Liu Yu slammed the breastplate on his chest, which had the word "Beifu" engraved on it. He said loudly: "After the Northern Expedition, in order to protect our homeland and quell the chaos of monsters and thieves, our Beifu soldiers went to the battlefield again. We separated from our wives and children." , far away from home, fighting for many years without being able to return home, we shed our lives, shed blood, fought against Kuaiji, guarded the sentence, defended Haiyan, rescued Hudu, rushed to the Garlic Mountain, fought against Guangling, and finally Yuzhou battle, finally defeated the demon thief Drive out the land of the Jin Dynasty! Before and after, our Beifu Army officers and soldiers alone died on the battlefield, a total of 97,435 people. From the six counties in Jiangbei to Jingkou, almost every family wore mourning and everyone mourned Dear, this is our Beifu Army’s solemn commitment to protect our homeland and our country, and this is the price we paid in blood and lives. Each of us can proudly say that we are worthy of this military uniform and worthy of this battle flag!”
Everyone in the tent followed Liu Yu and struck up their breastplates, shouting loudly: "Beifu, Beifu, swear to destroy the barbarians, protect our family and country, and nine deaths without regrets!"
Liu Yu's eyes sparkled with tears, and he pointed at the military flag in Liu Jingxuan's hand: "But today, this battle flag that has been with us for twenty years will be replaced by the flag of the Huan family. From now on, the Beifu Army will no longer be the Bao family flag." The national soldiers who defended the country have become Huan Xuan's private army. Everything we fought for and bled for will no longer exist. And those we will kill and fight in the future are our own comrades in the Jin Dynasty. Robe, people.”
"When Marshal Xuan invited me to join the Beifu Army, he made an agreement with me that as long as the Beifu battle flag is still flying and as long as I, Liu Yu, have my breath, I will fight for it. Since the situation is irreversible, I have no choice but to take off this Wearing armor, I returned to Jingkou to work as a farmer. Until the day when the Beifu Army raises this battle flag again, I will still wear this battle robe. Since I am too old to wear armor, lift a knife, and cannot walk. I can't even get out of bed, but my son and grandson will still come back. Everyone, see you soon!"
As he spoke, he untied the knot on his back and dropped the stainless steel armor. Liu Yu strode out wearing only the single clothes inside, throwing away the seal of General Jianwu. He returned to the pile of armor behind him: "Liu Yu from Liujia Village, Dianshan Township, Jingkou, has fulfilled his obligations to the Beifu Army and is disarming and returning to the field!"
Liu Laozhi gritted his teeth and said nothing. Gao Su on the side said loudly: "Liu Yu, what do you mean? You disarmed without the commander's permission. You are running away from the battle!"
Liu Yu didn't look back and stood on the same spot: "General Gao, please understand one thing. Before I took off my armor, I was General Jianwu and established an independent government and army. Now that there is no war, I will not be transferred to Beifu." Even Marshal Liu has no authority to restrain me under military jurisdiction. The so-called military orders do not apply to me now."
Sun Wuzhong frowned: "But now we are all here, operating under the banner of Beifu. Before the change of flags, you were still a general under the command of Marshal Liu. How can you just leave?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "Now that Marshal Liu has decided to change his banner, the so-called imperial-authorized crusade against Huan Xuan has been suspended. Except for the generals of the various armies under the official establishment of the Beifu Army, we generals who are qualified to establish an army and a government can Do your own thing. If the commander-in-chief takes the lead and disobeys military orders, how can he make his subordinates obey the orders? Commander-in-Chief Liu, don’t you think so?"
Liu Laozhi gritted his teeth and nodded: "Liu Yu is right. Everyone here is the master of an army. Not only are they temporarily placed under my command, even the generals of each battalion of the Beifu Army can decide whether to stay or leave on their own. . However, please understand that, whether you are a member of the Beifu Army or not, you are responsible for the lives and futures of thousands of soldiers in your camp, the people of Jin, and the world. You cannot leave on your own. After all, let your subordinates have no one to lead and become thieves!"
Liu Yu strode out: "I will settle my subordinates right away. They are all from Jingkou. They have families and businesses. They are willing to stay in the army for their own needs. If they want to go home, they will not be stopped. That's it."
Tan Pingzhi and Wei Yongzhi looked at each other and Xiang Jing and the others stood up, saluted Liu Laozhi, then took off their clothes and armor, turned around and left, followed closely by Sun Chu, Yu Qiujin, and Tan Daoji. , Meng Longfu, Meng Huaiyu, Kuai En and others also bowed and left. .
Liu Laozhi's face was gloomy, and he watched them leave one by one without saying a word.
He Wuji shook his head and stood up. Liu Laozhi's expression changed: "Wuji, you, are you going to leave your uncle too?"
He Wuji sighed: "After all, I am the lieutenant of Donghai Kingdom and the guard of Sima Yuanxian's son. My uncle will soon show his opponent to Sima Yuan. It's not easy for me to be in the middle. Please forgive me."
Liu Laozhi closed his eyes and waved his hand: "Go ahead."
He Wuji bowed and retreated. In the big tent, only Liu Yi, Liu Jingxuan, Gao Yazhi, Zhuge Changmin, the four Mesozoics, and a group of veteran generals were left. No one left. Obviously, they all wanted to be rich in the future. Expect something.
Liu Jingxuan said expressionlessly: "Commander Father, can someone else do this change of flag? I'm afraid that when I want to do this, I won't be able to help but take off this armor. The reason why I don't have it now is I followed the slaves and the others just because I couldn't leave my father behind."
Liu Laozhi looked at Liu Yi, who understood deeply and stepped forward to take over the banner with the Chinese character Huan. He curled his lips and said, "The general is willing to carry out the task of changing the flag."
Liu Laozhi said in a deep voice: "Very good, Liu Yi. From now on, you will temporarily represent the Beifu Army to fight against the rebel general. I will reward you with a title. Also, after the change of flag, you will immediately lead your troops to capture him." Sima Yuanxian and his son, haven't you always wanted to make meritorious deeds? This merit will be given to you."
Liu Yi shook his head: "Commander, although Liu Yu left without authorization and ignored military law, some of his words still make sense. Like Wuji and Ah Shou, they are both generals promoted by Sima Yuanxian. At this time, they are going to avenge kindness and revenge. , it will be criticized. Anyway, our whole army cooperates with Huan Gong, so we don’t have to complete this arrest. Mao Tai, who stayed in Jiankang with the Mao family in Yizhou, was once a subordinate of Sima Daozi, but in After Sima Yuanxian seized the power of Sima Daozi, he was publicly humiliated for defending Sima Daozi. He has been idle for these years. His resentment towards Sima Yuanxian is no worse than that of Huanxuan, and he was motivated to stand up for the Yizhou Mao family. It’s necessary and I’m happy to do it. Just let him do it.”
Liu Laozhi smiled slightly: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you to arrange this matter. Now, put on this big flag."
Liu Yi turned around and walked out of the tent. Outside the Zhongjun camp, tens of thousands of soldiers from the Beifu Army had gathered spontaneously. They all watched eagerly as Liu Yi stepped forward and slowly lowered the flag of the Beifu Army outside the camp. Facing the banner with the word "Huan", it slowly rises. Many people burst into tears, and soon there was a sound of wailing in the camp. Liu Yi curled his lips, looked at the big flag flying above his head, and thought to himself: When will this flag become a Liu character?
