[Song Xiang] the first volume of fame (new edition) is a volume that merges and modifies the original one and two volumes, and there is not much change in content, but the second volume of the old version is changed to the beginning of the story, and the content of the first volume of the old version is changed to memories, and it is written in the way of reversing. Therefore, it has no impact on the old book friends of [Song Xiang], and the new book friends of [Song Xiang] can start from this volume, and go directly to the third volume after reading it, and the first and second volumes of the old version can not be read.

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In the third year of Song Qiandao, in the autumn and October of the seventh year of Jin Dading (1167).

In the wilderness, the bleak autumn wind blows strongly. Roars and screams, weapons clash with weapons, horses' hooves and bloody breath were expanding like rising clouds.

Under the shadow of the sword, the land of Guang Tang has completely become a world of blood and fire.

Fragments of armor and skulls rolled on the ground together, countless severed limbs and severed arms dragging blood mist flying in the air. Blood gushed like a spring, and the Song army and the Jin army stepped on the corpses of enemies and comrades, fighting to the death. The Song army, whose throat was pierced by a large hole, fell, and the golden soldiers, whose chests were pierced by sharp spears, could not stand up, the light of swords and swords flashed in the air and the crimson blood rained, and the yellow-brown ground was also full of red-stained corpses. The autumn wind is full of the smell of blood......

All the armies in Jiankang Mansion were under the command of Shao Hongyuan, standing on a dirt slope, looking at the battle in front of him, his face was solemn.

In September, Emperor Zhao Tuan of the Song Dynasty directly ordered the privy envoy Zhang Jun to use troops against the Jin State and start the Northern Expedition without going through Zhongshu Province.

In the same month, the Privy Council ordered that Shao Hongyuan, the commander of all the imperial armies of Jiankangfu, send troops to attack Hongxian, and all the armies in Chizhou were under the command of Huaixi, and Li Xianzhong, the envoy of Huaixi and the envoy of Ningguo's army, sent troops to attack Lingbi. Then join forces to attack Suzhou. In recent years, there have been constant border disputes between the Song and Jin countries, but there has never been a war with more than 10,000 people. However, the total number of Song troops on these two routes was about 60,000. It is also the largest war after the battle of Songjin Quarry Rock in the 31st year of Shaoxing (1161).

Shao Hongyuan received an order from the Privy Council and immediately led 15,000 men and horses to set off from Jiankang, and at the same time ordered Zhang Zigai, the deputy commander of the capital, to lead 12,000 men and horses from Sizhou to meet in Hongxian.

That knows, in Ma Wengdian, forty miles away from Hongxian County, Shao Hongyuan's department met with the troops of Pu Chatu Mu, the guard general of Hongxian County, and met on a narrow road. A great battle ensued between the two armies.

The Jin army guarding Hongxian County had 10,000 men. The main general, Pucha Tumu, is a famous brave general in the Jin country, who is brave and good at fighting. The deputy general, Da Zhouren, was delicate and cautious in the use of troops, and the two just complemented each other's strengths and weaknesses, and guarded the important pass of the Song-Jin border together.

As soon as they got the news that the Song army was dispatching, the two of them discussed, and decided to be in a hurry with the central government on the one hand, and on the other hand, they took advantage of Shao Hongyuan and Zhang Zigai's not yet joined forces, and relied on the golden soldiers to fight in the field, first break all the way to Song Zao, frustrate the morale of the Song army, and then defend the city.

So Pu Chatu Mu led 8,500 gold soldiers out of Hongxian to meet the Song army. Da Zhouren stayed in the city and arranged various matters to prepare for the defense of the city.

Although he encountered Shao Hongyuan's army, which was relatively numerous, Yu Pucha was confident that he could defeat the Song army in the field with the Jin army's good cavalry. The two armies met at Ma Wengqi, forty miles southwest of Hongxian County, and a fierce battle ensued. also opened the curtain of the battle between Song and Jin Xinyi.

On the current battlefield, the number of Song troops involved in the war is 12,000, and the Jin army has 7,000 people. The Song army was much outnumbered by the Jin army, and gradually gained an advantage on the ground.

But Shao Hongyuan, the chief general of the Song army, still couldn't relax in his heart. The reason is that the Jin soldiers who are a thousand steps away have not yet thrown 1,500 men and horses into the war. As soon as he saw that army, Shao Hongyuan's heart couldn't help but constrict......

Although the current battlefield Jin Bing is in the middle of the downwind, they still advance and retreat in an orderly manner, without any chaos, and have not reached the situation of defeat. Puchatu Mu was not at all distracted. He believed that with his last 1,500 men, he would be able to reverse this unfavorable situation and win. All he had to do now was to wait for the Song army to fight so that the last 1,500 men could be thrown into the battlefield.

The remaining 1,500 men of Jinma were all cavalry troops, and 500 of them were the personal guards of Pucha Tumu. But it was another thousand people who were relied on by Pucha Tumu. These thousand people are all wearing black armor, and even the war horses are wearing black armor. And one of them is tall and big, making people look as if they are iron towers.

Black iron tower.

Iron float map

The floating map is the pagoda. Tiefutu is also called the Iron Tower Army, which is the name of the Song people for the Jin Guoyou Jujia cavalry. As the Jin State occupied the Central Plains of the Song Dynasty, it also adopted this name as the name of its strongest army.

