Chapter VIII Thinking of the old to know the heart
"Xu Ziyuan said this, and you believe it?"
The next afternoon, at the foot of Handan City, in the central tent of the Gongsun Army's camp, General Gongsun Xun, who was surveying the map and discussing the war with several military advisors, suddenly raised his head and glanced at someone under the tent.
Wei Yue was horrified by the sight, and could only force a smile: "Is it possible that Xu Ziyuan is not a spy for the prince, and his subordinates fell into the trap?"
Gongsun Xun did not answer, but continued to look at the map, while Lou Gui and others stood up and stood on both sides of the table.
"If this is the case, my subordinate is really stupid!" Wei Yue did not dare to neglect, and quickly leaned down and kowtowed to blame himself. "I actually fell into Xu Ziyuan's plan..."
"How did you just fall into his scheme?" Gongsun Xun held the map in front of him and muttered in a low voice, but suddenly raised his head and gave the order. "Beat the drum and gather the generals!"
Many people in the tent, including Han Hao, Zhang Ji, Pang De, Jia Kui and others, were naturally busy organizing the Central Army Conference, while Lou Gui, Tian Feng, Xun You and others also stood on both sides, waiting for the generals to gather.
Suddenly, the sound of the drums was rumbling, but it turned out to be the sound of the large and small drums of the Central Military Department, and they sounded twenty-seven times in a row, repeated twice... This is the highest-level gathering drum, with two thousand stones in the army, one thousand stones, plus
None of the civilian military officers directly under the Central Army dared to neglect, and they gathered one after another at the location of the Central Army... This is the so-called general meeting.
Immediately, Wei Yue, who was getting more and more panicked, was simply taken by the soldiers to the general's platform outside the tent and continued to kneel down to wait for him. After a while, Gongsun Xun also abandoned the tent, took several military advisors, and came out together to the general.
Take a seat on the platform... This rammed-earth general platform was built by Yuan Shao during the first siege of Handan in the past. At this time, it was Gongsun Xun's advantage.
Outside the tent, there were hundreds of generals and assistants in the army. They were originally standing on the upper and lower sides of the general platform, looking at Wei Yuezheng who was kneeling in the middle and talking about it. However, as Gongsun Xun sat sideways on the general platform, he held his sword and said nothing.
After a while, the noisy area near the general platform suddenly became silent again.
This made Wei Yue panic. After thinking for a moment, he quickly raised his voice and apologized again: "My subordinate is ignorant and incompetent, so I let Xu You go..."
"How could you be so ignorant and incompetent?" Gongsun Xun smiled instead of getting angry when he heard this. "In my opinion, it's because I have underestimated you on weekdays that I only found out about Wei Zidu's abilities today..."
Wei Yue's eyes flickered and he looked around at his colleagues. Cheng Lian, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Gao Shun and other old soldiers in the army were helpless when they saw this. They looked at each other a few times, but Cheng Pu thought for a moment and asked.
Go forward and ask for clues about what happened.
But just before he was about to go out, he saw Gongsun Xun looking at him with a half-smile but not a smile. He was shocked and was actually frozen on the spot.
At this time, Gongsun Xun had already turned to his side and said, "De Rong, what did the local Wei County officer who surrendered from Liangqi City this morning say? Tell the army loudly, someone in the province said
I have wronged someone."
"Report to your lord!" Zhang did not dare to neglect, and immediately came out to answer. "The Jiangman said that in the middle of the night last night, the thieves Yuan, Jushu, Xu You, Guo Tu, Lu Xiang and other thieves entered the city from the south of the city.
There is also Chen Liu Dianwei, a famous warrior of the Yuan army... This matter is because Dian Wei's troops were placed in the camp outside the city and the wounded were placed in the city. Everyone in the Yuan army, both inside and outside the city, can know about it."
Wei Yue trembled in public after hearing half of it.
"Bring Xu Sima here!" Gongsun Xun did not take advantage of the situation to question Wei Yue, but raised his hand again to signal.
Following his instructions, Pang De also went down in person, and then took several followers to carry a wounded man to the general platform... Everyone could see clearly that this man was a military commander who was born in Gongsun Xunyi.
He is also a younger brother of the Xu Rong clan. He is in charge of military law in Xu Rong's tribe and is called Xu Xing Xu Zixin.
