Huan Chong looked at Huan Xuan expectantly, hoping that this young man could come up with a good idea at this time.
After all, Huan Chong is already old, and he has never had the ambition to be an emperor. His mission is just to take care of the Huan family's foundation, because his brother Huan Wen entrusted everything to him before his death, asking him to train Huan Xuan well and wait until Huan
When Xuan grows up, let him take over.
Huan Chong respected his brother very much, just like his parents, so he never had any inappropriate thoughts. He always hoped that Huan Xuan could grow up quickly so that he could shoulder the huge burden of the Huan family.
In this Northern Expedition, Huan Xuan obviously made a lot of progress. He won the first battle, allowing everyone to see Huan Xuan's ability and initially established his prestige. However, the subsequent setbacks, in Huan Chong's view, were the beginning of Huan Xuan's maturity.
Huan Chong only hoped that Huan Xuan could learn war, struggle, and the cruelty of politics in the war, so that he would have the opportunity to participate in gambling in this turbulent era.
And the spoils of these heroes' gambling will be the entire world!
This matter is too simple for Huan Chong. After all, the Han River is still under his control, and the Jingzhou Army still has an absolute advantage. He only needs to retreat steadily along the road to lead the army.
go back.
But such a large-scale Northern Expedition would be too useless if this was the result. Especially Huan Xuan, Huan Chong wanted to hear what good insights he had.
After all, Huan Xuan was Huan Xuan. He thought for a moment and then said something that even Huan Chong could not expect: "Uncle! Just now he said that we need to send troops back for reinforcements, but my nephew still thinks that this time, we can select elite troops.
Attack Chang'an day and night!"
This time, not only other generals, but also Huan Chong shook his head like a twang, but Huan Xuan persisted with more confidence. He firmly believed that this move could decisively change the entire battle situation.
"Uncle, if we say that the last surprise attack on Chang'an was still very risky, my nephew can be sure that this time there is almost no risk in the surprise attack on Chang'an. Fu Jian has no soldiers left. Since he dared to surprise Jingzhou from Shu
, must have mobilized all the remaining soldiers in the pass, my nephew dares to say it bluntly, now Chang'an can be said to be an empty city."
"Even if there are three thousand people in Chang'an, you can't defeat it." Huan Chong said decisively, "Last time, if Fu Hong'er hadn't arrived suddenly, I could have let you go. But now the situation has reversed, and it is not in my favor. They attacked Chang'an by surprise.
This move is impossible!"
"Yes, Major General, we must not act rashly at this moment or that moment. It is better to return to Jingzhou as soon as possible to aid."
"That's right, what General Li said makes sense. Major General, it's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. It's better to ensure the foundation first and then make progress. This is the best policy."
Everyone was talking a lot, but they all had one idea: a surprise attack on Chang'an was too risky, and it was not appropriate to do it at this time.
Seeing that everyone did not support him, Huan Chong was steady by nature and said: "Jingdao, you see, it is better to be cautious at this time. There are always many opportunities for revenge. Even if you go and fight Fu Hong again before
It’s okay to fight.”
However, Huan Xuan unexpectedly knelt down and said in a long voice: "Uncle! My nephew is willing to lead three thousand cavalry to attack Chang'an. If he fails, he will be benevolent!"
"You!" Huan Chong never expected that Huan Xuan would dare to intimidate him in public. He was trembling with anger and said with trembling fingers: "Okay! Are your wings stiff? Come on, write me a military order. Now
Just write!”
The clerk tremblingly brought the Four Treasures of the Study. Unexpectedly, Huan Xuan actually went up and wrote as soon as he picked up the pen. He actually finished it in half a cup of tea, and even said plausibly: "Uncle, look."
Huan Chong originally said that the military order was just to scare Huan Xuan, but he didn't expect that he actually wrote it. Huan Chong was so angry that he repeatedly said: "Hurry up and sign, ah! Hurry! If you don't sign, I will use military law on you immediately."
!”
This scene developed so fast that all the generals did not expect it. They watched Huan Xuan bit his finger, stained it with his own blood, and then pressed it resolutely. Huan Chong immediately became angry and almost fainted.
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The Western Front is still in a short-lived dynamic equilibrium, but as the old saying goes, blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come singly. The Northern Expedition, which was originally going smoothly, looks like it may really be disrupted.
The Eastern Front was originally led by Xie Xuan, who walked cautiously along the way, only took the main road, and fought steadily, which was considered smooth. But the problem was that Xie An's son Xie Yan was headstrong and narrow-minded, and this time Xie Shi was in charge
Shouyang originally wanted to let the younger generation perform, but he ignored a problem. Xie Xuan and Xie Yan had stopped dealing with it a long time ago.
After all, Xie Shi was an uncle before. Even if Xie Yan didn't agree with it in his heart, he still didn't dare to make a mistake publicly. But once Xie Shi was gone, Xie Xuan couldn't hold him back.
Xie Yan's personal soldiers were only commanded by Xie Yan, and seeing the smooth road along the eastern front, Xie Yan had long been dissatisfied with Xie Xuan's slow advance, so he led his army all the way north, directly to Shandong
.
Xie Xuan tried hard to persuade him to stop, but since Xie Yan acted without authorization and led his army northward, he had already thrown away the original deployment. If Xie Xuan ignored it and let Xie Yan go north alone, he would not be able to bear the consequences once he was made a dumpling.
After all, he is just a nephew and Xie Yan is his son. Xie Xuan understands the principle of not being close to each other. Even if Xie An understands the righteousness, Xie Xuan does not dare to take this risk.
When Xie Yan went north, he was wary at first, always remembering to send scouts for reconnaissance first, and at the same time leaving troops to protect the way back. However, later he was surprised to find that all the enemy troops he encountered were resisting desperately, but they were not enemies in a single battle.
, At first Xie Yan thought it was the enemy's strategy to lure them deeper, and did not dare to take the risk.
But later, more than ten cities were conquered, and it was like this. Xie Yan couldn't hold it anymore, and personally tortured and interrogated the prisoners. Only then did he realize that the Qin Empire had no soldiers for a long time, and these prisoners were ordinary people who had just joined the army. Although
The people chosen are all good people, their loyalty is no problem, but their combat effectiveness is really average.
Overjoyed, Xie Yan no longer had any scruples, and ordered his soldiers to speed up, and finally arrived at the Yellow River in mid-November!
Although the Qin army garrisoned along the river resisted desperately, Xie Yan personally led his army to kill the enemy and defeated them in one battle. On the same day, Xie Yan led his army to cross the Yellow River and point directly at Jinan.
Xie Yan, who had crossed the Yellow River, was very inspired by poetry. He immediately composed a poem to encourage the whole army, asking them to fight bravely to kill the enemy and seal the wolf as a slave!
Could the Qin army be so vulnerable? Could Shi Yue on the eastern front be so incompetent? The answer is no. Then the only explanation is: this is a trap!