Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 69 Knowing my name, dare to break the border

As night fell, the entire city of Jinling was in full swing to evacuate people and take oaths.The army opened the granary and treasury, and distributed the package in an orderly manner.Under Sun Liang's governance, the evacuation ceremony in Jinling City appeared to be full of order, without panic or riots.One is because the Jinling Legion is all soldiers from Jinling. They are willing to defend Jinling to the death, and they are willing to let the people go first, because there are their families and relatives there; Very high, the soldiers of all ministries believed in Sun Liang, and it was not comparable to the chaos of the coalition forces of the counties led by Hecheng Lu Chen.In short, there is an essential difference between the evacuation of Jinling and the evacuation of Hecheng. Whether it is mentality or order, they all pay attention to a willingness.

Sun Liang was processing paperwork in the big tent of the Chinese army. He looked at the map and fell into deep thought. At this moment, the voice of a sergeant pushing and shoving came from outside, "My lord, you can't go in. The governor said, no one can disturb you."

"Go away."

"My lord, you can't go in, the governor is planning a battle plan..."

"Go away..."

Sun Liang closed the bamboo scroll, put down the writing brush, and stared blankly at the outside of the military tent. After a while, a middle-aged man in a sheriff's robe came in menacingly. Picking up the bronze wine bottle on the table, he smashed it to the ground, and said angrily, "Sun Liang, you are so brave, what crime should you be in for falsely passing on military orders?"

The person who came was Li Feng, the prefect of Jinling.Li Feng was a Juren in the first year of Tai'an. He was talented, talented, and politically ambitious. He was 20 years younger than Sun Liang in his forties.On weekdays, he respected Sun Liang very much, and the two of them never violated the water. Today's furious anger was the first time that the two had worked together in Jinling for ten years.

The political system of Great Liang is not complicated. In the fiefdom of the vassals, the military and political affairs of each county are separated. In terms of military rank and rank, Sun Liang is ahead of Li Feng. But in fact, the powers of the two The categories are different, Li Feng is in politics, Sun Liang is in the military, there is no conflict.

"Lord Li, calm down." Sun Liang winked at the soldiers on the side, who understood and poured tea for Li Feng. Li Feng was furious, picked up the teacup, and said in a strange way: "Calm down? General Sun, you know what you are doing." Is it? Disobeying the military order, falsely passing on the king's order, privately opening the granary and treasury, and privately mobilizing Z soldiers, you are a felony to punish the nine clans!"

Hearing this, Sun Liang narrowed his eyes: "Lord Li, I will not beat around the bush with you. I don't care what your majesty's military order is, I just know that I will stick to Jinling. It's getting late, Master Li, you also go back and pack your things and run for your life." Well, if you have any complaints, you can go to Guangling and report to the King of Wu, whether the King of Wu wants to dismiss Sun from his military post or kill my family members, Sun will take it at his discretion."

Seeing Sun Liang being so resolute, Li Feng sighed. In fact, he was speaking out of anger. He and Sun Liang had been working together for ten years, and they were both in Jinling and under the same roof. He always respected Sun Liang and admired Sun Liang's character. .Li Feng is a scholar, he has only a few ounces of ink in his chest and stomach, and he doesn't understand military affairs. How can he not know what this old general is thinking?The king of Wu ordered the evacuation of the people because he didn't want to shed blood and sacrifice in vain, but Li Feng knew that this huge Jinling, with more than a million residents, really wanted to evacuate, it would not happen in a short while, and someone needed to be on the front line to support it. Sun Liang wanted to Buying time for the people is also buying time for King Wu.If everyone left, the Dongying people took advantage of the victory to pursue, and millions of people formed a big rout, then no one would be able to leave, and they might even fall into the quagmire, so Sun Liang reported his determination to die and bought time for King Wu.

"General Sun..." How could Li Feng not know Sun Liang's difficulties?He was very angry when he found out about this, and wanted to accuse Sun Liang, but he felt unworthy when he got to the Chinese military camp. He was just a literati, and he didn't know how to wield knives and guns, but he knew Sun Liang's sincere heart. , So, his eyes were red and moist.

Sun Liang gave Li Feng a rough smile, poured wine for Li Feng himself, and said: "Master Li, although Sun is old, his arms are still strong enough to open a bow as hard as a hundred stones, so don't worry about me. I am a soldier, and a soldier fights If you died in the wilderness, why do you need a body shrouded in horse leather?"

Li Feng took the wine glass with both hands, with tears in his eyes.

"Master Li, the people will leave it to you."

"Don't worry, General, I'm in charge of everything." Li Feng held back his tears. He only hated that he was not a soldier, and he couldn't go to the front line to defend his family and country like Sun Liang, and died in battle.

