Xu Pei's mood was really bad.
A few months ago, he forced Xu Fei to a desperate situation, forcing the other party to hang himself in despair. Now that it was his turn, Xu Pei deeply felt the despair in it. He is like an aged and trapped beast who was injured, lost his claws, and had his teeth pulled out. He was afraid of his future, and even more afraid of death.
He, Xu Pei, has been the arrogant son of the sky since he was born, the eldest grandson of the Xu family, an existence that everyone admires.
Although there were occasional disappointments, he was still the patriarch of the Xu clan in a justifiable manner after the eccentric old man died.
It was supposed to be the standard of a winner in life, but now it has been reduced to the appearance of a lost family dog.
People say fate, Xu Pei doesn't believe it, but now he has to believe it.
He forced his cousin Xu Fei to death, so he was forced by others into Shan Weng City, and followed Xu Fei's footsteps
Xu Pei seemed to be stunned, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was fate.
However, he did not become negative because of this, but became more irritable and irritable, and many servants serving on him were beaten.
Looking at Xu Pei's current appearance, Han Yu couldn't equate this "madman" who couldn't stand setbacks with the once gentle, modest and ambitious young man, as if that young man was just imagined by Han Yu. This made Han Yu extremely disappointed.
Han Yu and Cheng Xun could not persuade Xu Pei, but Xie Ze, as a brother-in-law, also came forward to persuade him, but also returned without success.
Today's Xu Pei has gone to the tip of the bull's horn and entered a dead end. Except for his own thinking, no one else can help him.
Han Yu sighed softly, and his warm brows were stained with light sorrow, but he quickly adjusted and showed his usual expression.
"Xie Lieutenant, have the troops and horses in the city been counted in order?"
Xu Pei picked up his son, but Han Yu couldn't slack off. He was responsible for the soldiers and soldiers in the city.
Xie Ze said, "It has been counted... However, everyone's morale is low, and their timidity is very strong. Even if they kill a few deserters to set an example, it will not be effective. There are more and more deserters."
If he was able to attack the city quickly, Xie would not have such a headache.
But the enemy deliberately made fun of them, sieging the city without attacking, holding a peculiarly shaped big horn all day long and roaring at the city gate.
I don't know what these people grew up eating and their voices are so loud, Xie Ze stayed in the city and couldn't even hear it.
In fact, the voices of the soldiers responsible for shouting and provocation were loud, but not so loud.
Jiang Pengji had tossed out a big speaker a long time ago. The thin copper sheet surrounded the city in the shape of a cone with a round mouth at the top. Although the shape was simple, its ability to transmit sound was not weak. If it is used to shout in front of the battle, the effect is even more powerful. Isn't it useful now
The upper troops attacked the plot, the second attacked the Jiaotong, the second attacked the soldiers, and the lower attacked the city.
Attacking the heart is the top, attacking the city is the bottom; fighting the heart is the top, and the battle is the bottom.
It's not that Jiang Pengji never thought about attacking the city, but the hundred-footed worm was dead and not stiff, and Xu Pei's remaining troops were not dough, let alone what others wanted to do. If they were to forcibly attack the city, Jiang Pengji and Yang Tao would have to dig a piece of meat and put some blood in order to take down Shan Weng City when there were sufficient equipment in the city. After thinking about it, Yang Si, a bad guy, came up with this trick.
There are three shifts a day, and at twelve o'clock, they take turns to shout and shout, and drums and trumpets are played in front of the battle to incite the enemy's army.
Xu Pei suffered successive defeats, the military's morale was shaky, and the soldiers had no assertiveness. A little provocation could shake them, and the effect was immediate. There were more and more deserters. Even if Xie Ze killed them in public and stabilized the army a little, the soldiers were still in a panic.
Xie Ze was so busy that he didn't have time to organize his appearance, his stubble had already appeared short, and he looked much more haggard than usual.
Han Yu said with a headache, "Just killing deserters, it will be effective for a while, but it will only backfire over time."
Everything should be done in a strict manner. Killing one or two deserters can have the deterrent effect of killing chickens and monkeys, but if you kill a hundred or ten deserters, the soldiers below will not only not be obedient, but will feel that the generals are cruel, further consolidating their desire to escape. idea.
Xie also knew this.
But let deserters flood in, and sooner or later, Shan Weng City will have no soldiers to defend.
"If the lord can..."
Xie Ze opened his mouth and swallowed the rest of the words for a while.
If Xu Pei, as the protagonist, can take the initiative to stand up to boost morale, it will not only stabilize the morale of the army, but also arouse the determination of the soldiers to fight to the death.
How-
Han Yu's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't say a word.
"How's the situation on Huang Song's side?"
Huang Song was their ally. Although the relationship between the two parties was not very close, without Huang Song's help, Xu Pei would have kneeled long ago.
Just as Han Yu asked, Xie Ze clenched his fists in grief as if he had been humiliated.
"He? Although Huang Song left some people, what use can those people be?"
Self-preservation is everyone's instinct, but as the abandoned party, it is impossible for Xie not to be angry.
Han Yu's furrowed brows became more and more tangled.
"... Finally, is there any news from Zhejiang County?"
The morale of the army dropped to the bottom, one of the main reasons was the fall of Zhejiang County and the loss of life of relatives.
Han Yu was also worried about his family and his children, but he couldn't express it directly.
If he hadn't trusted him, he wouldn't have dared to ask.
Xie Ze sighed and shook his head with a wry smile, "There is no news yet, I don't know if I am alive or dead."
Han Yu said, "Yu and Liu Xi have several relationships, although I can't guarantee it, but according to her temperament, she will not start against the female family members, the old and the young."
The real strong is never achieved by suppressing and humiliating the weak.
Xie Ze frowned and said, "I hope so—"
His family is also in Zhejiang County, it is impossible not to worry.
Han Yu looked in the direction of the city head, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes.
"Don't worry, she won't do this." Han Yu said firmly.
The war has reached a stalemate recently. Han Yu has limited things he can do, and has a lot of time to reminisce about the past. Liu Xi in memory is a high-spirited and somewhat rebellious young man. If she really had the ambition to be in the world, she would not be at such a time. Dig your own grave.
Xie Ze was surprised, "Why?"
Han Yu said, "Slaying the enemy's relatives, family members, women and children, if she dares to carry such a bad name, she will completely lose the qualification to win the Kyushu. Not to mention, do you know how many powerful families are in this small mountain city? The connections between each other. How big is the network? Even though Liu Xi has opened a lot of poor families, her people still have close ties with other forces, just like Gongluo and Cheng Yuan under her. By doing this, she not only broke her own way , destroyed the foundation of the operation for several years, and at the same time planted a fatal hidden danger for himself."
Fighting the deer in the world has never been a one-person game, let alone a one-shot game.
Jiang Pengji wanted to absorb Xu Pei's power and strengthen herself, so it was impossible for her to completely offend everyone.
Xie took a deep breath.
He looked around and asked a very outrageous question.
"Counselor, if the mountain and urn city is broken and the lord is unfortunate... then you..."
To die, to surrender, or to go into seclusion
Han Yu's shallow eyes swept over, and Xie Ze's heart skipped a beat.