Forty is not confused.

But Lian Wu was still very puzzled why Zhao Yong would value him.

Li Yan has become the commander of the Northern Route Army of Zhao State's attack on Zhongshan, less than forty, commanding nearly 100,000 troops, this kind of trust is Li Yan's desperate efforts again and again, and military reforms again and again. Whether it is combat merits or ability, he can't compare to Li Yan.

Why is he incorruptible?

Perhaps, just what he can do now.

The shape of Jinyang is the shoulder of the world, the control of the mountains and rivers, and the foundation of the east of the river. The safety of Jinyang is also stable in Lin City. Qin and Jin Dynasty competed for hegemony, and Lin City was the gateway to the west of Jin; After Zhao owned it, Qin attacked Lin City several times, and Lin City also changed hands several times, and it has been owned by Zhao State since then. The south of Lin City, is the ancient ferry, when the Wei army and the Qin army fought, the guard general Wu Guang led the Wei Wushu down the river from here, crossed the river to defeat the Qin State, and obtained the land west of the river, Wei Wushu fought a battle known to the world; At that time, this place was also the place where the monarch of the Jin Kingdom worshiped the Yellow River; In that year, Confucius passed through Lin City and saw a person playing in the water, thinking that this person was going to find a short view, so he sacrificed himself to save him, and almost died in the river. And Lin Cheng is the most famous, when Yu ruled the water, the Yellow River to Lin Cheng and encountered a boulder roadblock, everyone called it Jiaolong Wall. King Yu held the plow to stop, led the people to dig through the stone wall, the mighty Yellow River only had a place to vent, and Jiaolongbi was therefore cut into two sections by the Yellow River, one on the east bank, one on the west bank, because this place is the first stone gate that Yu encountered when controlling the water, so it is called Mengmen. Meng, the first also, the so-called Meng Zhong Shuji is also.

Today's so-called Lin Cheng was later changed by Zhao Jianzi, because there was a Lin Hou here.

At the beginning, the Zhao family suffered from the difficulty of going to the palace, and the Zhao family was killed by Jin Jinggong, leaving only Zhao Wu as an orphan. Han Ju, who was a general at the time, told Jin Jing about Zhao's exploits, and Zhao Wu survived. Who is Han Ju? His ancestor is Han Man, the ancestor of Korea. Han Wan is the son of Qu Wohuan's uncle Ji Chengshi, after Qu Wo Dai Yi, the fief in Quwo's Jin clan usurped and became the Jin State Sect, Han Wan was also sealed in Han Yuan, so Han was the clan, called Ji's surname Han.

Han Ju was originally a descendant of Han Wan and the son of Han Jian. Later, Duke Wen of Jin succeeded to the throne, and the Han clan that supported the Duke of Jin Hui declined, and Han Ju was young and was forced to join the Zhao family as a slave and became a retainer of Zhao Yuan. But Zhao Yu admired Han Ju very much, and soon promoted Han Ju, and then, Zhao Yu's son Zhao Dun also used Han Ju very much, and it was this grace of raising and promoting that favored the Zhao family After the family suffered hardship, he was repaid by Han Ju, leaving a trace of blood Zhao Wu, and was raised by Han Ju.

Later, Han Ju's son Han Qi Rangxian gave up the position of general to Zhao Wu, and after Zhao Wu took power, he and Han Qi took charge of the Jin Kingdom. Since then, the two families of Han and Zhao have alternately become the ruling state of Jin for more than 50 years, and later, the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei attacked and destroyed the Zhi family, and then later, the three families were divided into Jin. Therefore, the relationship between the two families of Han and Zhao is very deep, which is also the reason why after the three families were divided, the alliance between the two families of Han and Zhao was more than hostile, in essence, the two families of Han and Zhao have been a family since the beginning of Zhao's decline. This is also why, the family affair chosen by Zhao Suhou for Zhao Yong is a Korean princess. Even if Zhao Yong marries a new lady now, unless Han Qian dies of illness, she will be the queen.

After Han Qi's death, due to the early death of his son, his grandson Han Buxin inherited the title, and his brother Han Kang became an official under the Zhao family. Later generations then took Lin as their clan and took root in Lin Yi, and Han Kang also called Lin Kang.

It is precisely because of this relationship that the status of the descendants of the Lin family in Lin City is very transcendent, but since Zhao Yong's new policy, Tian Buli was first appointed as the guard of Lin Yi, changed the city to a city, and built the city wall. Immediately afterwards, Lian Wu became the defender of Lin City, and the two of them were both literate and martial, and they usually got along well. The status of the Lin clan in Lin Cheng is somewhat declining, the family heritage is still there, and many of the children of the Lin clan are officials in the government. One of them, a sixteen-year-old boy named Lin Xiangru, was quite dazzling.

