In this world, some things were extremely important.
The fall of mountains and rivers, the change of dynasties, at a certain point, these huge historical events would completely change people's lives, determine the future direction of an entire country, and leave a thick and colorful stroke in the history books.
But in a very small place, it could not really interrupt people's daily experience. No matter how great the sorrow was, it could not change people's physiological needs, and no matter how great the humiliation could not make people forget to eat and drink.
In the first month of the year, in Lin 'an, a fragile balance had naturally been established in this war-ravaged city.
The Female Zhenren entered the city in May of the previous year. After entering the city, there was continuous fighting and suppression, and there were also hundreds of thousands of people who broke out of the siege and fled. A large number of craftsmen were captured by the Female Zhenren soldiers and escorted to the north. There were also countless rapes of women. The people in the city resisted again and again and were massacred.
After a few months of chaos, there were only about 700,000 residents left in the big city, which originally had a population of more than one million. The market still had to be opened, the goods still had to be circulated, and the government was already operating. The bailiffs and constables pursued some small matters, and occasionally searched for some lawbreakers who destroyed social order. A few more brothels were opened.
The guilds in the market were also organized one after another. After the destruction of the local gangs that collected protection fees in the past, there would also be burly men to fill in the gaps. Occasionally, people could also hear that someone had a relationship with the Female Zhenren, or that they had a backer and so on.
After Zhou Yong's death, the small imperial court that took over in Lin 'an continued the existence of the "Wu dynasty". The foundation of their existence came from the few regents that Zhou Yong left behind when he left. When Zhou Yong fled, he took away Qin Hui and other trusted subordinates, leaving these ministers in Lin' an to continue the negotiations with the Female Zhenren. Of course, there were die-hards among the ministers who were unyielding in the face of Zong Fu and Zong Bi, but in less than three months, of course, they were all dead.
After that, the "Wu dynasty" gradually gathered a group of people, such as Tie Yan and Wu Qimei, as the core.
In this Wu dynasty, the imperial court issued several letters of persuasion in the name of Zhou Junwu, requesting Zhou Junwu to give up resistance, and to negotiate with the Nuzhenren for the sake of the world. When Zhou Yong died at sea and Jun Wu became the emperor of Jiangning, the court took out Zhou Yong's "Blood Edict" and accused Zhou Pei of murdering the ministers and attempting to kill the emperor in order to seize power. It also accused the Crown Prince of disobeying the emperor's orders and usurping Jun Wu's inheritance.
Therefore, when Jun Wu proclaimed himself emperor in Jiangning and changed the era name to "Zhenxing", the small imperial court in Lin 'an found a member of the royal family who was said to be related to the Zhou family. With Zhou Yong's blood as evidence, they proclaimed him emperor and named him "Jiatai".
Compared with the "former Crown Prince" who was militaristic and abandoned Jiangning after proclaiming himself emperor of Jiangning, Emperor Jiatai was kind and gentle. He thought about the world and the people. After inheriting the throne, he began to reflect on the mistakes of the Wu dynasty in the past. On the other hand, he began to actively negotiate with the Jin Kingdom, hoping to find an appropriate way to quell the war and save the people.
At this time, Jiangnan was already in an abyss of suffering. Although the people of the world did not have a good impression of the Jin Kingdom, the small imperial court in Lin 'an chose a different direction to publicize.
On the one hand, they claimed to be actively negotiating with the Jin Kingdom. On the other hand, the small imperial court in Lin 'an threw out a lot of suppressed public opinion in the past decades, including the corruption and incompetence of the court of the Wu dynasty, Cai Jing's power to cover the sky, Tong Guan's purchase of the sixteen prefectures of Yan and Yun, the incompetence of military affairs, the cowardice of the generals, and even the dirty secrets of Emperor Jing Han, Zhou Zhe, and many other emperors. As an emperor, he was unscrupulous in the court affairs … and so on.
Since the shame of Jingping and the Jurchen took Zhou Ji back to the north, these scandals had been spreading to the south every year. But when the Wu dynasty was still legitimate, the imperial court could completely suppress these remarks. Even if some of them slipped through the net, at least the people of the Eldest Princess's Mansion were still there, and the imperial court was still united. Someone would come forward to refute them.
