Looking down from the top of the city, although the Jin people temporarily withdrew from the city wall, they erected countless catapults one after another. Groups of strong men of the Jin army were sweating profusely from the heat, and they all worked hard with their upper bodies bare. Turning the winch, the loader shouted a loud trumpet and loaded a nearly huge stone into the bamboo basket at the long end of the catapult. Just waiting for an order, these cannon stones the size of millstones were thrown towards Bianliang City without hesitation.
——It’s funny to say that the Jin army originally marched thousands of miles from Youzhou and advanced all the way to Bianliang City. They moved in a hurry and did not carry bulky siege equipment at all. Unexpectedly, the Wen Tianwu Xi of the Song Dynasty, who was in power under the Zhuhe faction, had been procrastinating and not preparing for war. As a result, when the Jin troops came to the city, the Song army only had time to close the gate of Bianliang City, but left hundreds of newly built catapults and many heavy ordnance in the suburbs... So, as soon as the Jin army arrived at Bianliang City, A large number of them were seized The ready-made siege equipment can be used to deal with the Song people in the city... For the Jin army who conquered the Song Dynasty in the south, this situation was really like "no food, no clothes, the enemy sent them up, no guns, We don’t have cannons, the enemy made them for us!”
Around these catapults, rows of Jin Army soldiers could be vaguely seen sitting on the ground. Their armors were placed in front of them, neatly arranged into a low wall. The spear in his hand was also placed beside him, and the roaring cold wind made a shrill sound... He was indeed an elite division!
Looking at the well-organized and high-spirited Jin soldiers outside the city, and then looking at the Song Dynasty Imperial Army on the city wall who were staggering, fighting in two groups, and even urinating and urinating, and recalling the smoky atmosphere above the court, Zhang Shu Ye couldn't help but feel even more desperate.
Although the scholar-bureaucrats of the war faction who are currently in high positions in the court are full of heroic words about being loyal to the emperor, patriotism, and sworn to be incompatible with thieves and bandits, in terms of causing harm to the country and the people, they are not much worse than the weaklings of the peace faction. keep The city is already in danger, and these lunatics actually want the imperial army to come out of the city to attack them, to challenge the Jurchen cavalry head-on, so as not to lose the majesty of the imperial kingdom... The question is, are these useless imperial guards in the city that capable?
According to Zhang Shuye's own calculations, if these forbidden troops were trapped in the city with no way to retreat, they would probably be able to squeeze out a bit of courage in the battle to defend the city, and several of them could be used as one person. But if they are allowed to go out of the city to fight in the field... then they will not collapse at the first moment, but flee!
——It’s not like the previous Imperial Guards had never attacked. For example, Wang Zongliu, the commander of the Imperial Palace, took advantage of the fact that the Jin soldiers had just arrived and had not yet established a firm foothold. He mobilized more than 10,000 generals from the Imperial Palace to march out of the city from the south wall of Bianliang. Who would have known that The tens of thousands of forbidden troops who boasted themselves as "elite" only had a brief battle with the Jin people at the door of their home, and then they broke up and fled without a trace. Thousands of gold soldiers took the opportunity to attack Nanxun Gate. Zhang Shuye and the inspector Fan Qiong tried their best to defend themselves, but they were able to barely repel the gold soldiers.
Next, someone in Shandong raised 5,000 rebels to come to support the king, but they were easily annihilated by a small group of Jin troops on the outskirts of Bianliang.
It can be seen that the current Song Dynasty official army can barely defend the city, and as for the field battle, it is simply to die!
It's a pity that the scholar-bureaucrats over there thought they could criticize Fang Qiu after reading a few books on the art of war, but they couldn't see this at all. They were just eager to make a turnaround immediately - seeing that the imperial army was unable to do anything, they actually fell ill. He hurriedly sought medical treatment and put his hope in a monster named Guo Jing! They even randomly created a group of idle men and pretended to be some kind of "Six Armor Divine Soldiers", hoping that they could kill 150,000 Jurchen cavalry! !
Alas, this is really "when a country is about to perish, evildoers will be born"! Divine soldiers... Guan Guan can imagine that if there are gods in this world and the Jin people invade, we only need to burn incense and chant sutras, so why bother to mobilize troops and send out troops to meet the enemy?
——Zhang Shuye, a traditional Confucian general, didn't really believe in the anecdotes about Guo Daxian's ability to spread the beans and create an army.
