It was Lin Jue's bottom line to ensure that Bianliang was not lost, so when the Jurchens arrived in the city and the Northwest Army was still intercepted by the Liao in the area of Taiyuan Mansion, Lin Jue and Guo Kun decided to send troops after discussion. The 100,000 Luoyan army set out from Funiu Mountain, encountering almost no obstacles along the way. The garrisons of the surrounding state capitals of Gyeonggi have long been emptied, and only a small number of soldiers remain in the county towns to maintain law and order. The Luoyan army did not attack these cities, but only quickly advanced to the left of Bianliang.

On the second day of the march, when they had just entered Weishi County in Gyeonggi, the news of the Jurchens attacking Bianliang came. There are still two or three days away from the capital here, and if the horse infantry army and the Luoyan army with heavy soldiers and horses mixed with horses march, I am afraid that it will be too late. So Lin Jue made the decision to divide the troops. He, Shen Tan, Ma Changqing and others led 50,000 cavalry to rush to the rescue. Guo Kunliang, Qi and others led 50,000 infantry to escort the heavy soldiers and horses, and then followed. In this way, you can arrive at the battlefield in the capital in time.

However, just when Lin Jue led the cavalry and horses to rush to the capital to help, in Xianping County, which was less than seventy miles away from the capital, he received the news that the rescue of the Northwest Army had arrived, and the Jurchens' siege plan had failed. Lin Jue immediately ordered to stop the march and convened everyone in Xianping County to discuss what to do.

In fact, the current situation is a little embarrassing, I originally thought that the Northwest Army would not be able to catch up with the battlefield, so Lin Jue decided to send troops to rescue. But now that the Northwest Army of the Great Zhou has arrived, and more than 200,000 Northwest Army troops have reinforced the capital, it may be wishful thinking for the Jurchens to capture the capital again. So there is practically no need for reinforcements. When you arrive in the capital at this moment, you may become the target of attack by officers and soldiers and fall into an embarrassing situation. Therefore, whether to continue to march or to retreat to the Funiu Mountains and wait for the opportunity has become a topic of discussion.

Shen Tan advocated prudence first, and retreated first. Following the previous strategy, sit still and watch the officers and soldiers engage the Jurchens, without getting involved. Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight has only benefits and no harm. Some generals also agreed with this statement, feeling that there was no need to mix it up.

However, Lin Jue believed that since the army had attacked, it had already participated in the battle, and if he retreated, he would toss the soldiers and horses in vain, and his morale would be damaged. Moreover, under the current situation, the situation of the Jurchens is also extremely embarrassing, they cannot attack the city now, and they will inevitably turn to other state capitals. If they stay in the capital, they may be attacked by the superior officers and soldiers after the combined forces. Although Lin Jue thought that the officers and soldiers should not do this, after all, it was unwise to engage the Jurchens head-on.

If the officers and soldiers only defended and did not attack, it was meaningless for the Jurchens to stay under the city, and they would inevitably move on to other places. Lin Jue judged that their target must be the Jingdong area and gain a foothold in the Jingdong area. It is more likely to invade the Jianghuai River in the south and occupy the strategic initiative. And once they do this, it will cause a great catastrophe, kill more people, and destroy more homes of the people of the Great Zhou. This is something that Lin Jue never wants to see.

Therefore, Lin Jue's proposal was to march into the favorable terrain of Jingdong and fight an ambush and interception battle against the Jurchen army. If the officers and soldiers dare to attack, chase after the Jurchen soldiers and horses. If they attacked, they could even knock the Jurchens back to their original form in one fell swoop and completely annihilate them.

Shen Tan and the others were a little incomprehensible to Lin Jue's proposal, on the one hand, he agreed with Lin Jue's judgment, and also thought that once the Jurchens marched eastward, it would cause a huge disaster. But on the other hand, he also believes that although the Luoyan Army should fight the Jurchens, it is actually not the best choice for the overall situation. Preventing the Jurchens from advancing eastward should be the business of the imperial court, and the Luo Yan army went to do so a bit of a transgression, and it was beyond its means. After all, the Jurchens had a huge number of soldiers and horses, and if the imperial court soldiers and horses did not assist in the battle, they would put the Luoyan army in a difficult situation and would suffer a huge blow.

