In the miserable white skylight, the periphery of Bianliang City was caught in a slaughter.

Xue Changgong spat out a mouthful of blood foam, feeling that his whole head was buzzing, he pushed away the doctor who bandaged his forehead next to him, and when he picked up the knife and stood up, his body still shook.

"Go away! It's okay to sprinkle the family! It's okay! What happened on the walls? How's it going? ”

Pushing the door out, the light shone down, and the sound of fighting suddenly became violent, and in front of him was the tall city wall near the new sour date gate, and the sound of shouting and killing was spreading on the city wall. Then the soldiers rushed over: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, how are you!" Are you alright? ”

"How dare you come down!" Xue Changgong grabbed the placket of the brother-in-law in front of him, "Go up for me!" Go up! ”

"Brother-in-law, you fell from the city wall! You've fallen off the walls! Brother-in-law, are you alright? ”

Xue Changgong was slightly stunned: "Lao Tzu is fine!" ”

Starting from the morning of the third day of the ninth lunar month, the Jurchens launched a large-scale attack on Bianliang City, and the attack points were set at the three points of Chenqiaomen, Xinshuzaomen and Xinfengqiumen, among which Xinshuozaomun suffered the most fierce attack. Xue Changgong is a general in the Japanese army, there are more than 400 people under his command, not long ago, the siege troops led by Zong Wang's general Sai Ra have crossed the moat, set up a ladder on the city wall, Xue Changgong led his subordinates to defend, and a team of Jurchens rushed to the city wall to fight, he pushed a Jurchen general fell from the city wall.

The wall of the city fell like that, and the two men fell on the roof of a large cart, and the Jurchen general made him a meat pad. He woke up from a coma for a while and was fine, and it was a big fate to think about it at this time.

But now was not the time to feel lucky, he almost dragged his brother-in-law to the city wall. Although the Japanese army is one of the most elite troops in the Wu Dynasty, holding the best Yulu and receiving the best training, this brother-in-law is the younger brother of his deceased wife, in fact, he has not been in the long run, and he has taught him how to use the sword with his own hands, but he has not actually seen much blood. But the more so. The more he couldn't let his brother-in-law retreat.

On the city wall, someone carried boiling oil and poured it out of the wall, and the arrows flew and the flames roared. Xue Changgong walked into his subordinates. Shouting loudly: "Grandpa is back!" Grandpa fell off the wall. Nothing at all. See! That Jurchen bunny is already pureed! Lao Tzu also ate two bites! Stones, oil, throw them down for me, burn them for me. Cook them! ”

The arrow flew over the female wall and fell into the city, and he walked on the city wall almost without evasion, and the soldiers around him, seeing the fierceness of the chief, also picked up the equipment of the city defense and smashed it down more violently. Not far away, a ladder survived the fierce defense, and the elite of the Jurchen rushed up. Xue Changgong carried a big knife and called his brother-in-law and others to rush over.

The white-knuckle battle suddenly fought together on the city wall, Xue Changgong is the ancestral knife technique, and a tall Jurchen man fought two knives, and the other party was slashed under the knife, and the surrounding soldiers also fought fiercely with the Jurchens. His brother-in-law slashed at a false knife, avoiding the past while a Jurchen swung his knife, and then with a roar of "ah-", he stabbed the steel knife directly into the Jurchen's stomach, and then pushed the Jurchen back with red eyes.

Xue Changgong rushed up violently, blocking the big knife of another Jurchen soldier, the Jurchen who was pierced in the stomach was still retreating, the long knife in his hand had already slashed at the head of the brother-in-law, and then slammed away by Xue Changgong's steel knife, he kicked the Jurchen out of the air at the same time, and then grabbed the collar of the brother-in-law and threw it to the side, dodging the attack of the other two.

Rolling on the city wall, he slapped his brother-in-law in the face, and there were shouts of killing all around, and he yelled at his brother-in-law's fanatical face: "Stir! I sued you, to stir up—you don't want to die—" and when he had finished shouting, he said, "Ah! He rushed out with a thud and stabbed a Jurchen in the stomach, and then "Ah-" frantically stirred a few times before he suddenly drew the knife and retreated.

