It was also the sixth day of the Southwest War. On the mountain road outside Jishan County, there were various flags gathered one after another.
Correspondingly, there was the black flag of the Huaxia Army in Jishan County. Ning Yi was still wearing a green robe. He came from Hedeng County to meet the leaders of this team.
The battle with the Wuxiang army continued in the mountains to the northeast. In Liangshan, various tribes who had participated in the Xiaohuiling meeting began to send troops, and the destination of the troops was the once prosperous Mangshan Ni people.
This is an internal struggle of the Ni nationality. For thousands of years, the struggle among the various tribes of the Ni nationality that has flourished in Liangshan is barbaric and cruel, and it is not enough for outsiders. But it has also developed a fierce and brave folk style. After the alliance in Xiaohuiling, the Huaxia Army can recruit some warriors from the Ni people to join the army, and the two sides will also carry out more and more in-depth cooperation and exchanges. The process of assimilation may be It's long, but at least it's off to a good start, and the rear as smooth as possible.
Along with Ning Yi, there were also the mistress Su Tan'er, who was able to take a little vacation recently, as well as Ning Xi, Ning Ji and other children. For a long time, the material situation of Hedengsan County has not been able to be said to be abundant, and in many cases, it has to supply the Dayang tribe of Tubo, and the logistics has always been tight. Especially when the state of war was unfolding, Ning Yi had to force many Ni people to stand in line, so he could only wait for the right moment to take action. In fact, he has always struggled with the materials at hand.
On this level, Lu Qiaoshan's strategy of trying to use up the Huaxia Army as much as possible is not unreasonable. Of course, no matter who it is, they will have to face the consequences of the Huaxia Army being forced to the last resort. This consequence, even the Jurchen today, is probably extremely difficult to bear.
Do your best to block, gather allies, extend the front, and clear the walls. If the Wu Dynasty's encirclement and suppression of the Black Flag can achieve this level of determination, then the Huaxia Army, which does not have enough resources to save itself, may really face the possibility of opening its cards and losing both sides. However, only 100,000 people came to attack, and at the moment Xiaohuiling fell, all this had already been decided, and there was no need to think about it anymore.
Ning Yi and Su Tan'er also relaxed briefly.
Outside the county town, they said goodbye to the Ni people who came to join their divisions symbolically. Ning Yi and Tan'er walked along the foot of the mountain. There were jagged trees next to them. The sun would fall from above. Ning Xi and Ning Ji, etc. The child visited Su Wenfang in his hand in the city, but never followed. The city looks prosperous and weird under the field of vision. The houses of earth and bricks are alternated, the waterwheel turns, and the factories are busy. The fence divides the city into different areas. Black smoke columns rise. There are no gardens. The city also looks a little dull.
"Remember Jiangning's yard?" Ning Yi asked as he walked away.
"Why don't you remember the place where you grew up." Along the road, Tan'er's pace was light and her dress was simple, but when Ning Yi asked this question, she still faintly showed the smile of the past. At that time, Ning Yi woke up not long ago. She escaped from marriage and came back from the outside. The brocade dress, white dress, red cape, self-confidence and bright, have now settled into her body.
"I haven't seen it in years."
"I still went back after I entered Beijing, but it's been more than ten years since Xiaocanghe, Northwest, and here again." Tan'er raised her head, "What are you talking about?"
"The firecrackers of the Spring Festival, the lanterns of the Shangyuan Festival, the Qingloufang Market, the boats on the Qinhuai River... Sometimes when I think about it, I feel like I have robbed you of a lot of things." Ning Yi held her hand, "Well, it is indeed a robbery. a lot of things."
Tan'er glanced at him, but just smiled: "When I was a teenager, when I looked at those, I really felt that I couldn't live without it for the rest of my life. But since the family sells things, I also thought that one day I would have everything. No, in fact, after getting married and having a child, there is nothing that will stay the same in your life. If you want to go to Beijing, I will go to Beijing with you. Originally, you will never stay in Jiangning. Later, you will go to Xiaocanghe, and now you are in Liangshan. It's a bit strange to think about, but it's been like this all my life... Why did Xiang Gong suddenly talk about this?"
"Well... I just remembered it suddenly. I had a dream last night. I dreamed that we used to chat upstairs."
"The building is on fire." Tan'er stopped, raised her chin and looked at him, "My husband forgot? I burned it myself."
