Seeing the sad expressions of Sun Wanchun and the generals of the Northwest Army, Ma Bin hurriedly said: "General Sun, generals, I'm really sorry. I didn't deliberately arouse your grief, it was just what I felt. I hope you don't take it personally."
Sun Wanchun waved his hands and said solemnly: "General Ma, don't mind. It's just because everyone in our Northwest Army respected Mr. Yuan so much. Mr. Yuan's death was a huge blow to us, so we haven't gotten over it yet. It's not an offense to you."
That’s all, let’s not mention these things. May I ask where General Ma came from and why he came?”
Ma Bingong cupped his hands and said: "General Sun, generals, Ma is here on the order of my Marshal Lin to discuss important matters with General Sun and the generals of the Northwest Army. I think General Sun already knows about the new emperor's enthronement.
Do you know the news? You also know the news about the battle between our Luoyan Army and the Jurchen soldiers and horses."
Sun Wanchun nodded slightly. In fact, he had made a close guess as soon as Ma Bin arrived. The inquiry at this moment was just for confirmation.
"We have received the news. Two days ago, someone sent the edict for the new emperor's enthronement to Taiyuan Mansion. My brothers and I also saw it. We also have news about the battle between the Luoyan Army led by Marshal Lin and the Jurchen army at Qingshui River.
I heard that it was a great victory. We all admire Marshal Lin's ability and the bravery of the Luoyan Army soldiers. But I heard that the Luoyan Army has been trapped in Shili Changgang for almost ten days. I don't know.
How is the situation?"
Ma Bin nodded and said: "It turns out that General Sun already knew it in such detail. I'm afraid he sent many scouts to find out the news. Since General Sun already knows the situation so well, Ma won't beat around the bush. I am Marshal Feng Lin.
I have been ordered to come here to discuss the dispatch of troops with General Sun and the officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army. Now I, the Luoyan Army, need your help. I hope that General Sun can lead the soldiers of the Northwest Army in the battle to expel foreign enemies, regain the mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and revitalize the country."
As soon as Ma Bin said this, there was silence in the Yamen lobby. More than a dozen Northwest Army generals, including Sun Wanchun, had no reaction. On the contrary, some of them had weird smiles.
"As expected, they are really here to move reinforcements and ask us to help them relieve the siege. General Sun's guess is absolutely correct. Hehe." A square-faced general laughed in a low voice. Although his voice was soft, Ma Bin
Hear it clearly.
"Isn't that right? They are surrounded. It is probably difficult to escape. They can only come to us now. Hey." Someone sighed in a low voice.
Ma Bin said hurriedly: "Don't get me wrong. Our Luoyan Army did not come to you for help because we were trapped. In fact, we were deliberately trapped in Shili Changgang. This was all Marshal Lin's plan.
.The Jurchens have nothing to do against us. The Jurchens tried to attack a few days ago, but our Luoyan Army annihilated nearly 30,000 people. They were helpless, they only dared to besiege us and did not dare to attack."
After Ma Bin said this, the generals of the Northwest Army showed strange expressions, as if they took Ma Bin's words as a joke. Indeed, Ma Bin's words did seem like a joke. How could anyone take the initiative to be surrounded by the enemy's army?
Just to save face, you don’t have to use such words to excuse yourself. It sounds really ridiculous.
"Deputy Commander Ma, this...
...To be honest, let me tell you the truth. My brothers and I have discussed this morning, and we will lead our army back to Xixia early tomorrow morning. It is a coincidence that you came today. If it had been a day later, we would have
We have already left Taiyuan Prefecture. As for the matter that Mr. Lin sent to contact us earlier, Sun can only live up to Mr. Lin's kindness. Our Northwest Army came from Xixia and has to go back to Xixia. Where are our parents, wives and children?
People who have our protection. Our Northwest Army has no ability to help the court, so we can only retreat to Xixia to protect ourselves. Deputy Marshal Ma’s request today also forgives us for not being able to help you. Please also report to Marshal Lin and ask for his forgiveness.
That's it." Sun Wanchun said slowly.
Ma Bin shouted in surprise: "What? Are you going to withdraw to Xixia? How can you do this? It is really unreasonable."
Sun Wanchun frowned and said: "I said, the foundation of our Northwest Army is in Xixia. The wives, children, parents and relatives of our soldiers are all in Xixia. Our food and salary supplies are also in Xixia. It is the wisest choice for us to retreat from Xixia."
Ma Bin shouted: "But Zhou Dynasty is now facing a national crisis, how can you abandon it? You are the soldiers of the imperial court. What do you mean by doing this?"
Sun Wanchun smiled bitterly and said: "The court? Is there still a court in the Great Zhou Dynasty? Are you talking about the new emperor Guo Kun who ascended the throne? I'm sorry, we don't agree that he is the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Guo Kun killed the emperor in order to ascend the throne. This matter
Don’t think that we don’t know what happened. At this time, Guo Kun would do something like this to add insult to injury, which is really chilling. We understand that you Luoyan Army elected him to the throne as emperor. But this may not make the people of the world happy.
