Chapter 119: Dilemma
The army of loyalty and righteousness marched all the way, along the way to the south, to the east of the people fleeing endlessly, the corpses of the people fell to the road everywhere, the lively villages in the past are smoky, broken walls, a group of looted Xiao Ran.
After the water, it was even more depressed and desolate, and occasionally I could meet some Song people. Except for some large dock forts that were still able to defend themselves, most of the village forts could not escape the capture and ravages of the Jurchens.
It's a pity that the fertile land, the war horses have been trampled repeatedly, galloping back and forth, I don't know how many crops will grow in the coming year, and how many people will starve to death?
On the fields, on the official roads, on the main roads and small roads, there were all the people of the Song Dynasty who fled in panic, dragging their families and mouths, and the rangers of the Jurchen soldiers roared past from time to time, and the arrows were fired indiscriminately between wild laughter, and the people shouted and screamed, fleeing in all directions in the night light, and from time to time someone screamed and fell.
The Jurchen rangers plundered everywhere, specifically looking for those places where rich families gathered and women were piled up. It was also when it was dark that some people were able to escape.
From time to time, you can see the thick smoke billowing from the village, the flames soaring to the sky, accompanied by the wild shouts and screams of the Jurchen soldiers, laughing and whistling, echoing in the snow and wilderness.
The Jurchen army used this place as their hunting ground again, and the Song people were the prey they could shoot at will!
Tongqin Village, the middle reaches of the Jialu River, is located on the Jialu River on the north bank of the Jialu River, easy to defend and difficult to attack, is the upstream gateway of the Jialu Village, only 30 miles away from the Jialu Village, has been occupied by the Jin people at this moment.
The snowy night was as cold as ice, Shao Xing's feet were numb, but he didn't dare to make any sound. The scouts around him, like him, hid behind the hills, concentrating and mingling with the night. Ignoring the cold, they looked towards the tent of the Jurchen army by the river.
Reconnoitring at night and painting the face black and dirty is a method taught by Xiang Gong, first, it can deter the enemy, and second, it can enhance concealment and not be easily detected by the enemy.
By the Jialu River, the fire is blazing, and you can see the tents of the golden barracks, endlessly, extending out in the distance, hidden in the darkness, I don't know how much.
The Jurchens adopted the military organization of Meng'an Mok. Among the military chiefs and soldiers in Meng'an Moukne, the respect and humility are not strict, from the generalissimo, from 10,000 households, down to 100 households, and there is no special difference in housing, food and clothing. The state has major events, suitable for the field to sit around, draw ashes and discuss, discuss the first inferiority complex, after the discussion, the ashes are extinguished, extremely simple, but also very democratic.
The Jurchen army was encamped, and due to the addition of Han'er, it also became quite regular. It's just that Allah is a cavalry, so the camp is also very simple and rough, the trenches are not deep or wide, and the fences are hastily done, so as simple as possible, so as to facilitate the galloping of iron horses.
One Meng'an, plus 2,000 Han'er, was enough to have 5,000 people, camped in two places, north and south, and controlled both sides of the Jialu River.
In this way, most of the Jurchens crossed the Yellow River and gathered in the three states outside the river. The Song army of the Jinning army was only 3,000, and in the eyes of the Jin people, 5,000 men and horses were more than enough.
Knowing that there were only 2,000 people stationed in Jialu Village and that there were no wells in the city, the Jin soldiers deliberately blocked the upper reaches of the Jialu River with stones, bamboo, etc., in order to cut off the water in the city and force the Song army to surrender.
There are so many Western armies in Shaanxi, how can they say that they are defeated, and the Jinning army is left alone. Liu Guangshi of Yan'an Mansion, Fan Zhixu of Jingzhao Mansion, and the large and small Shaanxi armies have made Shaanxi the back garden of the Jurchen Iron Cavalry.
In the end, it is not the thousands of Song people who are endless!
The Jurchens were barbaric and tyrannical, and the important checkpoints of the state capitals along the way, the historical sites of the Qin and Han dynasties, were all cremated to ashes. It's really "a torch, poor scorched earth"!
