There was a loud killing sound in the Marshal's Mansion.
The same was true outside the Marshal's Mansion. Someone was setting fires everywhere, and the smoke was lingering, blocking the view. Under the firelight and thick smoke, more than a hundred people with disheveled hair and topless bodies were vaguely visible, shouting slogans and pushing a huge rush vehicle obtained from nowhere. They were about to break down the door. However, the more numerous soldiers could not restrain their temper. They already held swords in their mouths and held up the ladders. The archers behind them sprayed rain of arrows wildly, covering them as they scrambled forward and climbed the high wall of the Marshal's Mansion.
After all, this is the central capital of the Jin Kingdom. The Jurchens seem to be on their deathbed, but their strength seems to be able to squeeze out a little more. Perhaps the dignity of the Jurchens does not allow them to endure repeated humiliation; or maybe, in After being massacred by the Mongols, the feeling of being suppressed by a powerful Han official made them lose their minds.
They rushed forward, and for a moment, the momentum was astonishing.
But in the eyes of those with real military experience, this is just a mindless attack based on courage. As long as they survive one wave, they will collapse immediately.
Dong Jin stood above the main entrance of the Marshal's Mansion, holding a bow. The arrows fired by the rebels below the city whizzed past his side and even his ears. Dong Jin straightened his bow and fired back.
In the darkness, neither side could shoot accurately, and his arrow failed. But he didn't care, and turned to his subordinates: "The Jurchens will not have the courage to repel this wave. When the troops enter the city at dawn, they have a plan. One, and they are all dead!"
The subordinate held the knife and turned around to look inside the mansion: "I'm just afraid of the marshal..."
"Don't worry. No matter who is causing trouble in the palace, no matter how many people there are, they are looking for death in front of the marshal himself." Dong Jin took aim confidently for a while, and then fired another arrow. The arrow passed through a few wisps of smoke. , hit a soldier who was trying to climb up the wall in the face, causing him to scream and fall down.
More than a hundred steps away from Dong Jin's position, He Shilie Heshou was running back and forth, commanding his troops to move forward. Because he was getting hot from running, he dropped his helmet, took off his armor, and only held a long sword to shout and supervise the battle.
Standing in their queue, I felt that my side was crowded with people, and the momentum was like a black cloud pressing over the city, which could crush the Marshal's Mansion at any time.
Dozens of steps behind Heshi Lieheshou, someone looked at Pusanduan with admiration: "My lord, what a wonderful plan! There is chaos in the marshal's house! The person who ordered the navy fleet really still loves me, Dajin!"
Pu Sanduan stood proudly with his helmet and armor on his head. He was indeed old. After standing for a moment in armor weighing twenty kilograms, he felt his legs were sore and weak, so he could only rely on the spear in his hand for strength. After hearing this compliment, Pusanduan had no interest in paying any attention to it.
The entire Dinghai navy is not really monolithic. When Dajin was at its peak, how could it not swallow up mountains and rivers? Moreover, the famous ministers and generals in the army were from the same clan, and they were close relatives. However, they still fought against each other for their own interests and fought to the death, causing the star to wither. .
The rise of Ding Haijun has only lasted two or three years, and the origins of its various departments are so complicated. It is not difficult to find some useful people among them, such as Pusan Duan, a very high-status and prestigious figure. Not to mention the Pusan family. I also made money from maritime smuggling back then, and my understanding of maritime situations is no worse than anyone else.
Guo Ning's navy has always relied on allocating acres of land as bait, so that the soldiers can be driven with peace of mind. The problem is that the situations on land and at sea are completely different, and the methods that are suitable for land may not be suitable for sea.
On land, when the soldiers went out, they were soldiers, and when they came in, they were for the people. If they were not fighting, they would dig food in the soil. Those humble people got a few acres of thin farmland, and they all had tears in their eyes, wishing they could die for Guo Ning.
But the horizons and ideas of people at sea are much broader.
Ding Haijun's maritime trade routes span huge trade routes from multiple forces. Under Guo Ning's operation over the past few years, the profits generated can be regarded as gold and silver, which is greater than the profits of the Wanyan clan's smuggling of luxury goods in the past.
, more than ten times bigger? Looking at such huge financial gains, the soldiers are really not moved at all?
Traveling on the sea with the Ding Navy fleet, there were also many maritime merchants from the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. The money they earned actually went into their own pockets. Who said that the chief sailors of the Ding Navy,
Can't you follow suit?
In the past few years, the crew members of Dinghai Navy have seen so many ways to make money with their own eyes, and many people's appetites have been whetted. Although they are making money for Guo Ning, they also gradually have the means to gain private benefits themselves. Subsequently,
As the scale of maritime trade expands, a lot of benefits fall into their hands.
Originally, Guo Ning's control of the fleet was very loose. As long as they completed the tasks assigned by the military government and did not demand anything else, no one minded. However, the Song Dynasty suddenly blocked the grain trade, which almost made the Ding Navy embarrassed. So the Song Dynasty suddenly blocked the grain trade.
Guo Ning began to think about the future of maritime trade and began to reorganize the fleet to deal with various situations that were likely to occur in the future.
