Chapter 1237: Alone
Gaoshan County, where Li Tong led his army to station.
After leading his army out of Yangzhou, he approached Gaoshan County, but met no resistance. The county order of Gaoshan County was withdrawn, the granary was empty, there was not a grain of grain, and all that was left for him was an empty city, which could only be used as a resting place.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Tong was staring intently at the map on the desk.
In this rescue of Xuzhou, Li Tong's plan was to contain Xu Shu's army and prevent the Shu army from going north with all its might.
When Cao Cao sent people to support Xuzhou, the strength of Xuzhou's defense could be enhanced, and with the strength of Li Tong, the two forces even had a chance to flank the Shu army. At present, Li Tong does not dare to fight with the Shu army, as long as he attracts the attention of the Shu army and constantly creates trouble for the Shu army, this will achieve the goal.
Li Tong was engrossed in thinking about the war, and Han Hao hurriedly rushed in from outside the big tent.
"Your Excellency!!"
Han Hao shouted, his voice trembled, and a sad look appeared on his face.
Seeing this, Li Tong chuckled in his heart, and a bad feeling rose. He hurriedly stood up, walked up to Han Hao, and asked softly, "General Han, what happened?" ”
"Wow!"
Han Hao suddenly cried loudly, like a three-year-old child, crying extremely sadly.
Li Tong was confused and didn't understand what was going on.
His face turned grim, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Han Hao, what happened? ”
Han Hao took a deep breath and said intermittently: "My lord, Shouchun is lost, and Yu Ban has surrendered. It's a pity that Shi Lian Ning died and died bravely. If Yu Ban resists desperately, as long as he has a little backbone, Shi Lian will not die. Yu Ban, a gutless rat, became the commander of the army in vain. ”
"Boom!!"
Li Tong's mind seemed to explode, his eyes widened, revealing an incredible expression.
Step on! Step on! Step on!
Li Tong's body was unstable, and he took three steps back.
Rao was like this, he still didn't stand firmly, his body staggered, and he sat on the ground. Li Tong was stunned, his mind was blank, and he was at a loss by Han Hao's news.
After a long while, Han Hao stopped crying and sat quietly with a sad look on his face. Shi Jian and Han Hao belong to the middle-level generals in the Wei army, and their martial arts are not particularly outstanding, but they are not at the bottom. The two have similar skills, and they have an excellent relationship, so they can be said to be like brothers.
He cried loudly, on the one hand, because he was sad for Shi Lian's death, and on the other hand, because Shouchun was lost, Yangzhou was occupied by the Shu army, and the army stationed in Gaoshan County became a lone army, isolated.
After a long while, Li Tongcai eased up.
Li Tong looked at Han Hao and asked, "General Han, how did you get the news?" ”
Han Hao said: "The news of Shouchun spread all over Yangzhou and Xuzhou, and the people knew about it. I went out of the barracks and heard the people talking. Alas, I didn't expect Yu Ban to be so spineless. ”
Li Tong took a deep breath, stood up, and shouted: "Come on, please come to the meeting." ”
"My lord, it's coming down."
Without waiting for Li Tong to send someone to deliver the order, Yang Chi hurriedly walked in.
After Yang Chi sat down, he glanced at Han Hao, who was full of tears, and found that Li Tong's eyes were a little dazed, and he understood that Li Tong had also received news from Shouchun. He said straight to the point: "My lord, I just got the news below. When I was in Shouchun, I felt that Yu Ban was timid and afraid of things. ”
Li Tong said: "Yu Ban has surrendered, and there is no point in discussing Yu Ban's affairs again. Now that Shouchun is lost, Yangzhou has fallen, our back roads have been cut off, and the supply of grain and grass has been cut off. But we have entered Xuzhou, there is the wolf Xu Shu in front, and the tiger Tai Shici in the back, which is extremely dangerous. Yang Master Book, what do you think? ”
Han Hao interjected: "Lord Li, what we can do now is to kill Shouchun and avenge Shi Lian." ”
Li Tong shook his head and looked at Yang Chi.
The loss of Shouchun City will definitely lead to instability in the morale of the army. In particular, the back road was cut off, and there was no longer grain and grass support, if it was a counterattack on Shouchun, once Shouchun could not be taken, the army would definitely be defeated. Besides, Xu Shu is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he will definitely lead the army to kill and flank the army. When the Shu army surrounded them, they couldn't leave even if they wanted to.
