Chapter 455 on the power of the army

When Li Xiaozong's body had more than two hundred holes, it looked like he was already completely skinless. But he could only cry helplessly and desperately, and he couldn't even dodge. His body was frozen by an invisible force, as if he was being pressed there by a powerful demon, and he had no ability to resist at all.

"Please......"

The corners of Li Xiaozong's mouth twitched and said.

The eyes in his eyes that looked at Fang Xie were full of pleading and deep fear.

He was supposed to be a very promising new general of the Great Sui, although he was not ranked in the top three when he was in the Martial Arts Academy, but you must know that Zhou Banchuan's evaluation of him was that if he hadn't died early, he might have become the youngest governor of the empire! This comment is so high that it is even above the top three in that session.

Zhou Banchuan looks at people very accurately, Li Xiaozong's cultivation may not be able to enter the top three, but his scheming city is so deep that the top three of the year cannot be compared. How big an official is has never been measured by his cultivation. His heart is calm and ruthless enough, and he is a politician by nature in his bones.

If it weren't for this rebellion in the northwest, the Great Sui would have taken the Mengyuan Mandu banner by now. As a pioneer, Li Xiaozong has made great contributions.

If it goes well, he will be transferred to the capital for a while. Suppress his determination after his great achievements, and then seal him to the local government. He will have two choices, one is to enter the first guard as a general, and after ten or twenty years, he has the hope of becoming one of the sixteen guard generals, but it is very slim. Second, to be a local official, with his merits, he can completely make up for the real lack of a four-grade county guard. also survived for a few years, maybe he really fulfilled Zhou Banchuan's prophecy and became the youngest feudal official in the empire.

But now, he is so humble.

Before this, he never imagined that one day he would be abused like this by one of his original subordinates. When Fang Xie was in Fan Gu, the official position of the deputy of the scout team was still rewarded by him. Just three years later, when the people he arbitrarily commanded stood in front of him again, they were already so unattainable.

It was like a mountain rising from the ground, filling him with a sense of powerlessness.

By the time the holes in his body exceeded fifteen hundred, he had become numb. At this time, he couldn't tell where the hole was, one of his arms and legs had been blown off little by little, and the demon was still counting patiently. Each blow tore off a piece of his body with precision, no more, no less. He is numb, and his killers are numb. But Fang Xie is still very serious about killing him, and if he is serious, he will be slow.

How long does it take to kill someone?

Every time he hit Li Xiaozong, his body trembled. By the time of 2,500 bombardments, his remaining leg had disappeared.

Fang Xie is like an emotionless demon, cold and persistent, still counting.

At this time, the onlookers were frightened and even sympathized with Li Xiaozong. Most people don't understand why this young general, who looked handsome before, should treat an already defeated enemy so ferociously. Someone started shouting, kill him, kill him. But Fang Xie still went his own way, ignoring those shouts at all. He's like a machine, repeating the attack again and again.

Cui Zhong beat the drums of war and suppressed the shouts of the soldiers.

"No one is allowed to shout again! You cannot understand the wailing of 3,000 unjust souls! ”

He shouted loudly, then tossed the drumstick aside: "If it were me, I would do the same!" ”

In order to prevent the soldiers from misunderstanding Fang Xie was too cruel, he stood on a high platform and told Li Xiaozong about his affairs in Fangu. The soldiers listened quietly, and the hatred that had disappeared in their eyes reappeared. Fan Gu died not only more than 2,000 people, but also 800 border troops.

Those soldiers were Li Xiaozong's men. Also as soldiers, the soldiers empathized with Fang Jie's pathos and hatred at this time. What soldiers hate and fear the most is being betrayed by their comrades. And the people of the Li family seem to be very good at doing this kind of thing. Li Yuanshan betrayed an army of 700,000, and Li Xiaozong betrayed 800 comrades.

The scene gradually became quiet, and the soldiers gathered around Fang Jie, silently watching the young man who had carried too much hatred, and using his way to vent his hatred. At the end of the day, everyone began to count with Fang Jie, neatly and loudly.

"Two thousand nine hundred and sixty-six!"

"Two thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven!"

"Two thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight!"

"Two thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine!"

"Oh!"

When the last blow shattered Li Xiaozong's heart, the soldiers erupted in cheers. At this time, Li Xiaozong still had the most lingering breath. Maybe it was because Fang Xie could use his internal strength to maintain his heart, so that he didn't die prematurely.

The most slushful meaning in his eyes was unwillingness, strong unwillingness.

He has been able to persist until now without dying, perhaps because he is unwilling.

When Fang Jie's last blow blasted a hole in Li Xiaozong's chest, the red light in his eyes gradually faded. When the fist that had been clenched was released, the red glow finally dissipated completely. Seeing this scene, Shen Tianfan and others, who had been carrying their hearts, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"If you can be reincarnated, don't forget me."

Fang Xie stretched out his hand and opened it, and a flame slowly condensed in his palm. It's just that this fire is very different from the previous golden flame, it is almost a normal color, but it looks more red.

The flame floated out of Fang Jie's palm and landed on Li Xiaozong's body.

All of a sudden, the flames rose as quickly as if they had met boiling oil. Li Xiaozong, who was wrapped in flames, slowly closed his eyes, and he didn't seem to feel the pain anymore.

"For what?"

He asked before he died.

