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When the blizzard was smaller, the people in the valley received a message from the front, and then there were silhouettes that stretched out in the blizzard.
Yue Fei's infantrymen and more than a thousand people rescued from the Moutuogang camp entered the valley one after another. Due to the news reported in advance, a bonfire had already been lit in the valley. The people who come have prepared blankets and accommodation. Since the valley is not really that big, after passing through the barrier formed by the refusal of horses and the trenches, what appeared in front of these bullied people were the figures of soldiers in circles and rows above the valley, knowing that when they came back , everyone came out, and in the wind and snow, more than ten thousand figures spread out in front of their eyes...
Afterwards, these figures also raised the swords and guns in their hands and made cheers and roars, shaking the sky.
Some of the rescued people burst into tears and cried on the spot.
After the defeat in the early morning of September 25th, Ning Yi gathered these defeated soldiers and racked his brains in order to boost his morale. In the past two months, the first group of people who followed around played an excellent role in setting an example. After that, a lot of publicity was done, and a relatively frenetic and consistent atmosphere was formed in the camp. A lot of training, but even so, three days of freezing is not a day's cold, even if he has experienced a certain amount of ideological work, Ning Yi simply does not dare to pull these 10,000 people out to fight a tough battle.
However, the previous propaganda content in the valley originally talked about the suffering of these people and their families after the country was destroyed, the tragedy in Bianliang, and the history of Wuhu chaos and two-legged sheep. After listening to the truth, there is a sense of sadness and despair. To inspire generosity and tragic heroism is just empty talk on paper. However, when Ning Yi and others led the army directly to Mutuogang. When the news that the food and grass were burned and even more than a thousand people were rescued, everyone's hearts were truly inspired.
If all the previous statements are just warm-up and foreshadowing, only when this news comes, all the efforts will really be deducted into a circle. Over the past two days, Wenren, who stayed behind, has spared no effort to publicize these things: Jurchen is not invincible. We even rescued our own compatriots, who suffered so much... blah blah blah. When the figures of these people finally appeared in front of everyone, all the propaganda came true.
The roar that sounded in the valley at this time was truly the cheers and roars from everyone. However, they later discovered that the cavalry did not follow.
Wen Ren Buer asked Yue Fei and others why. In the valley, the warm atmosphere of welcoming these poor people continued, as to why the cavalry had not followed. It spread immediately.
On the way back to Xia Village, because the infantry and the rescued people were not moving very fast, the cavalry had been guarding by the side. And because Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren's 10,000 people might block their way head-on, Qin Shaoqian, Ning Yi and others led the cavalry to block the way of Zhang and Liu on the road not far from Xia Village.
At this time, the wind and snow continued, and through the hilltops of Xia Village, there was no sign of war. However, with 2,000 cavalry, tens of thousands of troops were stopped. It may be possible to retreat, but fight. The loss is still not small. After learning the news, even if someone came to invite Ying, these people included Liu Huizu and Qiu Ju, the original generals of the Wu Dynasty army, as well as newcomers who were promoted after the integration of Ning Yi and Qin Shaoqian. Several generals were obviously selected by everyone. , with a high reputation. As they came over, the rest of the soldiers rushed forward one after another, blood rushing up and hunting with sword light.
"We're hiding in the back, we shouldn't let these brothers bleed ahead—"
"More than 10,000 people dare to call out, we will kill them. Swallow them alive-"
"Brothers, after holding back for so long and practicing for so long, it's time to let this life go! Let's see who is still a coward—"
"Right for this life, there is no retreat!"
At this time, it was like a pot was exploded in the valley. When everyone responded, the fighting spirit was awe-inspiring. Wen Ren Buer was concerned about the battle situation ahead and wanted to send someone to respond, but immediately suppressed everyone's emotions.
"At the moment of the war, the military orders are like mountains, how can it be a child's play! Since General Qin sent people back, I have to wait for me not to act rashly. It is already a plan. If you cheer up, the resentful army is outside, and I am afraid that there will be no battle. What! Don't be anxious when facing the enemy! Although the resentful army is not as good as the main force of the Jurchen, it is also the strongest soldier in the world-all sharpen the blade for me, wait quietly-"
After two months of integration in the valley, apart from Qin Shaoqian, the one in charge of the center is the Zhuji and Xiangfu system under Ning Yi's command. Hearing Ren Buer's order, all the generals were unwilling, but they did not dare to disobey. , I had to suppress my emotions and ordered my soldiers to prepare for battle and wait quietly.
