The Song army relied on the city. But I don't know that the tattoo city is dead, but the people are alive and let you defend a city, what can you do? Competing in the wild is the way to win. A member of the Jin General said with disdain.

Sticky Han smiled when he heard this, turned his head to Li Zhi and said, "Your second son Li Meng has been appointed as the prefect of Pingyang, I hope he can take office sooner or later." ”

After listening to the explanations of others, Li Zhi bowed on horseback: "I must do my best to make sure that the army of the prime minister has no worries." "The Purple Gold Tiger has withdrawn into Guanzhong, and the Jurchens, a large-scale rebel army in the Hedong Border Office, have helped to level or disperse it.

Mu Han nodded slightly: "This is very good, then Hedong will be handed over to you, and I will carry the army to detain Guanzhong." You must keep the road in Hedong, Shaanxi unblocked, and never go on a business trip again, if not

Li Zhi saw that the other party's face suddenly showed a solemn color, and hurriedly reassured him repeatedly. Mu Han didn't say anything more, and was about to return to the camp, when he suddenly saw a group of people shouting and shouting. It was a Liaodong Han army escorting a group of prisoners, and the group of prisoners were all in blue clothes, with scattered heads, and many people with blood stains on their bodies, all of them were tied up in a ball and dragged behind their horses. All around, the Han soldiers kept driving away with open guns and knives.

When he saw Sticky Han and his party, the group of Han soldiers rushed out of the group. Immediately the knight was about forty-five or sixteen, and when he came to Sticky, he turned over and dismounted, and was not very tall, less than six feet and five inches, but he was extremely strong, and stood there like a water tank. The thick beard on his face almost covers half of his face, and he has a pair of hanging horned eyes, which is aggressive. Wrapped in iron armor, wearing a leather helmet, and wearing a scimitar used by the Jurchens at his waist. This person is one of the two members of the Han Army in the Jin ** team. One is Han Qinghe, who followed the second prince to attack the Song Dynasty with the East Route Army, and was besieged by the Song army in Huazhou. And this one, surnamed Han Mingchang, is extremely brave, and now commands the 10,000-strong army of the Han army in Liaodong, and some time ago was ordered to recruit and suppress the righteous army of the three states of Limited, Interpretation and Ci. Looking at it like this, it should be a victory.

"Prime Minister! He was ordered to suppress the thieves, and now there is no one who dares to call himself a soldier in the states of Xiuci." Han Chang roared.

After listening to the explanation, he laughed and said: "I often say that in addition to the Jurchens, the bravest of the armies is only two, one is Yelu Ma Wu, and the other is you Han Chang!" Good! The Purple Gold Tiger relied on hundreds of thousands of thieves in the east of the river and repeatedly crossed the river alone! This time, I wiped out all his minions. to relieve my worries".

Han Chang was very happy when he received the award, pointed his hand back, and said loudly: "Nayizhou is said to be the defense area of the neighboring Purple Golden Tiger, and there are 10,000 rebels. The 10,000-strong army of the lowly Han army entered the country, and the thieves were invincible, and they cowered in Xiuzhou City to resist stubbornly. When the city was broken, the remnants were still not disarmed. Dozens of people were taken from humble positions, all of them were generals, and the country was invited to fall.

Sticky Han glanced at the group of captives, all of whom had their heads bowed and their hands tied with their backshears. Thinking that he had heard that Xu Wei was the leader of these rebels, he got off his horse and walked over with his sword. looked at the dozens of people, and finally stopped in front of a man. The man was at most in his twenties, his face was white, and his outfit was particularly eye-catching among this group of disheveled captives, and Mu Han looked at it for a while and asked, "This is also a thief?" ”

The Dongqing man looked up at him, and said through gritted teeth: "Break the alliance and break the contract, and trample on my territory with a cruel and unkind army. This is a thief! ”

"What did he say?" Sticky Han looked back.

There were people in the army who spoke Chinese, so they explained the young man's words to him, and Mu Han laughed after listening to it: "I, Dajin, and the Southern Dynasty are decorating the Jingkang peace agreement, and it is the Western Army that reneges on the alliance to attack, if it is said that our country betrays the alliance?" The Jurchen army went abroad and was punished slightly, do you dare to resist? ”

"Phew!" The young man took a sip and said sharply, "Beiyi has entered the Kou, and we will carry out the battle to protect the land left by our ancestors through hard management, and we are all right!" Ghosts and gods! ”

Sticky said something extraordinary, frowned and asked, "Are you a scholar?" Why is it that you are not anxious to read poetry and books, but you come to do such a life-fighting thing? ”

"Humph!" Hum! For the sake of defending the land and protecting the country, it is my duty to abandon the pen and follow Rong, how can you understand that the people of Qiuyi can understand? From the beginning to the end, the scholar had a very stern look on his face, as if the number one minister standing in front of him was not worthy to talk to him.

