In the spring of March, the new trees in the courtyard have sprouted, and the showers have stopped, and the green on the branches seems to be about to turn into droplets.

“…… My grandfather, I remember being an old-fashioned old guy. ”

“…… Born into a scholarly family, there is nothing surprising in his life. Young and studious, young and middle-aged, make up for the shortcomings, enter the court, and then come down from the court, return to his hometown to teach and educate people, his usual most precious thing is the few rooms of books there. Now that I think about it, he is like a painting hanging in front of the hall, with a serious face all year round, I was still young at the time, and I didn't dare to get close to this grandfather......"

“…… When the Liao people came, the army couldn't stop it. Everyone who could escape fled, I was not afraid, I was still young at the time, I didn't know what was going on, my family gathered, and I was still running around in front of the hall. The old man was in the hall, talking to a group of hard-nosed uncles and uncles, and everyone ...... Sitting in a precarious position, neatly dressed, scared to death......"

“…… I cried, and he pointed at me and said, "It's enough for one person to pass on the blood and bones of the family, and I'm fucking ...... Just survived with a group of women. Before leaving, my grandfather held my hand...... I forgot if he was holding me or holding me, and he took the torch and set fire to the row of houses where he was so darling...... He was finally skinned and hung on a flagpole......"

In the courtyard, in front of the hall, a scholar who looked as feminine as a woman held a teacup and poured the tea in the cup under the eaves. In the hall, under the eaves, the generals and soldiers were listening to his words.

“…… He doesn't drink alcohol, so he gives him tea...... I heard about it from my grandmother later. A group of powerless guys, the most serious thing to do before going to die is not to sharpen their knives and guns, but to tidy up their clothes, and some people will be scolded for not being properly dressed, and they are ...... neurotic"

“…… I've been ignoring everything since I was a child, I've done everything, I've killed people, I've eaten people raw, I don't care if I'm not well-dressed, I want others to be afraid of me. God gave me such a face, my family is full of women, I went to school in the capital school, I was teased, and then I was beaten, it doesn't matter if I am beaten, what if there are only women in the family? Whoever laughs at me, I bite into it, tear his flesh, and devour him alive......"

“…… Then one day, when I was thirteen years old, a guy who was an official in the capital bullied my family for not having a man and molested my weak aunt, so I jumped up and tore half of his face, gouged out one of his eyes, and chewed it. The people around me were terrified and arrested me, and I pointed to the gang and told them that as long as I didn't die, sooner or later I would go to his house and eat him alive...... Then I was sent to the north...... I don't even know where that guy is......"

He poured the second cup of tea into the dirt.

“…… When I was in the north, I was most concerned about the women in my family. Grandma, mother, aunt, aunt, sister and sister...... There are a lot of people, how would they live without me, but then I realized that even in the hardest time, they didn't lose to ...... Haha, lose to you guys......"

“…… With a character like me, I should have followed the Naning Demon to do things together, but then I didn't follow, not because of these relatives at home...... It's strange to say, when Devil Ning rebelled, I had a good relationship with him, but he just didn't notify me, and he didn't reveal any clues......"

“…… My Wang family has been a scholar for generations, but I haven't thought I've read much since I was a child, I want to be a chivalrous man, it's better to be a big devil, everyone is afraid of me, I can protect my family. What is a scholar, wearing a scholar's robe and dressing up beautifully to kill the enemy? But, I don't know why, that pedantic ...... Those pedantic old things......"

He was on the ground, pouring down the third cup of tea, and what flashed in his eyes did not seem to be just the image of the old man back then. The sound of shouting and killing was faintly coming from far away. Wang Shanyue, who was dressed in a long robe, paused in her memories for a moment, raised her head, and walked into the hall.

“…… Those old things, I have to respect them......"

He walked over to the table at the end of the hall and picked up his tall crowned hat.

“…… You are all real heroes, in the past few days, let you listen to my dispatch, Wang Shanyue is ashamed, there are things that have not been done properly, and I am here today, I will not apologize to you one by one. In the ten years that the Jurchens have come to the south, and the blood debts they owe are innumerable, and we husband and wife are here, and we are honored to be able to fight side by side with you, not to mention anything else...... It's an honor. ”

Put on the tall hat, slowly but surely tie the tie, and secure it with a long hairpin. Then, Wang Shanyue reached out and picked up the long knife on the table.

