That night, not only was Lin Dan not sent away, but he also had his own independent tent. Although she was a woman, no one in the military camp dared to attack her, not because of her identity, but because of her fighting power. Lin Qing came over with a set of armor and said ashamedly: "Sister, I never knew you were so powerful. If I could be as strong as you, I wouldn't have watched grandfather and others being killed. It's my fault, wuwuwu..."
Lin Dan frowned and said, "Why are you crying? Tears are the most useless thing on the battlefield. Even if all the blood in your body has been drained, you should not cry."
Lin Qing quickly wiped away her tears and said hesitantly, "I understand. This is the last time I will be weak. Sister, I will definitely avenge grandfather and his men! But, you clearly defeated Xue Zhao and could be the commander-in-chief, but why did you give up the position to Li Xian? Do you know that if it wasn't for saving him, grandfather would never have been trapped in the enemy's camp and died tragically in the end?"
Lin Dan put on the armor one by one, and said calmly: "The reason why you can stand here alive is that many soldiers sacrificed their lives, right? So as their relatives, should I hate you?"
In order to preserve the last branch of the Lin family, many soldiers tried their best to rescue Lin Qing, and finally pulled him back from the enemy camp. Thinking of the souls of those people in heaven and the helpless relatives they left behind, Lin Qing was speechless for a moment.
"Everyone is willing to sacrifice themselves to save you. That's the friendship between comrades, and it's a great sense of righteousness. Grandfather was willing to sacrifice himself to save Li Xian, and he was also willing to do so. In the army, comrades are our relatives. It is natural for relatives to support and help each other. How can there be hatred?" Lin Dan looked at Lin Qing straight and pointed out: "You don't hate them, but yourself. You are incompetent, so you can't save anyone, right? If you keep thinking about it, you will be distracted on the battlefield, and then many soldiers will have to sacrifice their lives to save you. Lin Qing, your last name is Lin, is your life more precious than others? If you always think about these things, you should stay in the barracks tomorrow and don't go anywhere."
Lin Qing was scolded by her sister so badly that she couldn't even raise her head. The grief and resentment in her heart gradually settled down and turned into relief and determination.
"Sister, I was wrong. I shouldn't take my anger out on anyone." He choked.
"It is a great honor to know one's mistakes and then to improve. On the battlefield, swords have no eyes. You should take care of yourself and don't let your imagination run wild. In the future, I will bring you and father back to the capital." Lin Dan said carefully, "Don't expect me to compete with Li Xian for the position of commander. I am a woman and have no experience in fighting. Even if I have established some prestige, the soldiers still don't trust me enough. If I take on the role of commander, they will feel empty and their morale will be difficult to boost. Li Xian is their comrade-in-arms. He has fought side by side with them and has been through life and death with them. His ability has long been recognized by them, so he is more suitable for that position than me. Do you understand?"
"I understand. I will listen to my sister." Lin Qing nodded repeatedly with a respectful expression. He never realized that this sister, who once alienated and disdained him, had now become his backbone.
Li Xian, who was standing outside the door, had a complicated expression on his face. After a moment, he left quietly without entering. He originally wanted to have a sincere talk with Lin Dan to resolve their mutual concerns, but now he felt that it was unnecessary. He found that Lin Dan was a very magnanimous person who had a very clear understanding of everything and did not need any advice from others. Her appearance was like a piece of driftwood, giving Li Xian, who was on the verge of despair, a little support and making him feel exceptionally safe.
Ding Mujie didn't sleep well that night. He dreamed of Lin Dan's face over and over again. Sometimes it was her in his previous life, and sometimes it was her in this life. After a while, the shaking picture suddenly became clear. The two of them were staring at each other through a door. Outside the door was the vast sky, and inside the door was cramped darkness. He gritted his teeth and said, "I am doing this to protect you, why don't you understand? What can you do at the border?"
Lin Dan inside the door said word by word: "What can I do? I can die on the battlefield, wrapped in horsehide, that ending is better than dying of old age in your backyard."
Her resolute face shattered inch by inch in the darkness. Ding Mujie was shocked and reached out to keep her, but he woke up from this dream that seemed like a dream, with a splitting headache and a heart-wrenching pain. That was the last time he met Lin Dan in his previous life. He always thought that Lin Dan's words were just angry words and should not be taken seriously. It was not until now that he realized that she would never lie. She has the ability to conquer the battlefield and the determination to die on the battlefield. However, he always looks at her with a paranoid eye and speculates about her with a narrow mind. It is ridiculous and despicable!
Ding Mujie sat on the bed in a daze for a long time. Suddenly he heard the army assembly horn, and then he remembered that Lin Dan was going to the battlefield today. He ran out quickly, but found that the army had already set out. Lin Dan rode his horse to the front line without saying a word to him or even looking back.
But he just stood there, staring at her back infatuatedly, until some hot liquid flowed from his eyes and he suddenly woke up.
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The two armies faced each other on a plain, and neither side moved, as they heard any sound of war drums.
Mo Li stood among the thousands of soldiers and shouted, "Lin Qing is here? Come out and see, I brought your father with me!" As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand and a rack was erected next to him. Several soldiers shook the wheel and slowly lifted up a man covered in blood.
After seeing the man's face clearly, Lin Qing screamed "Dad" miserably, squeezed his legs against the horse's belly and was about to rush forward, but was stopped in time by Lin Dan. She stood out from the crowd and challenged Mo Li, trying to provoke him into fighting her alone so that she could capture him alive and exchange him for Lin Tie.
