After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Lin Jue reported to everyone the incident on Snake Island that broke the covenant between Guo Xu and the Jurchens at sea. Everyone was stunned and speechless for a moment.
Lin Jue looked at everyone with a smile and said: "What happened to everyone? How come they have all turned into clay sculptures and wood sculptures? Tell us your opinions on this matter. Brother, you are the leader of the Luoyan Army, what do you want to say?"
Guo Kun frowned and muttered: "Guo Xu is so bold, teaming up with the Jurchens to destroy the Liao Dynasty? Can he think of it? He is risking the country of Zhou Dynasty. This bastard, he doesn't want to think about the consequences. If the soldiers
If they are defeated, how can the Liao people stop? This is the excuse for the Liao people to attack. How strong are the Jurchens? What is the use of joining forces with them? I think Guo Xu wants to get rid of the bad reputation of usurping the throne and killing his father and brother, so he did not hesitate to risk it
Taking Dazhou Jiangshan Sheji as a bet is simply crazy. Lu Zhongtian, Yang Jun and the others actually allowed him to do this?"
Lin Jue nodded slightly, Guo Kun had indeed made progress, and what he said was on point. He also saw that Guo Xu wanted to use his martial arts to expand territory to cover up his bad reputation after usurping the throne. This is what Lin Jue thinks.
. However, Lin Jue had reservations about Guo Kun's idea of belittling the Jurchens.
"Your Majesty, you must not underestimate the strength of the Jurchens. It has been three years since the Jurchens raised their troops, and Yelu Zongyuan led an army to put down the rebellion. It took three years but has not yet been wiped out. This time I passed by the capital and heard some news. The Jurchens have already conquered Liaoyang Prefecture.
and Huanglong Mansion are approaching Dading Mansion in Zhongjing. Yelu Zongyuan is obviously at his wits' end and even sent people to ask for help from the imperial court. The news released by the imperial court is that it is willing to send 100,000 troops to help the Liao people deal with the Jurchens." Lin Jue said in a deep voice again.
Put in strong stuff.
"Grass!"
Everyone was stunned again. The Liao Kingdom was so vulnerable? Was it captured by the Jurchens and Liaoyang in Tokyo? They all humbly came to Zhou to ask for help? This was too bizarre. The imperial court agreed to send troops to help him, but secretly sent people to follow him.
The Jurchens talk about the covenant? What on earth is going on? It’s really a mess.
But everyone soon understood.
Shen Tan chuckled and said: "Guo Xu's overt and covert scheme is really vicious. On the surface, he agreed to the Liao Kingdom, but in fact he wanted to take action against the Liao Kingdom. One hundred thousand soldiers from the imperial court arrived in Liao on the pretext of helping the Liao people suppress the rebellion.
The Liao soldiers and horses will surely suffer heavy losses. This is a very destructive and vicious strategy. The Liao people will definitely fall into this plan."
"Isn't that true? What Mr. Shen said is absolutely true. The Liao people will definitely fall into the trap this time. I'm afraid the Liao people will really be doomed. I didn't expect that a thief like Guo Xu would do this." Liang Qi, Lu Yi and others nodded.
"Let's shake him out. Since Brother Lin you have discovered his conspiracy, why don't you shake him out? Let's tell the Liao people about this and make it difficult for this thief to succeed." Ma Bin shouted loudly.
Everyone looked at him blankly. Ma Bin said in shock: "What are you looking at me for? Is there something wrong with what I said?"
Shen Tan smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Ma, are you tipping the Liao people? You can think of it? What do you want us to be thought of by the world?"
Only then did Ma Bin realize that he had said the wrong thing, scratched his head and said: "Oh, that's right. The Liao people are not good people, so how can you help them?"
Xu, a thief, is nothing, so this is going to be very difficult."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Don't mind, Brother Ma hates Guo Xu, it's just a momentary remark. But no matter what, we have to make it clear that there is a great cause of justice. Although we want to attack Guo Xu, it is an internal dispute in our great Zhou Dynasty.
It must be made clear that we cannot do things for foreign enemies and harm our interests. Moreover, even if we release the news, it is actually useless. With our current status, even if we release the news to let the Liao people know, it will be of no use.
Guo Xu only needs to tell the Liao people that we are the rebels of the Zhou Dynasty. In order to destroy their alliance, we spread rumors and use alienation tactics. The Liao people are in urgent need of help from the Zhou soldiers and horses, so they will never believe this news. So the news is released
it's useless."
Everyone nodded in agreement. Regardless of the general principle or the actual situation, it was useless to release this news. Instead, it would cause a lot of trouble, which was not worth the loss.
"Sir, what should we do? If such a big thing happens, what should our Luoyan Army do?" Liang Qi asked in a deep voice.
Everyone looked at Lin Jue, and they also wanted to know what Lin Jue was thinking. The Zhou Dynasty and the Jurchens were going to war against the Liao people. Such a big thing would definitely have great consequences and changes. What should Luoyan Valley do? Everyone
Everyone wanted to know what Lin Jue would think.
Lin Jue looked at everyone and said slowly: "Actually, I know what you are thinking. Many of you must think that the imperial court is going to mobilize an army of 300,000 to fight the Liao people. That is my chance to fall into Yangu. You must be thinking
, we should take advantage of the situation and go out to fight, attack the city, seize territory and supplies, and take the opportunity to strengthen ourselves, right?"
