Lin Jue nodded and continued: "Article 3, the war will begin soon. As the commander of the Luoyan Army, I have full military command authority. From now on, every decision I make cannot be questioned. I don't want to put it into question."
Time is spent arguing and explaining. I have explained enough. From now on, you must carry out my orders to the letter. Anyone who makes any fearful remarks will take the blame and resign. Even if I ask you to die.
, you have to die too. This is not a joke, I may let some of you die. Remember, you are soldiers, and the duty of a soldier is to obey orders and obey orders. Of course, all the consequences of this battle will be mine.
Take responsibility, I will die to protect the soldiers and civilians of the cottage at critical times, and I will not frown. I will bear the consequences, but the credit belongs to everyone. In short, in short, I hope that from now on, this Luoyan Army will become a
The machine hits wherever you point it, just like an arm directs it, it moves according to your heart without any hindrance. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Military advisor, don't worry. After so many years, don't we brothers still know the skills of a military advisor? Who else can fight this battle with the officers and soldiers except you? I only wait for the order of the military advisor, and there will be no ambiguity. It is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire.
, and didn’t frown. Who the hell wants to chirp, I, Liang Qi, will be the first to refuse." Liang Qi shouted loudly.
"Exactly, the military advisor's words are military orders. Anyone who dares to disobey military orders will not be spared. Whoever dares to fear death will be the first to die. Our present situation in Luoyan Valley is all due to the strategies of the military advisor and the leader of the village.
, who can question it?" Everyone said one after another.
Guo Kun sat aside, sighing in his heart. Lin Jue's prestige in the Luoyan Army was so high that it was unimaginable. Just imagine, who would tell his men, I will let you die, you must die. If it were in other places
In the army, he was scolded like a bastard. But here, these people actually applauded him. What kind of complete trust is this?
Of course Guo Kun doesn't understand all this, because he has never experienced the hard years of Luoyan Valley, the days of fighting day and night, the days of blood and fire when you see the sunset today and don't know whether you will see the sun rise tomorrow. That's right.
It was after experiencing life and death together that these people in the Luoyan Army were willing to give their backs to each other and give Lin Jue complete trust. This is a battle friendship that has been tested by life and death, surpassing almost any relationship in the world.
After this meeting, Luoyan Valley immediately became busy. A large number of people were mobilized and concentrated on strengthening the fortifications at the mountain pass. Originally, the defense fortifications of Luoyan Valley were already very strong, surrounding both sides of the east mountain and the nearby hillside.
The arrow towers and fortifications are densely packed, but for the sake of safety, a new round of reinforcement and construction was carried out.
As Lin Jue expected, a lot of rumors broke out in Luoyan Valley. One hundred and sixty thousand officers and soldiers were already a huge number, but among these people, it doubled several times to six hundred thousand soldiers and horses. I don’t know who spread the word.
Those who came out said that the imperial court had issued a decree that as long as the soldiers and civilians in Luoyan Valley surrendered, they would not be held accountable for joining the bandits. If they had not surrendered before the war started, they would be punished for treason.
Although Luoyan Valley is just a small world in the mountains, the people are still the same and the principles are the same. There is no difference in the psychology of these things inside and outside the mountains. Although the mountain people can live and work in peace and contentment thanks to the protection of the Luoyan Army
, but when danger comes, many people will still be shaken. As these rumors fermented, some people dragged their families and fled out of the mountains overnight. Dozens of families and hundreds of people were intercepted at the mountain pass checkpoint in one night. It can be seen that these rumors have great influence on
The psychological impact on the people was huge.
Lin Jue had already expected this. The soldiers and civilians in the village were mixed, and even a small group of more than a dozen people might have their own thoughts. What's more, in a large society of more than 100,000 people, there are all kinds of people and all kinds of thoughts.
It is understandable that some people seek good fortune and avoid misfortune for themselves. Lin Jue asked his generals to explain to these people. If they want to turn back, they can turn back. If they don't, then let him go. However, he made it very clear to them.
, if you leave, you will be on the Luoyan Army's blacklist from now on. Those who cannot share the danger will never be able to get the protection of the Luoyan Army in the future.
They were tolerant towards the common people, but Lin Jue and Ma Bin were merciless towards those who spread rumors. Privately, Lin Jue told Ma Bin that this time was not a bad thing, it was to eliminate the evildoers in the village.
The best opportunity. Some time ago, a lot of people came to the village to recruit soldiers and horses. Although they have gone through many layers of investigation, there must still be fish that slipped through the net. In the past few years, the village has also accepted many people who fled to the mountains. These people must be serious.
There is a detailed operation planted by the government. Ma Bin knows this all too well. When Ma Bin was in the Imperial City Division, he knew a lot of inside information. Who to investigate and what to investigate, instigating rebellion and installing spies are essential.
The Luoyan Army in Funiu Mountain has been making such a big fuss in the past few years, and the imperial court has failed to suppress it many times, so naturally it has to think of some extraordinary means.
Lin Jue told Ma Bin that this time was the opportunity to eliminate them. With the army approaching, these people would not be idle. They must be deceiving people and spying on intelligence. Xuanyi Division must show off its skills during this period, not to mention everything.
To eradicate them, we must at least catch them.
