My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1090: If people lose their morale, there is no way to lead the team! The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish!
All the soldiers under Mao Sui's command accelerated forward and soon reached the gentle slope leading to the top of the mountain.

The soldiers threw away their baggage and released their horses without hesitation, and used their hands and feet to scramble to rush up. The narrow slope that could only accommodate two people at the same time seemed extremely crowded for a moment, and the generals of each unit had to shout at the top of their lungs to maintain order.

"Comrades in front, hurry up! The fire is approaching!"

"Hurry up! Climb up from Ishwu, and don't make any trouble!"

"Anyone who dares to cause unrest will be executed immediately!"

Suddenly, Mao Sui discovered that several soldiers did not continue to move towards the top of the mountain after climbing up the mountainside, but instead went directly into the woods from the mountainside!

Mao Sui immediately shouted loudly: "Stop those officers ahead! My order is to break out to the west, what do you intend to do by heading north?"

A sergeant turned around and spat: "Break out to the west? Risk your life to break out successfully, and then continue to help the Hu bandits kill our fellow villagers? I want to return to Wu Anjun's camp!"

Mao Sui pointed his sword at the sergeant anxiously and angrily, shouting, "How dare you rebel, you thief!"

"Order! Execute this official immediately!"

The sergeant said coldly: "Ha~ Let's catch up with you first before you say anything!"

The sergeant had reached the mountainside, but Mao Sui's family soldiers were all in the pass. How could they reach the sergeant and kill him?

Mao Sui immediately sheathed his sword and asked his own soldiers to take a longbow.

However, the sergeant dodged and hid behind a tree trunk, then bent down and covered his body with dry grass.

Mao Sui could only shoot an arrow along the direction where the weeds were swaying, hoping to hit the target with the guidance of God.

However, from the weeds came the sergeant's loud and energetic shout: "Comrades, return to the team!"

Hearing the shout, the soldiers under Mao Sui's command in the Xingdao lowered their heads one after another, and behaved as obediently as quails.

But their eyes were filled with bright light.

This person actually escaped so easily, and even spoke nonsense while on the run!

As a result, not to mention the military judges, even the prime minister was helpless against him?
Escape, it's so easy!
Mao Sui was so angry that his hands were shaking: "Where is the military judge?"

"Quickly record this thief, inform the rear, and immediately arrest his family members and punish them severely!"

Mao Sui was well aware of the chain reaction that would be caused by the sergeant's open defection in public and his inability to punish him.

At this moment, Mao Sui could only order severe punishment for the sergeant's family in order to deter the officers and soldiers in the army!
However, Commander Xu Kuo shook his head and said, "Prime Minister, I know the sergeant. His name is Jinfu, he is sixteen years old. Although he is still young, he is quite brave."

"Wu Changjin's family is in Anyang. Last year, he followed the army south to attack Qin, and then he was stationed in Jicheng until he participated in this battle."

"His family members are all in Anyang, so it may be difficult to punish him."

Hearing this, the impulse in the hearts of the nearby soldiers, which had just been suppressed by the order to severely punish Mao Sui, rose again.

Anyang is one of the core areas of Dai. Even when the capital of Dai was located in Wei County, the actual control of Anyang was still in the hands of Li Mu.

Because Wu Changjin defected to Li Mu, King Dai ordered Li Mu to hand over Wu Changjin's family for punishment?

Even if Li Mu had not surrendered, this would absolutely not have happened!
In other words, Wu Changjin's escape really came at no cost!

Mao Sui suddenly looked at Xu Kuo, his eyes full of coldness and suspicion: "Captain Xu has a clear understanding of the grassroots soldiers."

Does Mao Sui care whether Wu Changjin's family will be punished and what kind of punishment they will receive?

don't care.

Mao Sui might even forget this order tomorrow.

What Mao Sui really cared about was to let all the soldiers know that the families of those who desert would be punished as well, in order to demonstrate the power of military regulations on punishment!

As a result of what Xu Kuo said, Mao Sui's verbal offensive became a joke!

