When the sun sets on the horizon in early summer, waves seem to burn in the field.

Yunzhong Mansion, the ancient and majestic city wall is hidden in this golden yellow, and the surrounding doors and horses come and go, and it still looks prosperous. However, when the sun set on this day, the situation became tense.

At the city gates to the west and south, the caravans were restless, and most of the dart teams holding goods took up arms. In the sun, which engulfed the sky, wolf smoke was rising far away. The guards went up to the city walls.

Soldiers also gathered at the city gate, but there was no panic for a while. In the more than ten years after the Jin State destroyed Liao, the original soldiers either became nobles, or flowed into the market, and most of the merchants and darts who could run here were stained with human lives, even if the war really burned, they may not be timid, not to mention that the border soldiers were nervous, and the possibility of the wolf smoke lighting the wrong one was also there.

Some of the people who were related to the city had already leaned over to the city gate, wanting to inquire about some news, and more people saw that they would not be able to enter for a while, so they gathered on the side of the road to chat and discuss, and some boasted about the experience of fighting in the past: "At that time, we lit the wrong wolf smoke, and we would die." ”

“…… Maybe I've met some kind of bandits. ”

"Today's baby soldiers, ......"

It was not until the horsemen who had summoned the message galloped from the south of their field of vision, and the horses, which were almost foaming at the mouth of the horseman, entered the city, that a message exploded in the crowd.

- Yanmen Pass has fallen, and Nangou is coming.

The news of the fall of Yanmen Pass caused an uproar in the vicinity of Decheng, but what does it mean that Nangou is here? At first hearing the second half of this, everyone even wanted to laugh, but it was not long before a whisper came out, and someone remembered the defeat thousands of miles away in March.

Yunzhong is too far away from the southwest, and it is impossible for the army to go on an expedition to pass the battle report back from time to time. But in April, there was information about the defeat of Wangyuan Bridge, the killing of Baoshan, and the withdrawal of Zong Han's troops, and the territory of Jin was finally able to know - this can only be regarded as a phased news, and the upper echelons of Jin Guo pressed down the information in the uproar and suspicion, but there are always some people who can learn such information from various channels.

Things haven't affected themselves yet, and everyone is willing to wait and see for a while for negative information thousands of miles away. But at this moment, some well-informed businessmen and dart masters recalled this incident: Marshal Zonghan was defeated in the southwest, his sons were killed, and the Jurchen wise man Gushen was defeated by the big devil who killed the king and rebelled in the south. It is said that the devil is a good hand at manipulating people's hearts and playing with strategy, is it possible to cooperate with the war situation in the southwest, and he also arranged for the Central Plains to take advantage of the emptiness of Dajin's troops to bring an army over? Directly invade the door and take Yanyun?

Thousands of miles away, after defeating Zong Han in the southwest, he immediately launched a counteroffensive in the Central Plains, such a grand strategy, such an ambitious domineering strategy, and the boldness of devouring the sky and the earth, if in the past, people would not have thought about it at all, and the people in the far north did not even know what the southwest was.

But it is precisely this kind of information fog that at this moment when the war situation in the southwest is still being concealed, the news that the southerners have broken through the Yanmen Pass immediately came, and many people inevitably linked it together.

In the sunset like a golden splash of ink, the sound of a warning gong has also sounded in Cloud City.

It's been a while since wolf smoke rose to the south. Over the years, the Jin country has been strong and strong, although the land of Yanyun has never been peaceful, and it is difficult to stop the bandits and horse thieves after the fall of the Liao State, but with Zong Han and Gu Shen, these people are sitting in the clouds, and a little clown who jumps off the beam really can't make too many waves. The few times I saw wolf smoke in the past, it was not a big deal, or it was not surprising that the bandits plotted to murder people, lit a fire, or the hungry people stormed the military camp, and sometimes even lit the beacon smoke by mistake.

The gate of Yunzhongfu is not closed. It's just that the big families of the major clans gathered their families and private soldiers to prevent people with bad intentions from taking advantage of the chaos to make trouble, but as the first message came, the tense atmosphere in Yunzhong Mansion was like water soaked under paper, and the sons and daughters of the nobles rode through the streets and alleys of the city quickly, discussing and connecting with each other.

Most of the elders and relatives of these people are in the army, and they are staring at the military situation in the southwest, and the news in March has made it difficult for everyone to sleep and eat, but after all, the sky is high and the road is far away, and they can only be worried in their hearts.

