quietly.
Qi Xinhan, Wang Zhainan and others were initially suspicious, fearing that they would believe the rumors and be tricked by Wanyan again.
Xiyin’s plan.
The second key point lies in the prisoners east of Xicheng County. These Han troops were originally moved by Dai Mengwei and others' calls to climb high, and began to resist the Jin anyway. Later, they were sold to Wanyan Xiyin and were captured in Xicheng.
There are about 50,000 soldiers outside the county. Of these 50,000 people, Dai Mengwei promised Xi Yin to shoot three and kill one. However, because the situation changed too quickly, and because Dai Mengwei was still in the process of digesting the forces under his command, he was not satisfied with the promise.
The massacre was delayed, and when the news came from Hanzhong, some leaders of Liu Zhixiang, even those who agreed with Dai, began to try to prevent the continuation of the massacre. Of course, since Zong Han Xiyin had already been defeated, there was no need for this incident.
Dai Mengwei was thankful for the delay in the matter.
On the twenty-seventh day of the arrival, Qi Xinhan and Wang Zhainan, who had confirmed the news, pushed their troops towards Xicheng County after a short rest. More than 10,000 troops arrived in the countryside outside the county seat that night, and were blocked by a large number of people gathered in the city.
outside.
On the evening of the 27th and in the early morning of the 28th, a large number of people entered and exited the Chinese military camp either openly or covertly.
The people who disclosed this were the elders and village sages who gathered nearby. They came for Dai Mengwei. They believed that although the two sides had different ideas, Dai Mengwei had millions of people alive in this area. These old people either threatened their lives, or
He proclaimed his great righteousness and used it to dissuade Qi, Wang and others from starting a war against Xicheng County.
As for those who came covertly, they were various nearby forces trying to break out or trying to find out what was going on. In troubled times, it is hard to survive. After the Jurchens crossed the Han River and wreaked havoc, the number of "armies" on this land was actually
The large-scale increase is due to the fact that all forces have begun to desperately capture young men. The second reason is that as the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, it is better to bully others as a soldier than to be bullied as a soldier. The number of troops Xi Yin handed over to Dai Mengwei.
With one hundred thousand soldiers, the soldiers have long been exhausted, but the generals have more or less developed the habit of banditry or speculation in the process of plundering the big fish eating the small fish. They have their own demands and hope to be "recruited". For such a
Thoughts, Qi Xinhan naturally could not give any response.
On the 28th, Dai Mengwei went out of the city to meet Qi Xinhan and Wang Zhainan. Behind him were the people all over the mountains and plains. He spoke impassionedly in front of the two armies and stated the theory that the Chinese army would definitely bring disaster to the world. He knew that it was difficult for Xicheng County to resist the Chinese army.
However, even so, they will never give up resistance, and they issued a declaration that conscientious people will never give up resistance and let the Chinese army "desperately massacre them."
Several generals stood together with Dai Mengwei. At the same time, the people in the mountains and plains outside Xicheng County also shouted together under the initiative of the Dai family, telling the Chinese army to just "kill here."
At this time, several Han troops of various sizes made an unconditional stance and surrendered to the Chinese Army, but most of the forces still remained on the sidelines. Wang Zhainan had a hot temper and tried to directly lead his troops into Xicheng County and kill Dai Mengwei.
One family, but Qi Xinhan could not make such a decision, so he could only order people to pass this information to the former enemy headquarters in Hanzhong.
Also on the evening of the 28th, the Jurchen West Route military fleet, which was retreating eastward from Xiangfan along the Han River, crossed Xicheng County.
From the majestic southward march of more than 200,000 invincible troops to the hasty retreat of tens of thousands to the east, at this moment, the Jurchen evacuation fleet was almost across the river from the 3,000 Chinese troops on this side, but the Jurchen troops were no longer there
He felt motivated to attack.
What not many people know is that on this evening, after learning about the situation in Xicheng County, Wanyan Xiyin secretly approached the south bank of the Han River in a small fleet and quietly met with Dai Mengwei outside Xicheng County.
The last meeting between Xiyin and Dai Mengwei was only more than ten days ago. At that time, Xiyin was surprised by Dai Mengwei's vicious intentions, but I am afraid that he neither agrees nor understands what Dai did. But now, the same interests and
The changed situation forced them to meet again.
The meeting this time was in the grove by the river. The pale sunset fell through the gaps between the trees. Xiyin got off the boat and didn't walk much. In the morning, he had a confrontation with Qi Xinhan and others. Dai Mengwei made an impassioned speech.
He clasped his hands in a circle, still looking sad and old. After bowing to each other, he confessed to Xi Yin that the previous promise of killing three of the prisoners could no longer be carried out.
