Two days later, at noon on this day, Tai Buhua led the army under his command and finally came to the outside of Xuzhou City. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, he naturally already knew about Zhang Shihua's withdrawal of troops, so in the past few days, he has been in a bad mood. After all, the supply of tens of thousands of troops is not a trivial problem, and the withdrawal of Zhang Shihua's men and horses to Xiangcheng also represents the supply line of the army under his command, which has been stretched for more than 100 miles at once.

Such a distance was not a trivial matter in ancient times, when transportation was carried by human and animal power. In addition, Zhang Shihua withdrew to Xiangcheng, which made his calculation of attacking Shangshe based on Xuzhou fall through, and he lost his geographical advantage in vain, and his mood naturally became more and more bad.

However, after all, Tai Buhua is also a person who has been in a high position for a long time, and he has practiced good kung fu to cultivate qi, so along the way, even if he is unhappy in his heart, but on the surface, Tai Buhua has never shown it. Not only did he not even show it, after receiving the news of the retreat of the black-clothed army, he also smiled at the generals and said: "The black-clothed thieves are afraid of me and withdraw their troops, and our army will win this battle." ”

Although there is no convincing saying that after a big defeat just now. But it can also be seen from this that it doesn't take this person to go deep.

And besides, Xuzhou's side is ten miles away from Xuzhou City, because it takes too little to take the arrival of this captain, plus the retreat of the black-clothed army of the Changshe. Therefore, all the officials in Xuzhou City who knew that Taibuhua was going to come were all here today, respectfully waiting for Taibuhua's arrival.

"Xiaguan Xuzhou Zhizhou, Xuzhou Dalu Huachi, Xuzhou Qianhu, Xuzhou Tongzhi ......, meet the Taiwei." A group of officials in Xuzhou City, when they saw Tai Buhua, who was dressed in a python robe, riding on a white horse, surrounded by a group of generals, and seemed not angry and arrogant, and Tai Buhua of Jiangbei Province's Pingzhang political affairs plus the rank of Tai Lieutenant, came to the horse, and they were also in front of Tai Bu Hua, and they knelt down to Tai Buhua in unison.

Seeing this, Tai Buhua, who came on horseback, stroked his beard, but did not let these people stand up, but glanced at Niu Tianyou, a thousand households in Xuzhou, who was kneeling on the ground, with his eyes and said, "You are Niu Tianyou, the official of thousands of households?" ”

Niu Tianyou, who was kneeling on the ground, heard this, and his face couldn't help showing a touch of ecstasy, ignoring the pitiful expressions of Xuzhou Zhizhou and Xuzhou Tongzhi looking at him, so he hurriedly sent his chest and said: "Taiwei Mingjian, the last general is Niu Tianyou, a thousand households in Xuzhou." ”

"Oh, I read the report you sent two days ago that it was you who fought back bravely to repel the black-clothed thieves and retake Changshe City, right?" Looking at Niu Tianyou, who was kneeling on the ground, he was too undainous to be cold, but he couldn't help asking.

When Niu Tianyou heard this, he didn't notice the strangeness in Tai Buhua's tone, but thought that Tai Buhua was to praise him, so he hurriedly said without thinking about it: "Taiwei Mingjian, that day it was indeed the last general who led his troops to repel the black-clothed thieves who came to attack, of course, thanks to Taiwei Hongfu, thanks to Taiwei Hongfu." ”

However, after he said this, the expected praise did not appear. Tai Buhua just looked at him coldly, and then said, "Come on, pull down the thief who took the merit and cut it down!" ”

"What! The captain spares his life, the captain spares his life, the captain spares his life! Niu Tianyou, who was kneeling on the ground, was stunned when he heard the words, and after he reacted, he couldn't help but see him, while being dragged by several strong soldiers, he shouted for mercy.

But in this regard, Tai Buhua didn't even look at it. Not only did they ignore it, but even the officials in Xuzhou City lowered their heads one by one.

"Hey, you idiot. Dare to be greedy for any credit, this idiot doesn't want to think about it, if you are greedy for credit, then the captains who led the troops to help will not become a laughing stock. You're looking for death, no wonder others! Looking at Niu Tianyou, who was pulled down and finally cut off his head, Xuzhou Zhizhou sighed slightly, and couldn't help but say so in his heart.

