While talking, the guards of the Luoyan Army gathered all the coachmen while searching the surroundings, and also found two Zhou officials lying in the grass nest shaking with fear. When the camp was attacked, the two officials were frightened.
They were so pissed that they found a hay nest and crawled down, holding their heads and shivering. When the guards found them, they were still lying face down on the hay nest, gnawing mud with their mouths open and ignoring their buttocks.
When he saw Lin Jue standing in front of him, the official named Zhang suddenly shouted in surprise: "Huh? Are you... Mr. Lin?"
Lin Jue frowned and looked at this person carefully, unable to remember who he was for a long time.
"Do you know me?" Lin Jue asked.
"Of course I know you. When Mr. Lin was serving as the Third Secretary-General in the imperial court, your subordinate was in the household room of the Political Affairs Hall. There were many affairs handed over, and I often saw you. But I'm afraid you have never seen me. Your Excellency, Zhang Pingshan
Do you have any impression?" The official named Zhang said with a smile.
Lin Jue thought about it for a while and had no impression, but from the tone of his voice, he must really know him. So he said: "It turns out to be Mr. Zhang, you are polite."
Zhang Pingshan breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that this group of people were from Dazhou, but he soon became nervous again. Swallowing his breath, he said: "Master Lin... didn't you go to Funiu Mountain... Didn't you drop grass? These are your Funiu Mountains."
Are you brothers? Are you coming so far to rob your house? Mr. Lin, it’s not that you are too talkative as a low-ranking official, but you have committed a big taboo. These are the food and grass supplies that the court negotiated to compensate the Liao people, and they cannot be touched. You have killed so many people.
If there are too many Liao soldiers, the Liao people will think that it is the fault of the Zhou Dynasty. What should we do?"
"What are you talking about? What are you talking about? We are rebelling against that thief Guo Xu. What are you talking about robbing families and homes? Do you want to slap me? You know Mr. Lin, but do you know me?" Ma Bin shouted angrily from the side.
Zhang Pingshan turned around and recognized Ma Bin.
"Isn't this... Mr. Ma, deputy commander of the Imperial City Department of Soldiers and Horses? We had drinks at the banquet."
Ma Bin scolded: "Thankfully you still know me, Zhang Pingshan, I know your details. You are the lackey of that old dog Lu Zhongtian. You must have a lot of bad ideas. You should stop trying to get close to me. Why don't you give it to Guo
Xu Shijia is my enemy, Ma Bin. It would not be an exaggeration for me to kill you."
Zhang Pingshan was startled and said hurriedly: "Mr. Lin, Mr. Ma, Xiaguan is just a businessman, and I have no grudge against you. You two have an entanglement with someone, so there is no need to argue with a small person like Xiaguan."
Ma Bin was about to scold him again, but Lin Jue waved his hand and said with a smile: "Master Zhang, Master Ma is just joking. We are here to kill Liao dogs. You are also one of my Zhou people after all. Why are we killing you? You two are escorting me."
The errand of the grain truck is over here. We will let you two leave and go back to report to the court. These hundreds of trucks of grain and grass materials belong to us."
Zhang Pingshan frowned and said: "Mr. Lin, I am not a low-ranking official. How can we deal with you when we go back if you do this? If you kill the Liao people, this matter will cause a big fuss. I will die if I go back."
Ma Bin shouted: "What does it have to do with us whether you die or not?"
Lin Jue waved his hand and said with a smile: "But what Master Zhang means is that he wants us to hand over the food supplies to you?"
Zhang Pingshan said hurriedly: "That's not true. How could you spit out the food you swallowed? I don't have the courage. I just hope that Mr. Lin can write a certificate to prove that this batch of food and grass was robbed by you."
.In this way, when I return home, I can report to the court. In addition,
It will not cause misunderstanding between the imperial court and the Liao people. You can take the supplies. Isn’t this the best of both worlds?"
Lin Jue laughed loudly when he heard this. Zhang Pingshan thought that he really came here for this batch of supplies, but he didn't know that he would take this batch of supplies seriously.
"Master Zhang, go back and tell Guo Xu that if he is willing to grovel and be the dog of the Liao people, we have nothing to do with him. If a person who is willing to degenerate himself wants to be a dog, no one can stop him. But he takes the people's money.
To use blood and sweat to plunder the people of the Zhou Dynasty and serve the Liao people is an enemy of the world. He will not be the emperor for a long time. Go ahead and don’t let me change my mind. We have killed hundreds of people tonight, if you insist on joining in the fun
If you want to make up the number, I can help you. It doesn't matter if two more people die." Lin Jue shouted coldly.
Zhang Pingshan was unwilling to give up and wanted to talk more. Master Zheng on the side hurriedly tugged at his sleeves and told him to stop. The other party could obviously kill the two of him, so he was lucky to let him go. If he continued to entangle himself, he might even lose his life.
It was about to be lost. Zhang Pingshan also knew that what he said was the truth, so he had to bow and salute, ask Lin Jue for two horses, and the two of them got on the horses and left quickly.
After the two left, Ma Bin and others felt unhappy and asked Lin Jue: "Why did you let these two guys go? You can just kill them. They are just Lu Zhongtian's lackeys."
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "I don't know their bad deeds, so how can they kill people indiscriminately? There is no need to be merciful to the enemy, but within the Great Zhou Dynasty, how can they kill indiscriminately? If they really deserve to die, they will be punished in the future. It's getting late.
