Chapter 612 Torrent (Part 1)
Fengxing Caoyan.
Although the time has entered autumn, the temperature in the air has not dropped. After passing Xinzhou City, fewer and fewer pedestrians can be seen on the roads and in the mountains. Occasionally, there is a smell of burning smell in the wind. Shi Jin knew that it was the smell of corpses burned by flames.
The Jin people have not yet come, but this time the forwards of the Yisheng Army who surrendered to the Jurchens at Yanmen Pass are already wreaking havoc on the territory near Xinzhou City. When Shi Jin and other seven people passed through Xinzhou City, the entire city was under martial law. The defeated Wu Sheng Army and half of the nearby Wuwei Army had entered Xinzhou, preparing to defend the city and wait for an opportunity to attack. But on the other side of the road, more people are still heading south, hoping to enter a big city like Taiyuan.
As people in the green forest, Shi Jin and others were not slow. They set off in the evening and headed north along the official road. When they entered late at night, the road was already congested. They took some detours and crossed Xinzhou at midnight. In the city, a large number of officers and soldiers were entering through the city gate. The torches stretched out, illuminating the entire city and the ancient city walls. The cry and chaos made the night as noisy as the day. However, after passing Xinzhou, the light gradually died out, and the seven of them seemed to have entered a wild ancient realm. They chose their path carefully and slowed down.
On the way to dawn in the early morning, the foothills were unusually silent. Occasionally, we could see the light of one or two torches. It was probably the villagers walking around the nearby mountains who had been left behind by the large army, but were still fleeing to the south. . They may not be safe, but at least, in this late night, the large army will not move again.
Moving forward, you can occasionally smell burnt corpses, traces left around yesterday evening. In the early morning, mist gradually began to rise in the mountains. As the morning approached, the white mist connected and spread out. When everyone led their horses quietly down a hill, they saw a faint red light burning in the mist in front of them.
There were signs of flames burning, but there was no sound of people. They were like ships on the sea moving forward in the fog, and the burning smell became stronger. The people walking in front first discovered the body, lying in the small stream surrounding the village. There was a not wide stone bridge in front of it. The stone bridge went forward, and the dead people were hanging from the giant trees. The scenery further ahead gradually became clearer. Half of the village was still burning, but more of it had been burned to embers.
The charred and unburnt corpses appeared shockingly before our eyes. This was a mountain village that had been massacred and then burned for most of the night.
No one alive.
Some houses in front of them had collapsed, and the road through the village was blocked. They walked silently around the village. In the floating mist, the ruins of the village next to them were burning with flames. As they walked by, there were still burned-out houses. The house collapsed and raised white smoke, just like a huge ship that was burning and sinking after being hijacked on the sea.
In the mist, seven people led the horses, and they were surprisingly silent as they moved forward. People who hang out in the green forest have more or less seen blood on their hands. People like Shi Jin who have seen massacres on Liangshan Mountain may also be among the other six people. But perhaps no sight can give them such a strong sense of "sinking." Compared with the destructive power coming from the whole country, no single army or bandit can cause such a strong sense of destruction, because everyone can understand that the same scene may still be happening in many places around this time.
"This time the golden dog went south, the general who commanded all the way to the west is Nianhan."
After passing the village, walking in front, the lean Bao asked. He spoke in a low voice, his name was Qian Fei, he was quite famous around Yanmen Pass, and the so-called Nianhan was Wanyan Zonghan's real Jurchen name.
"Zhou Zongshi has followed this army all the way since he was in the north, just to find out their true identity. Nianhan is one of the most powerful in the Jin Dynasty court. If we can kill him, all the way The siege of the army can be solved.”
Among the seven people, except Shi Jin and Qian Fei, the other five were divided into two groups. The first group of three people were the first to arrive at the restaurant. They seemed to have spent a lot of time in the green forest. They were called "Red Bronze Hands". "Wei Bao, "Epee" Fang Ya and "Iron Hook" Chen Xiuqing. The other two are relatively younger. They use swords and swords, and are said to have some hidden weapon skills. They are called "Hebei Shuangying", one is Chen Xi and the other is Tang Zuhan, but they don't seem to be very famous people. . According to what they said, they listened to Zhu Ji's stories and felt that a great chivalrous person should serve the country and the people. So after hearing the news of the Jurchens going south, they felt that they should block it and do something.
