Han Qinhu originally wanted to refute, but when he saw the Northern Zhou soldiers around him, he couldn't help but sigh. Although he felt that what Xiao Shilian said was wrong, it was obvious that to these Northern Zhou soldiers, Xiao Shilian spoke their true feelings.
But even so, Han Qinhu still didn't know where he went wrong. He rubbed his neck and said: "Successful king and defeated bandit, what can you say? Kill or behead, it's up to you!"
Xiao Shilian smiled unexpectedly. This set of words sounded really familiar, or maybe he was a little tired of it. After all, those who claim to be famous generals must say such words when they fail, but in Xiao Shilian's case
It seems that this is somewhat "middling". After all, those who really want to sacrifice have already tried their best to die, while those who want to survive have already been living an ignoble existence before. At this time, they shouted at the top of their lungs,
Most of them are people who don't know where they should go and are unwilling to die here, but they can't lose their dignity if they surrender.
If you die here, with such a voice, you may be able to leave your name in history; and if the other party wants to recruit someone to surrender, you can also give them a step at this time, which is equivalent to handing over the power of life and death to others.
Of course, in most cases, he would kill him without hesitation, but Xiao Shilian obviously did not have such an intention today. He walked directly behind Han Qinhu, stretched out his hand to untie the rope on his back, and looked at Han Qinhu
Hu looked surprised and uncertain. Xiao Shilian clapped his hands and said helplessly: "If you lose, you lose. There are not so many reasons why. As for you really want to know why... I'm afraid someone knows better than you.
Some."
Han Qinhu frowned and raised his head. Xiao Shilian pointed at Yangping Pass in front: "Isolated and helpless, with a large army pressing down on the border, for the defenders at Yangping Pass, how much fighting spirit do you think they still have? The reason why they can
The reason for holding on for a month is more because of your outstanding leadership ability. If it were other ordinary people, do you think they could lead such an army to hold on for such a long time?"
After a pause, Xiao Shilian said directly: "Now in the northwest of Yangping Pass, many people have already given the answer. Compared to sticking here, they choose to stand on our side, and you should be considered an alternative.
"
Han Qinhu was silent. He already knew what happened in Chencang. With the fall of Chencang City, Xiao Shilian's hand officially reached the northwest. The Guanlong family, which had an affair with Li Xingchen, did not show any concern at this time.
Hesitantly expressed his support for Li Xingchen, and the cities around Chencang almost all expressed goodwill to Li Xingchen in a short time. It is almost certain that as long as Xiao Shilian leads his army northward, these cities will probably be defeated.
In comparison, Han Qinhu's persistence at Yangping Pass was indeed very good.
Thinking about the expressions of the soldiers just now, Han Qinhu could only smile bitterly. Obviously Xiao Shilian was right. These soldiers had little hope of continuing to fight the Bashu army. After learning that there were no reinforcements or food, all of them
Their morale has dropped to a dangerous level.
Of course, there was no so-called "patriotism" and "loyalty" in ancient times. These soldiers were fighting for military pay and to be loyal to the generals who led them, not the entire dynasty. Therefore, they had to choose the generals and commanders who led them.
When surrendering, they would also choose to surrender. In contrast, what Han Qinhu wanted to do actually had nothing to do with them.
Being able to follow Han Qinhu in the war for so long was not because these soldiers were loyal to him, but because the generals were loyal to him. However, such loyalty has its limit after all. When Han Qinhu brought them into a desperate situation,
The loyalty of these generals to Han Qinhu has reached its end. In other words, for them, being able to reach this point is considered to be a great support for Han Qinhu.
Han Qinhu could only smile bitterly for a while. At this time, he suddenly realized that it was not bad that he had been treated like this until now.
Xiao Shilian looked at Han Qinhu with a smile: "General Han, as a general of the Zhou people, you have tried your best. Although this Yangping Pass is also one of the few great passes in the world, the difference in strength between you and me is here, plus the food and grass.
The problem is, if you hadn’t made a rash attack today, I’m afraid you could have continued this miracle for a while.”
Han Qinhu said calmly: "What's the point of talking so much?"
Xiao Shilian stretched out his hands to support his knees: "Don't you know what you want to do? Your Han family can be considered a member of the Guanlong family. Most of the Guanlong family are now on the side of Hanzhong Hou. If you are loyal to the Han family,
, then you should make the same decision as the Guanlong family on behalf of the Han family at this time, and if you are loyal to the State of Zhou, then the State of Zhou is now divided, and the State of Zhou you are loyal to has disappeared, leaving only the so-called
Duke Sui and King Qi, but I don’t know which one you want to be loyal to?"
Han Qinhu put his hands on the ground and said in a cold voice: "Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian are just rebellious officials and traitors who want to take advantage of this opportunity to rise to power. I will not be loyal to any of them."
Xiao Shilian burst out laughing: "How many people are there left in the world that you can be loyal to?"
Han Qinhu frowned. Of course he knew what Xiao Shilian wanted to do at this time, but surrendering to Li Xingchen like this made Han Qinhu somewhat unwilling. After all, Han Qinhu could be regarded as a famous young talent, but
Now Xiao Shilian, who met Li Xinchen, had lost so miserably, let alone Li Xinchen.
Xiao Shilian turned around and his voice became calmer: "Since we are born in this troubled world, what we should do should not be loyal to a certain family or a certain force, but should be loyal to a dream."
"Dream?" Han Qinhu seemed to be interested in Xiao Shilian.
Xiao Shilian nodded: "Ending this troubled world should be the dream of all heroes who want to be all-powerful. Whether it's the Marquis of Hanzhong or someone, they all have such a dream. We don't want to settle down like Chen Guo, nor do we want to be like the Zhou people.
We often fall into civil strife, but what we actually want is money and power. What we want to do is to clean up the smoke and dust of this troubled world, and to open up a new world of peace and happiness for the entire world. What is missing in this world now, and we
I’m afraid I don’t need to say more about what I should do, right?”
Although Han Qinhu didn't speak, the way he looked at Xiao Shilian had changed, from being dismissive at the beginning to thoughtful now.
He had to admit that what Xiao Shilian said was not wrong. Nanchen had always been unable to see Han Qinhu's eyes, and the current situation in the Northern Zhou Dynasty needless to say. The civil strife had made it impossible for Han Qinhu to see that the Northern Zhou Dynasty had once again become a whole.