The winter when Wu Jianshuo transitioned from ten years to eleven years was not cold, and there were only a few light snowfalls in Jiangnan. In February of the 11th year, a rare cold wave suddenly came as if to make up for the absence of winter, and it came to most parts of the Central Plains and the Wu Dynasty, which was only a few days in mid-February, and when the night passed and the day dawned, a thick layer of frost formed under the eaves and under the trees.

Many buds froze to death overnight.

On February 18, near Danyang, southeast of Zhenjiang, the Wu Dynasty general Lu Haifeng gathered more than 200,000 troops to besiege more than 50,000 Jurchen elites led by Xi Yin and Yinshuke, and then fled in defeat.

In the years since the advent of artillery, the pattern of warfare has begun to change, with the infantry forming phalanxes in order to hedge against the soldiers. When the artillery can be attacked in groups, this style of play is curbed, and the importance of small-scale elite soldiers begins to be highlighted, in the army of the Wu Dynasty, except for Han Shizhong's Zhenhai and Yue Fei's Beiwei army, there are not many soldiers who can brave the artillery fire in the dignified field battle, and most of the army can only take out part of the combat power when defending by virtue of the geographical advantage.

However, the army under Lu Haifeng was not so unbearable, and the direct troops he led were also one of the new troops trained under Jun Wu's care after moving south. Lu Haifeng governed the army rigorously, so that he could train his troops in various harsh weather and terrain, such as heavy snow and rain, so that the soldiers could fight in the mud of the south of the Yangtze River.

Since the arrival of the Jurchen elite led by Xi Yin and Yinshuke, the situation on the battlefield in Jiangnan has become more intense and tense. In the capital, including all parts of the world, there are rumors that the armies of the east and west are determined to abandon their previous suspicions and destroy them in one fell swoop. This embodiment of firm will, coupled with the troubles of Xi Yin and various spies in the capital, made the situation in the Wu Dynasty extremely tense.

Before this, there may still be some people who will hope for the contradictions between the Jurchen and the Eastern and Western courts, and make some fuss in it, but at this time, in the capital, I don't know how many people are already lobbying all parties or looking for a way back for themselves. In such a situation, and out of confidence in his own management of the army, Lu Haifeng launched an attack on Xi Yin and Yin Shuke's troops.

This large-scale offensive was also carried out with the approval of the leadership headed by Jun Wu, and compared with the inevitable and long task of defeating Zongfu's army head-on, if it was possible to defeat the elite of the former Western Route Army, which had come from a long distance and had certain problems with logistics and supplies, and was likely to have a disagreement with Zongfu Zongbi, the crisis in the capital would be solved.

Of course, it is not easy to defeat the elite troops led by the world-famous Xi Yin and Yinshuke, but if you don't even dare to attack, the so-called ten-year training is just a joke at this time. On the other hand, even if you can't repel Xi Yin and Yinshu at once, you can ...... two or three times. The forces of 300,000, 500,000, or even millions of troops will definitely be able to grind the opponent to death like a water mill. And before that, the entire army in Jiangnan must have the determination to dare to fight.

The attack was carried out on a rainy day, and the cold of spring continued, and the 200,000-strong army invited the other side to fight in the cold rain. Such weather wiped out the power of all firearms, and Lu Haifeng took the 60,000 army led by himself as the vanguard to meet the 30,000 Tushan Guards.

In the pouring rain, even the arrow lost its power, and the armies of both sides were pulled back into the simplest rules of fighting, the phalanx of spears and swords and shields spread like a tide under the black oppressive sky, and the 200,000 troops on the side of the Wu Dynasty seemed to cover the entire land, and the shouts even overwhelmed the thunder in the sky. Tu Shanwei led by Xi Yin was proud, and the two sides collided together in the muddy water.

In a sense, if the army of the Wu Dynasty ten years ago could have Lu Haifeng's determination and quality to govern the army, the Bianliang Battle of that year would definitely be different. But even so, it does not mean that the current army of the Wu Dynasty has the quality of the world's first-rate strong soldiers, and Tu Shanwei, who has followed Zong Han for many years, still has the generosity of the Jurchen "invincible" morale at this time.

After a long time of confrontation and fighting, Lu Haifeng's army was defeated, and after half a day, the entire battlefield was in a situation of inverted bead curtains, and Tu Shanwei and Yinshuke troops chased and killed more than ten miles behind the rout of the Wu Dynasty, and the casualties were not counted. Lu Haifeng was unwilling to retreat in the battle, and finally led the team to rush and kill, and one of his hands was cut off, and he had to be rescued desperately by his own guards to survive.

If it is said that in this tragic battle, the Xiyin side showed that it was still not inferior to the courage of the year, but the death battle of the Wu Dynasty still brought a lot of things.

