Chapter 40:
Three thousand soldiers, after marching for several days and nights, are now lining up in front of the ferry on the outskirts of the river, waiting for their new commander and their upcoming destiny.
Ahead, the wind and clouds are low, and the winter fog locks the river.
The sun has not yet risen, and the river surface is still gray, and nothing can be seen.
They were sent here from the stable Jiankang Guard Camp, and they were transformed into soldiers who were about to fight in Beidu.
Naturally, they had heard of the illustrious name of Li Mu, who the governor and the others fought across the river this time.
Zeng single-handedly brought back Gao's children in front of King Linchuan's rebel army.
In the Jiangbei War against Northern Xia, he was the leader in five battles and five victories, and the emperor personally rewarded him. He was named Tiger Ben.
As for Chongyang Athletics, the matter of overpowering the son of the Lu clan, and finally holding the noble daughter of the Gao clan, was even more widely known.
He is by far the fastest rising and outstanding general of the underprivileged in the Dayu Army. All these people standing here today know this.
But this did not bring them much confidence and comfort.
With only a few thousand people, against one hundred thousand Liangzhou soldiers and horses, this trip is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and there is no return.
From the lowest-ranking soldiers to the corps commanders, the chiefs, and the hundreds of generals, three thousand people lined up here. Although the clothes and armor were bright and the swords and halberds were thick, the eyes of the pair looking at the north bank of the river could not be concealed. exhaustion and despair.
Suddenly, a rushing sound of horses' hooves, like the faint sound of drums in the army, spread to everyone's ears from far to near, and also broke the deadly sound of the riverside before dawn. Silent silence.
The soldiers followed the sound, and when they saw the direction of Jingkou, a line of men and horses appeared.
As if it was just a blink of an eye, just after showing up, this group of people broke through the morning fog in the distance and came through.
A man in armor, straddling a high-headed black cockroach, appeared in everyone's sight.
He rode the strong horse under his crotch and quickly galloped to the ferry.
This is a young man, but in his twenties. The morning light was faint, and his stern face was hidden in it. However, under the general's pocket, his eyes were majestic, if not offended.
He stopped the horse, but did not dismount, still sitting high on the back of the war horse, two stern eyes swept across the queue in front of him.
An aura of a dragon fighting against Xuanhuang immediately came to him.
Everyone was stunned by the aura he exuded.
The ferry with 3,000 people suddenly became silent.
He looked around. Wherever the eyes go, the soldiers all puff out their chests.
His eyes finally fell on the front of the flag.
The flag soldier was holding the flag crookedly, and he was shocked to realize that he was looking at himself, and with a sigh, he stood up straight, and the flagpole in his hand also stood up straight.
The flags spread out against the wind, wrapping around the river wind, making a hunting sound.
The man pointed towards the three thousand soldiers and raised his arm to show the knot in his palm.
"I'm Li Mu! Commander of the military commander's war on Pingshu! From today onwards, all of you will obey my orders! If you order, you can do it, and if you're forbidden, you won't! Those who dare to violate my order will be dealt with by military law!"
His voice was transmitted far away with the wind, and it entered the ears of everyone at the ferry, full of majesty.
That is a kind of supreme majesty that only those who have been tempered with blood can have.
The ferry was silent, everyone held their breath, raised their heads slightly, and looked at this young man who seemed to have suddenly fallen from the sky.
"Can you hear my words?"
He drank, like a thunder bursting three feet above his head.
"heard it!"
Involuntarily, everyone agrees with each other, exerting all their strength, and echoing in unison.
The response of the three thousand people instantly overwhelmed everything, and the sound was thunderous, causing a group of gulls who were foraging by the river in the distance to flutter their wings.
"The officers and soldiers in the guard camp have always been despised by the field army. You have come to fight this time, and I expect you will be ridiculed. But if you really are not as good as others? , why are you born inferior? It’s just that I didn’t give you a chance before! Jiangdong has many heroes since ancient times! This Beidu is a great opportunity for you! This battle is difficult, of course, the teacher is using troops, and you don’t need to be in the crowd! The battle is not without a chance to win!"
