Lu Wenlong and three others were pulled down by the executioners and punished with sticks. The three of them were all upright men. They knew that it was because of them that so many soldiers were killed this time, because they took over the Eighty Army without any complaints. stick.
Han Xin also used this to completely establish his prestige in the army. No one in the army dared to underestimate this airborne general.
On the other hand, the Zhao army was demoralized after experiencing this defeat, especially the New Army troops. Most of these people joined Zhao Kuangyin only when they had no choice. Seeing that the situation was not good, they abandoned Zhao Kuangyin without hesitation. In the past few days, the Zhao army had fled. It has reached thousands of people.
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Zhao Jun's main camp is within the commander's tent.
Zhao Kuangyin could not sit upright because of injuries to his shoulders and thighs, so he could only lie on the couch, with a tightness in his chest and a look of pain on his face.
Zhao Pu on the side reported to Zhao Kuangyin in a low voice: "Your Majesty, many recruits have fled in recent days, and more than 400 people fled yesterday."
"Where are the soldiers from the old camp?"
Zhao Kuangyin struggled to lean to the side, seeming to have found a more comfortable position, and asked in a deep voice.
"this..."
Zhao Pu's expression changed slightly, and he hesitated to speak.
"explain!"
Zhao Kuangyin's voice couldn't help but become a bit harsh.
"I have also run away in the past few days...more than three hundred people have run away." Zhao Pu said and looked up at Zhao Kuangyin cautiously.
When Zhao Kuangyin heard this, his expression changed again and again, and he suddenly laughed miserably: "The old battalion soldiers have followed Gu Zhengzheng for many years since Bingzhou. Even when Gu was exiled in Mobei, they followed him loyally. I never thought that today... I, Zhao Kuangyin, really have reached the end of the road. time."
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead my elite troops out of the camp to hunt down the deserters and kill them all to frighten these thieves who are harboring a second child."
"Your Majesty, I think that in this critical situation, I should pay more attention to the ceremony, otherwise the soldiers' avoidance of war will spread, and I'm afraid there will be more and more deserters."
In the commander's tent, in addition to Zhao Pu, there were also two generals, Cao Wei and Huangfu Jiming. At this time, they both went out to make suggestions to Zhao Kuangyin.
"What's the use of having more frightened soldiers? They are just lambs slaughtered by the Sui army on the battlefield!"
Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said in a deep voice: "As the old saying goes, it is better to guard against the mouth of the people than to guard against the river. If the river collapses, many people will be injured. The people will do the same, and the soldiers will do the same. Forced suppression will only scare the soldiers. If there is dissatisfaction in the heart, given time, what will appear is not desertion but mutiny.”
Cao Wei and Huangfu Jiming were silent. In the final analysis, it was because they lost so miserably in that battle, otherwise there would be no such concerns.
Zhao Kuangyin sighed and turned to ask Zhao Pu: "Have you sent a letter asking for help to Temujin? In this situation, if he is willing to send a reinforcement, it may be possible to stabilize the morale of the army."
Zhao Pu looked troubled, lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
"What happened?"
Zhao Kuangyin saw through Zhao Pu's thoughts and shouted again.
"Your Majesty, for some unknown reason, rumors are spreading in Youzhou, saying that the King plans to establish himself in the Beiping area. Various Turkic tribes have proposed to transfer the King away from Youzhou. Temujin is also undecided at the moment, and the reinforcements have been put on hold for a while. .”
Zhao Kuangyin turned pale when he heard this. This rumor was not wrong in a sense. He did plan to break away from the Turks and stand on his own, but that was only after defeating the Sui army in Beiping and not now.
Zhao Pu saw that Zhao Kuangyin looked wrong, and tried to persuade him: "Your Majesty, Temujin's refusal to send reinforcements is not just because of rumors. The Turks also lost troops and generals in the first battle in Zhuo County, and they will not be able to gather troops for a while."
While he was talking, the curtain of the commander's tent was roughly opened, and the bald Shu Ji Neng strode into the commander's tent and said loudly: "Zhao Kuangyin, the Sui army has broken camp and marched westward. What should we do?"
Seeing the Bald Tree Function being so rude, Huangfu Jiming and Cao Wei both had angry expressions on their faces. Even Zhao Pu, who had always been good-tempered, flashed a look of anger. Zhao Kuangyin also looked livid and did not pay any attention to the Bald Tree Function.
