son-in-law

Chapter 928

Chapter 928

"...Five years ago, I was transferred to the prefecture of Tanzhou. When I arrived in the capital, I was summoned by Duke Mei after the poetry meeting. The old man told me at that time that the Miaojiang area was very troublesome and had many problems. Be cautious. At that time, the battle of Xiaocanghe ended, and the black flag was severely damaged, but the three-year battle with the Jurchen really played a tenacious game that shook the world."

"...This place in Miaojiang belongs to the Ba Dao family of the Black Flag. Earlier, along with Fang La, he initiated the Yongle Rebellion. Since then, it has been dormant. It was not until the Xiao Canghe War began that there was a big move. Jianshuo five years ago. , the main force of the tyrants moved westward to prepare for the black flag of Xiaocanghe to flee south. Except for the family members who stayed in Miaojiang, there were only ten thousand soldiers who could fight, but even so, I never had the slightest contempt... It's a pity that the subsequent development has not been as I expected, Ji Sun's worry is not in Zhuanyu, but in Xiaoqiang..."

Juling County.Autumn is approaching, the garden is full of golden colors, and in the most expensive restaurant in the county, a woman playing an elegant ditty is playing an elegant ditty. A middle-aged official in his 40s is holding a wine glass, and is facing the burly general with a rough appearance. While speaking, there were occasional self-mockery in the words, but the tone could be regarded as very sincere.

"...After the brothers were transferred to Tanzhou, they cleaned up the military affairs, made friends with all parties, and inquired about the news of Miaojiang, and made a plan to block it first and then wipe it out. However, in the eighth, ninth, and tenth years of Jianshuo, they sent troops five times. The least is to mobilize 8 people, and the most is to mobilize 20 troops to enter the mountain, but in the end, it is the people around you who are holding back."

The middle-aged official waved his hand slowly: "Three years! Five times! Each and every time I fail to do so, here they say they want to fight, on the southwest side, all parties start to talk about business. , I took the manpower, thinking that Mr. Naning took a big advantage. My brother is bitter, brother is not lazy... In the ninth year of Jianshuo, in the summer, Brother Zhu, you are sorry for me."

The brutish-looking general on the opposite side raised his glass: "Drink."

"...Stop talking, drink."

The two clink glasses, and the middle-aged official's face was red, and he poured the wine again: "I know, I, Yin Changxia, came to lobby Brother Zhu today, and because of Brother Zhu's character, he looked down on me, but, in a big way, you I am an official of the Wu Dynasty, I am the governor of Tanzhou, and you should be controlled by me. Unfortunately, the Wu Dynasty is already in its infancy, everyone has their own ideas, it doesn't matter, Yin only came here today as a friend, saying Brother Zhu can listen if he can, or if he can't."

The words of the official named Yin Changxia carried the smell of alcohol. Tanzhou in the Wu Dynasty was later Changsha City, and was also the location of Luzhi on Jingnan Road. As the prefect of Tanzhou, he was originally one of the highest officials of the provincial capital. However, the small counties near Tanzhou, in name, naturally belong to Yin Changxia.Yin Changxia said these words through the smell of alcohol, and the military attache surnamed Zhu raised her glass to apologize: "Master Yin is serious, and the child will punish himself with three glasses and three glasses on himself."

"Drink together." Yin Changxia drank three glasses of wine with the other party, clapping his hands on the table, "Just now I said... Brother Zhu will look down on me, it doesn't matter, the black flag army said that Yin is a traitor. What is a traitor? Talk to them Is it a traitor to fight against? Brother Zhu, I am also a Han Chinese. I am an official of the Wu Dynasty. I am the official of the parents in charge of Tanzhou. People, but I have never entered Miaojiang once, what is the reason, no one listens, I admit it!"

He waved his hand: "After dealing with them for so many years, I underestimated their combat power! When they came out in June, they would break Changsha if they said they would break Changsha, and if they said they would attack Linxiang, they would attack Linxiang. I also agree. The world has changed, the Huaxia Army is powerful, and the Jurchens are also powerful. We are left behind, and we cannot accept it, but what will happen next? Brother Zhu?"

