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

Chapter 1091 A real man never changes his name or surname! I am willing to fight to the death for China!

In the face of flames, kings, generals, and common soldiers are no different from beasts.

The flame did not care who it devoured, but just continued to burn towards Puyin Xing along the wind direction according to the laws of nature.

The unstable morale, the approaching sea of ​​fire, the blatant defection of Xu Kuo, and the disappearance of Mao Sui all combined to prompt more and more soldiers under Mao Sui to flee northward across mountains and ridges and return to Shanggu Pass.

"Brother Ma! Brother Ma Fu!" Xu Kuo, who was covered in dust, stood at the foot of the city wall and shouted towards it, "It's Xu! It's Commander Kuo!"

"The fire outside the city is getting worse. I beg you two brothers to open the city gates quickly and allow us to enter the city for refuge, considering our past friendship and solidarity!"

"I and all my comrades will always remember your life-saving grace!"

Behind Xu Kuo, Wei Cang and other generals also dismounted, threw their weapons on the ground, and begged desperately towards Shanggu Pass.

But the generals defending the city all looked embarrassed and could only look to Li Mu for help.

Li Hong asked in a low voice: "Aunt, from my rough observation, there are at least 20,000 soldiers and horses outside the city."

"However, there are only 10,000 soldiers in Shanggu Pass, and Hu Gejile's bandits are rushing out from the north of Shanggu Pass. Shanggu Pass is not stable to begin with."

"Do you want to let them into the city?"

The defeated troops in the south of the pass were more than twice the number of troops inside the pass. Huugjile's troops in the north of the pass were fighting desperately, while the troops in Shanggu Pass had only more than 10,000 troops.

If the defeated troops in Guannan suddenly launched an attack after entering the city, Shanggu Pass would be in danger.

Even if Shanggu Pass can win the battle, it will definitely be a pyrrhic victory!

If Li Mu was not here, Li Hong would definitely choose to lock the city gates without hesitation and would rather watch the defeated soldiers outside the city being burned to death by the fire than take the risk.

Li Mu glanced at Li Hong and said, "You even ambushed and captured the General of Dai and the Lord of Wu'an."

"Now facing a mere 20,000 defeated troops, you are afraid?"

Li Hong smiled awkwardly and said, "This is different!"

Aong won't kill me, but those soldiers outside the city may really draw their swords against me!

Li Mu snorted coldly and asked in a deep voice: "What's the difference?"

"There are only 20,000 defeated soldiers. Why should we be afraid?"

"Open the city gate!"

Li Hong was no longer in a panic and quickly ordered: "Open the city gate quickly and welcome our comrades into the city!"

Fifty hanging baskets were lowered from the city wall. Fifty city gate guards rode on the baskets and immediately removed the gate bolts and opened the city gate.

Seeing the gate of Shanggu Pass slowly open, the defeated soldiers outside the city were almost crying for joy and couldn't wait to rush in.

However, Xu Kuo shouted: "No one is allowed to make trouble!"

"All the soldiers threw their weapons on the ground, and Wei Cang led 200 people to carry them into the city."

"I will be the leader, followed by 250 generals, 500 generals, and each general will lead his own troops and enter the city in batches."

In order to avoid any misunderstanding, Xu Kuo threw his sword on the ground and was the first to enter the city wall.

Then, Xu Kuo saw Li Mu, who was wearing casual clothes and a sable fur coat, standing on the city gate tower!
Xu Kuo was not surprised at all, but felt relieved and awed. He hurriedly bowed and shouted, "General Xu Kuo, I pay my respects to Lord Wu'an!"

Hearing Xu Kuo's call, a group of two to five hundred leaders also hurried into the city, and excitedly bowed in unison: "Greetings to Lord Wu'an!"

Li Mu calmly ordered: "Captain Kuo, go up to the city wall to discuss matters."

"Twenty to five hundred commanders will be arranged by Commandant Ma Chong, and each commander will lead his own troops into the city."

A group of 250 people shouted in a solemn voice: "Yes!"

Xu Kuo lifted up his skirt and trotted up to the inner city gate tower. He clasped his hands a little nervously and said, "I, the guilty general Xu Kuo, didn't know that the person in front of me was Wu Anjun himself, otherwise I would not have raised an army to fight."

"I dare to ask Wu Anjun to punish me!"

Li Mu said calmly: "When two armies fight, each serves its own master."

"No problem."

"Captain Xu understood the greater good and was unwilling to be used by the barbarians. He turned from evil to good at a critical moment, which was a great achievement."

"Innocent, you deserve a reward."

Xu Kuo felt relieved after hearing this. Just as he was about to express his loyalty, Li Hong suddenly said, "My father thought General Xu had made contributions, but I think General Xu did not make any contributions. He just surrendered voluntarily because the war situation was unfavorable."

"It is unworthy of reward."

Xu Kuo naturally knew Li Hong's identity, and now when he heard Li Hong's words, his heart suddenly sank again, and he hurriedly bowed: "Captain Li is right, Xu is indeed innocent."

"Mr. Wu'an, Xu is willing to make amends for his crime!"

Li Mu frowned slightly and was about to speak, but Li Hong spoke first: "General Xu is willing to make up for his crime and make meritorious service, which is a good thing."

"But there is no need to ask my father about this matter."

"My father is just a captive of me. Everything he did was forced by me."

"The commander of this army is me!"

Xu Kuo: [_?]
Xu Kuo looked at Li Hong, then at Li Mu, and said with a smile: "General Li, you are joking."