No matter which Song army it is, the Jin army that is most reluctant to fight is Tiefutu. In the fourth year of Shaoxing (1134), the fourth prince of the Jin State, Wanyan Zongbi, led the army to attack the Song Dynasty, from the northwest to the southeast, searching the mountains and checking the sea, all the way to the Song, for most of the Song troops of that era, Tiefutu was simply a terrible nightmare.

Although Wanyan Zongbi still has the defeat of Huang Tiandang and Monk Yuan. But as long as there is a chance to use the iron float on the battlefield, the Jin soldiers have never been defeated. The Yue family army who has been meeting Yue Fei.

Among the armies of the Great Song Dynasty, only Yue Fei's Yue's army could engage in a frontal field battle with Tiefutu, and only Yue Fei's Yue's army could even defeat Tiefutu with fewer victories and more immortals. Only the Yue family army can make the Jin army sigh "Shake the mountain, shake the Yue family's army". Except for the Yue family's army, Tiefutu would never lose to the army of any other friend, the Great Song Dynasty, and Puchatu Mu firmly believed in this.

"I have a thousand iron floats, which is enough to reach 10,000 people in the Song army." This is also the reason why Puchatu Mu dared to fight with Shao Hongyuan's 15,000 Song army with 8,500 gold soldiers. Although the Jin soldiers were fewer than the Song soldiers, although the current situation on the battlefield was that the Song army had the advantage, although the Song army still had a reserve force of 3,000 men. However, Puchatu Mu Nairan firmly believed that as long as he led this thousand iron floating figures into battle, he would definitely be able to change the current situation on the battlefield, defeat the Song army, and achieve victory.

"Will my army be able to hold off Tiefutu's attack?" He looked back at the three thousand Song soldiers behind him. Shao Hongyuan seemed to be asking others, and he seemed to be talking to himself.

Of the remaining 3,000 Song troops as a reserve, only 1,000 were cavalry, and the rest were infantry. Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, due to the loss of the land for horse production, it has been unable to form a strong cavalry army. This is also one of the factors that disadvantaged the Song army in its wars with foreign tribes such as the Khitan, Dangxiang, and Jurchens.

For most of the Song army, the cavalry numbered less than one-seventh of the total strength. Even if it is a cavalry establishment, there are often more people and fewer horses, generally only 6 or 7 out of 10, and at most even 3 or 4 out of 10. It was only after Zhao Tuan ascended the throne that he vigorously purchased horses and opened pastures, and after several years of estimating and operating, he barely reached the ratio of one horse per cavalry. However, compared with the hundreds of thousands of cavalry troops in Jin, Xia and other countries, it is far behind.

Among the 15,000 men and horses led by Shao Hongyuan, there were only 2,000 cavalry. And the number of cavalry in the 8,500 gold soldiers of Puchatu Mu Anvil was more than half of the 4,500 people.

Now on the battlefield, the number of Song soldiers is twice that of the Jin soldiers. In the case of gaining the upper hand, the reason why they were never able to defeat the Jin soldiers was that the 3,000 abducted horse troops on the left and right flanks of the Jin army blocked the attack of the two wings of the Song army, so that the two wings of the Song army could not be inserted into the two flanks of the Jin soldiers, and could only advance from the middle road.

However, after all, the Song army had too much numerical advantage, and although the attack on both flanks was blocked, the attack in the middle was gradually advancing. The oppressive Jin army kept retreating. If this continues, the defeat of the Jin army is inevitable.

Puchatu Mu finally realized that he couldn't wait any longer. Immediately ordered, he personally led the iron battle map, directly broke through the Song army from the center, and five hundred personal guards went to support the left flank, and the center and the left flank broke through, and the right flank was naturally fine.

"Rush!" With a roar from Pucha Ximu, Tiefutu finally began to act. The spears in the hands of the soldiers in the front row began to point horizontally forward. Sharp spears that reflect dazzling light in the autumn sun. Dense horses' hooves trampled heavily on the ground, and a shuddering sound could be heard in the air.

Puchatu Mu took the lead and rushed to the forefront of Tiefutu, the mace in his hand raised high. The black armor, the red battle flag, and the black wind converged into a black rolling torrent, coming towards the two armies who were fighting on the battlefield.

"The Iron Float is here."

At this time, Chen Jin, the commander who was leading the Song army to fight hard, suddenly found that the Jin soldiers in front of him suddenly stopped fighting, and the left stone separated. Then a pitch black figure appeared in front of his eyes.

"It's Tiefutu." Chen Jin's heart tightened suddenly, the dark deterrent power made people breathe heavily, and the heavy sound of horses' hooves made people's hearts beat faster. But despite this, Chen Jin still did not flinch, and in the face of a huge black riding shadow, Chen Jin led the soldiers to rush forward bravely as usual.

"Kill!"

With a thunderous roar, Pucha Tumu, who rushed to the front, brandished his mace and met Chen Jin.

Song Jun and Tie Futu finally went head-to-head.

The spear in Chen Jin's hand stabbed at Pucha Tumu's throat like lightning. Puchatu Mu Wei turned to one side and dodged Chen Jin's spear. The mace in his hand turned into a waterfall of light and fell on Chen Jin's head.

Chen Jin parried with a horizontal gun, and the moment he was attacked, there was a "cluck", and the hard white wooden gun shaft shattered in response to the sound. The mace swung over, bringing out a mist of blood.

The two horses staggered, and the sound of saddles and saddles clashing with each other was heard. Chen Jin fell headlong from his war horse and could no longer stand up.

"Kill!"

