Chapter 551: Gift-giving

On the last day of September in the third year of Jianwu, Xu Wei suddenly attacked after waiting for more than a month

In order to shorten the distance of the attack and achieve the goal of being caught off guard, on the night of the 29th, his cavalry corps had already taken advantage of the night to drive into the east of the Tiger Prison Pass......

The Jin army, which consisted mainly of the former puppet Korean army, fled in a hurry under the attack of 7,000 light cavalry, and did not organize a decent resistance at all. The camp west of Zhengzhou City was directly disrupted, and the routed troops surrounded their comrades, and they all threw themselves to the northeast under the drive of the Ma army.

The Jinshui River, a river with a beautiful legend, became the place where the soul of the Jin army was broken. In the river, there are no more glittering treasures, and they are replaced by floating corpses that go down the river. Fortunately, although Xu Wei's troops were also known for their tenacity and ferocity, they were fundamentally different from the Jurchens. When they turn into ferocious beasts on the battlefield, they still retain a little bit of humanity. Therefore, giving up resistance and cornered, the Jin army was driven to the river, waiting for the massacre, but the two fierce generals Yang and Li were not killed. Even so, the Jin army in Zhengzhou can be said to have been completely defeated, and except for those who resisted stubbornly in the city and fled to Tokyo with Sali, they were either killed or captured, and the losses were heavy.

And in this battle, Qin Fengjun and Liangxing Army are no longer the same as before, fighting each other and winning with difficulty. By using large-scale cavalry regiments to fight independently, the soldiers of the Western Army tasted the sweetness of cavalry. The Western Army is not without cavalry, in history, at its peak, the Western Army had a powerful cavalry force of tens of thousands, but that is already history, only exists in the memories of veterans. When the seven thousand elite horsemen of the Purple Gold Tiger galloped and crushed the enemy as fast as lightning, they couldn't help but let people see the glory of the past.

But the fierceness of the Jurchens has not been wiped out by gold and silver, brocade silk, beautiful women, beautiful mountains and rivers, and the world of flowers. In the face of the arrival of a large army in the city, there were only thousands of miscellaneous Jurchen guards who refused Xu Wei's persuasion to surrender. And quite arrogantly claimed that surrender was the work of the southerners, and the Jurchens would not bend their knees

Xu Jiu still admires the innate fierceness and arrogance of the Jurchens, but what he wants to do now is to break the hard bones of the Jurchens and make him kneel

Xu Wei wanted to send goose carts, cave houses, moats and even flying artillery from the Tiger Prison Pass in order to give his cousin a strong voice. Because the city of Zhengzhou is tall and strong, even if the defenders are at an absolute disadvantage, it is still a little difficult. However, Xu Hongwan rejected his cousin's kindness, led his troops, and began to attack from the time of the time, and the city of Shenshi was not broken.

Although the Jin army was only a few thousand people, and most of them were Han signing troops, the Jurchen army only had hundreds of guards. However, because the city was large, Xu Hong's troops were limited, and it was impossible to besiege it, so he could only concentrate his forces to attack one point. The Jurchen guards also focused on defense, and the soldiers of the two armies were inseparable, going to the city several times and being driven down several times.

Seeing this, Xu Wei wanted to send Zhang Xian for reinforcements, but Xu Hong also had an arrogant face and resolutely refused. And made a military order, if the city is not broken before dark, it will be disposed of. When he talks about this, what else can Xu Wei do? Only views.

The Liangxing army launched a strong attack again, Xu Hong's son Xu Yong personally attacked with the dead, the arrow did not retreat, fell from the ladder and did not retreat, and fought again with injuries, finally did not disgrace his father and uncle, and when he arrived at the chieftain, the dead soldiers attacked the city and broke through the city gate.

As soon as the walls fell, there was little point in fighting again. The signatories discarded their weapons and surrendered on their knees, but the guards who scattered and drank were still resisting. Enraged, Xu Hong ordered not to be left behind

At dusk, the remnants of the city were cleared, and Xu Hong invited Xu Wei to enter the city.

The firecrackers that exploded everywhere showed the joy of the people of Zhengzhou to welcome the officials and soldiers. Since the fall, the people of Zhengzhou have been oppressed by the puppet Han and Dajin, just before the Xu guards left Tongguan, the "hair shaving order" issued by the Jin Ting had just been issued to Zhengzhou. Xu Jiu originally thought that forcing the Han people to shave their hair was a matter of the Manchu Dynasty, but he didn't expect the Jurchens to have such a hand. Moreover, it is the same as the Manchurians who later claimed to be their descendants. The order of the Dajin Kingdom said, "It is forbidden for the people to wear Hanfu, shave their heads and braided their hair", and "those who do not cut their hair as well as the law will die".

