After Ma Qingshan finished speaking, there was silence on the table. The generals did not expect that the two generals actually made a request to let them leave after the victory. This was like pouring cold water on everyone, so that everyone's passion and joy after the victory
Start to cool down and calm down.
It is true that the victory of this battle makes people proud, but the consequences of this battle are definitely more shocking to the world than the battle itself. Where the army will go is a real question. Many people know well that since the imperial court has already fought with the Liao people
After the peace talks, the imperial court will definitely be furious. The final result will most likely be to severely punish the soldiers and generals who participated in the war, and give the Liao people an explanation.
The Liao people will definitely not be willing to suffer this boring loss. On the one hand, they will mobilize troops and horses to attack, and on the other hand, they will put pressure on Dazhou. In short, people like them will not have a good life after today.
It should be impossible for the imperial court to change its attitude toward peace with the Liao people because of this victory. Although this victory is brilliant and encouraging, it is far from being able to reverse the imperial court's thinking and change the direction of the situation.
At this time, for the generals participating in the war, it was the last chance to turn back. If they led their troops back to Bazhou at this moment, they would indeed save their lives. The imperial court would only settle the account on Han Gang and Ma Qingshan.
The actions of these people are called reining in. At most, they will be punished by the court and will not harm their lives. And if they don't look back now and continue to hang out with Ma Qingshan and Han Gang, when the court begins to hold them accountable, all of them will be punished.
Being packaged and dealt with, no one has any excuse.
Obviously, General Ma understood all this in his heart, so at this moment he proposed the idea of allowing everyone to leave, because he was unwilling to drag everyone deeper into the muddy water, and eventually they would all die without a burial place.
However, after this battle, the psychology of the generals has changed. It is no exaggeration to say that this is the most enjoyable and devastating battle that everyone has fought in recent years. The border town between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom
Although frictions continued, because of the Yanyun Alliance, both sides still exercised some restraint. Most of the wars could only be called frictions or small-scale battles. For decades, there was no outbreak of thousands of people in the border town.
The above battles. But most of these small frictions and small battles ended with the tolerance of the Zhou Dynasty and the rebuke and suppression of the court. This is also the tradition of the Zhou Dynasty. The court of the Zhou Dynasty has always held the belief that "people with small differences will cause chaos."
The Liao people wanted to "endure peace for a while". The Liao people killed a few people and robbed some property. In fact, it was nothing in the eyes of the court. But over time, for the generals in the border towns, this kind of small grudges continued to accumulate.
Become a blockade in the hearts of everyone.
The Northern Expedition launched by the imperial court actually gained widespread support among the Zhou army. Almost everyone thought that it was time to teach the Liao people a lesson. This is one of the reasons why Guo Xu dared to do this, because Guo Xu
Having led an army in a border town, he knew the mood of the generals. However, the failure of the Northern Expedition made the Zhou generals even more upset. Almost the entire army was destroyed, which made them extremely ashamed and angry. The imperial court asked the Liao Kingdom for help.
The war made everyone unable to hold their heads up. How many military generals could not sleep well at night and had trouble sleeping and eating, and they were short in appearance.
Three points because they failed to shoulder the responsibility of defending their homeland and country.
Everyone present felt this way, and several of the generals among them were generals in the Northern Expeditionary Army, and they deeply felt the humiliation and helplessness after defeat.
But today's battle allowed all the resentment in their hearts to be vented. The feeling of revenge, the feeling of the barriers in their hearts being melted, and the feeling of being vented was unparalleled. It was a feeling of seeing the light of day again with pride, regaining confidence, and regaining confidence.
The feeling of being proud of being a soldier. Therefore, for these people, this feeling makes them happy and joyful, and it is also very precious. If you leave now, you can certainly save your life, and you can draw a clear line with Ma Qingshan, Han Gang and others.
But just leaving like this is like being emptied of spirit and soul. How could this decision be made so easily?
Facing the silence of everyone, Ma Qingshan said solemnly: "Everyone, you don't need to worry, you have proven yourself. General Han and I only hope that you can speak fair words to me and General Han in the future. Not above the court,
Only among the people around you, you must tell them that we are not cowards. Tell them that our Zhou soldiers and horses are not cowards. We can defeat the Liao people and make them fall into pieces. You must clear our name and never allow others to ridicule us.
The soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty are unable to resist the enemy, and they must not be allowed to smear us or ridicule us. We can die, but we will not accept any slander or ridicule, nor will we accept humiliating compromises with the enemy. This is also the original intention of General Han and I."
"I would like to ask the two generals, after we all leave, where will the two generals and the remaining brothers go? Are they going to defend Zhuozhou? I'm afraid it can't be defended." A general asked in a deep voice.
