Volume 17 Chapter 1876 Self-directed and self-acted(1/2)
No matter what tricks Tang Hun wanted to play this time, it would always be good for military power to return to his own hands. Hu You got the military power again and could do what he wanted to do but could not do. The first thing he did was to withdraw all the troops from the Six Acropolis to Longcheng. With the current strength of the World Destruction Army, it was impossible to divide the troops into six directions to meet the enemy. The more the troops were dispersed, the faster they died. Hu You must never let such stupid things happen in front of him.
This time, Tang Hun did not say any objection. He became like Rijkald, not caring about anything, and only focusing on what he should do. Hu You is not a fool. He could see that Tang Hun must be planning something in his heart, but he could see that there was no meaning. Hu You now has no time to deal with Tang Hun's affairs. There are too many things in front of him, and he has no time to care about them one by one.
The direct consequence of Hu You giving up the division of the Six Acropolis was that the five troops invading Longcheng, led by the Red Turban Army, could swagger directly to Longcheng City. When they were closest, they could even see each other's eyes and noses clearly. But strangely, although these five troops could make contributions to Longcheng at any time, they did not do that.
It is often uncomfortable to surround but not fight, and start directly. If you start fighting directly, no one will have time to think about other things in the tense atmosphere of war. The common people are determined to escape and soldiers are focused on responding to the enemy. It can be said that each performs his or her own duties and has his or her own business.
But the enemy only surrounded but did not fight, which gave people too much thought. The people were escaping their lives when they suddenly realized that the terrible war in their hearts had not happened. This made them stop and guess what happened again. Don’t blame them for thinking too much, just because this is really important to them. Only when they know the current situation can they accurately judge where there is danger and where there is no danger to survive.
For twenty years, they have survived by such judgment. Living is proven that their method is right, because those who use the wrong method have long been no longer alive, and they use their lives to compensate for the mistakes they have made.
Ordinary people will think that soldiers who have the opportunity to know more are more aware of the soldiers. Soldiers are also brains. They may not be able to understand too many major principles, but they can see that there are problems in the current Longcheng Literary Department. The big guys are fighting for power.
It can be said that Hu You's identity has not been made public yet, which is very unfavorable to him. The name Gu Yue is far from being convincing as the word "Hu You". It can be said that at the beginning, Hu You got a lot of convenience by joining the Taiping Empire by using Gu Yue as the name Gu Yue, but now, he has to pay the price for the convenience he got.
How did you say that: I will pay it back sooner or later.
Because the word "Gu Yue" cannot give soldiers strong confidence, after Hu You took over the military power in Suarez's hands, a hint of unstable mood also appeared in the army.
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"Young Marshal, I think you might as well disclose your identity." Zhu Daneng suddenly said to Hu You while inspecting the city defense with Hu You.
"Did you hear something?" Hu You glanced at Zhu Daneng and said. If something hadn't happened, how could Zhu Daneng suddenly say such things?
"Yes." Zhu Daneng nodded honestly and said, "Now, there are some things that are spread among the soldiers."
Hu You retreated from the Six Acropolis, which was a very good choice for him. However, in the eyes of the soldiers, this approach was a big mistake.
Is that a mistake?"
Anyone with eyes can see it. If Hu You did not withdraw his troops from the Six Acropolis, then they would not need to directly look at the enemy at the top of the Longcheng City, and Longcheng would not need to be within the enemy's attack range so quickly.
There are so many soldiers who can think of. If they can think deeper, they may understand Hu You's painstaking efforts to do this, but if they can really think of this, they will not be soldiers but generals.
After listening to Zhu Daneng's story, Hu You smiled and said, "You are also a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years. Do you think I suddenly made my identity public at this time? Is the impact on the soldiers positive or negative?"
Hu You didn't think about revealing his identity. But after consideration, he felt that doing so would only harm the morale of the army and would not have too many benefits.
It has been nearly a year since joining the Taiping Empire. Hu You has always used Gu Yue's identity. Except for the people close to you, no one else knows Hu You's true identity. Now it's time for war, and it's the most unstable time for people's hearts to be. If the soldiers suddenly learn that Gu Yue is Hu You, what would they think?
No matter what they think, this has a great impact on the morale of the army. If they don’t do it well, it is just some gossip behind it, but it has become a terrible event that cannot be cured.
Zhu Daneng thought for a long time before nodding, "Young Marshal, you are right. Now it is time to not disclose your identity. In fact, over the past year, I have not done a lot of things with the name Gu Yue. I believe that both soldiers and ordinary people will see it."
"Well..." Hu You was about to say something, but when he saw a figure rushed over from a distance, he took back what he had already said.
"It's Hou San coming." Zhu Daneng also saw that figure. We have been together for so many years, and even if we only see some faint shadows, he can tell who it is.
Hu You frowned and said, "Looking at Hou San's urgent departure, I'm afraid something will happen again."
Hu You said this very easily. As the saying goes, you don’t have to be afraid of biting if you have too many lice. Anyway, so many things have happened. If you have one or two more, you won’t scare him.
