winter. 》
The rain fell, bit by bit, turning the originally messy street into a muddy alley. When the carriage slowly passed through the street, the teacher opened the curtain and saw that there were not many angry shops on both sides of the street. The shopkeepers Looking in a certain direction of the city by the door with a few guests. There were a few children dragging wooden sticks, running in the rain, and when they reached the other side of the road, they also stood and looked north. One of the children shook his fist and shouted, "Kill all the golden dogs! Kill all the golden dogs!"
The sound of war was faintly coming from there.
Bianliang City is very large, a city with more than one million people, and it is difficult to see the end of the north and the south. The sound of war shook the city wall, and then spread into the city like a ripple, and the sound faded away from the distance. But these days, most of the people in the city have been able to distinguish the meaning of that voice.
Since the Western Army's attack on the battalion on September 24th was a catastrophic defeat, Wanyan Zong hoped that his cavalry would come out and destroy the hundreds of thousands of troops on the field outside Bianliang City. For the residents of Bianliang City, the news made them feel almost desperate, but it also evoked a huge sense of crisis. The day after the defeat of the Western Army, Taixue students and residents of the city went to petition outside the imperial city, asking the court to reuse Li Gang, Chong Shidao and others to eliminate traitors. Taixue Chen Dong even listed Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others. Entered the list of "six thieves" and asked the court to deal with him.
After this incident, the court accepted the following part of the opinions, and at the same time gave Zhong Shidao promotion, and ordered him to assist Li Gang and organize the battle of Bianliang defending the city. The petitioners were only willing to disperse after Zhong Shidao appeared in front of everyone outside the imperial city in a carriage. After that, Li Gang and others launched propaganda in the city, and hundreds of thousands of people in Bianliang City responded, expressing their willingness to fight in the city and live and die together with Bianliang. in this way. Up and down, the momentum of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat is the same for a while.
Under such momentum, the original Lord and faction had no voice. The envoy of the Jin Kingdom, Wang Rui, died in the riot that night, and the court spared no effort to publicize the cruelty of the Jurchens. After the city is broken, it is difficult to finish. After that, the Jurchens attacked the city several times, and the residents of the city actively participated in the preparations, but they also firmly defended the city wall for more than a month.
During this process, prices in the city have also begun to rise.
The first thing to soar is, of course, the price of food and vegetables. The city of Bianliang has always been rich in supplies and stable in prices, so most people would not have the expectation that the Jurchen would suddenly call. Before the siege, although a large amount of food was transported in. But first of all, it was the food of the court. Li Gang and other court officials not only incited people to defend the city with righteousness, but also distributed food rations and other materials to the powerful. For this reason, the upper echelons did not adopt a policy of stabilizing prices. Some young, strong and well-connected people could participate in the reserve team of defending the city, and they could participate in the manufacture of wood and stone and other defending items. However, in this process, most of the After all, people will still be divided into three, six, nine and so on. Very few people in the city. In the end, this situation will endanger their livelihood.
Fanlou is naturally not in the category of endangered livelihoods, because there was no large-scale grain storage earlier. At this time, he has also begun to consider the issue of food. When the teacher went out today, he went to Zhuji to find the left-behind Su Wenfang to discuss the purchase of food. When Ning Yi left the city and went north, Su Taner and other family members had already gone south, and Su Wenfang volunteered to stay. Continue to take care of Zhuji in the city. He also served as an errand under the Prime Minister's government, and when the teacher came forward, there was no problem in purchasing food.
At this time, after negotiating the matter and returning to the north of the city, the sound of Jurchen sieging the city did not stop. Seen all the way. Most of the residents in the city are paying attention to that direction. Even if there are those who are calm and calm, eating snacks and chatting with each other, they don’t know how uneasy they are. For everyone, the city wall is towering and thick, but when I think about it at this time, it is like a thin piece of paper. If you fight like this, you can't help too much. Once it is broken, the city will be full of To be slaughtered.
The teacher also sent the carriage to the north of the city. As a woman, she was afraid that it would be difficult to help, and she would not be allowed to approach, but... I always wanted to take a closer look.