Of course, Lin Jue understood the concerns of Shen Tan and the others, but he insisted on his opinion. Even with the huge potential risks, Lin Jue could not ignore the damage caused by the Jurchens' eastward advance. We cannot ignore the fate of hundreds of people. The meaning of the existence of the Luoyan Army may be a little different from others here in Lin Jue, before it was to protect himself and the people around him, and after that, he became a soldier and horse who walked for the sky. Lin Jue couldn't use this army from a utilitarian point of view. Of course, it is necessary to preserve the strength and save yourself. But ignoring the invasion of foreign enemies, Lin Jue couldn't do the thing of a shrinking turtle.

Lin Jue is the boss, he doesn't have to explain anything to Shen Tan, he just needs to give orders. But he still hopes that the whole group can work together and have the same goal, so that he will not fight with incomprehension or even resentment.

Lin Jue told everyone that if an army could not protect the people and rescue them in danger, it would lose the meaning of its existence and have no foundation for survival. The reason why the Luoyan Army is flourishing and the reason why Funiu Mountain is thriving is because the Luoyan Army is different from the officers and soldiers of the imperial court. Officers and soldiers can ignore the lives of the people, but the Luoyan army cannot remain indifferent. Just as his teacher Fang Dunru said in his last letter before his death, if he stands between heaven and earth, if he is himself everywhere, he will lose the meaning of existence. For the sake of 10,000 people, for the sake of the country. By extension, the meaning of the existence of an army lies in this, otherwise it will really become the soldiers and horses of bandits and bandits in other people's mouths.

There is another layer of meaning, Lin Jue did not say it explicitly, that is, this kind of chaos is a good time for the Luoyan Army to harvest people's hearts. The Luoyan Army has not yet been universally recognized by the people of the Great Zhou, and only those who stand up to save them in danger will be sincerely supported by the people. This will be beneficial to the development of the situation in the future. Only with the support of the people can the Luoyan army grow stronger in the battle and become the final winner. This is a big game of chess, and the result is undecided, but this hand must be played and foreshadowed.

Shen Tan and others actually only looked at the problem from a utilitarian point of view, and they focused on the Luoyan Army itself. It took a lot of effort to establish this army, and they cherished the Luoyan army very much. Therefore, the problem is limited to immediate interests. After Lin Jue's explanation, everyone had nothing to say. The Luoyan Army raised the banner of morality and raised troops, shouting the slogan of not opposing the Great Zhou but only opposing Guo Xu, so it was naturally responsible for the Jiangshan Sheji of the Great Zhou. Otherwise, it will become an empty shout, which will disappoint many people. Moreover, since its establishment, the Luoyan Army has repeatedly encountered strong enemies and has never flinched. This time he sent troops and retreated in vain, and it is unreasonable. Even if there are many grievances against the imperial court, it is the most basic principle not to care about the gains and losses when foreign enemies invade, first reject foreign enemies, and then settle accounts with the imperial court.

So that night, the cavalry of the Luoyan Army marched overnight, detoured 100 miles to the east, and arrived in Yongqiu County, 70 miles east of the capital, in the afternoon of the next day, and prepared to meet the enemy on the bank of the Dongbian River. If the Jurchens want to turn east, they must attack Tianfu. And this is the way to go. At the same time, he ordered someone to inform Guo Kunliang, Liang Qi and the others that the infantry came directly around and did not have to go to the capital.

However, Lin Jue's arrangement fell through. On the evening of the same day, when the Luoyan Army was still building improvised fortifications overnight. An explosive news arrived in Lin Jue's hands, that is, the news of the battle between Yuan Zhenqian and the Jurchens that took place outside the capital during the day.

