Chapter 638: Dialogue at the Head of the City
The army of Donghu rumbled away, and above the city, the civil and military officials were almost gone, but Thorpe still stood at the head of the city, staring at the end of the sky, where there was no other color except empty white.
Taking a deep breath, Thorpe tilted his head slightly, "Kumamoto, look at me Higashihu Erlang, how about it?" ”
Kumamoto, who was dressed in cloth, nodded and said, "Yes, worthy of the title of the division of tigers and wolves." ”
"How is it better than you Yan Jun?"
"Each has its own strengths, and each has its own strengths."
Sopu laughed, "Kumamoto, to this day, you are still so proud, well, as you Yan people said, the pig's head is cooked, and the teeth and bones are still hard, if your Yan army is really as brave as my Donghu Erlang, how can you be killed by my sons and daughters, and even you are stranded in my Donghu?" ”
Kumamoto's expression was gloomy, and he was silent for a long time, and Fang said: "The specific statement of the specific battle, this battle is not because my Yan army is not brave, but for another reason. If your Donghu soldiers are really invincible in the world, after so many years, they will not even be able to enter Liaoxi, and a Zhang Shouyue will block you for decades. ”
Thorpe said coldly: "You are right, non-warriors are not brave, I Donghu Erlang can't enter Liaoxi, not just because we can't fight, there is an iron cavalry in the east that is invincible in the world, but there are also his shortcomings, whether I am in the political system or above the military system, there are shortcomings that cannot be made up in a short period of time, but now we realize it, so we are changing, Kumamoto, you see, in a few years, I will take you to Liaoxi to have a look." ”
Kumamoto Ha laughed, "Don't be ashamed, haven't you forgotten." In the Hetao, Yu Wenke lost tens of thousands of lives. In the western direction of Liaoxi, Agu Huaien was so pressed by Helan Xiong that he couldn't raise his head. A lofty will make it difficult for you to move forward, and you still want to invade my Dayan, you are dreaming! ”
Hitting people without slapping people in the face, Kumamoto's army general Thorpe was a little embarrassed, and snorted, "Yan Qi will definitely bring back that lofty head when the time comes." I'm going to invite you to come and drink and celebrate. ”
Kumamoto laughed, "We'll see." But I'm thinking, if Yan Qi loses again this time, and even your royal flag is left in the Hetao, when the time comes, how will you suppress the opposition in Donghu and how will you deal with your political enemies? Raise the butcher's knife again, kill again, and your Donghu foundation will be killed. ”
"Do you think Yan Qi will lose?" Thorpe asked rhetorically.
Kumamoto was stunned. Looking up at the heavy sky, in an instant, countless possibilities had been thought of in his mind, but none of them could effectively defeat Yan Qi. Under the terrain of the Hetao, no matter how you look at it, Yan Qi's 50,000 cavalry occupies the absolute upper hand, and Gao Yuan can rely on it. Maybe it was the Liao River, but Yan begged to send troops at this time. It is obvious that it is necessary to take advantage of the severe cold of this season.
Liaohe, it's going to freeze! Kumamoto sighed. With the severe cold here, the frozen river, let alone walking, even galloping on the horse, there is no problem. I don't know if Takato noticed this problem.
Seeing Kumamoto hesitate, Thorpe said proudly: "Look, even General Kumamoto can't think of any possibility for Takato to defeat Yan Qi, what else do I have to worry about?" ”
"Yan Qi does have a big victory, but you don't forget, since the day of Gao Yuan's uprising, every battle is to fight the strong with the weak, and the small enemy is big, but over the years, he is not only alive and well, but also getting stronger and stronger, when you think he will be defeated, he will often give you a great surprise, this is a person who can create a miracle, although I can't think of any tricks to defeat Yan Qi, but it doesn't mean that he can't. Thorpe, I'm just an old guy on the verge of death, and lofty, but full of energy. Kumamoto said as he spoke, suddenly remembered something interesting, and laughed, "Speaking of which, this Gao Yuan is really the bitter master of your Donghu people, starting from a soldier Cao, he will take your Donghu people to open the knife, every time he grows, it is your Donghu people who use him as a stepping stone, this time, I really wait and see, looking forward to a miracle!" ”
Thorpe was furious in his heart, and snorted coldly, "Then you can wait, when the head of Gao Yuan is brought back, I will invite you to come and see." ”
The two of them stopped talking, and stood at the head of the city, but they were thinking about their own thoughts.
In the middle of the night, Thorpe squinted at Kumamoto, although he was over fifty years old, but where did this veteran stand, but still like a tall pine, captured in Donghu, but never lost the dignity of a general, and then think about the past and Lin Cheng next battle, this person relied on his crippled vanguard army, again and again to and Lin Cheng launched a decisive attack, even in the face of the last attack of the palace guards, but also brazen fearless, this person led more than 20,000 vanguard troops, almost all died under and Lin City. Even though Thorpe was disdainful of the Yan army, he still maintained respect for Kumamoto, which is also the reason why Kumamoto was able to live well in Helin after voluntarily staying in Donghu and unwilling to bow to the Donghu people.
