Qin San, or Tu Danma San, was originally a Khitan, his real name was Yelu Masan, and he was also a noble of the Liao Kingdom.
After the fall of the Liao Dynasty, he surrendered to the Kingdom of Jin. Since he had studied and read, he joined Tushan's family and became a servant in the name of the family but actually a housekeeper.
In the fourth year of Jianyan, when Qin Huinan returned to the south, he was one of the few people who were ordered to return to the Song Dynasty with him. Even Qin Xiangye himself only regarded him as a servant and spy given to him by Wanyan Wushu, and never knew about it. True identity.
When he was captured that day, he should have committed suicide.
But Emperor Zhao of the Song Dynasty met him and Qin Da once, and the two of them gave up the idea of dying to protect their families in the North.
Emperor Zhao said: "If you die, I will write a letter to the emperor of the Jin Kingdom and tell him that you have told me many things, saying that you said that the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom had an affair with Wanyan Wushu, and said The reason why Qin Hui died is because you guys revealed the news to me."
"Not only that, I will also build a temple for your statues, and every New Year, I will have people give you lots of paper money to burn."
To some extent, Liu Bang did thank them.
After all, it would be a bit bad to talk about the reputation of killing a whole family, and the two of them solved a lot of troubles.
But as the saying goes, "Compare yourself to yourself, don't lose yourself." The enemy's internal contradictions are often fatal.
Qin San also understood that according to the fourth prince's character, no matter whether it was true or false, as long as Emperor Zhao really said that, it must be true to him.
Anyway, my family can't be saved, so I might as well live.
From the Liao Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty, one had to live, and from the Jin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, one also had to live.
All the same, all the same.
Although he said that he was just a slave, neither Han Chang nor Saili dared to treat him as a domestic slave. After all, this man had changed his surname and his real surname was Tudan... They say that it depends on the owner to beat a dog. , Tu Dan Gong, now the head of the Tu Dan family, is famous for his indifference to others, but he has taken advantage of all his personal shortcomings without leaving any behind.
This naturally includes being stingy and holding grudges.
The two of them held a banquet in the Yingzhou government office to entertain the uninvited guest, and neither asked why he appeared in the south. We drank for several rounds and kept saying polite words.
As for the people in the city... Han Chang didn't think it was a big deal. Killing or not killing didn't matter to him anyway. He had already made up his mind. As long as he held on to Yingzhou City, he would defend it until Kaifeng City was broken. The prince ran away on his own. If he retreats at that time, no one will be able to say anything.
Thinking like this, Han Chang thought about building a relationship with Qin San. After all, they all came from the Liao Kingdom and could be considered half fellow villagers. He raised his glass and said:
"A certain person had a chance encounter with the Prince Consort back then. I could often think of his grace and style, and wanted to visit him again when I returned to Beijing. However, I didn't want the Prince Consort to die young. Things are really unpredictable, and we will work together this time. Raise a glass to the spirit of the great prince consort and bless me with great wealth forever!"
Although Brother Tu Danding adopted the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom, he was born short-lived and did not even leave a son. Apart from a daughter, he only had an adopted son.
Poor Wanyan Ulu was born beautiful, but he became a widow at the age of thirty-five or six, and no one would say a word of pity when he saw her.
The three of them and the generals at the table drank a drink together. Saili's soldiers came in and whispered a few words to him. He frowned, looked at Han Chang and Qin San with some worry, and finally agreed. Walked forward.
"It is said that the Song Army has begun to organize its troops. It is expected to be here soon."
Chenjia Town is not far from Yingzhou, and Jin Bing is not blind. On the road of less than a few dozen miles, there are countless scouts and spies deployed by Song Army, and they are watching every move of Song Army.
Han Chang's dark expression paused: "Even if you build siege equipment, it's not so fast... Could it be that you have been prepared in advance?"
Those siege fortifications were so heavy and inconvenient to carry around, so they were generally made on the spot.
But the Song Army just showed up yesterday, how could it take action today?
If I were prepared in advance... how could it be possible!
There were already 70,000 to 80,000 people who showed up yesterday. These people did not bring any equipment at the time. Is it possible that besides these people, there are also Song troops who have not shown up? !
