Chapter 136: Expressing Your Opinions
"Say it! The Huns did not go to the clouds! Shi Zun hurriedly asked. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"At noon today, the Huns attacked Yunzhong City, the current battle situation is unknown, but the Huns are menacing, and the defender Lu Hailong asked His Highness to send troops to support." The man said, handing over a piece of paper.
"Alright, this king knows! You go down first. Shi Zun took the report, waved at the man and said, "Wait! Summoning the adjutant generals to come and discuss! ”
"Yes!"
After a while, Shi Zun's house was full of large and small generals, and Shi Zun asked: "Now Yunzhong City is besieged by the Huns, but there are 30,000 Xiongnu and Qiang cavalry outside, and 10,000 people come from Hexi, and they will arrive in Licheng at this time tomorrow at the latest. ”
After Shi Zun finished speaking, the generals immediately started to discuss, and various statements were assumed, and there were different opinions.
"Your Highness, everyone knows the current form, once we get out of the city, we will face 40,000 Xiongnu and Qiang cavalry, Li Cheng now has 40,000 troops, of which 20,000 are still infantry, and there is absolutely no chance of winning if you attack rashly!" Said one of the lieutenants.
"Your Highness just said, the Huns on the third road can only arrive at Licheng at this time tomorrow at the earliest, the walls of Licheng are ten zhang high, there is a moat outside, the Huns are only 10,000 cavalry, I am afraid that they will not have this ability to take Licheng." Another said.
"So what do you mean? Now go out to reinforce the clouds? Shi Zun asked.
"Once Yunzhong is lost, the Huns are very likely to concentrate their forces to attack Licheng again, according to the last general's opinion, Yunzhong is attacked, we can't sit idly by, we can send 20,000 cavalry to attack, 15,000 foot soldiers followed, in addition, send people to Yanmen Pass to move 10,000 cavalry to help the battle, so that in terms of strength, it is on par with the Huns."
"Li Cheng only left 5,000 people to guard? That's a little too risky. "Someone disagrees with this adjutant general.
Shi Zun listened to everyone's opinions while thinking about how to deal with it, and walked around the house.
At this moment, a soldier outside the house ran over to report: "Your Highness, the people who went to Yecheng are back!" ”
"Let him in!" Shi Zun immediately raised his head and said.
A soldier, supported by the two of them, walked in, apparently desperately rushing all the way, tired and only half a life left.
Shi Zun stepped forward and asked, "What did my father say over there?" ”
The soldier who delivered the message looked tired, knelt on the ground, gasped and said slowly: "Return to Your Highness!" Your Majesty...... His Majesty has sent Wang Shicheng to lead 10,000 cavalry to reinforce Li Cheng day and night. ”
"Your Highness! With these 10,000 cavalry, our chances of victory have been greatly improved! The lieutenant who had just instigated reinforcements in the cloud shouted.
Shi Zun is a person who loves face very much, relying on Shi Zhan's men and horses to reinforce him, he is unwilling in his heart. But the battle situation is changing rapidly, and Shi Zun knows very well in his heart that there is no way to turn the tide of the battle on his own at the moment. And Shi Zhan's 10,000 cavalry has a higher combat effectiveness than his subordinates, and he has never doubted Shi Zhan's ability to govern the army and lead troops, although he has always been dissatisfied with Shi Zhan.
"When will they arrive?" Shi Zun asked coldly.
"In accordance with ...... According to His Majesty's will, at the latest...... Tomorrow morning......" The man had not finished speaking, and passed out of exhaustion.
"Carry him down to rest." Shi Zun instructed his subordinates.
Just now, the two Taoists who helped him in hurriedly carried the person out, and the generals looked at Shi Zun one after another, waiting for him to make up his mind.
"This time to go to the clouds, the cavalry will take more than half a day at the earliest, and Wang Shicheng's men and horses will arrive as soon as tomorrow morning." Shi Zun stared at the map and said silently as he looked.
Everyone didn't dare to speak, they knew Shi Zun's temper, and they could only wait for Shi Zun to make a final decision.
The whole room fell silent, and suddenly, Shi Zun turned around and said to the generals: "15,000 foot soldiers and 20,000 cavalry, immediately send troops to reinforce Yunzhong." ”
"But Your Highness! There are at least 30,000 Hun and Qiang cavalry outside! Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to rush into action? The last general thought that it was better to wait for reinforcements to arrive. ”
"No! You're going to kill Your Highness at this time! The clouds are in danger, reinforcements are urgent, wait for the reinforcements to arrive, take a short rest and then reinforce the clouds, I am afraid that the Huns have already attacked the city in the clouds! When the time comes, Your Majesty will investigate it, who will bear it? ”
Shi Zun smiled slightly, raised his hand to everyone, and said: "This king already has a plan, and he has an order to go down and set off immediately, but the cavalry should not go too fast, and you have to let the foot soldiers follow." ”
As soon as Shi Zun's words came out, everyone was a little puzzled by what kind of medicine was sold in Shi Zun's gourd, but Shi Zun was their commander, and they could only obey.