Sticky Han exhaled, obviously a little angry, and the group of Jin generals behind him listened to the words of the young man, and exploded his lungs early, especially Wanyan Yinshuke, and shouted loudly: "Prime Minister of the country!" Why talk nonsense with such people! Kill with a knife! ”

Mu Han raised his hand and stopped him, and then said: "Although you are a scholar, you have some courage, I won't kill you, are you willing to serve in the army?" ”

I didn't know how this sentence offended the young man, and he suddenly scolded: "Golden dog! You beasts who wander the mountains and forests! Violating our borders. Kill my people, I hate to read poems and books, but I don't have the power to kill thieves! If you want to kill, you will kill, how dare you insult me like this! Golden Dog! Golden Dog! ”

Sticky Han misplaced his teeth, his eyes widened, and he waved his hand: "What a sharp mouth!" Come on, scratch his tongue! ”

When the words landed, Han Chang, the commander of the Han army, strode on, picked up the reader like a chicken, slammed it on the ground, and held it down with his knees. Two soldiers stepped forward and opened their mouths. The reader tried his best to bite his hand. It's just that he is a talent who studies hard in the cold window, how can he beat the reckless man on this battle array? Han Changtie's rake-like hand was put into his mouth, his tongue was pulled out, and he was cut off with a knife! In an instant, blood gushed out!

After Han Chang got up, he threw the tongue on the ground. Two soldiers also let him go. With a cruel smile on his face, Sticky Han asked, "Can you still scold?" ”

The young man couldn't stand up with his hands tied, but he still desperately raised his head when he fell to the ground, his eyes were red, and his hateful gaze was fixed on Sticky Han's face, and the horn kept coming out of the bloody hole. Seeing such a tragic situation, dozens of his companions couldn't bear to look at it anymore, so they lowered their heads, closed their eyes, and gritted their teeth.

At this time, a surprising scene appeared, and Xiucai, who had arrived on the ground, desperately squirmed and moved towards Sticky Han. When he got closer, he hit his head against the foot of Dajin Guoxiang, Han Changfei kicked it away, he turned around, and crawled over again. Han Chang was furious, and slashed it with a knife, causing blood to splash on the strands, and the bones were visible! But even so, the young man still arched his head on the ground, inch by inch, and moved closer to Sticky Han! At this time, many soldiers of the Jin Army and Li surrounded from afar, witnessing this amazing scene.

Sticky Han's eyes were full of fierce light, and he gritted his teeth and said, "What a hard life!" ”

Han Chang scolded and caught up with a bloody knife

A knife slashed on the back, and the compound foot kicked out of Ann! Naxiu's throat was still in a completely indistinct voice, arching his head and moving his shoulders, and he still wanted to go forward with difficulty. After moving three steps, he couldn't move anymore, and his body was still twitching at first, but after a while, he completely stopped. Scarlet blood flowed all over the ground, and among the companions, some people were already crying,

Sticky Han snorted coldly, stepped on the war horse and left, Han Chang chased after him, and asked loudly: "Prime Minister!" What to do with the rest of these people? They are all the generals of Hedong Yishi, and they carry Zhu Ji on their bodies." When he finished speaking, Sticky Han didn't respond.

Han Chang turned around and took a sip, and shouted, "Kill!" ”

Henan Province, Xijing Luoyang.

This ancient capital with the same name as Chang'an in history, several military disasters, passed to the Song Dynasty, the imperial court was rectified, set up as Xijing.

However, when Gao Shiyou left Xijing behind, Kaecheng surrendered, leaving Luoyang trampled by the Jin army and seriously damaged. This time, because Zhao Huan took the civil and military officials away from Jianghuai, Xijing stayed behind Zhang Shuye to lead the army to accompany him, and let Luoyang fall into the hands of Beiyi.

