Chapter 32: Abandonment of the City

"Impossible!"

"No way!"

The voice of the Yan army outside the city completely ignited the mood of the defenders of Guyi, and many people shouted hoarsely.

"Childe, is it true!"

Sima Shang strode in front of Zhao Jia, his eyes were full of hope, eager to hear a negative answer from the other party's mouth.

Behind him, Wang Ruobing and the generals were also nervous.

Zhao Jia looked around at the people, looking at the grief and hope on their faces, looking at the wounds on their bodies, and suddenly felt that his nose was a little sour.

For more than half a month, everyone worked together to fight to the death and repeatedly repelled the Yan army.

Even though the Zhao army suffered heavy casualties and everyone was exhausted, they still had a firm faith.

But now, the news that the Daiyi guards would surrender without a fight was like a thunderbolt from the sky, bombarding everyone's heads.

The fall of Daiyi was definitely a heavy blow to these bloody soldiers.

Even if the Daiyi guards died in battle, even if the soldiers and civilians of Daiyi were all killed, even if Daiyi finally changed hands, everyone would not suffer such a big blow.

On the contrary, they will hold back their anger and continue to fight with the Yan army for the sake of those dead countrymen.

Now they learned that Gu Yi would surrender without a fight.

Everyone was confused.

Even if the Guyi defenders fought to the death and tried their last strength to defend the city, even the Guyi defenders were determined to die.

However, are the Zhao people in other places like them?

Before that.

The defenders of Gu Yi may have thought that all the generals of Zhao State were like Jia Gongzi, and they would take the lead in battle.

Before that.

The defenders of Gu Yi may have thought that all the soldiers of Zhao Guo were like themselves, determined to die.

It is precisely because of this belief that they still dare to fight and fight to the death in the face of the Yan army, which is twenty times their size.

The shouts of the Yan army outside the city still came intermittently.

Everyone's eyes were red, staring at Zhao Jia, wanting to hear the correct answer from the other party's mouth.

Zhao Jia was silent.

After a long time, he slowly took out a battle report from his arms and handed it to Sima Shang.

Sima Shang took the battle report with trembling hands, and after reading it, his whole body trembled, and his face was a little distorted.

"Sting!"

Then, Sima Shang suddenly tore up the battle report, turned around and shouted to everyone: "The soldiers and civilians of Daiyi defended for half a month, and seven or eight out of ten of the war dead were unfortunately broken by the Yan thieves!" ”

"The Yan thief wants to disturb the hearts of our army, and deliberately spreads the remarks that the generals of Daiyi will surrender, and their hearts should be punished!"

"We should take the military and civilians of Daiyi as a model, defend Guyi, and never retreat!"

Sima Shang clenched the shredded battle report tightly with both hands, and roared at everyone with red eyes, not only wanting to maintain everyone's shaky fighting spirit, but also as if he was hypnotizing himself.

Sima Shang's shout made all the Gu Yi generals have a fighting spirit in their eyes again.

They were not afraid of death, but they were afraid that someone would lose their backbone and surrender to Zhao without resistance.

In that case, no matter how bloody they fight, they will not be able to change the overall situation in the end, but will shed blood in vain.

If all the Zhao people were willing to die, even if they died here, what would it matter?

"Hold Gu Yi and never retreat!"

At this moment, even Wang Ruobing, a woman, was waving her fists and shouting loudly.

Everyone swept away the decline, and their tired faces showed a fierce battle intent.

Zhao Jia looked at Sima Shang, whose face was distorted, as if he saw tears slipping down from the corners of his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He knew that Sima Shang was a good general.

After Sima Shang read the battle report, even if his heart was like ashes, even if he was confused about the future of Zhao Guo, he still did his duty.

He knew that his lies could lead to the death of countless people.

Therefore, Sima Shang was sad in his heart, blaming himself very much, and hated to grab the ground with his head.

However, Sima Shang knew that he was a lieutenant and a senior general of Gu Yi, and he must not let the army's heart waver.

Otherwise, Gu Yi will be broken, and the hometown of Zhongshan will be obtained by the Yan people.

In order to defend Gu Yi, Sima Shang did not hesitate to lie and deceive everyone, maintaining everyone's fragile fighting heart.

Zhao Jia understood everything, and also felt that his nose was a little sour.

But now, the strategic goals have been achieved, and then continue to defend Guyi, not to mention whether it can be defended.

Even if you can continue to procrastinate, it will still be harmful to the bigger picture.

Of course, giving up Gu Yi and even the entire hometown of Zhongshan was a private plan by Zhao Jia, Li Mu, and Lian Po.

This kind of thing is too secretive, even if King Zhao doesn't know about it, Zhao Jia naturally can't tell Sima Shang and the others.

Otherwise, it may lead to death.

Zhao Jia stepped forward, stretched out his hand and pressed Sima Shang, who was boosting morale, and took the battle report from his hand.

Although the battle report was torn apart, after a simple patchwork, the contents could still be seen.

"Daiyi guards, Daijun guards, and the Yan army have an appointment on the fifteenth, and the appointment date has arrived, Gu Yi guards and Daijun guards open the city and surrender, and Daijun is almost all the gains of the Yan army."

Zhao Jia slowly read the contents of the battle report, his voice hoarse and indifferent.

The people who had been boosted by Sima Shang heard the indifferent reading, and their fighting intent suddenly froze on their faces.

Then boundless loss and anger erupted.

