Lin Feng, who never gave up, finally found the answer to this difficult question.
Unless he came to the forward camp in person, he could prevent the destined duel between Wen Chou and Xu Huang.
There was no other way. In order to save Xu Huang's life, Lin Feng could only choose to temporarily aggrieve Brother Wen Chou.
In fact, Wen Chou need not feel aggrieved. After taking Bingzhou, Yan Liang and Wen Chou will definitely be the main force attacking Hongnong.
Want to meet the world's masters for a while?
Well, if I give you two brothers Lu Fengxian, who is number one in the world, Lin Feng even doubts whether the two of them can withstand it together.
Putting aside Lin Feng's teasing Wen Chou, Ding Yuan's previous fearless spirit has been completely wiped out since he fled Jinyang, not to mention the other generals in the Bingzhou Army, even Mu Shun, the commander of the bodyguard who was always loyal to Ding Yuan.
They all feel as if their lord has changed into a completely different person.
Now Ding Yuan has become extremely sensitive and moody. Just the smallest thing can make him fly into a rage.
One second he was smiling and talking to people, and the next second his face was full of cruelty, like a demon.
Han Hao, the chief official, just suggested to Ding Yuan that what Bingzhou needed at this time was to gather people's hearts instead of wealth. He must not sweep away the local money and food every time he passed through, and take away the local rich and powerful merchants. This could only
This caused the people of Bingzhou to become alienated from their moral principles, and they became even more disgusted with the Ding family's rule and yearned for the Lin family.
It was originally a kind word, but when it was heard by Ding Yuan, it was regarded as a provocation to him. Poor Han Hao was dragged down and beaten with a killing stick for forty times. The old white face, which was originally clean and refreshing, was instantly beaten into a
Blood gourd.
If Wang Kuang hadn't been lying on the ground hugging one of Ding Yuan's legs and begging, regardless of his face, Han Hao would have been beaten to death on the spot.
Mu Shun had no friendship with Han Hao on weekdays. His position determined that the less he interacted with others, the easier it was for him to gain Ding Yuan's trust.
Just seeing Han Hao's tragic image, Mu Shuncong felt worthless for Han Hao from the bottom of his heart.
To be honest, Mu Shun believed that Han Hao was right. Ding Yuan's practice of walking through a city to clean it was euphemistically called a strong wall to clear the field, but in fact, even the big fools with big noses and smacking their horns on the street knew that in the final analysis, it was still
To make money.
After crossing the Yellow River, Wang Kuang also advised Ding Yuan to stop traveling westward and station the army on the spot to resist Lin's army based on the natural dangers of the Yellow River.
This advice, which Mu Shun felt was completely correct, was regarded by Ding Yuan as a challenge to his authority. He cursed at Wang Kuang for half an hour, and the spittle wet Wang Kuang's hair and flowed along the ends of his hair.
The tick-tick trickle flows downward.
One condition after another, various events were mixed together, and Ding Yuan's once tall and wise image collapsed in Mu Shun's mind.
More than once, Mu Shun silently asked himself in the dead of night, is Ding Yuan and Ding Jianyang really worth following?
Just as Mu Shun was thinking endlessly, Ding Yuan in the room asked in a weak voice: "Mu Shun, Gong Ming is still here?"
Didn’t you make it there?”
Mu Shun hurriedly straightened his body and replied loudly: "Your Excellency, there is no news about General Xu yet. Maybe it is because the weather is getting warmer and the frozen soil on the road has just opened and it is muddy, which is not conducive to marching."
"Well, please remember, as long as the public comes, no matter what time I am doing, you must notify me immediately."
"Yes, sir, Mu Shun knows."
"good."
After the word "good" came out in the room, there was no sound again. Mu Shun listened for a long time but did not hear any movement in the room. He smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Ding Yuan had never had a full night's sleep since he left Jinyang. Every time he finally fell asleep, he would wake up in an hour or so, and then he would never be able to sleep again.
Due to the torture of insomnia, Ding Yuan's temper became more and more erratic and inappropriate.
Of course, this is only one aspect, and more is the obstacle to self-awareness caused by repeated failures.
Mu Shun had just spoken to Ding Yuan and knew that nothing would happen in a short time. He quietly left Ding Yuan's bedroom door and summoned two personal guards.
"You two wait outside my lord's door. I'll go and ask if there is any latest news about General Xu."
"Yes, General."
Seeing two personal guards standing on both sides of Ding Yuan's door, Mu Shun turned around and strode away.