"Yes, yes." Ning Yi laughed.
Tan'er let go of his hand and walked slowly forward. The changes in her figure over the years were not great, but a woman in her thirties had lost the sweetness of her twenties, and was replaced by the restraint and body of a mother. Because of his wife's softness, he also has the tenacity to have traveled so much at this time: "After burning the building, we can live together, and we have Xi'er today. Although what will happen after the burning, I didn't think about it at the time. Clear, but the building is always going to burn. Jiang Ning always has to go out, I am in Hedeng, and sometimes I feel bored, but think about it, it doesn't seem strange to walk out of Jiangning and then out of the capital. It's you …”
She folded her arms around her chest, turned her head and glared at Ning Yi: "Ning Rentu! What are you going to do again?"
"The lady is very discerning." Ning Yi smiled brighter, "After all, I've been here for so long..."
"Who's going to be unlucky again?"
"This morning, Wen Yu asked to go to Wuxiang Army to negotiate."
"Ah?" Tan'er's face changed suddenly, and she frowned.
"Based on the long-term analysis and judgment of Lu Qiaoshan, in this case, Wen Yu will be fine. Don't worry, Wen Fang is injured, and Wen Yuba has no choice but to kill them. He can negotiate and get the greatest benefit. This is his own reason to ask for the past. However, I want to say more than this, we have been shrinking in Liangshan long enough..." He paused, "it's time to go out."
Tan'er was silent for a moment: "Is it time?"
"I've been holding my tail here for several years, and until now, any clown who jumps on the beam will come to tease it. The Wu Dynasty has reached this level and dares to send Lu Qiaoshan over, and I should teach them a lesson... When will I fall? I've become a dumb person." Ning Yi frowned and shook his head.
"But... Xianggong said the reason for not going out before."
"Yeah." Ning Yi walked forward and took Su Tan'er's hand, "Conquering a place can be done by force, the black flag is hundreds of thousands of people, if I really want to go out, I can kill a military dynasty. But Assimilation of a place can only depend on the context. In the years between Xiao Canghe and He Deng, what they said about equality, democracy, republic, capital, respect for things and even the harmony of the world, really put them among the thousands of people in the Wu Dynasty. , these things will be gone, after all...they have a decent life."
"The fire that was lit by the Black Flag Army, after earnestly speaking for ten years, is just a spark. If you really want to pull it out, the only useful thing is probably to shout that everyone is equal to kill the rich and divide the land. Zuo Duanyou left. Sometimes I joked with him, saying that if the world is really against me, I will start calling for equality and equalization of land. But ah, if the world is going to get better in the end, before it gets better, we must acknowledge the current differences."
"Correcting the wrong will inevitably lead to over-correcting. If the government is returned to the people under the current circumstances, the cultural context will be cut off. Today's Confucian system is cut off, but it's okay to cut off the respect for culture and wisdom, and the literati's self-esteem cannot be cut off. Going to the right path, stupid people's speech is unreliable, and wisdom must be the core in the end. I at least guarantee that in the new era, people will understand the weight of culture, and literati can recognize this weight and recognize themselves. Even because of this responsibility, in the face of power, you can be unyielding and pay the price for the truth.”
"Murdering and punishing hearts is very simple, just tell everyone in the world that you are all the same, having wisdom is the same as having no wisdom, reading is the same as not reading, I will break through the Wu Dynasty, and even break through the Jurchen, unify the world, and then kill everyone. The opponents of the literati. After killing one batch and then killing another batch, after a few more times, the rest will all kneel down. But... The future will also kneel down, no longer have bones, they can do it for money Doing things, doing things for the good, the culture in their hands has no weight on them. How can people trust them when they have doubts?”
"Let people understand reason and give everyone the power to choose. We hope that everyone can be at the helm. But if cultural self-esteem is broken, even if you understand reason, it is impossible to make the right choice after the information is deceived. In the future, we will I will go back to the old road again. I kill the Wu Dynasty and establish another Wu Dynasty, why bother? The literati have bones, which makes people very headache, but for an era to change for the better, there must be literati with bones. Something... I can't care less."
The two went down the mountain road, and many people followed in the distance. Tan'er smiled: "Xianggong's words have been heard, and they will say that you are bragging."