Tan Yuan, who had been standing in the corner without speaking, seemed to understand what Shi Zun meant, and a smile appeared on his face, and he seemed to be relieved for Shi Zun.
Because they knew that the Huns were coming, all the defenders of Licheng prepared for battle day and night, and after about half an hour, all the horses and horses of Licheng were ready, and as soon as the city gate opened, the cavalry took the lead in rushing out, followed by the foot soldiers, Shi Zun took Tan Yuan and 35,000 people, and set off towards the clouds.
Due to the slower speed of the foot soldiers, the cavalry walking in front could only slow down and wait for those behind.
Tan Yuan rode a horse next to Shi Zun, and said in a low voice with a smile: "Your Highness's plan kills two birds with one stone, which can not only explain to Your Majesty, but also not let us fall into too dangerous situations." ”
Shi Zun looked proud, rode a horse and said unhurriedly: "If you don't send troops in time, once the clouds are lost, this king will not be able to escape the blame, but now I am in a hurry, I am afraid that the Huns and Qiang people will turn around and stare at the more than 30,000 people of this king, in case of an unexpected situation, won't this king fall into passivity?" ”
"Your Highness is resourceful, let's march to the clouds at the speed of the footmen, we can wait for Wang Shicheng's army, but we will not settle down, so the arrangement is seamless."
"Hahahaha! Tan Yuan, who knows me! Shi Zun smiled and patted Tan Yuan.
Although Shi Zhan's cavalry was equipped with good horses from the Western Regions, after all, they were flesh and blood, running from dawn until late at night, and only rested once in between, Wang Shicheng shouted to Li Chang and Shi Min: "Can't rush anymore!" If we run any further, even if we encounter the Huns and Qiang, our men and horses will have no strength to fight! ”
"Huh~" When Li Chang heard Wang Shicheng's words, he hurriedly stopped his horse, and the people behind him also hurriedly stopped.
"Rest in place!" Wang Shicheng sent someone down to give orders.
Shi Min got off the horse, comforted his Zhu Long, and then looked at everyone, everyone was already tired and panting, and the war horses were also sweating profusely. As soon as they heard Wang Shicheng's order to rest on the spot, everyone dismounted, and the war horse also took the opportunity to lie down.
Wang Chong seemed to have good physical strength, got off the horse and walked straight to Shi Min's side, took advantage of the moonlight, looked at the surrounding terrain, and then said: "General Wang, young general, we have traveled a lot today, in my opinion, if you set off tomorrow morning, you can get to Li Cheng before noon." ”
Wang Shicheng handed over the horse to his subordinates and walked over, Li Chang also sat on the grass next to him, and said to the rest of the people: "Xue Zan, dog, come over too, let's discuss the next step." ”
Xue Zan and Goudan'er heard Li Chang calling them and hurriedly ran over.
Wang Shicheng saw that the people were basically there, so he said to everyone: "Come around, sit down, and discuss how we can attack." ”
Xue Zan and Goudan'er are just deputy generals, so naturally they don't dare to speak first, Wang Chong is just a map, he has no military position yet, and it is not his turn, these people looked at Wang Shicheng and Li Chang and Shi Min, waiting for them to speak first.
Shi Min saw that everyone didn't speak, so he took the lead and said, "Second uncle, third uncle, and you two generals, let me talk about my opinion first." ”
Shi Min said, pausing to ask for the opinions of the others. Xue Zan and Goudan'er saw that Shi Minyao spoke first, so they naturally nodded: "Young General, you say, let's listen." ”
"I thought about it for a day today, and I felt that if I went north directly from the rear of Li Cheng, it would not have a surprising effect. And there are some more detours, which delays time even more. Shi Min said as he looked at everyone's expressions.
Wang Shicheng frowned and asked, "Then what do you think should be done?" ”
Shi Min stood up and shouted to Zhang Mufeng, who was standing guard not far away, "Zhang Mufeng, bring a torch here." ”
"Yes!" Zhang Mufeng said, and hurriedly found a torch and sent it to Shi Min.
Shi Min took the torch, then took out the map from his bosom and spread it on the ground, and said to Wang Chong: "Wang Chong, take a look at where we are now?" ”
Wang Chong stepped forward and looked at it carefully for a long time, then raised his head and asked, "How do you look at the map?" ”
When Shi Min and the others heard this, they almost fainted, and Li Chang couldn't help but scold: "What are you kid talking about? I can't read the map, what kind of fun are you following? ”