Chapter 942 Karma is tortured by wind and snow and roars (Part 1)
During the gap between the war, Ning Yi, who has lived in two generations, and his wife lamented that their children were not cute when they grew up - this was very important to him. After all, it is a novel experience that I have never had before.
What is truly fortunate is that many children still have the possibility and space to grow up.
In order to strive for such a space, Southwest has already been mobilized across the board. The first wave of battles at the mountain pass in Huangming County lasted for four days, and Balisu turned the tentative battles into rounds of targeted attacks.
In the three days after the 25th, Ba Lisu subconsciously controlled the offensive to reduce casualties. Pang Liu'an's side no longer conducted large-scale artillery fire when they did not face the power of the goddess. But even under such circumstances, the Jurchen army that was driven forward still suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and its combat strength was reduced to close to 15,000.
Most of these casualty figures come from the surrendered elite Han troops who rushed to the front line. Although they were mixed among a large number of civilians who were repeatedly driven into battle, although large-scale artillery bombardments were no longer launched against them on the city wall, and although the city wall in front was no more than three feet high... even if it was just a hand-to-hand defensive battle, these could not When the soldiers who formed a formation and boarded the city faced the black flag elite at the top of the city, they could only rush forward and experience massacre again and again.
A siege battle is not a reciprocal battle. The defenders have the upper hand no matter what. Even if we do not count the condescending iron cannons that can fire at any time, we also remove rolling wood, stones, bows, arrows, gold juice and other defensive objects, and the outcome is determined by hand-to-hand combat with swords and guns. The three-foot-high city wall, and the soldiers who climbed up one by one relying on ladders often fell to the ground before they could even cut through it with a single blow when faced with two or three Chinese soldiers who cooperated tacitly.
Even if the elite Jurchens, who are known for their fierceness and fearless morale and have killed all over the world, ascend the city under such circumstances, the outcome will not be any different.
Pioneer generals like Wu Litan persisted in fighting off a few attacks with the defense of their armor. The rest of the Jurchen soldiers could only see the same fierce iron shields hitting them during the fierce collision. The cooperation of the iron shield was desperate, but the soldiers behind the iron shield had a determination and fanaticism that was no less than that of the Jurchens. When the shields were removed, their knives were equally bloodthirsty.
The warm-up for the war with the Jurchens has started within the Chinese Army ten years ago. After the Xiaocang River passed, and now, all kinds of propaganda and encouragement have become more solid, more profound and more mission-driven. It can be said that at the moment when the Jurchens arrived in the southwest, what was more eager and hungry was the Chinese army who had been waiting in frustration for several years.
However, the first to be put up on the 1,500-meter city wall were the elites of the Chinese army who had previously won rankings in various military competitions. At the beginning of the war, at this moment when they were full of energy, the Jurchens were only as ferocious as It will make these people's blood boil - the combination of the enemy's ferocity and death can bring people the greatest sense of pride.
The soldiers methodically hacked to the ground the climbers who were coming but were outnumbered in numbers and formation, and threw their bodies down the city wall. The leading generals also cherish the pleasure of fighting with low casualties. They all know that as the Jurchens attack in turn, no matter how small the casualties are, they will gradually accumulate into wounds that cannot be ignored, but the more blood they see at this time, the more likely they will be. In the time it takes to get down, the morale on our side will be higher, and the more likely we are to fight our way out of the opponent's massive offensive.
On the twenty-seventh, on the afternoon of the third day of the war, the Han soldiers who rushed to the city wall did not dare to climb the city. They are not all fools. This first round of attacks may not be able to knock down the seemingly low city wall in front of them. The casualties that rush into the city are already high. But if you go up the ladder, for two or three days, the top will be like a giant mouth, basically swallowing as much as you can. Except for some people who were so frightened that they jumped down when they entered the city, the only ones who could come down were corpses.
On the twenty-eighth day, Ba Lisu beheaded several Han generals in front of the formation.
On this day, fires were still burning from time to time in the nearby rugged mountain forests. Black smoke pillars raged in the sky among the forests, and a scorching atmosphere filled the battlefields far and near.
On the twenty-ninth day, light rain gradually fell in the sky. Ba Lisu stopped the attack in front of the mountain pass in Huangming County and started the first round of statistics and rest - the rest must also start. The capacity of the rear roads is limited. Even if most of the casualties are cannon fodder, a certain amount of replenishment is always needed. time.
