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Chapter 992 Violent Tide ([-])

The sound of the explosion passed through the forest, and it was faintly heard. There was a busy scene near the small county town.

The soldiers who came and went led the war horses and pushed the baggage to the inside of the dilapidated city. Not far away, a team of soldiers were repairing the earth wall with stones, and there were also scouts running back on horseback in the distance: "In all four directions, there are golden dogs... …”

Qi Xinhan stood on the city wall and watched all this.

This abandoned county town with a broken city wall is called Chuanlinpu. It is located in the mountains to the east of Xicheng County. It was also inhabited in the early years. After the portal was opened, the surrounding residents were absorbed, and this place was abandoned.

Although Dai Mengwei showed great sincerity by taking the road all the way to Fancheng, but with a call from the top, some Han troops gathered anyway, but the team led by Qi Xinhan did not immediately run over to join in the fun.Eggs can't be put in one basket is a hard lesson learned in early life.

Previously, Qi Xinhan led 3000 people to be chased all the way, and Wang Zhainan was the first batch of rescue and response teams. Although the combat power was not strong, the number was still there after all.But the facts have proved that under Dai Mengwei's planning skills, the Huaxia Army's intelligence system has also been partially confused and interfered. For Linpu, he was really not sure for a while whether to guard or run away at risk.

With 3000 people rushing to break out of the encirclement without a wide range of intelligence, this time, they are likely to be intercepted on the way.Once dragged into the quagmire, I am afraid that the whole army will be annihilated in the end.

This time, the attack on Xiangfan for thousands of miles was a very risky act in itself, but according to the information from Zhuji, first of all, the actions of Dai and Wang have certain credibility. On the other hand, it is also because even if the attack on Xiangfan fails, This blow from Lianhe Dai and Wang can also wake up many people who are still watching.Who knew that Dai Mengwei's rebellion this time had no sign. His position changed, and everyone was trapped in this dead place. After the Han army, who originally intended to go anyway, was massacred, the Han River has become a land of grass and trees.

The green forest people and Zhuji intelligence personnel who were originally active in this area may also be ruthlessly hunted and killed at this moment.

Not far away, a group of people was coming. When they got close, they were blocked by soldiers under Qi Xinhan's command. Qi Xinhan waved to meet him: "General Wang, how is it?"

Wang Zhanan is a middle-aged general with a ferocious face, a face with a national character and a pockmarked face. At this time, he looked at Qi Xinhan: "I also received the news that the Xicheng County side is almost wiped out." He gritted his teeth. , his lips trembled, "The old dog with the surname Dai, sold everyone."

Qi Xinhan was silent for a moment: "Why does Dai Mengwei have such thoughts? Does General Wang know? He should have figured it out. Once Jurchen goes, he won't live long."

"I don't know... If there is a chance, I will personally smash him into tens of thousands of pieces!" Wang Zhanan gave a low drink, then looked at Qi Xinhan and said, "What is General Qi going to do next? How to deal with me, etc., Have you figured it out?"

"Everyone fights side by side, there is nothing that can't be dealt with."

"That Dai Mengwei lured you here with me, don't you doubt me!?" Wang Zhanan looked at Qi Xinhan, staring.

Qi Xinhan also looked at him: "The previous information shows that the surnamed Dai is not affiliated with General Wang. Selling so many people at one time is most afraid of secret affairs. Up to now, I bet that General Wang did not know about this in advance, and was also arrested. Dai Mengwei took advantage of... Although the previous bet was lost, I hope the general will not disappoint me this time."

The setting sun was already going down the mountain, and the sound of fighting in the distance and the clamor of people nearby merged together. Wang Zhanan looked at Qi Xinhan with a fierce face for a while, then raised his hand and hammered it heavily on his chest: " With your words, from now on, the lives of Wang and his subordinates will be sold to the Huaxia Army! You have the final say on what to do."

Qi Xinhan nodded: "Does General Wang know about Xia Village?"

Wang Zhanan also nodded.

Qi Xinhan said: "Then, let's discuss how to fight this defensive battle..."

