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Chapter 32 It is better to lose than to win

As the saying goes, "If a tree does not have bark, it will surely die; People are shameless, and the world is invincible......"

When people live, what they fight for is a face. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info no matter how great your goal and ambition are, or how small they are. It doesn't matter how lonely or low your status is. In the circle of relationships that you exist, there needs to be some interdependent respect.

The reason why people work hard to earn this respect as a human being accounts for the vast majority of the proportion.

If a person doesn't even want a minimum face, then what else can't he give up?

Hou Junji obviously did not reach this realm, he not only wanted face, but also attached great importance to face, he was the kind of character who wanted face very much and died to save face.

Now the entire Xue Yantuo military camp has that kind of disdain and contempt for Hou Junji, he is a pawn, and he also looks down on Hou Junji's existence, completely isolating him. people still call Hou Junji "Hou Wazi" behind their backs, because only Wa'er has the ability and power, and he can't take care of himself.

Although Hou Junji was still nominally the commander of the three armies, few soldiers were willing to obey his orders.

He wanted to patrol the camp, but the gaze behind him was like a needle, so he couldn't stay for a moment. In this case, even famous generals like Bai Qi and Han Xin are powerless, not to mention that Hou Junji has not yet reached the realm of Bai Qi and Han Xin.

Hou Junji was forced to have no choice but to hand over the command to Dadu on the grounds of serious injury, and hid in the camp alone, staying at home.

It's not that everyone has the same vision for Hou Junji, and there is also one who can understand Hou Junji, that is, Fan Hao, one of Xue Yantuo's generals.

Fan Hao is a fierce general of Xue Yantuo who is loyal to Yinan, and has a general relationship with Dadu, not close, and can conscientiously carry out every order of Hou Junji. Hou Junji took him with him. Over time, Hou Junji's true talent and learning influenced Fan Hao, and Fan Hao had admiration for this famous general.

He has been following Hou Junji's side, and naturally no one is also in the clouds, thinking that Hou Junji's two defeats are due to Hou Junji's lack of ability. On the contrary, he felt that Hou Junji was amazing, and if he was set up to fight these two battles, he definitely did not have the ability to fight as wonderful as Hou Junji.

"General......" Fan Hao took the best knife wound medicine and planned to change the medicine for Hou Junji in person.

Hou Junji also has accompanying military doctors in the army, but because the person who was treated is Hou Junji, it is perfunctory to deal with the wounds, but it is not as good as Fan Hao's hands-on.

Hou Junji lay silently on the bed, with mixed feelings in his heart and an indescribable feeling. A few days ago, he was still the commander of an army of 100,000 people, and in just over a month, he became a lost dog that everyone scolded. When this matter is over, if Lao Tzu doesn't kill you, the dog thief, Lao Tzu will not be surnamed Hou, and what is your surname!

Hou Junji is narrow-minded, the most hateful, there are two people in this life who will be killed, Du He is one of them, and generosity is the second.

He could see it more clearly than anyone else, and his position in Xue Yantuo was second only to Yi Nan. Although this situation was not deliberately caused by Dawei, it was easy to suppress this rumor with his prestige. However, magnanimity did not, not only did not, but fell into the ground, sat and watched the development of things, and then took over the baton of power from him as a victor in a grand manner.

If it weren't for the generosity of the heart, it would not have been possible to make such a fuss.

For Fan Hao's support, Hou Junji is still very grateful, and there is nothing more than this to see the truth in adversity.

"Young master, there has been a lot of movement recently, and there is a momentum of a battle with the Tang Dynasty...... Fan Hao's words showed a sad color, he admired Hou Junji, but he was loyal to Xue Yantuo, and he did not want to see Xue Yantuo fail.

Hou Junji lay on the bed, didn't feel any surprise when he heard this, and said with a cold smile: "He just seized military power from me, so he naturally wants to show it well, so that the Khan and the soldiers of the whole army know that he is more capable than me Hou Junji and is more capable of commanding the three armies." It is certain that in the near future, Dadu will fight against the Tang army......"

Fan Hao asked in a deep voice: "What does the general think is the victory rate of the young master in this battle?" ”

Hou Junji smiled disdainfully: "With him, even if he meets Xue Wanche and Qi Bi He Li, he may not be able to win, let alone the powerful Du He and Li Ji." Wait, Dadu will lose very badly, and the battle will be difficult to fight. ”

Fan Hao's face changed, and he lost his voice: "Then what should I do?" General, why don't you regain your military power and help us win...... I believe that only a great general can defeat the Tang ......"

Hou Junji lay on his stomach leisurely and sneered: "Don't be stupid, now the entire Xue Yantuo soldiers have no intention of obeying my Hou Junji, and now let me lead the troops, and the defeat will be even worse...... There is only one chance to turn over, let Dadu set know the power of Li Ji and Du He, only in this way will he realize his stupidity and ignorance, and then willingly return the army to me, and help me break the enemy wholeheartedly. At that point, it will be our only chance......"

