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Chapter 757 Bloody Central Plains

Chapter 757 Bloody Central Plains

In the evening, the sunset on Jiumu Ridge changed, and in the mountains in the distance, the lush forests were being swallowed up by the darkness.When the birds flew out from the trees, Lin Chong stood on the mountain road and turned back.

Jiumu Ridge is still the same, a small mountain ridge, the vicinity looks barren and sinister.Several houses and an inn were also newly settled by people who escaped and escaped later. Lin Chong and his wife Xu Jinhua have lived here for more than a year, and they are usually nothing major. Only in the past few days, There were more and more people who passed by inadvertently when escaping.

"someone is coming."

Back in the inn, Lin Chong said in a low voice.There are already two families in the lobby of the inn. They are not very wealthy people. Their clothes are outdated and they have patches. However, because they brought their families with them, they came to the inn to buy hot water for food. Fortunately, the couple who opened the store did not Charge too much food.After Lin Chong finished saying this, the two families were silent, showing a vigilant look.

"Don't light the lights." Lin Chong said in a low voice, and walked towards the small room next to him. In the side room, his wife Xu Jinhua was packing her luggage. There were a lot of things on the bed. A little flustered: "Just, let's go?"

"No, I'll go take a look." He turned around, lifted the wooden stick in the corner that was obviously not used for a long time and looked a little crooked, and then brought a knife to his wife, "You have to be careful..." His eyes, He gestured outside.

"I know, I know...they don't look like bad guys, and kids."

Xu Jinhua took the knife and put it aside.Lin Chong could actually see that the two outsiders were not bad people, so he nodded and went out with a stick.Before going out, she looked back at his wife's belly - Xu Jinhua was already pregnant at this time.

As the sky gradually darkened, he went to the other households on Jiumu Ridge to pat the door, so that those who were still here would not turn on the lights, and then crossed the road and walked forward.When you got to a corner of the rock and headed forward, there was almost no good road in the mountains, a group of people came out one after another, about twenty deserters, carrying torches, knives and guns, He walked forward listlessly.

The voice of speaking came occasionally.It's nothing more than where to go, not moving too much, finding a place to rest, and so on.

Lin Chong didn't know what the battle ahead was like, but from the refugees who passed by in the past two days, he also knew that fighting had already started ahead. The 10,000+ fleeing soldiers were not a small number, and he didn't know if there would be new imperial troops to meet them— — But even if he went up to meet him, he would definitely be unable to beat him anyway.

After the Jurchen invaded the south for the second time, bandits from the north of the Yellow River started together, each leading tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, occupying the land as the king.Compared with the Liangshan period in Shandong, the momentum was unbelievably huge, and after the weakening of the imperial court's rule, for them, they could only be pacified but not crusade. The existence of many hills became justifiable.Lin Chong lives in this small mountain range. He only occasionally goes to nearby villages and towns with his wife, and he also knows the names of many people:

The bandit Wang Shan, who claims to have a force of 70 horses, Yang Jin, the "hornless ox", Tian Hu, the "King of Jin", Wang Yan, Wang Zaixing, Li Gui, Wang Dalang, the heroes of Wuma Mountain, etc., as for the small mountain tops , even countless, even his former brother Shi Jin, now using the title of "Eight-armed Dragon King" of Chifeng Mountain, once again gathered a crowd to revolt and support the military against gold.

And the more than [-] people who escaped with their lives on the battlefield were planning to go all the way south to join the King of Jin Tian Hu - this is not because they are deserters trying to avoid the guilt, but because Tian Hu has many sites. Among the mountains and mountains, the terrain is treacherous, and even if the Jurchens go south, they will only treat them with tenderness.

Looking back on the scene when I was in Bianliang, it was still a good day for singing and dancing, but in recent years, the current situation has become more and more chaotic, and people can't see clearly.It's just that Lin Chong's heart has long since become numb, and he can't get up whether he is sighing at the chaos or gloating at the world's schadenfreude.

After listening to these people's words, and watching them walk straight ahead, Lin Chong quietly turned back after making sure that they would not go up to Jiumu Ridge.

The wife was packing, and some items in the inn that could not be taken away had been dragged by Lin Chong into the woods in the mountains and then buried.This night passed without any danger. In the early morning of the next day, Xu Jinhua got up and steamed the wotou and prepared the dry food. The two set off with the other two families in the inn-they were going to take refuge in the south of the Yangtze River. It is said that the There won't be a war on the side.