The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became. Han Chang put down the cup and said to Qin San:
"Sir, please don't blame me. There is something going on with the Song Army. I should go and investigate."
Qin San smiled and said: "General, you should put military situation first... I just don't know what happened. Is there anything I can do to help?"
I don’t know what kind of work this person is doing at Tu Shan’s house, but the king of Zhenguo is thinking very fast, thinking that Zhang Jun’s soldiers are all like jackals, tigers and leopards, so why not take this person to see him...
If he doesn't know the weapons, he will inevitably be frightened, but if he knows the weapons, he should also understand the power of the opponent.
In this way, even if the battle is defeated, there will be a witness. It is not that Han Chang has no ability, but that the opponent is too powerful.
Thinking of this, he took Qin San with him and told him the situation of the battle between the two armies yesterday.
Qin San had been wearing a mask all his life, and he pretended to be confused in front of this person without showing any signs of timidity. Before the few people could reach the top of the city, they heard loud shouts of death coming from outside.
The two kings were startled. The sound sounded like it was coming from the south, then it seemed like it was coming from the west... It sounded like it was coming from the east too!
Well, what a great Zhang Jun, what a great Captain Zhang!
Even if he had 100,000 people, he couldn't surround Yingzhou City, but he did so.
What does it mean?
It shows that he doesn’t regard himself as an opponent at all!
After all, he came from a family of military commanders. Han Chang was not a complete idiot. Otherwise, Wanyan Wushu would not have let him be the marshal.
At this time, his heart was full of anger. Guards from several city gates came at the same time. He waved his hand:
"Tell me one by one, where are there the most people?"
"Marshal, the east gate, the east gate has the most people! There are estimated to be thirty or forty thousand people in the east gate!"
As soon as this person finished speaking, another person stood over:
"Ximen, Ximen has the most! There are probably 50,000 people in Ximen!"
Han Chang was about to curse when he heard the man from Nanmen say:
"The South Gate has the most! There are at least 100,000 people in the South Gate!"
"Your mother!"
The king of Zhenguo could no longer bear it. The Song Dynasty only had a few soldiers and horses. According to their calculation, 200,000 people had arrived at Yingzhou City. The Southern Dynasties, Huaihe, Xiangyang and Hanzhong were still unable to fight or defend. Shou!
It is normal for the north gate to be deserted. Unless there are special circumstances, surrounding three towers can prevent the defenders in the city from having no way out and fighting to the death.
He also thought that Liu Qi was really difficult to deal with, and it was best for him to avoid him. Saili had never seen that person powerful, so he should let Saili pick up Uncle Liu Xin's moves.
As for myself...he said in a deep voice:
"The banner that was flown across the street yesterday was Zhang Jun's. This man is a Taiwei of the Southern Dynasty. I heard that he has been promoted to Privy Council. This man must be the commander of the Southern bandits' attack. I should go and meet him! Zhang Jun Tell me which door it is at quickly, don’t delay!”
After hearing his question, all three guards fell silent. Han Chang was very surprised:
"Is it possible that Zhang Jun didn't come? That's right. This man is despicable and cowardly. He should be hiding in the big tent at this time... If he is not here, Wang Yaksha is always there. Which door is Wang De at? Tell me quickly!"
The three of them were still silent. Now, Han Chang became even more suspicious:
"Isn't even Wang De here? Who is leading the troops?!"
The guard at the east city gate paused, bowed and clasped his fists:
"Marshal, I don't know about the east gate."
"Simon doesn't know either."
"Nanmen... I don't know either."
Why is it so abnormal! He slapped the east gate guard on the face:
"Are you blind or illiterate! Can't you even see the flag clearly?! The other side doesn't even have a flag?!"
The shouts of killing were getting closer and closer, and Han Chang became more and more anxious when he spoke.
On the contrary, it was Saili. This person may not be as thoughtful as Han Chang in the court, but he was very calm at this time.
"Tell me slowly what the situation is."
"Report to Marshal, Your Majesty... There is indeed a flag on the opposite side, but I have never heard of the number on the flag, let alone seen it, so I really don't know who the leader of the opposite side is!"
