Chapter 20: Goshuhan's Decision
[[[cp|w:250|h:190|a:c|u:/chapters/20141/9/30645236352489986231]]]] From this point of view, Geshuhan had already made plans to surrender the city to the enemy after the defeat, but he had not yet confirmed this idea.
Seeing that Yang Xi's face changed slightly, Ge Shuhan immediately knew that Yang Xi had already understood the reason why he had arranged it like this after retreating to Tongguan, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. But Yang Xi didn't ask anything, but quietly listened to Wang Sili's narration, who continued to state his opinions!
"Marshal, the last general feels that he should concentrate his forces to defend the direction of the south gate, because the forbidden ditch has been filled with the corpses of the sergeants, and the thief army can step over the corpses that fill the forbidden ditch and attack the city directly! The terrain outside the city in several other directions is narrow, and even if the rebels attack the city, they can't put too many troops, and as long as they need a thousand soldiers and horses on the city, they can all hold it!"
After Wang Sili finished speaking, he saw that Ge Shuhan didn't react, but looked at Yang Xi with his eyes, as if he was waiting for Yang Xi to have an opinion first, so he had to retreat stupidly!
However, Yang Xi didn't say anything immediately, just looked at the other generals in the tent with his eyes, ready to listen to the opinions of other generals.
Gao Shi also stood up and stated his opinion: "Marshal, Yang Bing and Ma Envoy, the last general agrees with what General Wang said, now the forbidden ditch is full of corpses, and it cannot be clear and clean in a short time, so we should concentrate superior forces to defend the south gate, so as not to lose the south gate!" Also, there is no need for the defenders of the West Gate to be armed, as long as a few sergeants are sent to guard the city gate, and the last general thinks that all the remaining 1,000 men and horses of General Ximen Pang should be transferred to the south gate! And find a way to recruit the young and middle-aged people in the vicinity to join the army and strengthen the number of Tongguan defenders!" Gao Shi's direct explanation made the embarrassed look on Ge Shuhan's face even stronger, and it can be said that he directly broke his careful thoughts, and felt a little weak.
But Yang Xi still ignored all this, and still listened to the generals' narration with an unquiet but slightly majestic look. He knew that he had already established his prestige among the generals. Although this prestige is still very shallow and easy to "collapse", as long as he grasps it properly, it will become higher and higher in the coming days!
The opinions of the generals were similar, and after no one stood up to express different opinions, Yang Xi looked at Ge Shuhan, stepped forward to face the generals, and said loudly: "Since all the generals think that the defense of the troops in the direction of the south gate should be strengthened, this general also agrees with this proposal!" The direction of the south gate should be the place where the rebels are concentrated in attacking the city, and they should devote their best forces to defend it!"
Yang Xi deliberately paused for a moment before announcing the order in a more majestic tone: "The general's order is as follows: transfer the rest of General Pang to the south gate, and all the rest of the troops led by the last general will also be sent to the south gate, we must work together to defend Tongguan!" And continue to send sergeants to clean up the corpses of the sergeants in the forbidden ditch outside the south gate, strive to clean up more corpses, and restore the ability to block the enemy in the forbidden ditch! Ben will personally lead the army to defend the south gate!"
When he said this, Yang Xi's gaze fell on Ge Shuhan, who was standing in the same position as him, and he didn't pay attention to the fact that these generals in front of him would not obey his orders.
Yang Xi's awe-inspiring gaze made Ge Shuhan, who was originally a little weak-hearted, a little shocked, and immediately understood the meaning of Yang Xi's eyes, and said: "This commander approves the order of the Yang soldiers and horses, and the generals will arrange it according to the orders of the Yang soldiers and horses!" When the rebels attack the city, the generals must obey the command of Yang Bing's envoy, otherwise military law will be engaged!"
Ge Shuhan's last sentence was very heavy, which surprised all the generals in the room.
In the end, the generals bowed to Yang Xi willingly or reluctantly, and replied unevenly: "The last general must obey the dispatch of Yang's soldiers and horses, and work together to resist the enemy, and will definitely block the thief army outside Tongguan City!"
"Good!" Seeing that the generals were like this, Yang Xi roared loudly, and then ordered in a very dignified voice: "The generals will prepare immediately!" Ben will report the heroic deeds of the generals who desperately defended Tongguan City and resisted the siege of the rebels to the imperial court, so that everyone in the world knows that the soldiers guarding Tongguan are not greedy for life and afraid of death, but brave and good at fighting, and will never give in!"
Yang Xi's implication is that he will not present the defeat he suffered before to the court in the form of a recital, and he will participate in a lump sum!
Many people understood the meaning of Yang Xi's words, and they were relieved, and those who didn't understand were also a little happy, Yang Xi would ask for credit for them, which was good enough! Seeing that no one in the general queue stood up to oppose or question him, Yang Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and was very grateful to Ge Shuhan for his cooperation and support, he knew that without Ge Shuhan's support, it would not have been possible.
He was also glad to be a soldier in later generations. He was the leader of the army before he crossed, and he also experienced a lot of life and death scenes, the hard training of special forces, and the life and death he experienced made him have a kind of horror, he would not panic in this situation, and he could show his momentum, not at all inferior to these generals who experienced nine deaths on the battlefield in front of him!