"Take care, General."

"Ah."

After seeing off Li Feng, Sun Liang felt a lot of emotion. He spent his entire life as a soldier, fighting big and small for dozens of years, and never surrendered. Find a ray of life.Yao recalled that ten years ago, in Jingzhou, he led [-] soldiers to defend Hanyang Pass for half a month. When reinforcements came, it was a military miracle, and it is still talked about.That time, he relied on a hundred strong soldiers to guard a mighty pass. This time, there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers and good generals, so why be afraid?
During the three days, the evacuation went smoothly, without riots or complaints.

The painful lessons from Suzhou have been passed down from mouth to mouth in Jinling. They knew of Sun Liang's kindness, and while they were grateful for Dade, they could only leave silently.

On January 24th in the [-]th year of Tai'an, the vanguard troops of the Second Allied Army of Dongying came to Suzhou and stationed ten miles outside the city.

An envoy came to the city, was captured by the Jinling army, and sent to the county guard's mansion.After the envoy entered the city, he looked at the empty streets and alleys, thoughtful, and a soldier kicked him, cursing and saying: "What are you looking at, you are tired of working?" He immediately ordered someone to cover his eyes, Lest this person see the fortifications of Jinling City.

All the way into the mansion, a soldier pressed him to the ground and said viciously, "Kneel down."

Sun Liang waved his hand: "I'm a guest from afar, don't be negligent."

"As ordered."

The envoy got up, and the black satin mask was removed. He looked around subconsciously. There were more than a dozen generals in the hall, staring at him with sharp eyes like eagles. He saw the veteran Sun Liang sitting on the public platform.Sun Liang is old and entering his old age, this gray-haired old man in his sixties has a red face, a hale and hearty spirit, and does not look old at all.The envoy and Sun Liang looked at each other, then looked away in a panic, he only felt that what he saw in front of him was not a late old man, but a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.Jinling Sun Liang, a famous Jiangdong general, really deserved his reputation.

"General, I am the leader of the Honshu Army Vanguard Corps of the Second Allied Army of Japan, Makino Jiujiro."

Sun Liang looked at him indifferently, said "Oh", and said with a chuckle, "Seeing that your military rank is not low, you are the fifth rank of Dongying Cong, how could you risk yourself to be an envoy?" After all, there was Lu Chen who beheaded the envoy There was a precedent for venting anger and refusing to surrender. The Dongying people should also know that not everyone in the Great Liang army is particular about it, and some are always immoral. The post of envoy has become a hot potato.

The envoy bowed slightly, and said solemnly: "The general is a famous general in the world, and his reputation spreads far and wide. My family's great general admires the general's character, and he specially ordered him to send a letter of persuasion in the future."

Sun Liang laughed loudly: "Hahahaha."

He laughed boldly, with a loud and rough voice, which made the envoy's hair stand on end, and seeing the sharp and murderous eyes of a dozen generals, he was even more horrified and fearful.It stands to reason that the Jinling Army has only tens of thousands of soldiers, and the Dongying Army is several times larger than them. He shouldn't be timid, but after thinking about it, even the Battle of Suzhou was fought so hard. , An ominous premonition rose in his heart. If Sun Liang wanted to defend Jinling to the death, the price the Allied forces would pay would be far more than that of Suzhou.

"Since I know that this general is famous far and wide, how dare you violate my realm?" Sun Liang's laughter stopped abruptly, and his old face showed firmness never before. , Kneeling straight up, the envoy's legs were trembling.

Sun Liang's tone was questioning.

Coupled with the cannibalistic gazes of more than a dozen generals, the envoy's face turned pale, he swallowed, and shrugged his face helplessly: "The general is a hero, my general admires the general's reputation, and I can't bear the old general to stick to it." It ended miserably, and I was specially ordered to persuade you to surrender."

Sun Liang restrained his eyes, waved his hands calmly, and said:
. "There is no need to persuade you to surrender."

"Sun Mou fights all his life, and he should do his best. He never knows what the back road is. In Sun Mou's dictionary, he doesn't know how to write the word 'surrender'."

"Go back and tell your generals that with me guarding Jinling, [-] people will come, and [-] will die."

The envoy nodded tremblingly, "I will definitely tell the general."

"see a visitor out."

……

After the envoy was sent out of Jinling City by the soldiers, although the rising sun hung high in the sky, and the warm sunlight dispelled the chill of winter, Makino Jiujiro still felt cold all over his body, which was the chill spreading from his heart.Sun Liang made him feel scared. It was a kind of blind self-confidence in himself, a fear that made people kneel down uncontrollably.

