son-in-law

Chapter 1022
The summer night glowed with lead green light, and in the small county town under the night, the flames were burning, and the voices of people were chaotic, accompanied by the crying of women and children.

The black flag is waving, but in the darkness, people can only see that flag in the place illuminated by the fire.

On the shore of Taihu Lake, in the small county town on the north side of Pingjiang Mansion, after the military disaster last year, there were not many people.At this moment, it was a group of refugees called the Fair Party who attacked again. After entering the county, they did not carry out wanton burning and killing, but the homes of several local gentry and aristocrats on the west side of the county suffered disaster.

At this moment, the flames and killing were still going on, and another group of people came from the field outside the county seat holding high the flag. After shouting and exchanging a few words with the other party, they knew that this team had a very high status in the Fair Party.They didn't dare to stop them. Only when the other party got closer did someone recognize the identity of the thin middle-aged man in front of Ma Dui. The entire refugee near the city gate called him "King Fairness" and knelt down.

The "King of Fairness" is He Wen. After the exchange, he rode in, and the soldiers directly under him began to take over the defense of the county town. Another law enforcement team entered the county town and began to shout: "If anyone harasses innocent people, kill them! Those who take advantage of the chaos, kill! Those who insult women, kill..."

He Wen led his personal guards and headed towards the direction of the burning flames. It was the mansion of the rich family. In order to keep the house and yard intact, it seemed that the two sides had also experienced some offensive and defensive fighting. At this moment, as He Wen stepped into the mansion , you can see the corpses lying on the ground in disorder among the courtyards.Among the corpses were not only young men with swords and guns, but also women and children who were obviously hacked to death while fleeing.

He didn't speak, and walked all the way, when a deputy led a man over to pay homage, this is a fair party leader in his thirties with a black scarf on his forehead, his status is not high, this time he has spotted the county Due to the loopholes in the defense, they temporarily summoned nearby helpers to break the city. After the Jin people left, livelihoods in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River were not restored, and there were refugees with broken families everywhere.During this period of time, the FAIR Party has gradually gained momentum, the core team controlled by He Wen is still under construction, and the peripheral forces have heard of their names and followed suit, so there are too many to count.

After briefly talking about what happened, the leader began to talk about the stubborn resistance of these big clansmen during the attack, which resulted in the death and injury of many brothers on his side. He Wen asked about the treatment of the wounded, and then asked, "Where are the outsiders? Where's the patriarch?"

The leader hesitated slightly: "A few old things, stubbornly resisting, would rather die than surrender, so I had to...kill them."

"Where to take me to see."

"...the ancestral hall, the ancestral hall." The leader led the way ahead, and then said, "The people outside are struggling to survive, and everyone is going to starve to death. There are so many gold and silver utensils, I have people carry them to the ancestral hall, I don’t dare to be greedy...Well, San’er, come over and talk to Mr. He, talk about how it looked when you opened the grain warehouse, those bastards , and want to set fire to the grain..."

Everyone walked away while talking, and when they reached the ancestral hall, they could see the fallen corpse inside, and gold and silver in wooden boxes, large and small, piled up on one side of the ancestral hall. The leader immediately went over to open the box and showed He Wen .He Wen walked to the pile of corpses and took a look, then went to the pile of gold and silver, took out a few gold utensils to play with, and then asked about the food and grass.

"Call all the brothers who participated at your invitation this time. I have something to say to them, and I want to thank them."

Only at this time did his expression and tone become gentle, and the leader went out to call for someone with his deputy. After a while, several other leaders were summoned to come to see the "King of Fairness" Mr. He. He Wen looked at them After a few glances, he just waved.

"Go to the weapons, first look after them, and then release them."

His order had been issued, and the deputy in charge of carrying it out waved the order flag. Some of the people in the courtyard shouted for grievances, and some drew their swords in their hands. Immediately there were some movements outside the courtyard. Get ready, the commotion will subside soon, and a group of guards in the yard will surround the leaders. Some people are bluffing, and the leader of the fair party has already knelt down.He Wen looked at them.

"Killing people and destroying their homes is just to vent their anger. They killed them all. There were even women's corpses outside. After being insulted, you didn't have time to hide them. Animals! Who did these things and who didn't? They will check it out, and in a few days, you will be tried in front of all the people! Do you want to be a fair party? This is the fair party!"

Some of them scolded: "Hypocrite! We have worked so hard for you, and you have treated us like this when our brother died and shed blood! We have taken care of our master, and the people outside have never done anything wrong! The people here are full of people. Houses of gold and silver, food and grass are mountains, look at how well they are dressed, they are all anointed and killed by the people, you fair party hypocrites! Just want to snatch these things, regardless of benefits—"

He Wendao: "If you dress well, you are a bad person? Then everyone in the world wears rags and kills people! You say they are wicked, what evil did they do? What year, month, and day did they do it? Where is the sufferer? There are so many Who did the evil thing? It was the old man who did it, or the ten-year-old girl lying outside! If you kill people without speaking clearly, you are robbers! It's not fair!"

