Chapter 301: The soul of the country is immortal

The autumn breeze is bleak, and the mountains and rivers are desolate. The Cao'e River is calm as usual, the fishing sails are three after another, the loud and rough horn is transmitted to the riverside, and the walking villagers live and look at each other from afar. A few half-grown children played mischievously along the river with branches, and some women chased after them with a loud shout, causing the fishermen to laugh out loud.

Cao'e River is named after Cao E, a filial daughter of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who threw herself into the river to save her father, and is the largest river in Shaoxing. Compared with the war-torn Jinling, Shaoxing is far away from the war, and it is carefree except for taxes and forced labor. Now that there is no war with the Northern Qi, the lonely scene of women and children in the four towns and no men in their families has become a thing of the past, maybe the future days will be better! From the faces of the old and young women and children in the four towns and five miles, at least I can't see the sadness that the big beams don't exist.

After all, it is the mountains and rivers of the Ye family that are broken, and there is no harm to the people who have suffered from the war. Whether it is a rebel minister who defects to the enemy and treason, or a wise person who saves the people and water and fire, what difference does it make to Zhao Xian, who does not take his reputation to heart.

Suddenly, the wind was blowing, the children playing on the riverside shrunk their necks, the fishing boats drifting in the river lowered their sails, and the fishermen of the old generation knew that the wind was coming, standing on the bow of the boat and looking at the sea, waiting for the children and nephews who had not returned to the sea.

During the distant visit, a few black spots were exposed on the first line of the river and the world, entering the Cao'e River and speeding towards the river beach.

Several fishermen were smiling, and they were about to call for helpers to come forward and help, but they all frowned when they looked closely.

There was a tidal and windy, and the black dots moved very fast, and after a while, I could see that those black dots were actually a sailboat, and the boat had a sense of squareness. The fishing boats that are not fishermen are all hung with neat black sails.

The experienced fisherman was taken aback: "It's a Japanese sea boat, notify the government quickly." ”

Dongying Mingli is friendly with Da Liang, but he has never been convinced by Da Liang in his heart. Fishermen work at sea all the year round, and it is inevitable that they will encounter the rogue bandits of Dongying, and the court of Daliang has condemned it several times, and there is no way to go to sea to clear it, and the court also needs the help of Dongying, and it can't turn its face with them.

In this regard, fishermen can only avoid the waters infested by Japanese people as much as possible. It is the first time that it has entered the inner abdomen of Shaoxing with such fanfare.

This place was under the rule of King Xian. Fishermen who have suffered from the woe are ready to notify the government as soon as possible. But with the help of a strong wind, the boat reached the riverside in an instant, and looked up. The wide Cao'e River has been filled with dense warships.

Children still playing on the riverside. Fingers pinched at the scene in amazement. But the fisherman, who had returned to the shore, picked them up and exclaimed, "The widows are coming, hurry." Let's all go back and play! ”

There are also people on the embankment who have never seen a boat, and they are still standing by the river in a hurry, discussing with each other in confusion.

The first few clippers of the Dongying warship sailed straight to the shore on the river, jumped off the boat with a roar, and rushed to the shore in groups of three or five. The clothes of those Japanese people were very shabby, and the placket of the robe was tucked into the waist, and the figure was extremely swift and vigorous.

They all had blood-red eyes, as if they had some deep hatred, and when they looked around the riverside, they saw the villagers who were still standing in place and were puzzled, so they pulled out their swords and rushed over. The mouth is screaming and screaming, and it looks terrifying.

Seeing this, the fisherman's face changed suddenly, and he shouted, "Run!" For a time the child was frightened and cried loudly, and the woman picked up the child and ran quickly with her skirt, but how could a group of women and children run past the regular army of Dongying, and were chased close in three or two times.

A few fishermen with fishing forks were about to come forward to stop them, but when they saw the group of widows laughing loudly, they drew their knives and slashed straight at the old fisherman's head.

The old fisherman fell to the ground with a face full of resentment, and shouted loudly behind him: "Run!" Run! As he spoke, he held the fishing fork and stood up, but saw that the snowy big knife had already arrived in front of him.