The wind and snow was long, and everyone took the order, but the boiling blood could not be suppressed for a while. The soldiers in charge of the inner circle settled the captured prisoners, and the soldiers in the outer circle had already sharpened their knives and waited for the arrival of the Changsheng Army. The atmosphere in the entire valley was chilling. The prisoners who had been connected to the rear had just been settled down, and they saw the soldiers around them with their armor and swords rushing forward like water veins. They knew that the battle was imminent, but in the Thousands of people on this land are ready.
Such a team can defeat the ever victorious army... Many people think this way.
Not long after, on the side of the foothills, riding shadows rushed through the snow and swept along the white mountain road. One horse, two horses, and gradually hundreds of thousands of horses were led by Qin Shaoqian, Ning Yi and others. The elite cavalry team, gathered into a torrent, galloped back...
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Fu Lu's figure was running through the mountains, like an electric light that melted into the wind and snow. He followed the cavalry from a distance. Even though the two officers accompanying him had some martial arts skills, they had already been left behind by him. behind.
Just now, between the snowy mountains, the confrontation between two thousand cavalry and tens of thousands of troops, the atmosphere was chilling, and it was about to break out. But in the end, it didn't go to the direction of the confrontation.
More than 2,000 people aimed to cover the infantry in the rear and intercepted the Changsheng Army. They chose to appear on the snowy ridge. In a moment, they exerted great pressure on the more than ten thousand Changsheng Army. When the slap of the scabbard and the saddle came again and again, each time, it seemed to be accumulating the power to charge, and the army below was hunting with banners and flags. But they didn't dare to act rashly. Their positions were already at the most suitable angle for the cavalry to rush into the formation. Once more than 2,000 horses rushed forward, the consequences would be disastrous.
Among the generals in the Changsheng Army, Guo Yaoshi was the strongest, but Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren were under him. There are also four thousand cavalry. Just as a light cavalry, you have lost the opportunity to circumnavigate and flank, and rushing against the snow slope is naturally unlikely. The opponent is consuming the morale of the ever-victorious army in one rush, two and three, and three, and many times, it is more uncomfortable to lead and fail to launch than to take advantage of the charge. Fu Lu was lying in the snow, watching the confrontation between the two sides, the snow and the chill made the world dark.
This is the real confrontation of the strong army. Every slap of the horse team was as neat as a single person, but because of the concentration of more than 2,000 people, the slap was so heavy that it seemed to hit everyone's heartbeat. To shout and rush over, consume the opponent's mental strength, but in the end. They were still lined up in the snowstorm. Fu Lu followed Zhou Dong on the rivers and lakes and knew many bandits, horses and bandits. When encircling the prey, it will also force the besieged to surrender by flapping, but it is impossible to achieve such uniformity.
When the Changsheng Army couldn't hold back, the cavalry on the snowy mountain almost simultaneously reined in their horses and turned around, disappearing from the sight of the army at the foot of the mountain at a neat pace.
The confrontation for a short period of time made the two generals around De Fulu feel dry and hot, and they still haven't reacted. Fulu had already rushed in pursuit in the direction where the cavalry disappeared.
Passing through the mountains in front, after a while, Fu Lu saw the valley between the snowy mountains, and the previous cavalry was going in from the side. On both sides of the field of vision, wooden walls as high as more than ten feet stretched along the foot of the mountain. Although the height of the city's defense was insufficient compared to many small towns, but looking at the fire in the valley, and the appearance of swords and spears, it was obvious that they had brought Chang Sheng army here, and they were going to stick to it.
After the defeat, in Xia Village, the name of Qin Shaoqian, the second son of the right prime minister, was played, and only more than ten thousand people were gathered. Never came to visit. But at this time, the momentum displayed here is almost two completely different concepts from the appearance in the Wusheng Army camp.
Before this, it was not that Fu Lu didn't know what the military of the Wu Dynasty looked like. On the contrary, Zhou Tong wanted to lead the army to fight and serve the country all his life. They were very clear about the military of the Wu Dynasty. That's why Chen Yanshu enlisted him to help boost his morale. Although he could play a small role, Chen Yanshu kept shrinking. Even if the 30,000 troops in the garrison were incapable of fighting, he could understand them all. Speaking of, on the contrary, if the army is not like this, it is really beyond his expectations.
