Jiankang, the city is bleak, the former prosperous scene in the wine shop and the music shop is no longer there, the pedestrians on the road are in a hurry, and there are some soldiers responsible for maintaining order scattered in the streets and alleys, and everyone is solemn. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Under the corners of the wall, many people were napping against the wall, of all ages and clothes, young and old, lined up one after the other, holding sticks, poles, and even stones in their hands.

Some of these people wore Taoist robes, and many were even bareheaded and dressed in monk's robes, in stark contrast to other unkempt and tattered cloth clothes.

Taoist priests, monks, and even nuns, along with other Jiankang people, were recruited by the government to defend the city, and the reason why the government acted this way was because the northern captives had already arrived at Jiankang City.

At the end of last month, the official army and naval divisions were defeated, and the river defenses were in vain, and the Zhou army, which had gathered in the north of the river, then began to cross the river.

On 22 March, the Zhou army defeated the remnants of the Guanjun naval division at Quarry Rock, and then captured the important town of Quarry on the south bank; When the news came, the Son of Heaven convened a group of ministers to discuss and declared martial law the next day.

With the hussar general Xiao Maha, the general of the escort army Fan Yi, and the leader of the army Lu Guangda as the governor, and the close ministers Shi Wenqing and Kong Fan as the supervising army, they presided over the defense of Jiankang, and the scattered cavalry often served Gao Wenzuo to lead the infantry to the town of Nanyuzhou, and the naval army of Nanyuzhou reinforced Jiankang.

At the same time, the people in Jiankang City were conscripted, along with monks, nuns, and Taoist priests, to serve in the military.

On March 28, the Zhou army conquered Jingkou, so far the quarrying and Jingkou two important places were lost, Jiankang was attacked by the two wings of the Zhou army, and the situation deteriorated.

On March 30, the Zhou army conquered Guyi, and then marched into Jiankang in two ways, and the Chen army along the river broke up and surrendered.

On April 1, the main force of the Zhou army crossed the river and rode 30,000 tons in Xinlin, southwest of Jiankang.

There were more than 100,000 Chen troops gathered in Jiankang, the grain and grass in the city were abundant, and the people were willing to serve the country.

The enemy soldiers approached the city, but the officers and soldiers did not move, which made it difficult for the people of Jiankang to understand, many people felt that the situation was not good, but some people felt that there was no need to panic.

"You guys, it's just that you don't have much knowledge, and it's not the first time that Beiyu has besieged Jiankang, what is the result? Isn't it gray yet? ”

"But, but the northern captives are coming, I'm afraid we can't resist..."

"Afraid of what? Afraid of what? I think back then, I was the same age as you, and I was also requisitioned by the government to defend the city, at that time, looking at the army of northern captives outside the city, I was so scared that I couldn't hold the wooden stick steadily..."

Somewhere at the foot of the city wall, an old man was cheering up his neighbors, talking about his own experience, they were all requisitioned to defend the city, and many people were panicked in the face of the deteriorating situation.

Thirty-three years ago, when Jiankang was still the capital of the Liang State, the country had not recovered from the destruction of the Hou Jing Rebellion, the Qi State took advantage of the fire to rob, and sent troops to the south to take Jiankang directly, with more than 100,000 troops in the Mabu army, and the momentum was violent.

The Liang army took the initiative to attack and defeated the Qi army repeatedly, and the tug-of-war between the two sides lasted until May, when the Qi army forced to cross the river with a large number of people.

Chen Baxian, a famous general of Liang State who guarded Jiankang, was not in a hurry, and divided his troops to guard various important places around Jiankang.

The Qi army's rangers even roamed outside Jiankang City, causing panic in the city.

"I tell you, at that time, I could see clearly from the head of the city, that the horses ridden by the northern captives were much larger than ordinary horses, and they ran very fast, and they rushed to the bottom of the city at once."

"Their arrows shoot far and accurately, and if someone is careless at the head of the city, he is shot by an arrow in the front gate, and he will die on the spot."

Someone heard this and nervously asked, "What about later?" Officers and soldiers... Hey, the officers and soldiers, why didn't the officers and soldiers shoot them at that time? ”

"Where to shoot!"

