Chapter 9 Gambling
Zhao Yun was very depressed at the meeting of the Chinese army, and his suggestions were not accepted by others at all, and everyone looked at him with a kind of exclusion.
But what! After Gongsun Xu stood up and made a speech, he actually achieved the effect he wanted.
Zhao Yun has always had a very bad impression of Gongsun Xu in his heart, and he thinks that Gongsun Xu is just a boy with some brute strength.
However, this speech, which lured the enemy into the big tent of the Chinese army, completely subverted Zhao Yun's perception of Gongsun Xu.
After the end of the Chinese military meeting, Zhao Yun happened to walk behind Gongsun Xu, he walked behind Gongsun Xu with a smile on his face, he patted Gongsun Xu on the shoulder, and gave Gongsun Xu a thumbs up.
Zhao Yun believed that although the enemy had been newly defeated, he had not yet broken his muscles and bones, and in such a situation, the rash advance of the light army was definitely a risky behavior, and once an unexpected situation occurred, it would be impossible to recover.
Meng Yi's army was behind, and it was a matter of time before Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun were captured.
If it was true that after Gongsun Zan killed the prisoners, the light army advanced, against Shangqiu Liju and Zhang Chun, the victory or defeat could only be said to be five or five.
And there is a lot to talk about, after all, Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun have a lot of capable people, and they are not a bone to gnaw on.
His words were slight, and he was not valued by Gongsun Zhan, even if he put forward the idea of not killing prisoners and chasing the enemy during the deliberations, but it was not adopted by Gongsun Chan at all.
Zhao Yun had a feeling of discouragement at this time.
Zhao Yun was not from a scholar family, and after joining the army, he grew from a sergeant to the current captain, and he paid countless hardships.
Zhao Yun knew best in his heart that these soldiers didn't deserve to die, these soldiers came to be soldiers just to be able to fill their stomachs, as long as someone gave them food, then whoever they were soldiers was basically the same.
Once Gongsun Chan kills prisoners in such a situation, there will not be much development in the future.
Rather than working under a mediocre and self-righteous guy like Gongsun Zhan, it is better to make other plans as soon as possible.
But what! Gongsun Xu's appearance made Zhao Yun's eyes light up.
Zhao Yun can already see from Gongsun Xu's remarks that although Gongsun Xu is young, what he said is not revealed, even if Gongsun Chan has always pursued an explicit prohibition, this time he was persuaded by Gongsun Xu.
Zhao Yun's intimate behavior made Gongsun Xu have a comfortable feeling that his head was about to explode, and for him, this was simply pie in the sky.
Gongsun Xu suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and quietly greeted Zhao Yun.
Through the communication with Zhao Yun, it was learned that Zhao Yun was also a conservative figure, and like Gongsun Yue and Yan Gang, they did not agree to kill prisoners and quickly pursue the enemy.
Although Zhao Yun did not reveal his dissatisfaction with Gongsun Zhan between the lines, Gongsun Xu could feel that Zhao Yun had lost some confidence in cheap Lao Tzu.
Gongsun continued to know that he and General Zhao Yun were not familiar with each other now, and talking too much would be counterproductive, so he just talked to Zhao Yun about some topics that Zhao Yun was more interested in.
As an outstanding representative of the National People's Congress in later generations, Gongsun Xu's eloquence is very good, and he always follows Zhao Yun's words intentionally or unintentionally, and between talking and laughing, the two of them seem to be friends who have not seen each other for many years.
After Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun separated, he did not gather the captives together for a speech, but told the captives who were divided into several places in the front camp with a flat expression some of his words in the Chinese army's tent.
He told the captives that he had saved their lives for the time being through the military writ he had placed in front of his father, Gongsun Zhan.
But what! As long as it rains around noon, the lives of these prisoners of war can be saved......
The moment was coming to decide the fate of these prisoners of war, who had a desperate desire for rain.
Under normal circumstances, they would be the most disgusted by the rain, but now it is at stake for the lives of nearly 2,000 of them.
If there is rain as the young man said, then they will not die.
If there is no rainfall, then they will all be killed.
These prisoners of war did not think of resisting, but there were Gongsun Zhan's elite soldiers guarding outside, and it was easy to deal with these hungry and defenseless people, and they had no chance at all.
Now they can only rely on Gongsun Xu's saying that it will rain heavily in the afternoon.
Gongsun Xu was the last straw in their hearts at this time, and they had an inexplicable hope for Gongsun Xu.
The sky was still blue, and there weren't even many scattered clouds to be seen.
As time passed, Gongsun Xu still maintained his calmness, but the hearts of the prisoners of war below became more and more uneasy.
Gongsun Zhan sat expressionlessly in the big tent of the Chinese army, and after listening to the report of his subordinates, the more he thought about it, the more unpleasant it became.
Gongsun Chan recognized the matter of killing prisoners and pursuing them quickly, and he always felt that the later the pursuit, the more unfavorable it would be to the war, and if he really waited until noon, he would miss the opportunity.
The more Gongsun Chan thought about it, the more his heart became like an ant crawling on it.
His eyes closed slightly for a while, and he slowly said to a few people behind him: "Let's go out and take a look at the weather outside, Xu'er is a little nonsense." ”
If, according to Gongsun Xu, there will be heavy rain at noon, then it is already past the hour, and there should be a large number of dark clouds or the wind will begin to rise.
By this time, there had been no warning, and the military order made by Gongsun Xu had no meaning.
Gongsun Chan wanted to revoke Gongsun Xu's military order, and he wanted to go on the expedition immediately.
Tian Ying saw Gongsun Zhan looking at Gongsun Xu with a blue face, he was full of smiles, stroked the mustache under his chin, and said lightly: "The current sky has clearly told us that today is a fine day, and it should not rain." Young master, while it's not yet time for you to make a military order, I think forget it! ”
Tian Ying still has a certain idea of Gongsun Xu's disrespect for him, and he was caught by a yellow-mouthed boy in the big tent of the Chinese army, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will not be able to raise his head in the future because of this matter among many colleagues.
At this time, it was obvious that the victory was in hand, and Tian Ying said this to show his generosity and set off the ignorance of Gongsun Xu.
In particular, he highlighted the military order. This kind of thing is not child's play, as long as it involves the matter of the military order, it is not a big matter, and when he brought it up like this, he wanted to lose face for Sun Xu.
Gongsun continued to look at Tian Ying, who seemed wise, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.
Although Gongsun Xu's heart was apprehensive, he was still very confident in the judgment he made.
The weather here in Liaodong is like a child's face, it will change, and now it is impossible to judge whether there will be rain at noon, this Tian Ying jumped out too early.
He turned around here twice before, and the vision he saw showed that there would be heavy rain today, and at this time, Tian Ying jumped out to mock him, which was simply looking for abuse.
Gongsun Xu smiled faintly, and said in a good time: "Uncle Tian, there is still a period of time before noon, is it too early to draw conclusions?" If you can't make it rain in the middle of the day, can we make a small bet between the two of us? ”
Seeing Tian Ying's disapproving expression, Gongsun Xu's heart moved, and the bet he had thought of was suddenly magnified tenfold, and he said solemnly: "There are 300 acres of fertile land and ten war horses under the name of Continuation, why don't we bet on 300 acres of fertile land and ten war horses?" If Uncle Tian is afraid, then don't say that there is no rain at noon today. ”