Song Dynasty

Chapter 90
Du Chong's Chinese army festival tent is still four miles away from the pier, although it takes only a stick of incense to run there on a fast horse.But now the camp is in chaos, with shouts everywhere, and even the screams and screams of the bombing camp soldiers slashing and killing each other.

In the flames in the distance, teams of rout soldiers ran back and forth, like a scene of doomsday, which could not be stopped at all.

Du Chong's festival tent is huge and eye-catching, with scarlet floor stalls inside, and objects made of rosewood glistening in the firelight, reflecting frightened faces.

Du Chong was just a small prefect of Cangzhou when he was in Jingkang, and he didn't have any big ambitions.

It was also luck, when the Jin invaded, he was trapped in the north, unable to escape to the south of the Yangtze River to avoid disaster, so he could only hang in Hebei alone, as the only remaining court official, he stayed behind in the Beijing Daming Mansion like a duck on the shelves.In the second battle of Kaifeng, the two emperors were captured, and the Daming Mansion could no longer hold on.He had to retreat to Kaifeng and became Zongze's deputy.

After Zong Rulin passed away, Du acted as a benevolent left-behind in Tokyo, in charge of the most powerful field army in the Song Dynasty.

It's a pity that he is mediocre and incompetent, and he is cruel and easy to kill, which made the generals of the left-behind division renounced. In the end, he was driven to Jiankang by the infighting troops.

According to the rules of the Great Song Dynasty, he would be dismissed from office and exiled to the smoky land in the south.

After arriving in Jiankang, he was anxious and unwilling at the same time.

I know what I am capable of. Although he was born as a Jinshi, his eyes are smeared whether he is governing the army or the people.If it was in the Taiping era, a person like him would be a prefect.However, the Song army fought together, and the good wind took advantage of it to push him all the way to the high position of the left-behind department.

He is in charge of thousands of troops, and the entire Central Plains trembles when he gives an order. In retrospect, it is like a dream.

It turned out that the taste of power turned out to be so delicious.Once you have it, how can you relax.

Strange to say, when everyone in the world is dying, not only did the officials not blame him at all, they still appointed themselves to be in charge of the army in the entire Jianghuai region, to stay behind in Jiankang, and to be promoted to the right minister. The peak of the official career that can be reached, the grace of the saints is not unreasonable.

After waking up, Du Chong also knew that the reason why he could have the status he has today is very simple: Du was just a small local official before, and he had no influence in the ruling and opposition parties. rest assured.The official can promote himself to a high position. If he is willing, he can easily fall to the bottom with a piece of imperial edict, and there will be no future troubles.This is the so-called imperial method of the emperor, the emperor's mind!
"It's over, it's over!"

Du Chong sat slumped on a chair, staring blankly at the followers running around in the tent.Someone was packing their luggage, and someone was yelling something loudly to the orderler. The buzzing in the tent was mixed with the noise outside, but nothing could be heard clearly.

There was an officer rubbing his hands beside him: "My lord, my lord, the various ministries are in disarray. The soldiers are trampling and attacking each other. There are already casualties. They won't be able to recover until dawn. There is no way to send a single troop out. Dock, think of a way quickly, Mr. Xiang, Mr. Xiang..."

Du Chong murmured: "Can't you get in touch? What can I do, what can I do?"

Yes, as soon as the Jin army crossed the river, the camp was in chaos.At the moment, the rulers of all the armies ran back to control the troops, to see if they could organize a counterattack towards the pier.But up to now, they are gone forever, and it seems that there is nothing to think about.

Another servant said with a crying voice: "Master, go back quickly, the pier is too close to the festival tent, the golden man is about to kill him while talking, and it will be too late."

"Yes, yes, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood. If you return to Jiankang City and rely on the walls of Stone City, you may be able to hold on."

The other subordinates also turned pale with fright at the chaos outside, and spoke up one after another.

"Back to Jiankang, what are you going to do?" Du Chong was suddenly angry, and he straightened up suddenly: "The army is defeated, and Wang Xie's [-] miscellaneous soldiers can defend such a big city? I won't leave, I won't leave." Go, pass my order, and all ministries will counterattack towards the pier. Anyone who violates our military order will be killed!"

