Chapter 1783: The Battle of Shouchun (64)
Yuan Lian knew where the key to the current situation was, but the question was how could he stop the Xuzhou army from coming to Shouchun, he thought of his old friend Liu Lan, who had not seen each other for nearly ten years, whether his words could be effective, whether they were effective, whether they could convince him.
Yuan Jian has no confidence, and is even afraid that it will be self-defeating and make this matter worse.
How credible are his words with Liu Lan? How much does Shouchun's peach blossom Liu Lan and his subordinates know, these are all things he has to consider, at this time, the possibility of doing bad things with good intentions is often the greatest.
If he directly offered Yuan Shu's head, then the other side would definitely be convinced, but what Yuan Shu wanted to use Peach Blossom Xun to let Xuzhou Army Mo come to Shouchun, who would believe it?
At that time, not only will you not think that you are persuading you with good words, but you may feel that Shouchun has reached the point of desperation, and come up with such a clumsy plan to delay the Xuzhou army's attack on Shouchun.
As long as he passed on the message to Liu Lan, this was the most likely, and not only did he not change the possible outcome, but he would also see one after another, and in the end, those refugees who were affected by the floods became his victims.
Hundreds of thousands of lives were destroyed, although it was not caused by him, but it was also because of him, I didn't kill Boren, but Boren believed in me and died, as soon as he thought that it would indirectly kill the people of Shouchun, his heart had already begun to suffer.
However, if you can't stop Liu Lan, can you stop Ji Ling or even Yuan Shu? It's even more impossible, listen to what Ji Ling means now, the team thinks like this, and he doesn't feel any guilt at all, after all, he is not a Confucian student, and he has not been taught by Confucianism, he has done a good job in Zhongjun, and the lovely people are not possible, or how many generals in this world who love the people?
Which of the generals in the world is not rich, and what is their source of money and food? Counting on the distribution of military supplies, don't be naΓ―ve, it's not the time to capture the city and county, and come by plunder.
Fortune in war, this is no general's specialty, and how many are really compassionate? There are also a few who are in charge of life and death, for them, and even for the soldiers, these people are the fastest way for them to make a fortune, otherwise what are they doing as soldiers?
So every soldier has his own summary, but robbing money, food and women is undoubtedly well known.
At this point, Liu Xun and Ji Ling have different understandings, although the two did not quarrel, but they still argued, the concepts and opinions are different, maybe Liu Xun, who was a guard in Lujiang, understands the importance of the people better, his views and ideas really make Yuan Jian admire, but his understanding is so high, anyway, the dead are also the people of the dead Shouchun, and there is nothing to do with him in Lujiang.
Everyone swept the snow in front of the door, he even wished to do this, it would be better if he could get rid of the troubles forever, otherwise, it would definitely affect Lujiang in the end.
Although Liu Xun's tone is not small, he has a disdain for Zhang Jaw and the Xuzhou Army, but everyone can see that he is not willing to admit defeat, and he is still afraid in his heart, otherwise he would not be making a big fuss, with his arrogance, he may have sent troops to attack Zhang Jaw a long time ago.
War is not a war of words, it is a real fight on the battlefield, Liu Xun said that the two of them should listen to the wind, the past is over, whoever is serious is really stupid, as far as his 10,000 Lujiang defenders are stronger, although they are stronger than Ji Ling's 10,000 remnants, how much stronger?
It is said that the authorities are fascinated, but now he is not in the bureau at all, and he has no understanding of the Xuzhou Army at all.
But Liu Xun is not stupid, he just said it casually, but he didn't expect to make Ji Ling angry, and according to what he said, isn't that just saying that he is a waste in disguise, he naturally can't bear it.
But he is also measured, he understands that now that he is under the fence, many things are not up to him at all, so he does not dwell too much, but the anger in his heart will not disappear.
It's just that he won't continue to argue with Liu Xun, and it's not interesting, after all, he doesn't understand such a simple truth, and he still makes a lot of nonsense, I really hope that he will go and fight with Zhang Jaw, and when the time comes, see if he still says cool words.
Liu Xun didn't expect that his words would actually touch Ji Ling's scales, and he also felt that he was speechless, but he would be a man, and he quickly described this matter lightly, and Yuan Lian, who had been watching from the sidelines, never said a word, what was the purpose of his coming here, he knew very well in his heart, to put it bluntly, he was just acting on orders, and he would not give the two of them a comment on whether they were right or wrong, and even wished that the two of them had a conflict, which would only be more beneficial to the Son of Heaven.
