The Emperor of the Red Chamber is a

Chapter 43

Facing Yuniang like this, Lin Ruqian had nothing to say, no matter what he said, he would feel sorry for this feeling.

There is a Zhao Mengsong, he already feels very lucky.

"Yu Niang, I'm not worthy of you." He sighed, "I'm still not worthy of what my future will be like, I'm really ashamed of you."

Yu Niang shook her head, "As long as I can be with you, I think that's enough. Yu Niang doesn't ask for anything else. In the future, you will marry the person you like, and I will give birth to your son and stay with him in the village. To raise him, whenever you are free, you can visit our mother and son. I don’t ask for any status, and when my son grows up, he will be the head of the family.”

Lin Ruqian was startled.

"There are many good men in the world." He persuaded, "You are still young..."

"It sounds like you are much older than me. Are you already very old? How dare you say such a thing." Yuniang laughed, her teeth were white and clean, so delicate and lovely. "There is a woman who is willing to wait for you. Don't you feel secretly grateful, but you are afraid of becoming like this. General Lin, I have convinced you. Could it be that I am a tigress? I scared you into such a state?"

Lin Ruqian touched her nose.

"Even if I'm a tigress, I won't hurt you. Don't worry." Yu Niang smiled, "I just hope that when you can roll with me on the grass and give birth to a big fat son. "

Lin Ruqian pretended not to hear, and walked to the front of the army.

After traveling for half a day, I finally saw the appearance of a city.Someone knelt in front of the city gate, kowtowing continuously.Lin Ruqian sent someone to see what was going on.

"General, ahead is our Chaochunli City, and the county magistrate Lu Qingkong is waiting for the general at the city gate." A military adviser came back and reported, "They have waited hard for three days and two nights, and they are finally looking forward to the rescue, so they are inevitably a little excited. I hope the general will not blame you." The military division couldn't bear it.

Lin Ruqian frowned, "What's going on? Waiting for three days? Why have I never heard of any city being besieged?"

The military teacher said: "There must be someone in the army who deceived the superior and the inferior. This is also a common thing. No one is willing to risk their lives for these local people."

"This is strange. Our country's army doesn't help our compatriots defend the city?" Lin Ruqian looked at the county magistrate Lu Qingkong who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, and said to the military adviser, "Did something happen during the transmission of the letter?" matter?"

He didn't believe that under Zhao Hengxin's governance, someone would dare to hide military information like this.

What if the enemy army came over?

The fall of the city gate is definitely not the fault of any county magistrate, but there is a rule in the imperial court, "the one who escapes from the county magistrate who breaks the city dies."How dare these people hide such a big news.You must know that they have only been here for two days. If there is no such a coincidence, the city will be destroyed, and not only the county magistrate will die, but also thousands of people behind him.

"The humble officer knows that General Lin has a kind heart, but it is indeed concealed by someone. The messenger has never been sent out. Even if he knows, in this snowy day, he will treat it as not knowing." The military adviser bowed, "The humble officer once had I have some experience as a border guard, so I am very clear about the environment here. It is what the soldiers on the border often do to conceal the news that the city gate has been lost."

Lin Ruqian's expression darkened. "What if the city dies?"

"Even if we fight back, we can only recover the lost land in the spring of next year." The military adviser replied.

"How about the people here during the months that the enemy occupied?" Lin Ruqian looked at him.

"Being a slave or a handmaiden, being an ox or a horse. Even being tortured to death is a common thing."

Lin Ruqian's eyes darkened, almost so dark that he couldn't breathe.The horse snorted anxiously.

I still remember the first day when I arrived at Bailu Academy, the head of the mountain wondered why he came up the mountain. Lin Ruqian only said that he wanted to study, but the head of the mountain looked at him coldly without saying a word; Only then did he answer, saying that when he came to the academy, he naturally wanted to be an official.What kind of official?Fish people?Clean and honest?Do practical things?Still doing nothing?

He wants to be a good official, a good official who can be regarded as a model in the officialdom after many years.

It's the same now, he wants to be a good general, a good general who can make the people here live and work in peace and contentment by standing on the border.

"Guo Li deceives people too much!" Lin Ruqian drove forward and said softly to herself, "One day, I will make sure that there will be no more wars here." The people who were killed and injured were the common people, and those who got the benefits in the end were those who were greedy. those in power.Are the common people not human beings?In modern times, he was once one of the people who were so helpless.It's just that if you are lucky, you come to ancient times, and then you get lucky.

He's not the Virgin, he just doesn't want the blood of innocent people on his hands.

"General Lin!" County magistrate Lu Qingkong knelt in front of his horse, and moved two steps on the ground, "On behalf of the people of the city, I would like to thank the general for his righteous rescue. The kindness is beyond words, General Lin!"

Lin Ruqian didn't dare to accept such a big gift from an official, so she hurriedly dismounted, trying to help him up. "How can you be so virtuous, how dare you trouble your lord like this?"

