Historically, the reason why Li Er was able to capture Dou Jiande alive outside Hulao Pass was because Li Er was extremely lucky, and it was also because Dou Jiande had memorized Dou Jiande's ideas to the point where he could no longer memorize them! Yes, Dou Jiande was far behind Li Er in terms of politics, power and military affairs. During the Battle of Hulao Pass, Li Er's spies were able to send false intelligence directly to Dou Jiande and falsely report military intelligence; In terms of combat effectiveness, the soldiers of the powerful enemy Dou are indeed much inferior to the soldiers of Tang who are in the rising stage. In addition, Dou Jiande was blocked by Li Er for more than a month with the help of the Hulao Pass fortress before the decisive battle. He was dragged down by Li Er and became a tired soldier. He also lost a lot of strength in several siege battles. In the final decisive battle, Dou Jiande still They made the mistake of standing in formation for too long, which resulted in the soldiers being hungry, tired, and physically weak. Then there was competition for drinking water, which caused the army to become chaotic. But even so, the main force of Dou's army at that time was by no means powerless in front of Li Er's army. If it hadn't happened that the strange incident of the coin standing up after falling to the ground, the main force of Dou's army, which had the advantage in strength, would not have been defeated so miserably even if it lost. ! However, Li Er threw the coin casually, and miraculously it did not fall over after it landed! When Li's Second Army attacked, they happened to catch up with Dou Jiande, a country bumpkin who was showing off his imperial prestige. At noon, a court meeting was held to discuss the military situation. When Li's Second Army launched a sudden charge, Dou Jiande wanted to lead the cavalry in person to attack, but his group of civil and military officials who were stupider than pigs unexpectedly Instead, they rushed towards him and surrounded him, grabbing Dou Jiande's hands. Dou Jiande had a lot of king bombs in his hands but no chance to play! By the time Dou Jiande drove these idiotic subordinates away, Li Er's black armor cavalry had already rushed in front of him. Dou Jiande would never have the opportunity to lead the troops to attack. He could only quickly lead the idiotic subordinates to retreat to the mouth of the cow, and then he was still there. In the chaos, he fell off his horse and led the army in front of Bai Shirang and Yang Wuwei of the Tang Army. The beans fell into the mouth of the cow. In vain, Li Er took this huge advantage! Chen Sangliang knew very well that he did not have such good luck as Li Er, so he played countless tricks to weaken the enemy as much as possible before the battle, and was mentally prepared for a hard and fierce battle. It turned out that Chen Sangliang did not have such luck. Dou Jiande did not pretend to be an emperor in this historical track. Hearing the loud military songs suddenly coming from Hulao Pass, Dou Jun Wenwu hurriedly woke up Dou Jiande. Dou Jiande concluded that this was an attack by the Sui army, and immediately ordered the army to reorganize its formation. The soldiers of Dou's army did not mess up on their own as in history. Without Li Er's luck, Chen Sangliang could only rely on the strength of the Sui soldiers. Amidst the rhythmic beating of war drums, the suspension bridge at the east gate of Hulao Pass slowly fell to the ground. When the city gate opened, Wang Fubao led The three thousand Sui Army infantry strode out of the city first, followed by the Sui Army artillery team led by Qian Xiangmin, then the Patriot Army led by Chen Sangliang himself, the three thousand Sui Army cavalry led by Qin Qiong, and finally Yuchi Jingde , Luo Shixin, He Yanyu and Shi Wanbao led the main infantry force of the Sui army, and more than 24,000 infantry and cavalry troops were lined up in a Zigzag formation half a mile away from the west bank of Sishui River. They were very close to each other and the formation was quite dense, like an army. The huge arrow pointed directly at Dou Jun's huge military formation. "People say that Chen Zei is good at using troops. In my opinion, it's nothing more than that!" Standing on the imperial chariot and carefully looking at the arrangement of the main force of the Sui army, Dou Jiande laughed and dismissed Chen Sangliang's formation of troops. To the extreme! ¡ª¡ªBut this is not surprising. Chen Sangliang did not set up a formation this time, nor did he pay attention to protecting the two wings. Such an arrangement of troops cannot realize the rotation of the army at all. The infantry and cavalry cover each other. In addition to being conducive to the charge of the whole army, , except that it can pose a direct threat to the front of the Dou army's formation, it has no redeeming qualities. After all, Dou Jiande, who had been stumbling