Outside the west of the imperial city, the temporary station of Shangyang Palace has been turned into a large military camp surrounded by positions and ravines.

Zhang Shuye, who was given full authority to defend against the enemy in the face of danger, has just calmed down an internal rebellion from the bottom up.

However, it was a small number of upper-level generals belonging to the prison army stationed in Shangyang Palace, with the pro-soldier team as their minions, eyes and ears, and actually wanted to take the opportunity of the audience to take Uncle Zhang, who came to patrol the camp, to surrender to the enemy in the city.

They underestimated Zhang Shuye's prestige and influence, and did not prevent some of his subordinates from reporting a warning on the pretext of colliding, but they were shocked by Zhang Shuye and attacked first, and used the method of summoning them separately to take down these potential unstable elements one by one, and suppressed this attempted rebellion with an iron fist.

Then rearrange the defense and command, and count the available forces on the spot.

"...... to date"

Under the snowy palace porch, a Zhonglang who has been appointed as a temporary official will speak.

"In the south of Changxia, Dingding, and Houzai, only the Qingyuan Army and the Cao Army stationed in Changxia were able to get out and return to the construction."

"The Upper East to the East. Jianchun, Yongtong Zhumen...... There are Zheng Jun, Ruzhou unity, Jingbian Yicong, Sanshan Yiyong and other departments to converge"

"The Anxi and Hui'an gates in the north, because of the brunt, there has not yet been news that the soldiers and horses have been formed."

"At present, there are only six military numbers guarding the four gates of the West City, and two ...... men."

"However, most of them were ordered by the Marshal's Mansion to go back to guard Ouchi's demands......"

"At present, there is only one incomplete Weining Army, and one part of the City Garrison Army, which is still listening to the ...... near Shangyang Palace."

Thanks to the blockage of the fire, Zhang Shuye was able to do his best to send messengers to the defenders of each gate to recruit retreat, but only a handful of them received responses and replies, and there were even fewer generals who finally led the team to join him

After all, it is not easy to withdraw the troops relatively intact in the midst of the enemy's attack and the chaos in the city. Some units easily withdrew, but in the confusion and blockage of the road, they scattered the formation or went in the wrong direction, and lost the last chance to converge.

Therefore, when Yang Keshi finally arrived at Shangyang Palace with the remnants of a brigade in exhaustion and sleepiness, he was briefly and warmly welcomed by Zhang Shuye, and from the scattered members who had not yet belonged, he added new subordinate posts to Yang Keshi.

He really needs this kind of veteran general, who has rich experience in fighting with the Southern Army and is indomitable.

The voice of the Dianmao officer continued.

"The above counts thirty-six thousand five hundred and seven posts......"

"Twenty-one thousand four hundred and fifty horsemen shall be given to those who are in perfect condition and in good health...... and the thirty-first battalion of soldiers"

"Among them, there are three battalions of horses, five battalions of archers, and two battalions of equipment and operators at the head of the city."

"The rest are organized as the garrison of Xiyuan and Shangyang Palace, and a total of nineteen battalions of soldiers ......"

"It also includes the young and strong craftsmen in the city, the people's husbands, and the fifteenth battalion of the baggage workers' team......"

"Yes, now that the army has a lot of food and limited reserves, it is necessary to ask for food like Ouchi......"

Dianmao Guan concluded, and turned his attention to Uncle Zhang again.

"Not enough"

Uncle Zhang just shook his head.

"I need more manpower and soldiers to be able to counter each other in this West Garden and the Imperial City......

"Instead of being concentrated at one end and breaking the ...... separately"

"I need someone to venture back to the north and south of Guocheng......"

"Gather the remnants of the army and scatter the soldiers, and recruit Ding Zhuang on the spot to ...... bravely"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but set his eyes on Yang Keshi, who had not been attached for a long time

In the Wugao Pass, the sound of practice in the snow came and went.

With the rapidly declining cold wave and frost, it still had a fairly obvious impact on the firing rate of the zero flintlock pistols equipped by the 7th Battalion of the main battle, not to mention the three-eyed guns that were still in use and fired by the fire gate.

However, a small number of fire caps were used to try to make guns, but they were not affected, so the military craftsmen led by the material officer Kong Jiji had to be busy again, rushing up and down in order to come up with corresponding solutions.