Yin Changxia stretched out her hand and lit the table: "In June, Chen Fan and the others came out and said they wanted to kill me to sacrifice the flag. I had no choice but to hide. Everyone in the vicinity said that they would join forces with the black flag to fight against gold. "Yu Daya from Pingjiang can't wait to go to the southwest to see Mr. Ning immediately. In Pingjiang County, he said that Mr. Ning was a saint, and Xiangxiang and other places also said that he would cast the black flag, but unfortunately, in August, it will be different."

"Brother Zhu, I lost Changsha, Linxiang and other places in June, and hid. In August, I started to come out, and the various places responded and began to fight against the black flag. Do you think that Yin has such appeal?" Yin Changxia shook her head, "Yin Mou is insignificant. Brother Zhu, to tell the truth, Hunan people have strong temperaments and dare to be the first in the world. Yin Moujie outsiders can't move you. It's those people outside who really make you move... …”

He said this, sighed slightly, and looked out the window of the restaurant.

Beyond the small yard, outside is the gray and dark county town and street market of Juling.Juling is the location of Liuyang in later generations. It is not a big city at the moment. When you look at it, you can't see the prosperity. But even so, there is a quiet atmosphere when pedestrians come and go.The sun shines through the gaps in the trees, the leaves are withered and yellow, the insects chirp, the beggars rest on the roadside, the children run by...

Yin Changxia said: "In August, the Jurchen Wanyan Xiyin has given the order to attack Jinghu. Guo Baohuai, Yu Gusheng, Li Touhe... the three soldiers and horses add up to almost 20 people. They will The first batch arrived, followed by successive armies of tens of thousands of people, followed by Jurchen veteran Yin Shuke. They attacked Lin'an, made corrections, and are now on their way. Brother Zhu , what's here?"

He smiled sarcastically: "The batch of black flags in Miaojiang is slightly inferior to the batch in Xiaocanghe. More than 1 people came out to occupy Changsha and Linxiang. They have made a big splash." Next, hundreds of thousands of troops came, unable to beat them, and they returned to the mountains. Even if they had the backbone, they would suffer death. None of them would survive. The Northwest of those days is still a wasteland now. Woolen cloth."

The general Zhu surnamed opposite nodded: "Yeah, it's not easy to handle."

"Moreover, the Jurchen Gushen Wanyan Xiyin is different from the two princes in the east." Yin Changxia drank a glass of wine, "The founding veterans are the most troublesome, they are not like Zongfu and Zongbi, who drive people away. Go to war, but set the rules of reward and punishment early. Those who can fight and have made meritorious deeds have land, people, weapons and cannons. What are they implying? One day they will go north. When the time comes...Brother Zhu, if you say something outrageous, everyone in the south, the Jurchen is happy to see everyone split the earth and seal the king, so it is best for them. Fighting for the Jurchen, everyone is reluctant, fighting for themselves, or Fighting for Wu Chao... To tell the truth, everyone can still fight."

The general opposite took a sip of wine: "Is this also considered to be the Wu Dynasty?"

Yin Changxia was stunned for a while with the cup in her hand, and after a while, he took the jug, drank a few glasses, and said in a low voice, "Brother Zhu, this doesn't count, but the current situation... What do you want everyone to say... ...The first emperor abandoned the city and left, Jiangnan was defeated and they all surrendered. The new emperor has the heart to cheer up, which is great. The news came a few days ago that he defeated Wanyan Zongfu in Jiangning, but what happened next, I don't know how to escape... Zhu Brother, let everyone in the world get up, go to Jiangning and kill the Jurchen, do you think...is it possible?"

He shook his head: "Jiangnan has knelt down. More than 100 million people surrounded their own prince. On Jiangnan West Road, another 10 people surrendered. In the most affluent place in the Wu Dynasty, the cheap autumn harvest was all overwhelmed." The Jurchens have taken it, so go out and fight, who wouldn't want to, I have been in Tanzhou for a few years, and I want to go out and fight against Miao Jiang... This is how it is in this world. A few days ago, I went to Pingjiang to meet Yu Daya, you think I convinced him ? He has already seen that since the Jurchens, tens of thousands of people in Pingjiang have 10,000+ people, all of them must die, Brother Zhu, that is the people outside here.”

