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Volume 1: Yan Yun Chaos Volume 3: Bending the Sky Chapter 76: Stop the Crazy Wave (6)

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    Loufan County, southeast of Lanzhou, is located in a valley surrounded by mountains.  The southern branch of Lanshui passes through here and merges into Fenshui, the most important river east of the river.  Later generations built a Fenhe reservoir at the old site of Loufan County in the Song Dynasty to provide water supply to Taiyuan.  Later, Loufan County moved to the southwest and gave way to this important river valley.  At this moment, although Loufan County is not the seat of Lanzhou Prefecture, its location is the most important west gate of Taiyuan Prefecture.  As long as you cross here, you will reach the vast Fenhe Plain. Taiyuan Prefecture is only more than 200 miles away from here!  The Hedong defense system was originally located here in Lanzhou and was already considered the rear area.  In front of them were the Zhejia Army outside Hewai and Han Shizhong's Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army.  Both routes were protected by heavily fortified fortresses and passes, and the defending armies were also known as the powerful armies of the Song Dynasty.  As for Yue Fei's route, even if the Jurchen Tatars come and kill them, they still have to cross Taiyuan Prefecture and head west to reach Lanzhou.  The soldiers and civilians in Hedong never thought that just a few days after the war started, the Zhejia Army actually put up almost no resistance to the Kelan Army, allowing the Jurchen Tatars to invade with overwhelming force.  Han Shizhong's troops were in a critical situation with their flanks wide open, and the Jurchen Tatar vanguard had already reached the territory of Lanzhou!  Lanzhou¡¯s defense is naturally very empty.  Xiao Yan sent troops to manage Hedong, except for the part outside the river where the Zhejia army was stationed.  The rest of the Forbidden Army stationed in Hedong have long been in ruins, with more than 60% of their vacancies. Except for a small number of troops stationed in Taiyuan Mansion and the edge, they still maintain some combat effectiveness.  Holding back.  After the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army initially took control of the situation in Hedong, some of the Hedong-based Forbidden Forces that were still needed were absorbed into the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army.  Now in the Shenwu Ever Victorious Army and the Dragon Guard Army.  There are also one or two thousand Hedong athletes.  Other military horses.  Otherwise, they would transfer military supplies, food and wages to the auxiliary army in Taiyuan Prefecture and Daizhou Camp.  Otherwise, simply make drastic demobilization arrangements.  There was a very interesting situation in the Song Dynasty. When the central government was discussing the dismantling of the army, everyone from the civil to the military seemed to be in a dilemma, as if once these military leaders were disbanded, there would be changes.  But when it came time to make up their minds to take action, the soldiers who had been laid off and returned to the countryside rarely caused trouble.  "Compared to being in the military, you have to be employed by the powerful and have your military pay severely deducted.  If the slightest mistake is made, military law will still fall on them. Soldiers would rather return to farming or find other small livelihoods.  For example, when the art of war is carried out, the army is reorganized, the generals are strengthened, and the old and weak are eliminated. Nothing happens to the dismissed soldiers.  The ones who really screamed loudly were those with vested interests who had fattened up on the cost of raising troops in the Song Dynasty.  Adhering to Xiao Yan's will, Han Yue vigorously reorganized the Forbidden Army stationed in Hedong, and also successfully expanded the field strength of his command, and reorganized the Hedong military system that was originally a mess into a concise and efficient one.  These redundant troops, which only hindered the military expenditure, were eliminated, although the power was unified.  With effective command, the two main forces in the Hedong field can be drawn out for battle at any time.  But relatively speaking.  Now there are not so many strong soldiers, but they are filling all the key points in Hedong!  In addition to the tight defense of the surrounding areas, there are some auxiliary military horses in Daizhou Camp and Taiyuan Prefecture that are mainly used to protect grain roads and escort the transportation of supplies.  Lanzhou is regarded as the rear area of ????Hedong. There are only sporadic troops maintaining public order, and there is no way to talk about how much combat effectiveness there is.  