Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 72

In other words, Wu Yue was the victim of the confrontation between the Fourteen States and the imperial power. Wu Yue and the Dongying people were pawns of various political factions above the court, and Wu Yue was also a bargaining chip for those who coveted the throne to fight for power.This war, and how it turned out, would really move the Empire into various situations.If the Dongying people win, there is no doubt that Wu Yue will be completely included by the Dongying people, the world will be in chaos, and the empire will be completely divided into countless small countries, at least in the south; if the Dongying people lose, Wu Yue will become the new emperor to win over the powerful , The bargaining chip for consolidating the regime; In addition, subtle differences will also lead to the final direction, there are too many possibilities, and there are all kinds of strange things.It is true that if Emperor Tai'an was still alive, he would have drafted an appeal against thieves during the Yuhang War, and the princes would have sent troops to fight in North Vietnam. Who would dare to disobey the emperor's will?

In Huaiyin, Chen Ci's troops successfully entered the city and got a camp for the army to station.

The people in Huaiyin did not evacuate. The camp where the Huaiyin army was stationed was naturally given to the king of Wu. As a result, prices soared. Simply, King Wu was well prepared when he left. He brought a lot of food, and he took gold and silver, so he could last for a year or a half.The king of Wu is really in a dilemma now. Losing the city means that he has no income. The money in his pocket can only be withdrawn, not only to maintain the food and drink of the army, but also to have a fixed monthly salary. Not to mention that he still owes a large sum of money to the Zhongzhou Chamber of Commerce.If he can't regain the lost land within the next year, he will face severe pressure and be pushed to the forefront. At the least, he will lose his throne and be extradited back to Beijing;

The camp that Chen Ci was assigned to was very small, barely able to accommodate a thousand people. Three miles outside Huaiyin City, it was originally a barracks of the Huaiyin Army, with complete facilities.He is not qualified to enter the city. After all, compared with soldiers and horses, the number of Chen Ci is only 2000, which is too small. At the risk of being besieged and killed by the Japanese army, Chen Ci wanted to lead his troops out to do it alone, find a random cottage, choose a dangerous day, occupy the mountain as king, and imitate the guerrillas of his era.

That night, Chen Ci ordered his subordinates to wash pots and burn oil, cook all the food, and have a full meal. If they lose anything, they can't treat the soldiers badly. Then he ordered Fan Chu to go to the city with gold to buy firewood, rice, oil, salt, and all kinds of wine and meat.He is different from King Wu. King Wu is so poor that he can save as much as he can, and use less. After all, King Wu has many soldiers and generals, and he is really powerless to feed 10,000+ people.

evening.

A sergeant came to the camp and smelled the smell of wine and meat. He felt so relaxed and happy that he couldn't walk immediately. The Chen Ci learned that this person came to inform him that the king of Wu invited him to discuss the matter. The Chen Ci said that he knew. Ci's subordinates drank heavily and ate large chunks of food. They were so hungry that they couldn't walk. They thought it was funny, so they told him not to be too polite, just eat and drink with an open stomach, and then, accompanied by fierce soldiers, rode their horses to Huaiyin City.

The garrisons in Huaiyin were all evacuated to Haizhou and Xiaping, even the county guards and powerful clans were withdrawn, except for the people who didn't care to be slaughtered, it was like an empty city.Those powerful and powerful people had no choice but to leave. They were also afraid that King Wu would go crazy, and they would kill them without fear, so they had no choice but to leave.So King Wu lived directly in the Sheriff's Mansion.

After Chen Ci arrived, he scanned around and found that they were all unfamiliar faces. Except for King Wu and his aide Qi Lianzi, Xu Xiao from Hailing, and Yang Wanli from Suzhou, there was no one else. Chen Ci was puzzled and asked, "Yu Changling , where is General Yu?"

King Wu was sad: "He chose to stay in Guangling."

Chen Ci frowned, didn't Yu Changling leave?You know, King Wu ordered the entire army to retreat, and Yu Changling stayed in Guangling. Isn't it in a desperate situation and there is no way out?
Soon, Chen Ci understood why Yu Changling didn't leave. The king of Wu gave up resistance and had no choice but to retreat, which would inevitably make the world ridicule. Yu Changling's refusal to leave was to die in loyalty to the king of Wu, to inspire the army's morale for the king of Wu, and to increase his influence .

