The atmosphere in the imperial tent was tense, and Xiao Tianzi sat behind the imperial case, trying his best to make his expression appear calm, but his cheeks twitched from time to time still revealed his mood at the moment. www.biquge.info His slightly wandering eyes kept sweeping over Xu Rong and Lu Min's faces, sometimes stopping on Hua Xiong and Huang Zhong's faces, but soon returned to Xu Rong and Lu Min's faces.

Xu You led an army of 30,000 people, together with the defenders of Hefei and Lu'an, and was marching towards Pingyu, even if it was still five hundred miles away, it was enough to make everyone's mentality change decisively. The morale in Pingyu City was greatly boosted, and Yuan Kui was not even interested in coping with the negotiations, so he prepared for a decisive battle. However, the 20,000-strong army of the imperial camp was faced with a major choice: should they meet it or retreat?

The news has been urgently reported to Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu's reply is ambiguous, Yuan Shao's army is about to be surrounded, he has no spare strength to support the battlefield under Pingyu City at the moment, and nothing else has been said, neither suggesting that the Son of Heaven face the battle, nor suggesting that the Son of Heaven temporarily retreat.

In other words, Liu Xiu doesn't care, whether you advance or retreat, you can make your own decisions.

After receiving this reply, Xiao Tianzi was in a complicated mood. Liu Xiu did this, it can be regarded as a joke to see him, don't you want to be in power, let you make a decision now, see if you can deal with the dilemma in front of you. Of course, it can also be seen that Liu Xiu is giving him a chance, and the 20,000 army is handed over to you, and I will no longer interfere, and you will be fully responsible.

These two conjectures went back and forth in Xiao Tianzi's heart, and after a while, he felt that this was Liu Xiu wanting to borrow a knife to kill people, at least because he wanted to see his jokes. The 20,000 army was handed over to me, but isn't it your subordinate Xu Rong who is really in charge, and those proud soldiers can listen to my command? Besides, no matter how powerful 20,000 people are, it can't be an opponent of 60,000 people. After a while, he felt that Liu Xiu might be a little arrogant, but his mind was still good. As long as he can hold Xu You and Yuan Kui back, after Liu Xiu and Cao Cāo kill Yuan Shao, they will definitely come back to help him. At that time, he had 20,000 against 60,000, and even if he couldn't win a big victory, it would be a rare experience. It is enough for him, the son of heaven, who is not close to the government, to establish his prestige among the ministers.

These thoughts were hidden in Xiao Tianzi's heart, and he didn't say anything, no matter how nervous he was, he still held a calm pre-war meeting at least on the surface. This time the situation was serious, and he not only invited Xu Rong and Lu Min to discuss, but also invited Huang Zhong and Hua Xiong under Xu Rong. Frankly speaking, the situation is urgent. I need your advice.

Xu Rong's mood was as tense as the Son of Heaven. He wasn't worried that Liu Xiu would see his jokes, he knew that Liu Xiu kept him to give him a chance to make meritorious contributions. If there is no interference, it is not difficult for him to take Pingyu City, but now that the situation has been unexpected, Xu Yu's unexpected addition is definitely beyond Liu Xiu's estimate. Without the Son of Heaven here, he may consider taking the initiative to catch up. In a battle with Xu You, with the Son of Heaven here, he must first consider the safety of the Son of Heaven. Caution must be repeated. In case one day is damaged, even if he completely annihilates Xu Yu's army of 30,000, he will not be able to make up for his mistakes.

The Son of Heaven has become a burden, not an opportunity.

Lu Min thought more cautiously than Xu Rong, his opinion was very clear, the disparity in strength in this battle was too great to fight, safety first, if Liu Xiu did not return to help, then he had to retreat. Avoid its front for the time being, and wait for Liu Xiu and Cao Cāo to come back to help.

Xu Rong and Lu Min have the same starting point, that is, the safety of the Son of Heaven cannot be neglected, but in the specific implementation, they have differences, and Xu Rong does not approve of the retreat in great strides. Because in this way, the results of the early battle will be in vain, and the morale of Yuan's army will be greatly boosted. Xu You and Yuan Kui are likely to move north and attack Liu Xiu's rear flank, so that the entire front may collapse on all fronts.

The most important thing is that Liu Xiu has to transport grain from Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and they are also responsible for protecting grain security, once they withdraw, Liu Xiu and Cao Cāo's army will soon run out of food, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Neither of them was a very fierce person, they gave their reasons, and then asked His Majesty to make a decision.

Xiao Tianzi carefully weighed the suggestions of the two. The proposals of these two men were not conceived out of thin air, but were the result of careful deduction by the military conspiracy group, and they were both well-founded.

"Xu Zhonglang, if we face each other, what is the victory rate of our army?" Xiao Tianzi pursed his lips and opened his mouth. His voice was a little jerky, but his tone was calm, and there was not much nervousness to tell. It turned out that some hesitations were also hidden in the depths of his soul at the moment.

"Twenty percent." Xu Rong bowed and replied.

Xiao Tianzi nodded, and asked again: "If we withdraw our troops, what is the defeat rate?" ”

"Ninety percent."