Saili narrowed his eyes: "What is the number?"
The three guards shouted in unison: "Han!"
The troops of the Song Dynasty had changed their designation and were now called the Han Army. This was nothing new. When Saili was about to ask again, they learned the lesson this time and took the initiative to continue:
"There is a row of small words next to it, which says, it says..."
Han Chang shouted: "What is it!"
"He is... the Grand Marshal of the Army, the ancestor of the Jin people."
Marshal of the army? !
Although the military system of the Song Dynasty was very complicated, there were only so many military ranks.
Han Chang lowered his head and thought for a while, but he really couldn't remember anyone in the Song Dynasty who held this position and could be bigger than Zhang Jun and command Liu Qi. Could it be the prime minister from the opposite side?
Sai Li also deliberately ignored the second half of the sentence... Song Jun was becoming more and more incomprehensible now. Although he was taking advantage of some trivial matters, these Nanman would never let go of where they could take advantage.
Suddenly, a flash of lightning seemed to flash across his head. He raised his head and looked at Han Chang. Their eyes met and they were thinking of the same person.
Zhao Gou!
Emperor of Song Dynasty!
In November of the first year of Jingkang, when the city of Kaifeng was breached, Emperor Zhao Huan of the Song Dynasty worshiped King Kang of Xiangzhou as the Grand Marshal of the Army, and Zong Ze and Wang Boyan were appointed as Deputy Marshals, leading his troops into the defense.
That’s it!
After more than ten years of fighting with the Southern Dynasty, the only person Han Chang or Saili could think of for the position of military marshal was the Emperor Zhao Gou of the Southern Dynasty!
The city of Shouzhou was destroyed. Rumor has it that the Emperor of Song personally led the army.
No one believed it, whether it was the fourth prince or them, whether it was the wise men in the court or the military advisors.
They all thought that Emperor Zhao had taken the credit of others and wanted to use this to inspire the generals of the Southern Dynasties.
Moreover, even if he really comes, if he takes down Shouzhou, then how can Emperor Zhao have any reason not to retreat?
But the fact is here, but the two of them have to believe it.
While they were talking, the two of them had already climbed up to the south city gate where the noise was loudest. They saw the Song army's momentum outside, and Liu Qi and Wang De were both there!
Just as the guards said, the flag these people are flying is the Marshal of the Han Army. In this way, they can command Zhang Jun and Liu Qi, and can also bring Yue Fei's troops here. , except for the emperor of the Song Dynasty, how could anyone else be so capable!
It all made sense.
I saw the people and horses below again. Although there were still hundreds of steps across the city, at a glance, it was really a huge crowd. Even if there were 100,000 people, I might have been conservative.
How on earth could this happen!
Han Chang's hands were clutching the wall tightly, wanting to break off a brick. It had to be said that he was really panicking now.
Like a wild animal, it panics when it smells a fatal crisis.
No, no!
Saili was the first to react. While instructing the archers to prepare, he quickly urged people to ask the civilian husband to prepare golden soup... which was water boiled with excrement and rolling stones.
Then, he ran to Han Chang's side:
"Commander, don't worry, the Song army is not here to attack the city!"
How could Han Chang not be in a hurry? He clearly saw that there were at least tens of thousands of cavalry on the opposite side!
Ten thousand cavalry, Han Chang, who has been dealing with horses since he was a child, knows what this concept is.
The Song Dynasty did not talk about all the property, but two out of three were all placed here.
They came here with the intention of taking Yingzhou City.
"Right Prime Minister, don't say it's a joke. Quickly ask other city gates to be prepared. Don't let anyone in!"
"Marshal!" Saili grabbed his wrist, "There are no siege fortifications on the other side."
After hearing this, Han Chang was stunned for a moment, and then immediately realized, yes!
Without siege tools...then Emperor Zhao is really a common man!
It’s okay if he doesn’t know the military affairs. He doesn’t know the military affairs and even brings soldiers from the Song Dynasty to die... There are no fortifications, let alone these people, even if there are 100,000 people, Han Chang is confident that he can defend it.
