On the battlefield of Youzhou, hundreds of thousands of Hu surrounded Zhuoxian County and attacked endlessly, and the defenders relied on the city wall to defend desperately, so as to block the crazy attack of Hulu. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the defenders were far inferior to Qianhu in terms of strength, they temporarily held Zhuoxian firmly with their sharp defense equipment.

However, recently, under the coercion of Shile, the offensive of Qianhu has become more and more fierce, and there are constantly loopholes in the Zhuoxian defense line, which has brought great pressure to the defenders in the city.

As for how long Zhuoxian can hold out in the end, no one can guarantee.

Just when Shi Le was full of ambition and preparing to conquer Zhuo County in one fell swoop, Zhang Bin suddenly suggested that Shi Le withdraw his troops and return to Xiangguo.

Shi Le saw that Zhang Bin's face was pale, as if something terrible was about to happen, and suddenly he got up, and a sense of foreboding gradually came to his heart.

"Mengsun, why did you suddenly suggest that the army retreat south? Did you guess that something bad was going to happen? ”

Facing the anxious and puzzled crowd, Zhang Bin deliberately sighed and said, "Lord, do you remember that the army has not received news from General Ma Qiu for a few days?" ”

"Could it be that the military advisor is worried that General Ma has met with an accident? Probably not?! When he went south, he took with him 100,000 troops, plus the local garrison, General Ma had at least 150,000 or 60,000 troops in his hands, as long as he was cautious, there should be no danger. ”

"Yes, yes, General Ma Qiu's experience of a hundred battles should not be so easy to defeat."

"Sir, are you too worried, now our army is at a critical moment to capture Zhuo County, how can you say give up?"

"Maybe General Ma Qiu is busy with military affairs and hasn't had time to send scouts yet."

The surrounding generals talked a lot, saying everything, almost more than ninety percent of the people did not believe Zhang Bin's speculation, even Xu Guang and other Wenchen staff were also suspicious, only Shi Le, out of trust, had some faith in Zhang Bin's judgment.

Shi Le ignored the gossiping crowd, stared at Zhang Bin alone and asked, "Mengsun, in your opinion, what happened to Ma Qiu?" ”

"My lord, the minister is worried that General Ma Qiu has been wiped out by the Liaodong Army, and this is the real reason why he lost the news."

"What?! How is this possible? That's an army of more than 100,000 people, how could it disappear quietly? Even if hundreds of thousands of pigs are killed, there will be a lot of trouble! ”

Bin also hoped that General Ma Qiu would be safe and sound, but the other party had no news for several days, so he had to make the worst guess. Even...... Even I have some doubts now, from the very beginning our army fell into the Liaodong calculations. ”

Seeing that Zhang Bin said so seriously, Shi Le couldn't help but worry, and hurriedly asked, "What does Meng Sun mean by this?" ”

"From the beginning of the war, the Liaodong Army deployed heavy troops on the east and west sides, but opened the middle door wide. The minister thought that his strategic focus was on the two wings, so he suggested that the lord implement the central breakthrough and smash the Yellow Dragon, if he could raid Zhuoxian and Jicheng in one fell swoop, he would definitely occupy the initiative in the war. ”

"That's right! Le thought this was an excellent strategy and the only chance to defeat Liaodong. ”

"My lord, this strategy is naturally good, but now the minister is a little suspicious that this is a flaw deliberately exposed by Liaodong, and its purpose is obviously to lure the main force of our army to the north, and then find an opportunity to eliminate us."

Hearing this, Shi Le was quite unconvinced: "Hmph! Liaodong's appetite is too great, and he wants to swallow my hundreds of thousands of troops in one bite, so they are not afraid of breaking their teeth? ”

"Hahaha, the lord is brave, if the Liaodong army doesn't come, if he dares to show up, the last general will kill Wei Shuo with his own hands and dedicate it to the lord's seat!"

Zhang Bin's speculation caused the people present to be mercilessly ridiculed, and even Shi Le did not believe that the target of the Liaodong Army was him, it was really hundreds of thousands of troops that gave Shi Le a lot of confidence, and he did not believe that there was anyone else in the world who could resist the impact of hundreds of thousands of troops.

In the face of everyone's suspicions, Zhang Bin explained quietly: "Although the generals are brave and good at fighting, don't forget, the army has suffered countless losses under the city of Zhuoxian, and the soldiers of the battalions are even more exhausted. If the Liaodong reinforcements suddenly arrive at this time, how is the current state of the army the opponent of the Liaodong Army? ”

"This ......" Everyone was speechless when they heard this.

Zhang Bin ignored it and continued: "What's even more terrifying is that General Ma Qiu has not heard from him for several days, and the scouts sent out by the battalion have also disappeared and never returned, and all kinds of signs indicate that General Ma Qiu is afraid that he is ......."