But in the blank period after Zhou Yong left, all the public opinion was really in the hands of the imperial court in Lin 'an.
"Speaking of these matters, although the Venerable Lady is ruthless, for the Wu Dynasty to have reached such a state, it's really … self-inflicted …"
"The civil officials formed a clique, the emperor was tyrannical, and the generals were greedy for money and afraid of death …"
In this year, when the new replaced the old, such sighs could be heard from the mouths of the surviving scholars in the city of Lin 'an.
As for those who had higher status and were more well-informed, of course, they knew more things. In order to maintain the legitimacy of the "Jiatai" Emperor, the scandals of the imperial court did not involve Zhou Yong. But the ugly behavior of Zhou Yong abandoning the city and fleeing when the Jurchen soldiers came to the city was clear in the hearts of all the big families.
When the elders in these big families no longer suppressed public opinion, people talked about the farce of Zhou Yong abandoning the city and the stupid things over the years. Even when they talked about the "former crown prince" who succeeded the throne in Jiangning and then set off to flee, they could not help but shake their heads. It was strange to say that in the past, people were not aware of it. But when they could talk about these at will, most people could not help but feel that if such a country did not perish, it was really a strange thing.
More than half a year had passed since the fall of the Wu dynasty. Among them, the massacre of the rebels, the inner struggle of the wavering, the conflict and struggle between those who surrendered and the rebels, and the blood that flowed on the execution ground and in the city were difficult to describe in detail. At the end of this year, after most of the fierce rebels had been eliminated, the imperial court led by Wu Qimei and the others temporarily stabilized.
On the fifth day of the New Year, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Li Shan, sat in a carriage and passed through the streets of Lin 'an, ready to go to Wu Qimei's house for a party.
Lifting the curtain of the carriage, the street outside still appeared deserted. There were not many shops open, and the snow piled up on both sides of the road. The passers-by with their sleeves covered seemed to have a gloomy and hateful gaze, looking at everything in the street, especially the figures of the "dignitaries." Li Shan could always detect the feeling of anger but not daring to speak.
It was the misfortune of the world to be born in an era of great turmoil. However, since they survived, they should be content.
As he thought this in his heart, he let down the curtain of the carriage.
No one was born evil. Of course, there were also not many people who were born to view death as returning home. Sometimes one had to feign civility, sometimes one had to advance in a roundabout way, and sometimes … when the Wu dynasty was rotten to the extreme, one could only let go. This was Li Shan's current view.
Li Shan's teacher was the present Right Minister Wu Qimei. The Wu family had long been a large clan in Jiangnan. In Jinghan's reign, the political core of the Wu dynasty was still in the Central Plains, and Jiangnan's power was in a peripheral position. Although Wu Qimei had a scientific name when he was young, he had long ago grown tired of the strife of officialdom. After losing several political battles, he returned to Jiangnan and lived in seclusion. His reputation was similar to that of Qian Xiwen and the others in Hangzhou.
After the Central Plains fell, the court that moved south had to rely heavily on the power of the large clans in Jiangnan. As a result, the Wu family became a large clan that played a decisive role in Jiangnan. Wu Qimei had the intention of being a minister. When he was frustrated, he often compared Qin Siyuan to Duke Qin, who had experienced the Blackwater Alliance. At that time, Qin Siyuan had not yet been rehabilitated, but as the leader of a large clan, he could see many things clearly. After Qin Siyuan's recovery, including disaster relief, the Northern Expedition, and the defense of Taiyuan and Bianliang, Qin Siyuan had painstakingly paid too much. In the end, he had fallen because of the balance of the officialdom. These matters made Wu Qimei's heart grieve.
However, even though he had the talent to govern the world, and after the court moved south, he gave status and power to the large clans in the south. However, the few positions that were involved in the center were still in the hands of a few senior members of the court. Zhou Yong knew that his ability was limited. He only sought stability in the appointment of officials. When it came to promoting new people and supporting new powers, he did not exert much strength.
