Chapter 441: The Offensive and Defensive Momentum is Reversed
In the end, Tian Feng couldn't sit still, took a deep breath, stood up and arched his hand: "Lord, with all due respect, now that our army has lost even battles, millions of grain and grass have been burned, the army's heart has fallen to the bottom, and even the lord is sick like this, this war is no matter how Ruzhong can fight, it is better to withdraw the troops back to Hebei as soon as possible while the soldiers have not collapsed, and when the lord recovers from his illness, it is not too late for us to reorganize the morale of the army and go south." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”
The Hebei faction did not approve of sending troops, but now that the situation has reached this point, Tian Feng challenged him like this, and Feng Ji and other Hebei strategists stood up one after another to persuade Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops.
Yuan Shao secretly gritted his teeth, gloomy and silent, although he did not say it explicitly, his expression was obviously unwilling to withdraw his troops.
Xu You looked at his face and saw Yuan Shao's thoughts, so he stood up, pointed at Tian Feng and accused: "Tian Yuanhao, what do you mean, the fourth and third princes of the lord, the status of the middle and noble princes, coercing the soldiers of the four states, the 150,000 army waved south, but in the end Zhang Yuan was killed until the army was defeated and returned, what will the people of Hebei think of the lord, and how will the people of the world talk about the lord, Tian Yuanhao, do you want to make the lord lose face." ”
The sentence "disgraced" was talking about Yuan Shao's heart, he immediately frowned, and said in a deep voice: "I, Yuan Shao, will not destroy the thief, and I will not give up, who dares to withdraw from the army, don't blame me for the crime of disturbing the morale of the army." ”
As soon as Yuan Shao was angry, Feng Ji and other Hebei strategists were all dumbfounded, so they had to retreat, not daring to squeak again.
Tian Feng hesitated again and again, but he couldn't hold back, strode forward, knelt in front of Yuan Shao, and said awe-inspiringly: "Feng risked death to admonish, now is by no means the time to be stubborn and self-serving, if the lord does not retreat, our army will be in danger of being wiped out, and everything will be closed at that time. ”
"Tian Feng, you are so bold, you dare to sarcastically mock the lord for his own use, you still have no distinction between the lord and the minister." Xu You grabbed the handle and immediately scolded solemnly.
Yuan Shao, who was already ashamed in his heart, suddenly became furious and shouted: "Good you Tian Feng, I trust you so much, you dare to disturb the morale of the army again and again, and dare to sarcastically insult me, it is really an unforgivable crime, come on, drag him out, and behead me on the spot." ”
Yuan Shao was so angry that he wanted to kill Tian Feng.
Xu You and the other Yuan Tan faction were all secretly proud and celebrated.
Feng Ji and other Hebei factions were taken aback, to know that although Tian Feng has a strong temperament, and the Song family of the Hebei faction is not very good, but in the end, they are in the same camp, and they are influential in Hebei, if they break like this, the strength of their Hebei faction will inevitably be greatly damaged.
"Lord, Tian Yuanhao is also dedicated to the Lord, and he is in a hurry to speak freely, and he also asks the Lord to remember his past achievements and spare his capital crimes." Feng Ji is busy is to come forward to intercede.
Yan Liangwen Chou and other Hebei generals also pleaded for him.
Just plead for mercy, Yan Liangwen is a general in the army, and the two of them also stand up to plead, Yuan Shao can't help but give some face.
Yuan Shao, who was angry for a while, flicked his hand and snorted coldly: "For the sake of everyone's pleading, I will spare your life first, come on, escort him back to Yecheng overnight, put him in prison, and then deal with it after I settle the Central Plains." ”
When the order was passed, a group of relatives and guards rushed up and tied up Tian Feng.
"Destiny is like this, destiny is like this......" Tian Feng shook his head deeply and sighed, and was escorted away with a look of disappointment.
Feng Ji and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu You and the other Yuan Tan faction, although they were not careful, it was not good to speak again, lest Yuan Shao find out that they were deliberately targeting Tian Feng, so he had no choice but to give up.
Seeing that Yuan Shao was so resolute, the strategists were afraid of angering Yuan Shao, and they didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so they could only shake their heads and sigh secretly.
Under Yuan Shao's stubbornness, there was a shortage of 100,000 grains and grass, and the soldiers of Yuan, who were shaken by the morale of the army, could only continue to work hard with a turbulent military spirit.
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Guandu Zhang Ying, the big tent of the Chinese army.
Li Cunxiao, Ran Min, Xiao Maha, Li Dingguo, Hua Rong and other generals have all gathered in the big tent, their blood is boiling, and their fighting spirit is high.
They knew that a great moment was coming, the final battle of the Great Northern War, soon to come.
Zhang Yuan took a deep breath, slowly stood up, and said loudly: "This war has lasted for half a year, our army has won consecutive battles, and now Yuan Shao's millions of grain and grass have been burned, and the morale of the army has fallen to the bottom, it is the perfect time for us to break the enemy in one fell swoop, are you all ready?"
The generals' fighting intent was instantly ignited, and the fighting intent of hunting was frantically burning in the tent.
Li Dingguo was the first to jump out and shouted excitedly: "Da Sima, Lao Li, my spear has long been sharpened so fast that it can't be faster, what are you waiting for, you can give the order." ”
The rest of the generals were also full of anger and blood.
The generals were full of morale and eager to fight, Zhang Yuan nodded slightly, and his young face was full of relief and confidence.
He cleared his throat and said proudly: "Since this is the case, then I won't talk nonsense, tomorrow morning, we will do our best, launch a final counterattack, and sweep the enemy camp in one fell swoop." ”
The generals were all as excited as beasts about to come out of the cage, and their blood was even more boiling.
Zhang Yuan remained calm and explained the battle plan unhurriedly.
In this battle, Zhang Yuan plus the 10,000 fresh troops transferred from Chang'an by Lian Rouge had nearly 40,000 available soldiers.
Compared with Yuan Shao's 100,000 army, his strength was less than 60,000, more than double.
At this time, however, the situation is very different, and the key to determining victory or defeat is no longer the number of troops, but the reduction of morale.
Zhang's army has won successive battles, and its morale has reached its peak since the start of the war, and after Yuan Shao's millions of grain and grass were burned, the army's morale was seriously frustrated, and its morale has almost fallen to the freezing point.
This is where Zhang Yuan's self-confidence lies in daring to break the enemy in one fell swoop.
After repeated discussions with Gao Gong in advance, Zhang Yuan decided that the battle would be divided into 40,000 soldiers and horses, and the troops would be divided into seven routes.
Among the seven routes of soldiers and horses, Zhang Yuan will lead 10,000 elite troops to attack the enemy camp head-on from the middle, and Ran Min, Xiao Maha, Li Dingguo, Hua Rong, Ji Chang and his wife will each lead 5,000 elite soldiers from east to west, divided into six routes to attack.
The Seven-Way Army, which was to assemble at night, launched an all-out attack on the enemy camp in the early hours of the morning.
"This battle determines the luck of the world, only Zhang wins and does not lose, I, Zhang Yuan, please ask you here." Zhang Yuan's expression was solemn and generous, and he bowed his hand to the generals.
"I am willing to fight to the death for Da Sima."
The generals also bowed their hands to Zhang Yuanyi and responded generously, and the fighting spirit of hunting almost burst the big tent.
The battle plan has been issued, and the generals have dispersed to make preparations.
When there is no sound, it is night.
The 40,000 soldiers of the three armies all had a full meal, and fell asleep with a sense of war and armor.