In the mud, black, charred houses, corpses one by one.

Soon after the rain stopped, this was the village after being slaughtered by the war, and the rain washed away the original fire and blood, but merged a qiē into an even more indescribable smell, which was disgusting. In the woods on the hillside beside it, three knights stood on horseback, looking this way.

The knight at the head had a beard and wore a scholar's robe, and seemed quite calm. He held a notebook in one hand and a thin brush in the other, dipped ink into the small ink bag around his waist, and scribbled on the scene after the massacre on the notebook.

The two people in the rear were probably the officers and soldiers of the Wu Dynasty, looking at the sky, one of them said in a low voice: "Lord Cheng, we have been staying here for a long time, and if we don't leave, we may meet a Jurchen scout......

The adult surnamed Cheng added a few strokes, then shook the notebook, blew it gently, and after a while, the ink dried a little before putting it away. Speak slowly.

"The main force of Sticky Han slaughtered Xinzhou, and Wanyan Lou's room broke the state. It is estimated that it will be in Taiyuan soon. He didn't speak in a high-pitched tone, with a little indifference, and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

This Lord Cheng's words made the two officers and soldiers look embarrassed, but fortunately, the other party just sighed casually, and after a while, he pulled the reins: "Let's go, go back quickly, don't be caught by the Jurchen scouts." ”

The three rode around the woods and left as fast as they could.

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Longcheng Taiyuan, Qin Shaohe stood on the small dirt slope outside the city gate. Watching the brigade of people pouring into the city, there were large patches of harvested rice in the fields farther away, which were also being transferred to the city.

Soon after, a group of knights tried to separate the crowd and came from a distance. After the man in the scholar's robe dismounted, he bowed to Qin Shaohe: "My lord." ”

"Zhouhai, how's it going?"

"The city of Daizhou was broken, and the city of Xinzhou was slaughtered. The vicinity of the city has also been affected...... It's terrible. Cheng Zhouhai looked at him coldly. Then he sighed and turned to look behind him, "It's hard to imagine if you don't see it yourself." ”

"It's not hard to imagine. Taiyuan is also near. Qin Shaohe looked back at the towering Taiyuan city wall. He was transferred to Taiyuan prefect this year. Tong Guan is there. Under the command of Tong Guan, Tong Guan had already fled south at this time, leaving him to guard this place with Wang Yu, who was in charge of the army.

As the eldest son of Qin Siyuan. Qin Shaohe has always adhered to the way of a gentleman and is modest, but this time Tong Guan abandoned Taiyuan and left, Qin Shaohe almost quarreled with Tong Guan. Of course, after that, Chu Guogong's mind did not change, and he went south, and Qin Shaohe naturally could only pick up the burden with Wang Yu.

This time, the Jurchens moved south, and the speed of attacking the city and conquering the territory was so fast that the defense of the Dewu Dynasty side looked like paper paste. Whether it is Qin Shaohe or Cheng Zhouhai, there is no basis for estimating the role of the army. Whether it is Shuozhou, Xinzhou, or Daizhou, one moment it was said that the Jin soldiers were attacking, and the next moment it seemed that they had already begun to slaughter the city. Taiyuan's city defense is certainly stronger than those cities, but how long it can hold on, no one knows the bottom of their hearts.

In the distance, the wind is flying, and a large number of fortifications are also being built with the entry of soldiers and civilians into the city at the head of the wall of Taiyuan. Countless messages came from the west and north, among which there were also warriors who assassinated Yan Zonghan, although I heard that some generals were killed, but because Yan Zonghan was only injured, the estimate of Taiyuan City was still not optimistic.

It seems that in a few days, all of them will die.

Looking at this crowd of people who were avoiding trouble, Qin Shaohe, Cheng Zhouhai and the others did not have such a thought flashing in their hearts. But since you are here, you can only do your best. After a while, Cheng Zhouhai went to the city, summoned the person in charge of Zhuji in Taiyuan City, and began to do what everyone is good at, inciting the whole city military and civilians to participate in the defense of the city. And Qin Shaohe, after a moment of relaxation, also walked onto the city wall, and more conductors became busy.

Soon after, Li Pin, who had already secured the position of deputy envoy for water and land transport in Hedong, also entered the city with a large number of military and civilian supplies.

