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Chapter 759 Iron Fire ([-])

In August, the sun often shows magnificent colors, golden autumn is approaching, and the temperature has dropped slightly.Li Pinzhu was walking in the crowd with a stick. He was in poor health, with a pale face and panting.Surrounded by refugees, the dazed, cautious, and frightened expressions of people walking forward are mixed with the cries of children, hunger and exhaustion.

Li Pin, who has been with him for two months, looks no different from these refugees.

They were passing through the countryside near Zezhou, near Gaoping County, which had not yet experienced a large-scale war, but must have passed many refugees who fled, the fields were bare, and there was no food nearby.After a while, there was a commotion in front of the team. The government sent people to cook porridge in front.

People rushed over, and Li Pin also squeezed into the crowd, holding his small pot and begging for some gruel.He was so hungry that he squatted on the side of the road to eat without image. There were people around the road. Some people shouted loudly by the porridge shed: "Juniushan Rebel Army is recruiting! If you are willing to work hard, you will have food! There are steamed buns! Two! Lead An Jia Yin! All the fellow villagers, the golden dog is arrogant, Yingtian City is broken, General Chen is dead, General Ma is defeated, you have left your hometown, where can you flee to. We are the soldiers under Grandpa Zong Zezong, Determined to fight against gold, as long as you are willing to sacrifice your life, have food, and defeat the Jin people, you will have money and food..."

People were greedy for the steamed buns, and a lot of people squeezed past.Some people drag their family and family, but they are dragged by their wives and cry on the road.Along the way, there are many places where the rebels recruited soldiers, and they all lured them with money and food. Although it is difficult to say whether they will be full after entering, but in wars, they are not necessarily dead. People are desperate and sell themselves. When it comes to the battlefield, it is not strange to find an opportunity to run away.

And most people are still watching it carefully.Generally speaking, refugees will cause mutiny and cause instability in public security, but this is not necessarily the case.Most of these people are farmers and village households who have lived peacefully all their lives. Since childhood, they have never left the one-third of an acre of land near the village or county. After being driven out, most of them are afraid and fearful. Places are also afraid of an unfamiliar future - in fact, not many people know what the future will be like.

There are really old people who have seen the world a little bit, but they will only say: "When we get to the south, the court will arrange for me to wait."

Some people have the idea of ​​hiding in the south for a few years, waiting for the war to stop, and then going back to farm.

The mother held the child, watching everything beside her with vigilance and panic, and the families gathered together in twos and threes.Li Pin had nothing on his body. More than a month ago, he rescued a child who was dying of hunger while escaping. That night, the child stole his baggage and ran away. Ning Yi left it for his Qin Siyuan. Those three books are also in it.

He had already finished reading the book, lost it, but lost a memorial.But even if he lost it, every time he saw it, he felt that those books were like a demon in his heart.Recently, he has been running around with this refugee. Sometimes he is troubled and tortured by starvation, but it can relieve his mental burden a little.

Here, the big truths can be discarded. Some are just two or three miles in front of you and two or three days in front of you. It is hunger, fear, and death. The old man who fell by the road has no breath, and the child kneeling by the corpse looks desperate. The soldiers who had been defeated from the front fled one by one, holding steel knives and spears, and confronted the fleeing people.

One night, there was looting and massacre. Li Pin escaped in a dark corner. However, the soldiers of the Wu Dynasty who were defeated in the front killed hundreds of civilians. They looted property, killed people who saw them, raped them. The women among the refugees, before fleeing in a hurry...

From north to south, the army of the Jurchen smashed the hearts of the people.

After drinking the porridge, Li Pin still felt hungry, but hunger made him feel relieved.That night, he was so hungry that he also ran to the recruiting shed, wanting to join the army and earn two steamed buns, but his physique was so poor that the other party didn't want it.In front of the shed, there were also people coming over. It was a man who wanted to join the army in the daytime but was prevented from joining the army.The next morning, Li Pin heard the cries of the family in the crowd.

The evacuation procession to the south stretches endlessly, with more and more people, and most of them do not even have a clear purpose.After another ten days, Li Pin was on the way and saw the deserters coming in. Zezhou, Jiuniushan and the other rebels were defeated in the battlefield with Jurchen.