With Ulla's strange scream, the Japanese man's face was full of excitement, and he laughed wildly and continued to draw his knife and slash. At this moment, the Japanese suddenly heard a sharp roar of '咒' in their ears, and when they looked up, they heard the sound of 'poof' entering the flesh, and sharp arrows poured into their eyes and pierced directly through the back of their heads.

The rest of the extremely Japanese people were stunned, and when they looked up, they saw a white horse neighing on the hill on the riverbank, and a stunning woman in a green spring shirt stood on it, holding a strong bow with slender hands and jade arms, and her hair flew in the wind, proudly presenting her sassy and heroic posture. Her round and strong jade legs clamped the horse's belly, and the bow was like a full moon at the moment when the horse neighed and raised its front hooves, and three long arrows came out one after another, rushing to the top three Japanese people in the middle, and the archery skills can be described as the peak.

Seeing this, the Japanese people were very incredible, looking at their beauty, their eyes showed a little fanaticism, and they roared and galloped over, and they knew some martial arts in a few feet.

Before he could get close, he suddenly saw a hill and rushed out again, and above him was a young general in black armor, galloping towards him with a whip raised.

These Japanese who arrived early were just here to explore the way, and when they sensed that something was wrong, they left and returned to the clipper boat, waving their flags at the approaching warship.

Shen Yu put away his strong bow, looked at the steady stream of Dongying warships in the river, and said with a frown: "Zhao Xian, there are more than 100,000 Dongying troops, although we can't land at one time, it's not something we can compete with." At this moment, it is better to retreat to Hangzhou with the army, and fight with the soldiers and horses there, maybe there will be a chance to fight. ”

Yesterday, although the old department of Daliang was persuaded to put King Xian under house arrest and deprived him of his power, King Xian's soldiers and horses were not in one place, and now only the garrisons near Shaoxing gathered, and more than 5,000 people gathered in twos and threes, and the other generals were on the way back to bring troops to help.

The method that Shen Yu said is obviously the most rational, as long as the 70,000 soldiers and horses under the command of King Xian are raised, it is impossible to fight if they defend Hangzhou.

They stood high up on the hill and saw far away, and the villages in the lower part of the river still did not feel the threat, and they were working in the courtyard in a hurry, and some even continued to walk towards the riverside.

Zhao Xian saw how he was willing to retreat. Today, 5,000 soldiers and horses have been mobilized, all of whom are armed, and they are all regular troops of Daliang. It is impossible for Dongying's 100 warships to land at one time, although the total number of people is right, but at the same time there are only those who have landed, as long as they are strictly guarded, they may not have the ability to fight, and they will be dragged until the reinforcements arrive.

Zhao Xian didn't think about it, shook his head and said, "No." Dongying people just met and couldn't help but hurt people, I wait to retreat now, wouldn't we send the people of Shaoxing and other places to Dongying's knife. The order was sent to evacuate the people by the river, and the troops lined up to prevent Dongying from landing on the shore. ”

Virtue followed Zhao Xian, wearing a shining armor, and he also wanted Zhao Xian to retreat first, but it was not good to persuade Zhao Xian after listening to Zhao Xian's words. hurriedly agreed, and hurriedly turned around and went to the whole army.

After a while, several generals who came with Zhao Xian flew to the hills, and the foot soldiers behind them were galloping from afar. Shen Lingshan is also among them. Dressed in armor and a cape. Although his hair is pale, he still has the heroic spirit of his youth.

Shen Lingshan was once stationed in Jinling City, and dared to single-handedly kill the famous general of Northern Qi Lei Kedi, that is, the younger brother of the first fierce general of Northern Qi today, Lei Kesha, how could he care about these little Dongying people.