"What's wrong with General Macu? Meng Sun might as well say it bluntly. Shi Le's heart sank and he hurriedly asked.

"I'm afraid that there will be more than one bad luck, and even the minister suspects that General Ma Qiu has suffered an accident."

Zhang Bin's tone was a little worried, and he made all his recent speculations, emphasizing that the retreat route of the Northern Expedition army was likely to have been cut off, and the main force of the Liaodong Army was afraid that it had gradually surrounded it.

"Gaoyang and Lunu are the only way for the army to retreat, if it is really occupied by the Liaodong Army as Meng Sun said, then wouldn't we be very dangerous?"

"For the sake of today, our army can only retreat as soon as possible, otherwise when the reinforcements of the Liaodong Army arrive, we will only be killed."

When the generals heard that their retreat had been cut off, they no longer calmed down and were rampant, and they all suggested that Shile retreat south. However, Shile was not as flustered as everyone else, but fell silent and thought carefully about countermeasures. First of all, Zhuoxian must not be able to fight anymore, otherwise it will just be a waste of troops; Second, he should indeed consider arranging the withdrawal.

Shi Le pondered for a while and asked Zhang Bin, "Meng Sun, how long do you think it will take for the Liaodong reinforcements to arrive?" ”

"My lord, when the Liaodong reinforcements will arrive, the minister can't say for sure. However, the minister thought that it should be within three or five days, so the lord needed to prepare in advance. ”

"What? Within three to five days? This...... Time is too tight? ”

Shi Hu, Kong Chang, Xu Guang and others suddenly changed their faces when they heard this, they were all people who knew the military well, and they knew that arranging the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of troops was not an overnight thing, and the army did not want to set off without a few days of preparation.

Not to mention that there is also the Liaodong Army next to him, if he wants to retreat smoothly, he naturally needs to be more cautious

At this time, Zhang Bin suddenly suggested: "My lord, at the moment, our army is in danger, and the minister thinks that it is necessary to plan for the worst in advance just in case. ”

"What's the worst-case scenario?" Some of the generals didn't quite understand what Zhang Bin meant.

Most of Shi Le's subordinates are Hu people, and although they are brave and good at fighting, their minds are too simple to understand the Tao. Only Shi Le, Shi Hu and a few other smart people understood the deep meaning of Zhang Bin's words, and Zhang Bin was reminding Shi Le to arrange the way back in advance.

Bin thought that Liaodong would try his best to lure the lord north, and he would definitely arrange heavy troops to besiege him, and he would definitely not let the lord retreat easily. In case the lord is unfortunately entangled by the Liaodong army and cannot get out, in order to avoid chaos in the Xiangguo in the future, the lord must choose an heir and an auxiliary minister. ”

Seeing that Zhang Bin even said the arrangements for the future, Shi Le had a premonition of the seriousness of the matter. After thinking about what Zhang Bin said, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense, now that the army was under siege, he didn't dare to guarantee that he would be able to return to Xiangguo City safely.

Shi Le paced back and forth in the big tent, suddenly stopped, turned to look at the generals, and said: "Xiangguo City is the root of my karma, and there must be no mistakes. Therefore, if Le died unfortunately, he would be succeeded by Shi Hong, the son of Zhao, and Zhang Bin, Cheng Yao, Xu Guang, and Shi Hu would serve as auxiliary ministers. ”

Then Shi Le looked at Ran Zhan, who was standing behind the crowd, and ordered: "Hongwu has always been brave, and he is from a Han nationality, so he will definitely not attract the attention of the Liaodong Army on the battlefield, and it is easy to highlight the encirclement." At present, Le has entrusted you with the important task of protecting the two gentlemen Meng Sun and Ji Wu, and no matter how urgent the war is, your task is to protect the two gentlemen to return to Xiangguo safely. ”

Ran Zhan hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Please rest assured, the last general will swear to escort the two gentlemen back to Xiangguo." ”

Seeing that everything was developing as he expected, Zhang Bin couldn't help but rejoice in his heart, and stepped forward with Xu Guang to worship Xie Shile. Shi Le was also forced to make such an arrangement, with Da Sima's hatred for Qianhu, he would never let a Qianhu general break through, so only Ran Zhan, who was born in the Han people, was responsible for this important task.

It's a pity that Shi Le didn't know that his arrangement not only completely pushed Qianhu into the abyss, but also annoyed Shi Hu because of it. Let's not talk about how Zhang Bin helped Liaodong to destroy Qianhu in the future, just why Shi Hu had trouble with Shi Le at a critical moment.

Shi Hu's ambition and brutality were not lost to Shi Le at all, and because most of the generals were friends with him or his henchmen, his power in Xiangguo was very large, so he didn't take Shi Hong in his eyes at all, but instead eyed the throne of Zhao. (To be continued.) )