Chapter 341: Twenty Vine Whips in Exchange for Face
Chapter 341
It's not my style to be tough when you lose, I arched my hand, "Shangguan Dadu said that we don't lose this game, but Dadu Tong should also be careful, after this battle, I have learned a lot of things, and the next time I challenge, the outcome will be unpredictable." β
Shangguan Lingling was stunned for a moment, then barely squeezed out a smile, turned around and walked in front of Shangguan Liang and them, Shangguan Liang and the others had already lined up, although they were the winners, but most of them looked embarrassed, not to mention anything else, just those four sword and shield hands, they were beaten by me and Lu Worm respectively, and the image was not much better anyway.
Shangguan Lingling looked at them with a gloomy face, and only after a long while did she open her mouth faintly, "Just yesterday, in the face of the same opponent, you resolved the battle with lightning speed, and there were no casualties, there is no doubt that I am proud of you, but what about today?"
Shangguan Lingling raised her voice violently, and there was anger in her tone, "The same opponent, the same number of people, just a day apart, your formation was torn to pieces by the other party, and the two dead soldiers were also forced to sacrifice, is this a victory? No, this is a defeat, a shameful defeat, with thirty people against three people, fighting like this, how can you still call yourself the Xiyun Xuance Army, and the Xiyun Xuance Army still has the face to say that it is the last barrier of the Chutian Alliance!"
The thirty sergeants, including Shangguan Liang, all lowered their heads in shame, and Lu Worm smiled at the one who was watching next to me, and he leaned over and lowered his voice and gloated and said, "Ya aren't crazy now, look at what kind of bears they have been trained into, hehehe." β
"You hey fart," I kicked over and scolded, "Think about it with your pig brain, we are still scolded like that when people win, can you still have light on your face, I don't understand what it means." β
Lu Worm thought about it for a long time, and then he came to his senses, gritted his teeth angrily and scolded, "Grass, Shangguan, this girl is insinuating, don't say you lose, you will be scolded if you win disgracefully, you will be scolded, you look down on us, damn, no, Lao Tzu has to talk to her." β
Lu Worm's head was hot and I was about to go over to find trouble, I hurriedly grabbed his arm and whispered, "Come back, it's not enough to be ashamed, don't you understand the unspeakable truth of the defeated army's generals, as the losing side, we have no face, at this time to argue with Shangguan Lingling, we have no face." β
Lu Worm stopped and said depressedly, "Grandma, what should I do, do you just let the Shangguan ladies look down on me?" β
"I'm not convinced," I said as I looked at Shangguan Lingling, who was still reprimanding the team, "but it's not time yet, tomorrow I will launch the challenge of the Brave Trial again, I already have a way to win against them, and when we win, we should look down on her." β
Shangguan Lingling finished her lecture at this time, waved her right hand, and concluded, "Since ancient times, there have been many arrogant soldiers who have been defeated, and they have never underestimated the enemy and achieved less success, as a member of the Xiyun Xuance Army, you should go all out in the face of any opponent, the lion and elephant fight the rabbit with all your strength, the teachings of the ancients must not be forgotten, and then I announce that all the members of the participating team will go to the prison army to receive twenty rattan whips, cancel the month's vacation, and double the training next week, Shangguan Liang, you will receive forty, have you heard it, disband!"
"Huh!" everyone shouted in unison and retreated outward, I saw this scene and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade Shangguan Lingling, "Shangguan Dadu, this is not suitable, it doesn't matter if you cancel the vacation training or double, you let them each receive twenty rattan whips, what if they are broken, I will have to carry out the trial of courage tomorrow." β
Shangguan Lingling smiled faintly, "Dao Chief, please be relieved, I Xiyun Xuance Army is not the only one of their thirty sergeants, tomorrow's trial of courage will be carried out as usual, and it will not delay Dao Chief's affairs." β
Shangguan Lingling left after speaking, leaving me alone in a daze, until Lu Worm came over and shook me several times before coming back to his senses, Lu Worm asked me curiously, "Brother Wu, what did she tell you, scared you like this." β
I looked at Shangguan Lingling's figure gradually walking away, and replied to the question, "Twenty rattans have a different face, it is a very cost-effective deal, Shangguan Lingling can take on most of the unified positions, and sure enough, there are some doorways in it, let's all underestimate her." β
Lu Worm looked confused when he heard this, and asked me what I meant, I smiled mysteriously, and only said that the secret of heaven should not be revealed, and then shouted that Lei Tong went back to the barracks together, and Lu Worm chased me anxiously and asked me again and again.
The reason why I refused to tell Lu Wormzi why was because I had reached some kind of tacit understanding with Shangguan Lingling in the short exchange just now, and she reprimanded Shangguan Liang for their actions before, which seemed to be reproach, but in fact it was love, why did I say this, because I read a trace of caution in Shangguan Lingling's eyes.
