Chapter 549: Persuasion
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The young general's words made the soldiers below stunned. Of course, they may not understand the point, but since the Lord will be confident, it is probably true. What's more, what can be proved as long as you wait for a while, you can't prove it with your life.
The white lion general outside the city spoke for a while, and when he saw that the soldiers at the head of the city gradually calmed down, he knew that they didn't believe it anymore, so he left a few words and retreated to the camp.
Just when everyone thought that they had seen through the treacherous plan of the White Lion Country, something happened that made the young general's face gloomy.
The White Lion Kingdom began to make fires to make food, and the number of stoves visible to the naked eye on the city wall was only enough for three or four thousand people to eat.
The soldiers at the head of the city began to waver, and what the general said seemed to be wrong, was there really only so many people left in the enemy? The young general's heart is also a little uncertain, if the other party is playing, could it be that he heard what he said to the soldier and immediately targeted himself? As a general is, you can't be ambiguous, you must show full confidence to your subordinates in order to convince your subordinates. He was immediately overturned after he used the matter of the stove to argue, even if he could find many reasons for himself, such as the other soldiers on the other side nesting in the tent to gnaw dry food, the other soldiers hiding in nearby places, and rushing out as soon as they left the city, or even digging a hole in the ground to hide. But if he really said that, it would be an excuse in the eyes of the soldiers.
However, as the commander-in-chief, he is responsible for his soldiers, and he absolutely does not want to see his subordinates fall into trapping.
"Listen to me, the enemy is too cunning, and he must not be able to trust us before seeing him, so he deliberately only makes breakfast for thousands of people, and if everyone is fooled and breaks through, it will be over."
Is that really the case? Although many people were skeptical, the youngster had already shown his excellent command skills before, and everyone chose to believe in him again.
In the barracks outside the city, the soldiers gathered together for breakfast, and from time to time they pointed at the defenders on the city walls, and burst into laughter, as if to mock their timidity. When breakfast was over, there were no extra soldiers, but the young general always firmly believed that the other party came to the city early in the morning to provoke, and he must have wanted to lure them out of the city to break it, and all he saw in front of him was the other party's conspiracy.
"I don't believe you can stay hidden." The young general secretly cheered himself up, this was the first time he independently commanded the troops to fight, if he could perfectly defend this small city, he would definitely be able to be reused in the future, after all, the fig leaf of those generals who relied on the relationship had been torn off by the White Lion Country.
At noon, the White Lion Army outside the city had a luxurious lunch. In this era, people tend to have one meal in the morning and one meal in the evening, and three meals a day are just the life of the rich. Of course, if it is an elite army, such food is normal, and combat effectiveness can be guaranteed at any time. The defenders at the head of the city can only watch, not only are they not elite, they can't even guarantee normal food, no one knows how long they will hold out here, there is not much food in the city, where can they afford to waste it.
Seeing the sun go down, the White Lion Army outside the city lit the smoke again, and showed off the pieces of butcher shops to the camp gate to show the defenders. At this time, the stove raised in the camp was still only a few thousand people, and some people in the defenders finally began to question it, they thought that the White Lion Country was likely to just leave the elite of its own country here, although the combat effectiveness was strong, the number was not enough to completely block the city, and if it did not break through at this time, it would be too late for it to become a lonely city when the rear fell. Such voices were not one or two people, and many soldiers began to talk in private. Although it is said that this is the case, in fact, many people think that if they don't break through, they will die here sooner or later, before the army was pinned down here, they could still get reinforcements if they held on, not to mention that there was no chance to break through at that time, and now, the departure of the army of the White Lion Country is likely to be a direct attack on the rear, and they can only wait for death if they continue to stay here, and it makes no sense to defend it.