But he soon realized that the emperor did not know soldiers, so Liu Qi, Zhang Jun, Wang De, who were not generals who crawled out from the dead, they couldn't know soldiers, right?
Before he could wonder, Song Jun on the opposite side suddenly stopped and his voice became quiet.
Except for the cavalry who were still running around behind to cheer, the scene was much quieter.
Then he saw a man riding a horse over there, holding the flag of the Han military marshal in his hand. Knowing that this was the envoy of the Song Dynasty, Saili wanted to shoot him directly, but was stopped by Han Chang:
"It's not too late to hear what they have to say first."
When the man arrived at the foot of the city tower, he reined in his horse and stopped. He looked up at the golden man above and spoke with a voice like a drum:
"Except for the Jurchens, the rest will surrender without being killed!"
"Except for the Jurchens, the others surrendered with merit!"
"Except for the Jurchens, the others will surrender and be given money!"
"like……"
Before he could finish his words, he saw that the man on the top of the city had gathered his divine arm and bow, so he quickly turned around and ran away, talking without stopping as he ran.
"If there are any stubborn people who don't understand, the day the city is destroyed will be the day of your death. Do you really want to die with the people of Jin?!"
He shouted this so loudly that almost everyone at the South City Gate heard it. Some Han and Khitan people looked at each other and said nothing, and they had already said a lot.
"The Nanman bullied me too much!"
While Saili was cursing, he heard the other city gates become quiet, knowing that they must have heard the same words.
For a moment, he was angry and anxious, and shouted: "Only those from the south will surrender to Dajin. I have never heard of those from Dajin who surrendered to the south! All the governors are watching, anyone who dares to lay down their weapons will be shot without mercy!"
After saying that, he cursed again: "Where are the civilians?! Why haven't you brought up the golden soup? Are you seeking death?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there were sounds of killing in the city.
Knowing that Song soldiers had sneaked in, everyone was a little panicked, but at this time the Song soldiers outside had stopped, so they were not in a hurry.
Han Chang drew his sword and was about to turn around, but his wrist was grabbed tightly.
He looked back and frowned:
"Sir! This is a critical moment of life and death. Don't..."
Before he finished speaking, Qin San took out a piece of paper from his chest and said:
"Marshal Han, didn't you hear the people below shouting?"
"What did you say?"
"You are a Han Chinese, why should you accompany the Jurchens to die? Since the emperor, why have you not opened the city gates to welcome the king's army? This time the attack and defense have changed, and the situation of the south being weak and the north being strong is no longer the same."
Seeing Saili walking towards this side, Han Chang fell into a huge tangle.
His wealth and life, his wealth and glory, his wife, children, and children are all in the Kingdom of Jin. How can he say that he will just surrender!
"Aren't you from the Tushan family?"
"Of course yes...it was before."
Qin San said and handed the piece of paper over again:
"If you can bring troops to surrender, you will continue to be your general, your number will continue to be maintained, and your position will be more important than in the Kingdom of Jin..."
"But...my son..."
Qin San also had a similar struggle and said with a smile: "You are in the age of the dragon and the tiger. As long as you live, you will have everything."
"But..." Qin San changed the topic, "If you die, then there will really be nothing."
Looking at the massive Song army below, Han Chang had led troops for many years and had never seen such a formation before.
Then I heard a voice below:
"Your Majesty is already here, let's kill the golden dog together!"
Wang Qi shouted loudly and woke up thousands of people in the city. He was not busy opening the city gate at the first time. Instead, he rushed to the top of the east city and killed the soldiers holding the flag and blowing the horn. .
In this way, the horns were blown blindly and the flags were waved randomly.
Han Chang thought that the east gate had been broken, and then looked at the Song cavalry below, and finally let out a long sigh.
Saili stepped forward: "Marshal, why are you standing there stunned?"
"Be your mother!"
King Zhenguo's sword had already been unsheathed. At this moment, he swiped King Gaitian's neck and easily took his life.
He looked at Wanyan Saili who was covering his neck in disbelief, and ordered his soldiers:
"Open the door, it's down."
…
In Chenjia Town, Liu Bang took off his outer robe and wore only the inner lining.
