I’m The King Chapter 225: :Advancing and retreating moment

; When everything stopped, the soldiers scattered to rest in other houses in the village. At the first house in the village, only He Lanxiong and a few centurions were left. They sat around the fire circle. The bacon from the roof was taken down and grilled on the fire. There was ready-made salt in the house, which was spread on the washed meat. As soon as the fire was roasted, bursts of aroma immediately spread out. Those few people who hadn’t eaten hot food for two days , and immediately swallowed their saliva.

The army found a place to live, got enough supplies, and seized a lot of spoils. It was originally a happy thing, but the five **** heads just now made this joy heavy. Less. Everyone stretched out their hands to warm the fire in silence, and no one wanted to speak first.

"What's the matter? Don't say anything, do you have any opinions on my decision just now?"

He Lanxiong threw a piece of dry wood into the fire and asked lightly.

"No, no, no objection, these five people dare to hide the loot, it is a capital crime!" A centurion next to He Lanxiong hurriedly said.

"If you kill these guys, you will kill them. I didn't like these guys at first, but young master, didn't you just sleep with a few women? Why are you making such a fuss?" Another hundred The husband is a little puzzled.

"You guys also think the same way?" He Lanxiong asked with a smile, looking around at the crowd.

The people by the fire all lowered their heads, obviously acquiescing to He Lanxiong's question.

He Lanxiong threw another piece of firewood into the fire, thought for a while, and said: "Gao Yuan once said something to me, which touched me a lot. He said that the army is a devil and must be given to him." There is a shackle on the neck of the devil, and the superior needs to firmly hold the other end of the chain, so as to ensure that no accidents will happen to the devil. Do you know what the shackle on the devil's neck is?"

Several people shook their heads at the same time.

"Loyalty and discipline!" He Lanxiong said in a deep voice. "I have no doubts about your loyalty, but I don't know how your discipline is. Since we have established military discipline, we must strictly abide by it. See With your current appearance, you obviously don't realize the importance of military discipline."

"Why do I demand that all the confiscated be returned to the public? Firstly, I need to send you a lot of money, which is very little among the various ministries of the Huns. The soldiers in the old battalion did not prepare a copy for us to attack, otherwise, who would be willing to stay at home and guard our wives and family members? Those sentinels and vigilant brothers have no chance to get the spoils. Is it younger than you? First, I want to show a principle of fairness. Second, if whoever robs more, he will get more. After that, when everyone goes to the battlefield, I am afraid that they will all be busy looting. Strictly abide by the military order? You can’t fight when you should fight, and you can’t go when you should go. Military orders are like child’s play, and our failure will not be far away.”

"Why do these people have to be killed? In the military discipline, since it has been formulated" "Women should be beheaded, it must be implemented. The military discipline is strict, and it is impossible to open a hole. If you open a hole today, you will be killed tomorrow." It became the source of collapse. Moreover, these few people complained when they encountered difficulties, disturbed our army's morale, and rushed forward when they encountered benefits, even throwing military orders behind them. Will the crowd rise up and follow suit?"

Everyone listened fascinated.

He Lanxiong looked at He Lanrui: "Ah Rui, you have seen Gao Yuan's cavalry, what do you think?"

He Lanrui smiled and said: "Gao Yuan's cavalry was trained by Miss, and his riding skills should be considered good in the Central Plains, but compared to us, it must be far inferior."

Several centurions laughed, with disdain in their eyes.

He Lanxiong sighed: "I knew you all looked like this, high cavalry, riding skills, horse fighting and riding and shooting, indeed every item is inferior to us, one-on-one, ten against ten, we must But if it is a hundred against a hundred, they will be able to draw with us; if it is a thousand against a thousand, we will definitely lose."

"How is this possible?" A centurion said unconvinced, "Is there such a big difference between a hundred and a thousand?"

"There's a big difference!" He Lanxiong said: "Gao Yuan's army is the most disciplined army I've ever seen. Orders and prohibitions are amazing. With one order, the front of the swords and mountains of fire dare to step forward, but they are ordered to retreat. , Even if the gold is everywhere in front of you, you will never take a second look. They have brought the cavalry's team combat to the extreme, which has greatly made up for their technical weaknesses. I fought a few battles with them together, and I should feel deeply, right?"

"My young master mentioned this, but I remembered it, but it was not their cavalry, but their infantry. Back then, Gao Yuan formed a spear formation with infantry to resist the impact of the Eastern Hu cavalry head-on, and let the cavalry flank the left and right wings In that battle, I was shocked by the performance of the infantry. Facing the impact of the Donghu cavalry, the front one faced the surging cavalry. After successfully resisting the opponent's impact, they launched a counterattack, and finally surrounded and wiped out the cavalry of the Donghu tribe. In that battle, I did see their strict military discipline." He Lanrui said.

