Chapter 770: Planning Yecheng
Yuan Shao was shot off his helmet by Huang Xu's arrow, and he was too frightened, plus he was now weak, and he fainted all of a sudden.
If the generals under Yuan Shao's command continue to fight with Jinling City, it is good to win, if they can't win, who can bear this responsibility?
And without Yuan Shao's unified command in the center, whose orders should be given priority by the various ministries?
In the absence of setting up these links in advance, no one dares to stand up and preside over the overall situation without authorization.
There was too much chaos and strife within the Yuan army.
No one has enough prestige to suppress the others.
In this way, the generals of the Yuan army commanded their own soldiers and horses, and while cautiously resisting the counterattack of the Jinling army, they changed their formations and slowly withdrew to the rear.
The plan to attack the Jinling Army Dazhai at night was declared bankrupt under such circumstances.
The potter did not send people to pursue, he ordered Pei Qian to let the troops bluff, not to chase too much, just to make sure that after Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses were withdrawn, he would immediately return to the village, so as not to cause any accidents.
When waiting for the end of this battle, the sky was already bright, but the Jinling army, who had been tired for a night, still couldn't rest, and everyone still had to clean up the mess, take care of the camp, deal with the corpses and other follow-up affairs.
The potter sat on the steps of the high platform of the school yard and looked around.
He cocked his chin as he watched, thinking carefully.
When he was young, Huang Xu and Ah Fei came over together.
"I've seen the prime minister."
The potter was interrupted by the words of the two of them, he raised his head, looked at the two of them back and forth, and said with a smile: "Thanks to you this time, if you hadn't retreated Yuan Shao in time, the losses would have been far more than that." ”
Huang Xu looked around at the situation in the camp and sighed: "I didn't expect Yuan Shao to come up with such a strange strategy, our army's recent battles have inevitably been a little too smooth, so I underestimated Hebei Qunying, this matter should be cautious in the future." ”
The potter stood up, shook his head and said: "No, if it is replaced by the original Yuan Shao, even if he can think of this kind of strategy, he will definitely not use it easily, Yuan Shao has Yuan Shao's arrogance, he is a face-bearing person, although he also likes to engage in some conspiracies and tricks, but it is all a private matter...... Generally put on the table the disgrace, he is not very willing to do. ”
Ah Fei sniffed and said strangely: "The prime minister is inevitably too much praise for Yuan Shao, I think Yuan was originally named the leader of the princes' alliance, but in fact he is not worthy of the name, he was shot by Huang Xu with an arrow and passed out on the helmet, such a character is also embarrassed to rule the four states, and he claims to be the first prince in the world?" It's ridiculous! ”
After listening to Ah Fei's narration, the potter couldn't help but be a little curious.
He has known Yuan Shao for many years, logically speaking, Yuan Shao shouldn't be such a person?
Even if the situation is urgent, it is too thrilling to be hit by Huang Xu's arrow, but it stands to reason that Yuan Shao will not be so bad.
He has been on the battlefield for many years, what situation has he not seen?
Still fainted?
The potter lowered his head and thought for a long time, and said slowly: "It can't be high blood pressure, right?" It shouldn't be...... How happy is he to eat meat? ”
Ah Fei and Huang Xu looked confused.
The potter thought for a moment, and suddenly seemed to think of something.
He stood up, turned his head and asked Pei Qian, "Where is Koji?"
Pei Qian arched his hand and said: "In the west of Dazhai, arrange for the cremation of the body." ”
The potter stood up and headed under Pei Qian's lead.
After the end of every battle, cleaning up the battlefield and cleaning up the fallen soldiers is a necessary job.
If the corpse is not disposed of in time, it will spread diseases, and even cause plague in the most serious cases, affecting the living, so it must be taken seriously.
Incineration is arguably the most direct and effective method.
Koji Yi personally presided over this matter, and it can be seen that this is indeed a big deal for him.
When the potter met Koji, he was supervising and directing the placement of the body.
His leg was still limping and his injuries had not healed.
"General Koji worked hard last night, thanks to the general last night in the Qianzhai in the middle of the command, presiding over the overall situation, so that the Qianzhai was not breached, so that there was a later result."
Seeing that the potter had arrived, Lu Yi hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "The prime minister praised it, but thanks to the bravery of the two little generals under the prime minister's account, Fang Zhi made Yuan Shao retreat." ”
The arrogance of Koji's temper seems to have subsided a lot compared to the original, which makes the potter very happy. Whether it's real or pretended, it's a good thing.
"General Koji, when you shot Yuan Shao's arrow, I heard that it was smeared with medicine, but is there such a thing?"
Koji grinned in embarrassment.
After all, it is not a bright means, so let the potter ask so directly, Lu Yi felt a little embarrassed.
"That's true."
"Is that medicine deadly?"
Koji Yi shook his head and said, "It's not fatal, but it's definitely some poisonous, if you meet someone who is weak, maybe you can really kill you......"
When he said this, Koji Yi seemed to react to something.
"What does the prime minister think?"
The potter touched his nose and hesitated: "I always feel that Yuan Shao's recent performance is not quite right, it seems that something makes him very anxious, could it be ......?"
Lu Yi thought seriously for a while, and said: "Yuan Shao is older, and the older he gets, the less wide his eyes will be, and the narrower his mind will become...... In addition, he is arrogant, and he has repeatedly failed in the battle of Guandu, but I am afraid that he is also exhausted...... Perhaps, it is not impossible to guess as the prime minister. ”
The potter and Koji Yizheng were sighing, but they saw Zhuge Liang running over in a hurry and said, "Teacher, there is a letter from General Zhongda and Zilong." ”
The potter turned around, and Zhuge Liang handed him a report written by Sima Yi
The pottery merchant opened the letter, but it was Sima Yi who reported to him: the Southern Xiongnu and Wuhuan fought against Xianbei Kebineng, and the consumption of both sides was very large, Sima Yi and Zhao Yun commanded the Jinling White Horse Army to assist from the side, and finally Kebineng was defeated and died, the Xianbei tribes surrendered, and the crisis in the north was basically calmed.
After this war, the combat strength of the northern tribes was greatly damaged, and they temporarily lost the ability to pose a threat to the Han Dynasty, so Sima Yi asked Tian Yu and Xian Yufu to represent the imperial court, control the tribes here, limit their development, and gradually accept their people to reclaim the frontier to enrich the population of the Han Dynasty.
After reading it, the potter was very relieved.
At the same time, he thought of a plan.
"Kong Ming, you immediately send someone to the north, let Sima Yi and Zhao Yun go south from the Qingzhou realm, bypass the main battlefield, and go to Yecheng along the Zhanghe River! I sent someone to contact Yuan Tan...... If Yuan Shao's current physical condition is really bad, it seems that he can plot if he wants to come to Yecheng...... Yuan Dagongzi has now become our most important chess piece. ”
Zhuge Liang was so smart that he immediately understood the potter's intentions, and immediately went to deal with the matter.
And the strategy of the entire Jinling Army was also changed to the main force to contain Yuan Shao on the front line, but in fact, it secretly supported Yuan Tan in Yecheng and made him make trouble in Yecheng.