It's outrageous.

Chen Zhen watched for a long time and couldn't make a decision, so he could only withdraw his troops a few miles immediately, away from the battlefield first, so as not to be affected.

It can be seen from a high place, the Jizhou soldiers are like a tide, the high tide suddenly hit the shore, covering the Youzhou soldiers and horses in an instant, and the monstrous military momentum is like a whirlpool rushing outside, so that the 50,000 stone grain has nowhere to escape.

Then they did not love to chase and kill, and after seeing the Jizhou generals leading the troops, they could only withdraw with a large army, especially the 10,000 people in Xinding.

I just got it, so I can't be killed on the battlefield.

After retreating for a distance, Yuan Xi's army arrived, but when they arrived, all the 50,000 stone grain had been taken away by Xu Zhen, and there were no war horses left at the scene, indicating that they drove the grain cart directly away.

"Where's the grain??! All snatched! ”

Yuan Xi held the horsewhip in his hand and pulled the reins around the scene several times, his brain was always buzzing, and he couldn't understand why Xu Zhen would do such a thing.

The army dispatched tens of thousands of people, but they didn't kill people or seize the city, just to grab 50,000 stone of grain, and a hundred carts of grain were gone.

"It's gone, it's gone, they don't fight at all, those cavalry are either rushing to kill the enemy, or to grab food for those sword and shield soldiers!"

Qian Zhao looked at it with a full face, and immediately came out to report, looking helpless and hateful, his eyes were trembling, "Those sword and shield soldiers, each of them carried several bags of food, so after the car lost weight, it ran very fast!" ”

Yuan Xi suddenly leaned back, almost fell off the back of the war horse in dizziness, his heart was full of resentment, "Are his sword and shield soldiers cattle!" ”

"What about Yuan Shang, why didn't Yuan Shang send troops to stop it! Our army is here, if his soldiers and horses come to encircle us, we can encircle and suppress Xu Zhen's elite, at least we can get a lot more! ”

How fragrant is the armament of Xu Zhen's soldiers and horses, there is no need to mention it, if you can get more, the military strength will inevitably go to a higher level, and it will become more and more strong in the future!

But I didn't see your Yuan Shang's soldiers and horses!

Yuan Xi is about to jump up, you don't dare to move at this time? In addition to these 10,000 foot soldiers, I didn't see any other army, and the 200,000 father's soldiers and horses were also invincible heroes in Northern Xinjiang back then, how could they be so cowering in the hands of your Yuan Shang!

"The young man's soldiers and horses retreated a few miles and quickly withdrew from the battlefield."

"Wow," Yuan Xi's chest rose and fell violently in anger, and his whole person was enlightened, "Yuan Shang is planning to stand by and watch, I kind of understand, take the move!" Take 10,000 soldiers and horses away! ”

Yuan Xi glared angrily in the direction of Bingzhou, by this time he had not seen any envoys coming, this Yuan Shang, less than one tenth of his father, how could he be worthy of a great responsibility!

Spoiled for misconduct, ignorant of the general situation, incompetent and immoral, but to occupy 200,000 soldiers and horses!

"Let's go!" Yuan Xi was resentful, led the army back, he thought that he had already given 50,000 stone of food, anyway, 10,000 people had already arrived, and returning to Youzhou to practice day and night could boost the morale of the army.

……

Ten miles away, Yuan Shang arrived after listening to the military situation.

The whole person fell into an indescribable shock, "Where is my food?? Why didn't you send troops to grab it back! ”

He grabbed Vice General Chen Zhen's collar and shook it wildly.

"Young master, what should I do!? With this little force in his hand, isn't he surrounded by Xu Zhenbai when he rushes up! ”

"But you can stall until our army arrives!"

"The last general, the last general is afraid of heavy losses! The food is not lost, and the soldiers and horses are lost, so it can't keep the troops left by the lord! ”

"Idiot!"

Yuan Shang went up with a punch and hit Chen Zhen's front door, with great force, knocking him to the ground, Guo Tu and others immediately wanted to persuade, but they were a step too late, Yuan Shang directly drew a knife and put it on his neck, and said angrily: "Cowardice before the battle, be killed!" ”

Poof, beheaded.

At this moment, all the people around were terrified, especially Guo Tu, who was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word, although it was a big crime to delay the military plane in front of the battle, but in the end, this big battle did not start, and no one knew whether the result would be good or bad.

It can't be said to be a sin, and all he thinks about is to save his troops so that they won't be killed with a single sword.

This is to vent anger.

Guo Tu fell into silence, and there was a slight chill in his heart, this person was the general I said, and he killed him in front of me, completely ignoring my feelings.

This kind of person is not the master, I support him as much as the eldest prince Yuan Tan, but it is a pity that he was killed on the battlefield.

The little boy is indeed favored, because of this, he has not been able to take charge on his own until now, it is difficult for such a person to achieve great things, and 200,000 soldiers and horses will probably be destroyed in his hands.