They shouted loudly, cursing the Daiyi guards and Daijun guards who were greedy for life and afraid of death, and surrendered without a fight.

Many people were also staring at Sima Shang, and their eyes could almost breathe fire.

They are also resentful, why did Sima Shang deceive himself and others, did he want to send himself and others to death in vain?

Even Wang Ruobing, a female officer, had a big mouth at this time, and her eyes were full of despair.

It is conceivable that after this news is confirmed, the morale of Guyi's defenders will inevitably collapse in an instant.

At that time, Gu Yi really couldn't hold it.

"Why?"

Sima Shang clenched his fists, stared at Zhao Jia with his eyes, and asked in a hoarse voice.

Zhao Jia slowly put away the torn battle report and did not answer.

"Tell me, why!"

"Don't you know how bad the news will be?"

Sima Shang stepped forward, staring at Zhao Jia with fire-breathing eyes, roaring angrily.

"Can you hide it?"

Zhao Jia replied, his voice was very soft and light, as if he was babbling and sighing.

When Sima Shang heard this, his anger suddenly froze on his face, and then he seemed to have been completely drained of his strength, and his body fell to the ground softly.

His faith collapsed, his hopes shattered, and his strength drained in an instant.

This fierce general, who always rushed to the forefront on the battlefield and seemed to be always full of energy, finally fell.

"Someone, find a military doctor quickly!"

Zhao Jia was shocked when he saw this, and yelled at the soldiers outside the door, his heart was also full of guilt.

He knew how cruel it was for Sima Shang, a young and vigorous young man who was always full of high morale, to accept this kind of failure.

But as Zhao Jia said, can you hide it?

Even if you can hide it for a while, you can't hide it for too long.

When the truth is exposed, no one can bear the anger that erupts from Gu Yi's defenders.

At that time, Zhao Jia will really lose, these people who sacrificed their lives for their families and countries.

After the armor soldier carried Sima Shang away, Zhao Jia rubbed his brows tiredly and said, "Pass my military order, burn the useful materials that can't be taken away, and prepare to retreat!" ”

Zhao Jia's words were like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, exploding in everyone's ears.

Although they were angry, confused, and frightened because of the surrender of the Daiyi guards.

However, almost everyone knew the importance of Gu Yi to the entire Zhao State.

If you retreat at this time, it will be to give up the entire Zhongshan hometown to Yan State, which is definitely an unacceptable loss for Zhao State.

After being stunned, Wang Ruobing first shouted: "Childe, didn't you say that in this battle with Yan Guo, you should charge ahead!" ”

"This battle with Yan Guo, you are not afraid of death!"

"This war with Yan State, do you have to fight for an inch of land?"

"Even if Daijun is lost, even if Daiyi will surrender without a fight, you still have us."

"We all have the heart to die, and we are never willing to abandon Gu Yi!"

Listening to Wang Ruobing's firm declaration and looking at the wound on the other party's cheek, Zhao Jia's heart surged.

He knew that she was definitely not talking about the scene, but really with the heart of dying.

It is precisely because of this kind of person that Zhao State can repeatedly block strong enemies and make all countries dare not underestimate it.

They are the backbone of Zhao Guo!

Zhao Jia's face became gentle, and he sighed lightly: "When the news spreads, the hearts of the army in the city will inevitably be shaken, and now Gu Yi is already crumbling. ”

"If we don't retreat, I'm afraid we will all die here."

Wang Ruobing ignored Zhao Jia's gentle tone and shouted: "Childe is not afraid of death and wants to escape!" ”

"You once said that you can't guarantee that you can lead us all out of the battlefield alive!"

"But it can be guaranteed that as long as we have the courage to fight, even if we are outnumbered in the end, it will inevitably make the Yan people pay a greater price."

"I don't dare to guarantee that we will be able to defeat the invaders of the Yan Kingdom!"

"But it can be guaranteed that if you can't win the battle of this country, you, Zhao Jia, the eldest grandson of the king, will definitely stain the battlefield with blood, and you will never steal your life!"

Wang Ruobing's eyes were red, and her voice, which was originally very good, was a little hoarse at this time.

She learned from Zhao Jia on the school field at that time, raised her arms and shouted: "I want to let the Yan people know that the old people of Zhao State cannot be bullied, the women of Zhao State cannot be bullied, and the children of Zhao State cannot be bullied!" ”

She clenched her teeth, stared at Zhao Jia with her eyes, and shouted, "These are the declarations you once made." ”

"But now."

"You're scared, you want to retreat, you want to run away!"

"You want to give Gu Yi to the Yan army, you want the enemy's iron cavalry to gallop in the hometown of Zhongshan, and you want my Zhao Kingdom to lose the richest land!"

"I, Wang Ruobing, even if I am a woman, I look down on you!"

"It's also that I'm blind, I believe that you can lead us to fight for every inch of land and lead us to victory."

After speaking, Wang Ruobing threw away his helmet and turned around to leave.

Vaguely, Zhao Jia seemed to be able to see that tears were spilling in the air.

The rest of the generals were also infected by Wang Ruobing's words, and their eyes when they looked at Zhao Jia were also a little strange and complicated.

Zhao Jia watched Wang Ruobing leave, looked at the helmet that was turning on the ground, and couldn't help but clench his fists.

He shouted in his heart: "I, Zhao Jia, am not afraid of death, and there is nothing wrong with it!" ”