Chapter 188: To Live or to Destroy

When Han Sui and his entourage rushed to Chen Chengjun's camp at night, Yan Xing just felt that his legs were numb, but Han Sui and Li Xiangru were already tired and couldn't stand it. Han Wen is about fifty years old, and Li Xiangru is about the same age as him, and they have long been unable to adapt to the intense exercise, whether in bed or on horseback, which is one of the reasons why Han Sui is reluctant to come to Chen Cheng's military camp at night.

Yan Xing looked at the fatigue shown by Li Xiangru and Han Sui, and couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart. The two people in front of them are both big names in Liangzhou, who used to be dominant, but now they are also inevitably aging, and they no longer have the courage and spirit of the past.

Led by a group of soldiers, they walked to the Chinese tent, and in the firelight, they could see two soldiers with swords and spears guarding the door. Yan Xing turned his head and said to Han Sui and Li Xiangru: "Wait a minute, you two, I'll go in and report it." ”

Li Xiangru hammered his old leg, and complained to Han Sui, who also had back pain on the side: "What are you doing, we are all here, and we still have to report?" Old.... How did Chen Yuanjun's shelf become so big? ”

Han Sui traveled all the way, and when he saw the orderly and strict appearance of the camp, he was envious and vigilant in his heart, and at this time he responded: "This shows that Chen Yuanjun has a good way of governing the army!" ”

Chen Chengxiong's voice came from the tent: "Please come in, two generals." ”

After a while, Yan Xing opened the door curtain and said to Han Sui and Li Xiangru: "The lord invites the two of you to enter." ”

Han Sui straightened his sleeves, and then walked in with his head held high. Li Xiangru sighed and walked in.

Torches and braziers were lit in the tent, and there was plenty of light. Han Sui first looked left and right, then stepped forward, arched his hand to Chen Cheng, who was walking at the top, and said, "I've seen Chen Yuanjun." ”

Li Xiangru has always been the only one who looks at Han Sui, and when he sees him like this, he also salutes when he steps forward. Chen Cheng stretched out his hand to the side and said, "Please take a seat." ”

After the two of them sat down, Chen Cheng said again: "The two of you are here, because you have waited too long, so you have served some meals to the generals, can you also use some?" ”

Han Sui had already seen Cheng Yin, Song Jian and others eating with loose belly mixed round just now, and when he heard this, he shook his head and said, "I have already used it." ”

Chen Cheng smiled slightly, and said gently: "Since everyone is here, then I'll get down to business." ”

Zhang Heng took out the bamboo stick from his mouth, glared at Han Sui and said, "If you weren't late, we would have been down to business a long time ago!" ”

Han Sui sneered in his heart, he didn't pay attention to Zhang Heng's provocation at all, but said to Chen Cheng with a smile: "I was about to listen to the king's arguments." ”

Chen Cheng said: "The prisoners were interrogated just now, and opposite us, Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan have arrived. ”

A low voice sounded in the big tent, and everyone began to discuss, "I'll just say how hard you fought today, it turns out that Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan have arrived!" ”

"That's for sure! If only Huangfu Song ......."

"What if it's only Huangfu Song?"

"If it's just him, how can we be so embarrassed? Lost all the Chen Cangcheng that you got in your hands? ”

"But how is this possible? Didn't you say that Dong Zhuo was in turmoil? It's just that Huangfu Song came back, why didn't even Ding Yuan go and return? Could it be that Dong Zhuo has already been defeated? ”

"Your message is out of date! Dong Zhongying ordered all the princes to raise troops together to clear the king's side, and the whole world rose up accordingly, how could it be defeated? ”

"That's even more wrong! Huangfu Song didn't fight Dong Zhuo, why did they turn around and run back? ”

Chen Cheng secretly said in his heart: If you guys didn't listen to orders, how could you fight so hard? He reached out and knocked on the desk and said, "Listen to me first." ”

Then the group stopped talking and looked at him together. Chen Cheng continued: "It is said that they are ready to defeat our Xiliang army with all their strength first, and then attack Dong Zhuo to the east. ”

Chen Cheng naturally said, "We are Xiliang Army", and others didn't think there was anything wrong. Even Han Sui was the same, and he had subconsciously admitted that Chen Cheng was a member of the Xiliang Army. As for whether he is convinced of Liangzhou pastor, that is another matter.

"There are 40,000 Huangfu Song troops, 30,000 Ding Yuan troops, plus the recruited Guanzhong Minfu Township soldiers, the total number of enemy troops is more than 150,000." Chen Cheng said: "I also got the news just now, saying that Huangfu Song divided all the troops and horses, took the direction of Tumengou, and went to the Qianyang River Valley. ”

Han Sui said with a smile: "I also got a report from Tanma just now, saying that a court soldier and horse appeared near the Qianyang River Valley. ”

Cheng Yi asked in surprise: "What are the officers and soldiers doing in the Qianyang River Valley?" Could it be to attack Longxian? ”

Anding borders Hanyang County, Ma Teng is very familiar with the geography of Hanyang, he shook his head, and said: "Last time, Huangfu Song's whole army came to attack, but they didn't break through Longxian. Although the number of troops in Longxian County is smaller this time, the officers and soldiers are only partial divisions, how can it be possible to defeat Longxian? ”

Cheng Yi said: "Then what do you say the purpose of the officers and soldiers going over there?" ”

Ma Teng hesitated for a moment and said, "Could it be that you want to go down the Ping, the front line of the back ditch, and outflank our army's rear road?" ”

But then he denied it himself, and said: "Taking this road can block our road to Longxian at most, and now that the partial division of the officers and soldiers has been discovered, it is impossible for our army to be blocked here by them." ”

