Xue Poye's words took Mao Di by surprise, but from the bottom of his heart, Mao Di, like most of the Northwest soldiers, had deep hostility towards the Chu army, but compared to the Hu people However, they are still willing to fight the barbarians.
Xue Poye looked at Mao Di and said sincerely: "Mao Di, I have heard of your reputation. It is said that you joined the army at the age of seventeen, and you have fought against the Hu people no less than fifty times in more than thirty years. The tricks of the Hu people, if you talk about how to deal with the Hu people, I am far behind you. Your experience in fighting against the Hu people, Da Chu probably has few people who can match, I think Mingyue King is also deep in his heart. I sincerely hope that you can use your own experience to stop the invasion of the Hu people." After a pause, your voice tightened, and your expression was solemn: "Now the Hu people are attacking Yangguan, the defenders may not last long, once the Hu people break through Guan, the first victims are the people in the northwest, Mao Di, you have lived for more than fifty years, you should be able to tell right from wrong, right?"
Xue Poye was only in his twenties, but he spoke to a veteran in his fifties in such a serious tone. If it was an ordinary person, Mao Di would probably have lost his temper, but for this young man, although Mao Di held resentment , but he also had to admire this guy. After all, Yongzhou City, known as the "Unbreakable City", was broken by the Chu army led by this young man.
The most important thing is that King Mingyue dared to hand over the military power in the Northwest to Xue Poye before he died, which means that in King Mingyue's heart, he also admired Xue Poye somewhat.
Mao Di closed his eyes, remained silent for a moment, finally turned around, and said loudly to the Northwest soldiers who were kneeling on the ground because of the death of King Mingyue: "Brothers, the king asked us to follow the Chu army to fight against the barbarians. Don't want to go?"
Northwest soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay.
Fighting the barbarians, for the northwestern soldiers who were born to guard the barrier in the northwest region of the great Chu, was naturally duty-bound and willing, but the soldiers thought it was a bit strange to follow the Chu army to fight the barbarians.
A few hours ago, the two sides were still fighting in the bath, either you die or I live, they both killed each other with the weapons in their hands without hesitation, and the two sides have already killed and injured countless people because of this fight, Such utterly irreconcilable hostile camps want to join hands to fight the barbarians at this time, which is as weird as it is said.
Do you really want to cooperate with another army that just killed your own comrades to fight the barbarians
The Northwest Army hesitated, so why didn't the Chu Army not hesitate.
Not a few of the Chu army died at the hands of the Northwest Army, and many soldiers of the Chu army frowned.
But both sides understand that compared to their respective hatreds, their common enemy is the barbarians.
"Shuai Mao, the king ordered me to wait for me to kill the barbarians, and we will never turn back, but... do we really want to obey the orders of the Chu army?" A general finally plucked up his courage.
Immediately someone followed and said: "The heart of the king is to let us temporarily stop our swords and soldiers and go kill the barbarians... We, how can we obey the orders of the Chu army!"
As a result, the Northwest soldiers expressed the same view one after another.
It's no problem to fight Huren, but it's emotionally unacceptable to obey the orders of the Chu army.
When Xue Poye heard what the Northwest soldiers said, his heart relaxed. Although the words of the Northwest soldiers seemed to be deeply hostile to the Chu army, this is human nature, and it must be understood that the two sides have just been going through the process. If you can get rid of the past and get along with each other so quickly in the hand-to-hand fight between you and me, it will be a ghost. It is already a big deal for them to stop their swords and fight the barbarians.
Of course, Xue Poye could not hope for another civil war.
He also knows that it will take time to quell the hostility of the Northwest Army.
The last order of King Mingyue at least ensured that the Northwest Army would not continue to be an enemy of the imperial court. In the hearts of the Northwest Army, King Mingyue was like a god, and no one would disobey his will— -Even if everyone is very reluctant!
Mao Di raised his hand to signal the enthusiastic Northwest soldiers to stop shouting, and said loudly: "Your Majesty's order, everyone has heard it, we... we must not disobey His Majesty's will."
As soon as he said this, the Northwest soldiers fell silent.
Mao Di looked sad, and suddenly ran to the body of King Mingyue, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed a few times, then got up and walked in front of Xue Poye, and said seriously: "Xue... Xue Dashuai, you said just now that we should fight by ourselves." , is this true?"
