Two hundred miles north of Pyongyang, in the camp of the Sui army, outside the tent of the commander of the Chinese army, a large banner with the word "Yuwen" written on it fluttered high.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, everyone stopped talking, and looked outside the tent, but they saw that Yu Zhongwen's face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and he went straight into the handsome tent, and Xue Shixiong and Wang Rengong followed him almost front and back, and all the generals who were smiling just now put away their smiles, Xin Shixiong laughed, stepped forward, hugged his fists and said: "General Yu returned with a great victory, congratulations." ”

Yu Zhongwen didn't even look at Xin Shixiong, and walked straight past him, Xin Shixiong's smile was still frozen on his face, and he turned around and glanced at Yu Zhongwen hatefully, and retreated into the queue.

Yu Zhongwen and the other three generals stood still in the middle, gave a military salute to Yuwen Shu, and said angrily: "Marshal, may I ask this general who has urged you to march several times, or at least to provide supplies for our army, why don't you send reinforcements, don't give military rations, and just sit back and watch our army fight alone in front?" ”

Xue Shixiong also said: "Yes, our army defeated the Goguryeo army eight times in three days, killing more than 5,000 enemy troops, as long as the army keeps up, the enemy army will definitely collapse on all fronts, even if the army does not come, as long as our army can get supplies, it can also reach the city of Pyongyang, Marshal Yuwen, you don't want our army to withdraw, and you don't give our army backup, but you are camping here, what is your intention?" ”

Right Xiaowei General Qu Tutong's face sank, and he said loudly: "General Xue, are you here to question Marshal Yuwen?" It is not easy for you to fight hard at the front, but our army is infantry, and we carry so many burdens. How can a two-legged one run faster than your four-legged one? ”

The corners of Xue Shixiong's mouth hooked. Didn't speak. Yu Zhongwen didn't look at Qu Tutong either, still staring at Yuwen Shu and said: "Marshal Yuwen, even if the infantry can't keep up with the speed of our cavalry, you can order our army to suspend the pursuit, but you don't take back your order, and you don't give our army enough support, what does this mean?" ”

Yu Wenshu said slowly: "General Yu, you are fighting hard in front. Everyone knows this, but the infantry in our rear has to carry food and weapons, one person carries a weight of one or two hundred catties, and there is no big cart, so they all have to rely on manpower to carry it. This is the Chinese military commander's account, we are all soldiers, and we must speak and act from a military point of view. ”

Yu Zhongwen gritted his teeth: "Then why doesn't Marshal Yuwen want our army to withdraw and join the infantry?" ”

Yu Wenshu laughed: "General Yu." You have the secret decree of His Majesty in your hand, and you must catch Eji Wende. Although this commander is a former general of the army, it is impossible for you to disobey the order, you see that I have handed over the 20,000 iron cavalry of my Zuo Wuwei to you, and General Xue and General Wang will bring support, is it not enough to do this? ”

Yu Zhongwen secretly scolded Yu Wenshu in his heart for being really treacherous, obviously he didn't want to make contributions in the front, but he said as if he was thinking about himself, the corners of his mouth hooked, and said: "Now that my cavalry has run out of food, the distance from the front to Pyongyang City is full of no-man's land, and all the towns and villages of Goguryeo are deserted. ”

Yu Wenshu sighed: "Yes, now after our army crosses the Yalu water, all the way south, now it is seven hundred miles away from the Yalu water, and most of it is still mountainous, when we set off, our infantry everyone carried three months' military rations, but the sergeant's burden was too heavy, although there was a strict order that those who abandoned the military rations were beheaded, but they could not stop the soldiers' behavior, at present, the whole army of our army's food, is no longer enough for twenty days, I think now our army can no longer continue to advance, can only stay here, waiting for the back of the food to help. ”

Yu Zhongwen had never known about the consumption of military rations in this big camp, and after hearing it at first glance, he gasped: "It's only been a month, why is there only twenty days of military rations left?" ”

Yu Wenshu gritted his teeth and said: "Yesterday, after the whole army left, the army counted the military rations, and Ben Shuai found out that many soldiers secretly buried the food on the march, so that we can't see that these military rations have been abandoned, but in fact, most of them have been lost. ”

Yu Zhongwen's brows tightened, Yuwenshu saw him like this, and sighed: "General Yu, you and I are both in charge of the army, you should know that military food is the top priority in the army, although our army has 300,000 people, we can't go without food for a day, just now I discussed with the generals to retreat a hundred miles and retreat to the south bank of Sashui to wait for our army's backup, what does General Yu want?" ”

When Yu Zhongwen heard this, the whole person exploded, his eyes widened, he was angry, and he almost shouted: "I waited for the forward soldiers, never sleepless, fought hard for three days, people did not untie their armor, horses did not unsaddle, won eight battles in three days, and beat the enemy army out of 200 miles, seeing that Pyongyang City was in front of me, it was the time for the rest of the soldiers to chase the poor men, how could we retreat?" ”

Yu Wenshu's face gradually became ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "General Yu, everyone knows that you are working very hard in the front, and you are even very moved, but this is not a reason for you to risk the lives of the whole army!" What should I do if I run out of food, let the soldiers gnaw on the mud?! ”

Yu Zhongwen raised his voice a few degrees more, and said sharply: "Marshal Yuwen, you are handsome with 300,000 people, you can't break the thieves in the Goguryeo District, what face do you have to meet Your Majesty?" And I, Yu Zhongwen, and the generals, will make you return in vain! ”

Yuwen Shu was so angry that he jumped up from the Hu bed all of a sudden, pressed the hilt of the sword, and looked directly at Yu Zhongwen, he had had enough of it for many days, and he didn't want to endure it anymore, so he roared: "General Yu, why did you return in vain?" How did everyone return in vain? Is it useless to retreat to Sashui? What do you mean, make it clear! ”

Yu Zhongwen sneered: "I think back then, when Zhou Yafu, a famous general in the Han Dynasty, saw the emperor, he still had a strict military appearance, and in the fine willow camp, even if the emperor had to abide by the rules of the military camp, it was because he could be a mighty general in the army, and he could establish an immortal career in the future." ”

When he said this, he looked around and said sharply, "But what are we now?" Everyone has their own selfish intentions, each has its own plans, only thinking about their own benefits, fighting hard and viciously to let the friendly army, once they find that there is no possibility of making meritorious contributions, they begin to retreat, find all kinds of reasons to passively avoid the war, everyone thinks like this, although there are 300,000 people, it is impossible to break the country and capture the king, and complete our mission this time! Everyone asks themselves, is what I said Yu Zhongwen wrong?! (To be continued.) )