On the nineteenth day, as the casualty figures came out, Yinshuke's face was not good-looking, and when he saw Xi Yin, he said: "As the god of grains said, this little prince's determination is not light, if the Wu Dynasty army is so resolute every time, it won't be long before we should go back." ”

Xi Yin's gaze was serious and calm: "Dying rabbits can also bite people, and there will always be some such people in the great Wu Dynasty." With this battle, it is already very convenient for others to make a fuss. ”

Twentieth, Jun Wu, who was in the Zhenjiang camp, affirmed and encouraged Lu Haifeng's death battle, and asked the court for merit, and wanted to give Lu Haifeng a knighthood and an official promotion.

"In front of us is the strongest and fiercest army in the whole world, and there is no shame in losing to them! I'm not afraid! They destroyed the Liao State and swallowed the Central Plains, and the rivers and mountains of our Wu Dynasty fell, and the people were enslaved by them! Now he 50,000 people dare to come to Jiangnan! I'm not afraid of losing, and I'm not afraid of you losing the battle! From today onwards, I want you to give up everything to fight! If it is necessary for us to fight every day, I will kill them, I will make none of their 50,000 people able to return to the Kingdom of Jin, all of you who went into battle, I ask for credit for you-"

Jun Wu's statement will soon spread throughout Jiangnan. At the same time, Yue Fei defeated the 130,000 Han army led by Li Yangzong near Taipingzhou and captured more than 60,000 Han troops. In addition to killing some of the "first evils" who had committed a lot of bloody crimes in the massacre before, Yue Fei proposed to the imperial court to recruit the Han army, only punish the first evil, and not blame the past.

At this time, when the two sides fought fiercely, and some of the Central Plains Han troops had previously committed a lot of blood debts in the Jiangnan massacre and looting, such a proposal suddenly caused a complicated discussion internally. However, although these Central Plains Han troops were extremely vicious after arriving in Jiangnan, in fact, their fighting intentions were not resolute. Over the years, the primordial spirit has been devastated, even if the life of the soldiers is extremely poor, if the Jiangnan side can not blame the past or even give a full meal, it is conceivable that most of the Han army will look at the wind and surrender.

Soon after, in response to Yue Fei's proposal, Jun Wu made an adoption and statement, recruiting the Han army on the battlefield who were willing to return south, as long as he had not committed the blood debt of the massacre before, he could not be blamed for everything in the past.

At the same time, in response to Xi Yin's request for "peace" to the Wu Dynasty, less than the end of February, there was a corresponding news from the southwest, and under the deliberate push, in the south of the Yangtze River, joined the boiling voice......

Jiang Ning, the sky in the field of vision was shrouded in layers of leaden clouds, Wu Qilong and the prefect's master Liu Jing sat down in the noisy teahouse, and soon after, they heard the sound of discussion next to them.

“…… Speaking of the current situation outside, our prince is really strong, and anyone has to give a thumbs up...... Although General Na Lu was defeated, our people are not afraid, I heard that more than 100,000 people have been mobilized in Changzhou to encircle Xiyin with the Zhenjiang army...... We are not afraid of defeat, what we are afraid of is that those golden dogs will go back alive......"

“…… The green forest also killed badly, you don't know, the Jin people fished in troubled waters, secretly killed a lot of people, I heard that half a month ago, Xuanzhou there were several firefights, hundreds of people died, the head snake Song Dakun was slaughtered all over the door, and left a hoe and rape book, but in fact, this thing was done by the lackeys of the Jurchens...... Later, the old man Fulu led people over to intercept and kill the golden dog, this matter is true, Xuanzhou area, many people died in a few days......"

“…… Actually, if you want to say who should really be killed, you have to look at the southwest side, I heard that at the end of January, the southwest came out with a list, who did evil, who to kill, clearly pointed out. The Huang family in Changsha, who used to have a Huang Shichu, served as a secretary for two years, and took advantage of his reign to make a big profit, although he was later dismissed, but he took advantage of the past few years to make countless henchmen, and even handed information to the Jurchens over the years, and privately lobbied everyone to surrender, and his mother's whole family was a bastard......"

“…… He has countless fertile fields in Changsha, more than 1,000 guests at home, and he is a local tyrant, and as soon as the southwest hoe order comes out, he knows that something is wrong, I heard that he has set up a net at home, and he is worried day and night, but at the end of January, the Black Flag Army came, more than 100 people...... I tell you, that night, as soon as the hoe came out, it was all messed up, and they didn't even make it to the army......"

In the teahouse, everyone gathered together, and the speaker lowered his voice, as if he was talking about a big secret, and everyone also used the same voice to discuss one after another.

“…… Speaking of which, although the southwest is rebellious, but in these things, he is really a good man, you know, Xi Yin's brute persuaded us to surrender before, and asked us to cede all the places from the west of Xiangyang to Sichuan Si, so that Sticky Han could go to Chengdu to fight the Black Flag Army, hehe, it didn't take long for the southwest to know, I heard that a few days ago, that Mr. Ning wrote a letter directly to Sticky Han, which said: Wait for you to come, you will be buried here in the future. Tsk......"

