Chapter 45: Gathering Morale
But Han Sui knew that if these things were lost, they would be lost, and it would be stupid for him to lose his mind because of this, so he restrained himself to calm down.
Han Sui ordered his subordinates to tidy up and repair the camp, because most of the camp was set on fire by Ma Chao, only the wall of the camp Ma Chao forgot to burn it, and the camp was empty. The tent of Han Sui and the generals was not spared, and they were actually reduced to the open space directly in the camp and brought a few low stools for a meeting.
At this time, it was already late at night, and the light of the moon hit Han Sui, Cheng Gongying, Yan Xing and others without hindrance. They sat together among the ashes, surrounded by the freshly burned tents and storehouses, the ashes still under their feet, the smell of burnt in the air, the panicked horses neighed uneasily not far away, lamenting that the tired soldiers led their horses past them, and the sound of nails repairing the walls could be heard in the distance.........
Han Sui looked around, surrounded by soldiers, some sitting and sighing, some limping and supporting each other to walk, some absentmindedly eating, some crying loudly because their father and brother died in battle, and some covering their wounds and screaming in pain...... Variously, many more soldiers looked at him. Han Sui could see clearly that those eyes were no longer admiration and fear for him, but suspicion and disdain, and even hatred.
Han Sui was overshadowed. Looking at his henchmen again, the wound on Yan Xing's arm had just been bandaged, and the blood stained his armor red; Although Cheng Gongying's design was successful, he also had a sad face; The rest of the congregation will be dejected.
An atmosphere of despair permeated the entire camp. It seems that everyone is beginning to seriously doubt whether Han Sui can really lead the rebels to defeat Ma Chao, and at this time, it seems that Ma Chao's victory is already a certainty.
At this time, in a trance, Han Sui heard a sudden noise in the distance. Immediately, someone came to report, saying that there were two Di people Qu Shuai, three Qiang people Qu Shuai and Han Qu Shuai who led their troops to suddenly turn against the water, seized the small gate and led more than 13,000 horsemen to Ma Chao's camp. This news made the atmosphere in the entire camp even more depressed.
This was Han Sui's darkest moment. He had never suffered such a setback.
But despite this, Han Sui knew that he must not be depressed by this. Han Suiqiang fought hard and asked, "How many men and horses did our army lose today?" ”
Yan Xing replied: "Counting those who surrendered to the enemy above, they have exactly 40,000 horses. and those who defected to the enemy were 27,000 men and horses. ”
Han Sui took a deep breath and calmed down his anger. And he said: "Then how many men and horses do we have in our army now?" ”
"Exactly 120,000." Yan Xingdao.
"How many people did Ma Chao fold?" Han Sui asked.
"It seems... Only three or four thousand horses were folded..."
"And how many men does he have now?" At this time, Han Sui's eyes were already spewing fire.
Yan Xingdao: "Counting those who surrendered to the enemy above, Ma Chao should have 42,000 horsemen." ”
Han Sui nodded heavily and said, "It's more than that!" Doesn't Ma Teng also have soldiers and horses? How many of them are in the family? ”
Yan Xingdao: "There should be 57,000 people. ”
Han Sui said: "How many people are there in the old man's defense of Liangzhou?" ”
"Two thousand in Hanyang, five thousand in Jincheng, two thousand in Caohan, three thousand in Didao, and two thousand in Guzang. The rest of the cities were a thousand or hundreds. Most of Liangzhou is basically still in the hands of our army. "Yan Xing is like a treasure.
After Han Sui found out, he said, "So, the old man is still stronger than Ma Chao?" ”
"Yes."
After Han Sui got this exact answer, he suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.
The whole battalion looked at Han Sui. Cheng Gongying said: "Why is the lord laughing? ”
Han Sui said with a smile: "The strength of the old man is still more than four or five times that of Ma Chao. Although he has lost a few games now, he has not broken his bones. The old man just laughed at the old man for being too stupid, obviously he still had the upper hand, but he was so stupid that he was depressed. As the saying goes, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers. Why didn't the old man think of this? In the past, Beigong Boyu was much stronger than Ma Chao, didn't he let the old man kill him overnight? Ma Chao is just a yellow-mouthed child, so stupid that Bo Ying blinded him in a few words. How can such a stupid person be worthy of competing with the old man for Xiliang? Hahaha! ”
When the soldiers heard this, they were no longer depressed and depressed, and returned to their pre-war state. In fact, Han Sui was still very afraid of Ma Chao in his heart, and he was also angry about today's fiasco, but he knew that as the commander, once he was depressed, the soldiers of the whole army would follow suit and be demoralized. That's it. Therefore, Han Sui must try to be inspiring, and he will deliberately laugh at himself to remind the soldiers: although he has failed miserably, he is not exhausted, and he is still stronger than Ma Chao.
Han Sui saw that the morale of his subordinates had really improved slightly, stood up, pointed to the soldiers, and said, "If you listen, don't think that Ma Chao has defeated us, and he can continue to win." Have you forgotten who it is? ”
The soldiers were at a loss. Han Sui shouted sharply: "You are the Xiliang Iron Horse, the Xiliang Iron Rider who crisscrosses the Xiliang, the invincible Xiliang Iron Rider, and the Xiliang Iron Rider who is powerful in the world!" If the court is afraid, the whole world is uneasy, and the whole world is discolored! Once upon a time, as long as they heard the words Xiliang Tieqi, everyone would be terrified! ”
Han Sui's harsh and painful words made the rebel soldiers boil, yes! They're Xiliang Iron Riders! Everyone was so excited that they felt like they were standing up, and even the wounded soldiers stood up in pain.
Cheng Gongying looked at Han Sui with a look of adoration, and he felt that Han Sui had a kind of magic that made the whole army crazy.
Han Sui continued to scold: "Now! Look at what it looks like! The clothes and armor are not neat, the ranks are uneven, and the people are panicked, they are simply panicked like a lost dog! When you encounter a strong enemy, you only know how to retreat, and if you lose a game, you want to surrender! What a shame! The old man is ashamed of Ruo's subordinates! ”
The rebel soldiers were scolded to the blood.
Han Sui said again: "So that if you know: the old man swears to fight Ma Chao to the death, and he will never back down!" If you still want to recast the prestige of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, so that the whole world can feel the fear from the heart again, then fight with the old man! If you feel that you are invincible, even if you go to Ma Chao, the old man will never stop you! ”
After speaking, Han Sui put his hands behind his back. The whole camp immediately fell silent, and no one spoke. But immediately after three seconds, all the rebels shouted: "I will follow the lord!" ”
Han Sui smiled and said, "Okay! If he is so determined, the old man will be relieved. ”
In this way, Han Sui once again regained the morale of the army in a very short period of time. The rebels are worthy of being the "Xiliang Iron Cavalry", brave and good at fighting, and not afraid of death, but more importantly, the rebels have the strength to never admit defeat.