Chapter Forty-Six: A Great Victory
Xu Huang, who hurriedly returned to the camp, saw that the fire in front of the camp had been extinguished, and many soldiers were working hard to clean up the battlefield. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoSpeaking of which, this fire actually didn't burn for a long time, after all, in front of the camp, the terrain was flat, and the weeds had already been cleaned up. In this way, there is nothing to ignite in the first place, but with the hay and grease brought by those people and horses, how long can the fire burn?
Therefore, Xu Huang, who hurried back, entered the camp directly from the main gate of the camp, hanging in front of the horse with Chen Jina's half-cut head, and hurried to the big tent of the Chinese army to see Gao Ye. Now that he has been attacked by Yuan Shu at night, I don't know if today's plan can be implemented.
Inside the big tent, Gao Ye with a tired face was still staring at the map, and Yu Ban on the side was also talking about something from time to time. There were only two of them in the big tent at this time, and as for Gao Shun, he had already seen him when he came, and he was leading people to clean up the battlefield. And Zhou Cang, who was on duty last night, was the worst, and I heard Gao Shun say that he was stabbed six times in his body, and now he has been carried to the medical care and nutrition of his injuries.
Gao Ye saw Xu Huang coming in, still holding a human head in his hand, so he smiled and said, "What's the matter, then Chen Ji was beheaded by Gongming?" ”
"Haha, exactly. This kid doesn't know what to think, so he has to fight me. No, that's all that's left in the end. Xu Huang said, lifting Chen Ji's head forward. A thick bloody aura immediately rushed to his face. Gao Ye looked at Xu Huang helplessly, and said slowly: "Gongming, let's take him out first." I'll just record the great achievement of killing Chen Ji for you. You've made me even want to eat breakfast. ”
"Hehe, general, now that the battle with Yuan Shu is imminent, are you still in the mood to have breakfast?" Xu Huang said with a smile, after all, he smashed a night attack and took Chen Ji's head, Xu Huang was also very happy to get such a great achievement, so he joked with Gao Ye.
"I was still discussing with Wen Ze just now, why did this Yuan Shu come to attack me at night. Well, what does Komeito think? ”
"What else? It must be because Yuan Shu was worried that he would not be an opponent when the time came, so he thought of such a trick. Speaking of the timing of this night attack, it was not badly chosen, I felt that a decisive battle was about to be made, and there would definitely be no more incidents, but as a result, Yuan Shu immediately sent a Chen Ji to attack at night. If it weren't for Yuanfu's alertness this time, I would have waited at this time, I was afraid that I would have to discuss the enemy's situation in Zhaoling City. ”
"Well, Komeito's words are good. Yuanfu was very alert last night, so he didn't let me suffer too much loss. It's just that he is now stabbed six times and is treating and nourishing his injuries. Fortunately, it didn't hurt the vital point, but if you say anything, you have to send it to the rear to recuperate. Not only him, but all injuries and illnesses must be sent back to Zhaoling immediately, otherwise once we fight with Yuan Shu, we will no longer be able to care about them. Yu Ban nodded.
"What the text said is that these soldiers were injured because of this battle for the great cause of the lord and for the protection of Yingchuan, and we must not abandon them. I have already ordered Pei Yuanshao to bring a thousand men and horses to escort the wounded and sick back to Zhaoling for temporary resettlement, but fortunately, Hua Tuo has trained a lot of qualified battlefield medical officers over the years, and there should be no major problems along the way. Now that we don't have to worry about the wounded barracks for the time being, let's think about how Yuan Shu's side will deal with it. Gao Ye smiled lightly and said, "I'm still the same sentence, why did you say that Yuan Shu came to attack at night?" This is completely out of common sense, and it doesn't look like something that Yuan Shu might have done. ”
"Anyway, I think it's Yuan Shu who found out that his army food is approaching, and he is afraid that he will be consumed by me, so he wants to use such a strategy to quickly defeat our army. Why, general, do you think there is a fraud in it? Xu Huang looked at Gao Ye with a strange expression and asked.
"Yes, I know very well what kind of character Yuan Shu has. He has always looked down on the lord and me, and now he has an advantage in his hands, according to the Yuan Highway I know, he must want to defeat me and the lord in a dignified manner. I made an appointment with us for a decisive battle, but attacked at night before this, which was not his style at all, so I was strange. ”
"If this is the case, could it be because Yuan Shu's food and grass have run out, forcing him to immediately defeat us and others so that he can go to Yingchuan to ask for food. Or did he take advantage of the attack on us and send his troops and horses to plunder everywhere? ”
"It stands to reason that it shouldn't be, what is the difference between fighting tonight and tomorrow in terms of food and grass? Even if Yuan Shu is running out of food and grass, he will not give up his own reputation to fight for so many hours. Speaking of which, if this promise was made by Qiao Rui and Ji Ling, I would still be worried about their sudden attack. But Yuan Shu, he now calls himself emperor, and Jun has no jokes is the most basic criterion for him. The war letter of that day was personally recognized by him, and if he himself reneged on his words, let alone us, even if it was his courtiers, I am afraid that he would be dissatisfied. You must know that the emperor is what he says, how can he casually break his word and get fat? This doesn't make sense. I believe there must be other reasons for tonight's night attack. ”
"General, you say...... Could it be because Yuan Shu is leaving? Yu Ban said with a solemn face at this time, "After all, there is no doubt about this night attack, Chen Ji only brought 20,000 horses, let alone reinforcements. Besides, the advance and retreat were orderly, and when they saw that they couldn't succeed, they immediately retreated, obviously they had a plan for a long time......"