The momentary enthusiasm could not conceal the lack of solidity in his hands. For Shi Jin, among the six people, except for Qian Fei's light kung fu, the other people's kung fu was at best average or below average in the arena. , even the two "Hebei Shuangying" were not very solid in character. After passing Xinzhou City, they became obviously a little nervous. But at this point, it’s hard to ask for more.
As the sun rose, they heard the sound of horse hooves clattering and shaking the ground. The inquiring Qian Fei said: "Dai County is about to arrive." Several people left their horses in the woods temporarily and moved forward. When they touched the edge of the woods, they could vaguely see the city wall in the distance.
A Jin cavalry galloped past the road outside, and the Jurchen soldiers stationed on the wall in the distance were already Jurchen soldiers.
Pillars of smoke emerged from the city and rose into the sky. From the county town over there, there were various small noises, like countless people whispering, screaming and howling. . Several people lay in the grass and listened for a while. Qian Fei hit the ground with his fist: "The city has been occupied..."
"Senior Zhou...how should we contact him?" Tang Zuhan asked anxiously.
Qian Fei shook his head: "I don't know either. When I went south, it was my master who had contact with Senior Zhou. Now that the war is so fierce and dangerous, I don't know where Senior Zhou is now. If he is in the city... we may have to wait until dark before we can go in and look for him..."
"Female The real person is massacring the city." Chen Xiuqing gritted his teeth and said, "So what if we can find Senior Zhou?"
"We have to try."
" Go around the city and see if there are any gaps that can be easily entered..." Shi Jin lowered his voice and crawled back in the grass. Several people accepted his idea, retreated into the woods, and surrounded him.
Perhaps it was because after the Jurchens completely occupied the city, they rushed out and killed people around. There were also traces of people running through the woods. Occasionally, arrows were seen stuck on the ground, and occasionally corpses were exposed in the grass. The smell of blood filled the air. Occasionally, there seemed to be a small team of Jurchens walking around in the woods. Fortunately, several of them had skills. Qian Fei was highly accomplished in Qinggong and invisibility, and Shi Jin had profound internal skills. It was not difficult to avoid these boring patrollers. It was only when I saw the south gate of Dai County that an amazing scene appeared in front of me again.
The entrance to the south gate was full of civilian corpses piled up. There seemed to be hundreds of them. The bloody smell had stained the road red, and even turned into a small swamp on the roadside. Some are also inserted or hung on flagpoles or city gates. Upon seeing such a scene, Tang Zuhan in "Hebei Shuangying" even covered his mouth and almost vomited. Qian Fei looked far away in the shadow of the tree. After a while, everyone saw him kneeling down, crying. , kowtowed slowly.
"The one on the city gate...is my master..." He simply said this. Among the few people, only Shi Jin had the highest skill and could clearly see the corpses hanging on the city gate. , but he didn't know that the master Qian Fei spoke of was the body of the dwarf that was almost cut into two pieces on the city gate.
At this time, a sound was heard coming from the city wall, and then, the naked white bodies of two Jurchens on the city wall were shouted and pushed down the city. They fell to the bottom of the city and died. .
Qian Fei gritted his teeth and whispered: "Let's go again and see if there is any place nearby that we can enter..."
So they took another detour, but after all they couldn't find a place nearby that they could go in during the day, so they hid in the nearby woods. Occasionally, Qian Fei and others would go near the city wall to see what was going on. As the daylight rose, the massacre going on in the city became clearer and clearer. It sounded far away, like a sound separated by a wall from hell. I don’t know how many people were searched out, killed, humiliated and raped in the city after the city was broken. Even Shi Jin could only grit his teeth when he arrived. At noon, he heard the "Hebei Shuangying" discussing how to go out and kill the Jurchens.
"They always get separated, I will fight with them..."
"Kill one and count as one, kill two and count as a pair, I can't stand this..."
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Qian Fei clenched his hands into fists: "Does it make sense? Does it make sense?"
"Anyway, we can't find Grandmaster Zhou if the fight is like this. If he is in the city, he might not be able to find him at this time. Just, just..."
Although several people said this, they did not really rush out and fight for their lives. In the afternoon, the sun shone through the gaps between the trees. Shi Jin raised his head and looked up, suddenly feeling a little confused about his current headlong northward journey. Although he had thought about the situation that he would die in the war, and also thought about the possibility of turning around and escaping, but now that Qian Fei and others came up, they could not find the Zhou Tong they expected, which was really unexpected. things.
