Outside the nine gates, the five-mile dun camp.

Lu Xiang scolded there wrapped in wounds, scolded the people of Youzhou for a while, forgot the blood feud with the Hu people, and sent the iron-clad sword soldiers to the Hu soldiers, which will be a disaster for China in the future. After a while, he scolded the people who fought this battle, in this place in Hebei, how can they fight without cavalry?

Many of the fierce generals present were also not very interested, and they were more or less like Lu Xiang thought.

At this time, Zhang Dan opened the big tent one after the other with Dong Wan.

As soon as he came in, Dong Wan scolded Lu Xiang angrily:

"Flower arm, are you really afraid that you are not afraid of dying in military law? Rapping in the middle of the big tent? ”

The one with the flower arm is talking about Lu Xiang.

When Lu Xiang was in the military academy before, he met a Yue man named Li Kang. That person was from the Central Protector Army, and he was recommended to be literate like him Lu Xiang.

Li Dang was eager to read and write, but Lu Xiang was not interested in this, and objected to Li Dang's tattoo on his back, so he also found a good hand who knew how to do this, and tattooed a peony bush on his arm. And for every enemy leader, add another flower to his arm. Since then, the army has called him the big flower arm.

At this time, Dong Wan called Lu Xiang's flower arm without calling his name, and knew that he didn't really want to blame Lu Xiang, because the flower arm was a good name for Lu Xiang and a symbol of his outstanding martial arts.

Lu Xiang also knew, so although he was scolded, he didn't panic.

He was so angry just now, of course, not because he was plotted with an arrow. A warrior is on the battlefield, and the scar is his martial honor. He was angry that the arrow was so good that it was shot on his flower arm, and the beautiful peony bush would be ugly in the future.

But he didn't dare to say more, just now he peeked at Zhang Dan in front of him, and saw that the handsome face was not good, and he didn't dare to be stunned at this time.

So, Lu Xiang muttered and retreated.

Dong visited and cleaned up, and the fierce generals present restored the strict order of the Jingzhi Division.

Although Zhang Dan is generous, he attaches the most importance to military discipline, so he took the seat when all the generals were in the column to rectify the silence. Then Dong Wan, as a deputy, sat on Zhang Dan's side.

Glancing around at the generals present, Zhang Dan said in a deep voice:

"Today, everyone gathers to discuss, is we going to defend this battle or go out to fight with Yan soldiers?"

As soon as these words fell, Xie Bi, who has always been known as a wise general in the right army system, frowned and asked:

"Dashuai, we don't have to choose this way. While the main force of the Yan soldiers has not yet moved south, we can retreat to the south of Hutuoshui and join the base camp. When the time comes, the disadvantage that our army encounters now will become the disadvantage of the Yan soldiers. Once our army takes Hutuoshui as the line of defense, and the enemy lacks boat divisions, how can the cavalry cross? And once the Yan soldiers have no cavalry, how can they dare to go south? Even if you go south, you will only be killed. ”

Xie Bi's statement won the approval of most of the insightful generals in the army.

yes, why do they have to fight Yan Bing here? Take a step back and open the sky.

It's just that Xie Bi's words made Shi Shenshang, the chief of the Marshal Department of the Right Army, frown, but he was unwilling to express his position first, so he was silent for the time being.

Seeing Xie Bi say such a thing, Zhang Dan was not surprised. He asked:

"Now the four thousand elite cavalry of the Yan soldiers are at the Sanhe Pavilion, once we know that we are going to cross south to Hutuo, do you think the Yan soldiers will not attack us halfway?"

Xie Bi was silent for a while, and said frankly:

"So I'm willing to lead my troops to cover the retreat of the army south."

The generals present all knew that Xie Bi was a man who did what he said, his life was saved by the king, and he could be said to be the crown of the army in terms of loyalty, courage and righteousness.

Even some generals who were later transferred to the Right Army system had heard of a Mi Xin.

Before the Battle of Ji Ze, the then Qingzhou Qu Shuai sacrificed Sun and coerced Zhang Shuai, and then used this to coerce the right army to follow them to find the Han army for a decisive battle. When the rest of the generals were panicked, Xie Bi said:

"This soldier is General Chongtian's soldiers, not Captain Zhang's soldiers."

With a word, the army was pulled away, and Zhang Dan was forcibly put in the hands of the grandson.

also sacrificed Sun not to kill Zhang Dan, and let Zhang Dan go back, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

But even so, no one has to admit that it was Xie Bi's overall view of the situation that retained the strength of the Right Army, and entered the battlefield at the end of the Battle of Jize, and finally defeated the main force of the Northern Army, winning the biggest victory since the establishment of the Right Army.

Therefore, at this moment, the generals of the right army system all believed that this Xie Bi really thought so and planned to do so.

He will cover the main force of 13,000 men with 2,000 elites in his department to retreat south.

So when Xie Bi said this, even Zhang Dan was silent.

