Chapter 357

Zhang He tried his best to control the scattered army, roaring incessantly, and the overseers even beheaded more than 30 people in a row.

Yuan Shao, who was not far away, was expressionless, and his heart was terrified.

The sound of explosions at the bottle and pot pass gradually stopped, and not far from the pass, there was an irregular ravine, green smoke was filled, and there were stumps and broken arms all around, and blood flowed everywhere.

Frustrated, Director Zhang, Gao Gan, Xu You, Judge and others were dumbfounded, their faces full of shock.

"This, is this gunpowder?" Gao Gan said with a dry throat and muttering to himself.

Yuan Shao quickly came back to his senses, his face was gloomy, and he said, "There is such a thing in the imperial court, why don't I know?" ”

The fourth generation of the Yuan family is the third duke, and the protégés and officials are all over the world. Liu Wei's purge of the Yuan family and his protégés is limited, because Yuan Shao still has many complex relationships in the government and the opposition.

He pondered for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "General, the matter has come to this point, you can't stop, please continue to attack!" ”

Yan Liang, who was not very conspicuous in Yuan Shao's army, couldn't help but speak, and said: "Military Division, the original plan was to kill and wound 10,000 people, in this case, if you continue to attack it, I am afraid that it may not be 30,000 or 40,000." ”

The corners of Yuan Shao's face twitched, his expression became more and more ugly, and the anger in his heart was already uncontrollable.

His original soldiers and horses were only 40,000, plus the annexation and collection of the coalition army, the full battle was only 60,000, if he lost 30,000 or 40,000, what else did he need in Yu and Xu Erzhou, it was better to sit back and wait for the death period!

A group of strategists and generals didn't dare to speak, such a price was too great, they couldn't talk too much, and they couldn't afford the consequences.

Yuan Shao was also struggling in his heart, his eyes were blood-red, and he was staring at the bottle and pot.

He didn't expect such a sharp weapon when the bottle and pot were closed.

Zhang He came back from the front line, saw that everyone was silent, raised his hand and said to Yuan Shao: "General, this is only temporary, the sudden appearance of gunpowder, the soldiers are frightened, it cannot last long." Half an hour later, under the cover of bows and arrows, they attacked again, only 2,000 people, and they may not be able to conquer it today! ”

Yuan Shu's eyes widened, his tone was indifferent, and he said, "Do you think how many dead and wounded can be taken?" ”

Zhang He estimated a little and said, "Up to 10,000 people!" ”

Fu Zhu was a little nervous, and said, "Is General Zhang's words true?" ”

Zhang He looked solemn and said, "I am willing to make a military order!" ”

Director Zhang still didn't believe it, pointed to the bottle and pot and said, "Are you sure that there is nothing else except gunpowder in the bottle and pot off?" ”

Zhang He was full of confidence, and said in a deep voice: "With such a sharp weapon, how can the imperial court keep cowering, and the last general believes it!" ”

"Report!"

Before the words fell, a soldier hurriedly came, knelt on one knee, and said: "Report to the general, the bottle and pot are closed and rotated, and a new soldier has appeared, estimated at 3,000 people." ”

Yuan Shao was startled, and hurriedly took a few steps forward, looking at it from afar.

I saw that the bottle and pot were closed, crowded with people, as if they were preparing something, although I don't know how many, but it must be more than three thousand!

"Fooled."

Director Zhang's face was a little gloomy, and said: "I should have thought of it a long time ago, the bottle and pot are so important, and there are two highnesses and Xun You, how can it be possible to leave only two thousand people......

Yuan Shao's left fist clenched, his chest rose and fell violently, and his snort seemed to be filled with anger.

Frustrated, Zhang Dao, Gao Gan and others didn't know Yuan Shao's anger and unwillingness, but in this situation in front of them, they couldn't help but fill in the soldiers' lives.

The loss of more than 20,000 people under the closure of the bottle and pot was too heavy a blow to them to accept.

