The rain did not stop completely, and the camp of the Yuan army outside Handan fell into a strange gloomy atmosphere.

The reason why I say weird is that the whole battalion was actually busy, collecting corpses, sorting out ordnance, digging drainage ditches, and housing the wounded...... And don't forget, the drizzle overhead is still crackling against the tent. However, it is unbearable that such a busy camp is extremely depressed and quiet.

Think about it too.

Two 2,000 stone soldiers were killed in battle, one thousand stone Sima was killed in battle, and those who trampled on themselves and were injured by mistake, the Yuan army had a total of more than 2,000 casualties and attrition...... Of course, in all fairness, this was not a heartbreaking defeat for Yuan Jun. Among them, 2,000 casualties are really just a drizzle for an army of 80,000, and they are all scattered casualties, and the so-called establishment is still there, and it can be replenished at any time; The death of the three generals may be a bit excessive, but to be honest, Yuan Shao holds nineteen counties, and there is really no shortage of such sons and daughters of the clan and powerful leaders who came here to make contributions in order to get ahead.

Only this battle was almost done by Guan Yunchang alone with a thousand people, and he was a military general known for his bravery, but he was able to grasp the time, master the fighter, and single-handedly play the 80,000 people of the Yuan army and the heroes of Sanzhou in applause, and finally almost retreated, but it was really embarrassing!

With the rain that the besieging side hated the most, it is no wonder that the morale of the Yuan army is extremely low.

In the Chinese military tent, countless staff, generals, and officials gathered, and this important place, which used to be red-faced and disputed, was silent at this time, which is probably the most direct manifestation of this low morale.

"Is Mingqing's body already debed?" I don't know how long it was, but Yuan Shao, who had just applied a hot towel to his forehead, transferred out of the back tent, and took the initiative to ask before he sat down, which was considered to break the silence.

"Back to Ming Gong, it has been packed and sent to Bohai." Chen Gong had no way to avoid it, so he could only respond with a black face.

"I was supposed to personally preside over the funeral for Ming Qing, but the war is like this, and it is not easy to get out." Yuan Shao sighed with emotion, and then sat down. "My eldest son, Yuan Tan, has just tied his hair, and is now in Yecheng, I will send someone to write a letter later, and ask him to go to Bohai for me, which can be regarded as a way to express mourning......"

"The lord is so sincere, if General Gao knows about it, he will be grateful." Guo Tu leaned over slightly and praised him.

"Where's the earnestness?" Yuan Shao sat on the captain's chair behind the high-legged case and shook his head for a while. "It's clearly guilty, this battle is ......"

"Ming Gong!"

"General!"

"Lord!"

Before Yuan Shao could say a word, many prepared people around him took the initiative to flash out, and then leaned over to salute...... From Chen Gong, who was in charge of the shogunate and had the responsibility to take the blame, to Xin Ping, the formulator of this plan, to the frustration of losing the East Gate Guard, and many generals who participated in the war yesterday...... You don't have to think about it to know that these people are speaking out one after another at this time, as if they want to ask for sin.

However, Yuan Shao waved his hand again and again, but he waved his hand to interrupt the scramble of these people: "Needless to say, the day before yesterday, in the battle, if it is a crime, then I am guilty of all the following, but if I want to find someone to bear this crime, it is better to let me bear it for all the kings...... This battle has ended here, all the kings have done their best, but it is I, the commander of the first army, who is incompetent in command, so that the division is not good, and I should accept the blame to thank the world. ”

The tent was stunned for a moment.

Yuan Shao was not in a hurry, but he untied the Jinxian crown on his head in the blank eyes of everyone, and then removed the bun again, and then held his hair in one hand, but took out a short knife from his arms in the other.

The incident happened suddenly, and everyone couldn't stop it, and since they saw Yuan Shao's hair broken, the tent was full of people, but no one dared to stand anymore.

"Eighty thousand people surrounded a thousand light soldiers, but they lost their soldiers and lost their generals, and they should have been beheaded to correct military justice." Yuan Shao, who was covered with loose hair, put away his knife, got up and came to the tent, and slowly spoke to the people who were kneeling down. "However, the thirteen states and nineteen counties have entrusted me with the matter of begging for thieves, and I have no choice but to leave a useful body for the future, so I can only cut my hair and act as the head to set the record straight...... The military judge is Yuan Tu, but he has now gone to Qinghe for Gongtai to deal with the Ji family, and he has not yet returned, so the Gongtai ......"