The concubine used Luoyang as a base, gathered troops here, reorganized them, and reflected on the defeat of Dingrong with generals at all levels. When he arrived in Luoyang, he had less than 50,000 soldiers and horses, and the grain and grass could only be supported for another six or seven days. Someone advised him that Tokyo was not far from here, and he could send someone to ask the fourth prince Wushu to second. The committee resolutely refused to obey, dug three feet into the ground in Luoyang City, and robbed the people of their food.

The officials of the Southern Dynasty who did not have time to flee in the city, in order to survive, regardless of shame, came up with ideas for the commission, and reported the list of large households in the city one by one. Based on this, the Jin army set a quota for each household to pay grain, and severely dealt with those who did not pay it well. He also made a rule that whoever hides more than 10 buckets of grain and does not donate it will be executed by the whole family! On the one hand, he searched the tongue in Luoyang City, and on the other hand, he sent troops out in all directions to plunder the surrounding states and counties. It has caused mourning all over the territory of Henan Province, and the people are not happy. The people climbed high and shouted, and the group responded, and the large and small rebel armies raised troops to resist from dozens of roads. Weisu still had to keep the spirit to deal with Shaanxi, so he had to rein in the army, set the main scope of activities around Luoyang, and no longer easily go away. In this way, it barely made it to early April.

Luoyang accompanied the capital, in the palace, the concubine sat in the position where the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty was qualified to sit, and was letting the Chinese scholars read some classics. It was all found from the palace, and it is said that it was an account book that recorded the grain and grass materials stored in Luoyang. But he asked the soldiers to turn the palace upside down, and he didn't find anything contained in the booklet, thinking that he was taken to Jianghuai by the Song army.

"Marshal!" After a loud shout, the Jurchen general Pucha Shijianu broke in. He is the son-in-law of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguta, he should have seen a big scene, but as soon as he entered this palace, he saw that the palace was open, the decoration was exquisite, the huge pillar could not be hugged by several people, and the marshal was sitting high on the golden palace, and he was majestic. I was so absorbed that I forgot why I came.

Concubine Su frowned, thinking that she was in a bad mood, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Shi Jianu woke up from his dream, and hurriedly went forward to report: "Today, seven or eight families who have not paid their grain according to the number have been arrested, and hundreds of people have been tied up in the market. ”

"Many! The official said that these people are all big families in Luoyang City, and their families have huge assets, how can they not take out a little food? It must be intentionally hidden! Kill! How many kills! Kill them all! Concubine Su Huo Ran got up and said. When Shi Jianu heard this, he didn't ask any more questions, stroked his chest and saluted, turned around and left. Before he could leave the temple gate, he bumped into Yeluma and hurried over, and he nodded his head, and hurried to do his errand. didn't want to, but Ma Wu stopped him, and after asking the reason for the matter, he asked him to wait outside the hall and come to the palace to find a place to stay.

"Marshal Ma Wu is a Khitan, the Liao State has maintained peace with the Song Dynasty for more than 100 years since the alliance of the Yuanyuan, and is deeply influenced by the Central Plains, and its politics, culture, and customs are more Han people. Therefore, as a Khitan general, Yelu Ma Wu, although he is brave and good at fighting on the battlefield, he usually looks like a Confucian general, unlike the Hu people.

Especially after being injured, he couldn't wear armor, and it was hot in the south, so he wore a straight-cut shirt common to southerners, tied to a belt, loose and sloppy, fluttering in. To the ceremony, the mouth claimed to have seen the marshal. When he saw him coming, he asked, "Has Ma Wuchuang's mouth ever been fully healed?"

"Marshal Duocheng is worried, it's okay, it's just that he can't get on the horse, and he is in a hurry." Jerumatfive replied.

But these words reached the sore spot of the commission, paced down the palace, and said without worry: "Why are you in a hurry? It is now the beginning of April, and seeing that the weather is getting hotter, if no more reinforcements come, our army is afraid that it will have to return in vain. What worries Ben Shuai the most is grain and grass. If this soldier can't eat meat, he won't have the strength to fight, his war horse can't eat beans, and he won't have the spirit to run, so how can he fight with the Western Army? ”

When Yeruma Wu heard this, his face was also sad. It is said that Yinshu can defeat Pingyang, and after fleeing back to Taiyuan, he should immediately report to the Marshal's Mansion, and with the knowledge of the Minister of State, he must be able to see the danger, and he should immediately send troops to reinforce it. Why hasn't there been any news until now? The most fatal thing is that a few days ago, I received a military report that Xu Wei sent troops to seize Huangguan and was sweeping Shaanzhou. The road to our army's entry into Guanzhong has been blocked, no matter how you look at it. It doesn't seem like it's time to wait any longer.