Just when Zhang Shuye was sighing because of the war threatening the city, he suddenly heard a long voice singing in the distance:
"...Doctor Wu Lue and the governor of Yanzhou, the real person who protects the country, Guo Daxian, has arrived~~~"
After Zhang Shuye heard the sound, he couldn't help but be stunned - eh? Why had I just thought of this, and the real master had arrived?
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"...Doctor Wu Lue and the governor of Yanzhou, the real person who protects the country, Guo Daxian, has arrived~~~"
Accompanied by a powerful roll call, Guo Jing, holding a fly whisk, led Wang Qiu and others to Shi Shiran and approached the Dongshui Gate of Bianliang City.
Generally speaking, as a famous immortal in Bianjing, Guo Jing's appearance is still very good - he is red-faced, white-teethed, energetic, with a pair of sparkling eyes under his sword-shaped eyebrows, and his expression is solemn and holy. He is really an immortal. The wind bone seems to be untainted by the slightest trace of human fireworks.
Moreover, as the saying goes, people need clothes and Buddha needs gold. At this time, the Taoist robe Guo Jing was wearing was also an extremely gorgeous and luxurious high-end product - the Taoist robes of the Northern Song Dynasty were quite different from the Taoist robes of later generations. The modern simple Taoist robes are from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Taoist robes of the Northern Song Dynasty also had a short cloak-like xiapei on the back, which was embroidered with cloud patterns. It was very gorgeous and beautiful, and it looked like a master at first glance. In particular, Guo Jing's Taoist robe is a purple gift given by the emperor. The embroidery, decoration and pendants are all beautiful, and it shows a rich and noble style.
Of course, that was the treatment only the Great Immortal Guo Jingguo had. As for Wang Qiu and the other "followers", they could only wear plain gowns.
At first, Wang Qiu once took a pair of armor and tried to put it on, but as soon as he mentioned it, his expression changed: This armor is made of a series of armor pieces, layered like tiles. Stacked layer by layer, you can tell at a glance that the weight is quite terrifying - this is the foot armor of the Song Dynasty, which evolved from the Zha armor of the Tang Dynasty. It consists of 1825 armor leaves, with a total weight of more than fifty kilograms! How can the delicate body of modern people be tolerated?
——Although Wang Qiu exchanged reward points for physical enhancement in the infinite space, with the collapse of the main god system, he has already returned to the real world and returned to his original state. Now he has the physique of an ordinary college student, so he will naturally respond to such a heavy burden. Armor felt scratched.
Therefore, Wang Qiu finally just wore a bulletproof vest underneath, put on a long gown and went out. And Nobita Nobita and Doraemon were not prepared for any protective measures - anyway, with the cockroach lives of these two guys, they would probably be fine even if they encountered space monsters.
Then, on the way to the battlefield south of the city, Wang Qiu and others finally saw the traces of the war:
Although the offensive and defensive battle on the city wall had not yet begun, the Jin Army's catapults had been bombarding them for many days. Tens of thousands of stones were thrown into the city, causing the destruction of several residential buildings in the Fengqiumen and Dongshuimen areas. They were bombarded to the ground in a continuous rain of rocks, and the people were so frightened that they fled in all directions. Therefore, the closer you get to the city gate, the more bleak, dilapidated and sparsely populated the streets and houses become - only a small part of them were destroyed by the trebuchets of the Jin army, but most of them were demolished by the Song army who defended the city to dig out bricks, stone and wood for replenishment. It was used as a rolling stone to hit people when defending the city, and for making fires to keep warm.
——Looking at the rosewood picture screens, cocobolo coffee tables, camphor wood, ebony furniture, and golden nanmu coffins that were worth millions in later generations, they were chopped into pieces by the Imperial Guards and soldiers who burned harp and cooked cranes. Classmate Wang Qiu boarded the table. Feeling heartbroken, he quickly instigated Doraemon to snatch it under the banner of Guo Daxian... But now Doraemon, who was carrying a huge debt of 300 billion, had no choice but to temporarily abandon his moral integrity and shamelessly ask for things from the Imperial Army. .
Fortunately, the banner of Immortal Guo is now very useful in Bianjing City. Wang Qiu and the others just bluffed a few times, and the Imperial Guards obediently handed over all kinds of furniture and carvings made of precious woods - these Although crude woodware is valuable, it is not gold, silver, pearls and jade after all. In the past peaceful years, it may have been hard to find. Now, in the siege of the city, it is not worth a few dollars. It is better to sell it to Guo Zhenren for a good price. .
