Chapter 643: The Star Falls

In the eighth year of Jianwu, May, Fengzhou.

Since the Yan army regained this place, Xu Hong left 4,000 infantry troops to defend it. He expected that once the Jin army returned from the Xianghan battlefield, it would inevitably attack the Linfu Road, and Fengzhou would bear the brunt, so he sent his right-hand man Peng Gao to preside over the defense of Fengzhou.

Toyosu is small, and the city is also small, but in the area of Linfu Road, due to the restrictions of the terrain, the city is not the appearance of the mainland, and it is more appropriate to call it a castle. The city of Fengzhou was built on the mountain, although it is not vast, but it is extremely strong, and it was once the bridgehead of the Song army against the Xia army and the Liao army, and there were many major battles.

At this time, the scorching sun was overhead, and the soldiers in the city were waving like rain. The city walls, which had collapsed due to many military disasters, had been repaired, and the enemy had a lot of war tents on the horses, and strong crossbows were hidden underneath. On the top of the city, there are many places equipped with ram bars, which are used to prevent enemy goose carts from landing on the city. The most important thing is that under the inner roots of the city wall, the mighty cannons are squatting quietly. These instruments are all made from local materials, for which Xu Dashuai also transferred craftsmen from Yan'an Mansion.

"Ouch,, take a breath." A shirtless soldier lowered the batter and sat on a bundle of arrows. A young man next to him, at most sixteen or seventeen years old, hurriedly handed over the water bag. Judging by his frightened look, the other party should be an officer. As soon as he stopped, four or five of his soldiers sat down. It was too hot, and they all fanned the wind with Fan Yang hats.

"Brother Shijiang, this morning is also ready for war, and it is also late to prepare for war, when is it a head? How do I remember that since we entered Toyosu City, we haven't stopped? A man in his thirties with a tanned body asked.

The drinker handed over the water bag to the comrade next to him, wiped his sweat and said: "Who knows, anyway, this is the meaning of Peng's control, and the commander is under the military order of Xu Dashuai, and Xu Dashuai is following the order of the Tai Lieutenant, let's just do it, don't ask more." ”

"I heard that if you go up from here, it will take less than two days to go, and it is the boundary of the Jin Kingdom?" Another soldier asked.

"It seems to be, I think it seems to be Yongbyon, right? In the past, when I was in Hedong, I carried supplies for the army and crossed the border. Nash will reply.

"Then it is said that we have all arrived at the door of the Jurchen people's house, why haven't we seen any movement for a few months?" The soldier asked again.

"Hehe, you don't know that, do you? When we hit Lin Mansion, Jin Jun was in Xianghan, how could we care about this? However, I guess I'm back, haven't you noticed, the officials have been urging in a hurry these days. Shi Jiang laughed.

At this time, one of the older military men suddenly sighed: "Not far from here, it is the Yellow River, and after crossing the Yellow River, it is the east of the river." ”

As soon as these words came out, these men were silent. They are all fellow villagers in Hedong, and since the fall of Hedong, they have left their hometowns for more than ten years and have never returned.

"Yes, a Yellow River separates us in Shaanxi. In this life, I don't know if I haven't been left without a life. Fuck it, I heard that when Gao Shi was the emperor by that handful of birds, he organized a group of people and horses, called the 'sand team', specializing in digging graves! I don't know if you and my ancestral graves are still there. Shi will shake his head.

"Don't be afraid! We have recovered the whole of Shaanxi, is it not a matter of time before we go back to Hedong? The boy said at this point.

Shi Jiang glanced up at him and asked with a smile, "What?" You have the final say? ”

The young man smiled: "Of course I said it doesn't count, but the captain has the final say." Taiwei is still from Hebei, can you look forward to returning to your hometown? ”

"Hey, you little donkey day's words are to the point. That's right, let's wait a little longer...... then the words will suddenly stop talking. For he heard the sound of hooves and shouts outside the city. Only a moment later, the city sāo moved, and the soldiers rushed to shout.

Shi Jiang jumped to his feet and yelled, "What's the matter? ”

"The whistle has sent back the news, the Jurchens are here!" There was a voice in response.

"Damn!" Shi Jiang high-fived and shouted, "Quick! We still haven't shipped any equipment yet! ”

The police was quickly reported to Peng Gao, this Yan Yan commander Pegasus came, when he rushed up to the city, looking out against the wall, he happened to see dozens of horsemen in the north of Fengzhou City, this should be the Jin Army stepping on the white forward!

