Chapter 218 Chapter 45: Love at First Sight

Chapter 45, Part Six, Everlasting and Everlasting The princess heard that Zhe was seriously ill, so she asked for an order to go south to visit, and Emperor Yong promised it, so she brought Princess Zhaohua and Duke Anguo to Xuzhou to attend to the illness.Zhe's illness is about to recover, and there is a censor who advises that Zhe's governor is out, and the princess must not leave the capital. ——"The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties."The Legend of Jiang Suiyun" In the late spring and April, Fangfei is approaching and the trees are green. It is a good time in the world, but the post road from Zhongli to Shouchun is bleak and deserted. Dead bones are often seen on the roadside, and crows and birds are often wailing on the trees in the forest.Suddenly there was a thunderous sound of hooves in the distance, and the crows and sparrows were flying. It was two armies fighting in the wilderness. One was the flying cavalry battalion flag of the Chu army, and the other was the Yong army cavalry in black clothes and black armor. The two armies strangled each other. , the battle was in full swing, but looking carefully, it was the Yong army who had the upper hand.

From February of the 11th year of Yongsheng's reign, Dayong once again launched a fierce attack, this time several armies marched together, Qin Yong attacked Bajun, Changsun Ji attacked Jiangling, Jingchi attacked Zhongli, Pei Yun attacked Sizhou, the flames of war Lian Mian, reborn in the past, but Nan Chu lost Lu Can, the number one man in the military, and each battlefield is almost doing its own thing.It's okay to go elsewhere, Huaixi is the most critical, Shi Guan is dead, the new commander Cai Qun is mediocre, he only knows how to stick to Shouchun, and he is jealous of Lu Can's flying cavalry battalion, and often forces them to fight with him. The main force of the Yong army took up the battle.Although the Flying Cavalry Battalion is elite, there are only less than 10,000 cavalry after all. Now that they have lost their main generals Lu Yun and Shi Yujin, it is even more difficult to win against the Dayong Iron Cavalry that once traversed the northern border. After losing most of their strength, Zhongli fell in mid-March, but the Flying Cavalry Battalion was ordered to prevent the Yong army from advancing, and suffered even more heavy losses.

This cavalry that is fighting against the Flying Cavalry Battalion is not an ordinary cavalry battalion. In Dayong, black clothes and black armor are not worn by ordinary sergeants. A, this time the Yong army attacked Huaixi, Li Lin is the vanguard general of the Yong army.In fact, in the eighth year of Longsheng, when Li Xian supervised the army in the south of the Yangtze River, Li Lin came to the south with his father to train in military affairs with the army. However, although he really wanted to go to the battlefield and even fight against Lu Yun, he was rejected by Li Xian with a stare. Well, to use Li Xian's original words, could it be that there is no one in our Dayong, let you, a little baby, go into battle to kill the enemy, and the generals in the army all have expressions of approval when they hear this, which makes Li Lin very depressed , I can only secretly slander, didn't the emperor's uncle and father both go to battle and kill the enemy when they were teenagers?

It wasn't until this spring that Li Lin, who was already fifteen years old, finally got permission from the King of Qi to lead the army, and the emperor's uncle Li Zhi even decreed to allow his pro-army to wear black armor as a show of honor.Although it was Li Lin's first battle, he had been in the army for many years, and after only a few rounds, Jing Chi felt relieved to let him be the vanguard.It's a pity that Lu Yun is no longer in Zhongli, and even Shi Yujin, a young general in the Huaixi Army who is said to be better than Lu Yun, has disappeared without a trace. Drive the battle formation without haste, chase after the flying cavalry battalion, strangle the cavalry behind the flying cavalry battalion, and resolve the several counterattacks of the flying cavalry battalion one by one. .Seeing this, Yong's army stretched out its wings, faintly intending to encircle the Chu army. After the battle formation was completed, Li Lin raised his horse and rode out, laughing loudly: "I have always heard that the flying cavalry battalion is erratic and good at fighting. Today, it seems that it is not as famous as it is." When we meet, you should abandon your weapons and surrender, for the sake of your General Lu Yunlu, this king will treat you kindly."