The southerners should abandon the customs passed down by their ancestors for thousands of years and learn from the clothes of Huyi. The so-called "body skin, parents do not dare to destroy", this is not only an ancient precept, but also the embodiment of filial piety. And the Jurchens forced the Han people to shave their heads, which was not only a kind of oppression, but also an insult.

Sa Liyu implemented this decree in Zhengzhou, ordering soldiers to enter the city, but those who did not match the people's hairstyles were culled. It is precisely because of this that after the soldiers of the Western Army entered the city, they saw that many of the people who greeted them were all bearded

Xu Wei sat on his horse, receiving the cheers of the people, but his brows were tightly locked. Seeing so many "compatriots" with bald and braided hair greeting him was a strange feeling

Traveling to the Yamen of Zhengzhou Zhizhou, the soldiers of the Liangxing Pacification Division watched the Zhizhou and related officials of the Dajin Kingdom, and saw Xu Weizhi, the Zhizhou who took off the official robe and hood held the official seal given by the Dajin State, knelt down and surrendered.

Xu Wei jumped off the horse and saw that he was still wearing Hanfu and had Han hair, so he asked: "This city is full of people, all of them look like beards, why haven't you shaved your hair and changed clothes?" ”

Zhizhou didn't dare to look up at him, and whispered: "The hair and skin on the body are given by your parents, how dare you destroy it?" Xia Guan was a good governor, and the Jin people did not persecute too much. ”

"Hmph, you have preserved filial piety, but you have made the people of this city unrecognizable," Xu Wei said angrily.

Na Zhizhou trembled, did not dare to reply, only held the tray official seal. Xu Wei stepped forward, picked up the square seal from the plate, threw it on the ground, and turned around and said: "Let's hold it, wait until I see the fathers and elders in the city, and then decide on life and death."

The wolf-like soldiers rushed up and dragged a group of demoted officers away. In the chaos, Na Zhizhou also said: "The lower officials ask themselves to be thorough, and there is no great evil...... but Xu Wei has already walked into the yamen and left, and he didn't listen to him at all.

The western army entered the city, pacified the people, and searched for the remnants, and representatives of the local gentry went to Yamen to meet Xu Wei. It is inevitable to accuse the Jin people of evil deeds, especially the injustice of Sali in Zhengzhou, and countless people have died in vain because of him. It also refers to the "Huanyi Courtyard" set up in the military camp, which is actually a Ji village, and those who have violated the law will sit together with their families, and the women will all throw themselves into the Huanyi Courtyard for the pastime and entertainment of the soldiers of the Jin Army. This kind of atrocity makes families with young female dependents afraid of going out. And so on and on......

However, regarding the governor, the gentry representative did not speak ill. On the contrary, he reported to Xu Wei, saying that he often tried to be thorough, and he wanted to kill people by drinking, and he said many times that the living were not counted, although he was an official of the Dajin Kingdom, but the people of Zhengzhou did not hate him.

Xu Wei was originally very angry and had no intention of sparing Na Zhizhou's life. But when he heard this, he ordered his release.

This is a private house in the center of Zhengzhou City, from the outside it looks ordinary, a slip of gray brick wall sandwiched by a big and small door. But as long as you step through this door, there is a hole inside. Hidden by the high walls, it is a place of delicacy.

After the wall, it is cheerful, there is a huge strange stone standing in the atrium, polished very smooth bricks build a small pond under the strange stone, a string of moss and green water, and several fish of different colors swim back and forth. Seeing this, the owner of this house is not a vulgar person.

Go inside, is the guest hall, the furnishings are not flashy, but every piece of furniture in the hall has a history. At this time, there were dozens of people standing in the hall. There are men and women, old and young. In the middle of the hall, there are many miscellaneous items. Speaking of miscellaneous objects, in fact, these objects have been wronged.

If you look closely, you will find that there are not only real gold and silver, but also jewels and jade treasures, and one of the pieces of jade is worth hundreds of taels of gold. Moreover, soldiers kept moving things out of it, as if they were raiding the house.

"Dashuai, let's turn to the north and the south, crusade against the east and west, and we have never seen such a luxurious place, and we will really enjoy it when we evacuate." Zhang Zongben accompanied Xu Wei out of the inner room, and couldn't help but sigh.