Wanting to see Zhou Tong is a sign of concern for brother Lin, but even if he does see him, he may not be able to say anything. He could accept either fighting for his life or running away, but staying here and not knowing what to do seemed a bit silly, especially in the surrounding environment, where the Jurchens were slaughtering the city and many people were dying every moment. I don't know. What he should do would be particularly stupid.
Otherwise, if you don’t find Zhou Tong, just get rid of these people. When the time comes, it will be much easier whether you turn around, fight tooth and nail, or sneak into the city. Such thoughts came to my mind. At this time, Qian Fei, Wei Bao, Fang Ya, and Chen Xiuqing had already gone to explore the reality on the other side of the city wall, and they heard the shaking of the earth gradually.
Shi Jin and "Hebei Shuangying" hurried to the edge of the woods, but only found Qian Fei. From the side of the field of vision, the Jurchens' flag came out from the south gate of Dai County, and the formation of the cavalry spread like a A huge torrent of horses and banners. Shi Jin asked Qian Fei about the whereabouts of the three of them. Qian Fei said: "The Jurchens left the city to attack Xinzhou. The three of them went around to other places to see if there was any place where the Jurchens had withdrawn the city defenses."< br>
"The city defense has not been withdrawn." Shi Jin looked at the patrolling soldiers on the city wall and whispered, "Only some people came out, and those inside are still killing people. Before night... I'm afraid they still won't be able to get in."< br>
Qian Fei nodded silently. A few of them were hiding in the shadows, not far from the Jurchen brigade heading south from the city. They watched like this for a long time, and saw people being driven out from behind. Most of these people, men, women, old and young, had their hands tied up with long ropes. They were connected in series. The Jurchen cavalry used whips to drive them away desperately, and the sound of crying filled the entire air. The desolate scene makes people really want to rush out.
Shi Jin watched for a while, gritted his teeth, pressed the shoulders of "Hebei Shuangying" with both hands, and whispered: "Let's go back..."
Return to the place where he had escaped before In this place, a few people were still shaking all over. However, the other three people had not returned yet. After a while, they heard the sound of commotion coming from not far away. Someone was shouting: "Go! Go! Yeah--" Shi Jin could tell that it was one of the three people. "Epee" Fang Ya.
They rushed over there with their weapons, but the other side was also the edge of the woods. It was a rocky and rugged slope. When a few people rushed over, they saw the "Epee" square cliff. , "Iron Hook" Chen Xiuqing, was running upward with two other people. The two people, a man and a woman, seemed to be civilians. The man was covered in blood, and the woman was in ragged clothes, barely able to cover her body. Those who rushed up to surround them from behind were five Jurchen cavalry, one of whom held a human head in his hand.
The head of Wei Bao, the "Red Bronze Hand".
When we arrived at Dai County, before we even entered, one of our companions was already dead. Although we knew that these people's martial arts might not be very strong, in people's hearts, it was inevitable that they would have a sense of frustration that their efforts were fruitless.
"Hebei Shuangying" shouted and rushed out together. Shi Jin gritted his teeth, and in a few steps he had already leapt in front of the two of them, and flew downwards. When the five Jurchen cavalry saw help coming, one of them suddenly released a loud arrow, which flew into the sky and exploded. At that time, Fang Ya, the "Epee", was hit by a cavalryman who was rushing towards him with his spear. He vomited blood and flew up in the air. On the other side, Shi Jin had also rushed over from the hillside. A Jurchen cavalryman rushed towards him. Swinging out his gun, Shi Jin leaped into the air, huddled up like an ape, and then suddenly exploded!
With a bang, the Jurchen cavalry was stabbed and flew out by his stick with great momentum, and his internal organs should have been shattered. The war horse that was originally lying horizontally was driven by the power of the stick and was unable to stand steadily. It stumbled and rolled down the hillside, causing countless dust and gravel to splash up.
“Quick victory!”
Knowing that the opponent had fired an arrow, the surrounding Jurchen patrols would come over immediately. Shi Jin shouted low, waved his long stick in the dust, and rushed straight Up above, Qian Fei and "Hebei Shuangying" had also rushed over, and together with "Iron Hook" Chen Xiuqing, they suddenly fought with the other four riders.
