New and dark light years

Chapter 372 Military morale is available
The disappearance of the Horned Owl True Lord does not signify its complete submission, but merely a temporary retreat from its sharp edge.

Li Lin was well aware of this, but he didn't take it to heart.

Both sides are using each other; neither should accuse the other of being more noble or despicable.

Since he obtained the book "Concepts of Formations" last time, his knowledge of formations has improved immeasurably.

Incidentally, even his talismans have improved considerably.

Some techniques share a common core essence, which is quite normal.

This is also why Li Lin was able to understand the runes on the altar at this time.

Even... if he could figure out the materials for the altar, he could build it himself.

At this moment, the six 'Tree Fairy Goddesses' surrounded Li Lin again, rubbing their faces against him.

This situation made Li Lin feel strange.

Generally speaking, the paper effigy used to guide souls will closely resemble the person being imitated.

Therefore, logically speaking, the paper figures of the Tree Fairy should also be aloof and cold.

But... what's with this tree fairy goddess who looks like a kitten?!

Li Lin had also considered that this was actually the Tree Fairy's true personality, but he preferred to believe that his soul-guiding paper doll had made a mistake rather than believe that the Tree Fairy's personality was actually very clingy, like a cat.

Li Lin quickly made hand seals with his left hand, and the six paper figures rapidly shrank, then turned into small paper figures and returned to Li Lin's hand.

He then put the six small paper figures back into his arms and put them away carefully.

Then he went to rest.

He was also a little tired after spending the whole night on the city wall.

The barracks had a special room for officers to rest in, and everything there was new.

After Li Lin came in, he threw down a few small paper figures for warning, and then lay down to rest.

He slept very well, and when he woke up it was already noon.

Gui Yalei continued to lead his soldiers outside to dig pits and fill them with soil.

The burial of thousands of people cannot be done in a day or two.

Although he had only slept for a little over two hours, Li Lin was still in good spirits. At this time, the government troops also arrived at Bobai Military Town.

They arrived a day earlier than expected, which means the government troops must have been marching at full speed to achieve this pace.

It was Guo Yuan and his subordinates who arrived. Upon seeing Li Lin, Guo Yuan immediately ran over, bowed, and said, "I am late, please punish me, sir."

Logically speaking, Guo Yuan arrived quite quickly, but Shangguan arrived before you. No matter what, you're just not good enough, you're just wrong.

This is an unspoken rule in officialdom.

Therefore, Guo Yuan not only dared not take credit, but also felt that he might be reprimanded.

However, Li Lin was not the kind of unreasonable superior. He smiled and said, "You came quite quickly, there's no need for that."

Guo Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Lin then continued, "You will stay here for ten days to assist in the defense of this place. If no enemy troops appear within ten days, you may return to the Tianjin camp on your own."

"The general will obey the order."

Li Lin glanced at the city wall and said, "I'm going back to Yulin County first. You can discuss the matter of joint defense with the local garrison commander when he returns from outside."

Guo Yuan agreed again.

Li Lin then led the local militia away, while Guo Yuan personally led over a thousand men to escort Li Lin for more than ten miles before turning back.

It took Li Lin three days to return to Yulin County.

The local militia returned to their camp, while Li Lin went to the county government office.

Seeing Li Lin return, Jiang Jili breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What is the cause of the beacon fire in Bobai Military Town?"

Wen Bi followed along, looking at Li Lin with curiosity.

"An army of about four thousand men, whose organization and origin are unknown, has set its sights on the military town of Bobai."

Jiang Jili raised an eyebrow: "Unknown organization, unknown origins, and four thousand people? Are they barbarians from the south?"

"no!"

Oh!
Jiang Jili responded softly; he understood and guessed the origin of that army.

Wen Bi's reaction wasn't as quick. He said doubtfully, "There are only Nanman people in the south, and no Qi army with any official organization. They can't possibly be border troops, hahaha..."

Halfway through his laughter, Wen Bi realized what was happening.

He looked surprised: "Is it really the border army? The one with the surname Tang?"

Jiang Jili sighed and said, "We are already in the southern border. The only ones further south than us are the Southern Barbarians and the Tang border army."

"How could this be? The Tang family has been virtuous and loyal to the Great Qi for generations, guarding the border for nearly a century. How could this be..." Wen Bi still had an expression of disbelief.

Jiang Jili sighed softly.

As a scion of a prominent family, he understood that within such families, imperial power was not supreme; rather, the continuation of the family itself was paramount.

As for Li Lin, he comes from an era where only strength matters, so the concepts of orthodoxy and non-orthodoxy are irrelevant to him.

The capable should take the place; it's that simple.

Therefore, neither of them was surprised by the Tang family's actions.

Only a scholar like Wen Bi, who truly studied the classics by rote, would find this somewhat unacceptable.

"What are your thoughts?" Jiang Jili asked Li Lin.

Li Lin shook his head: "The other side didn't show any markings, and... there were no survivors." "No survivors? Is the Tang family army really as fearless as rumored?" Jiang Jili looked somewhat surprised.

