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Chapter 496 Black Army

In the fall of the second year of Zhenyou, Genghis Khan dispatched general Mu Huali to seize Beijing Road less than three months after the peace talks between Mongolia and Jin were reached.In the depths of winter, the Great Khan personally raised his army to go south, approaching Zhongdu from the northeast.

In this direction, there are many military towns and passes, which are enough to block the march of the army.But what are these passes before the monstrous waves set off by the Mongolian army?

What's more, there are tens of thousands of Beijing Lufu soldiers accompanying the Mongolian army this time.These attached troops are quite different from the team that followed the Mongols to fight the autumn wind. They were used as the main force to attack the city along the way. Performance.

It was like a pack of dogs transformed into a pack of wolves.Attacking and fighting along the way, the Jin army on Zhongdu Road was invincible.

Within a few days, the Mongolian army easily reached Pingzhou and attacked from all sides.

Pingzhou is the gateway to the east of Zhongdu.During Taizu's time, this place was the center of Jin, Song, and Liao's struggles, so the imperial court took Pingzhou as Nanjing and appointed Zhang Jue, a warlord who had been among the three kingdoms, to stay in Nanjing.The death of Zhang Jue also opened the prelude to the war of Da Jin going south to destroy the Song Dynasty.

However, as the territory of Dajin gradually expanded, the importance of Pingzhou declined rapidly. At first, it was the administrative office of the Qianbo Division and the Transit Division. Later, various institutions withdrew and the garrison continued to decrease.After Taihe, this place was just an ordinary military state under the rule of Jin Guozhongdulu.

In the middle of the year before last, when the new emperor ascended the throne, the Shuhu Gao Qi, who was in charge of the defense of the northern line of the central capital, had the selfish desire to seize power, so he mobilized all the troops along the border to go to Pingzhou and the cavalry stationed in Jizhou for self-respect. Some soldiers and civilians fled from Linhuangfu Luquan and Qingzhou.

Wu Lin Daqi, appointed by the emperor to live in the east, recruited a considerable army here, and Wanyan Pula, the west war envoy, were all subordinates, and they were the two forces that the emperor could directly dispatch.

However, if the emperor wants to directly control the army, he will inevitably conflict with various arrogant generals.

Since the second year of Zhenyou, the Marshal's Office and the Xuanfu Envoy's Office seemed to have a tacit understanding, and they frequently forcibly dispatched troops from the two Economic and Strategic Envoys.So much so that Wanyan Pula wrote a letter to the emperor crying, saying that he had been transferred to 2 horses twice before and after, and now "the soldiers are less than [-], and the old ones are seventeen or eighteen. The death of a minister is not a pity, and the affairs of the country must be taken care of." consider."

The west is in such a mess, and the east is not far behind.After all Beijing Roads were lost, Pingzhou, Luanzhou, and Jizhou became the horns of each other, and they were already the last barrier to the east of the central capital, and their strategic position was extremely important.

But since the peace talks with Mongolia were reached at the beginning of the year, the marshals in charge of the military power in the DPRK and China have been weakening the strength of the Eastern Economic and Strategic Division intentionally or unintentionally.

As a result, when the Mongolian army suddenly turned around and arrived at the city of Pingzhou, he couldn't even hold on to the many passes, so he could only hold on to the isolated city with desperate determination.

But in this world, who is not desperate?
Shi Tianying rushed several times in a short period of time, his physical strength was not weakened, and his ferocity became stronger.He swung his knife and chopped off half of an enemy's head, shouting loudly: "Follow! Follow!"

After shouting several times, he realized that he had rushed too far, and the companions who should follow behind were blocked by arrows, and the people who followed him into the city at the beginning were all killed in battle.

Most of the soldiers of the Black Army who climbed the city wall just now were dead. The defenders regained control of the city walls on both sides, and deployed dozens of archers to shoot randomly at the gap.A general from the Black Army led a team up for reinforcements, and was shot like a hedgehog in a blink of an eye.

The equipment of the defenders is very simple, the bows and arrows are all rubbish, and most of the arrows cannot pierce the leather armor.But one of them just happened to penetrate the gap under the armor's neck, so it would suddenly tremble and fall obliquely, its body was supported by the arrow, and it couldn't even touch the ground.

They were all about to die, and all the soldiers shouted to kill again and again, but they were at a loss what to do, they only held up their shields at the gap to defend.

The two armies are fighting at the gap, and the comparison is who can hold the breath. Once the offense and defense are discouraged, the defenders cheer up instead.A group of soldiers rushed along the inside of the city wall, almost cutting off the black army that had rushed into the city.

Shi Tianying was furious, turned around and rushed to kill, smashed through two rammed earth courtyard walls in a blink of an eye, repelled two groups of defenders who tried to hinder him, and beheaded five people.

He fought so bravely and fiercely, and his whole body was steaming like a white mist, so he naturally got extra attention from the defenders' archers.However, he always fought life-threatening hand-to-hand with the defenders, and he advanced and retreated as fast as lightning through the courtyard wall of the city. Therefore, some bow-wielding masters on the wall took aim for a long time, but they were not sure that they could shoot him without hurting him. companion.

