A little further forward, but it was the middle ground of the Korean army attacking from two directions, and there was not a single corpse outside the city. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Half a mile later, the farther south you go, the more corpses you have under the city, which is the site of a war. The ground on the corresponding walls also began to get wet with blood. The wounded soldiers and corpses had been carried down the city, and the survivors, with tired faces, took turns drinking a drift of water in their hands against the women's wall. Bows and arrows and spears were thrown to the ground, and the scorching sun made the strong men sweat, their skin red, and occasionally there were blood stains that had not dried, but the survivors were staring at each other, indeed, at this time, it was better to be alive than anything else.

Seeing the king coming, the survivors got up and saluted, but they were stopped by Zhou Bian waving his hand, Zhou Bian looked around, but his steps kept moving forward, and the soft shouts of the soldiers kept ringing in his ears, "The king!" ”

In order to prevent the Korean army from going and returning, and also to guard against the thousands of Korean soldiers who are collecting corpses under the city, the soldiers in the city have not yet withdrawn. The further they went, the more soldiers there were, and they stood up one after another, and without hesitation, they cast their admiring eyes on the king, and the excitement was self-evident, and gradually, they surrounded the king who came to visit.

Suddenly, the pile of soldiers who had just surrounded the front was picked up, and a man covered in blood ran over, but it was Liu Yun, and then Pang Xing, Zhou Zhan, Ziyuan and other generals also came, gathered around Zhou Bian, and they all couldn't help but say in a happy voice, "King, we won again today, and we have beaten the Korean army back!" ”

Listening to the heartfelt joy of the soldiers and feeling the heartfelt love of the soldiers, Zhou Bian suddenly felt quite relieved, life is like this, and it is absolutely worth it to go through one. Looking up, the young faces were still full of tears, or still stained with blood, and sweat was dripping uncontrollably, but there were gentle smiles on their faces. Although he was also injured, although many comrades died, Luoyang City held on for another day, and it was worth it.

So, after thinking about it, Zhou Bian waved his hand to stop everyone, and asked loudly, "Soldiers, do you know why my royal family can win today?" ”

At this time, this city wall was already full of people, and those who were close to the king sat down on the spot, and those who were a little farther away even stood on top of stones and other instruments, and everyone heard the king's question, and saw that although the king was young and high, he was still very close to people, and these young soldiers were not very pedantic and focused on the difference between kings and ministers, so they answered one after another.

"I went back to the king because the king commanded properly and deployed troops well."

"Report to the king, because the catapult is so powerful that the Han soldiers under the city can't raise their heads."

"King, the villain thought that it was because the city wall was tall and strong, but fortunately, the city wall was repaired some time ago, and we were condescending to withstand the impact of the Korean soldiers."

Someone else shouted, "It's because the iron spear is sharp, and the assassination of Han Bing is accurate, and Han Bing's shield can't resist it at all." ”

All the officers and men spoke one after another, expressing their opinions and thoughts to the fullest, and the atmosphere was extremely lively, sweeping away the coldness and dullness on the battlefield. Seeing that the soldiers have their own thoughts, Zhou Bian nodded with satisfaction, only knowing that those who carry out the commander's orders can only be small soldiers, and those who can think about the gains and losses on the battlefield by themselves are the good generals, it seems that this group of young soldiers is not bad, quite lively.

Suddenly, a loud voice sounded, covering all the voices at once, "You are all wrong, these are what we should have, we can repel the Korean army, the main reason is that the Korean army underestimates the enemy, if the Korean army does not despise us, do not underestimate our city defense equipment and determination to defend the city, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to win." ”

All the soldiers were confused, and looked up at General Liu Yun who made a sound, obviously for most people, they still couldn't understand Zhou Bian's remarks after the victory in Gongyi, and when he heard this, Zhou Bian also laughed, this time he was not ready to copy another idle meal.

Seeing that he had attracted the attention of everyone and even the king, Liu Yun suddenly became triumphant, raised his chin at everyone as if he was playful, and then smiled at the king, "King, are you right about what you said?" ”

Seeing Liu Yun's smug look, Zhou Bian was speechless for a moment, he said last time that the Han army would not be like this in the future, but this reason is raised now, it doesn't seem to be so outrageous, the Han army is indeed a little underestimated.