Xi Yin waved his hand and didn't mind. He asked Dai Mengwei to kill people, but in order to confirm his position, he asked for a surrender certificate. Now that Dai Mengwei's opposition to the Chinese army has been determined, the surrender certificate does not matter. And from a macro perspective,
When the strongest armed forces of the Jin Kingdom were defeated by the Chinese army, the Han army in the south was useless in front of the Chinese army. However, Dai Mengwei, who did not seem to be strong, held high the banner of righteousness and was not afraid of life and death.
This generation is the most capable of causing trouble to the Chinese army.
"Since Dai Gong is in the name of righteousness, he should avoid indiscriminate killings if possible. This is what I want to suggest to Dai Gong today. There are 50,000 people in Xicheng County. From now on, even if Dai Gong returns to the Chinese army, I can understand
, Dai Gong just needs to let go and do whatever he wants."
Dai Mengwei cupped his hands and said, "Thank you God God for your understanding."
Xi Yin walked forward slowly: "Dai Gong is a smart man. The outcome of the Battle of Hanzhong has been decided, and the West Route Army is going back. I took the risk to come here today. I think I know why I am doing it. Today's confrontation in front of the formation, let's
I have seen Duke Dai’s determination to fight against the Black Flag Army, but... I don’t know how many ways Duke Dai can deal with it if the Black Flag Army is desperate to destroy Xicheng.”
Dai Mengwei put his hands in his sleeves: "The black flag is so powerful that from the Central Plains to the south of the Yangtze River, no one can beat it. Today, the old people are inciting the people and shouting in front of the formation, but if Ning Liheng is really determined, he will kill
Come here, they won't really stand in the way, so if we fight for the sake of others, there will be no other outcome except death."
"Then Mr. Dai is just counting on Ning Yi's mercy."
"The enemy is strong and we are weak, and we are neighbors. The situation in the world has reached this point. How much choice does Lao Chan have? But no matter whether Lao Chan is alive or dead, Black Flag's problem cannot be solved. If he doesn't kill Lao Chan today, Lao Chan will naturally continue to fight with him.
As an enemy, he came in today. Those who shouted would not stand in front of Lao Cheng, but after the massacre, they would naturally publicize the tyranny of the black flag. In addition, all the families in the south of the Yangtze River would not give up on this.
The spread of deeds, from Liu Guangshi to Wu Qimei, from Xiao Zheng to Qiu Wenlu, who is the most fuel-efficient lamp?"
Xiyin tilted his head and looked over: "It's just that in front of Black Flag's combat power, what's the use of these shouts?"
Dai Mengwei did not hesitate: "The battle between the Wu Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty is a national war. Many times, it is a matter of life and death. But the battle between the Black Flag and the Wu Dynasty is a battle of ideas. Today, Ning Yiruo is desperate to wipe out the Central Plains and the People's Republic of China.
Jiangnan may not be impossible, but after it is wiped out, those who will be used to govern will still be Han people, and they must also be educated Han people. There will be no shortage of people in these vacant positions, and the first batch to go up will determine what happens next.
What will it look like? If Ning Yi doesn't want people's hearts, no one can defeat it from the outside, but it will quickly disintegrate and die on the inside. If he kills the Wu Dynasty today, he will only be able to defeat it tomorrow.
It will be an empty shell that can't even get a single order out of the capital, but in a few years, my Wu Dynasty will be able to come back."
Dai Mengwei's words always seemed to have an ominous air in their calmness, but the truth behind them was often difficult to refute. Xiyin frowned and murmured: "Borrowing a corpse to bring back a soul..."
"The description of the God of Grains is actually not wrong." Dai Mengwei cupped his hands and calmly accepted the four-character description, "That's why the old man's chance of surviving this time may be not small, and as long as Black Flag can do this,
This time I don't kill Lao Chan, and in the hands of Lao Chan and everyone in the Wu Dynasty, I have the weapon of justice that is enough to fight against the black flag. After many verbal disputes, Lao Chan is not necessarily the loser."
Dai Meng paused for a moment: "Since the God of Ceres is here today, he naturally understands these things, so I don't need to make any noise."
Xiyin looked at the river to the north: "The Marshal and I are returning north this time. The Kingdom of Jin will experience a great turmoil. Within ten years, I, the Kingdom of Jin, will be unable to take care of it. For you, I don't know what this means.
Good news or bad news... The outcome of the Wu Dynasty will be decided between you in the future."
Dai Meng nodded slightly: "In terms of force, in the face of the black flag, it is difficult for anyone in the world to see a glimmer of hope, but in terms of background, it is still difficult to predict the chaos in the world in the future."
