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Volume 1: Yan Yun Chaos Volume 3: Bending the Sky Chapter 44: The world is like chess (4)

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    South of Wuzhou, large groups of people were arduously walking southward on muddy roads.  Although the population of several states controlled by Yunnei Shenwu Changsheng Army has dropped sharply after the war, many old and weak people have been transferred to Hedong.  But at this moment, the population controlled by Shenwu Changsheng Army is also quite large.  News came that the Jurchen army had broken through the Yingzhou Mountains and swept southward.  The people in Yunnei either stayed away from the chaos and defended themselves on the Baowu wall, or fled into the mountains.  There is still a large population that must follow the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army as it retreats southward.  The Jurchens are ferocious, and people in these lands that have experienced war and chaos know it best.  At this time, the Shenwu Ever Victorious Army was willing to force them to retreat, which was the best news in the chaos.  There are about 20,000 to 30,000 people who moved south from the Wuzhou area.  Most of them are young and strong, and even if there are a few old and weak ones, they can only stay where they are and wait to die. Even if they can barely keep up, they will most likely have to fill in ravines on the way back south and hinder the journey of the brigade.  In troubled times, these helpless things have become somewhat natural.  The young and strong people went on the road silently, while the old and the weak leaned against the door and stared blankly at the people going away.  No one showed too much concern about life and death.  Even though they are all young and strong, it is difficult to go south in such weather and road conditions.  At this moment, the spring rains are getting heavier and the road is extremely muddy.  The roads in Yunnei have not been repaired for countless years. Tens of thousands of people rolled by, and the roads were crushed into deep quagmire.  A car often requires twenty or thirty people to pull and pull it with all their strength.  Everyone rolled like a mud monkey, exhausted.  On both sides of this dirty road, there are the private troops who used to protect themselves in the dock wall.  He is riding on a skinny horse.  Drenched all over.  Holding a spear, he guarded the large group of people as they moved southward.  Under the gloomy rain, black smoke was rising everywhere.  However, during the retreat, the Shenwu Evervictorious Army burned down the slightly larger wall of the dock, as well as the food and baggage that could not be taken away.  Even if there are still Wubi who want to form a stronghold to defend themselves, but the tens of thousands of Shenwu Changsheng Army's main army, together with the seven or eight thousand Yunnei New Army formed by Wang Gui and others, are in size.  He has no ability to resist, so he can only obey his orders.  In addition to the difficult migration of the people in Yunnei to the south, there are also civilians organized by the Song Dynasty from Hedong, who are now loading the grain, grass and baggage of the Shenwu Evervictorious Army southward.  Han Yue's brigade came, and Wu Min organized more than 5,000 able-bodied civilians to accompany the army in the rear. They worked hard to transport the food and grass with the army, and now it was ten times more difficult to transport them back.  Although these Hedong civilians seem to be much stronger and stronger than the wealthy people around Yunnei, they are also exhausted from the road of plowing.  On both sides of the road, every ten miles.  They all set up sheds with large pots of hot water boiling inside.  Cooking white grain.  Anyone who is hungry can go in to drink water and eat.  Anyway, the food and grass that are still being transported with difficulty are all prepared to be eaten up on the way to retreat, and the food that is not eaten must be burned. The more generous you are, the less your burden will be.  When we arrived at Hedong, the grain and fodder transshipped later came up again.  Such an open supply allowed the people in Yunnei to eat a lot of food, allowing them to sustain themselves on such a difficult road.  Around the large group of civilians retreating southward in silence, there were armored knights coming and going.  Put up a vigilance all around to prevent harassment by Jurchen rangers.  There are also large groups of troops and horses in the rear, setting up strongholds to block the rear.  After the Jurchen army spread out of Yingzhou, such small-scale contact battles continued every day, with constant casualties.  The dead were burned into ashes and brought back to the east of the river. The injured lay on the cart and joined the bloated and slow brigade, slowly heading south.  Because of the drag of the large group of people withdrawing south, the Shenwu Changsheng Army and Wang Guiyun's internal army could not move faster, and they just continued to fight hard rearguard battles.  However, this is a price that must be paid. Yunnei must implement the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness. Zong Han must not let Zong Han's subordinates capture the food population of Yunnei as a base for further attacks on Hedong!  The elite of the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army did not fight a happy battle this time. They were engaged in a long, cruel and nerve-wracking rearguard battle with the Jurchen army.  In addition to being sharp, the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army also showed the tenacity necessary for a strong army.  But the performance of the Jurchen army was even more powerful. Their food supply was far less than that of the Shenwu Evervictorious Army. There was a long supply road behind them, and during the retreat of the Shenwu Evervictorious Army, almost everything turned into a white land, and there was not much looting and replenishment in the wild.  