"He Ruobi..."
Zhang Liao was sitting in the camp, his face as sinking as water. The current situation was very unfavorable to the Wei army. The navy of tens of thousands of people was destroyed by the Huai army in half a day. The leader of the army was a fierce general as famous as Shi Wansui.
Although He Ruobi did not take action, a normal person would know that his strength must be at the same level as Shi Wansui.
Cao Xiu and Man Chong, who originally wanted to lead their elite troops to defeat the Huai army, no longer acted impulsively.
"It's a pity that Generals Xu, Chu and Dianwei are not here!"
Zhang Liao sighed.
If he can have a strong man like Xu Chudianwei under his command who can block the Huai Army's ninth-level generals, even if he only has soldiers and horses who have not yet surrendered to the army, he can still block the Huai Army's attack.
Even during the battle, with little adjustments, this army can be completely integrated.
"Wenyuan, what should we do?"
Cao Xiu knew his own strength, and he would just give food to a ninth-level powerhouse, so he put his hope in Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao said: "The morale of our army is unstable, the morale of the Huai army is as high as a rainbow, and the opponent still has ninth level troops stationed there. For the current plan, the only way is to go forward..."
Cao Xiu was startled and said: "My lord asked us to reorganize this army. If we just leave like this, how can we act like your lord's representative? And if we leave at once, wouldn't these more than 200,000 soldiers and horses be advantageous to the Huai army?" ?”
"General Wen Lie, I think what General Wen Yuan said makes sense. Our army is in an extremely unfavorable situation right now. If we don't leave decisively at this time, I'm afraid the 30,000 elites we brought will also be lost!"
"I think if the master knew about our situation, he would never blame us!"
Man Chong said from the side.
He looked sullen and serious, as if he was dedicated to serving the public good.
He would support whoever Zhang Liao or Cao Xiu said made sense. In fact, his cautious mind and seriousness and coldness were just a mask on his face.
He knew that his lord wanted him to go south with Zhang Liao and Cao Xiu.
Didn't he just want him to act as a middleman so that Cao Xiu, who has a more upright temperament, can live in harmony with Zhang Liao?
Knowing Cao Cao's thoughts, Man Chong naturally wanted to complete the task, which manifested itself externally by echoing Zhang Liao and Cao Xiu's words from time to time, trying to weaken the possible anger between the two.
Now it seems that his mission has been completed quite well.
Although there were some conflicts in Zhang Liao's and Cao Xiu's words, they discussed the matter as it happened, and there was no such unreasonable contradiction.
Cao Xiu also knew that what they said was right, but he couldn't bear the thought of returning to Bozhou in such a dejected manner.
Now that Cao Wei has occupied a large area of the Central Plains, even Bianzhou, known as Chenliu during the Three Kingdoms period, will soon fall into Cao Cao's hands.
Zhu Wen, the powerful man who occupied Bianzhou during the Five Dynasties, was known as the reincarnation of Cao Cao.
But after all, he was not the real opponent of Cao Cao. After losing consecutive battles, he was already destroyed.
After Cao Cao's arrival, he took back power from Cao Pi and expanded rapidly, continuously defeating various princes' forces. A large area in the southeast of the Central Plains has been included in Cao Wei.
Bozhou, Cao Cao's hometown, is also included.
Of course, Cao Cao's power had not yet extended to Shouchun. Shouchun was very far away from Bozhou. Zhang Liao and the others led their troops along the Xifeishui River through mountains, rivers and jungles, and it took them two or three months to reach Shouchun.
The journey was very hard.
If they just go back in despair, wouldn't their suffering be in vain?
Zhang Liao said: "Wen Lie, don't be impatient. Listen to what I have to say. What I want to say is to select the elite from the army of more than 200,000 people. You will retreat first with the elite troops, and I will take the remaining troops to cut off the rear..."
"This... is doable!"
Cao Xiu pondered for a moment, if he could bring the elite soldiers back to Bozhou, it would be considered as fulfilling his lord's military order. As for those abandoned soldiers who served as cannon fodder to block the Huai army's offensive, they would be considered to have died a worthy death.
As a general, compassion does not lead to troops. An army of more than 200,000 people is just a number in the eyes of people like Cao Xiu. They can only judge whether it is worth it or not, without any mercy.
"That being the case, let's start right away, Wen Lie, you two go select the elites. If the lieutenant general asks, tell them to gather the elites to prepare for a counterattack... I will lead 50,000 troops to Fengtai Military Stronghold first! Stop the Huai Army. assault!"
Zhang Liao quickly made a decision and ordered.
Cao Xiu and Man Chong immediately followed the military order. Before the order was issued, they could argue with Zhang Liao, but once the military order was issued, no matter what their status, they must act according to the order.
Fengtai Military Village is located on the side of Xiashi Mountain. The terrain is quite dangerous and it is also an important stronghold of the Wei Army's camp.
Zhang Liao is personally guarding the area and nothing will happen in a short time.
at the same time.
Yuan Ying, the former commander-in-chief of the Huai Army, also received good news from the vanguard army one after another.
"With one thousand cavalry, we defeated three Wei army camps in a row, killed and captured more than 10,000 people, captured 3,600 war horses, and countless grain, grass and equipment... not bad!"
Shi Wansui's record may seem exaggerated, but in Yuan Ying's view, this is normal performance.
Even if he acts as a vanguard, he can still achieve such a record.
If the ninth-level warrior did not perform like this, Yuan Ying would feel strange and think that Shi Wansui deliberately withheld his hand.
"It's just... Wei Jun's reaction was too slow!"
Yuan Ying placed the courier's previous battle reports in front of him and observed them carefully.
He gained the king's trust and commanded the front army of 100,000 men to attack the Wei army. He not only carried the king's trust, but also the confidence of whether he could gain a foothold in the Huai army in the future.
After joining the Huai Army, Yuan Ying recognized the reality and no longer regarded himself as a member of the Northern Wei clan, but as a general of the Huai Army.
Yuan Ying once secretly deduced that when his ancestors came to the world of China, he was afraid that only Emperor Taiwu could gain a foothold in Daibei. Emperors such as Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xuanwu would not be able to stop those famous emperors and generals in history on the battlefield in the Central Plains.
If Xiaowen, Xuanwu and others were destroyed, he would have to shoulder the hope of the Yuan family's continuation in Jianghuai.
for these.
Yuanying must perform outstandingly in this battle, live up to the king's respect, and let other generals know his abilities.
"Somebody come!"
"Go down with the order and mobilize three thousand cavalry, with fifty cavalry as a team, to detect the movements of the Wei army!"
Yuanying ordered in a deep voice.
He had to find out Wei Jun's strange reaction.
The most direct way is to send out a large number of sentries to cast nets for fishing and capture the enemy's sentries for information.
In addition, he wrote another memorial, asking the king to mobilize spies from the Military Intelligence Department to increase efforts to infiltrate the Wei army. With a two-pronged approach, it shouldn't take long for him to know the reason for Wei Jun's strange reaction.
After these orders are given.
Yuan Ying stood up and came outside, "Speed up the march. Within one day, we will be stationed in the new city military stronghold and join the vanguard army!"
boom!
At the front of the nearly 100,000 Huai army, red armor formed a torrent, speeding up according to Yuan Ying's order, making a dull earth shaking sound.
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