"I'm Li Mu, don't be afraid!"
"I'll let you go here, you and others who are afraid, you can come out and take off your armor, and I will let you go, and I will never stop you!"
His voice fell, and all around was snowy silence.
Everyone's eyes showed excitement, but no one moved.
Only then did Li Mu slightly decapitate, his expression softened slightly, and his eyes once again swept across the three thousand soldiers standing in front of him.
"Since no one is on the list, starting today, you are all my Li Mu's soldiers! I, Li Mu, have no soldiers who are afraid of death, and no soldiers who are sent to death! I want you to keep another thing firmly in mind! This time I Take you to Jiangbei, not to die, but to follow me, Li Mu, to make contributions and make a name for the world!"
"Make a contribution!"
"Famous in the world!"
It was difficult for everyone to suppress the excitement in their hearts, and towards this young general who seemed like a natural **** of war, they raised their halberd swords and shouted in unison.
In the shouting, the dejection of the ferry a moment ago was swept away, and even the boatmen who traveled between the ferry all the year round were also excited, knelt on the bow of the boat, and bowed to the sky.
The lieutenant stepped forward to sign up for the roster, and everyone responded loudly.
When it was over, the sky was bright, and the mist lingering on the river in the distance gradually dissipated.
The soldiers were in good spirits and lined up to board the ship in good order.
The three thousand soldiers and horses, together with their baggage, moved towards Jiangbei and gradually disappeared under the watchful eyes of the Jingkou people not far away.
…
Luoshen washed in a random manner, put on his clothes, and hurried to the front hall. He saw Lu Shi was already sitting there, groping, slowly holding the sole of a shoe, while Ah Ting was beside her, threading needles for her. Unusually quiet.
Hearing the footsteps, A Ting raised his head: "Sister-in-law, are you up?"
"Husband" left home early in the morning to send troops to fight. At this moment, no one knew where he was, but he just woke up.
Facing the considerate Lu Shi, Luoshen was unavoidably embarrassed. He called Ajia and whispered, "It's really not good for me to sleep so late that even Langjun couldn't see him off when he left early in the morning..."
Without waiting for Mrs. Lu to speak, Ah Ting hurriedly said: "Amu and I sent Brother A out this morning. Brother A said that he had already said goodbye to Sister A last night. Sister A was sleeping late again and was tired, so tell me not to. disturb you."
Lu Shi nodded with a smile: "But it's just to send it to the door. It's what you want, you don't have to stick to the side."
Luoshen slowly let out a breath, thought for a while, and said, "Ajia, I want to go to the ferry to have a look."
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When Luoshen brought A Ting to the ferry, the last warship full of soldiers had already sailed to the heart of the river.
The waves on the riverside rolled snow, and the river was rippling.
Many Jingkou people, still immersed in the excitement of a moment ago, gathered by the river and talked a lot.
Luoshen covered the curtain with his face, and under the **** of his entourage, he looked at Jiang Xin for a moment near the ferry, suppressed his faint loss, and called A Ting to go home. When he turned around, he saw a Gao Yu on the opposite side.
That Gaoyu erected the canopy of the tent, carried by eight big men with yellow scarves on their heads, and a woman sat on it. The woman covered her face with gauze, only revealing a pair of bright eyes, her figure was hidden in the tent, looming, her posture was sacred, and she seemed inviolable. Come along.
The local people all know that this woman is a female celestial master taught by the celestial master. It is rumored that she looks like a fairy and has a profound Taoism. Seeing her passing by this place, the believers will pay homage on the side of the road, and those who do not believe also give way to her.
The Gao family did not follow the celestial masters that are popular today, and Luoshen naturally wouldn't pay attention to this so-called "female celestial master". Seeing her pompous, but after a glance, they got into the car parked on the side of the road, and the group left.
