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Chapter 479 Don’t waste time, win the game
"This script is really well written, especially the several times when the Xiongnu tried to persuade them to surrender, which is a stroke of genius, and it fully reflects the spirit of Geng Gong and the Han army who would rather die than surrender and the strong character of the Han Dynasty."

Chen Kaige said several good words in a row and was very satisfied with Li Yu's plot arrangement.

Li Yu had asked him before if he had any ideas or suggestions.

Li Yu can consider incorporating his ideas into the script.

He has always been a man with a lot of ideas. When Li Yu gave him the opportunity, he naturally talked nonstop and listed a lot of ideas.

After listening to Chen Kaige's many and confusing ideas, Li Yu finally understood why his plot was floating.

How can you not be arrogant if you want everything?

One of the dozens of ideas Chen Kaige mentioned was to arrange a meeting between the Xiongnu envoys and Geng Gong to highlight the spirit of the Han army generals who were not afraid of life and death and were not afraid of the threats from the Xiongnu.

What he didn't expect was that Li Yu actually gave him a super double, not only meeting his requirements, but also arranging several games for him.

The meaning of persuasion to surrender is different in each scene.

The first attempt to persuade the enemy to surrender was when the Hun army defeated the Cheshi Kingdom, killed the king of Cheshi, and took advantage of the victory to surround the Jinpu City.

At this time, the morale of the Huns was high. They knew that Emperor Ming of Han had just passed away and the Han court had no time to take care of other things and would not send reinforcements in a short time.

Therefore, the Hun leaders' attitude when trying to persuade people to surrender was always arrogant.

The Xiongnu leader found a man who was fluent in Chinese to persuade the city to surrender. He said arrogantly to the Han general Geng Gong who was defending the city: "The Khan has led a million soldiers to the city. If you don't open the city and surrender, when the city is captured, no one will be left alive."

Historically, Geng Gong's response was to chop the messenger into pieces and eat his flesh.

This is an allusion to the story of a man with great ambition who was hungry but ate the flesh of barbarians.

This definitely can't be filmed like this in a movie, it's too bloody and violent.

Li Yu made artistic processing here.

Geng Gong replied to the messenger: "The resistance of the Cheshi Kingdom was not fierce. How many people in the city survived?"

The Huns' consistent practice was to burn, kill, and loot after breaking into a city, plundering all the gold, silver, and money, and taking young men and women back to the grasslands as slaves.

When the city of Cheshi was captured, the people in the city must have suffered a lot.

Geng Gong's response made the Huns furious.

They easily destroyed the Houcheshi Kingdom and even killed the king. He also threatened the army of the Houcheshi Kingdom to join them in besieging Jinpu City.

What is the point of having only the isolated and helpless Jinpu City left?
The army had only a few hundred men, not even as many as the Houche Division.

It would only take three to five days at most for them to break through the city gate of Jinpu City and chop off the head of the Jinpu City defender.

To summarize the Hun leader's mentality in one sentence, this is not 800,000 versus 600,000, this is 800,000 versus 6,000. With this kind of advantage in his game of flying dragon riding on his face, how can he lose?

After the first round of negotiations, the Hun army began to attack the city fiercely.

The offensive and defensive battle was based on the Guandu battle, and almost all the ancient siege methods were used.

The scale of the war was not as large as that of Guandu, so the details captured must be far better than those of Guandu.

When Li Yu was filming the Guandu series, especially the first part of Guandu, the budget was a bit tight, and some details could not be perfected by spending a lot of money.

There will be no such problem in "Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen". Chen Kaige is in charge of directing and Li Yu is in charge of editing. As long as they don't do something outrageous like purchasing a straw hat for several thousand dollars, there will definitely be enough money.

The second attempt to persuade the Huns to surrender was after half a month of siege, when the Huns were completely frightened.