"General, make a decision. If you don't leave now, you may not have a chance in the future. "In a corner of the city wall, the lieutenant general is also persuading this young general." Even if you don't think about the brothers, you should think about the Goshawk Kingdom, if you die here, you can't fulfill your ambitions, with those corrupt generals of the Goshawk Kingdom, how can you resist the tigers and wolves of the White Lion Kingdom? ”
The young general bit his lip and said, "Why do I want to die here, but ...... I always felt that this was a conspiracy of the enemy. I'm afraid that a rash breakthrough will lead to a catastrophe. ”
The adjutant general said: "General, what are you still hesitating about?" Do you have to wait for the White Lion Kingdom to break through Dahu City and draw back its forces before you are satisfied? Taking advantage of the fact that the other party's elite is here, the general breaks through, and maybe he can help Dahu City a little. Besides, this Matsudaira Castle is not the city of the Goshawk Kingdom, so even if you defend it, what's the use? ”
The young general looked silently out of the city, and in the brightly lit camp tent, the sparse White Lion Nation army was chatting and making noise, as if mocking them. Although the young general has ten thousand doubts, everything seems to prove that there are indeed only such a few people outside the city. Finally, the young general nodded heavily: "Order, take advantage of the night to break through in batches from the direction of the north gate, once you encounter an ambush, you can't fall in love with the battle, immediately withdraw to the city, I will personally be your palace!" ”
"Order!"
More than 3,000 defenders were divided into three waves, leaving the city from the direction of the north gate, and the last wave was still patrolling the city walls, confusing the enemy. After all, at present, the enemy is left with the elite, and once the front begins to break through, it will inevitably come to intercept, and their last wave is the most dangerous, because it is likely to be attacked by the elite of the White Lion Country from four directions.
The first wave of defenders came out of the north gate, and the enemy outside the north gate saw that the city gate was open, and they all took up their weapons and lined up to leave the camp, but there was obviously some delay, and the first wave of defenders out of the city saw this, and they did not make contact with it at all, and ran diagonally and wildly, and soon disappeared. Seeing this situation, the second wave of defenders did not wait, and rushed out directly, at this time the army outside the city finally rushed over and fought with the breakout army. In this battle, they found out, where are these enemies who are the elite of the White Lion Country? It is clear that the co-operative troops sent by those subject countries have not been trained by the White Lion Country, although they are not weak, but they are still much worse than the regular army of the White Lion Country like a wolf and a tiger. They had seen the regular army of the White Lion Nation enter the siege once, and it was completely different from these armies.
Of course, this doesn't mean that these co-followers are easy to bully, and the Goshawk Kingdom is not a hundred battle elites, and they are not trained or not, and half of them are the own troops of the small country to which Matsudaira City belongs, and the morale is even less after the lord of the country fled to the Goshawk Kingdom for refuge one step in advance.
At this time, they thought that it would be much easier to break through, and they would not think about defeating the other party at all, and they did not have that strength. Therefore, after simply entanglement, seize the opportunity and escape. The White Lion Kingdom did not pursue, but rushed towards the open gate. At this time, the face of the young general in the city was gloomy, it turned out that the enemy army had really withdrawn the large troops a long time ago, not only that, but the elites who were left were not the elites with amazing combat effectiveness, and they had no intention of continuing to surround them at all. At this time, the other party took the opportunity to enter the city, and even if the young general did not want to go, he could not leave, and with a greeting, the remaining troops avoided the enemy who entered the north gate and protruded in the direction of the west gate.
The enemy army seemed to be particularly concerned about him, and not only the enemy outside the west gate pursued them, but the enemy troops at the east gate and the south gate also rushed over, and pursued him for more than ten miles, killing five or six hundred backward men before giving up. At this time, the young general was already sleepy and tired, and he ran for a few more miles with the support of a desire to escape, and then he could be relieved.
As soon as you let go, you start to think cranky. The last wave was the most lost of the three breakouts, and the number of enemy troops in one direction was not much less than theirs, and they did not dare to drag the reinforcements to several other places, so they did not dare to entangle, and they paid a great price for being chased and killed. At this time, people began to complain that if it weren't for the fact that the junior general was worried about an ambush and chose to break through in batches, everyone would have killed together, and the enemy army in a single direction would not dare to do more in the face of numerical inferiority, and they would not have paid such a big price. Linked to the words of the young general's oath during the day, people began to question the young general. Cowards and megalomaniac are two contrasting words that appear at the same time in the accusation against the youngster.
The young general and a few personal soldiers sat aside to rest, and could vaguely hear the discussion of the soldiers, feeling very aggrieved and lost. At this moment, even he felt that he was a fool, and he was being played around.
In the distance, a chaotic sound of horses' hooves was heard, which made the fleeing defenders tense their nerves again.
