The night was deep, and at this moment, in the area of Gaotang Prefecture in the south of Texas, an army was walking forward.

The scale of this army is extremely large, and the ranks stretch for more than ten miles.

They walked in the wildest of mountainous terrains.

There are wild grasses everywhere, and you can occasionally run into thorns.

Walking here, there were blood marks on their bodies and legs, but none of the soldiers shouted, they just strode forward.

There are also countless scouting soldiers at the front of the team, who will scout the situation in front of them, and if they encounter a village or town, they will immediately bypass it.

But it was so desolate that for a whole night they didn't encounter a village, a small town, or a single figure.

"We've left from the north of Gaotang Prefecture! Further, in two days at most, we will be able to come to Yucheng! We have already received news that Wanyan Zongwang's army has been dispatched, and they should also be heading in the direction of Yucheng! Li Xianzhong's subordinates also have troops advancing in the direction of Yucheng! In addition, Zhang Xian of the forbidden army will also lead the cavalry towards there, and they will continue to snipe the Jurchen army, and will send news to us! A middle-aged general walked forward, as he said.

He, like an ordinary soldier, also had blood marks on his legs and body at the moment, all of which were caused by thorns, but the affection on his face was indifferent, and he didn't care about it. If it had been six years ago, he would never have been able to endure such an ascetic march. But now, he thinks these are very ordinary things.

There were a few people beside him, but these people were dressed in rivers and lakes, not in the army.

"General Zhao, ahead is a swamp! It is desolate, no one will find us, and, from there, to Yucheng, the road will be much shorter, but there are a lot of quagmires there, and once the soldiers fall into it, it will be difficult to get out! Shall we take a detour? "A character in the rivers and lakes.

"No, you don't! Just go from here! We want to rush to Yucheng in the shortest time, we must choose the nearest distance! Even if it's dangerous, it's not hesitant! In order to be able to completely annihilate the Jurchens, temporary sacrifices are unavoidable. The middle-aged general said.

The characters all nodded, their faces full of admiration.

All the way from the Daimyo's Mansion here, this army hardly had any rest and was on the road. They all suspected that the soldiers' bodies were made of iron! They had only heard of the strength of the Guanshan army before, but now they really felt this kind of arrogance!

With iron discipline and iron will, such an army of 100,000 people is enough to defeat enemies several times their number! They can imagine that on the battlefield, this army will definitely not retreat, but will only move forward, the front will die, and the back will rush forward! In the face of such an army, the Jurchens may not be their opponents!

The army in front of him is the Jingyuan Army led by Zhao Zhe!

At the beginning, the 150,000 Jingyuan army entered Hebei and conquered Handan, Damingfu and other places, and now Zhao Zhe left 50,000 troops to garrison these places, and he personally led the 100,000 troops to bypass Bozhou, Gaotang Prefecture and other places, and went directly to Dezhou, Qizhou and other places.

Their army of 100,000 marched through the wilderness, and every day they chose the most remote places, either in the barren hills or in the meadows of a man high, and today they passed through swamps.

The soldiers had not rested for more than three days, and they were still gritting their teeth and moving forward.

The swamp ahead was very difficult to navigate, and soldiers were constantly stuck in the mud along the way.

Once you get stuck in the quagmire, it is extremely difficult to get out. The soldiers next to them tied the soldiers who were stuck in the quagmire with ropes and tried to drag them out, but the suction force of the quagmire was so strong that the rope finally broke, and the soldiers were still not pulled out. It often takes half an hour to rescue a soldier.

It's just that the army wants to move forward, and the tasks it shoulders are extremely important, and even the relationship is related to the Central Plains pattern. In such a situation, the army did not stop, leaving only more than a thousand people to rescue those soldiers who fell into the quagmire.

By the end, less than half of the soldiers who could be rescued had been rescued, and thousands had died in the swamp.

It wasn't until the afternoon that they came out of the swamp.

At this time they entered a forest.

In this era, the ecological environment was far better than that of later generations, and even the North China Plain had a lot of forests.

The soldiers were on their way through the forest, where there were so many weeds that they occasionally ran into deep pits.

