When the sun was about to set, the town of Duxi in the north of the Yangtze River lit up with fire.

Flags have now been erected in the original antique bluestone mansion, and the Jurchen generals and the elite of the Tiefutu have entered and exited the town. On the outskirts of the town, a series of military camps stretched out into the mountains to the north and the banks of the great rivers to the south.

The leadership of the Jurchen Eastern Route Army, which triumphed to the north, was stationed in this part of the Jiangbei at this time, waiting for the complete crossing of the river by the millions of Han slaves captured in the southern expedition in the daily celebration and noise. It was only in the last few days that the lively atmosphere cooled down a little.

There is information about the southwest coming, and the high-level generals led by Zongfu and Zongbi are reviewing and deducing again and again, and are adjusting their cognition with the improvement of the news. More than 3,000 miles away, these messages once made the victorious generals of the Eastern Route Army feel incomprehensible.

Even though the armies of the East and West and the "imperial courts" of the East and West have been in direct or indirect confrontation all along, the generals of the East Route Army could not help but feel sad when they suddenly heard the huge setback suffered by Zong Han and others in the southwest. Even stronger than this feeling is the confusion and uneasiness of something that they cannot grasp and understand in the southwest.

Even if they are in a state of antagonism, occasionally causing friction large and small, and occasionally sneering, the generals of the Eastern Route Army think that they have a concept of the strength of Zong Han and Xi Yin. is in the arrogant temperament, seeing Xi Yin's vultures who are always strong and strong, he has always recognized the power of Zong Han, Xi Yin and others, at most he thinks that he is not inferior.

Wanyan Xianbao's 30,000 people were defeated by Ning Yi's 7,000 men, the whole army was captured, and Xianbao was beheaded in front of Zong Han. For the demon method made by Ning Yi, it is unimaginable for the victors from three thousand miles away, even if the new firearms of the Huaxia Army will be stated on the intelligence, but in front of Zong Fu, Zong Bi and others, they will not believe that there are any invincible firearms in this world.

Of course, there may be new firearms, but at the same time, Wanyan Xianbao's improper response, and the cunning of the demon Ning Yi in his heart were full of cunning, which eventually led to the humiliating fiasco of 30,000 people, which must also be attributed to the improper deployment of Zong Han and Xi Yin - this kind of analysis is the most reasonable idea.

With Zong Han and Xi Yin in charge, the Jurchen Western Route Army is certainly the team that once dominated the world. But in the east, except for Zong Fu and Zong Bi, who were in charge of the army as princes, their qualifications were not as good as those of generals like Zong Han and Xi Yin, but most of the generals under their command were veterans who followed the Jurchen military god Wanyan Zongwang to fight. In the past, affirmation and respect for Zong Han and Xi Yin were the same thing, but if the other party was defeated, everyone here would take in it, but they didn't think that they would definitely lose in the face of the same battle.

“…… The total annihilation of the Wangyuan Bridge is more due to the reckless advance of the King of Baoshan! ”

In the course of a few days, there was a lot of analysis of the battle situation thousands of miles away, and many people's eyes were also accurate and vicious.

“…… The guest army fights, and in the face of the cunning and insidious demons that are famous all over the world, Wanyan Xianbao chooses to advance with the whole army. 30,000 horses gave up the geographical advantage and crossed the river, knowing that Ning Yi was slowly transferring troops to lure him into the bait, but he relied on his strong troops and went straight to meet him. arrogantly chose the battlefield carefully selected by Ning Yi, thinking that he could win with more people, did he think Ning Yi was a fool......"

“…… When it comes to dealing with firearms, I have a lot of experience before, either choosing to march on rainy days, or using light horses to go around and break the formation. I have never seen the King of Baoshan make such an arrangement, and this defeat is self-inflicted......"

“…… The defeat of 30,000 people in front of Ning Yi was indeed a major event that shook the morale of the army, but couldn't it be fought in this way? Look at what is written in this newspaper! Boast! I'll just say one thing - if the firearm in Ning Yi's hand really has the ability to destroy the world and destroy the world, the mountain road behind the Sword Pavilion is winding, he guards the mountain pass and kills people, if there is really such a firearm in my hands, what is my Jin Kingdom, I will go to Yunzhong Mansion next year-"

"What do I see...... The second half of this year will be enough to calm the clouds......"

"The journey is long, the journey is tiring, I have such a weapon to destroy the world, but I still work so the expedition, I have to see the scenery on the road...... Or next year, maybe we'll surrender before the people arrive......"

The generals were either ridiculing or angry at the information coming from the southwest, but some of the things that were really brewing behind the news were hidden under open public opinion.

An undercurrent is brewing beneath the seemingly ordinary surface of the water.

Through the window of the water pavilion, Wanyan Zongbi was watching the Yangtze River from afar, which was gradually becoming darker, and the huge ships were still passing through the river not far away. The women of the Takeshi Dynasty, who were forced to sing and dance with minimal clothing, were sent down, and her brother Sosuke was silent at the table.