The chaotic team stretched on and on, with no head and tail in sight, and no edge when walking. Compared with the land of the Wu Dynasty in previous years, it seemed like two worlds.Li Pin sometimes raised his head in the team, thinking about the past few years and everything he saw. Sometimes when he looked at the people who fled, he seemed to think that it was the same world and the same people.

Ning Yi's words sounded like a curse.Natural selection, survival of the fittest.Heaven and earth have begun to become cruel, and the warm world is peeling off and shattering.How can a person be, how can a person be, when he is not so hungry, his head starts to hurt again.On this day, a large number of refugees gathered on the edge of the Yellow River. The Wu Dynasty army and the rebel army continued to recruit people who dared to fight, and more information was passed on.

It is reported that the Northwest is now in a state of war. The Western Army, which was once thought to be the most capable of fighting in the Wu Dynasty, has been in a state of failure since the death of Shi Dao.Not long ago, Wanyan Lou's room was running across the northwest, and achieved an almost invincible record. Countless Wu Dynasty troops fled without their helmets and armor. Now, Zhejia has surrendered gold, and Zhonglie is sticking to Yanzhou, but it seems that it is already in danger. .

It is reported that after the capture of Yingtian, Emperor Jianshuo, who had gone south, was not captured, and the army of the Jin people began to wreak havoc in the Quartet, and most of the armies of the Wu Dynasty that came from the south were defeated.

It is reported that Mr. Zong Ze is seriously ill...

On the banks of the Yellow River where countless people gathered, the autumn rain continued to fall, and the chaos was unspeakable. This was the panic that enveloped the whole world...

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In Bianliang City, the autumn rain was like crispy, knocking down the yellow leaves on the trees, Yue Fei came in the rain and walked into the yard.

After the Jurchen captured Yingtian, they postponed their advance to the south, and instead expanded and consolidated the occupied areas. The Jurchen army, divided into several groups, had already begun to sweep Shandong and the places north of the Yellow River that had not surrendered, while Zonghan's troops, Also began to approach Bianliang again.

Outside the city of Bianliang, where the old man Zongze had consolidated the city defense, Yue Fei led the army and the Jurchens of the small group had several confrontations. The Jurchen cavalry saw that Yue Fei's army was in good order, and they retreated again - no longer from the capital. Bianliang, for Jurchen, has lost the value of storming.In terms of restoring defense, Zongze is very strong. In more than half a year, he has basically restored [-] to [-]% of the defense force near Bianliang, and due to the gathering of a large number of rebels under his control, this area is against For the Jurchen, it is still a hard bone.

Only Yue Fei and others understood how difficult this matter was.Zongze spent the whole day running around and dealing with the leaders of the rebel army, using all means to make them succeed in defending against the Jurchens, but in fact, there are very few resources that he can use, especially in the emperor Nanshou. After that, all these efforts seemed to be waiting for the day of failure - but the old man was still struggling to support him here, and Yue Fei didn't see a single complaint from him.

Especially when the Jurchen sent messengers over to recruit surrender, perhaps only this sect boss directly pushed out several messengers to behead their heads and sacrificed to the flag.For Zong Ze, he never thought about the need for negotiation. Bianliang is a soldier who has fallen through the cracks, but now there is no hope of victory.

Until now, the old man finally fell down...

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Yanzhou City.

Huge boulders swept across the sky and slammed into the ancient city wall, stone chips splashed in all directions, arrows flew down like raindrops, and the sound of blood and shouts of killing continued to sound up and down the city.

The siege car hit the city wall, and was then ignited by the fire arrows and the spilled kerosene. A soldier howled and fell from the city tower.

Chong Lie brandished his long sword and drove back a group of siege soldiers who had climbed up on a cloud ladder.The city walls were densely packed with people, but the siege was not Jurchen, but surrendered to Wanyan Loushi. At this time, more than [-] Han troops were in charge of storming Yanzhou.

The one who led the army under the city was the former envoy of Qin Feng Lu Jingluo to appease Yan Zhenguo, who was also a general of the Wu Dynasty at this time.

The Zhe family surrendered the gold five days ago, and Zhe Keqiu refused to agree to attack Yanzhou, but he wrote a letter of persuasion to surrender himself. .Zhong Lie tore the letter to shreds and led the army to fight till this point.