Ding Yuan has not stopped at all since he crossed the Yellow River. Now he has reached Qiaomen County in a hurry. If he had not continued westward and had no official road, he could only trek in the wasteland and Gobi. Ding Yuan would not have stopped.
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Xu Huang had previously defeated the Southern Xiongnu in the Sheyan City area and led his army to pursue them deep into the grasslands, so it was a little late to get the news about the Bingzhou incident.
After all, no one could have imagined that the two counties of Shangdang and Yanmen had heavy troops. They had always been the two counties that Ding Yuan felt most at ease with. However, unexpectedly, Yang Feng betrayed and surrendered to the enemy, and Zhang Yang fled north in a hurry. He was not able to support him for ten days and a half.
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When Xu Huang entered the grassland, he only heard that the Yecheng Army was frequently mobilized and suspected that the Lin Army would attack Shangdang around March.
Unexpectedly, less than half a month after chasing the defeated Southern Xiongnu army, an emergency military message came. Lin's army was divided into two groups from the north and south to attack. The Bingzhou army was unable to resist, and most of Bingzhou had been lost.
After reading the information, Xu Huang was so angry that he almost suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. He only felt the veins on his forehead jumping, and the back of his head was numb.
Yang Feng and Zhang Yang are simply two pigs, no, even the pigs are much stronger than them.
How could he be defeated so easily? Could it be that all Lin's troops have three heads and six arms?
Not caring about continuing to pursue the Southern Huns, Xu Huang quickly gathered the army that was chasing and exterminating various tribes, and hurried back.
Hurrying back to Sheyan City, Xu Huang was sure
Prepare to give the already tired army a day off, and then continue to return to Jinyang City to aid.
Unexpectedly, after returning to Sheyan City, Xu Huang was hit hard by reality again.
Ding Jianyang slapped his butt. Not only did he abandon Jinyang, he also gave away Lishi City to Lin Jun. Now that he had crossed the Yellow River, more than 30,000 troops were crowded into a small county like Qiaomen, and with 30,000
Staying with the army, there are nearly 100,000 wealthy merchants who were kidnapped by Ding Yuan from the two big cities of Jinyang and Lishi. These hundreds of thousands of people have mouths to eat, and Qiaomen has fallen into a food shortage.
Throughout Shangjun, all major cities are continuously transporting grain and grass to Qiaomen County.
"Ming Gong is confused!"
Xu Huang suppressed the sweetness in his throat and sighed repeatedly.
Even though Ding Yuan had packed up Taiyuan County and Xihe County and given them to Lin Feng, the overall military strength was not lost.
In addition to the border troops here in Shangjun, how can we gather another 40,000 to 50,000 troops?
With such a powerful army, Xu Huang was confident enough to use the Qin Great Wall to block Lin's attack. Even though the Great Wall had been built to defend against threats from the grasslands, it had never been prepared to fight in the opposite direction.
However, Ding Yuan transferred all the grain and grass from each city to the Qiaomen area, so once Lin's army attacked Qiaomen, the defenders of the cities in Shangjun would have to leave the city and go to the Qiaomen area to engage in field battles with Lin's army.
Not only is Xu Huang afraid of Lin Jun's cavalry, but the Bingzhou cavalry is also a presence that shakes up the north.
It's just that in a field battle, the side with more soldiers and horses is naturally the stronger side. It's not that there are no examples of winning with fewer troops, but that requires the cooperation of all kinds of favorable weather and location.
Xu Huang was not confident that he would be able to fight against Lin Feng, the undefeated God of War, who was famous among the Han Dynasty, in a field battle with inferior troops.
It's just that Ding Yuan has brought the chess game to such an endgame, Xu Huang can only accept it no matter what.
Let's fight. I don't believe that Lin Feng is really undefeated. It just so happens that he has long wanted to touch this young general who has almost swept the Northland.
It is said that Lin Feng is several years younger than Xu Huang, which has always made Xu Huang feel very hurt.
Now that I have the opportunity to fight against Lin Jun, it is a life-long satisfaction.
As for what would happen after the defeat, Xu Huang had never thought about it.
It's not that he is so arrogant that he will never lose, but it's useless to even think about it.
Losing is not the same as losing.
Even if the disparity between the two armies was really huge and they were beaten to the point of annihilation, Xu Huang was still confident that with the help of an ax in the horse's crotch, he could save Ding Yuan from the siege and be defeated in the Shuofang area.
It only takes two or three years of dormancy, and when it comes back, it is still unclear who will win.
Come to think of it, we still need to take a closer look to find out the real situation.
So Xu Huang had to force his troops to just have a good meal in Sheyan City, and then hurriedly embarked on the eastward march again.