Zhu Daneng smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, I feel scared when I see Hou San now. I hope he is not going to bring us any bad news this time."
"So what about bad news? So what about good news? No matter which one, you have to face it. Well, he is here, let's hear what he says first."
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The news brought by Hou San was not very scary, but Zhu Daneng's reaction seemed to have seen a ghost. How could he not be surprised? He had just discussed the issue of revealing Hu You's identity with Hu You. Hou San brought such news.
Hu You frowned and said, "You mean, there are people in Longcheng that say I am 'Hu You'?"
Hou Sanchong said with a key point: "Yes, I got up early in the morning and walked on the street, and I heard someone telling you that it was Hu You. At first I didn't care much, and thought I had guessed your identity by chance, but later I found that almost everyone on the street was talking about this. It turned out that someone wrote your portrait and name into a big-character poster and posted it on the top of the city."
Hu You and Zhu Daneng looked at each other and asked, "Do you know who did it?"
Hou San shook his head and said, "Now I'm in a mess. I have too few resources in my hands, so it's impossible to find anything. But I can guess who it is."
Zhu Daneng nodded and said, "I also think it should be him. But is it good for him to do such a thing at this time? How could he be willing to do this?"
Zhu Daneng’s questions are not unreasonable. Whether it is Hu You, Zhu Daneng or even Hou San, it will not have much impact on them if they cannot survive in the Taiping Empire or the Taiping Empire is over. It will not be too difficult to get it at their level. Tang Hun is different. He only gained the power of the current situation by pursuing Rijkald. If the Taiping Empire is gone, he will have nothing.
Hu You pondered: "I can't think of a reason why he would do this. Maybe he didn't do it. By the way, how did you investigate the situation on the Red Turban Army? In their army, are there people from the Red Turban Army back then?"
Hou San shook his head and said, "It's not yet found out."
"Yeah." Hu You understood the difficulty. Back then, they were still very young, and they were all thinking about how to drive the Red Turban Army away and grab a place of their own to develop. They didn't pay attention to the information collection and did not pay attention to it. From the start of the battle to the end, they could not even remember the names of the leaders of the Red Turban Army. Now, after so many years, they wanted to look back and check it, and it was not so easy to find it.
"Just try your best to do your best. If it really doesn't work, don't force it."
Hou San nodded to show his understanding, hesitated for a while, and asked: "Now the soldiers and the common people are guessing your true identity, you are ready..."
"Since someone wants to make it public, there is no need to hide it. You can do this. I will just open my identity this time to see what benefits they can gain."
The clay man is also a bit rustic, but Hu You hasn't been played like this for a long time. This year is a good thing, and so many things have fallen directly on his head. He doesn't show off his power, and he really makes people become a sick cat.
"Yes. I'm going now." Hou San received Hu You's clear reply and immediately said goodbye. Since Hu You found out about robbing ordinary people's food, he always wanted to do something to compensate Hu You. So now, he will do whatever Hu You told him as much as possible.
"Kid Hou San, he has grown a lot now." Zhu Daneng sighed at Hou San's back and said, "He has been busy enough during this period."
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The military and civilians of Longcheng suddenly realized that they were so close to the legendary characters. Although it has always been rumored that this Taiping Empire was established by the legendary figure Rijkald. However, Rijkald appeared in front of no one in the world. No one can tell whether he really exists.
Hu You is different. At the same time when news of him being in Longcheng was heard, he was publicly like him. Not only Hu You, but also Zhu Daneng, Hou San, Ouyang Hanbing and other generals who were relatively less legendary but had always been with Hu You also appeared at the same time, which made the military and civilians feel a little ashamed.
Hu You's fame in the Tianfeng Continent is absolutely great enough, especially in the war. He has almost never heard of anyone who can truly defeat him. Even if he disbanded the Han and Tang Dynasties, he did so calmly and did not give anyone a advantage.
"Hu You are here in the crisis in Longcheng, so there should be no problem."
People have turned from speculating whether Hu You is really in Longcheng to discuss the significance of Hu You in Longcheng. Most of them are still optimistic, and a small number of people think that Hu You is no longer the same as before. With his power, they may not necessarily turn the tide. However, people with this kind of thinking only dare to think about it in their own hearts and dare not speak out publicly. You must know that the stronger Hu You is, the better it will be for them. If Hu You fails, they will be much worse than Hu You.
"This time, you have calculated it again." Tang Hun laughed. Li Quanxing was sitting opposite him. His external identity was still a fur businessman, but since he arrived in Longcheng, almost all of his doings had nothing to do with fur.
Li Quanxing smiled and said, "This is nothing, Hu You's nature is like this. Besides, it's more beneficial to him, so he has no reason not to take this opportunity to reveal his identity."
"I have to thank us for saying that Hu You." Tang Hun smiled more and more proud. He could almost see himself sitting on the throne. It was said that Jiangshan left to sit, and this time it was his turn to sit.