"The subordinates are here!" Only then did Chen Gong raise his head.

"Hair and you, after today's incident, you will hang your hair on the general's platform for me, and tell the army that the criminal general Yuan Shao has been dealt with, and I hope that the whole army will no longer regard military discipline as nothing."

Chen Gong got up and took his hair on his knees, but he almost cried: "Why is Ming Gong like this? The incompetence of the ministers ......"

"I can be incompetent, the enemy can be both wise and brave, but you can't be incompetent!" Yuan Shao leaned over and screamed. "If you are all incompetent, what can I do to fight with Gongsun Wenqi for the world?!"

The tent exhaled repeatedly.

"Guan Yunchang, I thought he was just a brave man, the so-called Fan Xu, Yingbu's bravery, but he didn't expect that his generation would be like tomorrow, and he knew the ...... of fighters" Yuan Shao stood up and continued to look around. Such a character is already comparable to the famous generals of the ancients! There is also Zhengnan, whose people are generous and fierce, loyal and courageous, and they are also the style of ancient ministers! is the previous Gongsun Bogui, and if the plain is defeated, it is by no means that he can't fight! As for Gongsun Wenqi and his person, long before he asked for Dong, he was already recognized as the number one person in the world to lead the army! And what about me Yuan Shao? Born in a family, raised in the prosperous land of Luoyang since childhood, and studied filial piety as an adult, how could he ever fight? ! If I hadn't relied on you, I would have a chance of winning?! Gao Zu can win against Xiang Yu, relying on Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin, not himself! If Gao Zu and King Xiang were each led 100,000 soldiers and won a showdown, he would have died 10,000 times! Therefore, in this battle, all the sins are mine, and you are not at fault! ”

"Thank you, lord!" Hearing this, Chen Gong took the lead in thanking Yuan Shao for his grace by holding the other party's hair, but he had already changed his name.

And although the rest of the people did not recognize the Lord like Chen Gong, they also kowtowed one after another to thank him.

"Get up!" After saying it in one breath and stopping for a long time, Yuan Shaofang returned to his seat, and then motioned for everyone to get up. "No need to thank you, the responsibility of this battle ends here, there is no need to mention it again, today I only listen to useful words......"

"Ming Gong!" Xin Ping gritted his teeth and stepped forward. "The scout in front came to report, saying that Handan openly opened the west gate yesterday, and Guan Yunchang and his subordinates returned to Xiying with supplies in the city, and they were still as before...... Now it's time to make a decision. ”

"What decision?" Yuan Shao, who was still wearing a cloak, was asking with a straight face.

"In the battle the day before yesterday, I thought about it carefully, but it was still because the command in the army was not smooth, and half of the soldiers and horses were available, so that once the battalions lost their owners, they would lose their fighting spirit......" Xin Ping said and simply swept past the side of the generals, and finally stopped at Li Jin.

However, whether it was Li Huizhi or the rest of the generals, their faces were as usual...... First, Yuan Shao has taken all the responsibility, and second, aside from the fact that Li Jin also died a nephew the day before yesterday (I didn't know at the time), most of the people who participated in the war also paid a lot of casualties to a greater or lesser extent, so it can be regarded as an alternative waist pole.

And Xin Ping also knew that the pursuit of responsibility at this time was bad for Yuan Shao's overall situation, so he just glanced at it, and simply explained it all: "Ming Gong, his subordinates are not saying that they will be held accountable, but that they need to reform the military system." For example, anyone who goes to battle with a designated general to command a side must be given a tiger charm, a general flag, and even a scepter! Let them have the right and responsibility to make decisions on the spot, and also have the right and responsibility to dispose of 2,000 stones...... The Duke of Ming has nineteen counties, one of the four parts of the world, and two thousand stones under his command, so there must be a class division! Therefore, the subordinates mean that since our army has been frustrated and has encountered rain, it is not possible to take Guan Yunchang for a while, why not withdraw the army to Yecheng and Liang period, and rectify it first? ”

