Twilight is gloomy.
Central Plains.
world.
In the first year of Jingping, in winter, when the north wind blew wildly under the low sky, the northern half of the Wu Dynasty, which had prospered like a paradise for more than two hundred years, has declined like a flash in the pan. As the Jurchen went south, huge chaos was brewing. To the north of Bianliang, although large areas had not yet been hit by the military disaster, the basic order had begun to shake.
The troops were scattered, business was stagnant, and the order of the city was deadlocked. After more than 200 years of Wu Dynasty rule, Wang Hua has been deeply transformed. Before this, no one thought that one day a barbarian of another ethnic group would suddenly be replaced by a barbarian in his hometown. However, at least at this moment, a small number of people, There may have been some sort of dark outline coming, though they didn't yet know how deep that darkness would be.
There were several things that had to be written over the course of several years when the collapse began to be recorded. In the winter of the thirteenth year of Jinghan, the Jin people went south for the first time, and a year later, they went south for the second time, breaking the city of Bianliang. Among them, Jinghan's 14th year of slaughtering the king may not be fully qualified to be on the list of major events.
As for this winter, when Bianliang broke the city, there was another piece of the puzzle that constituted the prelude to the collapse of the whole world, which happened in a place that most people did not know.
northwest.
At the border of Wu Dynasty and Xixia, the two hundred-mile Hengshan area is sparsely populated.
This is the site of four battles since ancient times. Since the Tang Dynasty, after hundreds of years to the Wu Dynasty, the northwest folk customs were sturdy and wars continued. In the Tang Dynasty, there was a poem "Poor Wuding River Bone, like a person in a deep boudoir dream", the Wuding River in the poem is the river located in the Hengshan area. This is the northern edge of the loess plateau. The land is desolate and there is not much vegetation. Therefore, the river is often diverted, so the river is named "undetermined". It is also because the land value here is not high and there are not many residents, so it has become a border between the two countries.
At the same time, two hundred miles across the mountain. It is also a natural barrier for Wu Dynasty to enter Xixia, or Xixia to enter Wu Dynasty.
Since a hundred years ago, Li Deming, a member of the party project, established the Xixia Kingdom, which has had large and small disputes with Liao, Wu, and Tubo. For more than a hundred years, the existence of Xixia. As a result, in the northwest of the Wu Dynasty, the Western Army, which was the most proficient in fighting in the entire country, and was also the most feared by the court after that, appeared. There have been many times of war in the past century. However, what most people in the Wu Dynasty did not know is that over the years, with the efforts of many soldiers from the Western Army, the Yang family, and the Zhe family, by the middle of the Jinghan Dynasty, the Western Army had pushed the front line. across the entire Hengshan area.
If there is no rise and southward movement of the Jin Kingdom, in a few years, the army of the Wu Dynasty would have marched to the northwest. The entire Western Xia will be safe from danger.
Of course, this can only be an afterthought-style lyricism and emotion.
In the first year of Jingping, the Jurchen attacked the martial arts for the second time. In the area north of Hengshan that not many people noticed, on this day in November, the figure of the army appeared in this desolate world. The banner of the Western Xia Li family was raised high, and thousands of infantry and crossbow soldiers appeared on the horizon, stretching across the mountains. Raise dust. And the most astonishing thing is the three thousand cavalry walking slowly near the main army of the army, which is the most powerful in the Xixia army. The world-famous heavy cavalry "Iron Harrier" has dispatched the entire army.
Guarded by the "Iron Harrier" in the center, is the Western Xia King Banner hunting and fluttering in the north wind. In the war with the brothers of the Chong family, after losing control of the Hengshan area a few years ago, the king of Xixia, Li Ganshun, finally marched his troops south again to force Sui and Yanzhou!
Outside the world. There are also small things that temporarily intersect with the general trend and then separate.
Da da da.
It's getting late. On the winding mountain road that is not too far from the Hengshan area, the horse team is marching. The night road in the mountains is difficult, but the people in the front and back have weapons, bows and crossbows, and some horsebacks and mules carry boxes, cloth bags, etc. The person at the front of the queue is missing a hand. He carried a single sword on his back, but as the steed marched forward, he also had a leisurely aura on his body, and in this leisurely, there was a bit of sternness, which blended with the cold wind of winter. Du Sha, the famous "towering sword".
In the queue at the rear, there are Chen Fan and his wife who have become masters of Ba Dao Zhuang, Zhu Biao, Chen Tuozi and others from Zhu Ji. This team adds up to only about a hundred people, but most of them are green forest experts. They have experienced battle formations and know how to join forces to fight together. Even if they really want to confront the enemy head-on, they can compete with hundreds or even thousands of troops without falling behind. , the reason is also because the person in the center of the queue, as the leader, has become a common enemy in the world.
Watermelon rode a horse and walked side by side with a scholar named Ning Yi in the middle of the queue. The mountains in the northwest have low and rough vegetation. As a southerner, the mountains are rugged and somewhat desolate, the sky is late, and the north wind has cooled. She doesn't care about this, but she has some worries along the way, so her face is a little bad.