"Remember, this is what happens to the cowards in the future! Seeing that 50,000 stone soldiers and rations were taken away, and did not dare to give up their lives to defend against the enemy, and retreated, such generals would make the whole army cowardly, cut it today, boost the kings, beware of being as hard as iron, and not be afraid of fighting! ”

"Whoa!"

In the former soldiers, they didn't dare to hesitate at this moment, and immediately nodded yes, not daring to slack off.

Yuan Shang calmed down a little, and after slowly breathing a sigh of relief, his anger slowly disappeared.

After venting his anger, Yuan Shang's sanity gradually recovered, and then he sighed and said to Guo Tu: "Mr. Gongze, this time the general of the cowardly war is to calm the army's heart, please don't be careful." ”

"Now, please also ask Mr. to send a messenger for me to meet my brother Yuan Xi, 50,000 stone of grain has to be given again, I have already given him 10,000 soldiers and horses, and I have also sent a leading general."

"With such sincerity, there should be room for turnaround."

Yuan Shang's face was pale, he had no confidence when he said this, and he didn't think that Yuan Xi would give it, but he still had a fluke, and if he gave it, he could repair the brotherly relationship.

Guo Tu bowed deeply, his expression was still a little lonely, and his mood was not relaxed, after all, his lieutenant died in front of him, and he didn't ask him any opinion at all when he was killed.

"I'm going down here."

An hour later, Guo Tu sent an envoy to find Yuan Xi and agreed to meet in front of Daijun, and the two were able to meet.

"What grain? Didn't I give it to you? I didn't press down a single cent of 50,000 stones! ”

Yuan Xi's breath was shaking, and he stretched out his hand and poked it downward, seeing that the action was very hard.

"Brother's words are not right, the grain was snatched away by Xu Bowen before it was handed over to me."

"How is it possible, 10,000 soldiers and horses and grain are traded together, and the soldiers and horses under your own command are cowardly, and you can't wait to have wings under your feet and fly to the ends of the earth."

"Why did you lose your food and come to me again!?"

When Yuan Xi said this, he immediately sneered, "Brother, you won't come to me to cheat, right?" I'm not a father and mother, I won't spoil you like this, spoil you like this, do you think you really have the ability to be the commander of an army of 200,000? ”

"Han Xin ordered troops, the more the better, you can bring tens of thousands of soldiers and horses is already doing your best, and now you are bringing 200,000, I'm afraid you can't even do the daily training of soldiers and horses, I think if it weren't for General Gao Ran to help you, I don't know what kind of chaos will happen now!"

"Yuan Xi!"

Yuan Shang was so angry by these words that he immediately patted the horse's back, touched the knife with his right hand, and planned to urge the horse and Yuan Xi to fight hard, but Guo Tu next to him pulled the reins stiffly.

"The young master is angry," Guo Tu sighed, raised his head and bowed to Yuan Xi, bowed, and said softly: "Second son, this is Xu Zhen's sudden surprise attack, and the army is only to grab the 50,000 stone grain, and the second son of his heart must be able to see through, how can he fall for his tricks?" ”

"Second son, Xu Zhen's plan is to grab food and let the two sons fight among themselves, provoking the two sons and brothers to disagree, how can the small plan work? I have already seen through his mind, so aggressive, but I don't want to fight, just to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, we can't do what he wants. ”

Yuan Xi raised his eyelids, he didn't respect Guo Tu, he had been made uneasy by these scribes, and his anger could not be eliminated, and he snorted coldly and said: "Then, what does Mr. mean by this, since you know that this is a ploy, how can you connive at my unsuccessful brother and come to me to mess around?" ”

"You!!"

Yuan Shang was about to make a move again, and the knives on his waist were all sonorous because of this, and he was also vigorously pulled by Guo Tu, Guo Tu still smiled, his tone was calm, and he said: "Second son, this time I waited for the remaining about 200,000 soldiers and horses to find a way to live, and 50,000 stone of grain is life-saving food." ”

"Now that I was robbed by Xu Zhen, the food I finally got in exchange is gone, if it is ordinary, I can naturally swallow my anger and wait for another planting, but how can I wait now?"

"Please also ask the second prince to allocate another 30,000 stone of grain to calm the hearts of the army, otherwise the hundreds of thousands of troops left by the lord will not starve to death? Soldiers and horses can die in battle, but they must not die of starvation, so the army will be scattered, and the second son will not get any benefits in the future. ”

Yuan Xi raised his head proudly, his beard flicked slightly, his face became extremely cold, and he said coldly: "Are you here, threatening me?" ”

"Of course not, how dare you threaten the second son, the second son is the Youzhou pastor personally elected by the lord, how dare he threaten, it is a request, not a threat."

