Eight hundred and ninety-six, start tonight
It is cold and there is no food and clothing. Under the fighting will of the army, the morale of the army is floating.
Under such circumstances, Li Wen's offense was repeatedly defeated, but he launched new attacks repeatedly, and there was a trend of not giving up until he broke through this line of defense.
Deng Zilong also realized the benefits of persevering like this, so he changed his original plan to retreat after a period of time and began to strengthen the defense line.
As a result, the casualties of Li Wen's troops rose sharply, and it was easy to say that those who died were killed, but a large number of injured soldiers were not properly treated, so they died in the injured barracks. Many people died, the morale of the army declined, and the fighting will plummeted.
Not only that, because he was dissatisfied with Li Wen's forced request for soldiers to attack, Niu Bingzhong repeatedly advised to stop him, and finally annoyed Li Wen. Li Wen ordered Niu Bingzhong to be dismissed and locked up, and replaced with the former deputy general Zhang Yanshou as the general and the front-line chief general.
For this reason, the morale of the Ningxia army was greatly shaken.
Not only that, because the military rations were too late, the soldiers were forced to drink porridge. The weather was cold and the battle was fierce. The soldiers were exhausted very quickly, but they could only drink porridge. Not only did they not have enough food, they were also hungry, which made the soldiers very resentful.
The weather is getting colder, but the military uniform is not warm enough. The soldiers' hands cannot be kept warm enough, so their hands are so cold that they cannot hold the weapon and their bodies are trembling. In this regard, the solution given by the senior sects is to run, and as long as the soldiers run, they will not be cold.
Many soldiers hated those high-skinned men who were dressed very thickly.
Even Li Wen could feel the change in the morale of the army, so he kept asking Zhang Yanshou to enlighten the soldiers and lead the soldiers to fight better to divert the soldiers' resentment targets. He himself knew that this was not a solution, but there was no better way at the moment, so he could only quench his thirst.
The soldiers died in large numbers, but those who were alive were not treated well, and the situation deteriorated sharply.
Li Wen tried his best to attack but failed to get good results. Zhennan Army calmed down and defended very well, and the two armies entered a new round of confrontation.
At this stall, the new Ningxia general Zhang Yanshou was talking to a mysterious person in his tent with a sad face.
"The situation has reached this point. Will General Zhang continue to persevere? Is there any reason to continue to persevere? General Niu has become a scapegoat. Does General Zhang want to follow his footsteps? Once the Ningxia soldiers suffer too much losses, have you considered the consequences?"
The mysterious people kept persuading Zhang Yanshou.
Zhang Yanshou's complexion was ugly.
"But I am still the general of the court. If I do this, what is the difference between rebellion?"
"The current court is not the court of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty! But Shen Yiguan's court! Whatever decisions the court makes now is Shen Yiguan's business, and everything is driven by Shen Yiguan behind his back, for his personal desires! He can even depose the emperor, let alone other people!
You are loyal now, and you are loyal to Shen Yiguan. Now, you are fighting for Shen Yiguan! Silang was also the general of Ningxia, and I have fought together under his command. During the Ningxia Battle, we all fought side by side, but now we are tragic. General Zhang, how can you bear it?"
The mysterious man was covered in sadness.
Zhang Yanshou's eyes were sloppy and his face was nervous.
"I know all of what you said, but..."
"General Niu did not listen to my advice. This is the end now. The entire Ningxia army suffered heavy losses. If this continues, our fellow villagers will have their blood flowing! What are you waiting for?"
The mysterious man's words became more intense.
"I……"
"Actually, you, like General Niu, have such ideas, but you dare not. Otherwise, you would have tied me up and sent it to Li Wen, but you didn't do this, which means you know that Li Wen has no good ending, he will definitely die, and Chen Yiguan will definitely die! The world will eventually be re-armed! Xiao Ruxun can support the world!
Our fellow villagers were killed and injured, and they were not properly treated, and they would definitely die if they were hit by lead. Li Wen was using our fellow villagers to build up his own great achievements, but we were going to die in such a meaningless place!
General Zhang, in one thought, the current dilemma is in one thought! In one thought, you can make great contributions. When Your Majesty restores his position and rewards for his merits, are you still afraid that you will not get a good position? What are you still worried about? If you don’t make trouble, the Ningxia soldiers will die!"
Zhang Yanshou's breathing became rapid.
He looked at the mysterious man.
"But there are two troops from Li Ruzhang and Du Tong..."
"For so many days, have you ever heard any battle sounds coming from the direction of Liuba? If Li Ruzhang's troops arrived at Liuba, they would have fought with the Liuba defenders long ago. Would they not respond? But now, there is no movement in the east of Liuba except here! Li Ruzhang does not intend to trek into this muddy water at all! He is watching!
Du Tong is the same! They are both leading the army alone. Even if there is a military supervisor in the army, it is different from us in a word and a knife! They have autonomy, and if they want to delay or wait and see, there are opportunities. We have not contacted them, and they themselves know it?
They didn't move, and according to the scheduled time, they should have arrived, but they didn't come, which is enough to show that we are the only ones fighting to the death. Du Tong and Li Ruzhang have long planned to wait and see! General Zhang, you can't continue to hesitate! If you hesitate for an extra hour, hundreds of brothers will die. Would you like to see the brothers die?"
Zhang Yanshou was finally moved.
"If I get uprising, can the Zhennan Army on the opposite side accept me?"
"Of course! They don't want to fight with you either! There may be old soldiers in the Zhennan Army opposite who fought with us on the Ningxia battlefield. Most of them are officers and have positions. Are you afraid that they will not accept you? They have long wanted to break out of the Qinling Mountains and enter Guanzhong!"
The mysterious person said earnestly: "General Zhang, the lives and future of tens of thousands of brothers are in your thoughts!"
Zhang Yanshou lowered his head, pondered for a long time, took a deep breath, raised his head, and his eyes showed a fierce look.
"He is unkind, I am unrighteous! I'm willing to do my best! This time, even if I die, I can't be a coward! They bully people too much! They bully people too much!"
The mysterious man was overjoyed: "Brothers are saved! General Zhang, what do you want to do?"
Zhang Yanshou said angrily: "What else can I do? The brothers' resentment towards those sour scholars is not ordinary. I led the troops to capture them and then chop them up. No one of the brothers will object! They will follow me to join General Xiao! If we don't treat our brothers as human beings, let them taste the taste of a knife!"
Zhang Yanshou held his sword tightly and looked at the mysterious man.
Chapter completed!