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Chapter 626 Zeguo Jiangshan enters the battle map (1)

Chapter 626 Zeguo Jiangshan enters the battle map ([-])

In the pale sky, the periphery of Bianliang City was in the midst of massacres.

Xue Changgong spat out a mouthful of blood, and felt his whole head was buzzing. He pushed away the doctor next to him bandaging his forehead, and when he picked up the knife and stood up, his body still shook.

"Go away! The Sa family is fine! It's fine! How's the city wall? How's it going?"

Pushing the door out, the light shone down, and the sound of fighting suddenly became fierce. In front of it was the tall city wall near the Xin Suanzao Gate, and the sound of killing was spreading on the city wall.Then the soldiers rushed over: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, how are you doing! Are you all right!"

"How dare you come down!" Xue Changgong grabbed the skirt of the brother-in-law in front of him, "Go up for me! Go up!"

"Brother-in-law, you fell off the city wall! You fell off the city wall! Brother-in-law, are you alright!"

Xue Changgong was slightly taken aback: "I'm fine!"

Starting from the morning of the third day of September, the Jurchens launched a large-scale attack on Bianliang City. The attack points were Chenqiao Gate, Xin Suanzao Gate, and Xinfengqiu Gate. Among them, Xin Suanzao Gate suffered the most. fierce.Xue Changgong is a general in the Japanese army, with more than 400 men under him. Not long ago, the siege troops led by Zongwang's general Sailu had already crossed the city moat and set up ladders on the city wall. When Xue Changgong led his men to defend , and started a fight with a team of Jurchens rushing up the city wall, he pushed a Jurchen general and fell off the city wall.

The seven or eight zhang high city wall just fell down like that, and two people fell on the roof of a large cart. The Jurchen general made a meat pad for him.

But right now was not the time to feel lucky, he almost dragged his brother-in-law and rushed towards the city wall.Although the Ping Japanese Army is one of the most elite troops in the Wu Dynasty, with the best salary and the best training, but this brother-in-law is the younger brother of his late wife. In fact, he hadn't seen much blood, but the more so, the more he couldn't let his brother-in-law back down.

On the city wall, someone carried boiling oil and poured it outside the wall. As the arrows flew, flames roared.Xue Changgong walked into his subordinates and shouted loudly: "Grandpa is back! Grandpa fell off the wall, nothing happened, did you see that! That Jurchen bastard has been turned into a meat paste! I even ate two bites!" Stones, oil, throw them down, burn them, cook them!"

The arrow flew over the female wall and fell into the city. He walked on the city wall almost without dodging. Seeing the ferocity of the chief officer, the surrounding soldiers also picked up the city defense equipment and smashed it down more violently.And not far away, a ladder survived the fierce defense, and the Jurchen elite rushed up.Xue Changgong held the big knife and called his brother-in-law and others to rush over.

Hand-to-hand battles were suddenly fought on the city wall. Xue Changgong was an ancestral sword technique. He fought twice with a tall Jurchen man and killed him under the sword. The surrounding soldiers also fought fiercely with the Jurchen. fight.His brother-in-law swung his saber feignedly, avoiding a Jurchen who was slashing at him with a knife, and then let out a roar of "Ah—" and stabbed the steel knife directly into the Jurchen's stomach, then pushed the Jurchen with red eyes. The Jurchens stepped back.

Xue Changgong rushed forward to block another Jurchen soldier's big knife. The Jurchen soldier whose stomach was pierced was still retreating. The steel knife smashed open, and he kicked the Jurchen away at the same time, then grabbed his brother-in-law's collar, threw himself aside, and avoided the attacks of the other two.

Rolling up on the city wall, he slapped his brother-in-law on the face with a slap, and there were shouts of killing all around him. He yelled at his brother-in-law's fanatical face: "Stir! I told you, to disturb- ——You’re dying—" After shouting, he rushed out with an "ah!", and stabbed a Jurchen in the stomach with a knife, and then "ah—" stirred wildly a few times before suddenly drawing the knife back .