The people came to the ruined wall, and there was no one around. Everyone followed a gap in the wall and sneaked into the village.
The village is full of the stench of burnt corpses, and the streets are densely packed with frozen corpses.
They found a few houses that were still intact, and everyone went in to hide. They took out a thin quilt from their horses and draped them over them, while they sat down against the wall and huddled together to keep warm.
The rivers and ravines are vertical and horizontal, which is very easy to obstruct people's ears and eyes, and it is also a natural cover for everyone. If you stay in the cold wilderness, it's no wonder if you don't freeze to death!.
I fell asleep in a daze, and suddenly the sound of people shouting and neighing horses came from afar, and everyone was startled, and they stood up and ran out.
The sky was already bright, and everyone came to a ravine-crisscrossed highland, hid their bodies and looked out, only to see that on the bank of the Jialu River, a group of golden soldiers were gathering, as if they were about to go on an expedition. The army went south, and everyone could see it clearly, and the direction in which the Jin soldiers went was also Jialu Village, which was thirty miles away.
Shao Xing secretly sighed. People are not as good as heaven, and they were worried about how to do it, but now that the Jurchen army has gone south, only the golden soldiers who protect the river are left, and they seem to be evenly matched.
West of Kehu Village, on the east bank of the Yellow River, in the dark night, boundless, dense Song army is crossing the river, although the people are ten thousand, but the iron armor is clear, silent, just like the silent steel cold current, solemn and a little terrifying.
Sun Qi drove the boat and escorted groups of Song soldiers across the shore, and his heart was also full of curiosity and shock.
These Song soldiers were silent one by one, and the murderous aura on his body made him a little nervous, but also a little excited.
The Jinning army connects the two banks of the Yellow River, the north is the three states outside the Fenghe River of Linfu, the south is the Suide army, the west is the Western Xia, the east is the Taiyuan of the east of the river, the geographical location is dangerous, the Great Song Dynasty set up two water armies here, each has hundreds of men and horses, and is located in Wubaozhai and Jialuzhai, so as to connect the two banks of the Yellow River, in case of emergency.
Although the Jin people controlled the west of the Yellow River, they did not have a naval army on the Yellow River, and the east of the Yellow River could not be completely controlled. Sun Qi was the commander of the naval army in Wubaozhai, and as soon as it was dark, he received a military order from the Zhizhai of Kehu Zhai, asking him to carry the army across the river. When he arrived, he learned that it was the famous Hedong Loyal Righteous Army who was going to cross the river.
In the dark night, the Yellow River flowed silently, Sun Qi was also full of emotions, looking at the black cannons, and the round earth-shaking thunder on the waists of those soldiers, Sun Qi became curious, maybe these murderous guys can really deal with the fierce and vicious fans.
Only by defeating the Jin soldiers can they be safe and secure and will not be displaced. Without the salary, how can this family survive?
On the wall of Kehu Village, the Song army defenders looked at everything on the banks of the Yellow River in amazement. For a while, I only saw the Song soldiers break down and flee to the east, and I have never seen such a neat and uniform army, calmly and quietly crossing the river, going west, and resisting the thieves.
Although he is also a forbidden army and the elite of the imperial court, the Song soldiers who watched it all knew that just the big array of swords and axes in the dark night of the other party and the silent military appearance were not comparable to their own straw bales.
It's the heavy auxiliary soldiers of other people, all of them are fierce and powerful, much more stylish than their own big-bellied people.
"Look at people, this is the elite, just like you, when the time comes, you can't run, it's really not embarrassing!"
Tian Xiaoyi shook his head and reprimanded his subordinates, but his heart was quiet.
"You're not the same, your belly is bigger than our brothers!"
In the dark, I don't know who dared to say it.
Tian Xiaoyi's face changed, and he said sharply: "It's you Hu San again." Although my Lao Tian is a little fatter, but I have the strength of my body, do you Hu San have it, do you guys have it? Tomorrow morning, all with the head of the city, good training, have you heard?"
