In the afternoon, Wanyan Agu held a military meeting. Although Lin Jue and Wanyan Mingyue were newlyweds, they were also required to attend. This meeting was to discuss the plan to attack Andezhou on the north bank of the Xiaoling River, less than fifty miles to the south.
Early the morning before yesterday, Wanyan Agu led a group of generals to explore the city defenses and city layout of Ande Prefecture, with the purpose of finding out the base for attacking Ande Prefecture. Ande Prefecture is just an ordinary city among the sixteen prefectures on the Zhongjing Road.
In terms of strategic location, it is actually not important. However, at this moment, the area around Xingzhong Prefecture is flooded and unable to move westward. The Jurchen army can only detour from the south. Ande Prefecture is an obstacle in front of it.
Wanyan Agu's idea was to capture Andezhou, rest in the city for a while, then cross the Xiaoling River to the west and enter Tanzhou. Then attack Lizhou and Yuzhou from the north of Tanzhou, and then approach Dading Prefecture from the south.
, thereby bypassing the Daling River Basin, which is flooded and may affect most areas in the west. Wanyan Aguda's overall goal remains unchanged, and he still has to go straight to the Dading Prefecture in Zhongjing to seek another opportunity for a decisive battle.
Although Lin Jue didn't speak during the whole process, he recognized Wanyan Agu's plan in his heart. After the Jurchen army experienced a crisis, Wanyan Agu still dared to attack Dading Mansion and did not choose to withdraw. This shows that
He has a strong will and confidence. Moreover, when Wanyan Aguda explained his reasons, he gave a reason that made Lin Jue have to admit that he had a clear judgment on the situation. That is, Yelu Zongyuan dug a dam to release floods.
Wanyan Aguda believed that Yelu Zongyuan's behavior reflected his inner panic, which was why he was so desperate to use floods to annihilate or block his army. However, he was so
The consequences of doing this are extremely serious. This is an act of treating a man with a broken arm and drinking poison to quench his thirst. His disregard for the lives of hundreds of thousands of people downstream and the safety of the city and prefecture will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the military, civilians and people in the Liao Kingdom.
.Many tribes like the Jurchens were under the rule of the Liao Kingdom. They chose to support Yelu Zongyuan not only for survival, but also for the hope that they could be safe and sound under the protection of Yelu Zongyuan. However, Yelu Zongyuan
The ruthless act of digging dams and releasing floods will make these people wake up completely and understand what kind of person Yelv Zongyuan is.
After Yelu Zongyuan dug the dam, it aroused anger and dissatisfaction within the Liao Kingdom. At this time, Yelu Zongyuan was about to rebel and leave his relatives. If his army chose to withdraw at this moment, it would give him a breathing space.
This opportunity proved that his ruthless move was the right decision. At this moment, not only could he not withdraw his troops, but he must put more pressure on him to let all the tribes and officials in the Liao Kingdom know that Yelv Zongyuan sacrificed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
The dam digging operation was actually a useless plan that wasted no time on human life. In that case, Yelv Zongyuan's rule might be in jeopardy.
On this point, Wanyan Aguda's considerations are completely consistent with Lin Jue's thoughts. Lin Jue thought from his perspective. If he were in Wanyan Aguda's position, he would definitely choose a more ferocious attack to destroy Yelu.
Zong Yuan's prestige within the Liao Kingdom. When Wanyan Aguda stated these reasons, Lin Jue actually felt that the hero had similar views.
In addition, the march route of Wanyan Aguda is also reasonable. After Andezhou is captured, advance westward until it reaches the south side of Zhongjing Road. There are six or seven large and small buildings along the way.
Mountain. Stretching from Fengtai Mountain here to the west is Longshan in the northeast of Tanzhou. Moving to the northwest is Jianshan, Luming Mountain and Deshan. Wanyan Aguda chose this route to take advantage of
The strengths of the Jurchen soldiers. Moreover, this kind of terrain actually makes it easier for Wanyan Agu to use flexible advance and retreat tactics according to the situation, interspersing the north and south of the mountains. The Jurchen army is obviously better at it. Therefore, compared with the route from Xingzhong Prefecture, this road
The westward route seems to be more suitable for the characteristics of the Jurchen army.
This was actually not a meeting to discuss whether to attack Ande Province, but a memory of issuing orders and assigning combat tasks. The meeting finally decided on the plan to set off tomorrow morning and attack Ande Prefecture before noon.
After coming out of the big tent, Lin Jue frowned. The Jurchens were about to attack Andezhou, which meant that they could only stay here for half a day and one night. When the army set off, he would also follow.
And leave. Until now, I have not been able to escape. Once the army sets off and marches all the way, they will be more cautious and nervous, and the hope of their escape will be even slimmer than here.
Back in the felt tent, Lin Jue quietly sat on a chair and meditated. Wanyan Mingyue made tea and brought it to her. Lin Jue thanked her and still fell into deep thought. Wanyan Mingyue looked at Lin Jue for a long time and finally said: "
What is your husband thinking?"
Lin Jue smiled quickly and said: "I didn't think about anything, I was just in a daze."