Lin Xiangru hurriedly finished his official business and hurried to the top of the city. On the top of the city, the city guard Tian Buli and the guard general Lian Wu were holding on to the city wall, looking at the Qin army stationed outside the city. According to the new Zhao State decree, Lin Cheng belongs to the county system planning, but Lin Cheng is much larger than other counties, even compared to the county city of Jinyang, it is only a little worse, because although Zhao State bureaucracy does not have the position of city guard, everyone still likes to call each other by the old name in private.

"General, the momentum of this Qin army is extraordinary, the more there are 10,000." Tian Buli looked at the Qin army troops under the city, and felt a little stunned. Although I knew that this situation would be encountered sooner or later, but when it really came, I really didn't know the bottom of my heart.

"Pretty much. The Qin army was camped five miles outside the city, and the attacking troops should be in front of them. There were about 30,000 or so baggage troops in the back. Lian Wu nodded in response, "The Qin army is in a tight formation, and the military discipline is really strict. ”

"The general still has such Yaxing at the moment." Tian Buli said with a bitter face, "Now that there are only more than 10,000 people in my city, how can I hold this tiger and wolf Qin State's 40,000 army?" ”

"Sir, I'm too worried. In Handan, I once heard that Master Meng said that the time is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people, so I thought so. Now the Qin army is coming, the labor division expedition, there is no convenient location, and there is no time to help, our army sits in the fortified city and the strength is equal, to wait for work, this is the time to make meritorious service. Why bother with a sad face? ”

Tian Buli saw that Lian Wu was relaxed, and his heart was a little calm. He still believes in Lian Wu's ability.

"In that case, it's up to the general here. A certain dispatched grain and grass in the city to assist the general in defending the city. Leave. So saying, he prepared to leave the city.

"Wait." Lian Wu hurriedly called out to him, "The last general has one more thing to ask the city guard." ”

"General, please."

"A certain has already arranged guards at the four gates, and it is not difficult to hold it. However, one man is needed as a reserve soldier to rush to the other gates at any time in case of contingency. It is the person of this general, please ask the gentleman to do it for the time being. ”

As soon as Tian Buli heard that he was asked to lead his troops to fight, he panicked. He knows everything about this government affairs, but he doesn't know anything about leading troops to fight, isn't Lian Wu playing the piano indiscriminately?

"Don't worry about the city guard, this general's person is just leading the troops, and the general is naturally responsible for the battle. It's just that now I don't have a suitable candidate under my command, so I can only trouble the city guard. ”

"But the general, who also doesn't know how to lead soldiers, how can he command those arrogant generals? Otherwise, you choose another one. "Just kidding, if you lead a soldier to fight, the sword has no eyes, and who knows when it will hit him.

"This ......" Lian Wu was also very embarrassed. It's not that he doesn't want to do it, but the right people have already been arranged. Let Tian Buli be the temporary trustee, because Tian Buli is the city lord, and the soldiers still listen to his words to some extent. If you let someone else, I'm afraid it won't have much effect.

Just when the two of them were in danger, Lin Xiangru, who had been waiting on the side for a long time, stepped forward, "General, the kid is willing to manage this army for the city lord." ”

"In Xia Lin Xiangru, it is the ...... of the Lin family" Lin Xiangru didn't finish speaking, he looked at the three thousand soldiers in front of him, most of them could still look at him, and some of them were already arguing.

"Whose kid is this, dare to command me and others?"

"It seems to be Lin Lao's grandson."

"The smell of milk is not dry, what can I do?"

"What can this kid tell me to do? If you go into battle to kill the enemy, I'm afraid you'll pee your pants. ”

In the eyes of this group of arrogant soldiers, Lin Xiangru doesn't even have the qualifications to deliver supplies to himself, and he can't carry his hands on his shoulders, so what qualifications do he have to command us?

Lian Wu really has no choice, he must divide some people to use as a reserve force. But Tian Buli was obviously unwilling to take over the job, and finally chose for a long time, so he could only agree to let Lin Xiangru be responsible, but he came in the name of Tian Buli, and Lian Wu was indeed worried that something would go wrong, so he selected 3,000 soldiers, most of whom were local people in Lin City. Lin Xiangru is very famous in Lin City, and he is the grandson of the patriarch of the Lin clan, so he doesn't have to worry about someone disobeying discipline.