"If it weren't for these black flags, everyone wouldn't die, and the Jurchens wouldn't take this place as a thorn in the flesh. The [-]-strong Black Flag Army, Brother Zhu, and millions of people would have to be buried with them. What the hell are the people? "

Yin Changxia said this with tears in her eyes.Zhu Jing, the commander of the Xiang army with a rough appearance on the opposite side, stood up, looked at the scene outside from the window, and muttered to himself: "Yes, 1 people versus a million people..."

"It's not just the deaths of those 1 people." Yin Changxia sat at the table eating, wiped her face with her hand, "There are also the lives of millions of innocent people, from Pingjiang Yu Daya to Miluo Louxian, and then to Liu Qusheng, everyone They all decided to avoid it. Brother Zhu, Juling is left in the east. There are more than 1 people under your command, plus the population of 5 to [-] in Juling. Once Guo Baohuai and the others come, they can’t stop them...Of course, I’m just Chen said it was great, Brother Zhu, look at the people outside, let them die for the bandits of the black flag? I am not willing."

The brutish-looking Zhu Jing put her hands on the windowsill, frowned and looked into the distance. She didn't speak for a long time. Yin Changxia knew that her words had reached the other party's heart. He pretended to eat the dishes on the table casually, suppressing the nervousness in his heart.

In June, when Chen Fan attacked Changsha, Linxiang and other places, Yin Changxia's first reaction was naturally to counterattack. Who knew that the Huaxia army had passed the pass in a few days, and he had not even been able to figure out who betrayed him. Changsha, The gates of Linxiang were opened successively.It was night when Linxiang was breached. It is said that the leader of the bandit, Chen Fan, led someone to kill him and wanted to take his head.Yin Changxia fled in a panic, hiding outside for two months.

In August, Wu Qimei, who now holds a high position in the small court of Lin'an, was repairing books with him, and he dared to lobby all around.At this time, Jurchen's momentum was directly pressing Tanzhou, and because the Huaxia Army's strength here was too small to fully integrate the surrounding forces, many people were afraid of the millions of troops that might kill at any time. When Yin Changxia came out to lobby , The two sides hit it off and decided to stay out of the conflict as much as possible in this conflict between the Jurchen and the Huaxia Army.

Even if you can't stay out of it completely, at least you have to make a living for the tens of thousands of innocent people under your control.

Right now, as long as Zhu Jing was persuaded to give up Juling, the road to the east of Tanzhou was completely opened.

He has also truly fulfilled his responsibilities as the parent official of Tanzhou.

He thought so.

In the sunlight outside the window, the fallen leaves are dying.

The general named Zhu Jing looked out the window and was silent for a long, long time.

"Master Yin, did you grow up in Jiangnan?"

"Brothers are from Suzhou." Yin Changxia said.

"When the Central Plains fell, I was killing pigs in Bianliang." The general, who was so rough-looking and slightly fat, looked at the autumn colors outside, and said quietly, "Afterwards, I fled with everyone and returned to my hometown before I began to serve as a soldier. , The scene when the Central Plains fell, how millions of people died, I have seen it. Lord Yin is fortunate to have been living in the south of the Yangtze River. "

"...When I searched the mountains and the sea, I saw how people died... Therefore, they must not be allowed to die worthless."

"Yeah, you have to die properly." Zhu Jing slapped her fist in the palm of her hand, "I kill pigs in Bianliang, and when I kill pigs, I always have to be a black and white person, and sometimes I have to fight people with a knife. There is a saying on the road. The words make people not ruthless and unsteady, and it makes sense... It has been ten years since the Central Plains fell. Master Yin's words today really made me understand that even if I hide in a small place like Juling, the millions of millions The appearance of people dying tragically has finally caught up."

Yin Changxia's eyes twitched: "...Brother Zhu, this... can be avoided..."

"Master Yin, why do you always try to avoid the Han people?"

"You... it's a bullshit, this is not something you can do alone..."

"Two years ago, Zhu broke the Shuangqiao Village. The village is located in the mountains, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. In the past two months, I have cleaned it up. If Juling can't be defended, I will bring people into the mountain. , just like Miao Jiang you said, stay up until death."

Zhu Jing turned her head, the quiet-looking but rough man's eyes were so crazy that he was scared, Yin Changxia stood up: "You, you are..."

"Yesterday, Chen Fan led an army to borrow from me. He was right. No matter how the army was before, it would never be able to defeat Jurchen. Only those who can stand in the front when the world is in a dead end can be brothers."