At this time, his body was covered in red, white, black, and other colors, and he looked extremely dirty.
But he didn't care at all. Whenever a horse came back from the front, he would paint the horse himself from a dozen large vats filled with dyes next to him.
Not only him, but thousands of people from the Imperial City Division didn't even show their faces and were doing the same job.
Where did the 10,000 cavalry come from? It was just the effect of 3,000 cavalry running back and forth and dyed.
When another group of cavalry came back, although his arms were sore, he stood up immediately, took a bucket and filled the dye and rushed over.
"His Majesty……"
"Huh? If you dye your red color black, it will be easy to reveal, so it's better to dye it white."
With that said, he turned around and wanted to change a bucket.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to dye it! The city is broken!"
"Um?"
The man jumped off the horse:
"Han Chang surrendered, Yingzhou City was destroyed!"
The military generals of the Song Dynasty were recognized as having a tough nut to crack, and they all wanted to avoid Yingzhou.
Not a month, not a half month, not even five days.
From the fight to the destruction of the city, it only took a little more than a day.
And within a day or so, Yingzhou was broken.
Liu Bang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed.
Seeing Wang De running back first, he turned around and picked up half a bucket of red dye:
"You idiot likes to smear your body with human blood. Now I'll smear it all over you!"
A bucket was poured over it, and Wang Yaksha, who was already a red person, immediately became even redder.
Everyone finally reacted and kept yelling. Whenever someone came back, there would be dye waiting for them immediately.
Later, the people who came gave up and got off their horses, took buckets, and splashed dye on each other with them.
Everyone seems to have endless strength and seems to be childishly tight, especially His Majesty the Emperor. Since no one dares to attack him, he goes everywhere to attack people.
But just such a rogue move made everyone excited, and all the unused energy on the battlefield was used here.
Everyone was excited. Liu Qi, who finally came back, looked at the people in front of him who were staring at him eagerly, and felt some ominous premonitions in his heart.
"Marshal Liu, we have all changed our minds, but you are the only one who is still clean. Is this ridiculous?"
Taiwei Zhang became much more cheerful, and now he was joking with Uncle Liu Xin.
Liu Qi originally wanted to say something, but when he saw the emperor, Yue Yun, Zhang Jun and the others, and standing behind them were the people of Yingzhou who were also dyed, he suddenly felt relieved.
He turned over and dismounted: "Except for Your Majesty, no one will show mercy to someone else!"
This threat was completely non-threatening. Zhang Jun poured a bucket of white towards him. Soon, Cao Cheng and the others, those who had lost their tongues, carried the bucket directly, and those who had lost their legs and feet climbed on the backs of others. Those who had lost their hands asked someone to take a bowl and hold it in their mouth, saying that they should sprinkle a little bit of Liu Qi on them.
Cao Cheng lost his eyes, but knew that everyone was very happy now.
He was also very happy.
But he can only stand here... Being able to stand here, he is already very satisfied.
Just a voice came:
"Come on, let's go this way."
As the man spoke, he held his left hand.
Without giving himself a chance to refuse, he put the bucket into his own hand:
"What color do you want to use to greet your Marshal Liu?"
Cao Cheng felt grateful in his heart: "It would be great if it were red. When you strike iron, you have to make the iron red!"
"Then red!"
After the bucket was filled with things, the man led him forward again:
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way!"
"Liu Qi, come here!"
"Come on, pour it here. This is his head. If you pour it here, his whole body will turn red!"
Cao Cheng only had his left hand, and he raised the bucket to his shoulder tremblingly:
"Marshal Liu, I'm offended!"
Then the whole person turned aside, and the bucket of blood-red, bright red, and bright red paint spilled out.
Liu Qi hurriedly stood in front...he couldn't see him, so even if he was in front of him, he would still be tilted.
Fortunately, he stood this step and caught all of Cao Cheng's bucket. He wiped the redness in front of his eyes with his hands, but felt that his eyes were still very blurry and could not be wiped away.
Chenjia Town, which had turned into a colorful town, finally erupted into cheers as Cao Cheng poured down the bucket.
(End of chapter)
