Chapter 291: Where to go
The commander-in-chief's actions undoubtedly made the situation worse for these soldiers who were already full of despair.
Since their commanders are already like this, this completely proves that their lives, in the eyes of the commanders, are not worth mentioning at all! Why, then, did they struggle?
The soldiers who desperately wanted to contribute to their country have completely lost their fighting spirit at this moment. Their eyes had even lost focus, and their struggles had stopped. The soldiers who tried to run out for support also froze in place at this moment.
The morale of the enemy army has completely disappeared, and at this moment, according to reason, the soldiers who have left the country can easily drive them all out and take revenge.
The soldiers stood still, closed their eyes in some pain, and then opened them again.
They are a little confused at the moment, what are they desperate for? Obviously, before the war, the commander was full of energy to encourage them, this time they defeated the Tianli Kingdom, and these soldiers could be rewarded by the emperor, and they could take a vacation, so that they could go back to their families.
These soldiers are just ordinary people, and they are trained in the army on weekdays, and there is basically no chance to go home. Some people who have families can't see their wives and children for months, so why don't you miss them? Who doesn't want to go home and live a happy life, but they, as the guardians of the country, they can't.
In order to be able to return home as soon as possible, they will also do their best to be loyal to the country.
But now, the commander who has always let them work hard will not hesitate to abandon them all in order to save their lives. Without a commander, the soldiers are undoubtedly scattered, and how can they break through without a commander? Maybe the commander-in-chief doesn't want them to break through at all. Or rather, the commander doesn't care whether they live or die, as long as he himself lives, that's enough.
This huge psychological gap made the hearts of these soldiers collapse a little. Some of them don't understand that they serve the country like this, but in the end, they get such a reward. What could be more desperate?
Since both horizontal and vertical are dead, there is no need for them to struggle anymore.
Pei Xiu was not far away, looking at the commander who had already run away on horse, and a trace of disdain flashed in his beautiful eyes. He looked at the desperate soldiers, thought for a moment, stretched out his hand, and made an instructive gesture.
At this moment, the soldiers of those enemy countries all saw the movements of that beautiful young man.
They only realized now that all of this was arranged by this young and beautiful young man. Even if they didn't know that young man, what else did they not understand when they saw Lu Fei's undisguised respectful eyes when he looked at the young man next to them?
To be able to make the dignified lieutenant generals show such a look and obey the command of this young man, this young man's identity must be unusual. What's more, today's victory in the first battle of Tianli Country is completely different from the usual tricks. These methods may have been figured out by this young man.
The age of this young man, as well as the strength and momentum he showed on the battlefield, had already made the soldiers of those enemy countries look away.
Such a man has already achieved such an achievement at a young age, and he will be able to repay it in the future? Compared with the commander who didn't look back and ran away, those soldiers can imagine how complicated their mood is.
Can the gap between people really be so big?
They don't know.
But seeing those soldiers who had already begun to cheer, and comparing with their unimposing appearances, they also knew who lost and who won.
Then came the time for their demise.
Many soldiers looked at this scene in front of them and already showed a wry smile. Unexpectedly, they were outnumbered, but in the end they were defeated by the soldiers of the Heavenly Departure Country, who were less than half of their number, just thinking about it, it felt incredible.
But if you think about it carefully, their commander-in-chief nature is like this, and it doesn't seem unimaginable that they will lose today.
It has come to this, on the battlefield, the loser is the loser, and there will never be mercy. After all, at the beginning, didn't they also adopt an attitude of killing each other?
Therefore, when they saw Pei Xiu's gesture, the soldiers of those enemy countries did not have any resentment in their hearts, and if they lost, they would admit it. Dying on the battlefield, although there is still a lot of unwillingness in my heart, but more of it is still the disappointment and sadness of the commander of my country.
Now that they have been abandoned by the state, it seems that there is no meaning in existing.
Originally, in addition to their own country, what originally supported the soldiers to fight was their own family. If even the most basic trust is gone, and they have been abandoned, then what faith is there?
Pei Xiu made a gesture at the people on the mountain.
The deputy general on the mountain, who had been paying close attention to all this, saw Pei Xiu's gesture and immediately understood what he meant.
He yelled at the soldiers, "Bring everything up!" β
The soldiers were dead, wounded, and a large part of them were still trapped in the fire. Although they were not yet burned, the light of the fire was shining through their faces, and they could not escape at the moment.
