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Chapter 982: No Return

When the sun was about to set, a fire lit up in Duxi Town, north of the Yangtze River.

In the original quaint bluestone mansion, flags are now erected, and the Jurchen generals and the elite of Tiefutu enter and leave the town.On the outskirts of the town, the continuous military camps have spread to the mountains in the north and the river bank in the south.

The leadership of the Jurchen East Route Army, who had triumphed in the north, was now stationed in this part of Jiangbei, waiting for the millions of Han slaves captured by the southern expedition to completely cross the river in the daily celebration and noise.Until the last few days, the lively atmosphere has cooled down a little.

Regarding the information from the southwest, the high-level generals headed by Zongsuke and Zongbi are reviewing and deducing again and again, and adjusting their cognitions as the information improves.At a distance of more than [-] miles, these messages were once incomprehensible to the triumphant generals of the Eastern Route Army.

Even though the armies from the east and the west and the "courts" on both sides of the east and west have been in direct or indirect confrontation, when they suddenly heard the huge setbacks Zong Han and others suffered in the southwest, the generals of the East Route Army could not help but feel sad. sense.Even stronger than this feeling is the confusion and unease of something they cannot grasp and understand in the southwest.

Even if they were in a state of opposition, occasional frictions, large and small, and occasional sarcasm, the generals of the East Route Army thought they knew something about the strength of Zong Han and Xi Yin.Even in Wushu, who is arrogant in temperament and always works hard when he meets Xi Yin, he has always recognized Zong Han and Xi Yin as real heroes, and at most thinks that he is not inferior.

Wanyan Xiebao's 3 people were defeated by Ning Yi's 7000 people, the whole army was captured, and Xiebao was beheaded in front of Zong Han.For Ning Yi's demon method, it is unimaginable for the victors three thousand miles away. Even though the information will state the new firearms of the Huaxia Army, in front of Zongfu, Zongbi and others, they will not Believe that there is any invincible firearm in this world.

Of course, there may be new firearms. At the same time, Wanyan Xiebao’s mishandling and the demon Ning Yi’s tricks all over the place eventually led to a disgraceful defeat in which 3 people were annihilated. This must be attributed to Zong Han, Xi Yin's deployment was improper - this kind of analysis is the most reasonable idea.

With Zong Han and Xi Yin in charge, the Jurchen West Route Army is certainly a team that once dominated the world.But in the east, except for Zongfu and Zongbi, who are in charge of the army as princes, their qualifications are not comparable to those of veteran generals such as Zonghan and Xiyin. Most of their subordinates are veterans who followed the Jurchen army god Wanyan Zongwang. .In the past, affirmation and respect for Zong Han and Xi Yin were one thing, but if the other side lost the battle, everyone here would step in, but they didn't think that they would definitely lose in the same battle situation.

"...The annihilation of the Wangyuan Bridge is more due to the reckless advance of the King of Baoshan!"

In the past few days, a lot of analysis of the battle situation thousands of miles away, and many people's eyes are also accurate and vicious.

"...The guest army is fighting, facing the cunning and insidious demons who are famous all over the world, Wanyan Xiebao chose to rush forward with the whole army. 3 people gave up the favorable location and crossed the river, knowing that Ning Yi's slow deployment of troops was to lure He took the bait, but he relied on his strength and went straight to meet him. He arrogantly chose the battlefield carefully selected by Ning Yi, thinking that there would be more people to win. Does he think Ning Yi is a fool..."

"... When it comes to dealing with firearms, I have had a lot of experience before, either choosing to march on rainy days, or using light cavalry to bypass the formation. I have never seen the king of Baoshan make such an arrangement, and the blame is on his own..."

"...The defeat of 3 people in front of Ning Yi is indeed a major event that shakes the morale of the army, but is it impossible to fight this way? Look at what is written in this newspaper! Bragging! I just want to say one thing - Ruo Ning Yi's hands The firearms on the ground are really capable of destroying the world. The mountain road behind the Jiange is winding. He just guards the mountain pass to kill people. If there are such firearms in my hands, what is my country of Jin? Next year, I will go to Yunzhong Mansion— —”

"I see...the second half of this year will be enough to calm down..."

"The journey is long, and the boats and cars are exhausted. I have such a weapon to destroy the world, but I still have to go on an expedition. I need to see the scenery on the way... It's still next year, maybe we will surrender before the people arrive. …”

The generals were either ridiculed or angry about the information from the southwest, but some things that were gradually brewing behind the news were hidden under public opinion.

Undercurrents are brewing under the seemingly ordinary water.

Through the window of the water pavilion, Wanyan Zongbi was watching from a distance the surface of the Yangtze River, which was gradually becoming dark.The women of the Wu Dynasty who were forced to sing and dance in minimal clothing were sent off, and their elder brother Zongsuke was silent at the dining table.