Mo Li was not fooled. He glanced at Xue Zhao and said with a sneer, "Young lady, don't play such tricks in front of me. I, Mo Li, never look down on women, especially women who can stand out in the army of the Great Wei. You, the Great Wei, are not like us Hu people. We never restrict women. Hu women can go out to herd sheep or fight outside. They are good at everything. But your women in the Great Wei can only stay at home to take care of their husbands and children. They are very weak. Under such circumstances, there is actually a woman in your Great Wei army, and she is also a general. How can I not be vigilant? If you don't have the skills, a fierce and aggressive person like Xue Zhao will not be willing to be under you. I don't fight because I am timid, but because I am cautious. If you are planning to capture me alive, I advise you not to waste your thoughts."
After he finished speaking, he stroked his beard and laughed. His soldiers also praised him for his meticulous mind and for not being fooled by Lin Dan at all.
Lin Dan did not show it on his face, but he secretly tightened the reins. The other generals of the Wei Kingdom also gritted their teeth and warned themselves not to show any abnormality. There was no way. Mo Li was such a brave and resourceful man, and it was not easy to deceive him.
After laughing enough, Mo Li ordered his men to pour a bucket of ice water on Lin Tie's head. When Lin Tie slowly woke up, he pointed at Lin Qing and Lin Dan and said, "Lin Tie, my old friend, look, your son and daughter are here. Today I will let you reunite your family." As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand, and several soldiers turned the wheel and hung the bodies of the Lin family members one by one on the rack.
In the battle a few days ago, the bodies of the Lin family's men were trapped in the enemy's camp and could not be collected. Lin Qing originally thought that no matter how cruel Mo Li was, he would only burn the bodies and scatter the ashes, but he did not expect that he would bring them to the front of the battlefield, hang them on the rack, and use them to humiliate the Lin family and undermine everyone's morale. Although Marshal Lin had passed away for many days, his eyes were wide open, as if he had died with his eyes open. The other men in the Lin family were also covered in blood, and the sight was horrible.
The soldiers of the Great Wei Kingdom looked up at the corpses, their eyes reddened and their minds were confused. Some shouted "Marshal", some shouted "brother", and some tried hard to hold back their sobs and almost cried blood.
This was exactly the effect Mo Li wanted. He jumped onto the rack and punched Lin Tie in the face, breaking all his teeth. He then laughed and said, "I've said it before, all of you Wei soldiers are toothless tigers. You are nothing to be afraid of!"
Lin Tie regained consciousness and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Lin Qing, what are you still standing there for? Raise your arrow and shoot me!"
He had been tortured beyond recognition, every bone in his body was broken, the tendons in his hands and feet were severed, and he was now a cripple. Even if we rescue him, his life from now on will be worse than death. He knew what Mo Li was doing. He wanted to use the corpses of the Lin family members to humiliate the Lin family army, break their backbones, shatter their military spirit, and use the blood of hundreds of thousands of his comrades to forge his own reputation.
This tactic was invented by Mo Li, but it is also very effective. Lin Tie calls it a psychological warfare. If his and the other Lin family members' bodies were still hanging on the rack today, the Lin family army would have no way of boosting morale. Those corpses were like spirit-calling banners, which frightened them and made them lose their minds. Unless they can burn these soul-calling banners with their own hands and completely release the anger and bloodiness suppressed in their hearts, they will surely lose this battle.
Thinking of this, Lin Tie shouted even more miserably: "Lin Qing, did you hear me? Kill me quickly! I would rather die than be humiliated by the Huns!" If his death could arouse the fighting spirit of millions of people, then what would he be afraid of?
Lin Qing shook his head repeatedly, his eyes already red. How could he kill his own father with his own hands? He simply couldn't do it!
Lin Tie had no choice but to call Li Xian. Li Xian raised his bow and aimed, then put it down. After a while, he raised it up again and aimed, then put it down again. After repeating this several times, he was almost on the verge of collapse, and was even a little shaky while sitting on the horse. Lin Tie is none other than his mentor. How could he have the heart to do that to him?
Lin Tie's original intention was to arouse the bloodiness and anger of the Lin family army and use his own death to unlock the shackles around their necks, but he did not expect that this shout would make them slide into deeper despair. Their already sluggish morale was completely destroyed, and they showed signs of defeat before the battle even started. What's more, the horses of the central army led by Xue Zhao were moving in a disorderly manner, the troops were in disarray, and the soldiers were retreating, showing signs of deserting the battlefield.
Lin Tie was so angry that he vomited blood repeatedly, but Mo Li laughed loudly: "Hahaha, I knew that you people in Wei were all a bunch of spineless people! My men, today we will destroy the Lin family army and use their blood to build our great cause!"
"The Great Hu will win, and the State of Wei will be destroyed! The Great Hu will win, and the State of Wei will be destroyed!" Hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu soldiers shouted in unison, their voices shaking the heavens, forcing the Wei army to retreat several feet.
Ding Mujie, who was standing on a high hill watching the battle, had a pale face. He knew that this time, he still couldn't change the predetermined outcome, and Lin Dan, who should have died in depression, was now on the battlefield. He wanted to stop her, he wanted her to live long and long. However, if her wish was to die on the battlefield and be wrapped in horsehide, then even if he was heartbroken, he would not go against her wishes.
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