Chapter 199: Ten Thousand Miles of Snow
At that moment, Tian Feng strode to the middle of the hall and said loudly: "Our army has been fighting fiercely for many years, and now it has just been resting for less than a year. www.biquge.infoFurthermore, this heavy snowfall came suddenly, our army was unprepared, the ordnance and materials were not properly prepared at all, and the logistics were not yet complete, so how could it be a war? Third, the expansion of armaments, the construction of Yanjing, and other expenses would have already caused a deficit in the money and grain of our army, and if it were not for the help of the Shangguan Chamber of Commerce and the Taishi Chamber of Commerce, our army would not even have the money to support the soldiers, so how could it afford such a large-scale battle? Based on these three points, a certain person did not agree to the lord to go to war!"
Tian Feng is really a straight person, and he really lives up to the hat that the future generations have just committed with him. The battle plan has been drawn up by Yuan Qi himself, and most of the officials have agreed, and at this juncture, Tian Feng has a protrusion and says these three reasons for not being able to fight.
In fact, what Tian Feng said is not unreasonable, Yuan Qi also knows that his current net worth can't withstand the toss, 150,000 Youhe army sounds like a lot, but more than half of them are recruits who have just enlisted in the army within a year, after they set foot on the battlefield, it is already very good not to be scared stupid by the cruel killing, if this is the reason for the defeat of this battle, Yuan Qi is thinking of organizing an army of more than 100,000, and the expenses required are really not what he can afford now. This is also an important reason why Yuan Qi has always insisted on taking the elite route, because he doesn't have so much money in his hands.
Seeing that Yuan Qi was silent, Tian Feng continued unrelentingly: "My lord, the lessons of the death of the country due to the recklessness of the army have been too many since ancient times, and our army should continue to recuperate, so that the soldiers in the territory are sufficient, and the country is rich and the people are safe, before they can move the army to the north or south." It is a bitter cold place, and the population is sparse, so the lord either does not fight. If you want to fight, you have to fight a war, and it is a long-term plan to minimize the loss of soldiers. In an uncertain battle like the one in front of us, it is better not to fight or not to fight. ”
As we all know, Tian Feng's family was killed by Yuan Ding, and it stands to reason that expanding his power and accumulating strength should be something that Tian Feng likes to see, in that case, it will be the day when Yuan Qi waved his troops south to attack Yuan Ding. will be one step closer. However, Tian Feng strongly advocated a boycott of the war, starting from the overall situation of the annexation, analyzed the reasons for the boycott, and completely put personal grievances behind, which alone is admirable enough.
Yuan Qi pressed the table and asked the officials present, "Does anyone else support Mr. Yuan Hao's point of view?"
Gu Yong was in charge of Youzhou's money and grain, and knew that with the storage in the treasury, he really couldn't withstand the big war. So he stood up silently, stood by Tian Feng's side, and expressed his own position. After Gu Yong, several more officials came forward one after another. Support Tian Feng's view. The old minister under Yuan Ying, Yan Yi, who is currently the Taishou of Yanjing, is also among them.
Such a blatant opposition to the established strategy of the lord, and a group of gangs in front of the lord. I am afraid that the situation of expressing dissatisfaction can only occur in the state pastoral government of the beginning of the yuan. The side reflects Yuan Qi's benevolence and tolerance towards his subordinates. If this is under Yuan Ding's command, even if Tian Feng and the others are not punished, I am afraid they will not be reused in the future. The wide and harmonious atmosphere within the Youhe Group and the generosity of the Yuan Qi can be seen from this.
However, this battle must be fought. The reason is simple, if you want to fight a good war externally, the rear must be absolutely safe. He is not ready, the enemy is also not ready, and the sooner he achieves hegemony, the more he will be sure in the subsequent turmoil of the Three Realms, time, he doesn't want to delay any longer.
Seeing Yuan Qi's thoughts, Zhuge Liang stood up and said to Tian Feng and the others: "Everyone, what Mr. Yuan Hao said is indeed reasonable. However, if we miss this opportunity, Yuan Ding and the alien races in the northern Xinjiang will collude with each other in the future and invade from both directions, how can we resist?"
Zhuge Liang's words resonated with many people, Yuan Ding had colluded with the people of the Thorn Tower in order to occupy Jizhou, forcing the original Jizhou Mu Hanfu to suffer from the enemy, and finally killed himself, the bloody lesson was in front of him, how could he not attract the attention of everyone? Who dares to guarantee that Yuan Ding will not collude with the Thorn Tower or even Xianbei and Xin Man to deal with Yuan Qi again in the future?
After setting the tone of righteousness for his remarks, Zhuge Liang began to analyze Tian Feng's arguments one by one: "There are indeed a large number of recruits in our army, and Liang is also very worried about putting them into the battlefield. However, without experiencing the baptism of war, they will never grow into elite soldiers in a hundred battles by training alone, and this battle is an excellent opportunity to train them. The equipment of the aliens is extremely simple, and it can just be a whetstone for our army's recruits, so that they can grow up quickly, otherwise, in the future, in the face of the well-equipped and well-trained Yuan Ding army, what will they use to compete?"