The soldiers replied weakly, and their eyes looked at the bank of the Yellow River again.
Tian Xiaoyi looked at the soldiers of the loyal army outside the wall and shook his head.
"These guys, I don't know how to train, even the elite of the Western Army, the personal soldiers of the Xianggong, can't compare to them. What a soldier! ”
Turning around, he said to the soldiers on the city wall: "The prince of the loyal and righteous army has issued a military order, and the matter of crossing the river tonight is a secret in the army, and it must not be leaked, otherwise the military law will be involved!"
The soldiers on the city wall solemnly agreed. Once a military order is issued, no matter who it is, it must be unconditionally obeyed, otherwise once it is discovered, it will be a head.
Two hundred sailors, forty boats, transporting 800 to 1,000 soldiers at a time, four or five thousand men in an hour, and when the sailors were busy, it was already a long time.
Sun Qi carried the last boat of Song soldiers and rowed to the west bank of the Yellow River. The soldiers on the ship were particularly strong, and there were several strong men in helmets and armor in the middle, and there was no need to ask, these people were the generals in the army.
A young man with iron armor and a red cloak stood among a group of ironclad sergeants, eye-catching. The young man was tall, with broad shoulders and long legs, full of strength, and his eyes were shining and sharp in the dark.
Seeing Sun Qi looking over, the young man nodded slightly, which was regarded as a greeting, and Sun Qi quickly nodded in response.
This person should be the young Xianggong, the "Race Overlord" Wang Song who made Fanzi frightened, and only this person has such momentum.
On the shore, Yang Jin recruited the sailors together and lined them up on the shore. A soldier took out a pile of silver taels and gave it to Sun Qi and another sailor commander, Dong Li.
"You're welcome, brethren!"
Yang Jin said: "Xianggong said, everyone has worked hard tonight, and each person will be given five taels of silver." In this bitter cold land in the west, it is not easy to drag your family and your family. It can be regarded as a little compensation from the prince to the brothers! ”
Everyone's hearts were hot. In the past, those officials only knew how to deduct money and forced them to do private work, but they didn't have a penny. Unexpectedly, as soon as Wang Xianggong arrived, he gave everyone two or three months of salary.
"This general, Fanzi blocked the upper reaches of the Jialu River, they are outnumbered, fierce and brutal, are you their opponents?"
Sun Qi asked cautiously, also a little curious.
Yang Jin smiled, pointed to the east in the darkness and said: "Fanzi is in Taiyuan City, there are more than 30,000 troops, and he has not been driven out by my loyal army!" Wait on the river and wait until you hear the good news. ”
Seeing the loyal army disappear into the darkness, the sailors divided the silver, happily returned to the boat, and in the night, headed for the east bank of the Yellow River.
The loyal army gathered on the shore, and the army was divided, and just as they were about to split up, a few scouts in the distance came sweating profusely.
"Xianggong, Shao Dutou is ready to start at dawn, and the villain and others have come to report to Xianggong."
Wang Song nodded lightly. Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.
First take down the Jin soldiers of the Jinning Army, and then advance to Fulin Erzhou and fight a big battle with the Jin Army.
These days, there is no news from Zhang Xian's reinforcements, and this matter has been haunting him, making him restless and unable to sleep and eat.
Is it really as Ma Kuo said, there was an accident in Taiyuan City?
Wang Song's heart was up and down, and he was thinking about it, when the sergeant led a few men and walked in.
"Brother Zhao Yun, why are you here?"
Wang Song was shocked in his heart, and felt inexplicably bad in his heart.
"Xianggong, the crown prince came to Taiyuan City, and Zhang Xian failed to lead his troops to the expedition. Wanyan Yinshu can break through the Shiling Pass, the Song army retreats to the two cities of Taiyuan, and the two armies face each other north of Taiyuan......"
Zhao Yun said in a low voice, Wang Song couldn't help but feel a pain in his chest, his eyes were dark, and he almost fell to the ground.