Because of this, Wu Qimei could not reach the top of the officialdom. But he had a high reputation and the power of his family. If he could not be a minister, the other small officials would be meaningless. Because of this, after the Jianshuo court settled in Lin 'an, Wu Qimei established the "Jun Society", which meant "having a heavy responsibility". He secretly supported many people and built a small circle in the officialdom. This was also a political roundabout. If he could not be a minister, he simply made his position more aloof and became the person behind the scenes of the Wu dynasty. This was also a good idea.
In fact, the "Jun Society" that Wu Qimei established was once hoped to become the "Jun Society", which was similar to Qin Hui's idea. Zhou Yong could only be said to be a symbol in the government. At first, many people wanted to put their chips on Jun Wu. Wu Qimei himself had a large network, strong strength, and many capable disciples. No matter how he looked at it, he was like a second Qin Siyuan. But in the end, the stupid boy named Zhou Junwu did not approve of him, which made Wu Qimei feel resentful and humiliated.
Sure enough, the world did not lack capable ministers like Qin Siyuan. It was just that the world had long decayed and could not tolerate one or two Qin Siyuan.
— — Li Shan wasn't very clear about the reason behind this. He was originally studying in Wu Qimei's home. In the third year of Jianshuo, Wu Qimei helped him to become a Jinshi. After that, his official career had been smooth. When the Female Daoist came, Li Shan also called for resistance, and even wanted to fight to the death with the Female Daoist. But these ideas could be hot-blooded and heroic before they came to pass. When things came to the head, everyone was still a little hesitant.
Later, when Zhou Yong escaped, his teacher was heartbroken and cried that the Wu Dynasty was going to fall, but what about the common people? When the Female Zhenren entered the city, the situation took a turn for the worse. Some people chose to resist and were slaughtered. Tie Yan, Wu Qimei, and the others stood up and tried to save the innocent people. Because of this, a small court was established.
Although these things were humiliating, they might leave a bad name in the history books. But if no one did this, more people would die in the world.
What could ant-like people understand?
The carriage went all the way to the residence of Wu Qimei's Right Minister. Many people were already there. These people were either Li Shan's fellow disciples or Wu's friends in the court. Many of them met and wished each other a happy New Year. Li Shan met up with a few martial brothers he was familiar with. Most of the things they talked about were related to the expansion and training of the Wu Faction's capable generals, Chen Wei, Dou Qingfeng and the others.
Since the fall of Lin 'an, looking at the outside world, there were three battles that had been going on. The first was the former Crown Prince who was still being chased around by Zong Bi's troops. The second was the bloody battle near Tan Zhou. The third was the battle between the rebels in the southwest and Zong Han and Xi Yin that had not yet ended.
But for the people in the court in Lin 'an, except for the existence of Zhou Junwu, who could be regarded as a threat in front of them, Hei Qi, who had not been near Jiangnan for more than ten years. Speaking of the murder of the emperor more than ten years ago, it was not enough to feel the things that had not been seen in more than ten years.
The army was what the various factions in the small court in Lin 'an cared about today.
As for why they had to surrender and why the Wu Dynasty fell, the reason could be twisted into a flower. But the surrendering party was not naive. Or it could be said that only the surrendering party understood the reality. Thousands of reasons could not save their lives. Once the Female Zhenren withdrew, the only thing they could rely on was the army.
Fortunately, the rule of the Wu Dynasty had collapsed. The various forces and ethnic groups that formed the small court often had their own "bases" in many places and their own spheres of influence. After the surrender, the first thing the big clans headed by Tie Yan and Wu Qimei promoted was conscription. Zong Fu and Zong Bi were not disgusted with such behavior. Or it could be said that it was under their encouragement that the forces in various places had such actions.
For the Female Zhenren, a chaotic and divided Jiangnan "Wu Dynasty" that was generally inclined to the Jin Kingdom was in the best interest of the Jin Kingdom. And for the various forces that had chosen to surrender in order to save their lives, destroying the orthodoxy of the Wu Dynasty as quickly as possible so that it could not rely on "righteousness" to turn over was the best way to ensure their own safety.
