The endless ravines are vertical and horizontal, the turbulent Yellow River water is from north to south, the snowflakes are flying in the sky, Xu Huiyan, who stands on the south city wall and watches, is full of sadness, letting the snowflakes fall all over his sideburns and shoulders.

Xu Huiyan, the Jin Ning Army and the pacification envoy along the Lanshi Road, the last martial champion in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, 35 years old, hunched over, looking like an old man in his 50s.

His face was sallow, his eyes were bloodshot, his temples were already covered with white frost, his mouth was bearded, his cheeks were sunken, and his lips were chapped and his face was full of frost and haggard.

In the second year of Daguan of the Great Song Dynasty (1108 AD), Xu Huiyan, who was only fifteen years old, should be edicted to participate in the martial arts examination, and was given the title of "martial arts and first", worthy of the name of the martial champion, and served as the prisoner of the Baode Army.

Xu Huiyan was born in a famous family, the fourteenth grandson of the Xu family of Nanzhou, the wang clan of Jingzhao Mansion, his great-grandfather and grandfather were both Jinshi, and his father Xu Liang was also a martial artist and died on the battlefield. The Xu clan had a total of 28 Jinshi and 121 officials in the two Song Dynasty, which was a well-deserved Great Song Dynasty.

The tiger father has no dog son, the father resisted the Western Xia, died on the battlefield, as his son Xu Huiyan is naturally loyal, righteous, benevolent and filial piety, repeatedly resisted the enemy and made meritorious contributions, and in the first year of Jingkang, he knew the Jin Ning army, and pacified the envoy along the Lanshi Road.

Jinning Army runs through Hedong Road and Yanyan Road and Linfu Road, and governs Jialu Village, which is located on the mountain valley on the west bank of the Yellow River in northern Shaanxi, at the east end of the remaining veins of the Hengshan Mountains, and on the north side of the confluence of the Jialu River and the Yellow River. Jialu Village is gourd-shaped, two miles north and south, less than four miles from east to west. The city wall is rammed, and the outer wall is made of bricks and stones, which is difficult and dangerous. The Jinning army chokes the north-south main road, and the geographical location is very important.

In November of the first year of Jingkang, the Great Song Dynasty sent Nie Chang and Geng Nanzhong to hand over Hedong and Hebei envoys. The three states of Linfeng Mansion were ceded to the Jin people, and in exchange for benefits, the Jin people ceded the three states of Linfeng Province to the Xia people.

The army and the people were shocked, and the world was sad and indignant. Xu Huiyan waved his army to the north, recovered the three prefectures of Lin, Fu and Feng, which had been abandoned by Zhekeqiu, and handed over the three prefectures outside the river to Zhekeqiu, and was appreciated by the Great Song Dynasty.

At this moment, the anti-gold righteous man frowned, full of sorrow, obviously worried about the current anti-gold situation.

After Yan Lou's room raided Shaanxi, the Jurchens occupied the northern part of Shaanxi. Wanyan Lou's subordinates stormed Jinning City, which was menacing, and it seemed that they wanted to uproot the Jinning army and the surrounding fortresses from the banks of the Yellow River.

Although there are only three or four thousand people stationed in Jialu Village, it is built on the mountain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Jialu Village is located on the shore of Jialu River and the Yellow River, and there is no need to worry about the water source, and the east bank of the Yellow River, the Kehu Village of Hedong Road is dependent on each other across the water, and the transportation is convenient.

For more than a month, Xu Huiyan fought for a long time, taking the lead, comforting the wounded, and fighting with the Jurchen army repeatedly, with heavy casualties on both sides. With the continuous advancement of the offensive and defensive battles, the number of people in the city was seriously reduced, and there were less than 1,000 people left.

As a last resort, Xu Huiyan could only arrange for the generals to divide the corners, and the Jurchen army was committed to defending it as soon as it came, and the mobile troops composed of healthy soldiers came and went to help.

The drinking river water in the village is brought in by the Jialu River outside the city. The Jurchens transported stones, trees, bamboos and grass to block the tributaries, and the water in the city was cut off, and the food was gradually exhausted. The soldiers endured hunger, thirst, injuries and diseases, and fought to the death by relying on the remnants of the army. Now that the diet is broken, there is a lack of armament, and there is no foreign aid, so I don't know how long it can last.

Xu Huiyan's false fire rose, his mouth was dry, and the sky was spinning for a while. Since the Jurchens blocked the upper reaches of the Jialu River, the soldiers in the city have not been able to drink water for several days.