Fan Hao sighed helplessly.

Hou Junji said: "Fan Hao, if you get close to me, Dadushi will inevitably be angry with you, and will not let you go into battle to kill the enemy, you just use this free time to do something for me." Xue Yantuo's army must have the meticulous work of the Tang army, and its status is not low...... You can help me check, but all the recently promoted generals and colonels should be taken care of, they are likely to be the internal response of the Tang Army. ”

Fan Hao solemnly accepted the order, said goodbye and left.

As soon as he walked out of the tent, Fan Hao suddenly heard a sigh from inside the tent: "Defeat is not terrible, what is terrible is victory...... If it wins, then there really is no hope......"

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Barracks of the Don Army.

Because the roads were muddy, and the Tang army was fighting a war of attrition, Li Ji's main army did not act prematurely, and did not move and reorganized the army.

On this day, Du He received a letter from Qin Yu, rumors of an offensive, and it was successful, Hou Junji was despised by the whole army, and continued to lead the troops to fight without face, and had already handed over the command of the army to Dadu under the pretext of being seriously injured.

"Great...... Du He raised his hand happily on the spot, and walked to Li Ji's tent impatiently, telling Li Ji the news he had just gotten.

Li Ji also stood up movingly when he heard the news, and said with a smile: "Hou Junji really can't stand it, I have to say, your kid's move is really lacking in virtue...... Hou Junji vomited blood and fainted on the spot......"

"Hehe...... Du He smiled embarrassedly: "If he knew that I gave the laxative that caused him to lose face, I don't know if he would be angry directly......" He said casually, suddenly felt that Li Ji's face was a little strange, and hurriedly shut up. was so quick to talk for a while, he forgot that Li Ji didn't know the details at that time. At that time, Hou Junji was the commander of the three armies of the Tang Dynasty, and this medicine to the commander-in-chief of the three armies was not a matter that could be casually perfunctory.

"What's ......" Li Ji had a strange smile on his face: "Don't explain?" ”

"Okay......" Du He reluctantly said the situation at that time, "I swear, I just wanted to teach him a small lesson at that time, who knew that he actually reversed right and wrong and wanted to harm me, and he also dealt a heavy hand for a while, God can prove that I didn't know that the medicinal effect of the croton was so powerful......"

Li Ji nodded and said solemnly: "Indeed, only God knows what your kid thinks." Forget it, I haven't heard of it, I don't dare to provoke you, lest I end up like Hou Junji......" He still had a tense face at first, but a playful smile appeared on his face after he spoke.

Du He was also slightly relieved when he saw that Li Ji did not pursue it.

Li Ji said in a deep voice: "Don't talk about this, Hou Junji handed over the military power, which is a great joy for us." With his personality, it is impossible for him to help us fight. Our next opponent will be magnanimous. I have known this person, he is brave in battle, proficient in tactics, and he can be regarded as a tiger and bear general. Some skills, but compared with Hou Junji, the difference is too far, with our military strength, it should not be difficult to defeat him. What do you think......"

The scheming Li Ji already had a plan in his heart, with a slightly cunning look in his eyes, and he had the heart to test Duhe, and said: "The way to use the army, take righteousness first." Now our strength is above the other side, and the quality of the generals is better than the other side. There is no need for any intrigues at all, a frontal attack will lead to victory. ”

Du He pondered for a moment, and then smiled: "The chief manager Hugh wants to test me, and winning is the stupidest thing to do." ”

Li Ji smiled, but said with a blank face: "How can you say this?" ”

Du He said: "The key to forcing Hou Junji to give up military power lies in three points. First, Hou Junji loves face; Second, generosity has a very high self-esteem; Third, Xue Yantuo disagreed with Hou Junji. The reason why we calculate it is also to use these three points. And Xue Yantuo's army takes speed as the first, attacking and retreating. They may win a great victory, but they will not be defeated. If we are more positive than magnanimous, it will be like giving him a slap in the face, waking him up, making him realize his stupidity, and thus returning power to Hou Junji for the sake of the overall situation. He is the young master of Xue Yantuo, as soon as he fully supports Hou Junji, then it means that the entire army is back in the hands of Hou Junji, and in doing so, he is helping Hou Junji. On the contrary, if we lose, it proves that Dadu is better than Hou Junji, and he is more powerful than Hou Junji. In this way, the idea of Hou Junji returning to command of the army is completely eliminated, and we can also use this opportunity to plan carefully, strive to break the enemy in a battle, and give the other party the greatest blow. At that time, it was Dadu who woke up and handed over the remnants of the defeated soldiers to Hou Junji, and Hou Junji had no strength to compete with us. ”

"Therefore, ......" Du He said confidently: "The last general feels that it is better to defeat than to win......"