"They are so rich that people outside are starving to death. If you inquire about the evil things they have done, there must be some. This is all right in front of you, Mr. He, don't pretend to be ignorant—"

"The little girl outside did it too?"

"How can the chaos of war be so clearly distinguished—"

"—Take it!"

There was another burst of chaos and turmoil in the night, and the flames in the compound of the wealthy family finally gradually extinguished. He Wen went to look at the food stored in the homes of these wealthy families, and ordered the soldiers to collect the remains, and then came here with this time The deputy and entourage gathered in the outer courtyard.Some people talked about the food, the refugees outside, and the famine, and some people said that this time the leader was able to restrain the refugees from disturbing the ordinary people, and he did a good job. He Wen ate some dry food and shook the bowl in his hand. The ground fell on the blue bricks in the yard, and there was no sound in the yard for a while.

"Which village or street did you live in before, there were rogues?"

He said: "I'm usually idle and don't do business. If I have the opportunity to go to this house or another house, as long as there is a good thing for nothing, I will definitely be the kind of person. This kind of person is not a murderer. It's not like he doesn't care about other people's opinions." Desperadoes, they live next to you, as long as there is some benefit, they will find reasons and explanations, one set of one set..."

"This kind of rogue has a characteristic. If you are gangsters or outlaws, maybe one day you will be able to make a fortune, but rogues will never make a fortune. Their whole life is to get a little bit of money. They have no rules in their hearts..."

"Today you smashed up this big courtyard, and you can see that it is full of gold and silver, and it is full of food. Ordinary people will never see so much in their lifetime. Look again, hey, these people are dressed so well, the people are fat and the people are anointed, I am fair Party, do justice for the heavens, you fart—"

He Wen waved his hands and stared at him, and shouted.

"These people didn't kill wrongly? What if they killed wrongly? You haven't thought about it! Because there are reasons for killing wrongly! Who can't kill a few old and weak women and children in the chaos of war! Who can't find a reason for doing something? But do Look for it after you find it, you are just pointing at the rogues who take advantage of it! Once you point at taking advantage of this point, you will not be able to do any major things in the future."

"If you want to do something big, do something real, in your hearts, just! Yes! Yes! Rules! Rules!"

He Wen stood in the middle of the courtyard and paused every word.

The flames were stirring in the night, and in May, the fair party, which had been expanding for a period of time, began to have internal divisions, and began to produce a more mature program and code of conduct.

At the same time, among the ruins of the Daming Mansion on the north bank of the Yellow River, a black flag fluttered quietly. At this moment, the Jurchen East Road army returning north was stationed on the south bank of the Yellow River, and was considering a proper strategy for crossing the river.

Beginning in April, the two armies of Huaxia and Guangwu, which were once huddled in Shuibo Liangshan, began to come out of the base area in batches, and there were several frictions with Wanyanchang's army to ensure the return of the East Route Army to the north. Several battles were close at hand, but the troops led by Zhu Biao, Wang Shanyue, and Liu Chengzong clearly showed their future combat intentions: once the Jurchen army was ready to cross the river, they would never let go of harassing these troops. Crossing opportunity.

In the past two years, these troops in Liangshan have shown a tenacious will to fight. Although the Jurchen East Route Army is mighty, the hundreds of thousands of Han captives who followed them to the north were extremely bloated. The weakness of the army.Once opened, the chaotic situation that will be encountered will definitely cause Zongfu Zongbi a headache.

But at the level of fighting for world hegemony, headaches are not such a serious problem.

Facing the decisiveness of the Liangshan troops, Zongfu Zongbi has assembled elite troops, ready to cross the Yellow River and start a big battle. At the same time, Wanyanchang and Shulie led tens of thousands of troops to press down from the north. Come.During this period, Wan Yanchang deployed his troops densely and aggressively, and the military tactics of both sides echoed each other.So in mid-May, as many as hundreds of thousands of Eastern Route Army will spread out a net to pull out the last nail on the way back to the north.

The news of the defeat of the Jurchen West Route Army and the disastrous defeat of Nianhan in the decisive battle in Hanzhong also splashed on the land on both sides of the Yellow River like boiling oil at this moment.On the north bank of the Yellow River, inspired by Zhu Biao, Wang Shanyue, Liu Chengzong and others, they are all determined to fight a beautiful battle here. For this purpose, the staff department has made countless plans and deduction for many days , Although there are not many people on my side, they are all veterans who have experienced the cruelest fighting, while the other side's camp is bloated and eager to go home. As long as this weakness is identified, the ants may not be able to bite the elephant's tragic wounds.

