choke element

Chapter 728

The mountains in southern Shandong are vast and deep, with majestic peaks standing tall. The mountains connect Yanji in the west, Xuhuai in the south, the sea in the east and Taidai in the north.

The area of ​​Cangshan and Aishan in the south of Yizhou and north of Pizhou is the southern edge of the Lunanni Mountains. The undulating mountains and scattered cliffs from the north are scattered here, forming scattered small peaks.The plains between the peaks are verdant, and there are Yishui and Shushui and meandering flows, interlaced with the mountains.

In the early years, Du Chong, a general of the Southern Dynasties, opened the embankment of the Yellow River to stop the Jin army, and the Yellow River then swallowed Bian, seized Si, and flowed into the Huai River.The water potential of Yishui has been strengthened, and it has become an important channel for water transportation between the north and the south, and the two prefectures of Pi and Yi are thus rich.Daqi Emperor Liu Yu, his son Liu Lin, and his nephew Liu Ni all frequently stayed here.

However, this area has been in decline for a long time, and now this place is only the boundary of the Ding Navy and the rest of the Red Coat Army.

Going further north to the hinterland of Xiong'er Mountain, you can see the stockade built by the rest of the Red Coat Army at most fifteen miles away, and Liu Erzu, who actually controlled the Red Coat Army, had his base in Damogu deep in Nishan.

Passing through the plain between Nishan and Mengshan, you can quickly reach Yanzhou and Dongpingfu, the important towns on the East and West Roads of Shanxi.Therefore, the road that Guo Ning rode his horse on became wider in the direction of the town, and continued to diverge from the mountain road, directly entering the hinterland of the mountain.

In the past few years, the Red Coat Army fought fiercely with the Jin Army, and most of the mountain roads were cut off or blocked with huge stones and logs.Guo Ning and others traveled all the way, and there were traces of horse traps left on some fork roads.There are village relics on both sides of the mountain road, but the earliest relics should have been 30 or [-] years ago, and almost all the villagers have gone to the deep mountains.

Since the founding of Dajin, there have been endless rebel armies in Shandong to fight against the imperial court.

During the Zhenglong period, Geng Jing, Zhang Anguo, Xin Qiji and others based in Yanzhou, Tai'an, and Dongping, with hundreds of thousands of people.During the Cheng'an period, the imperial court presided over Kuodi with the privy envoy Wanyan Zonghao. In just one year, more than [-] hectares of Kuotian in Shandong and Hebei were taken away by the Jurchen nobles.Countless people's homes were destroyed, so they fled to the mountains, which once again expanded the strength of the rebels.

When the power of these rebels was at its peak, Yang An'er gathered hundreds of thousands of people and swept across most of Shandong, and invaded Henan, and proclaimed himself emperor.

But Yang An'er died in the battle with the Nanjing Road Jin Army.After the rest of the Red Coat Army returned to Shandong, they were suddenly attacked by the Ding Navy.In the end, only the mountainous areas of Tai'an, Yanzhou, and Tengzhou, and half of Dongping Mansion and half of Pizhou under the mountain were left in their territory.

Among the remaining main leaders of the Red Coat Army regime, Li Quan was defeated and died, Yang Miaozhen led his troops back into the territory of the Song Dynasty, and Liu Erzu led Peng Yibin, Hao Ding, Shi Qing and others back to the deep mountains, still relying on the cottage to protect themselves.

These cottages were built slowly by bandits or fugitives over the years.The rebels fought countless battles with the Jin army relying on the cottage, but most of the unreliable ones were captured.However, with the cruel methods used by the Jin army to deal with the rebels, the residents in the village would be massacred almost immediately.

Therefore, the cottages that have been able to survive until now are all relying on the huge ravines, which are very dangerous and strong.

For example, the road leading to Xiong'er Mountain Village had to pass through a three-mile-long, extremely tortuous and changeable rift.Standing on the top of Xiong'er Mountain, Peng Yibin looked down and saw that the cliffs were connected to the rift valley, hundreds of feet steep, and the bottom was dark, and the cliffs were so jagged with strange rocks that even the apes in the mountain could not climb them.

The last time Peng Yibin saw Guo Ning was at the foot of Moqi Mountain in Juzhou.The terrain of Moqi Mountain is far less steep than that of Xiong'er Mountain, so everyone was dumbfounded watching Guo Ning come and go freely, but they couldn't stop him.

Peng Yibin couldn't help but think that if Guo Ning came to the door again, something bad must happen.If I calculate the timing and push a big rock into the rift, maybe I can eliminate this scourge?This Guo Ning has now become a powerful minister in control of Zhongdu, and he is still so courageous that he is frightening, and his actions are frivolous to frightening.If he is stoned to death, will it cause those who come after him to quit?