Zhu Jing's white teeth were exposed in her mouth: "General Chen is a real hero, he is so crazy, Zhu admires it very much, I, Zhu Jing, not only want to join the gang, I will guard more than 3000 people, I don't care about any of them, and I will do my best in the future." Return to the Huaxia Army for training and reorganization. Master Yin, you came here today and said a lot, and you are extremely stingy, so Zhu will let you die in peace."

"Chen Fan, you..." Yin Changxia's mind was confused for a moment. He was able to come over in person, and naturally he had trusted information and assurance. Who would have thought that in such a situation, he took a deep breath to calm down his chaotic thoughts: "Chen Fan, you..." Fan borrows the way from you... what way does he borrow, where to go..."

"Like you said, Yu Gusheng and Guo Baohuai are coming. General Chen will greet them."

"He only has more than 1 people, occupying Changsha and Linxiang are not enough to defend, how can he send troops—"

"Haha, Mr. Yin is right. He only has more than 1 people. What are they doing guarding two cities? Waiting for millions of troops to overwhelm the border...Did you see, Mr. Yin, the Huaxia army is crazy, if it weren't for Chen Fan and me Excuse me, I really can't make up my mind to catch Mr. Yin and you to sacrifice the flag..."

The sun shone through the window, and the dust in the air seemed to have an ominous aura. The music in the room had already stopped. Yin Changxia looked out the window and saw passers-by walking in the distance. He calmed down and tried his best to make his His eyes are upright and serious, and his hands are knocking on the table:

"You are crazy, don't take your own life seriously, it doesn't matter, the tens of thousands of people in Juling! The millions and millions of people in Tanzhou, this Jinghu Lake Road! How dare you bring Damn them! What right do you have—to do such a thing!"

His voice was deafening, Zhu Jing looked at him and licked his tongue.

"So, if they don't want to, they have to pick up the knife themselves and try their best to kill me - there is always no second way in this world."

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In the distance of the mountain stream, there is a small village with smoke rising from cooking, and red leaves falling on the top of the mountain.The big monk with a large body and a gentle face wore a cloak and walked along the path up the mountain, and said hello to a few people at the camp in the mountain.

It was Zhuo Yongqing and the injured Qu Qing who were waiting for the fat monk to arrive at the camp. When they saw each other, Zhuo Yongqing's expression was a little unpleasant: "Well, your surname is Feng, you dare to come here! I Only then did I know that Yu Daya was the one who betrayed us with your own hands—don’t discuss such a big matter in advance!?”

"Zhuo Yingxiong calms down, I heard that the eldest brother was injured, and the younger one brought the best medicine." The fat monk took out a packet of wound medicine from under the cloak and presented it to Zhuo Yongqing as a tribute. , Zhuo Yongqing took it subconsciously.After I took it, I felt that something was wrong, so it was not easy to get angry.

Since the beginning of the year, dozens of spy teams rushed out of the southwest, and Zhuo Yongqing's side has received the most attention and is the most special.A group of people led by Qu Qing and Zhuo Yongqing walked on the bright side, and at the same time, there would be one or two teams to cooperate secretly. Over the past nine months, I have secretly co-operated with Qu and Zhuo, and helped a lot of people. The relationship between the two sides is good, but of course, occasionally emergencies will occur.

That Feng Zhen smiled: "The situation is urgent, and there is no time to discuss it in detail. Yin Changxia's people have been in contact with Yu Daya many times in secret, and Yu Daya is moved. Daya sent troops to chase after you, didn't I immediately call someone to inform you, if there is no danger, I know that Brother Zhuo is there, and everything will be fine."

"It's going to be all right, the reaction is a little slower, people wear around their heads, three thousand, no... four thousand to two hundred! Even if we reacted, we turned around and called more than 1000..."

"It's only more than 1000, no problem, small scene, brother Zhuo, this is not the first time you have met... listen to my explanation, listen to my explanation, I can't help it, Yin Changxia is quite vigilant and timid, no Give him a little sweetness, he won't be hooked. I got him to follow Yu Daya, and it will be much easier to organize his itinerary for him later. I arranged for him to meet Zhu Jing a few days ago. If the calculation is correct, this guy has fallen into the trap , has now been arrested."

"...Zhu Jing is reliable?"

