Chapter 361: Courage in the Heart (1)
The sun sets and the sky turns dark. The soldiers on both sides of the fight do not notice the change of the scenery of time. The fire dragons stretching for hundreds of miles on the Yellow River are dazzling, brightening the entire sky and covering the sky as they should have. The red clouds gradually turn into the sky, like blood boiling in the clouds, boiling and hot.
Duan Wumuchen's death was just the beginning of the war. Everyone in the Duan tribe of the Xianbei tribe sacrificed their lives to fight, and they completely defeated the flanks of the Han army with their unimaginable fighting spirit! Even the Tuoba Luguan tribe who was also moving forward did not catch any limelight in front of the crazy Duan tribe's death, and were completely covered by the opponent's momentum.
The Han navy, who was arrogant and inadvertently lost more than half of the Han army, was in a situation of victory, and under the situation of victory, the Hu people also had a collapse and disintegration under the counterattack of the Jedi of the Hu people. The fighting spirit awakened by the Hu people with a large amount of selfless sacrifice was very amazing. The already powerful ethnic group erupted in addition to their own blood, but the opponent was the one who was unlucky.
Wen Hu led Sima Yue, Shao Xu and other generals to fight to the death and still could not save the defeat. The Han army was instantly penetrated from the highest point of morale by the Hu people. Such a gap could not be recovered on the battlefield of life and death. In desperation, the Han army had no choice but to take advantage of the fact that it had not completely collapsed and chose to withdraw its troops first.
The high-pitched fighting spirit and battle situation of various people in the Later Han Dynasty rebounded almost every battlefield. The instant reversal of the entire situation gave people great confidence and incomparable despair, which no one expected. No one expected. No one expected that the Hu people would be so stupid that they died with the Han navy in an almost suicide manner, and no one expected that the Later Han Emperor Liu Yuan had already trained a large number of dead soldiers to master certain boat driving skills in a short period of time.
The Hu people's livelihood, agriculture, economy, science and technology and even military equipment were all different from those of the Han Dynasty. However, the Hu people's will to sacrifice their lives was enough to make up for the gaps and disadvantages caused by all this, and at the same time it made the opponents not have time to prevent and deal with it.
The winner is decided!
The four gates of Puyang City were closed, and the prince of the Supervisor Liu Dong looked outside the city calmly. From time to time, the retreating Han army was in a mess, obeyed the instructions from the city, entered the city, or concentrated in other places to rest.
The civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty had long lost their previous admiration and excitement, and replaced by disappointment and fear. His Royal Highness, the first time he used the army to actively lure the enemy into the depths, but this was the result. This could not only be considered a failure! It could also be said to be a guide to the house and bring fire to the body! Adhering to the strategy left by Your Majesty, the Hu people would not have been able to get involved in half an inch of land on the south bank of the Yellow River within ten years!
But now!? Those who play with fire must burn themselves!
"Your Highness, there are more and more defeated troops in the front, and Puyang is no longer safe. It is better to..." A group of faces changed, and another group of officials stepped forward to make suggestions.
Crown Prince Liu Dong stood on the top of the city with his hands behind his back, shook his head slightly when he heard this. Once upon a time, he saw his father standing at the top of Xiangyang City. Facing countless enemy troops, the lonely city did not surrender. Although his figure was not very tall, it was irreplaceable, even unattainable in Liu Dong's heart when he was young!
What about now?
"The victory or defeat is still unknown, so why are you afraid of it?" Crown Prince Liu Dong said with a smile in the face of the predicament.
The ministers were dissatisfied when they heard this. The prince had boasted that the Hu people had no return, which was the main cause of such a great defeat. Now the prince is not repentant at all, and does not learn any lessons. Instead, he is still optimistic? What should we do?!
"Your Highness wants to use someone familiar with geography, why not use me!" Seeing Zhang Wei and Zhang Mao leave, Bo Sheng, who had been stationed in Puyang for several months, could not help but feel angry and stood up and debuted.
Prince Liu Dong said with concern: "I want to live in the army for a long time and the army has no fighting spirit. How can I make the general die for free?"
Bo Sheng was one of the famous leaders of the Qihuo Army in Hebei at that time. He had to go through bloody battles with the Huns before he could come to the Central Plains. After coming to the Central Plains, he naturally could not continue to maintain the organization of the Qihuo Army. Most of his troops were dismissed for the people or arranged in other areas. Bo Sheng only left the most elite three thousand Qihuo Army soldiers, all of whom were able to fight through life and death!
