The General Is Here [Rebirth]

On February 39, the 22th year of Tai'an, Qi Wang Chuhe led an army of 13 colluding with Qiang soldiers to approach the capital.

At the same time, in the capital city, in a house, dozens of people were sitting together, all of them sat solemnly, looking seriously at the person sitting at the top.

"Qi Wang Chuhe's army will arrive at the capital in about two hours." Shi Heruo looked at the people sitting below, and glanced at them one by one: "So we have no way out. How should the battle of Beijing be fought, how to keep the imperial capital and repel the rebels, what do you guys think?"

"General." Suddenly one of the people who were sitting stood up first, and punched Shi He Ruo.

Li Changxiao recognized the person who spoke first at a glance - because there was a big dispute between him and Shi Heruo because of this person's calling.

This man is called Shi Heng, who was a general who commanded the army in the Battle of Anzhou and one of the main generals in the army.

In the First World War in Anzhou, it was not just generals like Shi Qizhang who died, but basically all the generals sent out were lost.Shi Heng returned to the capital as one of the few surviving generals, but he was a little different from other generals. He was the first to flee back to the capital to report the defeat in the Battle of Anzhou.

As a general, when the main general was killed and the army he commanded was wiped out by the rebels, he resolutely chose to flee!

In fact, according to the military order, the Battle of Anzhou was defeated—all those generals who returned to the capital will face the danger of being dismissed from their positions. If a group of people make good use of it, maybe they can play an important role in the battle of Weijing.Therefore, Shi He Ruo and Li Changxiao discussed again and again, and finally they were exonerated from the crimes of several people, and they were not dismissed from their posts, but let them take their crimes and make meritorious deeds.

But Shi Heng will undoubtedly be kicked out of this rank.Deserters have been shameful since ancient times, let alone "fleeing generals"? !

Shi Heng was demoted to be an official, and everyone looked down on him, laughing at him as a coward, a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death.Li Changxiao also sneered at this person.

But one day, He Ruo publicly put forward a request for Shi Heng to resume his post in the military consultation, and he made every effort to restore Shi Heng's post.This undoubtedly made everyone a little dissatisfied, and Li Changxiao was the first to come out to object.

Shi Heruo looked at the opposing crowd and said calmly: "In the old days, Lu asked Confucius: "Guan Zhongfei and the benevolent? Huan Gong killed the son Jiu, and he couldn't die. He also met him." Confucius replied: "Guan Zhongxiang Huan Gong, overlord all Wait, once the world is governed, the people have now received their gifts. Micro Guan Zhong, I have been given the left lapel. How can it be forgiven by every man and woman, but no one knows it by passing through the ditch.'①"

"A man is not ashamed of his small details but ashamed of his fame and fame. If he does not show his fame to the world, then his small mistakes are forgivable. What I want to tell each of you is that it is not terrible to lose the battle of Anzhou. The most terrible thing is to lose the battle of Anzhou ——You think that your enemy is extremely powerful and invincible, so you have an extremely strong sense of fear! If you have such a mentality to face the rebels who are about to approach the capital, then the battle of Weijing can only be the battle with Anzhou War is the result of the same word—defeat! Remember that the Battle of Weijing is not only a battle that concerns the life and death of Mengguo, but also a battle of revenge for you to wash away your shame and your dignity, honor and disgrace!" He Ruo patted the table and said, everyone was silent, and then they all fell to the ground, shouting loudly: "I will defend the capital to the death!"

So far, no one in the army has criticized and ridiculed Shi Heng②, and the rest of the soldiers who returned from the defeat in the Battle of Anzhou were no longer criticized by their peers, and everyone was united.

Gradually, Li Changxiao also gradually discovered that Shi Heng had some extraordinary qualities - he was well versed in the art of war and brave in battle.It’s just that for some reason, Li Changxiao couldn’t completely let go of his prejudice when looking at this person. He always felt that although Shi Heng was an excellent general, he still had serious problems with his character and temperament.

Li Changxiao was thinking about it when he heard Shi Heng say: "Looking at the current situation, we live inside the city, and the rebels stand outside the city. However, the food and grass in the city are still sufficient for the time being, so we can gather troops inside the city and not come out of the city." , the morale of the enemy will inevitably wear down over time. Therefore, at the end of the day, the general thinks that it is a good strategy to resist with a strong wall."

As soon as this remark came out, most of the generals present agreed.Li Changxiao rubbed his chin and felt that Shi Heng's method was good, but when he looked at He Ruo, he found that the other party did not immediately give a positive response, but looked down at the defense map of the capital without saying a word.

"The method of fortifying the wall is indeed a good strategy." Shi Hewei raised his head and said in a deep voice: "But the enemy has already pushed this far, and our showing weakness will only make the enemy look down on us even more, and become more arrogant! Isn't their arrogance in full swing? ? Then we will suppress and suppress them!"

"Brave, be fearless!" Shi Hewei glanced at the crowd, and then issued the first military order in a sharp voice: "All the troops move out of the nine gates and line up to meet the enemy!"

"Yes!" After a short silence, everyone bowed to accept the order.

Shi Heruo looked at the kneeling crowd, and then issued the second military order in a calm and steady voice: "Jin Yiwei inspected the city and found someone wearing armor who was fighting outside the city, no matter who they are or what position they are in, kill them!"

"Yes!" The sternness of the words and the strictness of the military order made everyone astonished.

Li Changxiao raised his head slightly and looked at Shi Hewei.

The expression on Shi Hewei's face was cold and determined.Li Changxiao suddenly realized that Shi Hewei at this time was no longer the impulsive and unresponsive Shi Hewei he had known in the past, but now Shi Hewei is a general who controls everything and commands all directions—he is decisive and decisive. Resolute, brave and fearless.