Shangguan Lingling miscalculated our combat effectiveness, she arranged for Shangguan Liang to lead the team to meet us yesterday, she wanted to use her most elite sergeant to give us a dismount, Shangguan Liang and they did it, but only yesterday, today's battle, if it weren't for Shangguan Lingling planting two dead soldiers in the formation, I could directly kill the pikemen, without the pikemen, the shield bearers would have no protection, and the battle formation would be equivalent to being broken.
Shangguan Liang's victory today is not only a tragic victory, but also a narrow victory, which is also mixed with a few hints of luck, Shangguan Lingling will not fail to see this, she understands very well, if Shangguan Liang and they fight with us again tomorrow, there is a great chance that they will lose, this result is unacceptable to her, thirty of the most elite sergeants of the Xiyun Xuance Army can not stop the attack of three people, then it will not be a matter of losing people, but will cause a devastating blow to the morale of the Xiyun Xuance Army, Shangguan Lingling is a person who leads the army, she should understand a truth, that is, the Xiyun Xuance Army can be defeated, but it must not lose the soul of the armyγ
For any army, the military soul is a vital thing, just like ordinary people believe in various sects, the military soul is the faith of soldiers, daily hard training is only their body, and the belief in the military soul is their spiritual pillar.
The soul of the army is the courage of the soldiers, there is the soul of the army, even if a unit hits the last person, it will bravely launch a fearless charge against the enemy, the soul of the army is also an honor, it supports the belief of every soldier, so that they are not depressed by failure, do not retreat because of hardships and dangers, as long as the soul of a force is not extinguished, then no matter how many times they are knocked down, there will be countless successors to rise again.
Shangguan Lingling is afraid, she is afraid that they will lose tomorrow's battle Shangguan Liang, not that Xiyun Xuance's army can't afford to lose, after all, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, but Shangguan Liang They can't be defeated in our hands, if we killed them in the first battle yesterday, it's better to say a little, at most, it will make the sergeants of Xiyun Xuance's army think that we are a group of extraordinary masters, there are so many masters in the world, it's not bad to add a few more of us.
But now it's different, after Shangguan Liang and them easily defeated us, the Xiyun Xuance Army has already acquiesced that we are just a few ordinary opponents, in this kind of psychology, we, as Shangguan Liang's subordinates, have forced the opponent to this point in just one day, which has already embarrassed others, if they are defeated again tomorrow, what will the other sergeants of the Xiyun Xuance Army think?
They won't think that Shangguan Liang's team can't do it, because as partners who get along day and night, they should be clear about each other's strength, Shangguan Lingling wants to pick out candidates to meet us in the entire Xiyun Xuance army, then these people must be the objects that everyone is happy with, that is to say, Shangguan Liang, who was selected to fight, is already the top team of the Xiyun Xuance army, and even if they are defeated by us, what will happen to the morale of the Xiyun Xuance army?
will collapse, just like we often say from thrift to luxury, from luxury to frugality, Xiyun Xuance Army can lose to unfamiliar opponents, but not to the defeated generals of the past, especially in such a short period of time, Shangguan Lingling is keenly aware of this, she doesn't dare to bet, so she will criticize Shangguan Liang in public after they win, and announce punishment.
Severe punishment will definitely have an impact on combat effectiveness, for the sake of fairness, Shangguan Lingling can logically change a team of people to be in charge of the trial tomorrow, this team of people will definitely not be able to compare with Shangguan Liang and them, and it is precisely because of this that even if they are defeated by us, it will not have much impact on morale, after all, they still have hope, in their hearts, since Shangguan Liang's team defeated us twice, then it is natural to defeat us for the third time, as for the difficult process of winning the second time, they will automatically ignore it, and gently bring it over with a sentence of Shangguan Liang and their pride and contempt for the enemyγ
Shangguan Lingling is also well-intentioned, she actually took the initiative to show me favor like this, after Shangguan Liang's team is withdrawn, Shangguan Lingling will definitely be replaced by a team with poor strength, she does this, which is equivalent to reducing the difficulty of the brave trial from the side, which is naturally pleasing to me, you must know that my goal has never been related to fighting the Xiyun Xuance Army, what I want is just to pass the trial.
Of course, these things can't be said on the surface, only I and Shangguan Lingling know it, after returning to the barracks, I reformulated the plan for the attack, the whole plan has not changed much, but the project in charge of each person has changed, after explaining the plan, Lu Worm will ask me suspiciously, "Brother Wu, can this work, in case the other party has any foreshadowing that we didn't expect, we will be no different from sending us to death?"
I smiled faintly as Shangguan Lingling looked, "Don't worry, the mountain people have already calculated everything, tomorrow's victory will definitely be captured, you can see." β
Lu Worm obviously didn't believe that I had this kind of ability, so he pouted and said pretending to be forced, I would be in a good mood, and I didn't bother to bother with him, and a few people were idle to pass the time, just waiting for tomorrow's battle to come.