Yuan Lian, who pretended to be confused throughout the whole process, did not say lightly until the end, and said: "Liu Taishou, General Ji, let's not argue about whether we can defeat Zhang Jaw anymore, the purpose of my visit is also clear to the two of you, I don't care about other things, what I am most concerned about now is Taohuaxun, you two think about it carefully, is it feasible?" β
He is not a martial artist, and he doesn't know much about team battles, but he is Yuan Shu's staff and a think tank, although many battle plans are not from his planning, but he has also consulted his opinions, so he has a very keen sense of smell in some things.
Is there any better way to curb the pace of the Xuzhou army's attack on Shouchun? Ji Ling asked Yuan Lan in one sentence, or are you really willing to become Liu Lan's captive? Ji Ling said earnestly.
He originally saw Ji Ling and Liu Xun arguing, and wanted to transfer the dispute between the two to Taohuaxun, but he didn't expect that after the topic changed, Liu Xun didn't react and stopped talking.
Now he is facing Ji Ling alone, he wants to persuade it, but he doesn't know where to start, and finally sighs: "Although the general's plan is good, but the killing is too heavy, let's not talk about failure, once it succeeds, Shouchun will become Zeguo, which will also be of no benefit to us, I think it is better to come up with a more secure plan, instead of the current plan, it is too crazy." β
"I know, you must think that my idea is extreme or even crazy, but in addition to doing this, how can you stop the attack of the Xuzhou army, Mr. Yuan, why don't you think of a good way to guide the general?
If there is a way to break the enemy, do you still need to worry about these things? He has already offered Yuan Shu, even including Ji Ling and Liu Xun, to put it bluntly, no one wants to do this kind of thing, and no one wants to have a reputation for cruelty and cruelty, isn't this a way that can be thought of when there is no way to do it, but who will use this kind of strategy to reduce life if you can use normal means? β
Ji Ling sighed, and was also very helpless: "Mr. Xuan, you know the current situation better than me, what point Shouchun has reached, you don't need me to say that you also understand, at this time, you must not have the kindness of a 'woman'." β
"Is there really no way at all, our army really can't stop the Xuzhou army?"
"Then you have to ask Liu Taishou, if Liu Taishou is willing to go out of Lujiang, maybe he still has the strength to fight, otherwise even if the Shouchun Army is a heavenly soldier and a general, it will be difficult to stop the Xuzhou Army!"
Yuan Xun looked at Liu Xun unexpectedly, maybe all the foreshadowing he had before was for this moment, and even Liu Xun's words just now made Ji Ling angry, he was the only one who believed it to be true, but Liu Xun couldn't know the current situation, not to mention that it was useless for his Lujiang defenders to go out of Lujiang, even if they were guarding Lujiang, there was no hope at all, what he was most afraid of now might be that Zhang Jaw really killed him, and his fear didn't even have to be in Shouchun's Yuan Shuxiao.
At the moment when Yuan Jian was looking forward to it, Liu Xun patted his chest and said: "I'm like the Son of Heaven asking for battle, as long as he gives an order, my Lujiang defenders can go out of Lujiang and attack Zhangjaw!" ββ
Although he was reluctant to do so in his heart, he was in a hurry to this extent, could he say that he couldn't beat the Xuzhou army? Of course, he can't just say this, he also believes that Yuan Shu will not really expect him to turn the tide, of course, even if Yuan Shu is serious, then he has too many ways to delay the dispatch of troops.
In an instant, I saw Ji Ling showing a fierce and inward-looking look, and that expression was clearly the best, since you Liu Xun said such a thing, show yourself, okay, I'll go and see how you open your jaw.
And Yuan Jian was completely relaxed, smiling, isn't the problem solved, compared to the misery of the living, this result can be said to be a great joy.
"Okay, I'll send a message to Shouchun now!"
Yuan Jian was already a little impatient, before the lord began to prepare for the flooding of the Xuzhou army, if he could see this news, he might change his plan, at least he would regard this plan as a second plan, which could be regarded as a complete redemption of the terrible result.