Everyone dug a pit in the city for several feet, but there was still no trace of water. As a last resort, the sergeant can only kill the horse and drink blood to quench his thirst, and when the horse is killed, he can only drink his own urine.

Since the city was cut off, all the sergeants were worried, panicked, and their morale was low, and everyone lost confidence and hope in defending the city.

Fortunately, God is in love, and it snowed heavily, and all the pots and pans in the village were put in the open air, hoping that they could survive for a few days by relying on the snow water.

Even if there is a little snow to quench your thirst, but the food and grass are cut off, how to solve it?

Sun Ang, the soldier and horse supervisor of Taiyuan Mansion Road, was covered in blood, holding a small half bowl of snow water in his hand, and walked in from outside with a tired face.

Seeing Xu Huiyan's sallow face, withered description, bloodshot eyes, and obviously he hadn't slept all night, Sun Ang couldn't help but sigh secretly.

"Gong Xu, the matter has come to this, you might as well take a good rest and fight to the death with Fanzi!"

Xu Huiyan nodded lightly, and the slightly heavier movements made him spin the world and his eyes were full of golden flowers.

"Brother Xian, you're here too. Why, the siege is going before dawn, these guys can get up early enough. ”

Sun Ang put the water bowl on the table and said in a deep voice: "Duke Xu, the water in the city has been cut off for many days, and the morale is low, Fanzi will never let go of the opportunity." I just looked at the city, Wanyan Lou is not in the army, there are quite a lot of fans, and it seems that a lot of people have increased. I'm afraid I can't keep it!"

"Wanyan Lou's room is not in the Jinning Army, he must have gone to Fuzhou."

Xu Huiyan drank a few sips of water and lifted his spirits a lot.

"Brother Xian, your father and son are both heroes. It's a pity that we have the intention to kill the thief and have no power to return to the sky. This Jinning Army, I'm afraid it's going to be destroyed in my hands. ”

Sun Ang's generation of generals is the son of Sun Yi, the fierce general who rushed to the aid of Taiyuan City. Sun Yi led the army to rescue Taiyuan, but the officers and troops of the department rebelled, and Sun Yi was killed by his subordinates. Sun Ang inherited his father's will and continued to fight against Jin, but today, I am afraid that it is more than lucky.

Sun Ang smiled and said: "Duke Xu, Wang Xianggong has a word cloud: Zhuang is hungry for Hulu meat, and laughs and talks about thirsty Hun blood. Even if you and I die here today, we will kill a few more people and let out a bad breath in my chest!"

The Jinning army and Taiyuan are separated by the Yellow River and Luliang Mountain, and the Jin people are isolated from the west of the Yellow River, and it is the loyal army to recover the city of Taiyuan for two months, and everyone in the Jinning army is unaware.

"Duke Xu, is there no news of Gong Xiang?"

Zhe Keqiu and Xu Huiyan are sons and daughters, Xu Huiyan expelled the Xia people that day, and returned the three prefectures of Fulinfeng to Zhe Keqiu, and the relationship between the two is naturally extraordinary.

"The fan is powerful, the soldiers are in full swing, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to protect myself."

Xu Huiyan let out a long sigh. After Yan Lou's room left, he must have dealt with the Zhejia army. The Jurchen soldiers are in full swing, and under the iron cavalry, I am afraid that Fuzhou is also in danger.

"The soldiers are strong and strong, and the Lou Mur Army is even more famous all over the world, and I don't know who is their opponent in this world?"

Xu Huiyan let out a long sigh, but Sun Ang next to him shook his head and vetoed him in person.

"Although the Lou Room Army is brave, my Great Song Dynasty also has a division of tigers and wolves. Others may not be good, but Wang Xianggong's Hedong Loyal and Righteous Army is a real elite, otherwise it would not have been a few bloody battles in Tokyo City, and after killing Yan Zongwang, Fanzi was terrified!"

"Brother Xian, what you said is very true!"

Xu Huiyan's eyes lit up for a moment, and then dimmed again.

"I don't know where Wang Xianggong is now, if he can come to reinforcements, the siege of the Jinning army will be lifted. It's just that now it seems that we can only save ourselves. ”

From Taiyuan more than 400 miles to Jialu Village, the mountain road is dangerous and narrow, the stream road is deep, and the ox cart is not passed. and crossing the Yellow River, which is particularly difficult. Relying on Wang Song to help is tantamount to a fool's dream.