After a day of fermentation, when the rumors were in full swing, Ma Bin took action. Xuanyi Division launched a large-scale campaign to capture those hiding in the dark one by one. At the same time, Lin Jue's personal guard battalion led by Sun Dayong
At the mountain passes of various important defense strongholds, more than a dozen people were arrested to spy on military intelligence and secretly draw topographic maps and detailed drawings of fortification locations. More than 130 people were arrested at one time.
Most of them are meticulous work, and more than 20 people are unsteady, but how can Lin Jue have the kindness of a woman to deal with this kind of thing. At present, he led more than 100 people to tour the villages and towns up and down the village.
Yamaguchi carried out collective beheading.
In just one night, it seemed that all the rumors disappeared without a trace, and everything returned to calm. Gao Muqing and Qin Chuncao led the female guards to follow up in every village and town in time to expose these elaborate lies and appease the people.
On the fifth day of October, the scouts sent news that the imperial troops and horses had arrived at Fangcheng Mountain Pass. After passing Fangcheng Mountain, they were about to approach Funiu Mountain. A war was imminent.
In the dimly lit Juyi Hall, which has been renamed Luoyan County Government Hall, beside the long table, Lin Jue is frowning and looking at the newly made sand table map on the table. Next to him are Guo Kun, Ma Bin, Shen Tan, Sun Dayong, Liang Qi and other six or seven backbones.
.Everyone was looking at the sand table and thinking about strategies to meet the enemy. Everyone was thinking about how to deal with this overwhelming 160,000-strong army.
The green bamboo pole in Lin Jue's hand moved on the sand table, and his mind was spinning rapidly. No one bothered him. They all knew that Lin Jue was deep in active thinking and could not disturb his thinking.
After a long time, Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Brothers, I have a question to ask you."
Everyone hurriedly said: "What's the problem?"
Lin Jue said: "Besides my Dongshan pass, there are hundreds of large and small fortifications and arrow towers on the slopes at both ends of the canyon. There are countless rolling logs and rocks. The officers and soldiers have suffered heavy losses in the canyon during several encirclement and suppression campaigns in the past. Do you think this time? Will they go directly into the canyon to find trouble?"
Liang Qi thought for a while and said: "Military advisor, in the past they tried to attack our stronghold directly from Dongshan Canyon. Our Luoyan Valley is actually not far from the mountain pass. This is their most direct attack method. As long as they break through the canyon, they can reach it. We are under the main peak of Dazhai. The officers and soldiers have suffered losses in the past, but this time their 160,000 troops should not be afraid. My subordinates believe that they will definitely adopt a direct attack."
Shen Tan said solemnly: "I don't think so. I have seen the terrain of this canyon. Although the canyon is wide, it will be so chaotic and crowded when 160,000 troops enter the canyon. If it were me, I would definitely not They will attack directly. Isn't it crazy to attack from here even though you know you will suffer a loss?"
Ma Bin also nodded and said: "Indeed, the defenses here are so dense, only a fool would do this. Guo Xu doesn't have this common sense, right? But Guo Xu doesn't have much ability, so he might be stupid."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "It is not advisable to pin victory on the enemy's stupidity. Guo Xu is not a lunatic or a fool. He is very shrewd."
Sun Dayong frowned and said nothing. Lin Jue smiled and said, "Brother Sun, what do you think?"
Sun Dayong came to his senses and said in a deep voice: "Sir, I think we should hold back. Although there are no roads leading into the mountains at the mountain passes to the south, I think that if we weigh the pros and cons, if I were Guo Xu, I would Feint attack at the mountain passes, and at the same time send troops and horses to enter through these mountain passes. Although it is more difficult, once you enter the mountain, you can go around Jiming Mountain and enter the hinterland of Luoyan Valley, posing a threat to the southern peaks. The advantage of this is , it can force us to be attacked on both sides and divide our forces to fight against them. Then we can use the extremely superior force to launch a fierce attack from the front."
Sun Dayong's fingers moved on the sand table, pointing to the topography of several passes of Shiren Mountain in Jiming Mountain on the south side.
Liang Qi said: "You can't enter the mountain there. The canyons are deep and crisscrossed, and there are trees and thorns everywhere. How can you enter the mountain?"
Sun Dayong laughed and said: "I'm afraid Brother Liang doesn't know the methods of officers and soldiers. The soldiers and horses of the imperial court are capable of building bridges and building roads. How can the trees, thorns, mountain streams and cliffs stop them? If they want to come in, there is always a way. And don’t forget that there is a natural entrance in Shiren Mountain. There are not many soldiers and horses in Shiren Mountain’s branch village, and they may not be able to hold it. The opponent’s soldiers and horses are enough to attack several mountain passes at the same time. If I have so many soldiers and horses , but just putting the treasure on a mountain pass, that is stupid."
Liang Qi stared at the sand table for a long time and had to nod: "What you said makes sense."
Shen Tan, Ma Bin and others also nodded slightly, Sun Dayong's words were not nonsense, they were indeed very reasonable.
Lin Jue nodded with satisfaction, extended his thumb towards Sun Dayong and praised: "Brother Sun really has the same views on talents and heroes. This is the issue I have been thinking about for a long time. Brother Sun thinks so too, which shows that I am not unfounded. .In fact, I already have a plan in mind. Now that the war has begun, we must win the first battle. How to win? If our guess is good, we have already predicted that the enemy planes will be ahead. Since we think they will divide their troops and go to the mountain pass on the south side Attack, why not use the trick and kill them before they officially attack. Beat them up."
