However, although he was happy in his heart, the current situation was still a little embarrassing for Zhang Shihua, who was about to rush to Weishi City. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

So after silently rejoicing for a while, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but be the first time, a group of generals among the generals were summoned over, ready to raise the account.

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In a moment, in Zhang Shihua's Chinese army tent, Zhang Shihua, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at the generals under the tent, and after telling them all the things, he couldn't help but slowly ask them: "Gentlemen, now we are quite unable to advance or retreat." ”

"Marshal Liu of the Eastern Route Army was defeated, but the Tartar soldiers and horses also suffered heavy losses. So for this undefended Weishi City, should we fight or not? ”

"This ......" Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, everyone under the tent paused slightly, and they couldn't help but think.

However, after thinking for a while, he couldn't help but see Guo Yu and he stood up violently and said: "General, the last general thinks that the Wei clan city still has to be fought, just like you just said, although the Tartar soldiers and horses were defeated first and then won. But in any case, the heavy losses of the Tartar soldiers and horses were real. ”

"So at this time, attacking Wei's City is definitely an easy matter. General, think about it, although Weishi City is a small city, this city was too unexpensive to spend soldiers and horses on the West Road in the past. When he hurriedly went north and attacked Marshal Liu, it was absolutely impossible for him to take away the huge amount of grain and grass in the city. ”

"So in this way, our army can not only easily take Weishi City, but also obtain the huge grain and grass of Weishi City. This can really be said to be a good thing for our army. Therefore, the last general is absolute, and he should attack the city of Wei. ”

"This ......" Hearing Guo Yu say such words, Zhang Shihua, who was sitting in the main seat, paused slightly, but he did not express his position at the first time. After all, "partial listening is dark, and listening is clear" In the face of such a thing, Zhang Shihua decided that it was necessary to listen to the opinions of everyone under his account, and then make the most correct decision. So after being silent for a while, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but ask the generals again: "Do you have any other different opinions?" ”

And not to mention, after these words were spoken, a person really stood up.

"General Guo's thoughts, the lower officials dare not agree." After Zhang Shihua's voice fell, Zhao Ziyu couldn't help but stand up like this.

Seeing him say this, Zhang Shihua paused slightly, and couldn't help waving his hand and said: "Ziyu, since you have something to say, let's say it." ”

"Yes." Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, after Zhao Ziyu sang a promise lightly, he couldn't help but say to Zhang Shihua: "Back to the general's words, the lower officials think that it is precisely because there is still a large amount of grain and grass in Wei's City that our army should not send troops for food." ”

"Well, Ziyu, what do you mean by this?" Hearing Zhao Ziyu say such strange words, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but ask him so suspiciously.

Hearing Zhang Shihua's puzzled question, Zhao Ziyu couldn't help but explain after hugging his fist at Zhang Shihua: "General Hui, you know that at this time, when we go north, our army has no more than 8,000 soldiers and horses. Although our soldiers can fight well, everyone can be ten. ”

"But there is a way that it is difficult to support alone, and it is indeed more than enough to attack Wei's City with such soldiers and horses. But if the Wei clan continued to go north, it would obviously be impossible. After all, although the Tartars were defeated, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, even if they were defeated, the remnants of the army added up to another 350,000. ”

"And in addition to Kaifeng Mansion, there are still 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses defending the city. Therefore, after taking Weishi City, our army will definitely retreat south again. ”

"After all, Weishi is just a small county town, there is no danger to defend in the territory, and the city wall is not tall, it is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it is impossible to use it as a barrier. But once our army retreats south, then the huge amount of food in this Wei clan city will become a drag on our army at that time. After all, our army has a small number of soldiers and a huge amount of rations, so it will obviously be difficult to transport. ”

"So when Xia Guan thought about it, instead of having to give up those military rations that were like chicken ribs when he retreated south, it was better not to take them in the first place. In this way, the possible flaws that may arise at the critical moment are avoided. ”

However, after saying this, Guo Yu, who had been standing next to him, couldn't help but immediately retort: "Ziyu's words are wrong. My generation is begging for Tatar Yuan, which is to stop the dangerous things on the belt of his pants, how can he seek stability in everything by doing such a thing. Besides, Ziyu, haven't you forgotten that although the Eastern Route Army was defeated, it was still stationed in the more than 40,000 remnants? ”

