The bamboo whistle was a signal to retreat. As soon as the leader of the bandit left, all the thieves on the mountain ridge dispersed like birds and beasts. They fled in droves, no longer interested in fighting. The guards wanted to pursue them, but were stopped by Lin Jue. At this moment, they should guard the mountain ridge as their main purpose.
The main responsibility is not to chase the enemy rashly. Moreover, it is unrealistic to chase the enemy in the dark night. You may end up in danger. Moreover, these guys have poison bags in their mouths and cannot be taken alive. Reinforcements are coming, leaving it to the young prince.
It would be better to send troops and horses to search for these people.
Bai Bing was unwilling to give up and wanted to chase the leader of the thieves, but Lin Jue stopped him loudly.
At this moment, Guo Caiwei, Lu Wu and other talents came in droves, and they all started to cry after seeing Lin Jue. The girls felt a sense of survival after the disaster. Just when the stone wall collapsed and the thieves were about to climb up, everyone thought they were dead.
The decision was made, and everyone was ready to jump off the hillside. Lin Jue and Bai Bing descended from the sky and turned the situation around. With the arrival of reinforcements, the crisis was lifted in the blink of an eye. It was like seeing the sun from the clouds, and experiencing life and death in an instant, which left people with lingering fears.
Unforgettable for life.
Lin Jue softly comforted everyone. Originally, Lin Jue and Bai Bing planned to attack directly from the bottom of the hillside. But after thinking about it, this method was not suitable. The mountain ridge is a place of key protection, and it is impossible for the guards to risk taking the initiative to attack.
If the two of them did that, they would actually be in danger. So the two of them went up the mountain in a detour from the side of the hill. They spent a lot of trouble and wasted a lot of time. Otherwise, they should have arrived long ago. Fortunately, they would have arrived long ago.
They arrived in time, and arrived when the stone wall collapsed, thus avoiding the tragedy.
Sun Dayong, covered in blood, led the guards to the ridge. Lin Jue quickly stepped forward and bowed to everyone, saying, "Brothers, please accept Lin Jue's bow. If you hadn't worked hard to protect us, there would have been a tragedy today."
Lin is very grateful."
The little princess, Lu Wu and others also bowed and followed Lin Jue to thank a group of nurses.
Sun Dayong and others hurriedly returned the courtesy, claiming that they did not dare. Sun Dayong said: "Your Excellency and ladies have offended me. This is our duty. It was my dereliction of duty. I did not expect this in advance, nor was I aware of it."
The danger lies, and there is no place for Dayong to blame himself. If the brothers had not fought with blood, the consequences would be unimaginable. Sir, if you want to pay tribute to those brothers who died in battle today, we have lost many brothers today, Dayong... Dayong is heartbroken."
Sun Dayong's voice was choked with sobs. Lin Jue was also heartbroken. These nursing homes were the team he had managed to save to protect his family. He had many contacts on weekdays, and more than half of them were killed or injured in today's battle. It was difficult to accept it emotionally or in other aspects.
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Lin Jue nodded, and immediately let everyone rest, bandaged the wounds of the injured, and counted the number of dead and injured. Lin Jue personally greeted the corpses that were carried over on the grass below the mountain ridge. He personally wiped their faces, hands and feet with clean water,
The body was arranged, covered with a cloak and tied up with ropes. The Lin family's wives and concubines couldn't bear to see this scene, so they all covered their faces and left in tears. Only Lu Wu and Bai Bing insisted on accompanying Lin Jue and helping him.
The inventory was quickly completed. Nineteen people were killed in the Lin Family Nursing Home, 11 were seriously injured, and almost all of the remaining people were injured. Indeed, there were more than 300 thieves, and the Lin Family Nursing Home only came to protect them.
There were more than seventy people. With such a disparity in numbers, it was really difficult. Those thieves were obviously people with martial arts skills. It was obvious that they were well-trained guys. They were definitely not ordinary mountain bandits. In fact, they were able to do this with such
At the cost of killing more than 200 people on the other side and preserving the mountain ridge, it is already extremely rare.
Lin Jue led his family members and nursing staff to bow in front of two large rows of corpses of the nursing staff who died in the battle.
present.
"Brothers died in this battle today, Lin Jue is both heartbroken and relieved. What is sad is that you have been with us day and night and care about your family. It is so sad to leave today. But what is gratifying is that you have proved that you are warriors.
Warriors are not afraid of death, but are afraid of having nowhere to die. Warriors should die on the battlefield, in a deadly battle with the enemy, not on their beds. Therefore, your death today just proves that you are worthy of the title of warrior.
Name. Since ancient times, no one has died. Some people die silently, and some people die vigorously. Some people die as light as a feather, and some die as heavy as Mount Tai. The deaths of all brothers are vigorous and heavier than Mount Tai. They will surely die.
We will keep it in our hearts. Brothers, go first, and we and others may follow you one after another. You have prepared a banquet in the underworld, and we will gather together under the spring to drink. Wouldn’t it be a pleasure? Don’t worry, everyone will do something about Lin after your death.
I will take care of you with all my strength, I will support your wife, and I will respect your parents, so you don’t have to worry about anything else. Today, my soul has returned, and I am not very sad. I am so sorry!"
In the night wind, Lin Jue loudly recited the sacrificial inscriptions to pay homage to the deceased. Everyone stood quietly, listening to Lin Jue reciting the sacrificial inscriptions, feeling sad but moved in their hearts. It was just that the Lin family's wives and concubines had passed away, and Sun Dayong and others followed the sacrificial inscriptions.
I deeply understood Lin Jue's feelings for the Lin family's nursing home. Lin Jue has never treated them as servants, and he is not bossy on weekdays. Today, it can be seen that he actually treats these people as brothers and relatives.