For example, how to keep the fire guns in the match and its firing mechanism neat and dry in the continuous snowy weather. What kind of lubrication composition is selected to ensure that the wheel spring will not be frozen and sluggish by low temperature, and have enough strength to spark out, and so on.

And in my private account,

In addition to the feathers and tassels that do not identify identity and belonging, and there are no circles of ribbons of various colors that represent the ranks, it is a standard personal soldier's dress, which sets off the rapidly developing young man, and has a certain tough and upright taste.

I was listening to him talk in detail about the various follow-ups on Liangshan, and from another perspective, he described the changes of various people and events in the post-Liangshan era under the leadership of the Luo brothers.

For example, how he and my three rib maids hid in the mezzanine of the semi-finished products of the miscellaneous warehouse, and escaped the defeat of the remnants of the army that ravaged the back mountain.

Later, Luo Kedi, how did he promote him to make a new storehouse, let people teach him the art of martial arts, and therefore in the daily training, he showed a certain kind of perseverance and courage qualifications, and later in a conflict, he knocked down several middle-aged soldiers one after another, and when the other party was angry and ready to the guy, he was stopped by the passing big leader Luo Qiqi, and the soldiers looked at each other and became one of the leaders of several youth teams in Liangshan.

Then there is the hard and busy daily life, in order to make a living, the members of the youth team have to go to the farther place with the old people to plagiarize, but the harvest is very limited, because of the collection and accumulation of the official army, the local big families and heroes worthy of plundering, less and less and farther and farther,

Most of the time, there is not much left except for the horse feed that is only enough to run once, and there is even a deficit. For this reason, they had to take the risk of going to the vicinity of the garrison's city and robbing the local big families, but the target was more than imagined behind the background, and they could not attack for a while, but they were surrounded by the officers and soldiers who heard the news, and almost did not escape back.

In a few specific seasons when the youth is not busy, these youth teams also have to go down to the river pond to touch the fish, dig snails, dig water chestnuts and lotus roots, and plant some yams in the corners of the mountains to make things to satisfy hunger.

Therefore, the specific day that these young people are most expected to do every year is the day when the sea route is opened, and the short amount of money that comes out is still away from all kinds of novel and rare objects, Liangshan will take out a small amount of savings, plus the sea route to import and supplement the daily necessities, so that the mountain and the mountain have more than enough wine and meat to feast.

This experience and fragments of life also made me listen to it with relish, and I smiled without saying a word and nodded slightly.

Then he talked about some friends and acquaintances who got along quite well, such as a Luodu man named Chen Yuan, who took over the thing I used to be a person in Liangshan, so there were many opportunities for daily contact with Ah Guta.

He has the nickname of "Wang Sun of the stall", so he is known as Chen Wangsun, he is enthusiastic and quite calculating, but he is a complete foodie, because he secretly eats a lot of things secretly because of his greed, and he almost vomits and dies of pain in the past.

It was Ah Guta who remembered the yellow and white method of vomiting I taught him, so he picked up his life and came back. In order to express his gratitude, Chen Yuan's brother-in-law, who served as the general of the right army, also gave a short dagger to Ah Guda.

As if offering a treasure, Ah Guda handed over a ruler-long black sheath short knife with both hands, and gently pulled it out, quite sharp.

"This is the ...... that Brother Pengju gave me"

"Wait......"

I thought I heard something strange.

"What do you say...... Brother Pengju ......"

"Exactly, Chen Wangsun's brother-in-law ......"

Ah Guta has some unknown ways

"Because of the past, I was also fortunate to follow the call, Pengju brother......"

"Pengju? , should he be surnamed Yue, his ancestral home is Xiangzhou, and he ......"

"Benefactor, how do you know......

Ah Guda had a very surprised expression.

All I have left in my mind is the unbelievable number of stranglers and 10,000 grass and mud horses galloping by. What's going on, the character I know well, when did he become a thief in this time and space, and was forced to go to Liangshan again

Huaizhou, on the bank of the Yellow River, is the last remaining place in the Dujian Road, a pure land that has not been affected by the war.

Not only because it belongs to the territory of Duqian Road, but it is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, but also because of the existence of the three passes of Heyang Bridge, those southern barbarians spent their old strength to take Nanguan City, and they were satisfied to garrison on the spot, and there was no superfluous movement.