"General Lin saved all the people in this city. This kneeling is from the bottom of my heart. Please accept my obeisance!" Lu Qingkong couldn't hold on, the senior men in their thirties had lost their official hats , crying with tears all over his face, his clothes torn, and whether there were any dry arrow wounds on his arms, he looked like a county magistrate, no different from a beggar in the capital.

"Ruqian dare not be." Lin Ruqian looked at him, "Lord Lu is an official of the imperial court, so it's really disheartening to do so."

"General Lin!" With tears in her eyes, Lu Qingkong knocked her head on the ground three times, "This salutation by the lower official is much lighter than the lives of all the people in the city."

Meeting such a sincere person really made Lin Ruqian helpless. "Get up first and tell me the situation in your city. After three days and two nights of guarding, what are the casualties?"

Lu Qingkong wiped her face, and there were still some tears, but she was much better. "This place is located at the border between the two countries. We usually fight a lot, and we know how to protect ourselves. That's why we only suffered more than a hundred casualties."

Lin Ruqian didn't understand for a while, what does it mean to have more than a hundred casualties?The city was defended for three days and two nights, with more than a hundred casualties. Could it be that they just stayed there?

Defending the city and attacking the city consumes the most soldiers, and Chunli City has more than a hundred casualties, and it can be said that it is almost unscathed.

Lu Qingkong saw his doubts and said, "It's not what the general thinks. Everyone is used to war, so there won't be too many casualties. This time, the enemy army is just here to test, and the large force is behind .But if General Lin’s troops don’t come again, we can’t hold on anymore. Just now, the subordinate officer had already put the sword on his neck. Fortunately, he saw the general’s team at this time.”

"Is this just their vanguard?" Lin Ruqian smacked her chin.

"It can be said like this." Lu Qingkong said, "My city is not big, with a population of more than [-]. I must thank General Lin for arriving in time."

Lin Ruqian turned to the messenger and said, "Go back to the barracks and tell General Zhao what's going on here. General Zhao is more familiar with this place than I am. You just need to talk about the situation in Chunli City. The general is free to arrange what to do."

The messenger led the order to retreat.

Seeing that he was willing to stay and help, Lu Qingkong was overjoyed, "General Lin, please come into the city quickly. All the soldiers have worked hard all the way. Although there is no delicious food in the city, a mouthful of hot soup is still prepared. I hope the general will reward you."

Lin Ruqian nodded and ordered the Bauhinia Army to enter the city.

For the time being, Chunli City can be used as a station for the army, waiting for the so-called large army of the enemy, whether it is such a difficult bone, and by the way, let the Redbud Army experience what war is in advance.Another point, Zhao Heng knew that he was here, so he didn't dare to let him stay in this place. He was afraid that something would happen to him, and he would definitely increase his troops. In addition to the 3 people of the Bauhinia Army, there was nothing to be afraid of.You must know that the biggest battle between the two countries will coincidentally be scheduled for March next year.

Just like what Lu Qingkong said, Chunli City is really dilapidated, the gates are full of holes, and I don't know how to repair them, let alone the uneven walls.It's just that the soldiers in charge of guarding still have some morale. When they saw them coming in, everyone had a smile on their faces.

Because relying on this city to guard alone is not enough to resist Li's army.The forwards alone have almost exhausted all their vitality.

Seeing that the general Lin Ruqian was so young, some soldiers didn't believe it, and at the same time they turned to look at this army with extraordinary equipment.

"After entering the city, you are not allowed to harass the people." Lin Ruqian said to General Tian. General Tian had a certain popularity in this army, and most of the soldiers were willing to listen to him. "If anything happens, I will blame it on you."

Tian Xiang touched his head with a smile, "Don't worry, General Lin. We don't like things here either."

Lu Qingkong glanced at him inexplicably, Tian Xiang laughed and turned his gaze away.

"General, how long do you think we will stay here?" Yu Niang looked around, there were still very few female generals in court, and many people secretly looked at her, making her a little uncomfortable. "It's better to just chase after him. Chunli City is not a good place to station an army. General, think twice."

Lin Ru comforted her with a slight smile, "Everyone is tired after marching for so long, it's good to have some hot soup." He glanced at Tian Xiang, who was nodding frequently, and said to Yuniang, "We also need to consider other soldiers. feeling."

Yu Niang reluctantly agreed.

"Lord Lu, do you know if there is a place for everyone to rest for a while? Of course, it would be best to have a room." After all, Yu Niang is a girl.

Lu Qingkong glanced at him ambiguously, "I understand. There is indeed a mansion in front of me, which is quite spacious. Although it cannot accommodate the soldiers, it is enough for the generals to warm up. The mansion is dilapidated. , I hope you don’t dislike it.”

Lin Ruqian smiled lightly.