"He only brought three thousand defenders..."

King Wu obviously didn't want to talk too much about this topic, so he got straight to the point. He looked at the crowd and sighed: "It's really a bad idea for me to leave my hometown. It's really helpless. Don't be discouraged, everyone. I will definitely recover the rivers and mountains in the future."

In this meeting, King Wu briefly said a few points.

First, Huaiyin is the territory of Mu Xishen in Wuzhou. They are controlled by others and benefit from Xishen. They must not oppress the people, manage soldiers properly, and prevent troubles. It is forbidden to enter private houses and maintain order in the city.

The second is to coordinate combat awareness. Because of the fall of Suzhou and Jinling, and the fact that the King of Wu did not resist the withdrawal of troops, there were general complaints in the army, and a sense of resistance arose. Not to mention the unhappy soldiers, the King Wu was even more unhappy. , who can be happy?Leaving one's own homeland, being so aggrieved, withdrawing troops along the way, this is more aggrieved than dying in battle, and has become the laughing stock of the world.The army is generally very desperate. Therefore, the most urgent task is to coordinate the combat awareness, gather the morale of the army, and wait for the opportunity to move. We cannot wait for this despair to spread in the army.

Third, be ready to fight at any time.The Dongying people will definitely point their swords at Huaiyin in the next step. At that time, all armies will have no way out. They must hold this line of defense for Wubei.

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Zhongzhou, Luoyang.

Sun Liang of Jinling sacrificed his life and wiped out [-] enemies in the first battle, which shocked the government and the public.

The little prince was holding a military book in the palace and was dazed. Huang Shi stood by and smiled kindly. He silently narrated the battle of Jinling commanded by Sun Liang. King Wu let him escape, why didn't he leave? I don't understand, it says '36 tricks, walking is the best strategy', if Sun Liang leaves, he can reduce the loss. King Wu has few soldiers and horses Poor thing, isn't he dragging King Wu down by doing this?"

Huang Shi laughed out loud. He touched his bald chin and smiled even wider: "Your Highness, what do you think is the key factor for an army to win a battle?"

Ji Guo hesitated, and asked tentatively, "How many soldiers and horses?"

"No, if you can win by relying on numbers, and don't care about the good and the bad, just recruit soldiers and horses. What kind of tactics and generals do you need? If you have enough soldiers and horses to win the war, exchange a pig for a It's okay for a general, isn't it?"

"Then... the quality of the army?"

Huang Shi smiled without saying a word.

"Morale?"

"Your Highness, considering a matter requires multiple aspects and perspectives. Nothing can be a simple factor."

The little prince frowned, half understanding.

"If you want to win a war, it is nothing more than the right time, place and people. As a general, what you need to consider is to change your own disadvantages little by little. When there are more advantages on the battlefield, the war will naturally win. Otherwise, you must Defeat. Whether an army can win or not, firstly, there must be a general who can stand alone, he must have the ability to lead the army, he must also have the strategy of strategizing, and the ability to count without omissions; secondly, Soldiers must have morale, a backbone, a backbone, the determination to fight against the enemy, the courage to see death as home, and the spirit of fearing death. The number of soldiers and horses is one thing, Your Highness, look, Sun Isn't Liang just relying on 30 troops to fight against [-] enemy troops and wipe out [-] enemies?"

"Yeah, it's amazing."

Huang Shi said: "Your Highness, in this world, there are countless heroes and heroes who will bow their heads for you. Don't you really want to be the emperor?"

The young prince was silent.

"But...can I do anything for them?" The prince felt that even if he became the emperor, he still couldn't change anything. He was still young and couldn't even lift a three-foot long sword. How could he command the heroes?How can you convince the soldiers if you can't go to the front line to fight in person?

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. If you are the king, you will bow your head as a hero in the world."

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Ten miles outside Guangling City, there is a large tent of the Chinese army, and Yu Changling is stationed here with [-] soldiers and horses.According to the news from the front line, after Jinling cleaned up the battlefield, the Dongying people have already occupied Hailing, Runzhou, and Suzhou. Among the counties in southern Wu, only Guangling has not yet fallen. The Dongying people will come to Guangling in at most three days.Yu Changling, as a general supported by the King of Wu, cannot let the King of Wu bear the eternal infamy. He wants to repay the kindness of the King of Wu with his death. He cannot let the Dongying people get Guangling so easily.

