Eleven years had passed since Jin Mieliao and the Jurchen first went south. In the autumn of the ninth year of Wu Jianshuo, the Jin began their fourth war against Wu. 300,000 soldiers went south from the east to the Central Plains. Compared to the fierce resistance of the people when the Jurchen first went south and the cruelty of the Jurchen massacring cities along the way, after nearly ten years of rule and slaughter by the fake Qi and Jurchen, the resistance organized by the people of the Central Plains north of the Yellow River was silent in July. Perhaps it also meant that the orthodox ruling position of the Wu dynasty in the Central Plains had fallen to its lowest point.
At the end of July, the organized and planned resistance of the big forces finally began. Compared to the civil resistance that was more dependent on the consciousness of the people, the resistance that was dominated by the will of the people was more like a deliberate assassination. The clash of the sharp edge was fierce and violent. They wanted to kill the enemy at the first moment so that they could build up their momentum and advantage.
On the 24th of July, Wang Shanyue's Guangwu Army took the name.
On the 26th, Li Xizhi's one hundred and seventy thousand troops, who had long been ready for action, headed south. At the same time, the Jurchen commander-in-chief Wu Da led ten thousand Jurchen troops who were originally stationed in the Central Plains down to the bank of the Yellow River to prevent Wang Shanyue's Liangshan Navy from launching a surprise attack on the southern ferry crossing of the Eastern Army.
On the 28th, the 11,000 Black Flag Army suddenly gathered and broke through Zengtou City. After a day of rest, they headed south to the Daimyo's residence.
On the 4th of August, the 170,000 soldiers gathered at the Daimyo's residence and prepared to attack the city. The 36,000 Guangwu Army in the city and the 3,000 volunteers from the nearby mountains were waiting. At this time, the Black Flag Army had already passed Gaotang and headed straight for Li Xizhi.
A chain of resistance began in various places on the north bank of the Yellow River. The most intense one was the surprise attack on the Jurchen rations outside Zhending City. In Zhending City, Qi Yan's residence was attacked. The frequency of arson and assassination suddenly increased. A large number of leaflets suddenly appeared in Hejian and Gaotang. Even though many people in the city were illiterate, it was enough to shrink the atmosphere and the situation to the most urgent level. The continuous eruptions were like the rapid beating of war drums, spreading the news far and wide.
It was not only the Jurchen who knew the whole situation. Li Xizhi, who had been operating in this area for many years, was probably the first person to collect all the information. The army's war preparations have been pressed to the extreme. They are ready to attack the Daimyo's mansion, but the fierce momentum of the black flag makes them turn back. The advisors in the military kept discussing. Some were nervous, and some were suspicious.
"The Black Flag Army wants to fight a decisive battle against our army in one go!"
"It must be a diversion! Even Black Flag wouldn't be so reckless! "
"General Wu Da is still nearby. Liangshan's Black Flag Army is only a secondary force and not the main force. Once they are held up, they will only be digging their own graves!"
"It's a diversion!"
"... Don't forget about Little Canghe!"
"Don't forget about Fourth Prince Zong Bi's vanguard!"
The arguments of the advisors were annoying. Li Xizhi could only put on a domineering and calm attitude. On one hand, she slowly surrounded the city, and on the other hand, she mobilized the garrison of thirteen thousand soldiers between the Daimyo's mansion and Gaotang. At the same time, she ordered General Feng Qize to lead thirty thousand soldiers to set up a defense line at the checkpoint Linhe Pass. On the sixth day of the eighth month, Feng Qize saw the approaching Black Flag Army at the checkpoint Linhe Pass. At this time, above the checkpoint Linhe Pass, iron cannons, bows, and all kinds of defenses were ready. Inside the pass were forty-three thousand soldiers. On the opposite side, among the ten thousand Black Flag Army, Guan Sheng came out with the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand. He was full of murderous intent.
"There's going to be a war! Don't you know that? " Guan Sheng's yell came from the city wall. It was arrogant and disdainful. "Surrender now! Otherwise, you will die! "
"Our city is strong and our cannons are four times stronger than yours! The scoundrels have lost their minds and come here to die. This will add to my achievements! "
"Four times? I'm afraid you haven't been to Little Canghe!"
"Haha, who was the one who ran away with his tail between his legs in the end?" Feng Qize was eloquent and did not show any weakness. Below the city wall, Guan Sheng chuckled. In the end, he waved his guan blade. "Then go to hell! Monkeys! "With that, he turned his horse back.
Feng Qize thought that the other party would say a few more words so that he could convince the other party with his imposing manner. He did not expect the other party to leave just like that. He could only calm down. It was not even afternoon yet. He sat down on the city wall and ordered the soldiers and the military law team to be on standby. They did not relax and waited for the Black Flag Army to attack. After being on guard against Black Flag for all these years, the greatest impression that the people of the Northern Lands had of Black Flag was its pervasive infiltration ability after Little Cang He retreated. Because of this, Li Xizhi's army had been purged several times, and Feng Qize had also strengthened the supervision between the soldiers on the city wall. As for the strength of the Black Flag Army outside the infiltration, it could only be resolved by fighting force with force.
On the opposite side, the drums of the Black Flag Army never stopped beating. This was a simple tactic to tire out the soldiers. Feng Qize was not moved. In the afternoon, he reacted and said to the deputy general, "I don't think the Black Flag Army's intention is to attack Balinhe Ao or Marshal Li's central army. The Black Flag Army is led by the Inner Demon and is full of cunning tricks. They will not attack the city by force. I'm afraid they have other motives. "
The deputy general said, "General is wise. How should we deal with them?"
