Chapter 179: The Decision of the Crowd
Seven days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for the general attack that had been planned for a long time.
In the face of the upcoming battle, everyone in Handan City also felt inexplicably nervous, after all, this attack will determine their future direction, whether they live or die, all depend on the outcome of this battle.
"Finally, is it beginning?"
Standing on top of the city, Wang Shijian's eyes were a little dazed, and he vaguely seemed to have returned to the time when he was more than twenty years ago.
Patting his shoulder, Mao Renfeng smiled: "What's the matter, it's hard to be scared"
"I'm afraid, do you think it's possible," Wang Shixing replied, but his eyes were a little melancholy, and he said, "It's just that I miss the old days a little." And, don't you think this scene is a little familiar?"
"Familiar, do you mean twenty years ago" Mao Renfeng paused, recalling the scene when the two first met.
Wang Shijian nodded and replied, "That's right." That was the first time I arrived here, and of course I left here quickly to avoid the Mongols. It's just that I didn't expect that this will be 20 years. ”
At that time, he also arrived in Handan for the first time, but then he was forced to leave Handan City for various reasons, and later because of his selfishness, he returned here.
It seems that it was fate, and he and Handan were entangled together.
"That's right. Twenty years. life, how many twenty years" Mao Renfeng sighed a little.
They are still young people, and they are thinking about the future together, thinking that if they settle here, they will set off a storm that will stir the world and realize their wish to recover China.
But as the years passed, they did not see any signs of achieving their goals until today.
It's just a pity that they are already old
"But after waiting for so long, isn't it finally time to wait for this day?"
Wang Shixing pulled out the long sword in the book, and the refined sword body was still bright, but he felt a little powerless.
The once strong body is now difficult to hold even a long sword, and the power of this time is beyond the reach of mortals.
Mao Renfeng looked stunned, and then said with a smile: "This is also after all, they have already come, and we can rest for a while." As long as this period of time is over, after the lord recovers, the expulsion of Tatars and the unification of China will finally be realized. Isn't it."
"That's right. But there's still a lot to do before that. Isn't it."
Inserting the sword back into its scabbard and hanging it on his waist, Wang Shiyi stood up, but walked under the city gate.
Mao Renfeng thoughtfully, followed closely: "Haha, do you want to monopolize it, but it's a pity, I won't agree." ”
The two walked together to the gate of the city.
At the gate of the city, Zhou Yu was reorganizing the army, waiting to go out of the city next, and then attack the attacking Han annex army.
Seeing the appearance of the two of them fully armed, Zhou Yu couldn't help but feel a little strange, and went up to him and asked, "Two gentlemen, what's wrong with you?"
According to this plan, this battle will be in charge of him and Duan Ling, one is responsible for pinning down the other party from the front, and the other is responsible for burning grain and grass from the flank into the opponent's military camp.
Wang Shixing and Mao Renfeng are responsible for guarding Handan City because of their age, so they are responsible for guarding Handan City to prevent the other party from sneaking up.
But before the battle began, the two men left the city, and they don't know why.
"You, don't you see it, I'm going to participate in this battle?"
With a slap of the long sword on his waist, Wang Shiyi smiled.
"But. If you go to war, then what about Handan City, after all, the opponent's soldiers and horses will surpass us. If the other party sneaks up at this time, it will be dangerous" Zhou Yu was stunned, and then persuaded him.
"I know. So Handan City, it's up to you to protect it," Wang Shiyi patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder and encouraged.
Caught off guard, Zhou Yu felt a little ridiculous, and opened his mouth to ask, "What?"
"It's literal. I will lead this battle, and you will be in charge of defending the city. Do you know" Wang Shijian raised his eyebrows and reprimanded directly.
Zhou Yu was puzzled, and defended again: "But the two of them are old, if there is a mistake, what should I do?"
"Zhou Yu understands the Han annex army far better than you. After all, I've been dealing with each other for many years, and I can't understand it if I don't want to. Mao Renfeng also said: "And you are new to the army, and you are far less familiar with the army, far less than us." So leave this battle to us. ”
But Zhou Yu still insisted on his opinion, unwilling to take risks with the two of them.