People unfolded maps on the city walls, the sun went down, and the last rays of light lit up in the small town in the mountains.Everyone understands that this is a very desperate situation. Wanyan Xiyin has come over, and with Dai Mengwei's rebellion, all potential allies within a radius of hundreds of miles have been wiped out at this moment.Without the foundation of allies, it is difficult to achieve long-distance escape and movement.

There is no way to heaven, no way to enter the earth.

But after so many years, people have long understood that even if they cry, they will not benefit at all, so people can only face the reality and build a defense in this desperate situation. fortifications.Just because they also understood that, hundreds of miles away, someone must have been attacking the Jurchen constantly, and someone must be trying their best to rescue them.

And they also believe that in the further distance, the army in the southwest will also rush towards Jianmenguan like a fire. Once they break the sturdy plug, they will rush out of the ground like lava, leaving it to the Jurchen West Route Army. Time will not be too much.

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The sunset lingers.

Crossing the long sky and passing through a distance of hundreds of miles, at this moment, the West Route Army of the Jin Kingdom is spreading from the mountain pass of Jiange to Zhaohua, and the front of the force is extending to Hanzhong.

The army along the way was extremely embarrassed, but out of their desire to go home and their awareness of what would happen after the defeat, they still maintained a certain fighting spirit under the leadership of Zong Han, and even some soldiers experienced a After many months of torment, his ferocity has been revealed, and when he enters the battlefield, he becomes even more hysterical and brutal.Although such a situation cannot increase the overall strength of the army, at least the combat power of this army has not fallen below the standard.

In a sense, this is also a manifestation of the self-esteem of the Golden Army that has lasted for decades at the end.

Nearly 1 Jin soldiers were withdrawn from the direction of Jiange one after another. Near Zhaohua, more than [-] of the main force originally led by Xi Yin were taken away. Hand it back to Zong Han.In addition to these [-] people, there are still more than [-] Han troops arranged nearby like cannon fodder. These Han troops have massacred, looted, and looted a large amount of gold and silver wealth in the past year. After a lot of blood, he became a relatively staunch supporter of the Jinren.

On their side, Qin Shaoqian led the Huaxia Seventh Army and launched several attacks in April.In the middle, Tu Shanwei had confronted him once, and there were signs that he could not resist it. However, because Zong Han had the advantage in military force, Qin Shaoqian's several attacks had achieved certain results, and the deterrence was amazing, but he was eventually defeated by Zong Han. Relatively calmly resolved one by one.

From Zhaohua to Jiange, from a distance, you can see the smoke and dust rising from the mountains within the Xiongguan.At this time, a team of several thousand people had already left Jiange under the leadership of Shiyema. He was the second-to-last Jurchen general who left in Jianmen Pass, and now the Jurchen high-ranking general who is sitting in the pass has no choice but to pull away. .

On the way of the army's withdrawal from the southwest, Shi Yema was often active on the battlefield that needed to be cut off.His hard work boosted the morale of the Jin people, and to a large extent, gave him a great workout.

After the army left Huangming County, the intensity of the pursuit has been reduced. Only the guarding of the Jiange pass will become a key part of the battle. She Yema originally volunteered and wanted to lead the army to guard the Jiange and block the Huaxia Fifth. The road to the army's exit, but this time, neither his father nor Tu Lisu had unified his idea, and his father sent a strict order, ordering him to keep up with the pace of the main force of the army as soon as possible, which made Shi Yema I feel a little sorry.

Judging from the situation in the second half of the army's withdrawal, the Huaxia Army has begun to deactivate the powerful firearms, which may mean that the number of such firearms has bottomed out as expected. With the perception and calculation of time, the Huaxia army in the southwest is likely to face other more complicated situations.Toto left the Jiange today and pulled out the words of the speed, which also confirmed that Shi Yema's idea indeed has a great possibility.