"No need to salute." Seeing that the other party was still struggling on the stretcher, Gongsun Xun waved his hands quickly. "Tell me again what you said when you came to the Chinese Army to plead guilty today...where did you meet Dian Wei?
, and was repulsed by him?"
"The guilty general dare not conceal it." Xu Xing quickly bowed his head and said. "The guilty general met Dian Wei last night in a reed marsh leading to Fu River, more than ten miles southwest of Liangqi City, and thus violated military law...
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"Why go there?"
"Reporting to the king, my subordinates were originally ambushing a few miles west of Liangqi City last night. Later, General Wei's troops in the west suddenly raised fire and returned to camp. I thought that after this movement, it would be difficult to find prisoners there, so I thought
The Yuan thieves who wanted to enter the city for food most likely had to go south to return to the city, so they went south against General Wei's itinerary. As a result, they encountered a reed swamp and threatened to burn the pond, so they forced Dian Wei out.
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"How big is the reed field?"
"It's hard to say, there are always several miles in a row, going from northwest to southeast..."
"Go down and recuperate!" Gongsun Xun kindly asked the other party to retreat, but then smiled and looked at Wei Yue who was not far in front of him. "Wei Zidu, you just came to me to tell me who you let go in the west of Liangqi City last night?"
The surrounding generals suddenly woke up and were stunned.
As for Wei Yue, he quickly kowtowed and apologized: "My subordinates will die! But I really didn't know that Yuan Shao and others were hiding among them. I only thought that it was just Xu Ziyuan and his close attendants... This matter is open to everyone present."
testify!"
When Cheng Lian was speechless, he immediately came out and knelt down to plead: "Your Majesty! Zidu has always been confused... Although he was guilty of this matter, it was just unintentional. Please forgive him for his many years of hard work."
Forgive him for his sake!"
After saying this, the man kowtowed with all his strength.
Seeing this situation, not to mention Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Gao Shun, but also Xu Rong, Zhang Liao, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, Yang Kai, Wen Ze, Yuwen Heita and other generals also came out to plead for mercy.
None of the military advisors, civil servants, and Yi Cong's close servants expressed their opinions...but Guan Yu, Xu Huang, Pan Zhang, Guo Jia and others simply looked at each other solemnly and did not make any gestures.
However, as Gongsun Xun sat on the top and looked around, smiling but saying nothing, these petitioners gradually became silent and then stood awkwardly on the general platform.
"Juzheng!" After Ansheng was on the stage, Gongsun Xun looked at Cheng Lian, who was the only one who accompanied Wei Yue on his knees. "You are absolutely right... Wei Yue has been with me for many years and has made great contributions to his hard work.
Yes. And why didn’t I know that Wei Zidu was a fool, and why didn’t I want to give him a good outcome? Not only that, there are many old friends, old friends, if possible, I want everyone to have a good outcome
……stand up!"
As Gongsun Xun spoke, he gradually stopped smiling and turned serious. By the last two words, he had become completely stern.
When Cheng Lian heard this, he became even more frightened. Instead of getting up, he kowtowed again.
"It doesn't matter, you have to convince people and understand what is going on." Gongsun Xun sighed. "Ask your fellow countryman and confidant next to you, what is meant by 'if there is no war in the future, how can a warrior stand up for his merits?
'? Then ask him for me, what does it mean that 'the benevolence of a monarch's wife is not allowed to pursue him into the camp under the city, and sooner or later he will bring humiliation to himself'? Finally, I want to ask him for me, what does it mean 'Yuan Shaodu promised his subordinates'
After being granted the title of Marquis, the monarch is so stingy when he controls the court?"
The first time these words were asked, Guan Yu took the lead in raising his eyebrows and twitching his beard. The second time he was asked, the generals who had come out to plead for mercy ranged from Cheng Pu to Han Dang to Xu Rong, from Zhang Liao to Tian Yu to Zhao Yun.
, no matter how big or small, they were all pale. Xu Rong and Zhang Liao were sweating on their foreheads. When Gongsun Xun finished his last question, Cheng Lian finally raised his head suddenly and saw blood on his forehead, mixed with sweat, and his eyes were wet.
He seemed a little dazed and stunned, but he slowly turned to the person beside him.
"Subordinate...Subordinate..." Wei Yue bowed his head and knelt there, not knowing what to say.
