Tang Yuan disobeyed the order to retreat, and this matter reached the ears of the Empress Dowager Cao, who was furious and instructed the military department to quickly draft Tang Yuan's guilt, and put him in prison to wait for his fate.

But when Empress Dowager Cao's edict was sent to the Ministry of War, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no response, and the Empress Dowager sent someone to inquire about the Ministry of War, and the reply was: "Emperor Zhao Ce, Prime Minister Tang Zhen, and 8,000-year-old Tang Su did not agree with the charges drafted by the Ministry of War, so they were shelved." ”

"Oh? Tang Zhen is a hindrance from it? The Queen Mother was puzzled: "Didn't you say that Tang Yuan had broken away from the Tang Clan?" Why did Tang Zhen still protect him? ”

Li Wantang said: "In that case, do you want to punish Tang Yuan?" ”

"Hmph, since you can't see where this kid belongs, let's just abolish it." Empress Dowager Cao waved her hand and said lazily: "Tell Zhang Zhikui to collect Tang Yuan's military power." ”

"Zhang Zhikui's secret report said that Tang Yuan had a tough attitude, and if he wanted to collect his military power, he had to fight."

"Oh?" Empress Dowager Cao was stunned: "When did the secret report arrive?" ”

"I just sent it, and I haven't shown it to you yet."

"Show me."

After the Queen Mother read Zhang Zhikui's secret report, her face sank, "Is Zhang Yunlong back?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, Zhang Yunlong has returned."

"Zhang Yunlong has come back, Tang Yuan's waist is still so hard?" The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and said: "I don't believe that his 10,000 people can make a name for themselves, tell Ju Wuming, Su Beiqin, Cao Bao, and assist Zhang Zhikui, Wan Lin, and Huang Ying to kill Tang Yuan together." I don't believe it, he dared one division to confront six divisions. ”

"Whoa."

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As Tang Yuan pursued the enemy's retreating troops and captured Guan Jinghong alive of the Three Taibao, breaking the Hanzhong agreement, Liu Xun was furious and ordered Guan Xiong to press forward as a whole and be ready to cross the border to attack Guozhou.

At the same time, Zhang Zhikui, deputy marshal of the Liang army, ordered Tang Yuan, Wan Lin, and Huang Ying to also press forward on the front, Tang Yuan to garrison Liuxi City, Wan Lin to garrison Nanchong, and Huang Ying to garrison Yuechi.

Deputy Marshal Zhang has this temper, if he is not satisfied, he will be hard, not to mention that you Shu Han Liu Xun has 120,000 soldiers and horses, even if it is the 200,000 iron cavalry of Yeluhong, the prince of Youlu, what about it?

The bar is correct.

The war can not be won, but we must not lose the dignity of a soldier, and it is honorable to serve the country with our body.

"If he dares to come, you will call me!"

This is Zhang Zhikui's original words, Tang Yuan still remembers it clearly, but he only has 10,000 people in his hands now, how to fight with Guan Xiong's 50,000 people, this is really a big problem.

While there are many famous examples in history of Jedi counterattacks such as the Last Stand, where fewer wins are more, those battles are famous because they are rare. Most of the time, it is still more than the few, the many are better than the few, and the odd is better than the usual. More than half of the troops are in battle, and less than one in ten is the example of winning more with less.

"Xiaofeng, how do I feel that our buddies let Tang Qi's little lady put it on the table." Tang Hu said innocently: "Our buddies give her life, there is no benefit in turning back, now leave us alone at the front line, if the enemy army comes, will we send it to death or run away?" In this case, Tang Qi didn't come to help us, could she just watch us die or escape? ”

Tang Yuan didn't speak, with a cold face.

