Chapter Seventy-Eight: Bloodstained Phoenix City (12)

The hall of the battalion general's mansion where the military attache of Phoenix City left, Lin Xin was left alone in the huge battalion general's mansion hall, and it was empty.

Lin Xin was very disappointed, he guarded the remnants of the frontier for the Great Zhao court for six years, but he didn't expect that this was the result in the end: he was deeply encircled, but he couldn't wait for reinforcements from the imperial court. Is this the result of a conscientious military attaché?

The military attaches under his command have asked for orders to break through and survive, although they have thoughts and hope that they can live, which is understandable, they can survive, no one will stick to their obsessions and seek death. After thinking about it, the suggestions of these military attaches under his command are not unreasonable, Phoenix City cannot be defended, and after the loss, wait for the end of the soldiers and civilians of Phoenix City or die, rather than everyone die under the butcher's knife of the Liao army, it is better to break through and leave some seeds for the soldiers and civilians of Phoenix City, so as to wait for the opportunity to take revenge in the future.

Lin Xin walked to the study of the back office, took out a delicate Nanmu wooden box, and looked for the key to open the copper lock, which treasured the portrait of his father. His father was a loyal warrior, and he taught him to be loyal to the country since he was a child, to fulfill the responsibilities of a warrior, and to surround the frontier and expel foreign enemies. Father used his life to interpret his ideals, sacrificing benevolence, should he also sacrifice benevolence? Is this the destination that a warrior should have?

He does not have the Confucian son's heart for heaven and earth and the life of the people. He just wanted to follow his father's teachings and fulfill the responsibilities of a warrior. Abandoning nearly 20,000 old and weak women and children, can he be regarded as fulfilling the responsibility of a martial artist, and can his father under Jiuquan forgive him?

Thinking of this, two lines of tears crossed Lin Xin's cheeks and dripped on his father's portrait......

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The night was deep, and the night sky with rain foam was dark and deep.

In Phoenix, thousands of people are empty, and the soldiers and civilians of the whole city gather in Phoenix Square in the middle of the night, crowded with people, but the whole square is dead and silent, no one speaks, and all the people look solemn. The sudden attack of the Liao army turned their lives beyond recognition.

Lin Xin walked to the stage with heavy steps, he has walked on this step countless times, but this time his steps are unusually heavy, and his mood is also heavy.

After Lin Xin stepped onto the stage. Tens of thousands of pairs of eyes looked at Lin Xin together, and everyone's eyes were projected on Lin Xin, making Lin Xin feel more and more heavy, and his heart was heavy.

He Tengxiao did not appear in the square, and he and his fifty-one knights fed the horses in the urn city. After half a day's rest, the horsepower of the war horse has recovered most of it, and it can be used for a fight. He Tengxiao put on a horse armor, the war horse was scarred, and the flesh and blood on both sides of the horse's abdomen were blurred, which was the mark brought by the spur's spur. In addition to the horse's belly, there are also scattered arrow wounds on the horse's legs, which shows the tragedy of the camp during the day.

After putting on the vest for the war horse, He Tengxiao grabbed a handful of forage and sent it to the horse's mouth, and while sending the forage, he affectionately stroked the neck of the war horse, approached, and put his face on the horse's neck.

Lin Xin stood on the stage, looking at the nearly 30,000 soldiers and civilians under his rule in the audience, for a long, long time. I wanted to open my mouth to speak a few times, but I really choked up on the side of my mouth, and I couldn't speak for a long time.

"General!" Wang Xuan's face was full of tears, and he said in a trembling voice, "Give the order!" ”

After saying that, Wang Xuan knelt down in front of Lin Xin, and the Phoenix City military attache behind him knelt down with a brush.

Lin Xin smiled miserably, he couldn't hold back any longer, and the tears in his eyes squeezed out uncontrollably. He still made a fool of himself after all.