How could Mao Sui not doubt Xu Kuo's position!

Xu Kuo looked at Mao Sui blankly and asked, "Isn't this the basis for being a general?"

With Mao Sui's keen eyesight, he could see that the sincerity and confusion in Xu Kuo's eyes were not fake. He really didn't know what kind of blow his words had caused to the morale of the army. He also really felt that a general should remember the information of all those with outstanding performance in the army.

With no place to vent his anger, Mao Sui could only shout in a cold voice: "Pass on my order!"

"When climbing up, the generals of each unit should be in the middle of their own troops, and the military law officers and the soldiers of the prime minister should go deep into the army."

"I will personally go up the hillside first, hold a bow and look down."

"Anyone who dares to disobey the general's order will be killed!"

"If the number of deserting soldiers under a general exceeds 30% of his troops, the general will be killed!"

All the generals raised their hands: "Wei!"

The generals agreed decisively, but there was deep worry in their eyes.

There is a fire in front and pursuers behind. If you act unjustly, the enemy will intimidate you.

If they were on the highway, they would be able to suppress the unrest with killing.

But they had to walk up that narrow and steep slope with dense forests on both sides.

Given the current military morale and the current environment, can they really ensure that the number of soldiers fleeing under their command will be less than 30%?

Suppressing their worries, the generals followed Mao Sui's instructions and went deep into the army, personally escorting the soldiers up the mountain.

Mao Sui stood on the top of the gentle slope with a bow in his hand, Xu Kuo stood on the mountainside with a bow in his hand, and a hundred of Mao Sui's family soldiers stood in the middle of the road, alert and vigilant.

But if people’s morale is low, it will be impossible to lead the team.

Even though Mao Sui was guarding his soldiers like prisoners with serious crimes, there were still some low-level soldiers who took advantage of the general's unpreparedness to sneak into the woods, and then disappeared under the cover of the dense forest and weeds.

The angry rebukes from the generals of various divisions were heard incessantly, and Xu Kuo even personally drew his bow and aimed his arrow at a general who was running down the gentle slope.

But just as Xu Kuo was about to release the arrow, a hand rested on Xu Kuo's left arm and pressed down the hand holding the bow.

"Captain, collect the arrows."

In a few breaths, the general had already disappeared into the woods.

And seeing that Lian Baijiang had run away, the hundred soldiers under this general immediately fled together, leading hundreds of soldiers in front and behind to form a small wave of escape!
Xu Kuo couldn't help but cast an angry look at the general beside him: "Why are you stopping me!"

"That man is a general! If he flees, his troops will flee as well, and it will harm the morale of the surrounding troops."

"This one man can cause hundreds of people to flee, how can he not be killed!" The 250th Chief Wei Cang said bitterly: "Captain, I recognize that general."

"He is the only son in the family. His three elder brothers have all died in battle. He is the only one left to support his parents, his wife, three sisters-in-law and six young children."

"If he dies, none of the twelve people will be able to survive!"

Xu Kuo slowly released the tension on the bowstring, and after the longbow returned to normal, he freed his fist and smashed it towards Wei Cang's heart.

"Oh!"

After being hit by a punch, Wei Cang took two steps back, staggered and almost fell off the cliff.

The tip of Xu Kuo's fist also turned red, but his voice was like a beast's growl, asking, "This general has twelve people in his family to raise."

"What about you?"

"Where is the general?"

"These generals are the hundred generals under your command. Those on the gentle slope are all your soldiers!"

"Once this man escapes, more than 30% of your soldiers will have fled."

"And if this leads to more soldiers fleeing, the number of soldiers under my command who will flee may exceed 30%!"

"Don't forget the Prime Minister's order. More than 30% of your soldiers have fled."

"cut!"

Grabbing Wei Cang's collar and lifting him up, Xu Kuo angrily asked, "You have pity for this general's family."

"Who will pity your family? Who will pity my family?"