Ji Ling watched coldly, he wanted to see what the final result was, anyway, since Yuan Jian looked down on his attention so much, he didn't bother to care, as for handing over the military power in his hand, it didn't matter, this was Yuan Shu's order, not to mention that Liu Xun didn't have to hand it over, but looking at the current situation, it was unlikely, after all, he was going to send troops to Shouchun, what kind of military power did he give, it was best to take his more than 10,000 people back and defeat Zhang Jaw.
Yuan Lian's documents were quickly sent back to Shouchun, and Yuan Lian did not mention Taohuaxun at all, but reported Liu Xun's request to Yuan Shu 1510.
Looking at such a document, Yuan Shu sat down on the kneeling cushion in a gloomy manner, this matter is difficult to do, originally planned for Yuan Jian to send his son away safely, as for the whole army, to put it bluntly, it is to test the bottom line of the two, to see their reactions, now it's okay, I actually voted to come back to solve the difficulty of Shouchun, this matter is interesting.
Liu Xun really came back with a good heart? Or did he have other intentions?
Yuan Shu was a little worried and afraid, if it was hope, of course he would trust his henchman Liu Xun extremely much, otherwise he would not value him so much, but in the current situation, once he comes back to mutiny, then he doesn't even have the ability to resist, and this risk is something he doesn't dare to take.
However, if Liu Xun really has the confidence to defeat Zhang Jaw, then it will completely solve the danger of Shouchun, which is not a good thing, fortunately, at least he doesn't have to worry about how to defend Shouchun, and he will not use Zhang Xun's price of killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 to defend Shouchun.
Yuan Shu immediately sent a message to Yuan Huan, asking him to confirm Liu Xun's loyalty, and secondly, to send Yuan Yao away as soon as possible, no matter what the price, even if he was kidnapped, he had to be kidnapped, and he couldn't be allowed to go on so willfully.
He believes that with Yuan Yao's ability, he will handle this matter very well, as long as Yuan Yao is sent away, he will not be afraid of everything after that, Liu Xun will come if he wants, he will not be afraid, and he will even arrange everything calmly.
At this moment, in Shouchun's palace, Yan Xiang was left by Yuan Shu's side, and at this time, among all the people in Shouchun, he was the only one who could be trusted by Yuan Shu.
When he told him everything, he fell silent, one moment furrowing his brows, the next frowning, and in his heart, he kept asking himself what to do.
He doesn't know how to deal with this matter, Liu Xun is only more than 10,000 people, and Zhang Jaw has some 50,000 or 60,000 people, he has to rely on 10,000 people to kill Zhang Jaw?
Can you believe it? Is it credible?
Obviously, at this point, Yan Xiang felt that he had ulterior motives, and his strength was impossible to compete with the Xuzhou army, but why did he still come to Shouchun and be loyal to escort him?
There is this possibility, but there is also the possibility that Dong Zhuolai was in Hedong and entered Beijing after the death of Emperor Ling, as for what he planned, unless he was his confidant, no second person could know.
At this time, let Yuan Jian investigate, there will definitely be no results, but he doesn't dare to make a rash decision, what if he has the heart of a villain? Wouldn't that wronged Liu Xun with a child's heart?
Yan Xiang is a little at a loss now, even if he sends someone to keep an eye on him now, even monitoring is meaningless, far away and close to fire, in the end he can only rely on Yuan Lian, he rubbed his temples, although this action is a headache, but it means more to let Yuan Shu know, this matter he also finds difficult.
Looking at his performance, Yuan Shu, who had already been in a mess, was completely like sitting on pins and needles, stood up and wanted to speak, but he didn't dare to say a word, and he didn't want to disturb Yan Xiang, but the more anxious he was, the more Yan Xiang didn't react, and he didn't say the last word, Yuan Shu couldn't bear it anymore, staring at him with red eyes, his face was ruthless, and said: "How can there be so many estimates, are you thinking too much, what else is there to be afraid of now, since there is nothing to lose, Then it's a desperate bet, either keep Shouchun, or it's a hundred! β
Yuan Shu said it easily and easily, such a long time of suffering made him completely understand, is there anything to lose in Shouchun now?
No, there is nothing, since it has reached the point of desperation, then why worry about this and fear that? Since there is a road in front of you to go, then do it boldly, and if you become it, it will be the sky will not stop me, and if you lose, it will be a lack of skills to return to the sky, which is better than worrying now.