Chapter 69: Rushing to the West Today's second update
Killing the factory guards in broad daylight is definitely a rebellion, Lin Yi's move shocked everyone, even the governor Lu Xiangsheng looked at Lin Yi in amazement, as if he didn't know him, including Xiaoying, Zhang Hua, He Tao, Erhu and other Lin Yi's personal soldiers.
Lin Yi threw away the steel knife and saluted Lu Xiangsheng: "This person is too arrogant, he forced Lin Yi to a dead end, I killed him, this matter has nothing to do with the adult, please tie up Lin and hand it over to the court to clear the adult's guilt."
After Lin Yi finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back and grabbed them.
Xiao Ying, Zhang Hua, He Tao, Wang Qi, Erhu and others looked at each other, clenched the knives and guns in their hands, and immediately set their eyes on Lu Xiangsheng, as Lin Yi's personal soldiers, anyone who is unfavorable to Lin Yi will fight to the death.
Lu Xiangsheng didn't pay attention to Lin Yi, he had never met such a general, he was too individual, too daring to say and do, even his most important general soldier Liu Zhaoji could not be compared with this person, not to mention Liu Zhaoji, he Lin Yi could even compare with him Lu Xiangsheng.
His remarks were deafening, what he said was so right, he knew that this was the case, but he didn't dare to say it, Lu Xiangsheng felt ashamed when he thought about it.
He dared to kill the factory guard, if this matter was put on himself, he would definitely not do it, he would definitely be obedient and resigned to fate, because since ancient times, the king has called the minister to die, and the minister has to die, but Lin Yi is different.
But this person has a rebellious heart, and he is by no means a rebel, otherwise he would not be caught and willing to accept the guilt. Thinking about his great military exploits, Lu Xiangshengsheng felt that the Celestial Empire needed such a person, and he needed such a military general even more.
After thinking about it, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Lu Ming's corpse, looked at everyone, and finally said in a deep voice: "Lu Ming has followed the governor for many years, and he can be regarded as loyal, find a piece of feng shui treasure land to bury it, the governor will take care of his family, and no one is allowed to mention today's matter."
Liu Chongzhen, the chief military officer, said: "The governor is wise, Lu Ming died on the battlefield, everyone can see it." Do you all understand? ”
"It's the Commander-in-Chief, and we obey the orders of the Commander-in-Chief and the Governor." The generals present shouted in unison.
Lin Yi couldn't help but be in awe, for Lu Xiangsheng and his person, before the crossing, Lu Xiangsheng was a heroic figure in Lin Yi's mind.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were many powerful figures, such as Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan, Sun Chuanting, etc., and there were also many characters who were both righteous and evil, such as Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Hong Chengchou, etc. But Xiangsheng is definitely a merry figure second to none, and the pillar of the daimyo is well-deserved at a glance today.
Lin Yi killed Lu Ming, not only for himself, but also to clear Lu Xiangsheng's name in this way, if Lu Xiangsheng really tied him up and handed him over to the imperial court, Lin Yi would not hold a grudge against him. On the contrary, they will understand him, he is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and this is the duty of a loyal minister.
How can you cause trouble for yourself? Lay aside yourselves, lest the faithful servants fall victim to traitors. That's what you thought at the time.
But Lin Yi is by no means the kind of righteous man who is reckless, he will definitely not obediently subjugate the law, and finally cross over, if Lu Xiangsheng really tied him up and handed him over to the court for punishment, of course he would not be killed.
Even if no one saves him along the way, with the excellent quality of his special soldiers in later generations, it is definitely not difficult to find an opportunity to escape, and then completely break with the imperial court, and still be able to make a bang.
However, Lu Xiangsheng didn't do that, of course Lin Yi knew that Lu Xiangsheng did this, he was suppressing this matter, and to put it bluntly, he was covering him.
This not only requires extraordinary courage, but what is not buried is his personal future and net worth.
And to this Governor, he is an unknown person, and he has only been under his command for a few days? As for the battle outside Yuyang City, which attacked the enemy's artillery battalion, he turned danger into victory and turned defeat into victory, and he made a meritorious contribution and was directly promoted to the guerrilla commander, that is to say, Lu Xiangsheng is worthy of him Lin Yi, at most, they all contributed to the Ming Dynasty.
And in front of him, the Governor was able to cover him, Lin Yi was not a person who didn't know what to do.
To bury Lu Ming, in fact, is to find a place with good scenery, bury him in a thin-skinned coffin, and then set up a monument with his name engraved on it, writing that he died in the line of duty, and then Lu Xiangsheng wrote upwards and wrote Lu Ming's name on the list of martyrs, that's all.
After doing this, Lu Xiangsheng led the team to continue walking.
When the army stopped halfway, Lu Xiangsheng called Lin Yi aside, retreated left and right, and saw him alone.
"Lin Yi, although Lu Ming's matter has passed, but the paper can't contain the fire, the governor doesn't know how long he can hide it, your subordinates are good to you, you can bring as much as you want, the governor turns a blind eye, let's go."
Lu Xiangsheng turned his back to him after speaking.
Lin Yi was very calm, "Do you want Lin Yi to create a mutiny and become a deserter?" ”
"You are very smart, staying is likely to be a dead end, and you may not be able to avoid the factory guard."
"My lord, my subordinates are gone, what should you do?"
"Ben Du is born as a great flesh, and death is a great bright bone. Ben is going to kill the Tartars, it is best to die on the battlefield, if he is lucky enough to come back alive, even if he goes to the edict, Ben Du will accept his fate. ”
Lin Yi was very moved, but he didn't approve of it, this is the foolishness of feudal society! How did Yue Fei die? Loyal to the country, resisting the Jin soldiers, he tried his best, and finally died in the hands of his own people. Isn't it the same with Lu Xiangsheng in history? He has this kind of thinking, no wonder there is such a destination!
