Lin Yuexin's last few words were like a few heavy hammer blows to Lin Guoxiong's ambition. The room fell into a subtle silence. Lin Guoxiong seemed to be digesting the impact of his daughter's words. Yes, there was nothing in the battle for hegemony. There is no need to be extreme. I am afraid that if I stand in the opponent's position, I will be unwilling to be second to others. The weak will eat the strong and natural selection will occur. This is the law of survival in this world. I have already fallen behind in this battle for hegemony that has lasted for decades. When you become a weak person, the fate of being swallowed up and eliminated by the strong is inevitable, but this kind of unspeakable pain, sourness and unwillingness cannot be said to be let go.
For a long time, after a fierce ideological struggle, Lin Guoxiong breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand: "Yue Xin, you go ahead, everything is up to you. If you have any problems, you can discuss them with your second uncle. There is no need to ask me for instructions anymore." .”
After speaking, Lin Guoxiong tilted his head to the bed, and two turbid tears quietly slipped from his thin cheeks.
Seeing this situation, the girl in plain clothes could only sigh sadly, stood up and took a deep breath, turned around and left, leaving only a ray of sunset reflected in the room through the window lattice, accompanying the lonely old man.
Lin Yuexin, who received the authorization from her father, immediately launched an emergency operation. On the one hand, she ordered the Yushan Prefecture garrison to hold on to Yushan Prefecture City and try to delay the attack of the two fronts of the Machihan people. On the other hand, she categorically ordered her uncle Lin Guowei, who was stationed in Huayang, to lead the attack. The three divisions abandoned Huayang and immediately moved closer to Jiangchuan, and pulled one division originally stationed in Qindu back to Jiangchuan, leaving the only two divisions in Jiangchuan to attack to support the three divisions from Huayang and moving towards Jiangchuan. Ensure the safe return of the three divisions to Jiangchuan.
Lin Yuexin also immediately issued an emergency mobilization order, unconditionally recruiting reservists from Jiangchuan Prefecture to form a guard division. At the same time, martial law was declared, and the entire Jiangchuan City was strictly prohibited from moving people and entered the highest state of combat readiness.
Although Lin Yuexin showed her true qualities as a heroine at this time, there was still a sense of distrust in the army for a weak female leader to lead the whole of Sanjiang. More people still placed their hopes on Lin Yuexin, who had already evacuated from Huayang. Despite the national prestige, Lin Yuexin's iron bowl impressed many people. A division commander who refused to obey the order to attack was dismissed and imprisoned, and a regiment commander was dealt with by military law.
The evacuation order issued by Lin Yuexin was a critical moment. When the two responding divisions quickly attacked, they just caught up with the army of Maci Khan who was advancing north from Loushanguan in an attempt to cut off Huayang's connection with Jiangchuan and Qindu in the west. The two sides started a fierce battle. The three Sanjiang divisions that had evacuated from Huayang also joined the battlefield in due time. An encounter quickly evolved into a major battle. The Machihans obviously did not expect to fight with as many as 100,000 people here. Sanjiang's army encountered a fierce battle. After a day and night of fierce fighting, the Machikhans were forced to retreat. Sanjiang's side did not dare to fight. After repelling the Kaman people, they quickly left the battlefield and returned to Jiangchuan safely.
While stabilizing Jiangchuan's defense posture, Lin Yuexin had a long heart-to-heart talk with her uncle Lin Guowei. Both of them agreed that the Lin family's current military strength alone could withstand the Machihan offensive in the short term. The fall of the two prefectures of Huayang Yushan is already a certainty. Once the Machi Khans consolidate their rule in these two places, with the excellent strategic location of Loushanguan, the Machi Khan army can overlook the entire central part of Sanjiang County. The central area of Sanjiang County, including Jiangchuan Fucheng, is under the attack range of the powerful mobile combat power of the Machikhans.
The Lin family has actually lost control of the entire central area of Sanjiang County except for Jiangchuan Fucheng, and the soon-to-be-ripe second season of grain has become the bag of the Machhan people. This batch of food is particularly precious when the entire Eastern Continent is in a severe drought. Even if it cannot be owned by the Lin family, it cannot fall into the hands of the Maci Khans. However, the situation is so dangerous now. To ensure that this batch of food does not fall into In the hands of the Machikhans, the Lin family's existing military strength alone cannot stop them.
With the backing of Huayang and Yushan Prefectures, the Machi Khans will seriously threaten the survival of the Lin family in Jiangchuan Prefecture. Lin Yuexin and Lin Guowei both have a very clear understanding of this. With the current strength of the Lin family alone, It only occupies the land of two mansions, and both mansions can only be said to be incomplete. The vast area east of the mansion will essentially be controlled by the Machikhans, lacking strong military power, especially mobile military power. Guarantee, this disadvantage becomes even more prominent.
If you want to defend the sovereignty of this region, you need a strong military force to back it up. However, now the Lin family's military strength has dropped to the lowest point since the Lin family ruled Sanjiang. The weakening of military strength is not only a reduction in quantity, but also a greater The damage comes from the low morale. The Sanjiang Army, which suffered consecutive defeats, is full of defeat and decadence. Soldiers who have lost their fighting spirit are worse than civilians. As a veteran soldier, Lin Guowei knows this very well.