"Now send all the generals to guard the nine gates of the capital. The generals you point to must do their best to guard the gates. Those who lose - beheaded!"

"The governor Tao Jin Andingmen, Guangningbo Liu Andongzhimen, Wu Jinbo Zhuying Chaoyangmen, governor Liu Juxizhimen, Zhenyuan Hou Gu Xingzu Fuchengmen, all commanded Li Duan Zhengyangmen, and governor Liu Dexin Chongwenmen, all commanded Tangjie Xuanwu door!"③

This time, the generals did not follow Shi Heruo after finishing the military order, but they all raised their heads and looked at Shi Heruo one by one, because they knew that there were nine gates in the outer city of Beijing, and Shi Heruo Now only eight gates have been announced, and the last and most important gate, the Desheng Gate, has not yet been announced by the generals guarding it.

Deshengmen is the most important gate in the outer city of Beijing, not one of them.It is located to the north of Beijing, facing the rebel army of King Qi and the Qiang soldiers.If the war starts, Deshengmen will bear the brunt, and it can only be the place where the fighting is the most intense among the nine gates.

"Desheng Gate——" Shi Heruo paused, and then announced its guardian in a resolute and steady voice: "Shihewei!"

"How weak!"

"General!"

Shi He Ruo looked at the surprised crowd, and smiled slightly: "I shall fight side by side with you." Shi He Ruo turned his gaze to Li Changxiao, Li Changxiao understood at this moment, and he also smiled at Shi He Ruo nod.

Wang Yu Xingshi, repair my spear and halberd.Work with your son!

"Deshengmen——Shi Heruo, the main general, and Li Changxiao to help." Shi Heruo repeated the name of the guardian of Deshengmen loudly and clearly in front of everyone again.

"Yes! The generals have orders!" This time, everyone knelt down in front of Shi Heruo.

Shi He Ruo looked at the crowd kneeling on the ground, and continued to speak: "Once the battle starts, it will be a deadly battle! The defenders must fight the enemy bravely from the bottom up and must not retreat!"

"The general who retreats first regardless of the army before the battle will be beheaded!"④

"The army disregards those who retreat first, and the rear team kills the front team!" ⑤

"Those who violate the military order will be executed together!"

"Yes!" This was the most severe military order that no one had ever heard before.But they all agreed loudly and without hesitation—because everyone knew that the Battle of Weijing was a war with no retreat and death.

"Wu Ning!" Shi He Ruo pointed to Wu Ning, the servant of the Ministry of War, and issued his last military order: "You and Xie Wen will be responsible for everything in the city!"

"And once we go out to meet the enemy, the nine gates will be closed immediately! Anyone who escapes into the city will be beheaded! Anyone who lets people into the city will be beheaded together!"

"General!" Wu Ning and Xie Wen looked up at Shi Heruo in astonishment, because they never expected that Shi Heruo would give such an order at the end.

The closure of the nine gates means that all the guards who go out to guard have only two ends. If they are alive, they will fight with the enemy until the enemy loses and admit defeat. If they die, they will die with the enemy or be killed by the enemy. When He Ruo gave this order At that time, everyone's retreat has been completely cut off.

Of course, all of them included himself as the general guarding the Nine Gates.

"Wu Ning, did Xie Wen hear the order?!" Shi Heruo asked sharply again, regardless of the astonished expressions of Wu Ning and Xie Wen.

"Yes, General!" Wu Ning and Xie Wen looked at each other, and finally kowtowed.

"After half an hour," Shi He Ruo said after a pause, "all the generals who were ordered to lead the troops out of the city."

"Yes, General." Everyone took the order and left, but one person was still standing there, his face was flushed, and he seemed embarrassed.

"General, I..."

Shi Heruo waved at Shi Heng, and said with a smile: "Do you think the army of King Qi and the Qiang soldiers will attack Desheng Gate, which other gate is also in danger?"

"There is another door?" Shi Heng was a little dazed, and then he saw Shi Heruo's flat layout of the capital defense map on the table, and suddenly came to his senses, Shi Heng pointed to a certain point on the map with an excited expression: "General , is this it?"

Shi He Ruo nodded, and patted Shi Heng on the shoulder: "Shi Heng, I leave this door to you. Don't let me down."

The author has something to say:

①From Chapter No.17 of The Analects of Confucius.Guan Zhong, the first prime minister in the Spring and Autumn Period, with his assistance, Duke Huan of Qi became the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period, but Guan Zhong was a minister under Duke Huan of Qi's Xiaobai brother, Zijiu, and helped him to correct and harm Duke Huan of Qi.

②Shi Heng, there is indeed a man in history. After the Tumubao incident, he fled back to the capital. Everyone laughed at him, but Yu Qian realized his ability and continued to appoint him. ps: Ruowei's remarks and allusions used to persuade everyone here are all personal fabrications, and they are wild and unconstrained and have no historical counterparts.

③④⑤ are all quoted from the original words of "History of the Ming Dynasty Yu Qian Biography".

The rest of the military orders (such as sending Jinyi guards to check whether there are armored sergeants in the city, etc.) are based on "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", but the way of expression remains different. (It's almost like the scumbag author used scumbag language to replace the concise, vivid and powerful language of Mingyue Juju in "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" to express it again) After the article is over, Weibo will post the corresponding place for easy checking.In Chapter [-], Weibo has also specifically explained the private setting and reasons for the rank and rank of military generals when it was updated.

⑥Wu Ning is indeed a real person (the official position is indeed the Minister of the Ministry of War), and Xie Wen is fabricated by the author.