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Walking all the way to the base of the city wall, I saw that the imperial army had built a row of simple straw huts on the inside of the city wall for the city defenders to take turns sleeping and resting, and also to house the wounded soldiers - this was a common practice for city defenders in ancient times. It's just that the weather is freezing and snowflakes are flying. Many of the refugees and beggars hiding in the ruined temples are freezing to death, forcing them to crawl into the sewers of Kaifeng: regardless of the stench, they just want to stay warm.
Poor wounded soldiers, who were already bloody and dying, were thrown into drafty shacks on all sides, lacking medical treatment and care. If you're lucky, you can squeeze in by the fire to keep warm. If you're unlucky and get squeezed to the edge, you're really in danger of freezing to death - Wang Qiu saw with his own eyes several zombies being ejected from the shack. When he was lifted out, his hair and beard were covered with ice, and his skin was even blue from the cold...
A gust of cold wind blew, and Wang Qiu couldn't help but shudder, as if he had been soaked in a bucket of ice water, and his internal organs were covered with ice.
"...The temperature is minus 18 degrees... Oh my god! The dripping water has turned into ice! How can this place in Henan be so cold?"
When others were not paying attention, Wang Qiu secretly glanced at the electronic thermometer he carried with him and was immediately shocked.
Even those soldiers who were not seriously injured and were resting during the shift looked shaky and sluggish, although they were well equipped.
——It must be said that although the Song Dynasty was known to be weak, it attached great importance to the army and spent 70% of its annual income on raising troops. Thus, the creation of a professional imperial army of eight hundred thousand fully supported by the imperial government's finances was an unprecedented feat in the past dynasties. The Song Army's ordnance and equipment can also be said to be luxurious and sophisticated. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, soldiers had to prepare their own weapons and dry food when going to war. In the future, the bizarre military household system of the Ming Dynasty directly reduced soldiers to serfs, so that street soldiers wearing rags and carrying wooden sticks were everywhere on the battlefields of the late Ming Dynasty.
As for the Song Dynasty, I dare not say that in other places, at least the imperial guards in Kaifeng were all wearing iron armor, and the soldiers were quite tall and strong - after all, it was as early as the founding of the country. Taizu of the Song Dynasty, who was very aware of eugenics, said: "The wives of all classes should take all the elder women, hoping that their descendants will serve as imperial guards for generations to come." Therefore, the imperial guards and soldiers of the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty Generations of wives have been married to tall women, and all kinds of high-quality genes have been accumulated from generation to generation. All of them are very tall and burly, no less than a modern man like Wang Qiu, who is 1.8 meters tall.
It's a pity that this group of forbidden soldiers are tall and have well-developed muscles, just like the bodybuilders of later generations, but there is no trace of evil spirit and bloody nature - well, speaking of it, from the day the Northern Song Dynasty was established, The continuous foreign wars have never stopped. They fought against the Liao Kingdom, the Xixia Kingdom, and now the Jin people. If it were any other dynasty, they would have fought an iron-blooded army and a group of fierce people. But things were so strange. Until the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a trend of appeasement and extravagance among the people. Isn't a too wealthy life a good thing for the country?
Just as Wang Qiu was standing under the city wall, complaining silently from the bottom of his heart, the city guard general Zhang Shuye had shaken off the mud spots on his body and walked down the city to greet him - although he didn't think highly of Guo Jing, the pretender. "Monster", but Zhang Shuye still has the most basic etiquette.
And Guo Jing also restrained himself from holding his fly whisk, and nodded slightly, "... I have met Xueshie Zhang before."
(Zhang Shuye has just been awarded the title of Bachelor of Zizhengdian, acting as Privy Councilor and in charge of the capital’s military affairs.)
Seeing that the attitude of the protector of the country was quite modest and polite, Zhang Shuye couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "...Now the Jin people are in a hurry to attack the city. The capital was frightened overnight, and I am also in armor and cannot leave my body at all times... …I wonder why the real person came here?”
——Although it is said very politely, the meaning of alienation is very clear: the front line is already in danger, so you should stop adding to the chaos.
"...Of course I want to help the bachelor." Guo Jing completely ignored Zhang Shuye's resistance and just continued to say calmly, "...since I have received a generous gift from the imperial court, I naturally have to contribute to the imperial court. . Although the Liujia magic army has not yet been trained and cannot go out to fight the Tartars to relieve the emperor, how can I remain calm when I see the people displaced and the capital in danger? "
"...What you said is very kind, but I don't know what magic you can do to help me?"
