Gao Yan was counting on Zhu Xingxian to bring the army back safely, but unlike what he imagined, Zhu Xingxian actually couldn't control the army in his hands at this time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He used to be just a capital head, but he was promoted to commander because he returned to Huzhou with the remnants of the army. If it weren't for the defeat of Lingyin Mountain, those high-level generals were defeated and killed, and it would be difficult for them to be promoted to commanders.

However, although Zhu Xingxian had a low position before, he was a cautious person, and his mind was relatively sober, and he knew that his strength was not as good as Yang Wu, so he should defend well first and then find a chance to break the enemy.

After he led his troops to the outside of Jiaxing, he slowed down and walked slowly when he was still fifty miles away from Yang Wu's army, not giving Yang Wu any chance to raid; After that, he set up camp twenty miles away from Jiaxing City and built the camp very thick.

On the other side, Yang Wu did not attack in the face of Zhu Xingxian's army, but divided it into two, letting Zhang Kezong lead his troops to contain the defenders of Jiaxing, and he took Qin Pei and Zhu Siqing to intercept Zhu Xingxian.

Now, more than 20 days have passed, and the two sides have never fought each other, and have been in a standoff.

Yang Wu felt that he was not sure of defeating the other party, and the time was on his side, as long as the confrontation continued, when Wang Maozhang surrounded Huzhou, Zhu Xingxian would definitely withdraw his troops, and then it would be the time to take the opportunity to attack.

And Zhu Xingxian was also not sure of defeating Yang Wu, he was cautious, and would rather withdraw to Huzhou than go to war easily before seeing the fighters.

However, his ideas are good, but he was only a capital head before, and his prestige was difficult to convince the public. His subordinate generals Shen Xingsi, Xu Jun and others were also the heads of the capital before, but their seniority in the army was much higher than that of Zhu Xingxian, and now they are also commanders, and their appeal in the army is even higher than that of Zhu Xingxian, and they have secretly set Zhu Xingxian in the air. This is a problem that Gao Yan did not think of when he arranged Zhu Xingxian as the commander.

These two people were extremely dissatisfied with Zhu Xingxian's appointment as commander-in-chief, and they even had differences about the strategy of using troops this time.

On the way to Jiaxing, the two thought that the soldiers were fast, and they should take advantage of Yang Wu's opportunity to attack the city day and night, and quickly launch a surprise attack; Zhu Xingxian, however, advocated going slowly and not showing any flaws to the enemy. The two parties argued, and in the end, Zhu Xingxian forcibly subdued the two in the name of the coach.

Later, after arriving outside the city of Jiaxing, the two advocated sending troops to attack Yang Wu in one fell swoop; Zhu Xingxian thought that he should set up a camp first and defend himself before making plans. As a result, Yang Wu calmly set up a large village in front of them, and the defense became more and more tight.

After these differences, Xu Jun and Shen Xingsi were even more dissatisfied with Zhu Xingxian, and they simply secretly contacted other main battle generals to set Zhu Xingxian in the air; During this period of time, he would come to Zhu Xingxian's big tent almost every day to ask for troops to attack Yang Wu's camp, and each time it became more and more intense, Zhu Xingxian persuaded them every time to reluctantly pacify them.

But Zhu Xingxian knew that the main battle faction represented by Xu Jun and Shen Xingsi had become more and more impatient, and he was very worried about what would happen next.

Today, Gao Yan came with news that Wang Maozhang had led the army to surround Huzhou, and hoped that Zhu Xing would first find an opportunity to bring the army back as soon as possible, and leave Jiaxing alone. Therefore, Zhu Xingxian hurriedly summoned his generals and conveyed the news to them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that we have heard the order given to us by the High Envoy, the next thing we have to do is to retreat safely, what do you have any opinions on this?" After announcing the news, Zhu Xingxian asked lightly.