on the battlefield for many years, did not take anything lightly. He immediately ordered the front troops to shrink their formation, with long shields in the front, swords and guns in the middle, and bows and crossbows in the back to strengthen frontal defense. , preparing to block the Sui army's obvious charge. While Dou Jun's former army was shrinking and adjusting according to the order, Dou Jiande was also wondering whether to go out and exchange a few words with Chen Sangliang to make up for the regret of not being able to meet Chen Sangliang last time because of Li Mi's trouble. While the Dou Army's front army was adjusting, the Sui Army's front army also made slight movements. Under the push and pull of two hundred Sui Army infantry, ten bronze artillery pieces quickly passed the infantry queue and took the lead, lined up in front of the Sui Army's formation, and opened The thatch camouflage exposed the cannon body, and the dustproof silk cloth was peeled off to reveal the muzzle. The dark muzzle was quickly aimed at the Dou Army infantry who had quickly shrunk the formation to a dense level a mile away, and then quickly loaded the ammunition and prepared fire. The soldiers of the Dou Army passed the pine cannon and knew that the so-called artillery had a short range and would never be able to hit them over a long distance, so they didn't care much about the fear. Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben, generals of the Zheng army who were in Dou Jiande's army, saw the Sui army's artillery suddenly appear, but they were both scared to death. They rushed to Dou Jiande's chariot and shouted: "Your Majesty, let your front army charge quickly." , The rebels must not be allowed to fire! The rebels must not be allowed to fire!¡± ¡°??What? Dou Jiande asked in confusion: "Didn't you say that that crappy thing called artillery can only hurt people within eighty steps at most?" " "No! Thief Chen's artillery is much more powerful than ours! Wang Xingben quickly explained: "Chen was shameless and cunning. He deliberately gave my uncle a fake cannon with very little power. He hid the real cannon and used it suddenly, killing my uncle by surprise!" In the Battle of Xiaohandao, Chen Zei used this kind of artillery to defeat our army! His artillery is the nemesis of the dense formation! " "Boom! Boom! Boom! ¡± When Dou Jiande was still questioning in more detail, the artillery of the Sui army on the west bank of the Sishui River had already opened fire one after another. Qian Xiangmin, who was very talented in mathematics, carefully calculated and adjusted the firing height. Ten artillery shells accurately hit the dense formation. In the front of Dou Army, the cannonballs whizzed, hurting people and killing the enemy. After landing, they bounced up and performed Brownian motion, and continued to kill and injure Dou Army soldiers. The strong long shields in the hands of Dou Army soldiers that could withstand strong bows and crossbows also turned into It was as fragile as paper and mud. Once hit, it would immediately pierce and shatter. None of the Dou Army soldiers behind the shield were spared. Either their arms were sprained by the huge force, or their internal organs were directly smashed to pieces. Dou Army's strict formation Seeing this scene, Dou Jiande on the imperial chariot couldn't help but opened his mouth and widened his eyes. He couldn't believe that all this was true. He had only heard about the power of the Sui army's artillery in his letters. Yang and Wang Xingben were also dumbfounded, and what made Yang and Wang more unbelievable was that they were still behind. In just a blink of an eye, the Sui army's artillery fired again, blasting the shells into Dou's formation for the second time, wounding and killing the enemy. The Dou Army's front army caused a huge chaos, and also caused an uproar among other Dou Army troops. This time, Yang Gongqing and others did not need to rush. Dou Jiande, who recovered, immediately ordered the front army to charge to stop the Sui Dynasty. Dou Jiande's smart decision did not bear immediate effect. During the charge and counterattack, Dou's front army not only gave up their orderly defense, but also failed to prevent the Sui army's third volley of artillery fire. As the artillery roared, artillery shells continued to fall into the charging crowd of Dou's army, and Dou's soldiers panicked to avoid the bullets. There was a lot of chaos on his own. At the same time, Wang Fubao, who could no longer hold himself back, couldn't wait to launch a charge, charging head-on to the Dou Army's front troops, and advanced without hesitation, arriving first from behind, and fighting with the troops led by Fan Yuan. Dou's army collided with the front troops in the Sishui River. A fierce battle broke out in the river. Wang Fubao, who was ordered to open the way for the cavalry to charge, took the lead and led the Sui army's infantry to fight