"Master Lin, please speak." Han Gang stopped and turned around.
Lin Jue muttered: "This defeat... I'm afraid you will be punished by military law after you go back. Besides, you were saved by me. If Yang Jun finds out about this, I'm afraid he will be angry with you. I actually want to advise you not to go back, but
I'm afraid you won't listen to me. Then, I can only advise you not to mention our rescue, otherwise... I'm afraid it will be bad for you."
Han Gang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Marshal Yang can't be like this. Besides, even if I am punished, it is my own fault. I am the defeated general and should be punished. But Han understands Mr. Lin's advice."
Lin Jue nodded and said no more. Han Gang turned around and summoned the wounded soldiers to discuss a few words. Ma Changqing volunteered to stay and take dozens of soldiers with easy mobility to take care of more than 200 wounded. Han Gang led six
More than ten soldiers with minor injuries who were able to move said goodbye and left. This was to prevent them from encountering Liao people on the road, and they would also be able to fight.
Lin Jue and others did not immediately move their positions. Although Han Gang would definitely inform Lin Jue and others of their location after returning to the Zhou army, this would bring great danger. However, Lin Jue decided to stop here and rest.
Jue felt that Yang Jun should not dare to act rashly again. Today's failure should have taught Yang Jun a great lesson. People like Yang Jun still know how to learn lessons. So staying for one night should not be a big deal.
Furthermore, with these hundreds of wounded soldiers in front of him, Lin Jue couldn't just throw away and leave. Lin Jue didn't want to end in an anticlimax. Since he had saved this group of people, he couldn't put them in a situation where the Liao people might discover them at any time.
That's right. This can be regarded as the end of my benevolence. With my own people by my side, I can at least detect the enemy's situation in advance and respond in time.
The night was getting darker, and the weather in early summer was quite cool at night, but there were a lot of mosquitoes in the forest, which was quite disturbing. I didn't dare to light a fire to drive away the mosquitoes, so the forest clearing was filled with the sound of swatting mosquitoes and muttered curses.
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The guards of the Luoyan Army are divided into two teams, one team rests and the other team is on guard. They alternate with each other in the middle of the night. This is already a system. Dozens of soldiers are scattered around the forest and on nearby high hills to guard. Everyone in the forest
You can also rest assured.
Although Lin Jue and others claimed that supplies were insufficient, they couldn't bear to see the group of wounded soldiers starving and bitten by mosquitoes, so Lin Jue ordered Bai Bing to lead people to deliver some dry food and water to them, as well as some homemade homemade food.
They were given mint water to apply mosquito repellent. The wounded soldiers were naturally grateful and ate some dry food to avoid the mosquito attack. The tired people soon fell asleep with thunderous snores.
A crescent moon had already hung in the sky, casting a hazy light. Lin Jue was not sleepy, so he, Bai Bing and Gao Muqing came to a big rock at the edge of the forest and sat down on a big rock to talk in a low voice. The topic was not about the matter at hand.
, but about things at home in the distant Funiu Mountains. Talking about the little princess and others, talking about a pair of children, and talking about family reunions actually made Lin Jue feel homesick amidst the chatter of the two girls.
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After chatting for a while, the couple was about to go back to the simple shack next to the forest to rest, when they heard someone shouting lowly not far away.
"Who is that? What are you doing sneakily? Tell me your identity." That was the voice of one of the guards protecting Lin Jue.
"Brother, please don't misunderstand me. I'm dismounting from Changqing. Seeing that Mr. Lin is still awake, I want to come and have a few words with Mr. Lin." The man hurriedly whispered.
Lin Jue listened carefully, and the face of a dark-faced young general who had been following Han Gang appeared in front of his eyes. Not long ago, when he was trying to reason with Han Gang, everyone else around Han Gang drew their swords in anger.
He got up, but the young officer didn't seem to do that. Instead, he sat aside and thought. This left a deep impression on Lin Jue.
"My master is going to have a rest. It's so late. Why are we seeing each other? Leave quickly." The soldiers responsible for guarding Lin Jue were extremely responsible, because Sun Dayong issued a strict order. Everyone must ensure the safety of Master Lin. Once he is killed by Sun Dayong,
If Dayong discovers irresponsible behavior, Sun Dayong will make these personal guards suffer.
Ma Changqing looked disappointed when he heard this, nodded and said: "In that case, I won't bother you anymore." After that, he turned and left.
Lin Jue coughed and shouted, "Just ask General Ma to come over and talk."
The personal guards led Ma Changqing to the big stone. Ma Changqing obviously knew the rules very well. He removed all his weapons, bows and arrows, and his hands were empty to show that he did not mean any threat. When he came to Lin Jue and the others, Ma Changqing bowed respectfully.
"Ma Changqing has met Mr. Lin and the two ladies."
Lin Jue returned the gift with a smile, while Gao Muqing and Bai Bing also returned the gift with their hands in hand.
"General Ma, your brothers' injuries are all stable. If you need help, please let us know and we will definitely help." Lin Jue said with a smile.
Ma Changqing nodded and said: "Thank you Master Lin. The brothers are all very well and slept soundly. They were really tired today. Being able to sleep so soundly is entirely because Master Lin saved us. It is our good fortune. A great favor.
