Chapter 431: Falling into Decline
It wasn't until nightfall that the injury on Yuan Shao's mouth eased somewhat, and the bleeding finally stopped, but unfortunately the front tooth could not be saved. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Yuan Shao, who had woken up from the pain, rekindled his shame and anger, and he didn't care about the wound in his mouth, so he hurriedly ordered the strategists to come to discuss the matter.
A moment later, Xu Youtian Feng and other strategists arrived.
Xu You had already hid in the crowd, and he didn't dare to take a breath, he lowered his head, and didn't dare to look at Yuan Shao, for fear of being scolded by Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao is belly is on fire, and for a moment, he really wanted to scold Xu Yu for a bloody scolding.
With his status as the number one prince in the world, he was just a kid like Zhang Yuan, and today he was knocked out of a front tooth by someone, and this kind of humiliation is really enough.
And what caused all this was Xu You's bullshit strategy, which made him lose thousands of crossbowmen in vain, and it was unforgivable that he was so humiliated.
Several times, Yuan Shao's scolding was about to be spoken, but in the end, he still held back.
The pain on his mouth seemed to make him sober up a little, and he clearly realized Zhang Yuan's strength, and also realized that when the army's heart was frustrated, it was not the time to cure Xu Xu's crimes, which would only hurt the morale of the army.
"This thief, there is such a sharp weapon in the army, he is really capable, he lost this battle again, what other tricks do you have to break the enemy," Yuan Shao asked in a deep voice, and his mouth touched the wound, so painful that he secretly frowned.
The crowd was silent.
In silence, Tian Feng sighed: "The wisdom of the thief Zhang is very accessible, I am afraid that Ren Zhong's conspiracy and tricks will be useless to him, and Zhang, we were wrong from the beginning, we should not compete with him in wisdom, but should take advantage of our military advantage, step by step, and break him head-on with a dignified and upright army." ”
is as wise as Tian Feng, and at this moment, he has to admit that his wisdom is not as good as Zhang Yuan's.
Yuan Shao's eyes moved, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, as if Yang Xin did not admit that in terms of wisdom and tactics, he was no longer Zhang Yuan's opponent.
After a moment's silence, he sighed secretly.
That sigh means that he doesn't want to admit it, but he has to admit it.
Immediately, Yuan Shao's face was unprecedentedly cold, as if he had realized something in an instant.
Glancing at everyone, he took a deep breath and said coldly: "Since this is the case, then from today on, I will no longer compete with him for wisdom, and compete with him for whose strength is stronger, doesn't he want to confront me in Guandu, I will consume it with him, I want to see how long it will take me to spend with his broken Central Plains states." ”
In Yuan Shao's tone, the slightest murderous intent was permeated, and the momentum that was famous all over the world burned again.
At this moment, he finally remembered what was his greatest advantage.
Yuan Shao proved that he was not a straw bag, and he did what he said.
The protracted war begins.
Since the failure of the Tushan plan, Yuan Shao has not used any superfluous strategies, and the 100,000-strong army only entered Guandu, forming a confrontation with Zhang Yuan.
This confrontation lasted for half a year.
Time entered the early spring of the following year, and Zhang Yuan finally began to be unable to support it.
If Yuan Shao's army did not retreat, Zhang Yuan had to order Guan Zhong to continuously send grain and grass from various states to the front line, providing 40,000 mouths with food and drink every day.
Although Zhang Yuan has a talent for "taxation" and can levy more food on the people without worrying about the people resisting, the Central Plains states are in tatters, and even if they are exhausted, there will be a time when the fish will run out.
The two armies have been in a confrontation for nearly seven months, and the consumption of military rations is too huge, so with the ability of Guan Zhong, it has also reached the point where there is no way to levy it.
Yuan Shao is different, his Hebei Prefectures use rich land, and the supply capacity of grain and grass in Jizhou alone exceeds the supply capacity of Zhang Yuan's prefectures combined, so although he has many soldiers and horses, the supply of grain and grass is far easier than Zhang Yuan.
What's even worse is that the time enters the spring ploughing, which is the critical moment when labor is needed to go to the field, and the stalemate of the war forced Zhang Yuan to forcibly conscript nearly 60,000 people into military service to transport grain and grass and other logistical supplies.
Such a large number of laborers are not able to go to the fields and provide them with food and drink, which will not only increase the burden of grain and grass, but will also seriously affect the spring ploughing.
Once the spring ploughing is affected, this autumn's grain and grass harvest will inevitably decrease sharply, and at that time, what will Zhang Yuan take to consume it with Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao is different, his four Hebei prefectures have a much larger population than the Central Plains, although they also draw a lot of labor, and the autumn harvest will inevitably be affected, but the losses are obviously less than Zhang Yuan's.
Moreover, Yuan Shao's family has a big business, even if it is the same loss, he can afford it, but Zhang Yuan can't bear it.
The confrontation continued, and Zhang Yuan's supply of grain and grass soon fell into shortage, and he had to reduce the ration supply of his soldiers, which was reduced by about 20%.
As soon as the rations are reduced, the morale of the soldiers is bound to be hit.
This is still the beginning, if it continues to be consumed, the rations will continue to be reduced, and the morale of the army will gradually decline, and if it is allowed to develop, the consequences will be unimaginable.
On that day, Zhang Yuanfang came back from the grain camp, and before he entered the camp, a horse of his own soldiers rushed over and shouted: "Great Sima, General Zhang Ji is afraid that he will not be able to do it." ”
"What," Zhang Yuan was taken aback, and quickly whipped up and went straight to Zhang Ji's tent.
When he arrived outside the tent, Bian Que had just come out, with a look of pity and helplessness.
"What is Zhang Ji's illness, is it really impossible to save him," Zhang Yuan turned over and dismounted.
Bian Que shook his head helplessly, "Que has done everything he can, but unfortunately the knife that General Lu suffered injured his internal organs, and it is already a miracle that he can live for six more months." ”
Zhang Yuan was silent, sighed, and stepped into the tent.
Zhang Ji was seriously injured by the person who concealed his identity, and he was originally incurable, but he barely survived to this day by relying on Bian Que's extraordinary medical skills.
A few days ago, Bian Que said that Zhang Ji's deadline was approaching and there was no cure.
Zhang Yuan stood in front of the couch, looked at himself with regretful eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Zhong Yao, you still have Zhong's wish unfulfilled, just say it." ”
The weak Zhang Ji, as if returning to the light, slowly opened his eyes, his shriveled and pale lips squirmed slightly, and he said weakly: "Embroidery has a wish, one is ...... I hope that Da Sima will be ...... for me Kill the hidden identity for me and take revenge...... Revenge ........."
Zhang Ji was seriously injured by the person who hid his identity, and he is now in this appearance, and it is only natural that he wants to take revenge.
"Don't worry, one day, I will take the head of the person who hides my identity and worship your spirit in the sky, you can go with peace of mind." Zhang Yuan solemnly made a promise.
After getting Zhang Yuan's promise, Zhang Ji's last wish was fulfilled, and he swallowed the strong breath, and a smile of relief appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he stopped breathing.