The autumn moon accompanies the dust, and horses neigh at dusk. Lovesickness is not mixed with traces of wine. Unexpectedly, we suddenly meet for the first time, and the frost disappears and the clouds disappear.
The secret fragrance and laughter are heard, and the two places are deeply in love. The world is so close and we are looking forward to good news. We play the cymbals generously to go to the national crisis, and the blue sky sings for a long time.
——"Langtaosha" Liang Yusheng
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The last food of the Suiyang defenders - bark, tea leaves and paper were almost eaten.
If reinforcements and food and fodder do not come, how long can the soldiers hold on?
Zhang Xun looked at the map hanging in the tent and fell into deep thought.
There were three Tang armies in the counties near Suiyang: Xu Shuji was stationed in Qiaojun, Shangheng was stationed in Pengcheng, and Helan Jinming was stationed in Linhuai. Among them, Helan Jinming had the strongest troops, but in order to preserve their strength, these three generals ignored the safety of Suiyang and
They all backed up their troops and refused to save them.
Zhang Xun is not an aloof person, so why doesn't he want to ask for reinforcements? However, the Anlu Mountain Incident made the court no longer trust the generals who led the army. When the court dispatched troops and generals, they would deliberately place several contradictory generals in one place.
war zones to check and balance each other. This is also one of the reasons why the Anlushan Rebellion has not been put down for a long time.
At the beginning, Fang Guan served as prime minister and was responsible for the deployment of troops. Fang Guan had never been happy with Helan Jinming. When he appointed Helan Jinming as the military envoy of Henan Province, he also appointed Xu Shuji as the military envoy under Helan Jinming - the actual commander of Henan Province.
The army of envoys.
Xu Shuji and Helan Jinming both served as censors. Xu Shuji relied on the elite troops under his command, and his official position was the same as that of Helan Jinming, so he was never controlled by Helan Jinming.
Helan Jinming had never dared to mobilize his troops to rescue Suiyang, not only because he was jealous of Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan's outstanding military exploits, but also because he was worried that after dividing his troops, Xu Shuji would take advantage of the situation and attack him.
Now, Suiyang has reached the final moment of life and death and cannot sit still and wait for death.
Zhang Xun decided to ask for help again. If these generals still refused to save them, his six hundred soldiers would pledge their lives to the country and die on the battlefield!
Zhang Xun gave Nan Jiyun the task of calling for help for the last time. He asked Nan Jiyun and Bai Fu to take thirty elite cavalry to break out of the encirclement at the risk of death and go to Linhuai to ask for help from Helan Jinming.
Before leaving, Zhang Xun called Bai Fu into his account and handed a thick letter to Bai Fu, saying: "Brother Fu, no matter whether we can recruit reinforcements for this breakout, you should not return to Suiyang again."
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Bai Fu was anxious and said: "General, I have also made a blood alliance with my brothers. I have already made up my mind to die and swear to live and die with Suiyang!"
Zhang Xun looked solemn, nodded and said: "I know that everyone is not afraid of death, and I am the same. But as a general, I cannot let everyone's sacrifice be in vain.
This letter contains the names of all the fallen soldiers since the Battle of Yongqiu. I hope their blood was not shed in vain, and I hope the court can provide compensation to their families and engrave their names on the masonry of the city wall.
One of us must live to tell their story to future generations.
I can't do anything for them now, I just hope to keep their names..."
With tears in his eyes, Bai Fu nodded in agreement.
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Nan Jiyun and Bai Fu led 30 elite cavalry out of the city. Tens of thousands of Yan troops came to attack. Nan Jiyun and Bai Fu "charged straight into the crowd and shot from left to right", making the thieves "invincible" and two of them were killed.
At a small cost, the cavalry managed to break out of the Yan army's encirclement.
Nan Jiyun and Bai Fu, with the expectation of six hundred soldiers, rushed to Linhuai non-stop and traveled under starry night.
When the Linhuai garrison saw these 30 cavalrymen covered in dust and stained with blood, they quickly opened the city gate and lined the streets to welcome the Suiyang warriors.
The Suiyang Tang Army's reputation for wiping out hundreds of thousands of enemies with only a few thousand men has spread throughout the Jianghuai War Zone.
"Old soldiers will never die!" I don't know which Linhuai soldier shouted first, and all the soldiers were excited. The three armies lined up, drew their long swords, and stabbed into the sky to pay tribute to the brave Suiyang soldiers!
Nan Jiyun and the generals' bloodshot eyes flashed with tears. They held their heads high and saluted with military salutes!
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When Suiyang soldiers came to Helan Jinming's tent, they saw a different scene.
After reading Zhang Xun's handwritten letter and listening to Nan Jiyun's plea for help, Helan Jinming had no expression on his face and said slowly:
"Today we don't know whether Suiyang is alive or dead, so what's the use of sending troops?"
(It has been several days since you arrived at Linhuai, and it will take several more days for the reinforcements to arrive at Suiyang. Based on the number of Suiyang defenders, it can be inferred that when the reinforcements arrived, Suiyang had already fallen due to lack of protection, and the troops were lost out of thin air!) "
Nan Jiyun, a tiger with a beard like a halberd, said angrily: "If Suiyang falls, Jiyun please die to thank the doctor. And now that Suiyang has been pulled out, it will reach Linhuai. It's like skin and fur, and it's impossible to save!"
(If Suiyang falls, Jiyun is willing to die to thank Helan Yushi. Suiyang and Linhuai are as dependent on each other as fur. If the fur is not preserved, how can the general attach it? If Suiyang falls, the puppet Yan army will definitely come out in full force to attack
Linhuai, how can we not save it?)
