Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 228 Greatness is greatness

It's too ridiculous.

Chen Zhen looked at it for a long time, but couldn't make a decision, so he could only withdraw his troops for a few miles immediately, and stay away from the battlefield first, so as not to be affected.

It can be seen from a high place that Jizhou soldiers are rushing in like a tide, and the high tide suddenly rushes to the shore, covering Youzhou soldiers and horses in an instant. There is nowhere to escape.

Then they didn't bother to fight and chase after them. After seeing the Jizhou generals leading the troops, they could only withdraw with a large force, especially the 1 Xinding.

I just got it, so I can't be killed on the battlefield.

Yuan Xi's army arrived after pulling Zhaozhao back for a certain distance, but when they arrived, Xu Zhen had already taken away all the [-] shi of grain, and not even the horses were left at the scene, which meant that they were driving the grain carts.

"Where's the food??! It's all taken away!"

Yuan Xi held the whip in his hand, pulled the rein and circled the scene several times, his brain was always buzzing, he couldn't figure out why Xu Zhen would do such a thing.

The army dispatched tens of thousands of people, but they didn't kill people or seize the city, just to grab [-] shi of grain, and a hundred carts of grain disappeared like this.

"It's gone, it's gone, they don't fight at all, those cavalry are not here to kill the enemy, they are just to grab food for those sword and shield soldiers!"

Qianzhao looked at it all over his eyes, and immediately came out to report, his expression was helpless and resentful, his eyes were trembling, "Those sword and shield soldiers, each carried several bags of food, so the car ran very fast after losing weight!"

Yuan Xi immediately leaned back, and almost fell off the horse in dizziness. His heart was full of resentment, "Is his sword and shield soldiers livestock!"

"Yuan Shang, why didn't Yuan Shang send troops to stop him! My army is here, if he comes to encircle him, we can encircle Xu Zhen's elite, at least we can get a lot of gains!"

There is no need to mention how good the armaments of Xu Zhen's soldiers and horses are. If they can capture more points, the military strength will definitely rise to a higher level, and it will become stronger in the future!
But I didn't see your soldiers and horses of Yuan Shang!

Yuan Xi is about to jump up, don't you dare to move out at a time like this?Surprisingly, apart from the 20 infantry, I didn't see any other large army. The [-] father's soldiers and horses were also an invincible army in northern Xinjiang. Why are you so shy in Yuan Shang's hands!
"Young Master's soldiers and horses retreated a few miles and quickly withdrew from the battlefield."

"Okay," Yuan Xi was so angry that his chest heaved violently, and he realized it all, "Yuan Shang intends to stand by and watch, I understand, let's move! Take [-] soldiers and horses away!"

Yuan Xi glared at the direction of Bingzhou. He hadn't seen any envoys arrive until this moment. This Yuan Shang, who is less than one-tenth of his father's, can't be worthy of a great job!
Spoiled and misbehaving, ignorant of the general situation, incompetent and immoral, but occupying 20 soldiers and horses!

"Let's go!" Angrily, Yuan Xi led the army back. He assumed that he had already given 1 shi of food. Anyway, [-] people had already received it. Returning to Youzhou to practice day and night would boost the morale of the army.

……

Ten miles away, Yuan Shang rushed to hear the military situation.

The whole person fell into an indescribable shock, "Where is my food?? Why don't you send troops to grab it back!"

He grabbed Lieutenant Chen Zhen's collar and shook it wildly.

"Young master, what should I do!? With only this little force in my hand, wouldn't I be surrounded by Xu Zhenbai when I rushed up!"

"But you can delay the time until our army arrives here!"

"The last general, the last general is afraid of heavy losses! There is no food and soldiers and horses are lost, so the troops left behind by the lord can't be kept!"

"idiot!"

Yuan Shang went up and punched Chen Zhen in the face with great force, knocking him to the ground. Guo Tu and others tried to persuade him immediately, but they were a step too late. On his neck, Shen said angrily: "If you are timid to fight before the battle, cut it off!"

With a puff, he beheaded directly.

At this moment, everyone around was terrified, especially Guo Tu, who was so frightened that he dared not say a word. Although it is a serious crime to delay the military plane due to cowardice, in the end the battle did not happen, and no one knew whether the result would be good or bad. .

It can't be said to be a crime, and what he thinks is to preserve his strength so that he won't kill him with a single blow.

This is to vent your anger and stand up.

Guo Tu fell into silence, and felt a little chill in his heart. This man was the general I mentioned, and he killed him in front of my face, completely ignoring my feelings.

This kind of person is not the master of enlightenment, I do not support him as much as the eldest son Yuan Tan, but it is a pity that he was beheaded on the battlefield.

The young master is indeed favored, and because of this, he has not been able to take charge of himself until now. It is difficult for such a person to achieve great things, and the 20 soldiers and horses may be destroyed by him.

