"What's going on?" Looking at the Jizhou army attacking the city retreating like a tide, Zhang Fei flicked his snake spear, a little puzzled.
Mi Heng raised his hand and pointed towards the south, stroking his palm and saying with a smile: "Looking at the hasty escaping of the rangers on the south bank, I already know that the lord must have arrived."
"You're back now?" Zhang Fei was very unhappy and complained: "Didn't we agree to stay for half a month? How many days have we been fighting? Fortunately, he said so solemnly when he left, I really
How long do you think we will be guarding it for?"
"Well, 80% of it is because I was afraid that General Zhang would have no wine to drink, so I moved ahead of schedule." Mi Heng joked with a smile.
The two of them had bad tempers. They were at odds with each other at first, and their relationship was very bad. But later, when they were scolding Yuan Shao, they sang and harmonized, but they had a tacit understanding, just like the compliments and teases in cross talk.
.Thus, a close friendship was formed, and the friendship between the two suddenly heated up to the level of intimacy.
Zhang Fei took off the gourd of wine from his waist, raised his neck and took a sip, and exhaled: "Don't mention it, this wine is really not enough."
Drinking before battle is a taboo in the army, but Zhang Fei can only be regarded as a guest general. In the battle to defend the city, he only displayed his bravery and was not responsible for command. His bravery even shocked Yuan Jun, and his own people
What's there to be picky about?
The person who is actually responsible for commanding and dispatching in the city is one of Wang Yu's brothers, named Wang Mo, also known as Mojie.
As one of the most powerful locals, the Taishan Wang family has a large fortune. Although Wang Yu has no intention of nepotism, he tries his best to avoid the occurrence of nepotism. However, in such a large family, there are always a few outstanding ones.
, Wang Yu cannot be refused appointment just because he is related.
This Wang Mo is one of the talents of the Wang family. Since he is a side branch, he can be regarded as coming from a poor family. His strength is not in martial arts, but in military strategy.
According to the original plan, the task of guarding Gaotang was to be defended for more than half a month under the fierce attack of the Jizhou Army. It was quite dangerous and it would be impossible if there was no general in the city who was good at commanding and dispatching.
The best candidate is of course Yu Jin, but as the war approaches, Wang Yu cannot do without this low-key military commander. After a series of selections in the army, Wang Yu finally chose his brother Cong.
Wang Mo's command level is certainly good, but the more important reason is that Wang Yu wants to use this to show the Youzhou allies that he will not abandon the other side and give them confidence. Although kinship relations will cause many disadvantages,
But at the same time, it also has many special effects.
"Third brother, don't worry. Since my lord is here, there will always be no shortage of wine." Wang Mo also came over and continued with a smile.
When defending the city, he kept running up and down the city, busy with command and dispatch; Zhang Fei was running back and forth on the city with a snake spear, putting out fires everywhere; Mi Heng was the easiest and most dangerous, as long as he sat on the tower,
If you show that annoying face and put on a sneer, Yuan Shao will be furious and rush all the troops to the top of the city like a bull in heat.
If Mi Heng and Zhang Fei have a friendship based on cross talk, then Wang Mo and Zhang Fei actually fight side by side. Therefore, their attitudes are also very familiar.
"By the way, I received a letter from home a while ago, saying that the Mi family's winery has released new wine. After the war is over, why don't the third brother and the younger brother return to Qingzhou and have a good drink?" He said seemingly casually.
"Good wine? What's a good idea?" Zhang Fei's eyes lit up.
"I don't know much about wine, but I heard that everyone who has tried the new wine says it is good." This is another task left by Wang Mo, to win over Zhang Fei.
In fact, Wang Yu also knew that it would be difficult to succeed in this matter, but now that we have reached this era, it is a kind of enjoyment to communicate in various ways with the famous generals that he admired in his previous life. He is happy to win and happy to lose. This is why he recruited Zhang Fei.
, the state of mind of these generals when they open their jaws.
But having said that, his identity is there. If he is rejected over and over again, even if he doesn't take it personally, his subordinates will be dissatisfied in various ways.
These grievances may not be directed at Wang Yu, but they will undoubtedly affect the relationship between the generals and Zhang Fei, so Wang Yu simply entrusted the task to his brothers.
With Wang Mo's status, he didn't humiliate anyone. Being rejected also didn't mean he lost his face and dignity.
"That's it." Zhang Fei smacked his mouth, looking drooling, obviously a little tempted, but in the end, he still shook his head and said a little lonely: "The battle is over, the revenge has been avenged, I'm going to go
We are looking for my eldest brother, and we cannot delay this matter. If we want to drink, we can only talk about it later."
Such a look was somewhat inconsistent when it appeared on him, a powerful general who was invincible on the battlefield. But Wang Mo just sighed in his heart. His lord was indeed right. This task was even more important than defending the city.
Disaster.
Although the battle to defend the city is difficult, and if you work hard, it may not be impossible to defend the city for a month, but it is very difficult to convince Zhang Fei. Every time they chatted, as soon as the conversation started, the other party mentioned his eldest brother, and later he also mentioned his eldest brother.
How to continue? Sow discord?
"My lord came back early, could something happen?" Mi Heng noticed Wang Mo's embarrassment and casually changed the topic.
"What could have happened?" Zhang Fei shook the wine gourd with one hand and said with a smile: "Pengju's head, I don't know how it came about, it seems like he has opened a few more orifices, and he is playing with his mind.
Ten at most. Don’t worry, we’ll just wait for the fighting to begin outside. As soon as the signal is given, we’ll fight out.”