"Under such circumstances, how can our army be alone! After our army defeats the Wei clan, and then joins forces with the soldiers and horses of Tongxu City, isn't it his Tartar's opponent? ”

However, after Zhao Ziyu shook his head and smiled, he said: "What General Guo said, I naturally thought of it. But that's why I noticed something was wrong, and I stood up and said something like that. ”

"Oh! Ziyu, what's wrong? Hearing Zhao Ziyu say this, Zhang Shihua, who didn't figure out the joints for a while, couldn't help but ask shamelessly again.

And after hearing Zhang Shihua ask again, after everyone under the tent quieted down, they couldn't help but listen to Zhao Ziyu continue to talk eloquently: "General, do you think Marshal Liu will be a person who is in a slump?" ”

"Yes!" Hearing Zhao Ziyu suddenly ask such a question, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. However, after reacting, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but reply word by word: "Marshal Liu has great ambitions and accomplishes today's achievements with a small body, which is really a masterpiece of the world. ”

"There is only one such character in thousands of years. It is difficult to praise his heart as strong and indomitable, and how can he be a depressed child. ”

Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Zhao Ziyu smiled slightly, and couldn't help but clench his fists at Zhang Shihua and said: "The general praises this!" But the more this is the case, the more doubts become in Xia Guan's heart. Just like you said, although Marshal Liu was defeated, 'victory or defeat is really a common thing in soldiers', and this defeat alone is obviously impossible for such a brilliant figure as Marshal Liu to hide his voice and collapse. ”

"But now, it's been hours since last night's battle. Not only was Tongxu City still in chaos, but even our army, which was already on the west road, had not received any news of military orders from Liu Futong. Such a strange thing really makes the lower officials unable to figure it out! ”

However, since this is the case, then there is only one possibility for the officials to think about it. Then this may be, Marshal Liu...... Something happened! ”

"Liu Futong, something happened!" Hearing this, even Zhang Shihua, who has always been moody, couldn't help but widen his eyes suddenly, and his face unconsciously showed a touch of surprise.

"Yes, yes. In this way, everything is explained at once. No wonder Liu Futong did not come to give him a military order after the defeat. You must know that after the fiasco of the Eastern Route Army, his 8,000 elite soldiers and horses, which were inconspicuous at first, suddenly became the most important force that Liu Futong could mobilize. ”

"Judging from Liu Futong's own ambitions, if he is safe and sound, then after such a big fiasco, Liu Futong will definitely find his way back to the field by any means to stabilize the prestige he has built up with great difficulty."

"But after such a long time, the scouts I sent out who didn't know the terrain came back with the intelligence information they had sought. So under normal circumstances, it is impossible for Liu Futong to be unmotivated. Also, Tai Buhua was able to successfully attack at night with only 8,000 soldiers and horses, so with such a huge disparity in troops, the biggest certainty of winning with too little money is to use the decapitation tactic. ”

"So thinking about it this way, it must be that he Liu Futong has an accident. And the reason for the accident must be that he didn't succeed in using the decapitation tactic last night. So in this way, judging from the extent of the rout of the Eastern Route Army, even if Liu Futong is not dead, he himself will be seriously injured at least. ”

"And if you extrapolate according to this line of thought, then if something happens to Liu Futong, you can't command the soldiers and horses of the East Route Army, because there is no one in the East Route Army who can compare with Liu Futong now. Then the Eastern Route Army, which is leaderless under the dragons, will definitely choose to retreat south. ”

"And if they retreat south, won't they really be alone on their own? Therefore, if his side really takes Wei's City under such circumstances, then he will definitely not let go of this opportunity if he wants to get rid of himself quickly. ”

"Nine times out of ten, this guy will go south with the power of great victory after he enters the Weishi City, cut off his back road with the advantage of troops, and then besiege the Weishi City. At that time, with only his 8,000 men and horses, under the siege of tens of thousands of Tartar soldiers and horses, it is estimated that it will really be difficult to escape. ”

After being silent for five minutes, Zhang Shihua's brain quickly calculated this consequence, and he couldn't help but come to the most correct conclusion.