Xue Poye's idea was not a whim. From a certain point of view, the separation of the Northwest Army and the Chu Army would save a lot of trouble, and he would not worry about the weakening of the forces caused by the division of troops, because the Northwest Army's Toughness and combat experience against the barbarians should mean that there is no need to worry about them getting into trouble. Taking a step back, the so-called division of troops is just a division of command. Everyone's goal is to fight the barbarians together. Still able to take care of.
"The soldier talisman has been handed over to you." Xue Poye smiled.
Mao Di seemed to have made a lot of determination, and finally said: "Forget it, after we restrain the king, we will set off for Yangguan!"
"No!" Xue Poye said in a non-negotiable tone: "Send troops immediately without delay."
Mao Di said angrily: "If the king's body is not restrained, how can we send troops?"
Xue Poye said indifferently: "The King Mingyue can still lie in the city of Yongzhou noblely now, but once the time is delayed and the barbarians break through, who can guarantee that they will not be able to attack the city of Yongzhou? Was the body of the King Mingyue still there? It is really unknown if it can be complete. The most urgent thing is to meet the enemy, not Sheng Lian!"
Although what Xue Poye said was very straightforward, it was very reasonable. The speed of a soldier's soldiers is very important, and there is no delay.
Although Mao Di was annoyed, he was an old general, so he naturally understood the key points. If he really wanted to subdue Mingyue King meticulously, it would take at least a day of effort. By that time, the Yang Pass might have been broken.
Mao Di closed his eyes, let out a long sigh, walked to Mingyue King, carefully carried Mingyue King's body on his back, and strode towards the Tianji Pavilion. lament.
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The Northwest Army placed the godlike Mingyue King in their hearts in the Tianji Pavilion, and then under the command of Mao Di, they ordered 30,000 cavalry, sharpened their knives, and immediately set off for Yangguan to rescue, and the 30,000 infantry also accelerated. The pace is advancing towards Yangguan.
The movements of the Chu army were not slow either. Xue Poye gathered all the cavalry of the Chu army, a total of 16,000 horses, led by him himself, and rushed to Yangguan like the wind. People and horses guarded Yongzhou City with 20,000 Northwest Army to clean up Yongzhou after the war, and other troops followed immediately to Yangguan.
Qinglianzhao's group of people naturally rushed to Yangguan with Xue Poye's cavalry, while Lv Niangzi and Xiao Lingxian followed the army behind.
What Xue Poye paid the most attention to was the ten earthen cannons. Although there were less than 80 shells left, they were enough to shock the Hu people when they were transported to Yangguan.
The people of Yongzhou soon learned of King Mingyue's death.
This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the people of Yongzhou who have always been loved by King Mingyue. When they learned that King Mingyue saved more soldiers from dying with their own lives, the people's worship of him has reached its peak.
Yongzhou City was full of cries.
Many people rushed to the square of Tianji Pavilion to kneel down and cry bitterly, and even more people erected tablets of Mingyue King at home to worship.
Perhaps in the hearts of most people in the prefectural capital of Dachu, King Mingyue is a rebellious traitor, but in the hearts of the people in the northwest, it is absolutely impossible to have such an idea.
They are deeply favored by King Mingyue. For more than ten years when King Mingyue has been in the northwest, in this desolate place, the people are still able to have enough food and clothing, and live a very peaceful life. All this gives them reason to believe that if King Mingyue becomes Chu If he is the emperor of the state, then the entire state of Chu will definitely be rich and strong.
However, politics is never for the imagination!
Yang Guan.
Although the largest pass in the northwest frontier is much smaller than Yanmen Pass, and there is no natural moat like Yanmen Pass as a barrier, there is no doubt that the defenders here have more tenacity of willpower and combat effectiveness than the defenders of Yanmen Pass. To go above and beyond.
The yellow sand is all over the sky, and the chaotic sand is fascinating.
Several rounds of brutal tug-of-war had exhausted most of the Yangguan garrison's strength, and the rest of the garrison was also exhausted. The Hu people seemed to be tired from attacking, so they retreated to take a rest, while the garrison still held their weapons tightly, waiting for Hu to attack. People will make the next attack on the dilapidated Yangguan.
In fact, the defenders also knew in their hearts that with the strong attack and sharp arrow skills of the Hu people, Yangguan might fall in their next attack.
They don't know much about the battle situation in Yongzhou City, and they don't know that the Chu Army and the Northwest Army have reached a settlement. They have only one belief: even if there is only one person left, they must stop the invasion of the Hu people!