Sun Ang said with a fascination: "I heard that Wang Xianggong has an iron spear, and he has the courage of ten thousand people, and he is known as the "Race Overlord", also known as the Wang Iron Spear. If he comes, he can try to compete with you, the martial champion, to see who is the real hero!"

After all, he is young, and he has an inexplicable curiosity and admiration for Wang Song, who is known all over the world and invincible.

"Brother Xian, the Prime Minister Wang's envoy is an iron spear, and I will never be able to do it."

Xu Huiyan shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother, I am just a martial artist, and the real masters are all in the people." Don't talk about Wang Xianggong, even if he is a golden gun and an iron general, I am also categorically invincible. ”

Ten thousand troops fought from it, dozens of catties of iron guns, just held in his hands, and his strength was not good after a long time, Xu Huiyan thought that it was difficult for him to do it.

Sun Ang nodded, and just as he was about to speak, the soldier came in sweating profusely, with a happy face, saying that there was a military message.

"Tell Xianggong that Taiyuan City has been broken by the Loyal and Righteous Army, and Wang Xianggong has also waved his army north, please Xianggong and General Sun hold on for a few more hours, and General Wang's army will arrive soon."

The man who came to report the news knelt on one knee, calm and calm, and his face was full of weather.

Xu Huiyan and Sun Ang were both shocked, Xu Huiyan couldn't help but stand up, and said in a trembling voice:

"Righteous man, please, where did you hear this news, is this serious?"

Song Xiaodong stood up, hugged his fists and said: "Xu Xianggong, under Song Xiaodong, he is under the command of Liang Xing of the Hedong Zhongyi Society, and he was ordered to come to Tongyu."

Song Xiaodong talked about the war in Hedong, Xu Huiyan and Sun Ang looked at each other, and then they knew that the cold and summer did not know the year, and so much change had taken place outside.

Song Xiaodong said goodbye and left, Xu Huiyan and Sun Ang were overjoyed, and the tiredness of the past few days disappeared cleanly.

"Pass the order, tell the whole army, Wang Xianggong will bring troops to help, let the brothers cheer up, don't give Fanzi a chance!"

Song Xiaodong crossed the Yellow River at night, and hurried all the way to a mountain col at the foot of Luliang Mountain, where Zhao Ruolan and several men from the Zhongyi Society were waiting.

"Girl, the matter has been done, you don't have to worry."

Zhao Ruolan nodded, and instructed the man on the side: "Go and explore again to see when Brother Liang Xing arrives." Wang Xianggong's army has crossed the Yellow River, and the decisive battle between the loyal army and the Jurchens is already imminent, and there can be no delay!"

Zhao Yun next to him smiled bitterly: "Sister Xian, Brother Liang Xing wants to prepare grain and grass, and he also wants the brothers in Luliang Mountain to come over, in a hurry, it is so fast." Let's wait in peace. ”

"Second brother, we can wait, Xianggong Wang can't wait!"

Zhao Ruolan showed a little impatience between her eyebrows, she frowned and asked: "It has been more than a month since Wang Xianggong's army marched westward, why is there no news of Zhang Xian's army?"

Another stout man next to him shook his head and said:

"Sister, I heard from the brothers that Wanyan Yinshu is attacking the three levels of Shiling, and the battle is fierce. The brothers said that the loyal army could not hold it, and they were afraid that they would have to withdraw their troops. ”

Seeing that Zhao Ruolan's eyebrows twitched, as if he was about to get angry, Zhao Yun hurriedly persuaded: "Sister Xian, since the crown prince entered Taiyuan City, it seems that the loyal army has no sign of going north. If my brother's prediction is good, something must have happened in Taiyuan City. ”

Zhao Ruolan couldn't help but be stunned, stayed in place, and didn't speak for a long time.

It was only now that she understood Ma Kuo's hard work. These traitorous ministers in the court can't see Wang Song at all, it seems that Wang Song is going west this time, but he is afraid that he is fighting alone, and there will be many auspicious ones.

"Sister Xian, you don't have to worry. Brother Liang is gathering heroes from various cottages in Luliang Mountain, and he should be able to catch up. Besides, Wang Xianggong rescued Fuzhou, and he must meet the inside and outside. With the elite of the loyal and righteous army, Wang Xianggong will never be fine!"

Zhao Yun persuaded that he was also worried. These cottages, each with their own thoughts, even if they go to reinforcements and hundreds of stragglers, how can they be the opponents of the wolf-like Jurchen Iron Cavalry.

Now, it can only be pinned on the merger of the Loyal Army and the Zhejia Army. It's just that pinning hopes on these families with different minds always makes people feel uneasy.