However, after all, not everyone buys his account. Lin Xiangru was not angry at all when he faced a group of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals who spoke ill of him, but put his hands behind his back and looked at everyone with a smile. The soldiers saw that Lin Xiangru had no intention of punishing themselves, so they became even more presumptuous. The speech is getting more and more difficult to hear, and if it was someone else in front of him, he would have been unable to sit still. However, Lin Xiangru didn't seem to be talking about himself, so he looked at everyone for a long time, and even took a few steps back, found a stone to sit down, and continued to look at everyone.

Lin Xiangru's actions made everyone more presumptuous, and finally, a middle-aged soldier shouted: "That kid, if you don't have the ability, hurry home and stay, don't delay our achievements here!" ”

When Lin Xiangru heard this, he actually stood up, walked slowly to the soldier, and looked at him for a long time. The soldier was also a man, and he was not afraid of Lin Xiangru taking revenge on him, so he stared at him with his eyes open.

"You're not from Zhao Guo?"

"A certain person from Qi country." As soon as the man revealed his identity, he knew that his accent betrayed him. The others whispered, it seemed that this foreigner did not know Lin Xiangru's identity, or rather, he did not know the status of the Lin clan in the local area.

"Why did you come to Linyi?" Lin Xiangru was so unimpressed.

"Originally, I just wanted to go to the Qin Kingdom, but I just passed through Lin Yi, and Neiko gave birth to a child, so I had to stay here for a few days. When the Qin army retreated, the child grew up, and he should go to Qin again. ”

When the others heard that this person was bent on Qin, they immediately turned the spearhead and began to insult him. At this moment, the people of the Qin State were arraying troops outside the city, ready to attack Lin City at any time, and there was another person here who was also ready to take refuge in the Qin State at any time. Such a robe, who dares to fight side by side with him. However, the man didn't care at all, just stared at Lin Xiangru, and said unceremoniously: "If it weren't for the children in the city, X would never have gathered here." If you come out and get a piece of credit, just watch from the sidelines and leave it to me to command this group. After the battle, the credit is yours, and I will leave the country of Zhao. Don't worry, although I am a Qi person, our Qi people also count when we speak. ”

If Lin Xiangru really just wanted to make a fuss, he would naturally accept this person's proposal, but unfortunately, he was serious.

"Your name."

"Meng Liang."

Lin Xiangru nodded, returned to everyone with his hands behind his back, and saw that some people were abusing Meng Liang, and some people were laughing at Lin Xiangru, he smiled indifferently.

"Presumably, like Meng Liang, the reason why you came here is not only to serve Zhao Guo, not only for the Lin family, but also for yourself."

After saying this, everyone else looked at the young man strangely, not knowing what he meant by saying this.

"After all, this Lin Yi is nothing more than a city for my Zhao State, which has changed hands between Qin and Zhao many times in the past few decades. And my ancestors, like your ancestors, have experienced the harsh punishment of the Qin State. Even if he loses this city, he will only be fighting for the Qin State again. The state of Zhao will not be annexed by the state of Qin because of this, nor will it be soft to the state of Qin because of this city. Most of the time they still have to fight back. ”

The more everyone listened, the more they felt that Lin Xiangru's words seemed to have another meaning.

"But don't forget." Lin Xiangru suddenly raised his tone, put away his cynical look, and pointed to the city wall not far away with a serious expression: "Once the Qin State breaks through the city, no matter how you make great achievements in the Qin State in the future, what you can't avoid is the burning, killing and looting after the Qin people enter the city!" It is his wife and children, who have been humiliated and destroyed! You are not defending the Lin Yi of the Zhao State, but like Meng Liang, in the most dilapidated corner of the Lin Yi, the family who is still afraid of the Qin people's attack on the city, and their life and death are uncertain. ”

"You think it's good that my milk stinks before it dries, or that I haven't gone through the battle array. But I know that if I can't hold this bronze sword at this moment, it will not be my Lin Xiangru who will die, but my old father who is still farming at home, and my hard-working aunt! Even if I hold on for a moment, they will have more hope of living, and if I compromise half a point, they may die without a place to bury. ”

"And you and other so-called strong men, what you can't forget at this moment is not the Qin people who are about to attack the city wall, but that they were led by a stinky boy and were insulted. Just for this little humiliation, but at the cost of your family! If you spend a moment here, you and your children will be one point closer to the sword of the Qin State, and if you continue to spend time here, it will be the entire family that will die! ”

"If you advance, you will live, and if you retreat, you will die. It's not Zhao Guo who is dying, it's ourselves! ”

(End of chapter)