Yin Shu can rush forward at the risk of death. Zhejiajun gets out of the way and hits the weak spot of Hedong Road's military layout.  The hinterland of Hedong was completely in panic!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~ At this moment, there is a panic scene outside the gate of Loufan County.  How many people with tired faces were surrounding the four gates of the county town, pleading hard to open the gates and let them into the city.  On the city wall, the soldiers wearing red coats also looked nervously at the turbulent crowd below the city.  Most of these people started to flee when Feiyuan Castle fell and the army reached the border of Lanzhou.  After these days, I am extremely tired and haggard. Loufan County is not small at this time, and the city wall is also very complete, which is stronger than Yifang, Kuoxia County, Lanzhou Prefecture.  After escaping here, they were already close to Taiyuan Prefecture. These refugees who had left early finally felt a little safer.  When we get here, Taiyuan Prefecture will always send a large army to guard this key location?  Everyone just wants to have a place to stay in the city, and the government can provide some thin porridge, so that everyone can survive for a few more days.  On weekdays, they had to pay taxes and perform corvee labor, which placed heavy burdens on the people. They worked hard in the fields to create such a prosperous Song Dynasty.  Now that the Jurchen Tatars are here, it¡¯s enough that the defenders along the way are defeated and everyone escapes on their own. Now the Song Dynasty¡¯s cities should allow their own people to enter. Is this request too much?  Thousands of ragged people surrounded the city wall, crying and begging.The cry of supplication was earth-shattering.  The few soldiers guarding the city and the strong civilians who were on the expedition were holding on to the battlements and looking down with unbearable expressions on their faces. They looked at each other in disbelief. No one had the courage to open the blocked city gate.  They just kept sending people to find people who could take charge and quickly went to the city.  I don¡¯t know how long it took, but a general in his thirties, thin and blue under his eyes from exhaustion, who probably hadn¡¯t slept for several days, finally walked up to the top of the city.  Several equally tired guards gathered behind him.  Seeing that the general seemed to be in charge, the people in the city suddenly began to cry loudly again.  "General, please let us enter the city! After escaping here, we managed to save a life from the Tatars. We are old and weak. We can no longer walk, and we have eaten all the food. General, please accumulate some virtue!"  "We men can work hard to build city walls, transport earth, stone and bricks, and we can do anything! Just ask for food for the mother-in-law and baby. Even if there is a ruined temple and a ruined kiln, we can stop and take a breath. General, please show mercy!" "  We want to see the county magistrate! We are parents and officials, and we, the people, really treat us like our parents. Now that the people are in trouble, are our parents just abandoning us?"  Sneered.  Opening up his voice and shouting at the people in the city: "Zhi Niang, you still see the county magistrate. The county magistrate Shenniao has long said that he is going to Taiyuan Mansion to ask for help. He patted his ass and walked away three days ago! I am left here."  Hold the vat here!" That general is called Li Yizhong, a native of Daizhou, Hedong, with a martial arts background, and was assigned to the Forbidden Army stationed in Hedong.  A person with a martial arts background.  He was the most unpopular among the Song army.  The status of those generals in the army who have been serving as generals for generations is completely different.  Li Yizhong actually had some real skills. After more than ten years of hard work, he made great contributions in suppressing the Taihang Bandits and Luliang Bandits. When the Liao Kingdom was still there, the Liao people who came to hit Caogu Valley scattered their troops and horses, and crossed the border and burned the Liao.  People patrol the shop.  Finally, he got the official position of a small envoy and was sent by a commander.  However, his body and bones were also damaged, and he could no longer endure the hard work of field battles.  When Han Yue presided over the reorganization of the Forbidden Army stationed in Liaodong, Li Yizhong was retained because of his true military exploits.  Due to physical reasons, I can't join the two main field players.  So he was sent by Fangshanzhai City to inspect and relocated to Loufan County.  