After thinking for a while, he remembered the purpose of his visit to find a concubine, and said: "Marshal, I saw more than 100 people being tied up in the market, and the sound of crying resounded all over the city, but why? ”

If you don't mention this, when the concubine heard it, she was angry: "These southerners were originally rich families in Luoyang City, but they refused to offer food, and the marshal ordered them to be executed

Jeruma was silent on May 1st, and when he saw him like this, he asked, "What?" Do you think it's wrong? ”

"Marshal, in the past few years, Dajin has won the land of the two rivers, and it is not far off if you want the Southern Dynasty to fall. At that time, you can't rely on generations such as Gao Shiyou Li Zhi for everything, right? Our army is good at taking the world with scimitars and fast horses, but this country can be taken from horseback, but it cannot be ruled on horseback. As for today's events, it is easy for the marshal to execute a hundred and ten people. But once these people are killed, they will lose popularity, and in the long run, they will always be unfavorable to Dajin. After all, Yelu Ma Wu was influenced by Han culture, so he understood this simple truth.

But in the opinion of Weisu, it is not true, he has fought since he was a child, and he has long been accustomed to this way of plundering and slaughtering after following Ah Gu to fight the Khitan and the Great Song Dynasty. Listening to Ma Wu's opposition, I was displeased, what if I killed a hundred and ten people? Who would dare to say a word? Anyone who is an enemy of the Jurchen will end up like this!

"Oh? Ma Wu's words, isn't it too much? "After finishing the concubine, return to the palace, Leng Yi.

"Marshal, with all due respect, since the army retreated into Luoyang, in one month, the Henan Righteous Army has risen up. I know the nature of the southerners, but as long as there is a way to live, I will never take risks and gamble with my life. Another example, "Ma Wu is just persuading, but he is impatient."

I thought to myself, didn't I suffer a defeat and was injured again. And the courage is gone? But Ma Wu is a general in the army, and if he hadn't led the Ma army to fight to the death, I really don't know if he would have been able to retreat into Huangguan alive. Therefore, it was inconvenient to refute his face, so he said: "Since you say so, this commander will not kill." ”

As the two were talking, they saw a group of generals rushing into the hall noisily, and everyone's faces were full of joy that could not be concealed. Sali was at the forefront, and as soon as he entered the temple, he shouted: "The minister of the country is coming south."

The concubine was stunned for a moment, then took the case and asked sharply, "Really?" ”

But when he saw a Jurchen general in the crowd with a gold ring in his ear coming out, he looked up and bowed: "The villain is under the command of Yinshuke, and he was ordered to cross the river to convey the military order of the prime minister."

The concubine is overjoyed! The Prime Minister actually went on the expedition in person? But after this joy, he suddenly realized that if he could successfully take Shaanxi, why would he go out of his country? The Western Route Army could not afford to lose, but the fiasco of Dingrong was real,"

"Where is the Prime Minister now?" Concubine Su hurriedly asked.

"In order to ensure that the future is worry-free, the prime minister swept away the thieves in Hedong first, and is now gathering troops and horses. Prepare to sail to Hazhong Province. The special villain came to ask, how many troops are left under the marshal's command, and how long can the grain and grass be supported? Can they march into Shaanxi from Pujin and Huangguan respectively? Nakin asked.

Three questions, asked properly and I don't know how to answer.

At the beginning, 140,000 soldiers and horses came out, but Yinshu could be defeated, and he had less than 50,000 horses and infantry troops in his hands. And the grain and grass are also stretched, as for entering Shaanxi from Huangguan, I am afraid it is a little difficult. Who is the Purple Tiger? He has already sent troops to take the slag pass, sweep Shaanzhou, and cut off Henan and Shaanxi, just to prevent me from entering through Huangguan.

Originally, the soldiers and horses stationed in Huangguan would not have been defeated by the Song army so easily, but according to the soldiers who fled to Luoyang, the Song army used firearms, and it was never seen in any previous battle. As soon as the robe came down, it exploded the stone chips at the head of the city, and its sound was like thunder, and the soldiers even died in shock! The door of Huangguan was directly blown to pieces! In desperation, Jiang Su had no choice but to tell the truth and ordered someone to come back and forth.