The heavy labor that had been transported to the other side of the river has also disappeared for the time being, and even the hardship of the local area after being mottled and squeezed by the surplus materials has been slightly alleviated.

Therefore, the remnants of the Northern Dynasty soldiers and civilians located in Huaizhou have rarely enjoyed a period of tranquility and tranquility since the beginning of winter. Then, in a certain rough and uneasy mood, most people waited for the final decision of the fate of their home and country from the war on the other side.

As their supreme leader, the envoy of Quan Hebei, who is in a certain kind of shaky anxiety and repeated torment, Zhang Ji, the secretary of the Shaofu, is no exception.

To this end, under the banner of preparing for the enemy, he has collected and reorganized three small troops from Hedong, and has trained and armed the tens of thousands of people stranded in the territory to prepare for future emergencies.

Huaizhou is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, the special geographical location at the junction of Hedong Road and Hebei Road, so it is also the closest to the battlefield, the fastest place to get the news, but now with the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasty, across the three passes of the Heyang Bridge, this side is not able to fight over, and the situation that there is no way to fight over is obviously better.

After all, the trend of the kingdom is already showing all kinds of unsettling and powerless signs.

The protracted war in Yiyi Dao finally settled, and he had to plan for his future, although he was a distant relative of the Zhang clan of the powerful minister, and he was quite talented and famous, but it did not prevent him from considering the possibility and outcome of the worst.

In this way, he will have enough confidence and leeway to decide the course and direction of his actions according to the situation in the future. Although he was born in a literary class, in this chaotic world, who doesn't have a little ambition and ambition.

Whether it is to occupy a corner of the spot and wait and see the changes in the situation under the long-term confrontation; or go north to compete with Zhang Bangchang, the same sect of Hebei Xingtai, for the inheritance and dominance of Hebei Zhudao; Or push the boat along the river and the Southern Dynasty, which finally gained power, in the future Vanity Fair, which will unify the world, change to a generous position of respect.

Even if in the end, the Luodu Imperial Court was able to survive and thwart the offensive of the Southern Army, as a party guard, he also had the credit of defending and preserving, and further obtained the fact that the imperial court was sent in the snow.

Therefore, the only thing he was worried about was the ice of the Yellow River, which was gradually freezing, and he had sent a large number of men to patrol the river, set up beacon lookouts all over the river, and asked at least three times a day before he could sleep peacefully.

Even if the possibility of those Nanyan's attacks is very small because of the frozen hard and solid ice, he still doesn't dare to take it lightly. Every day, people still insist on having people drill holes in the ice section by section to test the ice layer of the river, which is getting thicker and thicker.

And then in some kind of sighing, there is a relatively peaceful day, but this peace will eventually be broken.

Zhang Ji, who was urgently aroused from the warm bedding and the arms of the beautiful concubine overnight, the first thing he said was.

"Did the south start to cross the river......

Then he knew the answer.

"What...... You were attacked by Humar? ”

He looked at several of his subordinates who were covered in injuries and had escaped with a little convulsion.

"It's true......

"It's true, even the fishy smell on the body, I can smell ......"

"From the West......"

"This is Togi Province...... It's not Hu Tiandi's Yanbian plug outside"

Zhang Ji almost roared.

At the same time, on the other side of the distant Yellow River,

Between the rolling hills, countless armor light kimono colors coiled among them, and under the cities, they converged into a roaring current.

These military orders that rushed like turbid currents, the colors of their armor and robes were different.

Wearing a fan yang hat and a helmet, wearing simple mountain armor or scale armor, standing like a forest, the birds are silent.

A small number of cavalrymen wore iron masks on their heads, and their mounts were covered with scaly armor on their chests, and they looked like iron men.

Leather strip old ring armor vest, as well as upgraded iron ring armor, iron bar tie armor, a variety of shapes and styles.

Most of the paint color on the nail plate of many people is worn and peeled off, revealing the underneath the background color.

There are also many who have braided hair and are bald, wearing dirty leather robes, short, rough and strong. It smells of fish and earth.

And on their sunken cheeks, eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose, which were tormented by hunger, were frostbite caused by long-term camping and marching in the wild.

PS: The condition of the thief and the three idiots is also the personal pain of most writers, I hope that good people will be blessed.