I can’t blame Yu Hou.
Can't really blame him.
The Infantry Division, as the yamen with the fastest expansion among the three yamen after the southern crossing, and the largest number of people today, eight out of ten of them have never been on the battlefield.
Being unilaterally suppressed by the Jin people for a generation, coupled with the years of publicity in the court,
From the time they can remember, most of these people only know that the Jin people are invincible, they only know that the Jurchens are invincible, and they only know that except for heavenly beings like Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, no one can defeat the Jin people.
Now that the knife was placed on his neck, Xin Ciying panted for a while before he recovered:
"There are not many of them, we can fight and we can beat them!"
"If you withdraw into the city this time, what will happen to the merchant ships in the port? What will happen to the fishermen and farmers outside Mingzhou City?"
"And if you win...wealth and glory are before your eyes, and I can protect your fame and fortune...go back with me, turn back!"
Yu Hou looked struggling... He had learned this old man's style over the past few days. If he said 'no', he would definitely take his own life.
But go back...
It's like someone has been telling you since you were a child that ghosts and gods are very capable of human beings. They have been telling you for more than ten or twenty years. Suddenly one day, you are asked to pick up a knife and fight the ghosts and gods.
Fortunately, the police at the city gate noticed this... In the past few days, this was the first time these people were so close to Mingzhou City.
The messenger opened his mouth and asked, "What's the matter, Lord Jun? Are you about to withdraw?"
Xin Ciying didn't even look at him: "Go back and tell your magistrate that the Jin soldiers are attacking."
These words had an extremely quick effect. The man didn't even react, he immediately turned around and ran back.
In just one cup of tea, the gate to Mingzhou City was firmly shut.
It's fine now, there's no way out.
Before seeing the heads of those golden men, the city gate will definitely not be opened again.
Yu Hou took a deep breath, and then changed his appearance to be extremely fierce:
"If you are going to die anyway, and die at the hands of your husband, it is better to trade the head of a golden dog!"
As he spoke, he grabbed the blade with one hand, blood seeping out from between his fingers, and took the knife back from Xin Ciying's hand.
"Sir, find a safe place. If...if anything happens, you should save your life and return to Lin'an so that someone can inform Marshal Zhao and avenge us."
"Nothing unexpected..." Xin Ciying shook his head, "I'll go with you..."
"Our five hundred forbidden troops can't deal with this group of people. Living in this world is just a laughing stock."
He still looked the same, his robes, shoes and face were all stained with sand. No matter how you looked at it, you couldn't connect him with the person who said he wanted to fight with the golden man.
The two went back to wake up the Imperial Guards who had been guarding the camp last night, and told everyone about the incident without reservation.
In addition to those who got on the ship and were killed, there are now more than 480 people... Once more people gathered together, although everyone could still see that they were a little panicked, at least no one ran away.
"You are from the Infantry Department, the Sanya Forbidden Army, and the Emperor's Guards!"
"Think carefully about what you would do if the officials were here today!"
"There are at most thirty or forty people on the other side... Look at that ship, there are only this many people at most, the most!"
"With these people, they are definitely not here to capture the city or land. They are not here for Mingzhou, but they are here for these merchant ships."
"They just want money, so they cherish their lives. You need to know that after you put on this armor, you have been waiting for today!"
Xin Ciying was also helpless. When he rehabilitated the thieves, he waved his hand and said nothing else, and the people faced off against the thieves on their own initiative.
But now, with a gap of ten times the number of people, he still has to show his interests here...
There were already wailing sounds on the beach, and everyone looked up and saw that it was really the man wearing the plate armor of the Kingdom of Jin who had already jumped to another boat with a knife in hand.
The merchant ships that reacted on the side... those that were further away sailed away directly, while more abandoned their ships one after another, and everyone ran towards Mingzhou City.
"On behalf of the envoy of Zhao, I promise you...one head...one hundred thousand dollars!"
One hundred thousand yuan is ten guan. Nowadays, a piece of money is worthless, not worth ten taels of silver, but six or seven taels is still worth it.
A finely carved Nuo opera mask, or an acre of field outside Jiankang Mansion, or a three-foot-long well...
Xin Ciying means that under heavy rewards, brave men go first.
There are always those who are poor, and there are always those who value money more than their lives. After he threw out this last temptation, some people finally started to take action.
They each wrapped their knives in their hands and held them horizontally in front of them. They looked at the golden men jumping between each ship, with the light of hunters in their eyes.
Even though the beach was full of sand, they still walked cautiously, as if they were afraid that if they used too much force, they would startle these people.
And every move they make...
When he was about ten steps away from the ship, the man on the bow suddenly turned around and looked at the group of Song imperial guards:
"Hush!"
He made a sound like driving a horse, and raised his hands upwards... Xin Ciying could see clearly that this was clearly an action taken by adults to scare children!
But such a ridiculous action made the group of forbidden soldiers who had finally mustered up their courage instantly deflated. The first few in the lead almost shed tears, turned around and started running.
As they took the lead, the Imperial Guards who didn't know what happened behind them also started running together.
I touched it and drank a cup of tea. It only took me a blink of an eye to run back.
Compared with that man's absurdity, the Song people who cooperated with his actions were even more absurd.
The golden man laughed so wildly at the bow of the boat that Xin Ciying almost spit out blood.
If the Forbidden Army is like this, what about the Xiang troops in various places? !
He also thought about the many things that had happened in Lin'an in the past few days, and what he had to face was not just the huge waves from the Jin people?
Among officials, in people's homes, in temples, outside the court...
If these people were not left here today, not to mention that the emperor would not fight, he would be the first to come out and persuade the emperor not to fight!
When he ran into Yu Hou, who was just running away, Xin Ciying didn't say a word to him.
Once again, he snatched the knife stained with Yu Hou's blood and dragged it away, drawing a straight line on the sand.
He didn't persuade anyone, he didn't say anything.
Climbing up the bridge with some difficulty, the man still didn't stop laughing...
Song people...
There really are people in the world who are so cowardly... Even pigs, cows, horses and dogs cannot reach their level.
I thought it was just a joke, but I didn't expect that the joker was telling the truth, and he was more conservative.
They can't go to Shanghai Pu, but this Mingzhou Port and the others can guarantee their wealth for the rest of their lives.
But what if we go further south?
There is the world's largest port of Quanzhou...
While he was looking at his companions in front of him, who were constantly carrying things from other boats, he was thinking about what would happen in the future.
He didn't even notice the little old man climbing up on the bridge.
until……
The knife penetrated his back and the tip came out of his chest, but he didn't even react.
Looking back at the old man, his eyes were full of disbelief.
Xin Ciying just wiped his sweat... Fortunately, it penetrated. If he hadn't used all his strength, it would have been quite difficult for the knife to penetrate his armor.