"He knows that a fart is a mountain cannon, haven't you heard? That huge copper tripod, the antiquities of the Zhou Dynasty, for you and me, I am afraid that when the heirloom is offered, he is good, let people be used as a water tank. Xu Wei snorted.

A fat middle-aged man followed behind the two of them, and at this time stepped forward and said, "Sir, most of the things in the mansion are here, please take a look." ”

Xu Wei glanced at the pile of things, turned his head to Zhang Xian and said, "Is there anything that catches the eye?" ”

Zhang Xian glanced at it, and hit a piece of jade on the surface of the box, picked it up, only to feel that the weight was heavy, and when he lifted it up to look at the light, the color was warm and moist, without impurities, and said with a smile: "This thing is good, take it back and wear a rope, and hang it around my son's neck." ”

"Such a big piece, be careful to strangle the baby's neck, if you like it, keep it." Xu Wei said with a smile.

"Then thank you for the reward." Zhang Xian smiled and took the jade bi in his arms.

Xu Wei took a few more looks, and found that there were a few things in it that were obviously not from this house. There are three knives, exquisite craftsmanship, and embedded with precious stones, all of which are Jurchen scimitars. He picked up a handful and pulled it out, choking and pulling it out, and couldn't help but praise: "Good knife"

"This is a sa away from drinking cherished things, every few days to wear a handle, this handle in the hands of the handsome, listen to him boast, is the Golden Emperor's gift. There are also two good horses in the stable, which are also said to have been given by the Golden Emperor. The fat man introduced.

Xu Wei sneered, put the knife into the sheath, and handed it to Du Feihu: "Take this knife to Li Chengwei." ”

After looking at it for a while, it was all treasures that he couldn't take away, and Xu Wei beckoned the degree branch officer in the army: "Come, count them, and then move them all." By the way, remember to let the master's family pass by, don't rob people's original belongings, and then say that I, Xu Jiu, are no different from bandits. ”

Things are settled, but what about the dozens of people inside and outside this hall?

"Let me ask you, are these people in the house?" Xu Wei asked the fat man.

"Back to the sir, when Lang Jun came, he drove out the original master, leaving more than ten slaves, and later added more people one after another, so that it has today's scale." The other party replied.

"And where is the owner of this house now?" Zhang Xian interjected.

Hearing this, the fat man's face darkened, and he sighed: "It's pitiful, not long after he was driven out, he was convicted, the men were killed, and the women were said to have gone to the Huanyi Courtyard." ”

Xu Wei thought for a moment and ordered: "In this way, send someone to the city to find the survivors of this family, and if there is, return the property." If not, don't care. All the servants of the house who have been forcibly requisitioned can leave at once and be at their own mercy. ”

As soon as this order was given, most of the dozens of people outside there suddenly dispersed. Only the original slaves and a dozen women in this house were left behind. Xu Wei looked strange, most of those women were in their teens and twenties, and judging from the makeup, they were by no means the material for work.

"These are ......"

"Dashuai, these are all concubines who are drunk and drunk." The fat man was the original steward of the house, so he knew the inside story.

Xu Wei turned his head to look at him, looking a little surprised: "All of them?" "Just kidding, huh? There are, one, five, eight, ten, twelve, a whole twelve and one more, all of them are thirteen hairpins and drink that thing is changed by a donkey?

"Sali drank a good fish, and when he came here, he brought two concubines. Later, I chose some from the Race Clothes Courtyard. A few people left, and there were more than a dozen left. The steward replied.

Xu Wei couldn't help but smile bitterly, how many years has it been since the Jurchens laid down the country? Why did you start playing this tune? Sali drinks can be regarded as the number one in the Jin Army, right? Commander-in-chief, this army does not forget to fish.

Walking forward, seeing that everyone lowered their heads, and couldn't see the beauty or ugliness, Xu Wei said, "Raise your heads." ”

The twelve women raised their heads one after another, and Xu Wei shook them at a glance, ringing fat and thin, each with their own qualifications. Fuck it, it's not okay to drink this thing and lead the soldiers, but you have a vision for doing this

"Okay, they are all hard-working people, don't embarrass you, let's all disperse and go home separately." Xu Wei waved his hand. The strange thing is that none of the twelve beautiful women moved.

"What? Don't want to go? Xu Wei frowned.