Wanyan Mingyue nodded and said: "Don't lie to me. Are you thinking about how you will escape if the army goes out to fight?"
Lin Jue was so startled that he almost spilled the tea. He raised his head and looked at Wanyan Mingyue in shock.
Wanyan Mingyue looked at Lin Jue quietly and said, "Are you surprised? I actually know your inner thoughts."
Lin Jue frowned and said nothing. His heart felt cold. Wanyan Mingyue actually saw through his thoughts. Doesn't that mean that what he was thinking was not a secret? Wanyan Aguda also knew what he was thinking. In that case, he might never be able to
There is no way to escape.
"Actually, escaping is very simple. Husband, Mingyue can give you an idea." Wanyan Mingyue said softly.
Lin Jue looked at Wanyan Mingyue in shock again. He didn't know what kind of medicine Wanyan Mingyue was selling in the gourd.
"Don't look at me like that. I really want to give you an idea. There is a saying in Zhou Dynasty that 'the melon that is too strong is not sweet.' This time my brother forced you to marry me, which violated your previous agreement.
, you must be unwilling in every possible way. That’s why you let your men escape first, and you found a way to escape yourself. Is that right? I, Wanyan Mingyue, really like you, but I will not force others to do anything.
I originally thought that what happened between you and me in the Snake Island Cave was our fate in this life. But I was wrong. You have no love for me, so why should I force you to stay with me? If I guessed correctly
, you shouldn’t touch a finger of mine tonight, because you don’t really intend to marry me, so you won’t touch me.” Wanyan Mingyue said softly.
"Miss Wanyan, I..." Lin Jue said hoarsely.
"No need to say it." Wanyan Mingyue waved her hand to interrupt Lin Jue's words, and said softly: "My brother refuses to let you go, and you won't agree even if you want to escape. So, I have come up with an idea for you."
As Wanyan Mingyue spoke, she reached out and took off the gem-encrusted crescent knife from her waist, placed it on the table and slowly pushed it towards Lin Jue. Lin Jue frowned and asked, "What does this mean?"
Wanyan Mingyue smiled and said: "Take this knife and hold me hostage. My brother will not care about my life. I am his only sister. Considering that my life is at stake, he will let you go. Yes. I thought of this solution for you last night, and I'm afraid this is your only way to escape."
Lin Jue frowned and looked at the crescent knife. Lin Jue was actually very familiar with that crescent knife. There were even some traces of fire on the blade. It was in the Snake Island Cave. Lin Jue took this crescent knife. The traces left by roasting snake meat. Although it has been cleaned, the traces left by the barbecue are still discernible.
"What are you waiting for? If you want to escape, this is the way." Wanyan Mingyue said.
Lin Jue laughed silently, stood up, bowed respectfully to Wanyan Mingyue, and said in a deep voice: "Who does Miss Wanyan think of me, Lin Jue? I admit that I want to get away, and I will marry you as well. I was forced to have no choice. However, how could I escape by holding you hostage? Then who am I, Lin Jue? Miss Wanyan has deep love for me, but I took advantage of your love for me to do this? Then I am not Is he the most ruthless, shameless person in the world? If I become such a person, what would be the point of living?"
Wanyan Mingyue said softly: "If you can say these words, it is not in vain that I fall in love with you. But since your heart is not here, why should I force others to make things difficult? Besides, do you have any other ways to escape? ?”
Lin Jue shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I really don't have a way to escape, but I will never use this method. Mingyue, I can only say sorry to you. In fact, I am not a heartless person, and I am not without love for you." I mean. But I can't accept your brother's method of coercion, forcing me to stay here. If I marry you, it will be between you and me, openly and honestly, rather than coercion in this way. I, Lin Jue, may not have anything else. I have advantages, but my strong bones and not accepting coercion from others must be one of my advantages. Brother Ling wants to force me in this way because he doesn’t understand me very well.”
Wanyan Mingyue said in surprise: "You mean... you are not completely unkind to me?"
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said, "Am I such a ruthless person? You and I have shared hardships together, and even...we have had skin-to-skin contact. Am I such a ruthless and unjust person? To tell you the truth, Shedao is a Farewell, it’s only been half a year, and I’ve thought of you many times. I’ve also thought of the time in the cave many times.”
Wanyan Mingyue's face turned crimson, and she looked deeply at Lin Jue and said: "That's... that's good, I am the same, I... after I come back... every day and every night... I will remember the time in that cave. Remember that you and I Every word I said, and every... tender moment. I knew that I would never meet you again, so I only regarded all of this as aftertaste, but... Changshengtian brought you to me again, and I... …I… really appreciate it. I didn’t want… things to turn out like this. But, I don’t want you to be unhappy, so I hope you can get out of trouble and leave, even if it makes me painful. But I… don’t care.”
Lin Jue stared blankly at Wanyan Mingyue, his heart filled with ups and downs and moved endlessly. Wanyan Mingyue was so affectionate towards him, which really moved Lin Jue. Lin Jue walked over slowly, stretched out his hand and held Wanyan Mingyue in his arms. .