“…… Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that the Daimyo's Mansion is no longer defensible, we have dragged these guys here for half a year, what should have been done has been done, I dare not say whether we can get out or not. Right now, I just want to ...... to the Jurchens with my own hands Recovering the blood debt of the past ten years—"

The cold light of the blade flashed through the hall, and at this moment, Wang Shanyue was dressed in a snow-white robe, and a generous and heroic smile appeared on her seemingly polite face.

"Brothers, the Jurchens are powerful, the road has been exhausted, I don't know where we can go, I don't know if we can get out alive, even if we can get out alive, I don't know how many years it will take, we can recover this blood debt from the hands of the Jurchens. But I know and am sure that one day, there will be people like you and me who can restore me to China and make me dressed...... If anyone is alive, help us to see it. ”

He smiled: "...... Now, let's go collect the debt. ”

There was a sound of harmony in the footsteps of the people.

On March 23 of the tenth year of Wu Jianshuo, the outer wall of the Daimyo's Mansion was breached, and the entire city fell into a fierce street battle. After half a year of attacking and defending, the besieging soldiers who finally entered the city found that many fortifications had been densely built in the daimyo's mansion at this time, with explosives, traps, and tunnels extending in all directions, so that the army that had been slightly slack after entering the city was the first to be hit head-on.

However, the defense of the city walls has been weakened too much after all. He commanded more than 200,000 Han troops to enter the city to sweep, digging three feet into the ground step by step at the same time, wantonly surrendering willing to surrender, the desperate defense of the city, so on the third day of the city, there were already small groups of troops or individuals began to surrender, with the Jurchen offensive, to break the defensive line in the city.

There were also troops who tried to break out of the city, but the more than 30,000 Jurchen direct troops led by Wan Yanchang took on the task of breaking the breakthrough, and the superior cavalry and the falcons cooperated to sweep and chase, and almost no one could escape the range of the Daimyo's Mansion under such circumstances.

was raided by Wang Shanyue's army, and then dragged 30,000 Jurchen elites for half a year, for the Jin army, Wang Shanyue's group of people must be killed.

While gradually attacking and sweeping the city, Wan Yanchang was still keeping an eye on his rear. In the past month, the Huaxia army, which had won the battle in Linzhou, rushed from the northwest direction after a little rest, and the purpose was self-evident.

With the power of the great defeat of the Shulie, the whereabouts of this army frightened the courage of many city defenders along the way. The whereabouts of the Huaxia army appeared several times near several important grain towns north of the Daimyo's Mansion, and a few days ago they even took a gap and raided the granary Sufang in the north.

But Wan Yanchang turned a blind eye.

As for March 28, half of the Daimyo's mansion had been swept away, and at this time, the Jurchen army no longer accepted surrender, and the army in the city was aroused to mourn the soldiers, and the fight was tenacious and tragic, but Wan Yanchang did not care about this situation. More than 200,000 Han troops entered the city from all directions and launched the most fierce attack on the more than 10,000 remnants of the city, while 30,000 Jurchen soldiers were stationed outside the city, and no matter how many people died in the city, he did not move.

He was waiting for the Huaxia army to come, although it was possible that the army would not come again.

Thirty-five thousand men of 13 pairs of tactical columns, no one can not hurt their vitality in such a situation, if this army does not come, he will first eat everyone in the Daimyo's mansion, and then turn his head and drown the remnants of this black flag army with superior forces. If they come recklessly, Wan Yanchang will also swallow it smoothly, and from then on the war in Jiangbei will be settled.

……

Time to go back for two days, north of the Daimyo's Mansion, the small city of Sufang.

After seizing the warehouse here, the Huaxia army team that had been transferred from the bloody battle of Linzhou got a certain rest and had a full meal for a few days.

In a big battle in Linzhou, although it finally defeated Shuliesu, the attrition of this Huaxia army, after statistics, was close to half, and half of the attrition was killed and seriously wounded, and the lightly injured were not counted. In the end, the members of the Huaxia Army who were still able to participate in the battle were about 6,400 people, and the participation of the defenders of Linzhou, such as Shi Guangen and others, made the number of this army barely return to the number of 13,000, but although the new recruits were enthusiastic, in the actual battle, it was naturally impossible to exert the same tenacious combat effectiveness as before.