"...The news that came over the past two days, I'm still...a little unbelievable, Baoshan was killed in front of the battle, and Marshal Zonghan... actually started to turn around and flee, fourth brother, this is not his temperament, when did you ever Have you ever seen such a sticky man? He is... a hero like a big brother."

Zong Bi looked outside: "...he's old."

"...I saw him before, but I didn't notice this. I thought he had the determination to never die in the battle of the Southwest..."

"He's old." Zongbi repeated, "I'm old, so I want to be safe. If it's just a small setback, I think he will move forward bravely, but he met an evenly matched opponent, Ning Yi defeated Baoshan, face to face. Kill him. After the death of his son, Zong Han felt that... My Jurchen had met a real enemy, he thought that he was a strong man who broke his wrist and wanted to save his strength and returned to the north... Brother Huang, this is old. "

"Yes." Zongfu thought for a while, nodded and said, "No matter how powerful the enemy is when the emperor rises, he just rushes up, and eldest brother... Where did they meet in the early years? What a win-win situation, Nianhan has fought for his whole life, and it is possible that he will think like this when he gets old... Alas, I thought Gushen would persuade him, what happened this time..."

"What about the God of Gu!" Zong Bi turned his head back, his eyes resentful, "I gave him [-] cavalry, but he won't bring it back to me to see how I deal with him!"

In Zongfu's heart, Zong Han and Xi Yin still had a lot of power, and at this time, there was no stubbornness about the word "deal".Zong Bi thought for a moment and said, "Brother Huang, there have been more and more officials in the court over the past few years. There are some noises, I don't know if you have heard of it."

"Wenchen didn't make friends with Gushen and Shi Laojie more..."

"Xi Yin is fond of Sinology, and Sinology can't wait to see him." Zong Bi sneered, "I have a lot of money to win the world right away, but I may not be able to rule the world right away. Xi Yin has profound Chinese studies, but it is only because he has read more books among his brothers and uncles, but after I gained the world, officials from all over the world came down. That's all you can beat!"

"..." Zongsuke listened and nodded.

"What do you mean when you say that you can conquer the world right away, but you can't rule the world right away? We Dajin, the old one, will gradually become outdated, Nianhan, Xiyin, including you and my brothers... these years of fighting and fighting. , to say that there are more and more troops, and the weapons are getting better and better, but to deal with a mere military dynasty, it took longer than the Liao Kingdom, why?" He paused, "Zong Han and Xi Yin's set. , it's slowly getting out of date..."

Zong Bi frowned.

"In the past, my staff told me about this matter, why should I care about the Western court, the old things will melt like snow sooner or later. Even if it is this time south, Zong Han and Xi Yin did that You and my brothers should have noticed the fierce attitude. They said that they wanted to fight to conquer the world, but in fact, they were not aware of it: the world is too big, just relying on strength, fighting all the way, and slowly it will not work, Zong Han , Xi Yin, this is scary."

Zongfu also frowned: "You can fight and fight, you need courage."

"It's about courage, but it's very different from before." Zong Bi said, "When you and I were young, we were still playing in the snow in the mountains, and the people around us were all homeless, and we had to endure hunger in winter. A starving Jurchen man. At that time, as soon as I waved my hand, I went out to fight and I was killed, so my Jurchen achieved a reputation of being invincible. But after fighting for decades, the Liao Kingdom was defeated, and everyone had their own. If there is concern in the family, and when it comes to battle, if you wave your arms, you will naturally be less likely to fight for your life.”

Zong Bi sneered: "Zong Han, Xi Yin and others regard this as a disaster for my Jurchen clan. They feel that if they lose their courage, I will be in danger. But these things are all human nature. This step is what this step looks like, how can we go against it! They thought that without the lifeless death brought by the lack of long things, everything would be gone, but I don’t see it that way. For hundreds of years in the Liao Kingdom, the Wu Dynasty How did you get here after hundreds of years?"

"You can win the world immediately, but you can't rule the world immediately. This is the reason! We Jin people are not as desperate as bachelors like 20 years ago, but the courage on the battlefield, is it true that only bachelors can come out? On the battlefield. Military law, incentives, training, the country is big, and what... the merits of enlightenment, the warriors who are willing to fight for my gold, it depends on how we find a way and practice it."

"Zong Han and Xi Yin only know how to move forward. They are old, and they can't bear it when they meet a great enemy. They think they have encountered the troubles of Jin Guo's confidantes. But the outsiders are right these days. If Baoshan is not that How can Ning Yi fight so smoothly! He just changes the place a little bit, don't rely on a lonely bridge, and 3 people can escape!"