"There is no need to hide in front of smart people like Dai Gong. In today's situation, whoever can become Black Flag's trouble, I, Dajin, will be happy to see it happen. When we retreated north, I said that everything in Jiangnan can be left to Dai Gong's control.
But now it seems that these things are of limited help to Dai Gong. Now the Black Flag has a strong army and a strong horse, and the concept of studying things is leading in the world. However, in terms of materials, I, Dai Jin, are still strong, and in the study of studying things, I am the best in the world.
The only person who has the possibility to keep up with Black Flag is none other than our Grand Construction Institute of the Kingdom of Jin... If Duke Dai is fine this time, if he wants to fight against Black Flag, we have many things that can come in handy."
"The God of Grain is so scheming..." Dai Mengwei was silent for a while as the two of them walked forward slowly, "It's just that in the name of righteousness, we are fighting with Black Flag, but in private we are making deals with Daikin, taking Grain
God's support. Even if one day in the future, it is possible for us to defeat Black Flag, our final lifeline will only depend on the thoughts of the God of Jin and others. In this round of transactions, we have lost too much.
.”
Xiyin smiled: "Sure enough, Mr. Dai is aware of everything... That doesn't matter. Some transactions will be left behind, and some transactions can be avoided. Since I'm here today, you can ask for whatever Mr. Dai wants, no matter how you want it. Can you?
Yes, we can discuss it in detail..."
Dai Mengwei also nodded: "Since Gushen is so generous, then... I want to talk to Gushen about Bianliang first..."
For a moment, Xi Yin's laughter came out from the riverside under the setting sun. This laughter was heroic, approving, ridiculing, and complicated... The two of them talked about many things by the riverside.
At this moment, no one knew about the negotiations and transactions between Dai Mengwei and Wanyan Xiyin. However, a few days later, Liu Guangshi from the alliance exclaimed, "This old boy really has his way."
On the night of the 28th, Dai Mengwei completed the negotiation with Xi Yin. On the 29th, Ning Yi arrived in Hanzhong. Late at night on the 29th, Ning Yi and Qin Shaoqian discussed many things before Qin Shaoqian reported the situation in Xicheng County and asked for instructions.
Coming out, this was originally an important matter that needed to be discussed immediately, but now there are too many things, so it was postponed a little.
"... Speaking of the empty-handed white wolf, I really admire this guy named Dai, and he is also impassioned, at least showing that he is not afraid of death... I am very curious, what will this old guy do when the knife is placed on his neck?
what expression."
The two chatted in the dining hall all night, then went out and took a walk in the military camp under the stars. Qin Shaoqian couldn't help but sigh and admire Dai Mengwei.
Ning Yi saw Qi Xinhan's request for instructions.
"For the troops who want to surrender, it is not acceptable to kill and set fire to be recruited. We can accept unconditional surrender anyway. As long as they surrender, we have the final say whether it is reorganized, reorganized or disbanded. But considering these soldiers
Most of them are strong men who were captured and are tired of war. We can guarantee that there is no serious evil. Those who are involved in the murder can forget the blame and can go back to farming. We can also use this policy to lobby and recruit all parties to surrender... Of course, there are
Those with abilities and those who are willing to accept transformation can stay, but they must accept transformation. There is no need to be too clear about this transformation, and those who want to bargain don't need to talk too much."
Qin Shaoqian nodded: "That's okay. In fact, it counts hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops, but to put it bluntly, they are just strong men. It is also a problem caused by the Jurchens' rampage. When the news of the Battle of Hanzhong spreads, I think it will take a month
Inside, most of the 'army' will be disbanded. It is very necessary for us to come up with an explanation... But what should Lao Dai do? Let him take advantage of it, which is a bit shameful."
"Sometimes, I think, we still have to admit the existence of idealists."
"Um?"
"Let's just think that Lao Dai is really a Confucian model who is driven by a sense of mission and is not afraid of life and death. I think it doesn't matter." Ning Yi smiled, "In the past, we were either in the northwest or the southwest. Everyone in the Wu Dynasty hasn't figured it out yet.
We treat it as one thing, and many people have never woken up. After this incident, everyone who should have reacted has reacted. We will face many such enemies in the future, and experience needs to be accumulated slowly. And today
Lao Dai said that he is a Buddha from thousands of families and wants to save millions of people, and millions of people are willing to let him save them. This is a good thing, and I think we should support him."
Qin Shaoqian glanced at Ning Yi and laughed: "It's still the same thing as before, there are not enough manpower, you don't want this place..."
"This is one reason." Ning Yi smiled: "The other reason is that when you are the other party, whether he has not been educated well, is deceived, or for any other reason, he does not agree with you, you
If you have to hold him in your hands, you won’t be able to serve him well. Today we said we wanted to let the people of the world live a good life, so we killed Dai Mengwei and took over the territory. Even if they really lived a better life, they would not
I will thank you."
