Chapter 53: Strange Hearts
Jiangning.
Lin Mu was dragged out of the quilt by Liu Jiangbai, and in the hazy sleepy eyes, he saw Liu Jiangbai Tieqing's face, and suddenly woke up.
"Uncle Liu, what's wrong?" Lin Mu was worried in his heart, what could make Liu Jiangbai break into the Lin Mansion early in the morning to find him.
"Dong Haoran's envoy to the Jin State was killed, and now the Jin soldiers are driving straight in, and Linhai City has been surrounded by heavy troops." Liu Jiangbai's expression was solemn, "From now on, you have to train with all your might, and there is not much time left for Jiang Ning." ”
"So fast!" Lin Mu couldn't help but be taken aback, he had just entered the preparatory stage now.
"Do you think the Jin people will give you time to train slowly? Jin Gou killed Dong Gong, this is the determination to destroy my Hua Dynasty, whether you live or die is now up to you. ”
When the news of Dong Haoran's killing reached Jiangning, Liu Jiangbai was heartbroken and vowed to fight the Jin people in Jiangning.
Because the situation has taken a turn for the worse, he no longer puts the hope of fighting the Jin people on Lin Mu, and for him now, he can only rely on the army of the Hua Dynasty.
Lin Mu frowned, and he said, "Uncle Liu, the little nephew has one last thing to ask you for." ”
"Say!" Liu Jiangbai was in a hurry to regroup his troops for battle.
"The Ning army needs iron, gunpowder, coal, lead, grain and grass, etc." Lin Mu said.
Liu Jiangbai was stunned for a moment, whether Ning Jun could enter the battle was still unknown, and he couldn't use so many important war materials to satisfy Lin Mu.
"Some of the things that should be given to you will be given by the imperial court, but you can only figure out the rest by yourself." Liu Jiangbai didn't dare to look at Lin Mu's eyes, the most important thing for him now was to hold Jiangning and keep the Hua Dynasty, and other than that, everything had to be compromised.
Lin Mu suddenly felt half cold, isn't Liu Jiangbai a hooligan? Two days ago, he regarded Ning Jun as his own son, but now he sees that Ning Jun may not be able to become an army, and he will soon become a stepmother.
"Uncle Liu, there are no guns, no cannons, and no food, what kind of Laosh battle does the Ning army fight." Lin Mu couldn't help it.
"Lin Mu, the Ning army is just a regimental exercise, just an auxiliary, if the Jin soldiers go south later, the court will give you whatever you want, but at the moment, I am afraid that the Jin soldiers will not be able to fight under the Ning army in Jiangning City, and now I will give you the logistics baggage, and no one will agree." Liu Jiangbai sighed, flicked his sleeves and left in Lin Mu's stunned eyes.
Lin Mu had 10,000 grass and mud horses running over in his heart, and he understood that Liu Jiangbai's decision was undoubtedly correct in this situation, and he would not give important resources to a substitute team.
But in this way, the construction of the Ning army suddenly became a big problem, if the Chinese Dynasty army collapsed for thousands of miles, he would not even have the means to save his life.
"Young master, it is rumored outside that the Jin soldiers have gone south, and many big families have already run away."
As soon as Liu Jiangbai left with his front foot, Uncle Zhang rushed in with a panicked face.
"Liufu Yin has already come." Lin Mu's tone was flat.
"Young Master, are we really not leaving? Now we have saved a lot of silver, even if we flee south, we can live comfortably, this Jiangning is the only way for Jin soldiers to go south, once the city is broken, the foundation of our Lin family will be gone. ”
Lin Mu shook his head, "Jiangning is the gate of Jiangnan, once the gate is opened, the fall of the Hua Dynasty will not be far away, where else can we escape, and even if we can escape, what about the children of the Lin family?" What about the workers in the factory? ”
Uncle Zhang sighed, "Since the young master is not leaving, the old slave has nothing to fear, what needs to be done now, the young master just orders." ”
"Jiangning City is surrounded by mountains on three sides, one side faces the river, if it is well defended, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if it is not well defended, it is surrounded on three sides, and we can only fight in Beijiang, so we can't stay in the city, we must echo Jiangning City, so that there can be a glimmer of hope, now you immediately let Zhang Po and others pack up and go to the Grange at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain, and take advantage of this time to build Wubao."
The barrier to the east of Jiangning City is Zhongshan, the east of Zhongshan Qixia Mountain is connected into a straight line, and the south is also a zigzag Baohua Mountain, and the middle area parallel to the two is a flat area with a width of more than ten miles, so holding Zhongshan can not only guard this passage, but also watch the Yangtze River.
"The old slave will do it." Uncle Zhang answered, turned and went out.
When Uncle Zhang's figure disappeared, Lin Mu simply washed up and headed towards Duanwang's Mansion, he needed to try again.
If Duan Wang also had the same idea with Liu Jiangbai at this time, then he could only figure out his own way.
"Lin Shi said, this king is also very difficult in this matter, although this king wants to see the group practice practiced by imitating the West Law, but now that the Jin people are in front of the enemy, there can be no negligence, otherwise if the Hua Dynasty dies, what is the use of changing the law?"
King Duan stood with his hands in his hands, looking worried.
They didn't expect the Jin people to kill Dong Haoran, nor did they expect the Jin people to go south so decisively, now that the Jin army is going south, the Hua Dynasty is already in danger, and what changes and self-improvement are insignificant before the crisis of the country's demise.
"Xia Guan understands." Lin Mu showed a disappointed look, and he said, "Since this is the case, Xia Guan can only figure out his own way. ”
King Duan stared at Lin Mu for a while, and said, "Lin Shi said, if you are strange, blame us for being born at the wrong time." ”
"Why did Your Highness say such frustrating words?" Lin Mu was surprised.
King Duan sighed, "It's not that this king and Liufu Yin don't want to give you muskets, artillery, ammunition, food and grass, there is one thing we haven't told you, after inventory and verification, less than half of the real soldiers of the Jiangning defenders are empty, there is a serious shortage of guns and ammunition, and the quality is worrying. ”
Lin Mu learned from Dong Haoran that the Chinese Dynasty army was seriously corrupt, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.
"What is Your Highness going to do?" Lin Mu asked, King Duan's words made him lose the last trace of confidence in the Hua Dynasty.
Just like the beginning of every dynasty and its end of decline, the accumulated shortcomings of the Chinese Dynasty have made this dynasty full of holes, and it is too difficult to change, and only by being reborn can it be reborn.
Thinking of this, he already had a plan in his heart.
"The people are in the city, but the city is dead." Duan Wang clenched his fists, "This king has no second way to choose. ”
Lin Mu was silent, the words of King Duan and Liu Jiangbai were very strong, but they were so sad and helpless, when the country was lost, how many loyal ministers and good generals had spoken these magnificent and fierce words, but they could only stay in the picture scroll of the dead country.
He didn't say any more, but bowed and retreated, now Duanwang and Liu Jiangbai have their own things to do, and they can't take care of him.
And he also has his own things to do, no matter what, he must build the Ning Army, the Hua Dynasty is dead or not, there are no soldiers in the troubled times, but lambs to be slaughtered.