Chapter 142: The Power of Courage
The Khitans lived in the northern steppes, like all northern nomads. The natural environment of the northern steppes is harsh, the climate change is extremely large, and various natural disasters and extreme weather often occur beyond the ability of human beings to cope with them.
In this complex environment, human beings struggle to survive, in addition to relying on their own strength and wisdom, in the face of sudden disasters and difficulties, sometimes the only thing they can rely on is courage and hope.
There is a glacier river in front of you, and in an environment of minus 30 degrees, the probability of wading through the water and freezing to death is 99%, but if you don't pass the river, you will definitely die, how will you choose? In such a desperate environment, all human power and wisdom have become so small. When it comes to this kind of life and death thought, the only thing you can rely on is courage and hope.
Take the first step with determination, start wading through the glacier, bravely challenge the 99% mortality rate, that's courage!
A hundred people encouraged each other to cross the river together, and only one person survived, and this is hope!
The understanding of courage and hope builds the blood and confidence of a nation!
Without courage, there is no hope!
A nation that has the courage to fight with heaven and earth, when they turn their heads to fight with people, they are called strong!
When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
This is a truth that has been summed up in the process of self-killing and mutual destruction of human society for thousands of years!
It's a pity that He Daxian, who has read the world for thousands of years, doesn't see it that way.
"The southerners live a comfortable life, so they have more wisdom than courage? NO, that's because the wisdom of the southerners has been shamelessly occupied by the sour literati, and they have listed a memorial arch for themselves, claiming to be a reader. Books are books, why can you read as a reader, but I can't read if I'm not a reader? ”
"The sour literati have never seen what courage is, the wisdom of the sour literati is used in the infighting with other sour literati, and when they meet someone with courage, they will be cowardly."
"There are more than a thousand ways to break courage with wisdom!"
He Daxian brainwashed the Shuozhou lieutenant, and Liao first understood.
It's just a matter of breaking courage with wisdom, it's very simple!
Since you Khitans are very courageous and think you are very awesome, then I will make you feel more awesome! Let me help you and inspire your "courage"!
The cold and arrogant voice that was amplified by the Lei Yin Mother Stone a hundred times overpowered all natural sounds in the sky above Ningwu Pass, inspiring the courage of the Khitan people with maximum power!
"What kind of Khitans are hiding behind brick walls! Think about your ancestors, think about your Taizu Emperor Abaoji, are they the kind of people who bend over, pout their butts, and hide behind a brick wall? Did you come to the Central Plains to disgrace your ancestors? ”
The insult that was not polite at all, coupled with the effect of amplifying the voice a hundredfold, was like the gods angrily scolding these shameless cowards in the air.
On the spot, hundreds of Khitan veterans couldn't stand it anymore, so they stood up proudly, straightened their waists, and opened their eyes angrily, looking at the rampant Tang army under the city.
Brush, more than a dozen long arrows in the third round of the Zhenwu Army's fart soldiers shot from afar, shooting down ten Khitan veterans.
In the fourth round of fart shots, twelve more people were knocked down.
In the fifth round of fart soldiers' long-range shots, nine more people were knocked down!
I can't stand it! What a bully! Where is there a reason to stand there and let the enemy shoot!
There are a few Khitan old archers who desperately pull their bows and shoot back, but they fall to the ground after shooting less than half the way, whether it is equipment, strength or technology, these old veterans can't compare with the long-range shooting ability of the Zhenwu Army's fart soldiers! There were also a few Khitan wounded soldiers who kindly took a few large shields used by heavy cavalry siege and went up to the city wall to block arrows.
This became the reason for the loud birdman's insults.
"What kind of skill is it to get a door panel in front of you! Did your Emperor Taizu Abaoji hold the door panel in his hand? Do you know how to fight? Do you dare to call yourself a Khitan warrior? The real Khitan warriors are not afraid of all difficulties and dare to go into battle to kill the enemy! You cowards, little sissies, stinky faggots, don't dare to open the door and come out to fight, you will only hide on the city wall like a turtle, and you have to use a door panel to block it! Are you Khitans? Why didn't you jump off the wall and crash to your death? You have disgraced the Khitans, does your mother know? Does your grandfather know? ”
The power of the Lei Yin Mother Stone lies in this.
