The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() It has been [-] days since Li Ru left Guanwu to ask for food and aid. The situation in Guanwu County is becoming more and more critical, and the generals from Niufu are extremely worried, and many people are born Feeling precarious, the morale of the army has fallen to the bottom.

After walking back to the temporary command post with heavy steps, Niu Fu couldn't help but sighed heavily.He had just received a report that the granary in the city was out of food, so he rushed over suspiciously.But at first glance, people were shocked. The warehouse that originally stored tens of thousands of grains had been completely emptied, leaving only a few scattered grains.

Regarding this, Niu Fu really had no idea, so he had to go back to the command post with a heavy heart, and then called all the generals over.Because the Qiang people outside the city would send troops to attack from time to time, the armies in the city were scattered to face the enemy on all sides. It was not easy to call these generals who defended each other together.

Half an hour later, the generals, who were all in the dust and looked not without panic, arrived one after another.Li Que's eyes were bloodshot, obviously he hadn't slept peacefully for several nights, while Guo Fan injured his arm and was hung on his chest by a cloth strip, looking very uncomfortable.When they saw Niu Fu's heavy face, they knew that there was bad news to convey. This made them not rush to ask anything, but just looked at him quietly, waiting for him to tell the truth.

Niu Fu smiled wryly, and had no choice but to say to himself: "I wonder how much food you have available, generals?"

"Huh?" Zhang Ji immediately guessed the meaning of his question: "General Niu, but the food in the city is about to run out?"

As soon as he said this, the complexions of the generals turned even darker, because this was what they were most worried about.Although they knew that there was not enough food in the city, everyone tried their best to reduce the cost ten days ago, but they didn't expect the problem to appear so soon, which made it difficult for them to accept.

Niu Fu said in a deep voice, "It's not that we're about to run out, but that we've already run out. There are only a few catties of leftover grain left in the granary. That is to say, we'll be out of food from now on!"

"What?" Even though they knew that the matter was serious, they couldn't help screaming when they heard the astonishing bad news.They have also experienced many dangers, but they really don't know much about the situation of being trapped without food.Even when Ri followed Dong Zhuo and was trapped in Wangyuan Kip, he could still support it for a while, but now, the situation is obviously worse than then.

"Once this matter is leaked out, I'm afraid that the tens of thousands of troops under our command will immediately lose their ability to fight, so if it's not a last resort, I hope you can keep it secret for the time being." Niu Fu had thought a lot for half an hour. , so he went on to say: "Otherwise we are really finished."

"Of course we know this. There are powerful enemies outside, so how can we mess ourselves up? But how should we deal with this huge problem now?" Hu Zhen said very worriedly.

"Didn't Mr. Li go to ask for food and help before, why didn't he bring back any news until today?" Li Que suddenly thought of the past and asked immediately.

"The person he went to ask for food was the Ma family, and we have formed a relationship with the Ma family long ago. I'm afraid it will not be easy to get food from them this time?" Guo Fan was still clear-headed, and immediately gave opinion.

These words immediately made everyone's hearts tense, and they naturally knew the secret struggle and conflict between the two sides all the time.In order to suppress or even get rid of the Ma family, Dong Zhuo's former subordinates have done a lot of insidious activities, and these will obviously be seen through by the Ma family.Now, when they ask for help, will the Ma family really help them regardless of the past?

"But if he doesn't help us, and sees us being defeated by the Qiang people, I'm afraid the Ma family won't get any advantage? We have tens of thousands of troops here, and none of them are opponents of the Qiang people. Can the people still win under the hands of the Qiang people? In my opinion, the Ma family may not be willing to save them!" Zhang Ji comforted everyone with his point of view.

"If we are facing Ma Teng, this statement is naturally enough to impress him. But in fact, we all know that Ma Yue is more in charge of the Ma family now... With his usual style of acting, this time is really possible. Borrowing a knife to kill someone!" Zhao Yuan, whose injuries have healed up, said in a voice full of hatred, "I even suspect that there is some kind of connection between him and the Qiang people, otherwise why did they leave from the front, Qiang People raided us?"

