Strangely enough, since the current emperor of the Kingdom of Jin came to the throne, the climate in the world has become weird, with droughts and floods happening constantly. In the second year of Da'an, there was a severe drought in Shandong and Hebei; in the third year of Da'an, there was a severe drought in Shandong, Hebei, and Hedong; in the first year of Chongqing, there was a severe drought in Hedong, Shaanxi, and Nanjing; in the second year of Chongqing, which is this year, Hedong , Shaanxi continues to be severely drought, and it is said that the local price of rice is as high as 8,000 yuan.
Wang Shixian was from Shaanxi, but he stayed in Hebei after the defeat because he could not survive back to Shaanxi.
If it were just a drought, and if the court could mobilize the people in time to build water conservancy projects, there might not be any way to alleviate it. But the drought would be followed by rain and floods. Just like that time in the second year of Da'an, there was a severe drought before and after spring plowing, and after June, heavy rains in Shandong and Hebei caused disasters. The water in the flat land was about a foot deep, and thousands of hectares of fertile land were wiped out.
At this moment, Zhuozhou and other places have been experiencing drought since last autumn and winter. The first rain in spring turned out to be so heavy... When the water in countless ponds across Hebei was surging, it was unknown how many people had to sell their sons and daughters, how many people were displaced, and how many people could not survive!
There was a heavy downpour, and under the dark sky, the rainwater formed a vast patch of white, slapping on the armor and the blade, causing a puff of water to splash. The wind assisted the water and extinguished a pine torch held up by a fulcrum.
The dense rain curtain obscured the view, and it was difficult to see clearly further down the city. But the sound of rain and thunder could not cover up the sound of fighting. Jing'anmin, Monk Luo and Wang Shixian stood at the top of the city and listened.
"Yang An'er's troops are determined to retreat. But..." Jing'anmin said uneasily: "That guy Hu Shahu is a madman! We have to cheer up the soldiers to prevent Hu Shahu from taking advantage of the chaos to seize the city!"
"Rebellion? That's also Hu Shahu's Chinese army in chaos!" Monk Luo shook his head nonchalantly and bowed his hand to Jing'an people: "You lead people to guard the city. I will lead my elite troops out and prepare to meet Guo Liulang!"
Monk Luo shook off his soaked uniform and strode down to the city.
Jing Anmin held his hand on the wall plate and looked outside.
Just now a flash of lightning flashed across the sky, and he seemed to see cavalry fighting not far away. But the lightning disappeared immediately, and under the thick clouds and rain, nothing could be seen clearly.
At this time, his subordinates arrived one after another, and Jing'an Min arranged for them to take over the affairs of the city as soon as possible, and take care of internal and external defenses. He has been able to manage the situation of being the boss of Zhuozhou for more than a year, and his methods are naturally extraordinary. Although things are complicated and people are rushing back and forth, he is not in a hurry. His subordinates follow orders and act neatly.
When the subordinates were ordered to leave one after another, Nian Kezhen, who had been huddled in the corner, came up hesitantly and whispered: "How ferocious the Hu Shahu is! Don't think that the heavy rain can hinder anything. If he goes wild, it will be ignored." Regardless!"
Jing Anmin sneered twice and patted Nian Kezhen on the shoulder: "Nian Kezhen, you are thinking too much!"
After saying that, Jing Anmin hurried away.
Nian Kezhen chased after two steps in confusion. Wang Shixian came from behind and patted Nian Kezhen on the shoulder: "Nian Kezhen, governor?"
"Ah? What?"
Wang Shixian smiled broadly: "We don't care about our wild behavior!"
Nian Kaizhen trembled violently and ran quickly in the direction where Jing Anmin left: "Brother Jing! No, Brother Anmin..."
At this time, another lightning flashed, and Wang Shixian seemed to see the scene of knights fighting in the lightning. He rushed to the edge of the city wall, but the sky fell into darkness again, and he could not see clearly.
"Monk Luo!" Wang Shixian shouted: "You should hurry up!"
Below the city, a few miles away from Jing Anmin and others, Guo Ning and a dozen of his subordinates were still fighting fiercely.
When the Jin army was strong, the most elite cavalry included light cavalry called Guaizima and heavy cavalry called Tiefutu. The so-called iron pagoda refers to an elite knight wearing heavy armor, like an iron tower. The armor worn by this class of knights weighed more than fifty kilograms, and the hood covered the face, leaving only two eyes exposed. They either ride armored horses to attack, or they attack on foot. They are a decisive force no matter what battlefield they are on.
Nowadays, not to mention Hu Shahu's subordinates, even the entire Daikin, I am afraid it will be difficult to gather the elite of Tiefutu back then. However, Hu Shahu still set up such a system under his account in accordance with the tradition of the Jin Army. The two hundred armored warriors in his headquarters can fight freely on and off horseback.
When Guo Ning rode straight towards Hu Shahu, he was immediately blocked by soldiers.
When the soldiers gathered together, it was like an iron wall that was impenetrable from the ground!
Guo Ning waved the iron spear in his hand and launched a thrust. However, this iron spear was something he had just snatched and was not of high quality. After being hit several times, cracks had already appeared. At this moment, the tip of the spear collided with the shield pushed forward by the armored man. There was a continuous clicking sound, the shield was torn into pieces, and the iron spear was also broken into several pieces.
Both blows were made with great force. The exploded spear shaft flew in the air, and one part flew past Guo Ning's cheek, tearing open a long wound. Guo Ning didn't care at all, holding the remaining spear shaft more than five feet long and thrusting forward again.
The sky was extremely dark, and the soldier's sight was blocked by the remaining shield. The spear shaft instantly passed through the gap in the shield and hit the soldier's chest.