Thinking of this, Peng Yibin took a few steps to the edge of the cliff, and looked around.

The strong wind in the canyon immediately became more violent. Before it could pick up the hooves of the cavalry running deep in the canyon, it first brought the noisy voices of people from the other side of the canyon.

On the opposite side of the canyon is the Rift Mountain next to Bear's Ear Mountain.The terrain of the cracked mountain is more complicated than that of Xiong'er mountain, and there are many caves and strange rocks.At this moment, many figures appeared among the strange rocks in the cave, as if the grass and trees were all soldiers.

However, these people are not preparing for war.Some of them were clearing obstacles along the mountain path, some were waving flags to signal to the group down the mountain, and some were shouting and cheering.Peng Yibin couldn't hear what they were laughing at. His mood was mixed with anticipation and depression, so he was not in the mood to distinguish their cheering words.

Those people are Ding Hai.

Three months ago, the Ding Navy mobilized a considerable force to go south to intimidate Song Huaidong.The soldiers and horses made a fuss in Chuzhou, Baoying and other places, and then turned back, but not all of them returned to the starting station.

A considerable number of them entered the mountainous area controlled by the Red Coat Army under the cover of the transfer of friendly troops, and settled there.

Peng Yibin is Liu Erzu's right-hand man, of course he knows that the rest of the Red Coat Army began to discuss cooperation with Ding Haijun two years ago, and they reached a tacit agreement in private. Even Monk Luo, the commander-in-chief of the Dinghai Navy in Shandong, visited the door several times, which was also acting.

The situation in the world is changing so fast, the originally ferocious and powerful Kingdom of Jin has now fallen into the hands of Han'er.On the border of Shandong, the rest of the Red Coat Army, who had fought against the Jurchens for decades, had actually lost their enemies.They just continued to guard their cottage based on their long-standing habits, rejecting all forces below the mountain.

But as the leader of all the cottages, Liu Erzu needs to find a way for everyone to continue, so the two sides have a secret cooperation.

Peng Yibin understands these principles, but every time he sees these officers and men of the navy, he still feels uncomfortable.

He always remembered that it was these people who suddenly sent troops, seized the vast territory of the Red Coat Army, and killed many comrades in arms.So he shook his head and snorted coldly: "These generals of the Dinghai Navy are very good at flattering horses and making such a big battle."

Beside him, Hao Ding sighed and said: "It's not flattery. Guo Ning first went to Juzhou, then went south to Qushan in Haizhou, from Qushan to the west, crossed Shushui and Yishui, and came here all the way. Follow the whole process from a distance. Lao Peng, every time he goes to a place where soldiers and horses are stationed, the soldiers know that Zhou Guogong is coming, and this is always the case."

Peng Yibin was surprised: "Why is this so? Is this Guo Ning a chicken with golden eggs?"

Hao Ding let out a sigh: "If you are a soldier of the Ding Navy, you can see that Guo Ning is invincible, you can see that he has arranged fields for countless soldiers, and you can see that the world under his rule is getting more and more stable, and even replace the Jurchens. The posture of the new court... Do you accept him? If you will have a heavy responsibility, and suddenly see him come to cheer you up, are you happy?"

Peng Yibin froze for a moment, then shook his head.

After a while, he said sullenly: "Speaking of heavy responsibilities, isn't it on our shoulders? In the final analysis, we are going to take our own lives as votes!"

Hao Ding knows that Peng Yibin actually often compares Dinghai's management with his own. The more he compares, the more unsatisfactory things he finds, so he has been a little overly depressed recently.

He leaned down to look into the canyon, and found that Liu Erzu and others had gone down the winding mountain road to greet him, so he whispered to Peng Yibin: "Ding Haijun sent thousands of people to the mountain, isn't it just to relieve your doubts? Is it really time to fight?" At that time, everyone watched, can you really let your brother go to die?"

He patted Peng Yibin on the shoulder: "Okay, okay, don't complain. Come to my village at night. I got a big piece of good beef and wine in the past two days. Let's have a good drink, and then what to do , just do it!"

Peng Yibin was a little resentful: "Which group of people secretly slaughtered cattle again? Huh? It is said that Guo Ning ruled the people to live in peace, why can't we live up to it? Why can't we manage the place properly?"

This topic is complicated.Hao Ding pulled Peng Yibin and left, saying repeatedly: "Go down the mountain first, don't complain!"

(End of this chapter)