Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

The night was dark, and at this moment in Gaotang Prefecture in the south of Texas, an army was walking forward.

The scale of this army is huge, and the team stretches for more than ten miles.

They walked among the most desolate mountains.

Weeds are everywhere, and you can occasionally encounter thorns.

Walking here, their bodies and legs were covered with bloodstains, but none of the soldiers shouted, they were just striding forward.

There are countless reconnaissance soldiers in front of the team. They will scout the situation ahead, and once they encounter villages or small towns, they will immediately bypass them.

But this place is really desolate. They didn't meet a village, a small town, or a single person throughout the whole night.

"We left from the north of Gaotang Prefecture! Going forward, we will be able to come to Yucheng in at most two days! We have received news that Wanyan Zongwang's army has been dispatched, and they should also be heading towards Yucheng. Advance in the same direction! Li Xianzhong’s subordinates also have troops heading towards Yucheng! In addition, Zhang Xian of the Forbidden Army will lead the cavalry to go there, and they will continue to attack the Jurchen army, and will send the news to us!” A The middle-aged general walked forward and said.

Like ordinary soldiers, he also had bloodstains on his legs and body at the moment, which were all caused by thorns, but he didn't take it seriously with the affectionate expression on his face. If it was six years ago, he would never have endured such an ascetic march. But now, he feels that these are very common things.

There are a few people beside him, but these people are dressed in Jianghu, not in the army.

"General Zhao, there is a swamp in front! It is desolate and no one will find us. Moreover, the road to Yucheng from there will be much shorter, but there are many quagmire there. Once the soldiers get stuck, it is difficult to get out! We have to Don't make a detour?" a quack figure said.

"No! Just go from here! We want to rush to Yucheng in the shortest time, and we must choose the shortest route! Even if it is dangerous, we will not hesitate! In order to be able to wipe out the Jurchens, temporary sacrifices are unavoidable." The middle-aged general said.

The few figures in the world all nodded, with expressions of admiration on their faces.

All the way from the Daming Mansion to here, this army has hardly any rest, and has been on the road. They all suspected that the bodies of those soldiers were made of iron! They had only heard of the tyranny of the Guanshan army before, but now they really felt this tyranny!

With iron-like discipline and iron-like will, such an army of 100,000 people is enough to defeat enemies several times their number! They can imagine that on the battlefield, this army will never retreat, it will only go forward bravely, if the front dies, the rear will rush forward! Facing such an army, the Jurchens may not be their opponents!

The army in front of him is the Jingyuan army led by Zhao Zhe!

At the beginning, 150,000 Jingyuan troops entered Hebei and conquered Handan, Daming Mansion and other places. Now Zhao Zhe left 50,000 troops to garrison these places. Go in the direction of Dezhou, Qizhou and other places.

Their 100,000-strong army marched in the wild, choosing the most remote places every day, either among barren hills and hills, or among grasslands as tall as a person, and today they passed through swamps.

The soldiers hadn't rested for more than three days, and they still gritted their teeth and walked forward.

The swamp ahead was very difficult, and soldiers kept getting stuck in the quagmire along the way.

Once stuck in the quagmire, it is extremely difficult to get out. The soldiers next to them tied the soldiers who were stuck in the quagmire with ropes and tried to drag them out, but the suction of the quagmire was too strong, and finally the rope broke, and the soldiers were still not pulled out. It often takes half an hour to rescue a soldier.

It's just that the army has to move forward, and the tasks it shoulders are extremely important, and even relate to the pattern of the Central Plains. Under such circumstances, the army kept walking, leaving more than a thousand people to rescue those soldiers who fell into the quagmire.

In the end, less than half of the soldiers could be rescued, and thousands of soldiers died in the swamp.

They did not come out of the swamp until the afternoon.

At this time they entered a forest.

In this era, the ecological environment is far better than that of later generations. Even the North China Plain has many forests.

The soldiers were on their way through the forest, where there were too many weeds, and they occasionally ran into deep pits.

