The war in the north continued, and the south was not very peaceful.
After the news of the battle of Damingfu reached the southwest, a few days later, the heavy rain fell intermittently, the water level of the Minjiang River was high, and it had entered the flood season.
Although he was concerned about the battle situation north of the Yellow River, Ning Yi and the Huaxia Army's team set out to go to Dujiangyan since the tide began to report.
In the eyes of later generations, the Chengdu Plain is a land of abundance. However, the greatest harm to this place every year is the flood. The Minjiang River enters the Chengdu Plain from Yulei Mountain Pass, and goes from west to southeast, but it is an authentic hanging river on the ground. The drop between the river and the plain is nearly 300 meters. Therefore, the Chengdu Plain has been flooded since the Qin Dynasty. In another period of history, during the Song Dynasty, the system of water control was established. After the Dujiangyan was formed, the pressure of flooding here was greatly relieved, and the land of abundance gradually lived up to its name.
But even so, in the 20th century, the Chengdu Plain experienced two major floods one after another. The same is true at this time. If the Minjiang River can't be kept, the next year, the days on the plains will be quite sad.
And now the Huaxia Army is facing more than just the threat of natural disasters. In view of the fact that the Huaxia Army has controlled the Chengdu Plain, the intelligence department has already received information that the Wu Dynasty was trying to secretly destroy the Minjiang River.
This kind of strategy of creating floods and flooding the three armies has a market in the mouths of many scholars of the Wu Dynasty. When the Jurchen attacked Bianliang, the idea of defending the Yellow River to retreat from the enemy crossed the minds of many people. What a secret. The Huaxia Army occupied the Chengdu Plain for the first time. If it really encountered a flood, it would be a big burden for the next one or two years. Therefore, although it seems alarmist, it would not be surprising if someone really wanted to do something.
On the one hand, it is necessary to resist natural disasters, and on the other hand, it is hoped that a major incident will deepen the weak foundation of governance. In early April, all the political departments of the Huaxia Fifth Army were dispatched, and 40,000 soldiers were mobilized at the same time. Nearly 50,000 people in the village and county participated in the flood-fighting and dike-strengthening work. In fact, the early propaganda started two months ago. When the water situation increased in April, the Huaxia Army also increased the scale of its mobilization. Ning Yi personally attended the event. Being on the front line, in terms of requisitioning migrant workers and propaganda and management, it can be considered that they have used all their belongings. After this flood fight, some of the money and grain that the Huaxia Army seized when they occupied the Chengdu Plain was almost spent.
But such a big move, it is also beneficial for the nearby people to unite with the army, and to experience the serious military discipline of the Huaxia Army and its determination to control the flood at close range. Those who go to the front line are mainly the army, supplemented by migrant workers with experience in water control. For the people who have not been on the front line to fix the embankment, the managers assigned to the villages and counties will mobilize them to repair and open up roads. Leave a legacy for the future.
In mid-to-late April, the sky over the Chengdu Plain is overcast every day, and heavy rain falls from time to time. Ning Yi found a few houses on the edge of the county town near Dujiangyan to sit in the town center, also to deter the clowns who wanted to make up their minds in this natural disaster. The news from the outside gathered here every day. On April 19th, after Wanyan Chang completed the sweep of Daming Mansion north of the Yellow River, news of his next move came quickly.
Liangshan Shuibo, where the Guangwu Army and Dulonggang tens of thousands of family members gather, the army guarding it now has only more than 2,000 people.
Thousands of miles apart, even if they were in a hurry to get angry, it would not help. At the moment when they got the news, it was estimated that the hundreds of thousands of Han troops forced by Wanyan Chang had almost finished their assembly.
However, on April 23, there was slightly better news.
After the war in Daming Mansion, the people who still survived appeared one after another. Near Liangshan Shuibo, there were hundreds of people, or dozens, more than ten people, or even alone survivors. It began to appear one after another. Although there were not many survivors, there was a lot of news that made people feel embarrassed.