Puchatumu's mace once again swept up a storm of blood. Every swing of the mace must turn into the death of the Song army. At the same time, the Tiefutu soldiers who followed him also waved the spears in their hands, stabbing the Song army down like autumn wind sweeping leaves. Song Fu's corpses fell one after another in front of Jin Bing's horse, splashing dirt mixed with blood, and the horse's hooves stepped on Song Bing's corpse and continued to advance. With such a strong early team, coupled with the fierce leader, fear spread in Song Jun's heart, and Song Jun finally began to retreat.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

In this instant, the situation on the battlefield changed with the addition of Tiefutu.

"Liu Yanqing."

With Shao Hongyuan's shout, a war horse took two steps forward. "The end will be."

"You lead the back army, attack immediately, and you must block Tiefutu." Shao Hongyuan also learned from the practice of Yue's army, and called his own guards the Beiwei army. This is also the most elite unit under Shao Hongyuan.

But can the Beiwei Army stop Tiefutu? Even though no one asked, everyone was thinking about it.

At this time, Pu Chatu led Tiefutu to rush into the Song army's Chinese army, like a sharp black long sword, about to cut the Song army in two. The pressure on the middle lane was relieved, and the two wings of the Jin soldiers also immediately began to counterattack, and the Song army's horns began to loosen.

Shao Hongyuan knew that if Tiefutu was allowed to break the Song army, then the Song army would not be far from defeat. I'm going to give it a try anyway. In any case, it is necessary to block the impact of the iron float.

"Brothers, follow me!"

Liu Yanqing, the commander of the Beiwei Army, led a thousand cavalry, and also rushed towards Tiefutu on the battlefield with the last hope of the Song army.

"This is probably the last counterattack of the Song army! The Song army was struggling to the death," Seeing a group of Song cavalry rushing towards him, a sneer appeared on Pu Chatumu's lips, "As long as this Song army is fed, then the Song army will be finished." ”

Once again, he raised his mace, which was covered in blood.

"Tiefutu, kill!"

With the addition of the Song army's back army, the Song army's gradually declining morale was also shocked, and they bravely raised the weapons in their hands and rushed up. However, the degree of the Tiefutu's sudden progress has not been affected in the slightest. It was as if it was an unstoppable black dragon, constantly devouring the Song army that was blocking the front. The spears of the Song soldiers and the Jin soldiers were staggered, and the sharp blades of the guns made a sharp sound of grinding against the empty beggars, even the most elite Beiwei army of the Song army was unwilling to be attacked in front of Tiefutu, and the Song army fell like grass and trees in the wind.

Liu Yanqing is also a warrior who has experienced a hundred battles, but Tiefutu's strength is still far beyond his imagination, despite this, watching his soldiers fall one by one, it still aroused Liu Yanqing's fighting spirit, raised the big knife in his hand, and did not hesitate to face Pucha Tumu.

Pu Chatu Mu roared angrily, and the mace turned into a black lightning bolt and slammed down on the top of Liu Yanqing's head.

The moment the knife and mace struck, Liu Yanqing's whole body was shocked, and the feeling of paralysis came from his hands. This is the first Song army that can block Pucha Tumu's blow today.

But the paralysis had not yet subsided, and the second blow of Puchatu Murphy thundered again, followed by the third. Liu Yanqing's unconscious hands were so paralyzed that he finally couldn't hold the big knife and flew away. The moment the two horses mismatched, the fourth blow from Pu Chatumu's backhand hit Liu Yanqing's back hard. The stomach was shattered and scattered, and Liu Yanqing spurted blood from his mouth and fell under the horse.

The Beiwei army was also scattered, and the Song army was finally cut off by Tiefutu.

Shao Hongyuan, who was standing on the dirt slope in the distance, had dark eyes, and almost fell off his horse, with only one thought in his heart, "The Song army has been defeated." ”

At this time, Li Shi, a general of the Chinese army, came over and said: "Lord Dutong, it seems that our army can't stand it, let's spread it first." ”

Shao Hongyuan turned his head to look at Li Shi: "Is there really no other way?" ”

At this time, the Tiefutu that broke through the Song army automatically divided into two teams, quickly circled around one and a half circles, turned around, and joined forces again.

Pu Chatu Mu looked back with satisfaction, and the loss of Tiefutu in the charge just now was by no means more than fifty people. The two Song armies, which were divided into two sections, also quickly merged, but Puchatu Mu knew that the Song army's position had been disrupted, and as long as he took Tiefutu and killed it back and joined up with the Jin soldiers on the other side, he could disperse the Song army in one fell swoop. Victory is not far away.

"Isn't it too easy to kill back? Why did the Song army block my holmium float? Puchatu Mu burst into a wild laugh.

"Follow me ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬------ kill!"

At this moment, more than ten zhang away in front, a group of about two hundred cavalry of the Yu Song Army suddenly appeared, still in a neat formation, and rushed towards Tiefutu.

"Do the two hundred Song troops also want to block my Tiefutu?" Puchatu laughed, waved his mace, and greeted the Song general who rushed to the front.

It was Yang Yan who rushed to the front of the Song army. He has been in the past two years, and he has also been promoted to Bingjielang from the eighth grade because of his military merits, and this time he also went to war with Shao Hongyuan, and he is a general of the Beiwei Army, commanding two hundred cavalry.