Li Lin said, "No, I had someone set a fire. It happened to be a north wind that day, so the fire burned very fiercely and almost all the enemy was burned to death. It seems that only a dozen or so people escaped."

The two of them stared at Li Lin.

Then Jiang Jili clicked his tongue and shook his head helplessly.

Wen Bi had a similar expression.

Generally speaking, water and fire are merciless... Most generals don't like to use this method to deal with the enemy. In their words, it is against the harmony of heaven and the people.

Scholars, in particular, were quite resistant to it.

“This matter will not be recorded as a military achievement,” Jiang Jili said. “Many high-ranking officials in the court do not like this kind of thing.”

Li Lin laughed and said, "It doesn't matter, I don't need this little bit of credit."

"That's good."

Jiang Jili was quite afraid that Li Lin would be stubborn with him, but seeing that he listened to advice, he felt relieved.

The three chatted casually for a while longer before parting ways.

The three of them went home after get off work.

After returning home, Jiang Jili wrote down the story of the Tang family's appearance outside Bobai Military Town and sent it to the Jiang family in the capital by carrier pigeon.

Of course, he didn't mention a single word about Li Lin setting fire to people.

After returning home, Li Lin immediately began refining the Imperial Realm Powder. Of course, it was an improved version of the Imperial Realm Powder, mainly used to make spirit stones and to mix into the soil to transform spirit fields.

Li Lin's plan was to first create a one-acre spirit field for a second experiment. However, even for a one-acre spirit field, the amount of self-defense powder required was quite staggering.

He practiced tirelessly, day and night.

Then a few days later, he found that the materials were gone, so he went to find Huang Qing.

"Qing'er, why are there no more ingredients?"

Huang Qing sighed: "Sir, we have already bought all the materials you need from the market. The three nearby counties also don't have what we need. We are now trying to find a way to get the goods from Tianjin."

Li Lin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly: "I didn't take this into account."

Indeed, given sufficient materials, Li Lin could produce enough Yujie powder for one acre of land within ten days, even if he went all out.

But we don't have enough materials right now, so we can only wait.

Li Lin entrusted these matters to Huang Qing. He didn't need to do many things himself; he could just let someone he trusted handle them.

He rested for a few days and then received two pieces of good news.

First, the government troops had been fully recruited; second, the main camp had been expanded.

Li Lin then rode his horse and led his personal guards to the government army camp.

The camp at this time was even more impressive, covering an area seven times larger than before. Moreover, the gate was two zhang higher and four zhang wider, with a plaque hanging above it bearing four red characters: Jinjun Prefecture Army.

Li Lin arrived at the camp and sat on the platform. To his left and right were the commanders of the four armies, and below him was a sea of ​​heads.

It feels like there's no end in sight.

A formation of several thousand people is already quite impressive, but a force of forty thousand gives one the illusion that with such an army, one is invincible.

Li Lin took a deep breath to suppress the agitation in his heart.

He now finally understood why some people, once they had enough troops, would think of rebelling.

In such a scene, anyone in the host's position would feel a desire to conquer the world.

Li Lin stood up, then took out a roster from the side and shouted, "Eastern Route Army, First Battalion swordsmen and shieldmen, ready!"

"The villain is here!"

One soldier stepped out to the left, standing in an empty space in the formation.

Li Lin casually flipped through a few more pages and called out, "Northern Route Army, Shen Battalion, Tang Jiu."

"The villain is here!"

A rifleman stepped forward.

Li Lin randomly called out the names of a few soldiers; this was the troop mobilization on the battlefield.

Feeling that it was about time, Li Lin handed the troop roster to the side, where a personal guard took it and placed it aside.

Li Lin stepped forward to the edge of the training platform and said, “My surname is Li, my given name is Lin, and my courtesy name is Kunge. Many of you have probably already heard of me, which is why you have come to my camp to serve as soldiers. I don’t have any great abilities, but I have one good point: I am willing to share wealth and honor with all my comrades. I can guarantee that your pay will not be withheld, you will be able to eat three dry meals a day, and if we win a battle and make meritorious contributions, I will eat meat, and you will definitely have soup to drink.”

The soldiers below became excited.

Li Lin continued, "If you are injured and unable to serve in the army, I will give you resettlement allowance. If you unfortunately die in battle, your families will receive a large sum of compensation. Now that I've said that, if you still have any complaints about me, you can leave now, and I won't blame you."

The soldiers remained quiet and motionless.

At this moment, Xiao Chunzhu, who was mixed in with others, suddenly shouted, "I am willing to die for Chief Inspector Li!"

The sound was like a sharp knife, piercing the silence.

Forty thousand soldiers shouted in unison, "We are willing to die for Commander Li!"

"I am willing to die for General Li."

"I am willing to die for General Li."

Such voices came one after another.

Li Lin stood on the training platform, watching the soldiers raise their weapons at a shout, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

The morale of the troops is high!
(End of this chapter)