"My lord, my subordinate is a small person, and I don't understand so many big truths, since I am a general of the Ming Dynasty, I will never be a deserter, so I will become a thief? Since the adults have the intention to kill the enemy, Lin Yi naturally sacrifices his life to accompany him! ”
"Whatever you want."
Lu Xiangsheng's heart was also warm, and when he saw Lin Yi so loud, he didn't say anything more.
Lu Xiangsheng continued to walk forward with the army.
Lu Ming's incident made Lin Yi famous in the army, this is a fierce man who even dares to kill the factory guards, this is Governor Lu's confidant and favorite general, and his awe is self-evident, even the chief military officer Liu Chongzhen and the deputy chief military officer Luo Dai are polite when they see Lin Yi.
But Lin Yi is still Lin Yi, and there has been no change in how he behaves.
Lu Xiangsheng's troops drove to Zunhua, which was an important military town at the end of the Ming Dynasty. However, due to the frequent ravages of the Tartars in recent years, the Ming court was corrupt and the army was not trim.
This important town is Guancheng, which has been in disrepair for a long time and lacks military commanders.
Lu Xiangsheng planned to fight the Tartars to the death here, and after entering the city, he immediately ordered to strengthen the city defenses and build forts.
But suddenly received Zu Kuan's urgent request for reinforcements, Azig and Amin led 40,000 Tartars to storm his Qianxi camp, fierce fighting for two days and nights, his men and horses suffered heavy casualties, if there were no reinforcements, he could hold out for a day at most, and Qianxi could not be defended.
In addition, he also received news that Tan Tai was coming to attack his Zunhua City with more than 20,000 Tartars.
The big battle was coming again, and Lu Xiangsheng immediately convened an emergency military meeting, which was attended by Liu Chongzhen, the chief military officer, Luo Dai, the deputy chief soldier, and his guerrilla generals, and Lin Yi and Zu Keyong also attended the meeting.
Lu Xiangsheng reported the enemy situation and the situation of the Ming army, and neither Qianxi nor Zunhua could be lost, otherwise they might fall into the situation of being divided and surrounded by the Tartars, and then eaten, and after Zunhua and Qianxi, it would be Yongping, if Zunhua and Qianxi were lost, Yongping would definitely not be able to keep it.
Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng immediately divided his troops and sent generals, and he had to support Qianxi to hold Zunhua, but he only had a total of 7,000 men.
He decided to let Zu Kuan, who sent 2,000 men and horses to support Qianxi, the main general was of course very important, after thinking about it, he decided to send Lin Yi as the main general, Zu Keyong volunteered to Lin Yi as a deputy general, Lu Xiangsheng also agreed, and told the two of them that no matter what, they must rush to Qianxi within a day, and then cooperate with Zu Kuan's men and horses to hold Qianxi.
Lin Yi didn't dare to slack off, and he and Zu Keyong ordered 2,000 soldiers and horses, and left Zunhua.
The ancient city of Zunhua at the end of the Ming Dynasty was more than 120 miles away from Zukuan's camp in Qianxi, and it was not a problem to walk 120 miles in one day, of course, but they understood the truth of saving soldiers such as fighting fires.
While hurrying forward, Xiaoying was a little worried.
"Brother Lin, you shouldn't take this errand."
"Why?"
"Did Brother Lin forget, who is Zu Kuan, you two have a holiday. If Zu Kuan finds fault with you again when he gets there, it will delay the matter, and it will be dangerous to move to the west. ”
"I've thought about this for a long time, I'm here to save him, the enemy is now, will he take revenge? If that's the case, the Governor won't be able to spare him, and besides, I, Lin Yi, as the guerrilla commander of the Governor, can I still bargain at this time? ”
"But Brother Lin has to be on guard."
At this time, Zu Keyong interjected, "My lord, I know Zu Kuan best, although his character is not very good, but he is very brave in battle, and he has hit the Tartars several times in Liaodong, this time as long as they can work together, it should not be a problem to defend Qianxi." ”
Lin Yi nodded and said: "We went to Qianxi this time, everything was up to him, originally he was the deputy commander-in-chief, and the two of us were at best a guerrilla commander, we will do whatever he sent us to do, and obey him respectfully, it is important to hold Qianxi, and we must rush to Qianxi before dark."
"I'll listen to you, drive!" ……
The camp of Qianxi Zukuan was in a mess.
Azig can be called the god of war of the Qing Dynasty, just look at his achievements, root with the emperor Taiji to conquer the dynasty, Mongolia, and the Ming Dynasty, repeatedly defeated Li Zicheng, killed Liu Zongmin, captured Song Xiance, Dolgon can be the regent, his two brothers are indispensable, one is Dolgon's own brother Azig, and the other is his own brother Dordor.
Now it is Azig who comes, and Amin assists, the Tartars' strength is 40,000, and Zukuan only has 6,000 people, so he can only defend it strictly.
After two days of fierce fighting, there were only about 2,000 people left in Zukuan's 6,000 Ning Yuan army, and if it continued like this, it was only a matter of time before the whole army was annihilated, and it was really unbearable, so he asked Lu Xiangsheng for help.
Soon there was news of reinforcements, but it turned out to be Lin Yi and Zu Keyong!
Zu Kuan gritted his teeth, he didn't kill you last time, do you dare to send it to the door? What a big dog guts!
Zu Kuan felt that the opportunity to clean up these two guys had finally come, and immediately discussed countermeasures with the deputy general Li Mingfu.