There was a smell of blood and burning all around. He didn't have time to see his brother-in-law's condition, because more Jurchens were rushing up, and there was blood on his face beside him. It was the neck of one of his soldiers who had been chopped off. Broken, the body fell down.He shouted and rushed forward, the sword light collided violently, sparks, screams, blood was everywhere, and the moment an iron gun slammed on his head, he saw his brother-in-law rushing over from the side.

After that, someone shouted faintly: "Hold on! Hold on! Xiang Li is coming! Xiang Li is coming with troops..."

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After the Jin army arrived in Bianliang, the first thing they captured was Moutuogang in the northwest of Bianliang City. This place was originally the Tiansi prison where the people of the Wu Dynasty raised military horses. The garrison point is naturally due to the knowledge of the vicinity of Bianliang by Guo Yaoshi, who has been to the capital.Then on August 28, the Jinren launched an attack on the west water gate of Bianliang City along the waterway. This time, the tentative attack was repelled by Li Gang who had been prepared that night.

The main attack on the three city gates of Bianliang on the third day of September is the official attack. The battle between Chenqiaomen and Xinfengqiumen is relatively simple. A large number of Jurchens stop at the moat, only the battle of Xinsuanzaomen is fierce. Unusual, the golden man once boarded the city wall.In the end, Li Gang summoned thousands of archers from the palace guards, and rushed to the city for more than 20 miles to help them. Only then did the Jin people be driven back, and the guards in charge of defense on the city wall also suffered thousands of casualties.

After Xue Changgong woke up, it was already evening, and there were tragic shouts all around, and the strong smell of medicine and blood were mixed together.

This is a wound hall set up by the army, and a large number of wounded who participated in the battle on the city wall are gathered here.Injuries on the battlefield are no different than others. Severed limbs and eyes are common. Some people groan or scream in agony during treatment.Next to Xue Changgong was a wounded man with a broken leg. He opened his eyes and looked up, making meaningless noises. Xue Changgong sat up in a daze for a while, and then a soldier came over: "Boss..."

Xue Changgong grabbed him: "What's the matter? You won?"

"Victory, victorious, Li Xiang led his troops over and repelled all the Jurchen dogs."

"Oh." Xue Changgong put his hand down, then raised his head suddenly, "Where's Hou Jing? Where did he go! Why didn't he come?"

Hou Jing is the name of his brother-in-law.

Although the memory of his wife who died of a serious illness shortly after the marriage has long been blurred, Xue Changgong felt that he still had a responsibility for this brother-in-law who was brought into the army by him.

The soldier under him hesitated for a moment: "Hou Jinghe...is injured..."

"I'm injured! How's it going? Where is it? Take me to see him!" Xue Changgong was stunned for a moment, then turned over and got off the bed suddenly. Head, feeling all right again, so he walked forward quickly, surrounded by countless wounded patients like hell, strong smell, scabs of blood, cries, groans, people with severed arms and legs Facing the despair of life in the future, some people cried and shouted: "I can't see, I can't see..." The faces of the doctors were all pale. When he walked out of the barracks, a doctor was lying on the ground Vomit.

Fortunately, his brother-in-law was not seriously injured, and now he was staying in the slightly injured barracks not far away. Xue Changgong felt relieved when he walked over and saw him, but Hou Jing had already got off the bed and was about to leave.Seeing Xue Changgong approaching, he said: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I killed three, I killed three!"

Xue Changgong looked at him, then patted him on the shoulder, his eyes turned cold: "Your fate is fatal, I told you to stir it up, if you stab it with a knife, stir it up immediately, otherwise you will die."

"I know, I know brother-in-law. Are you all right? Are you all right?"

"It's okay." Xue Changgong nodded.

That night, there was joy in the city.When Xue Changgong returned to the army, the officers above were discussing about rewards. More than 100 soldiers under Xue Changgong died, and they belonged to the troops with great merit.

The next day, the money was in place. Apart from the compensation for the deceased and the tribute to the superior, the soldiers under Xue Changgong's command each received fifty taels of silver, while those left in his hands were more than eighty taels.The imperial court was extremely generous this time, and it was already a large sum of money. Those who were slightly injured in the battle were given a two-day vacation, allowing them to go home with money. At the same time, the slightly injured were also responsible for paying the family Send pensions—of course, if the fighting started again, they'd have to come back right away.