"It's better to keep an eye on the scenery, and you have to plan ahead." Ning Yi also smiled, "But now the time is almost up, let's go out a little bit... The most important thing is that the defeated must cut their meat, so as to be an example to others. , On the other hand, the Jurchen is going south, and the Wu Dynasty may not be able to stop it. We don’t have much time, and we have no choice. Let’s pull out a few cities and see the effect. I invited Yong Jinnian to write something. …”
"So, can you go out for the New Year this year?"
"Hopefully have a good year..."
The couple walked all the way and said some more words. When they reached the mountainside, they saw a few people coming up the road below. Tan'er smiled and pointed to an old man in front: "Here, Master Yong."
This old man's name is Yong Jinnian, a scholar who was introduced by Zuo Duanyou, and is now in charge of compiling some books in Jishan. The two sides greeted each other, and Ning Yi went straight to the point: "Master Yong, please come here because I hope to pick up your pen and write an essay for the Huaxia Army."
"Xiwen?" The old man's eyes lit up.
"Yeah, the meaning is probably... Since the Jinghan Dynasty, the rise of the Jurchen has made the world in turmoil, and the survival of the Central Plains and the Huaxia nation has been threatened. Bloody, although he died without mercy... During the Jianshuo period, the Central Plains fell into the hands of the Golden Thieves, and the Huaxia Army fought against the enemy in the northwest for three years. No loss, but because of the lack of fate behind me, I wandered southward..."
…
The wind of late autumn has been blowing, and Liangshan still looks warm. In the Wuxiang army camp, after Su Wenyu proposed to let the Wuxiang army surrender unconditionally, the two sides announced the breakdown of the first negotiation in their own bad words.
Su Wenyu turned around and left, waving his hand.
"Then let's fight for two more days!"
Soon, the black military flag spread, and the mountains and plains attacked the territory of the Wuxiang army.
The war will continue, and soon, Brother Lang will get the news that the Mangshan Department is besieged and attacked by the army...
…
"...From the Huaxia army to Xiaoliang Mountain, they lived and cultivated, trembling with fear. Inside, they did not commit any crimes against the local people. Outside, they used contracts and integrity as their standards of communication, and never bullied or owed others. After the Wu Dynasty replaced the new emperor, Huaxia has The army has always maintained restraint and goodwill, but now, this restraint and goodwill are misunderstood by people. Some people regard the goodwill of our army as weakness! In the ninth year of Wu Jianshuo, in the ninth year of Jurchen Zongfu and Zongbi, they stared at Jiangnan, and China will face Under the premise of the calamity of the genocide of the famous family, the Wu Dynasty, with the army of Wuxiang 100,000 people attacking it brazenly, would rather ignore the disaster when the foreign aggression is the most prosperous.
…
In the Central Plains to the north of the Yangtze River, the hungry ghosts are still expanding and destroying everything they can see. Bianliang has been besieged for several months. do. Near Bianliang, countless cities encountered the same bad luck.
Ali Gu led the army to attack, defeated and slaughtered the hungry ghost troops that encountered it several times. Several armies that once belonged to the Puppet Qi were also trying their best to resist the attack of the hungry ghosts. In this autumn, there are millions of people or hungry ghosts. Died, or killed on this land, the corpse stench spread, and the plague began to spread. But the number of hungry ghosts is still expanding at an unstoppable speed.
Wang Shitong, who was attacked by hunger and illness, was already crazy, and he commanded a huge army of hungry ghosts to attack every place he could see: there were too many people, and he didn't mind letting the hungry ghosts waste as much as possible on the battlefield. . And the food is already too low, even if the city is captured, the people who follow cannot be full for too long. Wherever the hungry ghosts go, the bark and grass roots on the mountains have been eaten up. Autumn has passed, and even a little fruit is gone. Re-existing, people set up pots, boiled water, and began to devour the same kind around them.
Some of the pseudo-Qi warlords who controlled the territory even tried to make way and let the hungry ghosts go south, but the hungry ghosts chose to attack the city like a sea of people. Jiangnan is too far away, they can only grab every grain in front of them.
The small, thin, and skinny people walked all the way, and there were no tears in their tears. Despair accompanied them, and bit by bit, as the coolness swept through, they were about to saturate this hell on earth.
unstoppable.
The 8,000 elites of the Black Flag avoided this desperate tide and were still rushing to Xuzhou.