There have been many discussions in the army about whether or not to continue to rescue the Daimyo's Mansion. In the original plan, the Huaxia army came to the aid of the Jin land, helping the Jin king's territory to first establish a relatively strong anti-Jin alliance, and then borrowing troops from the Jin king when he had a little spare time, raiding the Daimyo's mansion to help Wang Shanyue break through, which was the most ideal state. Naturally, this is not possible now.

Thirteen thousand people were already extremely in front of Shuliesu, and in this dilapidated state, to raid the Daimyo's mansion with 30,000 Jurchen troops and more than 200,000 Han troops, the whole act was no different from sending them to death. During this time, the Huaxia army harassed the surrounding area many times, and tried its best to get Wan Yanchang's reaction, but Wan Yanchang's response also confirmed that he was the kind of dignified general who was never easy to deal with without surprise.

For such a general, there is no need to expect even a fluke beheading.

If you don't go to the rescue, you will see the people of the Daimyo Mansion die, and go to the rescue, and everyone will die together. For such a choice, everyone has done extremely difficult.

But that night, the decision was made......

……

On March 26, piles of bonfires burned near the school yard outside Sufang Town.

In the previous Huaxia Army, there were often mobilization meetings to rectify military discipline or boost the morale of the army, and after absorbing new members, such meetings became more frequent. Even the newly joined members of the Huaxia Army were already familiar with such gatherings at this time. The venue was organized by the regiment, and the mobilization meeting on this day looked no different from the previous days.

In a conference hall on the east side, staff officer Li Nian entered with Shi Guangen and began a "lecture" after a little greeting.

“…… During the Xiaocanghe period, until today's southwest, there are many names in the Huaxia Army, called 'comrade'. What is a 'comrade'? Friends who share the same aspirations call each other comrades. This title is not forced to be called, but it is a very formal and solemn title. ”

“…… What is the ambition of the Huaxia Army? Our ancestors were born and grew up in Si from 10 million years ago, our ancestors did a lot of praiseworthy things, some people say that China has the beauty of uniforms, called Hua, there is a great etiquette, so it is called Xia, we create good things, there are good etiquette and spirit, so it is called Huaxia. The Huaxia Army is built on these good things, those good people, good spirits, just like you in front of you, like the brothers of other Huaxia Army, in the face of the menacing Jurchens, we will never give in, in Xiaocanghe we defeated them! In Linzhou we defeated them! In Xuzhou, our brothers are still fighting! In the face of the enemy's trampling, we will not stop resisting, and such a spirit can be called a part of China. ”

“…… There are many other virtues in this world, even in the Wu Dynasty, Wenchen really worried about state affairs, and the generals died in battle, they can also be called part of China. In normal times, you do things for the people, you care about the old and weak, and this is also Huaxia. But there are also dirty things, once when the Jurchens went south for the first time, Prime Minister Qin did his best for the country, Qin Shaohe defended Taiyuan, and finally the sacrifice of countless people saved a glimmer of life for the Wu Dynasty......"

“…… But for the sake of court battles and intrigues, the court did not rescue Taiyuan, so that Taiyuan was broken after a year of hard work, and the people of the city were slaughtered. In the capital, Prime Minister Qin was imprisoned, and he was finally killed on the road for 3,000 miles. Mr. Ning slaughtered Zhou Zhe in the Golden Palace! ”

“…… Over the years, whether it is Xiaocanghe or Southwest, many people feel that even if they want to rebel, they don't have to kill Zhou Zhe, otherwise the Huaxia Army can have more retreats and wider roads. It sounds reasonable, but it turns out that people who feel they have a way out can't do big things! Over the years, the road of the Wu Dynasty has become narrower and narrower, and our Huaxia Army, killed from the desperate situation of Xiaocanghe, we are getting stronger and stronger! It's us, defeating the Speed! In the southwest, we have laid down the entire Chengdu Plain! Why-"

