Chapter 154: The Soldier's Heart and the Soldier's Advice
The news of the near-total annihilation of the naval division led by Feng Dongshan reached Zhongmu, causing a great shock within the Chu army. Originally, as a suspicious soldier all the way, although Fengdongshan did not have many troops, but it had the advantage of boats and boats, and the Youdu army was good at water warfare, facing the Wei cavalry without a water division, as long as they did not land, they should be invincible, and Xu You gave Fengdongshan the task of not letting him attack Junyi City, but cruising in the waterways around Junyi, containing part of the Wei army's troops, and then thinking of cutting off the grain road from the slipway to Junyi.
However, the result was a big disappointment, not only did none of the expected goals be achieved, but on the contrary, the troops were lost, creating the biggest fiasco since the Jinling sworn army.
Some people proposed that Feng Dongshan, who had fled back, be beheaded by Ming military law, and as many as twenty or thirty people would follow. This is also related to the fact that the Youdu Army was born as a thief, has a bad reputation, and likes to kill prisoners, from the Shanzong and Fengdong Mountains below, almost all the generals of the Youdu Army are like lonely ministers of the Xu You Group, their origin is unknown, the background is complex and dark, vulgar and unliterate, and their hands are full of blood, Yu Teng, Liu Duo and other gate valves disdain, and local giants like Shentai Douxing and Xue Xuanmo stay away from it, not to mention Zhou Shiting and Cao Qing, who are nobles of the Chinese army with eyes above the top, and even their nostrils are not served, and Sima Mansion, Changshi Mansion and the Military Division have no contact on weekdays- At least on the surface, because no one knew about the past of Shanzong and Xu You, something happened, and there were not many people who were willing to send charcoal in the snow.
Therefore, when He Wei took the main responsibility for the defeat of the Navy Division with the mistake of dividing the troops at the beginning of the military division, many people felt incomprehensible, but they no longer bit Fengdongshan.
This is the power of the military advisor to sacrifice wine!
Xu You was punished for one year by admonishing He Wei, and his merits were reduced by the second degree, and all the members of the military division were punished to varying degrees. And Feng Dongshan was demoted from the general of Lou Boat of the fifth grade to the general Yokono of the sixth grade, the deputy commander of the Youdu Army, and made meritorious contributions.
This is not Xu You's favoritism, Junyi's fiasco, in fact, is a continuation of the entire Luoyang battle situation, all pushed to the top of Fengdong Mountain, and let him take the blame alone, which is the real injustice of law enforcement.
Guanfeng Dongshan did not make any mistakes in command during the entire process of employing troops, especially when he took advantage of the rising water to make the plan break through the iron lock defense line in the river, which shows that he is proficient in water warfare and lives up to his reputation. As for the later siege of the river embankment, and was annihilated by Yuan Mulan's ambush soldiers on the riverbank, it was caused by many factors, and he could not be convicted of capital crime - if it were not for the unfinished work of the Zhongmu battlefield and the release of Yuan Mulan's main force, Feng Dongshan could completely abandon the ship and defeat He Luoluo head-on, achieve a big victory, and then use methods such as pulling fiber and blocking the water gate to revitalize the ship.
You must know that Yuan Mulan is one of the most shining generals in this era after all, and anyone, including Xu You, may face a fiasco if he is not careful.
Feng Dongshan's fault is only that he is not Yuan Mulan's opponent!
However, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and anyone who loses in the hands of Yuan Mulan will be beheaded, maybe it won't be long before Xu You will become the commander of the light pole, isn't it a joke?
After a series of battles, the military division has a deeper understanding and understanding of Yuan Mulan's use of troops, and it is most likely impossible to deal with this unpredictable ghost general, but it is easy for her to seize the opportunity to break it. Therefore, in view of this characteristic, the Military Affairs Department believes that the follow-up combat strategy should be based on steady and steady fighting, and should not change to all changes, make full use of the characteristics of the Chu army's strong troops, abundant grain and grass, vast space, and strong staying power, advance step by step, and compress the strategic depth of the Wei army little by little, and then cut off its grain routes, wear down their morale and fighting spirit, and then force it to fight a decisive battle.
The new strategy passed the military discussion, the Chu army no longer rushed, set Zhongmu as a base for transporting grain and grass from Luoyang, and began to rebuild the city, the two sides entered the confrontation stage again, cautiously testing each other and looking for flaws, for five consecutive days, there was no large-scale battle, and the small group of encounters occurred more than a dozen times, and each other won and lost.