"The first sentence was Xu You's words to convince you in public to let him go south. If you don't agree with this, how can you let him go?" Gongsun Xun sighed slowly. "But when I heard it last night,
In fact, I don't care, I just think you are really stupid, plus you are greedy and confused, so I just want to deal with it a little and offset the merits and demerits! I don't even want to alarm you too much, so as to save you, a person with such qualifications as Wei Zidu.
We are related to each other, which in turn makes me angry..."
The people who came out one after another to plead for mercy became more and more frightened.
"The second sentence is that you returned to the army last night and drank secretly in violation of military regulations. When you were half-drunk, you said it in front of everyone in the tent... and your military chief, military commander and others were frightened.
When I came to report to the Central Military Commission, I was a little angry that you were targeting me, but I thought you were just a warrior and had no sense of strategy. Moreover, yesterday evening I did suddenly order the withdrawal of troops so that you would no longer pursue pursuit, but instead clean up the battlefield so that
Many people have lost some harvests, which can be considered to be due to the cause... Therefore, I thought at that time that the monarch and his ministers were fighting, so I just put you in the rear, which can be regarded as safe for you. But Zidu, you should never do this.
Well, I shouldn't have said the last words anyway!" Gongsun Xun sighed deeply in the audience. "Because you said such words, how can I trust you again? How can I use you again? And after saying such a sentence, who will?
Can you guarantee that you were deceived by him when you let Xu You go last night? And Zidu..."
"Yes!" Wei Yue finally raised his head in panic.
"You and Yuan Shao are acquaintances in Luozhong, and we have met each other in person, so maybe you actually saw Yuan Shao last night, but you just felt that Xu Ziyuan's words were too much for your liking... You see, I am so harsh on heroes.
, if the war is ended at once, how will you continue to fight in the future and earn rewards for your meritorious service? Maybe it will be a waste of money! It is better to let the tiger go back to the mountains, fight more battles, and save more wealth?!"
Wei Yue hesitated to speak, but did not immediately defend himself.
When Cheng Lian saw this, why didn't he understand? He almost collapsed and fainted, while the other generals, including the military advisors who had been quite calm before, also felt that their eyes had been opened.
Gongsun Xun was also stunned for a moment because he also didn't expect that this guy was so stupid and bold. Even from his point of view, it didn't really matter what happened last night... Not to mention Xu You, he was Yuan Shao.
From the bottom of his heart, Gongsun Xun actually didn't care whether the other party fled back, or even how many soldiers the other party had and whether he could hold on to the city, otherwise he wouldn't have ordered the withdrawal of troops yesterday.
It can only be said that with this extra thing, the handling of Wei Yue can be much more straightforward.
But to be fair, this made Gongsun Xun a little sad.
At this thought, Gongsun Xun looked around and sighed: "Gentlemen, please stop begging for mercy, because I really want to save him, and I am the one who wants to save him the most... But you all came to beg for mercy.
, but it forces me to deal with him today, because if I can’t deal with him today, I don’t know how many of you will continue to cross the line in the future and destroy our righteousness as king and minister!"
The generals were horrified and retreated to their positions. Han Dang and Gao Shun quickly stepped forward and forced Cheng Lian to retreat into the queue.
Under the afternoon sunlight, when Wei Yue realized what he was doing, he felt a chill in his heart, and then he hurriedly imitated Cheng Lian's kowtow before...
"Zidu, you don't have to be so pretentious. You have been with me for many years. Don't you understand my temper?" Gongsun Xun said disapprovingly. "But don't worry, the king and his ministers are the same, so you should also know that at this time,
, the less I will let you down for your more than ten years of hard work and merit... Don’t you think that my rewards are few and my restrictions are many? Then I will definitely reward you greatly today, and save the generals in the army from privately speaking.
Besides, I am not as generous as Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo."
Wei Yue was shaking like chaff and was speechless.
It's funny to say that he was afraid of death when he was charging into the battlefield. But today, after hearing Gongsun Xun's unclear words and realizing that he was serious about his attack, he was so frightened from beginning to end that he couldn't speak.
Words come.
"Wei Yue, the commander of the Jiuyuan Cavalry in Bingzhou, met me in the rain in Taiyuan. He has been my pioneer for fifteen years, and has worked hard and made great achievements... Danhan Mountain followed me and I narrowly escaped death; Luoyang City followed me to kill Wang Fu; Liaodong was destroyed with me.
