After a night of blood baptism in Yecheng, the owner of the city also completely changed, from Yuan Shao to Yuan Xi. All the civil and military people in the city were called to the hall of Zhaohou Mansion early by Yuan Xi.
Yuan Xi was now wearing golden armor and a golden helmet. His slightly thin body was able to hold up the heavy armor. He sat on the throne of Marquis Zhao and looked around at the many civil and military officials present who had just paid homage to him. He smiled slightly.
He raised his hand and said loudly: "No courtesy!"
Everyone stood up one after another. The civil servants were led by Jushou, Xin Ping, Xin Pi, Pang Ji, Chen Lin and others were arranged in the left column in sequence, while the generals were led by Wen Chou, Yan Liang, Han Meng, Jiang Yiqu, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Zhang
Nan, Jiang Qi, Jiang Ji, Ma Yan, Zhang Wei, Chunyu Dao and others were ranked in the right column.
Just from the order of civil and military affairs, it is not difficult to see that Yuan Xi and his father Yuan Shao have completely opposite approaches. Yuan Shao respects civil servants, and every time he meets with important officials, civil servants will be arranged in the right column. What Yuan Xi did this time is
The decision was to place the generals in the right column, which shows that he attaches great importance to Wen Chou, Yan Liang and others.
The Eastern Han Dynasty respected the right. Yuan Xi was not only grateful to Wen Chou and others for putting him in a high position. He also saw the importance of holding military power, so he deliberately won over the generals and rewarded Wen Chou.
, and also awarded rewards to the other generals. Seeing how influential Wen Chou was personally, he was afraid that Wen Chou would use the same method to force him to abdicate again in the future.
"Now the Yan army has surrounded the east, south and north gates, and the west gate is surrounded by the Jin army. Ju Yi, the guard of the north gate, also died in the battle last night. Even the suspension bridge was destroyed by the enemy. The north gate had to be
Heavily guarded. Wen Chou, how do you think we should defend the north gate?" Yuan Xi put on the air of being the master and asked loudly.
Wen Chou immediately stepped out and clasped his fists and said: "My lord, instead of strictly guarding the four gates and spreading the troops, it is better to water the city gates with molten iron and seal them all, leaving only one gate for strict defense, and the other three gates only need to be equipped with a small number of troops."
Just guard it with troops. My subordinates thought that the North Gate Suspension Bridge
If it is destroyed, the enemy can use the suspension bridge to attack the north gate at any time. However, the east, south, and west gates are all intact. With the moat as a natural barrier, they can pour molten iron to block the three gates and concentrate all their troops on the north gate.
, and engage in a decisive battle with the Yan Army and the Jin Army."
Yuan Xi closed his eyes gently and thought for a while. When he opened his eyes again, he turned to look at Jushou and asked: "Prime Minister, what is your strategy?"
Although Jushu became the Prime Minister, the era when Yuan Shao used civil servants to hold power had passed. As the Prime Minister, he could not manage military affairs and could only handle government affairs. He was at best a counselor. However, he was selfless after all and did not care about this change in power.
, immediately raised his hands and said: "General Wen's words are reasonable...but...in this case, Rong
It is easy for our army to fall into trouble. The Yan army is very powerful, and the Jin army is also a tiger and wolf army. The two armies join forces to attack the city. It is not suitable to go out to fight, but only to defend the city. If we fight decisively now, we will lose too many troops.
But if we focus on defending the city, relying on Yecheng's unique city defense advantages, we will definitely be able to hold on for a year without incident."
Yan Liang said: "But our army currently only has one year of food and grass. After a year of holding on, if all the food and grass are used up, we can only sit back and wait for death. Instead of doing this, it is better to give it a try, lead the troops to break out of the siege, and temporarily abandon Jizhou
, moved to Qingzhou, and joined Yuan Tan, the governor of Qingzhou, and the two armies joined together to fight for Jizhou."
Xin Ping has always been a peacemaker, but that was in front of Yuan Shao. Because he felt very uncomfortable being caught between Shen Pei and Guo Tu, so he rarely offered advice to Yuan Shao. Even if he did, he would be rejected by Shen Pei and Guo Tu.
The two rejected the proposal. At this time, Guo Tu was already dead, and there was nothing wrong with him among the arrested party members. Yuan Xi not only did not touch him, but instead gave him
He was promoted and grateful, so he stepped forward and immediately clasped his fists and said: "My lord, don't listen to General Yan Liang's words. Ye City is extremely strong and suitable for long-term defense. The Yan army is fierce in field battles. If our army is far away from the barrier and the Yan army,
A decisive battle in the wild is asking for trouble, because many soldiers are frightened by the Yan army's heavy infantry and the Iron Buddha."
"Iron Pagoda? What Iron Pagoda?" Yuan Xi asked in confusion.
Xin Ping hurriedly explained: "Oh, they are the Yan army's cavalry who are all covered with heavy armor. Even the horses are covered with armor. Each horse has a spear tied to it, and the soldiers hold long standards. During the Battle of Julu, Wen Chou, Yan Liang and others
No one is an opponent, let alone other soldiers?"
A trace of guilt appeared on Wen Chou's face. When he thought of the terrifying iron pagoda of the Yan army during that battle, a trace of fear arose in his heart, because until now he has not been able to think of any good way to deal with the iron pagoda.
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The Yan army's chain horse formation became famous in the Battle of Julu. Five thousand heavy cavalry locked together randomly harvested the heads of Zhao soldiers, causing more than 9,000 Zhao soldiers to die tragically under the iron hoofs of the chain horse formation.
This incident left a deep shadow on the soldiers of the Zhao army who had experienced this battle. The soldiers of the Zhao army did not know its name, so they all called it "Iron Buddha Tu".
