Chapter 1374 Who can protect my family before I die?
"Escape? Where can I escape now? Now that the Song Army is sure of victory, they will not give up until they take my life. No matter where I escape, there will be a dragnet of heaven and earth, and it will only cause countless brothers in the sect to die because of me.
...In the end, I underestimated the strength of the Western Army in Bianting. It turns out that the Song Dynasty is still not exhausted. However, if the Song Dynasty does not fall, it will be me, Fang La, who will die..."
When Fang La heard Si Xingfang's call, he sighed miserably and said in a long voice. Fang Jinzhi, who was beside him, couldn't help but burst into tears when he heard the call. He also said quickly: "Dad, I'm sorry! Now that I haven't been killed yet,
If the officers and soldiers capture him, we will still have hope!"
Seeing his daughter grieving, Fang La reached out his hand to caress Fang Jinzhi's hair, and said with a sigh: "My poor child, I was just a hired worker, but it was all because of the stupidity and corruption of the Song Dynasty that allowed corrupt officials to defraud people in the south of the Yangtze River.
Common people, my father thought that if the rebellion was successful, he could also teach your children to have a golden status, but now it seems that it is my father who has caused you trouble..."
Now, in addition to Fang Tianding and Fang Jinzhi, Fang La's two other sons, Fang Shu, Fang Bo, and Shao were captured by the Song army during the battles when Shezhou and Muzhou fell. Among other relatives of the same clan, Fang Qi
Fo died in the failed attack on Xiuzhou. The elderly Wang Gong Lao Fo died of illness. Even his own sister Fang Baihua was intercepted and killed by the army while leading his troops to retreat.
He also disappeared after the chaos...
Now that the elite Western armies from all directions have surrounded each other and have entered the secret path of Bangyuan Cave, Fang La can almost predict his own end. Since he is doing a major rebellion that will bring down the emperor even if he is willing to kill himself, Fang La naturally also has the courage to do so.
If he fails, he is mentally prepared to be tortured and killed by the imperial court. But now his only hope is to save his own flesh and blood to avoid disaster and continue the bloodline of the Fang family.
But after all, he had committed such a heinous crime as rebellion. After the failure of the uprising, the imperial court would inevitably set up a tight trap and search for all the clansmen who were related to him and execute them together.
Fang La knew that the end was coming. Who could keep his children safe by then?
At this time, Deng Yuanjue, Wang Yin, Fang Tianding, Zhang Tao and others also came to look at Fang La. Si Xingfang heard that the leader had fallen into disrepute and was probably determined to die. He stamped his feet fiercely and anxiously.
He said loudly: "Holy Duke! Even if the situation is extremely critical at the moment, we brothers are following the tyranny of the Song Dynasty to resist the tyranny of the Song Dynasty and achieve the great cause of changing the dynasty. Even if we die, we brothers must rush to fight before the Holy Duke!"
Brothers in the sect are respectful, and they want to accomplish great things together. Which one is greedy for life and afraid of death? We have gathered troops from all over, and we still have a fight with the soldiers of the Song Army, but the Holy Duke is here to make trouble
, but Zhemo wants to be killed by his neck!?"
Fang Lajian pondered for a moment, then finally raised his head and said: "We, the sect brothers, are all upright and good men. We are not willing to be bullied and manipulated by the traitors and dog officials of the court. Since we have risen up, we have the consciousness to die generously."
, now that there is still room for a battle, even if it means death, I will naturally die standing up! It’s just..."
Speaking of this, Fang La couldn't help but look at Fang Tianding, and Fang Jinzhi looked at him. He also knew very well that the combat power of the two sides was very different, and the encirclement between the army and the army had become a suppressive force. Survival in a desperate situation was easy to say, but gathering the remaining followers
Breaking out of the encirclement would only mean a narrow escape from death.
If he would eventually be defeated by the army and surrounded by soldiers, how could Fang La be willing to teach Fang Tianding and Fang Jinzhi to die with him?
Fang La's eyes drifted to Deng Yuanjue, Wang Yin and other sect confidants who looked anxious. Of course, he also knew very well that the Baoguang Tathagata and Xiaoshan Lord in front of him were among the many masters in Manichaeism in terms of skills.