Li Nian waved his hand: "Because we are doing the right thing!" We do excellent things! We are unstoppable! We fight with people first, and then we negotiate with people. And those who negotiate first, and then try to fight hard after failing, they will be eliminated from this world! Just imagine, when Mr. Ning saw so many disgusting things and saw so many unfairness, he swallowed and endured, Zhou Zhe continued to be his emperor, and he has always lived well, how did Mr. Ning let people know that he was willing to give up everything for the sake of those heroes who died in vain! No one will believe him! But he killed Zhou Zhe, this road is very difficult to walk, but if you don't give up your life, there is no way in the world that can be walked-"

“…… We went south this time, and everyone more or less understood what we were going to do. Just to the south, Wan Yanchang is attacking the Daimyo's Mansion with more than 200,000 soft bones, and they have been attacking for half a year! There was a group of heroes, they knew that there were no reinforcements near the Daimyo's Mansion, and after entering, it would be difficult for them to retreat, but they still put on all their belongings, and held on there for half a year, Wanyan Zongbi with an army of 300,000 tried to attack them, but was unsuccessful...... They are amazing people. ”

The whistling light of the fire reflected the figure: "...... But it's not easy to save them, many people say that we may put ourselves in the Daimyo's Mansion, I tell you, Wan Yanchang is also waiting for us to go over, and he wants to eat us in the Daimyo's Mansion in one bite, and the shame of a fiasco with snow skills! Ladies and gentlemen, do you take the safe path and watch the group of people in the Daimyo Mansion die, or do you risk us going deep into danger and try to rescue them......"

“…… Among that group of people, many of them lost their families in the process of the Jurchens going south, and many of them had no siblings, parents and relatives because of the rebellion, and they had nothing left, so they did not hesitate. That general Wang Shanyue Wang, all the men in his family had died in the past resistance, he was the only seedling of the Wang family, but he stayed in the Daimyo's Mansion. Last year, in the process of seizing the Daimyo's Mansion, the general Wang said that there was no need for the Huaxia Army to rescue ...... again."

"Just two days ago, the walls of the Daimyo's Mansion had been breached, and the final street battles were now taking place in the city......"

The wind swirled and passed over this square, Li Nian's voice paused, stopped there, and looked around.

"We're going to the rescue."

He said.

"- Because this is the right thing, this is the spirit of the Huaxia Army, when these heroes, in order to resist the Jurchens, gave everything they had, someone should save them! Even if we have to pay a lot for it, even if we have to face danger, even if we have to pay for blood and even life! Because if we want to defeat the Jurchens, we can't rely on us alone, because we need more and more comrades, because one day, when we fall into such a dangerous situation, we also need thousands of Chinese people to rescue us——"

"The way of this world is a very narrow road! Risking your life to get through! And we will cut them in pieces with our own knives, and tear them apart with our teeth, and we will ...... Comrades, We're going to the Daimyo's Mansion to save people! It's a tough battle, it's very hard to fight, but no one can stop us head-on, and we've proven it in Linzhou. ”

His voice had fallen, but not in a deep tone, but in a calm and firm tone. In the crowd, the people who had just joined the Huaxia Army were eager to shout out, and the veterans were calm and solemn, with cold eyes. In the firelight, I could only hear Li Nian say at the end: "Get ready, set off in half an hour." ”

He waved his hand and handed the speech to Shi Guangen, who was the head of the regiment, Shi Guangen blinked his eyes, his lips were slightly open, and he was still in a state of excitement and shock, at the high-level meeting, the staff officer named Li Nian put forward a lot of unfavorable factors, and the summary at the meeting was the situation that he would face this time, which was the real life of nine deaths, which made Shi Guangen's spirit quite gloomy, but he didn't expect that as soon as he came out, Li Nian, who was responsible for cooperating with him, said such a thing, his heart was full of blood, and he couldn't wait to kill the Jurchens immediately, Give them a good meal.

Staff Officer Li is really amazing...... In the vigorous applause, Shi Guangen thought in his heart that after this battle, he should learn such a speech skill from Staff Officer Li.

But such an opportunity never came.

On March 28, an hour after the rescue of the Daimyo's Mansion began, staff officer Li Nian died in this fierce battle, and since then, Shi Guangen has fought in the Huaxia Army for many years, and he always remembers the mobilization meeting he participated in in the early days of the Huaxia Army, the kind of optimism and firmness that he still maintained after having a deep understanding of the current situation, and the ensuing tragic rescue......