The rain was still falling, and when we walked all the way, when we passed a certain street, I suddenly found a figure in front of me. The figure walked hesitantly under the eaves, but perhaps he did not bring an umbrella, and his body was almost wet, and he was quite embarrassed. The teacher hurriedly stopped the carriage, opened the curtain and waved: "Lei'er, Lei'er, come up."
The figure who was walking forward was also a woman in Fanlou. Her name was He Leier. She was neither a top brand nor a gentleman. The two were quite different in their reputations, and they didn't have much interaction on weekdays. The woman took a food box in her hand and turned her head. Seeing that it was Shishi, she was really stunned for a moment, and then she got into the car. Shishi gave her a towel and frowned slightly.
"Sister Lei'er, where are you going in this weather, the city is not peaceful, you're going to have an accident when you come out alone like this."
Jurchen attacked the city, prices rose, martial law began in the city at night, and security began to decline. The teacher is the top card, and there are cars and guards when going out, but where does He Leier have these configurations. She wiped her face, bowed her head and thanked her, and then said a little embarrassedly: "I, I want to go to the Suanzaomen to see, my... I'm good, now I'm defending the city, I'm afraid that something will happen to him, I want to go and see ...and brought him something to eat..."
"Oh..." The teacher nodded. In fact, He Leier is not a Qing shepherd, and in Fanlou, there is not much freedom to choose guests. If you want to say good friends, there are more than one or two. She was regarded as a "good friend", but it was natural that they didn't need to be said. After a little chat, in He Leier's somewhat proud tone, the teacher also understood that her good friend was to hold a leader of more than 500 in the Japanese army. People's generals are named Xue Changgong - this name has an impression in Shishi's mind. Since this period of time, there have been several generals in the army who are known for their bravery in killing the enemy. Xue Changgong is one of them. The building has also seen and said hello.
In the past, Fanlou received not only dignitaries, but also wealthy and talented people. Most of them were based on literary style and financial status. At this time, the war continued and the status of soldiers was rising. He Leier had such a good relationship with herself. He was obviously proud, and when he talked to the teacher at this time, a lot of news came out, and even Xue Changgong gave her a token so that she could visit him over the city wall and showed it off. Hearing that Shishi wanted to see the city wall, he volunteered to take her there.
The teacher felt inappropriate: "There is a war at this time, I just take a look around, I really want to go there, can't I?"
But He Leier said: "I'm not a woman who doesn't understand the importance, his barracks. I've been there once, and it's still some distance from the city wall. I'll put my things down and let's go." She held the snack box in her arms , "Now there are not many things in the building. I saved a few pieces of pastry. The taste is very good. I am reluctant to eat it, but I will put it away. I am afraid it will go bad... "
In the past, supplies were abundant, and even He Leier, who had a low status in Fanlou, would not be so poor, but at this time, some of the pastries were no different from delicacy. He Leier thought of bringing it to Xue Changgong to eat, and the teacher was somewhat moved, and it didn't take long. The two arrived near the cordon in the north of the city, and the sound of the siege became more and more manic and noisy. Going forward, ordinary people will not be able to go. Shishi took a headscarf and a veil to cover their heads and faces, and wrapped the food box. After getting out of the car, He Leier took the token and showed it to the soldiers guarding the street, and then the two of them held umbrellas and went to the new Suanzaomen. go.
This side is where it used to be close to the city gate. The towering city wall in the distance is towering at the end of the eye, which is daunting. The scenery outside the city is invisible, but it seems to be being shaken by an unknown giant beast, with an occasional bang. Probably the stone from the trebuchet hit the outer wall, which made one's heart tremble. Crowds came and went on the city wall, and the people below were busy carrying the stones. The screams of the wounded were all coming here.
The two people went to the barracks of the nearby soldiers. The figures around them came and went, and occasionally they turned their heads to look at them, which made people feel uneasy. As soon as she entered this area, He Leier regretted it in her heart. She had been here once in the past, but it was impossible to compare it with the situation during the war, not to mention that during the war, there were no women close to them, and it was estimated that they would be dealt with by military law. It is possible that the teacher also felt that the decision was a little messy, and he was regretting it. In the chaos ahead, he suddenly saw a few people.
