Rewind time a little, that is, Hu Biao, who broke his throat, opened his legs and stood on the mountain of cooking cakes.

Facing the direction of Kaifeng City, he crossed his waist and pole, and sang the song "Loyal to the Country" with his gong-like voice, about ten minutes ago.

Location: At the foot of the Cake Mountain, in the camp of the golden soldiers.

Under the moonlight, which was still bright, a hurried sound of horses' hooves sounded.

Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Xiyin, and Wanyan Lou Room, the three giants of the Jin Bing Western Route Army, also added Wanyan Zongwang, the second prince of the Jin State, and the commander of the Eastern Route Army.

It can be said that on the battlefield of Kaifeng, the four people with the highest status on the Jin side of the country; Under the escort of a group of generals, he rode a war horse, or rode in a carriage, and galloped all the way into the camp.

As for the four of them, why did they come here?

Of course, don't look at such a small battlefield as Cooking Cake Mountain, for the huge Kaifeng City inside and outside, that is, a place the size of a boogier.

But with those Song people under the banner of 'Xuange Camp', they have persevered on the mountain day after day, and now three days have passed.

Every time they attacked the mountain, they were beaten down in embarrassment.

It is equivalent to slapping them in the face of the Dajin Kingdom again and again in front of millions of Song people in Kaifeng City.

What's worse is that they didn't care about such a small thing at first, thinking that everything was under control, they already vaguely felt that something was wrong.

For example, according to some news from the latest reports from the subordinates in the army who are in daily contact with the Song people.

The attitude of those civil and military officials and Xiao Shi of the Song people was still extremely respectful in front of them; But when they were asked for food and other supplies, it was not as easy as it had been a few days ago.

always have a difficult face, and find excuses on the lips to shirk one or two; Even in the end, it was finally delivered, and the amount they asked for was a little less than the original amount.

Even the amount of gold, silver, and silk cloth that was sent to the army every day was less than one day.

Wanyan Zonghan and the others naturally know why this is?

On the one hand, with their multi-day looting, the amount of money and grain in Kaifeng City is indeed getting smaller and smaller, and it is about to bottom out.

On the other hand, it is nothing more than these treacherous Song people, seeing that their Jin army has suffered a few small defeats, and they have some other thoughts in their hearts, and they are a little dishonest.

Of course! For these of them, they participated in the rise of the Jurchens, destroyed the Liao State, and established Dajin.

In this process, the Jurchen Mengjiang, who has experienced countless bloody battles and crises, said that such a thing in front of him was just a trivial matter.

As long as you get down the mountain of cooking cakes as soon as possible, everything will be back to normal.

The Song people in Kaifeng City couldn't make any splashes at all; Because they are like wild dogs with their spine broken, they can scream a few times at most, and they can't bite at all.

So in such a situation, Wanyan Zonghan and the other four people had this trip.

After galloping into this large camp, the four of them dismounted one after another, and immediately rushed to the wounded camp.

While walking around the wounded barracks, Arubu, a Jurchen commander who commanded the attack on Cooking Cake Mountain, introduced a more detailed situation on the side:

"The four marshals, the kind of methods of those Song people on the mountain are really powerful and evil.

Under every thunderous sound, our soldiers suffered heavy casualties; If you blow up your hands and feet and blow up your head, the soldiers are all battle-hardened, and they won't be too afraid.

But twenty-one soldiers fell to the ground and got up, and luckily escaped again.

At first, they had at most a little oily skin on their bodies, and they were able to eat and sleep.

As a result, after a few hours, the previous moment was either walking or eating, fashionable and good; The next moment later, he suddenly vomited blood from his mouth, and in the blink of an eye, he was dead.

Such an evil scene made the soldiers in the army begin to spread rumors, saying that those Song people on the mountain are some demons, and some vicious demon methods that will curse will cause such a scene.

Even under the pressure of driving and bombing, they will still attack the mountain with all their might, but they are afraid that if they continue like this, it will cause chaos in the army. ”

After saying this, the golden soldier captain Aru did not hesitate for a while.

Still spoke again, and said his request:

"I also asked the second prince, or the marshal of Zong Han, to send some shamans who accompanied the army to cast spells in front of the battle to break the demon magic of those Song people.

