When the shouting stopped, Gao Muqing continued to say loudly: "Listen up, officers and men, I am very touched by your determination to regard death as a homecoming. I, the officers and men of the Luoyan Army, have never been afraid of death. But your commander-in-chief often said that meaningless death is not bravery. We here
What we want is to return in triumph, and that is our goal. If we die, the enemy will wreak havoc on our homeland, and we must defeat them. But taking a step back, if we are defeated, the battle
On the battlefield of death, as long as you try your best and shed the last drop of blood and sweat, you will die without regrets. Don't be afraid. If it comes to that step, I, Gao Muqing, and your Marshal Lin's wives, our entire Lin family,
They will accompany you up and down. You have also seen that they are all ready to go out with you, kill the enemy together, live together, and die together."
As Gao Muqing spoke, he pointed his hands towards the women in military uniforms behind him. The Lin family goddesses all raised their hands solemnly and saluted the soldiers in the audience.
The officers and soldiers in the audience were astonished. They originally thought that Mr. Lin's wives standing on the stage in armor were just a ritual. They came to support the occasion before going out to the battle and came to see off the generals. They never expected that they
He actually wanted to go out with the army and fight with them to defend against the enemy. The officers and soldiers were extremely moved. Marshal Lin's wives understood the righteousness well. They inspired the officers and soldiers of the Luoyan Army with practical actions. Such actions have shown their determination.
and courage. As expected of the women around Marshal Lin, all of them are women and men.
"General Gao, we all know the determination and intentions of the ladies, but there is no need to go to the battlefield. Our Luoyan Army has not fallen to the point of letting Marshal Lin's wives go to the battlefield to fight. General Gao and ladies, please rest assured.
, we will fight to the death and will not let the enemy step into Funiu Mountain. I also ask you ladies to stay in the stronghold and not take risks on the battlefield." A general in the audience shouted loudly.
"Yes, there is no need to take risks, we are enough. Ladies, please stay in the mountains." All the soldiers shouted loudly.
Gao Muqing looked at Guo Caiwei and others to ask for their opinions. Guo Caiwei quickly walked to the stage, raised her hands to the shouting soldiers from the audience, and said crisply: "We accept the wishes of you soldiers. I, the Lin family, are from the Luoyan Army.
Our husband is the commander-in-chief of the Luoyan Army. As his wife, we should lead by example. This battle is of great importance, not only related to the safety of Funiu Mountain, but also related to the battle pattern outside the mountain. There is no room for failure. That’s why we sisters
Decided to go out with the army. One more person means more strength. We may not be able to kill the enemy with blood like you, but we can do our things. We can cook rice and boil soup for you, bandage your injured wounds, and do everything we can.
There is nothing we can do. You don’t have to worry about us. As the saying goes, there are no eggs left in the nest. If we fail to resist the enemy and you die on the battlefield, even if we stay in the mountains, we will have no choice but to live in peace for a while. In the end, we will be killed by the female.
A real person was tortured and tortured, and finally died. Instead of doing this, it would be better to go to the battlefield with you and do our part to kill the enemy. We are not afraid at all. If we die, our husband, your Marshal Lin, will avenge our blood.
Hateful. So, you don’t have to worry about us, we’ve thought everything through.”
When Guo Caiwei said these words, everyone was moved and appreciated. The truth was clear. Everyone could only sigh and sigh. Although they still felt that they should not be allowed to take risks, they had nothing to say.
Gao Muqing smiled and said to Guo Caiwei: "The princess is very eloquent. She deserves to be knowledgeable and courteous."
Guo Caiwei smiled and said: "You are the same, you are very eloquent. I even suspect that your husband taught you these eloquence skills in private. The tone you spoke just now was very much like my husband."
Gao Muqing pursed his lips and smiled, turned his head to look at the sky, and said softly: "It's getting late, we have to leave as soon as possible."
Guo Caiwei smiled and said: "All I have to do is obey your orders, General Gao. Our sisters will be your soldiers from now on."
Gao Muqing said no more and immediately announced loudly that the army was setting off. The 40,000 soldiers and horses were divided into four groups. Lin Hu was the vanguard of the front army and led 10,000 elite soldiers to set off first. They explored the road ahead and set up camp in advance. The two armies on the left and right had one on each side.