"... After fighting for almost half a year, the Huaxia Army in the southwest has suffered a lot of casualties... The people in Ning Yi's hands have already bottomed out. In the past month or so, tens of thousands of prisoners have been trapped in the mountains. If it can't be transported out, the Huaxia Army in front of me is like a giant python that swallows an elephant. If it moves a little, its stomach will be broken by itself... In fact, if there is a chance, I would rather go forward and fight it. If you give it a try, maybe this army will collapse on its own, but I don't know..."

The idea of ​​​​pulling out the speed has filled up the speculation in Shi Yema's heart, and it has indeed explained the truth that Jiang is still old and spicy.Shi Yema just thought that if the sword pavilion was cut off, the army in the rear would be able to gather in one place and calmly deal with Qin Shaoqian's bold and lonely army. Maybe he could cut off the arm of the Huaxia army in front of Ning Yi's eyes and make him look at the sword pavilion. He was sighed, but he didn't expect that in the heart of Tu Lisu, there was still the thought of attacking the southwest again.

This kind of behavior is desperate and desperate, but at this moment when the Huaxia Army relaxes its vigilance, if it really succeeds, what a great record it would be.It is a pity that in the situation after Xie Bao's death, he also knew that neither his father nor the army would allow him to take such an adventure again.

Then he could only go to the main camp and ask his father to participate in the encirclement and annihilation of the Chinese Seventh Army led by Qin Shaoqian.

The sun was burning, and the flags of the army stretched along the dirt road.The tragic defeat of the army and the tragic death of his brothers and compatriots are still stirring in his heart, and at this moment, he is not afraid of anything.

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Our vision extends further southwest.

After crossing the Jiange, the originally twisting and winding road was now full of various baggage and materials used to block the road.Some places were blown up, and some roads were deliberately dug up.Between the rugged mountains on both sides of the mountain road, the dark remnants of the spread of the fire can be seen from time to time, and the flames are still burning in some of the mountains.

Fifty miles from Jiange, close to Huangming County and Yuyu River, camps began to appear in the mountains. The black-bottomed Lone Star Flag of the Huaxia Army was floating in the mountains. The camps were built along the road, and a large number of prisoners were being held. Here, between the sprawling mountain roads, groups of prisoners are being escorted to the rear, and the crowd is crowded in the mountains, and the speed is not fast.

Even though it is already an area controlled by the Huaxia Army, in the nearby mountains, occasionally rising smoke columns can still be seen.Every day, there are also small-scale battles in the mountains and fields.

When the Jinmen fled in embarrassment, a large number of Jin soldiers had been captured, but there were still thousands of fierce Jin soldiers who fled into the nearby jungle. At this moment, seeing that they could no longer go home, they also chose to fight One fire after another was ignited, the flames spread, and many times they burned themselves alive, but they also caused a lot of trouble to the Huaxia Army.A few flames even spread to the prison camp next to the mountain road. The Huaxia Army ordered the prisoners to cut down trees to build an isolation zone. There were also one or two prisoners who tried to escape while the fire was spreading, and many were burned to death in the spreading fire.

At the moment when dusk falls, looking out from the wooden shed on the mountainside west of Huangming County, you can still see the black smoke rising from the mountains and forests in the distance. Below the mountainside is a long and narrow camp built along the road. The prisoners were detained here, mixed with the Chinese army, stretching for several miles in the valley.

The large hut on the mountainside is the command post of the current military camp. At this time, the soldiers of the Huaxia Army are coming and going in the hut, and the busy voices are converging.At the wooden table near the window, several young people who had just registered were sitting with Ning Xi, who was managing some affairs here, listening to him talk about the problems they had encountered recently.

"...The available troops have long since bottomed out." Ning Xi leaned against the long table and said, "At the moment, there are nearly [-] prisoners in the mountains, and nearly half of them are wounded. It’s hard to walk, and the prisoners are not very obedient, so let them go out in long queues. They can’t walk more than ten miles a day, and the road is often blocked. Some people want to run away, some people pretend to be sick, some people want to die, and there are still some people who want to die in the woods. , it's going to start fighting..."