The old man's voice suddenly became louder, his arms waved, and he continued to talk about the battle scene he had experienced: "The northern captives rode on horses, and they were very flexible, and the officers and soldiers shot arrows at the head of the city, and they turned their heels on horseback and dodged all the arrows!" ”

The northerners are good at riding horses, just as the southerners are good at boats, and the old man said that the Qi army's ability to ride is amazing, and not many people question how those Qi troops did somersaults on horseback back back then.

"These Beiyu are immediately capable, but so what? The officers and soldiers still beat them back to the back! ”

"They are also human beings, they have to rest when they are tired, they have to eat when they are hungry, the officers and soldiers are strong and clear, they can only eat the grain they brought from Jiangbei, and the officials and soldiers cut off their grain routes!"

"I couldn't stay under Jiankang City, and the northern captives could only lean to the riverside, but the official army attacked at night and robbed their grain boats, now, hehe..."

"There was no food, the northern captives could only retreat, but they did not give up, and in June, they gathered more soldiers and horses to cross south again, and fought until outside Jiankang City."

"And then?" The audience was very nervous and wanted to know how the official army (Liang army) had repelled the northern captives.

"Later? When the northern captives arrived at the shogunate mountain, the officials and soldiers ignored them, but copied the back road and robbed their grain boats, and the northern captives had no food to eat, so they could only kill horses and donkeys to satisfy their hunger, and when they saw that they couldn't stand it, they jumped over the wall in a hurry... Where do you say they jumped? ”

Many of the people who were listening were only in their twenties and thirties, and they were only children at the time, and they were not even born yet.

"They crossed Jiang Mountain, arrived at the northwest side of Xuanwu Lake, and occupied the northern suburbs!"

"Ah, isn't that just outside the city?"

"Of course, but the officers and soldiers were not frightened, they went directly to the northern suburbs to confront the Beiyu, and also grabbed a high place to set up a village, at this moment, it rained heavily, and it was half a month at once, which made the Beiyu complain."

"Think about it, the heavy rain has been falling for so long, the low-lying places must be waterlogged into ponds, those northern captives don't know the terrible rainy days in the south, Lizhai chose a low-lying place, and the result was a big bad luck, blistered feet rotten, sleeping in the mud, and the food is gone, that is called a miserable."

"When the rain stops, the officers and troops are divided into two groups, one group is attacking the northern captives head-on, and the other group is outflanking the back road. Defeated by the official army! ”

"Let me tell you, when I was sent to collect the body, the northern captives were miserable, I don't know how many people fell along the way, they were all hacked to death by the official cavalry when they fled, and they died everywhere."

"The Beiyu fled all the way, the officials and soldiers chased all the way, arrested dozens of Beiyu officials, and finally drove the Beiyu directly down the river, more than half of them drowned, and the floating corpses were all over the river!"

"Hmph, there were nearly 100,000 captives in the north back then, and they were beaten to the ground by the official army, and now the number of captives in the north is not as large as it was back then, what can they do?"

"But, but the officers and soldiers haven't moved for more than ten days..."

In the face of such concerns, the old man disagreed: "Alas, where do we know the plans of the imperial court, maybe, the official family is under the next banner!" ”

It seems to make a lot of sense, everyone is a little determined in their hearts, after all, the Northern Captives have never conquered Jiankang for hundreds of years, and the Qi rebel general Hou Jing only succeeded by entangled the rebels of the Liang State, and the Northern Captives were finally defeated and retreated under the city thirty years ago, so Jiankang will definitely be fine this time.

"It's going to be fine! The officers and soldiers must be preparing to go, just waiting for the northern captives to show their flaws, think about it, what month is it now? ”

"April."

With a "snap", the old man patted his thigh: "Yes, in April, there is more and more rain, and in the rainy season, the bowstring is relaxed and cannot shoot arrows, and the two sides can only fight and confront each other. ”

Hearing what the old man said, everyone became excited, and the previous fear was eased a lot, since the officers and soldiers did not move, they must wait for the rainy season to come, and consume the northern captives to death.

That's right, the official family sits firmly in the Taiji Palace, not in a hurry, it must be in the next big game of chess!