On that day, Yu Changling ordered his subordinates to take out all the wine and meat, and ordered three thousand subordinates to eat and drink well, drink heavily and eat large pieces of meat.The air above the barracks was filled with gunpowder smoke, lifeless, all the soldiers knew Yu Changling's determination, and most of the soldiers who were willing to stay and die generously had lost hope and hated the Dongying people to the bone.Some of these soldiers had relatives and friends who died in Suzhou and Jinling. Their fathers and fellow villagers all followed King Wu to Huaiyin.

The next day, Yu Changling ordered people to carry out more than a dozen boxes of gold and silver. The money was the food and salary of this branch for the next year, and it was the money needed for all the soldiers of the army to spend for a year.

Three thousand soldiers gathered, watching this scene with resolute faces.

With a wave of Yu Changling's hand, soldiers carried boxes to distribute gold and silver silently. He took out shredded tobacco from his bag, rolled it up, lit it, took a deep breath, and the smoke rose. When a cigarette burned to the end, all the soldiers shared it. When there is a considerable amount of gold and silver, each person is equivalent to about 30 taels of official silver, which is a huge sum of money.All the soldiers silently held the money in their hands, looking confused.

"The damn Dongying people are bragging about the big banner, publicizing the capture of Wuyue in three months, and threatening that our Jiangdong soldiers are vulnerable. It's just nonsense!"

"Behind me is Guangling, the heart of Jiangdong Wunan, and the spiritual pillar of 20 soldiers who support all their families."

"These Japanese Japanese are ambitious, carrying long knives and weapons, setting foot on our land, invading our mountains and rivers, and trying to enslave our descendants, do you agree?"

Yu Changling's voice was extremely loud, and he roared three consecutive sentences, shocking everyone, all the soldiers were holding back their anger, and immediately shouted: "I don't want to, I don't want to!"

The momentum is like a rainbow.

resounded over the camp.

"Okay!" Yu Changling sacrificed the long sword inlaid with rubies at his waist, and waved, "Soldiers and soldiers, kill all the millions of Japanese soldiers, and the blood of the sword still remains in the waist, follow me to fight the enemy!"

Seeing this, the lieutenant also drew out his long sword and shouted: "Ning shed blood all over the body, don't lose an inch of the country's land, defend the land and fight against the war, defend the family and the country!"

This is like a firecracker that has been ignited. The three thousand soldiers are like pious believers who have been incited. large characters.

Yu Changling watched this scene contentedly, but his thoughts suddenly returned to more than ten years ago. In that year, he responded to the call of the court and the King of Wu, wearing armor and carrying a spear, and riding a warship with countless young people with ideals. Starting from Qujiang, going deep into Jingzhou, and exterminating hundreds of rebellious parties, he was the same young as these soldiers, and he was not afraid of death.But different from that time, in this battle, there was almost no possibility of surviving. He suddenly felt ashamed of the soldiers, but he had no choice but to suppress this thought in his heart.

At this time, a veteran soldier smiled, took a step forward, held the silver in his hand, and said loudly: "General, we don't even want our lives now, what do we need money for?"

Yu Changling was taken aback.

What he can do is to distribute all the money to the soldiers to boost morale.

The veteran said, throwing the heavy "death money" in his hand on the ground, and said with a smile: "General, keep this money, and when the war is won and the Dongying people are expelled from Jiangdong, don't forget to set up a monument for us." Just do it."

As he spoke, he threw the money on the ground.

Hearing the words, the soldiers behind him also threw away the gold and silver in their hands.

Some soldiers laughed loudly, "General, I will enlist in the army and go to battle to kill the enemy. If it is for a little money here, why not stay at home and serve my mother? Why come here and work hard?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Obviously, this little money is not enough to make the soldiers work hard, not enough to make them willingly go to the front line, but faith can.

Yu Changling's eyes were red, he took a deep breath, and forced a smile: "Hahaha, okay, bring some wine, I want to have a drink with the soldiers."

There wasn't much alcohol left in the camp.

But one bowl for everyone is enough.

Yu Changling raised his glass, drank it down, then shattered the clay bowl heavily, and said, "After drinking this glass of wine, I have a companion on Huangquan Road, cheers!"

"cheers!"

(End of this chapter)