bestfiction Chapter 640 Not Surrendering
Chapter 640 Not Surrendering
"General."
When the guards around heard this, they stopped in their tracks, with disbelief in their eyes.
Just last night, Yuan Su was discussing with them how to boost morale and prevent the soldiers under his command from giving up.
They discussed it all night and finally came up with today's scene.
Last night, each of them was full of ambition and determination to defend the city, at least until the food supply ran out. Even if they all died in the end, they would still be heroes in the eyes of future generations.
Even though the number of people was ten times smaller, there were many such city defense battles in history, and there were numerous cases of successful defense.
But when they fought today, they realized that they were wrong, very wrong.
Whether it is the strength of the warriors, the sharpness of the weapons, the defense of the armor, or the power of the weapons, they are all very different.
Even if there were 10,000 more people, there would only be one result.
That means being crushed.
But they did not intend to give up, because they knew that Yuan Su would never give up, and they would fight with Yuan Su until the last moment.
But now, the words "retreat" and "escape" actually came out of Yuan Su's mouth.
Is this still the young general who was full of vigor and vitality?
They stared at Yuan Su's face, which contained not only helplessness but also determination.
"Let's go. Da Shang doesn't want us anymore. There's no need to die in vain."
As he spoke, Yuan Su did not take a step back, but instead drew his sword.
The soldiers can leave, but he cannot and will not leave.
Because in his dictionary, there is no such thing as living in vain.
As a general of the country, receiving salary from the master, one must be prepared to die. Surrendering in battle is an act of disloyalty, unfilial piety, unkindness and injustice.
This is what his father taught him since he was a child, and it is also the sentence his father said most often when educating him.
"Walk."
As Yuan Su finished speaking, he suddenly rushed towards the direction of the sword. At this time, the Daliang army had been defeated and the soldiers were fleeing backwards. He rushed forward like a countercurrent.
Jianfeng, let me meet you.
Everyone says that you have unparalleled martial arts skills, but I am also a young genius.
When a soldier saw Yuan Su rushing in the opposite direction, he stabbed with his spear, but Yuan Su dodged it by leaning sideways. He rushed forward a few steps and slashed with his sword, hitting the weakest part of the armor.
With a muffled groan, the enemy in front of him fell to the ground.
Yuan Su did not slow down and ran towards the direction of the sword.
Soldiers from all around came to stop him from time to time, but none of them could withstand a single blow from him. His feet moved as fast as the wind and his body was as light as a swallow, and he dodged most of the attacks with ease.
The remaining attacks could only hit the hardest part of his armor and could not cause him any harm.
He was getting closer and closer to Jian Feng, and Jian Feng and the others noticed him. Several guards stepped forward to block him. They were also very skilled in martial arts, and several of them attacked at the same time, leaving Yuan Su no way to avoid it.
Facing the oncoming attack, Yuan Su suddenly sheathed his sword and clamped four spears with his arms.
All four spears could not be pulled out, so they exerted their strength at the same time and thrust forward. Yuan Su took a few steps back and hit his body against the city wall.
The four of them were all very strong, far beyond what ordinary soldiers could match.
He also exerted force suddenly, shouted loudly, and pushed the four spears downwards.
When he reached his limit, he suddenly drew his sword, and the blade slashed through the necks of several people, and blood spurted into the air.
Looking at the four enemies slowly falling to the ground, he gasped and drew his sword again.
The sword in front of him had been blocked by countless Qingzhou soldiers, and he could only vaguely see the sword's armor.
Several people came up to him quickly, they were his personal guards. They all had some injuries, but the swords in their hands were also dripping with blood.
"Why don't you leave yet?"
When Yuan Su saw those people, anger and anxiety were written all over his face.
He came with the determination to die, but he did not want to implicate these brothers who had been through life and death together.
"General Yuan, we are able to achieve what we have today thanks to you. How can we leave you now?"
The one who was most seriously injured said that he had more than a dozen wounds on his body and blood was still gushing out. He could only use his gun to barely support his body and not fall down.
"General Yuan, if it weren't for me, I would still be a small soldier in the army. I have been with you for so long, and you have never treated me unfairly. Now, it is time for me to repay you."
"General Yuan, you always taught me the art of war and reasoned with me. I am very stupid and I can't read a single word. I don't understand how to lead troops or organize an army. I only have the ability to fight."
"But I will always remember what you said. A drop of water should be repaid with a spring. When my mother was seriously ill, you gave me the money to save her life. Now, how can I abandon the general?"
The guards around were talking to each other, and the sun's rays were shining on their faces.
The Qingzhou army did not attack, but simply surrounded the few people.
Jian Feng walked out from the crowd, and murderous intent immediately appeared in the eyes of several people, but they did not act rashly.
They were waiting for Yuan Su's order.
Yuan Su also walked out from the protection of several people. His strength had recovered a little, at least he was no longer out of breath, but he still couldn't use much strength in his hands.
"Surrender, Daliang Kingdom, it is not worth your death."
Jian Feng spoke, with a hint of appreciation in his tone.
As a general, he fought to the death and refused to retreat, but let the surrounding soldiers escape.
If Yuan Su were under his command, he would become a famous general in a few years.
It’s a pity that he was too young and was abandoned by Daliang.
"Jianfeng, do you dare to fight me?"
Yuan Su slowly raised his sword.
"I'll fight you."
As soon as Jian Feng finished speaking, before he drew his sword, Yuan Su rushed forward and stabbed him with his sword.
In response to this, Jian Feng was not at all panicked. He stepped back to the left, drew his sword and blocked.
Amid the flash of swords and the shadow of blood, every move revealed danger.
But Yuan Su's strength was almost exhausted, and he was finally caught by the sword. The long sword cut his arm, blood spurted out, and he no longer had the strength to hold the sword.
"You're too hasty."
Jianfeng put away his sword and spoke slowly.
"I only have the strength for a dozen moves."
Yuan Su smiled bitterly. He also realized the gap between him and Jian Feng. Even in his prime, he would never be Jian Feng's opponent.
"Surrender."
Jian Feng's eyes revealed appreciation. He was sure that he could kill Yuan Su with that move just now, but he didn't.
Yuan Su closed his eyes. A breeze blew and scenes of his life flashed through his mind, most of which were his father's teachings.
As a general, you should be prepared to die in order to receive salary from your master.
Surrendering in the face of battle is an act of disloyalty, unfilial piety, unkindness and injustice.
"Do not."
After he finished speaking, Yuan Su dragged the sword with one hand and walked towards the sword's edge. His body, which already had little strength, was facing the loss of blood, which made the situation worse, but there was no fear in his eyes.
"I would rather die in battle."
The long sword slashed out suddenly, but in the eyes of Jianfeng, Yuan Su was full of flaws at this moment.
"Pfft."