Mi Han

Chapter 790: Tiance beats the drum and marches forward vigorously
Under Quan Cong's gaze, he found that the formation of more than 10,000 Shanyue soldiers became disorganized.

This scene was within Quan Cong's expectations.

Because of this scene, Quan Cong even made a bold inference in his mind - as long as he continued to kill the Shanyue soldiers with arrows, the Shanyue soldiers would most likely collapse without a fight.

After realizing this, Quan Cong issued several orders in succession.

When Quan Cong's order spread throughout the city walls, before the Shanyue soldiers had time to regroup, thousands of Wu army arrows came one after another.

Before Peng Qi led his army to set off, Mi Yang specially gave Peng Qi many shields.

Mi Yang knew that the Shanyue soldiers had always lacked standard equipment.

In order to minimize the casualties of the Shanyue soldiers, Mi Yang gave almost all the shields equipped by the Tiance Army to Peng Qi.

To be used as equipment by the elite Tian Ce Army, those thousands of shields must be of excellent quality.

However, no matter how good the quality of the shield is, if the Shanyue soldiers cannot use it skillfully, the shield will not be of much use.

Facing the rain of arrows from the Wu army, Peng Qi promptly ordered the men behind him to raise their shields.

However, the Shanyue soldiers, who had never received formal training, were unable to unify their movements all at once.

Shields were raised one after another, but due to the inconsistency of the movements of each Shanyue soldier, the dense shield wall that Peng Qi imagined did not appear.

Through many loopholes, the Wu army's rain of arrows fell into the Shanyue soldiers' formation, killing and wounding many Shanyue soldiers.

Although the number of casualties was reduced this time due to the protection of shields, the two killings by the Wu army caused considerable psychological pressure on the Shanyue soldiers.

The formation of the Shanyue soldiers became increasingly disorganized.

Quan Cong was overjoyed when he saw this.

Just as Peng Qi had expected, Mi Yang was on a high platform in the rear, observing the every move of more than 10,000 Shanyue soldiers.

Behind Mi Yang stood several of his confidants.

The others among the confidants were fine, but Dong Yun, seeing the situation ahead, could not help but stepped forward to persuade Mi Yang:

"Grand Marshal, although the Shanyue soldiers are numerous, they have not been trained for a long time. If we let them continue to advance, it will only cause greater casualties.

At that time, the morale of our army will be hit.

It would be better to call it a day and find another way."

After hearing Dong Yun's advice, Mi Yang remained expressionless.

If Dong Yun could see it, how could Mi Yang not see it?

But Mi Yang was different from Dong Yun. Mi Yang had been in charge of the army for many years and knew very well that a kind person should not be in charge of the army.

“Since ancient times, siege warfare has always been like this.

There is no difference between thousands or tens of thousands of soldiers beneath the high walls; they are all ants whose lives can be taken away at any time.

Often after a siege, the ground outside the city would be littered with corpses and the sky would be filled with crows.

It will be a success!

I don’t care about casualties today, I only care about whether this battle today can break the morale of Quan Cong’s army!”

After teaching Dong Yun, Mi Yang continued:

“Also, does Xiu Zhao think that if I send out the Tian Ce Army today, we can easily reach the city of Chaisang?
Siege is not a field battle, so whether the soldiers are elite is not the main factor.

The most important thing when attacking a city is that the soldiers should be ready to die.

Only by not fearing death can you move forward all the way to the city!
The road leading to the city is often covered in blood and filled with wailing."

The more Mi Yang spoke, the more sinister his tone became.

What he said is true.

Normal siege warfare is always brutal.

Siege warfare is also fair.

No matter whether it is the Shanyue soldiers or the Tiance Army attacking the city, when the enemy has the advantage of defending the city, tactics, formations, and commands seem dispensable.

Only firm military morale is the key to victory!
Mi Yang believed that the rewards he had given to the Shanyue soldiers in the past would help them develop a firm morale.