A great virtue, I dare not say thank you, but I will keep it in my heart."
Lin Jue waved his hand and said: "Why bother talking about such small things over and over again? I also told your General Han that it is our duty to help our compatriots in the Zhou Dynasty."
Ma Changqing nodded and said: "Master Lin is so righteous. I admire him very much."
Lin Jue smiled and said, "General Ma is overly praised."
Ma Changqing said: "Master Lin, please don't call me General. I am Ma Changqing, I am just a captain."
Lin Jue was a little surprised. Han Gang seemed to think highly of Ma Changqing. Lin Jue saw Han Gang and Ma Changqing whispering more than once. He thought Ma Changqing was Han Gang's confidant general, but he didn't expect that he was just a team member.
Zheng. Duizheng in the Great Zhou Army was actually just the lowest general who led fifty soldiers. How could Han Gang be so close to Duizheng, and there were more than a dozen generals following him, which was strange.
But there is nothing to say about this kind of thing.
"I see, it doesn't matter. Whether they are generals or soldiers, they are all heroes who kill the enemy on the battlefield. In my eyes, officers and soldiers are all equal in status, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior." Lin Jue said politely.
Ma Changqing nodded and said: "I did hear that officers and soldiers are indeed equal in the Funiu Mountain Luoyan Army. I didn't expect it to be true. Master Lin's military management is really different."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Have you heard of these things? This is surprising."
Ma Changqing nodded and said seriously: "I have not only heard of these, but I have also heard of some things about Mr. Lin. I know that Mr. Lin studied under Mr. Fang Dunrufang, a great scholar of the time, and I also know that Mr. Lin is the master of Jieyuan of Liangzhe Road.
Sir, I also know that Mr. Lin was the number one scholar in the Chunli Branch in the fifth year of Emperor Qingfeng’s reign. Mr. Lin was the number one scholar.
I have also read his poems and essays."
Lin Jue laughed and said: "That's really unexpected. Brother Ma actually pays so much attention to me? Is there some connection between you and me?"
Ma Changqing smiled and said: "There is no connection, but if I had taken the Spring Examination back then, I might have been a student of the same subject and year as Mr. Lin. I don't know if this is a connection."
Lin Jue was surprised and said: "Brother Ma, are you saying that you are also a scholar?"
Ma Changqing nodded and said: "I am the 39th candidate in the Hebei East Road Examination in the fourth year of Qingfeng. I am also qualified to take the Spring Examination the following year. It's just that I did not go to the Spring Examination in the fourth year of Qingfeng.
In the winter, I went to Baozhou to join the Ansu Army and became a soldier. Therefore, I am afraid that I am not in the same year as Mr. Lin, because I did not take the Spring Examination at all."
Lin Jue was even more surprised. The young man in front of him was about the same age as himself. His conversation and behavior were indeed not as vulgar as those of ordinary soldiers. He did look like a person who had read a book. However, the experience he talked about
It was a bit bizarre, and it was definitely an unusual thing in a society like Dazhou. Lin Jue had no way of confirming it, and he also had some doubts in his heart.
"Oh? It turns out that Brother Ma is really a scholar, or a student who has passed the test and is qualified to take the Spring Examination. In this case, why doesn't Brother Ma take the Spring Examination? That is a promising thing. In my big week, studying
Being an official is something that everyone dreams of, but you want to join the army instead? This is strange." Lin Jue said in a low voice.
Ma Changqing smiled and said: "Isn't that right? After I made this decision, my friends around me called me stupid and said that I was crazy because of the loss. My teacher scolded me bloody and said that I was stupid. Even
Our local county magistrates all came to persuade me, but I still went to join the army. They all thought that my choice was stupid, but they didn't know what I was thinking. I thanked them for their concern, but I couldn't
Follow their advice."
Lin Jue found it more and more interesting and asked: "But I don't know what happened that made Brother Ma so determined to join the army, even ignoring the good future?"
Ma Changqing sighed softly and said: "Mr. Lin, I have only one reason for doing this, and that is to avenge my parents. My father was originally a merchant, and he was located in a border town. I, the Zhou Dynasty, also did business with the Liao people, so my father
So he started a business in furs and medicinal materials. He bought some furs and medicinal herbs from the Liao Kingdom and sold them in Dazhou, and then bought some cloth and tea leaves from Dazhou and sold them to the Liao Kingdom. Although it was a small business, he still had enough food and clothing. However,
, when I was twelve years old, something unexpected happened. When my father was selling goods at the Luojia market in Bianzhen, a group of Liao people ransacked the market and robbed the merchants' goods. My father refused to let them take away the goods.
, the damned Liao dog then... chopped him to death... After hearing such tragic news, my mother took me to the scrapyard to search, and finally found my father's headless body. These damned dog thieves,
They even cut off my father's head to take credit. It's a pity that my father has been loyal and kind to others all his life, but in the end he ended up with nothing... My mother has been depressed since my father died. I am fifteen.
When I was 20 years old, my mother also fell ill and died. Before she died, my mother said to me: "Son, you must avenge your father and find your father's head. There is still no head buried in your father's grave."
Where are the bones? Your father has no head, how can his soul find a home? How can he close his eyes and feel at ease?'"
