Chapter five hundred and twenty first just committed
"The emperor of Dongyezi has exhausted his horse power but keeps trying to make progress, so he knows that he will be defeated." [Emperor Ming Dynasty sparsely admonished the palace to be repaired]
The shallow walls of Liaocheng Pool made it inconvenient to garrison a large army, so Yuan Shao had to station all his troops at a dangerous location next to Liaocheng.
The sudden heavy rain at this time not only disrupted Yuan Shao's plan to take the opportunity to march, rescue Yan Liang, and counterattack the imperial court, but the cold and gloomy autumn rain reminded him of the desolation and powerlessness he had seen when he invaded Huguan and independent Yecheng Gaoliu a few years ago.
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Guo Tu, Tian Feng and others walked in wearing bamboo hats and slightly wet hair and clothes.
What was different from usual was that although Tian Feng was still very respectful when meeting Yuan Shao, his expression could not hide a trace of resentment and annoyance.
Fortunately, Yuan Shao had never liked this straightforward subordinate. At this time, he pretended not to see him and asked Guo Tu: "Is there any news from Qingzhou?"
"It's been a long detour. I can't ride a fast horse, but I can go back and forth very quickly." Guo Tuning thought for a moment, then picked a small thing and said, "Lü Bu is dead."
"Yeah." Yuan Shao raised his brows slightly, responded lightly, and then said: "What next?"
"General Yuan was defeated at Xia Pi and fled to Yangzhou. Lu Bu conspired to defect, but Dong Zhao plotted against him and forced him to go into battle. Therefore, the eldest son lost to Cao Cao. After a slight setback, he has now retreated to Langye." Tian Feng couldn't stand it.
Guo Tu hesitated, looking worried, but he opened his mouth and spoke out.
Yuan Shao frowned and said sternly: "Is this happening?"
It was not surprising that his son Yuan Tan could not defeat Cao Cao. What was surprising was that Yuan Shu had a strong army and could not even defeat Liu Bei?
Tian Feng was about to express his resentment and raised his voice: "Are there enough wonders in the world? When we went south, I repeatedly suggested that Cangting is the ferry crossing of the Yellow River. It is in an important position and must be the place where the imperial court collects grain.
We only need to send the generals and cavalry to attack. In less than three days, all the food and grass will be burned. By then, the imperial court will be in chaos, and our army can defeat it in one fell swoop."
It's no wonder that he was so generous. When he was planning the march, he could see the importance of Cangtingjin at a glance. It was located south of the Yellow River. It was both the rear and the front line. It was also convenient on land and water. It could not only supply the military needs of the court, but also
It is more convenient to support the needs of Xuzhou. As long as a surprise attack is carried out here, most of the military supplies of the imperial court for this battle can be burned, and a knife can be stuck in the back of the imperial army, thus annihilating the emperor on the north bank.
This was a very risky but promising strategy, but Yuan Shao did not agree with it at the time. He thought that the total number of troops under his command was far greater than that of the imperial court, so why not defeat him face to face with an upright army? Moreover, Cangtingjin
The location where the imperial court stored grain was entirely a conjecture by Tian Feng without any solid evidence. Just as Guo Tu retorted at the time: "Not only is Cangting important, Dongwuping on its north bank is not only a big city, but also close to the river, and it is close to their backs."
Back. If I were one of their advisors, why would I put my grain storage place in a mere pavilion?"
Therefore, Yuan Shao refused to support the risky operation of sending troops deep into the opponent's hinterland.
Now that Yan Liang's battle is gone and all the 20,000 forward troops and horses are lost, although it does not prove that Tian Feng's words are definitely correct, it proves that Yuan Shao's insistence is wrong.
However, Tian Feng did not know why, but he believed that the defeat in this battle was entirely due to Yuan Shao's disobedience to his advice. If he had obeyed him earlier, the battle situation would not have turned out like this.
"Listen to me earlier and you will be safe like this!"
Yuan Shao felt sorry for Yan Liang's death in his heart, and at the same time he did not have a trace of regret. However, seeing Tian Feng's unreasonable and unforgiving look, the trace of regret disappeared and he said impatiently: "If you listen to what you say,
What if it leads to failure?"
Tian Feng's eyes widened and he said: "Impossible!"
Then he seemed to want to repeat the conclusion he had deduced at that time to prove that the raid on Cangting was indeed a feasible strategy. Guo Tu, who was very observant, did not give him this chance. He had already seen that Yuan Shao was in a bad mood and Tian Feng wanted to go there.
Adding fuel to the fire is not asking for death?
Guo Tu quickly interrupted Tian Feng's intention to speak and said directly: "The past cannot be forgotten. If Mr. Tian is talented, he should think about how to deal with the current situation for Mr. Yuan. Although the rain hinders the use of troops, it also makes
Our army's Karasuma and other cavalry are of no use, so why don't you give me another good idea for your reference?"