“…… I have always been ...... the news that has come in the past two days Somewhat unbelievable, Baoshan was killed in front of the battle, Marshal Zonghan...... He actually began to turn around and flee, fourth brother, this is not his temperament, when have you ever seen such a sticky han? He's ...... A hero like a big brother. ”

Zong Bi looked outside: "...... He's old. ”

“…… I didn't notice this when I saw him before. I thought that in the battle of the Southwest, he had the determination to die......"

"He's old." Zong Bi repeated, "I'm old, so I want it to be safe." If it was just a small setback, I think he would move forward bravely, but he met an evenly matched opponent, and Ning Yi defeated Baoshan and killed him in person. After the death of his son, Zong Han felt ...... My Jurchen has met a real enemy, and he thinks that his strong man has broken his wrist and wants to preserve his strength and return north...... Brother Huang, this is old. ”

"Yes." Sosuke thought for a moment and nodded, "When my father and emperor got into trouble, no matter how powerful the enemy was, he just rushed up, and the eldest brother...... In the early years, where did they encounter any victory, sticky Han fought all their lives, and it is possible that they will think like this when they are old...... Alas, I thought that the god of grains would persuade him, but how did he ...... this time?"

"What about Ceres!" Zong Bi turned his head and looked indignant, "I gave him 30,000 cavalry, but he didn't bring it back to me to see how I dealt with him!" ”

In Zong Fu's heart, Zong Han and Xi Yin still have residual power, and there is no problem with the word "deal with" at this time. Zong Biwu thought to himself for a moment and said, "Brother Huang, in the past few years, there have been more and more ministers in the court, and there are some sounds, I don't know if you have heard it." ”

"Wenchen didn't make friends with Gushen and Lord Shi much......"

"Xi Yin admires Sinology, and Sinology is waiting to see him before he is seen." Zong Bi sneered, "I have a lot of gold to win the world right away, I may not be able to rule the world right away, if you want to rule the world, you need to cultivate the skill of cultural governance." In the past, it was said that Xi Yin was profoundly Chinese, but it was just because he read more books among the brothers and uncles, but after I won the world with great gold, the courtiers from all over the world came to surrender, and Xi Yin ...... Hmph, he's just the one who knows Sinology the best! ”

"......" Sosuke listened and nodded.

"What are you talking about when you say that you will win the world immediately, but you can't rule the world right away? Our Dajin, the old one, is slowly becoming obsolete, Sticky Han, Xiyin, including you and my brother...... Over the years, if you want to say that there are more and more troops and better weapons, but it is against a mere Wu Dynasty, it has dragged on longer than the Liao State, why? He paused, "Zong Han and Xi Yin's set is slowly becoming obsolete......"

Zong Bi frowned.

"In the past, my staff told me about this, why do we care about the Western Imperial Court, old things will melt like snow sooner or later. Even if it is this time to go south, Zong Han and Xi Yin made that fierce gesture before, you and my brother should be aware of it, they said that they want to fight to determine the world, in fact, they are not aware of it: this world is too big, just rely on force, fight all the way, and slowly go out of nowhere, Zong Han, Xi Yin, this is afraid. ”

Zongfu also frowned: "You can fight and fight, but what you want is bravery." ”

"It's about courage, but it's very different from before." Zong Bi said, "When you and I were young, we were still playing in the snow in the mountains, and all around us were Jurchen men who had nothing at home and had to starve in winter. At that time, as soon as I beckoned, I went out to fight and killed, so my Jurchen played a reputation full of invincible. But after decades of fighting, the Liao State has been defeated, everyone has their own families, they have concerns, and when they go to war, they wave their arms, and they will naturally fight for their lives. ”

Zong Bi sneered: "Zong Han, Xi Yin and others regard this as the catastrophe of my Jurchen clan, and feel that if they lose this courage, my great gold will be in danger." But these things are all human nature, and when you come to this step, you are what this step looks like, how can you go against it! They think that without the life brought by the lack of longevity, there will be nothing, but I don't see it that way, how did the Liao Kingdom and the Wu Dynasty come over for hundreds of years? ”

"You can win the world immediately, and you can't rule the world immediately, this is the truth! We Jin people are not as single-minded as they were twenty years ago, but the courage on the battlefield is really only single-minded. There is military law, incentives, and training on the battlefield, and when the country is big, what else is there...... The skill of education, the warriors who are willing to rush for my gold, see how we find a way to practice it. ”

"Zong Han and Xi Yin only know how to move forward, they are old, and when they encounter a great enemy, they can't stand it in their hearts, thinking that they have encountered the trouble of Jin Guo's henchmen. But what he said outside these days is right, if Baoshan is not so brave and strategic, he has to give up the time and place to Ning Yi, how can Ning Yi fight so smoothly! He just changed his place a little, not to rely on a lonely bridge, and 30,000 people could escape! ”