There was a bloody and scorching smell all around, and he didn't have time to see the condition of his brother-in-law, because more Jurchens were rushing up, and there was blood spilled on his face, which was the neck of one of his own soldiers who had been cut off and the body fell. He shouted and rushed forward, the fierce collision of swords, sparks, screams, blood overflowing, and the moment an iron spear slammed on his head, he saw his brother-in-law pounce from the side.

After that, I heard someone faintly shouting: "Hold! Hold! Lee Sang-sang is here! Li Xiang came with his troops......"

****************

After the Jin army arrived in Bianliang, the first thing to seize was the Mu Huogang in the northwest of Bianliang City, which was originally the place where the Wu Dynasty people raised military horses. Then, on August 28, the Jin people launched an attack on the west water gate of Bianliang City along the waterway, and this time the tentative attack was repulsed by Li Gang, who had been prepared for it that night.

On the third day of the ninth lunar month, the main attack on the three city gates of Bianliang is the official attack, the battle between Chenqiaomen and Xinfengqiu Gate is relatively simple, a large number of Jurchens stop at the moat, only the battle of Xinshujube Gate is fierce and abnormal, and the Jin people once climbed the city wall. In the end, Li Gang summoned thousands of archers in the palace guards, and rushed to the aid of more than 20 miles in the city before the Jin people were repulsed, and the forbidden army on the city wall responsible for defense also suffered thousands of casualties.

After Xue Changgong woke up, it was already evening, and there were terrible shouts all around, and the strong smell of medicine and blood were mixed together.

This is the wounded hall set up by the army, and a large number of wounded who participated in the battle of the city wall are concentrated here. The injuries on the battlefield were no more than others, broken hands and feet, and eyes were gone, all of which were common, and some people were groaning or screaming about death during treatment. There was an injured man with a broken leg next to Xue Changgong, he opened his eyes and looked up, he was making a meaningless sound, Xue Changgong was in a trance for a while before he could sit up, and then a personal soldier came over: "Boss......"

Xue Changgong grabbed him: "How's it going?" Won? ”

"Victory, victory, Li Xiang led the troops over. Defeated all the Jurchen dogs. ”

"Oh." Xue Changgong put his hand down, and then suddenly raised his head, "What about Hou Jing?" Where did he go! Why didn't he come. ”

Hou Jing is the name of his brother-in-law.

Although the memory of his wife who died of a serious illness shortly after passing through the door has long been blurred, Xue Changgong still feels that he still has a responsibility for this brother-in-law who was brought into the army by him.

The soldier under him hesitated: "Hou respects him...... Hurt ......"

"Hurt! How's it going? Where, take me to him! Xue Changgong was stunned, turned over and got out of bed suddenly, his body shook, and then he stood firm on the shoulders of the pro-soldier and patted his head. I feel okay again. So he walked briskly forward, next to countless wounds like a hellish scene, a strong smell, and blood scabbed. The sound of crying. Moaning. The despair of the severed hands and feet for the future life, some people cried and shouted: "I can't see it, I can't see it...... and the faces of those doctors were also pale. He walked out of the barracks and a doctor was lying on the ground vomiting.

Fortunately, his brother-in-law was not seriously injured, and now he was staying in the lightly injured barracks not far away, Xue Changgong walked over and saw him, so he was relieved, and Hou Jing had already gotten off the bed and was ready to leave. Seeing Xue Changgong coming, he said, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I killed three, I killed three!" ”

Xue Changgong looked at him, then patted him on the shoulder, his eyes coldened: "You kid has a big life, I told you to stir it, stab it with a knife, and stir it immediately, otherwise it will be you who will die." ”

"I know, I know my brother-in-law. Are you okay? Are you alright? ”

"It's okay." Xue Changgong nodded.

That evening, the city was filled with festivities. Xue Changgong returned to the army, the commander above was discussing the matter of rewarding, Xue Changgong's soldiers died more than 100 times, and they belonged to the army with great merit, and Li Gang, the left minister, sent a large amount of silver money down.

