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Volume 1: Yan Yun Chaos Volume 3: Bending the Sky Chapter 82: Stop the Kuangtide (12)

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    The sky gradually became brighter, and the cold and pale sunshine shone on the top of Taiyuan Prefecture.  Go online if you like.  There was a messy scene inside and outside the city.  From the fourth gate of Taiyuan Mansion outward, large areas of footprints were trampled on the road, and even the wheat fields in the distance were flattened into mud.  Deep ruts cover the land around Taiyuan Fucheng.  Stretching for more than ten miles, it is full of overturned carts, discarded clothing, rags, and trampled shoes.  Occasionally, the cries of children could be heard in the desolate land outside the city that had become dead.  This is a child who is separated from his parents in the night and is crying helplessly.  Inside and outside the city, black smoke was rising everywhere. Some were still curling up with sparks, while others were fading and extinguishing.  Inside and outside, countless houses were hastily abandoned by their owners, and some people took advantage of the chaos to loot and set fire to them. After Wu Min left, half of the city was illuminated red!  When the news came that the Jurchen Tatar troops had arrived at the building, all the officials in the city dispersed, and the generals fled along the way.  Let Taiyuan, the most important official in Hedong and the great city in the world, become like this!  Fortunately, at the top of Taiyuan City, there are still military flags of the Song Dynasty flying.  The Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army's main camp at the back of Taiyuan Prefecture still stayed here with a weak force, and was nailed here while everyone in the city fled!  The south gate of Taiyuan was opened, and groups of people were escorted out. They were all gray-headed and with carved tattoos on their bodies. They were the poor people who had settled down in Taiyuan City. They were all the people who took advantage of the chaos last night to rob and set fire to the city.  After being captured, they were escorted out in batches and knelt down dejectedly on the edge of the moat where the water from the Fen River poured in. A team of extremely tired soldiers from the Shenwu Everlasting Victory Army were guarding the back, just waiting for the master to come.  How to dispose of this garbage.  After these scum were captured and escorted out, Li Zhong, whose eyes were red with anger, also hurried out with more than ten personal guards.  Last night, the whole city was in shock, and Li Zhong rushed to appease the government office.  People have already gone to the government office.  Fires were burning everywhere in Taiyuan City, and people were running and crying everywhere. The situation was extremely chaotic.  At this time, the Jurchen Tatars only need to send two to three hundred horses, and they can take advantage of the situation to rush into Taiyuan City, while Li Zhong only has hundreds of horses.  They will be trapped by the panicked people.  Even if you want to fight to the end, there is nothing you can do!  The situation at that time had reached a critical point.  Li Zhong could only step forward at this time.  Send out teams of soldiers under your command to catch those who are causing trouble, organize manpower to put out fires, and send soldiers to protect important official warehouses and arsenals. I wish I could do two things with one person!  Fortunately, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Taiyuan Prefecture.  There will always be people who are unwilling to abandon their homeland and leave.  When the soldiers of the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army came forward, they also stood up one after another, and followed the groups of soldiers, running around.  After finally waiting for the crowd of refugees in the city to leave the city, and after the situation in the city stabilized slightly, Li Zhong quickly rushed to take over the city defense.  In addition, he quickly sent an order back to the main camp on the back road and asked them to organize vehicles, horses and manpower.  Try your best to transport many important supplies stored in the back camp into the city.  In the second half of the night, when another infantry commander and more than a thousand auxiliary soldiers and civilians were rushed back into Taiyuan City, they reluctantly arranged the city defense to some extent. Except for the south gate, which remained open, the other three gates were blocked with earth and rocks.  .     at this time.  Li Zhong could only prepare for a deadly battle by relying on the city wall to defend himself. He had neither time nor manpower to arrange and perfect the defense system one by one, such as setting up a stronghold outside the city gate, deploying troops on the sheep and horse wall, and sending out hard detective generals.  