Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 209 Hell is on Earth

"Zhang Qi?" After hearing the report from his subordinates, Shao Ling fell silent.Shanzhou is the gateway of Henan Province, so it is not uncommon for Zhai Xing to send people to help.The strange thing is that Mr. Dong has not been seen in front of him, and when he came by himself, Zhang Qi suddenly appeared.

After pondering for a long time, Shao Ling said: "Tomorrow, we will send someone to invite Zhang Qi to the army to discuss how to arrange it. I don't know how many soldiers and horses he has, how powerful he is, and how many golden soldiers he can attract. There are about 1 people blocking us in front, and a large number of soldiers behind us. Roughly speaking, there are ten thousand people in the battalion. The Jin army has an absolute advantage in terms of strength, and it is always good to have helpers."

Zhang Jundao: "When besieging Wanyan Huonu, Zhang Qi led 3000 soldiers to help. This time when I come to Shanzhou, I'm afraid it's still the [-] people."

Shao Ling said: "3000 people can be regarded as a large army. The golden soldiers can't ignore it!"

Zhang Jun shook his head: "Brother, the rest of the army can't compare with our army. I have seen Zhang Qi's 3000 troops. If we follow the format of our selection, there are not even 1000 soldiers in the middle class. And they are not well trained. He is not proficient in combat skills. It’s okay if he has the upper hand, but he will easily be defeated when he encounters a strong army. Zhang Qi’s [-] troops can only be better than nothing.”

When he was in Kaifeng Mansion, Shao Ling had seen many troops and was not surprised by Zhang Jun's words.The army under Wang Xiaolie's discipline is equivalent to the Forbidden Army in the heyday of the Song Dynasty. At this time, there is no other army that can compare.

After thinking for a while, Shao Ling said: "No matter how bad it is, the Jin army will always have to divide its troops to defend, and our pressure will be much less. Two days later, when the observation army arrives, the Jin army will have more loopholes. Surrounded, the Jin army's vigor has been exhausted, how can they fight us?"

Zhang Jun nodded and lowered his head in thought.After thinking for a while, I couldn't help but said: "According to Zhang Qi's distance, he should be behind me. It can't be such a coincidence that he arrived in Shanzhou when Xu Yang entered the city. If they arrived earlier, Why don't you come to discuss?"

Shao Ling looked at Zhang Jun, shook his head, and did not speak.Seeing that Zhang Jun was still unwilling to give up, he had no choice but to say: "Brother, it's good to know some things in your heart, there is no need to say them out. They are all anti-golden troops, so don't ask too much about other things."

Of course Zhang Qi would not come by such a coincidence.He must have been watching from the sidelines, seeing that he couldn't do without coming out, that's why he suddenly appeared.Wang Xiao hunted tens of thousands of troops to rescue Shanzhou, Jin Jun didn't know, how could Zhai Xing and Dong Xian not know?However, they have no confidence in Wang Xiaolie and have always held a wait-and-see attitude.Zhang Jun fled to the mountains and asked Dong to send troops first. Zhang Qi immediately led 3000 people to support him.

It wasn't until Shao Ling's army approached Shanzhou that Zhang Qi led the army.Later, when Wang Xiaohun's army arrives, Dong Xian may increase his troops.Of course Shao Ling understood this.It's just that I understand it in my heart, but I can't alienate Zhang Qi because of it.

Wang Xiaolie led the army away from Guozhou and marched along the main road.By the time they set up camp to rest at night, they had already reached the east of Lingbao County.

When we arrived outside a small village, Cao Zhiyan came over and said, "Zhizhi, there is only this small village within a radius of two miles. Let's rest here for the time being, and we can do it in the early morning tomorrow. If everything goes well, we can go to Shanzhou City tomorrow." outside."

Wang Xiaoli got off his horse, straightened his clothes, and asked casually, "Shao Ling reported that [-] gold troops blocked the way, preventing him from getting close to Shanzhou City. He fought for a day or two, how was the result?"

Cao Zhiyan said: "Those Jin troops are not very strong, they are on equal footing with Shao Tongzhi, and they are still in a stalemate there. ——However, Shao Tongzhi said that the information he obtained from his investigation may not be Jurchens, but people from Khitan and Bohai The leading general is Xiao Haohu."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Xiao Haohu is a scorner. It seems that the Khitans are the main ones blocking the way. These Khitans hate their dynasty's betrayal of the alliance, and they are especially brave in battle. Tell Shao Ling not to underestimate the enemy."

Cao Zhiyan said yes.

A lot of information was obtained on the road, Wang Xiaolie knew it well, but the generals under him did not.After walking on the road for more than half a month, Wang Xiaolie tried his best, but still got a lot of news.There are three parts of the army to attack Shanzhou this time.Lou Su led about 1 Jurchens, Xiao Haohu led an army of about 8000 mainly Khitans, and the Fuzhou soldiers were about 5.In addition, about [-] people signed the army.Lou Su's claim of a [-] army is not entirely false.However, the signing army is similar to slaves, only responsible for transporting food and grass, and serving people, and has no combat effectiveness.

The main force of the siege is the cheap Fuzhou soldiers.The armies of Lou Su and Xiao Haohu were mainly used for reinforcements.

The attitude of asking for discounts is interesting.He was originally a general of the Song Dynasty and actively resisted the Jin Dynasty.Although defeated many times, he has been fighting fiercely with the Jin army.Later, the Jin people occupied Fuzhou and surrendered to the Jin Dynasty with the threat of their family members who could get a discount.After entering the gold, the Jin Dynasty gave some unobtrusive tasks, one was to persuade Xu Huiyan of the Jinning Army to surrender, and the other was to attack Shanzhou.The Zhe family in Fuzhou is a local tyrant in this area. It is a powerful force in the west and Xixia in the east.

