Chapter 22: It is easy to shake a mountain, but it is difficult to shake the Lu family army [In the following three months, wars raged everywhere, and battles of all sizes continued. You anticipated the enemy every time, and came and went without a trace, causing Tuoba Shuyi's 300,000 troops to become exhausted and exhausted from the endless running.] [Faced with your elusiveness, Tuoba Shuyi had no choice but to give up chasing you, and instead adopted a strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, pretending to chase you while secretly leading the army to attack Hulao Pass. ] [However, he had never expected that you had already anticipated and set up an ambush, and formed a pincer attack with Wang Yang at Hulao Pass, defeating the Beifeng army in one fell swoop.] 【The battle was a great defeat, and Tuoba Shuyi had no choice but to lead his troops in retreat. 】 [This war lasted for a year and attracted worldwide attention. ] [Every battle you commanded was a victory over and over again, with a smaller force defeating a larger one.] [Lu Chen's name is well-known throughout the world. ] [You three, father and son, have been promoted four ranks in a row due to your outstanding military achievements. You have also been granted the post of Jiangnan West Road Riverside Administration Officer, a rank of the third rank.] [You did not stop there, but continued to march northwards, conquering eighteen cities in two months. All the northerners fled in fear, and you recovered Yanzhou and Yunzhou.]
…… …… Yunzhou is located in the northern border. The climate is cold. Towards the end of autumn, a sudden snowstorm swept across the entire world. The entire area within a radius of thousands of miles around this place was dyed a frosty white. In this time of wind and snow! A group of people and horses galloped through the white snow. Leading the group was the eunuch Ma Bao, who was wearing a thick mink coat and riding a jade lion that could shine at night. This horse is the royal mount, it is extremely majestic and worth a fortune. at last! After much hardship, the team arrived in front of a towering military camp. Ma Bao jumped off his horse with swift and agile movements. He was of medium build and held a sword in his arms. She has a fair complexion, but not at all effeminate. Instead, there is a heroic air between her brows. There was a stern and righteous look in his eyes that made people dare not look at him directly. Ma Bao was the confidant of Emperor Daqing and, as his close companion, he had been with the emperor since childhood. More than 20 years ago, the current emperor of Daqing jumped from an idle prince to the Son of Heaven. Ma Bao also rose to prominence and became one of the most powerful eunuchs in the Daqing Dynasty. however! The eunuch Ma Bao was unique. He did not form cliques for personal gain or oppress officials.
He was upright, honest and selfless, and was respected by both the government and the public. People praised him as "more genuine than men." Not only did he enjoy a high reputation in the imperial court, he was also a first-rate swordsman in the martial arts world. His swordsmanship was swift, and with a long sword in his hand, he was like a dragon emerging from the sea, which was breathtaking. However, after days of running around, even he felt a little tired and overwhelmed. All this hard work was due to the three men from the Lu family army, father and son. Since the Beifeng army retreated, the Lu family army marched northward with unstoppable force and captured a city in a few days. Afterwards, the Lu family army led thousands of elite troops and marched northward like a storm. In just half a month, they captured three more cities and successfully occupied half of Yanzhou. He then entered Yanzhou and took control of all the military forces. His momentum was like a rainbow that pierced the sky. He captured ten cities in a row and was invincible. When the news came back, the whole world was shocked. All this seemed so incredible in Ma Bao's eyes. In just over a month, Yanzhou returned to Daqing's embrace. To know! In the past twenty years, Daqing’s troops have never crossed the Yellow River. No Daqing army has reached this place in the past twenty years. Yanzhou, the land that Daqing lost twenty years ago, is still on the side of Daqing in the hearts of most people. Along the way, Ma Bao witnessed the warm welcome from the people. They presented fruits and melons to express their respect and gratitude to the Lu family army. At the same time, he also felt the novelty and changes along the way, and his heart was