However, although they understood this truth in their hearts, after seeing Niu Tianyou being executed like this, these officials in Xuzhou City still couldn't help but feel a feeling of sadness for the death of a rabbit and a fox. So after this feeling rose, Xuzhou Tongzhi and Xuzhou Daru Huachi, who were kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but scramble and stopped the sin of knowing people on their bodies.

And after that, he silently planted several charges on Niu Tianyou's head, so as to win a crime of robbing his home.

After all, in the face of an existence like Tai Buhua that completely overrode them, they couldn't resist at all, and even so, they could only die and not die.

……

Three days later, in Xiangcheng, Zhang Shihua settled in the general's mansion.

"Your Excellency, the messenger for help has returned. But...... Marshal Liu's side did not plan to send troops to help, saying that the war there was also extremely tight, and the Yuanmeng court sent 100,000 soldiers and horses to Naye first, so we had to figure out our own way. In the meeting hall, Li Wu couldn't help but say these words aloud in front of the generals.

And after saying this, Zhang Shihui, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but say indignantly: "I knew that Marshal Liu would not send reinforcements to us at all, he simply used us as bait to attract Tartars, how could he send reinforcements." After saying this, he couldn't help but snort coldly with extreme dissatisfaction.

However, Zhang Shihua did not say anything about this. Obviously, Zhang Shihua also acquiesced to this statement, of course, the deeper meaning is that Zhang Shihua has gradually given birth to the idea of self-reliance, so he will be so indulgent and acquiescing.

Of course, these are all later words, so let's not mention them for the time being, just talk about the present. After Zhang Shihui finished saying Fang Cai's words indignantly, Zhang Shihua waved his hand, and after suppressing the echoing words of the generals and officials in the hall, he couldn't help but say aloud: "You also know what kind of situation our army is in now." ”

"Tai Buhua has already led his men and horses to kill our army, and according to their speed, they will be able to kill tomorrow evening at most. So I don't know you, is there any way to defeat the enemy? ”

As a leader and decision-maker, Zhang Shihua is eager to establish his authority and rarely takes the initiative to express his opinions. Therefore, at this time, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but habitually ask the generals and officials in the hall like this.

And when the generals heard Zhang Shihua's question, after looking at each other, they couldn't help but look worried.

However, they didn't think about it for a long time, after all, those who had ideas must have had ideas for a long time, and those who couldn't help it, even if they were given two days, they probably couldn't think of it.

Therefore, after a moment's effort, Zhao Ziyu under the hall couldn't help but take the initiative to stand up, and hugged his fist at Zhang Shihua and said: "Back to the general, since Marshal Liu can't send reinforcements, then we will just fight next." ”

"Although Xiangcheng is a county seat, it has been impregnated by our army these days. Therefore, the subordinates thought that as long as our army held on to the city, defended instead of attacking, and the Tartars were consumed to the end, our army would be able to win! Speaking of this, Zhao Ziyu couldn't help but show a confident expression.

Because these days he already knew that when Tai Buhua led the army to kill them, there was also a certain emptiness on the side of Bianliang Road. Although it is said that the Yuanmeng court has a great cause, it quickly made up for this emptiness. But the departure of too little money also led to a bigger problem, that is, on the side of Kaifeng Mansion on Bianliang Road, the supreme command of the army still fell into the hands of Ye Xian.

First, that's just a second ancestor with great ambitions and talents. It is impossible for such a person to guard Bianliang for a long time without accidents.

Therefore, Zhao Ziyu firmly believes that if it is about consumption, they will definitely not be able to consume themselves if they don't spend too much.

After all, the hundreds of thousands of stone grain they seized last winter were more than half of them. With so much food, it is enough for them to hold out for more than half a year, and the soldiers are well fed, and their black-clothed army is not afraid of fighting a protracted war.

However, for Zhao Ziyu's proposal, after Zhang Shihua heard it, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

That's right, if you don't spend too much time on their side to talk about attrition, it is indeed very likely that they will be defeated one step ahead of them. However, such a war of attrition and protracted war, even if he wins, Zhang Shihua will definitely kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800.

After all, his uprising was too short, his territory was small, and his foundation was too thin. Such a war of attrition, even if it is a victory, Zhang Shihua estimates that he will not be able to fight twice.

In addition, it is already the late spring season in February, which is the busy time for spring ploughing. They started a war at this time, even if they could make a quick decision, spring ploughing was actually delayed by the influence. However, if you solve it quickly, there is still a way to remedy it.