The next day, the money was in place, in addition to the bereavement of the deceased and the filial piety to the officials, the soldiers under Xue Changgong's command each received 50 taels of silver, and those who remained in his hands were more than 80 taels. The court was very generous this time, which was already a lot of money, and those who had been lightly wounded in the battle were given two days' leave to go home with their money, and the lightly wounded were also responsible for giving pensions to the families of the deceased - of course, if the fighting began again, they had to return at once.

It is not known who gave such an order, but it was quite reasonable, and it was always a bad errand to give pensions to the dead, but if the wounded were to send them, they were not easily reprimanded, and these people could go home with money to inspire the rest of the city to defend the city. So the next day, Xue Changgong and his brother-in-law Hou Jing ran to some brothers' homes, which was an extremely hard thing, but after running over, the brother-in-law's mind also came alive: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, where are we going to have fun, you take me to the alum tower to have a look." As a personal soldier beside Xue Changgong, he got thirteen taels of silver, which was also a lot of money for the soldiers at that time.

Although the soldiers of the Wu Dynasty are not very valued, as a general in the Japanese army, Xue Changgong has occasionally been to places like Alum Tower. Since the death of his first wife, he naturally had a continuation, but the second wife also died of illness shortly after getting married, because his parents also died early, people said that he was a hard family, although he had the idea of marrying a third term, but then it was not done, he was a martial arts practitioner, his blood was vigorous, and most of the money he earned later was spent in the green building.

In fact, in his heart, he also had an idea that the woman in the Qinglou was actually far more interesting than marrying a wife back home. Without the control of his family, he felt that it didn't matter if it went on like this.

It's just that when my brother-in-law talked about it, he was a little messy.

Xue Changgong looked at his brother-in-law: "More than ten taels of silver, it's too much to put at home, but it's nothing to go to places like Alum Tower, you stay at home, and after the battle, I can marry you a girl." ”

The brother-in-law's eyes dodged, and he pursed his lips: "Brother-in-law, you also said that more than ten taels of silver, in fact, it is a lot in the countryside, and in the capital, what kind of good family can you marry." And, brother-in-law, look at the situation these days, I took the money like that...... I don't know if there's a life flower......"

His words made Xue Changgong's gaze stern, Hou Jing paused, and said: "Actually, a few days ago, I went to Zhuji for dinner, and I saw the performance of the teacher and the girl, brother-in-law, if it is...... If I could see it again, I would ...... No complaints......"

Xue Changgong slapped him on the head. After a while, his gaze eased slightly: "You have a dozen taels of silver, and you also want to see Master Li?" And what is there to see about such an old girl! He took a breath, and then said, "That's it, in order to celebrate the defeat of the Jurchens, the people in the army who received the army in the alum tower for the past two days did not accept money, but Master Li is not so easy to see, with your brother-in-law and me, you may be able to meet." You might as well try your luck with me tonight. Get the money back! Let your father and mother keep it. Marry you a daughter-in-law! ”

He agreed, and Hou Jing nodded again and again, excited. That night, the two of them walked towards the alum tower. Xue Changgong and Hou Jing still had bandages on their bodies. But such an injury. It is indeed the most popular pass in Bianliang City at this time. On the way, Hou Jing talked about the fact that Li Gang led his troops to repel the Jurchens that day, and was ready to take it to the alum tower to brag to others, and then talked about Li Gang. I think this guy is really good.

“…… A few days earlier, when the Golden Dog raided the West Water Gate, they did not expect that Li Xiang had already prepared, laid a wooden stake in the water, and blocked the waterway with a boulder, so that the Golden Dog could not enter the city at all......"

"That's not unexpected, when the Jin people came, the waterway out of the city, which one was not blocked like this, and it wasn't just blocked in the west."

"Well, that's true." Hou Jing nodded, and then lowered his voice and said, "However, I heard from everyone that in order to block the waterway, Li Xiang directly sent people to Taishi Cai's mansion before the war, demolished all the gardens in Taishi Cai's mansion, and filled those Taihu Lake stones into the water. Brother-in-law, I thought about it, I want to block the waterway, where the stones can't be used, Li Xiang just demolished Taishi Cai's garden, do you say this is ......?"

"Shut up." Xue Changgong interrupted him abruptly and glared at him, "Don't mention this kind of thing in the future...... What happened to those people above, can you and I guess......"