Seeing that the young general in black was so arrogant, everyone in the Flying Cavalry Battalion was filled with righteous indignation, but they were fighting alone, and the enemy was a cavalry of hundreds of battles. Although the young general's words were arrogant, he commanded the battle formation with ease and ease. , there was death in his heart, and the leading general was about to go out to respond, when suddenly a cold and pleasant voice came from the wind: "Who said that the Flying Battalion is not worthy of the name, let me, Shi Yujin, teach me a little bit." Flying Cavalry heard the sound He was almost stunned, if the Yong army attacked at this time, they would be caught off guard, but the chief general of the Yong army was also stunned, and did not expect to order an attack at all.

The soldiers of the Flying Cavalry Battalion were silent for a few breaths, and then cheered loudly. The battle line was divided like a tide. A young general with a white horse and a silver gun calmly rode his horse through the battle line. He looks like nine years old, but seeing his calm imposing manner and faint murderous aura, one can tell that he is a veteran general who is good at fighting. Beside him is an eleven or twelve-year-old beautiful girl in commoner clothes, riding a bay red horse to follow him, in the girl's arms He was actually holding a baby, and was on a high horse. Although he was dressed in ordinary clothes and even described as a bit embarrassed, he had a calm demeanor, bright eyes, and a sweet smile, just like a daughter of Youchun.This pair of characters who looked like a golden boy and a jade girl appeared on the battlefield, how could it not be jaw-dropping.

The young general glanced coldly at Li Lin with a pair of cold eyes, and said, "You are the one who speaks so boldly, how dare you ask the Flying Cavalry to surrender?" Li Lin looked at the young general with piercing eyes, his eyes were full of admiration, and he thought, no wonder this man's reputation is still higher than that of Lu Yun, he is indeed a hero of Southern Chu, and he wanted to win in his heart, he stepped forward and said: "Is Your Excellency Major General Shi Yujinshi? If the Major thinks that what the king said is wrong, would you dare to have a showdown with the king?"

As soon as this remark came out, the guards around Li Lin were in an uproar. Most of them were warriors selected and promoted by Li Lin himself. The king of Jiajun was in danger, and Shi Yujin was a well-known young general in the Chu army. He once beheaded the generals of the Yong army. Over the years, he was even more famous in Huaixi. However, it was Li Lin himself who proposed a duel, and there was no excuse even if he wanted to stop this decisive battle, so before Shi Yujin could speak and agree, several guards rushed up and shouted: "If you want to confront the prince, you must go through it first." Let’s talk about it.”

Li Lin watched the guards charge forward, furious, but he was inconvenient to reprimand them, so as not to weaken the morale of his own side. Shi Yujin laughed loudly, took off the silver spear in front of the saddle, and the soldiers of the Flying Battalion all fired Shouting and cheering, Shi Yujin didn't feel that Shi Yujin would be in any danger because of being outnumbered. Wei had already been forced to retreat by her, and two of them were shot, and it was difficult to fight again. Although these people were elite soldiers, they paled in comparison to Shi Yujin's honed silver spear.

Seeing this, the soldiers of the Flying Battalion all cheered loudly. Li Lin frowned and was about to step forward, but a girl's silver bell-like laughter came from beside his ears. The commoner girl who came was cheering loudly, watching Shi Yujin with admiration in front of the two armies.Just now Li Lin only noticed Shi Yujin, and turned a blind eye to the girl, but at this moment, he felt his mind was blank, and only the girl's incomparable beauty was in his eyes. At this moment, the baby in the girl's arms cried loudly, and the girl patted the baby's swaddle familiarly, and said crisply: "Bao'er is hungry, hurry up and repel them."