As a local tyrant, Zhejia has its own particularity.It is obviously impossible to expect them to die for the Song Dynasty, and they have already surrendered.But it is equally doubtful to expect them to be loyal to the Jin Dynasty.For local tyrants, the most important thing is the prosperity and continuation of their family.

In fact, after Zheke asked to lower the gold, the Song Dynasty did not treat the children of Zhejia differently, and they used them equally in the court.On the other hand, the Jin Dynasty also attached great importance to the availability of folds, and the fold family was regarded as an important force.

Can you instigate the rebellion and make it work for the Song Dynasty?Wang Xiaolie didn't think so.Again, for Zhe Keqiu, the prosperity of the family is more important than anything else.Whoever can occupy Hedong, the Zhe family will be loyal to whom.

The Jin Dynasty didn't care about the loyalty of forces like the Zhejia.In the minds of Jinren, especially people like Wanyan Zongfu and Lou Su on West Road, Zhekeqiu is a rare talent.At this time, the Jin people intended to establish a puppet emperor as a buffer force with the Song Dynasty.The most likely candidates are Liu Yu and Zhe Keqiu of JD.com.The East Route Army of the Jin Dynasty supported Liu Yu, while the West Route Army supported Liu Yu.

Therefore, the most important thing in this battle is to solve the siege of Shanzhou.As long as the Jin army gives up attacking Shanzhou, its determination to fight will be shaken.

Wang Xiaolie called Chen Yuyi, and together with Cao Zhiyan, the three entered the village.

Under the tree at the entrance of the village lay a yellow dog, skinny and skinny, with one leg broken.Seeing the three of them, he raised his head to look, grinned and bared his fangs, and grunted twice fiercely.It's just that he didn't have any strength in his body and couldn't stand up anymore.

Wang Xiaolie shook his head.He said to Cao Zhiyan: "Send someone to feed that dog a couple of mouthfuls later. We are here, even the chickens and dogs suffering under the Jinlu cavalry should be able to eat enough."

Cao Zhiyan smiled wryly: "Zhi Zhi, there are so many hungry people ahead, how can we care about these animals."

As soon as I entered the village, I saw a child in front of the house, unrecognizable as male or female, lying on the side of the ditch by the road.A hand reached into the ditch, and I didn't know what it pulled.Looking up at Wang Xiaolie and the others, he didn't speak, but still buried his head in the ditch.

Wang Xiaolie saw that he was dressed in rags, his body was extremely thin, and there seemed to be only a pair of big eyes left on his entire face.Involuntarily, he bent down and asked, "What are you catching in this ditch? There is no river, so there should be no fish or shrimp in this ditch."

The child looked at Wang Xiaolie again.With a sudden yell, he withdrew his hand abruptly.Wang Xiaolie took a closer look, and it turned out to be a mouse.

The child was ecstatic, and ran towards the door with the mouse.He yelled, "There's meat! There's meat!"

Looking at the child's back, Wang Xiaolie felt sad for a moment.He said to Cao Zhiyan, "Who lives in this house?"

Cao Zhiyan said: "It's a mother and son. The man in his family refused to obey when the Jin people came to arrest Ding and was killed. The eldest sister was in her teens and was ruined to death. The second brother was eight or nine years old and was arrested by the Jin people." Carrying the burden, he died of exhaustion when he arrived in the neighboring village. The youngest fifth brother, who was disliked by a golden man, was thrown to death at the millstone at the entrance of the village. He died. This child, because he was not at home at the time, hid in time, so he took his life."

After hearing this, Chen Yuyi stepped forward to hold the door frame and looked into the room.

Wang Xiaolie was silent for a while.After a while, he said: "Tell the soldiers, don't just find a place to sleep, send people to every household in this village. Ask them how many people are there and what is lacking in the house. Give them some food, and the family The tank needs to be filled with water, and the house needs to be cleaned—”

All of a sudden, Wang Xiaolie didn't know how many things to order, but he felt panicked.

The Nianjin people fought all the way to Xiangyang the year before, but they came and went in a hurry, and the damage to those places was not great.Shanzhou is different here, the Jin people have already attacked several times, and this time they have besieged the city for nearly two months, and they have suffered damage within dozens of miles around.

When I read history in my previous life, I only said that the Jin people attacked and destroyed a lot, and many Han people fled to the south.There is no clear impression of how big the damage was.The bones of the dead are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. It is just a poem, and I don't know what it means.It is only after experiencing these things that one realizes how cruel it really is.After leaving Guozhou and entering the range that the Jin army can invade, what he saw challenged Wang Xiaolie's nerves.

If it must be described in one sentence, Wang Xiaolie thinks that hell is in the world.

Seeing too much on the road, Wang Xiaolie didn't even have the courage to walk in this door and really ask the mother and son.

Chen Yuyi came back.Wang Xiaolie said: "You are a person who wandered all the way from Chenliu to Xiangyang, and you have seen suffering on the way. But have you ever seen such suffering? This time I bring you here, in addition to recording the course of the war, and These things must be recorded. We must let future generations understand what kind of suffering the people here have endured. War is not just about the people who are stabbed and shot on the battlefield, but also the people who have suffered in the war.”

Chen Yuyi nodded, not knowing what to say for a moment.

(End of this chapter)