Peng Gao is in his forties, he is very short, only more than six feet, and he is called "Peng Shorty" in the army. But it is this dwarf who has been indomitable in battle, and there are more than a dozen battles on his body, each of which is marked with a bloody battle!

At this time, Peng Xiaozi stood behind the city wall, which was not much shorter than that, and his small eyes stared at the Jurchen Ranger with great interest. He said in a deep voice: "The vanguard is here, the rear army is not far away, and within today, Beiyi will attack the city!" Quick, send out the fast horses and spread the word! ”

After the deputy conveyed the order, he said with some concern: "Fengzhou City is small, and it is very difficult to guard. ”

Peng Xiaozi looked back at him, although his eyes were small, but they were fierce: "Then you have a hard time with the silver?" ”

"Oh, brother, I didn't mean that! I mean......" the deputy commander tried to explain.

"Don't fuck me off! Da Shuai said, leave me Peng Xiaozi Town Fengzhou, just want me to stick here like a nail! Today, the golden dog is 100,000, and Lao Tzu will not frown, otherwise, he is not a hero! Peng Gao said angrily.

Hearing this, several generals felt relieved and said, "I didn't say it!" We will follow the commanders to defend Toyoshu Castle! ”

"Pass my orders! All but the 800 who had been set aside went to the city! The courage of the cooperative battle is also in place! Damn, it's time to go to war! Peng Xiaozi shouted.

As soon as the military ordered, there was a constant stream of running soldiers on the roads in the city of Fengzhou. The Qiang people who assisted in defending the city also gathered, each armed with a sword and a gun, and waited for the assignment. In a word, in this Fengzhou city, except for fùdao dolls, there are no idlers.

Before noon, a spectacular scene appeared in front of the soldiers defending the city. The Jin army gradually poured in from the road to the north, and at first, it was like a gurgling stream, but later, it merged into a river and a sea. The already small Toyosu City is surrounded on both sides, like an iron bucket! As far as the eye can see from the city, there are crowds of people! Experienced veterans judged that the strength of the Jin people would be tens of thousands, to say the least! And in the city of Fengzhou, counting the defenders and bravery, I am afraid there are not 10,000 people.

Probably seeing that the city of Fengzhou was small, the Jurchens unabashedly arranged the siege under the noses of the defenders. Because of the proximity, the Jin army came here with siege equipment. Brother Yan Yan saw goose carts, flying bridges, moat bridges, and even eight-bull crossbows! They are hundreds of paces away, and this distance is clearly about to nail the city wall!

"Brother, those handfuls of birds are so bold!" On an enemy platform, the soldier shouted.

Shi Jiang, who had drunk water before, looked over, and saw that several horsemen dared to approach the city to peep. Looking at the distance, it is less than 400 steps at most!

"Phew!" Shi Jiang spit a mouthful of spit onto the palm of his hand, leaned over slightly, and raised a divine arm crossbow. Aiming at it, he shook his head and said, "No, this distance is about the same as being blind if you want to hit one arrow at this distance." ”

When a general next to him heard his words, he responded: "Simply, how about a few crossbows on our platform?" Even if it's Gate G, you have to have one or two of Gate G, right? ”

"Done!" Shi Jiang nodded, and then greeted each other, and everyone gathered a few crossbows and went over together! The matter was reported to one of the commanders who were patrolling the city, and after obtaining permission, several crossbows on the enemy platform were twisted, arrows were installed, and they were ready to be killed!

And the golden cavalry outside the city obviously didn't realize that the danger was approaching, and was still peeking at the city defenses there, pointing fingers. Moments later, though, they seemed to finish their exploration and began to pull the reins and turn their horses' heads.

"Put!" With a shout, the general picked up the wooden hammer and smashed it into the crossbow machine!

Almost at the same time, several divine arm crossbows on the enemy platform all let out a thunderclap-like sound! The iron arrow came out with the power of ten thousand jun! Just when Nashi was about to finish smashing the crossbow machine and raised his head, he just saw an enemy rider flipping on his back!

"Haha! shè in one! Not bad! It's really a door g on the last one! Shi will throw away the wooden hammer and laugh. When the Divine Arm Bow is about to fight, the average enemy enters three hundred steps before shè, and several crossbows are fired in unison, and it is not easy to be one of them at such a distance.

