"What? General, you can't!" The lieutenant turned pale with fright. "General Li Hu's letter said we are not allowed to leave the border, we must..."
“There was no such letter, there never was!” Mo Yuanhang said.
"But...we only have a thousand soldiers at our disposal!" the lieutenant said uneasily. "The rest are..."
"We can't worry about that now, let's leave immediately!"
"General!" The lieutenant hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
"What, are you going to hide here and be a coward? Let the barbarians kill my Great Xia people?" Mo Yuanhang said angrily.
The deputy general was speechless for a moment.
"Fine, very well!" Mo Yuanhang nodded angrily.
He didn't want to force anyone, so he walked out alone.
At that moment, a sharp laugh rang out, "General Mo, where are you going?"
"You..." Mo Yuanhang exclaimed in astonishment. "This general is going to help the King of Shu fight the enemy!"
“Help that traitor? Hmph, guards, seize this traitor’s accomplice!” the man said.
After Mo Yuanhang was captured, the man grinned maliciously, "Lin Mo, as long as you die, I will be the new King of Shu!"
~~~
The next day, in Xichuan City.
As dawn broke, Lin Mo assembled his army. Today, he needed to lead them into battle, and his Hu-style archer cavalry and heavy cavalry were now in high spirits, their faces beaming with intense fighting spirit!
At this moment, Lin Mo's only general was Xu Chu.
Bai Qi, on the night before, asked Lin Mo for permission to lead three hundred Hu-style cavalry archers, traveling light and simply, out of the border overnight.
Bai Qi did this in order to gather intelligence on the enemy.
As the art of war says, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."
Only by ascertaining the number of troops and their deployment in the Western Regions can one remain invincible.
However, before setting out, the most important ceremony is to go to the military camp for a military parade, which is an opportunity to boost morale.
Upon arriving at the drill ground, they saw ten thousand soldiers lined up neatly, stretching as far as the eye could see.
It seemed as if the entire world had turned pitch black.
Lin Mo took a deep breath and said loudly, "Fellow soldiers, I am Lin Mo, son of Lin Wenzhong, the Grand Marshal of the Great Xia Dynasty."
He spoke loudly, and a messenger relayed Lin Mo's words, leaving only one voice in the entire training ground.
"Today, under the banner of the Great Xia, and under the illumination of the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers, I, the King, have decided to march into the Western Regions and fight the Dos people to the death."
At this point, Lin Mo paused briefly, "You should all have heard of the Dos people. In their eyes, we Great Xia people are not human beings at all, but just talking livestock."
Two-legged sheep, sheep that can walk, that's how they describe us, the people of Daxia.
Are you angry about this? Do you hate it?
"Hate! Hate! Hate!" the soldiers roared.
“Yes, I hate it!” Lin Mo said. “But let me tell you, this is how the world is: the strong prey on the weak. Now, we must fight the Western Region barbarians to the death and seek justice for our people.”
And these barbarians, they dream of burying our bones in their pastures, fertilizing their land, destroying our homes, and trampling our soil. Will you let them succeed?
"Won't!"
"Let them come!"
"Kill them all!" the soldiers shouted passionately.
“Yes, we are fearless!” Lin Mo continued, “We have no choice. If we retreat, your wives, children and elderly will become slaves, suffering the torment of bullying for the rest of their lives.”
If we retreat, our ancestors will weep bitterly in their graves. Because of their unfilial children and grandchildren, because of their cowardice, they have lost the land they won with their blood.
Today we set out on this campaign, and many will die, perhaps including myself.
That's how war is: either we defeat the enemy and step over their corpses, or we are defeated by the enemy and our corpses are trampled underfoot.
Therefore, if you see me fall from my horse, do not mourn, do not cease your charge, follow the banner closely, grip your spears tightly, brandish your swords, and fight to the death! May the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers endure forever, and may the Great Xia dynasty be forever secure!
These words were very powerful, instantly boosting the morale of the soldiers.
Xu Chu raised his arm and shouted, "Invincible! Invincible!"
Its momentum was astonishing, soaring straight into the sky!
"Let's go!" Lin Mo announced immediately.
At this moment, Xu Chu suddenly sighed and said, "This scene reminds me of a story."
"What?" Lin Mo asked.
Xu Chu took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and slowly recited: "If I cannot defeat these many people, I will die. Jade can be broken but its whiteness cannot be changed; bamboo can be burned but its integrity cannot be destroyed. Though my body perishes, my name will be recorded in history."
I am ready to fight Doss to the death!
Lin Mo: "..."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Lin Mo snapped. "The fight hasn't even started yet, and you're already saying something like that?"
"Ah! That doesn't seem quite right!" Xu Chu scratched his head.
Lin Mo ignored him and then looked at Qiao Shan, saying, "Xichuan City is our stronghold; we absolutely cannot afford to lose it!"
"Rest assured, my lord, Mr. Yao has already set up sentry posts along the entire route from Xichuan City to the Xichuan City border, keeping a close watch on everything! Not a single rat will be allowed to get in!"
Lin Mo nodded and said, "Very good!"
He stroked his chin again and continued, "Before I have dealt with the Dos people, you must not leave Xichuan City without authorization. If there is an enemy attack, just defend."
"Mr. Yao already warned me! Don't worry! If anyone dares to come to Xichuan City, I will make sure they never leave!" Qiao Shan patted his chest and assured him.
"This..." Lin Mo was both surprised and delighted, "I feel like I'm a broken record!"
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