On the main campus, the battle flags were fluttering and the troops were excited. All the soldiers and horses gathered here, waiting for the order to set off.
On the high platform, the women of the Lin family were fully armed, wearing helmets and armor, lined up in a row. Their armors were all black, but their cloaks were of different colors, colorful and purple, which made it a beautiful sight. Generals and soldiers rarely had the opportunity to see it.
All the daughters of the Lin family appeared together, except on major occasions and festivals. And no one had ever seen Marshal Lin's wives and concubines in military uniforms. At this moment, everyone felt that the atmosphere was unusual.
Lin Hu stood in front of the stage fully armed. He was past his prime and had been practicing in the military these days. The greenness on his face had long faded, and his young face was more calm and serious. In addition, he was already strong.
, his whole body was a little more capable and brave. He was originally the deputy general of the Ma Army and trained beside Shen Tan. When the army came out of the mountain this time, Lin Jue originally wanted to take Lin Hu with him, but
Considering that Lin Hu's wife Zhang Hanqiu's daughter was pregnant with Liujia and was about to give birth, he had some selfish motives and asked Lin Hu to stay in the mountain to help Gao Muqing manage the affairs of the mountain. For this reason, Lin Hu even had a little temper with Lin Jue.
He had always hoped to fight beside Lin Jue.
Last night, Lin Hu and the generals were invited to discuss by the Lin family girls. When he learned that the Jurchen soldiers and horses were about to attack and a battle was imminent, Lin Hu was actually very excited. Especially the letter written by Lin Jue to Gao Muqing was particularly special.
There was a paragraph of instructions to Lin Hu, asking Gao Muqing to tell Lin Hu that this battle was extremely important and that Lin Hu should perform well and not embarrass himself. After Lin Hu saw this paragraph in Lin Jue's letter, he was even more determined to fight this battle well.
A battle.
The troops and horses were all in order, and everything was ready. Lin Hu looked at Gao Muqing, who nodded slightly. Lin Hu took long strides and walked towards the reviewing stand with the clanking of his armor, and scanned the whole place solemnly.
All the soldiers in the audience fell silent and stared at the high platform.
"Commanders of the Luoyan Army, the expedition is about to begin. I know you are all eager to go out and kill the enemy. But before the expedition, General Gao has something to say to you. I would like to ask General Gao to give you some advice." Lin Hu said loudly.
The soldiers applauded thunderously, and Lin Hu saluted Gao Muqing. Gao Muqing smiled and nodded, held up his cloak, and strode forward to the stage. He raised his hands and cupped his fists and saluted the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the dark.
"Hello brothers, hello officers and soldiers of the Luoyan Army." Gao Muqing shouted sweetly.
All the soldiers responded with a loud voice, some shouted "Hello General Gao!" Some shouted "Hello Master Gao Dazhao" and some shouted "Hello County Magistrate Gao". Those who called Master Gao Dazhao were all old men from the mountains. They were originally from Luoyan Valley Village.
The senior soldiers in the army could not change their words for a while.
Gao Muqing nodded and smiled. When the voice subsided, he said solemnly: "Sirs, Mu Qing has received news from outside the mountain and will first report to you the battle situation outside. Near the capital, Marshal Lin led our Luoyan Army with 100,000 soldiers and three soldiers.
The Jurchen army of more than 100,000 fought several battles and defeated them. In the battle of Qingshui Creek, we wiped out 60,000 enemies.
In the battle of Changgang, we annihilated more than 30,000 enemies. In two battles, we annihilated 100,000 enemies. The Jurchens were frightened and their souls were driven to pieces."
"Master Lin is mighty!"
"The military advisor is invincible!"
"The military advisor is so powerful. If these Jurchens fight against the military advisor, aren't they blind?"
There was a burst of joy among the soldiers. They knew the news of defeating their opponents in the Battle of Qingshui Creek, but they did not know about the subsequent battles. Because after the Battle of Qingshui Creek, the Luoyan Army was trapped in Shili Changgan, and the news
It can no longer be sent out. Wouldn't it make everyone happy to know that there will be a battle ahead and that the Luoyan Army will be victorious.
Gao Muqing looked at the cheering people and nodded slightly. After waving his hands to calm the cheers, he said loudly again: "In addition to the news of victory, there is also great news. Emperor Guo Xu of the Great Zhou Dynasty is dead. Mr. Lin
With the support of the emperor, the young prince has temporarily ascended the throne as emperor at Shili Changgang and announced to the world. The new emperor worships Lord Lin as his prime minister and appoints him as the marshal of the world's troops. From now on, your Lord Lin is Marshal Lin.
.Our Luoyan Army is also a forbidden army of the imperial court, and we are no longer the bandits that others call us."
