Remembrance Hibiscus GL

Huo Lin led [-] elite soldiers out of the capital and marched in the direction of Shuzhou. Along the way, he saw banners embroidered with the word "Huo" covering the sky and covering the sun, horseshoes running like thunder, and billowing smoke and dust.

At sunset, it was already in Taiqing County, Minzhou. Seeing that it was getting late, Huo Lin ordered to stop his advance, and set up camp in a large open area at the foot of Fucui Mountain. After a while, he set up a camp near the stream at the foot of the mountain There were countless tents, and bonfires were lit all over the camp.

Huo Lin is an expert in commanding troops. The troops he leads have always been strictly disciplined and never disturb the people. However, Binglun has already made a decree. Wherever the army conquering Shu passes, the local governors will provide food, so as soon as they settle down, some soldiers come The newspaper: "Li Changyin, the governor of Taiqing County, and Yang Ce, the county lieutenant, are outside, waiting to see the general."

Huo Lin frowned, still staring at the sand table map on the case, said in his mouth: "Let them wait first." Then he said: "Go and invite the two generals Pei Tiantong and Xiong Sihai to my tent, just say I There is something important to discuss."

"Yes!"

Huo Mu attached great importance to the battle with King Zongmou of England. Although he was full of confidence in Huo Lin, he was still extremely cautious, and personally appointed two fierce generals under his command as his deputy to go out with him.Pei Tiantong and Xiong Sihai entered the tent and found that the two brothers Sun Teng, Sun Yue and the other three generals were there. They clasped their fists and saluted slightly, and then stood apart before the case.

Huo Lin raised his head: "Just now, the spies in front of us urgently reported that King Zongmou of England spread rumors all the way in the name of the emperor's uncle to confuse people's hearts. It has fallen, and now I am calling you to discuss the marching route with you.”

Pei Tiantong had already held back his words, and said: "Young General, forgive me for speaking bluntly, if we advance like today, I'm afraid that the Shu army will cross the Baima River before us and seize the opportunity."

The implication is to complain that Huo Lin's speed is too slow. He is Huo Mu's confidant and favorite general. He has been following him for many years. Huo Lin usually has to be afraid of him. After hearing this, he said: "I heard that Ying The king is best at long-distance raids and lightning warfare. If we are in a hurry to march, we will be tired and afraid of falling into his tricks. If he wants to attack cities and loot land, then let him go. It is not appropriate to act too hastily at this time."

Pei Tiantong couldn't say anything more, Huo Lin said again: "Before leaving, the general told me that if the troops are not enough, I can use all the troops from the states and counties along the way." He pointed to the map and gestured: "They crossed the white horse River, entering the boundary of Baoning, this road is a must pass. You see, we first occupy a favorable terrain here, wait for work with leisure, and use [-] to [-] prefectural soldiers as forwards to meet the Shu army from the front. The generals each lead a cavalry, attack from the two wings, and kill him by surprise!"

When he said the word "unprepared", he suddenly emphasized his tone. Sun Yue, who was standing behind Pei Tiantong, held a short knife in his hand at some point. Pei Tiantong only felt a sharp pain in his throat, and subconsciously covered it, blood gushed out from between his fingers, he turned around with great effort, looked at Sun Yue, and said in pain: "You...you...you... "He wanted to go to see Huo Lin again, but he couldn't turn his head back, and fell down with a bang, his eyes opened wide, as if he couldn't believe it, and he couldn't die.

Although Xiong Sihai was also engrossed in listening to Huo Lin's speech just now, his reaction was quicker than Pei Tiantong's. When he heard the strong wind behind him, he immediately lowered his head and dodged, and then swept his legs fiercely backwards. Rolling to the side to avoid, everything happened in an instant, the scene was extremely chaotic, when Xiong Sihai stood still, Pei Tiantong happened to fall to the ground and died, seeing this, he was shocked and furious, and sternly said to Huo Lin: " Major General, you... what are you going to do?!"

Huo Lin sneered slightly, but didn't speak, Sun Teng's sharp blade dangled in his hand, and he threw himself forward again. Another young general had already drawn out his saber, and stabbed Xiong Sihai in the abdomen. beep.

Because the place was small and it was inconvenient to siege, Sun Yue and several others had retreated, forming a circle around them.

