Great time travel

Chapter 39. Entering Hoeryong

Under the deep night, Liu Sheng, the former commander of the Imperial Army of the Great Song Dynasty, huddled in despair in the dirty pit, quietly waiting for the arrival of a new day.

The biting cold wind howled and poured into the cracks of the shabby shack, freezing half of his body so cold and blue; the frostbite and wounds all over his body were dull pain, which seemed to indicate the loss of vitality.

It's so cold!
In the extreme cold, at first I could still feel the pain of thousands of needles piercing, and soon it turned into the piercing pain of insects and ants biting, and in the end, only the numbness of walking dead remains.The limbs seemed to no longer belong to him, and it was difficult to move, but his mind was floating in the void... His neck was probably stiff from the cold, and even raising his head to look outside had become an extremely difficult movement.Through the deep night, Liu Sheng wanted to look far away, but the thick snow covered everything in his vision, and also cut off the possibility of him fleeing alone.

——In Saibei right now, it is the time when "thousands of people disappear, and thousands of mountains and birds fly away". The vast snow has filled the gullies, smoothed the rivers and lakes, and made traps everywhere on the road.Walking on the snow field at this time, on the surface it seems to be a vast and flat land like a mirror, but if you are not careful, you will fall into a snow pit or an ice cave.Once this happens, even if the victims try their best to call for help, because there is no one for hundreds of miles in the vast snowy sea, most of them can only lie in the distressed place in the end, being frozen to death, freezing to death, drowning, until they become a zombie. unknown.

Oh, I really regret it!Even if he fought hard with Hu Lu and was hacked to death with a single knife, it was better than the bitter suffering of life like death now!
He tried his best to hug his arms tightly, trying in vain to keep the last trace of warmth, while muttering silently in his heart.

——Last autumn, the Golden Army tore up the covenant and broke through to the south.Guo Yaoshi, who was stationed in Yanjing, turned his side and changed his flag, which opened the door to the north of the Great Song Dynasty.The Bianliang imperial court hastily assembled [-] Hebei forbidden troops to stop the enemy, but they were defeated in a battle on the outskirts of Zhending Mansion.And Liu Sheng also surrendered after this battle and became a prisoner. He was first imprisoned in Yanjing for a while, and then he was escorted north to Huining to work as an errand for the Emperor of Jin.

This road to the north is really a thousand mountains and rivers, and it is a narrow escape.The captives lacked food and clothing along the way, and were often beaten by the Jurchen guards. They almost died all the way, leaving an unknown number of corpses along the way.By the time they struggled to Huining, the elderly and infirm had already been eliminated, and those with strong rebellious spirits either died or fled. Only a group of obedient citizens whose will to resist was completely destroyed and completely succumbed to the fate of slaves remained. .

In this way, Liu Sheng struggled in Huining for several months, cutting wood, quarrying stones, laying foundations, and repairing palaces for the emperor of the Jin Kingdom... all kinds of work were many and dangerous, but the food could never fill his stomach. But relying on his physical strength, Liu Sheng is still struggling.

Then, the real nightmare finally came - winter came!
Liu Sheng never thought that the weather could be so cold that his fingers and toes would be blackened if he was not careful, and even urinating could freeze into an icicle!Song people who lacked clothing and food could hardly adapt to such extreme cold. Hundreds of them froze to death, starved to death, or contracted the plague, and then were dragged into the woods by the Jurchen to feed the wolves... Seeing their former colleagues and friends die unexpectedly , Liu Sheng's heart was full of despair and fear.

Because the weather was too cold, the ground was frozen hard, and no matter how many hoes were broken, they couldn't dig it. Finally, the Jurchens out of kindness ordered the stoppage of work.But this is by no means a leisurely New Year’s holiday—lack of food to satisfy their hunger, and no bonfire to keep warm. Quietly looking forward to the coming of spring or death.

In a daze, the outside of the shack lit up again.Liu Sheng sighed, knowing that he had finally survived another day.

He tried to stand up and move his body outside so that his limbs would not freeze and die, but this effort brought him a moment of dizziness.

In desperation, Liu Sheng had no choice but to crawl out on hands and feet, stared at the rising sun in confusion for a while, and then thought about whether to take advantage of the slack control during the Chinese New Year to wander around the nearby woods to see if he could Find some grass seeds or pine cones to satisfy your hunger...

However, at this moment, there was a sudden noise from the edge of the tiger water not far away, which made him unable to bear turning his head to look... So, at the next moment, Liu Sheng, the former commander of the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty, saw it. The scene that left him stunned:
A Song Army cavalry with bright red banners flew across the field next to the slave camp like lightning, and rushed towards Huining City aggressively!

