The rise of the prince

Chapter 589 Undercurrent Surging + Indomitable Forward
The sky is covered with dark clouds, and under the dark sky in the distance, the sky and the earth are the same color, separated by a bright white line, separating the sky and the earth, illuminating the space between the sky and the earth, the rain in early summer is coming.

With the support of his own soldiers, Guo Yaoshi stood on the top of the city, watching the changing situation in the distance, and sighed in his heart: "The mighty Liao Kingdom, a few years ago was the hero of the north, the Mongols, the Jurchens, and the Koreans, all surrendered. In just a few years, Shangjing has been in the hands of Jinren, Nanjing is also at the foot of Jingguo, and the vicissitudes and changes in the world are really overwhelming."

The soldier laughed: "This subordinate doesn't understand what the general said so much, it's a good thing that the general is fine."

Guo Yaoshi shook his head, looking south from the top of the city, he had a panoramic view of the vast North China Plain, and he was still vaguely worried.

Because there is no sign of a large army in the south, they have controlled Nanjing City for four days, and the mood of the people in the city has temporarily stabilized. The temporary palace was besieged for a day and a night, but they did not break through, because they had to guard the four city gates, and they could not spare so many people to deal with them. The last elite.

As a result, on the second night, the most elite Qing Beast Mask Imperial Guard of the Liao Kingdom led the young Khan Yelu Dun of the Liao Kingdom to break through from the north gate, accompanied by more than ten royal family members, and the rest were abandoned, including Yelu Dun's A dozen wives.

Because there were only more than 100 defenders at the North Gate at that time, and defending Nanjing was the most important thing, so no one was sent to pursue it.

Although Nanjing City was under control, Guo Yaoshi did not relax, not only because the follow-up army was still on the way, but also because of the incident of looting by soldiers the day before yesterday.

Three soldiers in the Vanguard Army under Yang Hu of the West Route Army rushed into the shop on the street while patrolling, robbed the owner of the silver jewelry, and injured someone.

These valuable things are unavoidable to anyone who sees them. When marching and fighting, soldiers are fighting desperately for nothing more than money and food women, so Guo Yaoshi is actually not opposed to looting. It is a great kindness not to kill people, but the key is to see what time it is!
This was what worried him the most. They had only been in the city for a few days, and their foothold was unstable. Such a thing happened at such a time, which made him restless.

If the army enters the city and completely controls Nanjing, he won't care about such trivial matters at all.

As the superior of those soldiers, when Yang Hu dealt with this matter, he only reprimanded them a few words, did not return the money, and did not punish the soldiers, so the matter was over.

This is almost tantamount to acquiescence!
Guo Yaoshi became even more worried. Maybe the young general thought that a few words of abuse would be enough to deal with the soldiers, and the soldiers would be afraid, but they didn't understand that for the soldiers, such treatment was tantamount to connivance!

Sure enough, after that happened, another group of soldiers broke into the house last night, robbed the money and even raped the hostess.

The next day, the people's sentiments were raging, and hundreds of people flocked to the south of the city to ask the defenders for an explanation, but Jing Jun used their bows and crossbows to frighten them away.

Yang Jianye asked to punish a few soldiers, but Yang Hu and Tong Guan didn't take it seriously, but they didn't pay much attention to teaching them a few words.

Yang Jianye had a big quarrel with them in the tent, and then he took people to guard the north of the city. Guo Yaoshi wanted to speak for Yang Jianye, but he was only a surrendered general, so it was not easy to interrupt and offend others. His brother Zhang Linghui also stopped him and persuaded him Don't talk too much.

When they entered the city on the first day, there were still people on the street, and some people were not too afraid, because there were many Han people in Nanjing, and Nanjing was close to Jingguo. I understand, so I don't have much resistance to Jing Guo.

After the defeat of the defenders, the common people, merchants, and wealthy households in the city did not resist, and even the wealthy households in the city prepared food and meat to win over the Jing army.

That's right, even though the army hadn't arrived yet, Guo Yaoshi felt that they could control Nanjing City, but he never expected such a thing to happen.

He could already clearly feel that in the past three or four days, the people in the city looked at them with hostility. This is not a good sign.
Under the black sky in the distance, the heavy rain came from far to near, and the sound of raindrops resounded through the sky and the earth. The big raindrops also slowly fell on the top of the city, and then more and more, the soldiers hurriedly held up umbrellas for him.

"General, there is dampness on the top of the wall, let's go back to the big tent, your injury has not healed yet."

Guo Yaoshi nodded, and was supported by his own soldiers to the city.

There are temporary tents on the east side of the city wall, which are connected in a row. When he entered the big tent, he found that Yang Hu, Tong Guan, and Yang Jianye were all there.

Among these people, Yang Jianye is the youngest with the least seniority, while Tong Guan has the oldest official position, the oldest and the deepest qualifications.