Otherwise, if there are fewer troops when attacking the mountain, they will not be able to rush up at all, and if the troops are slightly larger, those demons will use that kind of demon method to make the soldiers suffer heavy casualties.

As long as I break their demon law, I promise to kill them all in a battle~"

After hearing such an outrageous request, Wanyan Zonghan scolded on the spot:

"Idiot, where are the demons and demons?

I have already figured out that those huge movements are just some kind of utensils made by the Song people on the mountain with a kind of gunpowder.

It is similar to the porcelain fire bomb of the Liao people, it is nothing more than that these utensils are more exquisitely made and more powerful. Now relying on the topography can create such a situation. ”

Hearing such a statement, Captain Arubuwan's face immediately relaxed.

The so-called 'porcelain fire bomb' is actually a weapon that Liao State threw out after filling some gunpowder in a porcelain bottle, which is similar in principle to modern grenades.

In terms of power, of course, there is a world of difference between the two.

Alu Bu didn't know how many battles he had with the army and the Liao soldiers back then, so he had naturally seen this kind of thing, but now after hearing the words, it seems that this is really the case.

Then, after the second prince of the Jin Kingdom finished Yan Zongwang, he opened his mouth to add another sentence, which made him more relaxed:

"I asked the soldiers who pursued them that day, and these Song people fled to this mountain in a hurry, not premeditated; Therefore, the quantity of grain and gunpowder utensils that I want to carry is also very limited.

After many days of continuous fighting, how much is left?

Tomorrow's army will continue to attack the mountain, at most a day or two, these Song people just can't stand it; On this day, they can't turn it over. ”

Say it or not! During this period of Jurchen rise, there are really a lot of talents.

Not to mention Wanyan Agu's beating of this Mengren, Wanyan Zonghan, Xi Yin, Wanyan Liang, Zongwang and others, all of them are not only quite able to fight, but also quite easy to use.

It is very clear to see the current battlefield situation and give a reasonable arrangement.

After that, Yan Xiyin added with a cruel smile:

"When we get up the mountain, don't kill all the women, but bring me a few alive; I like this kind of fierce horse, and the whipping is even more vigorous. ”

At this point, three of the four giants of Jin Bing have all spoken.

Only in the Wan Yan Lou room, except for covering his mouth and coughing twice from time to time, he never opened his mouth at all.

And for such a scene, don't finish talking about Yan Zonghan and the other three, even the ten thousand commander Alu Bu didn't care; This kind of waste people who can't even ride a war horse and can only sit in a carriage like the Song people really look down on them.

It's just that they all think that the matter has been arranged clearly, and there is no time for anything to change.

Suddenly, from the mountain of cooking cakes, there were bursts of singing.

If that's all there is to it, that's it; Every time this time came a few days ago, the Song people on the mountain would start singing, which also made the soldiers in the camp have a little more pastime at night.

But today, even many Jin soldiers who don't understand Chinese are inexplicably panicked in their hearts after hearing that new song.

Because they seemed to feel faintly, there was something more in the song that frightened them.

And after Yan Zonghan and other generals who knew Chinese, after understanding some of the lyrics, their faces changed greatly, and they no longer had everything under control just now.

They have a gut feeling that they can't go on like this, or I'm afraid something big will happen.

After a long time, Wanyan Zonghan took a deep breath and said solemnly in his mouth:

"Aruno, no matter how much food and equipment you need, and how many people will die; In short, although you open your mouth and we are all satisfied with you, those Song people on the mountain must be taken tomorrow. ”

After hearing this, Captain Aru nodded silently in agreement, and his face was as solemn as everyone else.

"Those Song people on the mountain, what kind of people are they, why are they so brave; Tomorrow, the Song court of Kaifeng City will be called to explain the corresponding situation clearly. ”

In the following time, Wanyan Xiyin spoke more solemnly and suggested to Zong Wang and Zong Han.

In the face of this suggestion, the commander of the Jin Bing Eastern and Western Route Army flew up his brains; At this moment, the commanders of the golden soldiers could no longer be relaxed.

That's not right, because Wanyan Lou Room, who is currently covering his mouth with a handkerchief, has a very complicated expression on his face with his head down.

On the one hand, it is a bitter hatred for Hu Biao and others.

On the other hand, it is grateful to Hu Biao and others.

It's not that he's crazy, but that he has an abnormal pleasure in his heart: I have reminded you a long time ago that you can't have the slightest contempt for Xuan Geying and Hu Yitong.