Goguryeo...then took office in Handan, Zhongshan, and Zhuojun, all carrying swords with them; he defeated the Yellow Turban, attacked Liaodong, attacked Dong Zhuo, and attacked Yuan Shao, all of whom were the vanguard..." Gongsun Xun originally wanted to finish the other party's contribution, but the more he talked, the more he became more and more confused.
He was so angry that he couldn't control himself when he said this. He let go of the hand holding the knife and simply stopped suppressing it. He asked sternly. "Wei Zidu, you are my private minister of Yuan Cong! A person like you, with such qualifications,
Why should I worry about my merits?! Why would I be greedy? In the future, if I only get 10%, how can I lose one less than you?!"
Wei Yue also burst into tears, but he could only kowtow on the ground.
"Where is the king elephant?" Gongsun Xun suppressed his emotions and looked around.
Wang Xiang stepped forward quickly.
"Send a letter to Changping and ask Lu Ziheng to send 3,000 pieces of silk, 30 million yuan, 300 jins of silver, and 100 jins of gold to his family from there." Gongsun Xun pointed at the man kneeling in front of him and shouted.
The king elephant immediately called his order.
"Where is Juzong?" Gongsun Xun continued to call people.
Ju Zong quickly stumbled forward.
"How many brocades are there in the army?" Gongsun Xun asked sternly.
"There are not many pieces of Shu brocade, only a few pieces, but there are more than a hundred pieces of Liao brocade..." Ju Gongqi leaned over and answered.
This is natural, brocade is a luxury product. In the past, when the Han Dynasty was at its best, a piece of top-quality Shu brocade could sometimes be worth hundreds of pieces of fine silk, and the price was unmarketable. Later, when Liao brocade came out, the value of brocade dropped slightly.
, but more than a hundred pieces of Liao brocade and several pieces of Shu brocade are also a huge fortune... Gongsun Xun probably brought these things with him in the army as a reward after a great victory.
"Take the people and get them all." Gongsun Xun thought for a moment and simply ordered.
Juzong, like the generals around him, was a little confused, but he still hurriedly obeyed the order. After a while, hundreds of sergeants, each holding a piece of brocade, lined up under the stage.
"Is such a reward satisfactory?" Gongsun Xun looked at the person in front of him and finally asked, "I want to ask you something!"
"Enough...enough!" Wei Yue finally managed to choke out a sob.
"It's not easy to change your words." Gongsun Xun sighed. "Lie down on the ground and see if you are qualified to receive this reward... As much brocade as you can bear today, I will reward you with as many extra brocades as you can... All of them
I will send him back to your home and I will never break my promise! Take off your armor!"
Everyone around was shocked, but Yi Congmeng Da, Jia Kui and others who were on duty did not dare to neglect, and quickly led the soldiers to peel off the opponent's armor, and then held down the opponent's hands and feet... However, Wei Yue did not
What does it mean to not cooperate? Instead, after the armor was removed, his five limbs fell to the ground.
"Take the brocade wooden shaft and cover it..." Gongsun Xun said the last sentence and simply turned back to the account.
But on the general platform, all the generals in the army opened their eyes wide, watching a group of soldiers busy each other. They saw these people taking off the wooden shafts and unfolding the brocade. Each of these brocades was worth a lot of money.
Inlaid with gold and silver, gold and silver threads shone in the sun... After passing them up in turn, Meng Da and Jia Kui at the front had trembling hands. Each time they took over a piece of brocade, they had to show it to the surroundings.
, and then gently covered Wei Yue's back like a quilt or a cloak.
Immediately, the four soldiers who were holding the opponent's hands and feet immediately let go, preparing to restrain the opponent again through the brocade. However, seeing that Wei Yue remained silent and showed no intention of resisting, these people followed Jia Kui's signal.
Down, he retreated.
Adding a piece of brocade to the body was something that a prodigal from Jiuyuan Border County in the old days never dared to think about in his life, or rather, it was something that he only dared to think about in his dreams.
Adding three pieces of brocade to the body was something Wei Yue could do in Liaodong. When he married Yang Qiu's wife, Aunt Gongsun directly gave him five pieces of Liao brocade as a congratulation.