The subordinate named Xue Changgong was stained with blood and was talking to several personal soldiers next to him. When he saw He Leier, he was suddenly stunned. He Leier also saw him. He rushed over, knocked down the umbrella that the two of them were holding together, and suppressed his voice: "Why did you come here, how dare you come here! Who is she? You are not afraid of military law!? How dare you..."
The heavy rain fell, and He Leier's arm was suddenly twisted by the other party, and her brows furrowed in pain: "I... I'll give you something, you... you're injured... "
"You are messing around!" Xue Changgong gritted his teeth and said this, turned his head to look around, and suddenly raised his hand to the side: "Even if you are women, go and help! Go to the wounded barracks! Over there! Go and save people - Hou Jing, Bring them over to help!"
He Leier nodded desperately, she was still hesitating about the food box in her hand, and the teacher also took her hand: "Go!" Followed the personal soldier named Hou Jing to the wounded barracks - in fact, this was Hou Jing The man in question was Xue Changgong's brother-in-law, and he had met Shishi before, but Shishi was in the mood to pay attention to this at this time. The two followed each other to the wounded barracks. Hou Jing picked up an umbrella from the ground to cover them, but also trotted all the way to the wounded barracks, where all kinds of screams, blood, and the smell of medicine filled the air. Even the rain could not stop. They entered through the door of the shack, and an even more miserable scene appeared in front of them. Hou Jing called someone to take them and greeted them a few times, but the teacher and teacher couldn't listen at all.
Corpses, blood, severed limbs, and heart-wrenching screams. The teacher was a little better. He Leier was almost stunned. When she was called to bandage a soldier who had been wounded by an arrow , "Wow" and spit it out beside...
As the heavy rain was not conducive to the siege of the city, the battle of the day came to an end at noon, but things in the wounded barracks did not stop. . Being wrapped in a chaotic atmosphere, the teachers who knew a little about dressing techniques also helped a little, but as long as she stopped a little, her body was almost collapsed, and her whole brain was shaken by various screams and wounds Got to buzz.
The man named Hou Jing came here to see her several times, and even helped to deal with the wounds of several people. He was a bit clumsy next to the teacher, and even sweated when he spoke, but a few simple exchanges In the middle, the teachers also know that the intensity of today's battle is not high at all.
"... The Jurchens haven't seriously attacked the city. They are mainly testing the stone-throwing machine recently, and it's raining heavily today. These injuries are nothing at all. If they were allowed to hit the wall, it would be miserable... "
Even if it is a "nothing" injury, the arrow is shot into the body and then pulled out. It is also the most unbearable pain given to people...
After staying in such an environment for an entire afternoon, Shi Shi's body was also full of blood. Hou Jing brought her steamed buns, but of course she couldn't eat them, but her body was swaying and she seemed to have no strength. Occasionally speaking with Hou Jing, Hou Jing told her about the siege of the city in the early days and the tragic battle. When Shishi looked at the city wall again, it was towering and towering. The square city wall became as thin as paper again.
More than one million people, just like this, are surrounded by the city walls in all directions. Once the city walls are crossed, all of them may have such a fate...
Even in wars like today, many people died. Naturally more in the past. And outside the city walls, the people who died on the field. More and more.
During these days, Shishi occasionally fantasized about the fate of these people. He also remembered the last time the two met when Ning Yi left. She was in the city, and she saw such a scene today. What kind of situation did the other party experience when she was outside the city
For more than a month, news of reinforcements and King Qin's army came from outside the city several times. The Jurchen attacked continuously and mercilessly. During this period of time, they defeated the army of the Qin Kings one by one.
"... Outside the city, hundreds of thousands of troops have been defeated by the Jurchens. Those Jurchens, I heard that they have swept the northern side of Bianliang several times. Many people died, I am afraid that the bodies are still there... There is no place to bury... Those Jurchen sieges are not familiar yet, but their cavalry is invincible on the flat ground, and they can't even run..."
Hou Jing told her about the war that he could understand. Hundreds of thousands of troops came one after another, and they were defeated one after another. No one could count on Bianliang City. Now it seems that the area to the north is probably already gone. Was killed thousands of miles away...
A thousand miles away...
The teacher looked at the city wall and imagined that countless people had been killed in the place outside the city. Ning Yi didn't know if they were inside or not, but hundreds of thousands of rescuers had either been defeated or killed. In this city on this wilderness, there are one million people alone, and I am afraid that no one can save them.