Preparatory work such as sending out sentinels in the city farther away cannot be carried out in this fantasy.  Wu Min fled, most of the residents inside and outside Taiyuan City fled, and the ruling system collapsed.  The people's military expedition could not be launched, and the garrison was extremely empty.  Various sources of military information were cut off as the command system of the pacification envoys and commanders fled.  The Jurchen Tatars are said to be two hundred miles away in Loufan, and they may be already heading here quickly.  What Li Zhong can do is to borrow money from the city and defend to the end.  He didn't even dare to imagine that he could sustain it until the arrival of King Yan's army from the north.  The Jurchen army attacked Taiyuan Fucheng, which meant that the north-south traffic on Hedong Road had been cut off.  He just hoped that with the help of his weak men and horses, he could hold on until the Han and Yue armies retreated and gathered in Taiyuan Fucheng.  Although King Yan was bound to be divided into two battlefields by the Jurchen army when the main force was in Hedong, he could still fight if he concentrated the main force.  Li Zhong did not think about whether the King of Yan could still control his army when the situation worsened to this extent, and whether the powerful local enemies in the court would overthrow the King of Yan first.  ¡°At least then I can fight side by side with the robes. Even if I die in battle, I have done my duty.  It did not disgrace the Shenwu Ever Victorious Army, a military trumpet whose history, although short, made him feel extremely proud from the bottom of his heart!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~ Li Zhong came out of the south gate and was greeted by a large group rushing from the main camp on the back road.The incoming team had hundreds of carts packed full of military equipment and food, making the carts creak and creak under the weight.  Several hundred Shenwu Evervictorious Army sergeants left behind, led by the general, put on their armor and unsheathed their swords, and looked around vigilantly.  There were seven or eight children sitting on the high-piled cart, their dirty little faces full of tears. They were tired of crying at this time, and they grabbed the wheat cakes the sergeant gave them and ate every bite.  With.  These children were all separated on the way and picked up by the sergeants.  And behind each vehicle, there were groups of people staggering around with their hands tied. These were deserters who wanted to take advantage of the chaos last night to abandon the army and escape. They even wanted to cause chaos in the camp and rob the army of food and wages.  Li Zhong clapped his horse to greet him, and the general in command also hurried over and gave Li Zhong a military salute.  Li Zhong was not in the mood for small talk, so he immediately asked: "How much supplies are left in the camp?" The commander scratched his head: "The Sima and Secretary Zhang in the camp are still counting, and the generals don't know the actual number. But the accumulated grain and fodder,  There are at least 200,000 to 300,000 stones, hundreds of thousands of bunches of fodder, countless weapons such as feathers, arrows, arrows, armor, and military rewards such as pay, silk, and silk.  Look, I have to rush for seven or eight days!" Li Zhong smiled bitterly, where is the time?  After the appeasement mission cut off the military intelligence reporting channel.  He immediately tried his best to spare some knights and scout around. One was to report the changes in Taiyuan City, and the other was to focus on finding out how far away from Taiyuan Mansion the Jurchen front in the direction of Lou Fan was.  At this time, the sentry sent out last night had only been gone for two or three hours and had not yet turned around.  But with such a responsibility.  Don't take any chances.  Loufan is only two hundred miles away from Taiyuan Mansion.  We will arrive at Taiyuan Prefecture at the same time. According to the speed at which the Jurchen Tatar forwards moved south, they may arrive in the daytime today.  You can see the ugly and fierce figure of the Jurchen Tatars!  The mountains of grain, fodder, and resources in the back camp cannot fall into the hands of the Jurchen Tatars under any circumstances.  Otherwise, it will only strengthen the strength of the Jurchen Tatars. Even if he, Li Zhong, dies, he will not be able to bear this crime!  Seeing the Jurchen Tatars setting fire again, although they can grab a little more supplies.  But it is also the least safe.  There were so many supplies. At that time, when the Jurchen Tatars rushed into the camp, they didn't know how much they could burn.  Most of them will still be taken away by the Jurchen Tatars.  