Chapter 1147: The decision of the old instructor
When he saw the outline of the Yichun city wall, the old instructor stopped the horse and said to everyone: "Stay a break and check the equipment."
"Instructor, why not go to Yichun to rest! It won't take long to arrive." A scout said.
The old instructor glanced at him and said, "Although Yicheng has been combed by Liu Xinda, they will leave after they have beaten. Maybe the broken soldiers and horses gathered again after they left. Or there are some officials and some famous people in the city who climbed up and called after Liu's troops left and organized people to restore order. Our manpower is not enough for others to swallow. When the time comes, we will see that the time is wrong, we have to run away! What if the horses are powerless and the people are powerless at that time, what should we do?"
"It shouldn't be possible? There are no organized enemies in the places ahead?"
"Not before, it doesn't mean there is no now." The old instructor shook his head and said, "As a scout, always be vigilant and always be vigilant. Because of negligence, you will die."
"Understood."
After resting for a full incense stick, everyone slowly rode their horses toward Yichun City.
The city gate was wide open, and some people were seen in and out of the distance. At the city gate, there were no guards, and there were no flags flying above the city head. The broken walls were filled with gaps and charred marks, which looked like they were burned by skulls.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, the people at the gate of the city looked up and saw them. With a scream, they turned around and ran towards the city.
He accelerated the horse speed and approached a distance for a while, just outside the range of the arrow above the city. The old instructor stopped. For him, such a distance was almost like instinct. He would know when he should stop.
No one came out.
The city gate was empty, and only those escaping backs were seen. Yichun had no more city gates.
Because the city gate had been blown up by Liu Xinda.
The old instructor didn't know some of the transactions at the upper level.
After Liu Xinda entered the city, he killed all the people whom the Tang army asked him to kill according to the request of the Tang army. These people were exactly the people who had the opportunity to restore order from the old instructor. The people who stayed behind died few times, and they just threw away all their property.
The Tang army was very dissatisfied with the fact that Liu's troops had killed them cleanly earlier because they did not want to get a piece of white land without anyone.
So when the old instructor carefully left half of the people outside the city and took the other half into Yichun City, whenever he saw them, he either ran away without a trace or slammed the door and hid in a secret place and shivered.
Liu Xinda still did not recover from the panic caused by this city. Whenever he saw the soldiers in the helmet and armor, he would be scared to death.
After inspecting Yichun City for a while, the old instructor confirmed that the city was indeed a masterless thing now. All the common people were probably afraid of being killed by Liu Xinda and became quails one by one. They were so scared that they could not speak when they saw them. Under such circumstances, even those who wanted to find a few people in charge could not be found. And relying on these few, the city could not be operated anyway.
"Liu Erhu, go back immediately and tell the general, just say that we have occupied Yichun City and are waiting for the army to take over. Let's talk to the general about the general's situation." said the old instructor.
"Yes!" The young scout agreed, turned around and ran towards the city.
"Instructor, what should we do now?"
"Go to the top of the city and tree the flag!" The old instructor smiled and said, "Let's stop wandering around the city and guard the city wall."
The group left the inner city and went up to the city wall. After a moment, a Tang Dynasty flag swayed to the top of the flagpole. Flirted in the cold wind.
More than a dozen Tang soldiers guarded under the flag.
Not long after lunch, some of the young scouts were sleeping against the city walls, while others were sitting there, boredly rubbing their already sharp sabres, stabbing guns, and dismantling the crossbows and disassembling them, and each part was polished brightly.
Maintaining your equipment when you are free is something that the scouts are repeatedly reminded when they step into the training camp. The matter of sharpening their knives at the moment is a way to seek death for scouts.
However, the old instructor stood on the city wall and looked into the distance.
Somehow, he always felt a little scared.
This feeling is very bad, and it seems that something is going to happen. As a veteran who has been working on the battlefield for more than ten years, his intuition has always been very accurate. Although he cannot explain the source of this feeling, every time he has this feeling, the final facts prove that it is right.
Sure enough, not long after, a war horse suddenly appeared in his sight and rushed towards Yichun. The old instructor narrowed his eyes. Although it was still far away, he still recognized that it was Liu Erhu he sent out.
