No bloody man can bear to see innocent people being killed.
What's more, when a veteran like Xue Wanche looked at the abandoned corpses, there were hundreds of them, most of them women and children, the anger in his heart was uncontrollable, his eyes were wide open, his breathing became rapid, and the hand holding the weapon tightened again and again.
, almost issued an attack order.
Fortunately, I have seen life and death too much, so I maintain restraint and sobriety in my mind.
"General, let me go." A division commander shouted angrily.
"Fight!" Other division commanders also asked for a fight, full of murderous intent.
Xue Wanche had already seen that his opponent did this deliberately in order to provoke him into using troops. Without siege equipment, it would be impossible to attack the city. Even if there were siege equipment, the opponent only needed 30,000 troops to securely hold the city without losing it. According to past experience,
One hundred thousand soldiers may not be enough to fill it in, but it is different now. With the explosive pack in hand, you can enter without climbing the city. Do you want to try?
At this moment, Xue Wanche felt a little moved and his eyes were red.
But then I thought about it, the enemy must have been fully prepared for this, and if they wait for him to attack, the price will not be small, and it will be difficult for the King of Han to explain it to him.
It’s okay to fight, and I won’t give up if I don’t fight.
Xue Wanche's fists clenched loudly and his veins were exposed. He finally decided to give up and gritted his teeth and said: "Give me the order, keep your clothes and armor on, replenish your dry food, and restore your strength. Damn it, I will skin them later. The King of Han said,
Anyone who kills me from the Tang Dynasty will be killed no matter how far away!"
There was endless anger, unwillingness and frustration in his words.
"Follow the order!" someone agreed and hurried to deliver the order.
Xue Wanche turned around and stopped looking at the city, lest he could not control his emotions and charge forward with his troops. He sat down with his back to the city and refused when people brought him dry food. He remained indifferent and silent, but his eyes were terrifyingly cold.
The other generals sat silently beside him and took out dry food and water bags.
Silent, soundless, yet oppressive and uncomfortable.
Time slowly passed away in anger.
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Also aggrieved was Ashina Zanbei, the commander of the city's garrison. Seeing that it was useless to torture and kill the people, he rushed back to his office angrily, kicked over the bar stool, and grabbed a waiting maid.
He roughly tore his clothes apart and was about to invade her, but suddenly he remembered that the other person was also from the Tang Dynasty.
"Crack!"
There was a snap on the neck, and the maid's head drooped, her eyes instantly turned gray and lifeless.
"Tangren, damn it!"
Ashina Zan threw the body aside, sat down angrily, picked up a bottle of wine and drank it down. He was not satisfied with his hatred, slapped a knife on the table, and shouted loudly: "Come here, tell me who are there."
The captain of ten thousand men is here to discuss matters."
A voice came from outside saying yes.
Ashinazan, dressed in rough clothes and with red eyes, was like a hungry wolf waiting for an opportunity to devour. When the three captains came in, he shouted bluntly: "The Hanzhou army actually killed Sui Ye so quickly. It's beyond expectation.
It seems that we have underestimated this army, let’s talk about it, what should we do next?”
"Sir, the city wall is strong and there is a large army stationed there. They can't get in. There happens to be a batch of supplies in the city that haven't been transported to Yuegong City yet. It's enough to defend the city for more than a month. However, since the enemy has come from afar, there will definitely be insufficient food and grass to last for a month.
When the time comes, we will collapse if we don’t attack." A captain of ten thousand men suggested.
Before the other party could continue, Ashinazan leaned forward with a whip and said angrily: "What I want is not to stand firm and fight against the enemy, but how to defeat them. Do you know what defeat is?"
After saying that, Ashinazan stood up, whipped him again, and continued angrily: "Yehu Khan is leading an army to attack Yue Gong City. Once captured, his reputation will be unparalleled. When the time comes, my king will
Why are you competing for the position of Khan? If I can’t be Khan, none of you will be able to do better. Only by defeating the enemy army outside the city in advance can my reputation surpass that of Yehu Khan. Do you understand?”
The three captains were scolded so much that they did not dare to raise their heads, let alone answer the question.
Although the new Yehu Khan took over the throne not long ago, his prestige and reputation are not enough, but who dares to openly slander him? It is the prince in front of him. He is self-reliant on the new Khan, and no one can stop him from going crazy.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Ashinazan became more and more angry and asked: "What's the matter? They are all mute? Tell me, what should we do next? If you have no other choice, then listen to my king and lead the army out of the city."
"You must not..."
Before the other party could finish speaking, Ashina interrupted and said: "Why not? The enemy has come from afar, and they are exhausted and unable to fight any more. In addition, the foothold is not stable. It is a good time to attack. Or is it?
Are you saying that you are afraid of death and dare not go out of the city to fight to the death?"
Not daring means cowardice and fear of death, which means inability to continue to serve as captain of ten thousand men.
The three of them were dissatisfied, but they didn't dare to object. The man in front of them was really someone who would kill anyone if he went crazy. His key force value was still very strong, so he couldn't afford to offend him.
Ashina's crimson eyes swept around the three of them, and finally landed on one of them, and shouted, "Tell me... why not? I can't give you a reason, I'll skin you alive."
"Sir, our army is only 30,000. The city still has the strength to fight. The enemy has about 70,000. If we go out to fight in the field, we may not be able to win. Once the city is occupied by the enemy, the massive supplies in the city will fall into the hands of the enemy. Attack
When the army of Yuegong City learns that something happened in the rear, they will definitely be distraught and unable to fight anymore. Once they withdraw their troops, Yehu Khan will definitely blame you!" A captain of ten thousand men persuaded him earnestly.
Ashina's compliments made sense. Yehu Khan was worried that he had no excuse to attack him, but the anger in his heart could not be suppressed, so he said unwillingly: "But if you defeat the enemy outside the city, it will be a great achievement and become famous all over the world, or
Are you saying that you are afraid of death and don’t have the guts to go out and fight?”
After saying that, Ashina's cold eyes roamed over the three of them, with some kind of warning.
The three of them lowered their heads, not daring to look at each other.
Ashina prostrated but did not intend to let the three of them go. He shouted coldly: "According to your proposal, taking advantage of the fact that the enemy came from afar and consumed a lot of strength, I killed more than 300 Tang slaves, angered the opponent and lost control of his emotions, and attacked the city. As a result,
What? Three hundred slaves were lost in vain, who of you will bear this loss?"
The two captains of ten thousand looked at the person who presented the plan almost at the same time.
The other party's face changed slightly, and he quickly said: "Sir, the Hanzhou Army can still restrain themselves when stimulated. There is only one possibility, that is, they have exhausted too much physical strength and are unable to fight. If we can completely anger them and make them attack the city at all costs, our army will
Definitely a win. The reason why we didn’t attack just now is probably because the number of people was too small. The general suggested that all the remaining Tang people be taken to the top of the city and beheaded, which made the enemy angry and desperate to attack. Our army will win with the convenience of the city."
"Are the number of people small?" A trace of doubt flashed in Ashina's eyes. After thinking about it carefully, it was really possible. He immediately shouted: "Send an order to gather all the Tang slaves in the city, put them on the city wall and kill them, to provoke the enemy to attack the city.
.”
"Your Excellency is wise!"
The three captains of ten thousand men solemnly agreed and retreated.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Woo——"
Soon, the city's drums roared and trumpets sounded, breaking the tranquility of the wilderness.
The Hanzhou troops who were resting were also shocked and looked sideways.