Looking back at the dilapidated inn on Jiumu Ridge again, the couple were reluctant to part with it. Of course, this is not a good place, but they are almost used to it.

On the way, I talked about life in the south. At noon this day, I met a family of people who were fleeing. In the afternoon, I got on the official road, and there were even more people. There was a bustling crowd with their families and their families, cattle and horses, vehicles, and soldiers. During this period, he moved forward fiercely.

The pregnant Xu Jinhua did not walk fast, and separated from the family at noon. In the afternoon, she remembered that the same jewelry she liked when she was in Lingshang had not been taken away. After searching for a while, she was in a trance. When I found it in the package, the decoration of the jewelry was nothing but polished from a beautiful stone. Xu Jinhua had found it, and he was not too happy.

Occasionally, officials would pass through the crowd. At this time, Xu Jinhua would hug Lin Chong's arms even tighter, and he would also pull his body almost down—although the tattoo on Lin Chong's face had been scratched by a knife. It's broken, but if you really doubt it, you can still see some clues.

This evening, the couple rested on a hillside. They squatted on the dirt slope, chewing on the already cold wotou, and looked at the refugees all over the mountains and roads, and their eyes were a little dazed.At a certain moment, Xu Jinhua said, "Actually, when we go to the south, no one can defect."

Lin Chong did not speak.

"So many people go south, no land, no food, how to feed them, go begging in the past..."

The woman's eyes became more and more anxious, and Lin Chong nibbled at the head: "It's good for the child..."

"There are so many people left in the north. Even if the Jurchen kills them, they won't kill all the people in the mountains."

Lin Chong was silent for a moment: "If you want to hide...of course you can, but..."

"I am pregnant with a child, and I have walked so far. I don't know if the child can be protected. I... I can't bear to part with Jiumuling, and I can't bear to bear the small shop."

Xu Jinhua touched the scar on Lin Chong's face, Lin Chong tucked his nest to the nearest, and after a long time, he reached out and hugged the woman beside him.

"Then we'll go back," he said, "then we won't go..."

The two figures blended in among the refugees in this area, and they conveyed insignificant warmth to each other.Finally decided not to leave.

When the Jurchens went south, some chose to stay, while others chose to leave.There are also many more people whose lives have been changed as early as in the previous days.In Hedong, the generals under the command of the bandit Wang Shan already claim to have 70 people, and the chariots are known to be tens of thousands. Yang Jin, the "hornless bull", has 30 soldiers, and Tian Hu, the "King of Jin", is known as an army of 50. , "Bazi Army" 18, Wumashan heroes gathered more than 200 people - but these people add up to nearly [-] million people.In addition, the numerous armies of the imperial court, in the frantic expansion and confrontation, have also grown to millions of people north of the Yellow River.However, the north of the Yellow River was originally the territory of these armies. Just seeing that after their continuous expansion, they couldn't even restrain the soaring number of "rebels", this can explain a simple truth.

- But that was of no use.

People are just trying to survive in their own way.

And a few people are doing their own thing in their own way.

In Bianliang, an old man named Zong Ze, who was activated in danger, is doing his work with all his strength.Half a year after taking over the mission, he calmed down the order around Bianliang and reconstructed a defensive line near Bianliang. At the same time, he tried his best to recruit and surrender to the rebels north of the Yellow River, and gave them names.

However, when the Jurchen really pressed south, the pressure from these "rebels" was already increasing.Wang Shan, Yang Jin, Tian Hu, Wang Zaixing, Li Gui and other leaders of the army all gathered here, asking the court for a large amount of food, grass, ordnance, and even the truly recognized territories, titles, and names.Just like the reason why Guo Jing took the initiative to open the gate of Bianliang City, the liars themselves are the most sober. As leaders, they understand better than anyone how much power the army of hundreds of thousands and millions under their command actually has—there are also many of them. There are people who want to fight Jurchen, but in the past, there is no meaning in itself.

Faced with this helpless and powerless situation, Zong Ze comforted these forces every day. At the same time, he kept writing to Ying Tianfu, hoping that Zhou Yong would return to the town of Bianliang, so as to strengthen the morale of the army and firm resistance.

This year, the 68-year-old Zong Ze had all white beard and hair, and Yue Fei, who was training in the daimyo, was recruited here from the first moment Jurchen went south, and worked with this elder.Yue Fei knew that the old man was extremely efficient in pacifying the order in Bianliang, but the old man could do nothing for the rebel army in the north—he could give a name, but the food, grass and supplies needed to be allocated to millions of people. Being an official is at most a bit famous, and the background is far different from that of Qin Yuyuan and others back then. Let alone a million people, it is difficult for 1 old people to support them.