Seeing this, he stroked his sleeve. Snorted lightly: "Dongying is menacing. Don't underestimate the enemy. I led the troops to intercept it, and Prime Minister Xu Cheng also asked him to sit in the rear and always pay attention to Dongying. ”

He said as he descended the hill. The remaining generals turned pale, and one of them stepped forward with a bite on his cheek and said: "Young Master Zhao Xian, it is enough to eliminate the Japanese Kou, there are enough generals and others, you should quickly avoid it, if the young master is a little misguided, he will face An Guogong speechlessly." ”

Zhao Xian glanced at Shen Yu and said softly: "As a general, how can there be a reason to flee from the battle." You are a woman, take the people on the river bank back to Shaoxing City to hide first, and make peace with the Feng Imperial Doctor, if we can't hold it, you will leave immediately. ”

Shen Yuliu frowned slightly, straightened his chest and hummed: "What about women? I'm going to do as much as you do, and it's up to you to lead the people to retreat!" If you don't go, I won't go! ”

What's the crap? At this time, he was still stubborn. Zhao Xian was suddenly angry and reprimanded: "Unreasonable! Thousands of armies are fighting, how much effect can a person with strong martial arts have? ”

Being scolded loudly by him, Shen Yu was not afraid at all, and said proudly: "You are seriously injured and you don't know martial arts, can you go into battle to kill the enemy?" You did not retreat in order to protect the people of Jiangnan and set the hearts of the Liang army. Although I, Shen Yu, am a woman, why should I be so rare in times of crisis, it is a big deal to live and die with my son, and retreat from the battle, even if I live alone, what is the point? ”

Shen Yu's eyes were burning, and Zhao Xian was stunned when he heard it, opening his mouth, but he couldn't answer for a while.

At this time, the people by the river already knew what was happening, and the village began to help the old and the young, calling for their fathers and mothers, crying all the way out, and fleeing to the city like a desperate person.

Shen Lingshan was full of gray hair, standing on the bank of the river with a spear in his hand, looking at more and more warships, but there was no fear in his eyes, and the whole person was as steady as a mountain, so that the scattered troops behind him were a little calm, and he clenched the long knife and arrow in his hand.

Above the river, on the deck of the largest of the hundred sails, stood a widow dressed in gold and silver. I was a little surprised to see the Liang army that suddenly appeared and came to block it. Now that the Great Liang has been destroyed, who gathered these stragglers?

But in any case, it was impossible for anyone to stop the soldiers and horses he had gathered with the strength of the whole country, he pointed his knife at the riverbank, and shouted loudly in anger, and the surrounding warships continued to go out and lean towards the riverbank.

Although these miscellaneous Dongying Japanese soldiers are dressed differently and the weapons in their hands are also varied, they are all fierce and agile.

Zhao Xian had more than 5,000 men, of which more than 1,000 were the personal guards of various generals, and they were basically selected from the Great Liang Army to protect these important generals. Now that the generals are all on the hills, and the 4,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Shaoxing are here, they naturally can't act rashly and retreat around the hills to protect these adults.

It's a pity that the local army stationed in Shaoxing has never experienced the war at all, and has just come into contact with the Japanese people who rushed up first.

Zhao Xian was immediately stunned, and his nose was almost crooked. At this time, the Japanese people of Dongying were disembarking, and there was no chance to set up a formation, as long as the random arrows were waiting to be strangled before rushing forward, the first batch of people who came up would inevitably be wiped out, so that they could seize the opportunity. I don't understand such a simple truth, what kind of soldier should I be?

Furious in his heart, he rushed down the hill with a spear in advance, and shouted: "When the people of Jiangnan are living and dying, the dignified men should fulfill the responsibility of guarding the land, and the troops will charge with me, and those who escape from the battle will be killed!" ”

"The soul of the country is immortal, and the will to die still exists! Eat the people. Appreciated by the imperial court! Now that the father and the elder are being slaughtered by foreign races, the seven-foot boy has increased his ability to flee from the battle! ”

Shen Lingshan let out a long roar, his voice was a little sad, but that firm and proud confidence went straight to the sky: "Colleagues, the last battle of the Great Liang!" I have not let the Northern Qi Dynasty capture a city for a hundred years, how can I let the Dongying barbarians break this precedent! ”