Liu Erhu should go to the main army, but now that he is back, it only means something is wrong.
It was still far away from the city wall, and Liu Erhu waved his hand desperately. Seeing Liu Erhu getting closer and closer, his face was full of panic, and the old instructor's heart couldn't help but sink.
The sound of horse hooves alarmed all the other scouts. They rushed to the city wall, saw Liu Erhu, and then looked at the old instructor.
"What's wrong?" Looking at Liu Erhu who was panting and climbing up the city wall, the old instructor asked in a deep voice.
"The enemy, the soldiers and horses of the Jiangxi Observer, were all cavalry, with at least three thousand cavalry!" Liu Erhu stuttered a little, "I noticed that they turned around and ran away, and they sent people to chase them, but their horses were not as good as mine, but they would soon arrive here."
The city wall suddenly became silent.
"Instructor, three thousand people, we should leave!" said a scout. "This is not something we can resist."
The old instructor remained silent, but looked up at the Tang Dynasty flag flying in the cold wind.
Everyone else looked at him nervously.
After a while, the old instructor slowly lowered his head and looked at everyone and said, "Brothers, although the scout's mission has always been to inquire about information and spy on military information, there is no responsibility to defend the city and defend the land, but now we have occupied Yichun City. Where the Tang Dynasty flags are flying, it is my Tang Dynasty territory. Now, we are no longer scouts, we are the Tang Dynasty soldiers who are responsible for defending the land."
"But we only have a dozen people, how could it be the enemy's opponents? With one charge, we are all finished." A soldier said pale and authentically.
The old instructor smiled and said, "Sometimes, there are some things that you know that there is no good result when you do it, but you still have to do it. Brothers, if we run away today, we will hand over Yichun City to the enemy. In the future, you have the good intention to tell your comrades, "Will we escape when we see the enemy?"
"Lost land and retained people..."
"Shut up!" said the old instructor: "Do you know why we want to seize these places? Because these places were captured by Liu Xinda, we just took over before the Jiangxi army. Whoever rushed to do so would be whoever scrambled. Now we come first, and this place is ours. If we run away, the Jiangxi army will occupy this place with righteousness. When our army comes in the future, there will be no reason to start a battle. Without Yichun, Pingxiang will be gone."
Everyone lowered their heads.
"So we can't leave." The old instructor said slowly: "Maybe the people of Jiangxi saw our flag and dared not fight, so they retreated obediently, because they may not necessarily dare to provoke our Tang army. Brothers, if this is the case, we will become famous all over the world."
"What if they don't care about it, they must fight?" a soldier asked in a trembling voice.
"Then we will die!" the old instructor said lightly: "But in the same way, we will become famous all over the world. Facing three thousand enemies and defending the country and land, we will definitely become role models for the entire Tang Dynasty to learn. But more importantly, we used our death to exchange for our army to start a war against the enemy, because they killed our Tang people and stole the land of our Tang Dynasty. The army would avenge us."
Everyone lowered their heads.
"Your parents and family will be proud of you, and your neighbors will be proud of you. Your deeds will become the content of all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who are learning." The old instructor laughed: "People will die, and death will die sooner or later will die. What's more, half of the chance, we can try it. No matter how we count this ticket, we will make a profit."
He glanced at everyone slowly and the old instructor said, "But I can give you the right to choose. Those who are willing to guard this city with me will stay. If you don't want to, leave now. With the skills I have taught you, it is not difficult to avoid the enemy's exploration."
No one makes a sound.
The old instructor was right. If they wanted to escape, they would definitely be able to escape. But this escape was not only their reputation, but also all of them. I am afraid that even the army would not be able to be sent home by then. That would be the end, and I would never want to raise my head in my life.
Think about other people's family gaining countless glory, their family receives the best treatment and care, while their own family has to live in shame. Even the person who is most afraid of death cannot move at this moment.
"Very good, it's worthy of being the soldiers from my Shen Laosan. Go down the city and get on the horse. We go out of the city to line up and prepare to face the enemy." The old instructor laughed and walked down the city first.
The twelve people rolled over and arrived outside the city gate. The old instructor took the lead. The twelve horses lined up behind him, just in front of the city gate.
Chapter completed!