“…… Brother Huang, I only figured out these truths at this time, and when I thought about it in the past, I didn't want to admit it. Zong Bi said, "But the results of these years, brother Huang, look at it, Lou Mur folded under the black flag, resigned to the black flag, silversmith can be folded under the black flag, Zong Han was defeated in the southwest, and his sons were killed...... These generals, in the past, under the command of Zong Han, were more powerful than the other, but the more powerful they were, the more they believed that their previous tactics were not wrong. ”

"Relying on his courage to move forward bravely, he was fierce to the extreme, although he defeated the Liao people and the Wu Dynasty, but against an opponent like Shang Ning Yi, who was both rigid and soft, he still suffered defeat one after another. In fact, I think, in the end, the world is changing, they refuse to change, and slowly, they have exhausted the road. Twenty years ago, they waved their hands and said, rush up, the big guys went up and worked hard, twenty years later, they still waved their hands and said rush up, there are fewer desperate people, and there is no way. ”

He used to be arrogant, but now after saying this, he put his hands behind his back, and his tone seemed calm. The room was a little lonely, and the two brothers were silent, and after a while, Sosuke sighed: "In the past few days, I have also heard others talk about it in private, and it seems to make some sense...... However, the fourth brother, after all, they are more than 3,000 miles apart, and it is not easy to be so sure what is the reason for the situation. ”

"I'm just speculating." Zong Bi smiled, "Maybe there are other reasons, and that's not true." Alas, it is too far away, the southwest is frustrated, and it is beyond the reach of the whip anyway, and many matters can only be talked about later. In any case, you and I are fortunate not to be dishonored, but when the time comes, we will see how Zong Han Xiyin and the others explain this matter to us and His Majesty. ”

When he said this, Sosuke couldn't help but smile, and then shook his head: "Eat." ”

In fact, when it comes to the matter of Zong Han, although Zong Fu Zong Bi is anxious on the surface, the high-level generals are also discussing and deducing the battle situation, and the celebration of the triumph has stopped, but in private, the mood of celebration has not stopped, just calling the women to the room for fornication and fun, and not gathering in public to celebrate.

The brothers exchanged ideas and sat down to drink and have fun, and it was the night of March 14, when the night had swallowed up the sky, and the lights spread in the distance on the Yangtze River, and every ship had come carrying the fruits of their victory. It's just that in the middle of the night, a small messenger boat is speeding towards Du Xi, and someone wakes up Zong Bi in his sleep.

South of the Yangtze River, there was chaos.

A rebel army under the name of the black flag infiltrated the Han army camp on the outskirts of Zhenjiang, slaughtered a Han general named Niu Tu Song, and caused chaos, and the nearby artisan camp with nearly 20,000 prisoners was opened, and the Han slaves fled in all directions by night.

"Black flag?" After hearing this name, Zong Bi was still slightly stunned.

After the Jurchens ravaged Jiangnan, the families of the people in various places were ruined, and there were many righteous armies under the banner of resisting the Jin, but there were almost no ones who really dared to do anything to the Jinren and could succeed because of the rules and regulations. In January, someone gathered displaced people in Jiangnan under the name of a black flag, and Zong Bi knew it in his heart, but today the other party actually came to save people and caused a mess......

…… Is this black flag real?

After a moment, he was annoyed by his momentary hesitation: "The herald is raised!" Since there are still people who don't want to die, I'll fulfill them—"

By the early hours of the morning, the order to exterminate the bandit army and the fugitives had reached the south of the Yangtze River, and the Jin army, which had not yet crossed the river, moved again on the land south of Zhenjiang.

In mid-to-late March, the news that the Chinese rebels led by He Wen entered the Jurchen camp and saved nearly 8,000 captured Han people spread in the south of the Yangtze River. As a result, the Jurchens launched a new round of massacres. And the name of the Fairness Party, accompanied by raging soldiers and blood, soon came into people's field of vision.

At the same moment, a real tragic feast of blood and fire was blooming in the mountains of the southwest. At the same time that our vision is cast to the four corners of the world, the fierce fighting and hedging have never stopped for a moment in this mountain road that stretches for hundreds of miles.

In order to compete for the national fortune of the rise of Dajin and erase the last hidden danger of the Jin country, in the past few months, the army led by Wanyan Zonghan has brazenly entered this mountain, and at this moment, they are fighting back along this narrow and tortuous mountain road for the same thing. Fierce and furious when they entered, they were still beasts when they retreated, but with more blood and in some ways even moving tragedy.

No matter how frivolous the evaluation of people thousands of miles away, what happened in the southwest mountains at this moment can indeed be called the struggle of the strongest people of this era.

“…… Meow meow. ”

At the moment when he received the pastime article from Lin'an, the firelight of the "Dijiang" crossed the night sky, and the red ti beside him turned his head and looked at Ning Yi, who was holding up the letter paper and making a strange sound.

"Gah?" She asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Just kidding...... Cruel, cunning, mad, tyrannical...... How could I be like this? ”

Not far away, flames burst out and burned in the mountain roads at night.

“…… Bastard, slander me......"