…
"… The Huaxia Army will not sit back and condone the shortsightedness and stupidity of its neighbors, and our army will give a head-on blow to all incoming enemies... Now the Wuxiang Army has been defeated, in order to ensure the survival of the Huaxia Army and Liangshan The survival and interests of the inhabitants ensure the business and exchanges with all parties that the Huaxia Army has always maintained. On the premise that the Wu Dynasty can no longer maintain the above items, the Huaxia Army will use its own strength to ensure that our side faces east, north and other roads. The safety of the business road. Under the premise of the complete surrender of the Wuxiang army, we will take over the garrison tasks from Liangshan to the east, north, and Zizhou as the boundary..."
Ning Yi said this, Yong Jinnian, who was beside him, raised his head and opened his mouth wide...
…
In Daming Mansion, Li Xizhi led a 170,000-strong army to the city. At the same time, Zhu Biao's 11,000-strong Huaxia army crossed the mountains and came towards the bank of the Yellow River where Li Xizhi was.
The drums of war were like thunder, the flags were like the sea, and the formation of the 170,000-strong army gave people the impression that they could not be shaken, but 10,000 people had already come here.
"... Arrogant child, how dare you go to war with our army!"
Li Xizhi, who was preparing the army to attack the city, was stunned for a while after confirming the route. At this time, the forward of the 300,000-strong army of Jurchen had already crossed Zhending, 300 miles away from Daming Palace.
On the second day after the Jurchen army crossed the border in Zhending, an attack against the Jurchen logistics force broke out in Zhending. At the same time, there was an explosion in the old house of the Qi family in Zhending City, followed by a fire that spread. Green forest characters are fighting in this old house. The assassination of Qi Yan has already been launched, but due to the Qi family's long-term business here, a large number of generals and green forest warriors have been collected, and the assassination of the inside and outside has finally failed to kill Qi Yan.
Qi Yan's two sons, a grandson and some relatives died in the assassination. After this large-scale assassination, Qi Yan traveled north with countless wealth and relatives, and settled in Yunzhong Mansion run by Marshal Zong Han, Xi Yin and others the following year.
These people have never returned to the Central Plains since then...
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"...Our army sent troops this time, firstly, to protect the interests of the Huaxia Army from being infringed on the business road, and secondly, it is a small punishment for the many clowns in the Wu Dynasty. The heart of the city is to the Chinese people not to commit any crimes, not to disturb the people, not to demolish the houses, not to destroy the land. After this incident, if the Wu Dynasty suddenly wakes up, the Huaxia Army will uphold a peaceful and friendly attitude, and will negotiate with the Wu Dynasty for damages, compensation, etc. After the Wu Dynasty promised the interests of the Huaxia Army in various places, properly negotiate the jurisdiction of Zizhou and other cities in various places…”
“…Since the day of its establishment, the Huaxia Army has been well behaved and friendly to its neighbors, and has always been supported and helped by many enlightened people. For example, Li Chengmao (Li Xiannong) in Lingnan, etc., Running every day and working hard... Uh, I'll add a few more names later... Just because all people with lofty ideals are aware, foreign aggression is ahead, and the collapse is imminent, only the survival of all ethnic groups in China is the most important thing in today's world. Only let go of contradictions, Working together, Chinese talents can defeat the Jurchen, restore the Central Plains, and prosper the land of China... The Chinese people will not forget them, and history will leave their names and thank them. I also hope that all the sages of the Wu Dynasty can take a mirror and stop their horses from the precipice. , it's not too late."
"...Here, the Huaxia Army promises that everything it does will focus on the interests of China, and it will never be the first to raise disputes with the Wu Dynasty. I hope this sincerity can make the Wu Dynasty turn back. At the same time, anyone who violates the interests of China All of them are the enemies of our Huaxia Army. For the enemy, the Huaxia Army will never indulge or tolerate them. I hope that there will be no such incidents that make relatives painful and enemies happy. Otherwise, this incident will be the same as before. Kam."
Ning Yi paused and added the last sentence.
"Don't take it for granted."
…
In the first ten days of August, after a quiet period of several years in the southwest, the black flag came out of Liangshan.
On the banks of the Yellow River, a fierce battle against Li Xizhi's 170,000 army began fiercely. This was the beginning of a series of blocking battles against the Jurchen army in the North. Within three days, the Yellow River was stained with blood, and corpses died!