Water Margin Survival

Seven days.

It has been seven days.

Under the fierce Jurchen offensive, Cheng Ju, who was "a monk" on the way, led a group of stragglers to defend Nianchan County for seven days and seven nights.This does not count the three days from when he took power to the time before the Jurchen officially began to attack the city. Otherwise, this record would continue for three more days, reaching ten days.

What is the concept of seven days?Duan Pengju and Ma Wanli, professional veterans, each led a full-stacked and obedient servant army, and accumulated the time they spent head-on to block the Jurchens head-on. The combined days of the two did not break through single digits.If it wasn't for the fact that the Jurchens like to divide their troops into the villages in the deep mountains and old forests, wasting their own time, and relying on these border county governors alone to support the situation, the sky of the Duhu Mansion might have collapsed long ago.

The real pillar of Lelang's frontier army is undoubtedly the old general Wang Huan.But no one expected that a ruthless character that no one knew would appear in a city where there was no hope.

It was this scholar who was so sick a moment ago that he even forgot who he was, and the record he handed over in the past seven days simply impressed everyone, whether it was the enemy or his own people.

The Jurchens felt that they had encountered their first tough battle since entering Korea.His own people were even more confused, the prefect Qiu Qian had never seen this Cheng Xianggong before, and he didn't even know who he was at all.After three rounds and nine rounds in Lelang County, he kept questioning from the Duhu Mansion to Huitian Army, only to learn that this Cheng Xianggong was rescued by young men from the fishing village of Jeju and returned to the village after following Jia Zhong and Jia Yi’s way by the side of Liangshan River. The hapless leader.

However, bad luck only means bad luck, but it has nothing to do with his means.At this time, the servants in Nian Chan City who were made docile by Cheng Ju had the most say, and it was this gentleman who made them suffer unspeakably.

At that time, after learning that the Song Dynasty army had advanced enough to communicate with birds, Cheng Xianggong immediately revealed his identity to the county guard in Cao County, including the fact that he had taken over the position of County Magistrate Wu. Then, he He actually used a blood letter to emphasize that if he unfortunately dies and dies for the country, he must ask the court to thoroughly investigate whether he was killed by the enemy or died at the hands of the servants.

These are all carried out clearly, and he simply did it for everyone to see.In this way, at this time, even if someone has the courage, he would not dare to have the idea of ​​assassination.

With such a strong psychological deterrence, and having received nearly a hundred personal guards from the former magistrate, Cheng Ju quickly killed two frontier commanders who had hit the blade and were passive and idle. Make all the generals horrified.And Cheng Ju finally achieved his goal: to control the situation in Nian Chan City in the shortest possible time.

After this contact, the Korean people understood that this time they found a father for themselves.You can't beat him, you can't scold him, and if you play a little temper, you have to prevent him from doing it. It's all asking for trouble.But every time I think of the family members who have lived the life of landlords in the rear, everyone's heart softens.In addition, they don't want to vote for the Jurchens, and they have reduced themselves from a living "person" to a savage's property (slave). Everyone can only pinch their noses and follow Cheng Ju to the dark.

Once the military is settled, it will be easier for the refugees.Cheng Ju dug out all the food and grass buried deep before the county magistrate Wu left, first asked everyone to eat with their stomachs open, and then used the housekeeping skills of a civil official in the Song Dynasty, with a clever tongue to understand the reason, In the end, it really moved the people all over the city.Those who build the city for a while, and those who deliver food, work as hard as they want.Ever since, Cheng Ju, who felt that the kindness was hard to come by, used the people's power to take the opportunity to modify the defense structure of the inner and outer cities.

When everything was on the right track and he was finally able to calm down and think about it, Cheng Ju was actually a little scared.Ever since he was woken up that night, he was betting, and the bet was his own life, and he won or lost.It all depends on the degree of awe these Fanbing have for the imperial court.

He knew that he, a frail scholar, had no deterrent power at all in front of more than 4000 rout soldiers.The key depends on the invisible power endowed to him by the motherland behind him. If Da Song's status in the hearts of these fans, or insufficient deterrence, he will definitely not survive that night.

Fortunately, the motherland is still strong, and these people still have some fears in their hearts.Fortunately, fate favored him, and his brain disease did not worsen.

Judging from the current situation, this gamble is worth it.At least the plate was still in his hands, and Nian Chanxian was still clinging to "Chong'er" fiercely.

"Such a savage beast knows how to use siege equipment. It's terrifying! In the future, the threat will be far greater than that of the Khitans! At least, the Khitans are not good at siege!"

Cheng Ju, who walked down the tower, couldn't help feeling emotional, speaking in a tone like a border veteran.If it weren't for the fact that the soldiers around him were all native Koreans, he still wanted to give a big compliment to the court. This time, he was simply too strategic!This behemoth that has always been slow in everything, this time it actually beat Buzi Gaoli.The rise of the barbarians in the city is bound to create turbulent waves in the north, and it is definitely better to be prepared early than to be unprepared in the future.