There was a cheer in the city, and before the battle began, the morale was boosted. Looking at the horses again, they were suddenly attacked, and they were so shocked that they didn't even dare to grab their fallen companions, and they fled back as if they were flying.

The news was transmitted back to the Jin army's array, and the lord was furious!

The main general of this Jin army, called Pucha Huzhan, is from the same clan as Pucha Shijianu, a famous general of the Jin army. This guy joined the army at the age of eighteen, and after his father's death, he took up his post to seek victory. On the eve of the death of Liao, Western Xia once sent 30,000 troops to aid Liao, and he followed Wanyan Lousu to meet the battle, defeating 2,000 Xia troops with 300 soldiers from his headquarters. Later, he participated in the battle of Hedong led by Sticky Han, when he hit Taiyuan, the ten thousand troops in the city went out of the city to fight, he had been promoted to Meng'an, led thousands of households, and defeated more than 10,000 Song troops with the headquarters of thousands of households. In short, this guy is especially good at outnumbering the crowd.

This time, he was ordered to lead 40,000 troops to attack Linfu, where the Jurchen army only had 8,000 people. The others were the Han Army and the Khitan Army. But even so, Hu Zhan is still full of confidence. Because of the place of Linfu, it was taken down by the Jin army in the early years, and it was given to the Western Xia not long ago, and then the Song army attacked and took it. What can Song Jun do in such a short period of time? So, after hearing that the guards had killed their own officers with a crossbow, Hu Zhan was furious and immediately ordered the siege of the city!

Just as the Jin army was attacking Linfu, Xu Wei was actively planning to capture Xiliang. On the first day of the fifth month, he set off for Qinzhou. Because he agreed with Wu Jue before that he would go to see him again during the Dragon Boat Festival in May.

At dusk on the fourth day of the fifth month, Xu Wei entered the city with his guards. But as soon as he stepped into the city gate, he noticed something unusual. At first, he encountered a team of patrol troops, and more than a dozen soldiers were all in a hurry, with a smile on their faces. This didn't attract his attention, and he continued to go to Wu Jue's mansion. At a street corner, he met several more officers, running around the city on horseback, as if they were in a hurry. At this time, Zijin Tiger's heart moved, and an ominous premonition gradually rose. So, he didn't care much, and urged the horse to gallop!

When he arrived at the Wu Mansion, he was surprised to find that in front of the gate of the Wu family, there were dense soldiers. They were all talking about something. The officers he had seen earlier were surrounded by soldiers.

Xu Wei hurriedly jumped off the horse, strode forward and asked, "What's the matter!" ”

Some people looked back, probably not expecting the captain to appear here, and they hadn't recovered yet. It wasn't until an officer recognized Xu Wei that he shouted: "Captain Tai has arrived!" ”

This shout made the crowd of hundreds of people suddenly fall silent. The soldiers saluted one after another, and Xu Wei didn't care to answer, so he stepped forward and grabbed an officer and asked, "What's the matter?" What are you all doing here? ”

The officer pointed to the Wu Mansion and said bitterly: "I just got the news that I was in charge of the Prime Minister's ......."

Xu Wei was horrified! Leave the officer behind and rush directly to the Wu Mansion! The soldiers automatically dodged a path for him to pass. As soon as he entered the gate of the Wu Mansion, he saw that the servants of the Wu family were hanging white silk on the eaves and other places! The heart stopped jumping wildly, and the purple tiger sped up his pace, almost running!

The servants of the Wu Mansion found him and hurriedly shouted: "Go and inform the officials, the Taiwei has arrived!" ”

Xu Wei had been to Wu Jue's mansion, so he knew the way, and he went straight to Wu Jue's ward. When he turned out of the corridor, he had already heard the cry, and when he looked up, he saw that outside Wu Jue's room, his concubines, daughters-in-law, and maids were all crying bitterly. Seeing this, the purple tiger couldn't walk. Because, the scene in front of him has convinced him......

"Captain has arrived!" The servant who had caught up shouted to remind the sad crowd.

Hearing this, the women all bowed down, and Xu Wei stood in place for a while before moving forward with his horsewhip in his hand. didn't go far, and a person was snatched out of the room, it was Wu Jue's eldest son, Wu Gong.

As soon as Wu Gong went out, he howled and cried! When he came to Xu Wei, he knocked down and grabbed Xu Wei's clothes and cried! Subsequently, several of Wu Jue's sons came out and knelt in front of Xu Wei.

