Chapter 372: Boosting Morale
The two armies fought, and their own side had no lord and main general, which was a serious blow to their morale, and the number of soldiers and horses in Hanshan was already very different from that of Yuzhou...... In such a situation, it is really strange that the soldiers have the confidence to fight.
The cold wind blew by, blowing Lin Yingxue's clothes and hunting.
Lin Yingxue stood in place, like a cold plum standing proudly in the cold wind.
"Give me a change of uniform, I want to go up to the castle tower." After a long while, Lin Yingxue lightly opened her lips, and her tone was a little cooler than these cold days.
"No!" Li Ye and Miaoqin were both taken aback when they heard this.
Li Ye hurriedly took a step forward and said hurriedly: "Queen, before the king went out, he told his subordinates to protect the queen's safety, but the city tower is the most dangerous place at the moment, if the queen wants to go up, the sword has no eyes, I am afraid that there is a risk of life, please think twice!" β
As Li Ye spoke, he lifted his robe and half-knelt down.
can let the generals in the army make such a big gift, which shows how anxious Li Ye is in his heart.
However, Lin Yingxue had made up her mind and was unmoved: "Li Junshi, hurry up." I know that Li Junshi is afraid that he will not be able to protect me thoroughly, but I ask those soldiers who rushed to the front line and fought hard to kill the enemy, who cared about their safety? β
"What's more, the morale is low at the moment, our side has already fallen behind before the official war, if we go under such circumstances, let alone win, it is extremely laborious to stubbornly defend!"
The more Lin Yingxue went down, the more passionate her tone became, "Now that the king is not here, I am the closest person to the king, and I should stand up and lead by example!" I must go up this tower today! Before I go up, I will write a letter myself, write down the reason, if I really have an accident in the future, the king will come back to see my handwriting, and I will not blame anyone in the army! β
Lin Yingxue didn't wait for Li Ye to speak again, then shook her sleeves, turned her head to Miaoqin on the side and said, "Go find me an armor." β
"Little ...... Yes......" Seeing that Lin Yingxue had made up her mind, Miaoqin was against her own young lady to risk her life, but at this moment she had to follow.
Soon Lin Yingxue changed her armor. Li Ye looked up, and saw that Lin Yingxue's back was straight, and the woman who usually looked soft and weak now also had a heroic taste.
Lin Yingxue walked towards the city tower step by step with her sword in her hand under the protection of Li Ye and several soldiers, a thin layer of fine sweat appeared in her palms, but her face was calm and unwavering, and she couldn't see a trace of uneasiness.
"Miss......" Miaoqin originally wanted to follow, but was stopped by Sun Dahu who came out of nowhere.
"You're waiting for me down there." Sun Dahu was naturally instructed by Lin Yingxue, after all, she would never let Miaoqin follow her to do such a dangerous thing.
"Miss!" Miaoqin was worried and wanted to keep up, but she was not Sun Dahu's opponent at all, and after struggling to no avail, she couldn't help but step on Sun Dahu.
Poor Sun Dahu acted on orders, but he carried the pot in vain and became Miaoqin's gas stove.
Not to mention the long staircase, Lin Yingxue walked up quickly under the brisk step.
At this time, all the soldiers were concentrating on resisting the enemy troops who wanted to attack under the city tower, and no one was distracted and noticed Lin Yingxue's arrival.
'Bang'!
"Queen, be careful!" Arrows in the distance shot like lice at the towers, and the sky was obscured by the overwhelming array of arrows.
Lin Yingxue originally wanted to come up and encourage the soldiers, but at this moment, she could only bend over and carefully dodge those cold sharp weapons.
I can't even stand up straight, let alone boost morale. Lin Yingxue frowned a little anxiously, and after looking around, her eyes lit up, and she pulled Li Ye, who was struggling to wave the sword in her hand, and said loudly: "Send me over there." β
She gestured to the side of the war drum.
Seeing this, Li Ye immediately understood, and hurriedly escorted Lin Yingxue towards the place where the war drums were.
At this time, a round of arrow rain passed, and Lin Yingxue also successfully arrived in front of the war drums.
The drumstick was a little heavy, Lin Yingxue's body accidentally shook when she first got it, and Li Ye couldn't help but be a little worried when he watched from the side - he forgot that no matter how powerful the woman in front of him was, she was always a weak woman who didn't know martial arts.
"Queen, it's better for your subordinates to do it for you." Li Ye stepped forward and wanted to take the drumstick in Lin Yingxue's hand, but Lin Yingxue refused.
"Don't worry, Master Li, I still have the strength to beat the drum." Lin Yingxue said as she raised her drumstick and slammed it on the war drum.
There was a loud 'bang', and all the soldiers up and down the city tower immediately turned their eyes to Lin Yingxue.