But if it becomes a protracted war, don't think about spring plowing in Xiangcheng and Yexian and other places. In this way, if time drags on, there will be a hunger tide in these two places. You must know that the people of these two counties, plus the immigrants of Shangcai, have a population of nearly 40,000.

Nearly 40,000 people waiting to be fed, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but feel a tingling feeling on his scalp when he thought of it. After all, nearly 40,000 people, plus more than 10,000 people under his command, that is a full 50,000 people. 50,000 people doesn't sound like much, but these 50,000 people are enough to completely consume Zhang Shihua's already small family resources.

So after thinking about this, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but silently give up this safe method in his heart.

After all, in the chaotic times, food is more precious than soldiers and horses. It can even be said unceremoniously that in troubled times, there are soldiers when there is food, and there is food is equal to everything.

Therefore, after thinking about this, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but shake his head, looked at the generals under the hall and asked again: "Ziyu's method is safe, but our army's foundation is too thin, and the war of attrition is really a thousand kills of the enemy and eight hundred, so this method is not feasible." So I don't know if there is any other way for the generals? ”

"This ......" Hearing Zhang Shihua ask again, everyone in the hall looked at each other, but couldn't help but be silent again.

This time, however, the silence was noticeably longer than the last. After all, if you want to win quickly when your strength is not as good as others, it's that simple.

Therefore, after the generals in the hall were silent for nearly a quarter of an hour, there was still no one who came up with any effective methods.

And Zhang Shihua, who had been sitting high in the main seat, saw this, but he did not show any disappointed expression on his face. After all, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and even characters like Zhuge Liang can't be counted as missing, let alone them.

So after seeing that the generals and officials in the hall didn't have any good solutions, Zhang Shihua coughed lightly, and couldn't help but say: "I thought that fighting on the battlefield could determine the outcome of the battle, but it was only three points." The first is the armor, the second is the soldier, and the third is the general who leads the army. ”

"If the armor is sharp, the soldiers are brave, and the generals who lead the troops are all wise and brave, then this battle must be said to be victorious."

"If you talk about armor, these days, not only has our army worked day and night in the iron factory in Wuyang to create a total of 752 pairs of plate armor, but also the captured armor these days has also given our army more than 4,500 pairs of heavy armor and more than 11,000 pieces of leather armor."

"And this means that there are more than 10,000 soldiers in our army, and the proportion of soldiers in armor has reached forty percent. With such a large proportion, the soldiers and horses that spend too little money are far beyond comparison. Therefore, if we talk about armor, compared with the soldiers and horses that are too inexpensive, our army should have the upper hand. ”

After saying this, Zhang Shihua paused and couldn't help but glance at the generals under the hall. When the generals in the hall heard Zhang Shihua's words, they couldn't help but nod secretly, obviously agreeing with Zhang Shihua's words. After all, nearly 5,000 armored soldiers are indeed an incomparably terrifying force.

So after seeing such a scene, Zhang Shihua smiled silently in his heart, and couldn't help but continue: "Let's talk about soldiers, let alone soldiers." ”

"Let me ask you, since the uprising, our army has gone through more than ten battles, big and small, but can it be defeated?"

"Go back to the general, you haven't tasted defeat!" Hearing Zhang Shihua ask this, the generals standing in the hall shouted confidently.

And Zhang Shihua, who had been sitting in the main seat, heard the roars of the generals in the hall, and said with a smile: "Therefore, if you talk about the courage of the soldiers, even if you say it conservatively, the soldiers of our army are enough to be one for three." And if it is calculated according to one as three, our army has more than 12,000 soldiers and horses gathered in Xiangcheng. ”

"Therefore, in terms of soldiers and horses alone, our army is actually no worse than not spending too much on them. Not only is it not bad, but it can be said that it has a slight upper hand. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shihua naturally paused again, and after seeing the generals in the hall and the confidence in his eyes, he couldn't help but say loudly: "And in addition, the rest is the most important general who leads the army, that is, you." So today, I would like to ask, can you have confidence compared to the Tartar generals? ”

"We all have the heart to die and the will to win!" Hearing Zhang Shihua's question, the generals who were inspired by Zhang Shihua's words couldn't help but shout in unison.

Seeing this, Zhang Shihua smiled slightly, and then laughed: "In this case, our army will win this battle!" ”