minions live

There was another man who arrived with Lu Yulong.

Tall and handsome.

"General Lin," Lu Yulong introduced directly without waiting for Lin Hanmo to guess, "This is Mr. Xia Bang, who was originally appointed as the commander-in-chief of Xijun."

laugh.

Lin Hanmo was surprised.

"It turns out to be Mr. Xia," he looked up and down at the man in front of him and said with emotion: "I have admired your name for a long time. Are you..."

Although the combat power of the local garrison is far less than that of the major border defense armies, its officers, such as the chief and deputy lieutenants, etc., cannot just leave the county and wander around.

"Have you admired me for a long time?" Xia Bangwei laughed and held his hands, "General Lin was joking."

"I have always been anonymous, so why have you admired me for so long? But your Annan Marquis Mansion, especially Mr. Lin Laohou, killed Nanfeng decades ago to the point of being frightened by the news. Everyone in Yunchui doesn't know who he is. The so-called tiger father has no dog son. , I am the one who has admired the two General Lin for a long time."

Lin Hanmo blushed when he heard this.

"By the way," Xia Bangwei looked around, "I heard that the old Marquis has also arrived in Huayang County, but I haven't seen him yet."

cough cough.

A military advisor next to him coughed twice.

"General Lu, Lord Xia, my old marquis just died in battle..."

Lu Yulong and the other two were stunned.

They only knew that Lin Daxiong had arrived in Huayang County, but the incident happened suddenly, and they had not yet received news that Lin Daxiong had died in battle.

Seeing that Lin Hanmo didn't refute, the two of them looked at each other and apologized quickly.

"General Lin, my condolences."

"It's okay." Lin Hanmo shook his head, "My grandfather has been a soldier all his life, and it is his lifelong wish to die in battle and be shrouded in horse leather."

His face was pale, and he glanced towards the back hill where Lin Daxiong's body was parked.

"Now... his last wish has been forgotten. However, people cannot be resurrected after death. As a grandson, the only thing I can do is to fight off the Japanese pirates in front of me and avenge my grandfather."

"That's right." The two nodded.

Lu Yulong brought a lot of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and it would take some time to settle in. The three of them went to visit Lin Daxiong's body first.

But they are all soldiers, and life and death have long been ignored.

The two of them exchanged a few random words of comfort and then dismissed the matter.

Unknowingly, Lin Hanmo brought the topic back up.

"Master Xia didn't guard Dingxi County or go to Xingji City to report on his duties. Why did he end up in Huayang County?"

Chabon smiled calmly.

"General Lin doesn't know. Now that there is civil strife in Xiliang, the west border is still peaceful, and I have nothing to do on weekdays. And counting, I haven't seen my parents at home for several years, and I miss them very much."

Having said this, he bowed his hands respectfully in the direction of Star City.

"The humble minister boldly asked Your Majesty to go home to visit relatives. Your Majesty was kind and approved. So..."

Lin Hanmo suddenly realized that he couldn't help but look at each other with Lu Yulong, and the corners of their mouths twitched unconsciously.

It was not approved by Emperor Changxing. It was clearly Ren Ning who became the crown prince, and Xia Bangwei left Dingxi County where he served according to his wishes.

In name, it's a visit to relatives, but everyone actually knows it in their heart.

During the Dingxi counterattack, Xia Bang led his men across the entire Dingxi County and fought bloody battles, making great contributions to besieging the Xiliang people.

After this battle, he will definitely rise one step or even several steps higher.

Before, most people thought that he would replace Tian Hongyan and become the general of the Yanhui Legion.

Now it seems that he may be the general guarding the Beihai Customs.

Thinking of this, Lin Hanmo glanced behind Xia Bangwei.

Seeing that he only brought a few guards, he couldn't help but secretly shake his head.

In Beiguan today, there are still some soldiers left because of Wei Junqian's strategy, but there are almost nothing left for the generals.

Even if Xia Bangwei arrives at Beihaiguan, he will probably be a mere commander.

As the saying goes, a thousand armies are easy to obtain, but good generals are hard to find.

No wonder Huayang County was not on Xia Bangwei's return journey, but he still turned a corner and rushed over.

He probably wanted to find a few generals he liked on the battlefield in Huayang County.

Thinking of this, Lin Hanmo also sighed secretly.

Although the Central Army Corps was disbanded, it will definitely be reestablished in the future. By then, he will also be in urgent need of generals, big and small...

