Hearing this, Li Shimin became obviously irritated. He supported the table and asked, "Does Duke Jiang think we should retreat?!"
Qu Tutong also let go at this time. He nodded and said: "Yes! It's almost autumn now, which is when the Turks' troops and horses are strong! According to the veteran's opinion, under this situation, we should retreat temporarily and wait to ensure Guanzhong.
When you are all right, come back to Luoyang!"
"Secure Guanzhong and then take Luoyang?" Li Shimin repeated, then looked down at Qu Tutong, and then looked at the others: "You think so too?"
The other generals in the tent said bravely: "Yes!"
Li Shimin nodded slowly, closed his eyes, and stopped talking. The tent fell into silence for a while.
In fact, Xiao Lizi now knows very well that it is not surprising that the people in front of him have this reaction.
After all, starting from Chang'an, this battle has been going on for several months!
After being away from home for several months, it is common for soldiers to miss home.
In addition, in recent days, several battles to attack Luoyang ended in failure, so the Tang soldiers became increasingly war-weary, and even their generals retreated.
"Okay, let's go, let's go!"
Waving his hands feebly, Li Shimin was about to end the discussion, but unexpectedly, someone on the seat suddenly stood up.
"King Qin, we must not retreat!"
"who?"
"Xue Shou?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard the sound. They all looked at the person who made the sound, only to see that the person standing up was none other than Xue Cao, the military recorder and military officer!
At this moment, Xue Shou's thin body was extremely straight, facing everyone's eyes that were either surprised or questioning.
He took a deep breath and said seriously: "Gentlemen, we must not retreat at this time! Once we retreat, the situation we have worked so hard to build will immediately fall apart! Everything, including Luokou Cang, will be meaningless!
The so-called coming back one day will be a hundred times more difficult!"
"Hey, Xue Canjun, what you said is a bit serious! Since we can win the first time, we can win the second time, why is it a hundred times more difficult?!" Zhang Liang asked with a sneer.
Xue Shou stared at Zhang Liang, and his sharp eyes made Zhang Liang, who had experienced many battles, find it a bit unbearable.
"In this attack on Luoyang, we have the advantage of location and people! How many of the surrounding cities resisted desperately? Aren't they all disgusted with Wang Shichong and surrendered?
If we retreat this time, those cities will undoubtedly be reoccupied by Wang Shichong, and those who have taken refuge in us will face disaster. In this way, will there be people who take refuge in us again?!"
After a few words, everyone who spoke nodded secretly.
They are all generals, so they can fight well! But when it comes to measuring people's hearts, ten of them tied together can't keep up with Xue Shou!
"What should we do in Guanzhong? If the Turks go south, if someone at the border can't resist, won't we become lonely ghosts?" Wang Junkuo expressed his worries.
"Turk?"
After hearing Wang Junkuo's question, Xue Shou's expression did not change at all.
He is obviously a weak scholar, but at this moment, people around him can see an iron-clad aura in him!
Xue Shou stared at the people present and gritted his teeth and said: "The Turks are just scabies! They invade Guanzhong, and all they need is gold and silver. We can afford these! But if we give up Luoyang at this time, I'm afraid it will be an opportunity to dominate the world.
It’s hard to find a second time!”
"Unify the world? What should Dou Jiande do?" Qu Tutong frowned and asked Xue Shou.
Xue Shou looked solemn and said word by word: "If he dares to come, we dare to fight!"
"good!"
As soon as Xue Shou finished speaking, Li Shimin immediately slapped the table and shouted "Hello!"
He had been silent and depressed for a whole day, and at this moment, he finally felt that the bad breath in his chest was being exhaled.
Even the self-confidence that he had gradually lost seemed to have returned to him all of a sudden!
"Yeah, when have we ever been afraid of war?! I'll fight the thieves when they come! If you're timid when you encounter a little setback, then what's the point of talking about pointing your sword at the world and surrendering to everyone?"
"The King of Qin is wise!"
"Okay, fuck him, whoever is afraid of death is the one who was raised by the little maid!"
With the heroic spirit of King Qin, all the generals finally gave up their worries!
What does being a general do?
Not just for fighting!
If you always want to hide in Chang'an for retirement, sooner or later you will be caught as a pig and killed for meat!
Xiao Han was unaware of the excitement in the big tent, and he was not in the habit of participating in such meetings.
At this time, under the escort of Jia Yi and others, he quietly left the military camp and headed straight towards Luohe along the path.
In the upper reaches of the Luo River, a small awning boat was swinging in the water.
It can be seen that the waterline of the awning boat is very deep, and it is unknown what kind of heavy things it carries.
It was quiet around the awning boat, and there was no other boat. There was only a black figure sitting alone on the bow, rising and falling along with the hull.
The black shadow is none other than Lao Qiu, whom he hasn't seen for many days.
At this time, it was wrapped in a thin layer of cotton and sitting quietly. Although there were many mosquitoes on the river, there was no sign of him burning a stick of reed to repel mosquitoes.
Even though those long reed sticks were right at his hand, he could reach them as soon as he stretched out his hand.
I don't know how long it took, but the sound of horse hoofbeats came from a distance. When he heard the sound, Lao Qiu suddenly opened his eyes and reached out to take his strong bow.
However, at a time when the steel crossbows produced in Sanyuan County were very popular, his four-stone bow looked so awkward!
"Gugu...Gugu..."
The sound of horse hooves suddenly stopped when it was less than a mile away from him, and then, several strange bird calls came over.
When Lao Qiu heard the bird's cry, his face relaxed, he put down his strong bow, and also imitated the cry twice.
"There!" Soon, a surprised voice came from afar.
Xiaodong’s complaints were faintly followed:
"How did you learn how to call a bird? It's like calling your nephew aunt! I bet if any bird sang like that, it would be in the soup pot a long time ago!"
"Bah, if you have the ability, you can learn it!"
"Hey you dare to spit on me!!!"
"What's wrong? Just because you kicked me?"
"hiss……"
Seeing that his two generals, Heng Ha, were about to fight again, Xiao Han had no choice but to stretch out his hand and pat Xiaodong and Lengzi on the head: "Shut up, everyone, business is important!"
After that, he looked for the place where Lao Qiu had just made the sound and drove his horse over.
Later, Xiaodong and Lengzi gesticulated with each other a few more times like fighting chickens. Seeing that they couldn't do anything to each other, they chased after A1 and the others.
Looking for the signals that Lao Qiu sent out from time to time, Xiao Han and others quickly found the small boat in the darkness.
"Slow down, slow down! Don't fall into the water!"
After getting off the horse, Xiao Han was carried to the boat by his armor. It was not until his feet stepped on the deck of the boat that the frightened Xiao Han felt relieved.
"I've met the Marquis!" Lao Qiu looked a little excited when he saw Xiao Han coming, and he quickly raised his hands and saluted.