This rest only lasted for three or two days. On the first day of November, the weather turned sunny, and the Battle of Yuyuxi started on the third day of the month. On the fourth day of the month, the Jurchen craftsmen team who had followed all the way from Dazhuoyuan assembled four huge vehicles. The wide-wheeled siege vehicle - with its front covered with sandbags and iron plates - strong enough to withstand shelling and capable of overcoming undulating terrain to a certain extent, was pushed by soldiers and began a formal attack on Huangming County.
Until the eleventh year of Jian Shuo, the fighting in the southwest never stopped.
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The war in the world also never stops.
In mid-November, on the East China Sea, the flying new wind stirred up waves, and two huge fleets met on the hazy sea. Hu Sunming, the general who led the Taihu fleet and had already surrendered to the Jurchens, witnessed the scene of the dragon boat fleet rushing towards this side.
"Destroy those old soldiers! Capture the former princess Zhou Pei alive. They are all greedy for life and afraid of death! Seeing Da Jin coming to kill, they abandoned the country and fled without losing a single soldier! The destiny of the Wu Dynasty has not been returned to the Wu Dynasty It’s——”
At the combat mobilization meeting On the boat, Hu Sunming said this hysterically. Regarding the huge dragon ship that looked huge but was actually clumsy, he thought it was the biggest weakness of the opponent's entire fleet - once this ship was defeated, the rest would be demoralized and would not fight without a fight. drop.
But the dragon boat fleet did not use the palace-like ship as the main ship at this time. Princess Zhou Pei wore pure white mourning clothes and climbed to the heights of the central warship so that everyone could see her. Then she waved her drumsticks and beat the drums to fight.
Hu Sunming once thought that this was a substitute or a bait. Before that, the Wu Dynasty army was accustomed to the use of various military methods. But in fact, what appeared at this moment was not an illusion. In order to fight at this moment, Zhou Pei practiced swinging the hammer every day on the ship for two months. Every day, the faint sound could be heard from the surrounding ships. After two months, Zhou Pei's arms seemed to have grown thicker.
When they learned of her plan to go into battle, some officials came to persuade Zhou Pei that her appearance might boost morale, but it would also inevitably become the biggest flaw in the entire fleet. Zhou Pei dismissed these views one by one.
No matter how great the world is, there is no way to retreat. At this moment when her father passed away and her brother's life or death was uncertain, she actually didn't think too much.
The drums continued on the sea for more than an hour, and all the warships defended Zhou Pei's attack. After that, the Taihu fleet mutinied and collapsed. Hu Sunming was forced into the sea by the mutinous soldiers, and was later fished out. , what awaits him is Lingchi’s execution soon after.
While Zhou Pei was fighting his way through the southeast sea, Junwu, with the assistance of Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and others, fought his way out of Jiangning and began his escape journey to the southeast.
Zong Fu and Zong Bi were chasing each other along the way. Han Shizhong and Yue Fei followed one after another and organized several battles. At the end of November, they recaptured Suzhou, took a short rest, dealt with a group of officials who had surrendered to the enemy, and released a group of people who had been persecuted.
When he walked out of the prison, the snow had already fallen. He Wen hugged his body tightly. He was in ragged clothes and as skinny as a beggar. In front of him was the decadent and chaotic scene of the city. No one paid any attention to him.
He was once a Confucian knight with both civil and military skills. When the Wu Dynasty was in danger, he once ran for the country with passion. He Wen once went to the southwest to assassinate Mr. Ning, but he later joined the Chinese Army by chance and even had a relationship with Lin Jingmei, whom Ning Yi regarded as his daughter.
He watched the development of the Huaxia Army, but did not trust the ideas of the Huaxia Army. In the end, his contacts with the outside world were found out. Ning Yi tried to persuade him to stay, but failed, and finally had to put him back home. .
After He Wen returned to his home in Suzhou, Suzhou officials discovered that he had connections with the Huaxia Army and imprisoned him again. He Wen defended himself for a while, but after local officials learned that his family was quite wealthy, they took advantage of it. They tortured He Wen severely, and then extorted money and real estate from the He family. This happened in Wu Jianshuo's ninth year.