Among these people, some survived for half a month in the barren mountains and ridges under the blockade of Jurchen, and finally broke through the defense line with difficulty, some were seriously injured and survived, most of their comrades in arms died, some were separated, some They were caught, and they all had injuries on their bodies, but gradually, they gathered here again.
Some of them were helped by the enemy or nearby people. A few groups were apparently let go by members of the Han army who searched the mountain. Some members of the Guangwu Army or Huaxia Army were hidden by nearby people after being injured. When the news came that Wanyanchang's next step was to attack Liangshan, these people couldn't stay any longer, and many of them rushed back towards Liangshan with their still unhealed injuries.
This is also strange. During the ten years of Jurchen's conquest of the Central Plains, people's resistance initially rose for a period of time, but gradually, most of the people who resisted died, and the rest began to become numb. When the Jurchen went south this time, the Guangwu Army attacked the Daming Mansion, and there were not many real responders. Among them, especially for the banner of the Huaxia Army, most people do not have a favorable impression.
In the eyes of the world, although the existence of the Huaxia Army was born out of the Han people and named Huaxia, most of the people in the Central Plains would probably only regard them as Shura characters who were indistinguishable from the Jurchens. Therefore, the Huaxia Army in the Central Plains has always had no mass base.
However, after the fiasco of Daming Mansion, at least in this land north of the Yellow River, many people who were already bored seemed to… at least a little bit began to accept them.
The Guangwu Army that finally broke through the Daming Mansion, plus the Huaxia Army who came to help, totaled nearly 30,000 people. No one could count the estimated number of sacrifices at this time, but at least half of them were up. Thousands of people were captured. The massacre has already begun. The survivors don't know how many survivors are coming back gradually, heading towards Liangshan to participate in a war that is likely to be more tragic.
Like a spark of fire.
On April 27th, the list of the generals who were confirmed to be sacrificed was gradually reported back, and the tragic massacre of the prisoners in the cities was also recorded and passed on. At this time, the water potential of the Minjiang River has become more and more violent. While the various units of the Huaxia Army are fixing the embankment to fight the flood, the intelligence department is still reporting rumors that the pro-military forces are preparing to burst the embankment, and screening them one by one.
On the fourth day of the fifth lunar month, the rumors that a group of people were preparing to burst the bank was confirmed, and the leader was Chen Song, a local scholar in Chengdu. The Chen family was originally a prominent family in Sichuan and Shu. After the Huaxia Army occupied the Chengdu Plain, some gentry fled with their families, but the Chen family did not leave. When the spring flood began this year, the Chen family believed that the floods in the Minjiang River would have the greatest impact on the Huaxia Army. Secretly connected some heroes of the arena, Xiaoyi is righteous and ready to start at the right time.
Chen Song thought that the most distressing thing about this matter was the psychological barrier. Who knew that when the flood season came, the Huaxia Army was dispatched in batches. Although a large number of people were also mobilized, the guards and inspections nearby were extremely strict. In May, when the Huaxia Army entered the house and controlled everyone, Chen Song had not yet figured out where to start with the large amount of gunpowder prepared.
The action to arrest the Chen family and its henchmen was quite loud, and Ning Yi accompanied him. It was caught that Chen Song was in a different garden not far from the Minjiang River. Ning Yi had met this half-bearded old man several times before. This time, the old man no longer looked like he used to. He was in a daze, and scolded Ning Yi in his own hall.
Ning Yi pulled up the chair and sat in front of him, quietly listening to him finish scolding.
In the past, when dealing with Confucian scholars, especially with young scholars and scholars, Ning Yi liked to debate with each other calmly, but this time, he had no interest in arguing. There were various martyrs, including Qian Xiwen, Qin Siyuan, Kang Xian, Wang Qisong, who he has never met... For those who are determined to die, arguing is meaningless.
He just listened to the old man's scolding with serious eyes, and then said: "Ten days later, you and your family will hold a public trial in front of thousands of people, and the guilt will be strictly enforced. You can talk about it when the dyke is necessary."
