The long wind and snow have also fallen in Shandong.

Since the end of the Battle of Daimyofu, in the past year, all parts of Shandong have been starving, and the people are struggling to make a living.

The more than 200,000 Han troops sent by Wan Yanchang to encircle and suppress Liangshan completely destroyed the local order that had collapsed, ordinary people could no longer live, there was no big difference between hungry rebels, homeless people, horse thieves, and mountain bandits, and the grain planted was scrambled and harvested by various forces before it was ripe, a hill field with a hill field of blood, a cart of grain was often accompanied by more than a cart of corpses, and some survivors had even begun to get used to the taste of human flesh.

Since the summer, the Yellow River has burst its banks several times, each time taking a large number of lives, and the various armies living by the water near Liangshan have relied on the catch to prolong their lives. The two sides occasionally clashed, but it was just for a bite or two of food.

After the autumn harvest, the battle between the two sides was the most intense, and Zhu Biao and Wang Shanyue led the elite in the mountains to fight the autumn wind fiercely. The two Han armies south of Liangshan, numbering more than 30,000 people, were completely dispersed, and the grain they looted was transported back to Liangshan.

After the army was dispersed, the soldiers could only become homeless, and even whether they could survive the winter became a question. Some of the Han troops changed their mood when they heard this, and several units that had been temporarily separated due to the lack of food supplies in the vicinity moved closer together, and after the generals who led the army met, many people contacted Liangshan in private, hoping that they would no longer "fight their own people".

“…… We can't survive anymore, we were driven by Wan Yan Chang, you are fierce, you are terrible, you go to fight Yan Chang. There is really no food around, so why bother to beat us...... In this way, we are willing to hand over some grain as long as we raise our hands......"

People living in the cracks will always do something that makes people laugh and cry, and the army that was originally rushed to encircle and suppress Liangshan privately paid "protection money" to Liangshan. Zhu, Wang and others were also not polite, and after collecting the grain, they secretly began to send people to win over and rebel against the bloody generals in these ranks.

Shortly after the autumn harvest, Liu Chengzong's troops arrived at Liangshan, and a large-scale attack resumed, breaking the encirclement network near Shuibo. Several armies, which had shown reluctance in the previous act of paying "protection money", were scattered, and the rest of the troops fled in rout, waiting to see how things unfolded.

In November, Wanyan Chang ordered the general Gao Zongbao to lead 40,000 troops south to deal with the black flag of Liangshan. These 40,000 people were not hastily collected by the Han army, but by the official army mobilized from the territory of the Jin State after Yan Chang sat in the Central Plains.

In Wan Yanchang's view, in the original battle of the Daimyo's Mansion, the black flag and the Wu Dynasty army in Shandong had lost most of it, and it existed in name only. He has trapped Shandong to death in the past year, and the people in it have been starved to firewood, and the combat strength will inevitably be difficult to regain from the beginning. The only thing to worry about is Liu Chengzong's army, but they used to make trouble near Xuzhou, and fought a lot of battles back and forth, and now the number is only 5,000, and the supplies have long been exhausted. The female real army has pressed up, even if the other party hides in the water village and it is difficult to attack, but the loss should not be bearable.

It was just his thoughts.

In the actual use of troops, in mid-November, Gao Zongbao and Black Flag won the first battle, Liu Chengzong and others fought and retreated, as if they wanted to retreat into the back road of Shuibo. Zhu Biao, Wang Shanyue and others were waiting for him to rush forward, and quickly marched to seize the grain and grass on the back road of Gaozongbao, and Gaozongbao wanted to return to the division to rescue, and Liu Chengzong's troops, who were once "defeated" by them, suddenly showed their edge and attacked strongly.

The 40,000 troops transferred from the Jin State do have some veterans as skeletons, but when it comes to combat power, they are naturally not as good as the real Jurchen elite troops. Gao Zongbao realized at this moment that something was wrong, and when he reorganized his troops to respond to the battle in an all-round way, he found that no matter in the front or in the rear, what he encountered was a hundred refined steel without the slightest bit of fancy and moisture.

Gao Zongbao also wanted to set fire to the baggage, but the 40,000-strong army collapsed, Gao Zongbao was chased all the way, and fled back to the Yanchang tent at the end of November, arguing that our side was "not an opponent". And the opposing army is actually the elite of the elite in the Black Flag, for example, an assault regiment led by Luo Ye, who chased and killed all the way behind his ass, is said to have won the first prize in the internal competition of the Black Flag Army, and it is the most difficult "madman" team that is strong in attack and defense.

Wan Yanchang was so angry by this defeat and Gao Zongbao's braggaking that he almost smashed the table. In the past few months, not only did the situation in Liangshan begin to become tense, but Liao Yiren, who had the advantage in the Jin Dynasty, was also defeated under the attack organized by Lou Shuwan, Yu Yulin and others, and constantly asked for support from the Jurchen side.

