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Huayang County, Luzuo Academy

Luzuo River.

It wasn't raining heavily and it was foggy everywhere.

Although he couldn't see the scene across the river clearly, Lin Hanmo still looked eastward.

Apart from the rustling rain, nothing else could be heard in my ears.

However, Lin Hanmo seemed to hear the footsteps of the Japanese pirates in front of him.

Densely packed and seemingly endless.

"General, the Japanese pirates are still far away from here, and there are brothers who are keeping a close eye on them. How about you go take shelter from the rain first?"

However, Lin Hanmo seemed not to hear anything and stood motionless.

After a long while, he asked calmly: "So far, how many remnants of the legion have we collected in total?"

When Lin Hanmo mentioned the word "remnant soldier", it was difficult to speak, and his voice became hoarse.

The guards quickly flipped through their notebooks.

"Back to General, so far, a total of 1,606 people have been reported by various ministries..."

"One thousand, six hundred, that's a lot of people!" Lin Hanmo sneered, his eyes filled with gloom.

I remember that at the beginning, he was able to persuade Feng Haohan to recruit 3,000 people in the name of training soldiers.

As a result, as soon as the Japanese pirates broke through Dinghai Pier, more than 1,600 people came over in the blink of an eye.

The number directly exceeded half of his subordinates.

"Speaking of which, these deserters are really fast on their feet."

The little guard's heart skipped a beat.

He is Lin Hanmo's young man. The two grew up together, so they know their master's temperament well.

When he heard something was wrong, he couldn't help but take a cautious glance.

However, Lin Hanmo's face was expressionless and he looked down on happiness and anger at all.

"General, these people are either generals at all levels, or their personal guards or light cavalry who have escaped..."

Anyway, we all have mounts, so we come faster.

And those infantrymen are probably still far away from Luzuo Academy.

Humph.

Lin Hanmo was even more furious, his voice full of murderous intent.

"Send the order. All generals who have fled here, regardless of their rank or rank, will be detained!"

"If you encounter resistance, kill!"

"Did you hear that clearly?"

"This..." The guards nearby looked at each other, and no one dared to respond immediately.

"General," the young guard couldn't help but say, "General Fang Yuan Wufang from the high ground on the left wing, and General Dai Puyu from the central defense line are all with us..."

The military ranks of these two people are not low, almost on the same level as Lin Hanmo.

Lin Hanmo really wasn't qualified to tell them what to do.

But as a deserter, if you are detained, you will be detained.

Even if the war of words reaches the Ministry of War or even the imperial court, Lin Hanmo is justified.

But "killing in case of resistance" may not be justified.

Fortunately for Fang Yuanwu, he had been trying not to deal with Lin Hanmo overtly or secretly. At worst, they would have arranged for him to say that he was seriously injured and dying and that treatment was ineffective.

However, Dai Puyu is Lin Hanmo's cousin, the kind who broke bones but still connected tendons...

snort!

Lin Hanmo snorted coldly again.

"Do you want me to say it again?"

The surrounding guards collectively shivered.

This time no one hesitated anymore and shouted in unison: "Yes!"

As soon as the personal guards who detained the general left, there was the sound of rapid horse hooves.

In the blink of an eye, a soldier who was wet all over, whether from sweat or rain, jumped off the horse.

"General," he raised his hand and pointed to the post road to the west, "reinforcements came from the post station twenty miles behind, about a thousand troops. They asked to enter our defense zone."

"The rear?" Lin Hanmo frowned and turned back to look at Yilu, "Are they the troops of Mr. Liu, the governor of Huayang County?"

The messenger shook his head and handed over the token at the same time. "Return to the general, they are not from Huayang City, but from Xingji City."

"Star City?" Lin Hanmo was stunned.

That distance is not close. It is estimated that this group of people set out a few days ago.

He took it and looked down, it turned out to be an exquisite and unique badge.

A huge "Annan" is engraved on the front, and the word "Lin" on the back is even more shining.

Annanhou Mansion!

Lin Hanmo took a breath and said, "My people, let them come over."

The post road in Huayang County is straight and wide, not far away for twenty miles, and soon the sound of intensive horse hooves sounded.

The long queue rushed over through the rain curtain, and soon occupied most of the entire Lu Zuo Academy.

The leader was an old general with gray hair and high energy. Although he was soaked by the rain, the armor on his body and the weapons in his hands were still shining brightly.

Lin Hanmo quickly recognized the person and opened his mouth in shock.

If the little guard next to him hadn't poked him gently, he wouldn't have reacted.

After coming back to his senses, Lin Hanmo hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and bowed his hands in shame.

"Unworthy Sun Hanmo has met his grandfather."

"No need." Lin Daxiong waved his hand directly.

He ignored his grandson and quickly turned around to see the surrounding environment and layout before nodding with satisfaction.

"The place chosen is not bad. This Luzuo Academy is probably the burial place for my old bones."

Lin Hanmo was speechless, but he quickly reacted and his face became even more anxious.

He knelt on the ground and bowed his head deeply.

"It's all because of my grandson's incompetence, which has brought trouble to the family and my grandfather."

"Damn it!" Lin Daxiong shouted violently, "A man has gold at his knees, let alone a high-ranking general who is leading an army. You kneel down at every turn, how unbecoming it is!"

Lin Hanmo was even more ashamed and quickly gritted his teeth and got up.

Last year in the Dinghai Wharf battle, he led the troops to fight, but the result was worse than the northern garrison led by Zhang Yang.

In the end, it was Army General Feng Haohan who found a way to silently save him.

The reason is that behind Lin Hanmo stands the Annan Marquis Mansion.

Even though Lin Hanmo later stopped being obedient and ran away from "home" first, and later came back, but found trouble with others, Feng Haohan only sent him out to "train troops" and did not remove Lin Hanmo. The position of Mo's forward general.

He even brought his cousin Dai Puyu out to lead the troops at the same time.

In the final analysis, it was the Annan Hou Mansion that was behind it.

Just like the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion is the backbone of the Rock Frontier Fortress, the Annan Marquis' Mansion is the backbone of the Central Army Corps, but "one" must be added after it.

Speaking of which, Lin Hanmo's battle was a mess last year, and the Central Army Corps could still use "the baggage has not arrived and the troops and horses are tired" as an excuse.

Now Feng Haohan personally led the entire army into battle, but was defeated by the Japanese pirates at one go. No matter whether he was facing up or down, there was nothing to say.

Especially in the Annan Hou Mansion, the two grandchildren are both leading generals of the Central Army Corps, so they are blamed.

In the coming days, whether the Lin family can preserve the honor and lives of the entire clan depends on whether Lu Zuo Academy can be defended.

If it is defended, the lives of the Lin family should probably be safe, but the lintel of the Hou Mansion may not be saved.

In case you don't keep it...

Lin Hanmo knew this in his heart, and his grandfather knew it even more.

Sure enough, when Lin Hanmo looked up, his heart sank.

Most of the people following Lin Daxiong were acquaintances.

Either his uncle or his cousin.

Some of them were very unfamiliar to Lin Hanmo. They were probably illegitimate children or distant relatives of the Lin family.

It can be said that except for his father An Nanhou, who is not allowed to leave the capital without permission from the emperor, almost all the other adult men of the Lin family are here.

As long as this group of people is wiped out, the Lin family will almost be wiped out for a generation.

Today's Annan Hou Mansion can even be said to be more serious than the Zhenguo Mansion where Xiliang invaded massively and newspapers said they would exterminate the family.

At least Huo Qing, the heir apparent, was still present in the Zhenguo Palace at that time. (End of chapter)