Yes, you can't retreat. Once you retreat, the army will disperse, and Jiankang will not be able to keep.

I have already lost Kaifeng and Henan. If I lose Jiankang again this time, I am afraid that the officials will also abandon me.At that time, let alone exile, I am afraid that the head of a certain person will not be guaranteed.The high officials of the DPRK and Central Committee saw that I, a newcomer, entered the political affairs hall within a few years, and they were already jealous. Can they let me go, Du Chong?
If I retreat today, then the world will be so big that there will be no place for me, Du.

Indeed, in real history, Du Chong lost Jiankang. As for the main force of the Jurchen to cross the river calmly, the whole area in the south of the Yangtze River was burned to the ground by the war, and the consequences were very serious.

Du Chong also knew that Zhao Gou would not spare him, and the court officials would not let him go. In order to save his life, he surrendered to Wushu and became a traitor.

The consequences of today's chaos in the army, he, a man who likes to play with power, naturally knows the severity of it.

If you run away at this moment, you will completely give up all your future, and even give up your own life.

A few followers can't control that much, they exchanged glances with each other, rushed up at the same time, surrounded Du Chong and were about to leave.

At this moment, a tall figure rushed in from outside the tent, it was the ruler Guo Zhongxun.

He drove away all the followers and shouted: "My lord, the pier seems to be holding up."

"Resist it?" Du Chong was stunned: "Did other rulers bring reinforcements?"

Guo Zhongxun shook his head and smiled wryly: "This army is already in chaos. Even if everyone has three heads and six arms, they can't get it together. I was busy for a long time just now, but I couldn't gather a single soldier. The others must be the same. This army ...The hearts of the people have been scattered...The subordinates heard that the soldiers who fell down said that there was a young man on the pier fighting with the Jin army, and it seemed that he was holding on. So he didn't care much, and rushed to see the gentleman. "

Speaking of this, his face became anxious: "Master, it is said that there are not many people on that road, only about one army, I am afraid it will not last long, you should quickly find a way to send troops to support, don't let the blood of those heroes Bailiu."

Du Chong suddenly became angry: "Reinforcement, reinforcement, look at the chaos outside, where can you send a soldier, now go out and grab their collars and pull them towards the pier one by one? I'm afraid they haven't When they got to the ground, they fled again. The traitors of these thieves are the clearest, but they really annoyed them, and they might have been hacked to death by them."

After cursing hoarsely, his mood calmed down a lot: "Quick, quick, quick, let the scouts go and give orders to the Chen Cuizhong army in the west to send reinforcements over."

"It's useless." Guo Zhongxun said with a dejected look on his face, "He's also in chaos. Earlier, when my subordinates looked over there from a height, the camp of the Chinese army was also in flames. Their rout had already run to Our side is here, even if Commander Chen can't stop the troops."

"Chen Que is incompetent, he should be killed, he should be killed!" Du was so angry that his face turned blue, and his huge disappointment made him seem to fall from a high altitude and hit the ground heavily.There was a boundless killing intent in his chest: "Give me an order to take Chen Cui and his son's military law early tomorrow morning, take the disclosure, and send it to the left-behind Xingyuan."

Even though he said that, his heart was cold.

Everyone here has seen the ferocity of the Jin army. Even if there is an army at the pier to withstand the enemy's attack, it may not last long.

At that time, everyone will be finished, how can they take the heads of Chen Cui and his son?
"What should I do, what should I do now?" The officials of the left-behind division in the tent stomped their feet anxiously.

An official suggested: "Du Xianggong, the pier won't last long, and it might collapse in the next moment. We can say that we have no means here, can we, can we..."

Du Chong said angrily: "Speak up if you have something to say, don't hesitate."

The man said: "Master, can you issue a warrant to order Wang Xie in Jinling City to immediately bring the rear army to support, with his 2 troops, maybe this battle can be stabilized."

"Is it in time? Is it in time?" Du asked angrily, "Jinling is a hundred miles away, and the army is going out. How can we get there in two days? Besides, although Wang Xie has many troops, they are all useless. What's the use? "

Yes, Wang Xie's rear army was originally the forbidden army of the official family.Everyone knows what kind of virtue the imperial army is.