I don't know who issued such an order, but it actually makes sense. It is always a bad job to send pensions to dead soldiers, but if the wounded send them, it is not easy to be blamed, and these people return with money. Home can also inspire the will of others in the city to defend the city.So the next day, Xue Changgong and his brother-in-law Hou Jing ran to some brothers' homes. This was a very difficult thing, but after running, the brother-in-law's thoughts came alive: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, where are we going?" Let's have some fun, take me to see the building." As Xue Changgong's personal soldier, he got 13 taels of silver, which was a lot of money for the soldiers at that time.

Although soldiers in the Wu Dynasty were not valued very much, as a general in the Japanese army, Xue Changgong occasionally went to places like Fanlou.After the death of his first wife, he naturally had a second wife, but his second wife also died of illness shortly after getting married. Since his parents also died early, people said that he ordered his family to be tough, although he had married a third wife. Ren's idea, but then nothing happened. He is a martial arts practitioner with strong blood, and most of the money he earned later was spent in brothels.

In fact, in his mind, he also had an idea that the women in the brothel were far more interesting than the wives who married back home.Without the control of his family, he felt that it would be okay to continue like this.

It's just that when my brother-in-law talked about it, he got a little messy.

Xue Changgong looked at his brother-in-law: "More than ten taels of silver, it's too much to keep at home, but it's nothing to go to places like Shanlou. You stay at home, and I can marry you a girl after the war."

The brother-in-law dodged his eyes and curled his lips: "Brother-in-law, you also said that more than ten taels of silver is actually a lot if you put it in the countryside. If you put it in the capital, you can marry a good family. And, brother-in-law, take a look at the situation in the past few days. In that way, I took the money... I don't know if there is life money..."

What he said made Xue Changgong's gaze harden, Hou Jing paused, and said again: "Actually, earlier, when I went to Zhuji for dinner, I saw Miss Shishi's performance, brother-in-law, if... ...If I can look at it again, I will... have no complaints..."

Xue Changgong slapped him on the head, and after a while, his gaze slowed down a bit: "You want to see Mr. Li with a dozen taels of silver? And what's the good of waiting for the old lady!" He took a breath, and then Then he said, "Forget it, to celebrate the defeat of the Jurchen, no money will be accepted in the reception building for the past two days, but Li Shishi is not so easy to meet. With your brother-in-law and my military card, maybe we can meet. You can try your luck with me tonight. Take the money back quickly! Let your parents keep it and marry you a daughter-in-law!"

When he agreed, Hou Jing nodded again and again, excited.That night, the two of them headed towards the fan building. Xue Changgong and Hou Jing still had bandages on their bodies, but such injuries were indeed the most popular pass in Bianliang City at this time.On the way, Hou Jing talked about how Li Gang led his troops to repel the Jurchen after he came over that day, and was going to take it to the building to brag to others, and then he talked about Li Gang, thinking that this person is really good.

"...It was the same when the Golden Dog raided the West Water Gate a few days ago, but they didn't expect that Li Xiang was already prepared. He laid wooden stakes in the water and blocked the waterway with huge stones. The Golden Dog couldn't go to the city at all..."

"That's nothing unexpected. When the Jin people came, which one of the waterways out of the city wasn't blocked like this, and it wasn't just blocking the west side."

"Well, that's true." Hou Jing nodded, and then lowered his voice, "However, I heard from everyone that in order to block the waterway, Li Xiang sent people directly to Cai Taishi's mansion before the war, and put the garden in Cai Taishi's mansion. They were all demolished, and those Taihu stones were filled into the water. Brother-in-law, I thought, if the waterway is to be blocked, where the stones cannot be used, Li Xiang just tore down all the gardens of Cai Taishi. Do you think this is... "

"Shut up." Xue Changgong abruptly interrupted him, glaring at him, "Stop mentioning such things in the future...how can you and I guess about those people above..."