Tian Feng didn't even think about it and said, "Now the only option is to retreat."
"Retreat?" Guo Tu felt funny and asked: "Our army is here, and you just say you want to retreat?"
Tian Feng raised his head, looked at Guo Tu with a look of disdain, and said: "If I retreat and the enemy advances, the enemy will follow me into Jizhou. Now their troops are scattered everywhere. Although they are powerful, there are actually good opportunities to defeat the enemy everywhere. We just need to defeat them.
When the temptation is deep enough to make it difficult for other armies to respond, our army can turn around and attack. Once the emperor is defeated, what will the rest say?"
At this time, the main force of the imperial court is in front of him, and Fan Chou's troops closest to him are far away in Puyang. If Tian Feng's words are true, retreating troops in exchange for the opponent's continuous penetration, opening up the connection with friendly forces, and making each other unable to rescue each other,
At that time, encirclement and annihilation were easy to succeed. Although the method was good, Tian Feng seemed not to have thought about whether Xun You and Jia Xu who were beside the emperor would really cooperate as he thought.
Guo Tu did not agree with this bold strategy and said: "Our army has been defeated for the first time. If we retreat without fighting, what will happen to our military morale? What will happen if the pretended retreat turns into a real rout due to the noise?"
Yuan Shao's disciples relied on the large number of troops and said unhappily: "Retreating troops will greatly damage morale. The so-called retreating troops at this time, even if it is to lure the enemy, is a big mistake."
Tian Feng's eyes averted and he seemed to be angry again. He turned his head as if he was complaining to himself: "If you have a good plan but it doesn't work, why should you just say it?"
Yuan Shaocai's anger, which had subsided quite a bit, was aroused by him again: "What are you talking about?" He asked him to go out.
Tian Feng smiled miserably, stopped wearing his bamboo hat, opened his tent and walked straight into the rain. His voice could still be heard in the patter of rain: "I've said it all, but it can last forever!"
"This old guy!" Yuan Shao was finally completely angered by him. Before Guo Tu could say anything to provoke him, he ordered someone to go out and imprison Tian Feng: "He is getting more and more disgraceful. When I heard what he said,
He has never gained any land in Huguan. Now if he doesn't listen to him, he will think he has a plan if he is at a slight disadvantage. What's the point of blaming me for not listening to him?"
Guo Tu also felt that Tian Feng was too reckless. No matter how outspoken he was, it was not the right way to remonstrate. He felt vaguely strange, but he couldn't explain it. Anyway, Tian Feng was in jail. When his old enemy left, Guo Tu
He was also proud in his heart: "Tian Feng spoke lies and disturbed the morale of our army. I clearly can't keep him here anymore."
"You're right." Yuan Shao was worried about the powerful Jizhou power behind Tian Feng and did not dare to kill him: "First let him be escorted back to Nanpi, and then I will ask him face to face after I defeat the class teacher.
Any ideas?"
"The battle is not far away. Now we just have to wait for the rain to stop." Guo Tu smiled softly and said: "Our army's forward has been frustrated, but its strength is still there. As long as we advance step by step, we will be safe. First, those soldiers and horses
No matter how careful we are, after all, the number of people is limited, and one cannot equal ten; for the two, the food and grass are transported from far away from Guanzhong and cannot be consumed. How can Yanyu's treasury alone support the multi-party war? And our army is waiting for work at leisure. Behind us is Jizhou, with soldiers and horses.
, the supply of food and grass is convenient, the mutual growth and decline, the victory or defeat is clear, why should we follow Tian Feng's plan and lead the army into danger?"
"Yes." Yuan Shao heard what Guo Tu said was very reasonable, so he gradually felt relieved. So what if he lost on the battlefield in Xuzhou? As long as he holds on and defeats the emperor's main force, he will be able to survive.
Guo Tu breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly remembered something and said: "Jushou and Tian Feng have always been on good terms, and now he is guarding Wei County. If the news of Tian Feng's imprisonment spreads..."
"This person is also a tough talker." Yuan Shao said this, but he remembered that the other person was related to the opposing general Ju Jun, and he had been very restrained in the past two years, unlike in the past when he competed with Tian Feng to choke him with words.
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This is also strange. Tian Feng is outspoken and Yuan Shao is not happy. Once Jushou restrains his sharp edge, Yuan Shao feels even more uncertain. Instead, he feels that Jushou's stance is unpredictable. Now even Xunyou's relative Xunchen has been neglected by him, Yuan Shao thought,
After Tian Feng was imprisoned, it was inconvenient for Ju Shou to entrust him with important responsibilities regardless of whether he had contacted Ju Jun or not:
"I think we can move him to the front of the army and let Chunyu Zhongjian guard Wei County."