Yuan Mulan sent cavalry to raid the grain transport team of the Chu army in the rear, hit it with one blow, immediately fled away, and then suddenly appeared, took the opportunity to devour, and the cycle was endless, burning a total of thousands of stones of grain and grass and hundreds of cars before and after, but also leaving more than 300 corpses.
The loss of grain and grass was nothing to Xu You, but the casualties of the troops were unbearable pain for Yuan Mulan, and the Chu army mainly relied on Cao to transport grain, and the amount of land transportation was limited, so there was no cavalry to disturb it later.
In addition, Yuan Mulan also has many wonderful lures and ambushes, and can almost be selected into the list of the top 100 classics of Tiger Hall, but it has not achieved much effect. Xu You strictly ordered the Chu army not to act rashly unless he asked for instructions, and he was extremely cautious up and down, when the IQ of the leaders of the two sides was at the same level, it was difficult to take advantage of the so-called tricks, and the victory or defeat depended on strength and luck.
Unable to open the situation for a long time, the gloom clouds filled the city, and even the rations began to reduce the supply, almost everyone could not see the hope of victory, and pessimism filled everyone's hearts.
That night, Mu Fan, Yan Lishi, He Luoluo, Lou Mijia, Wei Chixin and others came to see each other and implored Yuan Mulan to withdraw from the army.
Sure enough, only after tasting the beating of society, the arrogant head will hang helplessly!
Yuan Mulan said: "Wait a few more days, I have my own good strategy to break the enemy!" ”
Everyone looked at each other, thinking that Yuan Mulan couldn't save face and was unwilling to accept defeat, but the soldiers were in danger and involved the national fortune, is this a matter of face?
He Bayun coughed dryly, he was an old qualification, he could rely on the old and sell the old, and persuaded hard: "Mulan, the war is so far, what can I do in vain?" The Chu people are brave and invincible, Xu Youcai is very different, it is when he is prosperous and I am weak, I know that I can't do it, how can a wise man do it? It's better to retire as soon as possible! However, I assure you that after returning to Pingcheng, both the Six Towns and the Chinese Army will fully support you in reorganizing your military affairs, and within two to three years, you can plot against Yu and Luo again to avenge your shame. ”
The meaning of the words is to let Yuan Mulan not worry about the punishment and criticism that she may face when she retreats, and if the military is on her side, then no one will dare to talk about it.
Yuan Mulan insisted: "Wait a few more days, the battle situation will definitely change!" ”
No one knows why she insisted like this, because according to the current situation, it is impossible to turn defeat into victory, let alone a few days, even a few months.
Yan Lishi said: "Military commander, when it is broken, it will be broken!" If we don't return to Yecheng as soon as possible, once the winter comes, the horses will have no grass and the people will have no food, and the consequences will be unimaginable......"
He Luoluo said: "Yes, Xu You has also learned to be obedient now, using the army squarely, encroaching step by step, making it clear that he will wait for our army to run out of food, and then delay, I am afraid that the army's morale will be unstable!" ”
Lou Mijia didn't speak so politely, and said, "Why is it unstable? It is rumored in the army that Xu You is proficient in the techniques of Wind Horn, Bird Zhan, Yun Qi, and Lonely Void, and he is holy through the secluded, and not mortals can compete with him. Your Highness, the soldiers of the six towns, have not regretted their deaths, but now that they are afraid of the enemy and cowardly to this point, how can the battle be fought? ”
Yuan Mulan was silent.
Mu Fan sighed and said: "Your Highness, 50,000 tigers have left Pingcheng and fought for 20 days, and there are only more than 30,000 people left, these are the bones and blood and vitality of my Great Wei, and they are really all going to die in the Central Plains......"
Yuan Mulan stood up slowly, her eyes swept over everyone, the coldness and determination in her eyes completely extinguished their extravagance of wanting to withdraw from the army, and said word by word: "Grain and grass can still be used for more than ten days, which is enough." Rumors in the army, you wait to suppress them with all your might, who dares to talk more, military law will be engaged. As for what you say about your blood and vitality when you join the army, you are wrong, the foundation of Great Wei is not you and me, not these 350,000 children, but the courage to never retreat in battle and the belief in dying with the enemy! ”
Boom!
Jin Se came out of the sheath and pierced the ground in the middle of the house like lightning, and the green bricks were torn apart, like broken bones!
