626, the general's words are reasonable!
Cheng Lian and Hao Meng listened to what Zhu Wei told them, and they couldn't help but be surprised and happy.
What is surprising is that Zhu Wei and Cao Cao already knew that Yuan Shu would retreat to Xuzhou, and had already set up an ambush in Quyang County.
Of course, the joy is that they surrendered at the right time, and now not only will there be no danger, but they can follow and make meritorious contributions together, but they can be regarded as being able to avenge Lu Bu, which also fulfills a little bit of the kindness between them and Lu Bu.
In this way, Zhu Wei's army stopped here to rest until dawn, and after arranging food, he set off as a whole army and continued to chase the army that Yuan Shu had fled.
At this moment, Yuan Shu's army had entered the territory of Quyang County, and Yuan Shu naturally knew from the defeated army that Lu Bu's army had surrendered in front of the formation, and Zhu Wei and Cao Cao's army were still chasing behind.
Therefore, Yuan Shu did not dare to stop resting, but only urged the army to continue to move forward, but with the half-day and one-night march from yesterday afternoon to this morning, Yuan Shu's soldiers could not help but feel exhausted.
Yuan Shu had to slow down the speed of the army again, allowing his own army to rotate and rest.
Yuan Shu brought out the 80,000 troops from Shouchun City at this moment still more than 60,000, after yesterday's battle, in order to break off the back to block Zhu Wei, Cao Cao's pursuers, it has been Zhu Wei, Cao Cao's army has been defeated, scattered more than 10,000 soldiers and horses.
Now these more than 60,000 soldiers are basically tired and sleepy to the limit, Yuan Shu can only let the front rest first, and after the follow-up soldiers and horses catch up, the rest of the front soldiers and horses for the rear army, and the rear soldiers and horses for the front army.
At this moment, the soldiers and horses that came up from the rear can also rest in place, waiting for the soldiers and horses that had been rested to move forward slowly, so that the troops under them can recover some physical strength and energy in batches, eat some dry food, and fill some stomachs.
Anyway, Yuan Shu's army of more than 60,000 people will go from the end to the end, and it will probably take nearly half an hour, just enough for the soldiers in front to rest for half an hour and recover some state, so that they can also resist the pursuers of Zhu Wei and Cao Cao who may be chasing in the future.
Of course, at this time, Chen Deng had also rushed to the front of Yuan Shu's army with the Xuzhou new soldiers in Lu Bu's army and the young men who were recruited, and began to serve as the vanguard of Yuan Shu's army again.
Chen Deng's actions made Yuan Shu very satisfied, so it naturally allowed his own army to get more time to rest.
Although Cheng Lian and Hao Meng surrendered in front of Lu Bu's army, Yuan Shu originally thought of this possibility, so he didn't blame Chen Deng or anything, after all, he still needed Chen Deng now.
However, before Yuan Shu's army could rest for long, Cao Cao's pursuers had already appeared in the sight of Yuan's posterior scouts, and Yuan's posterior scouts hurriedly reported the news forward, and Yuan Shu couldn't help but urge Yuan Shu to send troops and horses to prepare to block Cao Cao's pursuers and speed up the march again.
Of course, Yuan Shu sat comfortably in his car, and he could occasionally take a nap and rest along the way, so Yuan Shu's own spirit was quite good.
But at this moment, Yuan Shu was also a little puzzled, and couldn't help but ask his strategist Yang Hong, "General, could it be that this Zhu Wei and Cao Cao are actually going to abandon Shouchun and chase after me?" Why did he wait for my army to come here, and if so, what should I do? (I can't find Yang Hong's words, Yang Hong is mistakenly called Yang General in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, then Heaven will be wrong to be his word General!) )
"Your Majesty, don't be surprised, the army pursued by Zhu Wei seems to be dominated by cavalry, and Cao Cao's army seems to be no more than 10,000, and this is a hasty army! It can be seen that Zhu Wei and Cao Cao were transferred by our side earlier! Now we have an army of 80,000, but we have not found a foothold for a while, so we are in such a predicament now, but our army is tired, and the army of Zhu Wei and Cao Cao is also tired. ”
Yang Hong was not so tired when he was driving in Yuan Shu's car, so he was shaking his head and relieving Yuan Shu at the moment, but under normal circumstances, his rhetoric was reasonable.
As long as Yuan Shu found a place with dangerous terrain and sent troops to garrison it, then Zhu Wei and Cao Cao's pursuers would naturally not be able to break through the blocking soldiers and horses sent by Yuan Shu as before.
"Well, the general's words are reasonable! It just so happens that there is a lot of terrain available in this Quyang County, or you can get rid of Zhu Wei and Cao Cao's army here! Such an army went straight to Xuzhou, and when I took control of Xuzhou, I would compete with Zhu Wei, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei! ”
Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he heard this, but at this moment, he had a little bit of eagerness for Xuzhou, thinking that if he could control Xuzhou, he would naturally be able to become stronger in the blink of an eye.
"Yes, Your Majesty congratulates you on winning the land of Xuzhou, which can be the capital to win the world!"
Yang Hong complimented Yuan Shu in a timely manner, as for what he thought in his heart, it was unknown, but if Yuan Shu arrived in Xuzhou, he could invoke Yuan Shao in the north, and Yang Hong felt that Yuan Shu could still be a little stable.
"Well, send an order to the three armies, speed up, wait for a dangerous place, and then let the music stop, hum, you can also atone for your sins!"
Yuan Shu listened to Yang Hong's compliment, and his heart was also relieved, and then he passed down the military order, at this moment he just wanted to arrive in Xuzhou as soon as possible, then he could be stable earlier.
"No!"
Ji Ling, the general who was driving a horse beside Yuan Shu's car, agreed, and then gave the order to arrange it, so Yuan Shu's army was immediately urged again, and only four or five thousand troops were left in the rear to take on the responsibility of blocking Cao's army.
As the car slowly accelerated, Yuan Shu looked forward for a moment, and suddenly said, "General, do you know where Chen Deng is!" This matter in Xuzhou still needs the cooperation of this person, and this person seems to have some ability! ”
Yang Hong secretly disliked it when he heard this, as the first confidant of Yuan Shu's side, he naturally didn't want others to compete for his position in Yuan Shu's heart, so he deliberately said, "This Chen Dengchu Tao Qian, then Liu Bei, and then Lu Bu as the master, and now he took the initiative to offer advice to the lord and kill Lu Bu, since he is a talented person, if he is not talented, how can he let the three old masters value it, so that His Majesty also appreciates it so much!" Your Majesty congratulates you on another talent, and you want to use Chen's heritage in Xuzhou to help Your Majesty take Xuzhou lightly! ”
Yang Hong's words seem to be praising Chen Deng, but in fact, they secretly point out that Chen Deng is also like Lu Bu, in fact, he is actually a slave-like character with three surnames, especially the old master Lu Bu, such a character is really credible.
At the same time, Yang Hong deliberately pointed out the influence of the Chen family to which Chen Deng belonged in Xuzhou, so if Yuan Shu is new to Xuzhou, he can naturally rely on the assistance of the Chen family, but after Yuan Shu takes control of Xuzhou, such as the Chen family, a family with a lot of background in Xuzhou, it will become a thorn in the side of Yuan Shu to control local rights.
Therefore, Yang Hong also had some meaning of the honey-bellied sword at this time, he knew Yuan Shu's temperament very well, as long as he said this, it would naturally make Yuan Shu dislike......