Chapter Eighty-Six: Avoiding but Not Fighting
Xu You defended a few words again, some sophistry, but there was also a reason, which made Yuan Shao unable to make up his mind. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The whole council hall was in an uproar, Guo Tu and Xu You belonged to different camps, and at this time, their respective friends came out to support.
"That's enough." Yuan Shao was upset, and hurriedly called a halt: "You are all the pillars of Jizhou, what kind of system is the noisy and shouting, in this way, since Tian Feng proposes to pay attention to King Li's side, then this matter will be handed over to you to deal with with it with full authority, and immediately go to Handan, and transfer Yuan Tan's soldiers to garrison to listen to the intentions of the state army." ”
Tian Feng arched his hand and said: "Lord, I still need a military general to cooperate, and please agree." ”
Yuan Shao nodded and said: "Jiang Qi is serving under Yuan Tan at this time, this person is brave and can be used, you can use my official document to transfer him to your use." ”
Tian Feng took the order and returned to his own column.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I plan to raise troops to Youzhou in early March, and Gongsun Chan will also lead the army to go at that time, and the two of us will take the opportunity to occupy Jixian County on the grounds of discussing military affairs.
Yuan Shao got up and made a summary, and didn't give others a chance to speak, since Liu Dai had retired from the army, he had to go back and make up for a good night's sleep.
"Lord Tian, wait for me."
After the meeting ended, Tian Feng also held a position in the imperial court, with the highest official position, so he was naturally the first to go out, Han Hao hurried slowly, and then stopped him in front of Tian Feng's car.
"Lord Han, I don't know what happened to stop me?" Tian Feng bowed his hand and did not discriminate against Han Hao because of his appearance.
Han Hao said: "When I was the master of the book, I had heard the name of Tian Beijia for a long time, and I saw it today, and I knew that I was just and unyielding, and now that the time is about to pass, I don't know if the adult is willing to walk with me, how about talking about this and the state pastor?" ”
Tian Feng hesitated, but he stood up straight, and he was not afraid of gossip, so he arched his hand and said: "In this way, it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”
The two walked side by side, and along the way, many officials' carriages drove by, but the window curtains were never opened, which showed how bad the popularity of Tian Feng and Han Hao was.
"Lord Guo, the person in front looks like Tian Feng, do you want to stop?" The soldier driving slowed down, he had heard of the contradiction between Tian Feng and Guo Tu, but after all, they were all working under Yuan Shao's account, so he asked kindly.
Guo Tu opened the window curtain curiously, just in time to see Tian Feng and Han Hao bowing their heads and communicating something, and suddenly became a little curious: "Stop." ”
"Phew..."
The carriage stopped, Guo Tu jumped down, and chased after him with a footcloth: "Lord Tian, Lord Han, wait for me." ”
Tian Feng knew it was Guo Tu when he heard the voice, so he stopped and waited for him.
"Lord Tian is so interested, I don't go to make up for sleep this early in the morning, and I still have leisure and elegance to take a walk." Guo Tu arched his hand and said.
Tian Feng and Guo Tu have different political opinions, but there is no need to fight each other in private, and said: "I don't know why Lord Guo called me." ”
Guo Tu smiled: "I saw that the two of us were chatting very well, and I didn't know what happy things were, and they also made me happy." ”
The so-called stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling person, Tian Feng replied bluntly: "Lord Han is a person from Wei County, and he also intends to serve King Li, but he dislikes the ugly appearance of the Yuan heir, so he was not hired, and he has some opinions on King Li. ”
"Oh?" Guo Tu arched his hand and said: "In this case, I don't know if the two of you can let me join in, I have always heard about King Li's deeds, and I don't know what he is like." ”
Han Hao hesitated for a while in his heart, but Tian Feng did not resist and said, "So please..."
The three of them talked side by side, walking in the night, and Xu You also saw them when he passed by, sitting in the car with a gloomy face, not knowing what he was thinking.
Two days is enough time to decide the outcome of a battle, but the battle in front of Xiakou Port has been a stalemate.
Cai Mao launched a burst of charges, but Li Shimin's army was like a boneless worm, and when he found that Cai Mao's navy's warships were rushing and killing, he fought and retreated, all the way to the mouth of the three rivers.
And Cai Mao withdrew his troops on the condition of paying dozens of warships, but found that Li Shimin's army was following in pursuit, so he was not embarrassed.