Seven pieces of brocade were added to the body. Wei Yue remembered that he was in Changping a few years ago, and his wife participated in the management of Amway. The family saved a lot of wealth. His parents and children were enlightened at the age of seven, and they were already wearing brocade clothes.
With fifteen pieces of brocade added to his body, Wei Yue's chest began to feel tight, and the feeling of oppression in his limbs was already very obvious. So far, he was actually unable to resist, but he still remained silent... because he remembered the memories of asking for help two years ago.
When Dong Chenggong rode a white horse, wearing steel armor and a brocade cloak, he arrived in front of Weiyang Palace. At that time, he had already guessed that he was going to become the Captain of Two Thousand Stone Cavalry! But at that time, he remembered
What I experienced in Luoyang in the past made me long for more things!
Thirty pieces of brocade were added to his body. Wei Yue in the darkness could no longer breathe, and his limbs were pressed to the ground early. So he simply gave up thinking. Just as when Gongsun Xun wanted to deal with him today, everyone begged for mercy. He himself
But he simply gave up his defense and resistance... because he knew that he was indeed confused again, and Gongsun Xun would not be swayed by his plea... But for some reason, he still recalled the heavy rain in his daze.
On the afternoon of that day, he seemed to have told Cheng Lian that he only had one life anyway, and it was much better to follow this man than to follow Lu Bu. So the two of them secretly left Lu Bu and rode on horseback to catch up with the You who spared their lives on the banks of the Yellow River.
Zhouzi, and stayed with him for fifteen years, and followed him to become General Wei!
Forty pieces of brocade were added to the body. Under the brocade like a hill, Wei Yue had already died, and all the generals outside were aware of this. Because of this thickness, even if he could not hold back, he could be crushed to death... But
After hesitating for a moment, Meng Da and Jia Kui continued to spread the brocade upwards while looking at the motionless Chinese army tent.
Finally, more than a hundred pieces of brocade were laid on Wei Yue's back... According to Gongsun Xun's agreement, the huge sum of money from these more than a hundred pieces of brocade will all belong to Wei Yue's family.
So the brocade began to be folded layer by layer... At the end, he didn't know how many layers there were. Jia Kui was careful and saw that there was something strange on one layer of brocade, but he ordered to stop, and then put it in the account to ask for instructions.
Suddenly, Jia Kui came out of his tent again, but he sent a serious order - General Wei couldn't bear it, so he ordered Wei Yue to be buried wrapped in several layers of Shu brocade!
Immediately, the soldiers stepped forward, carefully wrapped Wei Yue's body through brocade, and carried it off the general platform.
During the whole process, no one saw Wei Yue's death. Only the blood stains on the rammed earth platform clearly told everyone that Gongsun Xun's Yuan Cong old general had completely disappeared.
"Your Majesty has an order," Jia Kui sent the order again. "Two thousand stones and the staff of General Wei's Mansion, as well as General Zhang Fei, come in to discuss matters... The rest will return to their respective camps!"
Everyone was in mixed moods. Although Wei Yue's death, Gongsun Xun's wrath, and so many brocades left a deep impression on everyone, the earthen jar was not broken without leaving the well mouth. Wei Zidu brought the blame on himself, and the warrior gave his life in exchange for wealth, but there was nothing to say...
...On the other hand, it was clear that yesterday's battle could take the opportunity to follow into the city, but Gongsun Xun called it to a halt. Today has passed a full day, and Gongsun Xun still has no intention of expanding the victory, and instead stands still, which is somewhat suspicious.
When everyone entered the tent and bowed, before he said anything, Gongsun Xun got straight to the point: "Although Yuan Benchu was defeated in the first battle, he still has 19 counties in three states, all the food and fodder, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses... What do you think should be done?
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Many people looked at Xu Rong... In fact, when the troops were withdrawn yesterday, the one who caused the most commotion was not Wei Yue, but the cavalry commander Xu Rong. However, he had never committed the taboo of resenting his superiors, and he did not let anyone loose in the formation.
It's just a ridiculous crime to take Yuan Shao away.
However, Xu Rong, who had just seen a hundred pieces of brocade, was already frightened. When he talked about it again, the generals around him were shocked. How could he still be as wanton as after last night's victory?
