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Chapter 635 Chapter 590 Cross-horizontal cavalry wind and rain (4)

Chapter 635 Chapter [-]

The cold wind in late autumn blew harder at night. In the night, the outline of the mountain was dim, and the surroundings were rustling. There was the sound of footsteps, with moans that were half painful and half sobbing. The smell of blood spread faintly. Down.

"...Get up, get up and go..."

The voice of speaking was also weak. In the darkness, the figure dragged a few times, and someone came to help, but the movement turned into a short cry.Because the cry belonged to a man, it was not long. Men don’t flick their tears lightly, especially for soldiers. But also because of this, the short cry-like sound seemed more tragic and mournful. .

In this dark mountain, there are many people walking. Many people can feel this scene, but it is unthinkable. Everyone is walking forward, either alone or supporting each other.

Soon after, the small river blocked the way, some people waded through it, and some people stopped.Not far from Qi County, Ning Yi raised his hand: "Take a rest." Around the queue, many people were obviously seriously injured.

Ning Yi's right half of his body was also injured, with stab wounds on his shoulder and arm, which were wrapped in bandages.The injuries of the surrounding Zhuji people ranged from mild to severe. Yuwen Feidu was staggered by someone, and he almost fainted just now. He had injuries on his legs, under his ribs, and on his back. Due to a fall while running, half of my face was worn out by rubbing on the ground-this is a trivial matter-the body was exhausted and lost a lot of blood, and coupled with the subsequent running and trekking, it can only be said that it is Zhuji His masters have laid a good physical foundation for him.

Compared with Yuwen Feidu, many masters in Zhu Ji knew how to stimulate their own potential, and were more able to endure injuries. After trekking all the way, several people suddenly fell to the ground while running, and died quietly with serious injuries all over their bodies. up.And before that, nearly a hundred people were damaged in the battle formation, and there was not even a single car left.

After such a defeat and killing, after fleeing all the way, besides the members of Zhuji, Yue Fei and the remnants of his subordinates, there were also many scattered soldiers who fled.At this time, some people crossed the river, and some people saw Ning Yi and others stop, and they also stopped subconsciously nearby, probably because they saw the bravery of everyone in Zhuji on the battlefield—after the war, everyone Fleeing all over the mountains and plains, there are not many people who can still maintain their establishment here.

Some things are hard to think about.After staying in Qi County for such a long time, I expected to play some role in the adjustment of many elm cannons, but they were only on the road, and they were burned like this. It's all about injury and fatigue. It's hard to sum up what I'm doing here, but if you think about it a bit bigger, the power of 10,000+ people and 20 people has been burned.I don't know if this will make people feel better.

In the past—at least in the past when Ning Yi was not yet disheartened—he was used to being a decision maker.But it is also because of this that he understands more and more that if everyone wants to be a decision-maker, nothing will be accomplished in the world.He came out to help, and there were only three to five hundred people around him. If he really wanted to mobilize all the men he could use, there were no more than a thousand people in the area of ​​the Bianliang battlefield. General decision-making is also uncomfortable, but since I am in this position, I just do things with trepidation and push forward step by step.Until this night when troops were sent out, he said that he would cooperate with the Western Army Yao Pingzhong to rob the camp and launch a large encirclement and suppression battle, but he just followed.No matter how poor the military quality of the Wu Dynasty army is, in the end - it will be fought anyway.

But after suffering such a disastrous defeat, and as someone who knows many inside stories about the capital, it is impossible to say that there is no anger in his heart at this time.

Sitting for a while among the withered grass by the side of the bush and the small river, he went to check on the wounded around him.Most of the people in Zhu Ji are martial arts people. Even when they go to the battlefield, they always carry wound medicine on their bodies, and most of them have experience of injuries.Many people died of injuries and injuries during the pursuit of the Jurchen. At this time, they can take a rest, and many seriously injured—as long as they are not dead, most of them can save their lives.

But in this case, there are naturally exceptions.When passing through the crowd in the dark, Ning Yi heard a martial artist named Lin Nian whispering to his disciples about his experience of saving his life and killing enemies on the battlefield.Among the outstanding warriors in Zhuji, there are Zhu Biao and the Qi family brothers who have intersected in the past and were recruited under their command; The green forest people who took refuge in him, such as Tian Donghan, the monk Hou Lietang who used the mixed copper rod, and Lin Nian who used the Wufeng knife.