The woman sitting in Gaoyuli looked from behind the veil to the car that was gradually receding in front of her. She didn't move. After a while, she leaned down and asked a young man who was closely following her in a low voice. Man: "Fengzhi, she is the daughter of the Gao family who made the Shen family a shameless girl that day, Xiao Yongjia's daughter? Sure enough, she is a shrew just like that bitch!"
The man whispered: "Sister, you don't come here! Not to mention the Gao family we can't afford to offend, even Li Mu, not a vegetarian. Although he is gone today, there must be arrangements. The sect leader sent us here. , the top priority is to develop the believers. Don't mess with him, it will be a big deal for the leader."
There was a gloomy look in the bottom of the woman's eyes, and she stopped talking. Seeing that the believers on the side of the road were paying homage to her, she continued to hold their heads up, making a noble appearance that she should have.
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Lu Shi is a restless person. If there is nothing to do every day, I will go spinning when I have time.
It is the same today.
In Luoshen's daily life, apart from reading and painting as a pastime, he has nothing to do. Because I used to be by Lu Shi's side to watch her spinning, I gradually became interested, and now I have nothing to do, so I started to learn.
It was quite difficult at the beginning, she could not always spin a continuous thread, and even if she rubbed it out, it was of different thickness and would break as soon as it was pulled.
When Aju saw her learning to spin, she thought she was just trying to have fun. After a few days of spinning, the excitement would pass, so she didn't say anything at first.
Later, I found that Luoshen seemed to have a hard time with Yarn Mao, not only during the day, but even at night to practice with lights, lying down, and shouting that her back was sore, showing herself her delicate palms with red marks from the yarn, and I felt distressed. Get up, do not know how many times to persuade.
Luoshen was not convinced, he didn't believe that he couldn't spin a thread that could be used, so he insisted on gritting his teeth.
Aju couldn't persuade her, so she could only watch her busy and feel distressed.
After five or six days, she actually spun a long yarn.
Luoshen was very proud of herself and showed it to Lu Shi, who praised her for her good spinning. Luoshen is happy. I plan to go all out, spin more threads by myself, and then slowly learn to weave and make a piece of clothing.
On the tenth day after Li Mu left, Luoshen decided to be a woman who could spin and weave. On this day, Jiang Tao came to visit Luoshen and suggested that she move to her own manor.
In addition to the original guards in the manor, Li Mu also arranged trusted guards before leaving. If she travels, she will stay close to her to ensure her safety.
In addition, at night, there will be people coming to watch the night in shifts.
But Jiang Tao said that because of the increasing number of refugees from the north going south, it is best for her to live in the manor for the sake of safety.
This is also one of the things that Li Mu told Jiang Tao before he left, asking him to pay attention.
Luo Shen knew that his identity was different from ordinary people after all. Li Mu was not at home. The three people in the family were all female.
Presumably he was also out of prudence to arrange this, so he did not object. But he asked Lu Shi and A Ting to live with him.
A stop is happy.
Lu Shi was a little worried at first.
In addition to being more accustomed to living at home, she is also afraid that she will be talked about behind her back for borrowing her daughter-in-law. But I also knew that Luoshen said this out of sincerity. Besides, I was grateful that she didn't immediately return to Jiankang while her son was away from home to fight, but after a little hesitation, she agreed.
Luoshen was very happy, and asked Aju to send someone to spread the news, tidy up the house, and plan to move in in the next two days.
The next day, Luoshen asked someone to pack and prepare to move out. While he was busy, an uninvited guest came to Li Mu's house.
In fact, you can't call her an uninvited guest.
Because when she was dressed in fancy clothes and led a group of servants and maids behind her to appear in front of Luoshen, after a brief period of surprise, the rest was joy.
"Auntie! Why are you here?"
Luoshen rushed towards Xiao Yongjia in surprise.