Chapter 307: Merging States (3)
When Zhang He carried Yan Liang's headless corpse in front of Yuan Shao, the angry Yuan Shao cut the case into two pieces with a sword, and the wine and delicacies on it splashed all over the hall.
"Liu Zhang's dog, take my city, kill my beloved general, and hate me!" Yuan Shao was furious and scolded the sky: "I remember this hatred and hatred, Liu Zhang, dog, I will personally strip you of your belly and dig out your heart in the future......"
After scolding for a long time, Yuan Shao shouted at Zhang He again: "Zhang He, I ordered you to support Yan Liang, why is Yan Liang's army defeated and killed now, but you are intact?" And without losing a single soldier? ”
It's not good to be frustrated, Yuan Shao said this, he must be angry with Zhang He.
Zhang He bowed and said: "Qi Yu Lord, the last general won the order of the Lord Gong to immediately lead the army to set off, there was no delay on the way, but he failed to catch up with General Yan, General Yan had died at the hands of the Shu army." The last general encountered the rout of General Yan's troops, and after learning that General Yan's troops were defeated and killed, and the enemy was in hot pursuit, he immediately lined up on the spot to block the enemy. ”
"In that case, why didn't anyone in your department get any injuries, let alone any gains?"
"Qi Yu Lord, after the last general lined up the formation, the Shu army chased the soldiers and arrived, and the enemy general saw that the last general had already prepared, and there was no chance to take advantage of it, so he led the troops to retreat. The chasing soldiers of the Shu army are all cavalry, the number is about 5,000, and the cavalry under the command of the last general is less than 1,000 people. ”
Guo Tu said suspiciously: "General Zhang really deserves to be my famous general in Hebei, with 30,000 male soldiers in his hands, he encountered 5,000 enemy troops, and he didn't even have a battle, which really greatly increased the prestige of our army!" ”
Zhang He was secretly annoyed when he heard this, but he had no way to take Guo Tu, who was deeply trusted by Yuan Shao, so he could only secretly clench his fists.
The judge also said in a strange voice: "General Yan died in battle, his troops lost nearly half, General Zhang is mighty and invincible, and he let the enemy flee without losing a single soldier, which is worthy of my Hebei Siting Pillar!" ”
Frustrated Zhi knew that if no one said good things for Zhang He, I was afraid that Yuan Shao, who was angry, would not let Zhang He go easily, but in the whole tent, it seemed that no one would say a good word for Zhang He except him! Frustrated Zhu couldn't help but miss Tian Feng a little, in this case, if Tian Feng was here, he would definitely not sit idly by, but now he can only "fight alone", but he doesn't know if he can defeat Guo Tu and others on his own.
Fu Zhu bowed respectfully to Yuan Shao, and said in a loud voice: "Lord Qi, my subordinates think that General Zhang can't be blamed for this matter, if it weren't for General Zhang's impromptu response, building a defense line on the spot, and blocking the pursuing soldiers, I'm afraid that General Yan's troops will suffer even more heavy losses, and in this matter his subordinates think that General Zhang is not only innocent, but meritorious, because General Zhang has rescued nearly 10,000 elite people for the lord; It can be seen that the Shu army is afraid of General Zhang, and can make the Shu army feel afraid of the Shu army when it is victorious, and the domineering Shu army can be said to have greatly boosted the morale of our army and saved the glory of our army when our army was defeated; General Zhang did not pursue when the Shu army retreated, and his subordinates thought that under the circumstances at that time, General Zhang's handling was not at fault, although General Zhang's troops were far superior to the Shu army, but only 1,000 cavalry could catch up with the enemy, and if they pursued rashly, the strength was far inferior to the Shu army. ”
Xu You also intervened, and after snorting coldly, he said: "Hmph, General Zhang is both wise and brave, why don't you let the cavalry pursue the enemy army and entangle the enemy army, and then the infantry army will come forward to encircle and annihilate it?" Could it be that General Zhang's 1,000 cavalry did not even have the ability to hold the enemy for a while? ”
Seeing that Xu You and the others wanted to put Zhang He to death, he couldn't help but be furious: "Hmph, strong words are reasonable......
Guo Tu didn't allow frustration to say more, so he interrupted and said, "I'm afraid it's you who is frustrated, right?" Why did Lord Fu spare no effort to exonerate General Zhang? Is there any special relationship between you? Or is it because you used to serve the Hangeul Festival? ”
Guo Tu's words were secretly slandering and frustrating, Zhang He colluded with each other, and plotted against each other. This is the main reason why Yuan Shao has not been able to fully trust Fu Zhi and Zhang He, because they have the same identity, that is, they are also generals from Han Fu's camp, if they are allowed to sit big, will they raise troops to avenge Han Fu in the future? Of course, these doubts Yuan Shao has always kept in the depths of his heart, never being humane to outsiders, but always making a look of being unsuspicious and lazy. However, Guo Tu, who has a clear understanding of Yuan Shao's character, knows Yuan Shao's innermost thoughts, and he wants to add another handful of firewood to Zhang He's body at this time, and at the same time block Frustration's mouth, in this case, if Frustration intercedes for Zhang He again, I'm afraid Yuan Shao will really think that they have other intentions!