to the death with Dou's army in chest-deep river water. They slashed and stabbed with eyes open, and all of them rushed forward like crazy, using all their strength to throw their weapons at the soldiers of Dou Army, forcibly dragging the enemies into the river, wrestling and hammering them, and the blood quickly dyed the surface of the river red. , the body parts and heads quickly floated all over the river. Although Dou Jun also resisted tenaciously, only the brave will win when the two armies meet. The Sui army attacked more with less, making a desperate move, and the generals and soldiers were all over it from top to bottom. Determined to fight to the death, and having the advantage of relatively sufficient physical strength and good physical condition, Dou Jun's side was first bombarded by artillery, disrupting his formation and shaking his morale, and then being exposed to the harsh sun for a long time and suddenly plunged into the cold river water. During this process, physiological reactions such as physical exhaustion and cramps in the hands and feet were inevitable. Finally, the one who led the way was Wang Fubao, the former number one brave general of the Dou Army. Knowing that Wang Fubao was a powerful general, the Dou Army soldiers were timid before fighting, and were in a psychological state. The wind was at a disadvantage, so the fighting only lasted for about ten minutes. Wang Fubao had already caught up Dou's army on the east bank. The officers and soldiers of the Sui army took advantage of the situation and rushed to the shoal and continued to charge and fight fiercely, killing Dou's army until it was difficult to parry. At this time, there was a small deviation in the development of the war that Chen Sangliang had not anticipated. After carefully calculating the distance using triangulation, Qian Xiangmin ran to Chen Sangliang and said to Chen Sangliang: "Your Highness , the rebel flag formation happens to be within the maximum range of our artillery. I would like to ask, do you want to bombard the rebel flag formation? " " Is this a good thing? Didn't Wang Shichong tell Dou Jiande the maximum range of our artillery? " After listening to this, he thought about it more carefully and found that maybe even Wang Shichong didn't understand the maximum range of his army's artillery. Chen Sangliang no longer felt strange and immediately ordered Qian Xiangmin: "Fire! Fire as much as you like! Until Until I tell you to stop! After our army charges, you can continue to bombard the enemy's flanks!" Qian Xiangmin happily agreed and ran back to the artillery team to deliver the order, and the Sui army's artillery team was shot high by Qian Xiangmin! It had been adjusted long ago, so after the order was conveyed, the Sui army's artillery fired an unplanned fourth salvo. The shells roared and headed straight for Dou's army's flag formation. Of course, the maximum range cannot guarantee the accuracy of the artillery shells, so all ten artillery shells hit the distant surroundings of Dou Jun's flag formation. They only killed and injured some Chinese soldiers of Dou Jiande, but nothing happened.?? shells can hit Dou Jiande. But this was enough. Seeing the nearby soldiers being killed and injured by artillery shells, Dou Jiande still turned pale and shouted, "How could Chen's artillery fire so far? Yang Gongqing, Wang Xingben, why didn't you tell me before?" "Give it to me?" "Wewe don't know either." Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben also said with pale faces, "If we knew that the rebel artillery could hit this far, we would have reported it to your Majesty." Damn Thief Chen, no wonder he is reluctant to give it to us. "Your Majesty, please retreat quickly!" Dou Jiande was a little embarrassed, because if his commanding flag retreated at this time, it would definitely affect the morale of the army immediately, and may also lead to the direct collapse of the former army that was fighting fiercely by the bank of Si River, so Dou Jiande had to consider the consequences no matter what. However, just when Dou Jiande hesitated, the sound of artillery sounded again, and the fifth salvo of Sui army artillery struck again. But this time, a cannonball finally hit close to Dou Jiande, killing one of Dou Jiande's guards. "The Chinese army retreats one mile!" Dou Jiande yelled subconsciously. Dou's army, which had been frightened by the artillery for a long time, heard the decree as if it was an amnesty, and quickly surrounded Dou Jiande's chariot and flag and retreated to the rear. Dou Jiande The honor guard and drum and gong team around him also quickly followed suit. Chen Sangliang was waiting for this opportunity. After giving the order, more than a thousand reporting soldiers uniformly shouted "Dou Jiande is dead". Hearing this uniform shouting, they turned around and saw that Dou Jiande's flag was indeed there. Retreating to the rear, Dou's front army, which was