"Bo Jin!" Gongsun Xun called his name in a deep voice. "I heard that you made a lot of money yesterday?"
"My subordinates are making arrogant remarks...and please forgive me." Xu Rong replied with all his strength. "I think that now that the matter has come to a point, the prince can send out all his cavalry to cut off the traffic between Liang Qi and several surrounding cities, turning it into an isolated city.
Defeat the city, then encircle it and bring in reinforcements, eat up all the enemy soldiers and horses, and then attack it in one fell swoop!"
"A good plan." Gongsun Xun immediately nodded. "But have you ever seen me attack a strong city? Yuan Shao is trapped in the city, with sufficient food and troops. If the trapped beasts still fight, how many people will die to succeed?"
Xu Rong immediately got off the donkey, saying he was stupid.
"You are not stupid." Gongsun Xun stared at the other party and said. "You have limited vision. Not to mention that you cannot see the overall situation clearly, even a siege strategy is not grand enough..."
What else could Xu Rong do, he could only say yes again and again.
"Uncle Zi!" Gongsun Xun finally gestured with his lips raised.
Lou Gui, who had been silent but was actually the second person in the army, stepped forward after hearing the words and simply revealed Gongsun Xun's next battle plan: "Yesterday, the monarch ordered to withdraw the troops, which was decided upon by the Chinese army and I... because
Since they were defeated, they drove the city away. Although they succeeded for a while, if Yuan Shao lost his army and fled directly from Hebei, a confrontation across the river would be unsightly! And after returning yesterday, your lord and I discussed that we should take the opportunity to surround Yuan Shao.
, but they want to encircle the entire Wei County, prevent him from escaping to Henan, and at the same time continue to force the other party to fight and easily win in the wild. Only in this way can they defeat the enemy with less casualties! The first is,
It’s to…”
"How is a person who feels resentful because of his lack of killings and lack of military merit different from Dong Zhuo?" Gongsun Xun suddenly interrupted again. "I killed Wei Yue today, not only because he put his own ambition above mine, but also because of his
With soldiers and horses in hand in such troubled times, the style of warriors who are desperate for merit cannot spread in the army... It is certainly unfair for warriors to be squeezed out by the sergeants and officials of the court, but once Dong Zhuo gains power, doesn't it just prove that the previous worries of the court are correct?
?If there is such a trend in the army, no matter how high the rank or seniority, everyone can only end up with the same fate! And next time, I may not be able to bring out so many brocades to reward them!"
Xu Rong finally couldn't hold it any longer and bowed his head to plead guilty.
Gongsun Xun did not even look at the other party, but directly ordered: "Yun Chang, you are one of the leading generals. Together with Xu Huang and Zhang Liao, we will lead 30,000 troops. We will make some preparations today and then head west tomorrow to attack Wu'an first.
Join Shangdang Lianzi in Shexian County, then turn south along the Taihang River to recapture Chaoge! Then capture Liyang!"
Guan Yu suddenly understood, and quickly joined the other two generals to go out to receive the order: "But if the last general returns to Chao Ge, Yuan Shao will never be allowed to return to Henan from there!"
Gongsun Xun nodded slightly and looked around again: "You should roughly understand that this strategy is to attack both sides together. Taking advantage of our army's great victory and the enemy's defeat and being unable to send troops for a while, we can make a plan to cover the entire Wei County.
A massive outflank... But Yunchang's right wing is taking the west route for real, while the left route is half-empty and half-real... Who is willing to go to Guangzong and stand with me on Yuan Benchu's waist?"
"Junhou, Guangzong is the key point of the three counties of Wei, Anping, and Qinghe, and the hub of Hebei. Zhang Jiao had this intention when he stayed here in the past, and this time he is facing the east county of Yanzhou, which is Yuan Shao's waist.
It's extremely appropriate." When Cheng Pu saw Guan Yu receiving the order, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "But what does half-truth and half-truth mean?"
"It means that Guangzong's troops cannot be too many or too sharp, so that the provincial Yuan Shao would not dare to go; but if Yuan Shao really goes eastward, Guangzong can be guaranteed to be alone on the outside of the Zhang River.
The old city has not been lost... In short, it is actually a bait! Ten thousand soldiers, including five thousand auxiliary soldiers, crossed the Zhang River to lure the enemy alone. Who is going?!" Gongsun Xun asked as he looked around.