While fighting, Xiong Sihai hissed, "Major General, what did we do wrong? Why do you want to kill us? Are you going to betray the Great General?" Although he didn't feel any difficulty for the time being, he used a pair of fleshy palms to deal with the two of them. But he was inevitably distracted when he spoke, and before he finished speaking, his leg was stabbed with a knife, and blood was spattered, and Sun Teng's wrist was also sliced ​​by his palm, and the short knife in his hand fell with a "ding".Xiong Sihai was extremely angry in his heart. Although he didn't know why, he already understood that Huo Lin wanted his own life today. As the saying goes, the only way to survive now is to hold Huo Lin hostage. He glanced around quickly, and suddenly With a false move, the two besieging him were forced back, and then he turned around like a whirlwind and went straight to Huo Lin. Huo Lin seemed to have expected him to do this, and suddenly threw his hands vigorously, and the whole table was directed towards him He threw it in the direction, followed the person and jumped on him, only to hear a "poof", the long sword in his hand pierced Xiong Sihai's chest from the table, nailing his body and the table together alive.

Huo Lin's skills are superb, but he is very low-key on weekdays, and he doesn't like to show off. Only on the battlefield, he has no scruples and fights freely. At this time, he throws the table, draws his sword, and strikes. His movements are as fast as ghosts, fierce and fierce , the Sun brothers and several other generals were terrified, watching him without daring to breathe, Huo Lin said flatly: "This guy is as fierce as before." Pulling the sword out of Xiong Sihai's body, the bright red His blood flowed down the tip of the sword, dripping onto the ground.

Although Sun Teng and the general were also brave generals under Huo Lin's command, one of them had a broken wrist and the other had a palm on his chest. They both felt ashamed and said in unison, "This subordinate is incompetent, let the general down."

Huo Lin said: "That's all." A general hurried in and reported: "Pei Tiantong and Xiong Sihai's subordinates have all been slaughtered, and all the generals from the military ranks and above have lined up outside the camp, please general Show me."

Huo Lin nodded and said: "Very good!" After a short pause, he added: "Now invite the sheriff and lieutenant of Taiqing County in."

Li Changyin and Yang Ce walked into Huo Lin's big tent, and saw a mess on the ground, two corpses lying in a pool of blood, a strong smell of blood rushed straight into the nostrils, making people want to vomit.Li Changyin's face was pale, and he finally calmed down the churning feeling in his stomach, and squeezed out a sentence: "The officer has seen the general. This... what happened?"

Huo Lin said: "It's nothing, these two people disobeyed the military order, and this general will execute them as usual."

Li Changyin knew Pei and Xiong at first, and he felt suspicious when he heard the words. He took out a red gift list from his arms, and said with a smile: "I am here to wait for the imperial army to pass through the border under the order of the general. Please accept the little thought that the officer has prepared for the general and his subordinates, and the general also ordered that if the general needs to replace the horses, he will order the subordinate officials to supply them with all their strength."

Under his nervousness, he spoke faster than usual. Huo Lin seemed not to hear clearly, and asked, "What? What did you just say?"

Although Li Changyin wished he could leave this place quickly, after listening to his question, he had to repeat it patiently. Huo Lin didn't accept the gift list, but said: "Huh? Are you under the order of the general?"

Li Changyin didn't understand what he meant, and at the same time was intimidated by his aura. He was stunned for a moment, but he didn't dare to answer. Huo Lin still had no expression on his face, but his voice suddenly became cold: "The current emperor is young, and the queen mother is about to come. Regent of the court, you are an official of the imperial court, you don't say that you obey the emperor's imperial edict, you don't say that you obey the queen mother's edict, the one on the left is under the order of the general, and the one on the right is under the order of the general, um, what do you want?" The long sword in your hand was lightened when you spoke. on his shoulders.

Hearing what he said, Li Changyin was horrified, and unconsciously knelt down on his knees, and said in a trembling voice: "General, I have no other intentions in what you said. I am sincere to the empress dowager and the emperor, and I also respect the general very much." , the general and his father and son are loyal to the country, and have distinguished military exploits..."

"The general is my father, and I don't need you to remind me of that." Huo Lin interrupted him, with a smirk on his lips: "The emperor and minister first, and then father and son, don't even know such a big truth, you are still alive to do it." What?"

Standing beside Li Changyin, Yang Ce saw only a flash of sword light, and then a stream of warm liquid splashed on his face, and Li Changyin's body had already collapsed.Yang Ce subconsciously closed his eyes, stepped forward calmly, picked up the gift slip from the ground, and handed it to Huo Lin: "I have been waiting for the general for a long time to honor the Queen Mother's order."

Huo Lin wiped the sword on Li Changyin's body a few times, and when he saw that there was no more blood, he put the sword back into its sheath, took a look at the gift list, and found that there were some cooked beef and mutton, some cooked chicken, geese and rabbits, and a large number of other things. Food, he handed the gift list to a general: "Distribute these quickly to each battalion."

"Yes."

Huo Lin looked at Yang Ce again: "Is Yu Jianfeng here?"

"Master Yu arrived in Taiqing territory half a month ago, and he is now waiting for Prince Ying at the border crossing."

"Where's the horse I want?"

"Returning to the general, the officer has already selected more than [-] horses from several horse farms in the county, and they will be ready for the general at any time."