In Xu Kuo's opinion, Li Hong was definitely joking, but this joke was not funny at all!
Moreover, if Li Hong was not Li Mu’s son while in the army, he would definitely lose his head if he made such a joke!

It seems that even the famous Wu An Jun has his shortcomings!

Li Mu also shouted in a deep voice: "Hong'er!" "Stop talking nonsense!"

Li Hong turned around and bravely scolded: "Is there anything wrong with what I said?"

"Aong originally wanted to obey the king's order and return to the court, but I joined forces with the generals in the army to attack Aong and captured him."

"It was I who gave the order again, causing our army to rebel and no longer obey the orders of the King of Dai, but to lead the troops to attack the coalition forces."

"I am naturally the commander-in-chief of this army."

"Aweng is just my prisoner!"

No matter what time it is, Li Hong will stick to this excuse.

Because Li Mu really had no intention of treason from the beginning to the end. It was Li Hong and a group of generals who forced Li Mu to commit treason. In this case, why should Li Mu bear the infamy!
Li Xian also came forward with a new rope and was about to tie Li Mu up again.

Seeing this scene, Xu Kuo was completely stunned: "Ah???"

No, are you serious?
My son really captured me!
However, this time, Li Mu did not let Li Xian do what he wanted. Instead, he raised his hand and pushed Li Xian away, and taught him earnestly: "A real man should not change his name or surname, and he should live up to the world's expectations!"

"Without my command, our army would have been trapped in the enemy's formation long ago."

"Although the coalition forces will still suffer heavy losses, the Dai army will definitely have broken through Shanggu Pass and returned to Dai territory in the north."

"From the moment I opened my mouth to give advice on our military strategy, I have betrayed the king."

"You may be able to deceive the world, but I cannot deceive myself!"

"This general is not a prisoner."

The strategy of marching south to Shanggu Pass and the tactics of taking the initiative to charge when the enemy was unprepared were all formulated by Li Mu himself.

Li Mu would not hide the fact that he betrayed King Dai because of the rope on his hands and the cork in his mouth.

Even if Li Hong could really deceive the whole world, what could it matter?

Li Mu didn't care at all about how the world viewed him. Li Mu only cared about how he viewed himself!
Once you rebel, you rebel.

A real man should not act like a villain!
Li Hong pursed his lips and said firmly: "If I hadn't forced you, you wouldn't have betrayed the country!"

"Aunt's instructions were all given under my coercion, not out of my own heart."

"I have done something wrong, and I shouldn't be blamed for it!"

Li Mu smiled and rubbed Li Hong's head: "You are my son."

"I am the old man!"

"You and I are father and son, and our blood is thicker than water. Our gains and losses are linked together. We should be of one mind and share honor and disgrace!"

"You don't need my son to bear the blame for me."

"I only hope that my son can study hard and think hard, and learn my abilities and inherit my aspirations as soon as possible!"

It has always been the father who helps his son with his responsibilities, how can a son help his father with his responsibilities?

Li Mu had made up his mind since the moment he couldn't stand the stupidity of Li Hong and other generals and took the initiative to speak up.

The reason why Li Mu still tied his hands afterwards was just to give Li Hong more experience, prestige and fame.

Li Mu was tired, and he was fed up with living, but the people of Dai still needed someone to protect them, and the Li family of Bairen also needed someone to carry the flag, and Li Hong was an excellent candidate.

But the intensity of the next battle will escalate rapidly, and Li Hong is no longer qualified to control it!

Li Hong heard the hidden meaning of Li Mu's words and asked in surprise, "Ah Weng, are you willing to take command of our army?"

The eyes of generals such as Ma Chong, Lu Gao, and Zhao Jiang all lit up.

Having Li Mu as an advisor is ultimately not as good as Li Mu commanding personally.

More importantly, the reward Li Mu could get by leading his army to surrender to Qin was definitely much higher than the reward Li Mu could get by being tied up and sent to Qin.

The higher Li Mu's status in the future, the higher their status will naturally be!
Li Mu nodded slightly: "The next battle will be extremely fierce, and it may be a war that has never been seen before."

"Hong'er is still inexperienced and should not bear such a heavy responsibility."

"Hong'er's prestige is shallow, and it is difficult for him to persuade the soldiers to fight to the death."

"This battle can only be led by Nai Weng himself!"

As soon as I thought of joining Qin, I suddenly felt the world was wide open.

Since he has betrayed King Dai and is determined to kill Hu Hudai, Li Mu will no longer act coyly and childishly!
Li Hong stared at Li Mu, tears filling his eyes: "Aung~~~"

Li Mu smiled, stepped forward, and ordered in a deep voice: "Pass on my order!"

"Order! Commander Xu Kuo and Commander Lu Gao's troops will immediately head north and cooperate with the ambush troops to quickly annihilate Huugjile's troops."

"Commander Ma Chong and Commander Zhao Jiang will patrol the city walls, and scouts will be deployed twenty miles away."

"The rest will set up camp in the city, reorganize the army and rest."

"Take my armor and weapons!"

"It is said throughout the world: one's own loyalty is small, the loyalty of the world is great. The king of this generation has committed atrocities, brought disaster to the country and the people, and has degraded himself to a barbarian, causing the people to suffer and their lives to be destroyed. I will abandon my small loyalty and fight to the death for China!"

Li Mu's coat rustled in the wind, but Li Mu's posture was exceptionally tall and firm, as if he was firmly rooted in the land like a green pine. He supported decades of peace in the northern border of Dai and also supported the backbone of all the soldiers in the army!
All the generals bowed to Li Mu and shouted excitedly:

"I am willing to fight to the death for China!"

(End of this chapter)