Seeing that he was not far from the gap in the city wall, an archer pointed at Shi Tianying from the top of the wall and shouted repeatedly: "Liu Ran! Look here! Here!"

Not far away, there seemed to be a young man answering hoarsely: "I see!"

Shi Tianying stopped suddenly.In the next instant, a hole slammed into the earthen wall around him, and a long spear pierced through the rubble and broken bricks, past Shi Tianying's face.

Shi Tianying roared, stretched out his left hand, grabbed the arm of the man with the gun, and then dragged him across.

When he was about to end his life with a knife, a healthy young man jumped over from the top of the dirt wall, approached like a cheetah, and swung his knife to chop.

Shi Tianying didn't care about killing people, so he blocked with a horizontal knife.

There was a loud "clang".The man with the knife lost to Shi Tianying's strength, immediately staggered back, and shouted: "Old Liang, go!"

When the two knives collided, the soldier who was grabbed by the arm by Shi Tianying took the opportunity to struggle suddenly, and he got away from him, and rolled backwards.

He got up and stood firm, and immediately opened the door with a long spear, and another young man held a sword and shield in both hands, dodging to block the side.The three of them each held long and short weapons, and put on a fighting posture.

It's a rare master... and all the moves and routines passed down in the Dajin Army are used!Unfortunately, it is not enough to keep me, Shi Ruizhi!

Although Shi Tianying was capable of killing, his mind was not dizzy.

At this time, he was alone in the city, and if he hesitated for a moment, more defenders would surround him.You have to go quickly, and let the three people in front of you go!

He glared at the three of them fiercely, and suddenly ran away.

Relying on his thick armor and quick movements, he rushed to the gap against the rain of arrows on his head.Several black saber shieldmen rushed forward, protected him with their large shields, and retreated to a corner of the city wall beyond the gap.

He squatted on the ground, hearing the crackling sound of arrows hitting the shield, the muffled sound of stones hitting the human body or the ground, and the rumbling footsteps of a large number of black soldiers behind him.

In the midst of the commotion, a general shouted, "General, the defenders responded very quickly, and there are a lot of people! We have to slow down, regroup, and then..."

Shi Tianying didn't seem to hear it.

Coincidentally, his head, upper body and body were completely protected by shield guards, with only a few narrow gaps.Shi Tianying's eyes flashed, and he happened to look out from a gap and saw the rear of the army.

The Mongolian army is used to interspersed and outflanked, so the rear that Shi Tianying saw was not in the north, but in Yangshan, south of Pingzhou City.The east and south sides of Yangshan Mountain are steep, the west is connected with mountains and guards the Luan River, while the north side has a smaller slope. The pure white banner of Genghis Khan stands on the north side of Yangshan Mountain.If you want to come to Mongolia, the Great Khan will judge the situation there, and will invest the main force of the Mongolian army at any time.

It is said that this Yangshan Mountain is the Shouyang Mountain where Uncle Boyi was ashamed to eat Zhou Su and plucked Wei Wei.Now it is ridiculous that the Mongols set foot on it and dominate the Central Plains.

However, this world is already like this!

For hundreds of years, northern Han sons wanted to make contributions, either by relying on the Khitans or the Jurchens.Now it's the turn of the Mongols to rise, if you don't seize this opportunity, will you be buried with the rotten Jurchens?
Shi Tianying has read books and is very good at talking.In the eyes of outsiders, he was very well-behaved and smart in front of Mu Huali and Genghis Khan, so he was reused.

But Shi Tianying knew that the situation was not like that at all.

Genghis Khan is a vigorous and promising figure. He judges a person only by being useful or useless.For useful people, Genghis Khan is not restricted by any ethnic group or region at all, and he is not stingy with the bestowal of high-ranking officials, rich salary, and great power; but for useless people, even if you talk about hype, Genghis Khan will not look at it at all. You take a look.

In such a regime, whether you want to make a difference or protect your elders, the only way is to make yourself useful.And Shi Tianying is absolutely convinced that with his civil and military talents and the strength of the black army, he can occupy a firm position in the newly rising Mongolian regime!

"Don't we know what the Jurchen officials are capable of? They can't stand it! They only have the courage for a while, and they are about to collapse soon!"

Shi Tian applied all his strength to push away a shield, and pointed to where Genghis Khan's banner was located: "Have you seen it? The Mongolian Khan is watching the battle and our abilities! Right now, you come with me, and I will lead you to break through the battle." City! Take you for meritorious service and receive rewards! Take you to get rich and honor!"

Isn't this what warriors in troubled times are looking for?

A few words cheered up the soldiers.

Shi Tianying ordered an officer: "Go back to the main formation and tell all the soldiers of the Black Army along the way, don't hesitate, we will attack this time, and we will definitely break the city!"

The officer crawled and ran out from under the shield.

Shi Tianying looked around at the generals again: "How is it? Would you like to fight with me and gain wealth together?"

Everyone sternly said, "I would like to follow the general!"

The soldiers in black helmets poured into the gap in the city wall again.This time, there was a steady stream of successors, like a black tide that never stopped.And this sudden ten times fierce offensive made Liu Ran and others who had just joined the brigade feel tremendous pressure.

(End of this chapter)