Yang Chi spread out his hand and said helplessly: "My lord, I can't think of a way to crack it." ”
Han Hao frowned and said, "Master Li, are you afraid and want to be a deserter?" ”
Li Tong said in a deep voice: "General Han, you have to figure out the current situation. You want to counterattack Shouchun, can you succeed? Even if Tai Shi Ci can't defend it, it will kill us. Without food supplies, what about 60,000 mouths? The people in the army are terrified, can the soldiers fight? You are loyal to Your Majesty, and I am loyal to Your Majesty; You want revenge, and I want revenge. But at the moment, we have to consider the lives of the 60,000 army and the future of the 60,000 army. ”
After Han Hao heard this, he looked embarrassed and closed his mouth and stopped talking.
As Li Tong said, it is not possible to rely on enthusiasm at the moment. If you want to die, you can immediately lead the army to counterattack Shouchun, but it is absolutely impossible to succeed.
Yang Chi's eyes rolled, and he suddenly said, "My lord, it's not that there is no way out of the predicament. ”
"What's the solution?"
Han Hao and Li Tong asked questions at the same time, both with eager looks in their eyes.
Yang Chi stood up, walked up to Li Tong, pointed to the map on the desk, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, General Han, there is a part of Yuzhou between Yangzhou and Xuzhou, this is our opportunity." Hongxian is close to Xuzhou, we are located in Gaoshan County, as long as we can bypass Huailing County and avoid the Shu army in Huailing County, we can enter Yuzhou. As long as you break through the barrier of the Shu army and enter the territory of Yuzhou, you can use the power of Hongxian County to resolve the current situation. ”
Han Hao wanted to kill Yu Ban and wanted revenge, but his survival instinct made him shut up.
Be a deserter, be a deserter.
Li Tong pondered for a while and said, "Master Yang, your method is good, but whether you can pass through Huailing County is still unknown. However, at present, there is only such a plan, as long as it can withdraw into Yuzhou, it can keep the 60,000 troops. The soldiers are still there, and there is still a chance for revenge. ”
Yang Chi arched his hand and said, "Your Excellency is wise! ”
Li Tong said: "Master Yang, you go and notify the soldiers of the whole army, and let the soldiers pack up and go to Hongxian." In addition, tell the soldiers in the army about their plans to take refuge in Yuzhou, so that they can have a bottom in their hearts and will not collapse the army's morale. ”
"No!!"
Yang Chi bowed to Li Tong and Han Hao, turned around and left.
Han Hao sighed and left the Chinese army's tent.
At this time, Li Tong still saw a little hope. As long as the army passes through Huailing County, it can enter Yuzhou, and it will be safe, and what he is looking forward to now is that Xu Shu did not block the way.
The army set off, marched all the way, and rushed towards Yuzhou.
In two and a half days, the Shu army left Gaoshan County and entered Huailing County.
The 60,000 Wei soldiers saw that they had walked more than half of the way, and they also saw hope in their hearts. But at this time, Xu Shu actually stationed in Huailing County with 60,000 Wei troops, blocking the way of the Wei army.
This news made Li Tong feel uncomfortable.
The last thing you want to see is a pro-madness, but it finally happened.
In fact, Xu Shu was planning to trap Li Tong in Gaoshan County at the beginning. But Li Tong changed the route of the march, and when he ran towards Huailing County, Xu Shu sensed Li Tong's intentions and led the army to Huailing County, waiting for Li Tong to arrive.
The Shu army blocked the way, and the Wei army had to stop.
In the Wei army camp, Li Tong brought Yang Chi and Han Hao over, and the three guests and hosts sat down, but Li Tong didn't speak. Han Hao was impatient in his heart and asked, "Master Li, what are you bringing us for, let's talk about it." ”
Li Tong opened his mouth and said, "General Han, from now on, you will be the commander of the army. ”
Yang Chi raised his eyebrows, and his face showed a puzzled look.
Han Hao was also confused by Li Tong's words, and said in a deep voice: "Master Li, you brought me and Yang Master Book, and as soon as you opened your mouth, you couldn't understand you. During this time, I got along with Lord Li, and I knew that it was impossible for Lord Li to surrender like Yu Ban, but what was there that Lord Li couldn't say directly? ”
Li Tong asked loudly: "General Han, I'll ask you a word, do you dare to take over this burden." ”
Han Hao knew that Li Tong was agitating him, so he didn't agree, and said: "Lord Li, we are people in the same boat, so it can be said that we share life and death. If you have something to say, you don't need to hide it. ”
PS: one of the three watches; Roar, continue to beg for flowers to protect the lower half of the body.