The so-called Fangshan Village.  In the southwest of Loufan County, it has long been abandoned.  Inspection of Fangshan village.  The garrison is also within the territory of Loufan County, commanding three to four hundred garrison forbidden troops who have not been selected into the two main field forces. They maintain local security and are responsible for guarding the west gate of Taiyuan Prefecture.  Although he was sent here, his career path to promotion in the military has come to an end.  However, after Han Yue rectified the Hedong Forbidden Army, the original command system of the Forbidden Army with different military numbers and generals was completely wiped out. The Forbidden Army stationed in these places directly reported to the Shenwu Changsheng Army established by Han Shizhong in Taiyuan Prefecture.  Lu Daying was in charge, and there was never a shortage of food and salary, so he felt at ease.  Li Yizhong no longer had the ambition he had when he took the martial arts examination in junior high school, so he settled down to live in Loufan County.  "I just occasionally get up in the middle of the night, secretly hating my unsatisfactory body, thinking about my arrogance when I was young, my ambition to become a famous general in Lingyan Pavilion and leave a mark in history.  I can only smile to myself.  The war on the east edge of the river was in full swing. The Jurchens suddenly broke through the border from the direction of Kelan's army, and the beacon smoke spread all the way south.  The former magistrate of Loufan County came from a famous family in Jiangxi Province. When he was admitted to the imperial examination, his articles were eloquent.  When he was assigned a mission, he would go to the Qing Yamen in Beijing. He would go out step by step and get one or two people with the title of county magistrate. After returning to Beijing, he would be able to rise to Wutai.  This county magistrate usually treats the generals with sincerity, is arrogant to his people, drinks and banquets every day, and the minister's money will be used up before the middle of the year.  His short words are fresh and gratifying, and he has gained a little reputation in the literary world.  As long as he writes empty books after drinking, there is no one from the court to the local government who he dares not criticize.  Since the war against Yan, he has criticized all the characters in the changing situation of the court as useless. King Yan is even more reckless and has the ambition to clarify the world.  It seemed that once the government called him back to the capital and entrusted him with important responsibilities, he would be able to restore the situation, eliminate evil spirits, and reorganize the government.  And the so-called border troubles are not worth mentioning. As long as the DPRK is willing to entrust him with the position of pacifying and setting up the commander-in-chief, why does it make sense to seal the wolf as a coroner?  But this is the county magistrate who has a great idea of ??governing the country and a real plan for pacifying the captives.  After the Jurchens continued to move south, they became distraught and cried in the government office day and night, saying that their good life was about to be ruined here by the evildoers in the court.  Li Yizhong's duties were related, and from time to time he had to ask the county magistrate for instructions on rectifying the city's defense.  How can this county official have the slightest intention to come to see him?  At the end of the day, the county magistrate finally took a few of his cronies and fled out of the city at night, leaving a letter saying that he was going to Taiyuan to ask for help.  At dawn, everyone in the government office realized that they couldn't even smile bitterly!  He kept his orders and fled, and urgent military information kept coming.  Suddenly, people in Loufan County were in a bad mood. The wealthy families fled and the common people fled. It was Li Yizhong whoThe few soldiers and horses below are also panic-stricken.  As long as the Jurchen army and horses suddenly appear at this time, it will be another situation where the city falls without any resistance!  At this time, Li Yizhong, who had been sick all his life, stood up.  He killed the soldiers who wanted to flee, and forced the county government treasury to reward the entire army. He used kindness and power to stabilize the morale of the army.  He also led his troops and horses to block the city gates, repair the garrison, and collect food and property in the city, planning to defend the city to the death on the tower!  This is the west gate of Taiyuan. If this place falls easily and the Jurchen Tatars are allowed to rush into Taiyuan Mansion, this state affairs will become unquestionable.  