It is precisely because of this that he misses Tian Feng, as a general, although he has always been loyal to Yuan Shao, but when it comes to his former colleagues, he often chooses to avoid it, so as not to arouse Yuan Shao's suspicion, but today there is no Tian Feng here, he can only stand up by himself, as he expected, the dirty water he was worried about still splashed on him.
"Enough...... Yuan Shao shouted and said, "Shut up for me!" See what you've all become? You are all my most trusted people, when our army is in crisis, you don't want to work together, but quarrel here endlessly, do you want to see Liu Zhang's dog soldiers coming to the city before you are willing? ”
After listening to Guo Tu's words, Yuan Shao's dissatisfaction with Zhang He, Frustration and the vigilance were upgraded to a level, but after thinking about it calmly, Zhang He really didn't seem to have any guilt, if he was punished for no reason, I was afraid that it would shake the morale of the army, Yuan Shao had to press the matter and ordered someone to restrain Yan Liang's body.
After being slapped twice in a row, Yuan Shao, who felt that he had suffered a great shame, immediately wanted to raise troops to retaliate, but who should he send? Yan Liang has already died in battle, and if he wants to take revenge, it seems that only Wen Chou, whose strength is especially above Yan Liang, has come out in person!
Yuan Shao immediately called his own soldiers and took his warrant to Yuanping to return to the Yin Pavilion.
The soldiers rushed to Yuanping non-stop, and met Wen Chou that night to convey Yuan Shao's general order.
When Wen Chou heard that Yan Liang, who was close to him like a sibling, had died in battle, his first reaction was not to believe it, and he grabbed the clothes of his own soldiers and shouted: "Bold, you Liu Zhang, you dare to come here to confuse my army's heart?" Yan Liang's martial arts are outstanding, how could he die at the hands of Liu Zhang? Quickly recruit from the truth, who sent you here, and for what purpose? ”
Yuan Shao's personal soldiers hurriedly handed over Yuan Shao's warrant and tokens to Wen Chou, who carefully distinguished the authenticity and kicked the innocent pro-soldier who gave the order to the air, and cried: "Brother Xian, you have the courage to be invincible, why did you die at the hands of a traitor?" Have you forgotten our oath? On that day, you and I said that we would work together to help the lord achieve great things...... Your heroic soul will wait for a while, and my brother will go to avenge you, you wait, my brother will immediately send Ma Chao's soul to accompany you......"
After crying, Wen Chou called the deputy general and ordered him to garrison Yuanping, and he took a hundred personal horsemen all the way to the dust, and went to the Yin Pavilion overnight.
At noon the next day, Wen Chou arrived at the Yin Pavilion and went straight to the county guard mansion to ask to see Yuan Shao, asking to immediately lead troops to avenge Yan Liang.
Yuan Shao saw that Wen Chou had been in the dust all the way, worried about Wen Chou's physical condition, and refused Wen Chou's request to fight, although he was also eager to retaliate, but he had already lost Yan Liang, if Wen Chou lost again, Hebei Siting Zhu would fall half, and they were the two people he trusted and valued the most.
Wen Chou didn't dare to disobey Yuan Shao's opinion, bid farewell to Yuan Shao, went to see and worship Yan Liang's headless body, and returned to the courtyard arranged by Yuan Shao for him after crying.
The next day, Wen Chou was dressed up before dawn, don't ask to see Yuan Shao.