"The Jurchens are our old enemies. We have fought with them on the border for hundreds of years, and watched them become stronger step by step. Now the Khitan people's Tokyo Road is gone, and they have all become the Jurchens' spoils. Unfortunately, they are not satisfied. , Bingfeng pointed directly at our homeland again! Xianggong, you said that in the end, the Song Dynasty...will not abandon us, the dependent people?"

The soldier who personally protected Cheng Ju was originally a veteran of the Goryeo camp of the Fanluo Army. Later, he made great military exploits and was promoted to the deputy in the army. Later, by chance, he was assigned to the county magistrate of Wu as the leader of the guards. .His group of guards is different from the frontier army. They are organized in the Duhu Mansion, not in Lelang County. In addition, this group of people came down from the Fan army. Not to mention the loyalty of each of them, they can be called Goryeo The Han army in the army.When Cheng Ju asked them to act as executioners to arrest and behead the two Korean commanders, the group of guards didn't even bat an eye.Therefore, Cheng Ju was able to control the situation in the shortest time, and their group contributed a lot.

Therefore, when Cheng Ju faced these loyal comrades-in-arms who stammered in Song dialect and were born in Dongyi but belonged to Song Dynasty, instead of being complacent, he felt tense for no reason.

Although in that blank period of time, the Great Song Dynasty really had a vision, but he really can't guarantee whether it can continue to maintain this level in the future.He was afraid that everything in front of him was just a whim of the current emperor.When the interest is gone, everything will follow.

"No! Don't worry, with me here, the Jurchens won't be able to get in!"

Although it was contrary to his introverted nature, when facing his comrades in arms, Cheng Ju still uttered a harsh word, but the Korean soldier believed it deeply after hearing it.After all, the record of the past seven days cannot be faked. No matter what kind of offensive the Jurchens launch or what kind of siege equipment they use, this gentleman has a countermeasure.Although the powerful enemy rushed into the city more than once, in front of Xianggong's temporary fortifications, he still couldn't escape the fate of returning home.

Facing the yearning eyes of his subordinates, Cheng Ju turned his head and asked, "Which one of you understands Jurchen?"

"The last general will understand!" Pai Jun answered quickly when he saw the question.

"Go, meet our captives!"

During these seven days, the Jurchens attacked the city more and more fiercely every time. As soon as this group of savages entered the city, they fought with all their might. It was rare to see anyone who went to the city and then retreated.When Cheng Ju almost believed that this group of people were all humanoid beasts, veterans who had participated in several previous battles explained his doubts. It turned out that if these people retreated, the consequences waiting for them would be butchers for their own people.

So after a few days, the defenders captured many prisoners. At this time, Cheng Ju walked quickly to the place where the prisoners were held in the city, and pointed out the hidden leader among the prisoners. Does the real person know which country they are attacking now!"

"No need for an interpreter, I can understand your speech, Song people!" the captive leader said calmly, but Cheng Ju was greatly surprised. Grab one and understand Song language so well?

Cheng Ju's surprise was not unreasonable.After all, the two countries basically had no contact with each other in the past [-] years, so naturally not many people learned each other's language.It is clearly recorded that the last contact between the two parties was the old Huangli who sent people to the Jurchen tribe to buy horses not long after Song Liguo, and finally brought back Shi Wengong's old employer-the ancestors of the birdmen in Zengtou City.

Just when Cheng Ju secretly guessed whether this person was someone like General Jurchen, the captive leader said: "Don't guess, I'm just a nobody. What do you want to ask, just ask directly, it seems that you and I are both For the sake of Han blood!"

how is this possible! ! !

This barbarian with shaved head and braided hair actually calls himself a Han Chinese? !Cheng Ju poked his eyes and couldn't believe such an uninhibited fact, but at this moment Gao Li who was beside him spoke up, making him half-believe for a moment.

"Although this person is as ugly as the Jurchen barbarians, barbarians naturally like gold and silver earlobes, but this person's appearance is not like that. He is probably a Han son from the Liao Kingdom. After the Jurchens were demoted, he worked for them again!"

"What my entourage said is true?" Cheng Ju asked with wide-eyed eyes. Seeing that the other party did not refute, he immediately said: "As a Han, you lived in the Liao and Jin Dynasties, and you have humiliated your ancestors! Today, why don't you correct it and return to the Song Dynasty?"

"You Song Dynasty gentlemen just read too much, and your mind is full of unrealistic! Wait for your Zhao Song officials to be worthy of their ancestors, and then criticize us!" The captive leader sneered all over his face:

"I would like to advise your Excellency, stop helping the Koreans to play the Song Dynasty brand everywhere. A broken flag, leaking wind everywhere, I still think it is very majestic! The Jurchens laugh every time they hear the captured Koreans claiming to be Song soldiers. , everyone said the same thing, who can’t see that the caliber was unified in advance? You don’t have to think about it, are you afraid of pretending to be the Song Army Jurchen? They even beat up the brutal Khitan people. Are you afraid? You gentle scum? Oh, it’s not easy to cross the ocean, go back after two years of gold plating, or stop being used by the Koreans!"