Mu Huali's few casual orders had an immediate impact on the situation in Zhongdu.
Wherever the Mongolian cavalry went, Shuhu Gaoqi's troops, who were originally busy burning, killing and looting, were reorganized into teams under the threat of scimitars and whips, and launched a more organized and efficient burning, killing and looting. The sporadic resistance in the city was gradually subdued, and some Jin troops who were not under Shuhu Gaoqi saw that the situation was not good and surrendered one after another.
Even many Jurchen officials, along with their guards and mobs who took advantage of the situation, took refuge under the banner of the Mongolian masters, saying they were willing to die for the Great Mongolia. The two sides couldn't understand each other's language, and the mob was not like the Jin Army soldiers, who could always find a few who could speak Mongolian. As soon as the two sides collided, many of these people were killed by the impatient Mongols.
But more people won the recognition of the Mongols by gesticulating and gesticulating, so they turned around and took on the titles of commander-in-chief and general manager given by a certain Mongolian cavalry, and used ten times the bravery to kill ordinary people.
This city has been the capital of the Kingdom of Jin for sixty years. During these sixty years, too many dirty and dirty things, cruelty and violence, backwardness and barbarism have been covered up by the dazzling face of the Kingdom of Jin. squeezed in every part of the city. Now, all these things came up, turned into beasts following the new master, and began to run rampant.
When the sky gradually became brighter, the Southern Song Dynasty's envoys had already been attacked by the mob and torn to pieces, and the governor responsible for leading the escort was killed at the beginning.
The two envoys, Ding Entropy and Hou Zhongxin, were in disheveled robes and were wandering around among the running ranks of civilians. It was obvious that these people had no purpose at all. They ran eastward for a while, but were alarmed by the sound of fighting and turned westward. Suddenly, rebels came from the west, and they turned northward in droves.
Ding Entropy and Hou Zhongxin were even more directionless. They kept complaining, but they had no choice but to follow. After running back and forth several times, I couldn't find any safe place, but I stepped into a pool of blood repeatedly, and the hem of my clothes was soaked with blood from the splash.
Hou Zhongxin had led soldiers. When he was dealing with the Jurchens at the border, he had not seen dead people, which was better, but Ding Entropy was a serious scholar. Along the way, countless tragic scenes came into view, which scared him silly.
At this moment, the people were slowly stealing along a tall square wall. The old man leading the way turned back and said: "Bypass Changqingfang, you will reach Lize Gate. It is remote there, maybe you can escape!"
Hou Zhongxin nodded repeatedly, but Ding Entropy turned pale and pointed at his feet repeatedly.
It turned out that there were many corpses piled up in the corner where they walked. Among them were men and women. Many of the men's bodies still had gorgeous clothes or official robes on them, while most of the women were stripped naked. The blood in the pile of corpses gurgled out along the torn limbs, bypassed the ferocious head, and formed another pool of blood.
Ding Entropy deliberately walked around the pile of corpses and walked farther, but accidentally stepped on a seriously injured person. The man's body and face were covered in blood, his entire belly was bursting, and his intestines were flowing for many feet. But he still had a breath, so he stretched out his hand, held Ding Entropy's ankle, and hissed: "Help me! Help me!"
The voice of these words was like the voice of evil spirits from hell. Ding Entropy rolled his eyes and fell down. Hou Zhongxin hurriedly supported him.
After finally supporting him and gradually approaching Lize Gate, the old man leading the way suddenly stopped.
He said miserably: "There are people fighting there! We can't go!"
As a result, many people, including Hou Zhongxin, felt weak.
The one who fought and retreated at the top of the city was Miao Daorun.
Miao Daorun's progress was originally smooth, but when he led his troops to Fengyi Gate, he ran into the Mongols entering the city, so he bore the brunt of the killing and suffered heavy casualties.
He immediately led his troops to retreat, but the Mongolian army advanced along the city wall much faster than he expected. This group of people were like wolves smelling blood, biting and biting constantly. Miao Daorun's troops If you can't get rid of them at all, you can't leave the city safely...
The reason is very simple. If we don’t have the support of the city wall and we run into the wilderness and are rushed by the Mongols on horseback, isn’t it the end of the world?
So Miao Daorun had no choice but to persist to the death.
When they were about to cross Lize Gate, more Mongolian troops came over like a tide, carrying a large number of Shuhu Gaoqi's troops. The dense torches in their hands were like waves, and the swords reflected the firelight, which dazzled Miao Daorun's eyes.
Those who are willing to follow Miao Daorun into rebellion are his most loyal subordinates. Many of them are his fellow villagers in Zhongshan, Dingzhou, and are related to each other. But now the enemy was so powerful that all our previous plans and even the wealth we expected became a joke, and the soldiers were all frustrated. Although they are still resisting, they are becoming more and more desperate.
