Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

At the time of Wuwu, Lu Bu's army marched to Shenzhou. To the north, Tieli's army crossed the Cili River and stopped at Ningjiangzhou to meet up with Wanyan Gao's rear army. To the northwest, Xiao Gan brought the army's food, fodder and livestock into Changchunzhou, and after some replenishment, they stepped out of the city gate again.

On the day of Renxu, Lü Bu's troops passed through Xianzhou. Xi Sheng and Du Fu of Tongzhou received the king's order and began to gather troops and horses. With 2,500 cavalrymen from Yuan Lang as the vanguard, they headed north to Xinzhou.

The next day, Xi Sheng left 5,000 infantrymen to defend Hanzhou and Tongzhou, Du Fu left 1,000 cavalrymen, and then mobilized 6,500 cavalry and infantry and 18,000 civilians to march north.

In the north, Tieli's 3,000 cavalrymen and 2,000 reinforcements led by Wanyan Alihemen crossed the Hunhe River and joined forces with Wanyan Loushi's troops. Then Wanyan Loushi, with more than 15,000 soldiers, took turns to attack Huanglongfu with catapults and bows and arrows, instantly bringing the battle to its climax.

Meanwhile, Guo Yaoshi in Jingyuan City welcomed Xiao Gan, the king of the six Xi tribes, and a lot of supplies. Then the two armies merged into one, and the army of more than 35,000 people in Yizhou began to prepare to march south.

On the Shangjing Road, two heroes named An Sheng'er and Zhang Gao'er gathered 200,000 people to rebel. The Liao court was shocked, and Yelu Dezhong was ordered to lead the remaining 20,000 troops to quell the rebellion.

In the second year of Tianshun, it was the Jisi day of the first lunar month.

Just after noon, the roar from the city wall stopped. Under the shelters on both sides of the city wall, hundreds of Jin soldiers walked out quickly with expressionless faces, stepped over the stones on the ground, replaced their tired comrades, holding swords, bows and crossbows, and entered the defensive position under the cover of large shields. The young and strong men behind them carried the dead and the wounded away, and the battlefield became rare quiet.

"Wanyan Loushi has been focusing on attacking the north gate these days. Be careful of a trick. What are the situations at the other gates?"

Wanyan Zonghan, wearing a golden armor, stopped and looked into the distance. He saw familiar flags flying, but now the two sides were enemies and friends. Even though he had a heart of stone, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions.

Behind him, Wanyan Poluhuo was wearing black armor and holding a mace. There was a trace of fatigue on his dark face. He nodded as he listened to the former's words: "I have already ordered the other gates to be careful and guard. That guy should not think of using these rubbish in front to attract our attention and take the opportunity to attack him."

Wanyan Zonghan nodded. Although the generals in the rear looked rough, they were actually thoughtful. Since he said so, he must be right.

"We still need to be more prepared. Ask Bojilie to let his guards be the last line of defense. If there is trouble ahead, ask him to immediately send them to the battlefield." Wanyan Zonghan pursed his lips and said, "We have lost Yizhou and have no defense. I am afraid that the Liao soldiers over there will go south at any time. By then, we will have to deal with Wanyan Loushi on one hand, and the Khitan army on the other..."

He stopped walking as two soldiers carried a dead body past him. His eyes lingered on the dead man's face for a moment, then Wanyan Zonghan came to his senses and continued walking forward: "By then, Huanglongfu will have been declared lost."

"Didn't Bojilie say that Qi would come to rescue?"

The voice coming from behind slowed his pace: "Qi will come, but it will only come when we are beaten the worst. That way it will be convenient for them to take over the power of our Jin Kingdom later. Hum——"

Wanyan Poluhuo was listening from behind with an indignant look on his face. He opened his mouth but swallowed his words back. As a general, he knew that what Wanyan Zonghan said would definitely happen, and he would make the same decision if he were in his shoes. However, being able to think from another's perspective did not mean that he could accept it. It was useless to say anything at this time, so he chose to remain silent.

Just as he lowered his head, he suddenly heard footsteps running quickly behind him.

A strange voice called out from behind: "Master, Master, the mistress is alive!"

Wanyan Zonghan and others turned around abruptly. The man who was running over was wearing decent clothes. He ran in front of the Jurchen commander and couldn't stop holding his knees and gasping for breath.