After a while, he said: "You can't guess it or not, it's not something you can say!" ”

"Oh." Hou Jing nodded.

Not long after the two came to the alum building, it was already the beginning of the lanterns, when the aroma of the food was overflowing, the lights in the alum tower were colorful. After Xue Changgong revealed his identity, he knew that Alum Tower had a free banquet for soldiers for the past two days, and it was not difficult to see famous Oiran such as Li Shishi, but naturally it was not one-to-one, and several people in the courtyard on the side of the division were high-ranking officers in the army at this time, but when he saw Xue Changchang's injuries and the establishment of troops, Li Yun personally came over to welcome him in.

In Master Li's room, a round table was serving guests at this time, and there were now six or seven officials in the army, most of whom were higher than Xue Changgong's position, but after hearing Xue Changgong's establishment, they all gave him a thumbs up and called him a hero. In the room, Shi Shi and her two beautiful maids took turns to toast with everyone, ask about the battle, thank them, and naturally there will be a performance afterwards, no problem. Although Hou Jing was Xue Changgong's follower, because he was injured, he was able to sit down, watch the performance, and even be questioned by Master Li and the others.

Even though he was no longer the most vocal Oiran in Bianliang City at this time, Master Li at this time still had an excellent reputation, not to mention that his singing and dancing skills had reached his peak. When the lights in the room dimmed and the teacher and girl left the table and came over, a simple dance performance could really make people feel their hearts surge, but as Xue Changjiu, who had just come down from the battlefield and came out of that kind of place with broken hands and feet, he always felt that something was wrong. After a while, he left the table under the pretext of something and left his brother-in-law there.

When leaving the door, Master Li was asking everyone about the fortified wall outside the city, and a general said: "Now outside the city, in the south and north, hundreds of thousands of troops are driving towards Bianliang, and the survival of the whole country is falling on this battle. As soon as the battle began, millions of people around naturally ran away, and no one mentioned it. ”

Another general said: "I don't know, why the teacher girl asked about this, this strong wall is clear, it was originally a crooked idea, and the golden people still have to see the victory on the battlefield......"

Xue Changgong didn't know any of this, and after leaving the courtyard here, he asked where a woman named He Lei'er was in the lively alum building. At this time, there were hundreds of women in the alum building, some of whom sold their bodies and some who did not, He Leier was originally an Oiran maid, but now she is just a red man who is not very famous. When Xue Changgong found the other party, there were several men and several women in the room, eating and drinking, the men were all soldiers, Xue Changgong pretended to be drunk, showed his identity, and then naturally sat down next to He Leier and talked with everyone.

Those men were all junior officers in the army. Seeing that Xue Changgong was a general of the Japanese army, and he was wounded, he didn't dare to slack off, and soon, everyone talked enthusiastically, and after a while, he fell into the arms of He Lei'er, fell asleep, and took a silver ingot in his hand and slapped it on the table.

When I woke up the next day. The woman lay naked in his arms. Xue Changgong came to Alum Tower on weekdays. Naturally, I don't have the money to find those famous girls, and I have had a mess with this He Leier. After waiting for him to get dressed and get up and wash, the woman asked with some hesitation, "General." Will you come back again? ”

Xue Changgong said: "If you don't die, you should come." ”

It's been a while. The other party asked again, "What about ...... Checkmate. Do you say the city can be defended? ”

"This is the capital, and hundreds of thousands of Qinwang's troops outside the city are coming, so they can naturally hold it."

"Oh." He Lei'er nodded.

And so it went on for a while. He Lei'er hesitated and said: "General, you can't leave the city at this time, but I heard that if it's really dangerous, what kind of warrant is there to allow people to go out of the city from the south, general, if you have this warrant, I mean...... If...... If...... Can you take Leil away? ”

"I haven't heard of this thing." A wave of disgust rose in Xue Changgong's heart, and his words became a little rougher, and the woman should have noticed his feelings, and after a while, her tone choked.

"General...... Lei'er, Lei'er doesn't mean that, Lei'er is...... Lei'er heard that the women who fell into the hands of those Jurchens were worse than death, and I didn't want to die, and I didn't want to fall into their hands......"

After she said this, Xue Changgong's heart softened a little, and sighed: "If there is that thing, I will sue you, you...... Alas, don't worry......"