It was not surprising that the officers and soldiers attacked, but it was surprising that only the 150,000 cavalry of the Northwest Army attacked, while the forbidden army in the capital did not move, sitting back and watching the Northwest Army disappear. Lin Jue was surprised and realized that something big must have happened. How could Lu Zhongtian and Guo Xu be so stupid and sit idly by and watch the defeat of the Northwest Army and remain indifferent? No matter how stupid Guo Xu is, he won't not understand that doing so is self-defeating. No matter how stupid Lu Zhongtian was, he would not know that this would cause the court of the Great Zhou to fall into the crisis of destruction again. The overall situation that was originally improving was reversed in an instant, and Lin Jue's ambush plan also fell through. After the Jurchens won a great victory, how could they turn elsewhere? They will continue to besiege the city.

Lin Jue was eager to know what was going on, and he knew that Ma Bin would definitely have news. But he couldn't wait. In order not to reveal the location and information of the army, he decided to lead the cavalry battalion of his personal guards to Gyeonggi to comprehensively spy on the news and find out what was really going on.

Lin Jue and the cavalry and horses of the former personal guard firearms battalion hid in the valley of Xiaolong Mountain, twenty miles east of the capital. Although the valley is small, it is more than enough to hide a thousand cavalry. After waiting for a day, I couldn't wait for any news from Ma Bin. Lin Jue couldn't wait, and that night, he and Bai Bing Sun Dayong quietly used a grappling hook to climb over the city wall and sneak into the city from the weak point of the defenders in the southeast corner. In the contact point of Yuelai Inn in the West Outer City, Ma Bin told Lin Jue with a face full of shame that he had indeed found out the news, but he failed to send people out of the city several times, and Xuanyiwei lost three brothers, all of whom were intercepted when they left the city. The city is on guard, and he is trying to find a way to get out of the city to report the news.

Ma Bin told him the news that Guo Xu reprimanded Lu Zhongtian at the head of the city when the Northwest Army fought against the Jurchens that day, and then was imprisoned in the palace dormitory by Lu Zhongtian. Officials were present that day, and Ma Bin learned about the situation from them afterwards. Lin Jue carefully analyzed the conversation between Guo Xu and Lu Zhongtian that day and came to a conclusion. Guo Xu and Lu Zhongtian have already broken up. At a critical time, Lu Zhongtian exposed his true purpose. I'm afraid this person is going to take advantage of the chaos to seize power.

But Lin Jue couldn't understand how Lu Zhongtian could protect himself in this situation. Once the Northwest Army is defeated and Bianliang City is in danger, what is the use of him even if he succeeds in seizing power? Guo Xu didn't dare to kill him, what did he do here. Lin Jue decided to stay and observe for a few days.

For the next three days, Lin Jue and others stayed in the capital to listen to the news. I heard a lot of discussion in the city, and the news that the Jurchens were going to attack and slaughter the city was boiling all over the city. In the end, when Lin Jue saw the edict notice at the intersection of Bianhe Street, he couldn't help but be shocked and admired at the same time, and at the same time feel extremely funny. It turned out that Lu Zhongtian really wanted to be the emperor, and he took advantage of the fire to rob in this exaggerated and incredible way. He actually wanted to give Guo Xu to the Jurchens, which was extremely shameless. The Great Zhou was not destroyed at the hands of the Jurchens, but precisely in the hands of Lu Zhongtian, what a great irony.

Lin Jue didn't have the heart to witness Lu Zhongtian's acting and farce, he took advantage of the chaos in the city to fall out of the city with Bai Bing and others, quickly returned to the valley, and gathered his own personal guard battalion soldiers and horses. He's going to carjack and save people. Although Guo Xu was hateful, it was not the turn of the Jurchens to torture him. After all, he was the emperor of the Great Zhou, and it was a shame for the entire Great Zhou people to be detained by the Jurchens in such a way. Lin Jue didn't go to save Guo Xu, what he wanted to save was the dignity of the Great Zhou people, and at the same time tell everyone that he Lin Jue was back. The situation is like this, and he and the Falling Goose Army no longer need to hide.