After Yuan Xi listened, he also felt that what Yan Liang said was inappropriate. He also heard that Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others were defeated by the Yan army in the Battle of Julu, so he nodded and said slowly: "The Yan army is very powerful in field battles.
, it’s better not to go into battle easily..."
"My lord, you must not increase the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige. I, Yan Liang, am not talented. I am willing to lead an army to meet the Yan army's Iron Buddha Temple. I don't believe that this Iron Buddha Temple can really be invincible." Yan Liang said unconvinced.
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Yuan Xi ignored Yan Liang and asked Jushu directly: "I would also like to ask the Prime Minister to make a careful plan on how to defend the city. Everything depends on the Prime Minister!"
Wen Chou also understood very well that the only one who could save Yecheng at this time was Jushou. Although he did not admit that he was an ordinary man, he was indeed far inferior to Jushou in terms of strategy. Seeing that Yan Liang was about to get angry, he stepped forward and caught him
Yan Liang's arm shook his head towards Yan Liang.
Yan Liang understood, suppressed the anger in his heart and returned to the queue, blowing his beard and staring.
Wen Chou cupped his hands towards Yuan Xi and said: "My Lord, I am willing to hand over all the troops and horses to the command of the Prime Minister in order to tide over the current crisis!"
Yuan Xi also knew very well the importance of Jushou, and even more clearly that Wen Chou's intention of doing this was to make sacrifices to defeat the enemy. He said no more, stood up slowly, and spoke loudly to all the civil and military officials.
: "I am giving an order now that the Prime Minister Jushou will be appointed as the military advisor, and all the troops and horses in the city will be handed over to him. Anyone, including me, who dares to disobey the military advisor's orders will be executed without mercy!"
Civil and military officials clasped their fists in unison and said, "No!"
Jushou was so moved. He thought that although Yuan Shao also asked him to be the prime minister, Yuan Shao's military talisman was still needed to mobilize troops and horses. However, Yuan Xi just opened his mouth and pinned all the troops, horses and the hope of the whole city on him. He
Suddenly he felt that the difference between Yuan Xi and Yuan Shaozhi lay in their decision-making. He clasped his fists and said: "I will live up to my lord's high expectations, guard this city strictly, and vow to repel the enemy!"
Yuan Xi walked to Jusuke's side, stretched out his hand and held Jusuke's hand tightly. Although he did not speak, his eyes were full of trust in Jusuke.
Jushou's eyes filled with tears, and he secretly said in his heart: "My old master is always scheming. In order to balance the interests of the generals and counselors under his command, he dispersed all the powers. This directly led to the increasingly fierce struggle for power, which led to the decision-making of Shen Pei, Guo Tu
They are trying to undermine each other. But my young lord directly handed over the power to me alone. What else can I say about this kind of trust? Even if I die, I must repay the kindness that the two generations of lords of the Yuan family have shown me."
Thinking of this, Jushou turned his eyes to Wen Chou, and saw a strange smile appeared on the corner of Wen Chou's mouth. The smile was fleeting, and he couldn't understand what the smile meant for the moment, but based on his understanding of Wen Chou, Wen Chou could easily communicate with him.
There must be some meaning in giving up all the military power. He also secretly thought
He paid attention to Wen Chou and thought slowly: "Wen Chou first promoted Yuan Xi to the throne, and then gave up the military power. Could it be that the person I knew before who held power in his hands was not Wen Chou? He also because of
He Faxiao, why can’t I see through that weirdness at all? Is it because I worry too much or am I too suspicious?”
Jushou thought about it for a long time, but still could not figure out the reason, so he stopped thinking. If he wanted to see the essence of the matter clearly, he should wait for the matter to reveal itself. He bowed to Yuan Xi and said loudly: "My lord, my subordinates
I think our army should defeat the Jin army first and then the Yan army."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi was happy and asked hurriedly: "Does the military advisor have a strategy to defeat the enemy?"
Jushou nodded and said: "Although the Jin army brought by Lu Bu is brave, they are all warriors. Just a little trick can defeat their spirit. Moreover, Lu Bu's military advisor did not follow this time, but stayed behind."
Handan raised grain and grass, which gave our army a good opportunity. With Lu Bu's
Characters, as long as they are provoked, they will be deceived. The Lord can let Wen Chou and Yan Liang fight against Lu Bu alone. They are highly skilled in martial arts, skilled in bow and horse, and are unstoppable warriors. Except for them, no one else can do the job.
As long as Lu Bu is led into Wengcheng, he can be killed."
Yuan Xi said: "Okay, the military advisor will tell everyone the detailed plan. How to arrange and arrange the troops will be decided by the military advisor alone. There is no need to ask me again."
Jushou nodded, and immediately told the generals his plan loudly, then arranged it in an orderly manner, and finally asked: "Does everyone understand?"
"Understood!" everyone replied in unison.
Yuan Xi said: "Well, start taking action now. Defeat Lu Bu as soon as possible, and the crisis in Yecheng will be resolved one day earlier."
"promise!"
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It was already dark, and the three gates outside Yecheng were facing deep ditches and high barriers. A barrier was formed overnight.
After Gao Fei inspected the three gates on horseback, he took Zhao Yun, Chen Dao, and Wenpin toward the west gate, wanting to see how Lu Bu was digging at the west gate.
But when he arrived at the west gate, Gao Fei was dumbfounded. The outside of the west gate was very flat, without any trace of excavation, and the soldiers of the Jin army were lazily in the camp. He was taken aback and said hurriedly: "Come on, follow me."
Find Lu Bu, I want to know what is going on!"
"promise!"
(Author's note: I have to go to the capital to deal with some personal matters in the past few days. The update time may be delayed, but there will be no interruption in updates. At least one chapter will be updated every day. I hope all book friends will forgive me.)