Most of the civilians in the market did not know what was going on, and some of the nobles had begun to distribute knives, guns, and armor to private soldiers at home. When Wanyan Dezhong rode back to the palace, several young people in the palace had already gathered and were exchanging information with his younger brother Wanyan Youyi in the side hall, and the housekeepers had also summoned the family guards. He greeted everyone, called for his armor, and said: "The change is in a hurry, the information is not clear at the moment, you brothers don't mess up your own battles, whether it is the Central Plains who killed it, it is not easy to determine at the moment." ”

Wanyan Youyi has also put on soft armor: "I have killed Yanmen Pass from the south, if it is not from the Central Plains, who else can there be?" ”

"Yanmen Pass has fallen this morning, the warning was not issued, the horse team from the south chased the fleeing soldiers all the way, broke two post passes one after another, and only lit the beacon fire at Guanyunyi, forty miles north of Yanmen Pass. The man who had just fled into the city was unknown, and the details were not clear. ”

"It took forty miles to light the beacon fire...... This group of strong men and horses has been premeditated. A noble disciple next to him stood up, "Damn, you can't underestimate the enemy." ”

"It's just that there are thousands of guards at Yanmen Pass, why hasn't the news come out?"

“…… Unless you break through the north gate with lightning speed after seizing the pass, and cut off the way to the north? ”

“…… With elite light horses, you have to fight extremely smoothly. However, Yanmen Pass has not suffered a military disaster for a long time, and it is difficult to say that a group of people who do business come and go, and the defenders are careless. ”

“…… There are more than 3,000 troops stationed in the vicinity of Yanmen Pass, and if the enemy army deceives the city gate from the south, and then goes north to kill at high speed and intercepts the way, the more than 3,000 people are blocked in Yanmen Pass, and they will definitely fight to the death. This is the battle of trapped beasts, and the enemy needs to be a real elite to do it, but where does the black flag in the Central Plains come from such an elite? If the enemy broke the level directly in the north, it may be somewhat believable. ”

“…… In that case, the defenders would at least be able to light the beacon. I think, could it be that Liangshan's gang killed them? ”

“…… Liangshan and Yanmen Pass are separated by at least 800 miles, not to mention thousands of miles. ”

“…… It was speculated before that these people were entrenched in Shandong Road, and they had a bad time, but now they were intercepted by King Lu in the north, and the army of Zongfu Zongbi returned to the north in the south, and sooner or later they would die. ”

“…… King Lu's eyeliner in the Central Plains is dead? ”

“…… Is Black Flag really that powerful? ”

Most of the young people who are familiar with Wanyan Dezhong and Wanyan Youyi are on errands under Gushen, and many of them have also studied in Xiyin's private school, discussing tactics while studying. It's hard to believe, but the more I think about it, the more I think it's possible.

Wan Yan Youyi frowned and said, "Back then, there were only a few thousand people under this heart demon, and he killed the emperor of the Wu Dynasty like a chicken, and then fought from the northwest to the southwest, and to this day...... Which of these things did you think of? If it really corresponds to the battle in the southwest, he raided Yanmen thousands of miles away, this kind of handwriting ......"

When he said this, he pulled the armor on his body and made a loud noise, and everyone was terrified when they heard it. Although they had not paid attention to these things in the past, everyone knew the purpose of this expedition for the elders of the family. When they set out on the expedition, Zong Han and Gushen prepared to take this battle as the last battle of the Jurchen Ping to push the world, and they attached great importance to the southwest.

A group of young people did not know the specific reasons why the elders attached importance to the Southwest. But as Zong Han kicked the iron plate and even killed his son by the other party, the god of Ceres, who had been invincible in the past, was obviously defeated by the Han devil in the southwest, and everyone had a standard to measure the horror of this devil.

And thinking that after the other party successively defeated the two founding heroes of Dajin, he also arranged an army thousands of miles away to carry out such a fierce offensive against the Jin country, and at the same time, the hearts of a group of young people were cold, and their scalps were numb.

Realizing this, there was even a moment of silence in the side hall in the suffocating silence, and someone said: "If this is the case, Yunzhong Mansion should be martial law as soon as possible. ”

"The lockdown is under martial law, and the boss has to make a decision."

"I'm afraid the boss is too cautious......"

In the discussion of everyone, the gathering of family members and private soldiers outside was also very lively, Wanyan Dezhong and Wanyan Youyi walked aside and discussed in a low voice, how to ask my mother about this matter.

Mother Chen Wenjun is the "Mrs. Han" in the mouth of others, and she usually takes care of the Han people in the south, which everyone knows by heart, and the two brothers also have a lot of maintenance for their mothers. But at that time, the Jurchens had the upper hand, and Mrs. Xiyin was kind, and no one dared to speak. At this time, "Nangou" has killed Yanmen Pass, what will everyone's perception of "Mrs. Han", or what kind of attitude will the mother herself have towards this matter? Both brothers are filial people, and they can't help but be a little entangled in this matter.

In the midst of the noise and entanglement, I saw a few figures coming from the side hall, and everyone in the room got up one after another, and then saluted.

It was Chen Wenjun who came.