The Zhong Family Army is the strongest branch of the Western Army. At the beginning, there were thousands of elites left. In the past year or so, they have successively recruited old troops and recruited new soldiers. Now there are eighteen thousand combatants gathered in Yanzhou. Left and right—this kind of core army is different from the 3 people sent to Fengxiang—the defense of the city can still be supported at this time, but it is only a matter of time before the northwest land sinks.

The strongest Jurchen army led by Wanyan Loushi has been standing still, only supervising the battle at the rear.Zhong Lie knew the strength of the opponent, and when the opponent saw the situation clearly and launched a thunderous strike, Yanzhou City would probably fall.By then, there will be no more Northwest.

However, the Zhong family guarded the northwest for more than 100 years and killed the Xixia people in fear. There is no reason to surrender to foreigners!
He swung a long sword and slashed an enemy who had rushed up to the head, shouting: "Treacherous words! Those who are betraying the country and seeking glory, dare to fight against me—"

The sound was like thunder, with a stern voice, and the morale of the soldiers on the city wall was lifted.

Among the countless offensive and defensive battles, Zhong Lie raised his already white-haired head.

The most unfortunate thing is that I can't go back to Qingjian anymore...

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In Miaojiang, Tie Tianying walked among the mountains with splendid yellow leaves. Looking back, the four fields were full of dense forests.

Several huts appeared at the end of the road, many of which were deserted. He walked over and knocked on the door of one of them, and then there were voices of inquiries.

Tie Tianying said the incision of Jianghu, and the other party opened the door and let him in.

In the room was an old Miao man with lame legs. He was carrying a waist knife, and he didn't seem to be a kind person. After the two parties reported their names, the other party respected and called him "Sir."Tie Tianying asked something, and the other party's eyes flickered, and he often answered after thinking about it.Tie Tianying smiled and took out a small bag of silver coins from his arms.

"I am an official, but I have always known the rules of the green forest. You are here, and life is not easy. The money should be used to buy news with you, or to supplement the family. It's just that the lame man in Fujian will give you money because I teach the rules. I respect you as a character, but it is not the first time that Tie Xie has walked the rivers and lakes, and there is no sand in his eyes. These things, I just inquired, it is harmless to you, if you think you can say it, just say it. , I'll go find someone else. That's a good word to say ahead."

When he said these words, the other party nodded again and again. This time, after accepting the money, the words were refreshing, but he was a little hesitant after only saying a few words.

Tie Tianying snorted coldly, and the other party shook his body and raised his head.

"Master Tie, I'm afraid this matter is not far away, I'll take you to see..."

After the words were finished, the two went out immediately.Although the Miao man was crippled, he was still walking fast in the mountains, but Tie Tianying was a first-class expert in the arena, and there was no possibility that he could not keep up. go up.When he reached the top of the mountain, Tie Tianying frowned: "Min lame, are you trying to entertain Tie, or are you arranging someone to ambush Tie? Why don't you be more direct."

"My lord misunderstood, it should be... it should be right in front..." The lame man pointed towards the front, Tie Tianying frowned and continued on.The view of this mountain is excellent, and at a certain moment, he suddenly narrowed his eyes, then pulled his legs and ran forward, the lame Min looked at it, and suddenly followed, and stretched his finger forward: "Yes, it should be them. …”

In the distance, there is dust from the movement of people in the mountains.

As they ran on the mountains, the scene over there gradually came into view.It was the tail end of a marching army, winding its way forward along the rugged mountains.

After leaving the northwest, Tie Tianying spent some time hanging out on the rivers and lakes. When the Jurchen went south, he also came to the south to hide. At this time, he remembered something from a few years ago.At the beginning in Hangzhou, Ning Yi had a friendship with Ba Dao. Later, in the conflict of escorting Fang Qifo to Beijing, Ning Yi cut off the head of Qi Buddha below in front of Liu Xigua. , but later, when he was more aware of Ning Yi's character, he noticed that something was wrong, and in Li Pin's mouth, he also accidentally heard that there was still an unclear difference between Ning Yi and Ba Dao. Chu's contact.