Even if they were mentally prepared to sacrifice, they didn't know what kind of difficult and long battle would await them at this time......

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The capital, Xiaoxiao rain break.

In the gloomy weather, the teacher woke up from his sleep, the time was still in the afternoon, and the alum tower was already lively.

Because of the war in the north, business in Alum Tower has become exceptionally good in recent days. The big merchants who came and went to the capital, the officials who entered and left the imperial court, the gentry and celebrities who entered the capital from the countryside, and the scholars who scolded Fang Xuan all gathered here.

The shadow of war loomed, and merchants with business in the north needed to move their interests and enter Beijing to dredge relations; The gentry, who feared the damage to their family's property, had to ask familiar officials about changes in the situation of the war; Above the court, officials with various interests need to be connected privately; Impassioned scholars want to come here to talk about the government and express their hearts. All of this, a hectic bustle.

There are also scholars who decided to put pen to paper from Rong and go north to fight the enemy, and they were invited to Alum Tower, poems and wine were sent, and they agreed with each other that they would meet in the north soon.

Whenever this happens, the master can't help but think of Ning Yi, who has been going north for a few days, he didn't say much, and no one congratulated him with poetry and wine, just settled his wife and children at home, and just left. Shishi still doesn't know the specific purpose of his going north, thinking that it is a big deal, but he also told his family to go south.

"Things can be big or small, and if it's possible in the near future, it's better to go south."

This was what Ning Yi said to her the afternoon he left. At that time, Ning Yi just called her to his home and explained the fact that he was going north for the time being, but later he still said this to her. The master is so exquisite, how much he guessed that Ning Yi went north to prevent the Jurchen from going south, so the deep meaning of this sentence became terrifying.

At that time, she looked at Ning Yi in amazement for a long time, and then asked in a low voice, "Is it so bad?" Ning Yi only nodded solemnly: "There is a possibility, be prepared." ”

He was at home directing the packing of things for the north. The expression is too indifferent, and the words are too calm. Shishi was shocked at that time, and he didn't even tell him to be careful when he went north.

Later, I thought about it, I knew him for so long, he dealt with the Liangshan bandits, opened shops in Bianjing, did business, took in orphans, recruited a large number of workers, and asked Zhuji to tell people the stories of those literati who defended the Tao and warriors who served the country. All the time. He took it in his stride. But showing that indifferent and casual look that day, it may also mean that he is about to start doing things seriously again.

This time, it was to meet the Jurchens. I don't know what he's going to do. You can also guess the danger.

After he left. The teacher's heart is lingering. I didn't say a word to him about it. Sometimes she also thinks in her heart that he asked his family to go south, and he also told himself by the way. Isn't it the same as the affection for oneself and one's family? Thinking like this, did he have feelings for Ning Yi between men and women?

Later, I thought that she had to be careful about such a person, no matter who it was, not to mention that he was her childhood friend. In this way, my heart will be relieved, and I will no longer be entangled in the love of my children.

She listened carefully, sometimes hearing that Guo Yaoshi's surrender was persecuted by anyone, sometimes hearing that Yan Zonghan had forced Taiyuan, and sometimes I heard that Zong Wang had suffered a big defeat in Hebei, and there were also said that the two armies of Wucheng and Wufeng were going to attack Zong Han, and so on, and so on......

In the court, there are also all kinds of news, some people advocate what to talk about, some advocate attack, some advocate sticking, it is said that the western army of the commander of the master will be transferred over soon, and there are also pessimists, saying that the army of the Jin people will be pushed to the city of Bianliang - this news came from Tong Guan, the grandfather of the country, and the master noticed that it was somewhat similar to Ning Yi's thoughts. Then, near Bianliang City, it seems that preparations have begun to clear the wilderness, and millions or even millions of people have migrated, and they have been scolded for tyranny......

With the information ability of the teacher, in the past, it was possible to clearly sort out clues from the chaotic news, but this time it is not so easy. And among them, she can't see what Ning Yi is doing now. The nearby Wu Dynasty troops seemed to be heading north, preparing to meet the Jurchens. Under such circumstances, why did Ning Yi still think that Bianliang would be in danger?

In this kind of affection, as for what Ning Yi once said about letting her go south, she didn't want to think about it anymore. This familiar city, she can't go north like him, she can always wait for the result, and stay here.

