Chapter 20: Chaoge withdraws his troops
When Lu Meng and Ling commanded the troops to gather in Muye and were about to start evacuating, they heard a report from the scout: "Report to the general, Sima Yi led the army to pursue him, and he is about to arrive at Chaoge." β
The soldier was a little flustered, everyone would be anxious when they encountered such a situation, not to mention that he was just a soldier, although he was also a battle-hardened person, but the person who came behind him at this moment was Sima Yi.
Lu Meng shouted: "What are you panicking about? Command the army to cover the evacuation of the people, and if there is anyone who escapes without permission, he will be killed! The few words that were said coldly made the soldier tremble a little.
Ling Tong and Lu Meng were not in a hurry? It's just that as generals, if even they show their current mood, then these soldiers can be imagined.
"Gongji, you lead the army to cover the evacuation of the people, and I will come to the palace." After thinking about it for a while, Lu Meng made such a decision, and his expression was extremely solemn. And Ling Tong did not refuse, at this time, it was not the time to refuse, if Cao Jun was allowed to catch up, then no one would be able to leave. After bidding farewell to LΓΌ Meng, Ling Tong led his subordinates to cover the evacuation of the people in the direction of the Yellow River.
LΓΌ Meng led his men and horses to rush in the direction of Muye, aiming to stop Sima Yi's army, the situation was critical at this time, Ling Tong's vanguard had reached the bank of the Yellow River, and had begun to evacuate to the south bank of the Yellow River.
LΓΌ Meng led his troops to ambush on a high ground outside Muye City, only waiting for Sima Yi's army to arrive and give it a heavy blow to slow down its pursuit.
"Quick...... Let the people get on the boat first. Ling Tong waved the weapon in his hand and commanded the order of the river, and after hearing this, the people of Chaoge and Muye were even more convinced that they had not made a wrong choice. Rather than being under the hands of Cao Ying, who is accused by the world, it is better to follow the tide and flee to Henan to return to Shunming to advocate the waves. When the people of the two places heard that the Jiangdong army was preparing to evacuate, they all took the initiative to follow the Jiangdong army to withdraw across the Yellow River.
Originally, the two armies of Ling Tong and LΓΌ Meng should have withdrawn across the Yellow River, but in order to implement Zhang Lang's policy of loving the people, they delayed the trip and covered the evacuation of the people together.
At this time, a strong wind was blowing on the top of the hill where Lu Meng's troops were located, and the cool breeze in autumn should have been refreshing, but at this time, the Jiangdong army all clenched the weapons in their hands, and because they were too nervous, they were already sweating on their hands.
Lu Meng was observing the movements of Sima Yi's army, his eyes staring directly into the distance in the direction of Muye, motionless. At this time, he heard a report from the scout: "General Hui, Sima Yi's army has caught up, and it is not more than thirty miles away from our army." β
Sure enough, standing higher and seeing farther, in fact, as early as when the scout came to report the news, Lu Meng had already seen the sand and dust billowing in the distance. Obviously, that was Sima Yi's army. Zheng Hao rushed this way.
It should only be the vanguard, but the number should still be extremely large, and as far as the eye can see, there is only sand and dust. The skyline in the distance has been obscured by layers of sand and dust.
Lu Mengzhen got up and shouted to the soldiers behind him, "Brothers. Sima Yi's army has arrived. Now, I want to ask you a question. β
Originally, they were all Jiangdong soldiers who were in a nervous state, but under Lu Meng's sudden words, they were a little confused, and some soldiers were even thinking that the general was not stupid.
Although everyone had different ideas, their reactions were the same, and all the Jiangdong soldiers focused their eyes on Lu Meng, expecting the question he was talking about.
I only heard Lu Meng ask: "Brothers, why are we fighting?" We went from the south of the Yellow River to the north bank, what happened? β
Unlike the wondering just now, now all the Jiangdong soldiers began to talk and talk to each other. whispered something. I was still thinking about the question raised by Lu Meng.
This battle is not a simple offensive and defensive battle, Lu Meng's purpose is very simple, as long as he drags Sima Yi's army, if he wants to defeat Sima Yi's army with this little force in his hand, it is simply a fool's dream.
Therefore, in this battle, the most important thing is not manpower, not weapons, when the other side has an absolute advantage in both things, then what are we fighting? Morale! The most important thing in an army is morale! And what Lu Meng is doing at the moment is to mention the morale of the Jiangdong soldiers. In the face of such a powerful opponent, why not panic. Even Lu Meng, I'm afraid he is beating the drum in his heart at this moment, right?
Although the Jiangdong soldiers were all discussing, no one stood up to speak, which inevitably made Lu Meng a little disappointed, no wonder, after all, the ancient people's thinking was relatively slow, suddenly, the deputy general next to Lu Meng stood up and shouted: "General Lu asked well, why are we fighting?" In order for the people of the world to live a good life and no longer suffer from war. From south to north, he was only punished for killing everyone in the world! β
"Excellent! Then let me ask you again, what are we fighting for at this moment? β
The adjutant general turned to look at the people who were still evacuating, and his eyes revealed infinite emotion: "We are fighting for the people of the world, and these people are willing to evacuate with our army, which is the will of the people, and we are fighting for the people." Fight for the people's trust in us. β
"Not bad!" Lu Meng pointed to the group of people who were evacuating: "General Lin is right, we are fighting for the people's hearts and minds, and we are fighting for the people who believe in us. β
All this? Of course, it will not be a coincidence, the dialogue with the deputy general was arranged by Lu Meng early in the morning. At this moment, the mood of the Jiangdong soldiers began to change, from the nervousness just now to the excitement now. Some of the soldiers even showed signs of madness and took off their battle robes. looks like he wants to fight desperately with Sima Yi's army.
This is exactly the effect that Lu Meng wants, and when he sees that he has achieved his goal, he still refuses to give up. Fanning the flames: "Brothers, we shed blood for the people of the world, and we are worth it." Now, I can tell you unequivocally that the opponent we are facing is not ordinarily strong, according to the scouts, this army is at least 100,000 or more, that is, several times more than ours. Are you afraid? β
The adjutant general took the lead and said: "Don't be afraid!" β
The Jiangdong soldiers all over the hillside seemed to have ignited a fire on the plain, and the sound of shouting sounded in the sky: "Don't be afraid of ............" Although the shouting was not very neat, this momentum did achieve the effect that Lu Meng expected.
"The opponent we are fighting now is already approaching us, for the sake of the people behind us, for the stability of the world, what should we do?" Lu Meng's words were almost shouted, and every Jiangdong soldier on the mountain felt that a raging flame had begun to ignite in the depths of his heart.
The sound of the earth-shattering voice sounded again: "Kill!" Kill! Kill! β¦β¦β
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