Chapter 973: Angrily reprimanding Lu Bu
Fight, win.
All is well, and the kingdom will take off.
Fight, lose.
300,000 loyal and righteous iron horsemen and Lu Bu lost their lives in Huangquan, the dynasty lost its troops and generals, and the national strength was greatly damaged, which will cast a shadow on the entire kingdom: the kingdom can only be the kingdom forever.
If you don't fight, that is to give up the road of Lianyun Road, give up the hope of fighting out of the Zonglan Kingdom, and give up the hope of developing to the south of Yuzhou.
The good thing, the kingdom will not fail too much, and it will not put a shadow on the heads of the entire kingdom, so there are other opportunities, they can also accumulate national strength, plot the northern grassland, and grab territory with the Wu clan.
It will not make the whole kingdom think: the kingdom can only be a kingdom for a lifetime, and it will never become a dynasty.
To fight or not to fight, the pros and cons in this are things that Lu Feng, the emperor of the Southern Yan Kingdom, must weigh.
He had to come up with a decision.
And this decision is very likely to determine the future fate of the Southern Yan Kingdom.
"Plop!"
While Lu Feng was weighing, Lu Bu knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the kingdom must not give up this last hope!
"Your Majesty, let's fight!"
"Your Majesty, please fight!"
Yue Fei and the others also knelt on the ground in unison, shouting for their lives.
"I am never afraid of a battle!"
Lu Feng stood up, looked at the generals Lu Bu who were kneeling in the account, and said: "More than a year ago, I was sixteen years old and still the crown prince, when my father died, and I ascended the throne as the new emperor. β
"At that time, Mo Dao, a powerful minister in the kingdom, was in charge of the kingdom's government affairs, and the civil and military officials only knew that there was Prime Minister Mo Dao, but they did not know that there was Emperor Lu Feng. On my side, the only generals are Mulan and Gao Shun, and the only Wenchen is a few old ministers who have been wrongfully imprisoned. β
"At that time, I was not afraid, and led the troops to kill Mo Dao and destroy the Yunkong Mountain behind him. β
"Then, the million-strong army of the Ziyang Kingdom invaded, trying to destroy our country and occupy our territory. β
"At that time, I was not afraid, I drove the expedition in person, led the Gaoshun Praetorian Guard, led the Fengxian Loyal and Righteous Iron Cavalry to meet the enemy, and ordered Meng Tian's army to come out together, break the enemy army, and swallow the enemy's territory for thousands of miles. β
"When the army returned to the dynasty, my imperial uncle rebelled and led hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers to try to kill me. β
"At that time, I was not afraid, and led the army to break the rebellion, killing hundreds of thousands of enemies, and purging the rebellion of the kingdom in one fell swoop. β
"Later, there is a family that rebels, I am not afraid, destroy the family, establish new rules, reward those who respect the emperor, and kill those who rebel against the emperor. β
"There is also the bullying of the Spirit Sword Sect, the three kingdoms encircling Nanyan, and the northern barbarians invading, I am not afraid, and I lead the troops to break them one by one, laying the foundation for the prosperity of the kingdom. β
"Since I ascended the throne, I have encountered countless crises, survived countless crises, and I have never been afraid of a battle, large and small. β
"Fight, I'm not afraid!"
"But now that the iron cavalry is charging, is this a battle? or to death?"
A cold light flashed in Lu Feng's eyes, staring at Lu Bu, staring at Yue Fei, staring at Zhou Yu, staring at Qin Qiong, Zhang He, and Shen Zhengwen, and loudly reprimanded: "300,000 iron horsemen, it is 300,000 sons and daughters of the Southern Yan Kingdom, and if they charge in the big battle, if they die, they will die on the battlefield, and they will die as they deserve." β
"But right now, knowing that the enemy army has made all the precautions, the strong crossbow, the bow crossbow, and the bed crossbow have been set up early, and they are waiting for our army to go. β
"If you have the idea to let the infantry raise their shields and advance, I may consider it, but if you let the iron cavalry charge, isn't this to let the 300,000 iron cavalry go to die?"