Only in this little time before the Jurchen Tatars come to kill, do your best to burn all these endless supplies!  Li Zhong gritted his teeth and waved his hands fiercely: "Send an order to the person in charge of the back camp, stop trying to get lucky and set fire to it!" The commander was shocked.  He looked at Li Zhong with wide eyes.  The grain and fodder materials accumulated in the camp on the back road of Taiyuan Prefecture were all raised by Hedong all the way and transported from Bianliang to such a large scale.  Not only does it support the Shenwu Evervictorious Army under Han Shizhong, it also has to be transferred to the Daizhou Camp.  Departing from Daizhou Camp, Yue Fei's Dragon Guard Army was supplied.  If it is burned down and the southern route is cut off, how long can the two armies of the Shenwu Ever Victorious Army and the Dragon Guard Army be able to sustain it?  Li Zhong shook his head and said with determination: "It's better than falling into the hands of the Tatars! The reserves in the city can always support the Shenwu Army and the Dragon Guard Army for a while. It's enough for us to fight to the death against the Jurchen Tatars! Besides, Yan  The king is still on his way!" Even so, how could Li Zhong and the commander not understand that the battle in Hedong has reached its most dangerous moment?  Before the Jurchen army attacked Taiyuan Prefecture, the generals and officials on Hedong Road ran away, causing a total collapse in the morale of the people in Taiyuan Xiongzhen.  The two field armies were hanging alone in the north, and King Yan was still far to the south.  At this critical moment, if there is no miracle to save the situation, everyone will have no choice but to fight until the end!  The commander rode his horse toward the camp silently, while Li Zhong reined up his horse silently by the roadside.  Watching groups of deserters and green-skinned soldiers being led to the moat and kneeling together, watching the children being taken off the cars and being carefully carried into the city by thick-footed sergeants for placement.  Looking at the desolate scene inside and outside Taiyuan City.  And the huge waves released by the so-called powerful army of the Song Dynasty from the north are already approaching!  Why are we, the King of Yan, fighting desperately, from Yan to Yunnei, to Hebei, to Hedong!  We just want to be able to kill the Tatars without any worries, why are there so many people who want us to die!  What happened to this Song Dynasty?  I don¡¯t know how long I waited, but in the distance where the back road camp was, there was a little fire, and then the fire shot into the sky, and black smoke billowed straight into the sky.  On and off the south gate of the city, many soldiers and civilians were watching silently.  The atmosphere was extremely gloomy.  But Li Zhong stopped his horse in the middle of the road, his eyes were about to burst, and the blood in his chest was surging. His lungs, which were still injured, were shaking, and a fishy-sweet air surged straight into his throat.  Under the anger, Li Zhong felt that he was on the verge of collapse, and his worry and anger could not be cut off!  At this moment??, suddenly someone on the top of the city shouted: "There are troops and horses coming from the south!" Li Zhong was shocked and shouted an order: "Form up outside the city and help the men and horses in the camp retreat into the city!" He had been inside the city gate all the time.  An infantry commander who was on standby and ready to respond to changes immediately came out in armored formation.  A formation was set up outside the south gate, and the cavalry command led by Li Zhong also spread out their wings to suppress the infantry command position protecting the city gate.  A group of light cavalry suddenly came forward to face the smoke and dust rolling up from the south.  This team of light cavalry are both sentinels and hard detectives. If the enemy also has a small team of sentinels approaching the city, they will be entangled at all costs.  The defenders on the city wall took up their bows and crossbows in support.  Minzhuang, who assisted in the defense of the city, put up a sign on the side as a shield.  The green-skinned deserters who were kneeling on the ground by the moat also made a commotion. The sergeant guarding them swung their scabbards and hit them hard, causing their heads to bleed.  Li Zhong, however, ignored these guys for a moment and flew back to the city. He dismounted and rushed up the city wall, straight to the highest point of the watchtower.  The personal guards behind him followed closely, carrying flags.  Be prepared to convey orders issued by Li Zhong at any time.  Li Zhong, who rushed to the heights of the enemy tower, looked southward and saw smoke and dust rising high, covering the sky and the earth.  It spread everywhere, and there were countless soldiers and horses.  Coming towards Taiyuan Fucheng!  