Chapter 1524 Rescuing soldiers is like putting out a fire, rushing to help Xiao Zhong Xianggong
The golden light shrank and shrank, and Wu Li's chest suddenly burst out with a stream of blood. His eyes were still staring at the indifferent Xiao Tang in front of him, and he finally fell from his horse and fell to the ground. No more movement.
Several screams came from the female relatives who were hugging each other. However, Wu Li's wife, Ni, stared blankly at her husband lying in a pool of blood. There was no trace of resentment or sorrow on her face, but seemed to be lost. As if he had lost his soul, he sat paralyzed on the ground, muttering something in his mouth, but he couldn't hear what he was saying.
As for Xiao Tang, he took back the big gun and immediately reined in his horse and turned around. He took a look around the government office, first asked his personal followers to come over, and first took care of the Ni family and even the female family members of the Wu Li Mansion. Sheng ordered all the leaders present: "Send the order and go out in the city to appease the people in various places to calm the people. The rest of the thieves who have lost their integrity will be detained and enslaved as slaves. It's not just Tongtan's office. , the Weisheng Army first fell to the Jin people's hands in the prefecture town, and after recaptured, our rebels took over... We counted the seriously injured soldiers and stayed in the city for treatment first, along with Hedong who had been rescued earlier. The refugees and civilians from various places on the road have also temporarily settled here. As for the soldiers and horses of the various tribes, they will rest in the city for one night before recovering Tongdi County. We still need to send our troops north as soon as possible and rush to the border of Taiyuan. ..."
A group of leaders also followed Xiao Tang's instructions and went to various parts of the city to put out the fire and issue orders to calm the people. At the same time, they also arranged for the deployment of wounded soldiers and gathered refugees to recuperate and settle down, and fully took over Tongdi County, the headquarters of the Weisheng Army. However, the rebels After resting and reorganizing, only a few troops were allocated to guard the city, and soon they were about to gallop north again.
After all, the truly elite and powerful troops of the Jin Army are mainly concentrated in the Taiyuan area. The stubbornly defending Gucheng Fortress and the lonely reinforcements are still in an extremely dangerous situation... In the war in the north, it is still difficult to regain the momentum of the war. It's imminent.
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Taiyuan Prefecture, Shaxiong Ridge.
Some Song soldiers who were hungry, exhausted, and with a few wounds on their bodies were still guarding the high mountains. The blood flowing from the corpses lying scattered after several battles mixed with the snow and mud on the ground and had already solidified in one place. There was no time to bury it, so looking at this scene made people feel extremely desolate and tragic.
Not far from the back end of the high mountains, there were also some injured soldiers who had broken limbs or were seriously injured and groaning. Zhong Shizhong was sitting not far in front. He looked around at the withered and miserable scene of his subordinates, and his face was also confused. He was pale, but he still tried his best to support his body. Although there was a hint of sadness in his eyes from time to time, he still tried his best to keep his expression calm.
However, a general under his command named Huang You rushed up to him and reported his sad words to the masters, which still made this old man, who was nearly 70 years old, let out a long sigh: "... Mr. Xiao Zhong has just finished counting the remaining soldiers and horses, but some soldiers have fled in search of the wild trails behind the mountains. Now there are only a few hundred brothers who can still fight..."
The Western Army, which was praised as the most elite and capable of fighting in the Song Dynasty, had many deserters. The center of the army was filled with grief and anger, but now he could roughly understand the thoughts of those soldiers who were unwilling to fight to the death.
The lone army fell deeply into the enemy's siege. Even if he led the army to fight to the death, he was ordered to go out by the imperial court. There was a shortage of military rations and low morale. The soldiers of the Song Army were already unbearably hungry and exhausted. They were no longer able to fight.
I can't stand it any more. I have to risk my life to protect myself from the defeat, and there is no hope of rewards. Moreover, the prestige and dominance of the imperial court and the various factions of the Western Army in the army have actually declined greatly. Many soldiers have already lost their jobs.
It doesn't seem surprising that he was willing to fight to the death and then fled in all directions.
After all, compared with the spirit, vigor and spirit of the officers and soldiers of the Western Army today, I am afraid they are not the powerful troops that guarded the western border area and could frighten the Qiang Xia Army from easily offending the border invaders...
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Before and after the alliance with the Jin Dynasty to conquer the Liao Dynasty, the division of power in the upper echelons of the Western Army also affected the lower-level military departments. The various departments of the Western Army in the border area of the Western Frontier, where military and defensive warfare was the most intense during the era, experienced the Song-Xia National War, and were quickly transferred to the south to annihilate them.
Jiangnan, La, and ordered to go north to the land of Yanyun. Many soldiers who had lived in Gansu, Longshan and Shaanxi for generations were exhausted from wars and were divided and dispatched to other places. This has caused turmoil in the military morale. In addition, the previous Yan
The disastrous defeat of the Yun War and the Jin Kingdom's brazen invasion of the south... Zhong Shizhong, the leader of the Western Army, felt that the hero was short of breath. He no longer had the same vigor as when he dominated the court, let alone an ordinary soldier.
Soldiers in the war?
Although Mr. Xiaozhong is also a veteran commander who has experienced battles for many years, he still has an old and hardened fire spirit, but he is still not as steady and steady as his elder brother Zhongshidao. The imperial court came to reprimand him with successive imperial edicts.
