Three days passed in a blink of an eye.
In the early morning, the sun rises.
In the early morning of this day, Lin Feng got up early, put on his helmet and armor, and came to the military camp with a sword hanging on his waist.
All the armies have gathered.
Now the number of troops in the army has reached as many as 80,000.
Part of it is Qin's own military strength, and the other part is the military strength of Lujiang County and Jiujiang. The combination of these forces formed a brand-new army today, with unprecedented strength and tyranny.
As for the integrated Jin soldiers, Lin Feng was not worried.
Compared with the treatment of Qin soldiers, Jin soldiers were treated much worse when they were in Jin. Jin soldiers may not be rewarded for their meritorious service on the battlefield, and the court does not pay much attention to generals.
Qin is different.
Qin has always been a martial artist, and its officers and men have a higher status and their soldiers are treated better.
The food for soldiers in the army is also very good. There is no meat or oil available all day long.
Just like this, the Jin soldiers merged into the Qin army and directly felt the difference in the Qin army and enjoyed better treatment. In the face of real interests, Jin soldiers surrendered wholeheartedly.
Qin's local reforms also benefited the people.
The local people benefited, which indirectly prompted these soldiers to side with Qin.
The sun shone on all the soldiers, and the entire school grounds shone with golden light, exuding vitality.
Lin Feng came to the front, looked around at everyone present, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Soldiers, the Emperor of Jin, Sima Chong, is ignorant and has no faith and morality. Now we are attacking Jin, Jiujiang, and Lujiang , Yuzhang and other places all looked forward to the wind and surrendered."
"It can be seen from this that the hearts of the Jin people are devastated."
"The fall of Jin is the inevitable trend."
"Now in the south of Yuzhang County, Meng Chong, the commander-in-chief of our Qin army, is leading an army towards Jinling City."
"Meng Chong told me that he would be the first to break into Jinling City and achieve the first victory in destroying the Jin Kingdom."
"This commander directly returned to Mengchong, saying that the advantages of our army are unmatched by Mengchong. Yuzhang County, where Mengchong is located, cannot reach Jinling City directly by water, and does not have this condition. Even if we go to Jinling City , and it will take a long time.”
"But we can take the Yangtze River Channel, all the way east, directly close to Jinling City."
"This is our chance."
"What we have to do is to get ahead of Meng Chong, be the first to break through Jinling City, and enter the Jin Imperial Capital."
Lin Feng raised his voice, his eyes sharp, and said again: "Are you sure that you can attack Jinling in one go?"
"Enter Jinling."
Xun Peng shouted loudly.
"Enter Jinling!"
"Enter Jinling!"
For a time, shouts one after another echoed in the air.
The voices of the 80,000 soldiers were like the sound of gold and iron, stirring endlessly and echoing inside and outside the military camp.
"send troops!"
Lin Feng gave the order.
After giving the order, Xun Peng led the army and set off. The vast number of soldiers left the military camp and headed for the ferry outside Yinling County.
At the Dukou Village, warships have already been displayed one after another.
Each one is a large warship, and the warships are also equipped with catapults and other weapons, specially used for attacking and carrying soldiers. Even if they encounter Jin's navy, these warships can fight back against the enemy.
The 80,000-strong army quickly boarded the ship in an orderly manner. With the long blast of the horn, the warships set off one by one and marched across the river.
This is not one or two warships, but nearly a hundred warships.
The warships became even more menacing after crossing the river.
Lin Feng stood on the flagship deck, facing the morning sunshine and the slowly blowing river breeze, with even more fighting spirit in his eyes.
The battle to destroy Jin has come.
Lin Feng looked at Xun Peng on the side and said with a smile: "General Xun, are you sure you can destroy the Jin Kingdom and break Jinling this time?"
"confident!"
Xun Peng answered firmly.
There was a strong sense of confidence on his face, and a strong expectation.
Last time, he made a great contribution by killing Liu Yuan and defeating the Yan army. This time, he followed Lin Feng to get ahead of Meng Chong and break through Jinling City first.
Lin Feng also laughed.
He looked forward to overthrowing Jin.
As the warships headed east one after another, the news also spread. When the news reached Sima Chong, Ma Chong suddenly panicked.
The Qin army is coming.
In particular, the Qin army did not take the land route, but the Yangtze River water route, and its attack was very fierce.
This time, Sima Chong did not summon Xie Chong alone, but summoned Xie Chong and the other six ministers, Guozi Jijiu, Yushi and other officials to the main hall to discuss matters.
