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Chapter 616: Saving Soldier Geng Gong
In fact, the story of "The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen" is more exaggerated than the plot of "Wolf Warrior 2".

After Cheshi was destroyed, the other two small states near Cheshi, Yanqi and Qiuci, saw the outcome of Cheshi's resistance and decisively chose to surrender and become traitors.

In order to show their loyalty to the Northern Xiongnu, Yanqi and Qiuci sent vassal troops to follow the Northern Xiongnu's tens of thousands of cavalry to attack the Eastern Han Dynasty's most important targets in the Western Regions.

Geng Gong, played by Huang Xiaoming, was only a lieutenant of Wuyi, not the head of the Western Regions Protectorate.

The Protector General of the Western Regions Protectorate was a general named Chen Mu, and Geng Gong and Guan Chong were his deputies.

Because of the two traitors, Yanqi and Qiuci, who acted as guides, Chen Mu and Guan Chong were ambushed by tens of thousands of Northern Hun troops. The Han army under their command was completely wiped out, including the two of them who died in the battlefield.

After a brilliant surprise attack, the Eastern Han military force in the Western Regions was reduced to only a few hundred Han troops led by Geng Gong.

From the perspective of the Northern Xiongnu Chanyu, all the Protector Generals of the Western Regions had been killed by them. Geng Gong wanted to resist them with only a few hundred men under his command, which was like trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm and overestimating his own capabilities.

To quote a famous person, I had an advantage of tens of thousands over hundreds, and I couldn't understand how I lost.

However, the arrogant Khan of the Northern Xiongnu would never have thought that the protagonist this time was not Chen Mu, but Geng Gong, whom they looked down upon.

As soon as they attacked the city, they found that it was broken and they had hit a tough nut to crack.

Even though they had an army of tens of thousands and the assistance of vassal troops from the Western Regions, they were unable to break through the military fortress which was defended by only a few hundred Han troops.

Movies are works of art, so there will definitely be some artistic adaptations.

If the film is shot exactly according to the history books, it may not look good.

Because there are many records in history books that modern people cannot understand, modern people will not feel excited when reading them, but will find them somewhat funny instead.

For example, when Geng Gong was defending the city, he bullied the Northern Huns for being uneducated and scared them by saying that the Han Dynasty was blessed by God and that their weapons were also blessed by God.

If they are successful, they will be cursed by God and there will be serious consequences.

After saying these frightening words, Geng Gong ordered his archers to soak the arrowheads in gold juice before shooting to add some magical damage.

The Northern Huns' siege soldiers were hit by arrows and their wounds festered. They were stunned at the time and thought that the Han army was really blessed by God.

If this plot were filmed verbatim, modern audiences would find it distracting.

Because it is difficult for modern people to understand the superstitions of people of that era.

Screenwriter Li Yu artistically processed this wonderful battle.

He deleted the Geng Gong deception that could easily distract modern audiences from the play, and used more strokes to describe the bravery of the Northern Huns and the heroism of the Han army.

After unsuccessful attempts to persuade the Xiongnu to surrender, the Khan ordered people to dig a river to cut off all water sources around the city.

In order to encourage the soldiers and boost morale, Geng Gong personally led people to dig a well in the city.

Seeing that the attack by force failed and that cutting off the water supply also failed, the Chanyu ordered the digging of a tunnel.

Geng Gong countered the move by leading his men to dig four long trenches in the city. When he saw that the Northern Huns' soldiers had dug a tunnel into the city, he killed all the first group of people who entered the city through the tunnel.

Afterwards, he ordered people to burn firewood at the entrance of the tunnel and pump smoke into the tunnel to fumigate the Northern Hun soldiers hiding in the tunnel. Countless Northern Hun soldiers were suffocated to death or fainted.

In short, there are all kinds of wonderful counter-measures.

However, under the continuous attacks of the Northern Xiongnu, the Han army in the city suffered heavy casualties, and almost all of them were injured. Even though the conditions were so difficult, they still did not surrender to the enemy who outnumbered them dozens of times.

This was another attempt to persuade him to surrender.

On the grasslands, nomadic people have always admired heroes.

The Han army in the city was tenacious enough, and they conquered the Northern Huns with their strong professional qualities and fighting will.

This time they sincerely requested the Han army to open the city and surrender, praising them as heroes.

As long as they surrender, they will definitely be treated with extremely high standards.

Even the audience felt that the defense had reached this point, with only a few dozen people left in the city, and almost all of the remaining people were injured.

Even if they surrender, everyone will think that they have done an honorable defeat and there is nothing to be ashamed of, as they have tried their best.

However, Geng Gong said: "How can a Han hero be humiliated by a vassal court? There have always been Han generals who died in battle, but no Han generals who surrendered. If you want to fight, we will fight with you to the end."

In this scene, Huang Xiaoming's acting skills were great, and he portrayed the tragic feeling of facing death with indifference.

This scene is very contagious and can really make some people with low tear points shed tears on the spot.

Then came the exciting scenes, the climax of the whole movie.

In the court of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Zhang of Han ascended the throne. He was a capable and famous monarch who consolidated the Ming and Zhang reigns, not a mediocre monarch.

The topic being discussed in the court was whether or not to send reinforcements to the Western Regions.

Diwu Lun, one of the three ministers in the court, spoke first, saying that relying on Geng Gong's troops, the army might have been wiped out long ago. There is no point in sending troops now. Guo Jia has just experienced a great mourning, and the most important thing at the moment is to secure the throne. When Your Majesty is firmly in the position, it will not be too late to send troops to avenge Geng Gong and the fallen Western Region soldiers.

Another Three Company disciple, Bao Yu, stood up to object, saying that if we put the Han soldiers in the most dangerous place today, and then abandon them for this reason or that reason, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the soldiers all over the world? If Guo Jia is in trouble in the future, who will be willing to die for him? Who can Your Majesty rely on then?
Finally, Emperor Zhang of Han listened to the advice of Prime Minister Bao Yu and, against all odds, was determined to send reinforcements to the Western Regions: "Many people have told me that Geng Gong has been besieged for so long that even if he is still alive, he would have few people left with him.

I don't think it's worth sending a large army to rescue a few people. I think Geng Gong must be rescued even if he only has one soldier left.

I want to use my actions to tell the world that the Han Dynasty will never abandon any soldier who defends the country.

Not only will I rescue them, one day, I will also pacify the northern desert, so that the Xiongnu will not dare to go south to graze their horses, and avenge the soldiers who died on the battlefield. "

The following plot is exciting. Seven thousand five hundred fully armed Han soldiers crossed two thousand miles to rescue Geng Gong, and finally defeated the Northern Huns and led their troops back to the east.

When the soldiers who built and defended the city returned to Yumen Pass to count their numbers, only thirteen people were left.

The story and plot of the movie can definitely be given high marks, and it is not as exaggerated as Wu Jing was ridiculed for being.

Because all Chinese people know that this is a true story in history, and the Han army in history was that strong.

When a few hundred people fought against tens of thousands of people, no one would think it was a drama. People would only think that the Han army was brave and good at fighting, and they would be in awe of the Han army's spirit of not fearing life and death and ready to die.

After the movie ended, there was thunderous applause from the audience.

That's what people are saying about this movie.

(End of this chapter)