A few people were arguing about something, and there were a few guards guarding the door, and they didn't move even in the rain.

"Even if you don't kill them in violation of the military law, you can't avoid twenty lashes! The people in the city are all watching. Our Jingguo army is here to recover the lost land, not to burn, kill and loot!" Yang Jianye said loudly.

Several people were talking loudly, and the raindrops on the big tent were crackling and getting denser, so they didn't notice him coming in.

Guo Yaoshi waved his hand to signal the soldiers to go out, but he didn't make a sound, just listened.

Tong Guan smiled, "Young Master Yang, you are right, we are indeed recovering the homeland for the country, for the sake of the country and the country, and it is a great event for the glory of the ancestors. We cannot live up to the emperor's love and so on. We don't need your instruction, we all understand.

But you don't want to think about it, you, Mr. Yang, will win glory for the country, honor your ancestors, and get promoted and make a fortune after you go back. What about the soldiers?What can they gain by fighting with their lives?It's not easy for them to go back and have their military pay deducted everywhere, grab some money, what's wrong with playing with women? "

"Commander Tong!" Yang Jianye's face turned red: "You can't say that, they will be the people of Jingguo in the future, so there is no reason to rob their own people!
Rewards are handed out by the court, and the Chinese army will have a hundred carts accompanied by copper coins after removing the luggage, which is to reward meritorious deeds after the war! "

"Oh, you are the son of Yang Dianshuai, the reward will definitely have your weight, others may not be sure." Tong Guan's mouth was slightly raised, with a strange yin and yang, and he said with a smile that was not a smile.

"You!" Yang Jianye was furious. Guo Yaoshi hurriedly grabbed the young man's arm from behind and sighed in his heart. He thought that he could start all over again and make great achievements in a different place or country. delusion.

It's the same everywhere, even if the surface is friendly, there must be open and secret struggles underneath, and undercurrents are surging.

Guo Yaoshi knew the official system of Jing State, because Liao State also imitated the official system of Central Plains.

Yang Hongzhao, the coach of the Chinese army, is one of the three chief officials of the Sanya, and Tong Guan is the other official of the Sanya. As a result, the struggle between the two for power is almost inevitable.

Yang Jianye is also the son of Yang Hongzhao, Tong Guan will naturally suppress him, even if they are in a dangerous city, they must be cautious in dealing with things, Tong Guan will not forget to suppress dissidents, instead of helping each other.

He has seen a lot, and everyone is like this.

"Yang Jiajun, focus on the overall situation." He whispered in Yang Jianye's ear.

The young man glared at Tong Guan, but finally suppressed his anger and didn't speak again, which made Guo Yaoshi take a high look, as expected of the queen.

Over there Yang Hu also stood up and said, "Commander Tong, brother Yang, don't be angry, it's just a trivial matter, a few troublemakers are nothing to worry about, don't get angry about it.

When we first entered the city, I remembered that there were still people rewarding our army. It seems that it was done by the Han people in the city.We did regain our homeland for our country, but what happens after we regain our homeland? "

Yang Hu folded his arms and said: "We are recovering the homeland for the Han people, not for the Khitan people, the Qiang people, and the Xi people. In my opinion, if it is not our race, their hearts must be different. Why should our soldiers fight for them? We should kill all the non-Han people in the city!"

Yang Hu spoke very loudly, and as soon as the words fell, Tong Guan also looked at him with bright eyes.

Guo Yaoshi was terrified!
He understood why Tong Guan was happy, because he killed all non-Han people, so wouldn't all the property of these people belong to them?There are also legitimate reasons for burning, killing and looting.

But the problem is that their foothold is not stable. These two people don't want to think about anything else, they only want to grab money, and they don't understand the situation in the city at all. There are mixed races in the city. After hundreds of years, this is simply to massacre the city.

"No!" As soon as he spoke, he found that Yang Jianye said in unison with him.

Guo Yaoshi knew that he could no longer give in. He stared at Tong Guan, and Yang Jianye did the same. Tong Guan stared back angrily, and immediately stalemate.

"It's just a joke, you guys don't have to be so serious." Yang Hu was afraid, and quickly smoothed things over.

"That's right, it's just a joke." Under the pressure of the two, Tong Guan also went down the donkey.

Although the problem was solved, Guo Yaoshi knew that he couldn't stay here any longer, so he could only resign, and Yang Jianye walked with him.

"General Guo, you are just an outsider, it's best to remember that!" Walking to the door of the tent, Tong Guan's voice came from behind him gnashing his teeth, "We Han people have a saying, that is to cut off people's wealth and kill their parents!"

Guo Yaoshi didn't say a word, Tong Guan was the commander of the infantry of the guards, and he was only half a level behind Yang Hongzhao, the commander in front of the commander of the Chinese army.
"Thank you, Commander Tong, for reminding me." After he finished speaking, he walked out without looking back.