As a result, you treat Lao Tzu's words as if you were a fart, and you deserve to be so embarrassed now......

*******

The next day, that is, the thirteenth day of the first month of the second year of Jingkang, early in the morning.

Chen Ergou walked out of his empty courtyard with a pair of bloodshot eyes, heavy dark circles, and a mountain-like yawn.

That's right! In this Kaifeng city, the former Zhao butcher's family helped, and now the people under the command of the Great Song Dynasty official family.

In the time of last night, I had insomnia again, and I didn't sleep for another night.

There's no way, even if he has been studying private school for more than a year when he was a child, he can't recognize a lot of words, let alone know any familiar poetry and songs.

But after the sound of the song reached his ears last night, some of the lyrics were sung to his heart.

Especially in it, "how many siblings are loyal to their souls and buried in other places", "what a pity to die to serve the family and country", and "let the Quartet come to congratulate you when you plant flowers in a dignified manner".

After falling in his ears at that time, he immediately felt a wave of fire qi from his lower abdomen all the way up, rushing directly to the Tianling Gai.

This inexplicable anger made him red-faced, and he wanted to pull out the pig-killing knife under the bed and kill all those Jurchen barbarians.

It's just that when he was about to get up, he lay back on the bed in a gloomy manner.

After many days of stealing life, and the old lady repeatedly told herself before she died, she must let their old Chen spread their branches.

and the reasons or excuses that promised the other party before the mother died that he must live well, once again made him choose to give up habitually.

The problem is this, since the fire in his brain was lit, it can't be extinguished, so that he will open it all night until dawn.

"Chen Ergou, you are a gutless waste."

I don't know how many times he cursed himself like this......

As usual, with a half-fed stomach and a rusty spear on his shoulder, Chen Ergou walked all the way towards the eastern city wall.

While bowing his head and yawning loudly, he thought to himself in his heart:

"Since yesterday morning, the ministers of the imperial court have issued a strict order, let us strengthen our guards, and strictly prohibit other idle people from climbing the city wall, so as not to delay the military aircraft.

Phew! Now that he has been beaten into a dog by the Jin people, he will only wag his tail and beg for mercy, what military aircraft is there to speak of?

These soft goods, which have no bones and will only oppress their own people, are just afraid that the people will remind the grandfathers on the Cooking Cake Mountain that the sneak attack of the golden soldiers has annoyed those golden people.

However, even if you don't go up to the city wall, after the people in the city climbed to the roof yesterday, they couldn't see the mountain of cooking cakes that was a lot higher than the city wall.

The soldiers on the city wall didn't know how much secret news they had with the people under the city, and once the Jin people moved, everyone still shouted loudly.

Judging from the movement at that time, I'm afraid that most of the men, women and children in Kaifeng Dongcheng were shouting loudly in unison?

I don't know what tricks those ministers will use today, could it be that they dispatched the arresters and officials of Kaifeng Mansion to arrest and report to the people of those grandfathers?

In any case, as long as those golden dogs want to sneak attack, they must always find a way to notify them when the time comes. ”

With such an idea, Chen Ergou walked out of the alley where his house was located; After coming here, I met an absolutely unexpected character.

It was a nearby area, and it was a well-known and well-known old master Huang.

Old Master Huang has read books all his life, but he has never waited for the moment of roll call outside Donghua Gate.

On weekdays, he makes a living by running a private school, regardless of whether the children of rich or poor families are all collected, and he has some ancient customs of education and classlessness; Chen Ergou studied in a private school for more than a year, and it was under Old Master Huang.

I still remember being naughty, and being beaten in the palm of my hand by the ring ruler.

At the same time, Mr. Huang is a square person, his ability to take the exam is a little worse, but his ability to teach people is excellent.

Therefore, in Dongcheng's generation, it is not only very famous, but also respected by everyone.

It's a pity that on the day Jin Bing entered the city, Chen Ergou never met the old master Huang who used to go out of the door early in the morning with his back on his back, eat a bowl of mutton soup with a cake, and then go back to the private school.

It wasn't Old Master Huang, he died in the hands of Jin Bing that day.

Instead, I heard some people who were adjacent to Mr. Huang's house say that he now locks himself in the yard every day and drinks all day long.

