After the sky turned white again and the snow settled down, the many strongholds set up and deployed by the Jin army along the official road along the Fenshui River have become a burning torch or a ruined wall with embers.
Of course, this was to stop the process of the Taiping Army's pursuit. They did not hesitate to ignite the camps and strongholds built by the bosses who had spent a lot of effort and energy, and did not know how many private households used materials.
Therefore, in the end, a small part of the formed Jin army, before the Taiping army on the other side of the river crossed the river, followed the main general Shi Shaoyong (臬捩鸡) to escape the Taiping army’s outflanking and unifying dragons. Momentum of pursuit
After leaving the narrow terrain in the Rat Sparrow Valley, the plains and wilderness from the Jinzhong Basin can be seen clearly. Except for the Jiexiu City between the river and the road in the distant wilderness. However, in Jiexiu City, it is a different kind of atmosphere.
As a city that has been contended and changed hands many times by the Hezhong Army and the Hedong Army, it is naturally also filtered and greeted by swordsmen and blood and fire, allowing the people in the city to form a unique way of survival that strives to maintain. ；
However, at this moment, this kind of obscene and humble way of survival can no longer be maintained and sustained. Because the remaining Jin troops in the city were greatly moved by assisting in defending the city, almost knocking on all the doors, and all the remaining rations in these people's homes were taken away.
Those young men and women of the right age were searched and taken into the barracks respectively by Luo Kuo, claiming to be helping and defending the army; even the prestigious homes close to the Jin army were unavoidable. However, this added fuel to the panic in Jiexiu City.
Because this also confirmed the fact that the Jin army had suffered a disastrous defeat and was about to fall; therefore, the rumors in the city were filled with extremely pessimistic mood and atmosphere; it even came out that the Jin army was about to set fire to all. City, without leaving any rumors to the enemy.
Therefore, driven by a certain panic and an eager desire for self-help, the only remaining leading figures and representatives of the big clans in the city have also gathered in one of the oldest public places in the city-the apse of the Houtu Temple, and sighed:
"Improperly the Son of Man is really improperly the Son of Man."
"Where is this to clear the wild and strong walls? This is our life!"
"The rate beast cannibals! This is not the rate beast cannibals, what can it be?"
"These Shatuohu, don't look at the clothes that are worn by the Han family on weekdays, and they are made as officials of the Han region, but in their bones, they are the nature of tigers and wolves from outside the Great Wall after all!"
"Seeing that this is going to be a serious matter? It reveals the true colors of their generation... Is this the children of the people who want to treat the whole city as if they were slaughtered pigs and sheep at will?"
But some people expressed different opinions?:
"But is the Taiping thief a good friend? He has always disliked the most well-dressed and trendy family members. I am afraid that it is not necessary to copy and ask crimes. How many people have broken their families because of this..."
Another retorted:
"That's better than losing his life! What the Taiping Thief wants is your wealth, servants and Dingkou, but at the moment the Jin army is afraid that it is not a way to survive and they don't want to give it to others..."
At this time, someone filled with fluke and muddled words:
"Why don't it be like this! Even when we were fighting with Hezhong back then, we still had to rely on the strength of our generation? Otherwise, why did the money and food come out?"
Then someone scolded:
"You idiot, haven't you seen it clearly? I'm afraid that Sha Tuohu has left now that I don't have much plans to return it. Naturally, I don't have to worry about the local people's strength and support..."
Someone immediately echoed loudly:
"Exactly? They went so far as to go against everything else, for fear that it would be difficult for the northern court to maintain it because they had long been deliberate? It's ridiculous that my generation is still in the middle of it. Are you hesitant about it?"
Then someone shouted loudly:
"Everyone! I have experienced so many things and changes in these years; now I don't want to write methods and means to save myself, do I just sit back and wait for death..."
At this time? I saw the figure of a pale blue official robe? I hurried into the apse of the Houtu Temple? And breathlessly facing the presence of different expressions
Everyone:
"I got the news from the Transshipment Department? An (heavy instructing) transported the sentence and was secretly collecting firewood grease? Claiming to be burned with the jade of the thief army!!"
This time? People in the audience could not help but yelled:
"Outrageous..."
"Damn the killer..."
"This won't give people a way to survive..."
What you see is the imminent moment of survival? These last remaining prominent figures in the city and representatives of the First Hope Family? are finally forced to reach a certain initial agreement; just to move back and move the only children, strong men and servants of each family? Get up and strive for such a silver lining.
However, just after they roughly selected and confirmed several leaders in charge of different districts and gateways? They again accidentally received a report from the outside, and of course they were shocked:
"An (heavy instructing) has been sentenced and is taking people to Houtu Temple..."