It wasn't until late at night that they stopped.

An army of 100,000 began to rest here!

In late autumn, the weather was already cold, and they leaned against each other.

Just lying on the cold ground, they began to fall asleep.

The march these days was so exhausting that it had reached the limits of the soldiers.

Zhao Zhe was also extremely tired, but he still didn't rest.

There was a map in front of him, the staff officers of the Jingyuan Army Headquarters were beside him, the intelligence personnel were reporting the information of Dezhou, Yucheng, Qizhou and other places in the north, and Zhao Zhe and the staff officers were still studying the map.

An hour later, they lay down to rest.

This time, it was only after it was slightly dark that the soldiers got up and continued on their way.

After a night's rest, although their physical strength has not fully recovered, they have felt much better mentally.

They are still on the road in the wilderness, and if they are thirsty, they drink a little water from their skins, and if they are hungry, they take a bite of bread or fried noodles.

If some people are lame, they will be abandoned in the local area, and only dry food and water with little food will be left with them.

It was an incomparably difficult march, and only a truly iron-clad army could complete such a march! Even the current Jurchen army will never be able to do this!

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Yucheng, according to legend, is the place where Yu once governed the Yellow River.

It is located at the junction of Hebei and Shandong.

Because of the Jurchen invasion, the entire Central Plains was extremely ruined, and the same was true of Yucheng.

There were originally many villages and towns around Yucheng, but now these villages and towns have become barren and have long been uninhabited.

There were originally more than 70,000 people in Yucheng, but now there are only 30,000 people here, and the rest of the people either died under the sword of the Jurchens, or starved to death because of the harsh environment.

Now there are 10,000 soldiers and horses stationed here, and the general is Liu Lin, the son of Liu Yu.

The night was already dark, and Liu Lin's house was still singing and dancing.

It's been every day since he's been here.

Liu Yu himself is not trivial, otherwise he would not be valued by the Jurchens and become the leader of the puppet army, but his son is a standard gentleman and has no skills at all. Yucheng is sandwiched between Dezhou and Qizhou, which is relatively safe, so Liu Yu will let him be stationed here.

Finally, the singing and dancing in the house stopped, Liu Lin yawned, and walked towards the back with a few concubines.

At this time, a middle-aged literati came towards this place.

"Master Liu, it's so late, why are you here?" Liu Lin frowned.

"Childe, the Jurchens are coming!" That Master Liu said.

"The Jurchens are coming?" Liu Lin was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly asked, "What you said is true?" ”

"The Jurchens have come to Hebei from Hedong! They have an army of 200,000 men! After they heard that the old man was trapped, they had already led the soldiers and horses to Shandong to save the old man! ”

"Haha! That's great! After the arrival of the Jurchens, we are saved! These damn Song soldiers, they are all going to die in Shandong now! Liu Lin laughed.

"Not bad! The Jurchens are invincible, as long as there are 10,000 people who can sweep the world, let alone the arrival of 200,000 Jurchen troops! The Song army has only one way to die! Master Liu also laughed.

"By the way, the Jurchens are coming, so let's prepare well! There are still some treasures in my house, all of which are taken out and given to the Jurchens! Also, all kinds of meals will be prepared, so you can start preparing them tomorrow! Also, the beautiful women in the city should all be dedicated to the Jurchens! Several of my son's wives and concubines can also be given to the Jurchens to enjoy! Liu Lin said.

The concubine in his arms had already shown a frightened expression, and Liu Lin saw it, but pursed his lips disdainfully. In order to be able to please the Jurchen master, what is this mere concubine!

"Yes, the villain will do it tomorrow!" Master Liu said.

"You must be comfortable serving the Jurchens! This world belongs to the Jurchens, and we will have to rely on the Jurchens to live in the future! Liu Lin said.

He was already very tired, but when he heard that the Jurchens were coming, he was excited, and immediately found a few wives and concubines to commit adultery together, and he lay down for a long time.

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Something to get out of here ... Update two chapters first.。。 Wait until I come back and write the third chapter. It may not be until after ten o'clock ...