Xue Poye's words surprised Mao Di, but deep down in his heart, Mao Di, like most of the northwest soldiers, was deeply hostile to the Chu army, but compared to the Hu people
Despite their hatred, they were 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. Over the past thirty years, you have fought with the barbarians no less than fifty times. You know very well
As for how to deal with the Hu people's tricks, I am far behind you. Your experience in fighting the Hu people is probably not matched by many people in Da Chu. I think deep down in the heart of King Mingyue, he also feels the same.
I sincerely hope that you can use your own experience to stop this invasion of the Hu people." After a pause, his voice tightened, and his expression was solemn: "Now the Hu people are attacking Yangguan, and the defenders may not be able to hold on for long. Once the Hu people break through.
Guan, the first victim is the people in the northwest. Mao Di, you have lived for more than fifty years, you should be able to distinguish between right and wrong?"
Xue Poye was only in his twenties, but he spoke with such a serious tone to a veteran in his fifties. If he were an ordinary person, Mao Di would have been furious, but towards this young man, although Mao Di felt resentful
, but he also had to admire this guy. After all, Yongzhou City, known as the "Unbreakable City", was breached by the Chu army led by this young man.
The most important thing is that King Mingyue dared to hand over the northwest military power to Xue Poye before his death, which shows that in the heart of King Mingyue, he also admired Xue Poye somewhat.
Mao Di closed his eyes and was silent for a moment. Finally, he 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. Are you willing?"
Don’t want to go?”
The soldiers in the northwest looked at each other.
Fighting the barbarians, for the northwest soldiers who were in the northwest region of Chu and were born to guard the barrier, it was naturally their duty and full of willingness. However, 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 a bloody battle. Either you died or I lived. They both used their weapons to kill each other without hesitation. Moreover, both sides had already killed and injured countless people because of this fight.
Such sworn enemy camps are now joining forces to fight against the barbarians. This is as weird as it sounds.
Do you really want to cooperate with another army that just killed your comrade to fight the barbarians?
The northwest army was hesitant, so why was the Chu army not hesitant.
Quite a few Chu soldiers died at the hands of the Northwest Army, and many Chu soldiers frowned.
But both sides understand that compared to their respective hatreds, their common enemy is the barbarians.
"Shuai Mao, your Majesty ordered me to kill the barbarians, and we have no hesitation, but...do we really have to obey the orders of the Chu army?" A general finally plucked up the courage.
Immediately someone followed and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty wants us to put aside our swords and go kill the barbarians... How can we obey the orders of the Chu army?"
As a result, the soldiers in the northwest expressed the same view one after another.
It's okay to go and fight the barbarians, but it's emotionally unacceptable to obey the Chu army's orders.
When Xue Poye heard what the northwest soldiers said, his heart relaxed. Although the northwest soldiers still seemed to have deep hostility towards the Chu army, this was human nature, and the two sides had just been engaged in a fight.
In a life-and-death hand-to-hand fight, if they can resolve their past feuds and live in harmony so quickly, it would be really crazy. It would be a big deal for them to be able to temporarily stop using their weapons to fight the barbarians.
Of course Xue Poye could not hope for another civil war.
He knew better that it would take time to quell the hostility of the Northwest Army.
King Mingyue's last order 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 a god-like existence, and no one should disobey his last order——
Even if everyone is very reluctant!
Mao Di raised his hand to signal the excited northwest soldiers to stop shouting, and said loudly: "Everyone has heard the king's order. We...we can't disobey the king's wishes."
As soon as he said this, the soldiers in the northwest suddenly fell silent.
Mao Di looked desolate, and suddenly ran to the body of King Mingyue, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed a few times, then got up and walked to Xue Poye, and said seriously: "Xue... Marshal Xue, you just said that we should go by ourselves.
Fight, are you serious about this?"
