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Chapter 738 Taking office

Due to the impact of long-term financial distress, except for the capital and the fortresses along the northern border trenches in the Kingdom of Jin, there are very few other cities that have been carefully constructed. Obsolete.

Under such circumstances, many cities with military quotas, such as the General Manager's Mansion or Sanfu, built additional inner cities or small cities in the cities.Those who lack financial resources will expand the original high-rise mansions in the city, at least to ensure the existence of military fortresses.

As a result, the concept of city defense in the Kingdom of Jin is quite different from that recorded in the Southern Dynasties and even the history books.

Back then, the people of the Song Dynasty defended the city, and the outer walls were extremely solid, and the attackers were unable to do everything they could, but once they were penetrated inside, they would lose all their advantages in terms of location, with no defense to defend, and the morale of the army would immediately collapse.

On the other hand, the cities of the Kingdom of Jin pay more attention to the successive defenses from the outside to the inside. Even if the periphery is breached, the whole city will not be in a desperate situation. Fang was expelled in reverse.

Two years ago, when the Mongolian army went south, there were often records of Qingqi long-distance driving directly breaking through the city gate.This is of course mainly due to the fact that the defenders in various places are afraid of Tartars like tigers and dare not fight. It is related to this habit of city defense.

Since Guo Ning raised his army, he has often engaged in fierce street battles with the enemy, which is also due to this concept of city defense.

In Guo Ning's eyes, this habit of defending the city actually has a huge omission...

Speaking of this, Guo Ning asked: "Old Peng, do you know what this omission is?"

"The bigger the city, the more important the place, the more the Jurchens will lead a small number of elites or people as the backbone. This generation is the cornerstone of the Kaifeng court to support the army, and its status and authority are far higher than those of the local signings, or It would not be an exaggeration to say that the anti-defense army with prisoners is very different. Some anti-defense troops are driven by them every day, like servants. As for the grain shooting army and the frontier shop army, they are also serving as miscellaneous servants, and their status is even worse."

Speaking of this, the officer in front had already been subdued by Ni Yi's beating, and he barely got up from the ground, staggering and speechless.Peng Yibin could not help but sneer again and again:
"I don't know what Wanyan Bi's army is like, but in terms of reason, the soldiers he left here must be the local town defense army. Even if these people have a strong heart and courage, they would not dare to fight against a former An important general who came to support from Kaifeng."

"That's right!" Guo Ning patted Peng Yibin's back forcefully: "So, what are you worried about, Old Peng? Aren't I just a heavy general who came from Kaifeng to support? Get up and shake our prestige !"

Peng Yibin was bent over by Guo Ning's blow, subconsciously urging his horse forward.The horse took two quick steps, then he turned around and asked in a low voice: "If someone asks where we came from...how should we answer? Duke, it's not that I'm timid, it's because I'm in an enemy situation at this moment, and I was a little careless will..."

Xu Yu couldn't help laughing.

"Old Peng, you are really a real person. Just give me a casual sentence about your background? We can just fool around for a day or two. What do you want to do so much? Go ahead, open the way ahead!"

At the moment Peng Yibin also came to the front.

He has been a thief for more than 20 years, and he is a little famous in Mount Tai. In the cottages and water villages all over Shandong, everyone who heard his name praised him as a hero.But this kind of prestige, how can it compare to being in the imperial city, beating and scolding the imperial officers?
Peng Yibin's heart was broken, and he showed the fierce appearance of the court subordinates who went to the countryside to Kuotian Kuohu.

Beside him, Ni Yi and others cooperated.These attendants around Guo Ning are all sophisticated people, with good knowledge and vision, and most of them can speak a few words of Jurchen, shouting at every turn. Here come the warriors.Not to mention that although they are dusty and dusty, the armor and robes they wear are all fine items that are rare in the Dajin army system.

In a blink of an eye, the officer who claimed to be the city defense officer was beaten up and cursed at by pointing his nose.

He was about to lose his mind, only saw a dozen fingers poking his face and chest, and he managed to muster up the courage to ask again: "As a marshal, do you have a tiger talisman or a gold medal?"

As soon as the words fell, several people scolded together: "My marshal has a deer charm given by the emperor! Fish charm! There is a tiger head gold medal! I won't show it to you bastard!"

"An accident happened in your Shandong Province, and we drove two hundred miles to come here, you must not have been interrogated by you!"

"Hurry up and take us to the general manager's mansion, arrange food and drink! What's the matter, the master has rested, and will talk to your marshal! Wait until then, and see if your marshal will give you a neglectful boss sin!"

The officer was scolded so badly in the street, he felt ashamed and angry, so he thought of asking the deputy general stationed here to deal with it.No more questions at the moment, and led a group of people to the general manager's mansion in a drowsy manner.

