Fear and timidity are normal human emotions, and there is nothing to be embarrassed to admit.
Of course Li Qinzai is also afraid of death. From the time he traveled to the present, he has always consciously stayed away from danger and never stood under dangerous walls.
Those who risk their lives for nothing are lunatics, not normal people.
However, when justice was at hand and there was no way to avoid it, Li Qinzai still had to choose to risk his life.
There is nothing wrong with saving life, but between saving life and saving face, Li Qinzai decided to choose face.
This "face" is not only my own, but also the face of my wife, children, children, and future generations.
If there is a stain in your life, it will follow you for a lifetime, or even for generations to come.
In the future, when our children and grandchildren grow up, they will be poked in the back by someone, "That's him. His father once escaped with the soldiers on the battlefield of Goguryeo, causing the Tang Dynasty's Eastern Expedition to fail."
Think about how your children and grandchildren feel. Can they hold their heads high?
Li Qinzai must have this face. Some things are really more important than life and death.
After Li Qinzai made some jokes, the sagging morale of the soldiers was revived.
Everyone temporarily put aside the fear of death and the sadness of those who died in battle, and the crowd finally laughed and cursed in a relaxed manner.
After Li Qinzai finished speaking, he called Liu Renyuan.
Liu Renyuan smiled at him and said: "Li Shuai is worthy of being a general. A few words raised the morale of the soldiers and relieved them a lot, haha."
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly and said: "You have to put your ducks on the shelf. You always have to say it when it's time to speak. General Liu, the enemy is expected to launch an attack in an hour or two. They are determined to open this road. We must make arrangements in advance."
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Liu Renyuan said with a bitter look on his face: "The gunpowder carried by the soldiers is not much, and the casualties are heavy. There are only more than 2,000 people left. The general estimates that after the enemy's next attack, we will all have to explain here."
Li Qinzai said seriously: "Although we are determined to die, we still have to look for a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation. Every one who survives counts."
"The soldiers are tired, but can't rest. Let everyone move. With this place as the center of the circle, within two hundred steps in the four directions, dig several trenches in each direction. Then go to the mountains to cut trees and temporarily build some antlers.
Reject the horses and place them in front of the ditch."
"The enemy's advantage is the cavalry. We need to eliminate their advantage and complicate the terrain. If you want to charge across the plains at once, try it if you are not afraid of losing your horse's feet."
Liu Renyuan immediately agreed, turned around and shouted to the soldiers to get up, cursing while giving orders.
After understanding Li Qinzai's intention, the soldiers also knew that this was to protect everyone's lives, so the soldiers started working one after another.
Amidst the flying dust, Li Qinzai led his troops to inspect the battlefield.
Every war is inseparable from earthworks. The soldiers of the Tang army have practiced digging ditches, building rocks, and rolling logs. Once the general gives the order, no matter how difficult the project is, it must be completed on time and in quantity.
After patrolling for a long time, Li Qinzai nodded secretly.
They are indeed the most courageous and skilled soldiers in China's thousands of years of history. They are not only brave in combat, but also very professional in soil work.
The trench was about half a foot wide and one foot deep. It could have been dug deeper, but we ran out of time. It only served to hinder the enemy's cavalry charge.
The distance between the two trenches is two feet, and antlers are placed in the middle to block the horses. Even if every enemy war horse becomes a spirit, there is no way to jump over one after another, unless the Olympic hurdle champion is possessed.
After patrolling for a long time, Li Qinzai always felt that there was wind on the back of his head. He was brushed from time to time, like his own father smiling and stroking a dog's head, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Turning around, Zheng Sanlang was following him step by step, holding the flag high, the flag fluttering in the wind, and the corners of the flag brushing his hair from time to time.
"What are you doing again?" Li Qinzai asked dissatisfied.
Zheng Sanlang looked innocent: "Raise the flag, Boss Feng said, wherever Li Shuai is, the flag will be there. Is there something wrong?"
Li Qinzai sighed and said: "Yes, but not much... When the two armies are fighting, the handsome flag is of course important. Now is the time of truce. This broken flag doesn't have to follow me. I want to hit someone..."
Zheng Sanlang chuckled: "You can't beat me, but I can lift you up with one finger."
Li Qinzai: “…………”
It makes so much sense! But I’m so angry! I asked my subordinates to beat this guy up. I wonder if it can make him smarter.
While the soldiers were digging trenches, scouts were sent out constantly.
Soon there was news that more than 10,000 enemy troops had retreated five miles away to rest, and the enemy general was reorganizing his troops.
Li Qinzai's heart sank, the next fierce battle was not far away.
There was not much he could do now. The gunpowder carried by the soldiers was almost exhausted. In the fierce battle that followed, there were not many tactics available. He could only fight hard with swords and guns.
As for reinforcements... there is no way to count on it. Qibi Heli's main force is at least a day's journey away, unless Li Qinzai can defend from dawn to dusk.
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Humiliate the city.
The city defense had been completely taken over by the Tang army. Qibi Heli ordered 10,000 Tang troops to enter the city to maintain order in the city. The remaining soldiers camped outside the city and sent scouts towards Pyongyang to investigate the enemy's movements.
Tang Junqiu did not commit any crime against this city that had surrendered before the war. After entering and taking over the city, there was basically no phenomenon of Tang troops looting military and civilian property in the city.
The surrendered Goguryeo garrison was placed outside the city and provided with food and drink. The officials were relieved of their duties and treated like guests.
This is the rule of the Tang Army. As long as the Tang Army surrenders before the war and the Tang Army does not pay the price of casualties, it is one of our own. Being polite to you is a way of expressing gratitude.
If you see an unfavorable opportunity and feel that there is no hope of defending the city and surrender, the treatment of the soldiers and civilians in the city will inevitably be reduced, and it is inevitable that you will take something from you.
If you resist to the death, fight to the last soldier, and are eventually defeated by the Tang army, it will end badly and the city must be massacred.
Qibi Heli's commanding tent was set up outside the city, and many generals of the Tang army also camped outside the city.
All the generals gathered in the handsome tent, and everyone's faces were filled with joy.
Xue Rengui, in particular, was even more delighted. He was so proud that he had to pretend to be reserved and it was annoying. All the generals in the tent were praising him through gritted teeth.
The Xue family has produced an extraordinary young talent. Old Xue, you have such a good teacher.
Xue Rengui couldn't hide his smug smile, and said hypocritically that it was nothing, and enthusiastically shared his successful education experience with the generals.
孩子要成器,主要靠揍,从小揍到大,每一拳都是满满的父爱,每一棍都是孩子成长的宝贵动力.
If the generals have some understanding...
While the generals were laughing and chatting happily in the commander's tent, a fast horse galloped over from the northwest outside the city.
The horse was foaming at the mouth and even staggering a little. The knight on the horse was even more pale, and his physical strength was almost at its limit.
He raised his eyes vaguely and saw an endless stretch of white tents in the distance. A flag was flying high in the middle of the camp, and soldiers in armor were patrolling and practicing inside the fence of the camp.
The knight finally regained some consciousness and raised his arms high toward the gate of the camp.
When he opened his mouth, he found that his vocal cords were so hoarse that he couldn't speak, so he could only mumble.
No one heard his voice. There were still two miles away from the gate of the camp, but he could no longer hold on. The horse under him also reached its limit. After a sudden snort, the horse stumbled under its feet, and the horse also stumbled.
The knight fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.