Chapter 220: A Desperate Situation
Zhao Gao was reluctant to take the initiative to meet Zhang Xun, for this kind of historical figure above the A level, the strong coercion would limit his talent to the greatest extent, and he could only return to the observation method he used at the beginning to judge their thoughts, which made him very insecure. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
More importantly, A-level and above historical figures have very high intelligence and can occupy a place in the long river of history, each of them is not simple, in addition to superior ability, the mind is also very resolute, it is not easy to use words to move, let alone to convince.
Zhang Xun was trapped in the lonely city for ten months, and he was able to eat people calmly, and he ate reasonably, and if he wanted to convince such a person, Zhao Gao was not sure at all.
After a brief briefing, Zhao Gao met Zhang Xun, who he hadn't seen for a long time. His face was now dusty, and his beard, which was still clean, was stained with dots of paste, as if it had been washed with water and was not very clean, and it looked a little unkempt.
There were also many dark red blood stains on the cloak, indicating that he had also personally gone to the battlefield last night, and even personally killed several rebels. Now he didn't take off the bloody cloak, but one of the guards came over with water, squatted down and gently scrubbed the bloody area with a damp cloth. After a while, the water in the basin turned crimson.
The soldiers under the command of Zhang Xun all looked at him with the eyes of reverence to the extreme, and he didn't even use any skills at all, so that the soldiers had a fanatical effect, and the combat effectiveness rose by three percent out of thin air.
His "Fortitude" attribute can also influence his soldiers, allowing them to unleash their potential and maintain the vast majority of their combat power even when they are in extremely poor physical condition.
It is no wonder that the soldiers on the city wall, after fighting for seventeen or eighteen hours in a row, casually wore armor and closed their eyes on the head of the city for two or three hours, drank a bowl of mush, and then used boiling water to put the mush in their mouths, and they could fight vigorously for a day.
This can still be explained in a day or two, and it has been like this for ten days and half a month in a row, and all the explorers have already discovered this unscientific state.
It's a pity that although the explorers are also under the control of Zhang Xun, the legion attribute of "perseverance" also needs the approval of the soldiers to play a role, and the explorers are all here to take benefits, and there is no reverence for Zhang Xun, and such an attribute naturally cannot take effect.
There is probably no other than the eighth!
The rest of the explorers were able to maintain lower and lower combat power, even if they had the supply conditions that the plot soldiers did not have at all, and they also had more rest time under the condition of Zhao Gao's patrol in different shifts, they still could not avoid a significant drop in combat effectiveness. Many explorers with individual attributes in about forty have fallen to the point where their combat effectiveness is basically on par with the plot soldiers.
"If you join the army and defend the palace, you will definitely report to the saint in the near future." Zhang Xun sat down on the handsome seat with a big grin, and immediately a guard brought hot water, he didn't look at it, and drank it dry.
Calling official positions and not other names, Zhang Xun's meaning is clearly visible. At the moment, he is his subordinate, and if there is anything inappropriate, it is better not to speak as soon as possible; And the latter sentence is to mention his credit, which can be regarded as a stick to a sweet date.
"General, there is not enough military rations!" In the face of this kind of historical figure, detouring has no other effect than reducing favorability, so it is the right choice to simply say what you think and put the problem on the table.
"Did you find out when you joined the army?" Zhang Xun raised his head and asked, there was mockery in his tone, but there was no in his tone.
"How can the soldiers have a bowl of mush every day? However, on the tenth day, Suiyang City will be destroyed by the rebels. The words had already been spoken, Zhao Gao said it clearly, and at the same time secretly observed Zhang Xun's face.
Zhang Xun put down the tea bowl he had just picked up, there was actually only some hot water in the tea bowl, and food such as tea had already been eaten as food.
"What does that mean to join the army?" He put the tea bowl again, stared at Zhao Gao, his face was calm, and asked indifferently.
