The rain did not stop completely, and the Yuan Army camp outside Handan City fell into a strange and desolate atmosphere. Novel .
The reason why I say it is weird is that the entire camp is actually busy, collecting corpses, sorting out ordnance, digging drainage ditches, arranging the wounded... At the same time, don't forget that the drizzle above your head is still crackling and beating on the tent. However, It is really unbearable that such a busy camp seems extremely depressed and quiet.
Think about it too.
Two soldiers with two thousand stones died in the battle, and one Sima with a thousand stones died in the battle. Together with the self-trampling and accidental injuries, Yuan Jun's total casualties were more than two thousand casualties... Of course, to be fair, this is not a serious injury to Yuan Jun. A bone-shattering defeat. Among them, two thousand casualties are really just a drop of light for an 80,000-strong army, and they are scattered casualties. The so-called establishment is still there and can be replenished at any time; the death of three generals may be a bit excessive, but to be honest, Yuan Shao controlled nineteen counties, and there was no shortage of powerful leaders from this family who came here to make contributions in order to stand out.
Only this battle was almost fought by Guan Yunchang alone, leading a thousand men. However, he was a military general known for his bravery, but he was able to grasp the timing and the opportunity to defeat Yuan's army of 80,000 and the heroes of the three states. In the midst of applause, I almost retreated in the end, but it was really embarrassing!
Coupled with the rain that was most annoying to the siege party, it was no wonder that the morale of Yuan Jun was extremely low.
In the central military tent, countless staff, generals, and officials gathered together. However, this important place, which used to be red-faced and full of arguments, was now completely silent. This was probably the most direct manifestation of this low morale.
"Has Ming Qing's body been buried?" After an unknown period of time, Yuan Shao, who had just applied a hot towel to his forehead, came out of the back tent and asked before he even sat down, thus breaking the silence.
"Replying to Ming Gong, the burial has been prepared and sent to the Bohai Sea." Chen Gong could not avoid it, so he could only answer with a dark face.
"I should have personally presided over the funeral for Ming Qing, but the war is like this and it's not easy to escape easily." Yuan Shao sighed with emotion before sitting down. "My eldest son Yuan Tan has just tied his hair and is now in Yecheng. I will send someone later. I wrote a letter and asked him to take a trip to the Bohai Sea for me, which is also a way of expressing my condolences..."
"My lord is so sincere. If General Gao knew about it, he would be grateful." Guo Tu leaned over and praised him.
"Where is the sincerity?" Yuan Shao sat on the captain's chair behind the high-legged table and shook his head for a moment. "It's obviously guilt. This battle..."
"Ming Gong!"
"General!"
"Lord!"
As soon as Yuan Shao was undecided, many prepared people from around him took the initiative to step out, and then leaned down to salute... From Chen Gong, who was in charge of the shogunate and was already responsible for taking the blame, to Xin Ping, the maker of this plan, and then to the missing person Jushou, who was guarding the east gate area, and many generals who participated in the battle yesterday... You don't need to think about it to know that these people all spoke out at this time, as if they wanted to apologize.
However, Yuan Shao waved his hands repeatedly to interrupt the scrambling of these people: "Needless to say, in the battle the day before yesterday, if we were to judge the guilt, then I and the following are guilty, but if we want to find someone to bear this crime, it is not as good as Let me shoulder the responsibility alone for you... This battle has ended here, and you have all tried your best. It was my incompetence as the commander of the army that led to the unfavorable start of the army. I should take the blame to thank the world."
There was a moment of astonishment in the tent.
Yuan Shao was not in a hurry, he just took off the crown of Jinxian from his head under the blank gaze of everyone, and then took off his bun. Then he held his hair with one hand, and suddenly took out a short knife from his arms with the other hand.
, he simply and neatly cut off his full head of hair.
The incident happened so suddenly that no one could stop it. However, since Yuan Shao's hair was broken and the entire tent was full, no one dared to stand still.
"A crowd of 80,000 surrounded a thousand light soldiers, but lost the troops and generals. They should have been beheaded to show military discipline." Yuan Shao, with his hair disheveled, put away his knife, stood up and came to the tent, and slowly said to the people who were kneeling.
