In mid-May, north of the Yellow River, sunny and rainy alternated, above the earth, one by one city, the atmosphere is gloomy and chilling.
Compared with the Central Plains ten years ago, there are not many people who are still living on this land. A large number of villages and lands are almost deserted, adobe or thatched houses collapsed and decayed in the alternation of heat and rain, among the dilapidated roads, the fleeing crowds staggered along, and there were starved people on the side of the road. , thin bones.
The army, embarrassed like a refugee, was mobilized from one city to another. In large areas of Jingdong East Road and Hebei East Road, more than 200,000 troops have begun to gather in the area near Liangshan, forming a huge circle of encirclement and blockade.
The aftermath of the Battle of Daming Palace has not disappeared, and a new war is already brewing.
Of course, compared to Wanyanchang's impeccable attack on Damingfu, the siege of Liangshan Shuibo by hundreds of thousands of troops was slightly chaotic and disorderly. At the beginning, Wanyan Chang was in charge of the battle with 30,000 elites. When the Guangwu Army and the Huaxia Army broke through, although Wanyanchang responded calmly, the entire army still caused huge casualties under the smashing offensive of the Guangwu Army and the Huaxia Army.
Today, the Jurchen army of only 20,000 people needs to suppress the situation in a quarter of the Central Plains. For the battle to besiege Liangshan, there are not many soldiers who can be sent to supervise the battle. The Han army, which lacked military resources, also had a huge burden. After arriving near Liangshan, these troops were fishing, fishing, and plundering. In addition to making the people around them miserable, it was difficult to block the entire defense line. play a substantial role.
For such a situation, Wanyan Chang had done his best, and slowly mobilized the ships. In the future, if he could launch an attack on the entire Liangshan Mountain, he would be able to achieve his goal. No matter how passive the attitude of these Han troops, more than 200,000 people rushed to the island and tens of thousands of old, weak, women and children, and they were able to cut off the last life of the Huaxia Army and Guangwu Army. On his side, although he could behead or replace new Han army generals at will, but in the case that the Jurchen army overseeing the battle was not enough, killing them in exchange would be of little significance.
It is said that a small number of soldiers are also sneaking back to Liangshan one after another, which just happened to be wiped out.
If 200,000 people fight against tens of thousands of old and weak women and children, if they can still lose, then they will fight with another batch. Anyway, the conscription in this area always consumes the blood of the Han people in the Central Plains. Wanyanchang does not care about going to it. How many people are stuck.
On the twelfth day of May, the weather gradually turned from cloudy to clear. A motorcade came along a rough road beside a reed field on the south bank of Liangshan Shuibo. Riding in front of the convoy was an ordinary-looking general with half-white hair and beard. Although he seemed to be strong, even in a general's uniform, he seemed to have no toughness. When the convoy arrived at the water's edge, a man beside the general took a few steps and blew his whistle, and several small boats came from the reeds.
The man who whistled was of medium stature and looked very inconspicuous, but he was the "prodigal son" Yan Qing who had been disguised. Seeing the boat coming, in the carriage behind, a woman with long hair in a soapy coat lifted the curtain of the car and came out. Although she was in her thirties, she was Li Shishi who had a precipitation and a clearer temperament.
Since she was a child, she has a discerning eye and a Buddha heart, and she can see many things clearly. Although she has been worried about the world over the years, she has wandered around, but her mind has become clearer and never lost. This also makes her look as beautiful as a girl even now, but her eyes have the clarity of the future. As good as water, she is more like a crystal in her thirties.
The old general on the horse looked over here, without blinking for a long time, until Yan Qing walked back from there and cupped his hands to him: "General Huang, I was offended earlier." The general named Huang Guangde sighed: " No offense, no offense, let's go, I won't know you in the future." There was some regret in his tone, but also some open-mindedness.
The teacher also came over: "Mr. Huang, thank you."
"Oh, that's it, that's it..." Huang Guangde waved his hands again and again, "I'm sorry to bother you, it's best not to see it from now on."
"From now on, I don't know General Huang." Several figures came out of the carriage at the back, and the man at the head said this sentence. The man's head was wrapped in gauze, and a ferocious scar that was turned up was still there. A clue was revealed between the exposed eyes. The skin was open and the flesh was ripped apart. It was very terrifying. Huang Guangde glanced at him and turned away, disgusting: "That gang is very busy."
