Zhang Ji fell asleep half the night and woke up early the next day, still thinking about that problem.
He sent someone to ask, and then learned that Zhang Xiu had not sent any news, and he felt even more uneasy.
While he sent people to summon the generals to discuss matters and prepare to attack Duan Chuan, he was moving in front of the tent.
Just when he was about to have breakfast, Zhang Xiu finally sent the news.
A piece of news that Zhang Ji never expected.
Yesterday, Li Ying and Li Wei led ten thousand people to attack Yang Feng's position, but Yang Fengying attacked him and Li Wei was killed. Li Ying led his troops to attack fiercely for a day, losing thousands of people, and returned without success.
Zhang Ji suspected that the messenger had remembered it wrong and asked again and again.
Then he noticed that the messenger's expression was unnatural.
Zhang Ji was annoyed. "Why was yesterday's news only delivered this morning?"
The messenger panicked and did not dare to hide it anymore, so he told the truth.
The reason why the news is being sent back now is because Zhang Xiu is far away from the battlefield and spent some time to find out the news.
This news was so unreasonable that Zhang Xiu did not dare to believe it. After confirming it repeatedly, he dared to send it back.
As for why Zhang Xiu was so far away from the battlefield, it was because the night before yesterday, Zhang Xiu was attacked and almost lost his life. Even the battle flag was snatched away.
This battle flag appeared in Yang Feng's camp yesterday.
After Zhang Ji listened, he didn't say anything for a long time.
This news is even more shocking than Shi Sunrui's defeat of Li Shi.
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"Attack?" Li Ying looked at Li Jue and couldn't believe his ears.
Li Jue thought about it all night, but chose the least cost-effective option?
They debated for half the night last night over whether to fight again today. Most people agreed to take it slow and not rush to attack.
The positions of Yang Feng and Shi Sunrui are strong, and a strong attack will inevitably cause heavy losses. This has been proven by facts and there is no doubt.
On the contrary, the emperor has neither reinforcements to look forward to nor reserves of grain and grass, so he relies entirely on Duan Xuan's supply. Now that Zhang Xiu has cut off the grain route, it will be a matter of time before the emperor runs out of grain. Once grain is cut off, the court will inevitably collapse without a fight.
Why take risks when there are obviously bargains to be found?
If the loss is too great, even if Yang Feng's position is defeated, how will he face the possible reinforcements from Duan Xuan and Yang Ding? And the joint fight between Guo Si and Zhang Ji?
No matter how you look at it, this doesn't seem like a wise choice.
Li Ying even suspected that this was his sister-in-law Hu's idea again.
Only women would make such mindless suggestions.
Faced with Li Ying's questioning, Li Jue was very angry and slapped the case hard. "What, you even want to disobey my order?"
Li Ying's face darkened, and he suppressed the anger in his chest. "Brother, it's not that I want to disobey your order, I just did this..."
"The loss will be great if we do this, but if we don't do this, we will probably be eaten alive without any bones left." Li Jue was furious, jumped up, pointed outside the tent, and roared. "What do you think?
What are Guo Duo waiting for? What are Yang Ding waiting for? What are Duan Xuan and Zhang Ji waiting for? They are waiting for me to show my flaws. With ten thousand people, even Yang Feng's camp cannot be broken, who will treat me as a fool?
What's going on?"
Li Jue's eyes were bloodshot and his expression was ferocious. "At that time, we will not only have to face Yang Feng, but also Guo Duo and Yang Ding. They will all pounce on us and tear us into pieces first, and then separate us.
High and low.”
Li Ying looked at Li Jue and was speechless.
He knew that Li Jue had gone crazy and felt that everyone wanted to kill him.
Those who kill will eventually be killed.
As strong as Dong Zhuo, wouldn't he also die under Lu Bu's halberd in the end?
How could Li Jue escape this fate?
