On the other side, inside the Chu army, among the crowded soldiers, there was an armored vehicle that had been beaten and scrapped. One soldier sneaked under the car and another soldier rolled in too. It turned out that one of the two soldiers was Hu Li and the other was Yutong.
The two could recognize each other and came to the bottom of the car tacitly.
Yutong whispered: "It's impossible for Jiang Ze to discover this location."
"Nonsense, he is not a god." Hu Li replied.
"General Tiger, I want to discuss something with you."
"It's nothing to discuss. You think I don't know. You want to sneak away and go to Yecheng."
"Brother Hu, why are you talking like that? How could I slip away? I'm just leaving temporarily."
"Don't get too close. Raymond didn't call you when he opened the chain space. The purpose is to hope that our deputy captains can stay here to take charge of the overall situation."
"But Raymond has been captured, where should we go now."
"We still have about 100,000 people. Jiang Ze's side should not have many people left. He will definitely not attack again. As long as we defend well, we will definitely have peace of mind."
"Brother Hu, what I mean is that we should quickly organize and fight back to Yecheng."
"Kill him, we have countless wounded soldiers now. The top priority is to hold the position and reorganize the troops. It is best to wait for Chu Ba to come back before making plans. After all, these 100,000 troops are our last asset."
"General Tiger, I know your family is in a small town in the north, so you don't have to worry. But my family is in Yecheng. How can I wait with peace of mind now?" Yutong became excited.
"Who doesn't have a family? Most of the 100,000 soldiers here have families. You only consider yourself, why don't you consider them?"
"It doesn't hurt your back if you stand and talk." Yutong said unhappily.
"I'm not standing now."
"You..." Yutong was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"Actually, what I'm worried about now is that we may not be able to wait for Chu Ba, but another person."
"who?"
"In the battle last night, Jiang Ze's elite fought tooth and nail to kidnap the unconscious Xiang Mao. If I guessed correctly, Xiang Mao has now betrayed him."
"Will Commander Xiang really do this?"
"Nine times out of ten, you don't even think about why he was unconscious for so long? He was pretending to be asleep on purpose. You can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep."
"I know he was pretending to sleep. I mean, he didn't really betray, right?"
"Forget it if you don't believe it. Anyway, the current situation is very bad, unless Chu Ba is lucky enough to capture Luo Erhu directly."
"I hope so."
"Everyone..."
At this time, a familiar voice came through with the help of sound waves.
"This...this is Commander Xiang's voice." Yutong's eyes widened.
"Oh, it's really here. Hurry up and get out and take a look." Hu Li slowly got out from under the car.
"Brothers, I am Xiang Mao, your commander-in-chief, no, I should say my former commander-in-chief..."
Almost all the soldiers raised their heads and looked at the sky.
Under the blue sky, Xiang Mao floated in the sky, flying slowly towards the Chu army.
"You may not know that Yecheng was breached four hours ago. The Flying Tiger Regiment has entered the city and controlled the city walls. Of course, there are millions of civilians, including your family members. This battle, It doesn’t make any sense anymore. Let me ask you, if you don’t have family, who should you fight for?”
The originally quiet group of soldiers suddenly became restless, and they started talking in low voices.
"Real or false? Has Yecheng been captured long ago?"
"How is this possible? How could Yecheng fall so quickly?"
"Captain Xiang showed up at this time, is he not trying to deceive us?"
"I think this is very likely to be true, because Commander Chu Ba has been missing for more than half an hour."
"That, I have
Seeing that the army commander flew into a space door and disappeared. "
"By the way, Deputy Commander Raymond has also disappeared for more than half an hour. Isn't he also hiding?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could General Raymond be hiding? He can escape into the space with just a thought. On the contrary, Jiang Ze is afraid of Raymond. Once he catches Raymond, Raymond can directly take Jiang Ze to escape into the storage space. "
"Now is not the time to argue about this. Let's think about what we should do first. If Yecheng really falls, why should we work hard?"
"Do you mean surrender?"
"Isn't that right? Commander Xiang Mao showed up in person to persuade us to surrender."
"That's right, Commander Xiang surrendered. Why should we hesitate?"
"But if we surrender, how can we be worthy of our dead brothers."
"Isn't it interesting to die? This battle should have ended long ago."
"No, if you surrender, why didn't you surrender earlier? Do you have to surrender after so many people have died?"
"The situation wasn't clear enough before. Now it's clear that the battle is over."
Everyone was talking to each other and making various comments.
"Stop making noises, everyone be quiet, and don't confuse the morale of the troops. Anyone who dares to say surrender will be dealt with according to military law." One of Chu Ba's generals couldn't help it anymore and shouted angrily, trying to stop the soldiers from talking.
But he just shouted for a while and suddenly disappeared.
"General Chen? General Chen?" The surrounding subordinates looked left and right and kept asking questions, but General Chen did not appear again.
Not far away, Yutong asked Huli softly: "Did you see it?"
"Well, he was quickly captured by Jiang Ze."
"That guy is really insidious. He has been hiding in the dark, and he is also wearing the armor of our soldiers."
"It's normal. As long as Chu Ba is away, he will cause all sorts of troubles."
Yutong and Huli saw it, but the other generals basically didn't have the ability to see clearly, but they all guessed what was going on. Therefore, many generals have chosen to remain silent. If they shout again, they may be the next person to suffer.