Several veteran generals listened with tears in their eyes, pointed at the thousands of Japanese soldiers with their swords, and roared angrily: "If you die in this battle, you will go with Daliang!" Let's go! ”

Suddenly, the foreheads of the thousands of guards were bruised. Drive the horses with the veterans. Formed a formation and galloped away to the river beach. Some of the scattered troops who retreated took the lead, and they were gradually infected by the momentum of the generals, and glanced at the villagers and elders who were gradually withdrawing behind them, and rushed forward without looking back. Even the young, vigorous fishermen. also rushed forward with a fishing fork in hand.

Shen Yu is calm and different from ordinary people. When he saw this battlefield that only belonged to men, his face was also pale. She clutched the reins of her horse tightly before she rushed forward. Side suddenly stopped her, and hurriedly said to her: "Miss Shen Yu, the young master is the banner of this army, and when he leaves, this army will also disperse, in order to prevent the people of Jiangnan from this catastrophe, it is impossible for him to leave!" But the young master's temperament is so small that he can't let go of you and the Feng Imperial Doctor in his heart, and now you will only distract him if you are reckless! If you want to help him, you should immediately evacuate the people on the riverbank and return to the city. ”

Shen Yushu's chest rose and fell sharply, clenching his silver teeth tightly, looking at Zhao Xian and his father who were rushing towards the enemy formation, even if she was unhappy, her eyes were a little hazy. After hesitating for a while, she finally waved her horsewhip violently, and turned to look at Side: "Protect your young master!" Tell him! I'm not a kind woman! If he dies, the life and death of the people in Jiangnan will be irrelevant! ”

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Rain of arrows, flashing swords!

At first, some people will be afraid and some will be excited when they see blood, but after a long time, they will become numb, and the whole river beach will be suppressed, leaving only the heart-palpitating howl before death, and the smell of blood will gradually diffuse with the autumn wind.

No one knows how long the fight lasted, and the blood on the beach flowed into the river, dyeing the clear water along the river a dark red.

The wave of Japanese people who climbed the river beach died, and another wave immediately gathered, and the endless stream seemed to have no end. But one of the people on the shore died and one was missing, and the atmosphere became heavier and heavier, and the people were out of breath.

The Heavenly Father seemed to be infected by this tragic atmosphere, and the heavy rain fell, washing the blood on the ground, and in an instant, it was dyed with new scarlet.

The wound on his back had already cracked, and there was a tingling pain from the rain-soaked clothes, calling Zhao Xian's gradually confused heart.

The tiger's mouth has been stained with blood, I don't know if it is his own or the Japanese people, and the few generals around him are only left with Shen Lingshan, who has no grace, and stands on the river beach with the few remaining soldiers and horses, forming an impassable city wall.

There is no other thought in his head, and maybe there is no chance for people to think about it, always nervous and vigilant against the blades attacking everywhere, stabbing to death the Japanese people who rush one by one with their spears. The veins on his forehead were bruised, and his blood-red eyes repeated the process, gradually turning numb.

After all, people are not machines, and there are gradually more wounds on their bodies. A few traces of fishy sweetness oozed from the clenched teeth, but it was difficult to awaken the mind that was gradually sinking into madness...

On the river, Takeda Nobuyoshi, who was standing in the warship, showed all the angry expressions on his face, but he didn't expect to lose so many soldiers and horses before he landed on the river bank. Seeing that the other party's momentum was so terrifying, the Japanese who were about to land on the shore actually flinched a little.

Takeda Nobuyoshi gritted his teeth, looked at the two Liang generals on the riverbank, and suddenly raised his hand to signal to his subordinates. After a while, a few widows took out a long box from the cabin and took out a brand-new firecracker from it!

Fighting for his life, Zhao Xian was panting like a cow, saliva and blood hung on the corners of his lips, the corpses around him were already countable, and there were not many people standing. The horse finally fell to the ground overwhelmed, and he staggered a few steps, standing with his spear propped up.