Seeing the general of the Jin Army coming towards him, Yang Yan gently slapped Hai Dongqing's back buttocks with the barrel of the spear in his hand. Hai Dongqing let out a tiger-like neigh, suddenly accelerated, and opened the distance between him and the Song army's brigade.

The distance of ten zhang was almost instantaneous, and Yang Yan suddenly raised the spear in his hand and threw it at Puchatu Mu. Pu Chatu Mu moved his body without hurrying, dodged his chest, and the spear penetrated the stomach and left arm.

Between the lightning and flint, the two war horses staggered by. At this moment, Yang Yan suddenly stretched out his left hand and grabbed the rod of Pucha Tumu's mace, Puchatu Mu was in great pain and forgot to react. At this time, Yang Yan's whole person jumped up from Hai Dongqing's back, and his right hand had already pulled out the sword "Blue Blood Zhao Danqing", and stabbed it through the main artery of Puchatu Mu Zuojin. With a slight tap of his left foot on the back hip of Puchatumu's warhorse, he jumped to the ground. The "blue blood shines on Danqing" pulled out by the trend brought out a sprouting blood line.

Puchatu Mu didn't snort and planted his horse.

The battlefield suddenly fell silent, and the Jin soldiers and Song soldiers were all stunned. In the blink of an eye, he was still showing off his might just now, and Mu Yijing, who was not an inch in his life, turned into a dead corpse.

At this moment, suddenly a Tiefutu let out a sad cry and instigated the war horse to rush towards Yang Yan. The other Jin soldiers and Song soldiers also woke up immediately, and the battlefield that had just been quiet for a while began to talk again.

An iron floating figure rushed in front of Yang Yan, and the spear in his hand stabbed Yang Yan fiercely at Yang Yan who was standing on the gray ground. Yang Yan bent down, dodged the spear, and rolled forward, the war horse suddenly let out a mournful roar and fell, its front legs had been cut off by Yang Yan, and the golden soldier on the horse also fell to the ground. Tiefutu in the back still rushed forward without hesitation, and they only had one thought in their knowledge, to kill the Song general in front of them and avenge Pucha Tumu.

Yang Yan rolled and swam between the war horses, and the "blue blood shines on Danqing" in his hand drew a series of turquoise light, and in a short time, he broke six or seven horse legs. One after another the horses fell down with a mournful wail, and the knights in heavy armor and stomach were trampled to the ground again by the horses rushing up from behind, and the wails of people and the sorrow of the horses were intertwined, confirming the fierceness of the battle.

The mind that had been carried away by the thought of revenge for Puchatu Mu finally calmed down, and the powerful Tiefutu finally felt the atmosphere of fear. At this time, the two hundred cavalry of the Song Army behind also rushed up and fought with Tiefutu.

"It's like a dream." Shao Hongyuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and muttered to himself.

Li Shi also let out a long breath and said, "It's dangerous, it's dangerous." ”

At this time, the commander of the rear army said: "Lord Dutong, I think our rear army will also go to war, and defeat the Jin soldiers in one go." ”

Shao Hongyuan nodded and said, "Okay, you guys will also go out to fight and defeat the Jin soldiers in one go." ”

Cao Xun waved his spear in his hand, picked a Tiefutu off his horse, exhaled, and shouted, "Big brother, big brother, where are you?" ”

A screaming horse neighed from the left, and the tall Tiefutu also fell to the ground with unprecedented weakness, revealing Yang Yan's figure.

Cao Xun was overjoyed, and Yizhu assassinated the Jin soldiers who were struggling to stand up on the ground. said: "Big brother, are you okay?" ”

Yang Yan said: "It's okay." As he spoke, he whistled, and Hai Dongqing, who was not far away, immediately let out a horse neighing in response and ran over. Yang Yan jumped on horseback, took a spear that Cao Xun had snatched from Tiefutu, and said, "Xiao Cao, look at which of us has killed more Jin soldiers." ”

Cao Xun laughed and said, "Okay! Big brother, but killing a horse can't be counted! This time, I'm sure to be more than you. The two men each raised their spears and slew at the golden soldiers.

It turned out that the once invincible Tiefutu could also be defeated, and the Song soldiers, who had begun to panic with the scriptures, settled down again. Yijing's depressed morale also regained his strength, and he once again clenched the weapon in his hand and killed the Jin soldiers.

At this time, the last reserve of the Song army, the 2,000 rear army, also joined the battle group with Yiyi. The main general was killed, and the most anticipated Tie Tu also fell into a bitter battle with the Song army, and the fighting spirit of the Jin soldiers finally began to waver. The situation on the battlefield finally fell to the side of the Song army. Wang Quan led 2,000 Song soldiers to outflank him from both wings. The kidnapping horses on both wings of the golden soldiers could no longer withstand it and began to collapse backwards. The Song army slanted into the Jin soldiers' Chinese army from both sides, and the Jin soldiers finally couldn't resist and were defeated on all fronts. Under the frustration of fear and defeat, the Jin soldiers threw away their swords and guns one after another and fled in all directions. The Song soldiers took advantage of the situation to chase and kill, and finally won a complete victory.

"Win." Shao Hongyuan instructed Li Shi: "Red silk is a success, and it is reported to Zhang Shumi, the capital of Jiankang." After a pause, he said, "Who was the Song soldier who killed the general of the Jin Army in front of the battle just now?" and inquire his name, and bring him to my tent to me in the evening. ”

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The battlefield finally returned to calm, and the Song army was silently cleaning the battlefield, and from time to time there were still the screams of people and the wailing of war horses. The yellow earth was stained crimson with blood, the corpses of Jin and Song soldiers were everywhere, and the severed heads and severed hands and legs could be seen everywhere; Broken knives and guns, shattered nails and stomachs covered in blood. An autumn wind blew, and the air smelled of blood.