In fact, no one has confidence in what will happen to the city next.

After he said this, the woman stopped mentioning it, and then naturally it was a bend, but Xue Changgong was already interested, and after a short time, he left from the alum tower.

When Xue Changgong left the alum tower, Master Li was watching the pedestrians on the street in the morning from the upstairs outside. In the city that is already under martial law at night, there is always an atmosphere of anxiety during the day, as the Oiran of the Alum Tower, although she can't know the atmosphere on the battlefield, but for the whole situation, she knows better than ordinary people.

The arrival of the Jurchens made millions of people outside Bianliang City flee in all directions, and hundreds of thousands of Qinwang troops are gathering over, Wanyan Zonghan led the Jurchen Western Route Army was blocked near Taiyuan, Zhe Keqiu and Liu Guangshi led 40,000 Western troops are rushing to the rescue, skirmishes or plundering are breaking out everywhere at this time. The attack of the Jin people may shake the city defense of Bianliang City at any time, and there are already voices of peace in the court arguing.

No one can clearly see this tense situation. What Shi Shi remembered in his heart was what Ning Yi said to her when he left a month ago: "If it's possible, leave Bianliang and go south." Shishi was shocked by the meaning of his words, but gritted her teeth and did not choose to leave, but at this time, her heart was afraid.

Now separating the Jin people from the millions of people in the city is a thick city wall, and at the same time it is only like a thin layer of window paper, when the Jurchens really kill under the city of Bianliang, no one knows when they will rush into the city, when that nightmare falls, no one can imagine what the men and women in the city will become.

No matter how she felt when she decided to stay, at this moment, she knew she was still scared.

On the other hand, she didn't know what Ning Yi had become. Earlier, there was a lot of uproar in the city because of the matter of the strong wall and the clear field, and there were endless arguments in the court, and then Wanyan Zongwang drove straight across the Yellow River, and the quarrel came to an abrupt end, and the master vaguely knew that he was going to find Qin Shaoqian's second son Qin Shaoqian, but the Wurui army led by Qin Shaoqian was defeated by Zongwang's army in Shouzhang County, and now it is said that in the court, there are voices to impeach him.

What happened to him in the midst of this?

She always thinks like that......

***************

The convoy was jolting forward, and Ning Yi was in it processing the summarized information.

In the evening, the convoy arrived at the bank of the Yellow River, where troops were stationed, and the mountains were full of military camps, which were crossing the Yellow River one after another.

The Wu Rui Army, which had been integrated, arrived first, and then the Wu Sheng Army of the Daimyo Mansion converged with the Wu Rui Army under the leadership of Chen Yanshu, the commander of the capital, and nearly 100,000 troops gathered together, but the ferries on the river were a little pitiful, and the pontoon bridge could not be erected. When Ning Yi entered the big tent of the Wurui Army. Qin Shaoqian was coughing and cursing, his body was full of the smell of medicine, his head was still wrapped in bandages, and his left eye was wrapped in bandages. During the Battle of Shoujang, a rocket slashed his cheek and his eyes were affected, and now he is likely to be unable to see in his left eye.

Seeing Ning Yi coming, Qin Shaoqian waved away several generals in the tent and sat back on his chair.

"When the Jin people crossed the river, as many as 140,000 troops were stationed south of the Yellow River." Qin Shaoqian opened his mouth and said. "They didn't go to war. I heard that the Jurchens found some sheep, tied them to drums, and let them beat the drums for a day and a night. Troops on the south bank of the Yellow River. It's all retracted back into the beams. They drove all the big ships away. Therefore, when the Jurchens crossed the river, they could only find some small boats, and they slowly sent people over one boat at a time. Sent for several days. So now we only have some small boats, and the big ones will have to come in a day or two. ”

"I've heard that." Ning Yi nodded, "I originally thought that tying sheep to a drum was something that good people do. ”

"What?"