"Array! Meet the enemy! The young general made the reaction that he should have as a commander at this moment, but the soldiers responded very little, and more soldiers chose to discard their weapons and run away. Of course, they know that human legs can't outrun horses' legs, but as long as they take off their armor and weapons, and stay away from the brigade, who knows that they are soldiers who have escaped? At least for now, they no longer trust the judgment of the Lord General, and it is better to take their own hands than to leave their fate to him.
The young general looked at his subordinates who had lost their armor and didn't know what to say for a while. The adjutant general said beside him: "General, while the cavalry has not yet arrived, hurry up and escape." Find a place to hide, and those who are blind in the dark may not be caught. ”
The young general smiled miserably: "Escape? Where to flee? I've been a complete failure, and even my own subordinates no longer trust me. Let's go, I'm going to see who is so cunning and plays with me like a three-year-old child. ”
"General......
"I've made up my mind, so I don't need to persuade me anymore. You go, the fault of this battle is mine, and no one will hold you accountable. ”
When Luo Han arrived with a team of 300 cavalry, only the junior general was sitting in place with his back to the cavalry, and his back looked very desolate. The reason why Luo Han was able to find the young general accurately was because he sent a cavalryman to follow quietly at the beginning.
Luo Han glanced at the weapons and armor that were thrown all over the ground, waved his hand and said, "One team and two teams, scattered to chase and kill." No man shall be left on the road. ”
"Yes." The two hundred cavalry were scattered, they were the only real elite of the White Lion Country in the military camp outside the city, with their combat effectiveness, they were cavalry, even if the junior general could organize a counterattack, it would be difficult to resist. In this respect, it was wise for the soldiers to flee.
Luo Han urged the war horse to walk behind the young general and asked, "What's your name?" Being able to rely on 4,000 miscellaneous soldiers to block the 30,000 troops of my White Lion Country, you are worthy of respect, and I don't want your name to be left behind. ”
The young general turned his head and smiled miserably: "The general of the defeated army, what kind of face do you have to report to your family?" I just want to know, who am I losing to? ”
Luo Han used the identity of the general's cronies at this time, and his original identity was still in the Eastern Capital, so he naturally couldn't say it, so he said: "Naturally, I am the general of the White Lion Country, Kemeng." I am his personal guard, and the general asked me to tell you that if you are willing to surrender, he will ensure that you will show your strength in the White Lion Country, and if you do not surrender, he does not want to see someone like you appear on the enemy's side. ”
The young general smiled bitterly: "I was so embarrassed, can I also get into the eyes of the general?" ”
Luo Han smiled: "You will be fooled because you are smart enough, but not smart enough." ”
The young general was stunned and shook his head: "What do you mean?" ”
"Because you're smart enough to think about why we're deliberately showing that the army has withdrawn, you think of a lot of possibilities. Because under normal circumstances, we really don't need to deliberately show it. When a suspicious point arises, smart people tend to see more. Saying that you are not smart enough is that your pattern is too small, and you are just focusing on the gains and losses in this small city, and you don't think about deeper things. The last thing you understand is why we stormed for three days and then suddenly gave up the siege, right? ”
The youngster nodded. Luo Han explained, "The Goshawk Kingdom is currently negotiating with us, and the fundamental reason is that they feel that they can't stop us after that defeat in the spring. And as they thought, our army was so strong that we attacked everywhere we went, which gave us an advantage in negotiations. At this time, we hit a nail in your place, and we can't knock it down. So at the beginning we were a little anxious and continued to attack and hope to continue the momentum. After all, if the envoys of the Goshawk Kingdom knew that someone could stop our attack, then they would have a lot more confidence. However, after three days, the general found that you were indeed well guarded, and that you could not take it in the short term unless you paid a heavy price, so he decided to bypass it. One thing is true, your Zhenxi general has been defeated, and Dahu City has fallen, but that was during the day, and the flag in the morning was indeed fake, and it was deliberately done so. Although it is no longer important here, the general does not want you to be reused by the Goshawk Kingdom, so he deliberately designed this bureau to make you lose your prestige in front of your subordinates, so that even if we don't catch you, it will be difficult for you to stand out in the Goshawk Kingdom. ”
"In the end, the general really appreciates you, and I hope you will think about it seriously."