In a battle on the battlefield, victory or defeat can be decided in a blink of an eye. Qian Fei and Chen Xiuqing took action almost at the same time and killed a cavalryman. Chen Xi and Tang Zuhan also knocked off a Jurchen. Shi Jin fought two people alone. He poked one of them off his horse, and the other cavalry rushed at high speed. Shi Jin missed his spear and smashed the wooden stick into pieces with a strong blow on the opponent. The opponent was smashed and flipped several times in the air before landing with a rumble. Shi Jin grabbed the spear, turned around and stabbed another dismounted cavalryman to the ground.
When he turned around to look, he saw Chen Xi from "Hebei Shuangying" standing blankly not far away. He and Tang Zuhan defeated a Jurchen cavalry, but the other party was also extremely brave. He drew his sword and rushed forward. The two of them joined forces and Tang Zuhan chopped off the other party's head with a sword. At this time, the big sword was still embedded in the dead Jurchen's head. And the knife handed out by the other party cut it off Chen Xi's right hand, blood spurted out from the fracture at this time. Tang Zuhan next to him was at a loss to see it. Chen Xi also stood blankly, looking at his shoulder and the arm holding the sword on the ground. The sun shone down. , he staggered and sat back.
Shi Jin rushed up and tapped several acupuncture points near his broken arm, then tore strips of cloth from his clothes and tied the broken wound on his shoulder hard. Chen Xi was still sluggish and unable to react. Not far away, "Iron Hook" Chen Xiuqing was panting heavily talking to Qian Fei and Shi Jin here: "I, I, I... let's go see the city wall... we see these Jurchens doing evil... there are only six of them, we We thought we could definitely win, we thought..."
Three of them came here together, but by this time, Wei Bao and Fang Ya were already dead, leaving him alone. Shi Jin turned around and shouted: "Ride a horse! Let's go!" Qian Fei had already climbed onto a war horse. Chen Xiuqing was nervous and also climbed onto a horse. Chen Xi pointed to the broken arm on the ground with his left hand: "My hand, My hand..."
"Your hand is gone!" Shi Jin shouted and said to Tang Zuhan, "Wait for him to run!" In the distance, arrows were flying this way. ! About ten Jurchen patrols on horseback have already rushed over.
Shi Jin grabbed the snatched spear and climbed onto the horse. Tang Zuhan also quickly led Chen Xi onto the horse. Chen Xi was crying and speaking hurriedly: "My hand, my hand..." as if he didn't know that the bleeding from the broken arm had already stopped. Soaked half the body.
Qian Fei rode out, grabbed the ragged woman on the slope and placed him on his horse. Shi Jin also rushed over and reached out to grab another man who was covered in blood, but he suddenly grabbed her. When he was empty, he looked closely, and saw that an arrow had been shot into the man's back. He had fallen to the ground and was motionless.
Shi Jin reined in his horse and watched the more than ten Jurchens charging towards him. The opponent opened his bow and shot an arrow. Shi Jin danced his spear, knocked the arrow away with a clatter, and lowered his voice to Foreplay and the others. After a few shouts and winks, he waited until they ran away, then turned the horse's head and ran in another slightly changed direction.
Not long after, the Jurchen patrol team divided into two teams, and the larger team followed Shi Jin in the direction of his escape.
The war horses chased, escaped, and fought into the mountains. On the road parallel to them, a terrifying Jurchen army was heading south in the direction of Xinzhou City. A large number of civilians from the Wu Dynasty were trapped in it. Every moment, someone was being whipped. and die crying.
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At night, the sunset has already set in the sky. In the dim light brought by the stars, the Jurchen knight stood in the mountains, holding a steel knife, and listened quietly to the movements around him. At a certain moment, he suddenly moved in a certain direction, waved his hand and bent his bow, and the sound of horse hooves came galloping towards him. The figure of the war horse rushed out with a bang and collided with the war horse under his crotch. The two horses collided with a dull sound in the darkness, and the arrows flew out with bloody light and flew into the night sky. The knights on the two war horses were also knocked out, rolled on the ground several times, and stood up.
The Jurchen warrior held a steel knife in his hand. The man opposite stood up and moved his arms. He was strong, tall and well-proportioned. He was also injured and there was blood at the corner of his mouth, but he was facing this person with bare hands. Come along. The Jurchen warrior yelled "Wow" and rushed towards him with his sword. The two figures collided with each other under the starlight. After two fierce exchanges, the steel sword changed hands. The tall Han man who was originally bare-handed swung his sword continuously with bang bang bang. Five or six knives were struck, each one being swung directly on the opponent's body.