"Are you willing to face Yang Feng, or are you willing to face the siege of Guo Duo, Yang Ding and others?" Seeing Li Ying standing still, Li Jue became even more angry and kicked the case in front of him. "If you are
If you don’t dare, just go back to the Central Army to rest, and I’ll send someone else there.”
Li Ying sighed and bowed to accept the order. "I just listen to my brother."
Li Jue's expression calmed down a little, and he walked up to Li Ying and put his arm around Li Ying's shoulders. "You need brothers to fight a tiger. No one else can be trusted. Only our brothers, father and son, can be trusted. What kind of person is Yang Feng? How can you still believe it?"
I don’t know? You are a brave man. Even if the emperor comes to his camp, how long can it last to boost morale? They took advantage of it yesterday. You must be more careful today and fight steadily, and you will surely win."
Li Ying nodded in agreement, but said in his heart that father and son are father and son, but brothers are not brothers. Why don't you let Li Shi and Hu Feng do this?
Li Jue breathed a sigh of relief. "I asked Li Li to help you. You don't have to attack like yesterday, as long as you don't let Yang Feng rest. When others see that you are still attacking Yang Feng, they don't dare to act rashly. We will
There is still a chance.”
Li Ying nodded again.
Li Jue's words are quite reasonable.
This shows that he also thought carefully and was not impulsive.
But from another perspective, this also shows that the Li family has reached the end of the road and has no other choice but to bite the bullet.
"Please rest assured, brother, I will do my best."
"Okay." Li Jue patted Li Ying's shoulder hard.
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When the sun rose over the plateau behind us, the war drums sounded again.
Li Ying attacked again.
This time, it was Li Li who was responsible for the offensive mission.
Li Li was the disciple of Li Jue and also the disciple of Li Ying. He was in his early twenties, when he was in his prime.
After being transferred to Li Ying's command by Li Jue, he took the initiative to ask for orders, patting his chest and saying that he would capture Yang Feng's camp and avenge his uncle Li Wei.
Li Ying felt very uncomfortable with Li Li's bold declaration of war.
You want to avenge Li Wei, don’t I?
Do you think I was doing it perfunctorily after I fought all day yesterday, or that I colluded with Yang Feng and deliberately acted it out for you?
Li Ying agreed to Li Li's request to fight and encouraged Li Li with a few words of encouragement without sincerity.
Li Li didn't care, led his troops into formation, and then launched a fierce attack on Yang Feng's position.
In order to show his importance, he led his guard battalion to stand in front of the formation and approached the range of the crossbow.
The personal guards were very nervous and personally held large shields to protect Li Li. Several of them stared at the crossbows on the hillside with their eyes wide open, fearing that a cold arrow would suddenly fly and kill Li Li.
Li Li's actions also boosted morale. Under the cover of the crossbowmen, a group of infantry carried the wooden platoon prepared overnight, rushed out of the position, and killed Yang Feng's position.
Yang Feng did not dare to neglect and ordered an attack.
The Xiliang army used wooden platoons as large shields and successfully rushed to the trench. They knocked down the wooden platoons and asked the crossbowmen to fire forward. At the same time, they sent some warriors to jump into the trench in an attempt to force a breakthrough, climb to the opposite side, and attack the Baibo army.
A gap was opened in the soldiers' position to facilitate the erection of wooden rafts.
Dozens of soldiers jumped into the pit, but found that it was easy to jump down but difficult to climb up. The walls of the pit were high and steep, and there were no ladders. They had to build ladders, or throw wooden rafts into the ditch to serve as ladders.
The Xiliang army was ill-prepared and panicked for a moment, giving the Baibo army ample time to react and attack head-on.
Not long after, Qu Xiliang's soldiers lost thirty or forty soldiers. Seeing that there was no hope of breakthrough, Qu Junhou had to order a retreat.
Li Li was furious and ordered General Qu Junhou to come over. He accused him of cowardice and beheaded him himself.
"Attack again!" Li Li raised his bloody sword and shouted loudly. "Anyone who is lazy or timid will be killed without mercy."