After a while, he said again: "It's not up to you to say whether you can guess it or not!"

"Oh." Hou Jing nodded.

Not long after the two of them came to the fan building, it was already the beginning of the Chinese lanterns, and when the aroma of the food was overflowing, the fan building was decorated with lights and festoons.After Xue Changgong revealed his identity, he found out that Li Shishi and other famous oirans were not uncommon to see for free in the past two days, but naturally it was not one-on-one. However, when he saw the injuries on Xue Jiujiu's body and the formation of the troops, Li Yun came over to welcome him in person.

In Li Shishi's room, guests are being treated at a round table at this time, and there are six or seven military officials, most of whom are higher than Xue Changgong, but after hearing Xue Changgong's establishment, they all gave him a thumbs up and called him hero.In the room, Shi Shi and her two beautiful maids took turns toasting to everyone, asking about the situation of the battle, thanking them, and naturally there will be a performance afterwards, which is no problem.Although Hou Jing was Xue Changgong's follower, but because he was injured, he was able to sit down, watch the performance, and was even questioned by Li Shishi and the crowd. The young man's face was already red before drinking.

Even though he is no longer the most popular oiran in Bianliang City at this time, Li Shishi still has a very good reputation at this time, not to mention that his singing and dancing skills have reached their peak.When the lights in the room were dimmed and Miss Shishi left the table and came back again, a simple dance performance really made people feel excited. Xue Jiujiu, who came out, always felt that something was wrong.After a while, he excused himself to leave the table and left his brother-in-law there.

When he left the door, Li Shishi was inside asking everyone about the strong walls and clear fields outside the city. A general said: "Now outside the city, hundreds of thousands of troops are marching towards Bianliang, and the survival of the whole country is here. Above the battle. As soon as the battle started, millions of people around would naturally run away, and the walls would be cleared, so no one would mention it."

Another general said: "I don't know why Miss Shishi asked about this. It was originally a crooked idea to fortify the wall and clear the field. Everything with the Jinren still has to be won or lost on the battlefield..."

Xue Changgong didn't know about this either. After leaving the courtyard here, he asked the whereabouts of a woman named He Lei'er in the bustling building.At this time, there were hundreds of women in the building, some prostituted themselves and some did not. He Leier was originally a maidservant of an oiran, but now she is just a little-known celebrity.When Xue Changgong found the other party, there were several men and women in the room, eating and drinking. The men were all soldiers. Xue Changgong pretended to be drunk, revealed his identity, and then sat down beside He Leier naturally. Talk to the crowd.

Those people were all junior officers in the army, seeing that Xue Changgong was a general of the Japanese army, and he was wounded again, so he dared not neglect. Soon, everyone became warm and friendly, and after a while, he fell on the side of He Leier In his arms, Huhu fell asleep, but he took a piece of silver in his hand and slapped it on the table.

When he woke up the next day, the woman was lying naked in his arms.Xue Changgong came to the building on weekdays, so naturally he didn't have the money to find those famous girls, and he spent some time with this He Leier.After waiting for him to get dressed and get up to wash, the woman asked hesitantly, "General, will you come over?"

Xue Changgong said: "If he is not dead, he should come."

After a while, the other party asked again: "Then... General, do you think this city can be defended?"

"This is the capital city. Hundreds of thousands of King Qin's troops are coming from outside the city, so it is natural to be able to defend it."

"Oh." He Leier nodded.

After a while like this, He Leier hesitated and said: "General, you can't leave the city at this time, but I heard that if it is really dangerous, is there any warrant that allows people to leave the city from the south, General, you If there is this warrant, I mean...if...if...can you take Lei'er away?"

"I've never heard of this thing." Xue Changgong felt disgusted in his heart, and his words became a little rough. The woman should have sensed his emotions, and after a while, her tone choked up.

"General... Lei'er, Lei'er didn't mean that, Lei'er is... Lei'er heard that the women who fell into the hands of those Jurchens would rather die than die. I don't want to die, and I don't want to fall into their hands superior……"

After she said this almost in a crying voice, Xue Changgong's heart softened again, and he sighed: "If there is such a thing, I will tell you, you... well, don't worry..."