"It's been repeated three times, can anyone tell me what Li Shimin's move means." Cai Mao's face was gloomy, and anger was all over his face, and even his henchman Wang Cang didn't dare to intervene.
Kuai Yue went out with the army, once Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, and encountered the obstacle of the armed forces united by clans and townships, and it was the assistance of the Kuai clan that allowed Liu Biao to stabilize Jingzhou and avoid civil strife.
"Cai Du Du Xiu is going to panic and mess up, this Li Shimin came to Jingzhou far away, naturally he will not do useless work, of course, it is impossible to use this move to drag our army and lose grain and grass, my Jingzhou can hoard more grain and grass than he Jiangdong."
Cai Mao was angry, but he didn't get more and more angry, not to mention Liu Biao's relationship, just because the two were both from the scholar clan, they were much closer, and lowered his voice and said: "Then I don't know what Li Shimin's move means, and what countermeasures does the different degrees have?" ”
Kuai Yue shook his head: "I can't see through Li Shimin's intentions, he has a reputation for being good at scheming, and you can see the clues from Sun Jian's appointment of him as the governor of the navy, this person must not be a person who sells dog meat on the head of a sheep, so I advise that our army will not move for the time being, and Li Shimin's plan cannot be launched, so it will naturally show his feet." ”
Cai Mao pondered for a moment and felt that this method was feasible, so he asked: "If you soldiers have no other opinions, then I will act according to the words of the other degree and wait and see what happens." ”
All the soldiers, you look at me, I look at you, and finally under the leadership of Wang Cang, he bowed his hand and said: "It's all up to the governor." ”
Cai Mao nodded with satisfaction: "Tomorrow, the squadron will charge again, if Li Shimin still avoids the battle, then I will personally lead the Chinese army to dock at Xiakou Port." ”
Early the next morning, the undercurrent of the Yangtze River was turbulent, and some caravan ships knew that there was a big battle in Xiakou, so they chose to stop at other ports.
"Charge!"
Cai Mao's morale was not high, and he launched a battleship charge again.
But Li Shimin's army was no better, and he avoided the battle for three days, but he suffocated the soldiers and soldiers, and the depression in his chest was difficult to emanate, and even Gan Ning had a lot of complaints.
Li Shimin's Zhongjun Building waved the flag, and the soldiers of the department understood it, turned the bow of the ship again, and fought and left, he was used to this matter, and he was naturally skillful in doing it, but the sense of grievance in his heart became deeper and deeper.
Gan Ning stood behind Li Shimin, and said angrily at this time: "The soldiers of Jingzhou are just some crooked melons and cracked dates, why do the governors have the ambition of others and avoid fighting, isn't it cold to the hearts of the soldiers of the three armies and the prestige of my Jiangdong boys." ”
Li Shimin turned around, leaned on the edge of the boat, and said with a smile: "General Gan wants to have a happy battle, I can understand that everyone in this boat has this thought." Saying that, he pointed to Wei Chi Jingde and said: "Even General Wei Chi must have this thought, but the enemy army is strong, and my move is intended to suppress the morale of Cai Mao's army, and now I can tell you responsibly that when the whole army retreats to the mouth of the Sanjiang River and kills back again, it will be up to you to kill the enemy, and I will definitely not restrain it again." ”
Li Shimin's calmness infected the generals, Gan Ning gritted his teeth and said: "In this way, it is all up to the orders of the governor, but at that time, I will no longer care about the generals' orders, and I will definitely kill vigorously." ”
After speaking, he retreated, planning to change his armor, so that he could kill the enemy generals next and vent his sulkness.
Wei Zheng looked at Gan Ning's departing back, and said in a low voice: "Dudu, General Gan likes to kill, and he is brave and brave, and he can be of great use as a pawn, but as a general..."
Li Shimin waved his hand to interrupt Wei Zheng's words, he didn't know about this matter, but he had no reputation, and the only people under his command were Wei Zheng and Wei Chi Jingde, at most, plus Fang Xuanling, who had just joined his command, these three people, and only if he gained the trust of Gan Ning, and with the support of this general of Sun Jian's headquarters, his reputation in Jiangdong would also be improved, and then he could plan for his future.
Li Shimin put his hands behind his back, his eyes were deep, looking at the vast land on the north bank of the Yangtze River, he didn't take Cai Mao in his eyes at all, what he wanted was not only the gains and losses of this battle, but also his goals and desires were more long-term.