Bald Tree function did not care at all about the hostile looks of several people. In the hearts of the Turks, only the strong are respected. It was obvious that Zhao Kuangyin, who had fled back in a donkey cart, had lost the dignity of the strong.
"Zhao Kuangyin, what is Daqijin asking you?"
Behind the bald Shuji, Ruoluo Baneng, who was full of flesh and blood, said unceremoniously: "We Turkic warriors are not afraid of the Sui barbarians, but the people under your command have been fleeing for days. Can we still fight?"
Ruoba Neng was a person who was born with the power of the Bald Tree. He was the right-hand man of the Bald Tree. In history, he killed Yang Xin, the governor of Liangzhou in the Jin Dynasty.
Looking at the unruly Bald Tree Function and Ruoluo Ba Neng in front of him, Zhao Kuangyin wished he could kill them with a thousand knives, but when he thought about the current situation, he could only suppress the anger in his heart and said: "Now our army is newly defeated. , the new soldiers are constantly fleeing. From Ju Gu’s point of view, it is better to avoid the enemy’s edge temporarily and find a strong city. Waiting for the Sui military advisor’s old city is our chance to defeat the enemy.”
"What a joke, how can I, the Turkic warrior, avoid fighting?"
Ruo Luoba said extremely arrogantly: "The last big defeat was all because your soldiers broke up the formation in chaos. Otherwise, how could tens of thousands of Sui Dog An defeat our Turkic elite cavalry?"
"what do you mean?"
Cao Wei finally couldn't hold it any longer, drew his sword out of its sheath, pointed at Ruoluo Ba and shouted: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, you will not be able to leave this camp today!"
"Huh? On the battlefield, you only know how to run for your life, but when you get to your own camp, you are very upright!"
Ruo Luo Ba Neng also pulled out his waist knife and said with a sneer: "Am I still afraid of you?"
"You thief, you have insulted me too much!"
Huangfu Jiming also held the sword in his hand, walked up to Cao Wei and confronted Ruoluoba Neng, his eyes spitting fire, wishing he could kill Ruoluoba Neng under the sword.
If only Robert could show disdain: "So what if we two go together?"
"Okay, the enemy is here, what are you going to do! Why don't you put away all the swords?"
Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but slapped the couch table hard and shouted loudly. Because he moved too much in anger and pulled the wound, he coughed violently again.
Cao Wei and Huangfu Jiming looked at Ruoluo Baneng hatefully and slowly inserted their swords into their scabbards.
Upon seeing this, Bald Shuji turned around and scolded Ruoluoba, who put away his sword, turned to Zhao Kuangyin, and said in the same arrogant tone: "Zhao Kuangyin, our Turkic warriors will never retreat in the face of the enemy. If your troops are unable to fight, then Let our troops fight the Sui army independently."
Zhao Kuangyin coughed for a long time before he stopped and said: "Since the two generals insist on fighting, we will invite the two generals to be the vanguard, and I will send General Huangfu Jiming with 10,000 elite troops to support us in the rear."
"Okay, then I'll do as you say!"
The bald-haired Shuji nodded, turned around and walked out of the handsome tent, if Luo Ba could follow closely.
"It's so rude! It's so rude!"
After the two left, Huangfu Jiming said angrily: "Your Majesty, these two barbarians are so rude, why do you have to let the last general lead his army to meet them?"
Cao Wei nodded in agreement and said, "Your Majesty, the Sui army has hundreds of thousands of troops. These two barbarians really don't know how high the sky is!"
Zhao Kuangyin stretched out his hand and motioned for the two of them to come forward, and then whispered: "I just want these two crazy thieves to die. Jiming, after these two crazy thieves are killed in the battle, you can lead the army out to respond and gather them together." Their defeated pawn."
After a pause, Zhao Kuangyin continued: "This time Temujin did not send reinforcements, so I understood. Even if I defeated the Sui army in Youzhou with the help of the Turks, with those chiefs and tens of thousands of men here, these elite soldiers would It can never be controlled, and I can only survive by relying on the Turks."
Cao Wei and Huangfu Jiming suddenly realized: "Your Majesty is wise!"