On the south bank of the Yellow River, Zongfu Zongbi was looking forward to such a battle and victory to prove his difference from Nianhan and Xiyin of the West Route Army.In the context of the disastrous defeat in the Southwest Battle, as long as he can bury the black flag army in Shandong, which has been tested in the past, on the bank of the Yellow River, the morale of the army and the people in the country will be boosted.

In this context, on May [-]th, in a deserted village west of Daming on the north bank of the Yellow River, Zhu Biao, Wang Shanyue, Liu Chengzong and others met temporarily, and they greeted the envoys from the southwest , Dong Fangxian, the "big treasurer" of Zhuji.Zhu, Wang, and Liu gave Dong Fangxian a general statement of their next battle ideas. It was not until this afternoon that Dong Fangxian began to relay some of the words Ning Yi wanted him to bring over.

"Mr. Ning asked me to bring an idea. It's just an idea. The specific decision-making is up to you to make. Moreover, it is only after you have fully prepared for battle that such an idea has practical significance."

After Dong Fangxian said this, Wang Shanyue laughed: "What bad idea does Lao Ning have? Tell me."

"Negotiate, make peace."

Dong Fangxian looked at Wang Shanyue and said calmly.The scar on Wang Shanyue's face immediately became ugly, and he spit on the ground.

"It's just a choice for reference. As for the final decision, it's up to you to make it." Dong Fangxian repeated.

Wang Shanyue raised her head, and stretched out her hands to shake Zhu Biao and Liu Chengzong: "There are a lot of you here, so decide...how to do it?"

"We will listen to everyone's opinions as much as possible. Mr. Ning said that you can even vote in the army." Dong Fangxian is a little fat, with a lot of gray hair on his head. He looks kind on weekdays. Now he is facing Wang Shan Yue Zhuoren's eyes were calm and calm, without any flinching, "Mr. Ning said when he came, at least there is one thing that Wang Gongzi can rest assured, there are no cowards in the Huaxia Army."

Wang Shanyue stared at him for a moment: "Speak, I'll listen."

Dong Fangxian nodded: "On the north bank of the Yellow River, the Huaxia Army and the Guangwu Army combined currently have less than 3 troops. The advantage is that they have all fought wars, and they can take advantage of the location to move around and fight guerrillas. Everything else is a disadvantage. The Jurchen East Route Army 20, plus Wan Yanchang and Shu Lie Su, they are indeed wearing shoes, they have to fight, the gain outweighs the loss, but if you really go all out and fight, your chances of surviving... are not high, which is a very polite way of saying. "

Wang Shanyue said: "First, we are not afraid of death; second, Zongfu Zongbi is in a hurry to go back to fight for power and profit. This is also our advantage."

Dong Fangxian said: "First, no one is afraid of death, we are talking about how to die; second, under the premise that the West Route Army has already suffered a disastrous defeat, if Zongfu Zongbi really goes all out, they can go back first and give 20 yuan to them. The army is left to Wan Yanchang to finish you off in Shandong without dying, they are very troublesome, but at least they will not be uglier than Nianhan."

Dong Fangxian turned his eyes to Zhu Biao and Liu Chengzong: "In the most troublesome speculation, your entire army was wiped out, causing huge losses to the Jurchens' East Route Army. They brought hundreds of thousands of Han people to the north. Tens of thousands to 10,000+ people died. As for the possibility of you killing Zongfu Zongbi in a certain decisive battle, it is not impossible, but very rare. In terms of combat power, you are short of supplies, and you have even been hungry for so long , he should still be inferior to Tu Shanwei on the frontal battlefield."

"After all, fighting is not just talking on paper." Liu Chengzong said, "But...you talk first."

"Mr. Ning thinks that the first crux of the situation in Shandong is that neither side thinks that the other side has the possibility of retreating. Mr. Wang has been guarding the Daming Mansion for so long, and he has already put his life and death at risk. I wish Brother Biao two years earlier. Lie Su never backed down. Faced with the crisis in Daming Mansion, he resolutely came to save people. Our past achievements have shown that the Huaxia Army is not afraid of anyone, not even death..."

"I'm not the Huaxia Army." Wang Shanyue interjected.

Dong Fangxian laughed: "It's also because of this. Zongfu Zongbi doesn't think he has the possibility of crossing the border easily. He has to fight because he has no choice. On our side, we also think that Zongfu Zongbi will never let Liangshan go. But Mr. Ning I think that besides fighting, we still have at least two options, for example, we can leave, give up Liangshan, and go to Jindi for a turnaround first..."

"We have been operating here for a long time, and we have already played a powerful role..."