“…… If these two ends fight, I really don't know what kind of momentum it is......"

In the midst of this discussion, Liu Jing smiled at Wu Qilong: "You say, among them, are there any people with black flags?" ”

"It's hard to tell." Wu Qilong held the teacup and shook his head with a smile.

Jiangning is the birthplace of the demon Ning Yi, and it is also the former residence of King Kang Zhou Yong. For the devil who is now in the southwest, the people of Jiangning were secretive in the past, but at the beginning of this year, Zongfu crossed the river to attack Jiangning, and it has been nearly two months now, and the residents of the city have a different perception of this rebellious person, and they often hear him mentioned in their mouths. After all, in today's world, it is estimated that the people who can really stand in front of the Jurchens are the fierce bandits in the southwest, and Ning Yi, who was born in Jiangning, along with some other heroes who can sing and cry, is often used to boost morale.

Also mentioned in the middle are Princess Chengguo and her husband Kang Xian, who died in the previous fall of Jiangning.

"I've heard that Brother Wu had an old relationship with Ning Yi earlier? I wonder if he is different from what these people say? "Master Liu Jing came from out of town, and he was a little taboo about mentioning Ning Yi in the past, so he asked at this time. Wu Qilong was silent for a moment, looking at a pair of tables and chairs by the window.

"If you are targeted by him, it is true that you want to peel off the skin."

"Oh? Brother Wu has been targeted? ”

"He is a cloth merchant, and I am also a cloth merchant, and I have had a holiday, but fortunately I have not reached the level of wanting to see life and death." Wu Qilong smiled, "Most of the belongings are gone." ”

When he said this, Liu Jing on the other side frowned and became interested. He asked again and again, Wu Qilong also recalled, while talking about the imperial business incident of the year, the entanglement between the two families at that time, he found the Su family's ambitious shopkeeper Xi Junyu to cooperate, and later the assassination of Su Boyong broke out, big and small things, now I think about it, I can't help but sigh, but in the context of this big war that subverts the world, these things have also become interesting.

"Actually, now that I think about it, that Xi Junyu is too ambitious, and there are some things he does that I can't even think of, and if it weren't for my family just asking for money and not participating in it all, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been able to go to half of the family later......"

"That'...... How did you go to half of your belongings? Liu Jing asked expectantly.

Wu Qilong continued to talk about the incident of the imperial businessman, took the formula, took the imperial businessman, and was so angry that Ning Liheng wrote the poem "Prime Minister Bai knows how to press the sword, and Zhu Men Xianda laughs and plays the crown": "...... Then one day, the cloth faded. ”

When these words came out, Liu Jing was slightly stunned, and then his face was full of surprise: "...... Ruthless, what about later, how to deal with you? ”

“…… Then one day, in this teahouse, well, in that position, he was reading, and I went over to say hello and test his reaction. He was absent-minded, and then he suddenly reacted, looked at me and said, 'Oh, the cloth is faded...... '...... Well, can Brother Liu think of it...... I want to kill him......"

The two of them looked at the window over there, the sky was gloomy, it seemed that it was about to rain, and now sitting there were two thin men drinking tea. Wu Qilong, who already has jagged white hair and an elegant bearing, seems to be able to see that afternoon more than ten years ago, there was a bright sun outside the window, Ning Yi was turning the pages there, and after that, the Wu family was cut meat.

At that time, Wu Qilong was in his early thirties, and he encountered the biggest setback in his life, and the Wu family was removed from the position of the No. 1 cloth merchant in Jiangning, and almost collapsed. But soon after, Ning Yi, who was also in the north, united the merchants of Jiangning and began to develop in the capital, and later there was a disaster relief, he came into contact with the power of the Qin family, and then was appreciated by the princess of Chengguo and Kang Yuma, after all, they are all Jiangning people, and Kang Xian still takes care of the Wu family.

At the beginning of the third year of Jianshuo, the Wushu broke Jiangning, and the old man refused to leave Jiangning, where he had lived almost all his life, and died when the army entered the city, and the princess's mansion of Chengguo was subsequently burned. Soon after, Wu Qilong returned to Jiangning with his family to rebuild the Wu family, and later he took the Wu family to take over most of the military uniform business of the imperial court, and when the Jurchens went south, they donated most of the family wealth to support the army, and the Wu family's family property is still several times higher than that year.

There are many things in between, he naturally doesn't have to talk to Liu Jing, but when he thinks about it at this time, time is vast, as if it is also flowing in front of him, compared to now, it is still more peaceful back then.

Even if he is now in the southwest, Ning Yi, who can fight the world, may miss the time when he was reading here even more.

Wu Qilong thought so.

In a short time, there was a loud tremor on the side of the city wall, followed by a chaotic and violent voice......