Chapter 39 Retreat as Advance
Xu Rong hated this kind of person the most, and his eyes signaled to Xu Jian and his subordinates, Tong Yuan and Geng Qing were instantly surrounded by more than ten swords.
Geng Qing said calmly: "Is this how General Xu treats his colleagues in the Xiliang Army?" Is it to greet the granddaughter of Master Dong, the messenger of Weiyang Jun, in this way? β
"You are in turmoil for the sake of power, I am a general of the imperial court, and of course I will take it down when I see a traitor. This is on the battlefield, if I want to greet you, I want to use an iron cage to put you and Dong Baiquan in and escort them to Chang'an. β
Xu Rong's words seemed as if he didn't care at all about the situation of his siege.
Tong Yuan felt that this person didn't want to continue to live at all, what should he do?
Geng Qing said: "General Xu's words are wrong, how can we just do it for the sake of power when we have shed blood for the imperial court for so many years." Wang Yun and Lu Bu are both insidious and vicious people, and they can't wait to get rid of all my Xiliang soldiers. We raised troops not only to avenge the hatred of Dong Taishi, but also to represent the survival of our border army and save the court from crisis. β
Tong Yuan observed that what Geng Qing said really had an effect, and although the swords of the surrounding soldiers were still on his neck, the murderous aura on the faces of the soldiers gradually decreased. But how to convince Xu Rong and the main leaders?
Xu Rongfang's eyes showed a hint of sadness, but it was fleeting, and he immediately said in a deep voice: "This is not the court, you don't need these truths here, only orders and military law are known in the barracks."
Geng Qing said: "Now that the situation has changed, Li Dao, Guo Yan and other 100,000 troops have gathered in Chang'an, and my Xiliang army is strong, wouldn't it be beautiful to come back?"
"Don't mention it more, we will surrender long ago when we want to surrender. Although I, Xu Rong, was born in the military, I am not respected for being strong. β
Geng Qing, no matter how good his temper was, was annoyed by Xu Rong's ignorance, "General Xu just talked about the art of war, don't you know that he is dead now?" If we continue to fight like this, we will only increase the casualties, so why not join our army. β
Xu Rong said angrily: "You can't wait for a while!" The old man has been fighting for decades, and he doesn't need your junior to talk nonsense. β
Tong Yuan saw that Geng Qing's side was about to collapse, so he could only stand up and take over the topic.
"General Xu just said the military order, if the Son of Heaven orders to posthumously seal Dong Taishi after half a month, and the edict orders to arrest Lu Bu and others, what should the general do?"
Of course, Xu Rong understood what Tong Yuan wanted to say, and replied: "At that time, I naturally obeyed the military order, but now do I want to ignore the order?" β
"What if our army withdraws from the siege and goes to Chang'an. How did General Xu behave? β
"What!" There were expressions of disbelief on both sides.
Xu Rong heard that Li Dao and other armies had counterattacked Chang'an, and that Fan Chou of Huayin County, north of Huashan, had surrendered to the enemy, so he knew that he couldn't resist it no matter what.
The same is true, Xu Rong's subordinates are all in the Xiliang Army, although he has been training with Xu Rong for a long time, Hu Zhen can say that they will all return to the ranks of the Xiliang Army within one day, let alone kill Dong Bai.
Xu Rong didn't know where to go, he wanted to sacrifice his life for the Han court, but he also wanted to lead his subordinates to Xiliang or Liaodong. When Tong Yuan asked, he really couldn't answer.
"Father, father, are you alright?"
Xu Jian was worried when he saw that his father was sluggish for a while and had not spoken for a long time.
Xu Rong came back to his senses from thinking and replied hastily: "The march of our army is a major event in the army, and there is nothing to say. But what do you mean by that? β
Tong Yuan said: "Whether we are traitors or not is not for Wang Yun, and the Son of Heaven needs to preside over justice in person." It stands to reason that General Xu should take us to Chang'an, but we have our own legs to go. β
Xu Jian couldn't help but interject when he heard it, "Good guy, it sounds so good to make a mess of the army." β
Tong Yuan ignored it and continued, "It's just that recently, Yaxian and Xiayang have been destroyed by thieves, and the lives of the people have been ruined. In addition, there are two counties in the north of the Qianghu and Xiongnu, and I am afraid that there will be no one to guard after our army leaves. General Xu is the lieutenant general of my Han Dynasty, since he has received the order to eliminate the evil spirits, why not station in the two counties to deter the small group. β
After Tong Yuan finished speaking, the enemy and us fell into surprise and silence again. Everyone felt that this idea was too jumpy, and they were completely confused.
Xu Jian was younger, and couldn't help but say, "Are you saying that our army is a thief?"
Tong Yuan said: "Destruction and looting are naturally thieves, and it is of course my Han army that guards and repairs, is Xu Shaojun willing to be a Han army to drive out thieves?"
Xu Rong said with a smile: "What a sharp-toothed boy, he actually said that we were thieves and represented the big man." But you're naΓ―ve, right? Young people, things are not so easy to do. β
Tong Yuan answered: "That's why Taishi Dong and my Xiliang Army stand out, and now that the situation is turbulent, General Xu needs to guide my generation of young people."
The tone was very respectful, if it weren't for the fact that everyone was wearing armor and the soldiers were holding swords, it would have been mistaken for a school rather than a battlefield.
Xu Rong was speechless, and it was difficult to answer for a while.
Xu Jian hurriedly said: "My father is a general, and Li Dao and Guo Yan are captains. This time they are powerful, and after the incident, they will definitely control the court. My father's prestige and duties were above his, and he supported the court at first, and I am afraid that they will not tolerate me. β
This time, Tong Yuan was speechless for a while, he really didn't expect that there would be so many intrigues within the Xiliang Army. However, with his vague memory of the follow-up history, the probability that Li Dao, Guo Yan and others will not be able to tolerate Xu Rong and others is indeed very high.
Geng Qing saw it on the side and knew that Tong Yuan was thinking, so he took over first.
"No matter how much Li Dao and Guo Yan retaliate, they don't dare to be disrespectful to Weiyang Jun, not to mention that my Xiliang Army and Duan Xuan, Zhang Ji and others are quite generous, and at this moment Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu is outside the camp and can witness it."
When Tong Yuan heard Zhang Xiu, he immediately thought of Jia Xu, presumably Jia Xu also knew that Li Guo and the others were not easy to get along with, but he still did his best to help them stabilize the situation.
So Zhengqi said: "Things are never as easy as imagined, even if there are many difficulties, my generation should do our best." This is what General Xu has just taught his juniors, and I will definitely keep it in mind and implement it in action. β
Xu Rong smiled dumbly and said: "When did my Xiliang Army have such a clever junior, since you want me to live so much, then I will temporarily guard Xiayang and Yaxian to guard against thieves."
"However, I, Xu Rong, am the general of the Han Dynasty, and I am not surrendering to you to fulfill my duties. I also hope that you can work hard to practice what you said today, and I want to warn you that the government is very complicated and dangerous, so don't lose yourself. β
Tong Yuan and Geng Qing thanked each other and said, "Thank you General Xu for your advice."