"If you want to fight, these operations will be difficult to continue." Dong Fangxian said, "Then there is another option. When you are ready for the battle, let me cross the river and negotiate with Zongfu Zongbi to reach a result." Come on, let us both make way for each other in some form and step. Considering that Wu Qimai of the Kingdom of Jin is about to die, and the East Route Army has a bloated lineup, Zongfu Zongbi will probably agree Such negotiation conditions, and you will retain the possibility of development now, and one day in the future, you will become the vanguard force to invade the Kingdom of Jin."

Wang Shanyue was silent, and Dong Fangxian said: "Shandong has been destroyed before, and there were no wheat seedlings last winter. Your current rations are only enough for one or two months. Mr. Ning borrowed grain from Jindi, Borrowing seedlings, after passing this test, you will slowly recover. And in Shandong, you will really start to operate..."

"What about the tens of thousands of people captured by the Eastern Route Army?" Wang Shanyue raised her head.

Dong Fangxian said: "Is it saved?"

"If we attack, some people can escape in the chaos."

"...Some people will flee, and more people will die. After you die, the disgraced Eastern Route Army will capture all the civilians that can be captured and send them to the north."

"Because we avoid it like this, what will people in the world think of us in the future?"

"There is no good option here, and it is difficult to judge which option is worse. So Mr. Ning said, you can make your own decisions. If you decide to fight, I will do my best to cooperate with you. If you decide to talk, I will Just try to talk about it. We are all martial arts practitioners, of course we all know that most of the time we withdraw our wrists in order to punch the enemy with a stronger punch..."

His chubby arms retracted, and when he struck out, he also had a lot of strength: "Starting a battle here now can inspire the hearts of the world, and it is even possible to actually meet Zongfu Zongbi on the battlefield and kill them , this is the simplest and simplest choice. And if you step back today, you will have regrets in your heart, and you will even be exposed one day in the future, and you will even be infamous. After five or ten years, is it possible for you to use more Even with great strength, it's hard to say if you want to break into the Kingdom of Jin...you have to be cautious in your judgment."

Wang Shanyue looked at him: "It's also possible that if you are a fat man crossing the river, Zongfu Zongbi and the two idiots don't want to talk about it, so you will become a sacrifice we send to them. First, we will burn you as a sacrificial flag."

Dong Fangxian laughed: "It's very possible, but if you let others discuss such a matter, you probably won't be able to reach an agreement, so I can only reluctantly make a trip, Fatty."

His words are calm, and it is a matter of course that he puts life and death aside without fear.In fact, most of the four people present have known and dealt with each other more than ten years ago. Even though Wang Shanyue was quite displeased with Ning Yi and his idea, she also knew in her heart that the idea was put forward. It was not out of fear, but because the battles and losses experienced by Liangshan's army in the past two years were indeed too tragic. By this time, the vitality had indeed never recovered.Another fearless fight, although they can tear a piece of flesh from the Jurchen, but that's all...

The Yellow River was rushing down, and the sun was gradually setting to the west. Zhu, Wang, Liu and others on the bank of the river talked with each other and considered the next choice.Among the barren mountains and wild mountains tens of miles away from them, Luo Ye and others, who were already a little thin, were maintaining their weapons in the sun. Not far away, the troops led by Guan Sheng were resting, and Lu Junyi was leading the scout troops to be active. in further afield.They were gearing up and ready to cut off a dog's head in the next fight.

Under the same background, more than a hundred miles to the south of the Yellow River, there is another team of envoys with the task of negotiating, approaching the Jurchen East Army camp on the bank of the river.This is a negotiating envoy sent from the small court in Lin'an. The leader is Huang Zhong, Minister of Rites of the small court. The purpose of this is to impress Zong Fu Zong Bi, so that these two Jurchen princes will release some of the Lin'an people who were captured by them and went north under the current situation.

This is the inspiration that the small imperial court in Lin'an got after knowing Dai Mengwei's deeds: after the disastrous defeat in the Southwest, in order to maximize the balance of the Huaxia Army, Xi Yin left a lot of benefits to Dai Mengwei who opposed the Huaxia Army. Unfortunately, in the foreseeable future, the Black Banner Army will become the most terrifying force on the land of the original Wu Dynasty. As one of the forces that are determined to fight against the Black Banner, they also hope that the two princes, Zongfu Zongbi, can leave Give them as much support as you can beforehand.

When the Eastern Route Army left, they successively took away tens of thousands of people from the south of the Yangtze River. In the current situation, if they could persuade the other side, at least 10 people, or even thousands of people who originally belonged to Lin'an, could be released to participate in this lobbying process. Everyone will be famous, and Tie Yan and others' rule over Lin'an will be stronger.

They think so.

(End of this chapter)