"Vice General Qin, General Han and I have discussed that we will not defend Zhuozhou, nor will we flee to hide. I might as well tell you clearly that General Han and I not only will not hide, nor will we escape.
The general will lead the remaining troops and horses to the north, and we are going to attack Xijin Mansion. My dignity as a great Zhou was lost under the city of Xijin Mansion, and General Han and I are going to get it back." Ma Qingshan shouted in a deep voice.
"What? You actually want to continue going north and attack Xijin Mansion? This... this is simply unbelievable." The generals were stunned and lost their voices, making a commotion.
Han Gang laughed loudly and said: "Yes, do you think General Ma and I are both crazy? You can think that we are crazy, we are crazy, otherwise how could we go against the order of the imperial court and capture the city?"
Here? The two of us are crazy. Haha, from now on you can call me Crazy Han, you can call me General Ma Crazy, a pair of crazy people, hahaha."
The generals had no intention of making fun of them, but Lieutenant General Qin said seriously: "If we leave, the two generals may only have more than ten thousand troops left. Attacking Jin Mansion with such a small force is not the same as... committing suicide."
Ma Qingshan nodded and said: "Yes, it is no different from committing suicide, but so what? We don't care about life and death. We just want to kill Liao Dog. This is our purpose. Even if we die under the city of Xijin Mansion
So what? Marshal Yang is dead, He Chuanzong and others are dead, hundreds of generals have died in battle, and thousands of brothers have died in battle. We survived, but what dignity do we have to live with?
?General Han and I are going to die together with the dead soldiers and brothers. However, before we die, we must also let the Liao people know that I, the Zhou Dynasty, have a backbone, and not everyone treats them the same.
Even if we grovel, there are those who would rather die than surrender. We cannot teach the Liao people to look down upon us. We must kill the Liao dogs before we die, so that they will not live in peace."
Vice General Qin looked at Ma Qingshan blankly for a moment and said in a deep voice: "With these two generals being so bloody, am I, Qin Wanli, a coward? I will not leave. I want to attack Jin Mansion with the two generals.
The two adults are right. We, the great Zhou Dynasty, have lost the dignity under the Xijin Mansion. We must get it back. Even if we die, we have to get it back. Maybe if we die under the Xijin Mansion City, we can make the court understand one thing.
That is to say, I, the Great Zhou, should not make peace with the Liao people, and should not be servile to them. I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, should not tolerate the insult of a small country. I will not leave, even if I am killed."
Just as Han Gang and Ma Qingshan were about to speak, all the generals on the table stood up and shouted: "Yes, we are not leaving either. We are not cowards. We are just fucking. If we leave at this time, are we still human?"
Two generals, neither of us will leave. If we die, we will die together."
"Brothers, we are not forcing you to die with us. Think twice, you don't have to be like us. In fact, General Ma and I are helpless. The court... the court may not be able to tolerate us. Someone in the court wants to purge Privy Yang.
We are among the remaining men. You don’t have to be like this." Han Gang got excited and told the truth.
The generals were not willing to listen. At this moment, all the persuasion was regarded as fabricated reasons. The generals were excited and refused to leave. On the one hand, everyone was deeply affected by the actions of Ma Qingshan and Han Gang.
Shocked and moved, on the other hand, they really don't want to end at the end. They have become heroes today, and after experiencing the feeling of being proud and proud, who would be willing to go back and be a turtle. Leaving at this moment will become their lifelong guilt.
And the reason for being reviled was a trouble more terrifying than death. Therefore, everyone was aroused with a sense of blood and honor, and chose the path of common advancement and retreat.
Han Gang and Ma Qingshan tried to persuade each other, but it didn't work at all. Finally, Han Gang and Ma Qingshan looked at each other and sighed, and had to accept this reality. In fact, they really didn't want the generals to die with them. They were sincere.
They tried to persuade each other, but it turned into a pre-war mobilization meeting. Not only did they not persuade them to leave, but they became even more united.
"Well, since you are so determined, we can't persuade you. In this case, we will work together to let the Liao people know our methods and disturb them." Han Gang laughed.
"Perhaps, we can capture Xijin Prefecture just like we captured Zhuozhou. By then, the imperial court will understand how inappropriate the peace negotiation is. Maybe by then, the imperial court will give up the peace negotiation with the Liao people.
He will change his mind and send his army to march north again to wash away his shame." A general laughed.
Everyone laughed and echoed. Ma Qingshan and Han Gang laughed, but in their hearts they thought: Capture Xijin Mansion? How easy is it? Even if it is just a dream.
