When Liu He returned to the Chinese army, he was so tired that he couldn't feel his legs, his body was stained with blood, and his face was spent. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info her eyes were a little dull, and Liu Xiu, who was discussing with the generals, saw it and felt a pain in her heart. "Girl, what's wrong with you?"

"Daddy, I'm just a little tired, I'm fine." Liu He rolled his eyes and forced a laugh, and then he regained some consciousness. In the back, she followed Mrs. Lu, Lan Lan and others to heal the wounded, although she didn't do anything specific, but the injured soldiers were very excited, everyone expected that the lord could come to them, even if it was a glance at them, they all felt that it was a great honor, no matter how serious the injury was, they would not cry out in pain, so as not to be regarded as a coward by the lord of the war. With Liu He's help, Mrs. Lu's work went much smoother, but the hundreds of wounded people also made Liu He a little tired and numb. The first time she experienced the battlefield and the first time she came into contact with such a bloody thing, the impact on Liu He was too great, if she wasn't numb, she might go crazy.

"Well, then hurry up and wash up, and get a good night's sleep later."

Liu He nodded, gave another salute to the generals, and then went to his residence to wash and change clothes.

Liu Xiu was a little disturbed by Liu He's expression, for fear that his daughter would be too stimulated, so he said to Fu Xie: "Xincai has been broken, you arrange the war in Shenyang, and I will retire first." ”

Fu Xie nodded: "The general can rest assured." Lord Weng is not right, you should hurry up and ask Mrs. Guoshi to calm her down. "It's okay, I don't know my daughter yet?" Liu Xiuqiang laughed, sighed again, didn't say anything more, turned around and entered the back tent. The tent door of the back tent was closed, and the two maids stood at the door, the heat overflowed from the tent door, and it seemed that Liu He was taking a bath.

Liu Xiu stood outside the tent for a while, and there was a sobbing sound from the tent, and Liu Xiu was sad to hear it. Secretly sighed. He paced back and forth outside the tent with his hands behind his back, hesitating a little if he was too cruel, anyway. This is just a child, is it appropriate to let her go through such a cruel thing. But what can be done, wealth is not easy to obtain, it is even more difficult to keep, and it is more difficult to keep it than to start a business. As he taught Liu He, if you are afraid of blood, you will only let your blood flow more in the end. There are many things that cannot be avoided if you want to, and what should come will come sooner or later.

Mrs. Lu hurriedly walked over with two female Taoist priests, and when she saw Liu Xiu pacing outside the tent, she understood. She gave Liu Xiu a salute and said softly: "General, how is Lord Weng?" ”

"The mood is a little unstable, please ask the national teacher to go in and have a look."

"Okay. But I think it's okay. I saw her helping to treat the wounded, and although she was a little nervous, she handled it well. This kid isn't tough enough. But it's very tough. Liu Xiu smiled, if he didn't know Liu He's character, how could he dare to make such a decision.

Mrs. Lu entered the tent, closed the tent door, and saw Liu He hiding in the bathtub, his eyes were red and swollen, and his face was wet.

Mrs. Lu didn't break it either. Slowly walked up to Liu He and said softly, "Lord Weng, are you afraid?" ”

Liu He was stunned for a moment, lowered his eyelids, and nodded lightly.

"It's right to be afraid, as long as it's a normal person. There will be compassion, compassion, compassion. Seeing others hurt is like being hurt, so you don't want others to get hurt, and you don't want yourself to get hurt. However, to prevent such things from happening, you need to be capable, and only strong people can prevent such things from happening, and it is useless to cry and be afraid. ”

Liu He held his face and said nothing.

"You have read the art of war, and you know that the highest level of the art of war is victory without fighting. You have also read Lao Tzu, and you know that the highest level of indisputability is that the world does not fight with it, how can you win without a fight, how can you not fight with the world? It takes strength. The strong can start a war or stop it, and this is the difference between brutality and mercy. As for the weak, they are afraid of war, but they cannot stop it, so they want peace, but it is difficult to get it. If you want to protect these weak people, you must make yourself strong enough so that those who want to hurt them will not dare to act rashly. ”

"How can this be done? First of all, you must face the blood and face the blood, only in this way can you understand the true avenue of heaven and earth, and make yourself stronger. Escape, and you will never get the true Word. ”

Liu He raised his head and looked at Mrs. Lu who was calm and calm, and his thin willow eyebrows suddenly raised: "National Teacher, your Tao seems to be different from other people's Dao. ”

Mrs. Lu smiled: "Yes, then do you think my Tao is reasonable, or someone else's Tao is reasonable?" ”

Liu He held his face and thought for a long time, and finally shook his head: "I don't know, it seems to make sense, and it's not right." ”

"Then think slowly, you're smart, you'll figure it out one day." Mrs. Lu walked behind Liu He and untied her bun, "Master Weng, I'll help you massage, you relax, sleep well, and it will be much better tomorrow." ”

"Thank you, National Teacher." Liu He said softly, her voice didn't know when it had calmed down a lot.

…… Xiao Tianzi circled around the sand table, looking at the Pingyu City with the small flag of the Yuan family, his eyes were warm. Dingying went down with a drum, Xin Cai went down with a drum, Nanton was conquered by Cao Cao without supporting it for half a day, and now Liu Xiu has led a large army to Shenyang, if nothing else, there are two days at most, Pingyu will become a lonely city, and Yuan Kui is waiting to be captured. Thinking that Yuan Kui, the head of the Yuan family, was about to be captured, Xiao Tianzi couldn't help but want to laugh. If he can successfully conquer Pingyu City and capture Yuan Kui, then his prestige will increase dramatically, and when the time comes, he will move north and pacify Yuan Shao, and he can rebuild peace in the world. Haha, although I haven't been in power yet, I've already made such a big feat, isn't it too early?

