Chapter 19: Changes in the Script (4)
Just when the undercurrent of Bianliang was surging, and each faction came up with its own means to deal with this sudden Yanyun chaos. This chaos is going to a more far-reaching place.
In the chaos of soldiers and horses, for a while, in front of the large and small fortresses that were still some distance from Yanjing, they stopped the tide. The old battalion of the Fuliao Army finally began to go to all sides, divided into three routes, concentrated the forces of the commanders of all parties, rectified the training, and boosted morale. Zhen Liuchen was on the left all the way, Yujiang was on the right all the way, and Yelu Dashi was in the middle of the road, forcibly puffing up the waves that swept the Youyan border again, and pounced more fiercely in the direction of Yanjing
These three people each led the elite backbone to appear on the battlefield, especially when Yelu Dashi rode a horse and galloped back and forth among the armies of all sides, the morale of the Liao army was once again agitated, and some of the heroes who had hesitated to wait and see came to work, and some docked fortresses lost the courage to resist in front of the banner of Yelu Dashi. The momentum of the Fuliao army became more and more high, and dozens of wall fortresses were broken for a while, and they were getting closer and closer to Yanjing City
However, Xiao Yan's department in Danzhou and the Western Army department in Yanjing City were still slow to react and made a posture of closing the city and defending it. A weak and powerless appearance that is difficult to deal with, it turned out that the armies of all parties in Fuliao who were just trying to survive were summoned by the Song people with different ambitions, maybe under the banner of Yelu Dashi, they could subdue Yandi again and snatch back all the qiqi they had lost
The original frenzied tide of all parties, large and small, now converged into three streams, and continued to roll up in the direction of Yanjing in a fierce and bloody manner, and the blood was smeared all over the field, and the dock wall fortress that had survived the Song-Liao confrontation turned into ruins. I don't know how many people died in the process, but there are constantly people gathering in this turbulent tide. All the way, it was all blood.
The entire swallow land has also been completely disrupted. Refugees have fled to Danzhou and Yanjing, where they are relatively safe. In other places, even if it was not for the march of the Fengtian Righteous Restoration Liao Army, the prefectures and counties that had surrendered to the Song Army also rebelled again, and they did not join the Liao Army, but they attacked and killed each other and defended each other, and the only way to survive for a long time in this troubled era was to strengthen their own strength
This chaos has reached the point where some people feel terrified. It's also time to make some people feel that the opportunity is in front of them. And Xiao Yan turned sideways, didn't think much about it, and calmly and rationally controlled and controlled Yiqiē. Just wait for the best time for you to come along. He also knew that he could not fully grasp a qiē, and he also tensed his mind and waited for the inevitable changes to occur in the course of such a major event, but he probably did not expect that once this change happened, it might be beyond his control
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The Fengtian Righteous Restoration Army has now changed from the original commander of the Nine Directions to the left, center and right armies. Since Xiao Yan parted ways three times, Zhen Liuchen was under the strict supervision and supervision of Tang Huai, and led the left army, and the task was to penetrate directly from the west side of Yanjing, cross the Gaoliang River, and then turn east to cut off the connection between Yanjing and the Great Song Dynasty. and the right flank of the Fuliao Army inserted from the east to join the division, and tightly surround Yanjing.
The left army was separated between the heavy troops of Danzhou and Yanjing, so it also had a very strong army, and the original Qu Shuai of the four directions was reorganized together. Although these Quartet commanders still work independently, under the command of Zhen Liuchen, they can still fight the enemy together. The Quartet of men and horses, together known as 100,000, along the way to break through the dock wall there are many coercion, although the dead and wounded fled to a lot, but in fact, there are 70,000 or 80,000 people, during which most of the old and weak, can go into battle between about 30,000 or 40,000 people. This kind of power is already an extremely terrifying storage zài for the dock walls along the way, even if you fill it with people, you can also fill the vast majority of the dock wall forts
Since the merger, the advance of the left flank has increased markedly. Because the strength of the troops is like this, many of the Wubi forts along the way simply surrendered to the whole village and joined the Fuliao army. Anyway, the binding force of the Fuliao army is weak, and it can go its own way in the army. You can also preserve your own strength, and when the time comes, you can take a step at a time. Because of this, although the Left Army is known as the commander of the Quartet, now there are not more than a dozen or twenty complementary and related groups, and they are more dispersed than before. However, with the addition of the lord of these dock wall fortresses, the army is mighty, and it is even more incomprehensible, and the battle is in array, and there are five or six thousand soldiers in armor, so that the more and more people dare not resist along the way, in just five or six days, it has penetrated the west of Yanjing, and the sorghum river is already in sight
Night is slowly approaching, and among the fields, the camp is lit with lights. The entire army of the left army of the Fuliao Army is scattered in this wilderness, and it is only afraid that it is dozens of miles away. In the midst of this scattered distribution of the whole army, there were more than a dozen or twenty camps with more dense lights and a little more formal, and the other dilapidated camps that did not even have tents in the fence and ditch were attached to these dozen or twenty places to gather and live. Everywhere, in the night, there is no contact, but they all look like they are facing a great enemy.