Yang Yan suddenly felt a huge tumbling in his stomach, and couldn't help but bend down on the horse's back, retching a few times, but he couldn't vomit anything. Turning his head to look at Cao Xun, he didn't look better to get there.

They have been in the army for two years, and they have participated in a lot of battles, but they are only small battles of hundreds or thousands of people, and they have never experienced a big battle of more than 20,000 people like this. When they were in the war just now, the two of them only cared about fighting to the death and defeating the Jin army, and forgot about anything else. I don't know how many Jin soldiers I killed, and my hands, face, and body were covered with blood. Now on the right side of the battlefield after the battle, both of them feel extremely uncomfortable in their hearts.

The Song army, which was cleaning the battlefield, threw all the furniture into the dug pit without saying a word, and then filled it with sand. A few hours ago, they were still living people, those who knew and those who did not know, those of the Song army, and those of the Jin army; At this time, they are all cold corpses, all buried in the earth, and after a few years they will turn to dust and nothing. And maybe on that day, it was himself who became a corpse, and he was buried by other Song soldiers or Jin soldiers, turned into dust, and turned into nothing.

Yang Yan looked at those Song soldiers who were working silently, and said: "Are we not suitable to be soldiers, how can I have a sense of guilt now, whether these dead soldiers are Jin soldiers or Song soldiers, they must also have parents, wives, and children, and they must be looking forward to their safe return." After a pause, Yang Yan looked at Cao Xun: "How many of them died in my hands, that is to say, I myself caused countless orphans and widows, and countless tragedies." ”

Cao Xun scratched his head and said, "Big brother, I can't say clearly." But that's what the battlefield looks like, if we don't kill the enemy, the enemy will kill us. Is it really necessary not to start a war with the Kingdom of Jin, as the Lord and the faction said? ”

Yang Yan shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Actually, I know the truth, it was the Jin Kingdom that came to fight our Great Song Dynasty first. We are now taking the initiative to attack the Kingdom of Jin in order to regain our own land. In battle, casualties are always inevitable, and it is even more inevitable to kill Jin Bing with his own hands. It's just that I'm a little uncomfortable. ”

The two faced each other silently, half speechless. Yang Yan looked at the battlefield strewn with corpses, and his thoughts couldn't help but go back to the old days. Time flies, it's been five years since I left that small mountain village.

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Five years ago, in the thirty-second year of Song Shaoxing (1162), Emperor Zhao Gou gave way to the crown prince Zhao Tuan and was called Emperor Taishang.

In August, when the osmanthus flowers are fragrant.

The field roads in Linji Village, on the outskirts of Shaoxing Province, are full of flowers and grass. In the paddy fields on the side of the official road, the rice is close to maturity, and as far as the eye can see, it is a golden color.

On the other side of the official road is a lake. There are a few fishing boats floating in the lake. There were no adults, just a dozen children playing in the water. But it is a scene of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

At this time, six or seven horses came from one end of the official road. The knight at the front is a middle-aged man in a dark robe. This was followed by two horses riding on an elderly couple about sixty years old dressed in brocade. It was followed by four strong men, all dressed as entourages in Tsing Yi and small hats.

A few children by the lake were attracted by these tall horses. They climbed ashore and clapped their hands on the side of the road and shouted, "What a big horse, look, what a big horse." ”

At this time, the middle-aged man in Xuanyi stopped his horse and asked one of the children, "Child, do you know where Wan Xiansheng's family lives?" ”

When the boy heard this, he hurried to his horse and said, "Yes, yes, it's not far ahead." Then he turned his head and shouted into the lake: "Yang Yan, someone is looking for your house." ”

The elderly couple couldn't help but tremble when they heard the word "Yang Yan" and glanced at each other.

The old woman in brocade said: "Surname Yang? Could it be him? ”

The old man in brocade waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, let's take a look first." ”

At this time, I saw a splash in the lake, and a figure jumped out of the water like a swimming fish. After a few somersaults in the air, he jumped to the shore like dragonflies in the water by the help of the small boats in the lake. The children on the shore in the water clapped their hands and applauded. The middle-aged man in Xuanyi who asked for directions couldn't help but say, "It's so light." ”

The one who jumped ashore turned out to be a boy of thirteen or fourteen. He has dark skin, short unkempt hair, and only a pair of shorts drenched all over his body. But he had a pair of black and shining eyes. When he came ashore, he asked the boy who called him, "Who is looking for our house?" ”

The child pointed to the middle-aged man in Xuanyi: "That's them." ”

The middle-aged man in Xuanyi was about to speak, and the old couple in brocade clothes got off their horses early and walked over.

The old man in brocade patted the middle-aged man in Xuanyi on the shoulder and said, "Ah Quan, let me ask him." ”

The middle-aged man in Xuanyi nodded and said, "Yes." He stepped aside.

At this time, the old woman in brocade came to the child and said, "Child, put on your clothes first, and be careful of catching a cold." ”

The boy stuck out his tongue and ran to a large willow tree to get dressed.

After the child got dressed, the old man in brocade asked, "Child, are you called Yang Yan?" ”

The kid nodded.