After the rain stopped, the water dripped from under the eaves, and the wind blew from the courtyard, caressing her tulle dress, bringing a chill. The hustle and bustle in the building passed through the wall into the courtyard, and the maid also came, bringing the news that two groups of people wanted to see together. She tugged at the collar of her shirt and looked out at the gloomy sky still shrouded in dark clouds.

Alas, it's a cool autumn......

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A huge wilderness of fortified walls is unfolding on the land to the north. Countless messages converged towards the south like snowflakes, located in the center of this news, on the carriage ahead, Ning Yi was sorting out a large amount of news and information, and occasionally issued a partial opinion on something useful that could make Zhu Ji react.

A lot of information related to the progress of Jianbi Qingye is also being gathered, because of the distance, he knows earlier than the capital.

Zong Han broke Xinzhou, the West Route Army's Wanyan Lou Room broke Daizhou, to the east, Wanyan Zongwang took Guo Yaoshi's Changsheng army as the vanguard to go south, Peng Zuhui led 60,000 troops to meet Wanyan Zongwang in the north of Dizhou, and was broken by Guo Yaoshi, Peng Zuhui fled south with 8,000 routs, Dizhou was slaughtered after it was broken, and the Jurchen East Route Army galloped in the direction of Jinan, etc., etc.......

The Jurchens marched rapidly, and at this time it was the autumn harvest, and it was almost impossible to follow the large area of resolute fortified fields. There was a great deal of interrogation and criticism in the court, believing that the fortified walls in the north were meaningless to stop the Jurchens. All kinds of problems were almost at the peak of the first start, and Ning Yi's time was extremely tight, especially in the initial time, constantly summarizing information and issuing various concise and clear instructions. So when Zhu Biao brought that information in, he simply looked at it, put it down, and then picked it up and looked at it again. The brush brush has made some changes on it.

"Give it to Dong Fangxian, join the propaganda plan, special, and push him to the altar."

Zhu Biao hesitated for a moment, in fact, he was not responsible for personally delivering the news to Ning Yi, and came over at this time, probably because he thought the news was too important, but then he took it and lifted the curtain and went out.

The carriage continued to drive, and from time to time someone came to knock on the wall of the car, and after about half an hour, another thing came, and the person who got on the car was Dong Fangxian, who was also in charge of propaganda in Zhuji, handed over a manuscript to Ning Yi, and Ning Yi took it and looked at it.

"The backgrounds of the eight Jurchen generals who died may still need to be carefully examined, but these are the ones that are available at hand, and then gradually thickened, do you see if this is okay."

Ning Yi looked over quickly, took the brush and drew a few points, and then said quickly: "Except for the eight people with names, the rest are the elites around Mu Han to emphasize." The numbers can't be ambiguous, you're saying that they have more than 100 dead and wounded and there is no shock, add up, 268 dead and wounded, 127 dead and the rest injured, just write like this. ”

"If someone asks us how we figure out the numbers......"

"Let's just say that the sticky Han army counted it himself."

"Yes."

Dong Fangxian went down with the article, Ning Yi continued to deal with things, and after half an hour, the second draft was handed over, Ning Yi looked at it, and then waved his hand impatiently to let people take it.

The carriage continued to move forward, and the accumulated things continued to be dealt with, and when it was over for the time being, the vehicle stopped, and Ning Yi was about to get out of the car to move his muscles, and when he got up, he remembered something, rummaged through all kinds of news on the table, and then softly called an attendant and asked him to pick up something.

When he walked out of the carriage, there was a bleak sunset in the distance, and the attendant ran back and took back the note he had asked Zhu Biao to hand over to Dong Fangxian, which was the original message, and he sat on the side of the carriage and looked at the words on it.

"On the ninth night of the first month of August, Zhou Dong led the green forest heroes in Xinzhou City to assassinate Sticky Han, and killed the generals of the Jurchen army, Chixian, Shumutu, and Hanerguo...... and other eight people, the Jurchen army's generals Sticky Han, Wanyan Xiyin, Yinshuke, Bali Su and others were all lightly and seriously injured...... Those known to have been involved in the assassination...... Zhou Tong died ......"

He saw a lot of news in a day, including defeats and massacres, but perhaps it was because of the name he knew in the news that his mood was low......

Zhu Biao also walked over from the side with a complicated and depressed look...... (To be continued......)

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