Fang Xie looked at the flame and said word by word: "Kill again." ”

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In the military tent, the eyes of those generals looking at Fang Xie were full of fear and respect, which was a little complicated. The fear lies in the shocking terrifying strength that Fang Xie showed when he killed Li Xiaozong, they are all generals who have been in a hundred battles, and they know what it means to fight with a Fu Master, especially if Li Xiaozong is still a Fu Wu double cultivator. But in front of Fang Jie, there was no room to fight back from beginning to end.

As for the respect, it was because of the hatred that Fang Xie was carrying. Soldiers value righteousness, especially those who have been on the battlefield together, and they regard their comrades as their brothers. For the companions who can safely hand over their backs on the battlefield, ordinary people cannot understand how deep their feelings are.

avenge

If you change any of them, you will have this in mind.

King Xujun died, Li Xiaozong died, and the person sitting on the big tent commander at this time naturally became Mou Liangbi, and this military department secretary who had many tribulations in official fortune had not completely calmed down. Fang Jie's method of killing Li Xiaozong was not cruel, but Mou Liangbi didn't feel excessive at all, he was just shocked by the process.

Fang Xie sat on his left, bowing his head slightly, looking at his hands without saying a word. Cui Zhongzhen sat on the right side of Mou Liangbi, and glanced at Fang Xie thoughtfully from time to time.

"General Fang is the Qincha appointed by His Majesty to supervise the war, I think...... If he is willing to stay, you will not object to him accepting this army. ”

Mou Liangbi said tentatively, and then glanced at Fang Jie. Not only him, as soon as this sentence came out, everyone present couldn't help but look at Fang Jie. However, Fang Xie didn't seem to hear what Mou Liangbi said at all, and was still stuck in his own contemplation.

"General Fang"

Mou Liangbi called him.

"General Fang?"

After calling twice in succession, Fang Xie came out of that somewhat ethereal state, he glanced at Mou Liangbi, and smiled apologetically: "Sorry, I was distracted." ”

"Everyone is waiting for your opinion."

"What do you think?"

Fang asked.

"I mean, since you are the messenger sent by His Majesty to supervise the war, then the current military affairs should be entrusted to you. King Xujun has mentioned to me more than once that you are the young general he admires the most. General Cui and you are close friends, and he has no objection to you commanding the army. ”

"No"

Fang Xie shook his head: "The purpose of my coming here has already been explained, the reason why I came out of the left avant-garde, the reason why everyone already knows, I can't see Luo Yao's mind thoroughly, I say that it is the Qin Cha who supervises the battle, but the movement of the troops and horses of the left avant-garde is completely out of control to me." Speaking of which, I brought people to join the prince because I was afraid that Luo Yao would kill me. Unfortunately, the prince was killed, and I can't bear this heavy responsibility in terms of seniority, prestige, and familiarity with the army. Before I left, my people and I were willing to obey Master Mou's dispatch and would never shirk the blame. ”

Fang Xie stood up and hugged his fists at the generals in the tent: "Li Xiaozong said that I came to seize power, and I know that the generals don't believe him." But if I really take on this burden, not to mention whether I can lead the team to victory, the soldiers are also dissatisfied. The combat effectiveness of an army is built on unity. If we don't have trust and suspicion in each other, even the elite of a hundred battles will become vulnerable. ”

"For the sake of tens of thousands of soldiers, I categorically cannot accept Master Mou's proposal. I have not commanded so many men, and I am not as experienced as the generals. When it comes to the battlefield, experience often plays a decisive role. If the generals don't give up, I will stay here, willing to be the vanguard, as long as I fight against the rebels and the Mengyuan Tartars, I and my men and horses are willing to rush to the front. ”

The generals of the Sui army looked at each other, but no one spoke. Although they were in awe of Fang Jie, they were not very relieved to hand over the command of the team to Fang Jie. They don't know Fang Jie, as Fang Xie said, a person with no experience in leading troops suddenly leads tens of thousands of troops, and it is very likely that this team will be led to destruction.

Fang Xie turned around and looked at Mou Liangbi and said, "Only Lord Mou is looking forward!" ”

Those generals also stood up and hugged their fists and said: "Only the master is looking forward!" ”

Mou Liangbi resigned again and again, but the generals insisted on this, and he couldn't refuse. After getting out of the big tent, Cui Zhongzhen pulled Fang Xie to a place where no one was and said urgently: "I have discussed with Master Mou before, and I will try to ensure that you are the commander of the three armies, but you yourself refused, it is a good opportunity to seize this team in your hands, why do you give up so easily!" ”

"I have the heart, but I don't have the power."

Fang Xie shook his head: "What I said in the big tent is not hypocrisy, but telling the truth. I don't know anything about this team. Rashly accepting an army of tens of thousands of people, whether I can serve the public or not is not mentioned for the time being, even if those soldiers are willing to follow me, as long as I make a mistake, people's hearts will immediately disperse. King Xujun is dead, Li Xiaozong is dead, and the soldiers are the time when the six gods have no master, if I sit on the handsome chair at this time, the army's heart is undecided! ”

Cui Zhongzhen sighed: "But ......"

Fang Xie waved his hand: "There is nothing to do, now is the best situation, isn't it?" Li Xiaozong is dead, and as long as the loyal people are eliminated, this army will become more pure than ever. Isn't it the same whether you are in command, you are in command, or I am in command? ”

Cui Zhongzhen nodded: "In that case, I won't persuade you, what you said is right, after fighting a few more beautiful battles, the soldiers will naturally be convinced of you!" ”

He patted Fang Xie on the shoulder and smiled, "The most important thing is that you and my brother can finally fight side by side!" ”