The sudden martial law brought a heavy pressure to the bustling Lin'an City, and the New Year's flavor that had been created so hard had also faded under the icy pressure. On December 29, when the carriage was passing through the market, Li Pin looked out from the gap in the car curtain and saw the vague but bewildered eyes of people walking in the market.
Due to the martial law of the embargoed army, the news of the leaflet was controlled for the first time. But the so-called control only prohibits the dissemination of news to the lower-class people. For the middle and upper-class personnel of the real Wu Dynasty, what has already entered the eyes of the Taixue students cannot be suppressed.
The enhanced patrols of the Imperial Army, the chilling atmosphere in the capital, and even the tensions and changes of many middle and upper-level officials and various forces, will eventually pass on all kinds of atmospheres layer by layer. People who have not left before, buying the last New Year's goods on the street at this time, exchange all kinds of information unconsciously. The New Year's Day is just around the corner, and the shadow has finally come down.
Feeling this strangeness and dissonance, people always want to do something, but the actions of the lower classes are insignificant after all. In Lin'an City, in this world, many people and many things have already acted or are being acted.
Li Pin brought the scene of the street into his eyes, but his deep and melancholy eyes did not fluctuate too much. He followed Qin Shao and guarding Taiyuan in his early years, and later he fought against Ning Yi in the northwest. Later, after the disaster of the fall of the Central Plains, he followed Follow the refugees through the desperate road of fleeing south. Similar things, he has seen too many.
The carriage passed through the streets and alleys, finally entered through the back door of the Princess Chang's residence, and stopped in the courtyard behind. Li Pin got out of the car, opened the curtain, and inside was a box wrapped in black cloth. The guards and guards who came with him carried the box down together with the two guards of the Princess Mansion. The famous steward led Li Pin into the depths of the Princess Mansion.
Through the gaps in the porches, many people have already gathered in the Princess Mansion.
Li Pin and the person carrying the suitcase walked into the study room inside the Princess Mansion. After a while, Zhou Pei arrived first, followed by Cheng Zhouhai, who led six men of different ages but capable eyes. Introduce the six people one by one: "They are all old friends you can trust." Li Pin then greeted the six people one by one, some of whom he already knew before.
After ordering the servants to bring tea, Zhou Pei dismissed the servants except the confidant guards and let everyone sit down in the room. Li Pin sat down for a while, looked at the rest of the people for a few laps, and then stood up again: "Most of the people here are old acquaintances, and time is tight, so I won't be around. However, there are some results. The newspaper business is to spread the news of the world with everyone. After a long time, a lot of news will come to the next side by himself. For a few years, Li Mou took advantage of his spare time to have nothing to do. Sorting and classifying a lot of seemingly useless news, analyzing the clues... Now that Wushu has come to the south, and the various arrangements of the Jurchen have either been launched, or are about to be launched, these things should be brought out."
As he said this, everyone turned their attention to the box wrapped in black cloth on the ground. Cheng Zhouhai had already gone over and opened the black cloth. Li Pin took out a key from his arms and handed it over, and then took out a blue book. booklet.
"The wind starts at the end of Ping, and a hair moves the whole body... Everything in the world is connected, and this truth was understood in the past, but over the years, the person who has used it most proficiently is Ning Liheng, who is now in the southwest. The information in the box, Li can see the clues, have all been recorded, and the rest will rely on you to do analysis and detailed analysis. Among the senior members of the Wu Dynasty and the clan, those who have contact with the Jurchen are not determined. Those who have been lobbied, can find one, it is a…”
The lights in the room were a little dark, Li Pin's words were calm, but his face was pale, but he said: "Five thousand people cannot break through Lin'an. Xiyin and others in the north follow the same steps and often achieve success. They are all due to the methods of inner demons, conspiracy and conspiracy alternately, once a general trend is formed, it is difficult to resist, and this general trend, Jurchen has already had ten years ago. In the past ten years, the inner demons have been struggling to find a chance for survival, and the Jurchen has come with the general trend, lobbying and instigating countermeasures are often twice the result with half the effort... "
As he said this, someone in the room said: "However, with the box of Dexin, it is now more than enough to defend Lin'an. I think that although Xiyin is smart, he was born in a barbarian country, and his conspiracy skills can take advantage of the moment We can’t turn the world upside down, we discussed it just now, and we also speculate like Dexin that Wushu’s 50,000 cavalry will be lightly dressed, and it will be impossible to break through Lin’an.
