A field of chrysanthemums under the jade field

Author: Sharpshooter Lao Feixia

A field of chrysanthemums under the jade field

On the eighth day of September, outside Yutian County, many common people from the Liao Kingdom were busy fishing by the river, holding crude fishing nets and fishing spears.

This place is located in the east of Jizhou. It was named Yuyang in ancient times and was rich in jade. It was the place where Yong Boyong planted stones in Wuzhong Mountain and obtained jade. Wu Zetian heard about it and changed its name to Yutian.

Outside the county, a large river flows from Jizhou, turns south and flows into the sea, which is the Jizhou River, also known as Gengshui River and Chaohe River.

The land of thistles is vast and vast, with lush soil and water, and abundant real estate. If it were a normal year, life would be easy.

But this year was different from the past. The Liao army invaded the Song Dynasty on a large scale. When the vanguard set out, they conquered all the remaining grain in the city. The follow-up armies set out one after another. The rice in the fields was just ripe, and most of it was forcibly conquered. The people were wailing.

This was also Yelv Chun's policy to stay in Nanjing. According to him, sooner or later, this land was in the pocket of the Jin people. If they did not take the money and food, how could it be left to the Jin people? If Li Shu did not want to starve to death, he sent men to join the army to conquer the Song Dynasty, and conquered the Song Dynasty. All the soldiers and soldiers

If there is a generous reward, then the whole family will move there, and they will not have to worry about supporting the young and old.

The common people could not twist their arms and thighs, and had no choice but to sit still and wait for death, so they went into the mountains in groups to find wild fruits and vegetables, and also came to the river to catch fish and shrimps to satisfy their hunger.

While these people were busy, one of the sharp-eyed people suddenly pointed his finger in the distance and screamed. Everyone heard the sound and ran away, only to see on the river in the southeast, there were masts like a forest, sails like clouds, and countless large ships, almost filling the river, with long queues.

It also seems that a mighty drum wave is coming.

It is said to be a big boat because the Liao people compared it with their own fishing boats.

In fact, these ships were all specially selected by Li Jun and Zhang Shun. They were not very large and could not penetrate deep seas or oceans, but they were enough to cross the Bohai Sea. Most importantly, they could all pass through inland rivers, which was extremely convenient.

These more than one hundred ships carried Lao Cao's five thousand soldiers and horses, and there were more than three thousand naval troops on board, commanded by Li Jun, Zhang Shun, and Meng Kang.

In addition, Sun Xin's sister-in-law Gu and his wife, brothers Xie Zhen and Jie Bao, uncles and nephews Zou Yuan and Zou Run, and the "iron caller" Lehe also repeatedly begged Lao Cao to bring him to see the world.

Counting the ten generals in Dengzhou, Lao Cao had a total of forty-two famous leaders during his expedition to Liao.

Seeing the huge fleet approaching rapidly, the people became more and more frightened, screamed, turned around and ran away.

Lao Cao ignored him and looked around at the bow of the boat. He opened the Bird Map of Kyushu and pointed his hand at Jizhou: "If we keep walking on the waterway, this river is winding and winding. It would be too wasteful of time. It is better to just stay here."

Divide the troops, I will lead five thousand people ashore, seize Yutian first, and kill the generals along the road. Li Jun and his brothers will lead the navy and slowly come to Jizhou to join us."

Li Jun listened and laughed and said: "Brother, if we are just sailing the ship, why do we need so many people? I thought, these people in Liangshan are all heroes on land. They have been stuck in the cabin for the past two days, and the waves are bumpy, but only people can support them.

War horses also have weak legs. If they are not well-maintained, how can they survive the battle?"

He and Zhang Shun have been inseparable in recent years, and they have a deep understanding of each other. As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Shun immediately responded: "That's right! It's just a small county in Yutian. Brother, it's better to send my navy to seize it. Let us take some credit.

, and secondly, let the Liangshan brothers build up enough power to attack Jizhou."

Cao Cao thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "This is reasonable. Since this is the case, let's ask Meng Kang to lead more than a thousand people and continue sailing up. The two of you will lead two thousand naval troops and act as a vanguard for my brother. How many people can we go to the state?

All brothers are at your disposal."

Li Jun and Zhang Shun were overjoyed. They immediately called Sun Xin and others, and led two thousand naval troops to land first to seize Yutian County. Duan Sanniang was anxious to make a contribution, so she also abandoned her horses and only brought a short-handled mace with water.

The soldiers went together.

Cao Cao led his army behind him and led his horse slowly.

But it was said that some of the people living in the county town fled back. Soon the news spread all over the city, and hundreds of large ships came. I don’t know who they were. When the county magistrate heard about it, he slapped his buttocks and cried: "Destroyed! Destroyed.