Around these full-length camps, there were patches of bonfires. The rebels who did not have tents, carrying the old and weak, wrapped everything they could put on their bodies, and sat around the campfire half-asleep. Suffering from the cold of this early spring.
In the camp, there was a faint sound of drinking and cheering. Outside, the women who were attached to the rebel army, dressed in cloth blankets, tried their best to clean themselves up, and gathered around the gates of those camps. Every once in a while, more than a dozen men came out, holding torches to look at the women in a group, and after looking at them for a while, they began to drag a group in. I don't know how long it will take for these troubled women with scattered sideburns to come out of the camp with more or less food, and the old and weak who are waiting outside the camp suddenly rush up and take the food in a hurry.
The strong are in battle, and they have their own rewards. In order for them to be able to go into battle, they must also be fed. For these old and weak women and children, the food exchanged for these skins and flesh may be the amount of money they will spend the next day, and the golden branches and jade leaves among the wealthy clans of the Khitan Xi people on that day are all crushed into mud at this moment. As for what will happen today and tomorrow, no one dares to think about it. Whoever let everyone live in this troubled world, who let everyone suffer is the tragedy of the destruction of the country and the family
When a hundred years ago, the Liao people were strong. Abaoji led the ancestors of these people to rush into the Central Plains, capturing the ladies of the Han family, and thousands of them were bundled together and transported to the north. Those who can't walk are filled into the river by thousands. Whenever there was resistance from the Han city, they drove these captive people to come forward and open the city with their lives in exchange for more plunder. They never imagined that their children and grandchildren would now suffer the same retribution
The pain of losing the country is exactly like this.
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Zhen Liuchen rode his horse, and under the strict supervision of many guards, he immediately looked at a high place outside his camp, expressionlessly.
Now the military camp of the left army where Zhen Liuchen is located is only three or four hundred people, but they are all elite. Everyone wears armor and carries a lance, and there are even two horses. The combat power is enough to suppress those basic men and horses who are everywhere. Now the forces of the commanders everywhere are more scattered, and there are only two or three hundred people under each command, and the equipment combat power is far inferior to the old battalion. In addition, it is now a smooth journey, and everyone is still ordered to be cautious, giving the old camp enough face.
And since Xiao Yan released Zhen Liuchen, Zhen Liuchen has not been under house arrest in the tent all day. Since you want to be a disguise, you have to have the appearance of a disguise. Twice a day, in the morning and evening, is indispensable. However, Tang Huai always commanded the elite, and followed Zhen Liuchen closely as if he were facing a great enemy, and never left the slightest. For Xiao Yan's henchman, who has few words, Zhen Liuchen can't help it, saying that staring at you will stick to your body like a dog skin plaster and you can't take it off. Even if he sleeps, he will set up a bunk in Zhen Liuchen's tent, sleep under Zhen Liuchen's bed, and get up five or six times a night to see if Zhen Liuchen is still sleeping peacefully. He had already woken up before dawn, had already gone out to arrange defenses, prepared for vigilance, and waited to accompany Zhen Liuchen out of the camp to inspect the whole army.
Sometimes Zhen Liuchen couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. The eldest lady is in Danzhou, and I Zhen Liuchen will never do anything harmful to the eldest lady, and it is useless for you to monitor it so closely. But he looked down on me Zhen
Tonight also happened to be the end of the camp, and on a whim, Zhen Liuchen did not belong to his old camp, but instead rode up to a high place, looking at the surroundings blankly. Not far to the south, the Gaoliang River is already flowing, and there is no longer blocking this scattered army, so he Zhen Liuchen's errand should also be explained?
