Chapter 117 Xun You, you are courting death!
Xun You was very anxious because as he said, Helian Chong and his men rushed all the way, which was a long journey and exhausted.
Moreover, they have no support, and they are alone and deeply involved. Although they have a total of 50,000 troops, if the strategy is well formulated and implemented well, it is not impossible to cause heavy damage to the other party in one battle.
If the first battle can greatly damage the Xianbei energy, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial to the next battle. While improving one's morale, it can also suppress the other's morale. The difference between this will be huge.
However, Gao Shun is more steadily engaged in military service, and his personality is not an impulsive and irritable type. He is his style of steady progress. He does not seek merit in everything but seeks no mistakes.
So, as soon as Xun You finished speaking, Gao Shun immediately said: "If you can make any constructive opinions or suggestions in defending the city, then I will follow the instructions of the lord when he left and listen to your advice. But unfortunately, the lord's task to us is to guard our homes and you ask for an initiative to attack. This is right, but we don't need to do this."
Xun You looked at him in shock: "No need? Do you know how good it will be for the next battle if we can give Helian Chong a headache? Did you actually tell me that there is no need?"
"There is no need for the premise that you cannot take risks." Gao Shundao, "It is indeed as you said, if you succeed, it will be of great benefit to us. But can you guarantee that you will succeed? Xun Gongda, war is not as simple as you think."
"I trained the soldiers. I know better than you. Although Helian Chong is now trapped, he has a total of 50,000 people. What about us? There are only 10,000 defenders in Qinghu City. If the Xianbei cavalry were not good at attacking the city, everyone would have been in danger now."
"The opponent has a total of 300,000 troops, six times our number! Even though he has the advantage of the city and even if the cavalry has always been unfair to attack the city, the gap in strength is here, so we can't help! Don't forget that the lord has gone deep into the grassland and we cannot help him. What we can do is not to drag him back!"
Xun You widened his eyes and asked fiercely: "I understand the truth after saying so much. I will only ask you one thing now, do you definitely not send troops?"
Gao Shun turned around and stopped looking at him, and said calmly: "Yes!"
"Okay!" Xun You smiled angrily, pointed at Gao Shun angrily and said, "You are the chief general of the defender in the city, and I can't force you. But if you remember what you said today, you will definitely regret it in the future!"
"I'll wait for that day." Gao Shun was unmoved at all.
Xun You nodded at him and left with anger.
Gao Shun's lips moved, but he did not say anything to keep or comfort him.
Seeing Gao Shun and Xun You having a big fight, the guard guards at the gate looked at Xun You who had stepped out of the door with concern, and came back to their senses and looked at Gao Shun and asked tentatively: "General, it's probably not good for you to be so disrespectful to the military advisor, right?"
At the moment of the war, two people with the highest status in the army quarreled, and different opinions appeared between decision makers. This is normal and not terrible.
I am afraid that these two guys will have resentment and cannot work together, and things will be in trouble at that time.
Three hundred thousand enemy troops are about to arrive, but the chief general has a quarrel with the military advisor. How can we fight this battle?
Gao Shun closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, saying, "Let him go, as long as it does not affect the city defense, you will be better. If you pass the order, no one will be allowed to fight without my military order. Those who violate the order shall be dealt with by military law!"
"Yes!" The guard clasped his fists and took the order and left.
Gao Shun shook his head helplessly.
In fact, he didn't want to have a quarrel with Xun You, after all, the relationship between the two is quite good.
He also knew how much benefit Xun You's method would bring if it worked, but he didn't dare to gamble!
Our own troops are already weak, and the most important thing is that these 50,000 people are still new recruits, and only a very small number of veterans. These people have never even been killed before, let alone going to the battlefield!
Putting aside the army's training and weapons and equipment, just talking about bloodiness and courage to fight, these 50,000 new recruits may not be as brave as some ruthless bandits.
If these soldiers were veterans who had experienced many battles at this moment, had extremely rich experience in the battle and had excellent combat power, he would definitely agree with Xun You's suggestion. After all, being able to kill the enemy and making achievements is the greatest pursuit of every general!
But Xun You is not a martial school after all. He understands military tactics and strategies, but he does not understand soldiers!
Gao Shun knew very well that what they needed was victory!
A group of new recruits must win the first battle. The worst case is at least a draw. Otherwise, the fearless confidence or motivation will be gone at the beginning, and a group of new recruits who have no experience and no combat power will immediately become a group of mobs.
The Xianbei has accumulated power for a long time. For the people in the border areas, the most terrifying thing is not the government, but the Xianbei!
If Zhao Yun had not had the courage and confidence of these people for three consecutive victories aroused the courage and confidence of these people, his recruitment work would have definitely not been so smooth.
If you follow Xun You's advice and take the initiative to attack the other party and catch him off guard, there is certainly a high possibility of success. But the possibility of failure is not without it!
Even if a child holds a brick in his hand, he cannot successfully attack a strong man two meters tall!
Because even the strong man didn't notice it at the beginning, with the child's height and strength, the first strike would hit the strong man's back waist position at most. If he could not break his spine at once, the strong man turned around and slapped the child with a slap!
Then there is a ruthless murder!
So, Gao Shun dare not gamble.
But he never expected that Xun You was so eager to make contributions.
Not long after he sat down, Gao Shun, who was still thinking about how to ease the relationship between the two parties, got the report. Xun You rode alone out of the city gate and headed towards Qingjiang City in the east.
After receiving the news, Gao Shun suddenly stood up and roared: "Xun You, you are looking for death!"
The personal guard who reported the news was frightened and asked tremblingly: "General, what should I do?"
Gao Shun frowned and thought carefully for a moment, and asked, "Where is the army that Helian rushed to fight now?"
The guard immediately replied: "Just resting below a small hill three hundred miles outside the city. There is an open plain with a large area, enough to accommodate 50,000 people."
Gao Shun asked again: "What about the specific location and direction?"
Qinwei said: "The specific location is not easy to say, because there is no name in that place. The direction is slightly easterly in the north of our Qinghu City."
"It is north to the east..." Gao Shun murmured to himself, "If so, then the only way for Helian Chong to advance is the Tiger Leaping Gorge. If you want to bypass the Tiger Leaping Gorge, you need to walk at least 500 miles more. Helian Chong led the army to attack, and he would definitely not take detours. Xun You want to ambush the Tiger Leaping Gorge!"
The guard asked, "Or what if we go and get him back?"
"It's too late!" Gao Shun shook his head, "Send the order and get ready to go. Order 5,000 people, prepare dry food, water, and cotton coats, and follow me out of the city!"
"Yes!" The soldier bowed and took the order.
Just as he was about to leave, Gao Shun said again: "Slowly! Let your brothers carry dry firewood, thatch and ropes with you, and bring as much as you can!"
"yes!"
After the personal guard left, Gao Shun closed his eyes and whispered: "Xun You, Xun You, you are really looking for death!"
Chapter completed!