However, from the previous confrontation to the current situation, the fighting spirit and murderous aura of the army in front of him are subverting all these thoughts.
After more than a month in Wu Sheng's army, he had already vaguely known that Ning Yi and Ning Liheng had followed Qin Shaoqian to the side of Xia Village. It's just that the capital is in danger and the country is in danger. Regarding Zhou Tong's affairs, he didn't have time to come and entrust him. At this time, he couldn't help but think of his previous dealings with this "inner demon". He wanted to entrust Zhou Tong's news to him because Ning Yi was ruthless towards those people in the green forest, but at this time, the matter of destroying tens of thousands of people in Liangshan, disaster relief and confrontation with the world's gentry really appeared in his heart. This man, who seemed to be only the devil of the green forest and the big businessman, didn't know what he had done with that General Qin to make the whole camp look like this.
what are they trying to do...
Fu Lu looked into the distance, and at the end of the wind and snow was the embankment of the Yellow River. Different from all the rout forces entrenched near Bianliang at this time, only this camp, they seem to be waiting for the arrival of Changsheng Army and Jurchen, and they are not even ready to retreat. More than 10,000 people, once the camp is destroyed, they will not even have a choice in the direction of the rout.
Breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, the sad soldier will win...
When this thought flashed through my mind, in the valley over there, the sound of killing sounded like a thunderous roar...
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Looking at the direction of the wind and snow, Ning Yi, Qin Shaoqian and others rode to a high platform that had been set up.
At this time, the fact that the 2,000 cavalry soldiers forced more than 10,000 permanent victorious troops to dare not advance only with their momentum has also spread in the camp. No matter how strong the combat strength is, defense is always cheaper than offense. Outside the valley, as long as they can't fight, Ning Yi and the others will never start a war recklessly.
"Brothers! We are back!" The voice of the voice spread along the wind and snow. On that high platform, it was the most stoic, vicious, and scheming young man in this camp. Everyone knew that without him, everyone would never have achieved such a victory. Therefore, as the voice sounded, someone waved and shouted in response, but then the valley became quiet, and the words of the scholar named Ning Yi also seemed calm, even indifferent: "We brought back your relatives, and we also brought back. Your enemy. Next, there is no chance of any repair."
"Outside the mountain. The 11,000 grudge army is coming. I don't want to judge how powerful they are. I just want to tell you that there will be more and more. Ten thousand people, there are 57,000 people outside Bianliang City, I don't know how many people will come to attack us, there is a chance of victory. Hold on..." He said, "Hold on."
"Get through this winter. When spring comes, victory will come. You don't have to think about retreating, you don't have to think about what it will look like after defeat. Two months ago, you suffered a humiliating defeat here, such a thing. There will be no more. . This winter, every inch of your feet will be stained with blood, either yours, or the enemy's, the enemy's, the Jurchen. I don't need to tell you how hard it is. Because this is what you can think of in the world The hardest thing in the world, but I can tell you that when the blood is here, I am with you; all the generals here... and the messed up generals, with you; your brothers, with you; One million people in Bianliang are with you; the fate of this world is with you. If you lose, you will burn all the jade and stone. If you win, you have done the most difficult thing in the world."
When he talked about the messed up generals, he waved his hand towards the middle-level generals next to him, and no one laughed.
"So, winning, including all the mess, is what we think about. You're lucky, there's only one thing you think about next, and that's next, from outside, no matter how many. People, Zhang Linghui, Liu Shunren, Guo Pharmacist, Wanyan Zongwang, Qi Jun, Jurchen, whether it is a thousand people, ten thousand people, even a hundred thousand people, you bury them all here, use your hands, feet, weapons , teeth, until no one can be buried here, until you walk in blood, bones and entrails all the way to your ankles—"
On the wooden platform, Ning Yi's high-pitched voice rolled out along the wind and snow. At this moment, he paused, and then finished his speech quietly and simply.
He said, "Kill."
There was silence for a while, and then the people nearby said: "Kill!"
The voices of the people in the rear also sounded: "Kill—"
There was another moment of silence, and the voices of nearly 20,000 people were like thunderous roars: "Kill————" The entire sky was rolled, and the earth trembled.
Under the ice surface of the Yellow River, there is a turbulent undercurrent. Soon after, the figure of the Changsheng Army brigade appeared outside the valley.