Fu Zhi was calm on his face, suppressed the panic in his heart, and said: "General, in the current situation, I can only fight hard." If you can't take Yu and Xu Erzhou, you can only watch the imperial court take over the two states, which is extremely unfavorable to the general! ”

Yuan Shao was silent, he didn't know anything, but the bottle and pot in front of him were like a moat, how to get through?

Director Zhang, Zhang He and others didn't dare to open their mouths, it was a big consequence, and they didn't dare to bear it.

The bottle and pot were closed and busy, and Yuan Shao was silent all around.

After a while, Yuan Shao turned his head and saw that the others didn't speak, his eyes turned around, and fell on the judge, and said, "What does Mr. Shen have to say?" ”

The judge didn't expect that he would encounter such a problem before he came to the battle with Yuan Shao for the first time.

When his mind flipped, he said to Yuan Shao: "General, what the military division said is right, this opportunity cannot be missed." The Han family is in decline and cannot be saved. Yu and Xu Erzhou are occupied by Cao Cao, and they will fall into the hands of the Yingchuan Party in the future. ”

Yuan Shao saw that the trial and frustration had the same thoughts, and instead of making up his mind, he was a little irritable, looked directly at Xu You, and said, "What do you think of Ziyuan?" ”

Xu You's mind was like a ghost, and he couldn't see that Yuan Shao had a push, so he pretended to ponder for a while, and said with a solemn face: "General, if you lose too much here, it will be useless to break through the barrier, but it will be wolf into the tiger's mouth and be taken advantage of by Cao Cao." According to the lower officials, it is better to withdraw the troops immediately, return to Jiangxia, and then go north to Xuzhou to start a war with Cao Cao. Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo must have suffered serious damage in a battle, coupled with the arrival of winter, lack of clothing and food, the general can win in one battle, and take Yu and Xu Erzhou, still effortlessly. ”

When he heard this, he shouted: "Nonsense! When winter comes, how to go to war? Cao Cao defeated Dong Zhuo, morale was great, how to defeat it? Xu You, you bewitch the public with your words, bewitch the general, behead! ”

"Not bad!"

Director Zhang followed and said coldly: "This plan is too clumsy to be believed!" General, there is a golden opportunity in front of you, once you miss it, you will never come again! ”

Zhang He and the others, who have always been the main battle, stopped talking, because once they attacked, he couldn't estimate the losses, they were all his soldiers, and if the loss reached 20,000, he would be painful to death!

Yuan Shao noticed the expressions of Zhang He and the others, and his heart was also struggling painfully.

For a long time, he looked at the bottle and pot, and said unusually calmly: "Today's soldiers are frightened and their morale is frustrated, so suspend it for a day and talk about it tomorrow." ”

As if knowing that Fu Zhi and the others would not give up, he waved his hand, turned around and strode away.

Frustrated, Director Zhang and the others really refused to give up and chased and persuaded them.

Xu You stood at the end, indifferently watching, sneering in his heart.

"Xu Junshi,"

Suddenly, the judge came to his side and said, "If you retreat to Jiujiang, can you really attack Xuzhou in one fell swoop and repel Cao Cao?" ”

Xu You didn't know much about the trial, so he pretended to groan, thought about it seriously, and sighed lightly: "It's just a discussion, the lesser of the two." ”

The judge nodded thoughtfully and said, "I missed the opportunity." ”

Xu You turned his head to look at him, wondering what he meant by this 'missed opportunity'.

Did Yuan Shao hesitate for a few days, or did he still miss the opportunity to retreat to Jiujiang County.

Xu You didn't mean to say more to the judge, and left quickly.

He still has a lot of things to do, Fu Zhi and others are secretly investigating him, and they have already obtained some of his handles, he needs to wipe his ass as soon as possible, so as not to become an outlet for Yuan Shao's anger.

The trial went very slowly, and I was analyzing the feasibility of Xu You's plan in my heart.

Close the bottle pot.

Xun You looked at Yuan Shao's withdrawal, shook his head, and said, "Sure enough, he is short-sighted and brave and indecisive. ”

Tian Feng stood beside him and said, "This person has always been like this, and I don't know how the feat of leading troops into the palace to exterminate the eunuch party came about." ”

For the scholars, Yuan Shao led his troops into the palace and exterminated the eunuchs, which was an unprecedented feat, and he was the first warrior who had never been seen in the world!