Shi Yujin frowned, and said sharply: "Leave a few people to protect Meier, and all the gentlemen will follow me." After saying that, she raised her gun and rushed forward. Behind her, the soldiers of the Flying Cavalry Battalion shouted and followed, and the formation was still a bit scattered at first. , but less than a hundred steps away, they are already like one person, thousands of people form an formation, galloping like thunder. Seeing that the enemy's morale was like a rainbow, Li Lin withdrew his long-awaited thoughts, roared as if venting his anger, and raised his spear to lead the army to fight. For some reason, he was very angry in his heart. General, he has long been fascinated, Lu Yun is his old acquaintance, Shi Yujin is the son of Shi Guan, and Lu Yun is married to Shi Guan's daughter, the two should be close relatives of Lang's uncle, and last September, Shi Yujin protected Lu Can's daughter Lu Mei Everyone knows that she escaped from Shouchun. Thinking about it this way, this girl must be Lu Mei. The two of them are relatives, and they have all kinds of ties. Anger is born.As for the baby in Lu Mei's arms, it shouldn't matter, Li Lin had already automatically ignored him. The two armies have not yet handed over, but they saw the Flying Cavalry Battalion hastily turned to the left. Li Lin was stunned, and the Flying Cavalry Battalion had rushed into the left wing of the Yong Army. Where is Shi Yujin's opponent, what's more, today's Shi Yujin is a little less impulsive and a little more calm. Retreat in the direction of Zhongli.Although the Flying Cavalry Battalion won, they were weak after all, so Shi Yujin did not lead the chase.After the Yong army retreated, the soldiers of the Flying Cavalry Battalion surrounded Shi Yujin and cheered, celebrating the return of their respected major general to the army, and led them to defeat the Yong army's vanguard, washing away the humiliation of consecutive defeats. Shi Yujin, however, looked nervous, and stepped forward to meet Lu Mei, took the baby in her hand, visited her, and then felt relieved.Lu Mei complained: "Sister-in-law, benefactor told you to take good care of yourself, it is best not to go into battle within a year, but you refuse to obey, what will you do if you get sick again." Shi Yujin smiled shyly and said, "Yes, I know I was wrong, so I won't dare next time." At this time, all the generals in the Flying Cavalry came forward and said: "Young General, why don't you leave if you don't want to stay in the army, why don't we help you regain the military power in Huaixi, so as not to suffer from the cowardice of those Cai Qun thieves." Shi Yujin said dejectedly: "Now that Yujin is a prisoner of the imperial court, how can I lead the army to fight again? This time I just passed by here, and I will take Meier to Southern Fujian soon. I think I will not be able to fight side by side with the lords anymore." Everyone was downcast when they heard this, but they also knew that what Shi Yujin said was right. If they really had to do that, wouldn’t it be a crime of rebellion? Killing Lu Can, one of them said: "Instead of dying here for nothing, why don't we protect the major general and go to Nanfu?" There are many difficulties and dangers, but it will be much better if there are some handy personal guards to protect them.Thinking that the Flying Cavalry Camp is a direct descendant of the Lu family, they must be suffering from exclusion and embarrassment now. Instead of letting them die in Huaixi, it would be better to abandon their military status and have a brighter future.Shi Yujin's temperament is like a raging fire, he has long hated the Southern Chu court, and has no will to defend the country, so he said: "Whoever wants to go, come with me, we will go south in batches, so as not to disturb the traitor's confidants. If you don't want to go Yes, go to Huaidong and join Yang Canjun, and don't die here." After discussing with the remaining 4,000 soldiers of the Flying Cavalry Battalion, some of them still cared about the crisis in Huainan. About 2,500 people decided to transfer to Huaidong and no longer be restrained by Cai Qun. There were more than 1,000 people who were disheartened. So they agreed to disperse and go south to serve Lu's family in southern Fujian.Shi Yujin's deeds are not very concealed, and it has already alarmed all departments of the Huaixi Army. During the war, he also abandoned his military registration and went to southern Fujian with Shi Yujin.By the time Cai Qun noticed something, two or three out of ten of the Huaixi Army's elite had already gone.Shi Yujin's actions did not take the overall situation into consideration, but with her temperament, it was very rare that she did not raise troops to take revenge.It's just that the strength of the Huaixi army was greatly damaged, and Cai Qun was a mediocre person. The Yong army was in Huaixi like a broken bamboo, without any obstacles. In less than a year, Huaixi had fallen into the hands of the Yong army.Such a situation was not something that Lu Can could have expected during his lifetime. If Shi Guan survived, the situation in Huaixi would definitely not have deteriorated to this point. Even if Shi Yujin left the army, there would not be so many people going with him. Naturally, Li Lin didn't know what was going to happen next, so he just returned to Zhongli dejectedly, filled with resentment in his heart, but just as he arrived at the base of the city, he saw the gate of the city was wide open, and a young man in Tsing Yi came out to meet him. , couldn't help laughing and said: "Brother