In the tenth year of Jianshuo, He Wen was in prison, and his family was gradually being exploited. His parents died of depression in the first half of the year, and one day, his wife and children never came to see him again. I don’t know if he died of illness or starvation outside the prison. He Wen also thought about escaping from prison, but one of his hands was broken, and he suffered several serious illnesses in prison. After all, he lost his martial arts skills. In fact, he was not the only one who was unjustly imprisoned in the prison at this time. one person.
While he was in prison, he gradually learned about the demise of the Wu Dynasty, but none of this seemed to have anything to do with him. When he was released on this day, looking at everything so decadent, it seemed that he was no longer needed in the world.
He returned to his old house at home along the memories of the past. The house was probably burned to rubble by someone not long ago - perhaps by rebels. He Wen went around to inquire about the situation of other people in the family, but found nothing. The white snow fell and was about to cover up the black ruins.
He Wen knelt in the snow and made a sad and unpleasant sound - his throat was hoarse, but at this time he couldn't even cry normally.
In the past year, the Jurchens have been wreaking havoc in the south of the Yangtze River. No matter whether their wife and children survive the bullying of the evil officials, they may not be able to escape this even greater man-made disaster. He Wen is looking for it in the city of Suzhou Half a month later, Jun Wu's army began to evacuate from Suzhou. He Wen followed the civilians going south and began a bloody journey...
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In the north, the snow is getting heavier day by day, and the sky and the earth are gradually covered with ice and snow.
Yunzhong Mansion is quite popular.
Holding the chopped firewood, Tang Minjie shakily entered the hut that seemed to have been unoccupied for a long time, and began to squat by the stove to light a fire. He has been here for several years and has become accustomed to the life here. At this time, every move he makes is like the most rustic old farmer. After lighting the fire in the stove, he rolled up his sleeves and trembled lightly like a toad beside the stove.
The weather is too cold after all.
People who can survive in this kind of ice and snow are indeed a bit scary.
Hehehe...I'm not afraid of the cold either...
He was simulating this unreal and perverted thought in his mind, and then there were regular knocks on the door outside.
Tang Minjie exhaled a white breath and stood up. He still rolled up his sleeves and hunched his back. When he went to open the door, the cold wind howled!
"Well..."
The wind and snow were blowing wildly, and Tang Minjie couldn't help but retreat back. The man who rushed in had already grabbed his clothes, and Tang Minjie's hand went up A moment later, the man's hand retracted, then moved forward, holding down Tang Minjie's throat, and pushed him against the wall behind him with a bang.
The cold wind was still blowing in from outside the door. Tang Minjie was pinned there and slapped the other person's arm several times with both hands, and his face gradually turned red.
What appeared in the room at this time was a woman with a knife in her waist and a raised eyebrow. She pinched Tang Minjie's neck, gnashing her teeth and looking fiercely. Tang Minjie couldn't breathe. He waved his hands and pointed at the door, the stove, and then everywhere. The woman said: "Remember it, I..."
"Ugh, vomit... ..."
Tang Minjie's tongue slowly stretched out, and it was very long and wet. The drool was about to drip from the tip of her tongue and onto the other person's hand. Only then did the woman let go of her hand: "... Remember, I'm going to kill you..." Tang Minjie's throat was released only then. , the body had already bent down, coughing desperately, the fingers of his right hand casually stretched forward, and he was about to touch the woman's chest.
“You——”
"Cough-cough cough cough cough! Cough-cough cough cough cough-" In the room, the steel knife in the woman's hand had been pulled out. Tang Minjie seemed to be unaware, and he bent over and held his throat and turned it around a few times. , ran straight to the room and closed the door, and then ran to the stove to see the flame that had just started but then extinguished. He sat on the ground, his eyes accusing: "You are crazy!"
"You are really looking for death-" The woman raised the knife towards him, her eyes still trembling with anger.
"I'm looking for your mother! Cough cough cough -" Tang Minjie coughed a few times, and even though he was sitting on the ground, his words were more fierce, "What a shabby shoe! You are pretending to be pure! You were sold and pawned. I have been a maid for a few years and have forgotten who I am. Right!"
After hearing Tang Minjie's vicious words, the woman's eyes suddenly became bloodshot, and she came over with the knife raised, but she heard the man sitting on the ground yelling and yelling: "——You are killing people! Mother-in-law and mother-in-law are bitchy Damn it! Even the saliva feels dirty! Just touching your chest will make you retreat! You didn’t get turned around by the man when you were caught, right?”
