0450: Ding Yuan who was underestimated
"Yun Chang must not be careless, that Ding Yuan is also the county guard of Hanoi, and he was once entrusted with important tasks by Dong Zhuo, although he subsequently rebelled, but he can sit firmly in the position of Hanoi County, how can he only have such a little means?" Tong Fei heard Guan Yu's words and said in a deep voice. "The lord once said that as a general, the most taboo is to be proud of the enemy, Yun Chang should not be complacent because of such a little victory, you must know that the lord has always been very optimistic about you."
"General Tong's words, the last general will remember." Hearing this, Guan Yu hurriedly put away his smile and replied respectfully. Although Xu Huang on the side did not speak, his eyes were shining and he secretly remembered in his heart.
And at this moment, Tian Feng, who was in charge of the aftermath, walked slowly, seeing this, Tong Fei hurriedly asked, "What did Tian Junshi find?" ”
"Well, it's pretty much the same as before, those captives said a lot about Ding Yuan's crimes, and at the same time they didn't have much resistance to surrendering our army." Tian Feng shook his head and sighed, "Come to think of it, that's why our army has basically not encountered any resistance since it entered Hanoi, right?" ”
"Meng Ziyun, those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help, I think that's the case, right?" Tong Fei sneered when he heard this. Tong Fei had heard a lot about what Ding Yuan had done in Hanoi County during this time, although he just wanted to get more information from those captives and people.
"Hehe, but it's not only that, the lord has been good at governance over the years, and he has encountered strong enemies, and his reputation has resounded all over the world. When Feng appeased the people during this time, he hardly heard any bad words about the lord. Moreover, this army hardly needs to be told by Feng to do anything to be able to do it without annoying the people, and I am afraid that there is no other one in the world for this kind of military discipline. Tian Feng's tone was full of admiration, especially the last point, you must know that the city is broken and the soldiers are allowed to plunder the property, which is almost an unspoken rule.
After resting for the night, Tong Fei led the army to continue to Huai County after arranging all the things in Yewang City the next day. A few days later, they arrived at the state city, and this time, before they even started the attack, the state city defenders led the people out of the city and surrendered.
"Ding Yuan actually forcibly recruited soldiers, money and food, it is really ......" Tian Feng shook his head and sighed, as if he had seen the suffering of the people near Huai County because of Ding Yuan's decision during this time.
"Humph! 100,000 horses were assembled in such a short period of time?! It seems that the old thief not only ignores the current affairs, but is also a tyrant who does not care about the people for his own selfishness! Guan Yu's expression was very angry and disdainful, and at the same time, his face, which was already ruddy, became even redder.
In the past, the reason why he left Xie County was because he offended the local landlord, and the local officials framed him together because of their close relationship with the landlord. This situation made Guan Yu very hostile to those landlords and scholars all the time, until he met Li Yi, and this hatred became a little better. It's just that although it is better, Guan Yu is still very unaccustomed and even hostile to behaviors like Ding Yuan.
Hearing Guan Yu's words, Xu Huang on the side also attached himself to the same enemy. Obviously, Xu Huang, who was born in the Yellow Turban, has a very similar view of Ding Yuan to Guan Yu.
Hearing this, Tong Fei didn't say anything, just looked at Tian Feng on the side and asked respectfully, "I wonder what Master Tian thinks about this?" ”
"General Tong, Feng thinks that since Na Ding originally wanted to defend Huai County, then the general could directly lead the army to Huai County to fight a decisive battle with him." Tian Feng said with a chuckle when he heard this.
"Na Ding did not practice benevolent government, and the people complained a lot, but now he is doing this angry and resentful thing. I think that the people who were recruited would definitely not fight to the death for it. And from the mouths of those guards, Ding Yuan was not only unpopular with the people, but the officials under his command were not too loyal to him. If there was no other option, I am afraid they would have rebelled long ago. Tian Feng kept talking, his tone was relaxed, and his expression was full of confidence.
Hearing this, Tong Fei nodded and agreed with Tian Feng's opinion, after all, Ding Yuan's actions and reputation, as well as the facts he saw during this time, were enough to prove that there was nothing wrong with what Tian Feng said. The only thing to consider is how to reduce losses.
A few days later, Huai County.
"General, the Li army is only 30,000 soldiers, and the subordinate feels that the general can take advantage of his unstable foothold to wave his army to kill. With the superiority of troops, he can definitely turn the tide of the battle and boost morale, and may even defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. After getting the news that Li Jun was rapidly approaching Huaixian, Sima Lang said faintly under Ding Yuan's inquiry.
"Take the initiative?" Hearing this, Ding Yuan glanced around at the people below, but only saw a group of people whose eyes had been looking at the ground.
"Humph!" Ding Yuan snorted coldly in his heart, obviously very dissatisfied with the attitude of these people, but now, he can only rely on these people.
"Forget it, just stick to the original plan." Ding Yuan shook his head and sighed, and then ordered again, "In addition, send someone to Jizhou to ask for help, and tell that Yuan Shao, if there is no news of reinforcements within half a month, I will directly surrender to that Li Yi!" ”
Half a month, in fact, in Ding Yuan's heart, it is not a problem to keep it for a month. After all, there are 100,000 troops in the city, and there are more grain and grass that can support more than half a year.
A few days later, Li Jun arrived outside Huai County.
"General, you can send Captain Guan and Captain Xu to lead 10,000 troops each to the North Gate and the South Gate, and the General is at the West Gate. Leaving the east gate for the enemy army, this makes it impossible for the enemy army to give birth to a desperate heart. And if you do this, you can make the enemy's morale drop faster. Just as Tong Fei was about to give the order to set up camp, Tian Feng on the side said with a chuckle.
"This ...... In this way, if the enemy attacks while our army is encamped, I am afraid that with only 10,000 troops......" Tong Fei said with some hesitation when he heard this.
Although 10,000 and 30,000 sound similar to the number of people, they are very different in both appearance and real sense. It can be said that with 30,000 people blocking the city gate, Tong Fei is confident that even if there is a million troops in the city, he will not want to rush out, but if there are only 10,000 people......
"General Tong don't worry, Feng promises, Ding Yuan will definitely not attack." Tian Feng said confidently.
Hearing this, Tong Fei pondered for a while, and finally agreed to Tian Feng's proposal. He guessed where Tian Feng's self-confidence came from, and the chances of the enemy attacking were indeed not very large. Of course, the most important thing is that Tong Fei has self-confidence, even if the enemy's attack makes it impossible for them to set up camp, they can't do too much damage to their troops.
Li Jun's actions naturally could not be concealed from the soldiers of Huai County, and soon, someone reported the situation to Ding Yuan.
"Bastard! Darn! A mere Li Yi's subordinate general dared to be so arrogant?! Ding Yuan kept roaring, his expression extremely hideous.