Song Jianxiang was conceited, although he was caught off guard today, he was not very convinced, he said with a grin: "Isn't Huangfu Yizhen old and faint?" ”

Han Sui couldn't hear others say that he was old, although Song Jian was talking about Huangfu Song, he was still not very happy in his heart. But he has always been the best at forbearance, and he likes to overcome rigidity with softness, so his face is still smiling, "If General Song thinks that Huangfu Song is stupid, he might as well step forward tomorrow to challenge, just to make a splash of heaven!" ”

Song Jian is just conceited, not reckless, and it is impossible for a reckless person to dominate one side in the Xiliang realm. He laughed twice and said: "I have few people in my hands, even if the emperor is deaf, I can't beat them, Han Wen asked you to have the most soldiers and horses here, it is better for you to go up and test it." ”

Han Sui snorted and said, "The person who said that Huangfu Song was stupid is not me. ”

Chen Cheng saw that they were getting farther and farther away, so he had to stop it, so as not to make Lou hair crooked, he said in a deep voice: "The current situation is like this, the enemy army is 150,000, and our army has almost 100,000. Dong Zhongying has called on the soldiers and horses of the world to go to Luo Qingjun's side together, it is impossible for Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan to confront us for a long time, they must go back to deal with Dong Zhuo, should we drag them here, or withdraw our troops first, and wait for the battle in Kanto to be decided? ”

Faced with his question, Han Sui was the first to say: "You can't withdraw troops now!" ”

Chen Cheng asked, "Oh, why?" ”

Han Sui put away the smile on his face and said loudly: "The army is easy to disperse and difficult to gather, it is difficult to gather so many soldiers and horses, and it has already broken through Chencang, once the troops are withdrawn, when will there be such a chance again?" Although Chen Yuanjun's thunderbolt is powerful, the officers and soldiers have seen it once, and it will be difficult to win so easily next time! ”

Chen Cheng knew that what Han Sui said was right, although the catapult was extremely powerful, it was only a common thing for the catapults to break their bones and tendons, smash houses, and shake the city walls. But there are also a lot of weaknesses, fear of fire, inconvenient movement, and poor accuracy....... Wait a minute. Although when he retreated, he had ordered someone to burn the ten catapults that could not be withdrawn, but there are many skilled craftsmen in Guanzhong, and he has seen it once, who knows if they can imitate it?

Catapults, although they were heavy siege machines, did not surpass the technological level of this era. If you set up a few catapults in the middle of the city, or carry the bed crossbow to the city wall, it will not be so easy to break through the Chen Cang next time.

Chen Cheng was naturally inclined to withdraw his troops for a truce, because it was most beneficial for him to withdraw his troops. Guanzhong was too far away from the northern land, and was separated by Anding County and Hanyang County in between, and until Han Sui was weakened, the territory occupied in the east would only end up being cheaper than Han Wenyue, and he and the other princes could only rob some money and people at most.

The other princes may be full of joy when they grab the money and population, but how can he Chen Cheng be the kind of person who is short-sighted?

However, although he was inclined to withdraw his troops, he still had to listen to the opinions of the audience. If most of the people ask for the withdrawal of their troops, then he will be as good as he is. If everyone decides to continue fighting, then he will have to continue to deal with enemies and allies here.

Yes, not only with the enemy, but also with friendly forces. In a way, the enemy is better to deal with.

As Han Sui spoke, a quarrel soon broke out in the big tent. There are those who support Han Sui to continue fighting, and there are those who want to withdraw their troops and return to their hometowns. Those who supported Han Sui included Li Xiangru, Zhang Heng, and Ma Teng, who were either Han Sui's close comrades-in-arms, or Di Jin Sanfu, or those who suffered heavy losses today and wanted to make up for it.

Song Jian, Cheng Yin, and Cheng Yi agreed to withdraw their troops. The terrain here in Chencang is not suitable for cavalry galloping, and it is too unfriendly to the Xiliang army. Whether it is to advance dozens of miles to the east or retreat two hundred miles to the west, the terrain is much flatter, and those places are the places where the cavalry is used, and they are blocked here in Chencang, and they will only be hung up and beaten by the heavy infantry of the Han army if they lack armor.

Instead of fighting Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan here, it is better to withdraw the troops and go back first, and when the Han army in Guanzhong is consumed on the battlefield in the east, they will come over to pick up the bargain. Huangfu Song is powerful in the world, how can he get along well? The Song general was not convinced by Huangfu Song, believing that in the wilderness, the cavalry under his command would not lose to the elite under Huangfu Song.

But play here in Chencang? That's still it. On the battlefield, having a horse and not having a horse are two different things, and having armor and not having armor are also two different things. The strength of their Xiliang army lies in the fact that the war horses are tall and come and go like the wind, so why bother to attack the enemy's strength with their own shortcomings?

Now the people who are in favor of withdrawing troops are almost the same as those who are in favor of continuing to fight, and only Yang Qiu is left who has not expressed his position, so the eyes of Han Sui, Cheng Yi and others are on him together.

Chen Cheng also asked, "Does Yang Shangshu think we should withdraw our troops, or should we continue to fight?" ”

Yang Qiuxin said: What does this have to do with me? I even handed over the Beidi County, I just want to follow the lord to make a fortune honestly, do you want to kill in Guanzhong?

He has no other idea now, just to follow Chen Cheng to make more money. It's too dangerous to fight the world, and if you're not careful, you'll kill your whole family. But now everyone has seen it, and it is not okay not to take a stand.

So, do you want to keep fighting? This is a problem.