Wanyan Dezhong and Wanyan Youyi both reacted, and hurriedly stepped forward to say goodbye, but saw Chen Wenjun raise his eyebrows and swept over the more than ten young people in the room: "Okay, what are you still making noise here?" Marshal Zong Han led the army to the battle, the Yunzhong Mansion was empty, and now the wolf smoke has risen, although the news ahead has not yet been determined, but since you are the sons of the nobles, you should hurry up and prepare for the battle, don't you have to wait until the order comes down before you start to get dressed? ”

Her words were clear, and she looked at her son beside her: "Dezhong, you count the number of people and materials in your family, as long as there is further news, immediately report the situation in the house to the garrison, and you yourself go to the old man's side to listen to the dispatch and learn to do things." If you have a ceremony, you will first lead someone to watch the house. ”

Wan Yan said solemnly: "Yes." Wanyan Youyi had some opinions on this arrangement, and shouted: "Niang ......" was looked at by Chen Wenjun, and she was silent.

I saw her gaze sweep over the others: "You also go home, so ready, and wait for the dispatch." Remember all of them, and when the time comes, you will do whatever you do, without the slightest disobedience, and I have just come over, and when I hear you talking about it, my lord, if you really fight and go to war, such things will not happen again. Remember everything for me!? ”

Everyone hurriedly agreed, and then said goodbye and left, and went home to make detailed statistics. When everyone left, Dezhong and Youyi went to their mother's side, and the three of them walked in the corridor illuminated by the setting sun. Wanyan Dezhong hesitated for a long time, and couldn't help but say: "Mother, if you call this time, it is really a Han from the south......"

They saw their mother staring at the flowers outside Langyuan in front of them, and sighed: "I have been with your father for so many years, and I am really killed by the Central Plains, so what can I do?" Go and prepare yourselves, and if the enemy comes, fight hard, and that's all. Alright, go ahead and do a man's thing. ”

She patted her two sons on the shoulders, Wan Yan Dezhong left first, Wan Yan Youyi followed by her for a while, and soon after, she also went to settle and dispatch the family guards. Chen Wenjun walked through the courtyard of the palace, and after a while, he walked to the high place in the palace again, and looked around the city in the clouds, the sunset turned from golden to red, and was being swallowed up by the western sky, the city was lively and restless, and the firelight was lit up in spots, and she remembered the land of the Han family that she left many years ago.

Did the Han people really kill them?

Not long ago, Shi Liai and Tang Minjie also warned her about the location, and the news of the killing of Xianbao last month shocked her for a long time.

She has been here for too long, for a long time, for a long time to have a child, for a long time to adapt to this world, for a long time that her sideburns have gray hair, so long that she suddenly felt that there will be no day when she returns to the south, so long that she once thought that the general trend of the world is really just like this.

The wooden railing at the height of the attic was slightly warmed by the sun, and her palm stroked it lightly, and even felt a little kind. It's the things of the Northlands, and she's lived with them for too long, what is the South like? Pavilions, attics, small bridges and flowing water, her memory is not very clear, and she has seen countless tragic things.

After the heart demon Ning Yi repelled Yan Zonghan, the husband and the gentleman, it seems that they are powerless, and now, the Yanmen Pass has been broken, are these really the handiwork of the demon head of the king killer in the south?

She thought of Tang Minjie, looking at the crowd gathered around her, what was he doing at this time? Such a crazy Black Flag member, but he was only crazy because of pain, and if Ning Yi, the heart demon in the south, was also crazy—perhaps even more crazy and terrifying—then it didn't seem so unimaginable that he defeated Zong Han and Ceres......

“…… If one day, the Han people defeat the Jurchens, Yan Ran has already stranded, where should you go back? ”

The madman's words seemed to ring in her ears, and she sighed softly. There are some terrible things in the world, and she doesn't even know whether she should expect it or not, so she can only think about it and leave the problem behind for the time being. The atmosphere in the city is solemn, and chaos is about to start, maybe that madman is also happily wreaking havoc.

She could almost clearly reproduce the excitement of the other party in her mind.

That's it, since she came to the Northland, the heavens, the earth and the world have been chaotic, and it doesn't matter what if there is one more madman or one less madman......

After a while, the second and third messages came to the clouds one after another. Although the identity of the enemy was doubtful, in the afternoon, the horse team was advancing towards the side of Yunzhong, and it was a matter of determination that several military camps and roadblocks had been pulled. The other party's intentions are directed at the clouds.

At the second hour, Shi Liai issued an order to close the four gates, martial law the city, and mobilize the army. Although the message has begun to suspect that it was not the Black Flag Army that attacked Yanmen Pass, the news about "the southern dog is coming" still spread in the city, Chen Wenjun sat in the attic and watched the little fire, knowing that next, Yunzhong would be a sleepless night......