"...Brother Huang, I only figured out these truths at this time. When I think about it in the past, I don't want to admit it." Zong Bi said, "But the results of these years, brother Huang, look at Lou Shi Zhe. In Heiqi, the words are not lost to the black flag, silver art can be folded to the black flag, Zonghan was defeated in the southwest, and his son was killed... These generals, under Zonghan's command in the past, were more powerful than each other, but, The more powerful you are, the more you believe that your previous tactics are correct."

"Relying on courage to move forward bravely, with extreme ferocity, although he defeated the Liao people and the Wu Dynasty, but he was defeated one by one in the end against Ning Yi, a tough and soft opponent. .Actually, I think, in the final analysis, the world is changing. They refuse to change. Slowly, they have gone to the end of the road. 20 years ago, they waved their hands and said, rush up, big guys go up and work hard , 20 years later, they still waved their hands and said to rush forward, there are fewer desperate people, so there is no way.”

He used to have an arrogant temperament, but after saying this, he carried his hands on his back, and his tone seemed calm.The room was a little lonely, and the two brothers fell silent. After a while, Zongfu sighed: "I've heard people talk about it in private these days, and it seems to make some sense... But, fourth brother, ah After all, they are separated by more than [-] miles, so it is not easy to be so sure about the reason for the inner love."

"I'm just speculating in my mind." Zong Bi smiled, "Maybe there are other reasons, and that might be the case. Well, the distance is too far, and the southwest is frustrated, anyway, it is beyond the reach of the whip, and many things can only be discussed later. In any case, you and I are fortunate enough to live on this journey, but when the time comes, we will see how Zong Hanxi and Yin will wait for me and explain this to Your Majesty."

When he said this, Zongsuke couldn't help but smile, and then shook his head: "Eat."

In fact, when it comes to Zonghan's affairs, although Zongfu Zongbi is anxious on the surface, the high-level generals are also discussing and deducing the situation of the battle, and the celebration of triumph has stopped for it, but in private The spirit of celebration did not stop, but the women were summoned into the room for promiscuity and fun, and they did not gather to celebrate in public.

The brothers exchanged ideas and sat down to drink and have fun. It was already the night of March [-]th, the night engulfed the sky, and the lights on the Yangtze River in the distance spread, and each ship came with the fruits of their triumph.It was only late at night when a small boat with a message came swiftly towards Duxi, and someone woke Zong Bi from his sleep.

On the south side of the Yangtze River, there is trouble.

A rebel army under the name of the black flag sneaked into the camp of the Han army on the outskirts of Zhenjiang, slaughtered a Han general named Niu Tusong, and caused chaos. The nearby craftsman camp with nearly 2 prisoners was opened. , Hannu took advantage of the night to flee in all directions.

"Black Flag?" After hearing this name, Zong Bi was still slightly stunned.

After the Jurchen ravaged the south of the Yangtze River, people from all over the country were destroyed, and many rebels were fighting under the banner of anti-golden.In January, there were people who gathered refugees in the south of the Yangtze River under the name of the black flag. Of course Zong Bi knew it, but today the other party came to save people and caused trouble...

... Could this black flag be real?
After a while, he became angry with his hesitation for a moment: "The order is raised! Since there are still people who want to die, I will fulfill them—"

Until the early morning, the order to destroy the bandit army and the fleeing people had already reached the south of the Yangtze River, and the army of the Jin Kingdom, which had not yet crossed the river, moved again on the ground south of Zhenjiang.

In mid-to-late March, the Huaxia Rebels led by He Wen broke into the Jurchen camp and rescued nearly [-] captured Han Chinese. The news spread in the south of the Yangtze River.The Jurchen thus launched a new round of slaughter.The name of the Fairness Party, accompanied by the raging soldiers and blood, entered people's field of vision soon after.

At the same moment, a real tragic feast of blood and fire is blooming in the mountains in the southwest.Just as our vision turned to the four corners of the world, the fierce fighting and hedging did not stop for a moment in this mountain road that stretched for hundreds of miles.

In order to compete for the national fortune of the rise of Dajin and erase the last hidden dangers of the state of Jin, in the past few months, the army led by Wanyan Zonghan has rushed into this mountain. At this moment, they are for the same thing. Go back along this narrow and winding mountain road.They were fierce and agitated when they entered, and when they retreated, they were still like beasts, but they added more blood, and in some respects they were even movingly tragic.

No matter what frivolous evaluations people place thousands of miles away, what happened in the mountains in the southwest at this moment can indeed be called the struggle of the strongest in this era.

"……Meow meow meow."

At the moment of receiving the recreational article from Lin'an, the fire of "Dijiang" flashed across the night sky, and Hong Ti beside him turned his head and looked at Ning Yi, who held up the letter and made a strange noise.

"Gah?" she asked, "what's the matter?"

"Just kidding... cruel, cunning, crazy, tyrannical... how can I be like this?"

Not far away, the flames burst open and raged among the mountain roads under the night—

(End of this chapter)