Although Zhang Jue is young, his strength is not weak, and with the strength of Wang Shiyi and Mao Renfeng, I am afraid that it will be difficult to defeat.
Wang Shiyi felt displeased, and slapped the long sword on his waist with a dingdong sound, as if he didn't care: "The other party has always wanted to take my life in the past twenty years." But I'm not like this, what are you afraid of?"
Seeing that the two of them were so persistent, Zhou Yu didn't know whether he should continue to insist, and the situation was stiff for a while.
In the distance, Duan Ling also noticed the movement here.
He patted his horse and came over and asked, "What's wrong with you, why are you making a sudden noise?"
Probably because he was riding on a war horse, when Zhou Yu heard this, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
That Wang Shishi inevitably showed a little rejection, and immediately complained: "It's nothing." It's just to discuss something with Zhou Yu. ”
"Discuss things, what's going on," Duan Ling's tone was a little hurried.
Mao Renfeng replied directly: "It's about changing generals." After all, this battle is related to the safety of our army, so I discussed it with Brother Wang and decided that we would be responsible for the attack in this battle. ”
"You two can't do this"
Duan Ling was a little angry, but shouted: "You two are also veteran generals for many years, you should know the disadvantages of changing generals in battle." What if something goes wrong?"
"Duan Ling. Although you are carefully cultivated by the lord, you don't know why the so-called temporary change of generals is criticized because the generals do not know the soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the generals, in this case, it will naturally only lose the battle. But I brought out all this army, and I know exactly who is good at what and who is not good at it. In that case, what's wrong with me leading this battle?"
Regardless of the red face of the tomb, Wang Shiyi said directly.
Seeing Wang Xingxing stand up, the soldiers who had long been dissatisfied with Duan Ling also shouted.
"That's right. Let us recognize the king as the ruler, and reject the rest."
"You're just a newcomer, why are you talking nonsense here?"
"Don't bully our commander just because you have a backer. Got it"
“......”
Compared with Wang Shiyi and Mao Renfeng, these soldiers are all from the bottom of the people, and they are vulgar on weekdays, so they are also straightforward when they speak.
After all, since the arrival of this mausoleum, they have really suffered a lot
Duan Ling's eyes were filled with flames, and he turned his head directly, but he shouted at Wang Shijian: "Wang Shijian, is this how you trained your soldiers?"
He had always been accustomed to the strict military discipline of the Red Phoenix Army, and as long as he stood there on weekdays, those soldiers would be silent, and they would never dare to have any opinions.
Today, when Duan Ling saw that he was actually reprimanded by such a group of big-headed soldiers, he felt angry and was ready to reprimand.
"However, you haven't been training all the time during this time, and I haven't interfered with anything" Wang Shijian spread his hands and looked helpless.
Duan Ling was stunned, his lips twitched a few times, and finally gave up.
Wang Shiyi knew that although they captured Handan, they were only temporarily organized rebels after all, and it was okay to deal with ordinary servants and arrest quickly, but in the face of the army, they could not fight against it, so after Duan Ling and others came, they handed over all the command of the rebel army and let Duan Ling and others train in the training method of the Red Phoenix Army.
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more and more intense, Zhou Yu interjected and persuaded: "No matter what, aren't we all here to defeat the enemy, in this case, why don't we each give in one step" He began to be afraid, if this dispute continued, then their battle this time would basically be over.
Mao Renfeng also stood up and persuaded: "Everyone, don't forget that there is a war now. What would it be like if the enemy saw us like this?"
As soon as the two of them said this, all the soldiers also woke up and felt that there was something wrong with their previous behavior, so they reined in. Mao Renfeng was their old leader for many years, and Zhou Yu had stepped forward when they retreated, and they still respected these two people.
"That's right, if it's an acquaintance, hurry up and get the team in order, otherwise I won't be polite. Duan Ling was still dissatisfied, and there was still anger in his words.
It's okay for him not to say this, but this said that he set fire to the powder kegs of many soldiers, turned their guns one after another, and scolded Duan Ling.
"Tell me clearly, what do you mean?"