"However, the three states and nineteen counties have entrusted me with the task of suppressing thieves, and they have no choice but to keep themselves useful for the future, so they can only cut off their heads to set the record straight... The military judge is Yuan Tu, but he is now replacing
Gongtai went to Qinghe to deal with the Ji family, but he has not returned yet, so Gongtai..."
"My subordinate is here!" Chen Gong then raised his head.
"My hair and you. After today, you will hang my hair on the general platform for me and tell everyone in the army that the guilty general Yuan Shao has been dealt with. I hope the whole army will stop treating military discipline as nothing."
Chen Gong stood up while half-kneeling and took over his hair, but almost burst into tears: "Why is Ming Gong doing this? I am incompetent..."
"I can be incompetent, and the enemy generals can be wise and brave, but you can't be incompetent!" Yuan Shao leaned over and spoke sternly. "If you are all incompetent, how can I compete with Gongsun Wenqi in the world?!"
The tent was filled with exhalations.
"Guan Yunchang, I thought he was just a brave man, the so-called Fan Kuai, Yingbu Zongbo, but he didn't expect that he knew the signs and knew the opportunities..." Yuan Shao stood up and continued to look around. "Such a person is already comparable to
A famous general in ancient times! There is also Shen Zhengnan, who is generous, fierce, loyal and courageous, and also has the style of a famous official in ancient times! Even Gongsun Bogui, who was defeated in Pingyuan, is by no means incapable of fighting! As for Gongsun Wenqi, he is
, long before he challenged Dong, he was already recognized as the number one military commander in the world! And what about me, Yuan Shao? I was born into a noble family, raised in the prosperous place of Luoyang since childhood, and studied filially as an adult. How could I have ever fought in a war?
!If I don’t rely on you, do I have half a chance of winning?! Gaozu was able to defeat Xiang Yu because of Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin, not himself! If Gaozu and King Xiang each commanded 100,000 troops to fight, he would
I should have died ten thousand times! Therefore, in this battle, all the blame lies with me, and no one else is at fault!"
"I thank my lord!" Upon hearing this, Chen Gong took the lead in thanking Yuan Shao for his kindness, holding his hair, but he had already changed his title.
Although the rest of the people did not recognize the master like Chen Gong, they also kowtowed and thanked him.
"Everyone, get up!" After saying this in one breath, Yuan Shaofang returned to his seat after a long pause, and then motioned for everyone to get up. "No need to thank you, the responsibility for this battle ends here, no need to mention it again, today I only listen to the usefulness
The words..."
"Ming Gong!" Xin Ping gritted his teeth and stepped forward. "The scouts from the front came to report that Handan openly opened the west gate yesterday, and Guan Yunchang and his troops returned to Xiying with supplies from the city in a majestic manner. It is still the same as before... Up to now,
A decision needs to be made.”
"What decision?" Yuan Shao, who was still disheveled, asked seriously.
"I thought carefully about the battle the day before yesterday. It was still due to poor command in the army. The soldiers and horses were half-returned, so that once each battalion lost its master, it would lose its fighting spirit..." Xin Ping said and simply glanced from the side of the generals.
After passing by, it finally stopped on Li Jin.
However, both Li Tuizhi and the other generals looked as usual... Firstly, Yuan Shao had already shouldered all the responsibilities, and secondly, aside from the fact that Li Jin also had a nephew who died the day before yesterday (I didn't know it at the time)
), most of the people who participated in the war suffered a lot of casualties, so it was a different kind of straight-backed posture.
And Xin Ping also knew that pursuing responsibility at this time would ruin Yuan Shao's overall situation, so he just took a look and told the whole story: "Ming Gong, I am not talking about holding people accountable, but that the military system needs to be reformed. For example,
, whoever appoints a general to lead a party in battle must be given a tiger talisman, a general flag, and even a staff! Let him have the power and responsibility to make decisions on the battlefield, and also have the power and responsibility to dispose of two thousand stones... The Ming Dynasty holds nineteen counties and states, four in the world.
There must be a class division among the two thousand soldiers under his command! Therefore, what I mean is that since our army has been frustrated and encountered rain, and there is nothing we can do to defeat Guan Yunchang for a while, we might as well withdraw the army to Yecheng.