But what Zhou Bian wanted to say was not this, so he nodded noncommittally and said in a loud voice, "What you said is reasonable, there must be many reasons why we can retreat from the enemy today, and what you say is one of them, and the Korean army will come tomorrow, so we must constantly summarize our advantages and disadvantages, carry forward our advantages, and improve our weaknesses, so that we can finally defeat the Korean army and win the final victory." However, this king thinks that there is one of the biggest reasons, and the most important reason in the eyes of this king, and you have missed it. ”

All the soldiers in the city suddenly stopped their speculation curiously, and Liu Yun and the others looked at the king with admiration, thinking in their hearts that the king deserved to be the king, and he thought much more than others.

Seeing that the success attracted everyone's attention, Zhou Bian couldn't help but slander a few words, a leader is a leader, and so many people pay attention to a few words casually, just now the soldiers rushed to speak, although they heard it clearly, but no one knew who said it. After organizing the language, Zhou Bian looked up.

"Ladies and gentlemen, before the Han army came to attack, you were not my royal soldiers, or farming in the suburbs, or working in the shops in the city, or serving the master's family, but as soon as my royal family called, you all gave up their work and came to serve my royal family, resist the Korean army together, and do not refuse life and death, this is the biggest reliance of my royal family, and the main reason why Luoyang can hold on."

Looking around, all of them widened their eyes or opened their mouths, and it was obvious that this remark, which had never been said before, touched the hearts of the young soldiers fiercely. So after a pause, Zhou Bian continued.

"Not only you, but also from the beginning of repairing the city wall in the past, to carrying stones and pulling catapults today, all of them are tens of thousands of people, although they did not directly participate in the war, but they also have dead and wounded, they are the same as you, they all saw the call of my royal family, and they spontaneously came to serve, without them, this Luoyang is also difficult to hold. In addition, there are many people in the city, who are supporting our royal family in various ways, although they have not even touched the edge of the city wall, but they have also made their own contributions to holding Luoyang, such as some women spontaneously formed a nursing team to take care of the wounded, and some women took the initiative to ask for cooking for the soldiers fighting in Shangcheng, and so on. It was all these people who gathered together to keep my Luoyang immovable, and no matter how the Han army attacked, he would never be able to enter Luoyang City. ”

After saying these words, Zhou Bian himself felt a little tired, and his mouth was a little dry, so he stopped to rest, but saw that the surroundings were still solemn, although the city wall was surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, but no one made a sound. Some young faces even had tears flowing out, and when they looked around, they couldn't tell which was a soldier or a civilian, all with the same expression.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in order to protect my Luoyang this time, the royal family has gathered 50,000 soldiers and 40,000 people, and my Luoyang Wangji land has a total population of only 360,000, and there are more than 300,000 in Luoyang City, what is the situation, that is, every three Luoyang people, one person is directly involved in this great defense battle, obviously, the remaining two people, one is a woman, the other is the old man and the child, it can be said that in the entire Luoyang City, almost all adult men are serving my royal family. As the king of you, at this critical moment of the survival of the royal family, you can get your unhesitating allegiance, this king is really lucky, the royal family has been weak for many years, and you still do not give up, it is really a blessing for the royal family. Waiting for my people in Luoyang is the biggest reliance of my royal family, and it is the main reason why my royal family dares to stick to Luoyang and constantly repel the Korean army. ”

Speaking of which, it is even more silent. Indeed, in this semi-slave and semi-feudal era, as the lowest soldier and civilian, it is far beyond imagination to be so valued, not to mention that this attention comes from the most noble and greatest king in his heart?

In fact, in this era, the love of life is not as important as the development of material life in later generations, going into battle to kill the enemy, being able to eat a bite of food, it is already the standard that many people meet, not to mention that there are also military salaries promised by the royal family to take, and there are more military rewards, so after the royal family issued a call, almost every bottom peasant, house slave, helper, etc., all came to serve. Of course, in Zhou Bian's view, on the one hand, it is to move the lives of these civilians and even slaves, and on the other hand, it is naturally to win people's hearts, but when he talks about it, Zhou Bian only remembers the former.