In order to reverse the precarious situation in Jiangchuan and even the entire Lin family, the only force that can be used at present is the Li family, a powerful neighbor to the west. Although Li Wufeng's army has entered Anshun Mansion, judging from the current performance, Li Wufeng has not Intervening in any government affairs of Anshun Prefecture, except for city defense, although this is likely to be a means for Li Wufeng to temporarily paralyze people, the Lin family hopes that this situation can be maintained forever, at least it gives them a sense of hopelessness but There seems to be hope that Li Wufeng can return Anshun to the Lin family because of his relationship with Lin Yuexin.
On July 16, 698 in the continental Gregorian calendar, the southern army of the Machikhans finally occupied the entire Northern Ronnesia. Lin's rule in Northern Ronnesia finally came to an end after three years. On July 19, when Machi Khan's army approached Yushan City, all the officials of Yushan City led the gentry and merchants in the city who could not escape to surrender. The Machi Khan people accepted the surrender of Yushan City officials. On July 25, that is, a week later, Huayang Fucheng was declared an undefended city, and the Machihan army on the northern front took over the second largest palace in Sanjiang, Huayang Mansion, without bloodshed. At this point, the original defensive iron triangle of Huayang-Loushanguan-Yushan in the east of Sanjiang County was officially destroyed. After the Machihans occupied these three places, they even reversed the iron triangle and turned it upside down. The sharp cone of the Iron Triangle - Loushanguan points directly to Jiangchuan Fucheng, the capital of Sanjiang.
Wang Zongxi sat quietly in the reception room of Jiangchuan City Shoufu, waiting for Lin Yuexin to receive him. Perhaps because she wanted to avoid irritating her bedridden father, Lin Yuexin avoided the Jiedushi Palace and chose the Jiangchuan City Shou Palace as the meeting place. This seemed to be a cover-up, but Lin Yuexin still felt that it was more convenient to do so. a little better.
Although Wang Zongxi and Lin Yuexin were not familiar with each other, they had met each other several times. It seemed that the last time they met was not too long ago. Not long after Lin Yuexin arrived in Kansai, Wang Zongxi had a meeting with his boss. During the meeting, I saw this weak beauty.
Looking around, Wang Zongxi took advantage of the fact that Lin Yuexin and Lin Guowei, the current commander of the Lin family's military, had not arrived yet, and Wang Zongxi looked at the building of the Jiangchuan City Guards' Mansion with interest. Wang Zongxi was a little surprised to find that the Jiangchuan City Shoufu was more like a southern-style private garden. There were not many buildings used for offices, just a few rooms. On the contrary, there was a small garden on the side of the building that was quite interesting. .
Enter a small patio at the side door, pass through the winding corridor and enter an open space decorated with flowers and trees. After passing through the small corridor, you reach another small courtyard. The green branches and leaves of ancient trees are winding. Connecting the small corridor is a small hall with open windows on the wall. , there is an artificial pool outside the window. Although the water surface is not wide, it has a natural and winding shape. A stone bridge cuts the water surface into two pieces of different sizes. A trickle of water flows from a corner of the pool and winds behind a water pavilion on the bank of the pool, as if the water has a source but no head. There are water lilies all over the shore, and the sparsely arranged lake rocks are undulating and well-proportioned. The room where Wang Zongxi lives only needs to pass through a bottle door to directly enter the winding corridor, turn into the hall, and have a panoramic view of the water, which has the charm of a winding path.
Just as Wang Zongxi was admiring the beautiful scenery outside the door with great interest, he heard the sound of the side door and turned around quickly, only to see that the girl who used to look delicate and pitiful had some changes today. Her eyebrows and bun were still covered with hair. She was pulled up high into a high bun, with a hosta inserted diagonally. The fitted one-piece robe was slightly too wide for her slender body, and she wore a dark red cape, which gave the girl a bit more heroic aura out of thin air.
"Master Wang, are you alright?" The mellow and sweet voice pulled Wang Zongxi, who was in a daze, back from his daze. Wang Zongxi did not dare to neglect, bowed and said: "I have met Miss Lin, Zongxi is my lord. I have been ordered to come to Jiangchuan to see the young lady. If the young lady needs anything, the lord has already told Zong Xi, please feel free to do so."
This is the second time Wang Zongxi has experienced this somewhat embarrassing scene. The last time he met An Qier, the eldest lady in the eyes of everyone, this time he came to formally meet with the Lin family Yuhu who is said to have a special affection and relationship with his lord. Especially But now that Lin Yuexin has taken on the important responsibilities of the Lin family and is facing the pressure of Machi Khan's soldiers, this job is not so easy.
Seeing the other party's straightforward explanation of his purpose, Lin Yuexin hesitated a little. Li Wufeng had probably figured out that the Lin family would not be able to shoulder the burden of resisting the Machihans alone. The Machihans were in full force at this time, and without Li Wufeng's support, I'm afraid that the Lin family really won't be able to survive this test, but can I trust him? As his father said, what if the Anshun Incident happens again in Qindu or even Jiangchuan? She couldn't be sure which of the ever-changing expressions and demeanor in her mind was his true face. She knew the face but not the heart. It was difficult to paint the skin of a tiger but to paint the bones. The human heart was always the most difficult to recognize clearly.