A veteran stepped forward, and his name was Lianqi.

This is a general in the old family of Shao State, who has a lot of connections in the army, and in terms of qualifications and power, he is not much worse than Gongzi An, a general.

Moreover, this time, the family in the country has formed private troops to help defend the frontier, and these hundreds of thousands of people also represent the interests of the family, and they can be regarded as people on his side.

In his opinion, whether it is in the interests of the country or the interests of the family, it is not wise for him to retreat.

He looked at Gongzi An and said slowly: "The reason why we don't dare to agree is because the general misjudged Wu Shao's general situation. Wu fought with the strength of one country and fought all the countries, how many troops could there be? In the end, it will be calculated, at most 300,000! How many troops are there? More than 400,000! With an army of 400,000 against 300,000, the general still thinks that Wu is strong and Shao is weak, isn't it a big mistake? ”

Gongzi An frowned and asked, "Who said that Wu Jun is 300,000?" ”

"The scouts have repeatedly reported to the army, and the general has turned a blind eye?"

"This is Wu Guojiao's treacherous conspiracy, the general believes it? The army is stretched for dozens of miles, how can the scouts probe in detail? Even if Wu only has 300,000 troops, is it what my Shao State can fight? Don't forget, the cooperation between the soldiers and soldiers in the war is crucial, hundreds of thousands of private soldiers of the clan did not participate in any battles on weekdays, and hurried to the front line, lack of effective training, in the eyes of the general, no different from a group of recruits, once a large-scale war broke out, can they withstand it? If there is a slight rout, it will be difficult for my Shao State to gather troops and generals, wouldn't it be a matter of letting the army of Wu go straight in and destroy my Shao State in one fell swoop? ”

"Dangerous ...... Alarmist! ”

Lian refuted, but it could be seen that his whole momentum had weakened a lot.

"I think that at least we should hold on for a while, otherwise it will seem that my Shao Guo is too incompetent, and it will only increase the arrogance of the Wu army!"

"Exactly! The southern part of my Shao country is the richest place in the country, and it has relied on this vast area for so many years to resist Wu Chu's attack. ”

"That's right, if the south is ceded, the national endowment will be sharply reduced, how can it support the next big war?"

"Let's wait for Your Majesty to come back, delay for a few more days, Your Majesty will be able to rush back, and then see what the Cangguo has to say."

This is Shao State, there is no one in the country who can control the field, all the generals are very mediocre, or they can't train a strong general.

Let's ask, what kind of great general can a country that is so badly controlled by the world be able to cultivate?

Of course, it is not only the reason that the clan is in control, ordinary people do not know a single word, they are busy with firewood, rice, oil and salt, and they have no chance to learn knowledge.

At this time, Gongzi An's commanding ability and prestige were seriously insufficient in the army.

Although he is a general appointed by the emperor himself, this identity does not have much effect at this time, and if those clans get in the way, it will be detrimental to the overall war situation.

The decision of tactics often involves all kinds of practical interests, and it is difficult for the commander-in-chief to eliminate the differences between the generals under his command based on the interests of the clan, and the Shao army has hundreds of thousands of troops in vain, but it is unable to exercise effective command, which is a drawback of the Shao army.

Of course, this matter is related to the survival of Shao Guo, and of course Gongzian will not back down.

After dispersing the account, he wrote to the prince of Shao State, and while reporting the strategic differences, he euphemistically expressed that he was injured and overwhelmed, and asked to resign from the post of general and return home to recuperate.

It's not that he is threatening each other with this, but that at this time the differences are present, if he can't retreat decisively, it is better to hand over the military power to Lian Qi and others, and defend the pass, but there are still some chances of victory.

As soon as the report was issued, he really didn't know what the outcome would be.

On the one hand, changing generals in battle, this is a taboo in wartime, with his understanding of the prince, he is also a conservative person, it is unlikely that the army is dangerous, his son An himself is a member of the royal family, and the prince is unlikely to really depose him because of the family.

On the other hand, you have to consider the prince's thoughts, if the prince wants to defend the pass, then letting the connector replace him is almost ironclad.

After all, it depends on how the prince views this war, and Gongzi An himself is entangled and hesitant.

On the third day, the prince's envoy rushed to the camp.

The envoy summoned the generals and read out the prince's will in public.

"The Shao Wu War is imminent, all the strategic deployment is decided by the general Gongzi An, any general has to act according to the general's orders, the general is unwell, the prince and many temple ministers are all worried, but now that the war is imminent, the general must be patient a little and protect my Dashao territory!"

After announcing the prince's will, the envoy comforted him again.

Gongzi An immediately stepped forward to inquire about the situation of the imperial court, and the envoy also told them one by one.

It's just that after listening to it, Gongzi An was even more worried.

This time, the crown prince supported him, but the rest of the royal family regarded the withdrawal of troops as a flood beast, as if facing a great enemy, and asked to remove his command and hand it over to Lianqi.

If the strategy of the connector is useful, he doesn't care, he can retreat when he says retreat.

But now, Wu is afraid that he is still eager to have a big war, and what Shao has to do is to exchange space for time, and wait for the armies of Chu and other major countries to exert their strength.

The prince's support gave him a reassuring pill in his heart, but the opposition of the family in the court also worried him.

Since ancient times, if there is an accident in the court, it will definitely affect the front-line army, and I hope that this situation will not occur in Shao State.

sighed, Gongzi An was also helpless.

The imperial power of Shao is not very deep, and the power is uncertain, if the other ministers of the world oppose it with an iron heart, even if the prince supports him, it is too likely to withstand the pressure for a long time, in order to prevent changes, so the retreat must be timely.

"General, make sure to arrange it quickly, the pressure on the prince is not small, it is better to decide the situation in time." Before leaving, the prince's envoy gave another advice.

Gongzi An clenched his fists: "After the envoy goes back, please tell the prince for a certain person, after all, he will live up to the prince's trust and save the strength of the whole army!" ”

The envoy nodded and quickly left.

The next day, Gongzi An summoned the main generals of the whole army, announced his decision in front of Lianqi, and at the same time issued the general order to the whole army, telling the whole army to retreat in an orderly manner, and at the same time let people notify the people in the rear city to flee to the north, so that part of the army could go to the rear in advance to deploy defenses.

Soon, Wu Jun got the news.

The Emperor of Wu immediately summoned all the generals and gathered together to discuss what to do next.

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