"Everyone!" Lin Yingxue didn't know martial arts, so at this time, she could only use the best strength of her life with her throat, and shouted hoarsely: "I am the king's unmarried fiancΓ©e, I know that in this critical moment, the king should have stood with you to face it together, but the king happened to have important things to do, and he couldn't rush back in time when he was outside." β
"But what I want to say to you is that although the king is not here, his heart is connected to you. Now, on behalf of the king, I will advance and retreat together with everyone, but when the two armies clash, the enemy does not retreat, I, Lin Yingxue, will not go down this tower! β
Lin Yingxue's throat was already injured, and after saying these words at this time, she only felt that her throat was like being filled with sulfuric acid, and she was so uncomfortable that it almost exploded.
But fortunately, her words still had some effect, at least after the soldiers below heard her words, there was finally a slight glimmer on their originally very sluggish faces.
Seeing this, Lin Yingxue hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, picked up the drumstick in her hand and hit it heavily on the war drum in front of her.
'Knock knock', the rhythmic drums struck the hearts of the soldiers like an inspiring war song.
"Kill! You are an immortal, the queen and the women have such courage, I am a rough man, how can I be afraid of death! β
After the drum sounded, Sun Dahu was the most excited one, and immediately waved the weapon in his hand and rushed towards the city gate with a shout.
The other soldiers didn't know whether they had listened to the war drums or been infected by Sun Dahu, and one by one they suddenly seemed to come to life, echoing and shouting: "Long live the king of the northwest, long live the king of the northwest!" β
The shouts were uniform and earth-shattering, compared to Fang Cai's sluggish posture, it was simply a heaven and an earth.
Seeing this, Li Ye's worried look finally faded, and he turned his head to the soldiers on the side and ordered, "You guys protect the queen." β
After saying that, she quickly went down the city tower, and Lin Yingxue looked at it as if she was in a hurry to arrange the troops.
Sure enough, after Li Ye went down, he didn't know what to say when he summoned the soldiers, and those soldiers quickly rushed out in an organized manner.
The enemy army who had been attacking the city outside probably did not expect that the opponent who had been cowering in the city and did not dare to fight would rush out as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and in the rush to respond to the battle, he actually gave the Northwest Army the upper hand.
Although the Yuzhou army in the back quickly adjusted its state, it just seemed that the two sides were only evenly matched.
This battle lasted for more than an hour, and Lin Yingxue stood on the high city tower and looked down, only to feel that her heart was floating, and she couldn't fall into a real place.
In the end, Yuzhou Junma Xu felt that there was no way to take Hanshan today, so he chose to retreat temporarily.
"Oh!" Hard-fought victory.
After the enemy retreated, the whole city resounded with the cheers of the soldiers.
Seeing this, Lin Yingxue's heart was finally relaxed.
"Let's go." Lin Yingxue turned around and walked downstairs, her legs and feet were a little weak for a while, so she had to find a soldier to support her, and this could be regarded as going down the city tower safely.
In the evening, a group of soldiers celebrated in the city, and Lin Yingxue was discussing in the camp tent with Li Ye.
"Can the number of casualties be counted?" Unlike the laughter outside, the atmosphere inside the tent was a little heavy.
"When I returned to the queen, it was already counted, and there were 1,780 wounded and 533 dead. His subordinates have sent people to deal with the aftermath of these people and comfort their families. β
It's a must.
Lin Yingxue nodded, thought for a while, and said: "The Northwest Army has just been established, and the foundation of the king has not yet been built. If there is a problem on the part of the military advisor, you must let me know, and I will find a way, no matter what, we must not treat the relatives of those dead soldiers badly. β
Ordinary people in such a situation are afraid that they will put their own interests first, but they didn't expect that Lin Yingxue was thinking about the people below.
In addition to being surprised, Li Ye was also slightly moved, "The queen can rest assured, this matter will be handled properly by her subordinates." β
Li Ye has always been a proper person. Lin Yingxue nodded and responded, "I don't have to worry about Master Li's affairs...... Oh, by the way, there's one more thing......"
As she spoke, Lin Yingxue remembered other important things, "There are so many injured soldiers this time, the medicinal materials in our hands are still enough, and the side of Yuzhou City will definitely not give up." β
"Maybe we will have a long time to fight in the future, and we are now besieged and have sufficient food reserves?"
Lin Yingxue didn't know anything about marching and fighting, but now that there is no one in charge in the army, she has to make up a lot of military books, so now she can sit here and discuss with Li Ye.
"Since the queen asked, the subordinates won't hide it from the queen......" Lin Yingxue had already brought too much surprise to Li Ye, so Li Ye was already a little numb at this time.
"At present, the medicinal materials in our army are already insufficient, if this long-term stalemate continues, our grain and grass will soon be insufficient, and when the time comes, we will not need to send troops from Yuzhou to attack, and we will not attack ourselves."
"Really?" Lin Yingxue frowned tightly.
thought that as long as she could win a battle, things would be much easier, but she didn't expect that there were still so many serious problems waiting for her to solve.
Lin Yingxue rubbed her eyebrows, only to feel a faint pain in her temples - Ajun, when will you return safely?