On the way back, the heavy rain gradually turned into a light rain. At noon, Ning Yi and others rested at the inn on the way. There were three horses in front of them dressed in minnows. When they saw Ning Yi and others, they dismounted and entered the store. The man in front took off. Minyi was a tall woman, but Juan'er who always handled trivial matters for Ning Yi. She brought some news from the north.
At this time, with the passage of time, some information near Daming Mansion and even Liangshan has begun to become clear, and some people's deaths have been verified, including the sacrifices of Xu Ning, Huyanzhuo, Nie Shan and others have been repeatedly confirmed, but there are also Qin Ming, Li Jiakai, Xue Changgong and other generals have returned to Liangshan. There were more than 4,000 generals and soldiers in the first batch of returning soldiers, and they were the main force that was really retained in the Daming Palace breakout battle.
Due to the half-month-long blockade and sweep of Wanyanchang, some of the troops and soldiers were very scattered. It is possible that these soldiers will return one after another or not return, and the number should not be large.
"That is to say... there are nearly 30,000 people, and there are at most 6,000 left..." Ning Yi murmured after listening to Juan'er's brief report in the inn's room.
"Many people were arrested, and the people over there are planning a rescue."
"Don't think about it, Wanyanchang is not a dead person. He is known for his steady work. If he kills in public, he just wants to go fishing." Liangshan's situation is urgent. In the past few days, the news has become clear again. All in all, a large amount of news was sent immediately, so that several pieces of intelligence paper were densely written, and Ning Yi frowned while watching.
Juaner stood for a while, Ning Yi glanced at her and smiled bitterly: "Sit down. There are too many things in the past two days, I'm in a bad mood, you don't have to stand... I have to write a letter to Liangshan later... "
"Uh..." Juan'er's expression was a little strange, "the last page... something was reported."
"What?" Ning Yi frowned and turned to the last page.
Seeing Ning Yi start to look, Juan'er pursed her lips and sat down on the stool.
On the last page, it was written that Li Shishi was going to get married.
The operation to rescue the Guangwu Army was a near-death experience, but in normal battles, the Huaxia Army also tried its best to fight for that chance of survival. The Han army under Wanyan Chang had an extremely difficult life. The intelligence team led by Yan Qing had worked hard to persuade some Han army generals to surrender or even defect. Such actions naturally had successes and failures, but not many people knew about it. What's more, Li Shishi, who was originally in Liangshan, also participated in this action.
When he learned that the Huaxia Army defeated Shu Lie and headed to the southeast, Li Shishi knew that Zhu Biao and others couldn't help but rescue Wang Shanyue, who had fallen into a dead place. When the Huaxia Army set off, she also came out of Liangshan After realizing her actions, she lobbied a general of the Han army named Huang Guangde, trying to get the other party to release water during the siege, and to ask the other party to help save people after the battle entered the siege stage.
This Huang Guangde was originally a leader of the Wu Dynasty. In his early years, he had no backers in the capital, and he was unable to make up for the shortage after the mid-level examination. He roamed the capital and stayed in Fanlou for a long time. At that time, the teacher girl was very popular, and Huang Guangde was naturally difficult to get close to. She was only close to her. During the reign of Li Xizhi, Huang Guangde was soaring under her. A relatively powerful general, with more than 10,000 brothers and many confidants, he has done some things.
Li Shishi approached Huang Guangde. Huang Guangde was initially tangled, but when he arrived, he finally offered a helping hand without knowing what conditions he agreed to. Only now did I know that the girl Shishi agreed to marry Huang Guangde to marry him as a concubine. It was because Huang Guangde, who was nearly fifty years old, was daring, or she missed the good years of the year and took risks. At this time, the girl Shishi has already lived in Went to the backyard of the Huang Mansion.
Ning Yi read the news carefully, his brows furrowed a little tighter, and then turned back to the front to skim the whole news. At this time, he naturally knew what Juan'er's expression was, and the anger in his heart became more and more intense. He put the information on the Quartet table: "Who is the person in charge of intelligence on the other side of Liangshan?"
