Chapter five hundred and seventy third invite the general to eat meat
Watching the Nanzhao army retreating like a tide outside the city, until they had retreated thirty miles away, Li Xin realized that the beautiful girl from Nanzhao who had just appeared was not here to amuse himself or disturb the morale of the army.
Maybe it really means recruiting someone to surrender.
Then Li Xin looked puzzled, shook his head and said: "No, I have never heard that barbarians from all over the world recruited and surrendered the Qin generals. What are the intentions of these Nanzhao natives?"
Li Xin looked around the city wall, and what came into his eyes were tired and numb faces, and slightly empty eyes.
After ten days of offensive and defensive battles, the Nanzhao army outside the city suffered heavy casualties, and the Qin army inside the city was almost at its limit. Of the 100,000 troops Li Xin brought, only a little over 30,000 capable warriors were left.
After a long and high-pressure battle with more than half of the casualties, it is very rare that the Qin army led by Li Xin did not collapse.
You must know that the army he led was formed after Lin Ze incorporated the Lishan Labor Force. It only took a year to form the army. In theory, it is only a little stronger than the new army.
Therefore, Li Xin had no choice. He didn't even have time to delve into it, and immediately ordered: "Leave two thousand people to guard the city wall, and all the rest will go into the city to recuperate, let Tianshi Dao prepare to treat the wounded, and Qi Zong speed up the repair of ordnance."
After hesitating for a while, Li Xin said again: "In addition, inform General Yu and tell him that the Nanzhao army has retreated and the recruitment of troops in the city can be slowed down a little."
It's not that Li Xin doesn't want to replenish his troops as soon as possible, but in the past ten days, the total number of civilians and recruits recruited has reached nearly 100,000.
How many people are there in the entire city of Shu? It's just over 600,000 people. It's already a levy of 100,000 people. Li Xin is afraid that if the levy continues, there will be chaos in the city.
Speaking of this, I have to mention Yu Ziqi, who was in charge of the military in Shu. If he had not received the news of the invasion of Nanzhao's army, he immediately gathered the army, hoarded food, grass and weapons, and defended the capital of Shu. I am afraid that when Li Xin arrived, Shu would have been defeated.
All the earth has fallen.
Before Li Xin arrived, Yu Ziqi personally visited the major forces in Shu, expressed his determination to resist Nanzhao, and then used Lin Ze's name to successfully gain the support of major forces in Shu.
Without the help of men and money from the Ba family, Tianshi Dao treating wounded soldiers, Qi Zong building and repairing weapons, and Jiange arranging disciples to defend the city, how could Yu Ziqi have defended the capital of Shu with only 50,000 new troops?
Fortunately, after Yu Ziqi held on for three days, Li Xin arrived with reinforcements and pushed back Nanzhao's army, temporarily lifting the siege of the capital of Shu.
After Li Xin led his army into the city, Yu Ziqi made another admirable decision. He appointed Li Xin as the commander-in-chief and took charge of the overall situation. He volunteered to be his assistant to assist Li Xin in defending the city.
Li Xin did not disappoint Yu Ziqi and the major forces in Shu. No matter how fierce the Nanzhao army's offensive was, they tenaciously defended the capital of Shu.
After arranging things, Li Xin said to the soldiers behind him: "Bring up a deck chair. I will take a rest here."
When the soldier heard this, a look of distress flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but persuade: "General, you have been guarding the city wall for ten days. If the enemy troops retreat, General, why don't you go into the city to rest?"
Li Xin shook his head and said: "Although the Nanzhao army gave me two days to think about it, who knows whether he will renege on his word and attack suddenly. If I don't stay on the city wall, I will not sleep well. No need to say more, go quickly."
A glint of light flashed in the soldier's eyes, and he held it back, otherwise it would flow down. He quickly ran down the city wall and moved a deck chair, bringing with him a large piece of steaming monster meat.
The soldier put the couch in place, held the meat in front of Li Xin, and said with joy on his face: "General, eat quickly, it's just been cooked, it's delicious."
As the soldier finished speaking, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Li Xin was not surprised when he saw it. Instead, he asked solemnly: "Where did you get the meat?"
The soldier was stunned for a moment and subconsciously replied: "When I went to move the recliner for the general, I had it specially made."
Li Xin's eyes widened, staring at the soldiers, and said in a cold voice: "Right now, the city is in short supply of supplies, and there is even less meat. I have ordered that only the soldiers who fight to defend the city can get a small piece of meat to replenish their physical strength.
, who gave you the courage to let someone get such a big piece of meat?"
"Don't you know that this piece of meat can feed at least dozens of people, and each person can share half a bowl of soup?"
With a "pop", the soldier knelt directly in front of Li Xin and said with tears: "General, I know that I have violated your military order, but you have not tasted meat for ten days."
"According to your military order, every soldier who stays on the city wall for two hours can get a small piece of animal meat. You have been guarding for ten days, shouldn't you get a piece of meat?"
"Soldiers need to replenish their physical strength, don't generals need it? Are generals really made of iron?"
Li Xin was not moved by this, but said indifferently: "I am not an ordinary soldier, and I am not one of them. It is your first offense, and it has not caused any harm. If you return the meat, I can forget the blame, otherwise you will not blame me."
The law is ruthless."
When the soldier saw that Li Xin could not be persuaded, a look of absolute despair appeared on his face, and he knocked his forehead heavily. While doing so, he shouted: "Please have mercy on yourself, general."
The situation on Li Xin's side quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding soldiers. Everyone looked at this scene and heard a few words, lowered their heads and whispered a few words, and immediately guessed what had just happened.
I don’t know who took the lead first, knelt down and worshiped Li Xin: “General, please eat meat.”
In an instant, two thousand people on the city wall knelt down and worshiped, shouting: "General, please eat meat."
Li Xin looked at the man kneeling in front of him, covered in darkness, and finally there was a trace of emotion on his stern face. Is this the unity of military morale mentioned by the military advisor?
Li Xin remembered that back then, he had asked Lin Ze: "Military advisor, the Sirius military orders and prohibitions are consistent, and the actions are consistent. Do you deserve to be called an elite?"
Lin Ze shook his head and told him: "The orders and prohibitions must be consistent, and the actions must be consistent. These are just the basic requirements. A truly elite army must have the same military spirit and be brave and not afraid of death."
In the past, Li Xin didn't understand what it means to be united in military spirit, but now he understands.
So Li Xin solemnly said: "Everyone, get up. I have decided to eat this piece of meat. When this battle is over, I will invite everyone present to go to Chang'an to eat meat. Eat the fattest meat and eat it in big mouthfuls.
Just let it go and eat it, it will definitely be enough."
Everyone said in unison: "Thank you, General."
Then they stood up one by one, with smiles on their faces, as if they were about to eat a big piece of meat.
Veteran Youzi even joked: "Remember, guys, after we repel those southern barbarians, we must make the general fulfill his promise and make him poor."
Everyone couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
Li Xin looked at the smiling faces in front of him and suddenly felt extremely sad. As a general, how could he not know how dangerous this battle would be?
If we really have to wait until this war is over, I wonder how many people present will survive?
Li Xin grabbed the piece of animal meat tightly, stuffed it into his mouth, took a bite, and chewed it a few times, but found it tasteless.
I must find a way to save their lives and win this war.
Li Xin soon became discouraged. He turned around and looked north, praying secretly: "Military advisor, I hope you will soon learn that Shu is in a difficult situation and send people to support it. Otherwise, I may have to coexist with this city."