As a result, many things that were originally rough had to be refined, and things that were vague had to be clarified. Some leaders who had originally placed their families in manors in various places had to gather them back and live together in a centralized manner according to the new requirements of the Dinghai Navy.
For low-level sailors, this is all necessary, and many people regard it as preferential treatment, which is indeed welcome. But for some leaders who are gradually gaining strength and trading with the Southern Dynasties... I have seen Huahua
In this world, why do I care about the more than 100 acres of land given to me by the military? I have become accustomed to the freedom of the sea, and suddenly the chain is tightened. How can I be happy?
There are many people who hold this idea, and their opinions on the military government are like an undercurrent.
At this time, several close associates sent by Pusanduan came up with a solution. They took advantage of the Dinghai navy's fleet that intensively traveled between Zhigu Village and Tongzhou to transport grain and materials, and took advantage of it to find available people.
Although the leaders have extraordinary means at sea, when it comes to recruiting, buying, coercing, and coercion, how can they compare with the skills accumulated by the nobles of Zhongdu for decades? Pu Sanduan's cronies spent several months, and finally secretly
I contacted about a hundred people with the intention of making it work at a specific moment.
This resulted in the current situation.
However, can this situation really lead to victory?
Heshi Lieheshou charged forward several times and saw only his own soldiers pushing up the ladder. The soldiers climbed up one after another, and then were killed one by one by the wolf-like and tiger-like elites of the Ding Navy on the wall. He heard that the Marshal's Mansion
The noise inside suddenly rose to a high level, and then slowly fell down. He found that the ram that had been hidden and reassembled with great difficulty was lit by torches dropped by the defenders from a high place.
The Jurchens who were responsible for knocking on the door dispersed in a hurry. Then, at the urging of Heshi Lieheshou, they removed pillars from nearby houses. Dozens of people held the pillars side by side and tried to knock on the door again. On the way, they were shot down by condescending bows and arrows. They shot randomly. After several people died one after another, the timid ones dropped the pillars and ran away. The bold ones couldn't hold up the thick beams and had to return in embarrassment.
How can there be any hope of winning in such a situation?
Guo Ning is still entangled, so we can't attack the Marshal's Mansion. If those leaders can't kill Guo Ning, then if the evil tiger frees his hand, won't our own strength be destroyed with a single blow?
Heshi Lieheshou suddenly became frustrated. He turned back at a faster speed and panted to Pusan: "This manpower is simply not enough! We have to go to Zhang Xingjian and ask him to send people to help. Don't make trouble in the periphery. Those people, it’s useless!”,
"Zhang Xingjian? Why is this old man here?"
Pusanduan laughed loudly: "That old man just wants us to die!"
"What?" He Shilie Heshou couldn't believe his ears.
Pu Sanduan said no more. He struggled to hold the spear, his eyes were bright, and he stepped forward.
He is a veteran of the four dynasties of the Kingdom of Jin. He grew up when the Kingdom of Jin was at its peak, and participated in several foreign wars before and after the Kingdom of Jin. Now he is old, and the old injuries caused by years of military service are still with him every day. Torture him. The Jurchen generals of his generation have completely withered to the point where not a single one is left, and there are very few successors available.
He tossed and turned for many nights, thinking about how to reverse this situation.
The final idea that came to mind was nothing more than this.
The battle in front of us is probably going to be lost. The small number of troops outside cannot overwhelm the Dinghai navy garrison; the gang leaders who have suddenly risen up inside have just been fooled by Pu San Duan with money these days. They have no fighting spirit and determination. It can be said that most of them are no match for Guo Ning's evil tiger.
However, it doesn’t matter. There are so many Jurchens in Zhongdu. They shouldn’t all be weak. Even if they can’t defeat the Mongols, they can’t be intimidated by these men who have been slaves for decades! There must be a decent fight. , Even if the Jurchens in Zhongdu City die, so what!
In the final analysis, Guo Ning has Guo Ning's thoughts, Zhang Xingjian has Zhang Xingjian's intentions, and Pusanduan also has his real purpose. His real purpose is not Guo Ning at all, his purpose has been achieved!
The next thing to do is to have a fierce fight to attract Guo Ning's attention!
When Pusanduan personally entered the battle, the Jurchens' fear and wavering temporarily dissipated, and they suddenly became excited and stepped up their offensive.
The violent sound of killing reached the Marshal's Mansion, and Guo Ning listened intently.
After all, both sides were outnumbered. In order to prevent the enemy from rushing into the inner courtyard, Guo Ning had no choice but to fight and retreat. However, under his fierce fighting, the courage of the leaders continued to collapse, and their threats were in vain. With such a posture, there seemed to be no people who dared to challenge him.
This made Guo Ning feel a little disappointed. So he stretched out his arms, grabbed the bun of the man lying on the ground in front of him, and lifted it up.
This force was so fierce that the leader's hair and the entire scalp were almost torn off bloody. He screamed miserably and kept saying: "Marshal, spare your life! Spare your life!"
Before he finished speaking, Guo Ning hit him with his knee, causing all the teeth in his mouth to fly out, and his eyes bulged out and turned bright red.
Guo Ning let go of his hand and let the man fall to the ground like mud.
He said to Xu Jin beside him: "The situation is not right... What are the Jurchens' plans? If they just want to take my life, this method is just child's play."