Yuan Shao hesitated for a moment: "I also have this thought, but Handan doesn't care?" ”

"It doesn't matter." Guo Tu flashed out and said calmly. "Don't worry, the lord is only in mid-July, at the turn of summer and autumn, and the autumn harvest has not yet begun, and General Wei will not come so soon. When we finish the reorganization in Wei County, the sky is clear, and the morale of the army is restored, it will not be too late to suddenly come back! ”

Yuan Shao was moved for a while...... He really wanted to put his soldiers and horses in order, not just about the rights and responsibilities of the system, but about arranging some reliable people in the army to supervise the battalions, so as to prevent the deployment of the entire 2,000 people from scattering in a hurry as soon as Wu Anguo died, and Li Quan's 3,000 Li soldiers were captured and did not dare to move, and those absurd things happened on the battlefield again.

However, just withdrawing the troops like this, I always feel that something is wrong......

"The subordinate has a word." Suddenly he who came out of the ranks was frustrated.

"Gong and please speak!" Yuan Shao still respects Fu Gonghe.

"The sudden arrival of the rainstorm the day before yesterday made my subordinates worried, so yesterday I specially found some local elderly cultivators who were auxiliary soldiers in the army and asked about the celestial phenomena." Frustrated replied earnestly. "This rain, I'm afraid there are still some people to say."

Yuan Shao was on the right side: "Come quickly." ”

"According to the local farmers in the camp, this rain looks like one, but it is actually two." He replied. "The day before yesterday was a summer rainstorm, but from yesterday to now, it is an autumn rain...... In other words, not only will the rain continue to continue after today, but it will gradually cool down, and it would be a mistake for the whole army to force it to stay at this time. ”

Yuan Shao was stunned for a while.

"It's not all." He said further. The old farmers also said that although this kind of rain has occasionally appeared in previous years, it will cause waterlogging before the autumn harvest every year, and if this kind of waterlogging is good when there are many kinds of corn in previous years, as long as the water is drained in time and the autumn harvest is sunny in time, the corn can still be harvested. But over the years, pasta has become more common, and more wheat has been planted, and the wheat stalks are fragile, but they are prone to lodging in the wind and rain before the autumn harvest......"

Yuan Shao was confused at first when he heard this passage, but when he heard this, he suddenly realized: "You mean that Hebei will lack grain after the autumn?" ”

"It's not the whole of Hebei, Changping where is the Yanshan climate, but the east of Taihang, from Hanoi to Changshan, I'm afraid the wheat grain will be damaged." The frustration finally said it all. "This kind of loss is the same for both the other and for oneself, and it can only be regarded as a local disaster...... But in any case, Handan is in it, and his subordinates don't know how much grain is stored in Handan City, but they always have to prevent him from going out of the city to grab the corn! That being the case, why not leave a real elite army and horses, no more, 20,000 people, not to break the city here, just to watch our big battalion, and to prevent and judge the activities of going out of the city in the south? In this way, it is not considered to be a withdrawal from the siege. And when we finish the reorganization in Wei County, the sky will be clear, the morale of the army will recover, and we will even collect the autumn grain and suddenly kill it back?! ”

Yuan Shao nodded his head fiercely at this time, and his messy hair also shook up: "Gong and the shame of defeat, the opportunity to regain the opportunity, my son's room, maybe it is the Gong He, right?" ”

Frustrated with the embarrassment on the expressionless faces of the rest of the staff.

"Don't bother the two masters!" Yuan Shao didn't bother to pay too much attention to it, but took out the short knife that had just been cut from his arms, and got up and handed it to the other party. "I will let Han Meng be your deputy general, leave 20,000 people here, and you will be in charge of the whole army, whoever dares to disobey, you will kill with this blade."

Frustrated was also moved for a while, and then immediately leaned over to take the blade without hesitation.

Just as he was taking over the task, suddenly, the door of the tent that had been put down was suddenly opened, and a rain-covered Lingyu armor soldier hurriedly entered, kneeling to Yuan Shao and handing over a military report with an oiled paper cover.