The 10,000-person army is headed by lieutenant generals Gao Songlin and Li Muzhu. These two people are originally from Guishan Island and have been with Gao Muqing for many years. They are trustworthy brothers. The central army is composed of Gao Muqing, Bai Bing and the daughters of the Lin family, together with Bai Yushuang and others.
command.
At the beginning of the hour, the soldiers of the Luoyan Army sang the military song of the Luoyan Army, and marched out of the mountain in batches with high morale. They marched forward in a mighty and indomitable manner.
In the afternoon, Gao Muqing and the daughters of the Lin family led the Chinese army, escorting grain, grass, baggage and other supplies and slowly set off. When they walked out of the woods around the school grounds, a scene that surprised them appeared in front of them.
But up and down the hillside of Dongshan Mountain, there were densely packed people. They were all dressed in ordinary people's clothes, holding sticks, poles, iron forks, axes, simple bows and arrows in their hands and standing on the hillside. They didn't know what they were doing. Obviously, these were from the mountain.
Ordinary people.
Gao Muqing and others were surprised and ordered people to inquire. Soon they knew the reason. It turned out that the army consolidation on the school field had spread like wildfire this morning, and the news of the Jurchen army's attack had spread to all the villages in the mountains. Gao Muqing and
The news that Guo Caiwei and other Lin family girls went to the battlefield to kill the enemy also spread throughout the mountains. Since noon, many people organized themselves spontaneously and gathered on the side of the hillside, voluntarily joining the army to participate in this battle against the enemy.
Hearing the news, Gao Muqing, Guo Caiwei and others were greatly moved. Most of the people in the mountains came to the mountains to take refuge. At first, they did not have a strong sense of belonging to the village. They came here just because life in the village was better than outside.
.But everything has changed tremendously. Now the people in the mountains regard Funiu Mountain as their home, and they must also do their part for the village.
But Gao Muqing and the others certainly don't want to cause trouble and let ordinary people go to the battlefield. They know that the battlefield is cruel and ordinary people cannot be competent. Going to the battlefield is basically to die. So Gao Muqing walked down the mountain while persuading Guo Caiwei and others.
The people on the hillside went back. But the people refused to leave, no matter how much they tried to persuade them. Gao Muqing had no choice but to order soldiers to intercept and fire cards at the bottom of the valley, prohibiting any people from leaving with the army.
When the women walked into the valley and were about to enter the Dongshan Canyon and leave the mountain, the bustling people had already filled one end of the canyon. The soldiers set up barriers to stop them, and the people pushed and crowded, making a lot of noise.
When Gao Muqing and others walked through the checkpoint, some people shouted loudly: "Master Gao Dazhai, Master Gao Dazhai, please wait a moment while I wait for the people to say something."
Gao Muqing frowned and looked, the person shouting was a white-haired old man. Qin Chuncao beside him said softly: "That's Mr. Zheng Jixian, the general upright of our Luoyan Valley. He is highly virtuous and has some prestige among the people.
The old man is also a warm-hearted person, and we can implement many things through his help."
Gao Muqing nodded, she knew this old man. There are now hundreds of large and small villages in Funiu Mountain. Each village has a Li Zheng, and each valley has a general Li Zheng position, which is Li Zheng.
Because they are all serving ordinary people, most of them hire highly respected people to act in order to convince the public. This Mr. Zheng is the chief of Luoyan Valley, and he has had many dealings with Gao Muqing, Qin Chuncao and others.
He was a man of great virtue and respect. Seeing that it was Zheng Jixian who was calling, Gao Muqing had no choice but to go see him. So he and Qin Chuncao walked to the intersection.
"I have met the leader of Gao Dazhai." Zheng Jixian saw Gao Muqing and his people coming, and hurriedly knelt down to salute and kowtow. The people behind him also knelt down and saluted.
Gao Muqing hurried forward and ordered someone to help Zheng Jixian stand up. He smiled and said loudly: "Mr. Zheng, fellow villagers, what are you doing?"
Zheng Jixian cupped his hands and said: "Master Gao Dazhao, the common people are going to help kill the enemy. Why don't you allow them to go? A strong enemy is coming in Luoyan Valley, and the wives of Military Advisor Lin are going to the battlefield. How can the common people hear such news?
How can you remain unmoved? Everyone comes to help spontaneously, but the leader of the village doesn’t allow everyone to help. Why is that?"