He is one of the best Xuzhe generals, but on the battlefield where two armies are confronting each other and thousands of troops are fighting, his personal martial arts training can only help so much. Nowadays, there are still some people in the sect such as Chen Guotong and Fang Fei.
The leader of the altar who can lead troops to fight, and the guardian directs the followers to desperately resist the killing of the Song army outside. Like Deng Yuanjue, Wang Yin and other fierce generals who stay by their side can only resist the siege of several groups of Song troops at best, but they can
Is there any other use for protecting your children?
Analyzing the current situation, Fang La knew that the attention of the Song army, which was now surrounded on all sides and came to conquer, would inevitably focus on him. The remaining Manichaeans were the targets that the army should focus on. However, the mountains around Bangyuan Cave
The situation is complicated. If Deng Yuanjue, Wang Yin and others, who are extremely capable, are entrusted to protect Fang Tianding and Fang Jinzhi, climb vines and vines to find remote paths in the mountains and sneak away... As long as he leads the remaining followers to attract the officials
The army's pursuit and suppression did not mean that they could not escape by chance.
Of course, it would be best if he could lead the crowd to break out of the siege, but the chance is slim. Fang La thought that keeping Fang Tianding and Fang Jinzhi by his side would be more dangerous. It would be better to ask Deng Yuanjue, Wang Yin and others to protect his children with all their lives and fight against the siege along the way.
The Imperial Guards fought to break through the encirclement, escaping through mountains and ridges to avoid being hunted down by the officers and soldiers. If one can escape, it counts as one.
But even if Fang Tianding can be taught and Fang Jinzhi can escape, where will they go to survive?
As the clan members of the rebel bandit leaders, facing layers of searches by the government, although the world is huge, there is no place for them to stand. The green forest bandits who usually gather in the mountains and forests are definitely not reliable. As for other Manichean strongholds that can be preserved for the time being.
..... Fang La suddenly thought of a person named Zhong Xiang. He also used the propaganda of Manichaeism to win over the people in the Dongting Lake area. However, after he led most of the Manichaeans in Jiangnan to revolt, Zhong Xiang
On the contrary, it uncharacteristically ceased its activities, seeming to deliberately draw a clear line with Fang La's followers.
Mr. Zhong was watching the fire from across the bank. I am afraid that he had already concluded that my rebellion was nothing to do. He must have also planned that one day, if we waited for him to continue to operate and develop secretly for a period of time after the early military encirclement and suppression, how could the leader of the Manichaean congregation in the south of the Yangtze River be affected by it?
Will I be replaced by him? If I lose power and die, and if the Zhongxiang secretly becomes powerful in the name of Manichaeism, how can he tolerate the orphans and daughters of my Fang family?
When Fang La was thinking, he suddenly thought of the time when he and Xiao Tang met in Hangzhou. Although they were very competitive in their words at the time, they were indeed from the same group of rebels from the south and the north who resisted the imperial court.
The leader of the army has even led his elite soldiers to defeat the army that went to Jingdong Road to suppress the army. The words spoken by the leader of the Green Forest Mountains: "...Thanks to the words of the leader Jinkou, I promise that if we are defeated, we will be defeated."
I am willing to take care of the government and the army, and I say the same thing... If your religion is unable to withstand the imperial army that comes to conquer, the family members of the leader of Fang can also come to the north to seek my protection..."
Thinking back to that day, he thought that Xiao Tang was not powerful enough and did not dare to use his army to occupy the counties and towns of Junzhou and respond to the Manichaeans from the north and south of his side. But now it seems... Fang La realized that he was the one who was responsible for the current situation.
The development was not as thoughtful as that of Xiao Tang. Although he felt regret in his heart, it was too late. Although Fang La was hesitant for a while, he also understood that even if his children escaped temporarily, they would no longer have a foothold in facing the pursuit of the imperial government in the future.
In this land, except for Xiao Tang's green forest forces who also raised troops to resist the imperial court, no one could provide shelter to the bandits' sons and daughters who had committed the crime of rebellion.
Thinking of this, Fang La sighed again and secretly asked: Apart from this road, do I have any other choice?