During the Liang period, do you want to make some rectification first?"
Yuan Shao hesitated for a moment: "I also have this idea, but Handan doesn't care?"
"It's okay." Guo Tu said calmly. "Master, don't worry. It's only the middle of July, the turn of summer and autumn. The autumn harvest hasn't started yet, and General Wei can't come so quickly. When we finish reorganizing in Wei County,
The weather has cleared up and the morale of the army has recovered, so it won’t be too late to suddenly come back!”
Yuan Shao was moved for a moment... He really wanted to reorganize his army, not just in terms of institutional rights and responsibilities, but also to arrange some reliable people in the army to supervise each battalion to prevent Wu Anguo from being killed.
The deployment of two thousand people dispersed in a hurry, and Li Zheng's captured three thousand soldiers of the Li family did not dare to move. Those ridiculous things happened again on the battlefield.
However, just withdrawing the troops like this, I always feel that something is wrong...
"My subordinates have something to say." The one who suddenly came out was Ju Shou.
"Please speak to me!" Yuan Shao still respected Ju Gongyu very much.
"The sudden heavy rain the day before yesterday made my subordinates feel aggrieved, so yesterday I specially found some local elderly farmers who are serving as auxiliary soldiers in the army to inquire about the weather." Jushou replied seriously. "I'm afraid there will be more rain this time.
explain."
Yuan Shao immediately became serious: "Speak quickly."
"According to the local old farmers in the camp, this rain looks like one rain, but it is actually two rains." Jushou replied seriously. "The day before yesterday was a heavy summer rain, but from yesterday to now, it has been a steady autumn rain... In other words, today
In the future, not only will the rain continue continuously, but the temperature will also gradually drop. At this time, it would be a mistake for the entire army to stay forcibly."
Yuan Shao was suddenly stunned.
"It's not just that." Jushu further said. "Those old farmers also said that although this kind of rain occasionally occurred in previous years, it would cause waterlogging before the autumn harvest every year. Moreover, if there was more corn in previous years, this kind of waterlogging would still occur.
Well, as long as the waterlogging is drained in time and the weather clears up before the autumn harvest, you can still harvest corn. But in recent years, pasta has become more common and more wheat is grown. The wheat stalks are fragile, but they are easy to fall in the wind and rain before the autumn harvest...
"
Yuan Shao was confused when he heard this at first, but when he heard this, he suddenly realized: "You mean Hebei is short of food after the autumn?"
"It's not the whole of Hebei and Changping where the climate is Yanshan, but the east of Taihang, from Hanoi to Changshan, I'm afraid the wheat grain will be damaged." Jushou finally explained everything. "This kind of loss is the same for both others and ourselves.
, and it can only be regarded as a partial disaster in some areas... But in any case, Handan is among them. The subordinates don't know how much food is stored in Handan City, but they must guard against him going out to harvest millets and wheat! In this case, why not leave a real one?
We don’t need many elite soldiers and horses, just 20,000. We are not here to destroy the city, but just to guard our camp and prevent Shen Zhengnan from leaving the city? In this way, it is not considered to have withdrawn the siege. And wait for us in Wei County
The reorganization is completed there, the weather clears up, the morale of the army is restored, and the autumn grains are collected, and then they suddenly come back?!"
Yuan Shao nodded fiercely at this moment, and his messy hair started to sway: "You know your shame after being defeated in battle, and you can see the opportunity again. Maybe my son's wife is yours, right?"
Jushou quickly declined in embarrassment amid the expressionless expressions of the other staff.
"Don't worry about anything!" Yuan Shao didn't bother to pay too much attention, but took out the short knife that he had just cut off his hair from his arms, stood up and handed it to the other party. "I asked Han Meng to be your lieutenant, leaving 20,000 people behind.
Now, you are in charge of everything in the army, and anyone who dares to disobey will be killed with this blade."
Jushou was also moved for a moment, and then immediately leaned forward to take the sword without hesitation.
Just when Ju Shou took over the important task, suddenly, the tent door was suddenly opened, and a feathered warrior covered in rain hurriedly entered, knelt down and handed Yuan Shao a military report covered with oil paper.