Juan'er blinked: "Uh, this..."
"Crazy!" Ning Yi stood up and slapped it on the table, "An intelligence officer, he wrote all the details! Write stories! Huang Guangde is forty-nine years old and wants to tell me? Li Shishi is in his thirties. I'm an old man, get married, and I can write a whole page of things that can be written in two lines. He thinks I have too much time? What does he think I'm interested in!? If the two love each other, let them be together. Forcing Liang to be a prostitute, he made this Huang Guangde for me! Is it necessary to write it for me?"
Ning Yi's voice was already roaring in the room: "I thought I didn't know what he was thinking! That's because I had an affair with Li Shishi! Who the hell cares if I have an affair with Li Shishi! Tens of thousands died! A group of heroes Leaving their lives on the battlefield, their tens of thousands of family members are about to be massacred! Where he wrote such important information, he wrote me a whole page of Master Li! Crazy! The guy who sent this information must be serious Review!"
Juaner nodded and put away the information. Ning Yi was angry for a moment, then sat down again: "I will write a letter to Liangshan tonight, at least... to encourage them. Tens of thousands of family members in Liangshan, plus a few Thousands of people, although they occupy a favorable location, but they can't get through, it's hard to say. On the southwest side, the life and death and future of hundreds of thousands of people are also hanging here. It is really unnecessary for one person's news to occupy so much. Are you two happy..."
He glanced at Juan'er: "You are also crazy..."
Juan'er lowered her head: "I thought... you at least care about the teacher girl..."
"I've known each other for so many years. When I was in the capital, they were still caring... But what about caring? After reading this kind of information, do I want to send an order from thousands of miles away to let the teacher take the girl Rescue? If we really love each other, the child is already pregnant now."
Ning Yi touched the bridge of his nose and paused. He looked at Juan'er: "Besides, I really don't have a leg with the teacher girl..."
Juaner smiled, and the two stopped talking about this topic. After lunch, they went back to the front line of Dujiangyan in the light rain, and there was a lot of news from the outside world. One of them was: Cheng Zhouhai, the special envoy of Princess Wu Chao's residence, will be here soon. come.
"... an old friend, welcome him." Ning Yi said.
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When we arrived near Dujiangyan, it was already past the Dragon Boat Festival. On the seventh day of May, the weather became clear. Cheng Zhouhai rode a horse and was accompanied by a guard team, and he saw the scene of road construction by the nearby villagers in full swing. Soldiers of the Huaxia Army participated in the event, and other managers wearing red armbands stood on the big rocks to preach and cheer for the villagers who were building the road.
"Why is this?"
"Mr. Ning said that the workers and troops who know how to control floods are fighting floods in the front, and everyone in the back ensures the smooth flow of the road. They are all for the purpose of water control and work together." The Huaxia Army personnel who followed Chengzhouhai explained.
Cheng Zhouhai nodded: "After the water is cured, the road here is also repaired, and the big guys get along better... It's Ning Liheng's style."
What I saw along the way was mostly such a labor scene. Cheng Zhouhai saw Ning Yi at a military medical camp where many people were seeing a doctor. The two had not seen each other for more than ten years. Ning Yi was middle-aged and Cheng Zhouhai was in his fifties. He got off the horse and handed over to Ning Yi. Ning Yi also bowed back and forth, and the two looked at each other. , all smiled and did not speak.
Then Ning Yi tilted his body and pointed into the distance: "There, my son."
"Ning Ji, follow the one who is the doctor." Cheng Zhouhai smiled. When he was under Qin Siyuan, he was evaluated by a poisonous man who was too contrived. He worked with Zhou Pei all these years and was the chief steward of the princess' mansion. For Ning Yi All kinds of information here, except for Li Pin, I am afraid that he is the most concerned and clear.
He then said: "I released the news that the Minjiang River would burst, and some people were also arranged by me."
Ning Yi nodded, and before he could answer, Cheng Zhouhai smiled and said, "Give me something, I won't interfere with you."
"If you can do it, count me as a loser." Ning Yi also laughed.