Wei Cang was spitted all over Xu Kuo's face, but he didn't try to avoid it. He looked at Xu Kuo sincerely and said, "There is a raging fire in front of us and Wu'an Jun behind us. The Prime Minister has no idea about military affairs and has already lost his composure. Otherwise, he wouldn't have issued such an unwise order!"

"In this battle, Xiangbang will surely lose!"

"Even if the captain was lucky, the number of his soldiers who fled was less than 30%, so they escaped the danger of death this time."

"What happens next?"

"Being burned to charcoal by the raging fire, or dying by Wu Anjun's gun?!"

Xu Kuo glared angrily: "Wei Cang! Do you want to escape too?"

Wei Cang said more sincerely: "Since there is no way out in Dai, why not turn to Wu Anjun?"

"Does Commander Xu want to die? Does he want his family to die? Or does he hate Lord Wu'an deeply?"

"Why didn't Commander Xu want to join Wu Anjun and win a great victory with him?"

Xu Kuo froze.

Did he want to die? Did he want his family to die? Obviously not.

So what did he dislike about Li Mu? Xu Kuo only had awe and fear towards Li Mu.

So, why did he have to hang himself on this tree in Dai? Although his family was in Dai, they were not in Jicheng, but in Xuwu. As long as he sent a message in advance, his family would have enough time to escape.

While thinking, Xu Kuo unconsciously relaxed his hands and let Wei Cang fall to the ground.

Wei Cang stood up and adjusted his clothes, and whispered, "No matter what the commander decides, I have made up my mind."

"Even if I don't leave, the other comrades have already decided to leave."

"I hope that I can have a chance to drink with the commander in person in the future, instead of toasting in front of his grave!"

With a bow, Wei Cang stepped out of the gentle slope.

"Wait!" Xu Kuo suddenly shouted loudly, grabbed a shield and stood beside him, and ordered in a deep voice: "Mao Xiang is an outstanding archer."

"Raise your shields and march forward!"

Wei Cang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he excitedly bowed: "Yes!"

Mao Sui watched helplessly as Xu Kuo and Wei Cang, each holding a shield, stepped out of the gentle slope at the same time and fled to the north, his eyes were bloodshot!
"Captain Kuo! Two hundred to five hundred main warehouses!" Mao Sui shot several arrows in succession, but they were all blocked by the shield. He could only shout angrily: "Thieves! They are all thieves!"

Mao Sui's family soldier sighed softly and whispered: "The battle is now decided, and the army's defeat is unstoppable."

"Master, why don't you return to Qin?"

Mao Sui suddenly drew his sword, turned around and cut the soldier's neck. At the same time, he looked at all the remaining soldiers and shouted coldly: "Anyone who dares to surrender will be killed!"

The soldiers were terrified and hurriedly bowed: "Yes!"

Although the family soldier had been killed, his words had ruthlessly shattered Mao Sui's fantasy.

The army's defeat is unstoppable!
With a long sigh, Mao Sui had no choice but to give the order: "Protect me and continue westward!"

Mao Sui knew that this trip would be dangerous, but he also knew that the defeat in this battle was not his fault but Bater's. As long as Mao Sui could bring back the news that Li Mu had indeed rebelled, King Jia of Dai would not blame him, and he would still be the prime minister second only to the emperor.

Wasn’t it dangerous when I recommended myself like a needle in a broken bag?

Wasn’t it dangerous when we used the sword to force the King of Chu to agree to the alliance?

Mao Sui was not afraid of danger, because Mao Sui knew better.

The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish!

"Return to the era!"

"Return~ ahem~ generation!"

Even though Mao Sui had tried his best to avoid the sea of ​​fire, the billowing smoke still made him cough uncontrollably, and the thin oxygen made it impossible for him to breathe!

"Return~"

Finally, Mao Sui staggered and fell to the ground. He could only stretch out his right hand towards the unreachable high place and weakly called out: "Dai!"

The louder the waves, the more expensive the fish.

But if you keep walking on the crest of the waves, you’re bound to capsize!

(End of this chapter)