fighting fiercely with Wang Fubao, suddenly collapsed and scrambled to flee from top to bottom. Wang Fubao took the opportunity to pursue and kill with all his strength, and successfully completed the task of opening the road assigned by Chen Sangliang. Seeing this scene, Chen Sangliang was overjoyed and immediately shouted: "The whole army marches forward and flows through the Si River!" The order was conveyed, and more than 20,000 Sui army soldiers trotted forward together, crossing the Si River while basically maintaining their formation. , and Chen Sangliang did not wait for all the infantry to cross the river, he immediately drew his sword, pointed ahead and shouted: "Send the flag, beat the drums! The whole army charges! The target is Dou Jiande's head!" The flag was waved, Hulao Guandong All the war drums on the door beat wildly, and the Sui army's general offensive began. Chen Sangliang led the Baoguo army at the front, Qin Qiong led the light cavalry behind, and then the Sui army infantry advanced in four directions. The horse marched and whipped, shouting like a huge arrow, quickly thrusting into the retreating Chinese army of Dou Jiande. The Dou Army infantrymen on both wings came from left and right, trying to attack the Sui Army's two wings to prevent the Sui Army from charging. Wang Fubao's army, who was leading the way, split into two and faced the enemy from left to right, using fewer strikes to buy more time for the cavalry to charge. More than a thousand **** soldiers roared like thunder and charged at full speed without stopping. They quickly penetrated into the fleeing Dou Army's former army and rushed straight through, leaving corpses all over the ground. Smashing into the formation of Dou's army who was retreating in a hurry, Dou's army hurriedly formed a dense formation to intercept, but it was too late. The cavalry of the Nationalist Army rushed like the wind and once again plunged directly into the interior of Dou's army. It was like a reappearance of the rainy war eight years ago. In the dark sky, all Chen Sangliang could see, apart from the white cloaks around him, was the sky full of sand, smoke and dust, and the towering Dou flag in the distance. , was closely protected by Mulan and the soldiers of the Patriot Army, and the saber in Chen Sangliang's hand had no chance of getting stained with blood, so the only thing Chen Sangliang could do was to chase Dou Jiande's handsome flag, and kept going Howling and roaring, "Kill! Kill! Kill this common man Dou Jiande! End this damn troubled world!" The most sophisticated protection gave the heavy cavalry of the Patriot Army the most powerful defense. Dou, who was tired, hungry and with reduced physical strength, The army officers and soldiers could not cut open the Mingguang armor and horse armor of the **** cavalry. In front of the **** soldiers who were armed to the teeth, they were just a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. They could not form a formation, and they did not have the skillful cooperation of long shields and swords and guns. , the officers and soldiers of the Dou Army could not stop the charging iron hooves of the Baoguo Army cavalry. The Baoguo Army cavalry kept advancing in the enemy formation, constantly rushing towards Dou Jiande's command flag, and working hard to close the distance with Dou Jiande bit by bit. At the same time, the artillery of the Sui Army continued to fire, constantly bombarding the two wings of the Dou Army that had not yet participated in the battle. The Sui Army cavalry led by Qin Qiong also followed closely behind the reporting team, constantly opening up space to cover the reporting team. The two wings of the army, and then the main force of the Sui army's infantry advancing in four directions, the charging footsteps shook the ground slightly, and the terrifying momentum of the indomitable force also made Soldier Dou secretly tremble. Dou Jiande was also trying to stabilize the Chinese army, trying to stabilize his position before launching a counterattack. However, the cavalrymen of the Patriot Army behind him were like a pack of white hungry wolves, always staring at his flag and killing his Chinese army. Moving forward did not give him a chance to breathe and adjust. With no choice, Dou Jiande could only shout loudly, "Bang the drums! The whole army countercharges! Entrap the rebels first!" The war drums of Dou's army, which had been few and far between, were beating in the retreat. Hearing this encourage?, the Dou Army troops on both wings and rear also launched a charge, charging towards the Sui Army's roads from the front and both wings. By doing this, Dou Jiande would of course increase casualties due to the confusion of the formation, and would no longer have the chance to completely defeat the Eastern Expedition Sui Army, but at least he could entangle the Eastern Expedition Sui Army and give Dou Jiande himself a chance to escape. However