You have to get ready quickly, the fun is yet to come.”
Lin Jue issued an order to strip off all the armor of the Liao army and drag the bodies to a nearby forest to hide them. More than 500 soldiers and horses from the guard camp began to change their clothes and dress up like Liao army cavalry.
While everyone was busy working, Lin Jue summoned more than a thousand coachmen to discuss the matter.
"Everyone, I have something to ask you for help. I wonder if any of you have the courage." Lin Jue said.
All the carriage drivers had already had a good impression of Master Lin, and they also had a good impression of this group of soldiers and horses who were like heavenly soldiers and generals. After hearing this, they all asked hurriedly: "Sir, please tell me, but I have a mission, so I have to serve you."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "To be honest, the reason why we robbed this convoy was not because we wanted these food supplies, but because we wanted to use it to enter the Xijin Mansion. I'm afraid you don't know that the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty
We have conquered Zhuozhou City a few days ago and will attack the Xijin Mansion in the near future. I took my brothers and sneaked into the Xijin Mansion in order to cooperate with the inside and outside to capture the Xijin Mansion and deal a heavy blow to the Liao people. This is a top secret.
The military action plan, but Lin regards you as his own, so there is no harm in telling you."
All the carriage drivers were shocked. It turned out that this group of people actually wanted to enter Xijin Mansion to cause trouble. This must be too courageous. And why did the imperial court send troops?
"Isn't the imperial court negotiating for peace? Why is there another war?" someone asked.
Lin Jue said: "Those are indeed the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, but they are not the orders of the imperial court. Just like us, we are the soldiers and horses of the Zhou Dynasty, but we do not have to listen to the imperial court to seek peace from the Liao people and become dogs of the Liao people.
.understand?"
Everyone understood that it turned out that the Zhou soldiers and horses in the border town had taken it upon themselves to attack Liao. Although this was unbelievable, it was good news that made people happy. It seemed that there were bloody people in the Zhou army and they were unwilling to be Liao people.
dog.
"What do you want us to do? But please
Order. I'm afraid we can only drive cars and move things. If we fight, we won't be able to do it." Everyone said one after another.
Lin Jue said with a smile: "Why do you have to fight so hard in a war? Then what do we need to do? I just want you to help drive the car into the city. You are experts in driving cars, and we are experts in killing enemies. I didn't want you to take risks. , but my people are afraid that they can’t catch such a big car, and the most they can do is help. So I want to ask some of you to help us drive the convoy to Xijin Mansion. I know this is a bit dangerous, and you don’t want to go. I won’t force you. I can also buy your carts and mules and horses and let my brothers drive them. It’s just that it may be more difficult because I’m afraid of being discovered by the Liao people.”
Everyone looked at each other, and some of them murmured in their hearts. It turned out that they were going to help them drive the cart into Xijin Mansion. This was a life-threatening job, so they were naturally hesitant.
"Everyone, handlebar style. Of course we have to help with this kind of thing. This is to fight against Liao people. How can we think too much? Are you afraid of death? My old man was the first to sign up. I am not afraid of death. In order to fight against Liao dogs , so what if you die?" The old man who had spoken to Lin Jue before took the lead in expressing his position in the silence.
After his statement, dozens of cart drivers immediately expressed that they were not afraid of death and were willing to help drive the carts to attack the Liao city.
Seeing that the others were still hesitant, the old man stamped his feet and cursed: "You guys, no wonder the Liao people treat us Zhou people as non-human beings, because I, Zhou people, are all cowardly people like you, who only care about themselves. Although I, an old man, have never read a book, I still know the truth that everyone should contribute when the country is in crisis. If you are unwilling to contribute now, wait until the Liao people attack your homes, burn your houses, and kill your wives and children. Look, Who else are you looking for to save you? The hearts of those who can save you are cold and almost dead because you don’t help them.”
Although the old man's words were simple, they were true. The coachmen had no way out, and it would be difficult for them to return home. The imperial court must investigate them for losing the responsibility of escorting supplies. Before, they were just afraid Just die. Now that the old man said this, they all stopped. For a while, they all raised their hands and expressed their willingness to help drive the car.
Lin Jue bowed to the old man and was very grateful. In fact, even if these coachmen did not agree, Lin Jue would force them to help. The "Wartime Emergency Regulations" promulgated not long ago was not promulgated in vain. It gave Lin Jue There is no legal basis for acting informally. At this time, even if Lin Jue forces them to do things for him, it is still in compliance with the regulations. However, forcefulness is not sweet, after all, it is best to persuade.
"Thank you all, we don't need so many people. We want to ensure your safety. If there are too many people, we can't guarantee it. Just choose a handlebar type for each big car. As for the rest of the brothers, you can choose to go here You can stay and wait, or you can choose to go back to Dazhou. I will give you some silver to help you return home smoothly." Lin Jue said.
"If we don't leave, we all have to go. If we go back, won't the court find trouble? Why don't we follow you? The court may think we are dead, but it will not embarrass our families." The coachmen said.
Lin Jue thought for a while and said: "It's okay, it's okay, you can drive according to the original organization, so I have better arrangements. You just need to remember, follow my arrangements in everything, I can guarantee your safety
.Don’t be too afraid, since we dare to enter the city, we have our own thunderous means."