Because of such a tacit understanding, in the past few months, Zong Fu and Zong Bi had been hunting down Jun Wu and plundering the spoils of war. The people in the court in Lin 'an were busy with the encirclement campaign while discrediting the Wu Dynasty. Wu Qimei was in charge of the central command. Several generals under his command had more than 300,000 troops in various places. Li Shan and other civil officials worked hard to transfer some of the resources that the court in Lin 'an still retained to these troops, hoping that they could quickly transform into elites and become the foundation of the new Wu Dynasty in the future.
Because Wu Qimei compared himself with Qin Siyuan, there were many similarities between the Wu Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty in the past. For example, after Wu Qimei became prime minister, he quickly established the new Department of Secret Investigation of the Wu Dynasty, which was presided over by his most trusted disciple, Gan Fenglin, and recruited all kinds of Jianghu people to work for him. Among his disciples, there were also people who valued business, so Wu Qimei thought highly of them.
When people gathered together, they would occasionally talk about the Qin Dynasty in the past. When they talked about Monk Jueming, they said that he had the blood of the royal family after all, but he succeeded because of his connections. Although his reputation was great, it was difficult to live up to it. When they talked about Ji Kun, they said that he was a servant and could handle details, but he was not magnanimous enough. As for Cheng Zhouhai, he assisted Zhou Pei, but he could not prevent the royal family in advance, so that Zhou Yong fled and the power of the Princess Royal residence quickly collapsed, which was also embarrassing. As for Wenren Buer, he was an ordinary person and not worth mentioning.
And there was also Ning Liheng, his act of killing the king was too reckless. If he had planned it slowly, how could the world have reached this point today … Everyone began to talk about all kinds of things.
In the evaluation, there was naturally a hidden comparison. Right now, Zhou Pei had gone to the sea, Zhou Junwu was fleeing to the east and fleeing to the west, and the war in the southwest was even further away. Wu Qimei, Gan Fenglin and the others would occasionally talk about it. Regarding Zong Han and Xi Yin's strength, not many people dared to question it. Moreover, the Black Flag Army went against the law and did not win the hearts of the people. In the two months that the Female Zhenren attacked the southwest, not only did the Sword Pavilion side with the Jin Kingdom, in the southwest, there were all kinds of rebellions of all sizes.
According to the news from the southwest, in the middle of December, in the process of the Black Flag Army fighting against the Jin people, there were more than thirty rebellions in the areas they controlled. These rebellions were in dozens or hundreds of people. Taking advantage of the time when the Female Zhenren attacked and the Black Flag Army could not take care of the front and back, they destroyed the roads behind the Black Flag Army and led troops into the mountains.
Right now, the most pressing matter in front of Li Shan and the others was not the Black Flag Army. When Wu Qimei and the others occasionally talked about it, they also had the clear-headedness of a bystander: the civil unrest in the southwest was the result of Ning Yi sending old soldiers to the countryside to fight for power with the villagers.
Ning Yi used the old soldiers, patrol teams, storytelling teams, and military medical teams to descend into the remote villages. The scholars in these villages all secretly said that the Black Flag Army was a great disaster that didn't respect the natural order of the world, that they were devils without monarch or father.
"Those who break the rules, the rules will turn around and eat them."
The war in the southwest far away in the horizon, in the eyes of the people of Lin 'an, had long had a direction. When they occasionally talked about it, what attracted people even more were some anecdotes from the past: more than ten years ago, Fang La rose up and occupied Hangzhou. That inner demon Ning Yi was trapped here. The Tyrant's Blade camp that he was in back then was now two streets away from the Minister's residence, but the scenery of the past had long remained the same, but the people had changed. As for the residence of the Right Minister today, it was an even more famous place in the past. This was originally the old family residence of the great scholar Qian Xiwen. When Fang La broke through the city, Qian Xiwen led his family to resist. Afterwards, the residence was burned to the ground. After Fang La was destroyed, someone bought this place, and after more than ten years of renovations, it finally became the residence of the Right Minister.
In the gathering, these anecdotes that spanned more than ten years were told by the originally steady 'Eldest Brother' Gan Fenglin. Li Shan looked out and saw that the snow and wintersweet in the courtyard contrasted beautifully with each other. One by one, guests came and went. Thinking of these more than ten years of time, he only felt that although Lin 'an was still in the hands of the Female Zhenren, in the future, it was not impossible for him to be proud and have a heroic spirit in his chest.