After the soldiers discussed for five or six minutes, Xiang Mao continued to persuade: "The fate of Chu is in your hands. Jiang Ze promised me that Chu people will govern Chu. As long as everyone surrenders, he will not treat us badly. If you think clearly , just follow me to Yecheng to reunite with my family..."
As Xiang Mao continued to persuade, the Chu army became more and more restless, but the leaders did not dare to speak openly for fear of being captured by Jiang Ze.
Yutong quietly asked Huli again: "Hey, what do you think?"
"I have no idea. As long as Chu Ba is not dead, I dare not surrender."
"It turns out you are not patriotic, you are just afraid of Chu Ba."
"Are you patriotic? Ask yourself, are you patriotic?"
"I...I'm okay, it's just that I'm worried about my family."
"If Jiang Ze wants to attack people's hearts, he must ensure that the civilians in Yecheng are safe and sound, so you don't need to worry too much."
"But after all, Yecheng is in the hands of the enemy."
"Oh, are you bothered? If you want to surrender, then surrender. All you think about is your family."
"What's your tone? Is it wrong that I care about my family?"
"I didn't say you were wrong, but think clearly, Chu Ba is in Yecheng, be careful of him taking revenge on you."
After being warned by Hu Li, Yutong did not dare to surrender.
In fact, not only Yutong, but also most other generals are very conflicted now. After the near-death battle last night, they now very much hope to go back alive to see their families. But neither the King of Chu nor Chu Ba is dead, so as a soldier, if you surrender now, it will be naked treason, and you will be afraid of Chu Ba's revenge. After all, Chu Ba is in Yecheng now. If Chu Ba gets angry and kills the family members of those who surrendered, it is not impossible.
In fact, everyone knows that what is needed now is a leader. Only if someone takes the lead, then everyone
The pressure is much less. After all, as long as enough people surrender, Chu Ba doesn't have the energy to retaliate against everyone. However, Chu Ba will definitely take revenge on the leader.
Unconsciously, an hour has passed. The Chu army has long lost its defensive formation. A group of people are discussing and chatting. The scene is more lively than the vegetable market. It is estimated that most of them want to surrender and die to serve the country. of people, no more than one-third. Now, all it takes is a leader.
At this time, Jiang Zefei flew to Xiang Mao and said a few words in his ear.
Yutong below noticed Jiang Ze, and he gently asked Huli again: "Could that be Jiang Ze?"
"Wearing our soldier uniform, it should be Jiang Ze."
"What is he discussing with Commander Xiang?"
"I don't know, but it's definitely not a good thing." Hu Li had a bad feeling.
At this time, Xiang Mao suddenly named him and shouted: "Hu Li, I know that your family is not in Yecheng, but in a small town in the north, so you have no worries, you will be the leader."
Hu Li cursed softly: "It's really not a good thing."
"Brother Hu, what Commander Xiang said makes sense. You have no family in Yecheng. What are you afraid of?"
"Shut up, why should I be the scapegoat? Chu Ba will definitely tear me apart." Hu Li refused.
"Then you don't have to go to Yecheng."
"Don't talk nonsense. I'm not in a hurry anyway. The situation is not very clear yet, and I won't be the one who stands out."
Hu Li did not come forward, and the situation once again reached a deadlock.
Time passed minute by minute again, and before I knew it, two hours had passed.
At this time, several Martyr soldiers actually lifted up a broadcast car, which was loaded with large audio equipment.
The soldiers of the Chu army were basically curious about what this was for, but Hu Li had already guessed it, and he complained: "Jiang Ze's actions are really efficient."
"What action?" Yutong asked anxiously.
"Just listen, maybe you will burst into tears."
A few seconds later, a woman's voice came out from the huge loudspeaker in the sky: "Husband, are you okay? Qiqi and I were taken away by the soldiers of the Lijun Army. They said that there was still a local war in Yecheng. It was not enough. It was safe, so they were taking me out of the city and said they were coming to find you. I was really excited, but I didn’t know if all this was true."
As soon as the woman's voice finished speaking, the child's voice came: "Dad, where have you been for more than a month? If you don't come to us, then we will go find you."
After hearing these words, Yutong's eyes were dazed, but filled with tears, just as Huli said. Because the owners of that voice were Yutong’s wife and daughter.
Xiang Mao added at this time: "The first thing the Flying Tigers did after entering the city was to occupy the administrative building and control the household registration system. They searched for the families of the main generals, protected them secretly, and brought them out of the city. See you. The voices just now are those of Yutong’s wife and daughter. Yutong, if you are here, please fly up, and we will join your wife and children together.”
The last line of defense in Yutong's heart finally collapsed. He chose family and country. He immediately took off his helmet, flew into the sky, and shouted: "Brother Xiang, I'm here."
Hu Li did not stop him during the whole process, but shook his head and smiled. On the one hand, I felt helpless, but on the other hand, I was happy for Yutong. He finally no longer had to worry about his family.
After that, the loudspeaker continued to play sounds, which were basically the family members of the generals. There were about a dozen in number. Although it was not many, it was enough.
As more than a dozen generals expressed their surrender, their subordinates also expressed their surrender.
Hu Li, on the other hand, retreated quietly without anyone noticing. He took advantage of the bustle of the scene and jumped into a deep pit. This deep pit was created by a bomb before. He planned to hide in it and wait for the situation to change.
(End of chapter)