If he is really just a noble son like the original Yang Xi now, not to mention that he doesn't have the courage to ask for rescue at such a critical juncture, even if he comes to Tongguan, he doesn't dare to do anything, and when he faces the awe-inspiring generals looking at him together, he will definitely be out of order, and it is impossible to maintain such a calm attitude, let alone suppress Ge Shuhan and other generals in terms of momentum!
Taking advantage of the shock of the generals, Yang Xi untied the sword on his waist, put it across his chest, and said loudly to the surprised Ge Shuhan and the generals: "This is the sword given by His Majesty the Emperor to the general, and His Majesty said when he gave the sword, this sword can kill any general who disobeys the order!" If the generals work together to kill the enemy and fight bravely, they will report your deeds to the court and ask for credit for you, even if the court wants to punish you because of the defeat of Lingbao, the general will fight to the death to intercede for you; But if you disobey orders and disrespect people, or are greedy for life and fear of death, afraid of the enemy and cowardly, and surrender to the enemy and rebel, don't blame Ben Jiang for not surrounding people under the sword, Ben Jiang hopes that there is only one person like Huo Tu Ren!"
As he spoke, he pulled out his sword with a "bang", and his majestic eyes swept over the generals in the room one by one.
None of these people in the room had not experienced life and death on the battlefield, but when they came into contact with Yang Xi's eyes, they couldn't help but feel a chill. This look is full of boundless coldness, as well as indescribable resoluteness, and even a strong killing intent, and he almost dares to look at him!
How could a young man under the age of twenty have such a terrifying demeanor that makes people frightened?
No one could have figured it out, not including Ge Shuhan, who was also shocked!
Yang Xi saw that his "performance" had an effect, and he was very satisfied, and slowly put away the strong killing intent, but still maintained the majesty of his face, and after returning the sword to the sheath, he repeated the threat he had just made, and finally fell his eyes on Ge Shuhan.
After hesitating for a moment, Ge Shuhan straightened up in the surprise of the generals, faced the sword in Yang Xi's hand, and respectfully saluted: "Please ask Yang Bing and Ma Envoy to tell His Majesty the Emperor that the criminal ministers and others will definitely work together to kill the enemy and swear to stop the rebels under Tongguan City!"
As he spoke, he turned to face the generals and roared in a low voice: "If there is a coward, there will be no forgiveness for killing!"
"The city is there, the people are there, the city is broken, and the people are dead!" After Yang Xi finished Ge Shuhan's majestic words, the generals were stunned and roared angrily.
Ge Shuhan was also stunned for a moment, then understood, and then raised his arms and shouted: "The city is here, the people are there, the city is broken, and the people are dead!"
It's been too aggrieved in the past few days, and when this slogan is shouted, he has a feeling of depression fading and pride regenerating!
"The city is there, the people are there, the city is broken, and the people are dead!" The generals chanted in unison.
But in the end, this tragic tone was finally shouted out of momentum in a uniform voice, and after a few roars, some people even drew their sabers or swords from their waists, brandished their knives or swords, and shouted!
Wang Chen naturally followed them and raised his sword and roared!
More than 20 big men chanted such tragic slogans in a room, and soon there was an atmosphere that made people's blood boil.
Yang Xi was very satisfied with this effect, and even he had an illusion, now it is a bit like the scene when he wants to lead the team to go out in the future, when he is going to carry out the task, when he swears in front of the military flag, and he, the chief officer, is full of confidence in victory.
His heart is now full of determination to win, with him as a magical person, Tongguan will definitely be able to defend it!
"The generals will go and arrange it immediately!" Taking advantage of such a good atmosphere, Yang Xi once again loudly announced the order!
"No!" This time, the generals answered Yang Xi's order in a very neat voice!
However, just as Yang Xi's order was issued, Ge Shuhan acquiesced, and the generals were about to leave to set up defenses, but Ge Shuhan spoke again.
"Wait, generals!"
Hearing Ge Shuhan's words, the generals immediately stopped walking out and turned their heads to look at Ge Shuhan and Yang Xi in unison.
Yang Xi was also a little surprised in his heart, he didn't know what Ge Shuhan else to order, but there was no expression on his face, he just looked at Ge Shuhan with a faint expression, waiting for the veteran with a face full of vicissitudes to say something this time.
"The corpses in the forbidden ditch must be cleaned up, otherwise the rebels will definitely break through the south gate, and thousands of soldiers and horses will not be able to defend the south gate no matter what!" Ge Shuhan said with a sad look on his face, looked around at the surprised generals and Yang Xi, and then said: "Therefore, we must do everything possible to clean up the corpses in the forbidden ditch, even if it is not cleaned, we must clean up most of them, and also prohibit the ditch to block the enemy!"
Just when everyone was a little inexplicable, Ge Shuhan suddenly shouted: "Pass on the order, immediately pour oil in the forbidden ditch, spread dry firewood, and burn the corpses inside!" The commander will personally lead the army to guard the south gate, and swear to live and die with the south gate! This marshal asked Yang soldiers and horses to sit at the east gate to command, the east gate will be the first target of the rebels to attack the city, and there must be no mistakes!"
"Huh?!" The generals were all taken aback, but they immediately understood the meaning of Ge Shuhan's command.