They didn't stop until late at night.

One hundred thousand troops began to rest here!

In late autumn, the weather was already cold, and they leaned against each other.

Just lying on the cold ground, they began to sleep soundly.

The march these days is really too exhausting, and has reached the limit of the soldiers' tolerance.

Zhao Zhe was also extremely tired, but he still didn't rest.

There is a map in front of him, and the staff officers of the Jingyuan Army are all beside him. The intelligence personnel are reporting the information in Dezhou, Yucheng, Qizhou and other places in the north. Zhao Zhe and the staff are still working on the Study the map.

An hour later, they lay down to rest.

This time, the soldiers didn't get up and continue on their way until the sky became slightly brighter.

After resting overnight, although their physical strength has not fully recovered, they already feel much better mentally.

They are still on their way in the wild. If they are thirsty, they will drink some water from their skins. If they are hungry, they will take a bite of pancakes or fried noodles.

Some people were lame, so they were abandoned in the local area, and only a small amount of dry food and clean water were left beside them.

This is an extremely difficult march, and only a real army of iron can complete such a march! Even the current Jurchen army will never be able to do this!

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Yucheng, according to legend, is the place where Dayu once ruled the Yellow River.

It is located at the junction of Hebei and Shandong.

Because of the Jurchen invasion, the entire land of the Central Plains was extremely dilapidated, and so was Yucheng.

There used to be quite a few villages and towns around Yucheng, but now these villages and towns have become barren and no one lives in them.

There used to be more than 70,000 people in Yucheng, but now there are only 30,000 people here, and the rest of them either died under the Jurchen knife or starved to death due to the harsh environment.

Now there are ten thousand soldiers and horses stationed here, and the general is Liu Lin, the son of Liu Yu.

It was already dark, and Liu Lin's mansion was still full of singing and dancing.

It's been like this every day since he's been here.

Liu Yu himself is very important, otherwise he would not be valued by the Jurchens and become the leader of the puppet army, but his son is a standard dude with no skills at all. Yucheng is sandwiched between Dezhou and Qizhou, so it is relatively safe, so Liu Yu let him station here.

Finally, the singing and dancing in the mansion stopped, Liu Lin yawned, and walked towards the back with a few concubines.

At this moment, a middle-aged literati came here.

"Master Liu, why are you here so late?" Liu Lin frowned.

"My lord, the Jurchens are coming soon!" Master Liu said.

"The Jurchen is coming?" Liu Lin was taken aback, and then hurriedly asked, "Is what you said true?"

"The Jurchens have come to Hebei from Hedong! They have an army of 200,000! After they heard that the master was trapped, they have led their troops to Shandong to rescue the master!"

"Haha! That's great! After the arrival of the Jurchen, we are saved! These damn Song soldiers, they will all die in Shandong now!" Liu Lin laughed.

"That's right! The Jurchens are invincible. As long as 10,000 people can sweep the world, let alone the arrival of an army of 200,000 Jurchens! The Song army is doomed!" Master Liu also laughed.

"By the way, the Jurchens are coming, so we have to prepare well! I still have some treasures in my house, take them out and give them to the Jurchens! Also, all kinds of meals have to be prepared, and we will start preparing them tomorrow ! Also, all the beautiful women in the city must be dedicated to the Jurchens! Some of my son's beautiful wives and concubines can also be given to the Jurchens for their enjoyment!" Liu Lin said.

A concubine in his arms had already shown a frightened expression, Liu Lin pouted when he saw it. In order to please Master Jurchen, what a mere concubine is!

"Yes, the villain will do this tomorrow!" Master Liu said.

"Be sure to serve the Jurchens comfortably! This world belongs to the Jurchens, and we will live on the Jurchens in the future!" Liu Lin said.

He was already very tired, but when he heard that the Jurchens were coming, he was excited, and immediately found a few more wives and concubines to have sex with, and he lay down for a long time.