It is a pity that Dou Jiande seriously overestimated the morale of his troops and the combat effectiveness of his soldiers, and also seriously underestimated the determination of the Sui Army soldiers to kill him. The Dou Army soldiers who were ordered to counterattack declined in physical strength, their morale was low, and they were slow to charge forward. It was far from enough. The soldiers of the Sui army who had built up enough physical strength were full of morale. With red eyes, they just moved forward with all their strength. Even if the enemy had rushed to their side, they continued to fight while advancing. Yuchi Jingde, Luo Shixin and other Sui soldiers The fierce general took the lead in the charge, swinging his horse to slash, smash and sweep with a ferocity like a demon from hell. The soldiers of Dou Army were so frightened that they dodged left and right, and no one dared to take the lead. There is another dangerous consequence of Dou Jiande's actions, that is, once his army collapses under such circumstances, it will immediately be out of control and will no longer be able to form an army and effectively command. The Sui soldiers who charged in the group will never fight back. power. Unfortunately, Dou Jun's situation is developing rapidly in this dangerous direction New explosions sounded in Dou Jun's army, and a large number of soldiers who were accustomed to using gunpowder bottles to open the way at the last moment invested heavily. When the gunpowder bottle was released, the Dou Army's officers and soldiers staggered around during the explosion, and the formation became even more chaotic. The reporting officers and soldiers took the opportunity to accelerate their charge, slashing and killing the enemy and marching forward. The two generals Guo Feng and Chen Ci who were leading the way were like two men. Tigers descended from the mountain, slashing and killing them with knives and sticks, making Dou's soldiers howl like ghosts and wolves, lying down in front of them like wheat. At this time, the banner of loyalty to the country and Chen Sangliang's arrogant Tang Dynasty flag were less than fifty steps away from Dou Jiande's handsome flag. There was no other way. He knew that taking the lead in escaping at this time would only lead to a huge defeat for his own army, and the casualties of the soldiers would be extremely heavy. However, for the sake of his precious life, Dou Jiande still gritted his teeth and jumped off the imperial chariot, mounted the imperial horse and patted the horse. The soldiers of the Chinese army quickly followed up and fled very fast without the restraints of chariots, ceremonial guards, gongs, drums and horns. However, after seeing the defeat of the Chinese army, Dou's army quickly collapsed. All the generals and soldiers fled, one by one, fleeing faster than the other. The cries and shouts came one after another, earth-shattering, "Run! We lost!" We lost!¡± The time to reap the fruits of victory has finally arrived. The soldiers of the Sui Army who are as fast as flying can easily kill the soldiers of the Dou Army who have given up resistance by just wielding their swords and guns. They can kill the enemy with knives and axes, chopping melons and vegetables. Just kill the enemy however you want. However, the greatest victory for the Sui soldiers this time is only one, and that is Dou Jiande himself who will lead to the continuation of this cruel and troubled world for a long time. Therefore, whether it is the police, cavalry or infantry, they all only pursue the enemy. One direction, that is where Dou Jiande's handsome flag lies! During the rout and flight, Dou Jiande's army fled in embarrassment to the gate of his army's camp, but the Sui army immediately followed up and drove Dou's defeated troops forward with frantic killings. The defeated Dou troops who panicked and chose their own way trampled on themselves in front of the gate of the camp, pushing and fighting. On the road into the camp, corpses that had been trampled to pulp quickly covered the road to the camp gate. Corpses, living people and wounded soldiers quickly filled up the trenches protecting the camp. The defeated soldiers of Dou's army marched on the corpses, knocking over the antlers and overthrowing the horses. The fence was trampled into sawdust, and the towering archery tower of the camp gate also fell to the ground under the push of Sergeant Dou, smashing into the dense crowd, splashing blood all over the sky. The Sui army pursued too closely and did not give the defeated Dou army any chance to breathe. Driven by the desire to escape, the defeated Dou army's fleeing soldiers tore down countless tents, overturned countless grain carts, and even more directly They defeated the Dou army's rear troops who stayed in the camp, then abandoned the huge camp, fled eastward on the corpses of their own family members, and rushed to Niuzhukou Pier crying and shouting. Dou