The General Manager's Mansion of Guide Mansion was used as the old site of Yingtian Mansion's Palace in the Song Dynasty.There used to be huge buildings such as the so-called Guide Hall, Hongqing Palace, and Sansheng Hall. The Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Dynasty also ascended the altar here to receive the treasure, that is, the emperor's throne.Today's building regulations are still in place, but most of them have been converted into warehouses, barracks, towers and other facilities, and the inner city wall has been additionally repaired.

The main gate of the General Manager's Mansion was rebuilt from the gate in front of the Guide Hall. At the moment, there are dozens of old soldiers guarding the gate, while training hundreds of civilians with short guns in the open space in front of the gate.On the top of the two city gates, there are more than ten archers on each side, and there are also soldiers patrolling on foot on the city walls.

Regardless of their vigilance posture or training level, these people are much higher than their companions at the two outer city gates.

Guo Ning and others rode forward, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and the guard had already reacted.

The archers stood behind the female wall one after another, and aimed down with their bows. The old pawn also kept shouting and asking who it was.But the rushing cavalry didn't take them seriously, and rushed to the door on their own, ordering to open the door.

After all, this is the defense center of the entire Guide Mansion, and it is also the place where food, fodder, armaments and supplies are hoarded, and the military order is very strict.Who dares to open the door easily?
Unexpectedly, a sharp-eyed guard found out that the disgraced person at the front of the cavalry was not the city defense prosecuted woman Xi Lie Wan?
The guard asked at the top of his voice, "Prosecution, what do you mean?"

Before Nv Xi Lie finished leaving, the knights around shouted: "Isn't it all agreed? The camp in the east belongs to us! The food is picked up and brought here, and the cattle and sheep are to be slaughtered! I am tired from the journey these days, Don’t think of a stove, you’ll arrange a cook! That’s right! The horse feed has to be prepared quickly, and you have to use high-quality fine ingredients... What are you doing, motherfuckers? Hurry up! Open the door quickly, the marshal is coming soon!”

The guard was flustered by their yelling, and seeing Nv Xi Liewan nodded slightly, hurried back to open the door.

The accusation of the master has become like this, this group of people must be vicious... Who will touch this bad luck?

In an instant, the door also opened.

The two doors had just opened halfway, and the cavalry team was swept in like a whirlwind.Thousands of iron hooves stepped on the ground, stirring up a lot of dust.The soldiers holding the handles on both sides coughed repeatedly, and could hardly see.

"Good guy! Have you seen it?" A particularly senior old soldier enviously said: "These more than 200 cavalrymen all have horses, all wear armor, and all carry bows and arrows with them! Their horse control movements are similar. Yes, everyone is skilled... this group of people are all experts, I am afraid they are the personal soldiers of some marshal in Kaifeng Mansion!"

"It should be Marshal Wanyan Saibu from Shouzhou who came. I heard them yelling about Marshal Wanyan."

"Impossible. I have met Marshal Wanyan Saibu. He is over 60 years old and has a big beard. There are no old people in this team of cavalry."

"Why is it Marshal Wanyan? I heard them shout just now, and it's clearly Marshal Pusan."

"Where is there Marshal Pu San? The whole family of Pu San was slaughtered by that vicious tiger Guo Ning... There is no Marshal surnamed Pu San in Kaifeng Mansion!"

The two sides argued over Wanyan or Marshal Pusan, and a young man who had just been signed into the army timidly said: "You two military masters, how did I hear that it was Marshal He Shilie?"

Another person interjected: "I seem to have heard, it's Marshal Shuhu?"

Just now when the knights called the door, there was a commotion. Since they only had to deal with the present, no one thought about it, and no one gave a confession in advance.So some claimed to be subordinates of Marshal Wanyan, and some claimed to be subordinates of Marshal Pusan.Anyway, a certain marshal in the capital city has left an impression on everyone, regardless of whether this person is dead or alive, his name is used to bluff people.

Some of the veterans guarding the door heard this sentence, and some heard that sentence, and for a while thought that others had heard it wrong.

They were discussing, and Xi Liewan, the procurator of the city defense who was trapped in the cavalry, felt something was wrong.

If a marshal is really here, how can this be possible?
Even if the servants forgot their own father's name, it is impossible for them to mistake the name of the chief general?I thought these knights were fierce and domineering, and they didn't want to give their names, but if... Could it be that...

A certain guess made Nv Xi Liewan feel cold all over.He suddenly turned his horse to the side, trying to get out of the cavalry from the slant.

Just as his figure was shaking, a knight raised his hand, and with a flash of silver light, he cut his throat.

The cavalry continued to surge forward, heading towards the main hall of the general manager's mansion.

There was no garrison near the main hall, only a few civil and military officials in bright robes came out with puzzled faces and asked questions.

"Kill them all, be careful, don't make any noise." Guo Ning's voice came from behind.

The knights in front of the queue instantly urged their horses to accelerate, and dozens of long knives were unsheathed.

(End of this chapter)