Qin Shaoqian nodded: "We will wait until Lao Dai screws up before we take action. In terms of time and the talent reserve you mentioned, it should be enough."
"It's not enough just to mess up. I think this is still a good educational opportunity." Ning Yi smiled and patted Qin Shaoqian's shoulder, "Today they were incited by Dai Mengwei and stood in front of us. The rest of them are just
Wait and see, whoever can solve the problem is fine. Well, let Lao Dai solve the problem of these millions of people. But in the future, if he can't solve it, we can't say, we will solve it, but we must guide them
When our own people take to the streets, we need to let them express their wishes. When enough people make a voice that is contrary to today's, we will enter the scene and solve the problem. Only in this way can we have the value of solving the problem."
"...So, let me make a statement next to refute Lao Dai's statement. Let me be clear. We accept everyone's choice today, but one day in the future, warlords like Lao Dai and the privileged class will take over this place.
It’s none of our business if the people’s livelihood is ruined—Hook can stay now.” Ning Yi said.
"In terms of practice, Qi Xinhan and Wang Zhainan can divide the work and cooperate, and they can sing "white faces and red faces" respectively. The people arrested by Lao Dai must be released, and some of the culprits must come over. In addition, you occupy such a large area. In the future,
Our trade routes cannot be blocked, and the trade agreement must be discussed. Lao Dai and the officials of the Wu Dynasty are used to making plans slowly. I think they really hope to have peace for a few years. In terms of the detailed rules of trade and the protection of caravans,
They will agree and give in."
Qin Shaoqian nodded: "Once you start doing business, it will be difficult not to be cut off by you..."
"You can't say that. The Huaxia Army has always been fair in doing business. Let's make a fortune together..."
There were stars in the sky at the end of April. The two of them walked and smiled. After a while, Ning Yi's face turned serious: "Actually, the internal and external pressures and changes have already passed, and things will change in the future."
We won the first battle only if it becomes more complicated. It’s really hard to say what the future will be like..."
"Looking north today, the Kingdom of Jin is divided into two dynasties, the east and west. They are likely to fight next. There are two forces here. A few days ago, Zhuji sent information that the Mongols who were originally in Xixia went north from Jin and passed Yanmen Pass.
, Take it directly from the clouds, this is the third force..."
Qin Shaoqian frowned: "The group of people you went to Xixia to investigate..."
Ning Yi nodded: "They are warlike, and they seem to be well organized at the moment, and their potential cannot be underestimated. But it doesn't matter, there are enough people on this stage, and we don't care about one more... King Jin, Miss Lou can be the fourth
Next, Lao Dai, Liu Guangshi, Wu Qimei, they took advantage of the disintegration of the Wu Dynasty. Although it is a bit inexplicable, here are...five, six, seven..."
"Including us and Junwu, there are nine forces. In addition, the rebels from all over the country are scattered in pieces. In the south of the Yangtze River, He Wen is carrying our flag. It has a certain influence now. I saw that it was reported at the end of March
The news came that he wanted to form a 'Fairness Party'. The basic idea is to attack the landlords and divide the fields... He heard this from me when he was in the southwest. Once he figures out the rules, the momentum will be huge..."
Qin Shaoqian said: "Somewhat similar to Lao Niutou?"
"Old Niutou has a similar idea, but I restricted it to the northwest of the plain, and there is not much territory that can be expanded. After the landowners in the interior are conquered and the land is divided, there is not much way to expand outward. I hope to use this method to force it to expand.
It makes them think about the internal cycle and balance. But He Wen in Jiangnan, dividing the land from the landlords, can drive a group of people to sweep the world, and they will keep repeating this process. If they don't know how to stop, it will become a problem in the future.
"
"In this way, plus Old Niu Tou, there are already eleven forces..." Qin Shaoqian laughed, "It's such a big fuss, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms."
"That's not all." Ning Yi took out a piece of information from his sleeve, "Let's take a look."
"What's going on..." Qin Shaoqian took a look and said, "The group of people recruited in Xuzhou..."
"As I said before, we are still very fragile internally. Once we relax our ideological issues, big problems will occur. When Liu Chengzong and others went north, tens of thousands of people couldn't take them with them, so they could only stay north of the Yangtze River for rest and training. Stay.
As the leader of a working group, for more than a year, it has been difficult for all parties to fight, and no one can be sent over. They even opened up some situations. Unexpectedly..."
…
There was no moon in the sky, and the picture of stars was as vast as the sea. The two of them moved forward slowly, and Ning Yi let out a low sigh.