"Everyone, please remember, this is what happens to those who are afraid of fighting in the future! Watching the [-] shi soldiers and rations being taken away, but not daring to give up their lives to defend against the enemy, and retreating three houses, such generals will make the whole army fearful. Vibrant lords, be careful not to be timid in battle!"

"Here!"

The former soldiers and horsemen did not dare to have any hesitation at this moment, and immediately nodded in agreement, not daring to be negligent.

Yuan Shang calmed down a little bit, and after taking a breath of relief, his anger slowly disappeared.

After venting his anger, Yuan Shang gradually regained his sanity, then he sighed and said to Guo Tu: "Mr. Gongze, the purpose of beheading the cowardly general this time is to stabilize the morale of the army, please don't worry too much. "

"Now, sir, please send an envoy to see my elder brother Yuan Xi. I have to give another [-] shi of food. I have already given him [-] troops and a leading general."

"With such sincerity, there should be room for maneuver."

Yuan Shang's face was livid, he had no confidence when he said this, and he didn't think Yuan Xi would give it to him, but he was still lucky, if he gave it, he could repair the relationship between brothers.

Guo Tu bowed deeply, his expression was a little lonely, and he was not in a relaxed mood. After all, his lieutenant general died in front of him, and he didn't even ask him for any opinions when he killed him.

"Go here."

An hour later, Guo Tu sent envoys to find Yuan Xi and agreed to meet in front of Daijun, and the two were able to meet each other.

"What kind of food? Didn't I give it to you? I didn't put down a penny of [-] shi!"

Yuan Xi was trembling even with his breathing, and stretched out his hand to poke downwards, the action was very forceful.

"Brother, what you said is wrong. The food was snatched away by Xu Bowen before it was handed over to me."

"How is it possible? Ten thousand soldiers and horses and food are traded together. Your own soldiers and horses are fighting timidly. You can't wait to fly to the ends of the world with wings under your feet."

"Why are you looking for me after you lost your food!?"

When Yuan Xi said this, he immediately sneered, "Brother, you are not here to cheat on me, are you? I am not a father or mother, and I will not spoil you like this, and spoil you to such a degree that you think you are really capable of doing 20 Commander of the Great Army?"

"Han Xin ordered troops. The more the better, the more you can bring tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, you are trying your best. Now you can bring 20 troops. I am afraid that you can't even do the daily drills. I think if it wasn't for General Gao Lan to help you, you still have to do it now." I don't know what kind of mess it's going to be!"

"Yuan Xi!"

Yuan Shang was so angry that he slapped the horse's back and touched the knife with his right hand, intending to urge the horse and Yuan Xi to go all out, but Guo Tu who was next to him grabbed the reins tightly.

"Young Master, please calm down," Guo Tu sighed, raised his head and saluted Yuan Xi, bowed his hands, and said softly, "Second Young Master, this time Xu Zhen made a surprise attack and sent out an army just to snatch this Fifty thousand shi of grain, the second son of his heart must be able to see clearly, how could he fall into his tricks?"

"Second son, Xu Zhen's plan is to seize food and let the two sons fight each other, and stir up the two sons and brothers to be at odds. How can a mere trick work? I have already seen through his mind. Fighting is just to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, we can't do what he wants."

Yuan Xi raised his eyelids and showed no respect for Guo Tu. He had already been disturbed by these scribes, and his resentment could not be dispelled. He snorted coldly and said, "Then, what do you mean sir, since you know this It's a trick, how can you indulge my ineffective younger brother to come and mess with me?"

"you!!"

Yuan Shang waited to strike again, the knife at his waist clanged, but he was still pulled by Guo Tu vigorously, Guo Tu still smiled and said calmly, "Second Young Master, I am waiting this time for the sake of the rest About 20 soldiers and horses are looking for a way to survive, and [-] shi of grain is life-saving food."

"Now that Xu Zhen has robbed them, the food they have finally exchanged for is gone. If it is normal, naturally they can swallow their anger and wait to plant again, but how can they wait now?"

"Second son, please allocate another [-] shi of grain to stabilize the morale of the army. Otherwise, the hundreds of thousands of troops left behind by the lord will starve to death? Soldiers and horses can die in battle, but they must not die of hunger. Separated, the second son will not get any benefits in the future."

Yuan Xi raised his head proudly, flicked his beard slightly, his face became extremely cold, and said coldly, "Are you threatening me?"

"Of course not. How dare you threaten the Second Young Master. The Second Young Master is Youzhou Shepherd who was personally elected by the lord. How dare you threaten? This is a request, not a threat."