"In addition, the sudden arrival of this heavy snowfall made our army unprepared. Speaking of which, in the past year, our army has been recuperating and training its soldiers, and this is the time when morale is high, and when the Xianbei people suffer from this natural disaster, everyone is panicked and in danger and cannot eat, and their morale will inevitably be low. If the sword is not sharpened, it will rust; if the morale is high and we do not fight, it will inevitably lead to a low point in the morale of our army.
"Finally, it's not wrong that our army's finances are tight. It is true that large-scale operations are not realistic, but our army is only focusing on one route and the other two roads are mainly defensive, and such a strategy can still be dealt with with with the current finances. For the time being, the expansion of Yanjing was interrupted and the limited financial resources were transferred to the operation, which was enough to ensure the battle of our army. As for the post-war period, the funds for the expansion of Yanjing will fall on the Xianbei people. Heavy snow froze to death a large number of cattle and sheep of the Xianbei people, these cattle and sheep in the hands of the Xianbei people, can only play the role of hunger, become the food of the Xianbei people, but if it falls into our hands, it will be different, wool, sheep's horns, cowhides, bezoars, etc., can be exchanged for money and grain, as long as our army wins the battle, why worry about no follow-up money and food? This is the reason for the war to feed the war. ”
After Zhuge Liang's tirade was finished, it immediately aroused warm applause from all the generals and more than half of the civil officials, and even Jia Yuan, who was moody, couldn't help but stand up and applaud.
In the midst of applause, Tian Feng lowered his head and thought carefully, repeatedly considering the feasibility of Zhuge Liang's words. After a long time, Tian Feng Huoran raised his head, first bowed deeply to Zhuge Liang, and said, "Kong Ming's insight is very human's ability. Today, I understand why the Lord Guild bothered so much to cultivate you, and in your chest, you really have the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes, and set the policy of national security, and a certain worship. ”
Then, Tian Feng turned his words, looked at Yuan Qi and said loudly: "Lord, after Kong Ming's analysis, a certain will no longer stop the lord's decision. However, a certain period of time is required from the lord, after all, this battle is too risky. If it succeeds, its strength will be greatly enhanced, and if it is defeated, its army will fall into a place from which there will be no return. ”
Yuan Qi also knew that this battle was indeed taking a big risk. Although the prospect outlined by Zhuge Liang is attractive, it is based on the victory over the Xianbei people, if this battle is defeated, it will fall into the land of no return as Tian Feng said, not only will it consume a lot of grain and grass, lose a large number of new soldiers, and even lead to a regression in the economy of the secluded and merge, and it is impossible to recover without two or three years. However, let's not forget, how Yuan Qi came to this world, Yuan Qi's nature is full of adventurous spirit, in the face of all unknown and difficult challenges, Yuan Qi will never retreat, he will only overcome the difficulties in front of him one by one, one by one to overcome the challenges in front of him, and take the difficulties and challenges as a stepping stone for himself to reach the peak!
"Three months! Give a certain three months! A certain meeting will give you an answer, and give an explanation to all the people in the territory of Youhe. Yuan Qi looked at Tian Feng and said seriously.
If it were someone else, his lord had already made such a concession, he would definitely borrow the slope to get off the donkey and obey. But Tian Feng won't, he will never know what obedience is. After hearing the deadline given by Yuan Qi, Tian Feng thought for a moment, and then slowly shook his head: "Three months, too long." I can't agree to take all the limited money and food as a bet on this battle. It is necessary to leave the necessary emergency needs for the future, so I can only give the lord two months to straighten out the grain and grass in the rear for our army to fight!"
After hearing Tian Feng's firm words, Yuan Qiteng stood up and looked at Tian Feng intently, no one could tell what he was thinking from his facial expressions.
Gu Yong, who was standing beside Tian Feng, thought that Yuan Qi was angry, so he hurriedly pulled Tian Feng secretly, and then said to Yuan Qi: "The lord is angry. Three months is three months, and Yong guarantees that within three months, the soldiers fighting on the front line will not be short of a grain of grain. ”
Yan Yi, an old minister, also persuaded Tian Feng in a low voice: "Yuan Hao, don't be stubborn anymore, quickly admit your mistakes to the lord." ”
Unexpectedly, Tian Feng didn't seem to hear their words, and still looked at Yuan Qi without giving in, and said: "Two months, two months at most!"
As soon as this remark came out, the whole house was shocked. The military generals were headed by Qi Tian, and the Wenchen was headed by Zhuge Liang, all of them stood up and bowed to Yuan: "Please calm the anger of the lord, since ancient times, I hope the lord will think twice!"
"Hahaha," Yuan Qi suddenly laughed, laughed and said: "Do you think that Yuan Ding is the small-bellied chicken intestines?
The laughter gradually stopped, and Yuan Qi said again with a serious look: "With copper as a mirror, you can be dressed properly, with the ancient as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall, and with people as a mirror, you can see the gains and losses." Tian Yuanhao is a certain mirror, a mirror that can see gains and losses!"