The old man in brocade said again: "Who are you that Wan Xiansheng?" ”

Yang Yan said: "It's my grandfather." ”

The old woman in brocade hurriedly asked again: "So, is your mother's name Wan Ruju?" ”

Yang Yan nodded and said, "Yes, do you know my grandfather?" ”

The brocade-clothed old couple glanced at each other again, their faces full of joy. The old man in brocade clothes smiled and said, "We are here to find your grandfather, can you take us to your house." ”

Yang Yan glanced at the old couple in brocade a few times, with some hesitation on his face. Although he is not very old, he is much more sensible than ordinary children. knows that grandpa Wan Xiansheng is not an ordinary person. Naturally, the people who came to find my grandfather would not be ordinary people. But the old couple didn't look like bad people. The old woman in brocade had a pleasant face and a kind face. The old man in brocade is also peaceful and kind.

The old man also saw the hesitation in Yang Yan's heart, and said with a smile: "We are old friends with your grandfather, and we came to him on purpose today." Is he at home? Although his words were kind, there was a natural sense of majesty in the peace.

Yang Yan looked at them again, and felt that this old couple in brocade clothes was quite kind. Finally made up his mind and said, "Grandpa went to the market this morning, my mother is at home, I will take you home and wait for him." ”

The old man in brocade smiled and said, "That's good, are you far from home?" ”

Yang Yan said: "It's not far ahead. ”

After the group followed Yang Yan around a few small roads, Yang Yan pointed to the front and said, "When you get home, the front is there." ”

The crowd looked in the direction of his finger, and there were several thatched huts on the side of the road not far ahead, and outside the houses was a fence made of tree branches, forming a small courtyard. Yang Yan walked to the fence, pushed open the fence door, turned to the old man in brocade and said, "Old man, please come into the house, right?" ”

The old man in brocade nodded and said, "Okay." He turned his head to the middle-aged man in Xuanyi and said, "Ah Quan, you are just waiting outside, and you can't make a mistake." Then he only walked into the house with the old woman in brocade clothes with Yang Yan.

The hut is not large, the furnishings are very simple, and the furniture and items used are very old. But they were all neatly packed and clean. At this time, I only heard a woman's voice in the back room: "Is Yan'er back?" ”

Yang Yan agreed, and said to the old couple in brocade: "Old man, you sit down for a while, and I will go to the back room to ask my mother to come out." ”

Time is not long, and footsteps are sounding. The curtain of the door was lifted, and a young woman walked out of the back room with Yang Yan. The young woman was about thirty years old, dressed in cloth clothes, and had a beautiful countenance. Just a sick face. It was Yang Yan's mother, Wan Ruju.

When Wan Ruju saw the old couple in brocade, she couldn't help but let out a soft cry of "ah". He took a step back, his face full of surprise.

The old lady in brocade both stood up, and the old woman in brocade took a step forward, stopped, and said, "Ruju, your mother and son have suffered all these years. His voice trembled a little.

At this time, Wan Ruju has settled down. His face turned cold, and he said coldly: "Don't dare to be, how dare I, a woman from a mountain village, work for adults, Mrs. is worried." Didn't Madame say this, didn't she break the little girl? ”

The old woman in brocade lowered her head and said with a face full of shame: "What happened back then, it was all our fault, but it was just 。。。。。 Tears flowed down his cheeks.

Wan Ruju sneered: "Isn't it? What I've been waiting for for so many years is a 'no,' and the old lady said it was so simple. ”

At this time, the old man in brocade sighed softly and said, "Yes, it is true that we were wrong back then, and we should not have separated you from Chaohui by force, so you have suffered for so many years." Now we regret it very much. If you're going to hate us, that's as it should be. ”

Wan Ruju sneered: "What's the use of talking about this now, Chaohui has been dead for so many years." It's too late to say anything more. What are you doing here today? ”

The old man in brocade said: "For so many years, we have been looking for your mother and son, hoping to take your mother and son back." ”

Wan Ruju said coldly: "Go back?" How can I be eligible to go back to the Prince's Mansion? ”

The old man in brocade sighed: "This is also Chaohui's last wish." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom, "This is the letter that Chaohui left for you before he died."

When Wan Ruju heard this, her whole body suddenly trembled, and her hand was raised, but she was powerless to take it. Yang Yan on the side hurriedly came over to take the letter from the old man in brocade and handed it to his mother.

The old man in brocade looked at Yang Yan and said, "After Chaohui died, we all regretted it very much. Hopefully, his wish was granted. Now that Yan'er has grown so big, for Yan'er's sake, you should still go back with us. ”

At this time, I suddenly heard an angry shout: "Go back? Where to go? When everyone looked, they didn't know when, there was an old man in gray in the room, his face full of anger. The old man in brocade is a man with special skills. The five family members waiting outside were not weak, but none of them found out how the old man in gray had entered the house.

Wan Ruju said: "Dad, you're back." It turned out that the person who came was Wan Ruju's father, Yang Yan's grandfather Wan Xiansheng.

The old man in brocade bowed to Wan Xiansheng and said, "Brother Xiansheng, you are back." ”

Wan Xiansheng said sharply: "Yang Yizhong, you get out of here, you are not welcome at home." ”

Yang Yan on the side couldn't help but let out a "ah". He had heard of the name Yang Yizhong. Yang Yizhong, the word is the city, and the emperor Zhao Gou gave the name in the Shaoxing period. He is an important minister of the Great Song Dynasty military, and the former commander of the official worship hall. More than 20 years ago, he was a famous anti-gold general on a par with Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Liu Qi and others. He has participated in more than 200 battles and has more than 50 wounds all over his body. Brave and good at fighting, once led 500 cavalry, in the coconut town night attack on the Jin army, between the fierce battle between the life and death of a time unknown, in the "court shock", but he crossed the Huai River, returned in high spirits.