"...A fight broke out in the woods, a fire was set on, and the prisoners on the road were about to move again. They walked slowly, and they had to provide food and drink, and medicinal materials and grains were brought in from outside the mountain. Originally, a broken road was occupied again. Half of it, if you stop and go like this, you won't be able to withdraw for a month... In addition, the patrol of the Wuli Mountain Road will require a lot of manpower, and the patrol team will have to allocate manpower, and occasionally there will be damages, which will be stretched."

"...The most troublesome thing is epidemic prevention. It's summer now. People die in the mountains and their bodies rot. If one is not good, there will be a plague. If the plague really breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable. I only know now that Mr. Wu'an back then Why did Bai Qi kill four 10,000+ people, we can't do it, look outside, I don't think it's strange that those captives mutiny and rush up at any time..."

Ning Xi rubbed her forehead, and then laughed: "...Fortunately, you guys are here, and none of you can escape. This time, you have to help me."

"I'm here to help you." Someone replied.

Several of the teenagers here are also from the military. If Yuwen Feidu, Xiao Hei and others were the first batch of young people trained by Ning Yi through Zhuji and Huaxia Army, Hou Yuanyong, Peng Yueyun, Zuo Wenhuai, etc. People should be regarded as the second generation, and when Ning Xi, Min Chuyi and the group of people in front of them are in front of them, they can be regarded as the third generation.

Everyone had known each other for a long time. At the beginning of the war, these young adults who had just grown up were assigned to different jobs in various places in the army. Now that the war was about to end, they were sent to Ning Xi again to organize a small team. .It was not Ning Yi who led this matter, but Su Tan'er from Chengdu and some old officials headed by Su Wenfang and Su Wending from the Su family. Of course, Ning Yi didn't have much opinion on this.

Now is the time to assign and arrange work. The young people here are all ambitious for the battlefield. When asked about the situation of the sword pavilion in front, Ning Xi was slightly silent: "The mountain road is difficult, and some of the obstacles and damage left by the Jurchen are all. It can be crossed, but it is difficult for the broken army to break through without the use of Dijiang. After pulling out the quick break, he is very determined. He arranged some 'death squads' on the road and asked them to stick to the road, even if It was Master Qu who led the team forward, and there were no small casualties."

Everyone looked at each other: "The Jurchen is still wild, and over the years, many people have their own family members in the north, and it is really difficult to easily hit the gate of Jiange if Tu Li Suo threatens this."

"... The Jurchens can't keep defending the sword pavilion all the time. As soon as the army in front of them withdraws, the level will always be ours."

"But in this way, their main force outside the customs has expanded to close to 2. General Qin led more than [-] people. They cannot defeat Zong Han and Xi Yin's joint efforts, and may even be eaten by Zong Han in turn. Only with the last Only by breaking through the Jiange as quickly as possible can we regain the strategic initiative."

Everyone was talking, and at this time, Ning Ji came in from the door of the shack, looked at these people here, and asked after a slight silence: "Brother, the first sister of the first year asked me to ask you, are you having dinner in the evening? Or eat buns?"

Ning Xi was talking to everyone, and she blushed slightly when she heard the question. He never did anything special in the army, but today, maybe Min Chuyi came with everyone and wanted to cook for him. Just ask.He blushed at the moment and said, "I will eat what everyone eats. What is there to ask."

Ning Ji was impatient: "Tonight's cooking class is cooking and making steamed buns!"

Ning Xi waved, "Alright, alright, I'll eat whatever you want."

Ning Ji looked at him: "...I eat shit."

There was silence in the wooden shed for a while, and then some people who were drinking water couldn't help spraying it out. A group of young people were laughing, and everyone from far and near the headquarters was also holding back their laughter. Ning Xi took a deep breath. : "...you tell the first year, whatever."

"Junior first sister wants to help you cook, and kindness is like a donkey's liver and lungs."

After Ning Ji finished saying this, he turned around and went out. Everyone in the room burst into laughter. Some people fell under the stool and asked, "What's wrong with Xiaoji? Are you in a bad mood?"

