Chapter 1091 A True Man Never Changes His Name or Surname! I Am Willing to Fight to the Death for China!

In front of the flames, no matter whether they were kings, generals or common soldiers, they were no different from animals.

The flames did not care who they devoured, but continued to burn towards Puyin Xing in accordance with the natural law and along the wind direction.

The unstable morale, the approaching sea of ​​fire, the openly defecting Xu Kuo, and the missing Mao Sui all added up, prompting 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 under the city wall and shouted to the city wall: "It's Xu! It's Captain Kuo!"

"The fire outside the city is getting more and more intense. Please open the city gate quickly for the sake of our past comrades-in-arms!"

"Xu and all my comrades-in-arms will remember your life-saving grace in our hearts!"

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

But the defenders on the city walls all looked embarrassed and could only look to Li Mu for help.

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

"However, there are only 10,000 soldiers in Shanggu Pass, and Huugjile's bandits are rushing out from the north of Shanggu Pass. Shanggu Pass is not stable at all."

"Should we let them in?"

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

If the defeated troops in the south of the pass suddenly attack after entering the city, Shanggu Pass will be in danger.

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

If Li Mu was not here, Li Hong would definitely choose to lock the city gate without hesitation, and would not take the risk of watching the defeated troops outside the city being burned to death by the fire.

Li Mu glanced at Li Hong and said, "You can even sneak attack and capture the general of Dai State and Wu'an Jun."

"Now you are afraid of a mere 20,000 defeated soldiers?"

Li Hong smiled awkwardly and said, "It's different!"

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

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

"It's just 20,000 defeated soldiers, why should you be afraid!"

"Open the city gate!"

Li Hong was no longer panicked and hurriedly ordered, "Open the city gate quickly and welcome the comrades into the city!"

Fifty hanging baskets were hung down from the city wall, and fifty city gate guards immediately moved the city gate bolts and opened the city gate after the hanging baskets landed.

Seeing the gate of Shangguguan slowly open, the defeated soldiers outside the city almost cried with joy and rushed in impatiently.

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

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

"I will be the first, followed by 2500, and then 500. Each hundred generals will lead their own troops and enter the city in batches."

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

Then, Xu Kuo saw Li Mu, who was wearing ordinary clothes and a mink coat, standing on the city gate tower!

Xu Kuo was not surprised at all, but felt relieved and awed. He hurriedly bowed and shouted: "Xu Kuo, the humble general, greets Lord Wu'an!"

Hearing Xu Kuo's call, the 2500 generals also hurried into the city, and excitedly bowed together: "Greetings to Lord Wu'an!"

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

"The 2500 generals will follow the arrangements of Captain Ma Chong and lead their troops into the city."

The 2500 generals shouted in a solemn voice: "Yes!"

Xu Kuo lifted up his skirt and trotted up to the inner city gate tower. He bowed and said with a little trepidation: "The guilty general Xu Kuo, I didn't know that the person in front of me was Wu'an Jun, otherwise I would not have raised troops to fight."

"I dare to ask Wu'an Jun to punish me!"

Li Mu said calmly: "The two armies are fighting for their respective masters."

"No problem."

"Captain Xu is very righteous and does not want to be used by the Hu bandits. He abandoned the dark and joined the light at the critical moment. This is a great achievement."

"Not guilty, you should be rewarded."

Xu Kuo was relieved to hear this Xu Kuo was a little confused, and was about to express his loyalty when he heard Li Hong suddenly say: "My father thought that General Xu had made great contributions, but I think that General Xu had no great contributions. He just surrendered voluntarily because the war situation was unfavorable."

"You don't deserve the reward."

Xu Kuo naturally knew Li Hong's identity, and now when he heard Li Hong say this, his heart suddenly sank again, and he hurriedly bowed: "Captain Li is right, Xu is indeed guilty but not meritorious."

"Wu'an Jun, Xu is willing to make meritorious contributions while serving his sentence!"

Li Mu frowned slightly and When he was about to speak, Li Hong said first: "It is a good thing for General Xu to make up for his crime and make meritorious service."

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

"My father is just a prisoner of mine. 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!

And if Li Hong was not the son of Li Mu, he would definitely lose his head if he made such a joke in the army!

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 what I said wrong?"

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

"It was I who ordered our army to rebel and no longer obey the order of the King of Dai, but led the troops to attack the coalition forces."

"I am the commander 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 never thought of treason from the beginning to the end. It was Li Hong and a group of generals who forced Li Mu to treason. In this case, why should Li Mu bear this 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 should live up to the world!"

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

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

"From the moment I opened my mouth to point out our army's strategy, I have betrayed the king."

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

"I am not a prisoner."

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

Li Mu would not cover up the fact that he betrayed the King of Dai because of the rope in his hand and the cork in his mouth.

Even if Li Hong could really deceive the world, what would happen?

Li Mu didn't care how the world viewed him at all, Li Mu only cared how he viewed himself!

If he rebelled, he rebelled.

A real man should not act like a villain!

Li Hong pursed his lips and said firmly: "If I hadn't forced you, I wouldn't have betrayed the country!"

"Your father's instructions were all made under my coercion, not from my heart."

"Your father shouldn't bear the blame for my mistakes!"

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

"I am you, my father!"

"You and I are father and son, blood is thicker than water, and we are connected in gains and losses. We should be of one mind and share honor and disgrace!"

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

"You, my father, only hope that my son can study hard, think well, learn your ability and inherit your ambition as soon as possible!"

It has always been the father who helps his son to take things, how can the son help his father to take things?

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.

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

Li Mu was tired, and he was tired of 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 implication of Li Mu's words and asked in surprise: "Are you willing to command our army?"

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

Having Li Mu as a consultant is not as good as Li Mu's personal command.

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

The higher Li Mu's status in the future, the higher their status in the future 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 in ancient and modern times."

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

"Hong'er's prestige is shallow, and it is difficult to make the soldiers of various units fight to the death."

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

When the thought of surrendering to Qin came to mind, he suddenly felt that the world was wide.

Since he had betrayed the King of Dai and was determined to kill Hu Hu Dai, Li Mu would no longer be shy and act like a child!

Li Hong stared at Li Mu in a daze, tears filling his eyes: "Ah~~~"

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

"Order! The two troops of Lieutenant Xu Kuo and Lieutenant Lu Gao will immediately go north and cooperate with the ambush troops to quickly annihilate Hu Gejile's troops."

"Lieutenant Ma Chong and Lieutenant Zhao Jiang will patrol the city, and the scouts will expand twenty miles outside."

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

"Take my armor and weapons! "

"It is said throughout the world that one's own loyalty is small, but the loyalty of the world is great. The king of Dai is now doing evil, causing harm to the country and the people, and has degraded himself to a barbarian, causing the people to be in dire straits. I will abandon my loyalty and fight to the death for China!"

Li Mu's coat rustled in the wind, but Li Mu's posture was particularly upright and firm, like a pine tree firmly rooted in this land, supporting the peace of the northern border of Dai for decades, and also supporting the backs 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!"