As early as a few days ago, some of the generals under his command proposed to abandon the city and run east, and after getting food, it was better to retreat to other cities or fight to the death with the enemy than to be trapped in this dead city. At this time, Suiyang City has no food and grass inside, and there are no reinforcements outside, so it is not impossible to abandon the city and leave, and it can only be regarded as a strategic transfer to other cities.
Such a proposal was ultimately rejected. One point that Zhang Xun's reason cannot refute is loyalty. Suiyang is the gateway to eastern Henan, the key to Zhongzhou, the Jianghuai barrier, the throat of Heluo, after the rebels occupy, they can choose to attack on all sides, once the war reaches the south of the Yangtze River, all the armies of the Tang Dynasty will lose their food supply. When the time comes, the whole body will be moved, and the situation of the Tang Dynasty, which has been shaky under the shaking of the world, will be even more difficult.
After this period of time, the soldiers in the city are now unable to escape, so it is better to stick to the lonely city, maybe they can wait for the Jiedu envoys from other roads, or even the reinforcements of the imperial court.
"General, please step back and keep your feet right!" Zhao Gao clenched his fists, stepped forward, and said.
"In the barracks, nothing can be said to anyone." Zhang Xun laughed loudly.
Since Zhang Xun said so, Zhao Gao was not polite, took half a step forward again, and said in a deep voice: "Then the subordinates are bold, secretly thinking that the general will not die, and the reinforcements will not come." ”
"Bold!" The body of the guard, who was still scrubbing his clothes just now, trembled at the same time, and a general who walked out from behind the camp tent was none other than Suiyang Taishou Xu Yuan, a C-level historical figure.
"You go out first." Zhang Xun stretched out his hand to comfort Xu Yuan, and then said to the guards, he didn't tell these people to keep their mouths shut, but he believed that even if these people trembled, they would never miss a word.
After all the guards were gone, Zhang Xun turned his head again, his expression was still calm, and said, "You can say it." ”
Zhao Gao sighed, with Zhang Xun's wisdom, how could he not understand this truth? Now that he has revealed himself, I don't know what he will do to himself.
But for a character like Zhang Xun, if he doesn't say something earth-shattering, how can he really attract his attention?
"The general will not die, the generals in Suiyang City will not die, Helan Jinming, Xu Shuji, and Shang Heng's generation will not and dare not rescue. Saving the general is the first credit, and he can't save the forces under his command in vain, not to mention that they have delayed the military plane for so long, thinking about whether it will incur retaliation from the general or the general's command, so the subordinates infer that they will not send troops. Zhao Gao raised his head and looked at Zhang Xun, but found that the other party was also looking at him, and said calmly under the same gaze.
"Go on." Zhang Xun stopped Xu Yuan, who wanted to speak, again, and waved his hand to signal Zhao Gao to speak freely.
Zhao Gao gritted his teeth, the words in the back were more damning than in the front, Zhang Xun couldn't say it, so he said it.
He also picked up the tea that was already half-cold, drank it all, and continued: "If the general does not die, if all the envoys do not save him, the reinforcements of the imperial court will not arrive." Although the imperial court now has several armies and occupies the general trend of the world, but the envoys of all sections also have the power of soldiers and horses, and letting the imperial court and the rebels fight is undoubtedly to make these envoys more powerful, which is what the imperial court does not want to see. Therefore, the imperial court will wait until after the battle between the Jiedu envoys and the rebels to reap the benefits of the fishermen. ”
"How dare you talk so much about the court? How dare you ......" Xu Yuan's body was trembling, with his wisdom, it was impossible not to understand that what Zhao Gao said was the truth, and it was precisely because Zhao Gao said the truth that he had no way to refute it.
This is the case in history, Suiyang City broke for three days, Henan Jiedu made Zhang Hao lead the Zhulu army to repel Yin Ziqi's rebels, and after half a month, the Tang army began to gradually recover this area.
Zhang Xun, Xu Yuan, and Nan Jiyun were posthumously awarded official positions, which can be regarded as the last recognition of the Tang Dynasty for what they did.
It was from these results that Zhao Gao confirmed and deduced the above conclusions.