Ning Xi covered her forehead: "He wants to go to the front line to be a military doctor, but my father won't let him. He looked at him and gave him a name, saying that he should protect me personally, how can he feel better... I really Unlucky..."

Everyone talked and laughed for a while. In the setting sun, someone saw another smoke column rising in the distance. Everyone got up and watched, knowing that there must be another encounter on the other side of the mountain, and the atmosphere in the camp also changed. It got weird, and many prisoners at the foot of the mountain were looking at the smoke and dust.

Even though there was a little laughter just now, the atmosphere inside and outside the mountains was actually tensing into a string. Everyone knew that in such tension, there might be accidents of this kind or that at any time.It wasn't a good feeling to be defeated. After winning the battle, what we faced was still a finer and thinner steel wire. Only then did everyone feel the harshness of this world. Ning Xi's eyes looked at the smoke column for a while, and then looked to the northeast. , said to the crowd in a low voice:
"Jiange's attack is just a few days ago..."

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It is not far from Jiange, Shiliji.

The troops that had already captured the place and had been renovated for half a day were bathed in the setting sun among the ruins.

Mao Yishan, who had just cremated the body of his companion, let the military doctor treat the wound again. Someone brought dinner over. When he chewed the food with the iron box, there was still a bloody breath in his mouth.

Every survival is fortunate, but every survival is bound to be accompanied by the sacrifice of a familiar companion, so there is not much joy in his heart.

Eating quietly, he turned his eyes to the northeast direction.On one side of the field of vision, he saw that Qu Zhengyan was approaching with the other two team leaders who were good at tackling tough problems. When they got close, they asked him about his condition: "Is it alright."

"I can still fight."

"I just received the news from outside the mountain. I will report it to you first." Qu Zhengyan said, "Beside the Han River, Dai Mengwei, who joined us earlier, betrayed..."

In the setting sun, Qu Zhengyan calmly told a few people what was happening thousands of miles away, described the connection between the two sides, and then pointed his finger at Jiange: "From here, there are still ten miles, within three days, I will You have to take the sword pavilion from the hands of Tu Lisu. There will be a lot of casualties in this battle, so be prepared."

Mao Yishan stood at attention and saluted.

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At the top of Jiange City, at this moment, Tu Lisu was watching the burning sunset spread from the other end of the mountain.

What Yu Shima said was just words with reservations.

He is a Jurchen veteran, and he has been in the war all his life. Therefore, at the moment in front of him, he particularly understands the importance of the sword pavilion. After winning the sword pavilion, the Huaxia Army will pass through the echoes of the Fifth Army and the Seventh Army. Contact and gain strategic initiative. If the Jiange cannot be obtained, the victory of the Huaxia Army in the southwest may also suffer a severe blow.

After more than five months of war, the strength of the Huaxia Army was indeed stretched, but with Ning Yi's ability and vision, especially the style of never giving back in a narrow road, after killing Xie Bao in front of Zong Han. , no matter how much he pays, he will inevitably try to seize the sword pavilion with the fastest speed and the most violent way.

After seeing the result of the Battle of Wangyuan Bridge, Tu Lisu knew in his heart that the level in front of him would be one of the most difficult battles he had ever encountered in his life.If he fails, he will die here. If he succeeds, he will be a hero to restore Daejin's fortune.

Fortunately, this choice is not difficult.The results of the meeting are also very clear.

He will guard this great pass and prevent the Huaxia army from advancing.

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At this moment, from the banks of the Han River to Jiange, and then to Zizhou, the whole land was stretched into a thin string.While Dai Mengwei beheaded tens of thousands of people in Xicheng County, Qi Xinhan was holding on to the legendary forest shop, Qin Shaoqian and Zong Han's army moved westward in Hanzhong to hedge against the west, and the Huaxia Fifth Army, which had reached its limit, was trying its best to hold the rear. Exit the gate of the sword pavilion.The war is coming to an end, and people seem to be burning the sky and the earth with willpower.

The fire is about to come—

　Six thousand three hundred words! ! !
　
(End of this chapter)