Sima Chong looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "I just received news that the Qin army is divided into two groups. In the first group, Qin General Meng Chong led his army to leave Yuzhang County and head towards Jinling in Jin Dynasty."
"The second route, Lin Feng led the army, took the Yangtze River waterway, and headed east towards Jinling City."
"How should we deal with this matter?"
"Although our Jin State has Shi Yu to resist on land, as for the Yangtze River waterway, we also have a frontline camp at Hengjiangkou Village, and a camp at Caishiji forty miles west of Jinling City to contain the Qin army's attack. However, The Qin army is attacking on a large scale, are there enough troops on the front line?"
There was panic in Sima Chong's eyes, but he tried his best to calm down and asked: "My lords, how do you think we should respond?"
Xie Chong stood up and expressed his position: "Your Majesty, the Hengjiangkou stronghold on the west line of Caishiji is our first line of defense. The general who is stationed at Hengjiangkou is named Fan Chong. He is good at water warfare. He has as many as 30,000 troops. Elite, enough to fight."
Sima Chong said in a deep voice: "The news returned is that Lin Feng leads as many as 80,000 troops. The number of troops in the Hengjiangkou camp is only 30,000, which is far from enough."
Xie Chong said without hesitation: "Then immediately deploy troops to supplement. The old minister suggested that 20,000 troops be mobilized from the Caishiji camp to support. Because Hengjiangkou is the place where the front line is fighting, Caishiji's troops can rush to support quickly. .”
"As long as the Qin army is guarded on the Yangtze River waterway, making it impossible for them to advance, the Qin army's waterway supply will be difficult."
"We can plan an attack."
"Without the supply of food and grass from the waterway, the Qin army will not be able to gain a foothold. And without being able to land at the mouth of the Hengjiang River, the Qin army will have no foothold and will be defeated."
Xie Chong continued: "As for the reduction of troops in Caishiji, we can recruit soldiers from the rear. Caishiji is not a front-line battlefield, and there is sufficient time to recruit and train soldiers."
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal."
Xie Xuan stood up and spoke.
"I second the proposal."
All the Jin courtiers swarmed in support of Xie Chong's point of view.
The atmosphere in the court is now very depressing.
Every official knew that the emperor was in a bad mood, so they all acted cautiously and did not act recklessly.
Sima Chong looked around and saw that they all had the same views, nothing new.
He turned his eyes, fell on Xie Xuan, and said: "Xie Xuan, I will give you the talisman, and you will use the festival ax to represent me. You will go to Hengjiangkou to supervise the battle and make all the soldiers go all out. I am waiting for you in Jinling City. good news."
"I obey the decree."
Xie Xuan answered immediately.
Sima Chong also ordered all officials to perform their duties without delay, and ordered the court to disperse.
After all the officials left, Xie Chong and Xie Xuan walked out of the hall, waited for them to leave the imperial city, and took a carriage to return to Xie's home. Xie Xuan said: "Father, your majesty asked Jiajie Yue to act. It seems that you are showing favor to me. In fact, , my entire Xie family is in Jinling City, my son has gone to the front line, and there is no other choice. What should I do, should I fight to the end?"
He had been told by Xie Chong before that the Xie family should fight to the death in order to negotiate terms with Qin.
It's just that he went to the front line alone, and his family was behind in Jinling City, so Xie Xuan was not sure.
For a moment, I didn’t know what to do?
Xie Chong said sternly: "You went to the front line and still fought to the death. In a word, fight with all your strength while ensuring your own life. Loyal ministers are respected everywhere."
"If you are defeated, you don't have to escape, just become a prisoner. You would rather die than surrender. You are a member of the Xie family. The Qin State wants to overthrow the Jin State. Although it will use thunderbolt methods, it will be gentle and reduce the killing, and will not kill you. of."
"If the front line is defeated and you escape, you will be easily killed."
Xie Chong said: "So when you go to the front line, just go all out and don't worry about anything."
"My son understands."
Xie Xuan nodded.
He sighed in his heart that his father was really old-fashioned. It was obvious that his father had already begun to arrange a future for the family at this time, but in the eyes of everyone, the Xie family was still loyal to the Jin Kingdom.
The reputation of the Xie family cannot be criticized by anyone.
He cannot do this.
Xie Xuan and Xie Chong returned home together. Xie Xuan packed up and went straight to the Hengjiang estuary on the front line with the talisman given by the emperor.