They did not expect that the 300-man Han army could defend Jinpu City so well. They had a numerical advantage of dozens of times, but they were helpless against the small Jinpu City. So the Xiongnu tried to persuade them to surrender for the second time.

The second time the Hun envoy came to persuade Geng Gong to surrender, he was much more polite. He did not dare to act condescendingly in front of Geng Gong, but instead tried to sow discord between Geng Gong and the Han court.

"General, you are isolated and helpless, and the Han court does not help you. Why don't you surrender?"

In order to persuade Geng Gong, the envoy cited the example of Li Ling.

People on the grassland admire the strong. At this time, Geng Gong and his Han soldiers had already been recognized by the Xiongnu leader.

Even if Geng Gong opened the city and surrendered, he and his soldiers would not be killed. On the contrary, they would be treated with courtesy by the Huns.

This is what happened to Li Ling, the grandson of the Flying General Li Guang, who led 5,000 Han troops to encounter 80,000 Xiongnu cavalry.

After eight days and nights of bloody fighting, Li Ling and his Han army soldiers killed more than ten thousand Huns. However, due to the lack of support from friendly forces and the lack of ammunition and food, they were captured and finally surrendered to the Huns.

The Huns did not kill Li Ling, and Li Ling spent the rest of his life with the Huns.

A way out lies before us.

Would Geng Gong choose? Of course not.

If he would choose to surrender, he would not be Geng Gong.

One of the most exciting scenes in the whole movie appeared. Facing the Xiongnu envoy's persuasion to surrender, Geng Gong put his hand on the hilt of his sword and replied firmly: "My city is well-fortified, and our soldiers and food are abundant. You attackers have to work hard, but we defenders are always at ease.

Besides, how can a city surrender after being besieged for more than ten days? I am worried that your army will never return.

I, Geng Gong, a strong and heroic warrior of the Han Dynasty, will never surrender to a general."

"This paragraph is so well written. It establishes the image of a general who is resolute, brave, and fearless of life and death. It is shocking and will surely leave a deep impression on people."

When Chen Kaige saw this part, he applauded.

"Director Li, you are such a genius. How did you come up with such a wonderful plot? I think this drama of persuading people to surrender is more exciting than the battle."

Li Yu smiled but said nothing. He integrated many famous battles in history and the highlights of these battles into a film called "The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen". How could it not be exciting?
In history, that line was said by Wei Xiaokuan, the defender of Yubi.

Wei Xiaokuan defended the city with several thousand soldiers and broke the defense of the great hero Gao Huan. Gao Huan died of illness shortly after returning.

This condensed version of the offensive and defensive battle designed based on the Battle of Guandu, combined with scenes from some classic battles in history, would be hard to imagine a bad movie as long as it is well shot.

In order to prevent Chen Kaige from letting himself go, Li Yu designed the starting point of the war as a bloody incident caused by a steamed bun, and made all the contents very clear in the script.

The Huns and the Han Dynasty went to war because both sides wanted to fight for control of the Western Regions. The return of the Eastern Han army to the Western Regions after many years made the Huns feel threatened, so they decided to start a war.

Chen Kaige just needs to do his job as a director well and not waste time, and this movie will be a sure success.

……

The popularity of the first film in the Game of Thrones series, "Underground Deeds", continued until the day of the finale.

After the show was broadcast, the rating of the whole show was still maintained at 9.5 points. It is a historical drama with a super high reputation and is worthy of the title of a masterpiece.

"It's the finale, and I suddenly feel a little sad. For the first time, I understand what it means that the Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away all the heroes. Those heroes appeared and left, and it feels like the Yangtze River is still the same Yangtze River. Except for the heroes, nothing has changed."

"There are a lot of parts I don't understand, I have to go back and watch it again. It's rare to see a good drama. There are very few TV dramas that I can watch again now."

"The best of the best, I'm looking forward to the second season. The second season tells the story of Li Er, the Dragon Aotian of the Tang Dynasty. Isn't it exciting enough to explode?"

(End of this chapter)