"You can know autumn by looking at a leaf." He Lanxiong sighed: "My biggest dream now is to build an army with discipline comparable to that of Gao Yuan's subordinates. We are still far behind, and you probably don't You know, Gao Yuan's subordinates, how to fold the quilt, how to wear clothes, have to line up for meals, stand in line, and every word and deed on weekdays, there are strict rules! They have a military justice department, which is to punish those who violate discipline soldiers."

Everyone is pale.

"Young master, you don't want us to be like this, do you?" a centurion asked in a whisper.

"I don't have to copy his style. I say this just to remind you that strict military discipline needs to start with the smallest things in normal times. Don't just turn a blind eye and close your eyes because of trivial things. If the disease accumulates too much, it will become a serious illness." He Lanxiong laughed, pulled out his knife, cut off a piece of sizzling bacon, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it, "Yes, come on, hurry up, Otherwise, it will be burnt."

Everyone ate meat and drank wine, put aside the heavy topic above, and the laughter in the room gradually increased. This wine is strong wine from Fufeng. I bought some money, and it will come in handy in the end, otherwise people will freeze to death in this kind of weather.

The remote village gradually fell into silence. The freshly fallen snowflakes covered the bloodstains on the ground. It is hard for outsiders to imagine that this small village has changed its owner.

Xiling City, where the capital of Dai County is located, groups of soldiers are continuously withdrawing from a distance along the main road. The snow on the road has long been trampled into black mud. , more refugees are helping the old and the young, and they are also on their way. The great retreat of Daijun has already begun, and most of the regular troops under Zhao Mu have already left. Army and temporarily recruited young and strong, once the regular army is gone, it is impossible for Daijun to defend against the enemy outside the country, and can only defend some well-defended cities. As for the people outside, they can withdraw as much as they can.

The entire Xiling City is busy, strengthening the city walls, preparing ordnance, digging trenches, and arranging horses. All the methods of defending the city that can be imagined can be seen here.

Outside the city, the mountains of stones and wood are being moved away by ants, and turned into a city wall that is getting higher and higher, and arrow towers that are pulled up from the ground one by one.

In Xiling City, Gongzilan's mansion.

This is the most luxurious mansion with the highest land area in Xiling City. It can even be regarded as a city within a city in Xiling City. Sit alone at the table.

Gong Zilan is not only the sheriff of Dai County, but also the lord of Dai County, and even the Prime Minister of Zhao State. Naturally, it is not ordinary people who can sit at the table with him. This person is about to lead the army to leave Zhao Mu.

Looking at Zhao Mu's appearance alone, it is very easy to be confused by him. He is over 1.8 meters tall, and in this age, he is definitely a tall man. With a face full of beards, he gives the impression of being rough and bold. At first glance, this is a rough general.

But everyone knows that under Zhao Mu's rough appearance, there is an extremely delicate mind. Over the years, anyone who thinks he is rough has been beaten to death by him on the battlefield. There are not a few who are exterminated. After twenty years of military career, Zhao Mu has become famous all over the world, and he is extremely feared by the monarchs and generals of all countries.

"President Guo, I have to leave today. The spies saw Yingteng's flag in Hangu and saw him patrolling the army. I have to go there." The small wine glass, staring at the wine in the glass, said slowly.

"Let's go, the Huns just grab and leave, but the Qin State wants to plunder the land and attack the city, block them, and prevent them from going out of Hangu Pass. It is said that Li Xin will also go, Qin State One time, a lot of money was invested, and the two famous generals gathered in Hanguanguan, which is not a good omen." Zilan looked sad.

Zhao Mu raised his head with piercing eyes, "Zi Lan, let's resign as prime minister. In this way, maybe the monarch will be less suspicious of you. You also know that I am not good at talking about your affairs. I am in Daijun. I have been stationed for so many years, the monarch is very suspicious of me. He has been worried that you and I will join forces. This time I left Daijun, and I am afraid I will never come back.”

Zi Lan shook her head slowly, "I can't resign, and resigning makes him even more suspicious. I am the Prime Minister, and I live in Handan, right under his nose. If I resign, I will return to Daijun , he will be even more worried. Lost in advance and retreat, in a dilemma, this is the portrayal of me now!"

Zhao Mu shook his head helplessly, "This is really a deadlock. You bear the title of a prime minister, but you don't have the power of a prime minister. You are just a hostage. It really is a waste of your talent." , if the monarch can let go of his suspicion of you, and the two of them work together, the country of Zhao can go to a higher level. Now the power is in the hands of Zhao Qi. Although he is not bad, he is only a mediocre figure after all. It is difficult to lead Zhao Guo."

Girl Lan was silent for a while, "I was the one who harmed the people of Dai Commandery. If it wasn't for me, the standing army of Dai Commandery would not have left. In order to weaken my strength, the king really did everything he could."

"Dai County has a vast area, and it is the largest county in Zhao State. You are also qualified to be the king of Zhao State. Tens of thousands of Zhao State's regular troops are stationed in Dai County. The monarch is suspicious of you. This time, I just found a reasonable excuse to weaken your strength, so that's fine, after passing this test, maybe you can be relieved."

"It's just suffering the common people!"

"There is no other way!"