However, even though it seemed useless in Yue Fei's eyes, the old man was still resolute - even a little violent - he promised Wang Shan and others that there would be a turnaround, and he kept sending messages to Yingtian.It was only when Zong Ze privately summoned him to issue an order that Yue Fei asked.

"There are millions of people in the north, even if the food, grass and supplies are complete, if they meet the Jurchen, they will not be able to fight, and they will not be able to solve the problem. What's the benefit?"

The old man glanced at him, his temperament was a little hot recently, and he said directly: "Then you said that when you meet a Jurchen, how can you fight!?"

Yue Fei was stunned for a moment. He wanted to speak, but the white-haired and white-bearded old man waved his hand: "This million people can't be beaten, why does this old man know that? However, in this world, how many people meet Jurchen, who dare to say that they can fight! How to defeat the Jurchen, I am not sure, but the old man knows that if there is a possibility of defeating the Jurchen, the Wu Dynasty must have the intention to give up everything! With this idea, these millions of people dare to fight against the Jurchen, and they dare to fight against the Jurchen. Only among the millions of people can a group of heroes come out and find a way to defeat the Jurchen! If you can't do this, then you will die without life!"

"The old man just saw this and did what he should do."

Yue Fei was silent for a long time, and then he handed over and went out.At this moment, he seemed to see an old man he had seen before, doing something or something with little hope in the surging torrent of the world.And his master, Zhou Tong, was actually like this.

It's not that you can do it this way, you just have to do it if you want to do it.

Ying Tianfu.

Intense discussions take place every day in the Golden Throne Hall, but Zong Ze's memorial has long been buried in many papers.Even Li Gang, who was a hard-line fighting faction, did not agree with Zong Ze's proposal to keep asking the emperor to return to Bianliang.

The ruined city that the Jurchen has stepped on once, really shouldn't go back.

"...The real thing that can make a fuss is inside the Jinren!"

"...Although the army of the Jin people was almost invincible after the Agu fight, up to now, the interior of the Jin Kingdom is no longer monolithic. According to the Northland Business Traveler, since a few years ago, the Jin people have had things in the courthouse. In the two Privy Councils, Wanyan Zongwang is in charge of the military and government in the east, and Wanyan Zonghan is in charge of the court in the west. It is said that within the Jin Kingdom, only the imperial court in the east is under the control of Wu Qimai. However, Wanyan Zonghan, who is known to be not a minister, has long been When Zonghan went south for the first time, there were rumors that Zongwang urged Zonghan, but Zonghan did not move to Taiyuan..."

"... Until last year, the privy envoy Liu Yanzong of the East Privy Council passed away, and Wanyan Zongwang was also seriously ill due to many years of fighting. The Jurchen East Privy Council was no longer in name. At this time, Wanyan Zonghan was on a par with Wu Qimai. This time the Jurchen came south, Among them, there is a struggle for power and profit. In the east, the princes such as Wanyan Zongfu and Zongbi wanted to establish a prestige, and Zonghan had to cooperate, but he used Wanyan Lou's clan to conquer the west, and it was reported that he wanted to pacify the north of the Yellow River, which just proved that he He is trying to expand his private land..."

"...From my point of view, there are a lot of provocative strategies in the middle, you can think about it!"

The adults in the courtroom were clamoring and expressing their opinions. Apart from the military, the only thing the scholars could provide was the political and vertical and horizontal wisdom accumulated over thousands of years.Soon, Hongxi, an old Confucian puppet who came out of Chenzhou, asked for an envoy to go to the Jurchen prince Zongfu army to tell his interests and interests in order to stop the army, and everyone in the court praised his high righteousness.

Zhou Yong, the king of Kang, had no knowledge, so he let them go. He hung out with Xinna's concubine in the harem every day.Not long after, the news came out, and the scholar Ouyang Che posted a big-character poster in the city to denounce...

Xiaocanghe, this is a quiet time.With the departure of spring and the arrival of summer, Gu Zhong has stopped frequent exchanges with the outside world, and only the spies sent from time to time send back news from the outside world. In the summer of the second year of Jianshuo, the whole world is pale. of.

If the death of Emperor Jinghan and the capture of Emperor Jingping symbolized the sunset of the Wu Dynasty, and now the third time the Jurchen is heading south, the night of the Wu Dynasty has finally arrived...

(End of this chapter)