Yuan Mulan resolutely said: "It's nothing more than death, what's there to be afraid of?" ”
"Your Highness, think twice!"
Everyone left the table and knelt on the ground, admonishing one after another, but Yuan Mulan just didn't agree, and finally broke up unhappily. Out of the mansion, the autumn wind was swaying, but Yan Lishi felt full of anxiety, ripped open his robe, and sighed: "Before going on the expedition, who would have thought that the people of the Great Xianbei God would be forced to such a situation by Xu You, a Confucian student? ”
"Since the Han Dynasty, the good soldier rate of many scholars, such as Zhang Liang, Zhao Chongguo, Deng Yu, Ma Yuan, Zhuge Kongming, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Du Pre, and the like, are not indulgent in the Six Classics, elegant and elegant, and their surprise victory is like the flurry of wind and rain, such as the change of ghosts and gods. These people don't all have the power to slash the tiger and the skill of shooting eagles, but they know the things of the past and the present, and they can decide the right time. Mu Fan said angrily: "Xu Younian is less than a year old, known as Jiangdong Confucianism, vaguely has the tendency to fight against the Yuan clan of Chen County, and is proficient in Buddhism, respected by Buddhism as the Great Vi Posha, the use of soldiers is even more single-minded, awe-inspiring, and rushing thousands of miles, such a famous general with both civil and military resources, Han Baiwei Huo is still not as good as me, what about my generation?" ”
This is admiration from the bottom of his heart, He Luoluo heaved and said, "Joining the army for too long is too ambitious......
Mu Fan didn't answer, bowed his hand, and said; "Since Your Highness refuses to withdraw from the army, then the only way to fight to the death is to take care, all monarchs!" After saying that, he walked away.
Wei Chixin suddenly laughed, and He Luo Luoqi said: "What will Zhonglang laugh at?" ”
"I laugh at you all these years, and forget how your ancestors laid the foundation of the north! His Royal Highness is right, if we retreat today, and then fight against Xu You in the future, we will be three points timid, and we still have no chance of winning. If you die, you will die, why are you afraid of that beggar? ”
Beggar Suo'er is called Huazi, the most despicable person in the world, Wei Chixin scolded happily, as if he was not the one who was beaten some time ago and cried for his father.
He Luoluo's eyes rolled and said, "Since Zhonglang will not be afraid, then settle the bet first, and say that he will wear the woman's clothes and bring water to wash my feet for me?" ”
It is said that he didn't dare to offend Wei Chixin, but in the previous battle, Wei Chixin lost his troops and generals, and only he annihilated the Chu army and made great contributions.
Wei Chixin was stunned, he couldn't believe that He Luoluo really dared to cash out the bet, as if the scab that had not yet formed had been torn open, his face was red, and he roared angrily: "He Vul, you dare to insult me? ”
He Luoluo is a last resort when he reaches middle age, his hair is bald and looks like a turtledove has been gnawed, and he is usually ridiculed by others. You know,In the complete sinicization,Before changing the hair bun,Xianbei people's "rope head" is "Hair Left Guard",It's also a kind of full hair.,Instead of both braid and braid, which many people think.,It's not the famous front and back braids.,Hair is not a hair hair.,It's a lot of braids.,The requirements for hair volume and hair quality are extremely high.,
"Blind donkey face, how can you insult you?"
During the Han and Wei dynasties, nicknames were traditional arts, and anyone who came out and didn't have a nickname was embarrassed to see people, Wei Chixin's face looked like a donkey, his eyes were narrow, and everyone was not a flawless bright moon like Yuanguang, so why hurt each other?
Seeing that the two were about to fight, He Bayun came out and said with the mud, "When is it, do you still have the heart to make trouble?" When you return to Pingcheng, Wei Chi, you prepare the cattle and sheep brocade beauties, and apologize to He Luoluo in person. ”
The two of them looked at each other angrily, snorted at the same time, divided into two directions, east and west, and turned around and left.
He Bayun's face, if you don't give it, you have to give it.
Looking at the backs of the two of them, Yan Lishi was worried, and said to He Bayun: "The subordinates are panicked, the generals are centrifuged, uncle, His Royal Highness is just so stubborn, do you really want to bury the whole army here?" ”
He Bayun smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness doesn't listen to the advice, what else can you do?" ”
Yan Lishi clenched his hands tightly, seemed to have made up his mind, and said: "If you can't do it, you can still give advice!" ”