In fact, no one has confidence in what the city will do next.

After he said this, the woman didn't mention it anymore, and naturally she flattered her again afterwards, but Xue Changgong's interest was exhausted, and he left the building after a while.

When Xue Changgong left the building, Li Shishi was upstairs looking at the pedestrians on the street in the morning.In a city that has been under martial law at night, there is always an atmosphere of anxiety during the day. As the oiran of the tower, although she cannot know the atmosphere on the battlefield, she is more aware of the overall situation than ordinary people.

The arrival of the Jurchen made millions of people flee around Bianliang City, and hundreds of thousands of King Qin's army was gathering. The Jurchen West Route Army led by Wanyan Zonghan was blocked near Taiyuan. The [-] Western troops are rushing to the rescue, and small-scale battles or looting are constantly breaking out everywhere.The Jin people's attack may shake the defenses of Bianliang City at any time, and there are already voices for peace among those who are quarreling endlessly in the court.

No one can clearly see the tense situation.What Shishi remembered was what Ning Yi said to her when she left a month ago: "If possible, leave Bianliang and go south." Shishi was shocked by the meaning of his words, but gritted his teeth and did not choose to leave , but at this moment, she was afraid in her heart.

Today, what separates the Jin people from the millions of people in the city is a thick wall, but at the same time it is just like a thin layer of window paper. When the Jurchen really killed the city, no one knew that they would die When they rushed into the city, when such a nightmare fell, no one could imagine what the men and women in the city would look like.

No matter what mood she was in when she decided to stay, at this moment, she knew that she was still afraid.

On the other hand, she didn't know what Ning Yi had become.In the early days, there was an uproar in the city because of the matter of solid walls and clear fields, and there were endless arguments in the court. Later, Wanyan Zongwang drove straight across the Yellow River, and all the quarrels came to an abrupt end. Shi Shi vaguely knew that he was going to find The second son of Prime Minister Qin, Qin Shaoqian, but the Wu Rui army led by Qin Shaoqian was defeated by Zongwang's army in Shouzhang County. Now it is said that there are still voices of impeachment in the court.

What happened to him in it?

She always thinks like this...

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The convoy bumped forward, and Ning Yi processed the summarized information in it.

In the evening, the convoy arrived at the bank of the Yellow River, where armies were stationed. There were barracks all over the mountains and plains, and they were crossing the Yellow River one after another.

The Wu Rui army that had already been integrated was the first to arrive, and then the Wu Sheng army of the Daming Mansion, led by the commander of the capital, Chen Yanshu, joined the Wu Rui army. Nearly [-] troops gathered together, but there were very few ferries on the river, and there were no floating bridges. Build one.When Ning Yi entered the tent of Wu Ruijun's central army, Qin Shaoqian was coughing and cursing. His body was full of medicine smell, his head was still wrapped in a bandage, and his left eye was wrapped up in a bandage.During the battle of Shouzhang, his cheek was slashed by a rocket, and his eyes were affected. Now his left eye is probably unable to see anything.

Seeing Ning Yi approaching, Qin Shaoqian waved away several generals in the tent and sat back on the chair.

"When the Jin people crossed the river, as many as 14 troops were stationed south of the Yellow River." Qin Shaoqian said, "They didn't start a war. I heard that the Jurchens found some sheep, tied them to drums, and let them beat the drums." After a day and night of drumming, the troops on the south bank of the Yellow River all retreated to Bianliang. They drove away all the big boats, so when the Jurchens crossed the river, they could only find some small boats, and they slowly moved one by one. It took several days to send people there. So now we only have some small boats, and it will take a day or two for the big boats to arrive."

"I heard about it." Ning Yi nodded, "I thought it was a good thing for a sheep to be tied to a drum."

"what?"

"No." Ning Yi smiled, "Your eyes."