Jiande's commanding flag has long been abandoned, but because Dou Jiande's golden helmet and the armor of his Chinese army guards are too conspicuous, experienced police officers have been chasing him. He was pursued from the camp to Niuzhukou Pier. The defeated soldiers of Dou's army were already crowded with people on the pier. The soldiers scrambled to get on the boat. Countless small boats were sunk on the spot. The soldiers of Dou's army who fell into the Yellow River struggled to cry for help in the water. Their miserable screams were unbearable to hear. The soldiers of Dou Army had no chance to cross the river at all. The ruthless Chen Sangliang had already prepared for this. He Er, a young water thief on the Tongji Canal, had already led the Sui Army warship to the vicinity of Niuzhukou Pier. Although the Sui Army The warships on the Yellow River were all converted from civilian ships, and their combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of the regular navy - but the damn Dou Army ferry was not even armed! He Er, who knew how to fight some water battles, commanded the Sui soldiers to release rockets and ignite the sails of Dou's ferry. He also commanded the Sui soldiers who were skilled in water to go into the water and chisel the boat, and rammed the sluggish Dou, which was full of defeated soldiers, with an angle. The army ferried out and massacred Dou's soldiers wantonly, and soon completely cut off Dou's northward escape route. The thick smoke from Dou Jun's ferry that was ignited by rockets on the river, and the soldiers and corpses of Dou Jun in the water.The waves follow the current, filled with torrential yellow water. Knowing that he could no longer cross the river, Dou Jiande could only order the army to continue fleeing eastward with him. However, in the chaos and losing the command of his general, Dou's soldiers did not have many soldiers to follow him. Dou Jiande was forced to have no choice but to It was to escape eastward with his team of guards. As a result, the brightly armored guards around Dou Jiande became a magnet, attracting the full pursuit of the cavalry of the Patriot Army. During the charge, two veterans of the Patriot Army, Guo Feng and Chen Ci, first caught up with Dou Jiande's bodyguards. Guo Feng and Chen Ci thought that there was going to be another fierce battle, and they were all prepared to fight. Who knew? Dou Jiande's guards were far less loyal than his soldiers - this was also the case in history. They actually screamed and fled in all directions, voluntarily giving up the charge path of Guo Feng and Chen Ci. Surprised, General Guo and Chen pounced on Dou Jiande, who was wearing conspicuous gold armor. Dou Jiande turned around and was shocked, and quickly yelled at his guards to protect him. However, his guards were more greedy and fearful of death than the others. Not only did no one want to fight to the death for the queen, They all fled from him Finally, Chen Ci was the first to catch up with Dou Jiande. He picked up the cooked copper stick stained with blood and brains and swept towards Dou Jiande. Knowing that the situation was over, Dou Jiande turned around and shouted, "Don't kill me, I can Make you rich!" Before he could finish his words and his head was only halfway back, the wrought iron rod in Chen Ci's hand had already hit Dou Jiande's face, right in the middle of his face. Dou Jiande's face was blooming and his facial features were deformed. He fell off the war horse with an inarticulate scream. Guo Feng on the other side could not stop his horse in time. The iron hoof of the war horse happened to hit Dou Jiande's face, trampling Dou Jiande's already completely deformed face. Smash Then, when Chen Sangliang came to Dou Jiande's corpse, all he could see was a corpse whose appearance could not be discerned at all. After personally dismounting and observing for a long time, he also checked the sweat and blood stains on Dou Jiande's armor, as well as the knotting of the golden armor. Chen Sangliang still couldn't tell whether this was Dou Jiande's body, so he could only ask Guo Feng and Chen Ci in confusion. Said: "You guys, are you sure he is Dou Jiande? Will someone change his armor and die for him?" "This" Guo Feng and Chen Ci hesitated as they wiped the sweat and blood on their faces, then shook their heads and said, "Your Highness, forgive me. There is no way to confirm the crime." "He was killed by thieves!" Chen Sangliang kicked Dou Jiande's body hard, bent down and pointed at Dou Jiande's body and cursed: "It's okay if you didn't let me see you when you were alive. You died, and your face was so mangled that I couldn¡¯t see how ugly you looked, and I had to work hard to tell whether you were real or not! Damn it!¡± After standing up again, I looked at you! Looking at the surging Yellow River to the north, Chen Sangliang murmured in his heart: "I hope it's you. This damn troubled world should end."