Many people do think so. They think this is an excellent opportunity. When 300,000 troops are dispatched, all the energy of the court will be devoted to fighting the Liao people. But if Luoyan Valley sends troops at this time, it will be difficult for the court to take care of it.
This is an excellent opportunity to expand territory, strengthen strength, and reap benefits. However, something is wrong with Mr. Lin's tone, and he seems to think that this idea is wrong. So everyone is a little suspicious.
"Brother Lin, shouldn't we do this?" Ma Bin once again took the lead, and that was exactly what he was thinking.
Lin Jue put away his smile and said in a deep voice: "Brother Ma, brothers. I have to reiterate once again that our Luoyan Army is not a military force that rose up to overthrow the Great Zhou Dynasty. We only oppose Guo Xu, not the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Zhou. We are following the banner of the two great Zhou princes to attack the traitor Guo Xu who usurped the throne and killed the king. You are all generals of the Great Zhou. Do not think that you are rebel bandits. Guo Xu sent troops to attack.
No matter what the purpose of Liao's actions, it is also a battle against foreign enemies. If we act behind the scenes, we are actually joining forces with the Liao people. I hope you will think clearly about this. We want to overthrow Guo Xu's throne.
To liquidate his crimes of usurping the throne, we need our own strength, rather than relying on the power of foreign enemies. In that case, how are we different from traitors who are in league with foreign countries? What is righteousness if it is not unfair? This is righteousness."
Everyone was silent, some nodded slightly, and some frowned in thought.
Lin Jue continued: "We must be clear about this most basic truth. No matter how much hatred there is between us and Guo Xu, it is because of me, Da Zhou."
Internal matters. If foreign enemies are involved, they must be carefully considered. Barbarian invasions of the Central Plains are absolutely intolerable. Before righteousness, any grudges must be put behind. The situation of the Five Husbands in the late Western Jin Dynasty cannot be repeated. If we take advantage of it at this time
There is nothing wrong with Wei in terms of military planning and strategy, but if it causes serious consequences in the overall situation and causes the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty to be defeated by the Liao people, it will destroy our country and the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In that case, everyone here will be sinners for the ages.
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Although the realm of many people is not as high as Lin Jue hopes, many people are just happy with grudges and don't care about any great things. However, from the day when they took the oath, Lin Jue continued to instill this in them.
The truth. Today’s words are actually a cliché. This also made them understand once again that there are some things that Mr. Lin absolutely does not allow and cannot do. With Lin Jue’s authority in the military, he said that he cannot do it.
, then you absolutely cannot do it. Even if you don’t understand it, you can only bury it in your heart.
"What Mr. Lin said is true. We must not forget our righteousness for small gains and become eternal sinners. We, the Luoyan Army, are also soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and we must not become a help to foreign enemies." Sun Dayong said loudly.
Everyone nodded, and Ma Bin smacked his lips and said: "Since Brother Lin said so, then we will not take action. But... I always feel that it is a pity. It is a pity that such a good opportunity cannot be used to strengthen our Luoyan Army."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Who said it can't be used? This matter is still of great benefit to the development and growth of our Luoyan Army. It's just that the methods are different. If Guo Xu wants to attack Liao with an army of 300,000, it will be impossible to do so again.
To deal with us. Originally I was worried that next spring Guo Xu would entangle more soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress us, but if the war with the Liao people begins, he will not have time to take care of us in at least one or two years. This will give us an excellent respite.
Machine. All brothers are shouting and killing, and they all think that our Luoyan Army is invincible in the world. Especially after repelling Guo Xu's hundreds of thousands of troops in autumn, I know that you are all confident and think that the Luoyan Army is invincible in the world.
But actually think about it for yourself, where was the victory? Destroying the oil truck was a fluke, and the final battle was entirely the result of the swarm. We have used up all our rockets and means, and brought out all our trump cards.
We barely managed to repel them. If they hadn't taken the initiative to withdraw later, if they had launched a large-scale attack again, we would have had no choice but to fight with our flesh and blood. Do you really think that the brothers of the Luoyan Army could withstand ten people in a head-on confrontation?
Are there tens of thousands of imperial troops? I, Lin Jue, don’t have that confidence."
Everyone smacked their lips and was speechless. Indeed, after that battle, anyone with any brains would feel scared. Hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers almost conquered the stronghold. If they hadn't spent all their money to bring out the killer weapons in a swarm, the soldiers' workshop would make them.
They used up all their rockets before defeating them, with disastrous consequences. If Guo Xu continued to attack, a swarm of bees would be useless, and there would be no powerful means to stop the attack, so he could only rely on hand-to-hand combat. No matter how confident the Luoyan Army officers were, no one would dare
It was said that the officers and soldiers could be defeated head-on with a force of 15,000 people. The officers and soldiers of the imperial court who attacked the mountain were all elite troops of the Forbidden Army, and they were not scattered. Therefore, after the incident, many people secretly thought it was a fluke. Of course, in publicity, they naturally promoted Luoyan.
The army is brave and invincible, and can defeat many with less.