Yuan Shao ignored it, but first taught Jushou, then he took the military report, tore open the cover, and browsed for a while... After browsing, he calmly returned to his seat, and then spoke calmly and calmly.
: "Two thousand stones and the chariots and cavalry staff in the general's mansion are left behind, and the rest of the people are all going out."
Everyone didn't understand what he meant, but they had no choice but to do what he said.
"Gentlemen." Yuan Shao handed the letter to Chen Gong beside him, then looked around and said calmly. "We will clean up today and withdraw tomorrow..."
"Why is it so urgent?" Xin Ping was puzzled.
"Yecheng is lost." Chen Gong on the side said a shocking statement with a calm face.
The entire account was astonished.
"Gentlemen, there is no need to panic." Yuan Shao did not panic when he saw this, but laughed. "The matter has come to this, what's the point of panic? If you want to say, if you lose it, just lose it. Just go back and take it back. You won't miss the overall situation."
"Indeed." Chen Gong thought for a moment and couldn't help but sigh. "Fortunately, the autumn grain has not been harvested at this time, and the rest of the grain and grass are also in the Liang period."
"But..." Xin Ping was sweating profusely. "Ming Gong, didn't you ask Gao Yuancai (Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan) to go to Hanoi to stabilize Uncle Zhang Zhi? How did Yecheng fall? Where did General Wei send his troops?
"
"If it were General Wei's soldiers, you and I would be dead today!" Chen Gong replied with a dark face.
"Why did Zhongzhi lose his composure? Just think about it and you will know how Gongsun Wenqi sent troops so quickly?" Yuan Shaofu laughed again in the audience. "He can't fly... The one who took advantage of the heavy rain the day before yesterday and suddenly captured Yecheng was
They are tens of thousands of Taihang mountain bandits divided into more than ten steps, and the leader is called Yu Du... He is also a Black Mountain bandit!"
Everyone looked surprised at first, but then became more and more panicked. Although the bandits were easy to drive away, their families were in the city! From this point of view, it was better to let Gongsun Wenqi's serious army come!
"My family members are also in Yecheng..." Yuan Shao seemed to understand everyone's thoughts. "I have never seen him so rude!"
Everyone was suddenly in awe. Yuan Benchu today was very convincing.
"Don't leak the military plan. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!" Yuan Shaofu calmly ordered again. "As mentioned just now, Jugong and 20,000 troops are here to monitor Shen Zhengnan and Guan Yunchang, but they can stay safe! The rest of the people are fine
The troops have been packing up all night and are preparing to withdraw...General Wen and General Ju are the vanguard and they are leaving now. They can also rush to Liangqicheng to rest in the evening, and they will return to Yecheng city tomorrow!"
The generals agreed loudly and left each other. Guo Tu, Xin Ping and others immediately went to prepare, while Chen Gong left and returned... He almost forgot to take Yuan Shao's hair from several cases.
Go and hang it up.
However, Chen Gongtai grabbed his hair and was about to turn around and leave, but Yuan Shao stopped him again: "Gongtai, slow down a little... help me stand up!"
Chen Gong suddenly came to his senses, turned around again, let down his hair, and then helped his lord up.
"The public is laughing." Yuan Shao, who could barely stand up, held Chen Gong's arm, his face full of anxiety. He no longer had the same demeanor as before, and even cried for a moment. "But all of my children are underage, and the youngest is only two years old... If this is the case
What should I do if I fall into the hands of a thief and make a mistake? Gongsun Wenqi’s vicious plan!"
Chen Gong responded silently.
I am the dividing line who is more heroic than Yuan Shao
"Shaofang besieged Handan for several days and was defeated by Guan Yu. There was also heavy rain. Fang met with the generals to talk about retreating. Suddenly he heard that the Black Mountain bandits were taking advantage of the rain to attack Ye City and killed the prefect Li Cheng. There were more than ten thieves.
Tens of thousands of people gathered together in Ye. All the guests who were sitting on the seats, all of whom had homes in Ye, turned pale with fear, or began to cry. Only Shao, whose appearance did not change, was sitting upright and calm, giving orders with his mouth, staying behind and going first.
Everything is complete, and everything is safe." "Xin Yan Shu". No. 1 in the family.
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