Li Quanxing glanced at Tang Hun, his face full of smiles, but he had no sense of happiness in his heart. Tang Hun, who was dreaming of an emperor, was no different from a pig in his eyes. Is the emperor so easy to do? Even if the whole world sits in turn, the idiot in front of him must count down again.
What he thought in his heart, Li Quanxing would not be exposed. For him, Tang Hun was still using Jiexi. His ideas were never wasteful, so don't waste them. This stupid Tang Hun could still help him do a lot of things.
Li Quanxing laughed for a while before saying seriously: "Although Hu Youzheng has walked into our plan step by step, Hu You is definitely not an easy person to deal with. We must not be careless before we truly succeed."
Tang Hun personally experienced Hu You's mightyness. But he was already blinded by power and no longer took the world seriously. In his opinion, Hu You was just an ordinary person, but he was lucky enough to achieve his current results. He was also quite a lot when he was defeated, and nothing was too great about him.
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Hu You's name is still useful. After Hu You revealed his true identity and made public appearance, Longcheng's uneasy mood was suppressed as quickly as possible.
Yes, Hu You also recorded many failed experiences under his name. But he had more success, especially when it comes to defending the city, and he was very good at it. With him, the people could let go of their worries and sleep more at night.
"Those guys are still surrounded but not beaten. I really don't know what they want to do." Zhu Daneng sat down and couldn't sit still. He was surrounded by people and had no freedom to go in and out. He couldn't eat or sleep well every day. Whenever there was any movement, he had to get up immediately. It was really not a life that people lived.
Qin Ming glanced at Hu You and said, "The Destroying Army has 300,000 troops, and now more than half of the troops are in your hands. Why don't you consider the possibility of taking the initiative?"
"Do you think you should take the initiative to attack?" Hu You pondered: "I have been thinking about this question these days. The troops outside are less than half of our total number. They have to fight, but they can still fight. But..."
"Are you worried about Tang Hun?" Qin Ming knew what Hu You was worried about at the beginning. To be honest, Tang Hun is not willing to endure this guy now. If Hu You didn't agree to his extreme method, he could solve Tang Hun immediately.
friendship?
Yes, Wang Yiyou has a certain friendship with Tang Hun. He can even be considered half of Tang Hun, not only his kung fu, but also many things. Qin Ming has taught Tang Hun. But what is the result of teaching him? He pointed the finger at his own people. He is determined to cause trouble for them everywhere, which is absolutely unforgivable.
"Well." Hu You frowned and said, "Tang Hun is almost in a semi-crazy state now. No one knows what he wants to do. What he will do. Maybe we should observe more.
"It's up to you." Qin Ming hummed, "You always like this kind of tune anyway."
"What does 'I like this tone?" Hu You asked, pointing at his nose. This can sound so uncomfortable.
"Be kind and indecisive!" Qin Ming said without giving any face.
"I was thinking carefully." Hu You hummed dissatisfied. Qin Ming, this guy, already has women around him, and his mouth still smells like he can't change it.
Oh, thinking about it more often is called indecisiveness. Is it heroic to use swords and guns without caring about it, or even the decision of human life?
"You think it's all right, so I'll just say this once." Qin Ming said this and closed his mouth and said nothing again, like a beautiful mud figure.
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"Isn't you sleeping?" Ouyang Hanbing got up and asked in a daze when he saw Hu You sitting there. Look at the weather, it won't take long to get dawn.
"How can I sleep?" Hu You sighed and said, "I am thinking about Qin Ming's suggestion. If you think about it carefully, Qin Ming's statement is not wrong. Instead of being passively defended, it is better to take the initiative and come more happily."
"What do you think so?" Ouyang Hanbing said: "If you really think this method is good, you have already used it. How could you sit here for one night?"
Hu You smiled bitterly and said, "Maybe Qin Ming is right, I am too indecisive."
"Actually, you are not indecisive, but you still have something you can't figure out in your mind." Ouyang Hanbing analyzed for Hu You: "Your knot should be in Rijkald. You don't know why he suddenly seemed to have become a different person, right?"
"Well." Hu You admitted: "Rijkald's transformation has indeed had a lot of impact on me. To be honest, I'm empty-headed now, I don't know what Rijkald wants to do, nor what I want to do."
People always have lows, and Hu You is in the lows now. You feel something wrong with everything you think. You feel so unhappy when doing anything.
Ouyang Hanbing said: "Since your heart is in Rijkald, why not go find Rijkald."
"I've searched for it, but there was no result." Hu You sighed. He was still angry when he went to see Rijkald that time.
Ouyang Hanbing looked at Hu You deeply and said, "The Hu You I know is not a person who likes to give up. If you don't have one, you will get two times. If you don't have two times, you will get three things. Hu You who doesn't have the goal and never look back is the real Hu You. Tell me, are you afraid of something?"
"Scared? What's there to be afraid of?" Hu You said with his eyes flashing.
Ouyang Hanbing shook his head and said, "I have been with you for so many years. Your eyes can't deceive me. You are afraid of seeing Rijkald again, and he tells you that he gave up and was tired. He doesn't plan to continue playing, right?"
To be continued...