At this time, someone suddenly asked sullenly:

"What about the thousand people of the Three Rivers Pavilion?"

It was Pan Zhang who spoke, and at this moment he stared at Xie Bi with red eyes, and repeated:

"Let me ask you, we withdrew, what about the thousand people of the Three Rivers Pavilion?"

At this time, Xie Bi stopped talking, but his meaning was very clear.

That is to say, it all depends on the Sanhe Pavilion's own creation.

Because Xie Bi knew very well that as they retreated south to the Hutuo River, then the Hutuo River would become the confrontation line between them and the Yan soldiers for a long time. Therefore, the Taishan army that remained in Sanheting on the north bank had absolutely no reinforcements.

And what is the result of the absence of reinforcements? That is the death of these thousands!

But he didn't dare to say this. He's not really afraid of heaven and earth.

The Taishan Army has fought for so many years, when has it ever been annihilated by a thousand-man establishment? He didn't dare to shoulder this responsibility.

Pan Zhang also understood, but he was unwilling, and finally asked:

"Is it true that our Wulidun defense line can't hold it?"

Xie Bi frowned and explained to Pan Zhang:

"The Wulidun defense line we are building now has a total of eight big barricades on the periphery, which are surrounded by Wulidun Daqi. Each of them is connected by a roadway, and it is possible to provide rapid support between the trees. Therefore, purely in terms of defense, there are more than 18,000 people in our army who can hold swords, and relying on this company, resisting 50,000 Yan soldiers is difficult but can also be fought. ”

When Pan Zhang heard this, the corners of his eyes widened, but Xie Bi immediately said:

"However, this is only in terms of defense. The biggest problem of our army today is the lack of food. Originally, we could use summer millet in the wild to alleviate it, but this time we failed to grab food, and the whole army's reserves could last for up to ten days. Ten days later, as long as the pontoon bridge behind Hutuoshui cannot be erected, our 20,000 soldiers will all starve to death without being killed by the Yan soldiers on the other side. So do you, Pan Zhang, dare to gamble with the lives of the entire army of 18,000 people? 3,000 people will die, or 18,000 people will die, you will choose, which will you choose? ”

Pan Zhang was scolded by Xie Bi, but he couldn't scold him back.

He and Xie Bi have not dealt with each other for a long time, but he also knows that the three thousand people Xie Bi said at this time, except for the thousand people who are from Sanhe Pavilion, the rest are the two thousand people under Xie Bi, including Xie Bi.

Pan Zhang, such a big ang man, couldn't hold back at this time, and burst into tears.

He really regretted it, why did he go to the Xianyu Pavilion to harvest millet? Why go back to Wulidun Daying. If he was still in Sanheting at this time, then even if he died, he would still be able to die with his brothers. Instead of living in shame like now.

So, Pan Zhang opened his mouth and was about to say that he would stay behind the big camp hall for Xie Bi.

But at this time, a voice came from above:

"I'm willing to gamble."

Xie Bigang was still scolding Pan Zhang, but the voice came from behind.

He turned his head in confusion and glanced at the serious Zhang Dan, who was not sure that the sentence just now came out of his mouth.

He shouted tremblingly:

"Adan, are you crazy? You and I both know that even giant boats can be built on the south bank, so how can we get a pontoon bridge? So if you gamble, you're obviously going to die! ”

Zhang Dan looked straight at Xie Bi and said:

"We can't withdraw, we have to die on the north shore."

Xie Bi didn't understand Zhang Dan's stubbornness at the moment, but he knew that his stubbornness would definitely ruin the survival of the whole army, so he was in a hurry and had to persuade again.

And Zhang Dan stopped Xie Bi and said solemnly:

"Abi, you don't have to say it. You said that we should withdraw from Hutuo Shuinan, and I know you are right. You said that you would exchange 3,000 lives for the survival of the whole army, and I know that you are right. But I know what is more important than what you say is right, or more important than the lives of 20,000 people in our army? ”

Xie Bi muttered:

"Something more important?"

Zhang Dan had already stood up at this time and walked into the robes below.

He looked at the familiar faces, these people trusted him and even saved his life, but at this moment they could die because of their own decisions.

All this made Zhang Dan moved:

"Yes, there are more important things than our lives. That's our business! ”

He pointed to the Hutuo water north of the camp, where there was infinite vapor, and the wind blew all the way to the big tent.

Zhang Dan pointed there and said emotionally:

"That's Hutuo Water, the last line of defense for us to attack Youzhou. At that time, the Zhongshan people were able to rely on this Hutuo water to defend against the Zhao people's attack for a hundred years. But do we have a hundred years? Our Taishan army is seizing the day. Now, let's take advantage of the fact that Feng Xun doesn't know the weight of Hutuo in the straw bag in the Nine Gate City, and put us on the north shore. But this time, if we withdraw to the other side, next time we will face the treacherous and cunning Lu Zhi. When the time comes, will he give us this chance again? ”

Zhang Dan looked around again, and saw that everyone still didn't understand, and said:

"Some people may say, isn't it just a piece of water, let's occupy Jizhou first. Wouldn't it be okay to clean up the north later? That's what I said to the king before. But the king told me that the importance of Youji seems to be in Jizhou, but it is actually determined by Youzhou. As long as Youzhou can't be reached, it is also a vain occupation of Jizhou. With the length of cavalry, the Yan soldiers can plunder our side in a single day. And as long as we capture Youzhou and annihilate the Zhenbei Army, the only large-scale army in Hebei, then the whole of Hebei can be decided. ”

"This is what the king used to say, the more difficult the road is, the faster it is to walk."