It was pouring rain outside the big tent, and the drenched soldiers hurriedly held up umbrellas for him. Dozens of wounds on his body began to ache because of the excitement just now, and after a while he felt that the younger generation became wet and greasy. He knew that the wounds were split open. , started bleeding again.

Standing in the pouring rain, he began to wonder whether it was worthwhile for a dozen of his good brothers to die in battle in the city cave.
If it was just to hand over Nanjing City to Tong Guan, people like Yang Hu, he would not have led others to risk their lives to seize the city gate when he died.

"General?" The soldier was puzzled, because he had been standing in the rain for a long time.

"Let's go back."

"Where are you going back?"

"Yes. Where are you going?" He sighed.

The next day, even worse news came, because Yang Hu spoke too loudly in the big tent, allowing the soldiers on duty outside the tent to hear that the news of "killing all the non-Han people in the city" had spread in the army. After a while, the Jingguo soldiers began to talk about it, saying that the higher ups were planning to kill all the non-Han people in the city.

Jingguo soldiers began to sharpen their knives, excited.

As long as they give an order, it means that they can burn, kill and loot as much as they want. If they are lucky, the property they rob will be enough for a lifetime of glory and wealth.

Immediately, the morale was boosted, and the news began to spread everywhere. After the incident, Yang Hu and Tong Guan not only did not immediately stop or refute the rumors, but just gathered the soldiers and ordered them to keep the secret.
Pharmacist Guo finally understood that they had wanted to do this for a long time!
But these two mercenary idiots don't understand that walls have ears, let alone such a large group of people know that they can't keep their mouths shut!
At noon that day, some people heard similar news, and more than a dozen people led by the country gentry ventured to the gate of the barracks to find out if it was true. Guo Yaoshi personally went out and told them that it was all right, explaining to them that it was just a rumor.

But it was useless at all. It was only in the afternoon, and many people had heard the news, and the people in the city looked at them with more vigilance. At night, when almost every household did not light candles, he knew that something might have changed.

Guo Yaoshi hurried back to the south gate with his body covered in pain, and asked all the soldiers to strengthen their guard. At the same time, he sent a fast horse to urge the Chinese army to go northward quickly.

Early the next morning, after the rain stopped, the ancient green brick city was filled with fresh air, green grass sprouted on the stone road, washed clean by the rain, and the weather was pleasant, but Guo Yaoshi felt more and more uneasy.

There were no lights on in the entire city of Nanjing last night, and the common people's suspicion of Jing Jun had reached the extreme.

There are almost no people on the street, except for the soldiers patrolling in threes and fives, the bluestone road is empty.

The uneasy atmosphere lasted until the afternoon. At this time, something happened on the west side of the city. Someone ran to report in a panic with a bloody face. Two soldiers on patrol.

Yang Hu was furious, and rushed over with a dozen cavalrymen under his command.

Guo Yaoshi watched from the top of the city, and felt more and more that the situation was vaguely wrong, so he quickly asked someone to put on armor for him.

"General, you are still seriously injured, so you can't wear armor." The soldiers looked worried.

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up!" He didn't have time to explain, so people hurriedly put on clothes for him. At first, there were only 20 brothers brought from his army, and almost all of them died in the city cave. Later, more than a hundred people followed Yang Jianye into the city. Currently the only person who can command in the city.

"Let everyone gather, put on your clothes, and gather at the south gate!"

The soldier didn't understand why he was so nervous all of a sudden, but he hurried to call someone.

All the way to the south, Yelu Dashi met a large number of Liao soldiers fleeing north. He had already asked about the situation.

As he walked, he collected the fugitive remnants, most of these people were his subordinates, and when they saw him now, they all joined him.

From the Yu River to the south, he slowly gathered an army of more than 5000 people, and the scale was still expanding.

Yelu Dashi, Jiedu envoy of the Liaoxing Army, King of the Nanyuan, is good at fighting and treating soldiers well. All the soldiers are willing to fight with him. He regained the military power that was taken away by the new Khan before in this way.

Even he himself never thought of it.
When he was most desperate, there were only a hundred remnants around him. After Juyongguan was occupied by the Jin people, and the Jingguo army entered Nanjing, he was already desperate. So many soldiers.

These soldiers fled northward from Nanjing City, and they were the most elite Liaoxing Army and the former part of Zhangde Army.

Yelu Dashi's heart was full of ups and downs. Since the war between Liao and Jin, he had gone through many hardships, but this time, God gave him another chance.
Then give it a shot!

Yelu Dashi became more determined, and there was nothing to be afraid of. What hardships and hardships did he have not experienced? His heart was full of pride, the country was ruined and his family was destroyed, so he still chose to go forward!

On the fifth day, when Yelu Dashi held high his banner and followed the Yu River to the north of Nanjing City, thirty miles away, more than [-] soldiers who fled north had gathered around him.

(End of this chapter)