Huo Lin said with satisfaction: "That's right, you're very competent in your work. Tie Yi, you take your soldiers to change horses with Lord Yang first, and the others will go there in batches later."

The young general named Tie Yi agreed: "Yes!" He left the camp with Yang Ce.

Sun Teng was full of doubts and couldn't help asking: "General, Master Yang said just now that Commander Yu is waiting for the King of England at the border of Taiqing County?"

"Yes."

Sun Teng felt incredible: "Didn't King Ying just break Chiyun City? How did he come to Taiqing?"

"Attacking Huichun and Chiyun was nothing more than a cover-up for him. There were only more than 2 troops there. Zong Mou had already led [-] light cavalry to Taiqing and joined me as planned. Yu Jianfeng had also Send people to guard the main roads to prevent the news from reaching the capital."

Sun Yue couldn't turn his mind for a moment: "But...how can it be so fast? Could it be that he travels thousands of miles a day? Besides, the general is most concerned about the routes from the capital to Shuzhou. The candidates for state herdsmen and county guards are personally checked by the generals, so how can the news not be leaked? How can the King of England and the army be unimpeded?"

"Did you forget that Shuzhou, like Minzhou, is rich in good horses. If each cavalry is equipped with at least two horses, speed is naturally not a problem. As for you saying that the general personally guards the gate, then let me tell you, since the emperor ascended the throne From the very beginning, the Empress Dowager began to arrange the line of the capital—Minzhou—Jiazhou—Shuzhou, and put all her effort into it, what do you think?”

The Sun brothers thought of Li Changyin and Yang Ce just now, looked at each other, and then fell silent.When Huo Lin walked out of the camp, he saw that his generals were all wearing armor and holding swords, lined up majestically and neatly. His eyes slowly swept across their faces, and he said in a deep voice, "On the way to march, I suddenly summoned you all. Everyone, it is because I have a secret decree from the emperor, and I need to read it to you." Taking out a bright yellow scroll from his arms, he slowly unfolded it, cleared his throat, and raised his voice and said: "By heaven, the emperor's decree said: Since General Huo Mu came back to Beijing, he has been playing tricks on power, making secret cliques, and eliminating dissidents. He has repeatedly committed crimes. I think of his achievements in the western borders, and he often forgives him and grants him several times of grace. However, he is stubborn and has recently threatened The queen mother threatened me with evil intentions and conspired to usurp the throne, and now the cavalry general Huo Lin and the King of England Zongmou are speeding the army back to the king of Jingqin to rescue him, this is my honor!"

All the generals below were shocked, but they were silent. They looked at Huo Lin, and Huo Lin slowly put away the imperial decree, and said, "King Zongmou is the uncle of the current emperor and a loyal minister of the country. This general's crusade against Shuzhou is to cover up people's eyes and ears. , In fact, following the imperial edict of the empress dowager and the imperial edict, I united with the king of England to return to Beijing to save me, and crusade against the rebellious ministers and thieves. Would you like to follow me as before?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Sun brothers and others standing behind him said at the same time: "The last general is willing to follow the general, go through fire and water, but follow the command!"

Those generals had lived and died with Huo Lin, and they were deeply impressed by his ability to march and fight. Everyone respected him as a god, and they only obeyed orders. Besides, many people smelled a different atmosphere. Compared with those in Western Xinjiang, this time Perhaps it is a better opportunity to increase officials and become nobles, and to be named dukes and marquises.Sun Teng waited for such a shout, and the crowd immediately boiled over. With a sound of "swipe", everyone drew out their swords at the same time, pointing directly at the sky: "The last general is willing to follow the general and go through fire and water, but he is driven!!!"

The night is as deep as ink, and everything is silent.The main hall and Nuange of Chongde Palace are lit with lights, Binglun~ is sitting cross-legged on the Kangkang, holding a Buddhist bead, his phoenix eyes are closed tightly, as if in a trance, several hours have passed, almost without moving a finger, Gao Xianshou Beside her, I couldn't help feeling increasingly anxious.

On the rosewood table on the kang, the tea was cold, poured it out, replaced it with hot one, poured it out again, and so on, I don't know how many times it was repeated, Ran Li finally came in from the outside, and said in a low voice: "Queen, there is movement outside."

Binglun opened his eyes, the bottom of which was still quiet: "Are you sure?"

"Boss Tan and Weichen were guarding the Chaoyang Gate, and saw the secret signal from them with their own eyes. Manager Tan immediately ordered Weichen to report to the Queen Mother."

Binglun got off the kang, turned around and wanted to go out, as if remembering something important, turned to Gao Xian and said: "You go there in person and invite Master Chen to my palace, hurry up!"

Gao Xian immediately agreed: "Yes!"