After chatting about the anecdotes and interesting anecdotes, after a while, their topic turned to the most urgent matter of conscription and training.
At this time, it was the first year of the Wu dynasty – or rather, the first year of Jiatai – the fifth day of the first month. Not many people had realized that the following year would be a turbulent and overwhelming year. But on this afternoon, the battle report from the southwest reached Lin 'an, fiercely shocking everyone who was in Lin' an at this time.
That was the news of the Huaxia army breaking through Yu Yu River on the 19th of December, killing Xie Lili. This news was like a clap of thunder. For a moment, even Li Shan and the others were aghast. He could clearly remember the expressions of Wu Qimei, Gan Fenglin, and the others that day. When they met privately that night, he heard Wu Qimei say after a long time of deliberation, with a gloomy face, "What is in your hands is yours. From now on, the new army is the number one priority."
Wu Qimei did not emphasize too much. Everyone understood: in reality, whether it was Zhou Junwu making a comeback or if the southwest really withstood the attack of Zong Han's army, the only thing that could truly save them was the army in their hands. The battle report from the southwest only gave them an even heavier wake-up call.
This kind of gloominess continued for seven days. On the evening of the 12th of the first month, Li Shan was quickly summoned to the Right Minister's residence. This time, Wu Qimei was calm with joy. "I said long ago that people who break the rules will not have a good ending."
The second battle report from the southwest reached Lin 'an at the fastest speed.
Over the past few days, the situation in the southwest had been changing rapidly.
The battle of Yu Yu Creek on the 19th of December had not only given the Huaxia army enormous confidence and benefits, it had also ignited the resolve of some of the local powers that were still watching from the rear. Starting from the 24th, several disturbances broke out in various parts of the southwest. Although these disturbances did not directly affect the overall situation, they indirectly diverted the Huaxia army's already tense military arrangements. On the night of the 30th of the new year, Ba Li Su once again launched a tidal wave of attacks against the Huaxia army in Huang Ming County.
As if stimulated by the defeat at Yu Yu Creek, Huang Ming County's attacks became abnormally fierce. For the next three days, Ba Li Su personally held the line and launched wave after wave of fierce attacks. The Huaxia army's resistance on the Huang Ming defensive line was also extremely tenacious, but they still suffered massive casualties.
During this attack, Ba Li Su gathered the large number of Han soldiers that had already been gathered on the front lines. He even drove away a portion of the wounded and ordered them to launch a frenzied attack on a part of the city wall. After two months of tenacious defense, Huang Ming County had suffered significant casualties. The General Staff was prepared to take advantage of the fact that the Han army was not strong enough to launch a wave of counterattacks.
The situation at Huang Ming County didn't actually give Pang Liu 'an's Second Division much of a choice. Compared to Yu Yu Creek's complicated terrain, Huang Ming County only had a single city wall. In front of the city wall was the battlefield, and beyond that was the Jurchen camp and the narrow mountain path. Once the Jurchen ordered the army to launch an attack, even the weak Han army would have no room to retreat. If the Black Flag Army refused to surrender, the army could only continue to attack the city wall or cowardly wait for death on the battlefield.
Second Division's defense was extremely tenacious, the number of cannons also the greatest in the Black Flag Army. In more than two months of time, Huang Mingxian's battlefield exchanges were even more dazzling than Yu Shui Xi's. However, regardless, their losses were still severe, even though this was already the most outstanding result in this defensive battle.
The turmoil at the end of the year had tightened the Huaxia army's lines. Although Huang Ming County was still able to hold on, the increasing number of casualties made people anxious. Considering that Yu Yu Creek's defeat had only been ten days ago, the Jurchen had not adjusted her attitude towards the Han army yet. Thus, Huang Ming County's position began to call for the Han army to surrender.
The counterattack broke out on the evening of the third day of the first month. It was said that the Huaxia army had opened the door to call for surrender, and the Han army began to riot on the battlefield. Pang Liu 'an gathered the strength of an elite regiment and drove them from the rear. A group of Han soldiers who had decided to surrender cut into the Jurchen's position from the middle of the battlefield, and chaos spread out in an instant.