The soldiers were a little stunned at first, and then cheered loudly. Although many people only recognized Lin Jue in their hearts, they did not have any good impressions of Guo Kun. Many of them originally thought that Lin Jue would be the best in the world. If Guo Kun ascended the throne, they would not
There was nothing happy about it. But since it was Lin Jue's decision, they had no objection. Anyway, they just followed Mr. Lin. What they cheered was that Mr. Lin was named prime minister and general marshal, and the Luoyan Army was no longer a bandit army.
Of course it's worth celebrating. They themselves have officially gotten rid of their bad status, which is certainly worth celebrating.
"Long live! Long live!" someone shouted.
"Long live Marshal Lin!" someone shouted.
Gao Muqing hurriedly waved his hands and stamped his feet to stop the shouting of this group of people. This long live shouting was not just random shouting. Guo Kun has ascended the throne and his identity has been confirmed. Shouting long live at this time will cause trouble. Although he can understand the mood of some soldiers, but
This is by no means something to be said casually.
"Everyone, please be quiet and stop yelling. Are there any rules?" Lin Hu shouted loudly from the side.
Everyone then became quiet and waited for Gao Muqing to continue his lecture.
"Brothers, the last news from outside the mountain is that the coward Wanyan Aguda was defeated by my husband. He did not dare to attack our Luoyan Army, so he wanted to bully our Funiu Mountain and deal with us. They
Tens of thousands of troops are heading towards our Funiu Mountain. The Emperor and Marshal Lin are facing the nearly 200,000 troops of Old Thief Lu and Wanyan Agu. They are temporarily unable to come to the rescue, so we can only do it ourselves.
We are here to fight against the Jurchens’ troops. This is why we are organizing our troops here today.”
In fact, all the soldiers already knew the general outline of the matter through private information. Now they got confirmation from Gao Muqing and knew the general outline of the matter. Everyone started shouting loudly.
"They dare to come
Attack the mountain, discipline them until they come back, and beat them until their parents don't even recognize him."
"The Jurchens are nothing but a bunch of barbarians. They can't defeat Marshal Lin and they want to attack us. It's just a dream. Is our Funiu Mountain so easy to attack?"
"That is, they come to kill one, or two to kill a pair."
Gao Muqing's expression was cold, and he put his hands on his hips and said loudly: "Brothers, please don't take it lightly. The Jurchens still have strength. Isn't it possible that Wanyan Agu led his troops all the way to the outside of the capital, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the imperial court were reduced to nothing. Their strength
The powerful Northwestern Army was also defeated by them. They were not fools. If you underestimate the enemy, you will suffer a big loss. Moreover, the troops that invaded this time were the main force of 60,000 Jurchen elite cavalry, plus the troops of Lu Thief.
Ten thousand cavalry, a total of 70,000 troops. However, we only have more than 30,000 men left in the mountains, and with regiment training and horses, we can barely make up 40,000. Moreover, the combat equipment and supplies we have on hand are limited. Therefore, the situation is not optimistic.
. Don’t be blindly confident, as this will lead to failure.”
The soldiers were shocked when they realized that the other side actually sent 70,000 troops to attack the mountain. The number of soldiers and horses was already twice as many as their own. And indeed, as Gao Muqing said, the Luoyan Army soldiers and horses left behind in the mountain were there.
There are some deficiencies in equipment and combat effectiveness. The 100,000-strong army that went out to conquer the mountains is an elite division. Naturally, they are equipped with the best weapons, armor, bows and arrows. Even they themselves are selected personnel. Although the Luoyan Army
They are elite soldiers and horses that have been strictly selected, and those left behind are not old, weak, sick or disabled, but they are indeed inferior in terms of manpower and equipment. This is an indisputable fact.
It's no joke that the opponent's 70,000-strong army is attacking. It's okay to shout slogans, but shouting slogans is easy, but it won't be of any real help to defeat the enemy. If you really want to face the attack of 70,000 powerful enemies, then
You need to show your true skills.
Many people felt sad and fell into silence.
Seeing the change in everyone's mood, Gao Muqing laughed loudly: "What? Are you afraid? It has been five years since our Luoyan Army was established, and we have experienced many arduous battles during this period. We once didn't even have bows, arrows, weapons, or armor.
Strong enemies surrounded us with no place to gain a foothold, but so what? We finally defeated all enemies and took deep roots here. Look at our Luoyan Valley and other places in the entire Funiu Mountains. This is the home we built with our own hands.
This is our place to protect the safety of hundreds of thousands of our people. When Guo Xu led hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops to attack, we were still beaten to death. Now that the Jurchens want to come, what awaits them is failure. Even if
Even if we shed the last drop of blood, we will not let them trample on our homeland."
"Yes, even if we die, we will never allow them to trample on our homeland. We will defend our homeland to the death and protect our parents, wives and children." Someone shouted loudly.
"Swear to the death to defend our homeland, to defend our parents, wives and children." Countless people roared. Everyone cheered up, raised their fists in the air, and let out deafening shouts.