"Request?" Yuan Xi immediately glanced at Yuan Shang and said with a smile: "I can't afford to raise 200,000 soldiers and horses, why do you want to occupy it by force?" Isn't it just that you gluttons are on your side, trying in vain to control my Yuan clan's soldiers and horses? Guo Tu, you wolf ambition! Seeing that my Yuan clan was defeated and retreated to Youzhou, I fell in love with the soldiers and horses under my command, my younger brother was young, his talents were shallow, and his qualifications were still short, how could he suppress the three armies, so he had to rely on you, Feng Ji and others, you happened to control Yuan Shang, in fact, you controlled 200,000 soldiers and horses, and now there is no food, just end this farce, if the soldiers and horses are returned, I will not blame you. ”

"Second son, this is a groundless speculation," Guo Tu was said to be angry, and he didn't know if he was emotionally disturbed because he said something in his heart, but his tone became more and more unkind, "I have followed the lord for ten years, I have done my best, I have worked hard, I have not had both merit and hard work over the years, I just want to keep the 200,000 soldiers and horses left by the lord to the little prince." ”

"If the little prince is the lord of the Yuan family, then it is natural to take over the defense of Youzhou, the second prince does not respect the lord's will, and forcibly occupying Youzhou is a very disappointing thing for us! Are you willing to watch the soldiers and horses left behind by your lord suffer and starve? ”

Yuan Xi suddenly laughed out loud, pulled the reins and turned the horse's head, turned around and left directly, and glanced back at Yuan Shang after a while, "Then wait for the soldiers and horses to run out of food, and then come to Youzhou to beg me, it's impossible now!" I have already given 50,000 stones, and this deal has long been completed. ”

Yuan Xi was almost laughed at angrily, saying this to force me to compromise? If you say that you are watching, why don't you watch these soldiers and horses starving and refuse to send them to my Youzhou, obviously as long as they are delivered, there will be food to eat.

"The third brother doesn't have to come to sprinkle again, I'm not a father, I won't spoil you to mess around, without the blessing of your father, you should also be a bit of a climate, and be played by these people who have power."

Yuan Shang's face flushed with anger, staring at Yuan Xi's back with tears in his eyes, and he wanted to bite him to death now.

However, he was still stopped by Guo Tu, until Yuan Xi's soldiers and horses left, and he didn't leave anything, and he didn't give him any face.

"Mr. Gongzhi! Why are you pulling me! ”

"I can take down Yuan Xi today and threaten Youzhou with this! He will not be humiliated again! ”

"Impossible, young master," Guo Tu shook his head with a gloomy face, and said in a slow and deep voice: "He has five hundred cavalry nearby, if he really does it, we will definitely be in trouble." ”

"The young master can't be so impulsive, I have a plan, after a month, when there is a shortage of food in the army, I can come and ask the second son for help."

"And come to him!?" Yuan Shang's eyes changed, the redness on his face had not disappeared, and he looked at Guo Tu resentfully, "If Mr. is so compromised, it is better to vote for Yuan Xi now!" ”

"There's no hurry."

Guo Tu said calmly and didn't explain too much.

……

A month later, the food in Yuan Shang's army was almost gone, and all the soldiers were frugal and frugal, waiting for the envoy to go out of the customs and trade with many princes and generals, in exchange for tens of thousands of food to eat.

But for the past few days, I can only wait, starve and wait for the food to come back.

When Yuan Shang was in a hurry, Guo Tu sent another letter, earnestly asking Yuan Xi to send food to help, and apologized for his wild words that day, and was willing to go to Youzhou in person to be punished in exchange for food.

Yuan Xi still refused.

As a result, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses rioted, and a large number of soldiers and horses fled and headed towards Youzhou.

Before Dai Jun, Yuan Xi was very happy when he heard it, and finally waited for this day, and the state had no food and rioted, so his father left soldiers and horses to come to his Youzhou.

Over the years, Youzhou has enough grain, most of which are when he was the pastor of Youzhou, when his father was alive, he funded hundreds of thousands of military rations, and he has been farming for many years, so he has the background at this time, which is the capital of raising the army.

He ordered the acceptance of these soldiers and horses who came to defect, and distributed food, and then that night, the main city of Daijun was breached by Guo Tu.

And they plundered the people, and plundered the grain of the army until they had collected all the cities, and brought the people into the city, preparing to begin to collect the grain of the fields at the time of the autumn harvest.

The next day, Yuan Shang led an army of 100,000 into Dai County, fed himself for a day, and garrisoned soldiers and horses in various cities to prevent Yuan Xi from attacking.

Yuan Xi was so angry that he scolded Guo Tu for his villainous behavior.

……

"Soldiers don't get tired of deceit."

Zhongshan County, coming out of Zhen's house in Wuji County, Xu Zhen heard the news immediately when he arrived at the barracks.

He did not hesitate to comment on this, "Guo Tu fought this battle so beautifully, showing strength with weakness, making Yuan Xi arrogant, and finally seizing the city and breaking his defenses, it was easy." ”

"It's just a pity."

Jia Xu took a sip of water and asked suspiciously, "What is a pity?" ”

It's a beautiful ploy indeed.

Xu Zhen smiled and looked at the military report: "If only he could be so powerful to foreign enemies." ”

"Nest in the nest."

(End of chapter)