Chapter five hundred and fifty first brave and cowardly
"Those who are timid against small enemies show their sincerity; those who are brave against big enemies show their power." [Dr. He's Preparation]
The emperor was still standing on the stage with Jia Xu and others, squinting his eyes and looking into the distance, watching the uniformed Northern and Southern armies rushing forward like a river, overflowing the chaotic crowd, and a relaxed expression finally appeared on his calm face. .
Suddenly, there was an exciting noise from the front line. The emperor stood under the banner and looked at the front army from a distance, and said softly: "Someone must have killed the general."
Sure enough, not long after, General Zhang Meng, the lieutenant in Yulin, reported that he had killed Yuan Shao's cavalry school captain Han Ju, and reported to Yuan Shao that seeing the army's defeat, he sent out 20,000 men including school captains Han Xun and Lu Kuang. The camp is now blocked by Yu Linqi.
"Gao Shun and others have few troops. Even though Wen Chou's troops have been cut head to tail, they still account for the majority. Send an order to Zhao Yun and let him lead the infantry battalion to fight." The emperor immediately ordered. It was roughly estimated that Wen Chou still had some left in the front. There are more than 20,000 people, and the divided rear army should only have more than 10,000 people. Coupled with Han Xun and other troops who sent out camps to support, the number of soldiers and horses is still higher than that of the Northern and Southern armies.
"Thank you." Jia Xu responded lightly, took half of the tiger talisman for infantry battalion mobilization from the emperor's hand, walked straight to the edge of the stage, relayed the oral instructions, and raised his hand to drop the tiger talisman, which happened to be caught by Zhao Yun who was waiting here. Take it in your hand.
Zhao Yun lowered his head and hurriedly put together his half piece of tiger talisman with it. After the agreement was fulfilled, he sang loudly in the audience, and then followed the strategy decided before the war started and led the prepared infantry battalion to rush out of the camp.
After the infantry battalion left, there were only two auxiliary battalions left in the camp, with a total of six to seven thousand people, as well as some soldiers and horses.
The main troops and horses were gradually mobilized, and the emperor readjusted the defense, placing two auxiliary battalions on the outermost perimeter to defend the camp, and transferred some of the army guards from Chang'an. Lang Wei gathered in the audience and was led by the guard order Wang Zhong to replace him. The infantry battalion serves as the second level of protection, and finally the Habayashiro and Hubenro in front of the palace are ordered to come on stage to guard the palace.
These bodyguards, known as "Dianqianlang", are not very expensive. In addition to the emperor's personal selection, they can only be recommended by the military chiefs and pass the examination. This is the reserve echelon used by the emperor to train future generals. , more important than the secretary general. Not only should they be taken with them every time they travel, to cultivate their loyalty to the emperor at any time, but they will also be allowed to participate in military activities depending on their level.
People like Zhou Yu, Meng Da, Zhang Xiu, and Tai Shici came from Dianqian Yulinlang, and now they have begun to make a name for themselves outside. The remaining dozen or so Dianqianlang, such as Xu Chu, Lu Su, Jiang Xu, Zhang Heng, and others are still Some of those who accompanied the emperor saw the battle in the distance with victory in sight, and they were eager to fight and greedy.
The emperor began to pay attention to the movements around him, turned around and asked, "Do you want to go too?"
"The last general will not dare." Xu Chu, the tiger warrior man in front of the palace, and Lu Su, the feather warrior man in front of the palace, said each.
The former wanted to be loyal to his duty, while the latter easily weighed the importance between participating in the war at this time and still protecting the emperor, and quickly got the answer.
However, Jiang Xu and Zhang Heng, the Yulin Langs in front of the palace, made different voices: "Today is the day to make great achievements. There is no reason for the general not to want to or not to do so."
"Shan." The emperor raised his palms and encouraged, "Who else is there?"
Everyone knew that while the emperor was majestic and intimidating, he would occasionally get close to others. At this moment, some of the outspoken ministers could not help but ask for help.
The emperor looked at them one by one and didn't say anything. He just nodded and said: "Immediately, you and others went to find Wu Kuang and others. Each of them led 200 auxiliary troops and went out to fight. The success or failure depends on your own efforts."