"It's just that we will fight each other in the future. If we meet on the battlefield, General Huang, please take care. Of course, if you need any help, cough... Wang will never refuse." Although the speaker was wrapped in gauze, his appearance was not clear. His bearing seemed solemn, but he coughed twice as he spoke, obviously the injury was still there. Next to him was a tall and slender woman wearing men's clothing, with a murderous look on her face, but her left hand was broken, but she could clearly see from her appearance that this woman was Hu Sanniang.
Behind them, there were more than a dozen men who were wounded or disabled, but even though many of them were injured, they still showed an astonishing chill at this time. The soldiers who had returned from the Shura Field came aboard after a short while.
Li Shishi and Huang Guangde chatted here for a while. Huang Guangde rode on the horse and never got off. Then Shishi also saluted and boarded the boat. When the boat started, Yan Qing remained on the shore and had a few words with Huang Guangde.
The night when the Daming Mansion broke through, Yan Qing was doing the rear work, but the danger was no less than the front line. Fortunately, his martial arts skills were strong, and he finally became the first batch of people to escape the danger. After that, he contacted Lu Junyi and others who were recovering from the wounds in the rear, and started the rescue work for his companions. A few days ago, the teacher girl came out with news that she was going to marry this Huang Guangde as a concubine, and said that she saved some people. , Yan Qing understood the tricks and secretly followed Huang Guangde two days ago, preparing to attack the opponent.
Unexpectedly, when he was about to start, he realized that Huang Guangde didn't mean to be too defensive. He led Yan Qing to see Li Shishi, who was hiding, only to find out that in the other garden where Li Shishi was, he was still hiding. Part of the Guangwu Army and Huaxia Army were wounded. Among them, the most surprising thing was seeing Wang Shanyue and Hu Sanniang.
The couple was not dead, which was a big surprise for the two resisting armies. At this time, Huang Guangde actually hid the Wangs and his wife. The risks he took can be imagined. Yan Qing knew that he could no longer do anything to Huang Guangde, and the teacher might have to catch up with him. Who knew that after chatting with Huang Guangde for a while, he knew this person. What I thought in my heart was to quickly send Li Shishi, Wang Shanyue and others away. He had taken a big risk by hiding these people for a while. If Li Shishi was hidden in the outer house, he might die at any time in the future.
Huang Guangde said so, but at this time, Li Shishi got on the boat, and the old man on the horse watched the figure go away for a long time and did not take his eyes away for a long time, Yan Qing knew that this person was in his heart, and he was really interested in Li Shishi.
"General Huang is so reluctant, why don't he take the army to Liangshan?" Yan Qing said these words, secretly scolding herself, but Huang Guangde, who was on the side, just glanced at him.
"Come to Liangshan with you, don't you want to die? How many days can you live?"
Yan Qing lowered her head and touched her nose, and stopped persuading her.
At this time, the sun was shining from the lake surface of the water moor, and the reeds were floating far and near. The teacher stood up from the boat and bowed to this side. Huang Guangde looked at the figure, raised his hand and waved slightly.
More than ten years ago, the prosperity of Bianliang was still in front of him. At that time, he took the exam all the way and traveled to the capital. Although it was not smooth to make up for the vacancies, he was still the one who lived in Fanlou day and night. The brightest memory in my heart.
The Jurchen came, Bianliang fell, and the Central Plains continued to break down day by day. The old city, the crumbling houses, and the bones on the side of the road were the status quo in his eyes. look.
After more than ten years, Li Shishi still carried the feeling of the best time of the Wu Dynasty. Huang Guangde's heart was immersed in this. On the one hand, he rejected Li Shishi, but on the other hand, he stretched out his hand in the battlefield very unsteadily to save him. After getting down, I was worried about when it would happen. It is unceremonious for Jurchen murderous Han officials to come, and the longer it drags on, even the people around them may no longer be reliable.
That's why he didn't dare to touch Li Shishi at all, not to mention the rumor that this woman belongs to Ning Yi, the demon of the heart. If he really married her as a concubine, he would now help Huaxia Army and Guangwu Army, and he felt that he was sending death. .
On the edge of the water where the reeds swayed, General Huang Guangde, who was nearly fifty years old, watched for a long time as the figure disappeared into the reeds and the glow in the distance, as if he had been saying goodbye to the past for more than ten years. Looking back, what he needs to face is a future as tragic as everyone else.
Yan Qing sighed and went in the other direction. Although the Huaxia Army could use such secrets to threaten General Huang with such a ruthless person, in the current situation, the other party has done enough. Now, Huaxia Army can only keep such gratitude in mind.
