Lin Jue sighed: "I know you will ask this question, but in fact we don't have many choices. From the perspective of our own safety, saving the Jurchens is tantamount to saving ourselves. Of course I don't want to help them make suggestions, but if they are trapped
If we die here, will we escape alive? Looking at the overall situation, the Jurchens and Zhou Dynasty are still allies in jointly attacking Liao. If the Jurchens are trapped and die here, and are later surrounded and annihilated by Yelv Zongyuan due to lack of food, then the Jurchens will
If it fails completely, the Liao people can deal with the imperial soldiers and horses exclusively. That kind of result is not what we want to see. The reason why we helped Yang Jun several times in the south is because we are worried that the imperial soldiers and horses will be defeated, which will backfire on the Zhou Dynasty itself.
What is the result? If Yelu Zongyuan regains his breath, he will definitely take revenge on the Zhou Dynasty, and the people of the Zhou Dynasty will be devastated. So from the current overall situation, in fact, helping the Jurchens is helping the people of the Zhou Dynasty. The situation will not be compromised.
An instant imbalance. Of course, in the long run, this is an unwise move. The Jurchens are by no means good, and I firmly believe this now. However, the situation is already like this, and the Great Zhou Dynasty has been involved in this unwise war.
It is irreversible. We can only take one step at a time, and at least eliminate the visible dangers. Things in the future will have to be dealt with in the future, and if we don’t do this now, we may not even be able to see the future.
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Sun Dayong, Gao Muqing, Bai Bing and others nodded secretly. Indeed, the situation is too complicated, and it is impossible to stand on a completely correct position. It seems wrong to help anyone, but it seems wrong not to help. Just like
Lin Jue said that everything has entered a wrong track. The imperial court has made a wrong decision and intervened in this wrong war. Then everything else can only follow this path. Help the Jurchens
It is wrong, and it is wrong to help the Liao people. So is it right to help Yang Jun? The stance adopted at this moment is probably only to help yourself. However, for the overall situation, this seems to be wrong.
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They could feel Lin Jue's entanglement and helplessness, and it was not the same in their own hearts.
The entire Jurchen army immediately took action, and the entire army began to pack up and move away. In less than half an hour, the Jurchen army was already walking in the valley to the south and began to head towards the south of the mountain.
Helong Mountain is high in the north and low in the south, presenting a long and narrow terrain from north to south. The mountain is steep and difficult to walk at first, but as you go south, the mountain gradually becomes gentle. The main peak is only about 500 meters, let alone the peaks in the south, most of which are 200 meters.
There are about 300 hills, continuous and soothing. After the first few difficult hours of trekking, in the evening, the Jurchen army’s march actually became less difficult. Although it cannot be said to be easy and relaxing, this kind of mountain march
For the Jurchens who are accustomed to the high mountains, deep valleys and secluded streams of Changbai Mountain, the difficulty is not too great.
The sun was about to set and the stars and the moon were about to rise. The fall of night could not stop the Jurchen army from marching. Because they wanted to gain as much time as possible, Wanyan Aguda issued an order to march all night. So in the starry night, a long dragon with torches
Illuminating the mountains and fields, the army was like a flowing river of flames, passing through the rugged and difficult mountains.
This night's arduous trek finally came to an end when the sun rose. Ahead was the last hill, because there were no more hills on the opposite side of the hill, and the green Pingchou land in the distance could be vaguely seen from the valley.
Although the Jurchen generals and soldiers only ate one meal all day yesterday and all night last night, they were all hungry, dizzy, sweating, and tired as if they were about to fall apart. However, at this time
, everyone still cheered up. Because the truth was about to be revealed. No one knew whether the land south of the mountain was a vast ocean, or it was just like what Lin Jue had demonstrated. Everyone wanted to know.
Wanyan Aguda was also worried. Surrounded by dozens of generals, he rushed up to the top of the last hill. Looking towards the mountain
Looking down, he burst out laughing happily and admired Lin Jue in his heart.
Under the hill, there is a vast ocean land that is several miles long on both sides. There are garbage trees everywhere and it is a mess. It is obvious that the flood has hit here. However, there is a green wilderness more than two miles wide in the middle. It is obvious that
, the flood has reached its end here. As Lin Jue demonstrated, the flood failed to close and surround at the foot of the mountain, but stopped here, leaving a road out of the mountain. This road is the escape route for everyone.
road.
After a large number of Jurchen soldiers arrived at the top of the mountain, they all shouted, laughed, and started singing and dancing. This road means getting out of trouble, and it means leaving the siege of the damn flood as soon as possible, and relieving the danger of being annihilated. Of course, it is worth being happy. At the same time,
, everyone also greatly admired the southerner surnamed Lin. The southerner was quite capable, and he actually got it right. If it weren't for him, the army wouldn't know where to go.
Wanyan Aguda ordered to rest here for a while before leaving the mountain. Everyone also ate a little to satisfy their hunger. Wanyan Aguda personally brought a small pot of strong wine to express his gratitude to Lin Jue.
. His attitude toward Lin Jue also became much more enthusiastic.
"Oh, I really didn't expect you to be so capable. I, Wanyan Agu, heard someone say a long time ago that some of you southerners are quite capable. You can know the world's affairs without leaving home, and you can borrow the east wind.
We are strategizing and winning thousands of miles away. Before, I didn’t believe it at all. I always thought you were talking nonsense and it was just to scare people. But now, I’m afraid I have to change my view. You proved it before my eyes.
What does it mean to win a decisive victory thousands of miles away? The current situation is exactly as you said, as if you have seen it with your own eyes. I admire you, I admire you. Here’s to you a glass of wine, let’s do it!”