At this time, he sang the opposite tune with Yuan Shao, and he admonished Yuan Shao: "The cavalry of the Shu army is the mainstay, long in field battles, which is not conducive to attack and defend, but our army is just the opposite, and my subordinates think that our army should promote my strengths and avoid the enemy's shortcomings, and give up the method of fighting with the enemy field and investing troops one by one, if the battle with the enemy field warfare, it undoubtedly gives the Shu army the opportunity to surprise and encircle, if the troops are invested one by one, there is a danger of being broken by the enemy one by one, so the subordinates think that our army is still standing still, and wait until the reinforcements all arrive and then the whole army will be in Linyuan County, With absolute superiority in troops, the main force of the Shu army in Bingzhou was surrounded and annihilated in Yuanxian County. ”
Wen Chou glared angrily, and said almost with a shout: "Hmph, Liu Zhangjun is just a group of incompetent rats who steal chickens and dogs, and they can only play some conspiracies, as long as Ben will be careful and vigilant, how can he give them a chance?" The lord leads the four states, the voice is earth-shattering, the previous defeat will be spread to the world, if you don't immediately send troops to take revenge, wouldn't it make the world laugh at the lord? ”
This time, Xun Chen could not remain silent, and stepped forward to bow and said: "Lord, my subordinates think that Mr. Fu's words are very reasonable, although our army has many generals, but once a small number of soldiers lose the protection of the fortified city and are exposed to the wilderness, the Shu army will definitely send its cavalry to besiege it. The main force of the cavalry of the Shu army comes from the original Dong Zhuo Xiliang Iron Cavalry, it is reported that there are a large number of Qiang Brigade soldiers, these are knights with great combat effectiveness, if our army infantry is unprepared in the field and suffers a sudden blow from the enemy cavalry, the situation will be very dangerous, the defeat of General Yan is a clear example! The subordinates are willing to ask the lord to bear with him for the time being, and then raise the army after the preparations are made in the coming day! ”
Guo Tu knew that Yuan Shao was bent on revenge, even though he thought that Fu Zhu and Xun Chen's words were reasonable, he still followed Yuan Shao's thoughts and retorted: "Wait? When? Don't forget that the Shu army has nearly one million armor, and our army is wasting time here and waiting for reinforcements, perhaps when our army is waiting for reinforcements, the number of Shu troops in Kai County has far exceeded our army! ”
Frustration said: "No, the subordinates thought it wouldn't, Xiliang, Guanzhong last year Fuping, agriculture has just begun to recover, food to maintain the local people's living needs are still insufficient, simply unable to provide food and grass for the Shu army, military salaries, Guanzhong needs to mobilize a large number of from Yizhou, there are thousands of miles between Yizhou and Bingzhou, the grain transport team trekked through mountains and rivers, but also through thousands of miles of plank roads, over the Qinling Mountains, before arriving in the state, the difficulty of the road is unimaginable, its capacity is bound to be very limited. Therefore, the subordinates think that the Shu army that is restricted by grain and grass has reached the limit, and it is impossible to send reinforcements to the state in the short term, but our army can get supplies from the nearest self-secluded and Hebei two states, although it is necessary to climb over the Taihang Mountain, but regardless of the distance and difficulty of the road, it is much lower than the Shu army, and over time, our army will be able to obtain enough troops and grain and grass before the Shu army to launch an attack on the enemy! ”
"But if you wait any longer, Bingzhou will be a land of ice and snow, even if our army is ready, it will be difficult to attack, and when the ice and snow melt next year, I am afraid that the Shu army has used the long winter to repair the city defense, replenish the soldiers and grain and grass!" And the turmoil in Shu cannot last forever, if we don't launch an attack immediately and trigger the civil strife in Shu, when Liu Zhang stabilizes the domestic situation and a million troops come to merge the state, how will our army arrive? ”
Guo Tu hurriedly said: "Yes, Zhengnan's words are reasonable, why did our army move the people?" Isn't it to oppress Shu and not teach Liu Zhang's life, so that there will be internal disputes and weaken its strength? If this opportunity is missed, with Liu Zhang's ambition and strength, I am afraid that my Hebei foundation will be in a disadvantageous situation! ”
Yuan Shaoshen thought it was, raised his hand to stop the quarrel, and said, "Wen Chou takes the order!" ”
Wen Chou strode forward, knelt on one knee, and said, "The end will be!" ”
"Order you to lead 5,000 cavalry as the vanguard to go to Kai County to frustrate the enemy's morale, but you must not easily attack the city, I will personally lead the main force to follow up, and when my army is finished, I will definitely break the county and avenge my love general!"
"The last will be ordered!"
Fu Zhu also proposed to ask Yuan Shao to let Zhang He lead an army to assist Wen Chou just in case, but Wen Chou claimed that he didn't need a deputy general, let alone Zhang He as his deputy general, because he didn't want to end up like Yan Liang!
Zhang He was humiliated in public, and he was very angry in his heart, originally he thought that Yuan Shao would say a fair word for him, but Yuan Shao obviously didn't have this idea, and let Wen Chou lead the troops alone.
Yuan Shao turned a blind eye to Zhang He's humiliation, and the judges, Guo Tu, etc. naturally would not disobey his will and say good things for Zhang He, not to mention that they had always wished that Zhang He, Frustration and the like would be sent to the cold palace as soon as possible!
Although he had the heart to argue a few words for his friend, he thought of his identity, and he was afraid that saying it would only backfire, so he had to swallow the words that came to his lips again.
Zhang He couldn't help but wonder for the first time, is it worth it to do his best for Yuan Shao?