Makino Jiujiro returned to the camp and relayed Sun Liang's words to Matsui Yi.

Hearing this, the other generals sneered, "This Sun Liangming is stubborn and confused until now. It is said that he is over sixty, and he is too conceited."

"Yeah, this person is arrogant and domineering. He doesn't take our army seriously at all. Damn it, could it be that when he was young, he fought some reckless bandits in Jingzhou and made a little achievement, so he thought he was invincible? When our army enters the city, if If I can capture this veteran alive, I will severely humiliate him."

"..."

After hearing Sun Liang's reply, all the generals in Dongying were very angry and felt humiliated.

It's fine if Murong Tong refuses to surrender. He is the son of the world and the future leader of Wu Nan. He doesn't want to be the king of subjugation. What does Sun Liang, an old general, do?This is pushing an inch, don't give face to face.

Matsui Yi waved his hand to stop the noise and debate in the big tent. He commented: "Sun Liang is a mighty general in Jiangdong, and he is definitely not taking it easy. Don't despise and humiliate him."

A long time ago, Matsui Yi knew that there would be a war between Dongying and Wuyue sooner or later. He also had a deep sense of urgency, and he began to talk about war on paper very early, imagining this unprecedented war.He has learned about the various generals of Wu Yue in detail, and he has wine bags and food bags. Naturally, he also has a real hero, Sun Liang, who is enough to be ranked in the forefront.Sun Liang joined the army at a young age and fought all his life. He has gone through dozens of battles, large and small, and has rich experience and is quite difficult.This person has a very high military quality, and he fought several famous battles in which he won more with less. The most typical one is the "Battle of Hanyang Pass" in August of the 11th year of Tai'an.In that battle, Sun Liang led 800 remnants to defend Hanyang Pass in Jiangcheng, Jingzhou. It is simply a miracle in the history of military affairs that Sun Liangding held on for half a month when the enemy was outnumbered and the strength of the troops differed by ten times.Although Sun Liang is old now, in the age of Er Shun, I don't know if he can still carry a knife and gun, and he doesn't know if he can control a Hummer, but he has experienced many battles and is invincible, so he must be a strong bone.

Uesugi Qi commanded the First Allied Forces to disintegrate the entire territory of Yuezhou in three months, which was a heavy burden on Matsui Yi.Now the cabinet and the military government, the ministers who support him at the Beichen Kendo Academy have put him under endless pressure. In the Wuzhou war, he must do a good job, do a good job, and do it impeccably. Just gave him a dismount, Murong Tong incited the soldiers and civilians, died generously, and dealt him a painful blow.

Also in the first battle, Uesugi Qi commanded the First Allied Forces, annihilated the first line of defense in Vietnam at a small cost, and took Yincheng with a thunderbolt; and he, Matsui Yi, thought he was no worse than Uesugi, but he was in Suzhou. Tens of thousands of soldiers were killed in the battle.Who is strong and who is weak, the superior and inferior will be judged.But Matsui Yi didn't think it was his fault, because Wu Nan was a hard-headed one, and famous generals came out in large numbers, which was by no means comparable to that of Yue Bei. Everyone was happy to persuade these famous generals to surrender Wu Nan without bloodshed, but he underestimated the bloodiness of the Wu Nan people.

At this time, a sergeant hurried in, walked up to Matsui Yi's ear, and reported something in a low voice, Matsui Yi heard the words, his body shook, and he couldn't help being happy.

"Hahahaha, God helps me too, God helps me too."

"Why is the general laughing?"

"Hahahaha." Matsui Yi was genuinely happy, he laughed and said, "Just now, news came from the secret agent I sent to Guangling that the King of Wu ordered the evacuation of the people, intending to abandon Guangling, Hailing, Suzhou and other places, along the The canal goes north and enters Wubei."

As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then they couldn't stop their ecstasy.It seems that the bloody battle in Suzhou made King Wu lose the confidence to continue the fight. He didn't have the courage to follow Murong Tong's example in defending Wu Nan.

"Okay, since that's the case, order all the troops stationed in Suzhou to be transferred to attack Jinling."

That being the case, Matsui Yi no longer had to worry about the future.

But immediately, he felt a little regretful. Sun Liang knew about King Wu's order to retreat, but he didn't choose to leave. Instead, he led his troops to fight to the death in Jinling. Of course, Matsui knew what Sun Liang was planning. Matsui Yi only had deep admiration in his heart, and he said sincerely: "Sun Liang, with a red heart and a heart, is also a hero in Jiangdong."

Matsui Yi is in awe of being able to fight against such a hero.

(End of this chapter)