.The master is so righteous, how can he not let people have the desire to die in service?
After the sacrificial inscriptions were recited, everyone sprinkled wine on the ground and, having finished their salutes, stood silently in silence.
Not long after, there was a commotion below the hillside. A long queue of torches gathered in the valley, and soon hundreds of torches came slowly along the hillside to the ridge. Lin Jue and others gathered behind the stone wall and waited for a while.
Then a woman's shout came from below.
"Senior brother, Sister Princess, and Sister Luwu, are you still there?" The anxious and panicked voice was none other than Fang Huanqiu's.
Lin Jue felt warm in his heart and said loudly: "Junior sister, we are all here. Have the young prince's troops arrived?"
Guo Kun's voice came: "But who else could I be? Is my sister okay? If there is anything wrong with my sister, I will cut you into pieces."
The little princess on the side burst into laughter, and her heart felt warm. Although this brother's behavior was unpleasant, and he once made me hate him extremely, he still cared about and loved her very much.
"Brother, I'm fine." The little princess shouted loudly.
Guo Kun and his party soon arrived at the foot of the mountain ridge. Guo Kun was fully armed and sweating profusely. After climbing over the stone wall with difficulty, he asked directly: "Where are the thieves? Have you killed them all?"
Lin Jue shook his head and said: "When they saw our reinforcements coming, they scattered and fled. There are still sixty or seventy people. We only killed more than two hundred of them."
Guo Kun rolled his eyes and clicked his tongue, marveling at how Lin Jue and others did it. The Lin family's group of guards killed and injured more than 200 people in an attack of more than 300 people. This fighting power was really powerful.
"Why do you think you have to do this? You can't go anywhere in the capital, but you brought your family to play in the wilderness, and you encountered a thief. If something happened, wouldn't it be unfair?"
Lin Jue smiled, walked towards the disheveled Fang Huanqiu who was standing aside, reached out and grabbed her trembling hand and said, "Junior sister, thank you for your hard work. You did it."
Fang Huanqiu could no longer hold on any longer. Several hours of running around and panic had already exhausted her. At this moment, Lin Jue's smile
Rong became blurry in front of him, his mind relaxed, and his body slowly fell limp. Lin Jue was startled, and picked up her body and hugged her in his arms. Bai Bing stepped forward to check it and said: "It's okay.
She just fainted from thirst and fatigue. Give her some water and I'll give her a few drops of medicine and she should wake up."
Lin Jue hurriedly carried Fang Huanqiu to the shelter behind the screen and placed her on the felt blanket. Some people fetched water, others dropped medicine, pinched her and shook her shoulders. After a while, Fang Huanqiu woke up and turned around.
When he opened his eyes and saw Lin Jue for the first time, he reached out and grabbed Lin Jue and said, "Senior brother, I am lucky to have lived up to my fate."
Lin Jue smiled and nodded: "You are great. The reinforcements came at just the right time. You saved all of us."
Everyone on the side also said: "Yes, Huanqiu, if it weren't for you, many of us would have died. Thank you for your hard work."
Fang Huanqiu sighed with satisfaction and said softly: "That's good, that's good. Fortunately, I have lived up to the trust. I'm so tired."
Lin Jue said: "You close your eyes and rest for a while to recuperate your strength. We will go home in a while. I will go and talk to the young prince first. You have a good rest."
Fang Huanqiu smiled and nodded, relaxed and closed his eyes to rest.
Lin Jue came outside and saw Guo Kun and a dozen of his personal guards standing beside rows of corpses guarding the courtyard, frowning and listening to Sun Dayong's words. Sun Dayong was reporting to him the circumstances of his encounter with the thieves.
Seeing Lin Jue approaching, Guo Kun said in a deep voice: "This battle was very tragic. When we came up from the hillside, there were corpses all the way. It's not easy for you to survive."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Yes, it is not easy. Sun Dayong led his brothers to protect him to the death. No, so many good brothers are gone. If I had known this, I would never have come out this time."
Guo Kun smacked his lips and said: "It's useless to regret now. Fortunately, you are safe and sound. If your whole family was wiped out here, you would be really stupid. You were smart and confused for a moment. How could you be so negligent."
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that I was negligent, it's that I didn't expect that they would dare to mobilize so many people to deal with me in broad daylight. They were fighting in secret before, but this has already broken the skin."
Guo Kun muttered: "It seems you know who these people are. Don't you?"
Lin Juedao: "Of course, it's not obvious enough who they are who want me dead so much? And judging from the skills of these people and the behavior of holding poison bags in their mouths, which group of thieves would be so ruthless? I haven't heard of it yet.
There are so many bandit soldiers and horses entrenched near the capital."
Of course Guo Kun understood what Lin Jue said. He pondered for a moment and then asked: "Then what are you going to do?"
Lin Jue said: "They have already been killed at the door of their house, what else can be done? Naturally, I have to confront them tit for tat, why don't I beg for mercy and accept my cowardice? I will go to the palace early tomorrow morning to report this matter."
Guo Kun said: "But you seem to have no evidence to point to certain people. So what can you do?"
Lin Juedao: "The evidence is actually not important anymore. What is important is the fact that they attacked me, the envoy of the Great Wednesday. Even if my life or death is not important, then attacking the princess and the princess who had just reunited with the emperor is enough."
Let the Emperor pay great attention to it. I don’t need to point out who it is, the Emperor just knows who it is. They want to kill me, it’s just because I blocked their way. Treat me like Mr. Fang and Master Yan.
, then they are wrong. The emperor will definitely not sit idly by and watch. We will see, I will let them lose what they value most."