Although in order to support the war in the south and for the sake of future rule, Wanyanchang raided the Central Plains with the policy of exhausting the land and draining all the potential of the Central Plains. But at this moment, the incompetence of these reluctant forces that have been fostered is indeed shocking.

They can't even muster the last strength to fight for their own living space.

After Gao Zongbao lost the battle, Zhu Biao, Liu Chengzong and others had essentially mastered Shandong, although they could not see much change in such a snowy winter. Wan Yanchang sent part of his army south to collect the rout, and then ordered the Han army to strengthen the defense. He sat in Baoding, and the more than 20,000 elites under his command were still standing still.

On the third day of the first month of December, Baoding Mansion was white, and the wind and snow shouted, and a man dressed in fashionable clothes braved the wind and snow to enter Wan Yanchang's palace, and Wan Yanchang, who was dealing with official business, greeted him with a smile.

The one who came to visit was the Jurchen general Shu Liesu, who was almost seriously injured and dying in the battle at the beginning of the year. At this time, a deep scar crossed the face of the Jurchen general, and he was stunned, but it was still difficult to hide the anger of the soldier in his tall body.

"The last general heard about the defeat of Gao Zongbao, and couldn't help but want to ask the prince what his next plan is for the enemy of Liangshan."

Wan Yan Chang and Shu Lie Su can be regarded as lifelong comrades-in-arms, Shu Lie Su is a pure general, and Wan Yan Chang, who is a cousin of Akuta, has assisted Zong Wang and Zong Fu successively, and is more like a reliable old uncle. When the two met, after Shu Lesu entered the living room, he directly said the question in his heart.

"Does the general have anything to teach me?"

"The last general is willing to lead the troops to the Pingliang Mountain Change!"

"The general wants revenge, right?"

"The prince wants to respond to all changes with the same?"

"Of course, if you want to suppress it, I have ordered people to mobilize an army of 150,000 within three months to attack Liangshan again."

"The prince begs for the forgiveness of the last general, the chariot of Xiaocanghe is in front, and in the face of an army like the Black Flag, the Han army has gone more, but it is only a local chicken. The situation in the Central Plains has come to this point, and the reputation of my Dajin is not good, so the last general has the courage to ask the prince to give me elite soldiers. Weekend...... May the coffin be carried and fought! ”

In a big battle at the beginning of the year, in the face of the black flag, Shuliesu originally had the determination to die if he didn't win, who knew that later he and Lu Junyi exchanged knives, and the war horse rushed to leave both of them with a life. At this time, this Jurchen general talked about carrying the coffin and fighting, and there was a resolute and fierce death on his face.

Wan Yanchang knew the heroism and righteousness of these companions, and was silent for a moment at this time.

“…… After the battle of the Daimyo's Mansion, the vitality of Liangshan has been injured, and even if the newly arrived Liu Chengzong's department is added at this moment, there are only more than 10,000 soldiers who can fight, and the damage in the Central Plains is limited. Moreover, the east and west armies went south, taking advantage of the autumn harvest, and now the grain and grass in the south of the Yangtze River are all in my hands, whether it is Zongfu or sticky, there is no worry about grain and grass within half a year. I do have more than 20,000 elite soldiers at the moment, but after thinking about it, there is no need to take risks, once the army returns, whether it is Liangshan or Jindi, it will naturally be swept away, which is also ...... Guy's thoughts. ”

The "everyone" in his mouth naturally has many people with interests. This is what he can say to Shulie Su, as for other reasons that can't be said explicitly but they both understand each other, maybe there are also reasons why Shulie Su is a general under Zong Han of the Western Imperial Court, and Wan Yanchang supports Zongfu and Zong Bi of the Eastern Imperial Court.

There was a moment of silence for Jorex.

“…… In this southern expedition, the most talked about by Dashuai, Gushen and others is not actually the difficulty of the battle, but the stability of my Dajin in recent years...... The prince still remembers that when Taizu was in trouble, he was in such a heroic mood, and he won with an army of 20,000 and 700,000 troops, and played an invincible momentum of my Jurchen...... In the past, there were 20,000 soldiers in hand, and the world could be leveled, but now it is ...... Lord, are we staying here and not daring to go out? ”

Shu Liesu's words were actually a little intense, but Wan Yanchang's temperament was gentle, but he was not angry, he stood there and looked at the wind and snow outside the hall with Shu Liesu, and sighed for a while.

“…… I don't know what the general said...... Well, let me think about it again. ”

This may have been perfunctory, but Shu Lesu didn't insist anymore. At this time, Fengxue was cheering in from outside the door, and although the two of them were getting old, they did not sit down at this time.

"The heroic back then, the last general still remembers it in his heart...... If the prince makes a decision, the last general is willing to die for the Jurchen! ”

However, it wasn't until the spring of the following year that Wan Yanchang finally failed to make up his mind to attack.

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The situation in the Central Plains made Wan Yanchang feel bitter, so naturally, Lou Shuwan and the others on the other side tasted a little sweetness more or less.

When the heavy snow fell on the closed mountain, although the total on the books, what could be felt was the tension of countless mouths waiting to be fed, but in general, the dawn of hope was finally revealed in front of him.

