The devil is coming

Chapter 213 Soup Cake
An hour has arrived.
Zheng Fan, who was about to give the order, suddenly thought of a question.
This issue is still critical and fatal.
That is, Marquis Jingnan has arranged everything, but will there be any deviations when arranging himself?
such as,
The reason why he gave himself the task of directly entering the Jin Palace was because he took a fancy to his record of leading troops to raid Mianzhou City twice. But the problem was that Liang Cheng was the one who led the troops in those two times.
Thinking of this,
Zheng Fan's hands suddenly trembled a little,
Anyone who cheats or goes through the back door to get to the top will be fine on weekdays, but when things really happen, they start to panic.
take a deep breath,
Don't panic when encountering anything,
If it doesn't work, just keep your head down, raise the knife, and shout "Ula" and that's it.
Because now, there is no choice anyway.
"The Imperial Palace of Jin, charge!"
Zheng Fan mobilized his war horse, followed by three hundred Jingnan Army knights, like a sharp blade, straight into the heart of Jin's capital city, which was now completely in panic.
On the way back, Situ Jiangong took away thousands of the Situ family's elite cavalry. Firstly, there was no need to keep them any longer. Secondly, the land in Gyeonggi was originally reserved for the Yu family from the Dacheng Kingdom, so it would not be very convenient for him to lead his troops there. convenient.
It is precisely because of this that it directly led to the emptiness of the Gyeonggi area at this time.
The few defeated soldiers who were gathered together at the beginning got drunk and vented their anger after returning to the camp. These defeated soldiers still had the courage to fight on the battlefield. Moreover, Yu Huacheng's level of training soldiers and horses was not bad, but the problem was that the defeated soldiers But their mental state and mental outlook cannot be changed overnight. For them who have just experienced defeat not long ago, once they are free, drinking and visiting brothels is the best way to numb themselves.
Because of this, almost half of the soldiers inside the broken soldiers camp on the school grounds were dispersed. Although the remaining half were in the camp, they were drinking and gambling.
The pro-army troops were even worse. After returning, except for a thousand cavalry patrolling the periphery, and Yu Huacheng personally leading a thousand soldiers into the palace, the remaining troops all went back to their homes to find their mothers.
Originally, the number of Jin troops in the capital was the same as when they were outside Wubao during the day. Even if you exclude the soldiers and horses of the Situ family, they were several times as many as the [-] Yan troops.
However, now, in contrast to the established system, the Yan people actually have an absolute advantage.
In the final analysis, it was not because Yu Huacheng was not good at his level. He was able to achieve the position of commander-in-chief of the Gyeonggi Army not only because of his friendship with the Jin Emperor, but also because of his considerable abilities.
But the real reason is that the capital is too small. It is more like a barbarian royal court than a country within a country.
However, even though the royal court has declined, it still maintains a certain influence on the desert, and still has its own large pastures, while the Jin Kingdom's capital is just a simple "city state".
Perhaps, after surrendering to the Dacheng Kingdom, as a frontline against Yan, Gyeonggi could become a new "Beifeng County" with the support of Dacheng in the future, but now, it is not possible.
The Yan army's cavalry was divided into many units, attacking their respective targets, setting fires and killing people. For a time, they created a terrifying momentum that was no less powerful than tens of thousands of cavalry rolling in.
In this case, the Jin army collapsed directly, and it was impossible not to collapse, because after they returned from the expedition, there was no longer any notion of being organized or not.
The enemy has already arrived at your doorstep, so why don't you call the soldiers out from door to door to form a formation?
Then call out those drunken soldiers from the school camp to fight the enemy?
Or go to a place like the Red Tent to pull those Qiu Ba off Sister Yao one by one,
Even if it is really pulled off,
If you give him a knife, will he still have the strength to lift it?
In this part, Zheng Fan did not do anything else, but just focused on marching towards the Jin Palace. Because he deliberately delayed it for an hour, when Zheng Fan came in, the chaos in the capital had already appeared.
This is enough to show that Jingnanhou has already grasped the current situation of this area. Five thousand cavalry are indeed enough to directly level this area.
This is the art of war.
.........
There is a street on the east side of the Jin Palace. An unknown number of years ago, this place was extremely noisy and lively.
When the courtiers who go to court in the morning are waiting for the palace gate to open, those with high official rank should pay attention to their image and send their servants to buy breakfast and eat it in sedan chairs; those with lower official rank, who are also at the end of the court, have nothing to worry about. Sit in the shop generously and get something to eat.
Lord Sword Master is still wearing a white shirt, sitting in this old soup cake shop.
In front of him, there was a large bowl of soup made from big bones and two pancakes.
An old man walked slowly on a crutch, holding a large handful of green onions in his hand, and threw them into the soup bowl.
