Chapter 208: Changing Hearts
Lintao, the fire is faint, Zhang Jun stands like a statue at the head of the city, his eyes are like knives.
The water battle has passed, and the initial victory of the Liang Army's naval division has greatly boosted morale; But for the Xiongnu Han State, this loss was not painful at all. In the land of Longxi, the victory or defeat of the war mainly depends on the land war.
The 200,000 Xiongnu army was unharmed, and no matter how much Zhang Jun tossed, the entire strategic situation would not change substantially. Therefore, if you want to completely change the offensive and defensive pattern, you must let the Xiongnu army move, otherwise the enemy Taishan will press the border, and it is impossible to win just by defending the city. As long as it is completely surrounded, there will always be a day when the city will be broken, due to the huge gap in numbers, the Huns can completely attack the city in wheel warfare, and the Liang army will be tired to death.
It's just that it is by no means easy to mobilize the Huns, how to do it?
In the urn city, the Longxiang army and the Hujie army that have been assembled are ready to go. They all raised their heads and looked at Zhang Jun who was high above, and their hearts were full of pride, as if worshipping gods. As long as you follow the governor, you can not only be promoted and rich, but also be praised by the world, and you can fight for thousands of miles without a defeat, what kind of hero is this? In the eyes of the soldiers, Zhang Jun is their god!
The city was silent, Chen Zhen, Wang Meng, Zhou Tong, Hu Shuo, and Han Hu all stood behind Zhang Jun with their swords, and there was a thick murderous aura between their eyebrows.
Zhang Jun looked around, and there were all the soldiers he was familiar with, and everyone seemed to be somewhat familiar, and many of them he could still name. Half a year ago, most of them were still farmers, homeless people, and mixed food waiting to die, but now, they are the captive army of Wei Zhen Beidi! At first, Zhang Jun used land, money, and high-ranking officials to win the hearts of the army, but the troops gathered together for their own interests were by no means an iron army capable of fighting tough battles and bloody battles to the end.
Facing more than ten times the number of enemies he faced, Zhang Jun wanted his subordinates to know what they were fighting for, and only by knowing who he was trying to promote, could he really not be afraid of death or hardship!
"Brothers of Long Xiang and Hu Jie, I am your Grand Governor, Zhang Jun!"
"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! Wansheng ······"
When the soldiers heard Zhang Jun speak, they spontaneously cheered, without the slightest nervousness before the battle, as if victory was within reach.
Zhang Junshuang pressed the next hope, stopped the cheers, and said emotionally: "Brothers, since the conscription army was formed, I, Zhang Jun, have eaten and lived with everyone, and there are clear rewards and punishments for merit and demerit, but there is a place where I can't live with everyone?" ”
The soldiers below looked at each other, and they all raised their heads to look at Zhang Jun, not knowing why the governor said this.
I heard Zhang Jun continue: "Many people think that when they are soldiers eat food, whoever pays them will give their lives. You are selling my life to me, tying your head to your belt and accompanying me from birth to death! ”
"Swear to follow the Metropolitan Governor! Swear to follow the Metropolitan Governor to the death! Swear to follow the Metropolitan Governor to the death······"
Zhang Jun suddenly waved his hand and shouted: "You are wrong! I, Zhang Jun, are not worth your life! ”
"Huh?"
"What!"
"What's wrong with the Grand Duke?"
Zhang Jun's words made the soldiers scratch their heads and began to discuss······" I'm just working for the Metropolitan Governor, why not? ”
Wang Meng in the back frowned slightly, but he couldn't help but speak, but Han Hu couldn't bear it, stepped forward and whispered: "The Governor of the Metropolitan is cautious······ Never shake the heart of the army! ”
Zhang Jun smiled slightly, waved his hand and said, "It's okay!" ”
Han Hu frowned and retreated, he didn't know what Zhang Jun's intentions were.
"Shake the hearts of the military?" Zhang Jun thought in his heart: "What I want is to shake the heart of the army, only by removing the old heart and replacing it with another heart, can the conscripted army be reborn!" ”
As the saying goes, if it is not broken, it will not stand, he wants to shatter the belief of his subordinates who are only for promotion and wealth, and replace it with the lofty ideal of fighting for the world! Before, due to the shallow foundation, no one would respond to these even if they were raised, but now it is different, Zhang Jun has come to a high position, and he can establish a new belief for his army!
"Brethren! Working hard for me Zhang Jun is nothing more than seeking to be promoted and make a fortune, or to feel gratitude. But money will be taken away from others, and kindness and righteousness can also be reversed, there is only one thing in this world that will not change, that is, we are all sons and daughters of China, and we are all Chinese children! ”
"Who doesn't have parents and brothers? Who has no property or wealth? ”
"I, Zhang Jun, was born and died, just to protect Da Liang's tens of thousands of parents and brothers, and tens of millions of people's land and family wealth!"
"You are not working for me Zhang Jun, but for yourself! Outside is the 200,000 army of the Huns······" Zhang Jun pointed with his hand and roared: "They are here to take away your wife and daughter, to take away your family wealth and property, I, Zhang Jun, will never agree, will you agree?" ”
"No!"
The soldiers also reacted, they licked the blood from the knife to earn a piece of land for their family, how could they allow others to rob it? When Zhang Jun said this, they howled one after another: "Never agree!" ”
Zhang Jun continued to incite: "We have laid down the west of Taoshui, and the land west of Taoshui is ours; Let's lay down Longxi, and Longxi will also be ours; When Shenjing is restored in the future, the fertile land in Guanzhong will also be ours! If you eat what we eat, if the Huns want to take it away, we have to protect it desperately! ”
In fact, the fields of many soldiers of the conquest army were divided into newly occupied lands west of Taoshui, and they could not bear the return of the Huns the most. So as soon as Zhang Jun's words fell, these people took the lead in agitating: "Swear to follow the Metropolitan Governor!" ”
One person shouted, dozens or hundreds followed, and a moment later, the entire army of captives howled!
Zhang Jun roared: "Recover the world, the world is ours." I, Zhang Jun, do not hesitate to give rewards to the fields, it depends on whether you bring eggs or not······ The man of the son, do you have the courage to follow someone to seize it! ”
"Yes! Yes! Yes! ”
Zhang Jun's eyes were clear, and he raised his arms and shouted: "Grab the fuck!" ”
"Fuck it!"
The soldiers of the Long Xiang Army and the Tiger Jie Army howled one after another.
Zhang Jun nodded with satisfaction and waved his big hand: "Go out!" ”
Wang Meng and the others behind him saw that the Metropolitan Governor had such a morale-boosting method, and their hearts were also full of admiration, and they couldn't help but straighten their backs and follow Zhang Jun down the city with their heads held high. In this battle, Zhang Jun's purpose was to take the initiative to attack, quickly intersperse behind enemy lines, burn and loot all the way, and completely disrupt the rear of the Xiongnu army. As long as the 200,000 Xiongnu army is stirred, then it will be all alive!
He left all the crossbowmen and divine arm crossbows, stone machines and other equipment of the Crane Control Army to defend the city, plus the original defenders, enough to hold out for a period of time. He took advantage of the darkness of night to lead the cavalry and infantry out of the city.
In order to speed up the march, the infantry army was also equipped with horses. Although they are not good at cavalry, they can complete the task of rapid support and interspersed with merit with the army as horses and on foot.