At this time, in the great Song Dynasty, someone must stand up!  I¡¯m worthy of the food and salary I¡¯ve had for so many years!  During these days, Li Yizhong worked almost non-stop, inspecting the city defenses inch by inch, patrolling the city, and organized strong men in the city to serve as militiamen to help guard the buildings.  Centralized grain and fodder are distributed daily.  Destroy the empty temples and collect bricks, tiles and stones as guardians.  Craftsmen were also gathered to repair weapons and make arrows.  The thin body seemed to be full of strength again, managing everything with overdraft of effort.  There was a commotion in the city today, and Li Yizhong couldn't sleep for an hour, so he hurried up to the city to face the thousands of fleeing people surrounding the city.  The news that the county magistrate had fled suddenly made the whole city quiet.  They have all fled to the west gate of Taiyuan Prefecture, but even their parents and officials here have abandoned their posts and fled.  The entire Hedong.  Where is it safe and where can we avoid the Jurchen Tatar soldiers?  Several cries of hungry children rang out in the silence, and everyone above and below the city looked at each other in silence.  Li Yizhong cheered up and said loudly: "Fathers, we are going to fight here. If others escape, we will not escape. If this place is lost, Taiyuan Prefecture will be in danger! Someone must drag Tartar here.  Son! Just flee to the east. We will not be able to catch you. The gate cannot be opened. Who knows if thousands of people will suddenly enter the city?  Come to the city!" He bowed deeply to the people outside the city and turned to order his men: "Throw the food out of the city!" The soldiers and the people who volunteered to stay in their homes rushed the prepared steamed cakes and other cooked food to the city.  Those who have relatives in Taiyuan Prefecture, or those of their own family who have also fled to Taiyuan Prefecture, are thrown away.  While throwing more food, he shouted loudly, asking these people to bring messages to their relatives.  Someone has to fight to the death for his homeland in front of the Tatars. If the child is unfilial, he will not be able to accompany him in the future!  While the refugees were picking up cooked food, they were also responding to family-finding requests one by one.  After arriving, everyone in the city was crying.  At this time, there was another large cloud of smoke and dust rising far away in the west valley road, and there was a faint sound of crying!  Li Yizhong, who was watching everything happening in front of him with a cold face at the top of the city, straightened his back immediately, led his guards and ran to the highest point of the watchtower at the top of the city, looking west.  Everyone above and below the city noticed the commotion and the smoke and dust over there, and they all looked to the west.  Li Yizhong ran to the top of the enemy tower and looked around as hard as he could. He saw countless people running and crying in the smoke and dust. He saw that they were coming, they were the people who had fled all the way from Yifang, Prefecture!  Countless people were stumbling around in the smoke and dust, and many of them were already vomiting blood.  After them, groups of knights appeared, spreading out to occupy a very wide front, and slowly driving these people towards Loufan.  These knights wear leather robes, have rope heads, and are equipped with bows and swords.  Exactly what Hu Qi looks like!  Prefecture Yifang has fallen, and the Hu cavalry front has already reached Loufan! ?? These barbarians drove the people like dogs and sheep. From time to time, they rushed their horses into the fleeing people, slashed one or two people with their swords, and then turned around triumphantly, arousing a burst of crazy cheers from the barbarians.  But the people could only run forward numbly. From time to time, some people would fall to the ground, dying of exhaustion, and then be stepped on by countless pairs of feet. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Being being driven away by Hu Qi, those who persist here are all strong men.  Along the way, no one knows how many women, children, old and weak people have been robbed, killed and buried in ravines by these horsemen!  Where are the officials in Yifang?  Where are the defenders of Yifang?  What about the big shots in Yifang who support the people?  And what about the so-called powerful armies of the Song Dynasty that should guard the strong forts around the Kelan Army?  "These people are really not as good as King Yan. At least King Yan's troops are still at the forefront fighting these barbarians to the death!"  