"General Kumamoto, some things above the Yan Kingdom court, Tulu often talks to you, right?" Thorpe shook his head and changed the subject. "Now Tan Feng and Zhou Yu are in control, Ning Zecheng is dead, Zhou Yuan was reprimanded, and almost all the veterans and ministers who went back with Zhou Yuan were deposed, and now in the Yan Kingdom, the newcomers control the government, even if you go back, you also have your position, the best ending is to return to the old pastoral, you have just passed fifty, and you are willing to stumble like this?"
Kumamoto sneered, "You still want to surrender to me, why don't you give up, then Tulu often makes noise in my ears, you are the dignified king of Donghu, how can you repeatedly humiliate yourself, even if I, Kumamoto, am just an idyllic man who works all day long in the future, I will not serve you Donghu people." ”
Thorpe's face changed, and he almost wanted to attack, looking at Kumamoto's face with a light breeze, as if he was waiting for him to make a move, his stomach couldn't help but disappear, and he smiled, "It's okay, General Kumamoto, but when I defeat the big Yan in your heart, the Donghu Iron Cavalry swept the world, and trampled all Qin, Zhao, Qi, and Chu under my feet, I want to see if you are willing to serve me?" ”
Kumamoto was stunned, and suddenly laughed wildly, laughing so much that his waist bent down, shaking his head while laughing, pointing at Thorpe, "Arrogant, arrogant, I am willing to wait, but I'm afraid that when I die of old age, you may not be able to step into the Central Plains." ”
Looking at Kumamoto, who was laughing uncontrollably, Thorpe said coldly: "You Central Plains people have a saying, called those who have aspirations, things can be done, I have this patience, Kumamoto, maybe this process will be very long, you may not really see it, but I have this determination, I have this patience, when I step on the world, I will ask someone to find your son, grandson, give them official titles, let them serve me, and then I will bring them to your grave to put a pillar of incense, but to see if you win in the end, or I win!" ”
Staring at Thorpe with a stern face, the smile on Kumamoto's face gradually froze, this is a madman, he said in his heart.
Looking at the frozen Kumamoto, Thorpe smiled proudly: "Now under my rule, I have recruited a lot of frustrated talents among you Central Plains people, and they are completing a series of vast projects such as the legal system and the etiquette system for me, I know the shortcomings of our Donghu people, but those emperors of your Central Plains, can you know your own shortcomings?" Kumamoto, you don't want to work for me, but can other Dayans be like you! ”
He laughed, turned back to the guards behind him, and said, "Come on, bring all those people and let General Kumamoto take a look." ”
Kumamoto was a little surprised, and then, he saw a row of dozens of mermaids appear in front of him and Thorpe, and after saluting Thorpe, he straightened up, his eyes swept over Kumamoto, all of them were ashamed, bowing their heads and saying nothing.
Kumamoto's eyebrows gradually raised, among these people, he knew only a few people, but they were all generals in the standing army of the Yan army. But now, they are all wearing the uniforms of the palace guards of the Donghu people.
Thorpe looked at Kumamoto and said with a smile: "You don't want to serve my Donghu, but they do, and now, they are already officers of our palace guards." These people, in your standing army, the position is not high, the highest is only a lieutenant general, but I have carefully visited, these people are all talented, just because of the so-called unspoken rules of your Yan country, they are the highest now, but in our Donghu, I can give them a higher position and let them show their strengths. ”
Kumamoto's eyes swept sharply over everyone's faces, and slowly became disdainful, "If you forget your ancestors, the heavens will punish you." ”
The faces of these dozens of generals all became extremely difficult to look at.
Thorpe said than without a head: "Good birds choose trees to perch, loyal ministers choose the lord to stand, you work hard for the king, this king will not treat you badly, I have sent someone to ask the king of Yan for your family, the king of Yan does not dare to detain him, estimate the time, when you Central Plains people celebrate the New Year, your family will come to Donghu to reunite with you, in the future, you will train soldiers for my Donghu, go into battle to kill the enemy." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Dozens of generals all showed a look of surprise and joy on their faces, if these people surrendered to Donghu, if they still have anything to worry about the Central Plains, it is only their families.
Thorpe smugly turned to look at Kumamoto, "General Kumamoto, now you should also think about what they are doing for the king, right?" ”
Kumamoto snorted coldly, "What else can you do, it's just training foot soldiers, you don't have many yeoman farmers in Donghu, except for herdsmen, you are slaves, do you expect these slaves to become a strong army?" The joke is just that there are more people who die on the battlefield. ”
"You're wrong!" Thorpe sneered, "The main body of the foot soldier is indeed from the slave, but do you know what the slave desires most, freedom." The main body of these foot soldiers are the second or even third generation of slaves, and the king has promised them that as long as they make war exploits on the battlefield, they can cancel their father's slave status, let them turn into yeoman farmers, and give them land, so their fighting spirit is very high! The strategy of the Qin people is wonderful, and I am also going to carry it out in Donghu, General Kumamoto, what do you think? ”
Kumamoto looked at Thorpe, and his face finally became heavy. (To be continued......)