"What did you say?" Wanyan Zonghan pulled up his housekeeper, lifted him up into the air with his strong arms and shook him: "Say it again?!"

"Master... Master..." The housekeeper's feet left the ground, kicking and struggling, saying incoherently: "The mistress gave birth to the little master safely, a boy!"

"gave birth?!"

As his hands loosened, the butler fell to the ground with a thud. He dared not groan, but grimaced in pain and was unable to speak.

“Hahaha——” Wanyan Zonghan suddenly laughed: “This is the only good news during this period!”

God knows how desperate he was when he learned that his son was missing. Now that another son is born, the joy he feels is indescribable.

Wanyan Poluhuo and others hurriedly clasped their fists and said, "Congratulations, Marshal. Congratulations, Marshal."

With the same smile, Wanyan Zonghan walked quickly towards the steps of the city wall, saying, "I will go home first to see if Wanyan Poluhuo has prepared the defense."

"Don't worry, Marshal." The Jurchen general holding a mace in the back bowed and watched Wanyan Zonghan and his guards hurried away. "Master, wait for me for a moment."

The housekeeper quickly got up and ran down the city wall. Wanyan Zonghan's home was in the west of the city. At this time, the city was under military control and few people were on the streets. The group simply rode fast horses and ran back home at lightning speed. When the Jurchen general arrived at the door, he did not wait for his horse to stop, but dismounted, walked in quickly, and ran into the room without paying attention to the servants who knelt down to him.

"Madam, are you all right?"

"Shh... don't make noise."

The bloody smell after the woman gave birth hit his nose, but the man walked quickly to the bed as if he didn't smell it. He saw a baby wrapped in a swaddle being placed next to the woman. Cloud patterns embroidered with gold and silver threads shone in the light. The baby was sleeping with his eyes closed, and his two thick eyebrows on his monkey-like face were particularly conspicuous.

The maid came over and placed the pillow behind the woman, then helped her sit up. A smile appeared on her pale face, and she reached out and gently touched the child's forehead: "It looks a lot like Marble when he was a child."

"Hmm..." The happy expression faded, and he lowered his head with some guilt as he looked at the woman's face.

"My husband, you don't have to do this." The woman looked at him and shook her head. "It's my fault that the marbles were lost. It has nothing to do with you."

The man opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but seeing that the woman didn't look frustrated, he didn't know how to say it, so he just sighed softly.

"Husband, please give the child a nickname."

The woman's fingers gently stroked the child's eyebrows. Wanyan Zonghan's heart moved and he blurted out: "Why not still call him Danzi..."

The fingertips stopped moving, and the woman opened her mouth: "Ball... okay, but..." She raised her head and looked at her man: "I always feel that Ball is still alive and has not been killed by Wanyan Zongjun."

Wanyan Zonghan frowned, wanting to say that since there was no news for such a long time, he must have been killed.

However, he couldn't say this to his wife. He looked at the swaddling clothes, thought for a moment and said, "Why not call him Silver Bullet? If he finds his brother in the future, he can change his name to Golden Bullet."

"...Golden marbles, silver marbles." The woman repeated, then laughed: "My husband saves you trouble."

Wanyan Zonghan looked at his wife and smiled, and he also smiled: "Gold and silver are precious in the world. With the nobleness of these two things, it is possible that the golden bullet is really fine."

"I trust my instincts." The woman tapped Silver Bullet's forehead and smiled gently, then looked at Wanyan Zonghan and said seriously, "The battlefield is dangerous, my husband, you have to be careful for me and our two children."

Wanyan Zonghan stared at the woman in a daze, then nodded after a while: "Well... I know."

The couple talked for a while, but now was not the time for romantic moments. Soon, a strong man in armor and helmet walked out of the house, shouted, rode his horse back to the city wall.

The west gate also needs to be arranged to prevent an attack by the Liao people.

he thinks.

……

It is said that good things don’t work, but bad things do.

Following Wanyan Zonghan's thoughts, teams of soldiers were walking out of the houses in the city and gathering in the open space outside the city. The resentful army, whose spirits had been transformed after the bloody battle, looked excitedly at the place where the flag was.

"Morale is good." Xiao Gan rode on his warhorse, looking at the assembled resentful army and the Xi soldiers under his command, and waved his arms: "Move forward--"

Dust flew up and rolled towards Huanglong Mansion. (End of this chapter)