The entire chaotic situation on the battlefield lasted for nearly an hour, and the chaos continued to spread. A group of Xi elite soldiers were cut off at the front of the battlefield, and they were almost completely wiped out. The Jurchen General Ba Li Su rushed to the front to hold the line, blocking the Black Flag Elite Assault Regiment who had taken advantage of the chaos to charge forward. Another Han general in the camp behind the Jurchen took the opportunity to cause trouble, detonating a small portion of the armory, and flames burned the sky.
The situation was realistic and subtle. Pang Liu 'an and Chief of Staff Guo Chen finally made a decision to send in two more regiments of troops and attack with their greatest strength to settle the situation in Huang Ming County.
When three thousand people entered the battle and continuously pushed forward, a group of Han soldiers carried the head of a Xi general and were chased by the Jurchen as they ran towards the top of the city wall. On the other side, another group of Han elite soldiers attacked the Black Flag Elite Assault Regiment who had rushed out of the city wall.
After waiting patiently for more than two months, the defending troops of Huang Ming County fell into the trap of Ba Li Su, the female general whose position was second only to Xi Yin, Yin Shuke, and Shu Liesu. When tens of thousands of Jin elites shouted, "You've been tricked!" and counterattacked, the Han troops who had been prepared to change sides on the battlefield once again chose their side.
On this day, when the sky was dark, the hundreds of cannons on the top of Huang Ming County's city wall fired in unison, and the Jurchen's cannons fired back. Even though the power of the cannons could topple mountains and overturn seas, after an hour, the surging army still broke the thin string of defense on top of Huang Ming County's city wall. After all, the Second Division was no longer in a state where it had been at the beginning of the battle. They had lost four thousand people, and then they had replenished with two thousand new soldiers. When more than three thousand people were thrown into the battlefield, the barely sufficient defending troops on top of the city wall finally revealed their weakness. That night, from the moment the Jurchen set foot on top of the city wall, a fierce battle, attack, and defense unfolded in every corner of Huang Ming County.
What Ba Li Su displayed in this battle wasn't some strange plan. It was more like the pinnacle of his military tactics. On this day, whether it was defeat or chaos on the battlefield, everything was played out very realistically. It was this realism that gave Pang Liu 'an and the others just the right temptation, causing them to involuntarily choose to attack when they needed to make a decision the most. Because if they didn't attack, the huge results would be fleeting, and Huang Ming County would continue to fall into a fierce battle day after day.
The third day of the first lunar month happened to be a psychological critical point. After Yu Shuixi's defeat, the Jurchen army's distrust of the Han army continued to rise. The Huaxia army responded to this, such as printing leaflets and shouting for people to surrender … These methods made the position of the surrendered Han army even more awkward.
Every time the Huaxia army's staff officers talked about these methods, they were actually somewhat proud. But to a certain extent, this kind of pride and complacency stunned the people.
On the night of the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Zong Han gathered everyone and made a bold mobilization. In essence, he was trying to stabilize the position of the Han in the army. The Huaxia army could see the awkwardness. There were too many Han soldiers at the frontlines, and the road behind them was narrow. These Han soldiers couldn't retreat or be killed in a short time. If they couldn't stabilize their morale, the Jurchen war in the southwest would basically be over.
On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Ba Li Su, who was at the frontlines, didn't participate. He launched his attack on the night of the thirtieth lunar month, and on the third day of the first lunar month, theoretically speaking, the Jurchen army couldn't deal with the Han army properly … This factor made the chaos in the Jurchen army even more real.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, the Second Division of the Huaxia Fifth Army was defeated in Huangming County.
Parallel to the battle of Huangming County, there was actually another round of battle going on.
Starting from the first day of the first lunar month, the Jurchen army launched a secret and high-intensity round of troop deployments to the frontlines. In the early morning of the second lunar month, the Yu Shui Creek position, which had just finished changing its defenses, was attacked by the Jurchen army. Moreover, a rebellion broke out in the captive camp in the rear, which hadn't been completely dispersed and reorganized. At the frontlines of Yu Shui Creek, the Commander-in-Chief of the Western Army, Wanyan Zong Han, arrived at the battlefield and launched an attack.