In a daze, I suddenly heard a loud 'bang', and then shouted 'Be careful!' ’。

His mind was instantly sober, and when he was about to lie down, he saw that Shen Lingshan had already arrived in front of him, and there was a hole in the tattered armor, and a large stream of blood gushed out.

Zhao Xian's eyes were incredible! As if walking around the ghost gate, he hurriedly supported Shen Lingshang, opened his mouth but felt that his throat was stuck with blood, and he couldn't speak at all!

Shen Lingshan's old face was already pale, and he had already reached the point of running out of oil and running out. He half-knelt on the ground, supported his body with his sword, and said calmly: "I, Shen Lingshan, have been fighting horses all my life, I never thought that I would be planted here, and die on the battlefield, maybe it is the best destination for a military general, An Guogong, you are not as good as me!" ”

He coughed up a few blood clots and looked up at Zhao Xian: "Boy! When you and I first met. You asked me why I didn't defend the city wall with 30,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Jinling, but now I know the answer? ”

Zhao Xian was dressed in a rough manner and nodded. Because the overseers of Fuguotang were not allowed to fire arrows to hurt the people, and they were not allowed to break the city, the Northern Qi opened the way with civilians, and the soldiers could only go out of the city to face the battle, otherwise the city would be broken.

Shen Lingshan smiled suddenly, with a little sadness in his smile: "Confucianism messes with the law, and Fuguotang is the tumor of Daliang, but Daliang must rely on Fuguotang to establish a country." The old man's 30,000 sons and soldiers all regarded me as my father's brother, and because of the ignorance of the imperial court, I died tragically under the iron hooves of the Northern Qi Dynasty. I've worked hard all my life, but I haven't been able to change the beam, but I didn't expect to be in the twilight of my life, and you kid did it in one fell swoop! It's good that the girder is extinguished! You and I are fellow villagers, at least you don't have to watch the children of Jiangnan die in vain for the court again! ”

Zhao Xian was full of astonishment and looked at him incredulously. Shen Lingshan understood the meaning, and laughed loudly: "Yu'er is from me, how can I not know what you conspired with her to do?" The female university is not staying! It's time for me to let go, help me take care of Yu'er! Don't let her down...... It's a pity, after all, she lost her mother, so let's go first......"

After a few more coughs, his face turned sickly pale, and he slowly fell to the ground, looked at Zhao Xian and said, "Let's go!" You've done your best, it's not worth it to hold on any longer! The 5,000 sons who died here were all unwilling to commit treason and defect to the last group of Liang diehards in the Northern Qi Dynasty. They deserved to die, but you can't let them die in vain! Let's go! Back to Northern Qi! Come back with the banner of the An Family Army, avenge them, and let these soldiers who are sworn to defend the territory close their eyes! The girder can be extinguished, but the Anjia cannot be extinguished! You are the only heir to the An family, maybe you don't think so, but they already think of you as that person...... An Li'er, Zhao Xian... Isn't it all you......"

The voice gradually weakened, and after all, there was no sound, and the sharp cloud pattern sword finally fell into the blood.

His eyes gradually became moist and hot, and Zhao Xian looked at the corpses all over the ground, and his heart cramped with the wounds on his body.

He shouted loudly to the sky, and the rain washed over his dirty face. His eyes were blood-red as he looked at the Japanese people who gradually surrounded him but did not dare to come forward, holding the gun tightly, the hatred in his heart reached the extreme, but endless sadness rose again...

Flower language, Yijun, Sister Liu... and Xiao Wan'er, who has just completed the moon, I really want to be a good husband and a good father......

Fighting with blood, I feel like I'm unconscious, I don't know when it's going to end, but I don't want to die now.

There were a few confused cannon sounds in my ears, and I shouted with an extremely miserable shout, and there were many fewer enemies around me in an instant.

When the shot was fired, he lost his balance and fell to the ground. The rain dripped from the sky on his face, moistening his chapped throat, his eyes seemed to be unable to close, and he was hazy with the rain, and gradually lost his light, I don't know if it was dark or lost his mind... (To be continued......)