It doesn't matter if you scold, it doesn't matter how you scold, but only if you scold, others can't fight back, what you scold when you catch something, and scold everything, then it's not the same thing at all!
The arrogant Khitans, the very courageous Khitans, where can they tolerate such continuous unscrupulous insults!
These former Khitan veterans and wounded soldiers were so excited that the bruises on their heads skyrocketed, their faces were crooked, and their hands and feet were cold and shivering.
Nima, I've lived so old, I've never seen such a bully, I can't shoot you, I hide and I am scolded by you, and I am scolded by you for even taking a shield!
Fight, don't live! I'm fighting with you!
A few old Khitan officers who were so angry that their nostrils smoked roared, and hundreds of veterans followed behind them, riding war horses in a hurry, opening the city gate, putting down the drawbridge, and rushing out!
"Wow, kill all the Tang dogs!"
As soon as Liao Xian saw these white-haired Khitan old men open the city gate and rush out, he immediately began to deploy the second phase of work!
Because it was preparing for the siege mission, there were 300 archers in this thousand light cavalry, and they had already been deployed on both sides at this time, and under an order, 300 archers stepped forward together, pulled their bows and arrows and sent out the first round of salvo at the Khitans who rushed out!
The Khitan veterans who rushed out were actually more than 300 people, except for a few officers, who were basically not wearing armor, they had just left the city gate, and the speed had not yet run, and because they had to cross the suspension bridge, the crowds were very dense.
For these Zhenwu Army archers, such a dense and slow-moving large target is simply too easy to shoot, just like shooting a target.
A round of arrow rain passed, and more than 300 riders rushed out fell more than 100 riders! The second round of arrow rain was issued, and more than 100 horses landed! After two rounds of arrow rain, there are less than fifty Khitan veterans left who can still ride on horses!
As for the Khitan officers who led the team, they were naturally handled by the dozen or so fart soldiers, and if they didn't pull any of them, they would all be shot!
It's easy to open the gates, but it's not so easy to close!
At this time, hundreds of light cavalry of the Zhenwu Army armed with long knives had rushed out behind the cavalry archers of the Zhenwu Army, rushing all the way over, although there was no heavy cavalry to take the lead, but the densely arranged charging formation still scattered the surviving less than fifty Khitan veterans, directly through the city gate, and killed into the city!
The cavalry archers who had shot two rounds also rushed to a hundred meters below the city wall, and another round of arrows covered the city wall, shooting down a large number of Khitan soldiers.
"Assault of the whole army!"
Lieutenant Liao Xian gave the order for a general attack, except for more than a hundred archers who rode near the city gate to shoot arrows at the city wall, all the Zhenwu cavalry poured into the city gate together, chasing and killing other Khitan soldiers everywhere in the city!
More than 300 Khitan veterans rushed out just now, in fact, they were the most courageous Khitan soldiers in this city, and the other Khitan soldiers inside saw that the city was broken, and their morale was immediately lost, and after a few resistances, they were defeated like a mountain!
At the cost of less than 50 casualties of the light cavalry of the Zhenwu Army, the 2,000 Khitan veterans and miscellaneous soldiers stationed at Ningwu Pass were all killed, and none of them were spared. From the opening of the city gate to the end of the battle, Ningwuguan changed hands, and it took less than half an hour to end in total.
In addition to the original 2,000 Khitan soldiers in the city, there were hundreds of seriously injured Khitan soldiers who could not take care of themselves and some old people who did auxiliary work were also killed, and more than 300 Khitan women were temporarily locked up by the Zhenwu army, as well as stored food and other materials.
Taking Ningwu Pass was not in He Daxian's plan, but there must be benefits and no harms.
Leaving 300 men to defend the city, Liao Xian led the remaining 700 men to rush into Yangwu Valley to meet General Zhao. Because it is said that there are more than 10,000 people in that big fat piece, the 2,000 cavalry brought by General Zhao may not be enough, and the more people there are, the better.
At this moment, the 2,000 cavalry of the Zhenwu Army led by He Daxian had already found the big fat in his mind in Yangwu Valley, a Khitan old and young baggage camp of more than 10,000 people!
And, of course, the two thousand Khitan cavalry escorting this baggage battalion! (To be continued.) )