Xue Poye's idea was not a whim. From a certain point of view, separating the Northwest Army from the Chu Army would save a lot of trouble, and he would not worry about the weakening of the force due to the division of troops, because the Northwest Army was strong and
Based on the fighting experience of the Hu people, there should be no need to worry about them getting into trouble. To say the least, the so-called division of troops is just a separation of command rights. Everyone's goal is to fight the Hu people together. If there is a problem in the middle, it can still be done to some extent.
responsive.
"The military talisman has been handed over to you." Xue Poye said with a smile.
Mao Di seemed to have made a lot of determination, and finally said: "Forget it, when we restrain the king, we will set off for Yangguan!"
"No!" Xue Poye said in a tone that left no room for negotiation: "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 calmly: "King Mingyue can still lie in Yongzhou City nobly, but if time is delayed and the barbarians break in, who can guarantee that they will not be able to attack Yongzhou City? Will King Mingyue's body still be there at that time?
It is still unknown whether it will be complete. The top priority is to meet the enemy, not to contain it!"
Although what Xue Poye said was very straightforward, it was very reasonable. Soldiers are precious and there is no room for delay.
Although Mao Di was angry, he was an old general and naturally understood the key. If he really wanted to carefully restrain the Mingyue King, it would take at least a day's work. 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 Tianji Pavilion. The northwest soldiers moved out of the way, knelt down on both sides, sobbing and choking.
lament.
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The Northwest Army placed their god-like Mingyue King in Tianji Pavilion. Then, under the leadership of Mao Di, they ordered 30,000 cavalry, sharpened their knives, and immediately set off to Yangguan for rescue. The 30,000 infantry also accelerated
Advance 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 men and horses. He personally led them and rushed to Yangguan like the wind. As for the other troops, Song Fei commanded them, leaving 50,000 men behind.
The troops and 20,000 northwest troops were stationed in Yongzhou City to carry out the post-war cleanup and pacification work in Yongzhou. The other troops immediately followed to Yangguan.
Naturally, Qinglianzhao's men rushed to Yangguan with Xue Poye's cavalry, while Green Lady and Little Lingxian followed the army behind.
What Xue Poye paid most attention to was the ten cannons. Although there were less than 80 shells left, the shipment to Yangguan was enough to give the Hu people a huge shock.
The people of Yongzhou soon learned of the death of King Mingyue.
This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the people of Yongzhou who had always been protected by King Mingyue. When they learned that King Mingyue had saved more soldiers from dying with their own lives, the people's worship of him had reached its peak.
Yongzhou City was filled with cries.
Many people rushed to the square of Tianji Pavilion and knelt down to cry bitterly. Many more people erected a memorial tablet to King Mingyue at home to worship.
Perhaps in the hearts of most people in the state capital of Dachu, King Mingyue was a rebellious traitor, but in the hearts of the people in the northwest, such an idea was absolutely impossible.
They were deeply favored by King Mingyue. During the more than ten years that King Mingyue had been in the northwest, the people in this desolate place were still able to have enough food and clothing and live an extremely peaceful life. All this gave them reason to believe that if King Mingyue became Chu
The emperor of the country, then the entire Chu country will definitely have a prosperous people and a strong country.
However, politics is never meant to be imagined!
Yang Guan.
Although the largest pass in the northwest frontier is much smaller than Yanmen Pass and does not have a natural moat like Yanmen Pass as a barrier, there is no doubt that the defenders here have greater tenacity and combat effectiveness than those at Yanmen Pass.
It's better than that.
The sky is filled with yellow sand, and the chaotic sand is eye-catching.
Several brutal tug-of-wars have depleted most of the Yangguan defenders, and the remaining defenders are also exhausted. The Hu people seem to be tired of attacking, so they retreated to take a rest, but the defenders still hold their weapons tightly, waiting for the Hu attackers.
The people made their next attack on the dilapidated Yangguan.
In fact, the defenders also knew that with the powerful attacks and sharp arrows 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 reconciliation. They have only one belief: Even if there is only one person left, they must stop the invasion of the Hu people!dd