"... It's hard to get in or get out in this kind of place. Six or seven thousand people will have to eat meat if they want to fight. Sooner or later, they will starve. You always choose delicious food. It depends on what you do."
Because of her worries, she walked in front of her, still looking like a young girl, and she was still snarling at the same time, surrounded by experts, although the voice was not high, but everyone could still hear it, each of them tightened their faces, no Dare to laugh. After getting along for nearly half a year, everyone in the team, even if they don't belong to the Ba Dao Camp, already knows that she is not easy to mess with.
This is not easy to be provoked, and it will not appear in too many places. I have been managing Ba Dao Zhuang for many years. Even if I am a woman, some behaviors are special, and I have already cultivated the aura of joy and anger, not because of trivial matters. And anger the cultivation of others. But only in front of Ning Yi, these cultivations have no effect. Among them, some people know the reason and won't say much, and some people don't know and dare not say more.
Since Hangzhou and Ning Yi met, until now, the age of watermelon has reached 23 years old. In theory, she married someone and even had a "bridal chamber" with Ning Yi. However, after a series of events, this marriage was only in name only. Because of things such as breaking Hangzhou and killing the Seven Buddhas, the two sides were entangled in grievances and difficult to resolve.
Half a year ago, Ning Yi summoned the Ba Dao people to Beijing to kill the emperor and rebelled, and Xigua led the crowd. After the chaos in the capital, a group of people gathered westward, then headed north, looking for a place to stay. They also repaired for a period of time in Luliang Mountain. During the initial period of time, the relationship between her and Ning Yi was always a little closer. But can't get close to the small gap.
The matter of killing Fang Qifo is too big, even if I look back. Now I can understand what Ning Yi was doing at that time—but Xigua is a face-loving girl, and even though her heart is emotional, she is also afraid that others will say that she forgot her public affairs because of her personal interests, and point at her behind her back. She thought about this in her heart, and when she met Ning Yi, she always had to draw a clear line and put it aside.
These things fall into the eyes of Chen Fan, Ji Qianer and other people who have already married, which is naturally quite ridiculous. But in front of watermelon. Don't dare to show it or you will turn your face. However, during that time, Ning Yi had a lot of things to do. He killed the emperor hastily, and the world was shocked. But what to do next, where to go, how to go in the future, whether there will be a future, all kinds of problems need to be solved, short-term, medium-term and long-term goals must be defined and convincing.
On the other hand, Ning Yi also has Tan'er and other family members to take care of, so that there is not much time for real communication between the two. It was often Ning Yi who came over to say hello and said a word, the watermelon slapped her face coldly, and was afraid that Ning Yi would go away, she often had to "hum" twice to show her disdain for Ning Yi. Everyone was amused, but Ning Yi would not be annoyed, he was used to the thin skin of watermelon.
Fortunately, there is still time to get along without talking. After killing the emperor, Chaotang will definitely kill Ning Yi with the utmost force. Therefore, no matter where he went, Ning Yi had to be accompanied by one or two great masters. Either red grapes, or watermelons, or Chen Fan, Zhu Biao, and the others returned to Luliang. Hongti also has some things to come forward to deal with, so Watermelon follows the most.
She practiced martial arts with her father since she was a child, and later followed Fang La's rebellion. She did not feel tired and bored when she was busy and tossing and turning. On the issue of leading Ba Dao Zhuang, the watermelon is thick and thin, but it is not a woman who can arrange the details in an orderly manner. In this regard, Ba Dao Zhuang still has to thank Liu Tiannan, the general manager. In the days that followed, he followed Ning Yi, and Xigua had a personality that liked the talents of others. Sometimes Ning Yi would tell people about things and make arrangements in the room, or tell a group of officers about his future plans. Xigua sat next to him or Even sitting on the roof with your chin up, you can hear it with gusto.
After more than two months, when she realized that others didn't seem to care about her relationship with Ning Yi, Xigua continued to talk to Ning Yi again. Transferred from Luliang to Xiaocanghe, arranged and planned future affairs. During the period, Ning Yi also went out to the mountain twice to do errands. The two chatted, either during dinner, by the bonfire, or on the road. Most of the conversations were about Things related to the rebellion and future plans, even so, every time she gets along and chats, she is very satisfied in her heart.
Her dissatisfaction came from elsewhere.
In order to make a fuss about the capital, Ba Dao Zhuang came up to about 2,000 people one after another, and after the completion of the matter, another 1,000 people returned in several batches. Now that the winter is getting deeper and deeper, although Liu Tiannan is in charge in the south, after killing the king, not only will there be pressure from Bai Dao, but also the expansion of fame, people from afar come to vote, or there is a problem of chaos in the village, as the owner of the village, although No one said it clearly, but in any case, she had to go back.
As for this trip, the news I heard, and the various problems I encountered, it was nothing.