In November last year, Emperor Wanyan Liang personally commanded an army of 600,000 to attack the Song Dynasty, and Yang Yizhong, Yu Yunwen, Li Xianzhong, Cheng Min and others fought hard in Quarry Rock to defeat the Jin soldiers. Fang kept half of the rivers and mountains of the Great Song Dynasty. Yang Yizhong also entered the title of King of Tong'an County because of his military exploits.

Yang Yan never expected that this famous general would come to his home in person, and obviously had an unusual relationship with his family. For a moment, Yang Yan's heart was also shocked.

At this time, Yang Yizhong said: "Brother Xiansheng, everything happened back then was my fault, and this time we sincerely admit our mistakes." ”

Wan Xiansheng "snorted" and said, "Admit your mistake? Is it enough to admit a mistake with one sentence? If you hadn't forced them to separate back then, how could Chaohui have died, and how could Yan'er have no father. ”

Yang Yizhong said with a look of regret on his face: "That's exactly the case, so we want to try our best to make up for it, hoping to take their mother and son back." ”

Wan Xiansheng shouted categorically: "No, as long as I, Wan Xiansheng, am here, I will never let their mother and son go back with you." ”

Yang Yizhong sighed and said, "Brother Xiansheng, you have been wandering in the rivers and lakes, how can you take good care of their mother and son." What's more, you and I are both old people, and you can still take care of their mother and son for a few days. Yan'er is not young, and it is time to have a good environment to grow up, do you want to follow you in the rivers and lakes for the rest of your life? ”

Wan Xiansheng snorted and said, "This is my family's business, I don't need you to take care of it." If you don't leave, don't blame me for driving you away. Others are afraid of what kind of county king you are, but I am not afraid. ”

Yang Yizhong said: "Brother Xiansheng, don't be rash. ”

This is Wan Ruju said: "Dad, don't say it anymore." He said to Yang Yizhong: "This matter is too sudden, the matter is important, let us discuss it and make a decision." ”

Yang Yizhong nodded and said, "It's okay, it's okay." He turned to Mrs. Yang and said, "Madam, let's go out and wait." ”

Mrs. Yang said: "Ruju, please believe us, this time we really hope that your mother and son can go back with us." ”

Wan Ruju said gloomily: "I know." ”

Yang Yizhong sighed, walked out of the door with Mrs. Yang, and waited outside.

As soon as Yang Yizhong and his wife walked out of the door, Wan Ruju's eyes were black, and the whole person was shaky.

Yang Yan on the side hurriedly hugged his mother and exclaimed, "Mother, mother, what's wrong with you." ”

It turned out that Wan Ruju had been sick, and today Yang Yizhong and his wife suddenly visited, which just touched their hearts. For a while, the mood was agitated, and I couldn't help myself. When Yang Yizhong and his wife were there, they could still support themselves. As soon as Yang Yizhong and his wife left, their hearts were relieved, and they couldn't help but faint.

Wan Xiansheng grabbed his daughter's right hand, put his middle finger and index finger on the vein, and said after a while: "Yan'er, it doesn't matter. Your mother was just excited and fainted. Help your mother to lie down on the bed in the back room. ”

Yang Yan agreed, and hurriedly helped Wan Ruju to lie on the bed in the inner room, and covered the quilt for his mother. At this time, Wan Ruju also slowly woke up.

Wan Xian said: "Daughter, you lie down and don't move." ”

At this time, Yang Yan had already arrived at a bowl of water, held it to the side of the bed, and handed it to Wan Ruju. Wan Ruju took the bowl and drank it in one gulp. Gently stroked Yang Yan's head and said, "Yan'er, you have grown up and are sensible, and you should let you know about your father's affairs." ”

Yang Yan felt a burst of excitement in his heart, he had no father since he could remember. His mother and grandfather never told him about his father. When he was young, every time he asked about his father, he was either pushed away by his mother or reprimanded by his grandfather. When he grew up and became sensible, he stopped asking. But like all children, his heart was always eager to know everything about his father.

Wan Xian said: "Ruju, you can rest for a while, I'll tell Yan'er." ”

Wan Ruju nodded lightly and stopped talking.

Wan Xian said: "Yan'er, the Yang Yizhong who came just now is your own grandfather." ”

It turned out that more than ten years ago, Yang Yizhong's third sons, Yang Chaohui and Wan Ruju, were in love with each other and promised each other for life. Wan Xiansheng did not object, but Yang Yizhong was not a good match with his own family because Wan Ruju was a child of the rivers and lakes, and he was Wan Xiansheng's daughter----- Wan Xiansheng had done an earth-shattering thing back then, but it was a big thing that was difficult for Yang Yizhong to accept. Therefore, Yang Yi categorically rejected the marriage between the two.

Yang Chaohui was stubborn by nature, and in a fit of anger, he ran away from home and eloped with Wan Ruju. A few years later, the two had Yang Yan. Although the two of them are very hard to wander in the rivers and lakes, they also live a very happy life. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and the whereabouts of the two were finally discovered by Yang Yi. Yang Yizhong did not hesitate to personally lead a large group of military horses to surround the two, and forced the two to separate.