A series of slight clicks sounded, and the soldier staggered back a few steps as if struck by electricity, and sat on the ground motionless.
The arm guard originally worn on Guo Ning's arm was damaged. At this time, the arm brushed against the sharp gap in the shield and was immediately torn bloody. The flowing blood stained his elbows to his palms red, and was then washed away by the dense rain.
Guo Ning used the recoil force of the spear pole to rein in his horse and spin around, swinging half of the spear pole at will, clanging with several swords and axes.
Another soldier rode his horse into the diagonal stab, hoping to use the momentum of his horse to knock Guo Ning down.
This soldier is well-dressed and looks like the leader in the iron pagoda. The timing of his first choice was really exquisite, just when the war horse slowed down and turned around.
It was raining heavily at this time, and the ground was obviously slippery. The horses instinctively refused to step on the ground with all their strength to avoid missing a step. It is almost impossible for the two horses to avoid collision, and once the man and horse fall to the ground, surrounded by hundreds of armored knights, they will die immediately!
More than a hundred Jurchen armored knights cheered and cheered in unison.
Guo Ning's subordinates all exclaimed.
Guo Ning roared loudly and pulled the reins hard.
The war horse under his crotch was indeed a top-grade horse. He neighed loudly and leapt with all his strength. He actually stood up with his feet in the mud and avoided the lateral collision by a hair's breadth!
Guo Ning reined in his horse with one hand and threw the spear shaft to the sky with the other hand. When he landed and caught it again, he had already turned the spear shaft. Immediately, he followed the momentum of the horse's fall and used the iron at the end of the spear shaft to pound diagonally downward.
The soldier who tried to hit Guo Ning with his horse was hit squarely on the side of the neck.
This time, including the weight of people and horses, it was really too powerful. The iron sword was not sharp, but it smashed the iron collar with force, and then passed down through the horrific wound, penetrating into the body for more than two feet. It is unknown how many organs were pierced and how many bones were smashed. . The knight screamed, his limbs twitched suddenly, and he fell off the horse with the iron spear.
The iron sword fell and blood splashed out, covering Guo Ning's head and face like a fountain, dyeing his green velvet armor black and red. Guo Ning also lost his temper, and casually took out the Iron Bone Flower from his waist, pointing around: "Come on! Come and fight!"
The wind is howling, murderous intent is rising, and the posture of such a killing general is like a chicken, it is simply not something that can be found in the world, it is really like a vicious god coming to the world!
Dozens of Tiefutu soldiers had originally surrounded and gathered together, but at this time, the leaders stood still in fear. As a result, they collided with their companions who were coming from behind, and the people and horses were in chaos for a while.
Guo Ning laughed loudly, wiped the blood on his face, and drew a circle on the top of his head with his iron bone flower.
"Rokuro, give you a spear!" someone shouted from behind.
The speaker was Ruilin. He is from Pingyu County, Jizhou, and his father and ancestors are both knights in the army. After the defeat at Yehuling, he met Guo Ning during the retreat, but they were separated later. Not long ago, he heard that Guo Ning had gathered men and came from Xishan overnight to join him. Because he did not catch up with Guo Ning to set up the subordinate capitals, he temporarily served as his personal cavalry.
Ruilin's martial arts skills are inherited from his family and he is proficient in a variety of weapons. He handed the spear in his hand to Guo Ning, and then took out two iron maces from his saddle: "Liu Lang, Hu Shahu is ahead!"
Guo Ning took the spear and shouted in a deep voice: "Zhao Jue!"
Zhao Jue responded: "I'm here!"
"In a moment, I will insert the enemy's right wing diagonally. You follow me. When you come out of the formation, use Ming Dy to indicate the direction for the rear troops!"
"yes!"
"The rest of you, rest for now. When I rush past, you can charge in the direction of Ming Dy!"
"Yes!" More than ten people behind him shouted in unison.
By this time, the group of people had completely disrupted Hu Shahu's team, and their own losses were minimal! Such a feat and such a thrilling battle made everyone's blood boil with excitement, and they no longer cared about the mountains of swords and seas of fire before them!
Guo Ning looked deeply at his companions, and when he was about to urge his horse, a knight rushed from behind and shouted: "Liu Lang, Li Erlang is surrounded!"
The person who came was another rider, Chen Ran, who was famous for his ability to use long and short knives.
"In which direction is he?" Guo Ning asked.
Chen Ran pointed to the southeast: "Just now, Li Erlang came out of the formation, and he ran into more than a hundred infantrymen from the front team who were retreating... The enemy was killing more and more!"
Guo Ning looked in that direction and vaguely saw many men and horses going around in circles, like a whirlpool. With the occasional flash of lightning, he could see the Jurchen soldiers on the periphery, all of them ferocious.
Guo Ning turned to look back at where the armored knights were. Those cavalrymen were all veterans of the battlefield. They were frightened by Guo Ning's bravery at first, but they quickly regained their composure and began to urge their horses to speed up.
Guo Ning is indeed brave, but fighting on the battlefield does not rely solely on bravery.
He has gone through countless battles over the years and has seen no less than a thousand brave soldiers. However, the vast majority of them can only show off their power for a moment and are quickly swallowed up by thousands of troops. trade off.
The more brave you are, the more you must understand that life and death on the battlefield depend on a moment, and the opportunity is fleeting. No matter how passionate you are, you must know how to weigh the weight of gains and losses, and know the timing of advance and retreat.
Guo Ning made a decision immediately: "Don't worry about Hu Shahu for now, let's..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly heard the virgin infantry shouting in panic, as if some extremely terrifying enemy was coming.
Guo Ning squinted his eyes and looked there, murmuring: "At this time, someone is rushing into the battle again? It's quite interesting!"