The sight made Zhen Liuchen suddenly feel something in his heart, blamed the sporadic bonfires in the night, and said with a wry smile: "Tens of thousands of people, I don't know how many, are sending you Xiao Xuanzan to death without knowing it." Now that I think about it, you Xiao Xuanzan don't feel a little guilty? ”
Zhen Liuchen turned his head in a daze, and saw a cloak wrapped in armor, a bow hanging on the side of the saddle, and a riding bow behind him. On both sides of the saddle and six sacks around the waist, which were slowly filled with feathered arrows. There is also a long-pole lance in hand. The whole body looks like it is full of bladed weapons. His appearance is not surprising, his face is gloomy. Thick lips pursed tightly. The words just now didn't seem to come out of his mouth. Still staring at his every move with cold eyes.
Zhen Liuchen smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "I'm not accusing you of praising it............ What qualifications do I have? Based on the troubled times, it was originally more ruthless than anyone, and there were no fewer people I killed. It's just that at this time, I became a prisoner, and my heart softened, it was really a joke of the straight lady thief, and the Jurchen soldiers were strong, and they always had to go south, and when the time came, I hope you can preach and praise the Great Song Dynasty."
At this time, Tang Huai didn't say anything anymore. Zhen Liuchen felt a little bored, and took advantage of this stuffy gourd to say a word, and asked tentatively: "Crossing the Gaoliang River, as long as you meet with General Yu, I will forget about this matter?" How to deal with me? I'm not straight, the eldest lady can't always be like this, what's the point of Xuanzan? ”
Tang Huai shook his head, still didn't say a word, raised his lance and compared it in the direction of the old camp at his feet, signaling that it was time to go back. Zhen Liuchen smiled bitterly and sighed in his heart. Now it is the fish on the case, and what Xiao Yan wants to do with himself in the future is not how to deal with it. Zhen Liuchen also knew that this kind of thing was a big taboo for Song Chen, so he didn't leak the news, but he was afraid that what was waiting for him would be a way to kill him?
What kind of fate will the eldest lady wait for? Hates himself now but has nothing to do, as long as there is a slight change, he has no doubt that the stuffy gourd around him will kill himself and not straight, the man who rolled out of the troubled times, I don't know how many lives there are in his hands, and if he is cut down, he should be relieved. In the Netherworld, if Yama Lao'er is not a number, he will have to fight with him
But the eldest lady is not at all wrong, the encounter is already so miserable, why is this thief unwilling to let her go?
He sighed, rode his horse and walked towards the old camp at the foot of the hill, and Tang Huai and dozens of guards tightly encircled him in the middle. Xiao Yan is too strong, and he holds all the heroes such as Yandi and Yelu Dashi tightly in his hands. Let all the one qiē, with his arrangement staged one after another. What kind of accident must happen in order for himself and the eldest lady to get out of the hands of characters like Xiao Yan
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In the night, one of the small camps of the left army of the Fuliao Army. There is no drunkenness in other Qushuai camps here, and there is no tomorrow's madness, just like the old camp of the Left Army where Zhen Liuchen and Tang Huai are located, it is also quiet.
In the tent of the Chinese army out of the camp, dozens of people sat with their swords, all looking nervous and waiting for something. The leader of the camp is a fat man, and he wears a gold crown that he didn't know where he got it. Although the costume is magnificent in this tent, the brocade robe on his body is also brilliant under the lamplight. But his face was as pale as earth, and he stared blankly at the dozens of men around him.
Sitting next to him was Dong Dalang, who had ruined his appearance.
Coming from everywhere, the strength of the Fuliao army expanded, which naturally gave Dong Dalang and them a chance. The five hundred of them were all outlaws and strong men, and after the expansion of the army, it would be easier to hide their traces. I'm not afraid to show some skills. Dong Dalang divided his men into three places, each with more than 100 people. No matter which Fang Qu is handsome, looking at these more than 100 sturdy men, who doesn't have fire in their eyes? In troubled times, these people who dare to fight are the capital
The fat Daqu Shuai in the tent is a local tyrant who came to vote along the way. The Fuliao army passed by the left and right of his hometown, and in order not to be opened, he simply made a group. Originally, even if the power was thin among the commanders in the army, he was afraid of being swallowed up every day, so he put on the idea of Dong Dalang and the more than 100 men he directly led. Dong Dalang also put the plan under his command. This Qu Shuai's skills are ordinary, and his henchmen are not as strong as Dong Dalang's subordinates, and what kind of heroic figure is Dong Dalang? He got his inheritance by chance, and like Xiao Yan, he used this Qu Shuai as a cover. This Qu Shuai turned out to be a confidant, and those who could be incorporated were under his command, and those who could not be incorporated were sent to death in front of the battle. Now this camp is all for him to hide. Not only that, but the two teams he divided also took the foundation of one party Qu Shuai
At this moment, Dong Dalang also put on his armor, and his habitual long and heavy iron shovel was carried on his legs. His eyes flickered, and he quietly waited for the news to come. Dozens of people in the tent, like him, were waiting with bated breath. The lights in the tent flickered, illuminating everyone's faces. can go south with Dong Dalang, most of them are outlaws. In the troubled times, the belongings were cleaned, and they were useless in the hands of the Jurchens, and this time they went south, they couldn't succeed, and the world was so big that they had nowhere to go
Anyway, in this kind of world, no matter how cautious and cautious you are, you don't know how long you can live. Rather than wait for death, it's better to fight
At this moment in the tent, the only thing that is moving is probably the eyes of that Qu Shuai, he looks at this person, and then at that person, and the fear on his face is getting deeper and deeper. The hideous face of Dong Dalang beside him, he didn't even dare to look at it, the longer he sitted, the more sweat beads on his fat face fell.