After she returned to Fanlou, she fell ill that night. After being ill for five days, after recovering, I consulted the doctor in Fanlou for advice on how to treat the wound, and then went to the wounded barracks to help.
Sometimes Yu Hezhong, Chen Sifeng and others would come to her and talk about the war. She would often think of Ning Yi. Someone she knew went to the battlefield. She didn't know what happened to him, whether he was still alive, or what he was doing. If she was alive, did she fear or run away in such an environment, and she didn't know whether she wanted him to escape, live, or die bravely. The time in Bianliang City was in such an atmosphere, Day by day passed.
In Mutuogang, the Jurchen army camp, the soldiers did not start to rest because of the cold weather, and many siege machines were being built in full swing. Jurchen is good at fighting with horses and sieging cities. Although they have accumulated some in the process of destroying the Liao Kingdom, they are short-sighted after all. Taking advantage of the opportunity of siege, Zongwang plans to train them. After all, the Jin Kingdom will take all of them in the future. Wu Dynasty, all the way south, there are still many cities that need to be conquered.
During this period of time, the cavalry he commanded also showed almost invincible combat power in this field. Except for the city being the only target to be conquered, there was basically no need to worry about the rest.
After a few battles, Wu Dynasty's combat power, he had a bottom line in his heart. The power of a country was so weak that, to be honest, it was beyond his expectations.
In addition to being stationed here with the mentality of training soldiers, for the Jurchen army, another purpose these days is to hunt for curiosity. In the process of sweeping around, Jurchen scoured a lot of good things and arrested a lot of people. Delicious and fun things are now popular in the military camp. Fortunately, Zongwang is now very prestige. The generals also kept their soldiers adequately trained and nervous.
In November, it was about to snow. On an ordinary day, when the Han army commander Liu Yanzong and General Huolikai were patrolling the barracks, Huolikai casually mentioned something.
"There are fewer and fewer Han people around here."
"Huh?" Liu Yanzong frowned.
"Three thousand people were sent out yesterday, and they patrolled for fifty miles around, but they found nothing."
Liu Yanzong smiled: "I've been here for so many days, and the people around me should go. They've all gone too, so what's no wonder."
Living life changed his head and shook his head: "In the past, the water and soil around here were fertile, even if the army came over, there were many people hiding in the mountains. Now, even if they searched the mountains, they couldn't find anyone. The last general is not worried that they are being Those who were scared away or killed. I just heard from some people who were arrested that among the officials of the Wu Dynasty, there were still people evacuating the surrounding people and food, and the area might have expanded to more than a hundred miles. The purpose is to The strong walls and clear fields will cut off the source of our army's food and grass. If it is true, maybe it should be taken seriously."
Liu Yanzong frowned and thought for a while, and then smiled lightly: "The people of the Wu Dynasty must do the things of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields. Now our army has enough food and grass for a few months, and sending people to go out is just to move the muscles and bones. Now this food and grass is enough. There is no need to worry about this matter." He lowered his voice immediately, "The Wu Dynasty is southward, and the winter is cold and penetrating, although it is different from my land in Liaodong. But it is not a serious problem after all, once the siege equipment is fully used. The army. Immediately attack the city. The army of the Wu Dynasty has no morale, and only relies on the strong city to resist, just like the Liao kingdom went to Beijing, if it is not for the use of these weapons, it may have been broken. Now let's wait for a while."
When the Jurchen attacked Shangjing in the Liao Kingdom, regardless of the cost, Shangjing was also a fortified city, and it was broken in half a day. Of course, there are many complicated reasons for this, but after defeating hundreds of thousands of troops under the city of Bianliang. Most of the Jurchens have such self-confidence. If it weren't for the commander who wanted to train the use of siege equipment, he would be sieging the city at any cost, and Bianliang might not be able to last for a few days.
This was just a small episode, and no one remembered it in his heart for a while. Although he said it in life, he was not too worried in his heart. It was just a habit of caution. After that, it will no longer be serious, and when this matter is brought up again, it will be some time later that Jurchen has to be serious...
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The north bank of the Yellow River.