Among these green forest warriors, Tian Donghan is upright and down-to-earth, so even Zhou Tong admires him quite a bit. The original formation was handed over to Ning Yi through Tian Donghan.Hou Lietang has a violent personality and is obsessed with martial arts, but his mouth is relatively silent. If he doesn't agree with others, he will be beaten with a stick.This Lin Niannian is nearly forty, with a thin body, but he has a bit of Confucianism on his face, he is usually easy-going, and he is also admired and liked by others, just now in the middle of the battle, he often used his sword to kill the crowd, and then Pulling his companions who were in danger out, he strode forward without many injuries, which shows his profound martial arts attainments.

Ning Yi also likes martial arts. He heard him whispering to his disciples: "...you practice these moves repeatedly in the future, and you will have more chances to save your life on the battlefield..." Walked over, but passed Not long after, Lin Nian's disciple hurriedly said in a low voice: "Master! Master!" When he hurried over, he saw a middle-aged man sitting under a tree with his head slightly tilted, allowing his disciples to shake him , and there is no movement of my own.

Next to him, the wounded and resting Zhuji warrior struggled over, breathed out, pinched the pulse door, and after a while, shook his head, Ning Yi also squatted down to check the other party's pulse: "What's wrong? I heard Master Lin just now Talking!"

The warrior shook his head: "Master Lin is exhausted. He practiced kung fu in his early years, his family was poor, his body had hidden wounds, and he always had coughing problems. He was on the battlefield just now...he exhausted himself ..."

Ning Yi was slightly taken aback, Lin Nian's family was poor, and he knew about coughing occasionally.After entering Bamboo Records, Ning Yi never treats his hard-working people badly, and he pays generous salaries. He also often prepares meat for these martial arts practitioners. The other side's face is just normal, but people don't pay much attention to nutrition these days. It is not surprising that it is frugal and has dishes all year round.At this time, Ning Yi cursed: "Are you kidding me?" He put Lin Nian on the ground, performed CPR and artificial respiration at the same time. This lasted for a long time, and the people around him watched silently and slightly suspiciously, Lin Nian's disciple had already cried out, and Ning Yi finally gave up.

After all this tossing, the injury on his right arm had begun to ooze blood again.

He sat beside Lin Nian's corpse for a while, and patted the disciple on the shoulder: "From now on, you will take care of your master's daughter." Then he stood up and left.When Lin Nian came to join him, he only brought a skinny and skinny daughter with him. That daughter was also sick, and he remembered it.

This is not the only desolate thing around. There are many wounded and dead people. Some may survive, but it is not surprising that they will be half dead or have their limbs broken.Among the three brothers of the Qi family, Qi Xinyi's left hand was almost cut off by Qi's elbow. Although the cut was bandaged at this time, he lost too much blood, and his life and death were beyond words.He was one of the wounded who could no longer leave, and Qi Xinhan and others first went to Qi County to find a trustworthy doctor and staff to come over for further treatment.Qi Xinyong, who fought all the way, and later tried his best to save his brother, was also seriously injured and fainted at this time.Ning Yi walked around, and there was nothing he could say. In a sense, he was the one who brought these people to the battlefield, and he was just a tavern owner.

After resting for a while, some Zhuji warriors who still had enough energy were still healing the surrounding stragglers. The direction of Qi County gradually became a little chaotic this night. I don't know what happened on the other side of Xiaohe , only indistinctly, at the end of the field of vision, there was a shimmer of light, which made the sky red. Ning Yi got up and took a look, only to see Yue Fei also came over with a steel gun, and was about to speak, when a figure appeared on the other side of the river , rode a horse, and then came across the river.

For the few riders who came over, the leader was a member of Zhuji who followed Qi Xinhan back to Qi County to find a doctor. Behind him were two people who looked like doctors, but their beard and hair were all messed up, and they were quite embarrassed.The man went straight to Ning Yi and reported anxiously to Ning Yi.

"There are two thousand-man cavalry teams of the Jurchens, and they rushed straight to the camp in Qi County. The news of the defeat in the front came, and the defenders in the camp had no intention of fighting, and only a few people resisted. At this time, the Jurchens were burning and killing everywhere, and the Qi brothers went to help The rest of the Zhuji brothers transferred the household information, let me come back first..."