"Tell me how long it will take to take Pingyu." Xiao Tianzi returned to his seat, waved his sleeves, and said in high spirits.

Zhou Yu pondered for a moment: "Two months." ”

"Two months?" Xiao Tianzi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "You are too conservative, right, it will take two months to build a peaceful city?" ”

Zhou Yu smacked his lips: "Your Majesty, the minister said that two months is an optimistic estimate, if there is a little surprise, it may not be able to take two months." ”

"And!" Xiao Tianzi was dismissive: "Tell me your reasons." ”

"Pingyu is the county government, and the Dingying we attacked before was only the county seat. First of all, the height of the city walls is different. The height of the county seat is one zhang to one zhang five, the height of the county city wall is between two zhang and two zhang five, and the height of Pingyu City is higher than that of ordinary county governance, about two zhang five to three zhang. Pingyu is the nest that Yuan Kui has operated for many years. It is far from being comparable to counties such as Dingying. Secondly, there are only more than 3,000 soldiers in Dingcheng, and the rest are ordinary people, and according to our previous analysis, there are at least 20,000 soldiers in Pingyu City, and they are the elite of long-term conquest, with so many people guarding Pingyu City. There are no flaws to be found, except for fighting to the death and consuming all the guards in the city, there is only one way to besiege the city. The ratio of casualties in a siege is usually four to one, which means that if we attack, we will normally pay 70,000 to 80,000 casualties. ”

Xiao Tianzi's face became very ugly. Seven to eighty thousand people. So what else is he going to do to beat Yuan Shao? Besides, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for 70,000 to 80,000 deaths, as long as the casualties reach 20,000 or 30,000. Morale will crumble and you won't be able to fight again. In fact, he couldn't afford even 20,000 or 30,000 casualties, and the army that was really under his control now totaled more than 30,000, including the men and horses in the hands of Huangfu Song. No wonder Yuan Kui had the courage to defend the city, the different offensive and defensive situations had completely different requirements for both sides. If there is a field battle, the opponent with such a huge disparity in strength does not have to fight at all, the victory or defeat is decided, if one side is in the city. With the protection of the city wall, both in terms of military strength and psychology, there will be earth-shaking changes. Whether it is Yuan Kui or Yuan Shao, they have not made progress for so many years, but they have not been pacified by the imperial court. It's because they may not attack enough, but they defend more than enough. The city is not only a psychological barrier for the defenders, but also a fortress that is difficult to overcome. In fact, if Yuan Kui hadn't thought in advance that he would fight a decisive battle with the imperial court in the hinterland of Runan, and failed to take precautions against county-level cities such as Dingying in time, it would have been impossible for Dingying and other cities to fall so quickly. "You think so, too?" Xiao Tianzi turned his gaze to Yang Xiu and Cao Ang.

Yang Xiu nodded, Cao Ang hesitated for a moment, and then nodded. "I remember that Xun Junmou seems to have said the same thing."

The corners of Xiao Tianzi's eyes twitched, and his expression was a little displeased. So far, he is only the nominal commander-in-chief, and the actual military orders are drawn up by Duan Cheng and then issued in the form of an edict, and all the basis for Duan Cheng's decision-making comes from Xun You and his military team. Although they only provide advice and do not make any decisions, every decision Duan Cheng makes is one of the suggestions they provide. Xun You's suggestion, isn't it Liu Xiu's suggestion? Who is directing the war? Xiao Tianzi very much wanted to find a different battle plan from Xun Yu and win to prove that he could break free from Liu Xiu's control, but unfortunately, so far, he has not found it. So when outsiders were talking about His Majesty's Shengming, he didn't have any joy at all, but felt more and more pressure.

"There is another problem, we are going to besiege and kill Yuan Kui, Yuan Shao should not be able to sit still, right?" Xiao Tianzi thought for a long time, and then slowly raised his head: "According to the latest military report, the turquoise cavalry of Yuyang and Shanggu has been moving to Jizhou, why haven't the 30,000 elite cavalry arranged by the hussar general have not moved?" ”

Yang Xiu's face was embarrassed: "They ...... Waiting for the grain and grass to be heavy. ”

Xiao Tianzi was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "Waiting for the grain and grass? If you don't have a state, do you want me to transfer them from Luoyang? ”

"Your Majesty, the military rations of Bingzhou can only supply Lu Bu's department, what about the 20,000 troops of the Niutou tribe? The Bullhead tribe is not under the control of the state thorn ship. ”

"I'm looking for a hussar general." Xiao Tianzi shouted.

"However, the 20,000-strong army, the hussar general, was handed over to His Majesty's command." Yang Xiu said in a low voice: "Since the hussar general handed over the 20,000 troops to Your Majesty, it should be up to Your Majesty to raise food and grass. Even if it is to be provided by Yizhou and Jingzhou, it should be collected from the hussar generals by His Majesty's edict, otherwise, this will not become the hussar general's unauthorized behavior and will be impeached by the imperial historian. ”

Xiao Tianzi stood up, his face flushed, glared at Yang Xiu for a long time, suddenly flew up, kicked over the case in front of him, and yelled: "Why don't you remind me that there is still this problem?" ”

Yang Xiu lowered his head in shame: "Your Majesty, your ...... Negligence. ”