The military situation was urgent, so the group did not bother to chat and hurried up to the watchtower.

at the same time,

kill!

The east bank of the river was filled with murderous intent, and countless Japanese pirate soldiers began to forcibly cross the river, shouting. The river is not wide, and the soldiers on both sides can basically see the enemy's eyes and brows clearly by raising their heads.

Shhhhhh.

Boom boom boom!

Countless arrows and stones come and go, and at first glance it looks like a bridge has been built across the river.

With such a close distance and such intensive attacks, the soldiers on both sides had almost no way to hide.

Ahhh.

Soon, screams were heard everywhere.

Casualties on both sides increased like crazy.

Fortunately, Lin Hanmo built layers of obstacles on this side of the river to protect the soldiers behind.

Therefore, although Yun Chui has a small number of people, he can still persist under ten times the attack from the opposite side.

However, when the manpower was finally exhausted, the gap between the two sides began to become clear even before the war started.

The arrows fired by the Japanese pirates were much denser than the counterattacks from this side of the river.

If there weren't a large number of trebuchets on Luzuo Academy's side to suppress the other side, I'm afraid the Yunchui soldiers by the river would have been unable to withstand it.

Haha.

Tsukamoto Taro laughed heartily.

Lu Zuo Academy was watching carefully. Even though he was at the rear, he could still see clearly.

"The way to use military force is to surround an enemy by ten, attack it by five, fight it by doubling it. If the enemy is small, it can be fought. If it is small, it can escape. If it is weak, it can be avoided. Therefore, the small enemy can be strong, and the big enemy can be captured. also."

"Lin Hanmo, Lin Hanmo, is it true that you claim to be familiar with the world's military literature, but you have even forgotten this?"

He tapped the map in front of him.

"Today, Lu Zuohe, you only have over 3,000 men and horses. Originally, there were 30,000, which is ten times as many as you. Why didn't you quickly escape according to the instructions of the army and instead tried to block it?"

"Humph. Since you want to be as loyal as your dead-brained grandfather, I will make it happen for you!"

"Come here! What will happen to Lu Zuohe, Naiben?"

"Give me the order, and don't look for any other suitable place to cross the river. Everyone concentrates their firepower to break through this shabby academy for me and capture Lin Hanmo alive."

"Yes!"

After another half an hour, whether it was because the stone bullets were gone or the trebuchet behind was tired, the stones in the sky began to become sparse.

Without the continuous suppression of stones and rubber in the sky, the Japanese pirate soldiers were even more bold.

Under repeated urging from the vanguard, they struggled to transport various bridge-building materials to the Luzuo River despite the arrows coming and going.

bang bang bang.

Soon, dense hammer knocking sounds were heard.

On the rushing river, a simple wooden bridge two cars wide stretched westward at a visible speed.

Although sometimes a small section was destroyed by stones falling from the sky, it was quickly rebuilt.

"Good good."

Tsukamoto Taro in the rear ignored the casualties of his subordinates and was so happy that he slapped his own thigh repeatedly.

"Come here! Order the front line to continue the attack, and at the same time give the good news to General Ishikawa, saying that our army has crossed the Luzuo River and will soon defeat Luzuo Academy."

"Yes!"

The two cavalry soldiers responded and quickly headed towards Dinghai Pier.

Sixty miles, not too far, but not too close either.

At sunset, the restless Ishikawa Taki finally received the battle report from Tsukamoto Taro, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

Although it is two days later than originally planned, Lu Zuo Academy is finally about to be destroyed.

And Luzuo Academy has been destroyed, and Huayang City is not far away.

"General," a military advisor stood up, "Huayang County is full of flat land. Apart from the city, there is basically no danger to defend. Luzuo Academy is backed by mountains and water, so it is a good place."

"How about we go west now?"

After saying that, the little military advisor looked around vaguely.

If they don't leave, not only the East China Sea Barrier behind them, but also Zhong Lifu in the south and Wang Ming in the north may all appear in front of them.

"No rush, just wait!"

Ishikawa Taki understood what the military advisor meant, but still shook his head slowly.

He still occupies Dinghai Pier, so if he is surrounded by Yun Chui people, he has a last resort.

However, once they enter the inland and cannot capture Huayang City for a while, they will be truly besieged on all sides.

"Our local ships are still sending people out continuously. I will stay here. Maybe I can accept some brothers."

For the rest, everything will wait until Tsukamoto Taro enters Huayang City. (End of chapter)