In April of the second year of Longxing of the Great Song Dynasty, the army of Mu Han personally moved south, and in less than a month, he swept away the Hedong Righteous Army, breaking through the places of Shenzhou, Xiuzhou, Cizhou, and Zhaodefu, and let the Li army besiege Pingyang and Zezhou. After the initial stability of Hedong, he moved his army westward and entered Hezhongfu.

At this time, he got in touch with the Wanyan concubine Su Jun who was entrenched in Luoyang, and after learning about the situation of the other party, it was estimated that it would not be easy to take Huangguan again, so he ordered the commission not to detain Huangguan, but to find a suitable place to cross the Yellow River north and join him. This is not difficult for the concubine, the last time he went south, he followed Sticky Han all the way to Gongxian, and was intercepted by the three brothers of the Xu family in front, and the five-way western army led by Xu Zhang chased fiercely. Later, the Jin army bypassed the mountain and crossed the river from Heyang to the north.

Just as the Jin army was making a comeback, Xu Wei's Shaanxi and China Economic Strategy Pacification Division was stepping up its military expansion. In addition to integrating the original township soldiers into the main army, his nephew Xu Cheng led 4,000 men to take over the defense of the three states and join the rebel army occupying the city. Xu Cheng was instructed to convey the orders of the commander to the rebels from all walks of life, to encourage and recognize the feat of the rebels to resist Jin, and at the same time to explain that the Shaanxi Hua commanders were buying troops and horses, and those who were willing to join the army were all welcomed. Of course, this is voluntary, not forced.

Although Xu Wei has been working in Hedong for the past two years, his reputation in Zhulu in Shaanxi is not especially after the first battle of Dingrong. As a result, some of the smaller rebel units turned to his command. The leaders of the large-scale rebel army, who had tens of thousands of soldiers, expressed their willingness to listen to the three Xu Shuai and go to the national disaster together. Fight against the gold thief.

On this day, Xu Cheng was inspecting the city with Langzhou. This rebel army is said to be a call to resist gold, but after all, dragons and snakes are mixed, and there are all kinds of people, and there are often multiple rebel armies in a city. In this way, friction between each other, and even fighting, is no longer inevitable. There have also been some acts of harm to the people, and even the slaughter of the people.

As soon as Xu Cheng arrived, he issued a strict order, anti-gold welcome, and those who dared to fish in troubled waters were severely punished! All the troops knew that he was the son of Xu Yuan and the nephew of Xu Wei, so they did not dare to underestimate him.

"Xu Tongzhi, when he saw the patrol to the west of the city, his subordinates suddenly shouted.

Xu Cheng, who was dressed in military uniform, looked west, only to see soldiers, horses, and fish entering the city, and the clothes and armor were distinct, all shiny new equipment. At that moment, he led the crowd forward.

"Xu Command!" When a capital saw him, he ran up a few steps and bowed his head.

"What's going on?" Xu Cheng asked suspiciously. These thousands of people were sent to Fangzhou to take over the defense, how did they come back to Langzhou, isn't it?

"Early this morning, some soldiers and horses came to the city of Fangzhou, claiming that it was the Qudu Command and wanted to take over the city defense. The humble position made it clear to him that the defense of the three states had been taken over by our Shaanxi Hua Shuaisi, and he did not bother to do so. I don't know that the leading generals will be scolded for their humble duties, and they will also insult the commander. He also threatened to use force if he did not surrender the city. I am so angry that I really want to fight him! However, there are strict orders in advance to control the system, and in case of conflict, it must be avoided. Therefore, he handed over the city with his humble position, and led the army to the Corridor Prefecture with a gloomy face and indignation.

Hearing that Fangzhou was taken by Quduan's troops, Xu Cheng's face did not change, but instead stretched out his hand to help Naduan's head and said: "It's okay, he is in charge of the Sidu and has the right to manage the armies, we can't resist him, just hand it over."

That's all confused, what's the matter? Just hand it over? This is a city! When he was in Hezhong Mansion, Qu Duan attacked the Pingyang Righteous Army, and the marshals were all angry! Directly broke into the barracks of the garrison, disarmed and arrested people, and from then on, all roads knew that I could not be bullied. It's too much of a bag this time, right? Besides, if we take over the defense of the three states, it is also an order from the Department of Preparation, and it is not occupied by us privately, so we don't have to be afraid of the twists and turns.

"You have worked hard all the way to bring the brothers to dinner." Xu Cheng waved his hand and walked away like no one. Leaving a head to stand there, muttering in his heart, what heroes are the two Xu Dashuai, how can they be such cowards and nephews?