It was already dark, torches were lit in front of the queue, and the voices of wolves came from afar. Occasionally, Ning Yi did not refute a few complaints from the women beside him. If the watermelon was quiet, he would have nothing to do with him. She had a few words. At this time, it was not far from the destination. The riverbed of the Xiaocang River appeared in the field of vision, and the river stretched upstream. In the distance, there was a faintly lit mountain pass.
And those who are sentry in the distance have also seen the light here.
The horse team moved forward and entered the mountain pass from the Xiaocang River. It was dinner time at night. After entering the valley on the first floor, the light of the bonfire stretched on the open space between the riverbed and the mountain wall on the east side. There were more than 7,000 people. At the gathering place, the fire spread along the mountain is mottled. It was more than ten days away from the scene when we left the mountain. At this time, there were a lot of things in the valley, but it still looked desolate. However, there are already children in the crowd.
The huge shack used as a canteen had been built before. At this time, soldiers in the valley were lining up to enter and exit. The outline of the stables came from Bianliang in the distance. Except for the original horses of Luliang, they plundered easily. The 2,000 horses that are walking are the most important property in the mountain today, so these buildings are the first to be built. In addition, before Ning Yi left, Xiaocanghe Village had built a blacksmithing workshop on the mountainside, and a blast furnace was a craftsman from Luliang Mountain, in order to be able to build some construction tools on the spot. If you want to make it in large quantities, without considering the raw materials, you have to ship it from Qingmu Village.
The cave dwelling on the mountain wall for winter preparation and storage of supplies was originally still under construction. At this time, there have been more than a dozen eyes, but it has not been inhabited yet, and it may not be fully built. There are already a lot of wooden houses on the side of the valley, and the thickness seems to be okay. It can also be used for winter. However, this winter, half of the people may have to stay in felt tents.
Fortunately, the Su family was originally a cloth merchant. After Lu Liangshan used it for smuggling, this business was almost monopolized by Ning Yi, and there was a lot of hoarding. Before killing Zhou Zhe, Ning Yi also had plans for more than a month. Even if he was in a hurry, these things would not be scarce.
Standing at the mountain pass and watching for a while, seeing the horse team coming in, everyone in the mountain looked over here. Although they didn't shout, everyone's emotions seemed enthusiastic. Ning Yi thought about it, and it was expected that the first batch of family members from Wu Rui Camp had arrived, so people's hearts were high. In the firelight over there, someone had already come first. It was the general Sun Ye. Ning Yi got off the horse and greeted each other: "How many people have come in total, are they all arranged? Is there enough room to live?"
"Seven hundred and thirty-six people have come. They were originally the lieutenant generals of the Wu Rui camp, and they didn't go with us. One hundred and ninety-three, and the rest are their families. All arrangements have been made." Sun Ye said, lowering his voice, "Some of them were instructed by the imperial court, and they were frank with us in private. In the middle..."
Ning Yi listened to him, then nodded, and then smiled again: "It's no wonder, all of a sudden the morale is so high."
"Morale... for another thing."
"Um?"
"It's because Bianliang fell..."
As he walked away, Sun Ye spoke in a low voice. In the light of the torches, Ning Yi's expression froze slightly, then stopped. He raised his head and took a breath, the night wind blowing chills.
Since coming to this Wu Dynasty, from indifference at the beginning, to concern later, to what I can do, and then to the end, I almost took my life and guarded the city, in order not to hope for such an ending. When he decided to kill Zhou Zhe, he knew that the ending was doomed, but he might not have thought about it in his mind, but now, it was finally clear.
After going around in circles for so long, everything finally came to an end. The sky and the earth collapsed, and the little blips in the valley did not know what the future would lead to.
But in any case, the reason for the high morale in the valley is finally clear.
He sighed and walked forward.
In front of the valley, and further forward, the river and the winding road extend. Several cave dwellings between the foothills are shining. The guards nearby are self-contained. In one of the rooms, a woman is writing a reconciliation account and accounting for materials. A female soldier from Qingmu Village came in and said a word in her ear. The woman raised her head and stopped the tip of the pen she was writing. She said something to the female soldier. After the female soldier went out, the woman named Su Taner gently stroked her hair and temples. She calmed down, continued to check the things on this page, and then clicked a little black point.
The wolf howled long, the night wind was cold, and thin spots of light spread among the mountains. The gathering of people is the only warm thing in this unknown world... (.)
ps: ps1: The farming essay that I like is to write about the feeling of holding a group for warmth and squirrel nut for winter in the cold world, basically set a direction, let's take it slow from the details.
ps2: Double the monthly pass, and one chapter will be updated in four days. Everyone voted me in sixth place. When the update was interrupted, a book friend named "Ancient Road West Wind 1" even rewarded the leader of the alliance frantically. To be honest, I wrote For the first time in so many years, I feel a little guilty. However, no slouch, I hope everyone can understand.
ps3: A book I read a few days ago, called "Perfect Life", has a similar feeling to something I wanted to write in the past. Reborn city writes songs and mixes entertainment, but the author has a strong foundation, many The plot shows a sense of warmth, I recommend it to everyone, you can try it.
that is it.