Xu Jundang sneered: "Can you still withdraw now?" He pointed to the direction of Yang Wu's camp outside the tent and said loudly, "Then Yang Wu's army is less than ten miles away from us, what are the consequences of retreating at this time?" ”

"Yes, retreat at this time, in case the enemy army takes the opportunity to attack urgently, we can't guarantee that we won't be defeated!" Shen Xingsi nodded and said: "At this moment, the only way to do this is to launch a strong attack to break through the opponent's camp, and then rush to Huzhou to lift the opponent's siege!" ”

The two men still insisted that they could not retreat, and always felt that it was more dangerous to retreat. In fact, their views cannot be said to be wrong, and there are many examples of retreats turning into routs since ancient times. Therefore, the two of them insisted on disagreeing with Zhu Xingxian, but it cannot be said that they were completely selfish.

"If we were careful when retreating, we might not have a chance to retreat safely, but the big deal, the general would have been willing to personally lead people to break the rear, and he would never have given the enemy a chance; However, if a strong attack is launched, the enemy's battalion is now very strong, and it is impossible for our army to attack, and the only way to force an attack is to fail. How could the two generals not understand such an obvious truth? Zhu Xingxian persuaded bitterly.

"General Zhu's willingness to personally break the queen is certainly commendable, and the general will admire it. But I don't know how many people the general is going to take to break off? If there are fewer troops after the break, it will not work at all, and if there are more troops after the break, then what is the point of our army retreating? ”

"What's more, since ancient times, there has been no easy way to fight, if we don't try, how do we know if the opponent's camp can't be broken? After defeating Dong Chang that year, when General Gu led us north, how powerful was the Huainan army at that time? How weak is our army? But in the end, it was not broken by General Gu in one fell swoop? ”

When Qian Biao attacked Dongchang, which was entrenched in Yuezhou, Huzhou, Jiaxing and other places in the north were all surrounded by the Huainan army, and Suzhou was conquered by the Huainan army, which is very similar to the situation today.

At that time, Gu Quanwu led 10,000 troops to the north after completely defeating Dong Chang, he successively relieved the siege of Huzhou and Jiaxing, and continued to go north, defeated the Huainan army near Suzhou, and finally conquered Suzhou after more than a year of siege, and defeated Zhou Ben, Qin Pei, Taimeng, An Renyi and other Huainan famous generals.

Such a brilliant record still makes Xu Jun, Shen Xingsi and others enthusiastic even after many years, just thinking that they can create such a miracle like Gu Quanwu.

"Yes, General Gu may not have been sure to defeat the Huainan Army when he led his troops north, but he still worked hard, and this was a great success! If General Gu was also like you, he cowered and did not dare to attack, how could he have a brilliant record later? On the side, Xu Jun also echoed.

"Well said! If you don't try, how do you know you can't defeat the enemy? ”

The other generals in the big tent also spoke out in agreement. In their opinion, the situation today is too similar to the original, and it may not be impossible to succeed if they fight hard; Withdrawing troops back could lead to a major defeat. So, why not attack?

Zhu Xingxian was a little bitter, he felt that it was difficult for him to convince these people, but he also felt that he was right, and a strong attack would only lead the army to a dead end. It's a pity that his prestige and seniority are lower than those of Xu Jun and the others, and the withdrawal plan he said is risky in itself, but the offensive plan proposed by Xu Jun and the others makes people feel that although it is risky, there is also a chance of a big victory.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the order given to us by Gao Thorn Shi is to return to Huzhou quickly, do you want to disobey the order of the high envoy?"

"The so-called generals are not subject to the king's life outside! Moreover, even if our army returns to Huzhou safely, Jiaxing will also fall, and what should Yang Wu do when he leads his army south to Hangzhou? Even if he did not go south to Hangzhou, but went west to Huzhou to join Wang Maozhang, our army would still be in a passive state at that time. Therefore, if you want to change this passive situation, the best way is to defeat Yang Wu first to ensure the safety of Jiaxing, and then return to Huzhou to defeat Wang Maozhang. What do you think? ”

"Yes, General Xu's opinion is most in line with the current situation, and the last general seconded it!"

"The last general also seconded the proposal, and asked General Zhu to send troops to attack the enemy camp!"

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For a while, all the generals in the big tent asked for orders to attack, but Zhu Siqing was speechless.

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