Liu Sheng shook his head vigorously, rubbed his eyes, and smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that he must have misread, but when he raised his head again, he saw more Song Army infantry also crossed and pressed out the tiger water On the ice surface, he surged towards him in a menacing manner. First, he easily cut down the screaming Jurchen guards outside the slave camp, and then chased the remaining Jurchen guards who turned around and fled, and killed the slaves. the center of the camp.

God?How could there be imperial imperial guards here?Am I dreaming?

The former commander of the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty stood there bewildered, looking at the familiar military flag in disbelief, his mind was in a daze, and he couldn't tell if it was a dream or real.It wasn't until he finally recognized an acquaintance from the attacking Song army that he finally shouted loudly:

"... Po Han Wu! Po Han Wu! I'm Liu Sheng! Do you still recognize me? How did you get here?!"

Han Shizhong, who was urging his subordinates to besiege and kill two Jurchen warriors, heard the shout and turned his head in confusion. He saw a "savage" in ragged clothes, skinny, and covered in dirt, screaming and jumping excitedly not far away... The so-called things are different, and after squinting for a long time, Han Shizhong recognized the unrecognizable opponent: "...you are... Liu Laosi? We haven't seen each other for two years, why are you like this?"

"...Oh, it's hard to describe! I didn't expect to meet brother Xu here, and we are still alive."

Liu Sheng burst into tears and said, "... If I knew this, I shouldn't have surrendered at the beginning. Think about those good brothers who didn't die on the battlefield, but were starved to death and tortured to death. I was wronged. There are also the wives and children in Zhending Prefecture, who don’t know what’s going on right now..."

After nagging and saying a few words, Commander Liu couldn't help crying.If it is someone who can talk, he will surely coax the other party with good words at this moment.But Han Shizhong, a rough guy, obviously didn't have such delicate thoughts.Seeing that he hesitated for a moment, he answered honestly: "... this autumn, the Jin soldiers went south again, and slaughtered the Zhending Mansion as soon as the battle started. There were not many people escaped from the whole city. I would like to ask Brother Liu to express my condolences." ..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Sheng's eyes darkened, his body went limp, and he staggered and passed out.

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Just as Han Shizhong, who was leading the main force of the infantry, swept through the slave camps in the suburbs with ease, and was performing the tragicomedy of "crowd meets fellow, tears in tears" with his former colleagues in the forbidden army, Yue Fei led a hundred cavalry into the city of Huining, but It was a little trouble.

——Indeed, after being smoked by the anesthetic gas covering the whole city for several hours, the city of Huining was completely silent in the early morning.Yue Fei's cavalry passed through the narrow and messy streets without encountering any obstacles, and then smashed open the palace gate with all their strength, and entered the palace of the Kingdom of Jin.

At this time, the anesthetic gas pervading Huining City has disappeared without a trace, but the effect of the medicine on people has not dissipated. Hearing the loud noise outside the palace gate, there are finally a few ignorant people in the palace. The guard got up from the room and drew out his waist knife out of a soldier's professional reaction, but his whole body was trembling, and he couldn't even stand upright. Obviously, he had completely lost his combat effectiveness...

As a result, the Song army with high morale quickly cut down the last few resisters and began to sweep through the palace. At this time, the Dajin Empire was only crudely formed, and the so-called imperial palace was not that big. It is not as good as the luxurious manors of the rich and powerful in the Song Dynasty.Therefore, a hundred Yu Song cavalry who poured into the palace quickly took control of all the gates in the palace.They woke up several court ladies with cold water and a whip, and forced them to identify the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin with a knife. Finally, from under a group of unconscious naked women, the Jurchen emperor Wanyan Wu, who was naked but still asleep, begged for money. was dragged out.

By this time, the raid on Huining had been completed, and all the soldiers of the Song Army were celebrating.Unexpectedly, there was a sudden loud noise outside. A soldier of the Song Dynasty climbed up the palace wall with a knife on his head and looked out. He was shocked to find that at some point, a group of dark Jurchens appeared outside the palace wall. , I don't know how many turbulent ones are there, just like raging waves crashing on the shore, swarming towards the palace like a tide!
The next moment, a sharp arrow whizzed past, hit the capital's throat, and immediately made him fall headlong into the palace wall.

At the same time, countless Jurchens in messy clothes, including men, women, and children, holding various weapons of their own, shouted and poured into the open gate of the palace, and fought fiercely with the bewildered soldiers of the Song Army—the real The battle has only just kicked off...