Gao Muqing cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zheng, we all understand what everyone is thinking.
We are also very moved. But this is going to war, which is no longer a child's play. People can't go to the battlefield, so isn't that just going to death? How can I agree to let the villagers go to die? We have our Luoyan Army to fight. We have to raise troops for thousands of days.
If the villagers are allowed to fight for a while, what do we want our Luoyan Army troops to do?"
Zheng Jixian shook his head and said: "Master Gao Dazhao, please don't deceive my husband who doesn't know the inside story. This time the enemy's force is huge and extraordinary, so we need to share the same hatred. Marshal Lin is leading the main force of the Luoyan Army outside, and the few troops and horses in the mountains may not be enough to defend against the enemy.
Otherwise, why would the marshal's wives have to help? They are not afraid, and of course we ordinary people are not afraid either, and we have to help. If the Jurchens attack, everyone will die. For this reason, the leader of the stronghold is more important than the old man.
It’s clear.”
Gao Muqing sighed and said: "How can we hide it in front of Mr. Zheng? It is indeed dangerous this time, but... no matter what, we cannot let the people fight. This is absolutely impossible."
Zheng Jixian was about to speak when a middle-aged man beside him raised an ax in his hand and said loudly: "Please allow us, General Gao, to kill the enemy. We fled from the north. If Marshal Luoyan Gu Lin hadn't taken us in, we would have
We have long since starved to death and froze to death. Our family members have all died at the hands of these beasts, the Jurchens. They went all the way south to destroy our home and kill our relatives. Now they are coming to attack me in Luoyan Valley. How can we do anything?
We must fight them desperately. Please allow General Gao Da to allow us to kill the enemy."
"Please allow General Gao Da, otherwise we will not go back and will stand here and wait." A group of men with accents from northern border towns shouted excitedly.
Gao Muqing frowned and was silent. Zheng Jixian said solemnly: "Master Gao Dazhao, you see, everyone is intent on killing the enemy, and they are definitely not deliberately causing trouble. Although we people may not be able to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, just like the princess
As I said, even if you help carry things, build fortifications, or do some work, it's still good. It can be considered as doing your best. Please don't refuse."
Qin Chuncao said softly from the side: "Miss, why don't you just agree to them? It's always beneficial to have more people to share the effort."
Gao Muqing glared at her and shouted in a deep voice: "What do you know? Haven't you seen what happened on the battlefield? These are the young and strong people among the people, and they are the backbone of the family. If there are three shortcomings and two shortcomings, a family will be destroyed.
.It is already the spring plowing season. It would be a big deal if so many people go to fight and miss the farming season in the mountains. This battle... may not necessarily be defeated. Now let’s assume that it will be defeated. Don’t we need to consider anything?”
Qin Chuncao hurriedly nodded in agreement and did not dare to say more.
After hearing Gao Muqing's words, Mr. Zheng frowned and thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, the leader of the village is also saying that we can't rush to help in the war. We have to do both. I will select some people to accompany the army to help.
The rest can go back and plow in peace, so that we can take care of everyone's urgent mood and not miss the farming season. It's the best of both worlds, what do you think?"
Gao Muqing smiled bitterly and said: "The old man said this, what else can I say. Let's leave this matter to Chuncao, and the old man will be responsible for assisting Chuncao in organizing an army of three thousand men. But he must tell them that they are not allowed to go to the battlefield without obeying orders.
It’s okay to help with the transportation, excavation, and supplies. This is actually good, as it can free up our army’s troops to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. The rest of the people can rest assured and wait for our good news. That’s it.”
Zheng Jixian nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, okay, that's it."
Gao Muqing cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Then I'll leave it to you. After organizing the manpower, just follow the army. Mr. Zheng, we have to leave. We can't waste any time."
Zheng Jixian nodded repeatedly and said with cupped hands: "Congratulations to the leader of the village. I wish the master of the village a triumphant return. We are all waiting for your good news."
Gao Muqing cupped her hands, swung her cloak, and strode away. Although she looked calm on the outside, she was deeply moved in her heart. She finally understood the true meaning of some things that Lin Jue had emphasized repeatedly in the mountains. The so-called people's will is nothing more than this.
In times of crisis, the spontaneous actions of the people are an attitude. They do not choose to turn a blind eye. The people in the mountains and the people outside the mountains are already two different types of people.
