After the garrison army arrived and trained for nearly three months, the army finally set off towards Chiyan Mountain in a mighty manner.
The army was nominally commander-in-chief Lin Haoming, but the orders were all issued by Ma Huan, the commander of the garrison battalion, and Lin Haoming did not say a word.
Because they were wiping out the Red Flame Army, both Feng Yuzhi and Gao Liangsheng were at the west gate to see off the army, and the families of the soldiers also came to see off their sons.
Many people knew that their lives would be in danger in this battle with the Red Flame Army, so some touching scenes inevitably occurred. Husbands and wives, fathers and sons shed tears, not just one or two couples.
Although Ma Huan felt a little uncomfortable after seeing this scene and felt that it would easily shake the morale of the army, the situation was such that he did not say much. Even the family members of the city magistrate Lin Haoming came to see him off.
Of course, the wife of Lord City Magistrate did not suffer the pain of holding her man like others. She even stayed in a carriage, and Lin Haoming also met her in the carriage.
In fact, Lin Haoming's wife, Shu Siyue, and Ma Huan have also met several times. Lin Haoming has been living in the military camp, and she comes to visit almost every half month.
Although that woman is not stunningly beautiful, she is indeed quite knowledgeable. I heard that she was originally just the cook in Lin Haoming's house, but she actually became Lin Haoming's concubine. She is indeed somewhat capable. Of course, Mrs. Lin's skills are not needed.
He said that he and his brothers had indeed benefited a lot, so he did not rush them at this time.
A quarter of an hour later, Lin Haoming said goodbye to his wife, and then rode horses with others towards the Chiyan Mountain to the west.
After the army had marched for more than ten miles, Ma Huan specially urged the horse to Lin Haoming and said: "Sir Lin, although I promised you before that I can listen to you as long as it is not a formation of troops, but this time Ximen's farewell was too grand.
According to my opinion, we should set up a cover in the camp and set off secretly to catch the Red Flame Army off guard. Now with a big fanfare, I'm afraid everyone knows that we are going to encircle and suppress those bandits. They have all hid in the mountains. That is not good.
Look for it!”
"Captain Ma, don't worry. I won't do this if I don't have any confidence. In fact, even if we lay out a cover, the people of the Red Flame Army will still know about it. Instead, we will still have to march in a hurry. In case the other party is setting a trap, we will be more careful."
You may suffer a big loss." Lin Haoming explained.
"Although Chiyan Mountain is not very big and only stretches for more than a thousand miles, it is easy to hide more than a thousand people. How does Master Lin know where they are?" Ma Huan said.
"Please forgive me, Camp Commander Ma, for this matter. Lin must keep it a secret. It's not that I don't believe you, but that even if I tell you now, you still don't know, so it's better not to say anything." Lin Haoming said.
"Okay, I listen to you, Mr. Lin, on this matter. It's only two or three days away anyway!" Ma Huan did not insist on this matter.
Chiyan Mountain was only two or three days away from Chigang City. Of course, this was when everyone was working non-stop. When they arrived at the foot of Chiyan Mountain, Lin Haoming once again took out a few purple-eyed wolves to reward the three armies and boost their morale.
Just when all the soldiers had eaten and drank enough to build up their strength for going into the mountains tomorrow, Lin Haoming was invited to his camp by Ma Huan again.
There were only four people in the camp, Ma Huan, Guo Junyan, Meng Kun and Shao Xuehan. On the table in the camp, there was a map, which was the topographic map of Chiyan Mountain.
"Master Lin, we are going into the mountains tomorrow. At this time, I should tell you where the Red Flame Army is. Do we really have to wait until daybreak for you to personally lead the way, Master Lin?" Ma Huan asked.
Lin Haoming looked at the map, then at the four people staring at him, and said with a wry smile: "Lin also wants to tell Battalion Commander Ma and everyone, but Lin doesn't know where the Red Flame Army is hiding!"
"Mr. Lin, what do you mean by this? You told me before that you would tell me when the time comes!" Ma Huan became furious after hearing this. However, he also knew that this was a military camp, so he lowered his voice.
But as a result, the anger in my heart became even stronger.
Lin Haoming looked at the four of them with a smile but not a smile, and said without any fear: "I have no intention of deceiving you sincerely."
"You didn't cheat, why did you say you didn't know?" Ma Huan gritted his teeth.
"I really don't know, but just because I don't know doesn't mean that no one in our army knows!" Lin Haoming said confidently.
"Mr. Lin, what do you mean?" Looking at Lin Haoming's confident look, Ma Huan also saw that Lin Haoming must have something to rely on.
"You guys have been here for more than a day or two. I think you should know whose family the city guards in Chigang City belong to!" Lin Haoming said with a faint smile.
"I heard that the city guards are the Gao family's army, but it doesn't look like it! And does it have anything to do with the annihilation of the Red Flame Army this time? Could it be that the Gao family still has a private connection with the Red Flame Army?" Ma Huan asked.
"I heard that Chang Zhongmou, the leader of the Red Flame Army, has a blood feud with the Gao family. Isn't Master Lin mistaken?" Meng Kun also asked doubtfully.
"You can make mistakes in other matters, but I will never make a mistake in this matter. If the four adults believe in Lin, you might as well calm down and let's wait!" Lin Haoming walked up to several people with a smile.
"Master Lin, what does this mean?" Ma Huan asked.
Lin Haoming did not answer the four people's questions. Instead, he took out five wine glasses from his storage bag, poured five glasses of wine into it, then picked up one glass and said, "If you can believe me, the results will be available as soon as midnight."
Now, while there is still some time, why not relax!"
Seeing Lin Haoming's confident look, Guo Junyan and the other three people all looked at Ma Huan.
Ma Huan stared at Lin Haoming for a while, seeing that he was still drinking the wine in the glass calmly. He also smiled and picked up the glass and drank it in one gulp.
"The green leaves are fragrant, the wine is delicious!" Ma Huan put down his wine glass and simply sat down.
Time passed like this little by little, and Lin Haoming took out five kilograms of green leaf incense, which was regarded as a reward for several people.
It was just past midnight when suddenly there was a commotion in the military camp.
"What's going on?" Guo Junyan heard the sound and wanted to go out immediately.
However, Ma Huan immediately stopped him and said, "There's no need to rush out. I think the leader Mr. Lin mentioned should have arrived."
Guo Junyan stopped, and sure enough, just for a moment, a bearded man led a dozen people and escorted three people outside the camp.
"Come in!" Lin Haoming said loudly.
Soon the bearded man led the three tied people into the camp.
The bearded man cupped his hands towards Lin Haoming and said, "Sir, you are really good at predicting things. These three people got up in the middle of the night and wanted to crawl into the mountains. Let me catch them."
Hearing this, Ma Huan also smiled and said: "As expected, Judge Lin Cheng knows things well!" 8)