"Your Highness has also inspected the last general's camp, why did you say this?" Bo Sheng was even more angry when he saw this. It was obvious that the prince Liu Dong had inspected his own troops and praised him. How could he say such a disobedient statement?
Some of the subordinates on Bo Sheng secretly pulled his sleeves and signaled him to calm his anger. You are just an ordinary general, how can you be so unreasonable to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Besides, Puyang City will be attacked by Hu people at any time, so Zu Ti and the Zhang brothers don’t know what to do, so how can you have the intention to quarrel here?
Liu Dong raised his hand and patted his forehead lightly, pretending to think: "Oh? I remembered it..."
Bo Sheng's expression was slightly relaxed when he heard this. You should know what an insult would be if a general was told that his troops were all full of wine and food! What's more, the person who spoke was the prince of the current dynasty, the future heir to the Han Dynasty, and hundreds of people were present!
"But this palace thought that the beggar camp was afraid of death and wanted to go to Chenliu, so it was inconvenient to move." Prince Liu Dong smiled suddenly as if he realized it.
Bo Sheng was furious when he heard this. He shook his sleeves and threw two colleagues who pulled his clothes and dissuaded him from far away. He strode to Prince Liu, who left and knelt down and said, "General Yangwu Bo Sheng is willing to lead the beggar camp out of the city to fight Hu Gou to the death, even if only one soldier is left, he will never retreat!!"
The Qihuo Army is the product of the civil forces in Hebei resisting the invasion of the Hu people. After surrendering to the Han Dynasty, they will naturally not be allowed to exist outside the Han army. Although the Qihuo Army no longer exists, the elite soldiers left behind are all called Qihuo Camps.
"General Bo has the ambition to serve the country. I am deeply pleased. I believe that the same is true for my father." Crown Prince Liu Dong said, his eyes swept across every official present, and saw that everyone looked embarrassed and ashamed. The crown prince is still planning to fight the enemy here, but the civil and military officials are repeatedly trying to escape. How can there be such a minister in a great man?
Although the Han Dynasty was strong and repeatedly attacked wealthy families and revitalized the power of poor families, the officials in the court were still the people left behind by the Shu Han, Sun Wu, Cao Wei and even the Sima family. It was not easy to integrate into the laws of the Han Dynasty, but the Han Dynasty could not eliminate all the disadvantages left by multiple countries.
Losing the original country, the family's power continues to decline. Some people are determined to support the court to serve the country, while others have lost their ambitions because of this, only seeking wealth and honor, and seeking peace.
Bo Sheng, who was kneeling on the ground, saw that the prince had no words for a long time, had no words for the rest of his life, and cursed himself as stupid as he was! Not to mention anything else, most of the people present had family backers or were famous. He was just a surrendered general, and he was also a lower-level official. Now he holds military power and does not want to join the army. Instead, he stands on the side of a group of cowards. Isn’t this self-destruction or what?
Whether a person is talented or stingy, he has to face the problem of survival. Some of the choices made for survival come from the heart as he wants, while others are observing and analyzing, and interests are caused by interests. But at the moment of life and death, he still dies without knowing himself and does not make any remedies. This is a real stupid person. This has nothing to do with a person's talent, talent, knowledge, and background.
"Puyang's city walls are solid, with tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and more than a year of food and grass! All the people from the Central Plains are mobilized, so why are you afraid of the Hu people? I strongly support Your Highness, and I am still heartless!" Minister Kong Xun first responded and bowed and said, "After being passionate, I couldn't tell at all that this was the main person who was trying hard to withdraw his troops and temporarily retreated.
Minister Yang Miao was not willing to let the enemy down and said, "My Han Dynasty is endless, and the Hu people are rushing forward and unable to escape from death without knowing how to move forward! Although Puyang is on the front line, His Highness is as stable as Mount Tai. Old ministers and others are waiting for His Highness to give instructions!"
For a moment, the ministers showed their loyalty and fell to their knees, as if the group of those who persuaded Prince Liu Dong to withdraw their troops were all irrelevant people.
Bo Sheng knelt on the ground and didn't dare to move. If he said that he was fighting in front of the formation, he had already become accustomed to licking blood from a knife. But when facing the prince's prince who could deprive him of his power and life and death at any time, he was like a defenseless baby and could be fiddled with. The more Bo Sheng was so happy, the more he was secretly happy. His highness used his statement to intimidate the ministers. Although he was just a pawn, he could be used by his highness, which means that he still had value?