For a moment? They couldn't help but frightened each other with suspicion. Could it be that there were ghosts and traitors among the people present? And they directly brought the leader of the Jin army to it, and wiped out the plotters
Then, before they could react accordingly and distinguish the ugly, short-handed and dignified Fenzhou governor, who was not tall and stubby, and the judge An Chong in the southeast of Jianhe, he was already a golden sword. Stepped into the apse.
I saw him looking at the last dozen people in the temple who hadn't left, and he couldn't help but raise his brows and said with an indisputable thick voice:
"Since you are all here, it saves me a lot of money..."
However, before his words fell, he suddenly heard the door of the hall behind him suddenly closed, and completely cut off the pros who remained a few steps away, and randomly broke out fierce exclamations, fights and The screams of fighting.
And An Zhongzuo, who was dressed in easy-to-action uniforms, was also surrounded by these people who remained in the temple, and he couldn't help shouting in a certain cold voice:
"Mouse dare,"
"All of you waited for Shatuo to force..."
The leader yelled and slashed with a knife: Although he was caught by An Zhong on the spot by drawing his sword, he couldn't help but slashing from behind and to the side of the sword; although he was also born on horseback. Tuo people, for a time, the south side of the left and the right grid looked at this and lost the other.
Therefore, after more than a quarter of events, An Zhongguo, who had already had several wounds on his body, slammed open a partition window, and fell to the ground with many fragments. He hesitated and ran away with the wood chips inserted in his body.
Because the team of personal followers and guards he brought is waiting outside the front hall and the main entrance of Houtu Temple; as long as you can do one place, you can return to the army, and then easily kill and slaughter them all. The chaos of the commoners and short soldiers, and then liquidate their homes.
However, since the middleman in the apse has already started, how can he easily get out of it? At this time, even those who are at the top end of the mouse or who are lucky enough to know the basic truth that the arrow has left the string and cannot look back.
Therefore, while An Chongzho was struggling to sprint outwards, people kept pouring out to intercept and besie him; and the all-day banquets and beauty after these people turned into clerical jobs made him grow thicker and thicker. Get fat.
Therefore, he could have followed An Zhong, who had been riding a horse and sprinting in the Jin Wang formation for several bursts, and could continue to fall and fight for a long time. After a while, he also felt a certain strain and breathlessness. The trauma has also become more than ten places.
That's because his early experience in the army and his physical instincts allowed him to avoid the most critical and deadly position while being injured; but he was in a short distance of less than a hundred steps. The blood, and An Zhong, who also left several corpses, finally slowed down.
"Don't panic when you are sentenced to luck, someone is here to help you!"
At this time, a few people in uniforms suddenly rushed forward and shouted: An Chong fixed his eyes on the leader, but it was a general who was responsible for moving the Si Yamen down; he couldn’t help but feel relieved. It was the last breath that came out and said:
"Okay, I'm a reward for being a good student..."
The moment they crossed with An Zhonggao to meet the chasing soldiers, An Zhonggao suddenly stopped in his body; however, two horizontal knives stabbed into his waist and under his shoulders from behind. But An Zhong was so painful that he could only use a sword to cut back, but he was blocked;
Then there was another knife with the tip like a venomous snake, stabbing him under his ribs where the flaws were exposed; the pain was so painful that Anzhen could only spit out one word:
"you!!!"
"Although the villain is a subordinate of the Yun Judgment, he is even more of a local person with his wife, children, and children!"
The general hissed and explained, while pushing the knife without hesitation, stirring the penetration from his back, bringing out a large amount of blood.
Therefore, when the guards who were cut off and blocked in the front hall a moment later, finally broke through the door and broke in, all they saw was the dead body of An Chung who sat stiff and half sitting on the ground with a large pool of blood flowing down. Up.
However, they also broke out a burst of crying and clamor on the spot, but after looking around at a loss, they did not want to avenge An Chonggao, but just rushed away and headed for their own future.
Therefore, the first Taiping Army rode first, arrived outside Jiexiu City in the intermittent wind and snow; what they saw was the door that seemed to be open from the inside out, and they were pulled out one after another on the gate tower. Drop the dropped Hedong/Jin Army Red Flame Banner.
At the same time, because of the series of chaos caused by the death of the transfer judge An Zhongzhi, the left rampant commander Shi Shaoyong, who lost control of the people in the city, also led the hundreds of riders that could only be gathered around him, once again. Hastily and embarrassedly took out the north gate of Jiexiu City. (End of this chapter)