Xu Huang was also shocked when he heard this, and said: "Yes, yes, when I went to pursue Chen Ji, although his troops were retreating, they retreated in a very orderly manner. And the speed is not hurried or slow, but it seems to be luring the enemy. If I hadn't run into Chen Ji fighting against me at that time, I would have already had the idea of retiring from the army. Xu Huang said this, gasped, and continued: "Later, I beheaded Chen Ji, and I felt that if I lured the enemy, how could there be a general who came up to kill me, so I was ready to continue the pursuit." From this point of view, if the general hadn't ordered me to be poor and not chase, I was afraid that I would have been ambushed by Yuan Shujun. ”
Yu Banyan said with a smile: "Maybe Chen Ji thinks that he is strong in martial arts, and when he kills General Gongming, you go straight into the bag to get something, and then he turns back to fight with you." And if Yuan Shu really wants to retreat, there will be an ambush behind, so that we can meet the blow to our army, and they can retreat calmly. ”
Gao Ye nodded when he heard the words and said, "What the two of you said is not unreasonable, and now you will know it when you wait for the scout to return." But you two still go and gather your troops and follow the plan. In case Yuan Shu is really a whim, we can't just catch it, and the battle that should be fought will still be fought. ”
Gao Ye, who had not slept in the second half of the night, did not wait for a wave of scouts who went to the direction of Zhengqiang to come back until dawn, and he had already felt a little wrong in his heart. According to common sense, from the second half of the night to now, for nearly an hour, two waves of scouts from other directions have returned. Zhengqiang direction, but not even one of them came back. This fully shows that Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses are now wantonly purging their own scouts!
This is strange, there is a big battle coming soon, he just needs to send troops, why does he spend so much effort to eliminate his scouts? Could it be true that as Yu Ban said, Yuan Shu is going to retreat? If this is the case, I really want to sincerely thank God, and this delaying battle that overwhelms me can finally be over.
Gao Ye, who led the troops out early in the morning, became more and more suspicious in his heart. A scout came to report that he had escaped after nine deaths last night. Although I didn't see what Yuan Shujun looked like in the barracks, I could hear the sound of drums all night. Gao Ye, who heard the news, was a little strange for a while, could it be that Yuan Shu had been organizing his army all night, and he couldn't come to fight a decisive battle with himself?
The news also reached Xu Huang and Yu Ban, Gao Ye just told the two of them that now the situation was weird, and he really didn't know what Yuan Shu's idea was, so Gao Ye specially ordered the two of them to be cautious. If Yuan Shu really retreated, it would be fine, but if Yuan Shu's army was still there, he must be careful. You can't do anything, you don't need to ask for a military order, just retreat to the Summoning Mausoleum immediately.
However, the higher the night of the slow march all the way, the closer to the expedition, the more stable my heart became. Not only did waves of scouts report back, but Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses were not found. Even the corpses of many Yuan Shu soldiers who died on the road, no one came to collect their bodies. As soon as Chen Ji died, the defeat of these routs was absolutely chaotic, some of these guys should have been injured a long time ago, and they lost too much blood when they ran here. Some of them may have died directly under the knife of their own companions. But the important thing is that Yuan Shujun has no one to take care of them at all, which just shows that Yuan Shujun is powerless to take care of them at this time. If there is no major scheme, it is really withdrawn. And his scouts have been released for twenty miles, and they all say that they have not found the enemy situation at all, so the possibility of this second type is naturally greatly increased. Especially when the scout reported that when Yuan Shu's military camp was still beating drums, Gao Ye was even more sure of the fact that Yuan Shu's army had withdrawn.
Who would beat the drums all night and until now? Don't the soldiers at night need to recuperate? If Yuan Shu was eager to fight with him today, he would never do such a thing that would damage his military strength. In this way, there is only one explanation, the hanging sheep drumming!
"Hanging sheep drumming? General, are you sure? Gao Ye, who immediately ordered the withdrawal of the army, had already met Xu Huang and Yu Ban at this time, and the three of them were leading the soldiers and horses and were slowly retreating to their camp. Gao Ye directly told his opinions, and Xu Huang and Yu Ban also nodded frequently when they heard it. How can a general who is familiar with military books not know such a thing as hanging sheep beating drums? Therefore, Gao Ye only said these four words, and the two of them were clear in their hearts. In connection with last night's night attack, and the scouts who frantically strangled their own families, it is not surprising that if you string these things together, you will come to the conclusion that Gao Ye is at this time. But that's fine, Yuan Shu finally withdrew!
Gao Ye immediately ordered everyone not to take it lightly, and the army was immediately dispersed and stationed in Yingchuan, Liang and other places, so as not to attack Yuan Shu back. However, after two months, this state of affairs changed completely. Gao Ye urgently ordered Xu Huang's troops to enter Runan, and sent Chen Guo and Pei Guo to the forbidden army, attacking the city along the way, which can be described as a bamboo. Everyone received the news at this time: Cao Cao and Liu Bei won a great victory against Yuan Shu, and beheaded Li Feng and Ji Ling. Yuan Shu's army of 200,000 was wiped out, and less than 30,000 people fled back to Huainan with Yuan Shu.
The world was shocked by this battle.