A team of horses is crossing the river.
This horse team has about 2,000 people. The square formation by the river is neat, the queue is quiet and chilling, and the rear also uses a car to pull some things.
The fleet that was responsible for transporting them was arranged by the nearby county magistrate. Since it was located at the ferry of the Yellow River and it was wartime, the leader of the fleet had already transported many people over the past few days, and how many people had been transported back. What passed was an entire army, but what came back was often broken, wounded, and dead.
After transporting so many troops, the captain of the ship can basically recognize the quality of these soldiers, but the horse team in front of him is a bit strange. The soldiers among them seem to be seasoned and slaughtered veterans. In the military of the Wu Dynasty, such soldiers are often elite and personal soldiers, but every time they are such elite soldiers, they are also prone to those who are condescending and do not care about anything. Ruffians, and those who remain serious and trembling are often those recruits. Although they look obedient and tidy, such soldiers often collapse after entering the battlefield. Some of them are not even able to escape, and the casualties are often the highest.
This team has two characteristics. On the one hand, their team is neatly drawn, on the other hand, each of their compositions does not look like a mediocre person.
After seeing their organization, the captain of the ship knew that this was the rebel army who surrendered when recruiting in the north - but to be honest, this is even more strange - the so-called rebel army is often composed of mountain bandits and bandits. These teams are less disciplined. The rebel army rose up, but there were very few who really dared to catch up to find the Jurchen, but it was just a good word. According to Ning Yi, those people are models of "at least patriotic", but to put it more sternly: How many people have done wrong to "at least patriotic"
But in any case, his fleet transported the team in a regular manner, and when parting, he also told the other party about the Jurchen situation in detail, asking them to be careful not to repeat the mistakes of the army ahead.
"We are different." The lieutenant named Han Jing in the army said this when he put the few ingots of silver that served as the capital of the ferry into the hands of the captain of the fleet. Naturally, he did not refute, but he also remembered this team that was said to have come from Luliang Mountain. He secretly looked towards the front of the queue, and the cloaked general looked like a woman.
He had glanced at each other when he was on the other side of the Yellow River, and when the gaze under the cloak looked over, he felt as if his eyes had been pricked by a needle. Dare to look around...
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This is a valley on the south bank of the Yellow River. The woods and valleys stretch. At this time, this place has become a temporary camp for troops. Outside the valley, horses and trenches stretch together, making it the most unsuitable place for horse fighting. place.
Hundreds of thousands of troops have been defeated in the fields north of Bianliang since the Jurchen offensive was launched on the night of September 24 and now in November. The bodies of many people are now in that field, and there are also many soldiers who have fled and lost their traces. But there are always a few forces that can temporarily gather the crowd.
The place in front of us was originally a branch of the Wu Rui Camp. In this name, it collected a lot of other collapsed troops, and finally settled here. Now, they are training all day.
It's a bit difficult to gnaw here, and it's not very far from Mutuogang and Bianliang City. Jurchen knows their existence, but after seeing the overlapping trenches and refusing horses, they are too lazy to storm in for the time being.
Ning Yi stood on the bank of the river, his face pale, he coughed a few times, and beside him were a few people belonging to Zhuji—not warriors, mostly accountants, staff officers, and the like.
"...I asked, it's the dry season now, so the water level is so low, it will rise after the spring." Ning Yi turned back and pointed to the guide surface, "If you dig this precaution when the water level is at its highest, the Yellow River will be diverted, and the flood will rise. Go straight to Bianliang City, when the time comes..."
He paused, took a breath, and waved: "At that time, the water will recede, and the fertile fields will be able to feed a lot of people."
Several people were looking towards the river, only Ning Yi was facing the direction of the valley, the distant moat, the fortifications, the people in the whole valley, his face was pale, and his eyes were a little pale. That is the color of death.
Although he claims to be ruthless and has dominated the lives of many people, the death he has seen in the past month or so has far exceeded the sum of the past. Including himself, he has walked through it several times in the face of life and death.
That night in Qixian, the injury he suffered was not completely healed even now, and more people don't even have the chance to recover from the injury... (Please search Piao astronomy for better updates quick!
ps: Well, seven thousand words, the whole battle of Bianliang should be put under this title ^_^