The army is full of nobles and vagrants. These people used to be paid under a name in peacetime, and only went to the barracks to show up once a month when they were paid.After traveling from Kaifeng Road to the south, many defeated soldiers were gathered, and the military discipline was extremely loose and corrupt.

If you want them to fly hundreds of miles to Majiadu, the team will disperse all over the place as soon as they leave the city.

Moreover, Wang Xie may not follow Du Chong's command.

Therefore, in this battle, Du Chong left the rear army in the city and treated them as if they did not exist.I don't expect them to be useful, as long as the army's food roads are protected and local order is maintained.

Guo Zhongxun waved his hand to signal the official to back down, and said to Du Chong in a low voice: "My lord, there is nothing we can do now, we can only wait."

"Wait, what are you talking about, waiting to die?"

He slumped on a chair.

Guo Zhongxun sighed: "We can only wait until dawn. At dawn, we may be able to recruit some soldiers. Mr. Xiang, my subordinates will go down to rectify the troops. I hope that the pier can last until then. It's really not possible, at the end Just die here and serve the country with this passion.”

Du Chong: "That's all there is to it, but it's not enough to just sit and wait."

Guo Zhongxun gritted his teeth: "Don't worry, my lord. I'll gather some more soldiers. Even if there are only a hundred or ten people, we still have to go to the pier. Over there, because there are many casualties, we must not make their sacrifices worthless."

At this time, another officer rushed in: "Enxiang, Enxiang, something serious happened?"

The one who came was also a commanding officer, Guo Zhongxun saw his frightened face, he thumped in his heart, and asked, "Yan Xiaogong, why are you not here to rectify the troops outside?"

"It's too bad, it's too bad, En Xiang, Guo Dianshuai, Qi Fang... that thief Qi Fang has turned against him."

"What?" Du Chong and Guo Zhongxun shouted at the same time.

Yan Xiaogong: "The Jin people crossed the river and attacked at night, and there was chaos in the camp. Qi Fang hated him for his marching methods, so he wrapped up the main force of the former army and rebelled. I managed to gather more than a thousand people. When I saw that he was going to leave, I persuaded him, but was rejected. He used soldiers to kill and scatter, Enxiang, think of a way quickly!"

Du Chong wanted to say something, but his whole body was too soft.What else can I think of? Qi Fang is the ex-military leader who was single-handedly promoted by himself, and he is in charge of the elite former army of the left-behind division.Unexpectedly, this bird man ignored my kindness, greedy for life and afraid of death, and escaped at the critical moment.

This thief, this thief... This rebellion against this thief, our army's elite will be lost, and that will be the real end.

But Du Chong didn't know that in real history, after the fall of Jiankang, Qi Fang led the left-behind Siqian elite to break away from the Song army, ransacked around the south of the Yangtze River, and became one of the strongest bandits in the southern banditry. one.Later, Yue Fei and Zhang Jun were ordered to crusade, and after being defeated by Yue Fei, they surrendered to Zhang Jun and became Zhang Jun's generals.

This person is narrow-minded and fierce.Today, Du Chong was almost beheaded by military law, and he was given a meal of military sticks, and he hated it.Seeing the Jin army attacking, he immediately took his own army and rebelled.

With his rebellion, the former army, which was the strongest in the left-behind division, has become a mess and cannot be recovered.

Du Chong sat slumped on a chair, his forehead covered in cold sweat the size of soybeans.

Guo Zhongxun's heart was icy cold, he cupped his hands towards Du Chong: "Sir, I'm going down."

After stepping out of the tent, there is steaming hot air blowing in front of you, everything in front of your eyes is burning, and the air is twisted and twisted in the heat wave, just like a scorching summer.

There were not many people in sight, and the chaotic defeated army had already escaped from the camp, scattered within a range of tens of miles in front.

Guo Zhongxun looked at the pier in the distance, and murmured: "I don't know which one is a good guy, but he must be the backbone of the army. Those are the last bones and blood of our Western Army. Are we going to share with everyone today?" Is it all lost here? God thief, why did you treat us like this, Da Song like this?"

He drew out his knife, and while running, he pulled the soldiers he met to his side: "Follow me, follow me!"

(End of this chapter)