"There is no need to deal with them." Feng Qize shook his head. "The Daimyo Residence is Marshal Li's responsibility now. If the Black Flag Army bypasses Balinhe Ao to rescue the Daimyo Residence, our forty thousand soldiers will move out and attack from the front and back. Even the Black Flag Army will not dare to take such a risk. If their goal is not the Daimyo Residence, let them mess around for a few days. Once the main force of the Jurchen army arrives, the Black Flag Army will not be able to escape. "
Although he said this, the defense on the city wall did not relax even when night fell. After darkness fell, fires were lit on both sides, and the drumming on the opposite side continued. This continued until late at night, at a quarter past midnight, when the drumming stopped.
The flames pushed forward, and a rider came out first. He was wearing armor and wielded a dark red spear. He raised his hand in front of the formation.
The two sides were drowned in suffocation. The silence lasted for a moment.
"Brothers of the Black Flag Army, the Jurchen army is here!"
The voice rang out.
"Eleven years ago, the Jurchen army came south for the first time. Zhu Biao followed Mister Ning and defeated the Jurchen's attack in front of Bianliang City, defending Bianliang! The Jurchen defeated the million soldiers of Bianliang, but not us! "
"In the past eleven years, from Bianliang to Little Canghe, to Liangshan, and now. I've seen the Jurchen defeat countless armies. I've seen them slaughter countless Han people, kill our parents, and invade our land! Many people have knelt — the people on the other side have knelt! We — have never knelt! "
"This morning, the people above loudly said to us, haha, they have four times the number of us. Haha, they have cannons, hahaha, hahahaha —"
In the darkness, countless laughter rang out and spread out.
"A bunch of kneeling people, what are they? Let those ghosts who died with grievances at the foot of Bianliang City tell them! How many soldiers did the Jurchen army use to defeat a million people under Bianliang City? Let the corpses in Little Canghe tell them that without the intervention of the Jurchen, a million people are nothing! But the Jurchen didn't defeat us. In the northwest, we killed their military god Wanyan Loushi. In Yanzhou City, we personally cut off Ci Buxie's head! "
"This is a place where adults fight, a place where we fight to the death! I told them, but they didn't listen! Brothers, these spineless people have carelessly blocked the way. "
The air tightened and the silence fell. Zhu Biao turned around and looked at the city wall. Then, the drums rumbled.
"All of you —"
Boom —
"— Trample them to death!!!"
The shouts came like a tide. On top of the city wall, Feng Qize watched this scene with wide eyes.
"Crazy …"
Then he turned around. Hysterical.
"Defend the city —"
The sound of cannons rang out in the dark night, exploding continuously in the darkness. Arrows rained down from above, and countless flames rose from below. Ladders were set up on top of the city walls, and hooks were shot out from the giant crossbows. Feng Qize pulled out his long saber and shouted, "Defend the city!" While walking, he muttered, "Crazy." "Motherf * cking crazy." He patrolled the city wall for a moment and suddenly looked back in alarm. The guards following him were frightened, but Feng Qize only glanced at them twice before walking forward while gnashing his teeth.
"Order Lu Ming to watch the key points of the city defense. If anyone makes a move, kill without mercy! Military law enforcement team, stay alert! "
"There must be a trap, there must be a trap, there must be a collusion …"
"… Second brother, take some people to Lu Ming and protect him … watch him!"
The situation of the siege reached its climax in an instant. Feng Qize patrolled while predicting the places that he had missed out. However, the real pressure was on the front line of defense. At this moment, the soldiers on the city wall felt the same fierce attack as when the Jurchen attacked Bianliang. In the dark night, the vanguard of the Huaxia army rushed up along the rope. The soldiers on the city wall had experienced half a day of fear, harassment from the drums, and high pressure from the military law enforcement team. They didn't have time to change guards for the second time. The siege lasted for less than a quarter of an hour. On the south side of the city wall, three vanguards of the Black Flag Army climbed up.
The vanguard, who had experienced the bloody battle at Little Cang River, wielded his sword and shield and charged toward the soldiers defending the city. In the dark night, the death gods who climbed up the city wall were covered in blood and flesh. After a moment, two more people climbed up from the ladders behind them. Feng Qize led the soldiers to rescue them. Before they got close, the city wall in front of them was blocked by the soldiers. Arrows were still rising from the city wall. Feng Qize shouted, "Push up and kill them!"
Someone shouted, "Don't retreat! Those who retreat will be killed — "
The situation on this side was slightly stabilized. On the other side, Zhu Biao and Guan Sheng stepped on the city wall. As the leader of the Black Flag Army, the Burning City Spear was very obvious. Countless arrows flew over. Zhu Biao held a spear in one hand and a big shield in the other, pushing forward fiercely. Guan Sheng found a gap and rushed out, waving his long sword. Soon, the vanguard behind them also followed up.
The boiling massacre spread along the two sides of the broken city wall and pressed toward the center. Feng Qize was hysterical and kept waving his sword to supervise the battle. However, the soldiers below the city wall were killed to the point that they couldn't climb up anymore. With the occasional roar of the cannons, the city wall of Linhe Ao changed hands after a while, but the fierce massacre was still advancing.
In the thirteenth year of Wu Jinghan's reign, which was eleven years ago, the Jurchen army went south. Li Xizhi's troops didn't go out and only joined the Jurchen army when they went south for the second time. During the battle at Little Cang River, Li Xizhi was on the east side and developed without restraint. However, she sent out the least troops. Although Feng Qize's subordinates, whether they were new or old soldiers, had experienced battles and even participated in the siege of Dulong Gang, they had never faced an all-out attack from the elites of the Jurchen army or the Black Flag Army.
On the seventh of the eighth month, the Linhe Ao checkpoint failed. Tens of thousands of defeated soldiers fled in the direction of the Daming Residence. This morning, Li Xizhi received a piece of news that made her scalp tingle.
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