Li Pin shook his head lightly, glanced at the other party, and nodded with a sigh: "Even so... I hope so, but don't be careless. I have reviewed the information contained in the north over the past 30 years, the Jurchen family, since From the time of the uprising, he was very brave and said that he was invincible to the outside world. Of course, there is no debate about this matter. However, what the world does not know is that in the process of destroying the Liao Kingdom, the use of siege equipment and tactics of the Jurchen were not much. I’m still not proficient in studying. Under such circumstances, it only took half a day for the Jurchen to conquer the Liao Kingdom and go to Beijing and Lin Huangfu. Although there are many flukes and coincidences in the process, many of them are thought-provoking.”
"... After the Jurchen destroyed the Liao Dynasty, they captured a large number of Liao craftsmen, and then gradually became familiar with many siege weapons. Later, when they invaded the south, the siege techniques quickly became harmonious. Especially in the process of the fall of the Central Plains, the value of the Jin people to the captives was the first Heavy craftsmen. Many things in the middle coincide with Ning Yi's ideas... The prosperity of the Jin Kingdom is only in the hands of the generation of Aguda, Wu Qimai, Zong Han, and Xi Yin. There is no prejudice, as long as it is a good thing, I will learn it quickly, this point, I, the princes of the Wu Dynasty, are not as good as them."
His eyes swept around, and everyone's eyes were already awe-inspiring: "After the Northwest War, Lou Shi and Ci Buchu were all killed by the black flag, Zong Han and others attached more importance to the black flag than In my court, Xi Yin built a large courtyard, and the Jurchen was supported by the whole country. The Dazao Institute has done a great job, Xiyin imitated the southwest in private, formed a team and continued to lobby and make promises to our Wu Dynasty, both soft and hard..."
He sighed and said, "...If Tian Shi was fighting against gold in Jin, the brave man broke his wrist to clean up the interior, how tragic he was, and he was assassinated by Xi Yin in the end, and he lost everything. This time the Jurchen went south, it was inevitable for me to win, the east and the west. Lu Dajun has given up his suspicions for now, since Wushu has ventured south, Xi Yin's plans for Lin'an may not be the only one in front of you, so you must pay attention..."
When Li Pin said this, he cupped his hands, and everyone nodded solemnly and cupped his hands. After a while, when everyone began to analyze the information brought by Li Pin, Li Pin, Cheng Zhouhai and Zhou Pei went to the room next to them and talked about another more urgent matter.
"... The news from Brother Li yesterday, we have already noticed it, the plan has been made, and we are waiting for Brother Li to come over for the final details..."
On the 29th of December, Lin'an was covered with thin snow, and the princess' mansion was busy. On this day and night, many people came one after another. One of the travelers, who was wearing a scorpion, entered the confines of the Princess' Mansion in the middle of the night. He took off his scorpion and took off his bamboo hat. In the light of the fire, his head was already covered with ragged white hair, but he was still imposing like a mountain. , eyes majestic. This is the former six gate general catcher, the current leader of the Caohe Gang, Tie Tianying.
His eyes looked at the courtyard corridor in the middle of the night. Under the door not far away, an acquaintance was already greeting him...
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On the 29th of the same December, the defense lines of Xiangyang and Fancheng.
The trebuchet threw huge stones, shaking the towering city walls in the roar, and the battle of siege was going on as always.
In December, Zong Han's army has been steadily removing all the fortresses around Xiangfan. Its main force and hundreds of thousands of surrendered Han troops besieged Fancheng. At the same time, they launched a large-scale offensive to try to monopolize the Han River. The navy in Xiangyang fought several battles with the opponent. Although they ended in victory, they were unable to defeat the opponent's living forces. Some of the golden soldiers had already crossed the river from the upper and lower reaches, and the complete encirclement of Xiangfan would take place in January. become a reality.
The sky was snowing heavily with goose feathers. On the school grounds, tens of thousands of soldiers gathered one after another. Yue Fei walked up to the platform in front and spoke to the soldiers. Then he brought the spirits and sprinkled them on the ground.
In the early morning of December 30, two hundred miles east of Xiangfan. Xi Yin, who had led an army of 60,000 troops on the road to the east, received urgent information from Xiangyang.
In the middle of the night on the 29th, Yue Fei led a 40,000-strong elite army behind Wei to abandon the city. One group of more than 30,000 sailors went south along the Han River, and the other came out of the city with cavalry. Before the encirclement of Zonghan's army was completed, they rushed to Wu'an in the south. Take a break.
Xi Yin tapped his finger on the map, a smile on his serious face.
Xiangfan had been fighting back and forth for nearly five months. Even though the Wu Dynasty army relied on the location to defend, it was already an incomparably long battle for Zonghan's army, who had tried everything to attack. In five months, they gradually became familiar with each other, and Zong Han and Xi Yin also had a general outline in their hearts for the young general guarding Xiangfan.