If there were only two people, Yang Chaohui and Wan Ruju, the two would definitely rather die in favor than separate. It's just that the two already had Yang Yan at that time, and in desperation, Yang Chaohui had to return to Yang's house with Yang Yizhong. Wan Ruju took Yang Yan to his father Wan Xiansheng and lived with his father.

Although Yang Chaohui returned to the Yang family with Yang Yizhong, his heart was like stagnant water, no matter how many ladies and famous ladies Yang Yizhong introduced to him, he was determined not to marry a wife again. Yang Yizhong was helpless. Two years later, Yang Chaohui went on an expedition with Yang Yizhong and died on the battlefield. Before he died, he left a suicide note, hoping that Yang Yizhong could recognize Wan Ruju's mother and son and take them back to Yang's house. Seeing the death of their son, Yang Yizhong and his wife also regretted it greatly. So in order to fulfill his son's last wish, he searched everywhere for the whereabouts of Wan Ruju's mother and son. But because Wan Ruju's mother and son drifted with Wan Xiansheng, they have never been found. It was not until these two years that Wan Ruju's mother and son settled in Linji Village with Wan Xiansheng and were found by Yang Yi. So he and Mrs. Yang only brought a few servants and personally picked up their mother and son back from Linji Village.

Yang Yan was dumbfounded when he heard this. He didn't expect that he was the grandson of the world-famous general Yang Yizhong, and that there was such a touching love experience between his parents. Although he is young, he can't help but have mixed feelings and thoughts.

At this time, Wan Ruju had finished reading Yang Chaohui's suicide note and said, "It seems that your grandfather has regretted it now, so he came to pick us up." ”

Wan Xian said: "If he hadn't forced you to leave back then, how could Chaohui have died early." What's the use of regretting it now. ”

Wan Ruju sighed: "Dad, Chaohui has been dead for so many years, what are you doing mentioning these things." It's just that I think Yan'er is still a descendant of the Yang family after all? ”

Wan Xiansheng asked rhetorically: "Could it be that you want to take Yan'er back with him." ”

Wan Ruju said: "The fallen leaves return to the roots, Yan'er is still a member of the Yang family after all, and she will go back to the Yang family after all, not to mention that this is also Chaohui's last wish, I don't want Chaohui Jiuquan to be blind." ”

Hearing this, Wan Xiansheng sighed and stopped talking.

Wan Ruju asked Yang Yan again: "Yan'er, what do you think?" ”

Yang Yan thought for a while before saying, "I think it's better to go back with my grandparents." ”

Wan Xian said: "Why".

Yang Yan said: "Even if grandpa was wrong back then, but now he really regrets it, and this time he sincerely took us back." And the grandparents are very old, and we should also think about the two old people. They must be very sad when my father dies, and if we don't want to go back, they must be even more sad. What's more, my father's heart before he died, he must have hoped that my mother and I could go back to Yang's house. After a pause, he whispered, "I think I should go back and sweep my father's grave." ”

Wan Ruju gently stroked Yang Yan's head and said, "Dad, what do you see?" ”

Wan Xiansheng sighed and said, "What you said is not unreasonable. Besides, it won't last long for you to wander like this with me. Life must be better in the Yang family. ”

Wan Ruju said: "Then say, Dad, you agreed." ”

Wan Xian said: "That's it, you go back with Yang Yizhong first, if you don't have a good time in the Yang family, I will pick you up." Hmph, just a county palace can't be difficult for me. ”

Wan Ruju smiled lightly: "Dad, you are still old-tempered. ”

Wan Xiansheng smiled and said loudly: "Yang Yizhong, you come in, they are willing to go back with you." "Patted Yang Yan on the shoulder, "Yan'er, go and bring them in." “

Yang Yizhong and his wife followed Yang Yan to the back room, and Mrs. Yang came to the bedside, grabbed Wan Ruju's hand and said, "Ruju, you mother and son have really suffered all these years." ”

Wan Ruju said softly: "Mother-in-law." Yang Yan called his grandmother, and the three of them hugged their heads and cried together. Yang Yizhong and Wan Xiansheng, who were watching to the side, couldn't help but burst into tears.

Wan Xiansheng gestured slightly to Yang Yizhong. Leave the three of them talking in the room. Yang Yizhong walked out of the back room with Wan Xiansheng, and then said, "Brother Xiansheng, thank you very much." ”

Wan Xiansheng sighed: "There is no need to mention the past, treat their mother and son well." Over the years, their mother and son have been wandering around with me and have suffered a lot, and they should indeed settle down. ”

Yang Yizhong said: "Brother Xiansheng, don't worry, I will not let their mother and son be wronged." ”

Wan Xiansheng nodded and said: "Yan'er's age is not too young, and I don't want him to wander in the rivers and lakes like me, so I might have a good future with you." ”

Yang Yizhong said: "When I was at the entrance of the village, I saw this kid showing his light skills, and he was indeed very clever. ”

Wan Xiansheng laughed and said: "This child has been smart since he was a child, and he can learn everything as soon as he learns it." I can only teach him some martial arts, but I can't teach anything else. I'm going to delay the baby. ”

Yang Yizhong said: "Brother Xiansheng, don't worry, I will definitely cultivate Yan'er into a talent." ”

At this time, it was getting late, so Yang Yizhong and his wife said goodbye and agreed to pick up Wan Ruju's mother and son early tomorrow morning.