Yes! There are only three to five hundred soldiers in my city, and the troops leading them are no more than county captains and captains. With these hundreds of ships, are they afraid of tens of thousands of troops? I don’t know if they are enemies or pirates, but how can I stop them?

live?"

The county lieutenant on the side suggested a plan: "Your Majesty, this is not the time to hesitate. Let's mobilize the people in the city to defend the city, and then send fast horses to Jizhou to ask for reinforcements."

The county magistrate said with a mournful face: "Jizhou's soldiers and horses have already gone out with my younger brother, the king. Where can we find reinforcements?"

The county captain comforted him and said, "Don't panic, sir. I went to deliver food and grass a few days ago. I heard that Bazhou's guard, Kangli Ding'an, the uncle of the country, had brought two ministers, Jin Fu and Ye Qing, with 20,000 troops.

We are going to Hejian Prefecture to help in the war. We have calculated the time and it is time to reach Jizhou. This uncle of the country is very brave. If he hears that the county is in trouble, he will definitely come to rescue him."

After hearing this, the county magistrate made a decision immediately: "In this way, my uncle is not the general guarding the place, and he has no responsibility to guard the land. If he waits for others to go, how can he invite a big fight? Your Excellency is so good at guarding the city, this county should go in person.

Ask him for help."

After that, he took a few old servants who had been with him for many years, hurriedly packed up a cart of belongings, drove to Ximen and rushed to Jizhou to "ask for help".

The county lieutenant was stunned for a long time and cursed: "The Liao Dynasty uses such rats as officials, and they flee when they see the enemy. How can such a country be undefeated?"

Several people were shocked by his bloody bravery and said: "We are willing to follow the county captain and fight to the death, and we will live and die together in this city."

When the county captain heard this, he became even more angry: "What do you know, how can that rat like the county magistrate bring in reinforcements? You still need me to take action."

After that, he hurried out, packed up a cart of belongings, and followed the county magistrate.

They all looked at each other in confusion for a long time, and then they all discussed: "In this world, there is no reward for serving the country, so we can just rob the city's wealth and find a better place to live!"

They immediately ordered soldiers to set fire to the county government office, and then started looting in the city. For a while, the sound of crying and hissing went straight into the sky.

However, it was said that Li Jun and his party rushed to Yutian County in a hurry. On the road, several people discussed: "Since we are coming to attack other people's cities, we should not be unknown soldiers, but pirates and bandits. After all, we have a name, but my eldest brother."

We are not allowed to fly the Song flag, so what should we do?"

At that time, there was a low mountain on the roadside, covered with chrysanthemums, golden hooks and green leaves, swaying in the clear autumn. Duan Sanniang pointed out: "A group of grown men, what kind of trivial matter is worth worrying about? It's just a font size, I make the decision, I'll wait."

It’s called the Chrysanthemum Army!”

Le Hesu loved to sing. Although he had not entered school, he still had two taels of ink in his belly. He immediately said happily: "There was a great rebel in the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao, who wrote the best poem: When September 8 next year, my flowers will bloom."

At this time, hundreds of flowers are blooming, the incense array soaring to the sky penetrates Chang'an, and the whole city is filled with golden armor! "I think about it, today is the eighth day of autumn, and our chrysanthemum army is at the right time to meet the heaven."

After Li Jun and Zhang Shun heard this, they both shouted in unison: "What a man with golden armor all over the city! This time we followed our brother to bring down the Liao Kingdom, not only the whole city, but also the sixteen states of Youyun wanted him to bring all the gold."

First!"

Immediately, he ordered his sailors to each pick a chrysanthemum and put it on their temples as a mark——

At this time, hairpins were already popular among men in the Song Dynasty. Yan Qing, for example, would wear a celebrity fan at an angle on his waist and flowers of all seasons on his temples. Just like Ruan Xiaowu, a rough man who often wore hairpins at an angle.

Wearing a tattered turban and a heather beside her hair."

As for flower arrangement during the Double Ninth Festival, it is a common practice all over the world. In Po Xian's Double Ninth Festival poem, there is a sentence: "It is rare in this world to smile. When you are young, you must return home with your head full of chrysanthemums."

Therefore, no one hesitated, and everyone laughed and brought flowers. Some of them were very cute, and even put them all on one end. At a glance, thousands of warriors were all wearing yellow flowers, but they did not look very romantic.

After dressing up, his morale became stronger. Lehe, with his head full of flowers, was so happy that he sang a song loudly, which made the sound stop the moving clouds.

Everyone got excited and sang loudly, but it was Jiangzhou fisherman's song taught by Zhang Shun. He also changed a few lyrics according to the environment of Dengzhou Prefecture, and sang -

I grew up by the Bohai Sea, and I am not afraid of lawsuits or the sky.

I don't love the golden beauty, I only love my brother by my side.

