Chapter 148: Jumping Flame [4]

Zhao Yu let out a long sigh and said solemnly: "This king admires your determination to give up your life for the sake of your family. But the king needs to be responsible for the 300 soldiers under his command who trust the king, and he needs to face up to the situation in front of him. This king cannot send the soldiers who trust me on the road to the Yellow Springs. If any of you are willing to leave, you can follow the king, but as for those who choose to stay and use your mind and weapons to fight against the Mengshan bandits, this king can only say sorry! This king will not do anything to send him to death! ”

There was silence on the towers, except for the groans of the wounded soldiers, and the crackling of firewood as the flames burned.

The leaping flames distorted the shadows of each person, swaying on the ground, transforming into terrifying shapes from time to time.

This is a difficult three-way street, no one knows whether their choice is right or wrong, even Zhao Yu feels confused, is it right or wrong for him to choose this way?

Under the influence of Zhao Yu's words, in the end, the determination of twelve people was shaken, and they chose to leave with a look of shame and pain, and walked to Zhao Yu's side with heavy steps, most of them were wounded soldiers. No one blames them though, they have done what they should have done, and no one has the right to ask them to do more. There was only deep sadness in the eyes of the soldiers who remained, and a reluctant smile appeared on their faces, as if they were greeting their comrades, you have taken care all the way!

"Please evacuate immediately!" Niu Dongan didn't feel surprised, the muscles on his face twitched, stepped forward, and said in a tone without fluctuation.

Zhao Yu hesitated, but nodded silently. With a heavy heart, he didn't even remember how he walked the road from the city tower to the city gate, until he heard Li Lizhong's inquiring voice, which made Zhao Yu come back to his senses.

"Lord Wang, it's true...... Is it really going to retreat? Before Li Lizhong asked Zhao Yu, he had already quietly asked the soldiers who came down with Zhao Yu. Naturally, he knew Zhao Yu's decision, but Li Lizhong was very hesitant, and reason told him that he should retreat at this time. But emotionally, Li Lizhong believes that he should suppress bandits and defend his family and country. This is the belief that Zhao Yu has always instilled in the iron armor.

In confusion, Li Lizhong chose to ask Zhao Yu again, he thought that his heart would probably be better in this way.

Zhao Yu glanced up at Li Lizhong, his eyes full of confusion. "It should ...... Right! ”

"Defend the country...... Keep a useful body......" Li Lizhong was also confused, raised his head, and looked at the starry sky. The jumping flames illuminated Li Lizhong's stiff face in a flickering light. His mood was probably the same as that of a flame, flickering on and off.

Zhao Yu listened to Li Lizhong's muttering, and his confused face suddenly stiffened. Zhao Yu suddenly remembered an important thing.

The spirit of the army!

If an army has no soul, no matter how many sophisticated weapons it is, it will not be truly powerful. Why are the Jurchens so brave a hundred years later? It is all because of the slogan 'Jurchen is not ten thousand, full of ten thousand is invincible', which gave the Jurchens endless self-confidence. The plundering of wealth also greatly encouraged the Jurchens.

Is your own Shengjie army well-equipped? It's not sophisticated, but as Zhao Yu's guards, the iron armor is extremely sophisticated. Not to mention that all the 300 people were in armor, and 100 of them were also equipped with infantry armor. This equipment is the first-class elite armor in the Song army, and they are all rushing to get it when they get it.

It's just that they have a military spirit?

Yes! Although it is only a prototype, it may be said to be faith. That is to defend the homeland and the country!

If you sit back and watch the fall of Mulingguan now in order to save your surname. Although the iron armor capital will not say anything, and even many people are relieved in their hearts, the iron armor will also lose the military soul forever.

As the essence of the Shengjie Army, it can even be said that the core iron armor has permanently lost the military soul, can the Shengjie Army still have a military soul? When they face a powerful enemy, will they still be able to face it bravely? Perhaps the first thing they thought of was how to retreat, and they comforted themselves in their hearts and said, "I am not retreating, but I am leaving a useful body to defend the country."

Why was the Red Army able to defend the country again and again when the country was backward, so that the strong enemy did not dare to attack easily? It was because of the indomitable spirit of the Red Army!

Why is it that although Sparta was very poor and did not have many warriors in ancient Greece, it was famous in the West, and even more so in modern times?

It is precisely because of their indomitable spirit that a proverb makes people's blood boil when they hear it. The Spartans did not ask how many enemies there were, only where they were!

Why is the Han Army proud! Those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away! It was because of the courage and unyielding spirit of the Han army that Huo Qubing dared to lead 800 people to travel hundreds of miles to capture and kill the Xiongnu Shan Yu's Xiangguo and his uncle.

Was the Song army poorly equipped? Not bad! Is Song Jun poorly treated? Not bad! Very generous!

But why does the Song army always lose battles like Adou who can't be supported? Because of the tattoos on his face, Song Jun lost his self-esteem, because he had no faith, Song Jun did not have the heart to fight!

"Nope! Do not retreat! Zhao Yu's gaze became firm.

"Lord Wang...... This ......" is really strange to say, when Zhao Yu said that he was retreating, Li Lizhong was a little dissatisfied, but when Zhao Yu said that he would not retreat, Li Lizhong was even more dissatisfied.

"What this king said to the soldiers of the ironclad capital is to protect the family and defend the country! Now the country is behind us, and the opportunity to protect the people is in front of us! If you don't kill the enemy now, when will you wait? Zhao Yu looked at Li Lizhong's eyes and said seriously.

I don't know if it's an illusion, Li Lizhong seems to have seen a jumping flame in Zhao Yu's eyes, it was the prince who saw the flame, right?

Zhao Yu came to the forty-two cavalrymen, and when he saw Zhao Yu coming, the cavalrymen who were hurrying to replenish the heat of the war horse, or wipe the blood and sweat on the war horse, immediately stood up straight. The flickering flames shone young faces in Zhao Yu's eyes.

"This king has decided to change his mind and stay in Muling Pass! To be precise, it is to give the Mengshan thieves a counterattack! To recover Muling Pass! Zhao Yu's words are not high, but they are definitely categorical.

The cavalry couldn't help but feel a little flustered, Zhao Yu walked up to the city tower just now, not alone, and two soldiers accompanied him. Coupled with the twelve Muling Pass guards brought down, they all told the current situation of Muling Pass and Zhao Yu's decision. It also let the cavalry know how dangerous their situation is now.

The strength of Mulingguan is actually only three, more than 200 people! Now there are only about 50 people left! Twelve of them have already chosen to leave, and the guards are actually in their early forties!

How do you fight this?