"So you think we can withdraw?"

At this time, Pan Zhang, Luo Gang and others will shout:

"Can't!"

But the surging generals couldn't shake Xie Bi's reason, he only asked:

"No matter how the truth is, it must also be implemented in eating. Without food, we can't fight to the base camp to help. ”

But who knew that Zhang Dan smiled wryly, pointed in one direction and said:

"Who says we don't have food? Look, it's all there! ”

After speaking, all the generals looked at the place Zhang Dan was pointing to, but it was the Nine Gate City not far away.

……

In the Nine Gates City, the temporary county capital.

Our Feng Xun is begging for a fortune in the house.

At this moment, an old dragon bell witch was burning a piece of beef bone, and then shook his head and told Feng Xun, who was nervous:

"It's unlucky, the old man died with a jiazi, which is called a sick day, and the soldiers are jealous."

Although there are three era names in the world this year, from the perspective of the sexagenary branch, this year is indeed the year of Jiazi. Therefore, Feng Xun was greatly depressed when he heard the criticism of this famous witch.

Unwilling, he was a little frightened, and asked:

"Then how do you turn evil into good fortune?"

Wu Qi stopped talking, just silently gathered his clothes, and then retreated to the retreat, leaving his apprentice and Feng Xun to continue to respond.

After a while, Feng Xun left a lot of money and food for the old master to make Jiao, and then returned to the mansion with a depressed face.

As soon as he came out, a heroic official on Feng Xun's side couldn't help but say:

"Prime Minister, if you don't ask about the heroes in defending the city, how can you ask the ghosts and gods? Not to mention that the old man looked like he was trying for money and food, what did he say about dying with Jiazi, wouldn't he have heard that Zhou Wu was still prospering with Jiazi? Instead of pinning on ghosts and gods, it is better to humble the corporal, inspire the heroes, and work together, and the nine doors are naturally solid. ”

The person who said this was Guo Zhao, the hero of this county, and after Feng Xun moved his army to Jiumen, he took the lead in defecting to his subordinates and became a governor of the account.

But Guo Zhao's exhortation did not win Feng Xun's praise, but was reprimanded by him:

"Then who is Zhou Wu? Who is the Tarzan army outside the city? ”

At this moment, Guo Zhao didn't dare to speak anymore, his head was sweating, and he hurriedly stepped aside.

Feng Xunye did not pursue Guo Zhao, but sighed behind Guo Zhao's back:

"Now, the ghosts and gods can respond to me."

Some people may be wondering, why is Feng Xun so depressed and has no fighting spirit? Isn't his reinforcement Zhenbei Regiment already heading south? There are also 3,000 men and horses in the city, hundreds of thousands of stone millet, isn't it very simple to defend?

But these are the opinions of outsiders, but insiders know what the reason for Feng Xun's anxiety day and night is.

It was that there was an enemy army in the city, but Feng Xun couldn't find it.

If the former is just a problem, then the latter is a big problem.

It turned out that when Zhang Dan and Dong Wan of the Taishan Army would attack the outer fortress of Jiumen, there were routs into the city that night, and at that time they were mixed into the thieves and spies.

Originally, it was very easy to be exposed when spies were lurking in the city, because there were soldiers patrolling and assassinating at any time to check the identity of the Fu Jie.

Therefore, if the spy wants to lurk, there must be a place to hide and supply it with water. And the only people who can meet the conditions of Taishan Army's spy detection are the powerful people in the city.

Although I don't know what reason the heroes have to do this, it doesn't prevent Feng Xun from doubting them.

And how did Feng Xun know that there were spies lurking in the city? It was the generals under his command who were spies before, and then he was stabbed here.

At this time, Feng Xun began to suspect the generals below again, because he didn't believe in the Taishan army and only tried to rebel against a few people. And if the number of people is really a lot, but so far, only one or two people have taken the initiative to report, does this mean that many people have been rebelled?

Feng Xunhuo felt like he was sitting in a crater, feeling insecure.

In a bad mood, Feng Xun naturally had little patience with Guo Zhao and the people around him.

In the end, Feng Xun left the mansion under the escort of Guo Zhao and other guards and went to the city to inspect again. It can be seen that Feng Xun is not confused, and he still knows who he has to rely on.

But when Guo Zhao finished sending Feng Xun, his people secretly crossed the wall at night to see a person.

(End of chapter)