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Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren watched the situation of the camp on the snow slope.
In front of the camp, there is indeed an open road, but at the front, piles of snow, horses, and trenches form a difficult area to charge, and this area extends all the way to the interior of the camp.
However, the camp wall is not high, and it is not easy to build a defensive line of more than ten feet in a hurry to protect everything. Even if there are wood thorns and spear forests in some places, the blocking effect that can be played is probably still not as good as the city wall of a small city. .
"Why did they choose to garrison here?"
"...Because the Yellow River is behind it?"
Liu Shunren thought of this not long after.
When Zong Wang went to attack Bianliang, the task given to the resentful army was to find out the force that wanted to conquer the Yellow River. Guo Yaoshi chose the Western Army because the defeat of the Western Army was the greatest contribution. However, in this case, the army of the Wu Dynasty has all kinds of strong walls and clear fields, and many cities near Bianliang have been abandoned. After the army is defeated, it can be garrisoned in any strong city, but the army in front of it has chosen such a valley with no way back. There is an answer that is about to come out.
Previously, Jurchen might have collected information around Bianliang, but after a period of time, it was determined that the military heart collapsed even more after the Wu Dynasty army was dispersed, and everyone was no longer too concerned about them. At this time, when I got up, I realized that the place in front of me really fits the description of Jue Yellow River.
On the other hand, at the Chaobai River, Guo Yaoshi wanted to compete with Zongwang's army. Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren's betrayal forced him to surrender to Zongwang. Even if he had already accepted his fate at this time, it would be impossible to say that he had nothing against these two brothers. In the case of Jurchen's work, they have to be wary of each other. If Zongwang can get rid of this trouble in his heart, it must be a great achievement.
"However, it is said that there are nearly 20,000 troops stationed here. I just saw that the combat strength is not bad. Our troops are only more than 10,000 people. If they resist desperately, I am afraid that they will hurt their vitality..." After the discussion, Zhang Linghui was somewhat worried. .
The two thousand cavalry who had just blocked their way. The momentum is astonishing, especially the coordination of everyone slapping together, which is definitely not something ordinary troops can achieve. You must know that on the battlefield, blood is surging. Even if the general army has been trained, it is inevitable that some people will not be able to keep up with the rhythm of their companions because of their high emotions during the war. Zhang Linghui and others have been fighting for half their lives on the battlefield. Although Fang Cai was shocked, he was also waiting for the other party's momentum to be slightly chaotic. There will be an attack here.
However, until the end, the opponent did not show any flaws. At that time, Zhang Linghui and others couldn't help but take action, and the opponent suddenly retreated. This confrontation was equivalent to the opponent winning. The next half day. If the subordinate troops want to fight with people, they will probably leave a psychological shadow, which is why they did not chase after them, but followed the troops in a leisurely manner.
If all the opposing troops have such qualities, they can eat themselves up in a head-on battle. Moreover, they also occupy the defensive terrain.
"However... the military of the Wu Dynasty was defeated and disintegrated before. If it had such fighting strength at the beginning, it would never have been defeated like this. If it were you and me, even if you have elite soldiers on hand, you want to attack Mutuogang, and the strength is insufficient. How dare you keep your strength?" Liu Shunren analyzed it, "So I concluded that in this valley, there are only more than 4,000 soldiers who are good at fighting, and the rest are composed of broken soldiers. How could it be four thousand against ten thousand, a risky blow?"
The Jurchen army was the strongest army in the world at this time, with more than 10,000 people guarding Mutuogang. No matter how powerful and arrogant people are, as long as they have spare strength, I am afraid they will not use 4,000 people to attack. In this calculation, the composition of the army in the valley is ready to come out.
With 16,000 weak soldiers mixed with 4,000 elite soldiers, it is possible to be led by 4,000 elite soldiers, but if the others are too weak, it is really difficult to say who is stronger or weaker between these 20,000 and the simple 4,000. Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren were both people who understood the situation of the Wu Dynasty. That night, the army camped and calculated the possibility of victory or defeat. In the early morning of the next day, the army launched an attack on the Xia Village valley.
The snow was still falling, and the night sky was still dark. The Xiacun defenders who had been waiting for the whole night had already found out what happened to the resentful army. White steam was in people's mouths. teeth, soldiers drew their bows, put up their shields, and some people moved their arms, making short "ah" shouts in the dark.