——Although he didn't really believe the demon's lies, Zhang Shuye still managed to show his attentiveness.
"...Scholar Zhang, it is well known in the city that the snow is falling heavily in Bianjing and the cold is unbearable. The Jin people grew up in the north and have never been afraid of the cold winter. However, the soldiers of our dynasty are not as cold-resistant as the people in the north, and they lack charcoal for heating. It is said that although Even with cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold, people still often freeze at night or lose their fingers alive. It can be seen that the flying snow in the sky is really not conducive to our army's defense of the imperial capital..."
Guo Jing raised the fly whisk and said with compassion on his face, "...I will use a little trick here to make the heavy snow dissipate and restore a bright and sunny day, so as to alleviate the hardship of our Song Dynasty soldiers who are facing the wind and snow... I don't know. What do you think of Zhang Xueshi?”
In this regard, although Zhang Shuye still had a look of disbelief, the Imperial Guards and soldiers who believed in the immortal way cheered loudly.
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Relying on the strong help of the officers and soldiers guarding the city, and taking advantage of the moment when the Jin army paused their attack on the city, Guo Jing directed the "magic soldiers" he brought to work together, using them to bring various ceremonial instruments with them, and soon A simple dojo was set up under Dongshui Gate.
Above an altar that is only three feet in diameter, there is a banner with bright yellow brocade and black trim, which reads "Nine Heavens Sensing Micromanifestation Real Person came to the world and appeared to give peace and happiness to all generations." Both sides of the altar were filled with dense smoke... Several civil servants from the imperial court who advocated immortality rushed over after hearing the news. They all had their hair in buns, wore vanilla crowns, and wide robes, and said loudly: "Welcome the immortal to the world. ! ”
According to convention, Guo Jing should have let his hair down at this time, brandished a mahogany sword, danced on the altar, or foamed at the mouth and pretended to be a god... But as a Bolshevik with firm beliefs, political commissar Guo Jing Obviously he lacked interest in pretending to be a god, so he just bowed his hands to the many fans and fans, took out a small card with a sun symbol on it, and inserted it into a strange-looking machine in the center of the altar.
——Clang! There was a loud noise in the sky, and Doraemon's magical prop [Weather Controller] made its debut!
This thing looks like a large radio equipped with a radar antenna and a slot in the middle. As long as you insert cards with various weather symbols drawn on them, you can immediately forcibly change the weather. If it wants to rain, it will rain, if it wants to blow, it will blow, and if it wants to be sunny, it will be sunny!
When Doraemon was at Nobi's house, he often used this thing to cheat and cheat - for example, when it rained and he was too lazy to put away his clothes, he would change the weather to sunny; when he wanted to go skiing in the summer, he would use this thing to create a snowstorm - so ever since Doraemon After Laamu came, the weather in Tsukimidai, Nerima District, Tokyo was always weird. It often snowed in the summer, the temperature soared to 30 degrees in the winter, and the cherry blossoms bloomed N times a year... and so on. wait.
In short, in the next moment, all the lead clouds in the sky dissipated, and the bright sunshine shone on the earth in an instant.
As if the dazzling light from heaven suddenly fell over Bianliang.
——Whether it was the Jin army attacking the city, the Song army defending the city, or the citizens of Bianliang, they all raised their heads and looked up in surprise at the sky that cleared up instantly and the fiery sunshine pouring on the earth.
At this time, I looked up at the clear sky and saw a clear blue sky with no clouds in the sky, just like the crisp autumn air.
Only a few scattered snowflakes were still falling in the air, reflecting the light of day, telling people that it was still windy and snowy just a moment ago.
Zhang Shuye, a bachelor of the Zizheng Palace, had the heart of a Confucian scholar-official who "respected ghosts and gods to stay away". With the bright sunshine pouring down, it completely shattered in an instant. He immediately fell down tremblingly and worshiped. He kept nagging "...God bless me, please forgive me for being disrespectful..."
Well, I believe it won't be long before the number of devout followers of Guo Daxian, the Protector of the Country, will increase again.
Unfortunately, although the Jin troops outside the city were shocked, they had no intention of cooperating with Immortal Guo in creating a religious atmosphere.
"...Jin Man! The Jin Man's stone cannons (trebuchets) are coming!" - Accompanied by a sharp, panicked howl from someone on top of the city, hundreds of boulders suddenly burst through the air. Whoosh!