"In the Jinghu area, he should be considered the most reliable. Deputy Commander Chen also asked Zhu Jing's situation in detail. Speaking of which, he borrowed from Zhu Jing yesterday, and it should be not far from us now..."

Feng Zhen whispered, pointing to the back of the foot of the mountain, Zhuo Yongqing frowned: "Yu Gusheng and Guo Baohuai are not far away from us, there are about 10 people in total, and Deputy Commander Chen is here." How many?"

"Seven or eight thousand." Feng Zhen said with a smile, "So I'm here to give orders, it's time to meet up as planned."

Several people bowed to each other, Zhuo Yongqing turned back, the sunset was shining in the smoke-filled mountain stream, the people living and working in peace and contentment in the village probably couldn't feel anything.He looked at Qu Qing and touched the still painful wounds on his body. For the past nine months, the two of them have been injured alternately in this way, but this time the mission has finally changed from a small-scale battle to a large-scale gathering.

"Finally, we're going to fight." He exhaled, and that's all he said.

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A fight is about to begin... This kind of thing, in the army that killed all the way, I don't have much feeling.

The sky gradually darkened, and more than [-] people from the original Wufeng camp led by Yu Gusheng set up camp early in the mountains.After entering the boundary of Jingnan Road, the army began to slow down. On the one hand, it moved forward steadily, and on the other hand, it was also waiting for the arrival of Guo Baohuai and Li Touhe, who had a slower pace.

After nightfall, Yu Gusheng took his son Yu Mingzhou to patrol the camp. While walking, the father and son discussed the military strategy this time.As the eldest son of Yu Gusheng, Yu Mingzhou, who has been determined to lead the army since he was a child, is 21 years old this year. He is tall and straight, with a clear mind. He has been regarded as the unicorn of the Yu family since he was a child.At this time, the young general was wearing armor and a long knife on his waist, talking with his father.

Compared with Yu Gusheng, who had fought for a lifetime in the rotten military system of the Wu Dynasty, the young Yu Mingzhou encountered the worst era and the best era. Although the world fell, his status as a warrior gradually increased. , Yu Mingzhou no longer has to look at the faces of scholars all his life like his father and do things. At this time, Yu Mingzhou's gestures are full of high-spiritedness, and what he shows is the most satisfied appearance of Yu Gusheng as a father.

"...For this attack on Tanzhou, according to my son's idea, first of all, there is no need to cross the line of Pingjiang and Juling...Although we are in Tanzhou, we have a large number of people, and the surrounding areas have gradually surrendered, but to the superior The black flag army, tens of thousands or even 10,000+ mobs may still not be able to secure victory. For the current plan, the first to arrive should try not to be defeated by each of them, so as to win over the surrounding forces, stabilize the front, and slowly advance..."

"...In order to explain to the Jurchen in the rear, the son will prepare a statement for this matter, and it is best for the father to hand it over to the God of Gu. The God of Gu was a hero at that time, and he will definitely understand the necessity of this strategy. Of course, on the surface, he would have urged him, at that time, our team with Master Guo and Master Li had already formed a line, and the troops in the surrounding areas had also been assembled..."

"...Actually, there are some other considerations. Although the world has fallen, there are still many people who care about the Wu Dynasty. Although we have to fight the black flag, according to my son's consideration, it is best not to be the first. The army that sees blood, don't appear that we have to work for the Jurchen in a hurry, so many things in the future will be much easier to talk about..."

The autumn wind was pleasant and the bonfire was burning. Yu Mingzhou’s words made Yu Gusheng nod from time to time. When the general visited the camp, he praised his son’s steady style of presiding over the camp.Although it is still far from Tanzhou at this time, as a general, he should always be cautious about what he should do. He has a son like this. Although the world is falling and declining, he has some comfort in his heart.

……

Just when Gu Sheng was inspecting the peaceful military camp, Chen Fan was taking a rest in the dark mountains for a while. He was in the depression of the mountain wall, holding the fire book, and carefully looking at the piece of information he had just received.

Ji Qian'er came in from outside, holding a small bag with dry food: "How is it? Are you really planning to go tonight? Are you in a hurry?"

"Since I was a child, my master told me that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be in danger in a hundred battles." Chen Fan handed over the intelligence and Huozhezi to his wife in exchange for a bag of dry food.

"This is the first time I have encountered... such detailed enemy information..."

(End of this chapter)