I heard that they were used as bait after a great victory, but they could only lead 10,000 weak soldiers. Many people were hesitant. As long as they were alone, their status could not be too low... In short, this kind of hard work is mostly hard work, and the credit may not be the same.
Many things have always been the most difficult duties in the military.
"I'm willing to go!" After a moment of silence, I don't know if it was what happened to Wei Yue just now, but there were still several people in the tent asking for orders in unison.
One is Xu Rong who bowed before, one is Cheng Pu who has already gone out to inquire, one is Han Dang who has been silent today, and the last one is the trial matchmaker...
Gongsun Xun swept through everyone and finally looked at Shen Zhengnan. He was startled for a moment and then laughed: "Now that things have come to this, Zhengnan actually wants to lead the army?"
"It's not about leading an army or not, it's just about wanting to do something!" Shen Pei replied proudly. "There are many people in the world, and there is nothing wrong with a man seeking merit. If he can ignore hardships and dangers and do things that ordinary people can't do, it will be enough.
Things that comfort me in my life! If there are things before me that others don’t want to do, I am willing to do them; others can’t do them, but I can do them; others can do them and are willing to do them, so why can’t I do them?”
"Zhengnan has the courage to do his job, and he is indeed a pillar of talent." Gongsun Xun looked at the other party and nodded slightly. "In that case, let you go! I will lead the main force here to take charge of the overall situation!"
It is said that the judge is assigned to receive the order.
Gongsun Xun continued to look at the generals, and then he stood up with his sword in hand and responded solemnly: "Gentlemen... Yuan Shao is incompetent to this point. He was defeated yesterday and his decline can no longer be stopped. And when I was watching the battle from a distance yesterday, I had already made up my mind...
...One winter and one spring, and at most one summer and one autumn, until one year old, we will completely wipe out these beasts and unify Hebei... I hope that all of you can be as courageous and sincere in serving the public as Shen Zhengnan, but I hope you can be more sincere.
To be able to be like him without loss or chaos, to keep the overall situation under control, and to maintain one's original intention! The world is turbulent, and the road ahead will not be that simple. Some things are hard-won, so let's do it and cherish it!"
Everyone bowed their heads and obeyed!
Not to mention Gongsun Xun's orderly arrangement of military affairs. On the other side, on top of the Liang Dynasty city, Yuan Shao Fu Jian, who was very energetic, patrolled the city all day long, condolences to the wounded, tried hard to fight the soldiers, and gathered the defeated troops, but waited for Gongsun for a long time.
When he didn't arrive, he also had doubts in his heart.
However, when they waited until evening, they only found that Gongsun Xun was standing still. Not only that, but Yi, Xun Chen, Yu Jin and others who had been captured before were simply released one after another.
This is becoming increasingly alarming.
On the second day, a large number of officers who had been killed on the 11th returned to the camp in panic, and finally brought a frightening news. Gongsun Xun came out on both sides, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses came out of the camp, facing east and one side.
Facing west, it seems to wrap up the entire Wei County.
Although Yuan Shao was frightened, he prepared to divide his troops to the south in advance and return to Yecheng to wait and see.
However, at this moment, a surprising news came from Yecheng - Xue Fangbu, who was sent to Yecheng yesterday, met Ju Yi after entering the city. However, the latter not only had no intention of returning to the team, but instead forcibly
He seized the military power of Xue Fang, who had military orders, and allowed his soldiers to plunder without restraint in Ye City.
At the same time, this guy actually sent a messenger, asking Yuan Shao to give him the title of General Zhendong, the title of Marquis of Pingyuan, and the title of Prime Minister of Pingyuan!
This is the condition for returning it to Yecheng.
At this time, Yuan Shaocai finally came to his senses. The consequences of the previous battle were not just how many people died and intensified conflicts at the top. It also not only aroused the fear of the Northland cavalry among the lower-level soldiers, but the entire group.
There are huge problems internally.
After a big victory, you can do whatever you want, but after a big defeat, you can't help yourself everywhere... That's how things are in the world.
————I am the dividing line————
"The young man is young and keen on talking about war, but his father has not yet perfected his skills.
If you can't escape the mother material once you lose, who will pity the 400,000 people." - "Quan Yan Poems". Ode to Zhao Kuo
