Chapter 47: The Defeat
The defeat is like a mountain, and the trees are scattered.
Since the first year of Jianyan, Yangzhou City was broken by Wanyan Zongbi and tens of thousands of new troops were wiped out, the Hope Division retrained by the Great Song Dynasty once again fled in the wilderness, but this time the location was changed to Jiangning City.
The field roads in the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, the official roads and post roads that extend in all directions, and the criss-crossing river forks and waterways, are all rout troops fleeing in panic.
All of these new troops were sturdy and swarthy, and many of them wore brand new uniforms, and they had obviously fled without a fierce battle. Many people have thrown away their armor, and some have even thrown away their swords and guns, and they are panicked and worried at the moment, and they don't know where to go.
Outside of the gold and jade, it is ruined. I only practiced it, but I didn't have the spirit. Without a large number of grassroots officers pressing the formation, these rookies, where can they be the enemy of the hard-working and battle-hardened rebels.
In a bloody battle in Jiangning City, the 50,000-strong army was defeated in one blow, and in just one day, the impregnable Jiangnan city was captured by the righteous army.
Although the other side no longer pursued, the deserters fled all the way south. Perhaps only by retreating to Lin'an Mansion can they have peace of mind.
There are knives and guns, there are many people, the good and the bad are uneven, and the devil in the heart is released, which is sin.
"The little lady in Jiangnan is comfortable! Compared to the mother-in-law in the northwest, one is in the sky and the other is underground!"
A five-year-old soldier came out of a hut, tied his trousers, and said to his accomplices who were holding the wind outside the door with satisfaction.
"Big brother, then I'll trouble you, brother, I'll go in and have a good time!"
The accomplice was a tall and thin man, and he was already impatient, and without waiting for the eldest brother to answer, he had already rushed into the room.
"Look at your monkey hurry! But you kid can't get it out in a few clicks. β
The eldest brother sat down at the door of the room with a smile, took out the rice cake he had just grabbed from his arms, and stuffed it into his mouth.
A woman's cry came from inside the house, and after a while, a woman's scream suddenly came out, and the sound stopped abruptly, and there was no movement in the house.
"What are you kid doing?"
The eldest brother was a little surprised, and just wanted to go in to check, but the younger brother walked out while tying his trouser belt.
"The little lady was disobedient and bit me, so she killed me with a knife!"
The younger brother casually showed the tooth marks on his arm.
"You kid, aren't you too fierce, the little lady can't stand it?"
The eldest brother also giggled and shook his head. Some of these country women are really strong enough.
"Hurry up and leave, this place of the straight mother thief is unlucky!"
Lu Yihao, the new prefect of Jiangning, was wearing a disheveled hair at the moment, his official uniform was crumpled, and his shoes were full of mud. He sat on a stone by the side of the road, surrounded by twenty or thirty listless guards, sweating profusely and exhausted.
fled all the way, the guards around him kept getting lost, and the dignified feudal officials were only followed by these guards.
The Yangzhou New Town he built back then, before his butt was hot, he was driven out by Wanyan Zongbi. Now the same is true of the Jiangning prefect, he ran up and down, worked hard, and finally organized another new army, who knew that as soon as he entered the battlefield, his original form was revealed.
If this retreats to Lin'an Mansion, how should I explain it to the imperial court? How to explain to the government?
For the pampered Lu Yihao, he escaped all the way, and there were blood blisters on his feet, and he didn't know how uncomfortable it was to walk.
"Get up, hurry up, and when you get to Lin'an Mansion, the official will be rewarded."
Lu Yihao stood up with a pain in his foot, picked up half of the barrel of the gun, and used it as a crutch.
"Xianggong, I really can't walk, let's find a boat and take the waterway."
One of the guards grumbled, and like the others, sat on the ground, motionless.
"That's it, that's it! If you go all the way to Lin'an Mansion, you don't know that it is the Year of the Monkey! The thieves are chasing after us, let's quickly find the boat and get out of here!"
"Yes
Also, if the thieves catch up, I'm afraid we'll die!"
The guards were gossiping, and everyone was terrified. Everyone didn't notice at all that Lu Yihao's face had become very ugly.
"You thieves are in the army, all of them are slippery and cowardly. If it weren't for you, how could Jiangning City be lost so easily! What does the court want you to do?"
Lu Yihao couldn't bear it anymore and scolded loudly.
"Lu Xianggong, it's useless for you to scold us. The rebels' artillery is so powerful, and the brothers are suffering heavy casualties, can't they stay there and wait for death? β
"Lu Xianggong, the court is now a traitorous minister, and even loyal ministers like Wang Song have been forced to rebel, who is willing to die for the court?"
The guards, you and I have a mouthful, and they wantonly denounce the court in all aspects. Lu Yihao's seven orifices were smoking, and he roared angrily.
"Shut up! Whoever speaks wild words again, when he arrives in Lin'an Mansion, the old man will definitely punish him!"
The guards shut up. After all, their own jobs are at stake, and they can't help but be cautious.
"A few of you, go find the boat, find it and come and pick up everyone!"
The leader of the satellite sergeant gave a military order, and several guards shook their heads and left one after another, going to look for it.
Lu Yihao was helpless, sat down with the support of the guards, and the group continued to wait on the side of the road.
After a moment, suddenly, two guards ran from the road, looking panicked, as if something had happened.
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The guards were all startled, they helped Lu Yihao to stand up, and looked in the direction where the guards fled, only to see a large group of ordinary people, armed with hoes, knives and guns, and other things, viciously chasing from behind.
"What happened, why are the two of them so flustered?"
Lu Yihao was puzzled and didn't know what was going on.
"Run, or you'll die!"
The two guards ran to the crowd in an instant, but they did not stop, and still fled with their lives.