We are convinced. Our Northwest Army is the army of the imperial court, but it is not the army of the new emperor you recommended. We admire you for going out to fight against the Jurchens at this time. But the motive is probably not pure, and it is not to take advantage of the opportunity.
The world?"
Ma Bin frowned and shook his head: "Confused, General Sun, I never expected you to be such a confused person. Is it because Master Lin and the young prince once rebelled against the imperial court that you don't recognize their identities?"
The new emperor is from the Guo family, and Marshal Lin and we also made it known when they raised the flag at Funiu Mountain that they would only oppose Guo Xu and not Dazhou, don’t you know?"
A general of the Northwest Army shouted coldly: "General Ma, who are you to say that you are confused? This is the Northwest Army, and we have the final say here. It is not your turn to dictate. Whether we leave or stay has nothing to do with your Luoyan Army.
If you want to use the new emperor or Marshal Lin to suppress us, you are totally wrong. We will not accept your tricks."
Ma Bin's face turned red and he couldn't help but cursed angrily: "You are all a bunch of fools, with no responsibility and no knowledge. I thought the Northwest Army was a group of men, but I didn't expect that they are all a bunch of shrinking bastards."
"What are you talking about? Who are you scolding? You son of a bitch!"
"Kill this dog. Son of a bitch, let him spit shit out of his mouth and come to our Northwest Army to run wild."
All the generals of the Northwest Army stood up one after another and pointed at Ma Bin's nose, shouting and cursing, their weapons making waves.
Ma Bin looked at him coldly and showed no signs of weakness. He was very ready to draw his sword and take action.
"Shut up!" Sun Wan
Chun shouted in a deep voice, with a certain dignity of his own. The generals glared at Ma Bin angrily, half-drawn their weapons but did not pull them out again.
"General Ma, Sun respects you, but I cannot tolerate your outrageous remarks. Our officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army are all well-known men and heroes who are not afraid of death. You are not allowed to say dirty words. We don't want to discuss who
Who is right or wrong? It’s just that under the current situation, we don’t want to get involved anymore. Yes, we are indeed soldiers and horses of the imperial court, but here we come, 250,000 good men from the Northwest Army rushed to the capital all the way to fight for the Great Zhou Dynasty
And fight. Now hundreds of thousands of soldiers, including Mr. Yuan, have spilled their blood on the battlefield and sacrificed their lives for the country. You call me the Northwest Army for being a coward? That is insulting Mr. Yuan and the heroic spirits of hundreds of thousands of fallen soldiers. You need
You have to apologize." Sun Wanchun turned his head and shouted to Ma Bin in a deep voice, with murderous intent in his words.
Ma Bin also realized that he was too emotional, and tried his best to control his impulsive emotions, and said in a deep voice: "Ma is not scolding the soldiers of the Northwest Army who died in the battle, nor is he scolding Mr. Yuan. They are all famous and passionate men.
, Do not insult the reputation of the Northwest Army. I am scolding you people who want to withdraw the troops at this time. You are timid and afraid of death, dare not take responsibility, and are disloyal and unjust. I can apologize for mistakenly scolding Mr. Yuan and the fallen soldiers just now, but I must
I apologize to you group of disloyal and unjust people. There is no way you can even think about it. It is impossible to kill me."
"You bitch, I'll kill you."
"What are you talking about? This dog is tired of living."
The generals made another noise.
Sun Wanchun was obviously angry and said in a cold voice: "Ma Bin, if you provoke us and insult us like this, don't blame me for being rude. I don't care about killing you. I have no friendship with you, and I don't have to do anything to you."
Your Marshal Lin is in charge."
Ma Bin suddenly tore open the clothes on his chest, patted his hairy chest and sneered: "Killing is just a matter of course. I frown half a time and I am not a hero. I just regret that I did not die on the battlefield killing the enemy, but died on the battlefield."
In the hands of you disloyal and unjust people, I will die with my eyes open."
Sun Wanchun said angrily: "What is disloyal and unjust? The court we were loyal to is gone. Now we have to be loyal to our families, parents and the people of Xixia. We have to protect ourselves. We don't want to get involved in your fight.
Lu Zhongtian also said that he is the imperial court, and you also say that you are the imperial court. We do not want to get involved in your affairs. Our Northwest Army has suffered heavy losses and we no longer want to be your tool. Don't try to deceive us with any words of loyalty to the imperial court."
Ma Bin laughed and said: "Okay, even if you don't agree with the new emperor's enthronement and don't want to get involved in the matter at hand, what about your loyalty? Aren't you going to avenge Mr. Yuan? Aren't you avenging your dead brother? That's all.
Are you leaving? What kind of loyalty do you have? If you don’t even take revenge, are you human? You have tarnished the reputation of the Northwest Army. Mr. Yuan will not be able to rest in peace even if he is still alive."
As soon as Ma Bin said this, Sun Wanchun's face turned green and red, showing a very tangled look. Indeed, Ma Bin's words hit their weak point. The only thing that makes them withdraw their troops at this moment is this. No one died for Yuan Zhengqian and
The soldiers sought justice and revenge, which was their greatest regret.