This kind of scene of life and death parting, Xu Wei has not seen before. His son Xu Zhang, his brother Ma Tai, his cousin Xu Yuan, and the generals in the army who died on the battlefield......

But after so many lives and deaths, at this moment, Zijin Tiger still feels sad. Especially Wu Jue's five sons knelt in front of him and cried bitterly, especially Wu Gong pulled the hem of his clothes and tears rained down......

Xu Wei exhaled desperately, gritted his teeth, leaned over, helped Wu Gong up with his own hands, and said softly: "You all get up." ”

"Captain! Father's ...... Gone! Wu Gong's eyes were red, and his sad expression was unbearable.

Xu Wei didn't know what to say, he patted Wu Gong's shoulder over and over again. After a while, Wu Jue's wife came out, because Xu Wei was Wu Jue's old chief and had many years of support, so Wu Jue's wife wanted to give Xu Wei a big gift. Zijin Tiger hurriedly hugged him and said quickly: "Sister-in-law doesn't have to be like this! ”

Wu Jue's wife is probably from an ordinary background, she has never read a book, she doesn't speak much, and she only knows how to cry. Seeing this, Xu Wei had no choice but to say, "I want to see Jin Qing for the last time." ”

Wu Gong came back to his senses and hurriedly led in front. Xu Wei hesitated when he crossed the threshold, but finally stepped in. Wu Jue was lying on the chuáng, and his family had already changed him into Zuo Qi's shroud and scrubbed it clean.

Wu Gong, as the eldest son, knelt on the head of Chuáng, and Xu Wei walked over slowly. At first, he was reluctant to look at Wu Jue's face, because he had just agreed with this guy not long ago that he would meet again during the Dragon Boat Festival in May, in the world of life, those who have no faith and righteousness are not gentlemen, how can you ......

When his gaze touched the old brother's face, Xu Wei's nose was sour. Because what he saw in front of him was the last thing he wanted to see! Tortured by illness, Wu Jue is thinner than the last time he saw him, especially what makes Xu Wei sad is that Wu Jinqing still has no eyes!

"When did you leave?" Xu Weiqiang asked with grief.

"Just an hour ago!" Wu Gong replied truthfully, but he obviously didn't consider how Xu Wei would feel when he heard this.

Just an hour ago! That's two hours! If I could have arrived two hours earlier, I would have seen him one last time! Two hours, where can't you squeeze out! Why am I two hours late?

Xu Wei's teeth were gritted, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "When your father left, did you have any last words?" ”

"Before my father died, he instructed my brothers to be like a father." Wu Gong cried.

This is human nature, Wu Luan, as Wu Jue's brother, will naturally be a parent after his death. Xu Wei asked again: "What else?" ”

"My father also specially told me that I had made an appointment with the captain to meet tomorrow. If he doesn't make it to tomorrow, let me apologize. said that it was the next life, and then follow the Taiwei expedition! The more Wu Gong spoke, the more sad he became, and the crying that had been stopped rang out again.

Xu Wei was facing the sky on his back, he couldn't cry, and he didn't want to cry. A thirty-five-year-old man, the highest military and political chief in Sichuan and Shaanxi, he has passed the age of tears. But the pain in my heart has not been reduced by this action.

Jin Qing, Jin Qing, why don't you even wait for me? Back then, I was training in Muhuogang, and I got the approval of the Privy Council to recruit officers from the neighboring armies. You brought Wu Lan to defect, for more than ten years, you have been my right-hand man, how much credit has you made? I, Xu Wei, have today, and I am inseparable from you!

Now that we have recovered the whole of Shaanxi and stabilized the west, it is time to breathe a sigh of relief, why did you leave? I still have so much to discuss with you! There are still many great achievements, waiting for you and me to break through! What the hell are you in a hurry!

Jin Qing! I may never be able to tell you while you're alive! If there is no person like me "Xu Wei", your achievements are far more than what they are now! Do you know that if it weren't for me, you would be a famous "Southern Song Dynasty Famous General" and "Zhongxing Famous Marshal" in history!

Jin Qing, if you go, if I have questions in the future, who else can I ask!

"Brother! Brother! Brother! A heart-rending cry came closer and closer from outside, and after a while, I saw a strong man rushing in with tears streaming down his face! It is Wu Jue's brother, Wu Lu and Wu Tangqing! As soon as he came in, he didn't notice that Xu Wei was also there, but pounced directly on his own brother, beating chuáng and crying!