filled with surprise at the new leader of the Lu family army. Lu Family Military Discipline: "We will not demolish houses even if we freeze to death, and we will not plunder even if we starve to death!" Those who oppress and force the people will be punished with beatings at the lightest and beheaded in public at the worst. Ma Bao was well aware of the darkness within the army. Sometimes in order to vent their anger, soldiers would pretend to be horse thieves and massacre civilians. This kind of strict military discipline was rare in the world. Ma Bao murmured to himself: "Lu Chen, whose name is Shenzhou." The outline of the Lu family army was created by Lu Chen alone. There are children's folk songs all over the north. "It's easy to shake a mountain, but it's hard to shake Lu's army!" Lu Chen...that's not right. Now, he has been conferred the title of Shao Bao by the court and is respectfully called Lu Shao Bao. Ma Bao was full of curiosity and interest in this young hero. now! Having arrived to the north of Yunzhou, the Lu family army once again gathered 60,000 people to prepare to recapture Yuezhou. Conquering two states in less than three months is an exciting achievement. Ma Bao, under the order of the Emperor, originally wanted to hold a ceremony to confer titles on the Lu family army on the bank of the Yellow River. Unexpectedly, the Lu family army had already crossed the Yellow River and marched northward. Upon hearing the news, he rode non-stop all the way to Yanzhou. However, another piece of good news came that the Lu family army had already attacked Yunzhou. The speed of their march and the speed of their siege were breathtaking.
Ma Bao pursued relentlessly, and finally arrived at the Lu family army camp at this moment. On this trip, he traveled thousands of miles, and although it was in vain, he had no complaints in his heart, but was rather happy. At this moment, Ma Bao stood quietly outside the military tent, waiting for an audience. Naturally, his men would pass the message to the big tent. He was not proud of his status, but as an imperial envoy, he represented the majesty of the emperor, so he had to be treated with dignity. After a while, footsteps were heard in the distance. Ma Bao's eyelids twitched slightly and he looked in the direction of the voice. Not far away, I saw dozens of figures marching in unison, exuding a murderous aura. It was obvious that they were the soldiers rushing out from the sea of blood and corpses in the army. The Lu family army is indeed an iron army. The words echoed in his mind again. "It's easy to shake a mountain, but it's hard to shake Lu's army!" They came to both sides of Ma Bao, standing tall in the wind and snow, like javelins, standing still like steel sculptures. The three of them walked out side by side, each with a different aura. In the center is a white-haired veteran, with the vicissitudes of life visible on his face. On his right side was a young man wearing armor and looking very heroic. Ma Bao guessed their identities with just a quick glance. Lu Jiaxuan and his son Lu Yu. Although Lu Jiaxuan has struggled for more than ten years, he always loses more than he wins in the confrontation with Beifeng and has never been able to achieve success. Although Lu Yu was a great general and was known as a "enemy of ten thousand men", such generals were not uncommon in a country like Daqing. However, Ma Bao's eyes did not look at the young man who was walking one step behind on the left. This person should be Lu Chen. Among the scholars in the south, he enjoyed a high reputation and was called "unparalleled in the use of troops in the past four hundred years." Tuoba Shuyi, who once expressed helpless emotion on the bank of the Yellow River: "Since I was born as Tuoba Shuyi, why did I give birth to Lu Shenzhou?" The boy stepped out from the shadows. He is tall, dressed in casual clothes, with a Taoist hairpin on his head. He looks handsome and has a calm temperament. Feeling Feng Bao's gaze, the boy smiled at him. Feng Bao intuitively felt that the young man's eyes were extremely bright, as if they could see through people's hearts. ……
…… [This year you are 25 years old, you are granted the title of Shao Bao, and the Lu family is granted the power to discuss military affairs.] [In the early spring of the second year, you personally led 40,000 Lu family troops to capture six states in a row. You fought more than 30 battles in half a year, and you were victorious in every attack and every battle.] [In the same year, Beifeng sent an envoy to the south to negotiate peace.] (End of this chapter)