I don't know how long I waited, but I finally heard footsteps outside the tabernacle. Several people in the tent had already jumped up and rushed over to open the curtain of the military tent. Dozens of steps outside the tent are also their own people, and the living are not close, and the only one who can walk outside the tent at this moment is a messenger who has already prepared a message
Everyone in the tent straightened up, only Dong Dalang was still sitting there, gently rubbing the iron shovel in his hand, and on a scarred face, there was only coldness.
The two walked in side by side, and saluted Dong Dalang: "Dalang, the other two camps are ready, as soon as the third watch arrives, it will be launched immediately, and it will be determined that when the surrounding camps roar, we will wait for Dalang to enter the Chinese army and seize this military horse."
Dong Dalang rolled his eyes and whispered to himself: "Three watches?" Then the success or failure of the three more lives and deaths depends on such a move."
He Huo stood up and ordered in a low voice: "Everyone is ready to go, as long as there is chaos, follow Dong and rush straight over, Dong will only be in front of you."
Everyone under his command whispered the order, all stood up, saluted Dong Dalang, and strode out of the tent to prepare to go. Dong Dalang stood there, his eyes slowly turned to the Qu Shuai, the Qu Shuai's legs were weak, he couldn't sit still anymore, turned over and bowed down: "Grandpa Dong, Grandpa Dong's belongings are all in your hands, just want to save a life, I will do my best to serve Grandpa Dong."
Dong Dalang grinned, pulling a few thick and deep scars on his face, this smile alone can scare many people into fainting. He asked in an unusually gentle tone, "Will it kill people?" ”
That Qu Shuai kowtowed like pounding garlic: "Yes, how can you not be born?" Grandpa Dong tells me to kill whoever I want, I will kill whoever I want."
Dong Dalang held the iron shovel with one hand and pointed outward: "As soon as the third watch arrives, give you a group of men and horses, and rush outside, those homeless people, old and weak, women and children outside, just line up and drive them to rush towards the other camps............ If they don't die, you die"
That Qu Shuai's face was pale, and he knelt at Dong Dalang's feet and didn't dare to get up: "It is determined that they will die, and they must die, and I still want to serve under Grandpa Dong for a long time."
Dong Dalang smiled and signaled slightly, naturally the two subordinates grabbed the Qu Shuai and walked out. He could not sit still in the tent either, and walked out of the tent. Several of his henchmen had already prepared his cavalry blades.
There are many horses in the north, and this mount is also carefully selected, although it is not as far as the Xi Wang Xiamo mount that day, but it is also enough for driving. Dong Dalang turned over and got on the horse, and his henchmen and guards had already handed over a spear, Dong Dalang carried the iron shovel behind his back, held the spear in his hand, moved a few times on the horse, and then rode the horse around, adjusted and adjusted the position of the blade and armor on the body, and when the time came, it would be more convenient to move.
He did this silently, and the surrounding henchmen and guards were also infected by him, and they also began to prepare, waiting for the arrival of the third watch. Dong Dalang finally strangled his mount and raised his head to the sky, he was calm on the outside, but in his heart it seemed that a fierce beast was desperately roaring at the sky: "Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, where are you now?" Didn't you just hold Yelu Dashi hostage, and you were in the army? A certain Dong Dalang is in your hands, and he has lost a qiē cleanly, and only this life can be fought for............ You can't imagine that I, Dong Dalang, am a lonely ghost, but maybe, ruin your whole plan? When you have nowhere to run, we will divide life and death again, but see if you dare to fight with me Dong Dalang"