After executing these retreating bastards, the Bazhan team, which directly belonged to the Gongsun family, left the headless corpses on the ground and left.
After these Hu-Han and Hu-Han squad leaders left, more and more heads of Hu-Han squads began to gather around here.
They asked each other about the scene they had just seen, the ones behind asked about the ones who came before, and those who came behind asked about what they had just heard.
The news became more and more outrageous, but the atmosphere of fear was really flowing in the hearts of these team leaders.
Wu Ya also sneaked in quietly. After listening to some random things, he became even more nervous.
Some of the old team leaders in this meeting were Han generals from the periphery of the Gongsun family, and their discussions were more practical than those outside.
One of the Han generals speculated:
"It seems that there is indeed a large enemy force downstream."
As soon as this statement came out, there was silence for a while, and then violent curses broke out.
Some scolded the Taishan Army on the opposite side, some scolded the bastards who had just been beheaded, and some even vaguely expressed their dissatisfaction with the host family, the Gongsun family.
But after scolding them, these people still had no choice but to accept their fate.
Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves. Just when these people thought in horror that they were about to be marched, they discovered that this cavalry regiment was actively running downstream.
Obviously, Gongsun's sentry cavalry must have detected something else, which caused the cavalry to mobilize suddenly and powerfully.
Wu Ya, who sensed something was wrong, was about to sneak back when suddenly two sentries came running from the direction of the central army from behind, where Gongsun Du, the governor of Pingzhou, was.
As soon as these two people came over, they did not dismount and gave these people condescending orders:
"The commander-in-chief has ordered you to lead each team south. The commander-in-chief has said that you can do anything to everyone on weekdays, but this time we will use everyone. I hope that the heroes will inspire their conscience and work with the commander-in-chief to tide over the difficulties."
After finishing speaking, the person who spoke may have realized that his tone was a bit unexpectedly weak, so he quickly added:
"The commander-in-chief has said that he will show no mercy this time. Anyone who disobeys the military orders, refuses to patrol, and behaves like a snake or a rat will be killed by his own hands, and then his wife and daughter will be moved into the women's camp. Don't blame the commander-in-chief when the time comes. Handsome words come without warning.”
Afterwards, the two sentries left.
After these two people left, the group of clan commanders or tribe chiefs exploded.
They are not stupid. Gongsun Du has said this, so what does that mean? It shows that people have anticipated that the probability of winning this battle is low, otherwise why would they say this? Do you still want to "beg" these peripheral troops?
That's right, they took Gongsun Du's words just now as a request to them.
After thinking about this, they began to become more stubborn, and they were no longer as respectful to the Gongsun family as they were before.
Obviously, Gongsun Du chose the wrong knight. Maybe his anxiety was felt by the two knights, or maybe the two knights were just talking nonsense. In short, their orders made these peripheral wealthy people see the Gongsun family. of weakness.
For any power lord, his strength is three levels.
The first level is how much strength he really has. This is his nature. He has to count how many soldiers, horses and troops you have, and how much food and armor are in the warehouse.
And what is the second layer? It is a resource that can be mobilized by other forces. This force can be an ally or other powerful force within the territory. Regardless of whether you rely on past favors or force, if you can borrow the strength of these people as your own, it is also yours.
So what is the final third layer? This is a bit imaginary, but it is extremely important because it concerns people's hearts.
That's how powerful others think you are. Why do the power lords have to put on a show and make it so grand? In fact, it is to maintain this strength.
When others think you are strong, you are really strong when you are not exposed.
And this is the case with the Gongsun family now.
The past results of the Gongsun family and their strength in foreign wars had made these peripheral local tycoons believe that in this area of Liaodong, the Gongsun family was the king.
But now, with the emergence of Taishan Army, these people discovered that something was wrong.
It turns out that your Gongsun family is also afraid! Are you weak now?
But just when these people were about to do whatever they wanted, and even make a show of taking advantage of the Gongsun family, they saw an armored infantry unit fired from the Chinese Army.
This army is the Bazhan team whose hands are stained with the blood of their own people.
After seeing these people coming up, the local tycoons in Liaodong who had been showing off just now shrank back, turned around and returned to their respective tribes, continuing to move forward according to the established route.
Among these shrunken local tycoons, there is Wu Ya.
Although he couldn't hear many such dense Chinese words, he could guess a thing or two even by looking at the changes in these people's faces.
If he was literate enough, he might taunt these people by saying, "You are not a hero if you look tough but have a weak heart."
But at this moment, he could only spit, and then returned to his team.
After being out of the mountains for so long, Wu Ya can live for so long and even continue to expand his team because he understands one truth:
"As a human being, you still have to rely on yourself!"
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The Chinese Army and Liaodong Army's camps and large banners were placed here, about four miles away from the execution site. The best of Liaodong is here, but these people are trembling in silence at this moment, because their governor, the head of the Gongsun family, and the leader of the Hu and Han Dynasties, Gongsun Du, is furious.