But the Jurchen army is still tenacious and bites the Shenwu Victory Army, constantly exerting pressure.  It's as if he doesn't know how tired or hungry he is.  From morning to dusk, Jurchen rangers continued to infiltrate and intrude, constantly attacking the Duanhou Zhaiba established by the Shenwu Changsheng Army along the way.  If the muddy roads had not greatly restricted the maneuverability of the Jurchen army and horses, I am afraid that Han Yue's troops would have encountered greater dangers. They might have had to reluctantly give up the baggage that was carrying the population south and quickly withdraw to the military stronghold along the east side of the river.Rao is like this. The Shenwu Changsheng Army was so hard, and returning to Hedong was not losing light.  Without a period of rest, it may be difficult to regain this forward edge.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the rain, dozens of horses were seen splashing past  , splashing mud all over the ground, splashing on the people in the clouds and the people in the east of the river on the way, but these people did not even move to wipe it, or even glance at the whereabouts of these knights.  Now everyone is so tired that they only have one thought left, that is, we might as well get to Hedong alive as soon as possible!  The figure surrounded by knights is none other than Han Shizhong.  His beard had not been trimmed for a long time and was as unkempt as an overgrown weed.  Under the rain, even his flag lost its original brilliance. It absorbed the rain and stuck softly to the flagpole.  This group of dozens of riders passed by the long and seemingly endless southward procession until they reached a military stronghold set up on a high ground next to the road.  This military stronghold was made of grass. Except for the trench, which was dug extremely wide and deep, the trench was like a river of mud.  Cao Cao built the stockade gates and didn't have time to cut down big trees.  Arranged solidly and thickly.  sandwiched between roads.  There are four or five such military strongholds.  Crossbow machines were set up on the walls of the village.  Crossing around, this important road can be sealed tightly with just a crossbow.  Along the way, such military strongholds were set up more than ten times. There were always two to three thousand troops left behind. In the end, a fire was set off to burn all the strongholds.  In addition to cutting off the rear military stronghold, the retreating brigade also deployed more ranger guards on both wings to prevent Jurchen horses from crossing the military stronghold to harass and infiltrate.  Despite such road conditions, even the cavalry could not support their large-scale mobile operations.  However, the harassment from the rangers penetrated and caused the retreat brigade to collapse and become chaotic, which was also an extremely troublesome matter.  Therefore, the front and rear, Shenwu Ever Victorious Army and Wang Guiyun's internal army as auxiliary, all had the same hard work.  Han Shizhong's dozens of horses splashed through the mud and water and relaxed straight to the front of the village.  Seeing the arrival of the general, the guarding sergeant immediately opened the gate of the village.  And Yue Fei, who is in charge of this village, has already heard the news and is waiting at the gate of the village.  Yue Fei is also much darker and thinner, but his eyes are still full of energy.  When he saw Han Shizhong arriving, he saluted with the same meticulousness.  Han Shizhong jumped off the horse.  Facing Yue Fei, they entered side by side.  He laughed and scolded: "Straight bitch, I have never fought such a hard battle! But we have worked hard, and the Jurchen Tatars are not much better. They are as heavy as carrying them on their backs, and they are waiting to see who can outlast whom!"  He also asked: "What are the movements of the Jurchen Tatars today?" Yue Fei, while welcoming Han Shizhong towards the shabby Chinese army tent, replied: "The Jurchen Tatars have not advanced in the past two days, and they have not used their tribes as before.  The army and auxiliary soldiers came to fill our army camp with their lives. Now they are huddled more than ten miles to the north, and they are just using their rangers to keep in contact." Han Shizhong sneered: "The Jurchen Tatars can't hold on anymore.  It¡¯s just a human being! We have to wait until the spring rain stops and the road is dry. Let us walk with confidence!¡± The two of them walked into the military tent, and Han Shizhong waved his followers away.  Yue Fei also knew that Han Shizhong came in person, not just to see the movements of the Jurchen Tatars. There must be something important.  However, his temperament became more and more calm, and he would not ask questions until Han Shizhong opened his mouth.  When the servants exited the tent, Han Shizhong showed joy on his face, rubbed his hands and said: "The King of Yan has settled in Bianliang! The rebel army followed the deposed prince to cause trouble, and my husband was also involved. In the end, he took the deposed prince to Xijing. Yan  The king neatly dealt with them all! The two outer towns marched into Bianliang, and the Yongning army was nailed to death by Yu Kuangjin in Liyangjin, north of the Yellow River. King Yan himself went to sweep Yao Guxi's army, and Yao Gu and his son became  The new king will soon be offering sacrifices to the Yuan Dynasty, and the King of Yan will personally march to the aid of Hedong!" He grinned even more, and the more he said, the more he was overjoyed: "We are fighting hard in Yunnei, King Yan!  I have never forgotten it. Like you, I am trying to stay in Jiedu. In the future, whether I will be a local important town, or be in charge of the three yamen, or even enter the Xifu, it is not a matter of what I said to these people.  