Days of heavy rain, the water swells and overflows. On the other shore beyond the horizon, some figures pushed down the tied raft and began to cross the waterway towards Liangshan.
The boat fleet on this side also sailed towards Liangshan. At the end of the boat, Li Shishi sat down on his knees and looked back at the direction he came from. These days, she had already made preparations for devotion, but Huang Guangde's choice made her feel embarrassed.
For Huang Guangde, apart from being grateful to her, she naturally has no more feelings. At this time, she also breathed a sigh of relief, and Hu Sanniang came over to ask her about her relationship: "You really like that surname. Ning's? He's not a good person... Also, if you like it, you can go to the southwest."
Shishi dragged one of her sleeves and just smiled. Does she like Ning Yi? It used to be natural, but now at this age, I have seen too many things, and the line between yes and no has become quite blurred. The world is in chaos, and too many people are dying in front of her eyes. She wants to do things, but she is just a weak woman who is helpless, begging everywhere, even kneeling, if she really wants to marry someone, in exchange for more. The lives of many people, the teacher feels... I actually don't mind.
But looking back, if you really want to say that you like her, of course you do. It was a very light love. When she was about to marry Huang Guangde, she specifically begged the intelligence personnel of the Huaxia Army here to send a letter to the southwest. Now that her heart has calmed down, she can think quietly. Ning Yi in the southwest How did you feel when you heard the news
Just thinking about it like this made her feel very interesting.
The fleet drove for a while, and another row of rafts appeared in the far field of vision. It gave a signal from a distance. It turned out to be one of her own. In addition to the members of the Guangwu Army and the Huaxia Army, there were also Zhu Biao and Lu Junyi.
Eight hundred li Liangshanshui Mo, although there are also wind and waves, but usually a small boat can cross it. Although the opposite is a small raft, Zhu Biao, who is bandaged, is still standing on top, but he is still alive and well. On the bow of the boat here, Wang Shanyue, whose whole head was wrapped, said loudly: "A few days ago, there were masters robbing prisoners in Xinfang, are you two?"
"Then it goes without saying that you have been invincible in the world for a long time, Brother Burning City Gun Biao, how can three or five cats and dogs in ambush stop me... Uh, and the cooperation of this fellow Lu? Are you the bun head? What monster!?"
Although Wang Shanyue was wounded and wrapped her head, her voice did not change. Zhu Biao's loud speech was obviously a joke, and the teacher had already laughed at the stern. Here, Wang Shanyue snorted proudly, stretched out her hand and began to tie the bandage around her head.
When the bandage was taken off, Wang Shanyue saw a scar on her face that had originally looked as beautiful as a woman. At this time, the flesh was still open and unhealed. Wang Shanyue said, "I've been injured a little." There was a bit of self-satisfaction in his words. Someone on the raft over there was sad when they saw this, but now they laughed again. In fact, Wang Shanyue has been troubled by her femininity since she was a child, and now he is not sad, but rather satisfied with his hideous scar.
Zhu Biao was stunned for a while, then covered his stomach and laughed, laughing hard enough: "Hahahaha, you guy also has today..." He smiled like this, and the others laughed too, Wang Shanyue and this side The people on the boat couldn't help but laugh.
As for Hu Sanniang's broken hand, Zhu Biao and the others didn't care either, and said jokingly: "In the future, I can learn swordsmanship from Du Sha, but he only became so powerful when he broke a hand."
After a while, he said: "In the future, when your husband and wife walk in the green forest, you can take the nickname 'Heavenly Deficient', hahahaha"
In this unscrupulous ridicule, all kinds of laughter sounded on the water. If you didn't know the inside story, you would think they came back from a big victory.
The fleet moved forward all the way, and after a while, there was a big boat coming on the lake, and everyone got on the big boat one after another. In the distance, Liangshan in the water came into view. On the island, a row of huge soul-calling flags were fluttering, and there were traces of paper money on the water. When Zhu Biao and Wang Shanyue were standing on the bow together, Zhu Biao glanced at Wang Shanyue and pushed the other party out. He stood on the bow and was arrogant. Get up: "Everyone, there are people over there."
At one end of the field of vision, several more boats were approaching from a distance, and the people on the boat shook their arms vigorously, which were also the people who came back from outside. The people on the boat laughed and said hello, and the teacher was also laughing. Suddenly, tears flowed down. At this moment, seeing the fluttering white flags on the island, she suddenly felt that there were countless small boats coming back from all directions towards the island. Thousands of heroic spirits were fighting drums and laughter. Under the guidance, gather toward here.
back home.