Xiao Tianzi took a deep breath and slowly spit it out: "Then if we don't move, neither retreat, nor take the initiative to attack, and wait and see what happens, what will be the result?" ”

"It's between five and five." Xu Rong's voice gradually sounded: "After the military conspiracy group comprehensively considers all factors, if we brake quietly and wait for the attack, we will have at least half of the victory rate." As long as we hold out for half a month to a month, Yuan Shao's army must be defeated, and then the situation will be favorable to us, and our victory rate can increase to about eighty percent. ”

Xiao Tianzi clenched his fists, turned his face slightly sideways, glanced at Yang Xiu, turned his face again, and exchanged a look with Zhou Yu on the right. Both of them nodded silently. Xiao Tianzi retracted his gaze and coughed solemnly: "Since this is the case, then we will wait and see what happens." But we can't just wait. Xu Zhonglang, I would like to ask you to make two preparations. ”

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"First of all, we can't just sit back and wait, and we can't defend completely passively. We must replace defense with offense, prepare for battle, and at least send one man to attack, test Xu You's reality and let him understand our fighting spirit. Secondly, the hussar general once said, before the victory, first the defeat, we should also be ready to retreat, please arrange men and horses in Dingying, and Yuncheng, ready to respond, once the war is unfavorable, we can retreat into these two county towns to defend, in order to contain Yuan Kui's Xu Yu, do not let them easily attack the hussar general's back road. ”

Xiao Tianzi talked eloquently and said his opinions one by one. Although these opinions are not entirely his own, but a synthesis of the deduction results of Lu Min, Xu Rong and the military conspiracy group behind them, plus the decision made by him and Yang Xiu, Zhou Yu, Cao Ang and others after careful weighing, but now he said it so clearly and told everyone in the form of a resolution, it is still very surprising.

You must know that he is only thirteen years old this year, and ordinary children are still playing at such an age, even if they are smarter and can do some things, it is difficult to be as calm and organized as him. What's more, this is a battle involving tens of thousands of troops, and it may even affect the success or failure of the entire Kanto battlefield. In this case, such a big child is not so frightened that he cries even if there is a city government, where can he make accurate judgments and careful arrangements like him.

Lu Min and the others listened quietly, and put down a stone in their hearts. The plan chosen by the Son of Heaven can advance or retreat, both offensive and defensive, neither reckless nor cowardly, and can be said to be the best result that can be achieved at present.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this battle is related to the success or failure of this year, and it is also related to whether the people of Kanto Qiancheng can live a peaceful life again, and I ask you to be careful. Those who have merit are rewarded, those who are guilty are punished, the way of heaven is vast, and people and gods are witnessed. "Little Tianzi is earnest, with a natural majesty, and his voice echoes in the big tent, echoing in everyone's heart." Gentlemen, work hard! ”

"Yui!" Lu Min and Xu Rong were the leaders, and everyone bowed down in front of Xiao Tianzi, and responded with a bang. Listening to this "only", Xiao Tianzi's mood also rose. The Han Dynasty has a system, and it should be "only" for ordinary people and "only" for the Son of Heaven. Although the word "only" is not as loud as the word "喏", it has more three points of humility, listening to the ears of the little Tianzi, the pride of "leading the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister" arises spontaneously.

Xiao Tianzi said a few words of encouragement to the generals, and Xu Rong and the others took the order and went separately to prepare.

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Liu Xiuwan smiled, stretched out his hand and pinched Liu He's little face: "Girl, you and that stinky boy are really a couple, I want to go together." ”

Liu He blushed and lowered his head shyly. After receiving the edict from the Son of Heaven, Liu Xiu did not react and kicked the ball back to the Son of Heaven, but he was not idle, and consulted with the generals for a long time, especially about how the Son of Heaven would deal with this unexpected pressure. Everyone is an adult who has been on the battlefield for a long time, and they are not completely sure how to deal with a child like Xiao Tianzi, and finally Liu Xiu took Liu He as a test and asked her what kind of reaction she would make if she was in that position.

As a result, Liu He made the decision to stand still and prepare for both offense and defense, which was completely compatible with the news sent by Xu Rong two days later.

"I'm not as good as him." Liu He stuck out his tongue a little twisted: "I follow Daddy every day to see how Daddy handles military affairs, and there are masters like Mr. Zhongxiang and Brother Fengxiao on the side to give advice, but he is all on his own." ”

Liu Xiu smiled, touched the bun on Liu He's head, and patted her little shoulder: "Girl, there is nothing wrong with his decision, but you have to be clear." It was already wrong for him to make the decision. Do you think that if he doesn't speak, Lu Min and Xu Rong can't make this decision? No, they certainly can. They are all battle-hardened generals, don't they know better than him what to do? He is the Son of Heaven, not a general, and such specific tactical arrangements are not his business. What he should do is to let Lu Min and the others use their brains, come up with plans, and decide everything, and he only needs to reward and punish crimes, which is enough. ”

Liu He's long eyelashes flashed: "Daddy, do you mean that the referee uses the Dao, and the executor uses the technique, he should be a referee, not an executor?" ”

"That's right." Liu Xiu laughed, "So, don't be presumptuous, your enlightenment is by no means lower than him, you know?" ”

"Thank you, Daddy." Liu He shrunk his neck and giggled softly.

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