Fear of losing power, fear of losing wealth, fear of losing everything you already have, or fear of losing your life are all fearful reasons. But the most terrifying thing is not that you have nothing, nor that a person has reached the end of his life. All the only things that can make people care about are value. From the supreme emperor to the common people, all are like this.
Prince Liu Dong sighed slightly, like Kong Xun, Yang Miao and others were all fighting people when they were young, and they had almost the same judgment as themselves about the current situation. However, because of fear and lack of courage, they could not stick to their own judgment. They would rather choose to escape and be cowardly than believe themselves, and they would go on firmly.
Is this because of insufficient ability? Failure often comes from subtle changes in people's hearts...
"You all have this enlightenment, and there is great potential for this battle! But can our army win??" Prince Liu Dong shouted loudly, and the voice came from afar, and the soldiers standing at the distance also looked sideways.
Zhang Gui stood beside Prince Liu Jie, and at this moment he knelt down and said excitedly: "The reversal of the battle is due to Hu Yi's life. If he has the courage, my great man will win!!"
"Oh? Courage! Do you have the courage to sacrifice your life for the country?" Prince Liu Dong asked in a strong tone of questioning. Not only the civil and military officials kneeling around, but also the soldiers on the top of the city could hear it clearly at this moment, and he asked himself unknowingly.
For warriors, courage is a necessary quality, and for officials and soldiers, martyrdom for the country is also a noble character. Prince Liu Dong's contemptuous eyes, contemptuous doubts, and the opportunity after the ministers expressed their loyalty, it hurts everyone's heart like a sharp needle.
The layer that is pierced is called dignity.
"I have sacrificed my life for the country and died without regrets!" The ministers shouted after hearing this.
"How many soldiers of the Han Dynasty are afraid of death!" General Yangwu Bo Sheng and other generals even took off their armor, naked and slapped their palms, making their hearts slap, and they were extremely angry!
Crown Prince Liu Dong didn't know when he actually climbed the battlement, and half an inch behind him was more than ten feet below the ground, which made the ministers panic and shouted.
The wind blew the hem of the clothes rolled up. Under the moonlight, the prince Liu Dong stood in the wind. After his eyes swept over everyone, he slowly said: "The situation of the Han Dynasty is still like this. The father gave the palace the right to behead first and then report. If the ministers don't follow, they will wear it like this!" After that, the prince Liu Dong waved his sleeves and fell down from the city wall with his jade pendant. The crisp sound came into everyone's ears, which was a stimulus and an enlightenment.
The Han Dynasty was strong, but the Hu people had already taken the lead in moving south. Even if the Han army was defeated in the front, they should not take a step back! Otherwise, once the Hu people gained their foothold, it would be difficult for the Han army to regain the lost land under the iron hoof. The victory or defeat of a battle was related to the entire world, the situation of the entire Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty, which seemed to have endless opportunities, had actually reached a point where there was no way out at this moment!
It is better to be broken than to be broken, and Prince Liu Dong is determined to do so, who dares not to obey?
Thinking of this, all the ministers who mentioned the withdrawal of the army were frightened. If they truly did what they said and were held accountable in the future, wouldn’t they be criminals? Thinking of this, the only remaining resistance in their hearts suddenly turned into nothingness, and they wanted to express their loyalty to the court with their hearts and hearts.
At this time, the city gates opened wide, and Zhang Mao and Zhang Mao each led five thousand soldiers and horses away. The ancestors outside the city also reorganized the retreating troops and embarked on the road to war.
"Since you want to lead the enemy to invade, why spread the news that His Highness the Crown Prince is not in Puyang?" Han general Yan Sha asked in confusion in the army.
Pang Zong, a Han general who retreated from the other camp, laughed and heard the words: "The Hu people must have discovered the reality of the nearby cities for a long time, and it would be strange if Prince Yan was still in Puyang."
"So that's the case, only those who do the opposite will doubt..." Yan Sha scratched his temples when he heard this and couldn't help but sigh. He was just a marching Sima in the army. The chief generals of the battalion were killed in battle, and he became the leader. The other Han troops were generally in the same situation. Faced with the Hu people's Jedi counterattack, countless Han generals were killed.
If the Han generals were just ordinary, they would inevitably retreat when encountering a strong enemy. It was because the Han generals who had experienced many battles and knew the hidden dangers and impacts of retreating, so they would sacrifice more after fighting. And about half of the main generals like Pang Zong who could escape unstoppable.
Chapter completed!