He Yuzhi didn't like to take credit, and he was not used to being touted, so he stood up and was about to leave.

Suddenly, one of them said timidly, "General, tomorrow to break through, do you see us break out?" ｣

He Yuzhi knew that the army's morale was unstable, and it was extremely necessary to boost morale, otherwise it would be worrying about breaking through tomorrow.

So he sat down again and said calmly: "I am a strong man of the Tang Dynasty, an expedition to a foreign land, with many victories and few defeats, and a prestige. How can we be discouraged because of a momentary setback? The battle of Cangshan was just a sudden ambush, caught off guard, and fell into a treacherous trick, which did not damage the prestige of my Tang Dynasty warriors, why bother to be self-conscious? How strong is it that the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern and Western Turks, resisted the invasion of the Uighurs and Tibetans, aided Silla, destroyed Baekje and Goryeo, and subdued the four empires. Brothers, you must cheer up, but don't fall into my Tang prestige! After finishing speaking, He Yuzhi looked around, originally expected to boost morale and sweep away the haze.

Unexpectedly, the soldiers were still depressed and lacked the fighting spirit and intention to survive!

He Yuzhi said: These soldiers of the Tang Army are not full-time soldiers and warriors, the original work is just shop guys, noodle stall owners, blacksmiths, woodcutters, fishermen, and more farmers with hoes. What did they do to them if the expedition failed? They are just a bunch of ordinary people with weapons in their hands and armor, and they have relatives waiting for them to come home, and there are... That's right, dear!

He Yuzhi's eyes rolled, and then he continued, "Brothers, take a step back and say, who doesn't have parents? Who has no wife or children? Think about parents, wives and children at home! They're still waiting for us to go back and be reunited! How can we throw corpses in this barbaric land? Who supports Gaotang's parents? Who will wives and children depend on? Think of fathers who can't see their children grow up! What a pity? ｣

In the shaking campfire, reflecting everyone's sad faces, suddenly a bearded soldier stood up violently, waved the long knife in his hand, and said loudly: "Lao Tzu don't die in this ghost place, tomorrow is dead or alive, so I have to fight!" Lao Zai has to kill his way even from the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood! Before Lao Tzu sees my wife, no one wants Lao Tzu's life! ｣

A thin soldier also stood up and said, "My daughter-in-law gave birth to a fat boy for us last year, and I didn't want to die before he married his daughter-in-law and gave birth to a son!" ｣

Right! Right! Right! Everyone stood up one after another, thinking about their families and not being able to put things aside, some were dancing with swords and guns, some were swearing in the air, and some were in tears, hoping to fight to the death tomorrow! Back home!

He Yuzhi saw that everyone had the courage and determination to survive, and his heart was unconsciously lifted, and he smiled at Sixi.

Zhang Sixi seemed to be quite happy to see He Yuzhi, and he was also happy in his heart.

In fact, He Yuzhi knew in his heart that this kind of big battle with the participation of tens of millions of people, it was far from enough to rely on the bravery of a few people, and tomorrow would still be more auspicious after all, and most of the Tang Army officers and soldiers present would not be able to return to Middle-earth.

As a general, you must be able to boost morale and motivate your subordinates in the face of adversity, knowing that tomorrow is going to death, but still not flinching and moving forward. In other words, even if the order is death, the subordinates will follow themselves without regrets, which is the necessary condition for becoming a famous general in ancient and modern times.

He Yuzhi finally understood that during the Mid-Autumn Festival that year, the necessary qualities that his father said to his brother and himself that good generals needed were not just courage and strategy, but the ability to stimulate morale in adversity, and the courage to encourage soldiers not to give up and move forward bravely in times of crisis....

Since He Yuzhi joined the army, he has relied on his strong martial arts, and he has never participated in border wars, at most in Fuli Prefecture, fighting bandits and suppressing mountain bandits, and the journey has been smooth and has never encountered adversity.

This expedition to Nanzhao has repeatedly failed, even if he has done his best, but because of the coach's cowardice and inwisdom and repeated dangers, He Yuzhi remembered his father's words, although failure is frustrating, but it is a better teacher than success. At that time, I was too young to comprehend it, but now I have a deep experience, but this realization is obtained by the death of tens of millions of people, and the price is great・・・・・・

What is very different from the camp of the Tang army is the atmosphere in the camp of Nanzhao and Tubo, and the Nanzhao and Tubo army have won even battles.

Especially in the Battle of Cangshan, the Tang army was defeated and lost, causing it to lose tens of thousands of soldiers who were accustomed to fighting, not only suffered very little losses, but also captured a large number of weapons and baggage, breaking the myth of the Tang army's victory, and making its own morale high and proud of the world.

In the camp of Nanzhao and Tubo, the commander-in-chief of Tubo Guo Jiezhi and the deputy privy envoy of Nanzhao Zheng Hui discussed with the generals how to encircle and annihilate the Tang army soldiers, Zheng Hui offered a plan to catch turtles in an urn, to capture and kill the Tang army soldiers, never let a single person slip through the net, the generals were amazed, hurriedly mobilized troops and horses, and went separately.

The head of the Tubo snow leopard department, Po Ke Luomi, will raise a few days later, and the fierce mastiff department and the stone mink department will be gearing up to defeat the old enemy Tang Army again, and the black fox general He Zhemeng has been played by the Tang general Ju Xingyuan a few days ago, and this time he wants to take revenge...

Before the end of the day, the generals have gathered in the Bai Shuixiu tent, Bai Shuixiu's eyes are bloodshot, looking around at the generals, although it can be seen that there is no sleep all night, but there is still the determination and courage to fight hard and survive in death.

Bai Shuixiu said softly: "Generals, today's breakthrough battle is by no means something that can be achieved by courage alone, the army is in chaos, once you lose your calm and self-control, everything will be over. ｣

Bai Shuixiu continued, "I expected that Nanzhao and Tubo would definitely set up a plan to encircle them. If our army is scattered, the enemy will be heavily armed in the north and east. You must not go, you can go west or south, take a detour out of the country, and return to the Tang Dynasty. I have marked the route of retreat, generals, please see! This picture does not need to be remembered, but to understand the gist of it, it is always a few words, drill the gap to find the crack, the southwest is the way, turn sharply to throw off the enemy, and get out in a roundabout way! ｣

All the generals gathered around, only to see Bai Shuixiu draw several red lines on the west and south sides, twisting and turning, and making many sharp turns, obviously to get rid of the pursuers, and to make the enemy unable to expect the Tang army to get off the course and not be able to set up an ambush.

All the generals kept in mind the concepts in the atlas, and Bai Shuixiu even told him that if the troops of the headquarters were not dispersed, they must not abandon the responsibility of command, and if they were dispersed, they would not be able to turn the tide. What are the precautions required for a single or several people to break through? What do you need to pay attention to if a squad or brigade breaks through?

All the generals listened carefully and did not dare to leave it out.