He rubbed his neck and coughed a few more times, stood up from the ground, faced the opponent's knife tip, walked straight over, put his neck there, and looked directly into the woman's eyes: "Come on, broken shoes! Now it looks a little bit... It looks like this, just poke it here.”
Tang Minjie continued to walk forward. The woman's hand shook twice and finally withdrew the tip of the knife: "The madman of the Black Flag Army..."
Tang Minjie rubbed his neck and twisted his head, then snapped his fingers: "I won!"
He turned around and walked back to the stove, continued to light the fire, and said Zhongdao: "It's none of your business whether you're crazy or not. In a place like this, there are people who have no tomorrow today. You threaten me every time you see me. I don't know what you want to do. Why, you Is it a dog? I have to bark a few words at the owner's side every time, otherwise I feel uncomfortable. What do you want to threaten me with? Did I bully your master again?” Something is very wrong. I even had a serious illness that I just recovered from recently. You... Madam treat me and my whole family. Everyone has the grace to be reborn, what did you say..."
She stopped threatening, Tang Minjie turned around and stood up: "It's none of your business! What did your wife want to do by calling me out? , Just do it. Mother-in-law, can you afford to delay me?”
The woman nodded, no longer angry at this time, and took out a few pieces of paper from the sleeves. Tang Minjie took them, sat on the ground by the fire and looked: "Well, what are you dissatisfied with? , Threat, you can say it now... Oh, your wife is so cruel, do you want me to kill the whole family? These are all Jurchen officials..."
The woman stood in the middle of the room and looked down. He, at this time, had nothing to say and was having a good time. After reading the information, Tang Minjie threw it into the fire next to him after confirming it. He raised his head and said, "What is your wife's idea? Didn't she tell you?"
"My wife asked me to convey it to you. , she has no way to make a decision about what you told her. This is the only thing she can give you. It’s up to you how to use it... She tried her best."
"..."
Tang Minjie was silent for a moment.
"...It's understandable." He said.
Then he said: "Thank her, I admire her very much."
The woman seemed to want to say something, but in the end she turned around and left. When she was about to open the door, a voice sounded from behind. .
“In the past ten years, millions of people have lived here as worse than pigs and dogs, and millions of women have been working as prostitutes and dogs here. You have been one too. If you have a chance If you leave, leave, no one will blame you, but if you want to stay Come down and learn how to fight, then don’t forget that you were a dog.”
The woman paused with her hand on the door bolt: “I know you are heroes...but don’t forget that in this world. There are more ordinary people.”
"...Yeah, but...it's more sad that way."
This sentence was like a sigh, coming from behind. The woman pushed the door open and when she turned to close the door, she saw the code name from the Black Flag Army. The "clown" man was curled up by the fire to warm himself. At this time, the viciousness and ferocity of the man could not be seen in him.
It is snowing outside. In the past period, the situation in Yunzhong Mansion has been unstable due to the 500 Han prisoners sent from the south. These 500 prisoners were all anti-Jin officials from the south. The family members were tortured beyond recognition on the road. Because of them, there have been several prisoner robberies and assassinations in Yunzhong Mansion. In the past ten days or so, it has been rumored that Black Flag people have poured animal carcasses and even poison into the wells of Yunzhong Mansion on a large scale. People are even more panic-stricken. Cases occur frequently.
The woman doesn’t know how many incidents are really related to the man in the room, but what is certain is that the other man must not have stayed out of it.
In the past year or so, the men in the room have done some things that have frightened both the enemy and us. After the five hundred captives arrived in Yunzhong, the lady rescued two hundred people. However, for some reason, the lady fell ill for a period of time because of some of the heartbreaking words this man said. After waking up, she asked her to send these information. That is some information of officials in charge of the subsequent disposal of Han slaves, including their family members, handles, and weaknesses. All of them have been collected over the years and have been sent out.
She stepped onto the long snow-white street and headed back towards the Ceres Mansion. I knew in my heart that the next Yunzhong Mansion would be another bloody storm.
But the heavy white snow covered up the noise, and she let out a breath of water vapor. Being kidnapped here, many years passed in the blink of an eye. Gradually, she has almost adapted to the wind and snow here...(End of Chapter)