"Xianggong, it looks like things are not good, let's run away!"
The rest of the guards also felt bad, and they were about to flee with Lu Yihao.
"The old man has a clear conscience, what's so terrible about this?"
Although Lu Yihao had a hard mouth, he looked at the villagers who were chasing after him, and still fled forward with the guards.
It didn't take long for the guards to think that it was Lu Yihao who was a burden, so they left him and fled forward by themselves.
"You thieves are unfaithful, and the old man can't spare you!"
Lu Yihao scolded loudly. After running a few steps, his legs and feet were sore, and finally he couldn't hold on anymore and fell to the ground.
"San Lang, this seems to be an official!"
The villagers chased after them, some continued to chase the fleeing guards in front, and some surrounded Lu Yihao, who fell to the ground.
"What are you going to do? The old man is a minister of the imperial court, you can't come nonsense!"
Feeling the hideous eyes of the villagers, Lu Yihao subconsciously felt a chill in his heart.
"It's you dog officers and officials that have caused our people's families to be ruined!"
"Tell him! Kill him and avenge Xiuniang!"
"Kill him! Xiuniang is the scourge of these people!"
Lu Yihao's face turned pale, and he argued loudly: "Who is Xiuniang?" The old man doesn't know her, you're looking for the wrong person! What are you going to do......
Before Lu Yihao finished speaking, the red-eyed villagers had already pounced, they hoeed and farmed together, and after a while, Lu Yihao on the ground was silent.
After the villagers finished the explosion, they continued to chase forward, leaving only Lu Yihao, who was silent on the ground, and no one paid attention.
Among the group of sergeants, Zhai Liang's clothes were tattered and covered in blood, and together with the similarly dressed sergeants around him, he moved forward with difficulty.
On the same day, Jiangning City was broken, and he served as the cover of the rear army. Because Zhai Liang fought bravely, a group of sergeants gathered around him. During the retreat, sergeants continued to join, and a team of five or six hundred people was formed.
Zhai Liang's eyes were dull, his eyes were dazed, this time he was defeated again, but he didn't know what the future would be.
From Tokyo City to Yangzhou City, from Yangzhou City to Jiangning Mansion, the Great Song Dynasty court asked him to train a new army, and after several defeats, he realized that he and Wang Song must not be the same.
Wang Song can beat the Jin people, make them bleed like a river, and retreat to the land of Yanyun. Wang Song wiped out the Western Xia and leveled the pseudo-Qi, and the soldiers were unstoppable, and the world was shocked.
And what is he?
The new army that has been trained can't even deal with a single Yang unit, and it was beaten by the other party.
Is this his fate?
The court is in decline, where should he go?
His father died in battle, and his uncle and family are fighting against Jin, does he want to retreat in this land south of the Yangtze River and not even take revenge on his father?
He wants to compete with Wang Song, is it necessary?
"General, two routs were captured, and there were civilians chasing after them."
The sergeant came up to report, and Zhai Liang couldn't help but be stunned.
Router? Aren't you a rout?
"Stop, what are you going to do?"
The sergeant stepped forward and stopped the menacing civilians.
Seeing that the number of troops on the opposite side was in the hundreds, the people stopped one after another.
"These two miscellaneous pieces ruined my wife and killed her. We're going to find them desperately!"
The man at the head is in his 30s, and his face is full of grief and indignation.
Zhai Liang was taken aback and pressed the two sergeants over.
"It's just the two of them, I saw it with my own eyes!"
The sharp-eyed villagers immediately recognized it.
"Is it the two of you?"
The two sergeants' faces turned pale, and they immediately knelt down, and it was the two fat and thin sergeants who were violent.
"The general spares his life! I didn't kill the person, it was Lu San who killed it, and it has nothing to do with me!"
"Deng Qiang, it's not your share, the little lady is not the first to be ruined!"
Deng Qiang and Lu San dog-eat-dog-eat-dog, and Zhai Liang next to him was furious and roared loudly.
"Cut off the heads of these two dog thieves and make amends to the people!"
The sergeant was about to step forward to execute, but an officer next to him hurriedly stopped him.
"General Zhai, Lu San is Lu Xianggong's family, let's wait until Lin'an Mansion to make plans."
Everyone knows that Lu Yihao is a popular person of the official Zhao Gou, and once Lu Xianggong blames him, they can't afford it.
"Cruelty to women, mutilation of innocents, unforgivable crimes, quick punishment!"
The children of Zhai Liang's family, jealous and hateful, couldn't hold back anymore, and roared loudly.
"Zhai Liang, you dare to kill Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu has nothing to do with you......"
Lu San was taken aback, and before he finished speaking, the sergeant who executed him had already slashed down with a vicious knife.
The two big heads fell to the ground, and there was a loud cheer from the crowd of people, and they dispersed.
"General Zhai, such things happen everywhere, why do you bother?"
"No need to say more, when I get to Lin'an Mansion, I will go to Lu Xiang!"
In Zhai Liang's voice, there was a hint of pathos, mixed with a hint of helplessness.
The army continued on its way, and not long before several sergeants came up from the side of the road, knelt on the ground, and wept bitterly.
"What are the ghosts crying wolf, what the hell is going on?"
Zhai Liang's stomach was full of anger and he flares up impatiently.
"Zhai ...... General, LΓΌ ...... Xianggong was ...... The people were killed. β
Zhai Liang was stunned and came to the front to check. Sure enough, Lu Yihao was lying on the ground, his flesh and blood blurred.
"This ......"
Zhai Liang whirled for a while. The prefect of Jiangning Mansion was unfortunately killed, how should he, the defender of Jiangning City, explain to the imperial court?
I'm afraid that his future will be the same as that of the Great Song Dynasty, the sun will set in the west and it will be difficult to be brilliant again.