"No!" Yue Fei next to him took a step forward and shouted in a low voice, "The Jurchens are moving so fast, it's definitely not just to kill them all... You said that the Jurchens burned and killed everywhere, but have they ever found out where the camp's logistics are?"

The member of Zhuji was slightly stunned, but Ning Yi had already reacted: "Their focus is on food!"

"I don't know where General Qin is right now..." Yue Fei said in a low voice, and looked at Ning Yi.In such a defeat, if Qin Shaoqian is still alive and leads the remnants back, it seems that he will be able to turn the tide, at least so that the Jurchens will not even copy the bottom of the camp in Qixian County, but when it comes to this matter at this time, it seems to be incompetent delusional.After all, around here, their subordinates were already disabled everywhere, so what if they could detect the Jurchen's intentions.

A legion of tens of thousands of 10,000+ people can't participate in the battle with hundreds of people.

The night is cold and restless. In the distance, the glimmer of light in the sky seems to imply something. By the small river, the desolate silence continues, and people try not to make too much noise while walking .But finally, there was a sound of flint, the torch lit up, and swayed in the air. Ning Yi held the torch, walked to a slightly higher place, and inserted it on the tree trunk.

He was also bandaged, bloody and tired, but after looking at the crowd, he finally spoke.

"Today's things have become like this, maybe I shouldn't say anything, I shouldn't ask for anything, but..."

He was silent for a moment: "I still have to say..."

The flames illuminated, there are miserable and seriously wounded, and there are eternally silent corpses, but everyone is listening to these words...

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In the capital city, the team of Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others had already caught up with the emperor's convoy. A little further, at Nanxun Gate, south of Bianliang, the queen's convoy had arrived, and the accompanying uncle Liang Feng was ordering the guards to open the gate.

The guard of Nanxun Gate is called Cao Yan, he is an unknown little general, among his colleagues, he has always been known for being timid, cowardly, wise and wise.However, this time when the Queen's order came, he just hid on the tower and recited Amitabha Buddha desperately.

And in the rear, Li Gang's carriage finally caught up with Zhou Zhe's convoy. He laid the carriage across the imperial street, knelt down, and said, "The guilty minister, Li Gang, begs to see Your Majesty, and I implore His Majesty not to leave the city!"

Zhou Zhe immediately summoned him.

"What are you guilty of? I... I really want to leave the city! It's just that the queen was encouraged by Liang Feng to persuade me to go south, and I will personally chase her back—"

"The western army has been defeated, and the Jin people had planned it long ago. At this time, the army will come at any time. It is not safe for your majesty to go out from the south. Your majesty, Li Gang begs your majesty to return to the palace..."

"I said I'm not leaving the city!"

Li Gang knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately. In fact, the status of the literati in the Wu Dynasty was quite high at this time. Kowtowing constantly with the blood-stained bandage on, Zhou Zhe had nothing to do with him for a while.And how could Li Gang listen to him saying that he was just chasing the queen, once he arrived at the city gate, he would probably be dragged out by the queen, ministers and so on.

During such a stalemate, another person came to report: "The Ministry of Rites strictly asks for an audience..." This guy was a Qing rumor official, and when he saw Zhou Zhe, he said loudly: "The national war is ahead, how can your majesty abandon the city and flee south? -"

Zhou Zhe's face turned red immediately, and he ordered someone to drag him out while he was yelling at him. He also took this opportunity to have someone pull Li Gang up, and said in his mouth: "I will deal with this matter first, and then I will talk to you, Prime Minister. Tell me, just look at it!" The convoy was about to move forward, but then there was a din: "Tang Ke, Minister of the Ministry of Households, asks for an audience, Yu Fengzhong, the Ministry of Industry, and He Jiting asks for an audience..."

In the city, a force of force quickly intercepted it.

Zhou Zhe was furious, threw something out of the car, and shouted: "What are they doing! No see——what are they going to—"

Also at this time, a confidant eunuch knocked on the window from the side, and whispered: "My lord, Cai Taishi asked the servants to tell the curfew tonight, it is not appropriate to disturb the people..."

He emphasized the word curfew, Zhou Zhe's eyes lit up after listening...

(End of this chapter)