They had never seen Gongsun Du lose his composure like this.
Among these people were Gongsun Du's old friends from different periods, his former colleagues, Paoze who guarded the border with him in northern Xinjiang, the children of his family, the legacy of Zhenbei Army, and the favored Yiding servants.
In their perception, no matter what status Gongsun Du was, in their impression he was a standard virtuous scholar of the Han family.
Justice, integrity, benevolence and filial piety.
But what now?
The elder in their hearts, Quanren, was furious and cursing everyone present.
He first scolded those You Yi, scolding them as a bunch of wild boars. The Taishan Army opposite had spent the whole night building a pontoon bridge, but these people didn't know anything about it.
He yelled, even if you have a bunch of dogs, they will bark, but you people will just sleep.
Then, Gongsun Du continued to curse. How did he scold those sentry riders for finding out the news?
The large-scale march was actually detected as the mobilization of small-scale enemy troops. Even Gongsun Du himself was confused by this information and thought it was an advance team of the Taishan Army, so he didn't pay enough attention to it.
This time it wasn't that one of Gongsun Du's cavalry was more particular. They went to the west to find fresh water and grass to feed their horses and then ran into a large-scale ferry race by the Taishan Army. Otherwise, Gongsun Du would still be in his bones now.
At this time, he especially wanted to scold those dejected generals. If he didn't have a young son now and would need these tribesmen to support the army and even protect his son, he would really scold these wild boars.
Just when he got the news and was about to assemble his Yi-Han cavalry regiment, he suddenly learned that several members of Gongsun Li's tribe had come out with these cavalry troops.
Gongsun Li was so frightened that he was sweating all over. Did he think that these followers were going to run away with their elite cavalry?
Wasn't this how Gongsun Du pulled the remaining White Horse Yi Cong out of the battlefield in Zhongren Pavilion?
Those who have done this kind of thing are most afraid that others will imitate them.
But at that time, he did not dare to issue a death order, fearing that he would corner Gongsun Li and others, so he hurriedly asked people to coax them over.
After Gongsun Du came over and asked about these things with a smile on his face, he realized that these people were actually fighting for power.
Gongsun Du held a mouthful of blood in his throat and held it back.
He was a little desperate. Just as one of his pillars fell, his other pillar was about to scheming in front of the enemy. This filled Gongsundu with despair.
So, when he gathered these generals, this scene happened.
It wasn't until all these scoldings were finished that Guan Jing appeared next to him and asked respectfully:
"Ming Gong, now that all the enemy troops have crossed the shore, how should we respond now?"
Gongsun Du still had some respect for Guan Jing. He asked for advice:
"Then I wonder what Mr. Guan can teach me?"
Guan Jing replied calmly:
"It's nothing more than fighting and fleeing."
Guan Jing's detached attitude somewhat angered Gongsun Li who was standing next to him.
He was almost killed by Gongsun Du before, and he was still surprised and confused. When he saw Guan Jing's attitude, he immediately became angry:
"Aren't you talking nonsense? Is this what our family will support you for?"
A look of anger appeared on Guan Jing's face, but he remained silent.
But Gongsun Du stopped Gongsun Li, and he understood Guan Jing's unfulfilled intentions.
Guan Jing only said the words "fight" and "leave", but did not say "defend". This shows that he also saw that if he continued to stay here, he would be dead.
As a result, Gongsun Du became more humble, completely different from his previous furious appearance:
"So what about fighting? So what about leaving?"
Guan Jing was satisfied with Gongsun Du's performance and finally recognized his status as inheriting Gongsun Zan's career. So I sincerely suggest:
"If we fight, we will line up in a large formation and fight openly and openly. We will fight here to make our country's enemies hate each other. If we retreat, we will cut off our tails to survive. Only those who dare to die will stay in the camp. The main force will immediately withdraw south to Xiangping. Just wait for the cold wave in September. If they attack, they will have no place to die, so it is up to you to decide whether to fight or to leave.”
After Guan Jing finished speaking, Gongsun Du was silent for a long time.
He thought of his father, his eldest son, and his first wife. They all died on the other side, and now Gongsun Du didn't say that he had killed the other side to avenge him. Could it be that when he saw his enemy right in front of him, he still wanted to avoid it?
If that's the case, why is he here? Wouldn't it be enough to just stay in Xiangping?
After thinking about this, Gongsun Du pulled out the golden knife given by Lu Zhi himself, and then cut off a corner of the table with one blow.
This knife directly cut away the grievance in his chest. At this moment, Gongsun Du no longer thought about the flying fox behind him. He looked around and shouted:
"I will not retreat in this battle. If I retreat, I will behead me. But if you dare to retreat, you will be treated like this."
Thus, everyone's fate was determined.