Afraid of war, they wait and see. Rather than being punished by the officials, what makes the teachers more angry is that many civil servants in the court who clamor to serve and die loyally to protect the country have no idea about the current war situation in Hedong, but they still jump out to impeach.
He criticized him for being timid and fearful of war. This made the seed master so angry that he almost vomited a few mouthfuls of old blood. He immediately abandoned the baggage and food and rushed to Taiyuan with light troops. In addition to having to explain to the court, the seed master center also
He knew very well that he had some reasons for being frustrated when he rashly led his troops to a dangerous place.
And he predicted the situation in Taiyuan, Hedong, and the only mistake he could make under the situation where the imperial court was pressing for troops was to send an urgent message to make an appointment with Yao Gu and Zhang Hao.
So trying to curb the Jin army's invasion of Taiyuan and even the entire Hedong Road can still make some progress. However, along the way, they encountered the siege of the main force of the Jin army. The soldiers tried their best to win several battles, until the hard work.
When the army arrived in Yuci County, which was only a hundred miles away from Taiyuan, it finally could not withstand the fierce attack of the Jin army and was forced to withdraw here to kill Xiong Ling. There was no banner from the same army...
After fighting hard to this point, I am afraid that there is still no way to recover.
When the Jin Army's trumpets sounded again at the bottom of the mountain, and the roar of killings reached the ears of the seed master again, the old man was silent for a moment, with a look of determination on his face, and he said in a long voice
: "That's all... This time we were defeated here, and many of our sons died in vain. It was my fault... So others were able to escape, but I was determined not to leave. What's more, the court accused me of waiting and watching for fear of the enemy, and I couldn't stay.
Come on, I have been in the army for decades, but I have to bear such an infamy when I am old? The son of a soldier in the army died on the battlefield, and his body was wrapped in horse leather. Seeking benevolence and getting benevolence, the only way is to fight hard and fight to rectify one's reputation..."
After saying this with grief and indignation, Master Zhong immediately turned to look at the only remaining general named Huang You, and said with a sigh: "Friend Long, if I am willing to listen to your advice, I can still fight with Jin."
The army has been fighting for a long time, and it is not in such a desperate situation. I am an old man, and it doesn't matter if I leave my life here, but it will also harm you. You have to fight with me to sacrifice your life...
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The Song general who was called Huang You shook his head categorically and said loudly: "Xiao Zhong said that your husband has retired! How could the general not know that the imperial court is urging the army to send troops, and why the husband has no choice but to do so? What's more, a man can't make contributions to the country.
, I am also a child born in nature. Now I am rushing to the national disaster. I should regard my death as home! The last general abandoned his writing and joined the army. First, he was lucky enough to be supported by Liu Fa and Liu Jinglue. However, Liu Jinglue, a veteran general like him, was persecuted by the eunuchs in the court.
The virtuous and respected commander of the Western Army was wronged and trapped in this situation. Now that he can fight to the death with my husband, he will be honored in the end..."
As Huang Youzheng spoke, he looked at the Jin army that had begun to gather again at the bottom of the mountain. His eyes were full of hatred, and he said angrily: "I only hate that it was us who braved the arrows and fought desperately. Now that Taiyuan is surrounded, the danger of Hedong is still there."
It has not been solved yet, the foreign invaders of the Jin army are rampant, and the last general will fight hard and die for his country, how can he rest in peace under the nine springs!?"
Note: Huang You, also known as Longyou, was a native of Meipu, Fenglin Township, Pingyang. He entered Taixue at the age of fifteen, and then resolutely abandoned his writing and joined the army, defecting to Liu Fa, the famous general in the court, and was highly appreciated by the natural god general. In the official history, the Jin Dynasty invaded the south on a large scale.
, the Liao general Guo Yaoshi rebelled against the Song Dynasty and surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, acting as the guide of the Jin army. At a critical moment, Huang You personally led the garrison to fight against the Jin army and Guo Yaoshi's troops. Because he was outnumbered, he still led the remaining troops to retreat to Zhongshan for defense.
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Taiyuan was besieged by the Jin Army on the West Route. When Huang You went with Zhong Division to rescue the siege, he found that the terrain was unfavorable. He immediately reported the situation to the division and advised him to move quickly. However, due to the seriousness of the imperial war supervision, Xiao Zhong did not accept it. He was attacked at dawn the next day.
The Jin army attacked from all sides at Shaxiong Ridge and was surrounded by the enemy. Huang You led his army to fight to the death, but was captured by the Jin army because he was hit by an arrow and exhausted his strength.
Jin Jiang and Ni saw Huang You's bravery and used coercion and bribery to induce him to surrender. Huang You pointed his halberd at the Jin man and cursed him endlessly. He Ni became angry and ordered the Jin soldiers to smear Huang You's body with wax oil and then hung him upside down on the big mountain.
He was burned to death on a tree. Then Emperor Qinzong personally wrote a letter of loyalty to his family, and issued an imperial edict to give him the post of Zhongdafu, commending Huang You for his loyalty and perseverance in serving the country. He gave a special gift to comfort his loyal soul.
The book was made into a plaque, which has been hanging in Huangyou's ancestral home in Meipu...