For a long time, Yuan Shao's reputation was unparalleled for a while, and he was praised by the world's scholars, and even the Yuan family rose to the top, overpowering all other families.

Although Xun You also agreed with Yuan Shao's move to exterminate the eunuchs, he also knew very well that this kind of action was a huge affront to the imperial power and an intolerable rebellion!

Xun You didn't care about these, they were all old things that had passed by time, and said: "In this way, Yuan Shao should not come again in the next few days." ”

Tian Feng looked back in the direction of Xiangxian, his face was condensed, and said: "Dong Zhuo retreats to Xiapi, winter is coming, I'm afraid there will be more twists and turns." ”

Xun You looked at the sky, a little hazy, and gradually became clammy and cold.

Winter doesn't come sooner or later, but now, it's early.

Cao Cao not only has not enough food and grass, but the winter clothes of the soldiers have not yet been prepared, and this battle will be a huge test for Cao Cao!

"By the way, then Guo Jia went?" Xun You suddenly asked.

Tian Feng said: "Yes, it should be almost to Xiangxian." ”

Xun You was very displeased with Guo Jia, and was silent for a while, and said: "Tian Feng, go too, Peiguo is about to get rid of the country, you are too guarded for Peijun, so that you can live and settle the people." ”

In the plan of the imperial court, the counties of the world will be gradually abolished.

Tian Feng was stunned, he didn't expect that such a person as him would actually jump up and become a county guard.

"The subordinate officer receives the order!" Tian Feng is not a rigid person, so he raised his hand and answered.

Xun You didn't care, and said: "Yuzhou Mu, it should be Liu Xuan, you must carefully study the 'new policy' of the imperial court, work together, and don't slack off." ”

"Yes." Tian Feng responded. There are some surprises that Yuzhou Mu will actually fall into the hands of the unknown Liu Xuan, just because, he is a member of the Han family?

Xun You turned around and looked in the direction of Xuzhou, his eyes flashing.

In the 'new policy' of the imperial court, 'separation of military and government' is the most important pillar, and now that the chief officer of the civil government has been determined, who will be the military general stationed in Yuzhou?

Xun You had a guess in his heart, but he didn't want to.

In Xuzhou in Xun You's eyes, Dong Zhuo passed through Pengchengguo, rested for a while in Lu County, and then went straight to Xiapi Kingdom.

Behind Dong Zhuo was the menacing Sun Ce.

Sun Ce's soldiers and horses were only 10,000, but his morale was like a rainbow, his murderous spirit was monstrous, and he was unstoppable along the way.

He followed to Lu County, an empty city, where he rested for the night, and the next day he drove directly to Xiapi.

Cao Cao, who followed closely, seemed to have a premonition of something, and soon after entering Pengchengguo, he said to Liu Bei: "Xuande Gong, why don't we divide our troops and attack together to prevent Dong Zhuo from escaping." ”

Liu Bei thought for a moment and said, "What does General Cao mean?" ”

Cao Cao's eyes were blazing, and he said: "Xuande Gong sent troops to Guangling County, and then went north, while I went east, and Huang Zhong in the north went south, and we surrounded us on three sides, so that Dong Zhuo could not escape!" ”

Liu Bei couldn't guess what Cao Cao was thinking, but he wanted to fight for military merit.

Following Cao Cao, he could only drink soup, thinking about it, Liu Bei raised his hand and said: "Then according to General Cao's wishes, prepare to send troops to Guangling County, and then go south and surround Pi with the general." ”

Cao Cao raised his hand and looked at Liu Bei in the distance.

Then his long and narrow eyes narrowed, his heart stirred, he was full of ambition, drew his sword, and shouted: "Xiapi! ”

"Xiapi!"

"Xiapi!"

"Xiapi!"

The personal soldiers and generals behind Cao Cao all drew their swords and shouted loudly.

(End of chapter)