"You are all the leading generals of my Nanyan Kingdom, and they are the pillars of my kingdom, but why do you want to say such a stupid thing?"
When Lu Bu proposed, Lu Feng was moved, hesitating, weighing the possibility of letting the iron cavalry charge.
But in the end, he gave up.
He was never a soft-hearted man, and he killed many people, not a hundred thousand, but eighty or ninety thousand.
The number of people who died under his order had already exceeded 10 million, and the number of people who had killed the barbarians had already exceeded 50 million.
Not to mention the battles on all sides, there are more and more enemies who die under his orders.
But the people who died directly or indirectly at his hands were all Lu Feng's enemies.
Lu Feng will never have mercy for the enemy, but what about his own soldiers?
Do you want to make him as iron-blooded, ruthless, and ruthless as he did with the enemy? Just like Lu Bu and others proposed, let 300,000 iron horsemen charge, and let a group of iron horsemen who could not stop the enemy's bed crossbows, strong crossbows, and bows and crossbows charge to death?
Isn't this what those who slandered Lu Feng said?
Knowing that it is not advisable, he still let 300,000 iron horsemen charge and die, what is this not a tyrant?
Lu Feng was never soft-hearted, but he couldn't let his iron rider send him to death!
"Your Majesty, but this is our only chance!"
Lu Bu begged bitterly.
LΓΌ Bu was unwilling to give up, unwilling to have the kingdom blocked and lose the opportunity to become a dynasty.
"Okay, Lu Bu, you just said that this move is nine deaths, and I will tell you now that your advice is not nine deaths, but ten deaths!"
Staring at Lu Bu, Lu Feng said in a deep voice: "You said that 300,000 iron cavalry charged, breaking the formation!"
"Okay, even if I can break the formation, but if your 300,000 iron cavalry wants to break through the high mountain on the right side of Lianyun Road and the enemy's arrow rain blockade, you tell me, how much will you have left after your 300,000 iron cavalry?"
Lu Bu's eyes shrank and said, "Can ...... Probably less than 50,000!"
"Then I'll count you as 50,000 people!"
Lu Feng continued: "50,000 iron cavalry, breaking through the enemy's shield soldiers, will lose at least 5,000 people, and then you have to face the 800,000 elites of the Liyang Dynasty, you come to tell me, how do you use 45,000 iron cavalry to break through the blockade of the enemy's 800,000 elites?"
"This ......"
Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
If it was on the plains, LΓΌ Bu had a way to delay hundreds of thousands of infantry with 45,000 iron cavalry.
But Lianyun Road is not a plain, and the location of the Lezhong Jin camp is still on a slope, which will greatly weaken the power of the iron cavalry charge.
45,000 people, trying to break through the 800,000 elite imperial army formation, is tantamount to a fool's dream.
"Yue Fei, you come and tell me, can the 45,000 iron cavalry break through the enemy's 800,000 elite dynastic army formation?"
Seeing that Lu Bu didn't answer, Lu Feng stared at Yue Fei, who was the first to second, and asked loudly.
Yue Fei lowered his head, thought for a while, and said, "As long as the iron cavalry can break through the enemy's shield array, our infantry will be able to keep up, and we will be able to ensure the follow-up strength." β
"Keep up, what are you going to keep up with?"
Lu Feng shouted: "The speed of the cavalry charge is more than ten times that of the infantry, from the camp of our army to the camp of the enemy, the infantry will need at least half an hour, and during this period, they will be shot by the arrow array on the high mountain on the right side of the Lianyun Road, and the speed will be reduced even more." β
"By the time the infantry arrives in front of the enemy formation, the cavalry has already been cleared by the elite army of Le Chongjin!"
"In such a situation, tell me how my infantry can keep up with the cavalry and provide support?"
(End of chapter)