In September, the Black Flag Army on the Shandong side secretly came to Jindi and temporarily borrowed some supplies from Lou Shuwan for Liu Chengzong's northward journey. Lou Shuwan transported the little food saved from between her teeth to the other party, and during this period, the envoy of the Huaxia Army who also came over to ask for help in a low voice deserved it, and scolded Ning Yi in front of the Huaxia Army officials for half a month, and the other party did not dare to fight back, which made her feel spiritually satisfied.

In November of October, Liu Chengzong and others defeated Gaozongbao's army near Liangshan, which not only boosted the morale of the anti-Jin armed forces in Jindi, but also gave back a lot of baggage in Jindi as a gift after capturing Gaozong's grain and grass baggage. Lou Shuwan made a lot of money in this investment, and the whole person seemed to have gained three points.

In December, the "female appearance" was in a good mood and often told people that she could have a good year this time.

In fact, in the many years since she left Hangzhou, Lou Shuwan has mentioned to others for the first time that she wants to "celebrate the New Year".

The southwest was shrouded in fighting, and throughout November, there were not many breakthrough changes, and occasionally news came out that the attack and defense of both sides were either "miserable" or "scorching". Under the watchful eyes of the outside world, Wanyan Zonghan, as the hand of the Jurchen Optimism, showed his strongest combat power and the firmest determination to cut a hole in the southwest heaven and earth. The Huaxia army blocked this overwhelming offensive and stood still in the southwest pass. For a whole month, what the outside world could vaguely see was only the tragic casualties and undying will of the Jurchen side, and with such a firm willpower of the Jurchens, no one would doubt that the black flag in the southwest could stand firmly, and it must have paid a huge price.

If in the previous discussions and fantasies, people still had some doubts or contempt for the combat strength of the Southwest Army, at this moment, the longer and longer offensive and defensive time was enough to erase the superficial doubts in everyone's hearts. Now that the Central Plains has fallen and the Wu Dynasty has fallen, what can really be called the strongest in the world are these two forces that are fighting in the southwest.

The fact that the southwest was able to withstand the first wave of attacks was also one of the reasons why Lou Shuwan was better off, and she reluctantly hoped that the Huaxia army would survive this big battle - of course, it was best to lose both with the Jurchens, and everyone in the world would be happy.

In this mood, there are also small episodes in the land she rules—a seemingly newly rising force from the northwest has sent people to contact them in the Central Plains, wanting to buy iron cannons, explosives and other items from Lou Shuwan, and it is said that they have bribed officials with a lot of money.

Lou Shuwan refused.

The northwest has always been a small corner that people in the world have not paid attention to, and after the battle of Xiaocanghe, it has never been able to recover its vitality. In the past, it was the Jurchens who supported the Folded Family, and the rest were nothing more than bandits composed of some dirt buns, occasionally wanting to go to the Central Plains to get some benefits, but the only result was only to be chopped off of their claws.

Recently, the Jin land has been too chaotic, Lou Shuwan has no time to take care of it, only heard that the Zhejia town can't stop the field and there is civil strife, and the next can be imagined, it must be a scene of countless horse bandits running rampant to compete for the top of the mountain.

This force wants to buy artillery from the Central Plains, and its courage and ambition are not small, but Lou Shuwan's materials are tight, and it is still not enough for self-use, where is there any rest that can be sold. There is no premise for trading. On the other hand, life was tight, and Lou Shuwan took great pains to maintain the integrity and fairness of the officials below her, and maintain the good reputation she had finally won among the people.

She rejected the merchants' offer.

At the same time, a group of people who came with the same purpose visited Liao Yiren, who was still in charge of a large area of territory at this time.

The Central Plains saw that it was not supportive, and the territory under his command was also in danger under the aggressive offensive of Lou Shuwan and Yu Yulin, the two dogs and men, Liao Yiren kept asking the Jurchens for help on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was also anxiously considering the way back. The treasures brought by the Northwest Caravan were exactly what he liked - once he was going to the Dajin Kingdom to retire, he could only take the gold and silver treasures to open the way, and the other party could still allow him to bring the army, swords and guns over?

On the other hand, the other party needs a large number of iron cannons, gunpowder and other materials, which means that the other party has people in his hands, and they are all outlaws from the northwest. This kind of cognition made Liao Yiren think about it, and after testing each other, Liao Yiren proposed a new idea to the other party.

In the eleventh year of Wu Jianshuo, on December 27, in the sobbing wind and snow, Liao Yiren and a group of Liao family children saw the horse team coming from the wind and snow with novel eyes, and the tall figure at the front of the horse team.

The leader of the Mongolian Zalanda tribe, Zamuhe, with the will of the legendary steppe Khan King Temujin, officially set foot in the Central Plains in the last days of this troubled year.

Liao Yiren, open the door to customers.

"-Welcome!"

At this moment, the wind and snow roared past.

His enthusiastic voice has left traces on the historical picture scrolls of later generations.