"A request?" Yuan Xi glanced at Yuan Shang immediately, and said with a smile, "I can't afford 20 troops, so why do you want to seize them? Isn't it just you greedy ministers who are trying to control my Yuan family's troops? Guo Tu, you are so ambitious. Seeing that my Yuan family was defeated and retreated to Youzhou, I fell in love with the soldiers under my command. My younger brother is originally young, with little talent and limited qualifications. How can he hold down the three armies? Therefore, he must rely on you, Feng Ji, etc. Man, you happen to be in control of Yuan Shang, in fact you are controlling 20 soldiers and horses, and now there is no food, just end this farce, if you return the soldiers and horses, I will not blame you."

"Second Young Master, this is a groundless guess." Guo Tu was sullen when he said it, and he didn't know if he had said something in his heart, so he lost his temper, but his tone became more and more unfriendly. I have worked hard, and I have not had both credit and hard work these years, I just want to keep the 20 soldiers and horses left by the lord to the young master."

"If the young master is the lord of the Yuan family, then he will naturally take over Youzhou. The second son does not respect the lord's last order, and it is a matter of great disappointment to us to occupy Youzhou! You are willing to watch the lord stay behind?" Are the soldiers and horses suffering and starving!"

Yuan Xi burst into laughter immediately, pulled the rein and turned the horse's head, turned around and left, and then turned back to glance at Yuan Shang after a while, "Then wait until the soldiers and horses run out of food, and then come to Youzhou to beg me. Impossible! I have already given [-] shi, and this transaction has been completed long ago."

Yuan Xi almost laughed out of anger, saying this to force me to compromise?If you just watched, why didn't you just watch these soldiers and horses starve and refused to send them to Youzhou, obviously as long as they were sent, there would be food to eat.

"Third brother, you don't need to come here again. I'm not a father, so I won't pamper you and play around with you. Without the protection of your father, you should be a bit of a climate, and be manipulated by these people who exercise power."

Yuan Shang's face was flushed with anger, and he stared at Yuan Xi's back so hard that he wanted to bite him to death right now.

Naihe was still held back by Guo Tu until Yuan Xi's soldiers left, nothing was left for him, and he didn't give him any face.

"Mr. Gongze! Why are you dragging me!"

"I can take Yuan Xi down today and use it to threaten Youzhou! I won't be humiliated by him again!"

"Impossible, young master," Guo Tu shook his head with a gloomy expression, and said in a slow and deep voice, "He has five hundred cavalry nearby. If he really makes a move, we will definitely be in trouble."

"Young master, don't be so impulsive. I have a plan. After one month, when the army is short of food, I can ask the second son for help."

"You still come to beg him!?" Yuan Shang's eyes changed, and the flush on his face never disappeared. He looked at Guo Tu angrily, "If Mister is so complacent, why not vote for Yuan Xi now!"

"Not urgent."

Guo Tu said calmly, without further explanation.

……

One month later, Yuan Shang's army was almost out of food, and all the soldiers were saving food and money, waiting for the envoy to go out of the customs to make deals with many princes and generals in exchange for tens of thousands of food to eat.

But for the past few days, they can only wait, starving and waiting for the food to be delivered.

When Yuan Shang was in a hurry, Guo Tu sent another letter, earnestly requesting Yuan Xi to send food to aid, and apologized for the wild words that day, and wished to go to Youzhou to be punished in person in exchange for food.

Yuan Xi still refused.

As a result, tens of thousands of Bingzhou soldiers rioted, and a large number of soldiers and horses fled towards Youzhou.

Yuan Xi asked for help before Daijun, Yuan Xi was overjoyed to hear that, and finally waited until this day, Bingzhou ran out of food and rioted, so his father left his soldiers and horses and had to go to Youzhou.

In recent years, Youzhou has had enough food, most of it was when he was a shepherd in Youzhou, his father subsidized hundreds of thousands of military rations when he was alive, and he had cultivated land for many years in the internal affairs. capital.

He ordered to take in the soldiers and horses who came to defect, and distributed food, and then that night, the main city of Daijun was captured by Guo Tu.

And wantonly plundered the people, sent troops to rob grain, until they collected all the cities, brought the people into the city, and prepared to start harvesting the grain in the field during the autumn harvest.

One day after that, Yuan Shang led an army of [-] troops into Dai Commandery. After a full day of food, he stationed soldiers and horses in various cities to prevent Yuan Xi from invading.

Yuan Xi was so angry that he scolded Guo Tu for his villainous behavior.

……

"Soldiers never tire of deceit."

In Zhongshan County, Xu Zhen heard the news as soon as he arrived at the barracks after coming out of the Zhen family's home in Wuji County.

He did not hesitate to comment on this, "Guo Tu fought this battle really beautifully, showing strength with weakness, making Yuan Xi arrogant, and finally took the city against his will, breaking his defenses, it was easy."

"It's just a pity."

Jia Xu took a sip of water and asked suspiciously, "What's the pity?"

This strategy is indeed very beautiful.

Xu Zhen smiled and looked at the military report: "It would be great if he could be so powerful against foreign enemies."

"Horizontal in the nest."

(End of this chapter)