"This..." Everyone didn't know how to answer this question for a moment.Because they really don't want the Ma family to form an alliance with the Qiang people as they said, which means that they have no chance of turning over.However, they couldn't help but think about it, after all, it was too coincidental.

"Depending on others is worse than relying on ourselves. Under such circumstances, we must make a decision to deal with the current crisis as soon as possible." Niu Fu saw that everyone didn't have the right idea, so he had to say this himself: "And want to solve the problem." In the current predicament, there are only two things we can do. It is impossible to continue to defend the city. Once the food is cut off, the soldiers will no longer have the fighting spirit, and they will definitely not be able to defend the city. Which one?"

"Surrender to the Qiang people? This is impossible! Don't say that we will ruin everyone's reputation by doing so, even those brothers who have fought against the Qiang people for many years will not approve of this move!" Guo Fan immediately expressed his opinion .

Zhang Ji also nodded and said: "The thinking of the soldiers is a problem, and if we vote in this way, I am afraid that the Qiang people may not be willing to accept us. Even if they accept, I am afraid that they will not be at ease with us, and they will even treat us. These leading generals are disadvantaged in order to better control our troops. Therefore, surrender is a dead end, and we must not do it!"

There are not many sayings about the righteousness of the family and the country, but it can be recognized by everyone. This is the practical way of Xiliang people.In their eyes, nothing is more important than their own interests. If the benefits can be guaranteed, they are not afraid to surrender in the name of traitors, but judging from the current situation, it is obviously impossible.

"Then there is only one way to break through." Niu Fu sighed and said, "Can we really break out of the encirclement of the Qiang people with all our strength and morale now, and throw off their subsequent pursuit? Also, what can we do?" With the above two points in mind, what should we do next? I’m afraid we will run out of food and have nowhere to go if we leave the city.”

"If we had fought them openly when we were trapped in the city, the situation might not have been so critical. I'm afraid it would be really difficult to succeed now." Hu Zhen said with some dissatisfaction.He had made such a proposal that day, but in the end he couldn't implement it because the generals had their own calculations. Now that he brought up the old matter again, he naturally wanted to vent.

"It's useless to mention this matter again, let's discuss how to break through." Seeing a few people looking unhappy, Niu Fu hurriedly interrupted.He knew very well that the most important thing at this time was that everyone was united, otherwise he would really not be able to survive.

Hu Zhen also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he kept silent.And the other generals also understood that everyone had no way out, so they had to accept this strategy of using troops, which still looked very dangerous, and broke through.

"Now we have to pay attention to two points. We must keep the soldiers below at a certain level of combat effectiveness, and tell them that as long as we stand out of the city, we can guarantee their lives, and we must prevent the Qiang people outside the city from thinking that we are escaping from a desperate situation. Regarding this, everyone Do you have any good suggestions?" Seeing that the matter had come to a conclusion, Niu Fu went on to put forward his own ideas.

In this regard, everyone put forward some opinions in a hurry. Now it is for the sake of everyone's livelihood, so they all do their best to offer suggestions.Although the final policy may not be perfect and without loopholes, at least it can help them break out of the city in a short period of time.

After summarizing all the suggestions and setting up a proper strategy, Niu Fu got up solemnly and said to everyone: "This will be the critical moment that determines the life or death of us people, so I hope you can temporarily put aside For some personal private thoughts, we can work together to break through smoothly!"

The generals also deeply agreed with this, and they all nodded solemnly, expressing that they would accept this strategy and implement it meticulously.

At dawn the next day, with the sound of drums, the closed east gate of Guanwu County burst open, and the suspension bridge fell, and then thousands of cavalry rushed out with shouts, and went straight to the Qiang camp outside the city .

A battle related to the new situation in Xiliang has finally officially started!