After a lapse of two months, the life-and-death battle of the war came up again like a tide.
There is no way back...
Ning Yi walked in the crowd: "The order is ready to fire."
"No." Qin Shaoqian, Yue Fei and others all refuted in an instant. Qin Shaoqian looked at the young general next to him with some approval in his eyes. Yue Fei cupped his hands and stepped back.
"Why?"
"See blood first." Qin Shaoqian said, "Blood on both sides."
… Only by seeing blood can we instantly understand the cruelty of war.
Ning Yi nodded. After all, he still didn't know enough about war.
The first round of bows and arrows rose in the darkness, crossed the sky on both sides, and fell again, some on the ground, some on the shield... Some fell.
In the darkness, the smell of blood filled the air. Ning Yi looked back and saw that there were very few fires in the entire valley, and everyone seemed to be condensed into one body. The person in charge of treatment rushed over and dragged them down. Ning Yi heard someone shout: "It's okay! It's okay! Don't touch me! I only have a little injury on my leg, and I can kill people!"
On the snowfield outside the camp wall, the rustling of footsteps was becoming more intense. Even if he didn't look at the heights, Ning Yi could know that the soldiers of the resentful army with their shields rushed over. Gradually, like a rushing tide, it merged into a violent whistle!
After two rounds of bows and arrows, the whistling sound rushed to the camp wall. The wooden camp wall, which is only more than ten feet high, can't actually play a big blocking role in this desperate battlefield. Just at the moment when the soldiers met, the shouts from the wall suddenly sounded: "Kill ah-" The night was torn apart! Huge rocks hit the tide! The ladder was placed on the camp wall, and the hooks flew up. These soldiers from the north outside Yanmen Pass were holding their shields, shouting and rushing. Inside the camp wall, the soldiers who had undergone a lot of monotonous training these days shot out their guns with the same fierce attitude. Knives are fired, shot from top to bottom, and in a blink of an eye, on the front line of contact, blood waves burst open...
In the winter of the thirteenth year of Jinghan, in the early morning on the first day of December, on the crumbling city of Bianliang, the battle of the new day had not yet begun. In the Xiacun Valley, which was nearly thirty miles away, another decisive battle was fought by Zhang Linghui. , Liu Shunren's attack as the fuse, has been quietly launched. At this time, not many people realized the importance of this battlefield. Many eyes were staring at the fierce and dangerous Bianliang City Defense. Even if they occasionally turned their eyes, they only thought that Xia Village had finally aroused the resentment of the army. attention, launched a retaliatory attack.
For the fighting, heroism and stupidity here, it falls in the eyes of everyone, and there are those who scoff, those who regret, and those who respect. No matter what mood they have, it is an indisputable fact that the rest of the teams near Bianliang will no longer be able to rescue the capital in such a situation. Whether Xia Village can play a big role in this battle, at least at the beginning, no one had such expectations. Especially when Guo Yaoshi cast his eyes on this side and put all the 36,000-odd soldiers of the resentful army into this battlefield, everyone just hoped that they would be defeated and surrendered in the battle here. .
In any case, on the first day of December, Qin Siyuan received the last message from Xia Village in the military department of the capital city: Our department has entered the battle as scheduled. From this moment on, the capital city and Xia Village are all one Life is the same life, and death is the same death. The princes of Wangjing City cherish it. After this battle, they will see each other again.
This message is both simple and strange. It is like the tone of Ning Yi, and it is like Qin Shaoqian's words. It is like a subordinate sends it to a boss, a colleague sends it to a colleague, and it looks like a son who is away sent it to his father. Qin Siyuan received it when he was walking out of the military hall. After reading the message, he put it in his sleeve and stopped under the eaves. The entourage saw the old man standing there with a cane. In front of him was a chaotic street. The coming and going of soldiers and galloping horses made everything muddy, and the sky was full of snow. The old man was facing all this, with blue veins bulging on the back of his hands, his lips pursed tightly, his eyes firm and majestic, mixed with a little bit of ferocity.
These days, his expression is like this most of the time, he seems to be fighting against all difficulties, with Jurchen, with heaven and earth, with his body, no one can defeat him in such eyes.
And it seems that no one can defeat this city before defeating him.
The Jurchen siege continues.
After this, there are many, many people, it's hard to say goodbye... (Please search for astronomy, better and faster!
ps: 7,000 words, big chapters.