Escape? It's not like Tang Ze hasn't thought about this idea.

After a day of defending the city, now that the Feng Army has temporarily collected its troops, it is indeed possible to abandon the city and flee, but the key problem is that there are still seventy or eighty thousand Chu troops in the city, if Hanyang is surrendered to the Feng Army like this, then Tang Ze will not be able to explain to the Eighth Prince, and the latter will definitely be punished by military law for escaping!

As soon as he thought of this, Tang Ze immediately shook his head like a rattle, and said again and again: "No, no, this marshal has lost the mouth of the three rivers before, so that the wind army has crossed the Yangtze River, and Hanyang is the hub of my Chu country, if it is given to the wind army like this, how can Ben Shuai explain to the king!" ”

"But now our army can't wait for reinforcements at all, with the current situation, how can we still hold on for three or five days, I'm afraid that tomorrow when the wind army attacks the city again, our army will be completely defeated, and then Hanyang will be breached, and our soldiers will die without a place to bury." Guo Hao said anxiously.

He was completely growing the morale of others and destroying his own prestige, but in Tang Ze's ears, the latter did not mean to blame at all, but was the same as him, with a worried look on his face.

As the so-called soldier bears a nest, a nest of bears, Tang Ze is the main general, and it is still like this, it is conceivable that the morale of the Chu soldiers below, if this battle can be won, it is called a strange thing!

And now Guo Hao is even more unwilling to accompany Tang Ze to wait for death here, he is now gaining power in the Chu State, and he has not enjoyed enough of the good days, where can he be like Tang Ze to scruple about military law.

Seeing that Tang Ze was still hesitating, Guo Hao couldn't help but persuade again: "General, stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood!" Our 200,000 reinforcements are on their way to Hanyang, but if Hanyang is broken by the time the reinforcements arrive, then we are still sinners! It's better to abandon Hanyang now, retreat back, join up with reinforcements, and then gather a large army and defeat the wind army in one fell swoop! ”

When Tang Ze heard this, his eyes lit up at first, and then he nodded slowly, and said: "Well, Lord Guo is reasonable, even if our army defends Hanyang, I'm afraid it will be useless, rather than letting the soldiers sacrifice in vain, it is better to retreat to the second, as long as we can defeat the Feng army, when the king arrives, he will naturally not say anything." ”

What he said was completely self-comforting, now that Hanyang is still in the hands of the Chu army, it is still impossible to repel the wind army, and when Hanyang is captured by the wind army, how can he still retreat from the enemy! But after Guo Hao heard this, he immediately gave up his hand and said: "The general is wise! ”

The two of them, one is the chief general of the first army and the other is the supervising army, but they are so greedy for life and afraid of death. To tell the truth, there are still tens of thousands of Chu troops in Hanyang, if the main general inspires the soldiers, so that the whole army is not afraid of death, and defends the city pass, it will definitely not be a problem to withstand the wind army for three or five days!

But the bad is on Guo Hao and Tang Ze, these two guys, where are the people who lead the war!

After adopting Guo Hao's suggestion, that night, Tang Ze also began to convene the generals to discuss, in the meeting hall, after everyone arrived, he first looked around at everyone, and then sighed faintly, and said: "I think you all know that in Hanyang City, there is not enough grain, grass and ordnance, and now it is besieged by a large army, and the wind army may break into the city at any time, therefore, this marshal thinks that Hanyang can no longer be defended." ”

Hearing this, all the generals in the hall glanced at each other, and then someone came out of the line, clasped his fists and said, "General, listen to your meaning, do you want to give up Hanyang?" ”

Tang Ze glanced at him, nodded and said, "That's right!" ”

"General!" The general was anxious, his eyes widened and he said, "But our reinforcements are on the way!" Our army only needs to hold out for another three or five days, and then not only will the strength of the city surge, but also the supplies of food, grass, ordnance and other supplies will also arrive! But if you give up Hanyang now, after the wind army crosses Hanyang, it will be a flat river! ”

"What you said, how can Ben Shuai not know! But now that the wind army is coming to the city, the city defenses everywhere have collapsed, let alone three or five days! Even if it is tomorrow's battle, can you have the confidence to defend Hanyang!? Tang Ze asked in a cold voice.

His questioning made the general speechless, his own side lacked arrows and boulders, and could only engage in hand-to-hand combat with the wind army on the city pass, in this case, everyone had no bottom in their hearts, but it was really unacceptable to say that they would give up Hanyang like this.

After a pause, the general still said urgently: "But ......"

"Nothing!" Tang Ze directly interrupted him and said, "If Hanyang is broken by the Feng Army, it will be too late for our army to retreat!" Rather than making such a senseless sacrifice, it is better to preserve the troops, join up with our reinforcements, gather superior forces at that time, and then make plans. ”

"General! Hanyang is the hub of our country, even if you fight to the death, you can't lose! I hope the general will think twice......" said the general sadly.

The words of the partial general are very reasonable, but in Tang Ze's ears, it is not the case at all, he stared at the partial general, and sneered: "Listening to General Liu, is he saying that Ben Shuai is afraid of death?" ”

General Liu hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, the general misunderstood, and the last general has no such intention." ”

"That's good! In this case, the commander will allocate 20,000 horses to General Liu, and let you defend Hanyang! After our troops and reinforcements converge, we will rush to the aid of Hanyang, what do you think? Tang Ze said.

"What!?" Hearing this, the general's eyes widened, swallowed his saliva, and said, "General......"

Tang Ze sneered: "You also said that Hanyang is the hub of our country, and there must be no mistakes, since this is the case, then please ask General Liu to fulfill his duties as a soldier!" If you can defend Hanyang, it will be a great achievement! ”

"This ......"

"What? Didn't General Liu just say that he was going to fight to the death! Tang Ze said in a strange tone.

General Liu swallowed his saliva again and stammered, "Will ...... General ......"

"That's it!" Tang Ze waved his hand and said directly: "That's it!" This is the commander's military order! Violators of military law are engaged! Hurry down and get ready! ”

With that, he straightened his armor and walked out of the hall without looking back.

Guo Hao followed.

The two of them left, but they left behind a group of stunned generals, and it wasn't until a long time later that people seemed to come to their senses, and the hall immediately exploded......

"This and this, such a leading army, unheard of, our army has only been fighting fiercely with the Feng army for two days, and it is simply ridiculous to abandon the city pass......," someone said.

Another humanitarian: "Sanjiangkou is lost, if Hanyang is lost again, our country is in danger......"

Some people couldn't help but sigh: "If General Wang Shuang is still here, why is our army here......

People are talking about it, but the only general surnamed Liu is still in a dumbfounded state.

(End of chapter)