And the city is above and below the city.  Only a weak force was holding on, and the fire started at the main camp on the back road to the north.  Did the Jurchen Tatars reach Taiyuan City so quickly?  Such momentum.  How many people are there?  Before they arrive, can most of the food and supplies stored in the back camp be burned?  And in the face of such a huge momentum, can our own army and horses defend such a weak Taiyuan City until the two generals Han and Yue return?  Li Zhong tried his best to stand firm.  At this time, you cannot show any signs of weakness.  The city's garrison, the Shenwu Changsheng Army, only had four commanders, and the rest were auxiliary soldiers and civilians. The morale of the army had fallen to the bottom because of Wu Min's departure.  If I panic even a little bit, Taiyuan City will collapse and fall!  Fortunately, the talented and victorious soldiers under his command have always been the mainstay in such critical situations.  The small phalanx commanded by the two infantry and cavalry formations arrayed outside the city remained as stable as a mountain.  However, the cavalry force, which only numbered twenty or thirty, still rushed firmly towards the overwhelming smoke and dust!  Smoke and dust were swirling, and behind them, the black smoke from the camp on the back road outside the city was rising higher and higher.  Finally, from the smoke and dust, the figure of the charging army horse appeared.  Thousands of soldiers took the lead.  Wearing the armor of the Song Army, pieces of red tassels fluttered on the saddle.  These thousands of soldiers were surrounded by dozens of knights who had never worn armor.  And behind these knights, there are endless people of the Song Dynasty coming from all over the mountains and plains!  They are the troops and horses that the pacification envoys controlled by the government office who fled from Taiyuan City last night. They are the thousands of people who fled from Taiyuan City crying and screaming last night!  How did they come back?  Why did they come back?  ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Everyone¡¯s eyes were wide open, their hearts were agitated, but they couldn¡¯t believe what they were seeing.  The hard-hitting detectives, who were approached by dozens of horses, finally came into contact with the large group of people coming in the smoke and dust.  Then he returned as fast as he could, running wildly without any regard for power, shouting at the top of his lungs, regardless of the distance, whether there was anyone above and below the city who could hear him!  Li Zhong¡¯s heart was pounding, and he seemed to have thought of something, but he couldn¡¯t believe this idea.  He just stared at Zhang Hui's sentinel.  Finally, the shouts came faintly and could be vaguely heard.  "The King of Yan is here The King of Yan is here The King of Yan is here!" Li Zhong blinked and couldn't believe his ears.  A louder roar sounded again, but it was the shouts of thousands of soldiers and countless civilians.  "The King of Yan is here!" Dozens of knights, surrounded by thousands of soldiers, also came out and followed the sentry riders in the city, galloping towards the city wall.  Everyone on and off the city stared blankly at everything in front of them, as if they were possessed by a nightmare.  Finally, the figures of those knights became clearer and clearer. Among them, surrounded by a thin young man with a back as straight as a sword, wearing an old cloak, sharp eyebrows and frosty temples.  But who else could it be if he wasn't King Yan Xiao Yan?  The next moment, cheers erupted from above and below the city!  Li Zhong didn¡¯t know when he felt that his face was wet. He was already jumping up with his hands in the air, and his throat was sore from the cheers he burst out!  King Yan has arrived, King Yan has arrived!  At this most critical moment, King Yan came with a light horse and rushed to the most dangerous Taiyuan Mansion and the most dangerous battlefield!  Thousands of defeated troops and countless civilians follow King Yan to the north, and they will fight to the death with the Jurchen Tatars here!  What kind of friendly forces don¡¯t fight?The high-ranking officials are running away, the whole world is an enemy, and the Jurchen Tatars are in trouble, so be it.  Once the mainstay is there, we, the talented men under King Yan, can hold on even if the sky falls!  Just fight to the death happily!  After tearing his throat and cheering twice, Li Zhong finally came to his senses and grabbed a guard beside him who only knew how to cheer and shook him wildly as if he was crazy.  "You bastards, hurry up and send the order! Hurry up and put out the fire at the back camp! Tell them that King Yan is here!" King Yan is here!  (To be continued. (.)) ps: Keep asking for monthly votes!  
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