That is, Wei City can't go at all. "If you enter the Wei City because of the greed for the grain and grass hoarded in the Wei City, you will really become a rat who died in vain because of greed."

Therefore, after thinking about this, Zhang Shihua, who came back to his senses, couldn't help but wave his hand and order at the first time: "Quick, pass the order, the whole army will pull out the camp, and return immediately, there must be no mistake!" ”

"Wait, obey!" Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, the generals who felt that things were not good from Zhang Shihua's tone couldn't help but sing a fat promise at the first time. Then they quickly retreated, and went down to get ready.

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Two hours later, near evening, in Zhuxian Town, which looked jubilant because of a gorgeous victory just now.

One east and one south, a total of two officers and soldiers from different directions scout sentry cavalry, also galloped into the town gate, one after the other stopped in front of the inspection department temporarily used as the Taiwei Mansion.

"Captain, according to your orders, all the scouts who went to the thief camp to inquire about the information have returned." After these two officers and soldiers scouts rode their horses to the inspection department, and after the scouts of the two walked into the inspection department quickly, one of Tai Buhua's personal guards couldn't help but say to Tai Buhua like this.

And Tai Buhua, who had been sitting behind the desk, dealing with something, heard this, and slowly put down the brush in his hand, and couldn't help but say majestically to the guard: "Since that's the case, then let them all come in." ”

"Subordinates obey!" Hearing Tai Buhua say this, because Tai Buhua personally led them to a counterattack-like victory last night, this pro-guard soldier couldn't help but sing a promise with great respect. Then he also exited the study as soon as possible, and let in the two chiefs who had been waiting outside the study.

"I'll wait, meet Lord Taiwei!" After the two scouts entered the house, they saw Tai Buhua with a majestic face, and the two of them admired it in their hearts, so they couldn't help but bow down to Tai Buhua in unison for the first time.

And Tai Buhua, who was all moody and angry, saw this, waved his hand to let the two of them stand up, and then couldn't help but ask the two of them: "Say, what is the movement of the thief army on the east road and the south road now?" ”

"Back to Lord Taiwei's words, the remnants of the 40,000 Red Turban Thieves stationed in Tongxu City have already retreated south in the direction of Chenzhou." Hearing Tai Buhua's question, the chief kneeling on the left replied first.

However, hearing this, Tai Buhua waved his hand indifferently, and then turned his gaze to the other scout chief. Obviously, compared with the defeated generals in Tongxu City, who were leaderless and scattered, Tai Buhua undoubtedly cared more about Zhang Shihua's actions.

And the scout who was kneeling on the right saw this, and naturally understood the meaning of Tai Buhua at the first time. Therefore, after Tai Buda's eyes swept over, he couldn't help but reply at the first time: "Back to Taiwei's words, at noon today, the black-clothed thieves on the west road also withdrew south to Weichuan City as soon as they learned the news of our army's victory. ”

"Oh! Have the black-clothed thieves all retreated south? Hearing the words of the scout Shi Chang, Tai Buhua frowned slightly, and couldn't help but muttered with a little unwillingness.

However, after such self-conscious chatter, it took too little for him to wave his hand, and he couldn't help but let the two of them retreat.

And it wasn't until the two of them withdrew that Tai Buhua glanced at the map containing the entire Jiangbei Province on his desk, but he couldn't help but sigh and said, "This time I fought against the thief, and I lost after all." ”

Yes, judging by the final results. Although it is said that the officers and soldiers of the Yuanmeng court finally defeated Liu Futong's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, while thwarting the Northern Expedition of the Red Turban Army, they also seriously injured Liu Futong himself in one fell swoop, causing the entire Jiangbei Righteous Army to suffer heavy losses.

But how could this not be the case with the Yuanmeng court itself? You must know that on the side of the officers and soldiers, in order to fight the thieves this time, the total strength of the Western Route Army and the Eastern Route Army combined was even close to 200,000 soldiers and horses.

You can hit it to the end. The Yuan and Mongolian courts not only lost more than a dozen cities, but also tens of thousands of court officers and soldiers.