Of course, one out of every three Luoyang people just said was directly involved in the defense of the city, but it was a bit exaggerated, there were thousands of merchants, thousands of nobles and their children in the city, and there were not so many of them who dared to go to the battlefield. Therefore, the people at the lowest level are often the most enthusiastic about working for the top, and these people at the bottom are the biggest reliance of the royal family.

So after a break, Zhou Bian said loudly, "It is with you that Luoyang can usher in today's victory, as your king, this king is here to thank you for your support!" Your indefatigable will be the greatest support of my royal family, although my royal family is poor today, although poor, but if one day in the future, my royal family is developed, this king hereby swears, will not treat you badly! ”

Taking a few deep breaths, Zhou Bian only felt that his emotions were mobilized, so he added, "Everyone, this king is the royal family on behalf of me, thank you!" ”

Saying that, Zhou Bian was about to bow down, and suddenly startled everyone, and someone hurriedly shouted, "The king can't!" ”

And Zhou Bian still leaned forward, but just after making a move, before his body was completely bent, a person jumped out from behind him and held him, and the person knelt in front of him, but at first glance, it was a young master with white hair and beard.

The young master had tears in his eyes, "What the king said, they all listened to it, the king really can't wronged himself, otherwise it will kill them." The old man thanked the king for his kindness to the soldiers! ”

Saying that, the young master kowtowed, and the movements were big, and the armor pieces of his body were rattling, so behind the young master, the soldiers and people who surrounded countless layers also knelt down one after another, shouting, "Long live the king!" ”

"The king is wise!"

"Defeat the Korean army!"

"Serve the royal family!"

Stimulated by the king's words, driven by the young master, the young soldiers used chanting to vent the excitement in their hearts, and the chanting spread far away, and the people who were busy in the distance also stopped their words and looked at the place where the chanting came from.

Hearing the sincere shouts of the soldiers, Zhou Bian straightened his waist with a smile, raised his head proudly, and accepted it. I accidentally felt a little itchy on my cheeks, and when I raised my hand to touch it, it turned out to be a tear. Hehe, it seems that I was really moved.

The chanting was halfway before it stopped at the king's signal, and the faces of the young soldiers were still full of excitement, as if the fatigue and nervousness of the morning had passed, and it was all worth it to get the king's affirmation.

After walking more than 100 steps forward and pacifying the soldiers who came along the way, Zhou Bian returned to Dingdingmen at the request of the young master. It's still far from Pingmen, and Zhou Bian still wants to go to the upper east gate in the north to condole, but the young master doesn't follow, saying that he is too tired, thinking about it, so after returning to Dingding Gate, Zhou Bian got off the city tower, got into the carriage, and went straight to the palace and returned.

When he was still on the city wall just now, when there were no ordinary soldiers around when he returned, Zhou Bian asked the young master, wanting to know what the young master had to say about what the young master said to him, but the young master was a good man, and he just replied simply, saying that what the king said was very good and correct. Knowing the young master's character, he has always been more ruthless, and he doesn't have much to do with things that have nothing to do with him, so Zhou Bian smiled and didn't ask any questions, after all, the young master's answer had already made Zhou Bian very satisfied.

Now the situation in Luoyang is complicated, all aspects must be taken into account, but you can't offend the nobles for the sake of the common people, the royal family is not capable at present, and you can't afford to offend the nobles.

So walking on the road, Zhou Bian asked Fan Yu the same question again. Fan Yu is the son of the young master, and he can be regarded as a son-in-law, a son of a nobleman. I don't want Fan Yu to be here, has he been by his side for a long time, and he has been greatly influenced by himself, as long as he says it, he resolutely thinks it is right. Zhou Bian was speechless for a while, thinking that only if he had the opportunity to ask the Queen Mother or the Grand Master in the future, only they could help him find the balance between commoners and nobles, and guide himself on how not to offend both parties.

When he returned to the palace, he felt tired, so after drinking another bowl of chicken soup, Zhou Bian fell asleep. But I didn't know that today's remarks were deeply imprinted in the hearts of everyone present at the time, and they began to spread among the Luoyang army and civilians, so that Zhou Bian, who woke up from a nap, was reminded by the Queen Mother and the Grand Master that the nobles and generals in the city were feasted that night, and the negative impact of this matter was eliminated to a minimum.

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