"Withdraw troops?" Upon hearing this, all the yellow turban generals in the tent asked in confusion. Only a few people, such as Zhang Dingbian and Li Yan, showed understanding looks.
Chi You looked around everyone with his tiger eyes, taking in everyone's expressions. Then Chi You sighed slightly in his heart. There was still too little talent among the Yellow Turbans. Only a few people could understand such a simple truth.
With the death of Zhang Jiao and the emergence of a series of internal problems among the Yellow Turbans, Chi You no longer had any illusions about defeating the Han army in Chen Liuzhong.
Chi You now just wants to withdraw the Yellow Turban army back to Puyang as much as possible, and save as much of the Yellow Turban's vitality as possible. In this way, Chi You will have a chance to make a comeback in the future.
Chi You understood that since the war started, the Han Dynasty had actually been wiped out of its last trace of vitality. If the Yellow Turbans can successfully withdraw their troops this time, even if the Han Dynasty wants to take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory, they may not have the remaining strength.
In such a large-scale war before, I am afraid that the Han Dynasty's treasury of silver and grain has been used up long ago. If it weren't for the full support of the world's noble families, I'm afraid the Han army wouldn't have been able to hold on until now.
Previously, it was because the aristocratic family faced the threat of the Yellow Turban Butcher's Knife that they fully supported the Han Dynasty. But now that once the Yellow Turbans withdraw their troops and there is no longer the threat of the Yellow Turbans, even if the various families are still willing to support the Han Dynasty, will they use their full strength as before?
Therefore, even if the Han Dynasty still has the power to counterattack, it will not last long. As long as the Yellow Turbans persist a little, the Han army will withdraw on its own because it cannot hold on.
What's more, in Chi You's view, even if the Yellow Turbans withdrew their troops, the Yellow Turbans still hold most of Yanzhou, a smaller half of Yuzhou, and half of Xuzhou. In addition, Zhang Mancheng, who was entrenched in Nanyang, and Zhang Bao, who was entrenched in Qingzhou together with the rebel kings, were also considerable forces.
As long as these powers are used properly, Chi You can eradicate the internal troubles of the Yellow Turban Army one by one. At that time, once the Han Dynasty shows a slight weakness, it will be the day when the Han Dynasty will be destroyed.
As for Wang Qing's power in Bingzhou, Chi You had given up hope. In other words, when the Yellow Turban Army decided to withdraw from Jizhou, Wang Qing had actually become an abandoned son. Now Chi You only hopes that Wang Qing can use up one more cent of the Han's troops for the Yellow Turbans.
It's just a pity that those people were benefited in vain. Chi You thought secretly.
Now when Chi You thought of Qin Zheng, Hong Xiuquan, the Xiang family... these people, he felt very angry. This time, the Yellow Turbans lost troops and generals, but they did not overthrow the Han Dynasty and achieve the results they deserved. On the contrary, those people and forces hid behind the Yellow Turbans. By letting the Yellow Turbans attract firepower, they grew and grew rapidly.
I'm afraid those people will be the Yellow Turban's other great enemy besides the Han Dynasty in the future. Chi You sighed slightly in his heart.
"Yes, now we must withdraw our troops." Chi You said slowly to the generals in the tent.
"Now that the great virtuous master has passed away, this news has spread among the army. From now on, the morale of our Yellow Turban army will plummet, and the soldiers will have no fighting spirit...
Moreover, we also need to come back as soon as possible to take care of the funeral affairs of the great virtuous master..." Before the generals could ask, Chi You directly told the reason for withdrawing the troops. Of course, Chi You could only tell what he could say openly. That part.
Although some people were obviously unwilling to do so. After all, the losses suffered by the Yellow Turbans these days were not small. Once the troops were withdrawn, these losses would be in vain. But now that Chi You had given enough reasons, they had no choice but to obey even if they were unwilling to do so.
"Everyone, even if we have to retreat, we still have to discuss a good way. Otherwise, once the Han army chases out of the city and our army is unprepared, our army will definitely be caught off guard by the Han army and suffer losses. Tragic." After seeing that the generals in the tent had accepted the proposal to withdraw, Zhang Dingbian also spoke.
Indeed, with the current situation of the Yellow Turbans, it is not that easy to retreat easily. Under the current situation where the Yellow Turbans' combat power and morale have plummeted, once the Yellow Turbans are attacked by the Han army when they retreat, it is really possible that the Yellow Turban army will become a big defeat.
Therefore, working out a suitable retreat method has become a top priority at this time.
Of course, although Zhang Dingbian seemed to be speaking to everyone in the account, in fact Zhang Dingbian was only asking Chi You, Li Yan and a few other people. As for the others, Zhang Dingbian didn't expect them to make any useful suggestions at all.
Although Chen Sheng, Zhang Shicheng and others also had some abilities, Zhang Dingbian understood that although he and Chen Sheng, Zhang Shicheng and others were still in the same camp for the time being, they were actually strangers. In the future, they might even have swords against each other.
After hearing what Zhang Dingbian said, the generals began to think secretly, regardless of whether it was useful or not. After all, as Zhang Dingbian said, if the Han army finds any opportunity during the retreat, I am afraid that they will really suffer heavy losses at that time.
"Everyone, I have a plan that you can try." Li Yan, a rare wise man among the Yellow Turbans, spoke up.
"Commander, if you have any clever ideas, it's okay to say it." Chi You said to Li Yan politely.
Chi You attached great importance to Li Yan. Not to mention that Li Yan was originally leaning towards his own side. Chi You couldn't ignore Li Yan even based on his own ability.
The Yellow Turban Army's natural position determines that it is destined to be incompatible with the power of aristocratic families, but almost 80% of the world's talented people come from aristocratic families.
And even among the remaining 20%, most of them came from poor families, and there were really very few scholars who were truly ordinary people.
Poor people and common people are definitely two completely different concepts. A humble family refers to a humble family, specifically referring to a family with a lower status and power. It can be said that the poor families are almost those aristocratic families that have declined.
And it is obvious that although the poor families are no longer taken seriously by the aristocratic family forces, the Yellow Turban will never be the choice of those poor families.
Therefore, although it has been nearly a year and a half since the Yellow Turban Army launched the uprising, it has been able to attract very few literati, let alone any great talents.
And Li Yan is not just a scholar. Li Yan was a very versatile person, whether it was leading an army, making plans, or handling government affairs.
What's more, Li Yan was Li Zicheng's younger brother in this life, so Li Yan was born to be tied to the Yellow Turban Army. Therefore, both Zhang Jiao, who has passed away, and Chi You now, attach great importance to Li Yan.
"Everyone, we can..." Li Yan smiled lightly.
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