The two cities of Xiangfan are extremely important. They are an important support point to stop the Jurchen West Road Army from destroying the Wu Dynasty. However, the focus of this battle is not here, especially on the premise that the Jurchen is based on the premise of destroying the Wu Dynasty. Even if Xiangyang is defeated , to the south there is a thousand miles of the Wu Dynasty.
But here, half of the military power of the Wu Dynasty was gathered.
Zong Han tried to remove the support around Xiangfan little by little, with the Jurchen military as the main force, supplemented by a large number of Central Plains Han troops, and directly surrounded Xiangyang. At the same time, an elite army was sent into the hinterland of the Wu Dynasty to expand the whole chaos.
But obviously, the other party gave up Xiangfan.
Without this young Yue Pengju and without the most important backing army, the siege of Xiangfan is only a matter of time. However, just before Zong Han and the other siege army were about to gradually close the siege and gradually wear down the strength of the Wu Chao navy, the other party broke through the siege with elites.
The Wuchao navy of the Hanshui part still has the upper hand, heading south into the Yangtze River, and then down the Yangtze River, and will eventually reach Zhenjiang. It must be the Shura battlefield between Zhenjiang and Lin'an.
"All right… "
In the flickering light, Xi Yin said something softly.
Outside the tent are countless stretches of military tents, and the goose feather snow is really floating down. On the Han River more than a hundred miles away, the fleet of the Wei Army is rushing towards the future more than two thousand miles away in the wind and snow...
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The moment before the possibility of annihilation came, thousands of troops were gathering, from the court officials, soldiers and generals, to the heroes of the green forest, the merchants and pawns... Near Lin'an, some people left, and some people came...
New Year's Eve is approaching, Tie Tianying is in a high place in Lin'an City, holding a telescopic mirror and watching the movement of a family secretly. This is one of many operations in Lin'an City. Tie Tianying came back as a professional to help in the town. The former six-door general arrester was only an official and could not be seen by high-level people, but over the years, he has followed Working with Li Pin, against Ning Yi, and later led the Caohe Gang to pass on a lot of information, which made him have a far more important identity and qualifications than before.
Cheng Zhouhai came in from outside: "How's it going?"
"More than 30 people are desperadoes who want to give their lives to fight for wealth. There are traces of fire, thunder and gunpowder buried outside the yard. If they resist stubbornly, there will be a lot of movement..."
"If it doesn't work, let the forbidden army drag the artillery over and blow it up first."
"Well, adults' consideration is not unreasonable. But the people below have already made some arrangements, so let them try it first."
It seems that there is a little bit of speculation, and both sides are quiet. In fact, when Qin Siyuan had an accident, Tie Tianying was one of the people who fell into trouble. He confronted Li Pin and Qin Shaoqian face to face, and naturally had some unhappiness with Cheng Zhouhai. Over the years, Tie Tianying has followed Li Pin because of the Northwest. There is no harmony between the peers and the reconciliation, and the Chengzhouhai.
But to this day, many people who could not talk about harmony at the beginning have also gathered. At this time, in the princess's mansion, there are also enemies that Tie Tianying once had Liangzi, and there are his colleagues in the past, both of them are old. At this moment again, many things don't have to be taken into account.
"Back then, you went to the northwest with Li Ping." After a while of silence, the sea road was completed.
"Um."
"When you were still in the capital, you also stared at Ning Liheng. How do you feel about him?"
"I thought of him as a small person back then, and I became a liang on the way to kill Fang Baihua and Fang Qifo. I always wanted to kill him... Later, I learned that it was a joke." Tie Tianying was already old at this time, and he talked about this matter. , smiled slightly, "Traveling the world over the years, for the surnamed Ning, of course, I hope he is dead and clean, but after all, there are some things that he said right."
"Huh? What?"
"Tie Mou started to run around the rivers and lakes. Later, when he was an official at Six Gates, after Jingping's disgrace, he became disheartened. He left the Six Gates and returned to the rivers and lakes. I want to escape. Sometimes, I learn from the people of Bianliang, scolding the Jurchen and the Black Flag Army, but now I have to come back to Li'an and do these things that should have been done long ago... There is only one thing, I think It's clear." The old man turned his head and smiled, with exhaustion, relief, and simplicity and purity that were beyond complex. At this time, outside the closed window, in the entire Lin'an City, countless people were walking.
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"In their whole life...they have to earn their lives by themselves..."
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Haze, iron blue.
Between the endless sky and the earth, heavy snow is flying.
There are countless phantoms rushing against this sky, Wushu's cavalry is coming towards Lin'an, Tie Tianying is walking towards the enemy, countless people are walking towards their enemy, the sails have broken through the heavy snow, and the iron cavalry has crossed the land of Qianmo. Fireworks explode and fly into the sky.
In the southwest, the giant beast that was crouching, moved...