Two thousand heroes sang loudly in unison, and their footsteps became faster. Soon they arrived at Yutian County, and saw fires on all sides in the city wall. Zou Run was shocked and said: "Ah, we are late, but this city has been overtaken by others."

beated!"

Zou Yuan said angrily: "Who without eyes would dare to snatch the meat from the mouth of the big insect?"

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of rebel troops were seen rushing out of the city, each with bulging bags in their arms and large packages on their backs. Judging by their clothes, they were Liao soldiers.

Zou Yuan didn't recognize the Liao army's armor, so he jumped out of the formation, danced his folded flying tiger stick like a flower, raised his two thin eyebrows, widened his small eyes, and shouted: "Hey! You guys are...

That hero on the mountain? We...our Chrysanthemum Army has set our sights on the city, and you dare to reach out?"

The leaders of the Liao army were startled when they saw the large number of people here and were about to run away. Suddenly they saw Zou Yuan coming out to speak. They had an air of stupidity all over their bodies. They suddenly lost some fear and thought in unison.

Said: This ugly man is probably the leader of the opponent. What kind of good people can such a leader have under his command? They are probably all bandits.

Take a closer look at these sailors - sailors usually don't wear battle armor. Otherwise, if they fall into the water during the battle, wouldn't they be used as weights?

Seeing that they were just wearing hemp shoes, I thought they were really a bunch of thieves.

They all exchanged glances, knowing each other's thoughts: Could it be that God helps me? The county magistrate and county lieutenant ran away, but it helped us. Although there are fewer of us, we are a regular army after all, and we can deal with the bandits and bandits.

, isn’t it with a pinch in hand? When the time comes, the blame for plundering will be passed on to them, and a windfall will be made for nothing, and military glory will be obtained.

They all shouted to form a formation to kill the thieves. Those Liao soldiers were well trained. After a while, they formed a formation and rushed over to kill them.

Li Jun and Zhang Shun were surprised and happy. They were planning how to attack the city. Unexpectedly, the other party opened the door and came to fight in the field. Wasn't God helping me?

Zhang Shun immediately shouted: "I'll reward you with a spear first!"

The row troops in front suddenly drew out four-foot-long and short spears from their backs and fired them in unison.

Probably because fighting on the water, bowstrings are easily affected by moisture, so most navy soldiers have practiced spear dart skills. They usually throw them into the sea to catch fish, and they will hit the target eight times out of ten - if they hit people, it is even easier.

The navy troops behind were also unambiguous. They drew out their spears and threw them into the sky. They arced high and fell down.

The Liao soldiers were shocked. Almost instantly, spears rained down on them in front of and above their heads. Before they could react, they fell over.

In just this round of spear darts, more than a hundred Liao soldiers were killed or injured. Li Jun was afraid that they would escape and go back behind closed doors, so he shouted: "Kill!" Zou Yuan was the first to rush forward, danced with a flying tiger stick, and knocked down two Liao soldiers.

Bing, Zou Run, Sun Xin and others shouted in unison and took the lead in killing them.

Only then did they realize that they had kicked the iron plate, and they were about to run away. When they turned around, they saw that a fat woman had bypassed them and blocked the city gate alone. She shouted: "It's closed today."

Beat the dog, and kneel down and surrender if you have the sense, otherwise I will kill you all!"

How could those few people be willing to arrest a prostitute when they saw that she was a prostitute? They shouted in unison, using simple knives, long spears, and single swords to kill her. The woman's face was full of ecstasy, and she shouted: "Here's the credit!" He picked up a stick and quickly

If there is a thunder, everyone's brains will burst.

Then he twisted his fat waist, dodged a knife with great agility, and swung his stick horizontally, hitting the head and back of the knife. With the sound of his spine breaking, he flew two or three feet away, crossed his legs, lowered his waist and sat on his crotch.

, making a tiger crouch, firing a spear and a knife above his head, both of which missed at the same time. The mace twisted and swept across, both of their heads and legs were severed. Before letting out a cry of pain, the fat woman stood up with a cry, like a high mountain rising from the plains.

Two sticks were struck in succession, breaking their bones and tendons!

Sister-in-law Gu came at her with two swords and shouted: "Don't be afraid, sister, I'm here to help you." By the time they landed, all four of them had been killed, and she secretly exclaimed: "What a female devil! What a trick she has.

, not inferior to my uncle!"

Duan Sanniang flicked the mace's stick with the remaining blood and flesh, and shouted: "Who else is coming?"

The remaining two hundred or so Liao soldiers trembled at the same time, knelt down in the dust, and repeatedly called for surrender.

This is exactly what it is: The peerless demon has great ambitions, and wants to use his name to win the title of official! No less brave than Mulan in the past, just like Jin Baohong among girls!
Chapter completed!