The big man is on the run

Chapter 219 The First Snow
The wind is blowing, and the water is cold.

Yishui serves as the demarcation line between Youzhou and Jizhou in the actual sense in the eastern section where it enters the sea, but in the western section, it is more complicated.

Xushui, Lushui and Jumashui flowed in successively, and even formed a rather magnificent Daze (later Baiyangdian Lake).

At the end of November, the weather in the north had gradually turned cold, and the two armies began to confront each other across the river in the western section of Yishui.

Gongsun Zan had already set himself on fire, and Yuan Shao no longer had to worry about the future, so he moved his army south.Yuan Shao's supply line remained open in Bohai County on the east side. Even though Jizhou was almost destroyed, Yuan Shao still had the ability to fight persistently relying on the blood transfusion from Yuan Tan in Qingzhou.

Qu Yi, Zhang Yun, Gao Lan, all the famous generals who can lead the army in Hebei gathered here.

As for the officers and soldiers, they are even more brilliant. Almost all the famous generals that Liu Yi can be called in the world, such as Xu Huang, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Pang De, Tai Shici, Gan Ning, Yan Yan, Huang Zhong, Zhang Xiu... Wait, all gathered under his command.

Needless to say the meaning of this battle, it is not an exaggeration to call it the battle of Dingding Tianxia.

And the balance of power between the two sides is basically in a state of confrontation.

There are less than [-] soldiers under Liu Yi's name, and Yuan Shao's number of soldiers is over [-] (including surrendered troops).

If we look at it from the perspective of military calculations, what are the long-term battles, tired soldiers, guest troops fighting, mixed forces, and difficult supplies.
Another example is that the enemy army has almost no major losses except for Guo Tu's troops. The enemy army took the prestige of annihilating Gongsun Zan and marched south. The enemy army has sufficient supplies and our army is getting longer.
It can be said that one thousand, ten thousand, all fall on the principle that the brave wins when we meet on a narrow road.

No one can retreat now. Whoever takes a step back will not only retreat from the morale of the army, morale, and people, but also from the spirit of striving for the top of the world.

Liu Yi went from Guanzhong to Longxi, Bingzhou, Daibei, and finally came to the Yishui River. How hard has it been in the past five years?

How could it be possible to retreat easily because the enemy is strong and we are weak?
No matter how strong the enemy is and we are weak, can the comparison of strength be more difficult than defeating Li Jue and Guo Si successively in Guanzhong?

impossible.

As for the so-called "ten victories and ten defeats", Liu Yi has no intention of making an eloquent essay. Even Chen Lin wrote the Han Dynasty's essay on the fate of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Yi just threw it aside without responding. .

Is it difficult for Wang Can to write a big essay to fight back?

Not difficult.

It's just that Liu Yi didn't think it was necessary.

"What is Your Majesty looking at?"

To the south of Yishui, Daying stretches for more than ten miles.

Liu Yi moved a bed and looked up at the sky.

And Hu Che'er stood behind him, sticking his head like a pillar, also looking up at the sky.

Hu Che'er is not a talkative person, but after looking at each other for a long time, and finally when his neck hurts, he couldn't help but ask.

"Look at the sky."

Liu Yi's answer was short and uninteresting.

Probably because he realized that his answer might confuse Hu Che'er's meager brain, Liu Yi added: "This year's snow came late, and the first snow should be frozen by Yishui." gone."

"Your Majesty has made up his mind?"

Fa Zhenglong walked in with his hands. As Liu Yi's most trusted subject, at certain times, he naturally enjoyed some privileges.

Liu Yi pawed at the withered, yellow, and even frosty grass roots on the ground, and said calmly.

"A small piece of Yishui. There are [-] to [-] soldiers from the north and the south. Counting the auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands, more than [-] people gather here to eat and drink, to wear clothes to keep out the cold, and to warm themselves by the fire. If you don’t fight, you can kill people just by wasting.”

"Actually, His Majesty still has a choice."

"Xiao Zhi said, go back?"

"Yes."

Fazheng simply replied: "A decisive battle at this time is definitely not a good opportunity."

"If we wait for two or three years, the population of Guanzhong and Bingzhou will recover, the military settlements will be rectified, and the government soldiers will be established. At that time, with more than [-] upright and upright troops, it will be crushing, wouldn't it be safe?"

Liu Yi said for Fazheng what he hadn't said, and after finishing speaking, the two laughed at each other.

The general trend is like this, and the manpower is really like a mantis holding a cart, unable to stop.

The two chariots running wildly were about to collide, let alone turning back, even if the driver showed weakness and deviated a little, he would be hit even worse and lose more thoroughly in this zero-sum game.

Both of them understand this truth.

And the reason why he still said it was not because of any fluke, but because of some unspeakable anxiety and cowardice before the battle, and it was even a bit shameful to say it.

If a student shivered when he opened the paper, knowing that he should be calm before the exam, it would only affect him alone.Then Liu Yi's decision affects the fate of more than [-] soldiers and even millions of people. How can this not make him feel physically nervous?

"He who knows himself is heroic, and he who conquers himself is heroic. Heroes are those people who are clearly afraid of what if, but control themselves to stand up to meet them, don't you think?"

"Your Majesty should beat the drums today."

While talking, a snowflake fluttered down.

Immediately afterwards, goose feathers and heavy snow fell in a whirl.

The snow scene is extremely beautiful, and there are many people, and the hearts of almost everyone are frozen.

In this era, there is no cotton, so there is no cotton-padded clothes. In winter, the clothes made of animal fur are used to protect against the cold in the Northland. Not only are the warm clothes short for both sides, but also the fuel to keep out the cold.

Of course, when it comes to military topics, the most important point is.

——Yi Shui is about to freeze.

"Beat the drums, gather the generals."

Liu Yi suddenly stood up with a solemn expression on his face.

In this era, there are no mobile phones, no Internet, and no wireless information transmission. The only way to quickly call is to contact through drums, and it is also the simplest, most straightforward, and easiest way to obtain.

The regular drumbeat spread to every corner of the official army camp on the south side of Yishui.

The generals scattered in various barracks also heard it.

The sound of drums was deafening.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom"

With the drums of war, more than a hundred thousand people, including civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers, raised their heads one after another and looked to the north. The soldiers all involuntarily clenched the steel knives in their hands.

Zhu Jun, the former leader of the Northern Army.

Now, he is old.

After a few years, compared with the Battle of Weiqu, he has aged to an unbelievable degree.

In battle after battle, he has become old, but in this battle that is related to the prosperity of the country and the future of the Han Dynasty, this famous Han general with the most senior qualifications and known for his upright temperament still maintains his usual pride and honor .

He has maintained a heart that will never yield even if he dies on the battlefield.

So, after the snow fell, he stood on his post without any fear.

Today, Zhu Jun walked into the Dragon Tent with a full body and a straight body in military uniform.

"Boom boom boom boom."

There was another drumbeat, this time the rhythm was obviously twice as fast, and snowflakes were falling as it rang, and the drumbeat became more rapid and clearer.

(End of this chapter)