"I can't see the one on the left, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, the thing called the telescope you gave me only needs to have one eye." Qin Shaoqian pursed his lips, and then there was a little smile on his face, "Oh, Taiyuan is here to stay." Yes, the capital order has been issued, Zhe Keqiu and Liu Guangshi each led 2 people to rush to rescue the siege, the Western Army has combat power, and may be able to ease the situation in Taiyuan."

Ning Yi nodded, and after a while, he said: "I want a boat, and I will send a few people there first."

"I'll assign you a small boat, if you're in a hurry, you can go right away."

"It's not in a hurry." Ning Yi said, "Bianliang has been besieged. Some of the nearby people who didn't have time to enter the city are running away, and some are still staying where they are. Although I have arranged a lot of people from Zhuji to be there , but the Jurchens went south too fast, and their coordination with the government may not be that good, I have to send a few orders over, and some of them will be sent to Bianliang City."

Qin Shaoqian glanced at him and hesitated for a moment: "In this situation, tens of thousands of people have to cross the river, and the battle is about to start. The victory or defeat should not be delayed for too long. The vicinity of Bianliang has become a battlefield. It is time to go. They will all go. Liheng thinks there is still a need to fortify the wall and clear the country?"

"Withdrawing in an orderly and purposeful way should save a lot of people, and those who went into the mountains and thought they could escape the battlefield, the food they brought was enough to feed the Jurchens near Bianliang. I don't know what this battle will be like, but I want to remove them as much as possible." Ning Yi smiled, "Maybe this is all I can do."

Qin Shaoqian looked at him and paused: "You want to remove them all?"

"...as much as possible."

The room became quiet, Qin Shaoqian clenched his fists, nodded after a while and said: "Okay, I will arrange a boat for you right away. Oh, and besides, some things have arrived, Liheng, come and take a look with me."

He waved and led Ning Yi away from the big tent of the Chinese army, and after ordering a boat for Zhuji with the guards, he took Ning Yi into the back of the camp. Some supplies were piled up there, packed in wooden boxes, about six or seven ten.After Qin Shaoqian opened the box, there were elm cannons inside, as well as shells and gunpowder.

"These are the cannons you designed, Liheng. They were made by the Firearms Department. Each army issued some, but no one likes to use them. I asked for the cannons from Wu Shengjun, and I also sent someone to contact Wuwei... "Qin Shaoqian patted those elm cannons, and said to Ning Yi, "I didn't use them when I was in Shou Zhang."

"Why not." Ning Yi frowned, "Of course I know that the firearms department is a bit sloppy."

"That's one thing." Qin Shaoqian said, "I've tried this thing, shot it a few times, and it's easy to explode and hurt your own people, so no one dares to use it, and the power is greater than the power, but I heard you, Li Heng, say, This thing is used well and can scare horses at night. The Jurchens can fight with cavalry. They have never encountered this thing before. I know that Liheng has someone under your command. I will gather the Yumu of the Bianliang army this time. All the cannons are coming, let’s see if you can call those craftsmen to repair these elm wood cannons better, if there is a chance, I will use it on the blade once.”

"Okay." Ning Yi looked at the elm cannons and nodded, "The craftsmen in the compound are not far away. After crossing the Yellow River, I will call them. In addition, I have a batch of better ones in the north. If If you really need it, I'll ask someone to bring it over."

"give it to you."

Ning Yi hesitated for a moment, and said again: "Second Young Master, there is a saying like you said, after all, this thing is more powerful than its power. When you meet those troops that are bluffing, you may be able to win with one blow. The chance of victory is blindly entrusted to these things. It must be observed."

Qin Shaoqian nodded his head and thought for a while: "Yes, I understand."

Soon after, the huge army crossed the Yellow River, and the mighty army surrounded Bianliang City, completely squeezing out the air in the theater.More than [-] troops confronted Wanyan Zongwang's East Route Army on the plain outside Bianliang City. The conflicts between a large number of scouts and small groups of troops broke out in the first ten days of September, and it was too late to evacuate or be lucky. The number of civilian casualties in this confrontation was constantly pushed up to a higher point, and when the battle started in October, the blood of the civilians who died in this confrontation could already dye everyone near Bianliang red. a river...

(End of this chapter)