Once drunk, he scolded the mediocrity of the officials, the ministers of the court and the central government misled the country, and the barbarians of the Jin country could not die well.

The lady in Mr. Huang's family has passed away a long time ago, and only one daughter was also married to a beloved disciple a few years ago, and she had already followed her to Jiangnan as an official, and now she lives alone.

If you abuse yourself so badly every day, even if you don't drink to death, I'm afraid it won't be like it.

But now the old master Huang in front of Chen Ergou is what he looks like in the rumors.

There is no filth on his head and face, he is wearing a Dongpo scarf on his head, his snow-white long beard is combed elegantly, he is wearing a brand-new green shirt without any wrinkles, and a pair of thin-soled fast boots under his feet are also seven or eight percent new.

It's exactly the old master Huang who loved cleanliness in the past, and he is back again.

Wrong! It should be cleaner and tidier than in the past.

What is a little strange is that there is actually a long sword hanging from the waist of Old Master Huang; It's just that Chen Ergou didn't wait for Chen Ergou to figure out why this old man was hanging such a long sword that didn't look like a few taels of weight, light and fluttering.

The old master Huang had already seen it, based on the huge sense of deterrence and fear he had developed when he was beaten with a ring ruler when he was a child.

Chen Ergou's instinct was to stand up straight and salute, and shouted respectfully in his mouth: "Master~"

After the salute, he asked his doubts:

"Master, are you going to use the morning food? It's just that there has been a severe shortage of food in the city recently, and all the restaurants have been closed, so I'm afraid I can't find a place. ”

After hearing such a statement, Old Master Huang waved his hand disapprethoughtly and smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, the old man has other delicacies to enjoy today, and it's okay not to eat mutton soup and cakes." ”

While speaking, Old Master Huang had already staggered with Chen Ergou.

At this moment, Chen Ergou noticed another detail:

Old Master Huang, who was originally a little hunchbacked, actually stood his back straight, and his back under the stride looked a little indescribably heroic......

It's also strange to say that Chen Ergou has met a lot of acquaintances today.

With his incomprehension of Old Master Huang's behavior today, he continued to walk a few steps ahead.

When he saw a figure, he blurted out another sentence in his mouth: "Zhao Daguan~"

In fact, this so-called Zhao Daguan is not a general role of Ximen Daguan.

To be more precise, it is Chen Ergou's original owner, which is within the scope of Kaifeng Dongcheng, and can be regarded as one of the largest butchers and Zhao butchers.

A man who is six feet tall, has a waist circumference of about six feet, and has a meaty face.

Don't look at the fact that people are engaged in the cheap profession of butchers, but there are more than 30 people under his command who help kill pigs, slaughter sheep, and sell them every day, sometimes at least hundreds of heads.

After more than 20 years of accumulation, his net worth is also quite rich.

There is a big courtyard in Kaifeng City, and the concubines alone are married to three rooms, and they are called 'Zhao Daguanren' by many people, which is simply the envy of Chen Ergou's idol.

It's also a pity that I heard that Butcher Zhao's recent situation is not very good.

Not to mention that now that Jin Bing is here, his business is completely yellow; What's more, in order to make enough money to compensate the Jin soldiers, the imperial court almost robbed it in the city.

A poor person like Chen Ergou is better, and there is nothing to rob at home.

But at Butcher Zhao's house, I heard that Xiao Shi of Kaifeng Mansion took people to go three or four times, and I was afraid that the family would suffer a big disaster.

Miraculously, at this moment, Chen Ergou couldn't see the slightest bit of decadence on Butcher Zhao's face; On the contrary, just like the old master Huang just now, under the refreshment, the whole body is quite clean and exquisite.

He wore a square scarf on his head, and a new silk robe was worn on his body, dressed as if he was going to a banquet.

The only discordant place is that in the hands of Zhao Daguan, he holds a piece of stuff wrapped in red cloth; Judging by Chen Ergou's familiarity, that thing is a pig-killing knife.

Facing Chen Ergou's greeting, Zhao Butcher didn't say anything.

Just smiled, even in response to his greeting.

When the two of them staggered, a big doubt suddenly rose in Chen Ergou's heart:

Why do they usually help out and laugh at Zhao Daguan's Wang Babu in private, but today it looks a little different? Perhaps, there is more momentum and freedom that he can't say what it is......

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