Yuan Shao didn't pay attention to it, but first gave the sword to Fu Zhi, and then took the military newspaper, tore open the cover, and browsed it for a while...... After browsing, the person returned to the seat in a hurry, and then spoke calmly: "Two thousand stones and the staff of the Che Cavalry General's Mansion will stay, and the rest of the people will all go out." ”

Everyone didn't understand what they meant, but they had to do what they said.

"Gentlemen." Yuan Shao handed the letter to Chen Gong at his side, then looked around and said calmly. "Pack up overnight today, and withdraw tomorrow ......"

"Why is it so rushed?" Xin Ping was puzzled.

"Yecheng is lost." Chen Gong on the side said a shocking sentence with a calm face.

Full of astonishment.

"You don't need to panic." Yuan Shao didn't panic when he saw this, but laughed. "Now that it's come to this, what's the use of panicking? If you want me to say, if you lose it, you will lose it, and if you return to the division to regain it, you will not miss the overall situation. ”

"Indeed." Chen Gong thought for a while, and couldn't help but sigh. "Fortunately, the autumn grain has not been harvested at this time, and the rest of the grain and grass are also in the beam stage."

"But...... "Xin Ping was sweating profusely." Ming Gong, didn't you let Gao Yuancai (Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan) go to Hanoi to stabilize Uncle Zhang Zhi? How did you lose Yecheng? Where did General Wei send his troops from? ”

"If it were General Wei's soldiers, you and I would have died today!" Chen Gong replied with a dark face.

"Why is Zhongji so gaffe? Just think about it, how did Gongsun Wenqi send troops so quickly? Yuan Shaofu smiled again. He can't fly...... The day before yesterday, taking advantage of the heavy rain, it was tens of thousands of Taihang Mountain bandits who were divided into more than ten steps, and the leader was called Yu Poison...... Black Mountain thieves are also! ”

The crowd looked stunned at first, but then they became more and more panicked - the bandits were easy to chase, but their families were in the city! From this point of view, it is better to let Gongsun Wenqi's serious army come!

"My family is also in Yecheng......" Yuan Shao seemed to understand everyone's minds. I haven't seen such a gaffe! ”

Everyone was suddenly shocked, but today's Yuan Benchu was convincing.

"Don't leak military aircraft, violators will be killed!" Yuan Shaofu calmly ordered in the audience. "According to what I just said, Fu Gong and 20,000 troops here will monitor and judge Zhengnan and Guan Yunchang, but they can keep it safe! The rest of the ministries packed up overnight and prepared to withdraw...... General Wen and General Ju are the vanguard, they will leave now, and they can rush to Liangqi City to rest at night, and they will return to Yecheng City tomorrow! ”

The generals agreed with a bang, and each said goodbye, even Guo Tu, Xin Ping and others, who had their own hands, immediately prepared, and Chen Gong went and returned...... He almost forgot to take Yuan Shao's hair from several cases and hang it up.

However, Chen Gongtai grabbed his hair and was about to turn away, but was stopped by Yuan Shao: "Gongtai is a little slow...... Help me to my feet! ”

Chen Gong suddenly came to his senses, turned around and put down his hair again, and then helped his lord up.

"The public platform smiled." Yuan Shao, who could barely get up, supported Chen Gong's arm, his face was full of anxiety, and he no longer had the demeanor just now, and even cried for a while. "But all my sons are underage, and my youngest son is only two years old...... What if this falls into the hands of thieves and makes a mistake? Gongsun Wenqi's poisonous strategy! ”

Chen Gong was silent.

————I am the dividing line that is more heroic than Yuan Shao————

"Shao Fang surrounded Handan for several days, was broken by Guan Yu, and when it rained, Fang and the generals met together, talking about the retreat, and suddenly heard that the black mountain thieves covered Yecheng with poison and rain, and killed Taishou Licheng. More than ten thieves, tens of thousands of people, gathered in Yezhong. Sitting on the guests who have a home in Ye, they are all frightened and discolored, or crying, Dushao's appearance remains unchanged, sitting upright and free, his mouth and fingers are ordered, staying behind, the first is complete, and the left and right are safe. - "New Yanshu". The first in the family

PS: Solemnly push the book, return to the Ming Dynasty as a tyrant, the tyrant is going to finish the book, only 57 are away from 10,000 orders (57s are envied here), everyone who is interested can take a look, this standard 10,000 fine historical texts.