"All the town troops in Phoenix City, young and strong, prepare to break through immediately!" Lin Xin choked. This was the heaviest order he had ever given in his life, and with this order, the fate of nearly 20,000 old and weak women and children in Phoenix City fell to the ground.

The soldiers and civilians of Phoenix City did not make much of a difference, and everyone accepted their fate with silence. As for the town soldiers in Phoenix, their mood is also heavy, although they can break through and have hope of life, but the military system generally implemented by Dazhao is the world military system, and all the town soldiers are settled in their stations, farming, drilling, and going to the battlefield in wartime. Of the more than 2,000 town soldiers, who has no old and weak women and children among their relatives?

"Lin Xin, as the general of Phoenix City, can't protect Phoenix City, Lin Xin's fault!" Lin Xin pulled out his waist knife.

Wang Xuan got up abruptly and said hurriedly: "General, no!" ”

Wang Xuan wanted to stop Lin Xin, but it was too late, Lin Xin took out his waist knife and cut off his little thumb to harm himself: "Lin Xin broke his oath today!" If you are lucky enough to break through the siege this time, you will swear to cut off the heads of 20,000 Liao troops in the future to pay tribute to the dead soldiers and civilians in Phoenix City! ”

"General!" The frost-haired old man in the audience knelt down and burst into tears, "Take the descendants away, one can live, and avenge us in the future, even if we die!" What's the regret! The old man has lived for sixty-eight years, and he has lived enough! ”

Lin Xin endured the pain of the wound, didn't care about bandaging, walked off the stage, and helped the old man up: "Lin Xin is incompetent, ashamed, ashamed!" ”

"Why should the general blame himself!" An elderly soldier staggered out of the crowd, "This battle is not a crime of war!" General, but it doesn't hurt to lead the descendants to break through! After waiting for 20 years, I will still be a good man! If there is an afterlife, I am willing to be a pawn for the general! Gallop with the general! ”

Lin Xin's prestige in Phoenix City is very high, and the military and civilians in Phoenix City respect Lin Xin. Even though Lin Xin had to abandon them now, the old and weak women and children in Phoenix City still had no complaints. In these troubled times, in their opinion, all this is fate, and there is nothing to complain about.

"Sons of Phoenix, bring your weapons, everyone, gather at the East Gate!" Lin Xin gritted his teeth and gave an order, he turned his back, and couldn't bear to look at the old and weak women and children in front of him anymore.

All the warehouses in Phoenix City were opened, and the town army and young men lined up in an orderly manner to receive the weapons in the warehouses and prepare to break out.

At the east gate of Phoenix City, Lin Xin touched his face, wiped away the tears on his face, walked in front of He Tengxiao, and bowed deeply: "He Qianhu, please break through." ”

He Tengxiao noticed that Lin Xin's hastily wrapped little finger was still dripping blood: "Why does the general have to harm himself." ”

Lin Xin sighed: "Lin Xin is incompetent, and he is ashamed of the people of Phoenix City. ”

He Tengxiao said solemnly: "Life and death are fateful, the blame is not on the general, and the general does not need to blame himself." ”

He Tengxiao comforted Lin Xin, under the general trend of the erosion and collapse of the Zhen Army, it is really rare for the Dazhao Zhen Army to have a hot-blooded general like Lin Xin. If there had been a few more hot-blooded generals like Lin Xin in Liaodong a few years ago, the situation in Liaodong would not have reached the point where it is difficult to clean up today.

Lin Xin was speechless, He Tengxiao hugged his fist at Lin Xin, and said with a solemn face: "After the assembly is completed, immediately break through, break through to the east to the grass river, and I will be picked up by the foot soldiers and sailors of Pingshan Fort!" ”

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Today's class is over, and it's already ten o'clock when I go back to the dormitory. Today, one watch is owed, plus the two watches owed on April 27 and 28, for a total of three watches. This month, I will make up for it. I apologize to everyone.