The body of the Jurchen exploded like a wave of blood. When he fell to the ground, the speed of the other party's knife slowed down, and he swung a few more knives at the corpse on the ground. , just stopped.
The history of "Nine Patterns Dragon". He wiped the blood on the steel knife between the mountains and put it away on his body. When he looked at the two horses again, he found that both horses were injured after the violent collision and fell in a pool of blood, unable to walk away. He sighed, turned his head to identify the direction, and then walked in the direction of Xinzhou.
In the process of escaping just now, he killed all the Jurchen cavalry following him one by one, including two new Jurchen scouts who joined the pursuit. Although they were also injured, they were not serious after all. Just like this, all the way down, in the outline of the mountains not far away, you can vaguely see the ruins of the burned village that you saw in the morning. Now it has no firelight, and it looks like a tomb in the darkness. .
Shi Jin walked through the mountains and ridges, and met two Jurchen scouts on the way. They were killed by them again, and they robbed a horse and walked in the mountains. When he arrived at a woodland, he suddenly noticed something. He reined in his horse and stopped. From a tree not far away, a figure jumped down. It was Qian Fei who was responsible for inquiring.
The two looked at each other and said nothing. Qian Fei led the way and Shi Jin followed. In a place in the forest, Shi Jin saw several people running away. Chen Xiuqing huddled in the darkness, looking at a corpse in front of her. That corpse belonged to the woman who was rescued. She stabbed a knife into her chest, seemingly committing suicide. Not far away, Chen Xi, whose arm was broken in "Hebei Shuangying", was lying under a tree, and Tang Zuhan sat beside him blankly.
Seeing Shi Jin, who was highly skilled in martial arts, approaching quietly, Chen Xiuqing and Tang Zuhan seemed to wake up a little. Shi Jin looked at the body of the woman who committed suicide, and Chen Xiuqing looked at him in the darkness: "We, we didn't save anyone... we didn't save anyone..."
Qian Fei looked down beside him. He said a few words, but he could actually think of it without explaining it to Shi Jin. The woman was naked before, and even after suffering such humiliation, she was still running away desperately. But when she ran here, she was able to calm down and think clearly, but she committed suicide. In the end, "Red Bronze Hands" Wei Bao and "Chong Zhong" "Sword" and "Fang Ya" seem to be worthless if they die.
Shi Jin didn't have much to say, so he went over to Chen Xi and Tang Zuhan. Chen Xi's arm was broken, but it seemed that it had been bandaged and he was still breathing. Shi Jin looked at it for a moment, and he woke up again in a daze, looked at the people around him, and said in a weak and hoarse voice: "I'm useless, kill me... I'm useless..."
Shi Jin carried the Steel Knife, picked up a long gun, stood up, took a deep breath, and said: "This is war."
Seven people came up last night, and nothing was done, and only five were left. He was alive, and one of his arms was broken. But no matter what, this is the battlefield. Shi Jin, who still felt empty in the afternoon and didn't know what he was doing, now knew it clearly. This is a war. The Jurchen army is still moving south like a torrent, scattered and scattered, surrounded by countless scouts. Countless people want to resist, and countless people will be crushed like this. In such a situation , the power of one person or a few people is really insignificant.
"You may be useful in the future if you are alive. This is fighting." Shi Jin tightened his grip on the spear in his hand, "I want to go to Xinzhou."
Qian Fei looked at him: "Go and help Defend the city?”
"Dai County has been destroyed, and it is not big enough. Xinzhou City is big enough. After the city is broken, there will be street fighting. The situation is the most chaotic at this time. Only if Nian Han enters the city can we assassinate him." Shi Jin said , "If Grandmaster Zhou is not dead and wants to have the best chance, he may be there. In any case, I want to see him."
Chen Xiuqing and Tang Zuhan looked over here, Qian fly silently After a while, he took a breath and looked at Shi Jin: "I originally wanted to go back to Dai County and find a way to rescue the master's body and bury it, but what you said makes sense...I will let you go."
Under the starlight, the little thoughts that merged in the bloody torrent were decided like this...
Christmas Eve, I have coded so far, I am really too stupid... In any case, this chapter is nearly six months old One thousand seven hundred words. Well, Merry Christmas everyone^_^
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