"I think you're a communiqué personal vendetta"
"The king's commanders have retreated like this, what else do you have to do?"
"No matter what, we will only recognize the king as the ruler"
“......”
Duan Ling was a little incredible, he hadn't noticed that there was something wrong with his words, but he was angry at everyone's behavior, and shouted again: "What are you doing one by one, do you know what you are, and you dare to disobey the military order, believe it or not, I will arrest you all now."
"Come on. Grab me. Come on."
"Who's afraid of whom. Lao Tzu dares to frown even if he loses"
"I don't believe it, you dare to do this"
A vote of soldiers was also stimulated, and they completely forgot that Wang Shiyi and Mao Renfeng were both on the scene, so they directly confronted Duan Ling.
The staff group in the distance, including the army, had also been reorganized, and they also noticed the change here, so they ran over directly, and when they saw this, they also became nervous.
"Chief Duan, what's going on?"
From the queue, a sharp-eared monkey cheek, who looked a little cunning at a glance, stood up and asked tremblingly.
When Duan Ling saw this person coming, he immediately felt full of confidence, and directly waved his hand and gave an order: "Zhang Wu, arrest this group of people for me."
"Obey the Command"
Although Zhang Wu didn't know what the situation was, after receiving Duan Ling's order, he immediately walked out and prepared to arrest the soldiers who were making trouble.
"Zhang Wu, stop for me"
Wang Shixian drank in the air, and immediately calmed everyone present.
Zhang Wu trembled, quickly stopped, leaned over and said, "However, this is Chief Duan's order."
"I know, but have you forgotten, who rescued you in the first place, is this how you treated these brothers and sisters of yours" With a glare, Wang Shiyi showed his might, and immediately made Zhang Wu have to owe his body, and left here in a gloomy manner.
Seeing this person leave, Wang Shijian regretted it a little, and scolded secretly in his heart.
"This guy has some eyesight, and he actually threw himself into Duan Ling's command so quickly. ”
That Zhang Wu was saved by him, and the intelligence of the capture of Handan was also thanks to the help of this person, but it was a pity that this person was too tactful, and what he was best at was to steer the rudder with the wind, so after seeing Duan Ling coming, he directly joined his command, so he was granted a certain command.
Seeing that Zhang Wu was also scolded away, Duan Ling was even more shocked, knowing that if he persevered, it would not be a good thing.
But he has always been stubborn, but he refused to stop there, and said: "Wang practiced." When you asked me to take over the command, you said that everything would be handled by me, and you can't help but want to regret today's affairs."
If those soldiers are not disposed of, the majesty of the army will not be established.
Therefore, Duan Ling already had a plan in his heart, and he had to punish them, so that he could teach these guys what military regulations and discipline were
"Brother Duan. You're saying the wrong thing, I'm talking about you, not just you. ”
Wang Shiyi shook his head, then looked at Zhou Yu thoughtfully, as well as the staff officers who were also frowning, and asked: "What's more, I used to be a member of the Red Phoenix Army, so I naturally know that if there is a disagreement, the majority opinion should be the main one." Could it be that you treat the entire staff group as your own?"
was squeezed like this, no matter how powerful Duan Ling's arguments were, they were all completely suppressed.
Democratic discussion and majority decision, this is a principle within the Red Feng Army, and it is also clearly written into the military regulations, even if he Duan Ling is the son of Duan Feng, the general staff, he definitely does not dare to violate this principle.
"That's right. And I think it's a good thing to hand over Handan City to Zhou Yushou. After all, he is also known as the Steely City, so it should be no problem. ”
Seeing that Duan Ling seemed to be lonely, Zheng Qiao persuaded him.
As a member of the entourage, Zheng Qiao's talent is not outstanding, but he is also admired by many people by relying on his reliable character, and can be said to be the third person after Zhou Yu and Duan Ling.
Since he stood up, he naturally represented the opinions of the rest of the staff officers.
Although Duan Ling was angry, in the face of the opinions of many staff officers, it was naturally impossible to ignore them, so he had to reply: "Okay." Then follow your opinions."
The battle is imminent, and if they continue to argue, they will only delay the fighters.