Although he was in the south, he was well informed. At the same time that Zonghan and Zongfu invaded the south, the god of war Wanyan Loushi also ravaged the northwest. When these three armies beat the whole world to the ground, Tie Tianying He was curious about the movements of Xiao Canghe—but in fact, Xiao Canghe didn’t move at all at the moment, and he didn’t dare to take the risk of the world and start a war with Jurchen—but Tie Tianying always felt that with that person character, things will not be so simple.

He came all the way to Miaojiang and inquired about the situation of Ba Dao and the movement of Ba Dao after he settled in Lanhuandong—many people knew about these things, but it was useless to report to the government. He has always been self-governing, and the government is no longer able to send troops for the small remnants of Fang La's rebel bandits.Tie Tianying asked all the way...

On August [-], Tie Tianying was on the mountain and saw a shocking sight in the distance.

For so many years, entrenched and silent in the corner of Miaojiang, the last remaining bandit of Fang La's Yongle Dynasty uprising sent troops from Lanhuan Dong.

In Tie Tianying's field of vision, the endless army pushed through the mountains of Miaojiang like a long dragon.

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On the night of August [-]th, it rained heavily.

Yue Fei was in the courtyard with some other officials and generals, listening to Zong Ze on the hospital bed talking a lot.

These words were still about fighting against the golden people, and then they also said some things in the officialdom, how to ask for help, how to make some things work, and so on.The old man's official career was not smooth. He had an upright temperament all his life. Although he was able to do things, when he reached a certain level, he began to run into a wall.In the early years, he saw a lot of things that could not be done, so he went to work. This time he needed it in the court, so he stood up again. The old man's temperament was upright. and order, maintained the rebels, and pushed them to resist gold.Even after the emperor fled south, many ideas had come to nothing, but the old man continued his elusive efforts without complaining.

Today, the war in the north is still going on. On the land north of the Yellow River, several rebel armies and the imperial army are still competing with the Jin people for territory, which is due to the indelible contribution of the old man.Even if the defeats continue, at this time, the Jurchens are still consuming the energy of the southward invasion—although the old man always hoped that the army of the imperial court would push north resolutely with the encouragement of His Majesty.Now it can only be kept.

So he can only explain some thoughts on the next defense.

In the afternoon, the old man fell into a coma for a period of time, and the lethargy continued until nightfall. After night fell, the rain was still blowing, making the yard look dilapidated and desolate. Eyes do not know what to think, has not responded.Yue Fei and the others went in to see him. Suddenly, the old man on the bed moved suddenly, his son Zong Ying leaned over, the old man grabbed him, opened his mouth, and said something vaguely: "Cross the river."

"What?" Zong Ying could not hear clearly.

"Crossing the river." The old man looked at him and said a third time, "Crossing the river!"

He narrowed his eyes and stopped breathing.

Yue Fei felt a sore nose, tears fell, and countless cries rang out.

At the moment before the old man left, he confused hope and reality.

- The opportunity to cross the river has long been lost.From the moment when Emperor Jianshuo left Yingtian, there was no more.

The autumn rains are dashing, and the yellow leaves are scattered.In every era, there are always beings who can be called great. Their departure will change the appearance of an era, and their souls will have a certain part attached to others and passed on.After Qin Siyuan, Zongze did not change the fate of the world, but after Zongze left, the rebels north of the Yellow River began to disintegrate and go their separate ways soon after.

After the fall of Bianliang, Yue Fei ran to the south to meet the new transformation. Only the word "crossing the river" has not been forgotten in this life.Of course, this is another story.

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The smallest corner of the world, the small Cang River.

calm autumn.

When the yellow leaves fell, the valley was eerily quiet.

Different from the restlessness before sending troops to Xixia a year ago, this time, a certain enlightenment has come to the hearts of many people.

In the evening, Luo Ye sorted out his military uniform and walked to the small auditorium on the hillside. Soon, he met Hou Wu, followed by other officers. People came in and sat down one after another.After the crowd was nearly full, after waiting for a while, Ning Yi came in.

All of them sat upright with their hands on their knees, clenching their fists.

Outside the window, it is a pleasant autumn night...

　It's the last day, ask for a monthly ticket ^_^
　
(End of this chapter)