"In the early years, officials who only had sesame and mung beans liked to go to the soup cake shop to eat this before going to court. The chopped green onions had to be added vigorously. Without this, the soup would be tasteless and not fragrant. .
If you're in a good mood, warm up half a pot of wine. It's not as good as the fine wine of Ganguowuchuan, but the taste is good enough. Half a pot of wine, two bowls of soup, and two pieces of pancakes will make you feel comfortable.
Anyway, I am at the end of the queue when I go to court, so I am not afraid that my breath will offend His Majesty and the big shots, haha. "
The old man said as he sat down in front of Lord Sword Master.
What he said was already 60 years ago. At that time, the structure of the three major families had been established, but the heads of the families were still serving in the capital, and the Jin Dynasty court still looked like a court, unlike now.
Master Sword Master stirred up the chopped green onions with chopsticks and blew on them, but he was not in a hurry to drink. Instead, he looked at the old man and said:
"Every time I go out, I think about this for a long time."
"That is."
The old man grinned proudly, showing his big yellow teeth.
This street has been deserted for many years, but the old man has always guarded this shop.
"I don't know how long I can drink this soup."
Hearing this, the old man immediately said:
"No matter how things outside change, as long as there is still a palace in the courtyard across the wall and His Majesty still lives there, our soup cake shop will continue to open."
The old man subconsciously wanted to tell the story of how his ancestors sold soup cakes on the street a hundred years ago and were praised by His Majesty when he was visiting incognito.
But suddenly I remembered that I had told this story to the person in front of me no less than twenty times, so I immediately stopped talking and showed a reserved smile.
The sword master nodded and did not tell the old man. Soon, there will be no more His Majesty in this palace. This palace will most likely be converted into a palace. Although the person who lives in it also has the surname Yu, it is not the original one. One move.
"You guys are back today. It's been a long time since we, the emperor, have really taken action."
The old man expressed his own emotion.
Lord Sword Master drank the soup and didn't reply.
The people in Jin's capital are different from the people near the capital in other countries. In other countries, the people in capital are often the ones with the most favorable living conditions. At the same time, they also have the arrogance of people from the imperial city.
However, the pattern of the Jin Dynasty's three families being divided into Jin has been around for too long, and it has reached the point where the people of Gyeonggi can no longer straighten their backs. Therefore, in many cases, it is not so much that the Gyeonggi pro-army is still loyal to the Jin emperor, but it is better to say that the Gyeonggi people are still loyal to the Jin emperor. The people instinctively hugged the Jin Emperor to keep warm.
The old man has been boiling soup and making pancakes for a lifetime. His whole life has been firmly bound to this soup pancake shop. He has seen its prosperity and is now savoring its trough. The old man I have always thought that this is probably what people will do in this life, but I still feel a little hesitant.
asked:
"The Yan people from the west won't come again, will they?"
Lord Sword Master put down the soup bowl, picked up the pancake, took two bites, shook his head and said:
"Who knows."
"Alas." The old man sighed, stood up silently, and said, "Two more big bones?"
"No need, these are enough."
"You are also getting older. Before, you could drink three bowls of broth and five large pancakes and gnaw three or four big bones in one meal."
"That's right, he is indeed not a young man anymore."
"When are you planning to start a family?"
"No hurry."
"It's urgent."
"Okay, I'm in a hurry first."
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the street outside the soup cake shop.
The old man turned his head and looked out suspiciously, while the sword master stood up, walked to the door panel, removed a door panel, and found a group of Jin army knights heading eastward.
What followed was a sudden burst of fighting and cries throughout the capital.
The sword master's eyes narrowed.
"But something happened outside, is it so lively?"
The sword master did not deceive the old man and said:
"Something happened."
"But the Yan people called?"
"seems like it."
"Oh, I still called after all. Tell me, why did you go to tease the Yan people for no reason?"
The sword master turned around and said:
"You can't say that."
"Isn't it possible to live a peaceful life? You have to deal with right and wrong." The old man didn't know the identity of the sword master. He only knew that he was a young man who was in despair at the beginning and is now prosperous.
In the early years, when the person in front of me was still young, he often brought his younger brother here to eat soup cakes. Later, their clothes got better and better, and their swords looked more and more expensive. Later, his younger brother didn't come often. The person in front of me would come over from time to time.
The Sword Master said:
"After all, I have to change my way of living."
"Well, the big shots always want to make troubles, while we ordinary people just want to live our own lives peacefully.
Guarding the capital, guarding the palace, and guarding His Majesty, this life can always go on. "
"Then how boring is this life?"
The old man heard this,
Laughed,
He seemed completely indifferent to the chaos outside.
He pointed at the half-drinked bone soup that Master Sword Master had just finished drinking.
Road:
"Most people in the world think about how to eat enough. Only those noble people who have no worries about eating and drinking are always thinking about making their food more delicious all day long."
(End of this chapter)