This information misled the Huaxia army's staff officers to a certain extent. They thought that the attack on Huangming County, which had been very stable, was actually a cover for the attack on Yu Shui Creek. This kind of reckless action had always been the style of the Jurchen, so they didn't make the best response.
A mistake on the battlefield would later cause people to pay an unforgettable price.
The battle of Yu Shui Creek and the battle of Huangming County were separated by half a month, but the news reached Lin 'an only seven days later. As soon as the city wall of Huangming County was broken, this battle report was quickly sent to Lin 'an, which was more than 3,000 miles away, so that the ministers in Lin' an could make a decision as soon as possible.
After receiving the battle report, Wu Qimei's face turned red, but she was relieved.
The Jurchen army defeated the Huaxia army, which showed that the situation in the world was still within their control and speculation. If there came a day when Wanyan Zonghan and the others were defeated by the Hua Xia army, it might mean that the direction of the world had completely deviated from their predictions and the scope of "common sense". To them, this was the most terrifying thing.
"Train the troops … Hurry up and train the troops."
That night, Wu Qimei repeated this sentence briefly and powerfully. Her words were very meaningful and had the bearing of a big shot.
After everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they nodded in agreement with the power of this sentence.
At this moment, the big shots in Lin 'an had not realized that this turbulent spring had just begun. Their awareness, speed, and strength couldn't even keep up with the changes in the next information. Just after the Jurchen broke through the Huang Ming defense line, the war in the southwest quickly became white-hot and fierce.
The scouts ran at high speed in the mountains and forests. Qu Zhengyan, Han Jing, and others led the horse team along the rugged mountain road, trying several times to cut into the flank and rear of the opponent's army. This was a period of adjustment for the rapid changes on the battlefield. The armies of both sides were trying to seize the slightest flaw before the other side regained its footing and expand the chaotic situation.
On the 12th day of the first month, when Wu Qimei received the first battle report from Huang Ming in Lin 'an, the Seventh Army of Huaxia, which had been stationed in the north of Sword Gate Pass and eyeing the rear of the Jurchen army covetously, launched the first attack on the rear of the Jurchen army in the south under the leadership of Qin Shaoqian.
In the face of the fiercest and fiercest Huaxia army, which had always deterred the Jurchen army's retreat, Wanyan Xiyin, who was in charge of the rear, took action unhurriedly. From the 14th of the first month to the 20th of the first month, in a total of seven days, this army of 20,000 people successively encountered the obstruction of 17 Han troops of the same number and defeated the obstruction of 17 troops.
Fierce and ferocious changes were brewing in more places. In the first month, in Fujian, Cheng Zhouhai, who was evaluated by Wu Qimei, Gan Fenglin, and the others as "useless", quietly entered the city of Fuzhou, which was controlled by Tie Sanwu, the cousin of the Left Minister Tie Yan of the Jia Tai Imperial Court. On the 9th of the first month, a rebellion broke out in Fuzhou and the army massacred the Fuzhou government. On the 10th, Tie Sanwu's head was hung over the city wall.
On the same day, Eldest Princess Zhou Pei, wearing a bright yellow robe, stepped on the city wall of Fuzhou, which was still hung with the head, under the protection of many people. Through the bitter cold wind, she looked at the snowy fields in the north. In that direction, Jun Wu, Yue Fei, and Han Shizhong's troops were still being chased by the Jurchen army.
Near Tan Zhou (Changsha), Yin Shuke defeated Zhu Jing's troops and massacred Juling County on this snowy day. Chen Fan and the others built a line of defense near Tan Zhou, but they also retreated as they fought. But in the army under Yin Shuke's command, a huge conspiracy was quietly brewing.
A young Han general named Yu Mingzhou had ruined his own army twice and lost three fingers in the battle. Because of his cruel and extreme personality, he gradually won Wanyan Qingjue's trust. Soon, this young general would show his ferocious face behind Wanyan Qingjue and Yin Shuke.
The spring sun had not yet arrived, but the earth was already shaking with thunder.
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