Fortunately, the top of Zhongdu City's city wall is only two feet wide, so the only way the two sides can meet is this narrow line. After the Mongols united the troops of Shuhu Gaoqi, although their power became more than ten times stronger, the number of troops used for direct fighting did not increase.
To a certain extent, the martial tiger Gaoqi's troops who were driven to the city wall were much less ferocious than the Mongols. So Miao Daorun still persisted, still slowly retreating. When passing several city towers, the soldiers also removed the wood from the sentry tower on the city platform and used it as a shield to block arrows.
Miao Daorun was surrounded by four or five guards holding wooden boards. Every time he took a few steps back, he glanced behind him.
He said to his companions angrily: "Monk Luo, did he lead his men to leave first? As soon as I saw something was wrong, I asked Zhang Ziming to report the news... As a result, we fought all night, with so many casualties, but we didn't see the navy. People come to support!”
The companion hesitated: "Master Huifeng, shouldn't he be an unloyal person?"
Monk Luo, whom they were talking about, was walking out of the urn city and climbing onto the tower.
Du Shisheng hurried forward to greet him: "How is it outside?"
"There was a Mongolian cavalry patrol. Liu Yue led his men to charge twice, but was defeated both times."
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Du Shisheng was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. On the other side of the city platform, Monk Wanyan Chen clenched his fists, took two steps forward, and stared at Monk Luo: "I'm going! Do you dare to follow me when I fight my way out?"
Zhang Rou sneered.
Monk Luo also laughed and ignored it.
Wanyan Xielie was biting a piece of military robe and bandaging the wound on his left arm. In the battle just now, his right shoulder blade was also injured, so it was a bit laborious to cut the cloth with the knife. After hearing what Monk Luo said, he first looked at the corner of the tower.
Naturally, the emperor would not be tied up forever. At this moment, the ropes on his body had been untied, and the socks in his mouth had been taken out. After Wanyan Xielie's explanation, he also knew that Shuhu Gaoqi had colluded with the Mongolian army to rebel, and this soldier from the navy was here to rescue him.
When he first learned the news, the emperor was very excited and made many wishes one after another. When he first came to the throne, he still held official positions such as Dutong and Meng'an. Now, just one night, Monk Luo, Du Shisheng and even Wanyan Xielie had already become county kings, prime ministers, and governors. marshal.
However, as the situation gradually worsened, Monk Luo and his party were blocked in Huicheng Gate, unable to move, and the entire Zhongdu City continued to fall into the control of the Mongols. Seeing this situation, the emperor's mood slowly fell to the bottom again, and he didn't speak for a long time.
Wanyan said in a deep voice: "Master Huifeng, it's almost dawn. We must break through the obstruction of the cavalry outside the city as soon as possible before the Mongols gather their forces in the city! Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"Don't worry, I have a plan."
"What kind of calculation?"
"The Mongolian troops are insufficient. By daybreak, the troops and horses in the city must be gathered and reorganized. At that time, let Liu Yue charge again and come back pretending to be defeated. I have arranged kerosene and firewood in Wengcheng to burn the damn thing. . Burn a bunch of them to death, and let’s take advantage of the chaos to get out of the city and go straight to the West Mountain!"
"Okay, okay, then I'll leave it to the master!" Wanyan Xilie cheered up: "Everyone here will follow the master's arrangements!"
This approach is still a narrow escape from death. But everyone has been forced to this extent, and they don't care about anything more.
When Guo Ning woke up, the surrounding soldiers were helping each other, and some of the gang leaders were cooking. There is a faint morning light spreading in the east. The sky is dimming, dawn is about to break, and the nearby woodland is gradually showing its outline.
Next to Guo Ning was Ni Yi, who had returned from investigating the enemy's situation. The young man tried his best to look around with his eyes wide open, but because he was too sleepy, his head dropped after a while.
A few steps outside, waiting respectfully, were a group of subordinates who had newly joined Guo Ning on the battlefield of Bazhou Triangle Lake. There is the tall and burly Shi Tianni, the leader of the local tyrants in Yongqing County; the gray-bearded Yelu Kechoubal and his lieutenants who moved to Lahuli; and Li Li, the leader of the subordinate army who was stationed in the Anci area under the orders of the Mongols. Stay upright.
In addition to them, there were several groups of generals from different backgrounds surrounding Guo Ning. Their subordinates totaled nearly a thousand people, and their armors and uniforms were all of different colors. They were preparing for battle in a chaotic manner, but they kept a group of Ding Haijun's cavalry outside.
Guo Ning slouched and said with a smile: "Brother Hefu recommended a good place. No Mongolians disturbed me this night."
Shi Tianni bowed calmly and thanked him, and said: "After dawn, the smoke will be noticeable. The Mongolian sentries will come sooner or later."
Guo Ning nodded, then shook his head: "Don't worry about them. Let's all have a steaming meal and then go to Fengyi Gate in Zhongdu!"