Lin Jue smiled and raised his glass and drank the glass of wine, but he didn't feel much pride in his heart. He really didn't want to save the Jurchen army, but at this moment, he could only do this. I hope this was not his own mistake. In fact,
Lin Jue had been thinking, if this time the Jurchens were annihilated because they were trapped here, would it mean that the torrent of history that he had been worried about would inevitably happen would be diverted and annihilated, and would it mean that the Great Zhou Dynasty would be avoided?
A catastrophe. If this is true, then is it the most appropriate thing to sacrifice one's life and let the Jurchens perish here? But Lin Jue finally figured out the final answer to this question in the early hours of the morning.
If the general trend of history is irreversible, and like the parallel world, the Great Zhou Dynasty will definitely experience a catastrophe, then the Jurchens may not be the initiators of that catastrophe, they may also be the Liao people. Although the historical process of this world is different from the real history
Very similar, but there are many differences in details. And the general trend of history does not refer to the process, but to the result. If the general trend is inevitable and the Great Zhou Dynasty must experience a catastrophe, then who is the initiator of this catastrophe?
It's not the most important thing. There may be a pair of invisible hands controlling all of this, and the will of God just wants Dazhou to endure this disaster. The Jurchens were destroyed, and the Liao people were the instigators of that disaster. The Liao Kingdom
The Jurchens were destroyed, and the Jurchens were the culprit. This should be the correct answer to the so-called historical trend. Therefore, helping the Jurchens out of trouble is not actually an act of helping the evil, because the uncertainty in the process is the only certain point.
, and the final result is the so-called historical necessity.
Thinking about this, although I feel relieved, I feel powerless again. If all this is inevitable, what role can I play in it? What is the purpose of running around? It seems to be in vain and fruitless.
?If so, efforts would be meaningless. This decadent and powerless thought made Lin Jue tangled up.
But Lin Jue was not a decadent person after all. At the beginning of his rebirth in this life, he made a vow to reverse the fate of himself and his family.
But now, all this has risen to the fate of the country and the people. Lin Jue believes that even if human power is like ants and cannot stop the flow of history, he cannot treat it negatively because of this. Instead, he should work hard to reverse it. Just like his own
Like teachers and others, a true national scholar is someone who is truly respected by others and remembered by history, and will not deliberately care about success or failure. Even if there is only a sliver of hope, or even no hope, as long as you think it should be done, you must do it.
This idea of doing something even though you know it is impossible was abandoned by Lin Jue a long time ago. But now Lin Jue, after experiencing countless trials and tribulations, has abandoned his previous ideas. He himself has
I found that I was getting closer and closer to Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsheng in their thoughts and actions. Finding this, instead of making Lin Jue feel unhappy, it made Lin Jue feel happy. Lin Jue truly believed that this was who he was.
As we grow, the closer we come to understanding and understanding the thoughts of those people who are as tall as a mountain, and the more we understand what we didn’t understand at the beginning, the more we have sublimated and improved ourselves, which is something that others cannot truly understand.
Of course, Lin Jue does not hope that he will have a silent and regretful ending like his predecessors. Because after all, some things are still changing. After all, he has reversed the outcome of some things and reversed the fate of some people in this life.
.This is like a few fireflies in a dark night. Although it is not bright and dazzling, it is a glimmer of hope. It is like some small holes have been torn open in the dark curtain, even just holes like the eye of a needle.
Although the curtain is still there, it at least shows that it is not indestructible. It can be torn open and penetrated. This is the motivation deep in Lin Jue's heart.
Do it knowing you can't do it, and if there is something you can do, then do it even more.
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A few black dots flew over the sky as the sun was rising. They came quickly and landed steadily on Wanyan Aguda's arms. This was the third wave of Haidongqing messengers that came after the march.
The two waves before this had already delivered to Wanyan Agu the news that Wanyan Mingyue, who was left behind in Liaoyang Mansion, had prepared supplies and troops and started heading westward. This third wave brought even more good news. It only took
In one day and one night, Wanyan Mingyue and her rescue troops had crossed Kaiyi County south of Haibei Prefecture at the junction of Tokyo Road and Zhongjing Road. That meant that they had entered the wilderness southeast of Zhongjing Road.
At this speed, they should be able to reach Ande Prefecture in Daliao, south of Xingzhong Prefecture, within two days. And Ande Prefecture is just southeast of Helong Mountain, less than 140 years away.
inside.
According to this route and progress, in two days, the Jurchen army will be able to join Wanyan Mingyue's rescue troops in Ande Prefecture and be rescued.
Not to mention the joy in Wanyan Aguda's heart. Things went so smoothly that the crisis of destruction that had been hanging over his head before was swept away. Wanyan Aguda secretly thanked Changshengtian for his protection, and at the same time expressed his gratitude to Lin Jue and his sister.
He was extremely grateful. He immediately wrote a reply, deciding on the meeting place and the quickest route to reply to his sister. At the end of the letter, Wanyan Aguda hesitated for a moment and wrote two sentences.
"...This time, my sister has made a great contribution, and I am very grateful to you. My brother has also brought you a gift. You must like this gift, and you will also be grateful to me when the time comes. I reciprocate love, and you and I, brother and sister, depend on each other.
, I will get whatever you like, no matter what, for you..."
After resting, the army marched down the mountain and rushed out of Helong Mountain along the narrow passage. Once the war horses set foot in the wilderness, the marching speed was naturally extremely fast. Wanyan Agu issued an order that the troops were not allowed to rest at will and must arrive in Andezhou within two days.
Hundreds of thousands of troops marched forward with great speed and flew away in a cloud of dust.