How can you defeat King Yan? King Yan almost came in vain, but he still couldn't defeat Yan Yun?" Yue Fei forced a smile.  A showdown between Xiao Yan and the hostile forces was about to take place in Bianliang, and they, the frontline generals, had long expected it.  While fighting hard, everyone was anxiously waiting for the outcome of the political struggle in Bianliang. Everyone's heart was heavy.  After such a bloody battle, everyone must not end up with nothing!  But now, the news of Xiao Yan¡¯s victory has finally arrived.  When word spreads to the entire army, morale will be boosted tenfold!  Yue Fei naturally had his own thoughts on Xiao Yan's actions of playing tricks on Bianliang and treating the two generations of Zhao family kings as playthings.  I felt very sad.  But if Xiao Yan wins, he will send in massive reinforcements and have a life-or-death showdown with the Jurchen enemy, which is also what he expects.  Now I have so many thoughts in my chest that I really don¡¯t know what to say.?That's good.  Han Shizhong knew that he had an awkward temperament, but Xiao Yan just loved Yue Pengju. What else could he, Old Han, say?  He immediately changed the subject: "The news of King Yan's victory will be passed on to the whole army immediately. The Jurchen Tatars are also a little tired in front of them. We have to speed up the march and return to the east of the river to rest as soon as possible. When King Yan arrives, the Zhi Niang thief's  Let's have a good fight! Zong Han, we are just not afraid of him, let's live or die!" Yue Fei looked solemn and said softly: "The spring rain is about to stop." Han Shizhong choked.  Once it stops, the road muddying is over.  In person, the Jurchen West Route Army would pounce on Hedong with a more ferocious attitude, not to mention.  The Jurchen East Route Army, which has been silent for a long time, might be about to take action!  Even though there were conflicts between the two Jurchen Route armies, when the West Route Army rushed straight to the east of Hedong, it might even have attracted the main force of the Song Dynasty.  If the East Route Army does not dispatch at this time, the senior officials of the Jurchen East Route Army will be regarded as idiots.  But how can this be put to use just because they are worried about it?  This is something Xiao Yan should worry about. Since he is in a position at this moment, of course he has to bear the responsibility of the survival of the entire world on his shoulders!  These generals under the command of King Yan just obeyed orders and fought hard.  Suddenly there was a low commotion outside. Han Shizhong and Yue Fei both went out of their tents to take a look, and saw the patter of spring rain. They didn't know when it had stopped.  The dark clouds that had been hanging over my head these days finally dissipated.  The Golden Crow jumped out of the clouds and shed thousands of rays of light on the earth inside the clouds. The whole world seemed to become transparent at this moment.  Although we know that in such weather, there are greater restrictions on the more maneuverable Jurchen horses, so we can be considered the beneficiary.  But after wallowing in the rain and mud for so long, I saw the red sun leaping out of the clouds and hanging high in the sky.  The soldiers of the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army couldn't help but let out a low cheer!  Han Shizhong and Yue Fei looked solemn for a moment.  In the blink of an eye, Han Shizhong grinned again, looking careless.  He called his guards to come over and ordered: "Send the message to the entire army that after King Yan cleared up the chaos in Bianliang, he will march to the east of Hedong under his imperial command. All the soldiers who worked hard before have been rewarded poorly. I, Old Han, have already stayed in the rear during the Jiedu period, sons and daughters.  Everyone has worked hard, but now King Yan can't treat his loyal and brave son badly!" A group of personal guards immediately sent orders around, and the sky and earth became brighter, and the cheers sounded even louder.  Finally it gathered into a roaring sound.  "King Yan! King Yan!" But in front of the tent, Yue Fei's expression still remained calm, and he murmured to himself: "The spring rain has stopped." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The red sun broke through the clouds, and the Jurchen army camps were set up all over the mountains and fields in the north.  In the middle, countless tired and haggard military horses, covered in wet mud, also poured out, cheering loudly towards the sunshine above their heads!  This long-lasting rain of birds has really tormented the powerful Jurchen Erlang enough.  Now it¡¯s finally time to wait until the rain passes and the sky clears up!  Go south quickly, go south quickly!  Break through the Song Dynasty's pass, enter the territory of the Southern Dynasty, and vent the hard work and depression of these days tenfold!  In front of Zong Han's tent, Zong Han also stepped out of the tent, surrounded by Jurchen generals with beaming faces at all times.  One by one they drew their swords towards the sun and shouted something loudly in Jurchen language.  Zong Han looked thoughtfully to the east.  "Zong Wang, I have to endure such hard work as a guide. I expect that the elite soldiers and generals of the Southern Dynasty will gather here, so you should take action? The wealth of the Southern Dynasty is not ten times more prosperous than that of the Liao people? Are you still there?  What are you waiting for?" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster! PS: Just one update. I have to chat with someone from a certain film and television company in the evening. Alas, I just feel like I don¡¯t have any time for myself recently.  ah¡­¡­
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