Although Jiang Xu, Zhang Heng and others served as guards around the emperor, they saw ministers and listened to state affairs every day, and were able to learn things they had never learned before. But they came from the battlefield, were young and energetic, and still had no interest in military merit.
With a yearning from the bottom of their hearts. They were eager to perform meritorious service, and did not object when they saw the emperor. They hurriedly recommended themselves to accept the order, and hurriedly stepped down to prepare themselves and take a share of the melee in the distance.
"Let's go!" Zhang Heng is dark and thin, with a monkey-like figure, and his movements when jumping on the horse are extremely vigorous. Although he is called an auxiliary soldier, the auxiliary soldiers of the North and South Army still train daily. The two hundred
Under the leadership of Zhang Heng, the auxiliary soldiers quickly rushed out of the camp in an orderly manner and rushed straight into the enemy's position along the path of the infantry battalion in front.
"You run fast!" Jiang Xu looked at Zhang Henghou's anxious look and said with a hearty smile, and then he led his soldiers and horses to fight out.
At this time, nearly 2,000 people were missing from the camp that already had only 10,000 people. Xun You seemed to feel something was wrong and said aloud: "I see that there seems to be some spare strength in Yuan's army camp. Your Majesty still needs to be cautious."
He just wanted to use this to express his loyalty and concern for the king. If he really wanted to stop him, he should have said this when Zhang Heng and others eagerly accepted the order. It can be seen that in Xun You's mind, the camp's troops were no more than seven.
Thousands is not the problem, not only Yuan Shao's indecisiveness, even if he rarely moves his troops in danger, he can't get around the cavalry who always stay out of the melee, retreat as soon as the battle begins, and never participate in the fight.
"It's no use staying here if your heart is not here." The emperor's words made Xun You stunned. He didn't know who the emperor was referring to. Maybe he was not just referring to one person, but many people could match him: "It's better to give it to him."
Waiting for a good place to go.”
Xun You's heart trembled violently, and he almost spoke softly.
At this time, the emperor had sat down on the couch next to him and pointed to the couches on both sides. Lu Su and others consciously moved the screen to surround the emperor and his ministers, facing the empty and crowded battlefield.
Liaocheng, the farthest place, seems to be an isolated island amid the waves of people.
The emperor's eyes wandered around the battlefield for a few times before he looked back, and he asked: "I once read the "Han Chronicles", which said that when Emperor Guangwu used troops, he was often 'cowardly when he sees a small enemy, and brave when he sees a big enemy.'
.Does Mr. Xun know what this means?"
Xun You lowered his eyebrows and replied: "I think that when the enemy is outnumbered and we are numerous, we must fight against the enemy with cowardice, use our troops prudently and not be careless. This is the way to victory. But when the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, for example, Emperor Guangwu fought with thieves in Kunming.
Yang, you should choose a fighting opportunity and march forward bravely. This is also the way to defeat the enemy."
"Now we are outnumbered?" The emperor smiled at Xun You.
Xun You knew that the emperor was responding to his previous advice, and despite the weak defense, he had to mobilize the main force that could fight. This was also a sign of "being brave in the face of a powerful enemy".
It's just that the 'big enemy' in front of him is nothing compared to what Emperor Guangwu faced back then.
"People in the past said that Emperor Guangwu was 'cowardly when he saw a small enemy, but brave when he saw a big one', but I am not like that." The emperor suppressed his smile and looked at the fierce battlefield in the distance. There were more people dead and more blood.
He had never been up close to the battle during the two personal expeditions, and he actually had an unreal illusion, as if he was watching the war projection on the screen from a distance.
The emperor shook his head gently and got rid of this ridiculous idea. He continued: "I see the big enemy is timid and the small enemy is brave. The Eastern Expedition is like a boat sailing on the river. It goes smoothly all the way. It seems that there is God's help. However, I don't know that the enemy is brave.
If this is the case, the more timid I become."
Attendant Lu Su was standing not far away. Hearing these words, he instantly became curious, "Be timid when you see a big enemy, be brave when you see a small enemy." How could the emperor use this sentence to describe himself that was completely different from Emperor Guangwu?