choke element

Chapter 15 Dead End
Li Ting was originally a well-known rambunctious boy in Baodi, the central capital.Because he is proficient in riding and archery, and he is light on money and generous in charity, he has a good reputation in the local area.

In the third year of Da'an, the imperial court was in a hurry to sign the army, and even the local Baojia was not spared. At the age of seventeen, Li Ting led the young people from the four townships to join the conscripts, and immediately became a Pu Rian, that is, the fiftieth commander.

After two years, the imperial court suffered constant defeats. Most of the teenagers who accompanied Li Ting on the expedition that day died in battle. Li Ting's subordinates changed from batch to batch, but they were all fierce and fierce soldiers.And Li Ting, relying on his own skills and ruthless means, forcibly overwhelmed many fierce soldiers to bow their heads and ears, which is really outstanding.

Li Ting felt that he was born under the feet of the emperor, and he always thought highly of himself, and he didn't pay attention to the bumpkins who had been fighting in the frontier for a long time.What's more, his position in Purian is higher than that of other rout leaders.He was willing to come to Feijunhe to take a look, just thinking of the friendship he fought side by side that day, it was simply condescension.

Who knew that I, Li Ting, was thinking about friendship, but this Guo Liulang was out of tune, and dared to talk nonsense and contemptuously at me?Is this guy provoking or cursing?

I just don't know what is good or bad!
"Death to your mother!" Li Ting was furious, and immediately went up against the crime.

Everyone was in an uproar, but Guo Ning was calm.

He even deliberately raised his eyebrows, and asked in surprise: "Why, you haven't thought about life and death? Then when death is imminent, don't you die in a daze?"

This is obviously adding fuel to the fire.

"I..." Li Ting's forehead had bruised veins, and he pulled out the knife with his backhand.

Li Ting is also capable of fighting. After all, Guo Ning is still injured, so he might not be his opponent.So several men around him were flustered and hurried up to dissuade him.There was chaos in the room.

"Do you remember what we have experienced in the past few years?"

In the noisy room, Guo Ning's nonchalant voice seemed clear and unusual.

He said: "In the army formation that day, if you obeyed the random command of those generals like pigs and dogs, you would be dead immediately! Later, from Wushabao to Badgerzui, and even the battlefields of Huihebao, Juyongguan and Migukou, everyone If we collide head-on with a large group of Mongolian cavalry, we will die immediately! The army is defeated, and we are living in Hebei, without food and clothing, and there are many diseases, but if we are less lucky, we will die immediately!"

"Mother, in this world, death is easier than life!" Someone in the room couldn't help but curse.

"Isn't that so?" Someone responded with a long sigh.

"When the imperial court started to help the defeated soldiers and reorganize the army, people with ulterior motives then acted recklessly..." At this point, Guo Ning smiled wryly: "Mr. Being plotted by others is immediate death! But think about it carefully, so what if we return to the imperial court? The only thing the imperial court values ​​us is our life. We have to follow those stupid generals to fight against the Mongols People fight... Needless to say, the result is immediate death!"

Li Ting was a little surprised that Guo Ning confessed so frankly.

He resentfully let go of the hand holding the knife, stood still and said: "It is indeed a stupid thing! Very stupid!"

Monk Luo stroked his bald scalp, and smiled to smooth things over: "So, it's better to be at ease. How comfortable is it to drink a big bowl of wine and eat a big piece of meat all day long?"

"Master Huifeng, how long do you think you can be comfortable?" Guo Ning asked back: "In the past three years, the battlefield between the imperial court and the Mongols has retreated from Jiehao to Xuande Prefecture. I dare say that the next battlefield will be in Hebei. Here we are! A few months later, thousands of troops and horses are rushing forward, covering the sky and the sun. We ants show up a little... no, even if we don’t show up, even if we crawl in the soil, we just need iron hooves If you trample over it, you will die immediately!"

Guo Ning glanced at Wang Shixian who was sitting by the door, and continued: "Maybe someone thinks, if you can't fight, why can't you surrender? But so what if we surrender? Those of us who are of low status are the top leaders in the Jin army. , Filling the ravine with the material, on the side of the Mongols, you can rise to the top and enjoy the wealth and honor?"

Wang Shixian laughed dryly.

"You have all seen the brutality of the Mongolian army. There are 30 or 30 soldiers who surrendered to Mongolia on battlefields such as Yehuling. Right? Out of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, how many have come out on top? Are there three or five? Where are our Paoze brothers, our relatives, our parents, wives, and children?"

Guo Ning raised his voice and said sharply: "The vast majority of them are serving as slaves and being bullied by the Mongols! Their final fate is still death!"

What Guo Ning said is not a new idea or a new principle.All the people present have been in Hebei for a long time, and they have thought so more or less.But these contents are related to everyone's most painful memories, so most people subconsciously hide them deeply and don't want to think about them.

At this time, when Guo Ning said this, it was like uncovering a bloody scar. Every word, every sentence, was like a sharp knife that pierced the heart, digging out all the painful experiences that everyone in the room wanted to forget.

For a moment, everyone's blood was surging, and the atmosphere in the room was like a volcano about to erupt.