Now hearing the sound on the mountain, those soldiers think that it seems that the people who have left the country are going to take out the gasoline. Only this thing can burn them all to death in an instant.
The soldiers were no longer in despair at the moment, and they stood a little blankly in place, looking at the raging flames in front of them. They didn't have the courage to kill themselves, and they still thought about their families. Working so hard is just to make the family's life better.
It seems that there is no such opportunity in this life, and the debt owed in this life seems to be repaid in the next life.
At this moment, the soldiers on the hill had already brought out one bucket after another.
Pei Xiu looked at the soldiers who had closed their eyes and were waiting for death, his eyes were still faint, he waved his long arm and shouted, "Do it-"
The soldiers on the hill responded in unison, and then they approached the hill in unison, poured the bucket in their hands down, and the liquid inside poured down at once!
The soldiers were waiting for gasoline to be poured on their bodies, and then a fire broke out.
But when the liquid spilled on them and beside them, they sensed that something was wrong.
No, the liquid doesn't seem to have a taste? They remember that the smell of gasoline was very strong.
After the liquid was splashed down, the soldiers clearly felt that the heat around them seemed to have dropped a lot.
What's going on?
The puzzled soldier opened his eyes, and the soldiers on the hill continued, pouring bucket after bucket.
After watching the flames in front of them being extinguished by the liquid, the soldiers finally widened their eyes and said in disbelief, "Thisβthis is water!" Not gasoline! β
The soldier's voice made the soldiers next to him who closed their eyes open their eyes one after another, and looked at the scene in front of them in disbelief.
Although they didn't believe it at all, those soldiers were actually saving them, but the fire in front of them was indeed extinguished. And those soldiers who were still struggling, with flames on their bodies, were also doused by the water poured down on the mountain!
It was just a blink of an eye, and the valley that was originally full of flames disappeared without a trace in an instant. Except for the dark ground and some soldiers who were silent, the rest seemed as if nothing had happened!
The remaining nearly 10,000 soldiers were unscathed!
Pei Xiu looked at the soldiers who were still sluggish, took a step forward, he tightened the saddle, the horse kicked the horse's hooves forward, and let out a loud roar, which made those soldiers come back to their senses and look in the direction of Pei Xiu.
Pei Xiu said loudly: "Your commander has abandoned you now, you should know very well that you are already useless pawns. It's cruel to say that, but you must know it in your hearts. I, Pei Xiu, am willing to save you, I don't want you to be ruthlessly discarded after being used, everyone present believes that they all have their own family and friends, if you lose your life in vain, countless families will be shattered. This is not what I Pei Xiu wants to see, if you are willing to return to Shuntian and leave the country, you can stay, and I, Pei Xiu, promise that I can definitely bring your family members to you safe and sound. If you don't want to, you can leave now, I, Pei Xiu, will never be held accountable. Choose one or the other, and make your own decision. β
Pei Xiu's words brought internal force and reached the ears of every soldier.
They stared at them with big eyes, but they didn't expect the young man in front of them to say this. Who is he? Dare to say that, is he really capable of bringing their family out?
Some soldiers didn't believe it, but a soldier next to him whispered: "His surname is Pei?" If I'm not mistaken, this Pei Xiu Gongzi is only afraid that he is a member of the royal family. If he was a prince, maybe what he said was not wrong. β
"But how do you guarantee ......?"
When the soldier heard someone questioning him, he couldn't help but retort: "If Pei Xiu Gongzi can't do it, he can just hang us directly, so why do you want to keep us until now?" In this matter, I think it can be seen that Pei Xiugongzi's sincerity. What's more, the commander has treated us like this, even if we return alive, what will happen in the future? β
The soldier spoke so loudly that he could hear that he had a lot of resentment in his heart against the commander.
When the soldiers heard this, they all slowly quieted down.
Pei Xiu looked at them and didn't speak, and then said: "When the time comes, if you are willing to submit, go to my side, and if you are unwilling, I will let him go, and I will not pursue it." β
Pei Xiu said as he made a gesture to Vice General Meng.
After seeing this, Deputy General Meng, who had been blocking the other end, also silently made way of a way, and the soldiers behind him also followed suit.
When those soldiers saw this, they finally believed that this Pei Xiu Gongzi was not joking.
Where do they go from here?