"Nope." Ning Yi smiled, "Your eyes." ”

"I can't see the one on the left, but that's okay, the thing you gave me called a telescope anyway, as long as you have one eye." Qin Shaoqian pursed his lips, and then a slight smile appeared on his face, "Oh, Taiyuan has survived, the order of the capital has been issued, Zhe Keqiu and Liu Guangshi are rushing over to relieve the siege with 20,000 people each, the Western Army is combat-powerful, and may be able to slow down the situation in Taiyuan." ”

Ning Yi nodded, passed for a while, and said, "I want a boat, send a few people over first." ”

"I'll give you a small one, and if you're in a hurry, you can leave immediately."

"I'm not in a hurry." Ning Yi said, "Bianliang has been surrounded, some of the people nearby who haven't had time to enter the city are fleeing, and some are still staying where they are and refusing to leave, although I have arranged for a lot of people from Zhuji to be over there, but the Jurchens are going south too fast, and their coordination with the government is probably not so good, I want to send a few orders over, and some will be sent to Bianliang City." ”

Qin Shaoqian glanced at him and hesitated for a moment: "In this situation, hundreds of thousands of people have to cross the river, the battle is about to start, the victory or defeat should not drag on for too long, the vicinity of Bianliang has become a battlefield, and those who should go will go." Liheng thinks, is there still a need for a strong wall to clear the wilderness? ”

"An orderly and purposeful withdrawal should save a lot of people, and those who went into the mountains, thinking that they could get away with avoiding the battlefield, the food they brought was enough to feed the Jurchens near Bianliang, I don't know what this battle will look like, but I want to evacuate them as much as possible." Ning Yi smiled, "Maybe that's all I can do." ”

Qin Shaoqian looked at him and paused: "You want to remove them all?" ”

“…… As much as possible. ”

The room was quiet, Qin Shaoqian squeezed his fists, and nodded after a while: "Okay, I will arrange a boat for you immediately." Oh, besides, there are some things that have arrived, Liheng, you come with me to take a look. ”

He waved his hand and led Ning Yi out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and after ordering Zhu Ji to be given a boat with the guards, he took Ning Yi into the rear of the camp, where some supplies were piled up, packed in wooden boxes, about sixty or seventy. After Qin Shaoqian opened the box, there were elm cannons inside, as well as some shells and gunpowder.

"These are the cannons designed by Liheng, they were made by the Firearms Division, and some were issued by each army, but no one likes to use them, I will bring the ones from the Wusheng Army, and I will also send someone to contact Wuwei's side......" Qin Shaoqian patted those elm cannons and said to Ning Yi, "When I was in Shouzhang, I didn't use these either." ”

"Why not." Ning Yi frowned, "Of course I know that the Firearms Division is a little sloppy. ”

"That's one thing." Qin Shaoqian said, "I have tried this thing, I shot it a few times, it was easy to blow up and hurt my own people, so no one dared to use it, and the momentum was greater than the power, but I heard Liheng you say that this thing is used well, it can frighten the night horse, and the people under the command of the Jurchens can fight are all cavalry, and they have never encountered this thing before." I know that Liheng has someone under you, and I will gather all the elm cannons of the Bianliang army this time, and see if you can gather those craftsmen to repair these elm cannons a little better, and if there is a chance, I will use them on the blade at one time. ”

"Okay." Ning Yi looked at those elm cannons and nodded, "The group of craftsmen in the compound withdrew not far away, and after crossing the Yellow River, I will gather them." I also have a batch of better ones in the north, and if I really need them, I will have someone send them over. ”

"I'll leave it to you."

Ning Yi hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Er Shao, there is a saying as you said, after all, the momentum of this thing is greater than the power, when encountering those armies that are bluffing themselves, they may be able to win with one blow, and when they encounter the Jurchens, they can't blindly entrust the chance of victory to these things." Don't ignore it. ”

Qin Shaoqian nodded and thought for a while: "Well, I understand." ”

Soon after, a huge army crossed the Yellow River, and the mighty army surrounded the outside of Bianliang City, completely squeezing out the air in the war zone. More than 100,000 troops and Wanyan Zongwang's East Route Army confronted each other on the plain outside Bianliang City, a large number of scout frictions and small army collisions broke out in early September, and the casualties of the people who were too late to evacuate or had luck were also pushed up to a high point in such an atmosphere of confrontation, and the battle began in October, and the blood of the civilians who died in this confrontation could already stain every river near Bianliang red...... (To be continued......)