Because Mi Yang had always treated the Shanyue soldiers, who were regarded as pigs and dogs by the Eastern Wu generals, as upright people.

Since we are human beings, how can we not have the courage to change the world if we are rewarded greatly?

In order to motivate the Shanyue soldiers in the front, Mi Yang turned and faced a big drum that had been prepared behind him.

After taking the drumstick from Ding Feng, Mi Yang instructed Ding Feng behind him:

"Go tell the men at the front that I will personally beat the drums to cheer them on in today's battle!

As long as they don't retreat, the drums will not stop beating!"

After hearing Mi Yang's instructions, Ding Feng hurriedly ran down from the platform.

After quickly selecting hundreds of soldiers from the army, Ding Feng led them on horseback and galloped forward.

When Ding Feng led a hundred soldiers to the back of more than ten thousand Shanyue soldiers, he heard a loud and high-pitched drum sound coming from behind.

And when this drum sounded, the drum sound in the Han army camp in the rear was becoming more and more frequent and loud.

The sounds of many drums mixed together, like thunder in the sky, shaking people's hearts.

Ding Feng knew that Mi Yang had started beating the drum.

One drum beats a thousand drums, cheering for more than ten thousand brave warriors!
Ding Feng also knew that he had to convey Mi Yang's intentions to every Shanyue soldier accurately.

Thinking of this, Ding Feng swung out with the whip suddenly.

As the horse under his crotch let out a cry of pain, Ding Feng's body was carried by the horse like lightning outside the formation of more than ten thousand Shanyue soldiers.

"Tian Ce personally beats the drum to cheer you on!"

As Ding Feng shuttled outside the formation, he kept shouting this sentence at the top of his lungs.

Following Ding Feng's actions, the hundreds of warriors who followed him also imitated Ding Feng's behavior.

The hoarse shouting of one person was not enough to attract the attention of more than ten thousand Shanyue soldiers.

But the unified shouts of more than a hundred warriors were enough to attract the attention of many Shanyue soldiers.

High emotions will grow quickly like vines after rain.

When some Shanyue soldiers heard this, they spread it by word of mouth, and soon more than 10,000 Shanyue soldiers heard this sentence.

Listening to the rolling drumbeats coming from behind them, and thinking that this inspiring drumbeat was actually played for them by Mi Yang himself, many Shanyue soldiers felt excited and moved.

"A gentleman will die for his friend, a gentleman will die for his friend!"

What many people don’t know is that before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, “shi” did not only refer to scholars, but also referred to any heroic man in the world!
The Shanyue soldiers may not have heard these words, but the emotions in their hearts at this moment best explained these words.

Thinking about Mi Yang's behavior towards them during this period, wasn't it true openness and sincerity?

After being bullied by the generals of Eastern Wu for a long time, many Shanyue soldiers forgot the fact that they were born human beings.

More than one famous general of the Eastern Wu had pointed at their noses and insulted them as pigs and dogs in the past.

But Mi Yang's actions made the Shanyue soldiers realize that they were just human beings, just soldiers!
If they were afraid of death, they would not join the army.

And if we are all going to die, why not die as "scholars"?

Even though the sound of drums can inspire people, the determination to die for their cause can only be gained through sincerity.

With this thought in mind, what is there to fear?

"Fuck his grandma!
Afraid of Wu Gou's egg!"

A rude shout came out of Peng Qi's mouth.

After shouting this curse, Peng Qi threw away the shield in his hand, rushed to the back of a cart, and pushed the cart straight towards Chaisang City.

Peng Qi's scold expressed what was in the hearts of many Shanyue soldiers, and Peng Qi's behavior allowed many Shanyue soldiers to find an outlet to vent their emotions.

Whether we die today or not, let’s see who will be the dog wagging its tail to beg for mercy!
A moment later, more than ten thousand Shanyue soldiers dropped their shields.

The next moment, hundreds of carriages moved forward vigorously!
When hundreds of chariots started moving regardless of the consequences, Quan Cong on the city wall suddenly changed his face, as if facing a powerful enemy!