Huo, why are you here?" Jumping off the horse and galloping up to meet him, the young man walked out of the crowd quickly, and the two looked at each other with arms, both very happy. Li Lin handed over the general's affairs to the deputy general, and he dragged Huo Cong into the city, asking as he walked, "Didn't Brother Huo sit in Chuzhou with Brother Huang? Why did you come to Zhongli to see me? How could Brother Huo let you go?" Take your right-hand man?" Huo Cong said with a smile: "I'm just sorting out some paperwork with His Highness the Crown Prince. There's no such thing as an arm. Today, His Highness the Crown Prince heard that the Prince of the County led the army, and felt uneasy. He ordered me to escort a batch of food and grass to Zhongli. By the way I came to see you, and I also told you to be careful, not to take life and death lightly." Li Lin smiled and said: "Brother Huang always pretends that I haven't grown up, and thank you for me. By the way, how is Rou Lan? There is a lot of chaos here, so don't let her wander around. If there is any mistake, I'm afraid that my emperor's brother will die of heartache." Huo Cong's eyes flashed, since last October, Princess Changle led Roulan and Shen'er to Xuzhou to visit Jiang Zhe's condition, at first Roulan stayed obediently in Xuzhou, but after Jiang Zhe's condition improved, Roulan couldn't stay anymore, I often find a reason to go to Chuzhou to meet the prince Li Jun. Everyone knows this matter well, and everyone knows that Princess Zhaohua will marry into the royal family sooner or later and become a princess. Only Li Lin is always stubborn and unwilling to let go. Refusing to admit that Li Jun and Rou Lan are in love with each other.It's rare that there is no jealousy in his tone today, maybe something happened.Thinking of this, Huo Cong deliberately asked Li Lin about the recent battle situation. After all, Li Lin was outspoken, and it didn't take long for him to get out of the conversation, and because he knew that Huo Cong was well-informed, he asked: "Brother Huo, have you heard After the matter of Miss Lu, is she married?" Huo Cong almost burst out laughing in secret, knowing that Li Lin misunderstood the relationship between Shi Yujin and Lu Mei, it's no wonder that the court of Southern Chu has always been used to deception, intentionally or unintentionally, they regarded Shi Yujin and Shi Xiu as two people. From Yong Jun's point of view, regardless of whether Shi Yujin is a man or a woman, the most important thing is her ability to conquer and fight well, so naturally she would not deliberately publicize this matter. Although Li Lin has a noble status, he is just an ordinary general. In that respect, naturally no one would tell him Shi Yujin's true identity. But even so, Huo Cong is not optimistic about Li Lin's thoughts. Even if Nanchu perishes, the Lu family will not surrender willingly. It is even more difficult to pursue Lu Mei, but after much deliberation, it is better than Li Lin's heart being tied to Roulan all the time, so he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you probably don't know, that Shi Yujin Major General Shi is the first wife of Major General Lu Yunlu, and the baby is the son of Major General Shi, born two months ago. Miss Lu will take care of you." Li Lin only felt ecstasy in his heart. At this moment, he didn't think of the humiliation of being defeated by a woman. He just thought that Lu Mei and Shi Yujin were not lovers, so he had a chance, and he didn't bother to ask Huo Cong how he knew such details. Seeing him stammering, "Brother Huo, can you help me think of a way, I, I really want to marry Lu Mei." Huo Cong looked up and down Li Lin with bad intentions for a moment, seeing that Li Lin's heart was trembling. After a long time, Huo Cong smiled and said: "I will think of a way for you, but I'm afraid it will be very difficult. You are a majestic man. The King of Yongjun, Miss Lu Mei is the successor of the Great General of Southern Chu, and the enemies of the country and the family stand in the way, if you don't have the courage to break the boat, I'm afraid there is no hope." Li Lin hurriedly said: "Brother Huo, don't worry, if Uncle Huang and father stop me, at most I don't want this title. If the Lu family refuses, I would rather die in front of them and ask for their understanding." Huo Cong said solemnly: "Are you sincerely wanting to marry Miss Lu?" Li Lin pointed to the sky and swore to the sun: "If you have two hearts, let Li Lin die under the sword, and there will be no bones left." Huo Cong thought to himself, if this is done, it will not only save Li Lin from fighting with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but also ensure the future safety of the Lu family. The husband must be happy, even the emperor and King Qi will not object, but if It may be very difficult to get Lu's marriage proposal. After thinking for a long time, Huo Cong said cruelly: "Don't worry, the prince of the county. I will find a way to help you with this matter, but you have to think clearly. I'm afraid it won't be ten years or eight years." You don’t want to succeed if you grind your kung fu with water.” Li Lindao: "As long as you are sincere, gold and stone can be opened. This king will never give up." But he thought to himself, after such a long time, we must pay attention to someone who will get there first. When I go back, I will ask my father to find a way. I agreed, but it was not enough, I had to ask my uncle.At this moment, Li Lin naturally couldn't imagine how arduous his journey of chasing his wife would be.