Except for the advantage of gunpowder, the Yanbei Army and the soldiers of Southern Xinjiang were not on the same level in all aspects. The Yanbei Army was more than one and a half points higher than the soldiers of Southern Xinjiang.
With the Yanbei army taking the lead in withdrawing, it was almost impossible for the soldiers in southern Xinjiang to catch up with them.
That's why Nan Jinzhao came up with such a method to motivate the soldiers in southern Xinjiang and make them risk their lives and fight against the Yanbei army...
His approach was undoubtedly successful.
The soldiers in southern Xinjiang were indeed aroused by him, and they risked their lives to catch up with the Yanbei army. However, the reason why he was "successful" was that it was not successful enough.
The soldiers in southern Xinjiang did try their best, but in the face of the huge gap, just fighting hard is not enough.
The Yanbei army was originally stronger than the soldiers in southern Xinjiang. The Yanbei army left first, and then when the soldiers in southern Xinjiang were resting, the Yanbei army did not rest and was still marching...
The Yanbei army is stronger than the soldiers of Southern Xinjiang and more desperate than the soldiers of Southern Xinjiang. In this case, how can the soldiers of Southern Xinjiang compare with the Yanbei army?
Just rely on the tone of your heart?
Just because you don’t want to lose?
Just the fear of not having enough to eat?
Just shouting a few words?
Walking on just two legs?
Or just rely on imagination?
If these are useful, then...
There are no ordinary people in this world. Anyone can succeed if he just says, "I want to work hard and I want to work hard."
People sometimes have to accept their fate.
If your strength is not as good as others, your background is not as good as others, and you are not as hardworking as others, who will lose if you don’t lose?
The soldiers in southern Xinjiang were indeed very desperate, especially after chasing for three days without seeing the shadow of Yanbei's army, they became even more desperate...
They only had enough dry food for three days, so they saved some food along the way and picked some wild fruits and vegetables on the way. They could barely make a little more, but there was only so much food, and no matter how much they had, they could only eat for two more days.
Two days later, they were completely out of food.
"We... must catch up with the Yanbei Army today. If we cannot catch up with the Yanbei Army, we must capture a city, otherwise we will starve to death." The only food left is barely enough to survive for two days, and one more day will be enough.
Not enough anymore.
"Ha..." Someone sneered: "You think things are too wonderful. Capture a city? We, let alone one city in Beichen, have no problem capturing ten cities. But here comes the problem.
If you take it down, what’s the use?”
They are walking back, and the places they turn back are all the cities they have conquered. These cities...
Later, they were beaten back by the Yanbei Army. Ninety percent of the people in the city agreed to move away. The few remaining people left for better places. Even if there were still people left in the city, only the few remaining people
, the food in their hands is enough for how many people?
"There are no inhabited cities or villages within a hundred miles. No matter how much space we occupy, it's useless." Beichen is a sparsely populated area, but once the people in the city are moved away, there won't be a single living person within a thousand miles.
people.
If there are no living people, where will they find food?
Beichen does have land, but let's not say that Beichen's land is not suitable for growing food. Even if it is suitable, they will not have time to plant it...
"Are we really going to starve to death?" someone asked unwillingly.
"Of course not. One day, we will definitely catch up with the Yanbei Army. You can see that the traces on the ground are getting deeper and deeper, which shows that we are getting closer to the Yanbei Army." Someone said optimistically.
But as soon as his words came out, he was ridiculed by calm people: "It rained the day before yesterday, and the ground was not dry last night. You can see that the marks on the ground are getting darker. It has nothing to do with us getting closer to the Yanbei Army. On the contrary, it is
…”
"What is it?" Some people who don't understand are eager to ask.
The man smiled bitterly and said, "On the contrary, it means that we are one day away from the Yanbei Army."
"Nonsense." Someone jumped out and scolded him. The man laughed and said nonchalantly: "Whether I am talking nonsense, you know it in your heart. It rained the day before yesterday and the ground was not dry yesterday, but it is dry today.
, compare the road we walked today and look at the footprints ahead, what difference do you see between the footprints?"
Some people don't believe in evil and actually run over to compare, and something goes wrong with this comparison.
Now that the ground is dry, even if they step hard, they won't make a dent in the ground. Looking at the traces left by the Yanbei Army in front, the traces are severely dented, and there is a layer of new ash falling on it. It can be seen...
…
"You are right, those footprints were left by Yan Beijun yesterday." If it were today, there would never be such traces.
"This, how is this possible? We only set off one hour later than Yan Beijun. We have been on the road every day since then, and our rest time is getting later and later. It is said that we have long since eliminated the one-hour gap. Why do we
Getting further and further away from them?" Some people couldn't understand and shouted crazily.
The man said with despair: "One thing, I don't know if you have discovered it, but I have discovered it..."
"Which point?" someone asked.
"In the past three days, the Yanbei Army has not set up camp. Have you noticed it? Along the way, we can see the traces of the Yanbei Army resting and cooking, but we can't see the traces of them setting up camp.
.And if you look carefully, they only eat two meals a day and only rest during meals." This man was observant and could clearly see the situation on the road along the way. But precisely because he could see clearly, he
pain……
Only when you can see clearly can you understand the gap between the two sides. Only then can you realize that some gaps can only be narrowed by hard work and hard work.
"This, this...does this mean that it is impossible for us to catch up with the Yanbei Army?" The soldiers in southern Xinjiang were all confused. You looked at me, I looked at you, and unconsciously moved the only remaining weapons with your hands.
Hold the dry food tightly, and then look at others silently...
If they cannot catch up with the Yanbei army, it means that they cannot get food supplies. Without food supplies, they will starve to death.
Each of them has limited food, but...
There are so many of them!
Each of them has food in hand, which is only enough for all of them to eat for one day, but what if he is the only one to eat?
With this kind of food, one person can eat it without having to worry about it for a year.
The soldiers in southern Xinjiang relied on robbing food all the way. Now that there was no food, their first reaction was to grab the food of their companions, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with this.
These people are destined to starve to death, why should they all die and let him live?
"Brother, I said..." Someone couldn't sit still, took a step forward, and wanted to attack the person next to him, but as soon as he moved, he was clearly stopped by the person who saw him clearly.