Li Yizhong's eyes were about to burst, but the city gate had been blocked, and there were only hundreds of weak troops and strong civilians who had not practiced fighting in the city.  At this time, nothing can be done!  Li Yizhong rushed down the enemy tower with all his strength and shouted at the bottom of the city: "Flee quickly! Flee eastward!" Thousands of people exploded at once, and their cries were ten times and a hundred times louder than before.  Amid the cries, the crowd became confused, pushing each other and fighting each other.They stepped on each other and wanted to seize the road and escape eastward.  These people left the county seat and poured onto the road leading to Taiyuan Prefecture. In the distance, the Hu riders also noticed the movement here. Suddenly, hundreds of riders passed over the refugees they had driven away. They emerged from the smoke and rushed toward the city without escaping.  A large group of people!  Li Yizhong shouted angrily: "Fire the arrows! Fire the arrows! Kill the Tatars!" The crossbows on the city wall were fired immediately.  However, Li Yizhong's army and horses can only fire strong bows and crossbows, and only a few hundred or dozens of them can shoot at the Huqi who are charging along the road outside the city. Moreover, these hundreds and dozens of people cannot even shoot at the same time.  Everyone is summoned to this wall facing the road!  A few feathered arrows and arrows shot out, knocking down several Huqi.  But to the Hu Cavalry Brigade, this damage was like two bites from a mosquito.  More Hu Qi, still with red eyes, were rushing toward the people running wildly down the city.  "The refugees have wealth, women, and everything they, the barbarians, want!"  They just want to bring the greatest fear, so that these southerners will no longer have any will to resist in front of them. In such panic and fear, they rush to the gate of Taiyuan Prefecture!  Finally, destroy that powerful Southern Dynasty army and destroy this wealthy Southern Dynasty!  Who made this Southern Dynasty, except for a few troops and horses, the rest of the people, not even the slightest bit of blood to resist in front of them!  Li Yizhong also gritted his teeth, opened his bow and fired an arrow, shooting three arrows in a row.  But his body was damaged and he was no longer as strong as he had been in his youth.  None of the three arrows could reach far and fell lightly halfway.  Hu Qi rushed into the people's brigade, trampled and killed them wantonly, and their cries went straight into the sky.  Why don¡¯t the Zhe family fight?  Why don't the officers and soldiers along the way fight?  Is there no man in this Song Dynasty who dares to fight?  The so-called prosperous Henan Province in the past few decades was filled with civil strife, weakness and chaos, wasted national power, and extravagant folk customs. It turned out to be just the end of the world under a glitzy scene.  In such an apocalyptic world, who can step forward to help the crisis?  On the city wall, the defenders and civilians stared blankly at the tragic scene in front of them, and even the bows and arrows in their hands slowed down.  A big hole has been punched in the sky. Who can stop this surge and repair it?  Li Yizhong's throat felt hot and he felt a mouthful of blood welling up. However, he gritted his teeth tightly and only let the blood flow out from the corners of his mouth.  The whimpering sound of the horn sounded, but this time it sounded from the east.  Li Yizhong looked eastward blankly, and his eyes suddenly widened.  A Song Dynasty army horse, both men and horses covered in mud, appeared silently on the skyline, with red helmets and tassels, hunting and dancing.  The leader of this army horse was the general. He was not wearing armor, and he tried his best to straighten up on the horse's back.  The horse in his hand pointed forward resolutely.  On the skyline, red helmet tassels danced.  This army horse launched an attack on the raging Hu Qi!  The guard beside the general is holding a flag, it is the flag of the Shenwu Evervictorious Army!  The Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army is here to help!  They fought to the death with the Hulu in Yandi, and fought to the death with the Hulu in Yunnei. The Ninghua army blocked the Hulu from the gate of the Song Dynasty, and now Qingqi came to help to block the destruction caused by others.  Raging waves!  Li Yizhong laughed loudly.  In this Song Dynasty, some people will eventually stand up and stand in front of this wave of destruction, until the entire Song Dynasty wakes up and follows their banner!  (To be continued) PS: While others are celebrating the Spring Festival, Oscar is still writing.  Is it worth some monthly passes?  
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