Chen Bao rarely speaks, but this time he couldn't suppress his emotions and said, "Since Tang Qi is unjust to us, we don't need to give him his life." ”

Tang Yuan said: "I don't think so." ”

"But so far, I can't see through Tang Qi's purpose." Nalan Xin frowned and said, "Could it be that it wasn't Tang Qi who sent the letter?" ”

"Impossible." There is a special code between Tang Yuan and Tang Qi, which others can't understand, "Now that the second negotiation between Liang and Han is already underway, I heard that the Liang Dynasty may cede two states this time, if this is the case, this battle cannot be fought." Then we can get out of the way. ”

Tang Yuan was also unsure, but as the main general, he had to speak like this to stabilize the morale of the army. At this time, he was already thinking about how to get out of danger.

The room was silent, and the atmosphere was extremely dull.

Fortunately, Guan Xiong's soldiers shouted outside the city for a few days, and they did not attack the city.

At this time, Zhang Zhikui received a secret order from the Queen Mother, asking him to join forces with other Xuanjia Army lieutenant generals to collect Tang Yuan's military power.

"It's easy to say." Zhang Zhikui said distressedly: "To collect Tang Yuan's military power, you have to fight. At present, our six divisions together are less than 30,000 people, and if we really fight, we will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. ”

"The Queen Mother's order must be carried out." Ju has no life.

"I didn't say I wouldn't fight." Zhang Zhikui glanced at him with a slanted bow.

Zhang Zhikui was pondering the best battle plan, but heard that Tang Yuan had left Liuxi City with his troops and hid in the camp of Lin Chongyang, the general of Hanzhong. The Guan Xiong troops quickly occupied Liuxi City, and had already sent troops to continue to move forward, and the troops arrived in Nanchong, pointing at Wanlin.

"This ...... How good is that? I'm not going to have a falling out with Lin Chongyang, right? Zhang Zhikui was a little confused.

"There's no civil strife at this time." A person who looked like a civilian official next to Cao Bao suddenly spoke, although this person did not have a high military rank, but he was Cao Bao's cronies, and when he spoke, he was also representing Cao Bao, he was not a bystander, it was Su Li.

After getting along for a period of time, everyone still trusted Su Li, and when he spoke, everyone chose to be silent, Su Li continued: "After this period of repair, our Xuanjia Army has nearly 30,000 troops, Tang Yuan has more than 10,000, and Lin Chongyang has nearly 20,000. Our 60,000 people are united, and there is still hope to fight against Guan Xiong, and Liu Xun has not yet made up his mind to fight back with all his might. But if we have civil strife at this time, then Liu Xun's mind will change. When the time comes, Hanzhong will be lost, Liu Xun will send his troops to Chang'an, and half of the Great Liang Dynasty will be buried in our hands. Tang Yuan is taking our army, he wants to save his life, if we have to take his life, we may also die. ”

Zhang Zhikui said: "I heard that this kid Tang Yuan has a nickname in the Western Regions, and the people in the Western Regions call him the Desert Fox. He fights like chess, he is very cunning, and he prefers checks and balances to lunging. In the face of such an enemy, the Empress Dowager Cao is not here, and the letter is delayed for a long time, it is difficult for us to completely act in accordance with the Empress Dowager Cao's will. Of course, you can raise objections, and if you think that I, Zhang Zhikui, am immoral and incompetent, I can give up the post of deputy marshal and leave this mess to you to deal with. ”

No one likes to take over this rotten matter, and Su Li's words were originally meant for veteran Xuanjia army lieutenants like Ju Wuming and Su Beiqin, so that they should not be aggressive.

Su Li represents Cao Bao, and Cao Bao is the cousin of the Empress Dowager Cao, so Ju Wuming Su Beiqin stopped talking.

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"Reporting to the Queen Mother, Tang Yuan gave up resistance without authorization and sent the empty city to Guan Xiong, but he hid in Lin Chongyang's camp with his soldiers, and now Zhang Zhikui feels that it is difficult to do it, and asks the Queen Mother to decide." Plough Wantang presented a military report.

Hearing this, the Queen Mother's face turned blue, like frost on her face: "Sure enough, it was Tang Zhen's old thief who made a stumbling block, old thing, why didn't he die!" ”