Li Ting only felt many figures shaking in front of him, all of them were his old friends, all of them were the dead who were buried inside and outside the boundary trench.

I said that day, we must bring everyone back to Zhongdu safely!

The results of it?
Li Ting gritted his teeth fiercely, his eyes turned red.

He shouted loudly: "According to Liu Lang, you are dead anyway! Everyone must die! So what are you talking about, let's wipe our necks now, have a good time!"

Guo Ning slapped the table suddenly: "But what I don't understand is here!"

He stretched out his hand, pointing at Li Ting: "Your general, Li Er, is outstanding in bows and horses, and is unsurpassed in bravery. You are always the vanguard in battles with large armies. I still remember that you once led more than ten strong men into and out of the enemy's line three times, and fought against the enemy in adversity. Hundreds of Mongolian iron cavalry, all the soldiers and spectators shouted in praise, some even cried."

He pointed to Monk Luo again: "Master Huifeng is brave, fearless in the face of danger, and a man of compassion, love and righteousness. During the chaos that day, many wounded soldiers and fleeing civilians relied on Master Huifeng for help. When they arrived in Hebei From now on, the master will still be jealous of evil, often robbing the rich and helping the poor."

His finger turned to Wang Shixian again: "Brother Shixian is a smart man who is very good at business, no matter you deal with Jurchens, Bohai people, Khitan people, Xi people, or Han people, you are able to stand in the rich land of Anzhou. We wandering ghosts are more or less dependent on your kindness."

After Wang Shixian finished speaking, Monk Luo's younger brother Pei Ruhai followed, then Li Ting's younger brother Li Yun, Guo Ning stood in the middle of the room, pointing everyone out one by one, telling their deeds or outstanding talents.

After all, Guo Ning was the one who won everyone's admiration by fighting on the battlefield. No matter how bad his mood was before, when Guo Ning praised him face to face, everyone's faces glowed.Even Li Ting puffed out his chest, triumphantly.

And Guo Ning's next sentence once again suppressed everyone's emotions to the bottom: "Everyone here is a talented person. But in today's world, we have to die! There is only one dead end for us! "

Li Ting vaguely knew what Guo Ning was thinking.

That was something he had never thought about before, but at this moment, he suddenly thought about it, and he felt a sense of joy.

Before Guo Ning could finish his sentence, Li Ting spat violently and sneered, "Most of the famous generals in the Dajin Kingdom are stupid and cowardly. They don't die. Among the officials in the Dajin Kingdom, 99 out of [-] are greedy and corrupt. , They will not die. The leaders of the Mongolian army are all as ferocious as tigers and wolves, and they will not die. But it is us who have to die? Why?"

"So, I've been thinking about this matter for a long time." Guo Ning looked around the crowd again: "Li Erlang, can you figure it out? Master Huifeng, how about you? Brother Shixian?"

Looking around, there are people with burning eyes, some with sneering smiles, some with sad looks, and some with blank eyes, but no one answered Guo Ning's question.

For some reason, the room fell into silence.Occasionally, the voices of talking and laughing from outside partners came into the room through the window lattice, but it added a bit of strange pressure to the room.

After a while, someone suddenly spoke.

"Guo Liulang, you said a few days ago that you need to make some preparations before Qiu Gao Ma Fei... Could it be this preparation?"

The one who spoke was Wang Shixian who had been sitting at the door.

Guo Ning smiled and said, "Brother Shi Xian thinks, what am I preparing for?"

Wang Shixian was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "I heard the words that Liulang said just now. I was familiar with it. After searching for a while, I suddenly remembered that Chen Wang once said that death is death today, and death is death with big plans. Waiting for death... Hehe, Liulang don't want to Blame me for speaking bluntly, that road is also a dead end."

Although this fellow is a Wang Gu, he is not an old soldier who has accumulated many years, but a man from a wealthy family who had studied seriously in his early years.Seeing his pale and anxious look at the moment, it seems that he has the courage to fight against Guo Ning, which is not easy for him, and he seems to be frightened by the way he said.

Guo Ning laughed out loud.

Most of the warriors in the frontier were vulgar and illiterate, and most of the people in the room could not understand the conversation between Guo Ning and Wang Shixian, and felt like they were playing charades.Only Monk Luo looked a little serious, sitting cross-legged on the bed, while Li Ting was panting heavily, staring at Guo Ning.

Amidst the loud laughter, Guo Ning shook his head again and again: "I said so much today, not to let everyone die. Brother Shixian, don't worry too much, even if there is a dead end in front of you, there is always a way to survive. of."

"Where is the road?"

Guo Ning clapped his hands and raised his voice, "Ah Han, where is the thing I asked you to take?"

As soon as the voice fell, someone pushed the door outside.

The seat where Wang Shixian was sitting was blocking the door, so he got up quickly.

Lu Han came in with the pen, ink and paper that had been prepared, and glared at Wang Shixian first.

This little lady heard everything outside the door!This is annoying me!

Wang Shixian laughed dryly again.

Guo Ning took the pen and ink, and spread out a roll of white paper on the table.He held the pen in his hand like flying strokes, and said with a smile: "Everyone, please come and have a look."

(End of this chapter)