Wang Mo raised his eyes and looked far away, but his heart was not so relaxed. The reason why there was a half-month period in the original plan was to guard against Zang Ba on the one hand, and to allow time for detours on the other.
That is: first feint in Licheng, wait for the enemy to be paralyzed, then quickly go north, pass through the county to reach Shang River, cross the river from there, and then go upstream to directly attack the exhausted enemy at the foot of Pingyuan City.
From a certain point of view, the original plan of this battle was the same as that of Huang Zhong's surprise attack on Liu Dai at Yujin that day. They were trying to tire out the enemy, then launch an unexpected long-distance attack, and finally establish a victory.
The situation now is a little unclear.
During the three-day siege, Yuan Shao suffered considerable losses, but they were far from being damaged. Since the Qingzhou Army had already appeared on the south bank, it was no longer possible to conduct a long-distance attack, and they could only fight face to face.
There was a battle.
Isn't this the situation that the lord has been trying to avoid? He is very worried and is far less optimistic than his two comrades.
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Whether it is war or political disputes, they are full of uncertainties, and the head-on blow always comes when you are most proud.
This was the advice given to Yuan Shaoshu by his father, who had experienced many ups and downs in officialdom for a long time, and was once a highly respected minister.
Today, he had a deeper understanding of this sentence.
Although this feeling is not the first time he has appeared, in Luoyang in the sixth year of Zhongping, in Suanzao in the first year of Chuping, and since the beginning of the Hebei War, he has fallen from the peak many times and experienced ups and downs.
But now, looking at the billowing smoke and dust rising into the sky on the south bank of the river, the piles of corpses under Gaotang City, and the dejected defeated generals who had just retreated, his face was still burning, as if he had just been kicked.
slap.
Fell into a trap!
Falling for the most superficial provocation!
Qilin'er, who was a Langguan at a young age and was famous all over the world, was tricked so easily by a young man from a powerful family and a scoundrel from a humble family.
His eyes shrank, shrank, condensed like needles!
His face was twitching, twitching, and as hideous as blood!
Jushou was horrified by what he saw, fearing that Yuan Shao would go crazy again, so he ordered his army to cross the river for a decisive battle. He attacked the city in anger, but he only lost his troops and generals, and his morale was low. If he crossed the river rashly, it would be a sure way to his death.
Wang Yu could not miss this opportunity to attack halfway.
Looking around, he found that no one dared to look up. Jushu had no choice but to stand up and cautiously reminded: "My lord, our army is now exhausted, and there is a big river blocking it, so it is not appropriate to start another war..."
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"Are you going to let Gu, just look at the little thief and show off his power?" A trace of cold air, colder than the cold wind in midwinter, spat out from between Yuan Shao's teeth,
"No matter Wang Yu's previous plan, since the two armies are facing each other, no one can escape from the battlefield. My lord, it is time to calm down the enemy and make up for your own weaknesses while looking for the enemy's weaknesses."
The Qingzhou army took the initiative to attack. In Yuan Shao's view, it was a slap in the face to him, but from a military perspective, it was not wise.
Due to the obstruction of the river, the Qingzhou Army could not enter the fighting state immediately, and the previous tactics of weakening the enemy were greatly reduced. At the same time, after entering the fighting state, the Qingzhou Army could not just leave. The Qingzhou Army was not a pure cavalry force.
Mobility is not much of an advantage. Turning away when approaching the enemy is undoubtedly an invitation for the enemy to pursue you.
The river has undoubtedly become the winner of this battle. Whichever side crosses the river to attack, the other side will have geographical advantages. The longer the confrontation lasts, the more disadvantageous it will be to the divided Qingyou coalition forces.
When he was not facing Mi Heng directly, Yuan Shao could still maintain his rationality. He calmed down and thought about it, Ju Shou's statement was also reasonable. However, a doubt soon arose in his mind: "Since there are all kinds of disadvantages, why did the king thief
Are you going back to the army rashly?"
"Maybe..." Jushou himself also had this doubt, but Wang Yu's appearance was too sudden, and Yuan Shao was so angry that his judgment was affected. He couldn't allow him to think too much, so he could only find the most likely reason for the time being: "Wang Yu is worried.
The battle situation of Yi Mu, so..."
"Yi Mu?" Yuan Shao's expression changed, "Are you talking about the partial army that unites the mob and harasses the local area?"
"Exactly." After thinking about it, Jushu felt that this was the only reason why Wang Yu suddenly changed his mind. The Qingzhou general who led the army probably did not follow Wang Yu's instructions, and there was a general who came with his orders.
Unable to do so, Wang Yu's plan was disrupted.
If the cavalry had only bluffed and harassed the retreat, it would have been able to contain Zhang Yang, and would have been more conducive to a protracted battle. Now, this extraordinary force has been stymied by the common people and cannot advance or retreat freely. Instead, it has become a flaw for the Qingzhou Army.
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"So that's it, that's it." Yuan Shao was overjoyed and laughed wildly: "Even if you go up many mountains, you will eventually encounter a tiger. This time the little thief will have to suffer for himself. He came to contain Gu? But he didn't know that the general who killed him alone didn't need him at all. Do it, hahahaha!"
This was the first time in several days that Yuan Shao showed a smile. Seeing this, all the staff members, unwilling to lag behind, swarmed around Yuan Shao and began to join in the fun and pursuit, pushing aside Ju Shou who was hesitant to speak.
Jushou originally wanted to remind Yuan Shao that this was just one of the possibilities and not to be too happy too early, but after seeing this posture, there was no room for him to intervene.
Well, at this time, we can only do our best and obey fate. He shook his head, gave up giving advice, asked for an order from the general, and arranged his own defense. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature for better updates of the novel. Faster!)