The generals in the camp whispered to each other and nodded frequently.
Helan Jinming smoothed his long beard with his hands, unmoved at all, and said to himself: "I have always heard that Nan Ji Yunyi and Bo Yuntian are very skilled in martial arts. When I saw him today, he was indeed proud and heroic, and beyond the ordinary.
The lonely city of Suiyang is in danger, and it will fall sooner or later. It is a pity that this person has spent his life in Suiyang in vain. If it can be used by me, it will be a good move."
Thinking of this, Helan Jinming softened his face and said with a smile: "This is a big matter that requires a full debate. It is now dinner time. Please take a seat and we will talk while eating."
When Helan entered the Ming Dynasty, he held a grand banquet. In order to attract Nan Jiyun, he ordered all the musicians and singers from the army to appear. At the dinner, there were delicious wines and delicious food. The singers sang and danced beautifully. The whole camp was peaceful and joyful, with a festive atmosphere.
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The generals in Linhuai were very accustomed to this kind of occasion. The generals in the tent mingled with each other and laughed happily. However, after just two sips, the generals stopped drinking and could no longer drink. Because no one in the Suiyang generals moved their chopsticks.
What makes the Linhuai generals different is that although the Suiyang generals are sallow, skinny, and haggard in appearance, they do not gorge themselves on delicious food and wine.
Under the leadership of Nan Jiyun, all the soldiers did not drink at all, and did not even move their chopsticks. Everyone looked at their noses, noses and hearts, with expressionless faces, straightening their bodies like javelins, and kneeling on the couch.
Helan Jinming winked at Yin Feng, the general in charge. Yin Feng understood, got up from the couch, picked up the wine, and came to Nan Jiyun.
Yin Feng smiled and said: "General Nan, the Suiyang soldiers fought against the puppet Yan army of more than 100,000 soldiers for several months with less than 10,000 troops, and annihilated 100,000 enemies. Such results are unprecedented.
Come, I, Yin, represent the Linhuai Army and offer a toast to the general!"
Nan Jiyun looked sad and said to the Linhuai generals in the account: "When we broke through, Suiyang had been out of food for a month. Even the sparrows and mice had eaten them all. The only things we could eat were bark, grass roots and paper.
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To be honest, we are all very hungry, so hungry that we could eat a whole cow. But when I think of the brothers in Suiyang, I can't swallow it.
They guarded the city tower day and night, overlooking Linhuai in the distance, hoping that we would invite friendly reinforcements as soon as possible to save the lives of soldiers and civilians in the city."
Nan Jiyun made a tragic statement, and the generals who took turns toasting in front of him left with dull faces and returned to their seats.
The rest of the Linhuai soldiers put down their cups and chopsticks and lowered their heads in shame.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Helan Jinming clapped his hands and the soldiers brought ten large plates. On the plates were neatly placed yellow gold ingots and a thick stack of silk.
Nan Jiyun smiled calmly and said: "Gold and silver treasures, if you don't bring them with you when you are alive, and if you don't take them with you after death, they will be nothing more than dung to Suiyang soldiers."
Helan Jinming smiled and said: "There are thirty-two letters of appointment here. With these letters of appointment, each of you can lead an army and step from soldier to general. When the war is over, you will all be county guards, governors, and frontier officials, honoring your ancestors."
If you don’t want to join the army or serve as an official after the war, wouldn’t it be nice to take this gold, marry a wife, have children, and go back to your hometown to become a rich man?”
Speaking of this, Helan Jinming glanced at Bai Fu and said: "This young general is not old enough to be a weak man, so he probably hasn't married yet, right?
There are three kinds of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is not having an offspring. Wouldn’t it be a pity to die for the country when you are still in your prime and have your bones buried on the battlefield?”
Bai Fu smiled proudly and said nothing.
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Helan Jinming spent a long time talking, but the Suiyang generals were still unmoved, and no one was willing to join him.
Helan Jinming's face darkened, as cold as frost, and said: "The Yan army has hundreds of thousands of troops, can't they really attack your little Suiyang?
General Yin Ziqi of Yan is proficient in the art of war. He is encircling a point for reinforcements, just to attract our rescue, and then attack halfway across the river! How could I, the dignified envoy of Henan Province, fall into the trap of this bandit?
General Nan, the overall situation is our top priority, so forgive me for not being able to help!"
Seeing that Helan Jinming had no intention of sending troops to rescue him, Nan Jiyun gave up completely.
Nan Jiyun Hu's eyes were weeping with blood, and he said angrily: "The doctor was sitting with strong troops, watching Suiyang fall, and he had no intention of dividing the disaster and rescuing it. How can he do this as a loyal minister and a righteous man!"
(The doctor has strong soldiers and horses, but he just watches Suiyang fall and has no intention of rushing to rescue him. Is this what a loyal man does?)
Before he finished speaking, Nan Jiyun suddenly pulled out his rhinoceros horn saber and cut off one of his fingers!
All the soldiers in the tent, including Helan Jinming, were all shocked and moved with horror.
Nan Jiyun laughed wildly and said: "Since Jiyun cannot achieve the general's intention, please leave a finger to show your faith and return the favor."
(Since Jiyun cannot complete the task assigned by the general, he can only leave this finger to prove that I have tried my best.)
All the soldiers in the tent shed tears.
Nan Jiyun found out that Helan had no intention of sending out rescue troops in the Ming Dynasty. He opened the tent door, led Bai Fu and others, and left.