Among the women in that group, there was an estimated seventeen or eighteen years old, who had the courage to give Xu Wei a blessing, and said in a mournful voice: "Chief Rongyu, I waited for the daughter of the Benliang family, just because my family broke the law, my parents and brothers died in vain, and my sisters all went to the Huanyi Academy, and I had no relatives, so I really had nowhere to go." "She was originally beautiful and moving, but when she said this, she was miserable and miserable, and her appearance was really provocative. The soldiers under Xu Wei are all men who have been fighting all year round, who doesn't have a heart of pity and cherishing jade? The soldiers who carried the goods were so stunned that they forgot what they were doing.

"Dashuai, these women have entered the hands of Sali, and it is not easy to find a serious family again. And he has no relatives, it's really pitiful, it's better to ......," Zhang Xian said on the side.

"You like it?" Xu Wei asked solemnly.

Zhang Xian was stunned for a moment, and then denied it: "There is absolutely no such humble meaning, they have no way to live, and among our army, there are not a few who are single and unmarried, so it is better to take them back." ”

Xu Wei thought about it, but it was also a way. There was a battalion in the army to comfort the officers and soldiers who had no wives. Some officers often save money for a period of time, and when the money is enough, they will redeem and marry Yingji. This is not a strange thing in the Song Dynasty, in history, Han Shizhong's concubine, Liang Hongyu, who later became a regular, was born in Yingji. It's just that since the number of battalions is large, it is impossible for everyone to be a natural and national character, and the military men are vulgar and will not care.

These more than ten women are all beautiful, but they have not violated the royal law of the Great Song Dynasty, and there is no reason to use people as camps. However, there are many officers in the army who beat up singles, and if they are willing to marry, those majestic men are sure to drool happily.

As soon as he thought of this, he said: "You have no way to live, no place to go, there are not a few single generals in the army, so I will match you as a soldier, are you willing?" ”

The dozen or so women looked at each other, and none of them had any objections. It is not easy for a woman, but now that her family is ruined, she has no relatives, and she has been humiliated by the enemy chieftain, how can there be any way out? Being able to give soldiers as wives and concubines is already a blessing in misfortune.

At that time, all the women thanked each other, cried and cried, and Xu Wei ordered someone to take them away. Suddenly he stopped and said to the steward, "You say, two of them were brought from the north by Sali? ”

"Yes, it's the two of them." The steward stepped forward and pointed out. Xu Wei left the two Jurchen women, and after a closer look, they seemed to be not much different from the Han people, and they also had a bit of a look. It's just that they don't understand Chinese, and they only look at the men in military uniforms with trepidation.

"Dashuai, this is ......" Zhang Xian wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. The whole army praised it, saying that our handsome man is simply a strange man in the world who is hard to find with lanterns and torches. Now in her early thirties, there is only one wife. With our identity and status, there should be seven or eight of them, which is really commendable

Now, Zhang Xian saw the two Jurchen concubines who were left behind by Dashuai, and knew that Dashuai must have also moved his heart, so he thought it was interesting.

Xu Wei smiled, went forward, and looked at the two women carefully, probably because they were born in the north, they were taller than the women in Shaanxi, and they had a different taste.

"Little lady, can you understand Chinese?" Xu Wei asked pleasantly.

One of them shook his head, Zhang Xian couldn't help laughing, look, the majesty of the handsome man in Pingsuli cannot be looked up to, giving people the impression that he always calls the shots, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger As a result, when he came to the woman, he even spoke gently.

The soldiers around him followed and looked strange, and their movements slowed down, and Zhang Xianzhi waved his hand, signaling them not to disturb the excitement of the handsome.

Xu Wei saw that they didn't understand, but he still said with interest: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, your men, you know?" Oh, you know, it's good to know. Sali ran away, ignoring you two, but don't be afraid. I, Xu, am a person who pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade, and understands the customs very well. If I leave you behind, our army is full of wolf-like men, and you are Jurchens, and the hatred of this country is vented on the two of you, and I really can't bear it. Sa Lijiu has dealt with me a few times, and he is an acquaintance, so I will send him a favor and send someone to send you two to Tokyo to reunite with him, okay? ”

Zhang Xian originally tugged at the corners of his mouth, and he always wanted to laugh, but when he heard this, he immediately put away his distracting thoughts and became serious. Because he could hear what the big handsome wanted to do.

"Someone sent these two women to Tokyo, and told Sali to drink the War Horse Treasure Knife, I will stay, and the woman doesn't want it"