【Chapter 723】 Stone sinks into the sea
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"Uh, not good! Li Thief is extremely despicable, and he actually bullies more and less! ”
Seeing that Yan Liang slashed the two generals of the Xiliang Army in front of the battle, and beat Gan Ning to parry but had no power to fight back, Yuan Shaomei smiled, and his eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile.
However, he was not happy for long. Seeing that Yan Liang had the upper hand and completely suppressed Gan Ning's onslaught, but seeing that two fast horses ran out of the Xiliang army again, the two imposing Xiliang generals led the wind and rushed straight to Yan Liang in front of the formation.
In an instant, Yuan Shao was furious, shouted and reprimanded, and scolded Li Li for being despicable and shameless.
Indeed, Xiliang Li Li actually sent two generals to besiege Yan Liang at one time, which was indeed a loss of identity and contemptible.
Therefore, in Yuan Shao's eyes, Li Li is simply the most shameless despicable villain in the world, without faith, shamelessness, can be called a complete of five poisons, lost the face of the princes and overlords, and is not worthy of standing side by side with himself at all, and is in vain as a general of the court.
But Yuan Shao didn't know that at this moment, in Li Li's eyes, Yan Liang and the princes of the allied towns were also despicable. Therefore, he thought that there was no need to scruple about fighting in front of such a sinister gangster, but any method that could kill the enemy general Yan Liang could be used; In short: it doesn't matter if it's a white cat or a black cat, the one that can catch a mouse is a good cat.
It is not difficult to see from this that although Yuan Shao and Li Li have different positions, their thoughts at this moment are strikingly similar. Yuan Shao thought that Li Li had no faith and was shameless, while Li Li thought that Yuan Shao was despicable, insidious and vicious. They all look at each other unpleasantly, and they both think that each other is despicable and sinister. And this just proves that both commanders are well-deserved and competent managers, each looking at each other from their own standpoint. Every minute counts, not an inch.
At the same time, the tragic situation of the fighting generals in front of the Tongguò battle can be seen that the decisive battle of Loudiyuan this time is completely different from the battle in the southern suburbs in the past.
In the battle of the southern suburbs in the past, the Wuwei Army and the Xiliang Army fought in front of the battle just to show each other their strong force, and the main purpose was to raise their forces rather than kill the generals before the battle. After all, both sides of the war are the Xiliang Army, just like the competitive competition between their own brothers. It is enough to have one side bow down and admit defeat, not a life-and-death fight.
In contrast, the current decisive battle in Loudiyuan is a real life-and-death duel. The decisive battle begins at first glance. The generals of both sides are fighting to the death, and the battle before the battle is to make meritorious contributions, hit the fighting spirit of the enemy, and boost their morale. Yes. At the beginning of the fight, the two sides played a real fire. Gan Ning unexpectedly beheaded Wen Ugly, and Yan Liang tricked and killed Hu Zhen and attacked Yang Ding. The commanders of both sides are cursing each other for being despicable, but in fact they are making excuses for their own insidious methods, and slandering their opponents is just to elevate themselves.
After scolding Li Li sharply, Yuan Shao looked back at the allied generals behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Who can go out to kill the thief general." The lord of this alliance will definitely reward him with a thousand gold and a hundred good horses! Who would dare to fight the thief? ”
Many of the generals in front of the Allied forces changed their voices when they heard this. Many generals were excited and eager to try, and witnessed the scene of Yan Liang beheading Hu Zhen and punishing Yang Ding, and these generals were inevitably envious and excited. It's a pity that their respective lords didn't speak, so even though they wanted to go out to fight and receive meritorious rewards, they didn't dare to act rashly.
Seeing that the generals under the accounts of the other princes of the allied army were about to move, many Jizhou generals were also unwilling, and they held the reins one after another, trying to beat their horses out of battle. Among them, the generals such as Zhang He, Gao Lan, Zhao Zhao, Chun Yuqiong, Gao Gan and Ma Yan were the most excited, and they were almost impatient to move forward, ready to ask Yuan Shao to fight.
However, what the Jizhou generals never expected was that as soon as they stepped forward, they were greeted by Yuan Shao's cold and stern stopping eyes, and Yuan Shao also put his left hand behind his back and waved his hand gently, signaling that the Jizhou generals were not allowed to fight. This action is extremely hidden, not all Jizhou generals can find and understand the deep meaning at the first time, but the second general Zhang He Gaoran, who was the first to hit the horse, saw it clearly, and the two immediately stopped, and then stretched out their hands to stop the other Jizhou generals beside them, and their eyes signaled that they should not come forward to fight.
At this moment, the generals of Jizhou were very puzzled by the actions of their lords, and they couldn't help but speculate in their hearts, and even some generals showed indignation on their faces. However, Xu You and Guo Tu, who were standing among the generals, knew Yuan Shao's temperament very well, and knew that their lord must have scruples, worried that the Jizhou generals would not only not be able to win after the battle, but would probably die in front of the battle. Therefore, Yuan Shao did not hesitate to offer a heavy reward, wanting to let the generals under the accounts of other princes of the allied army fight, so that he could not only save Yan Liang but also weaken the strength of the princes of each town by the hands of the generals of Xiliang, so why not do the best of both worlds.
In fact, Xu You and Guo Tu guessed correctly, which can be said to be exactly what Yuan Shao meant.
Yuan Shao, who was looking sideways at the many allied generals, was holding this kind of thought at this moment, firmly believing that there would be brave men under the heavy reward. And these brave men were not from the Jizhou generals under his command, but other generals of the allied forces, and the focus was on the generals under the three of Lu Bu, Zhang Yan and Liu Bei. If Lu Bu or Liu Bei can take the initiative to invite Ying to fight, it will undoubtedly be in Yuan Shao's arms, and it would indeed be better.
The reward order has been issued, Yuan Shao originally thought that someone must be eager to go out to fight, but after hesitating for a while, many generals of the allied army not only did not volunteer to fight, but their faces gradually calmed down, like a stone sinking into the sea, and no one fought on horseback.
At this moment, Yuan Shao also noticed that Lu Bu, Zhang Yan, Liu Bei and Cao Cao were all bowing their heads and snickering, as if they were laughing at him for being too self-righteous.
Suddenly, Yuan Shao's face changed sharply, his face was red and white for a while, and then his cheeks turned red, and his eyes were cold and gloomy. Obviously, he couldn't hold it on his face, and he was embarrassed and angry under his disappointment, but he had no way to vent it.
At this moment, Yuan Shao couldn't figure out what the problem was, and in the face of such a heavy reward, why could the generals remain indifferent?
Just as Yuan Shao frowned and pondered, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Lu Bu and Zhang Yan raised their heads inadvertently. But when they looked up, the four of them glanced at each other, and they knew each other. Immediately, the four of them looked back at the generals under their accounts, and their eyes swept over the generals one by one with cold eyes. The old god sat on horseback, watching the battle in front of the battle, and remained silent.
Yuan Shao didn't notice this strange scene, or even if he saw it, he was helpless, he really couldn't figure out why it was like this. But he didn't understand, but Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Lu Bu and Zhang Yan and others knew it. Or that they saw through Yuan Shao's trick for the first time, so they won't be fooled at all.
There must be brave men under heavy rewards, and there is nothing wrong with this strategy itself. It was enough to deceive many Allied generals to be willing to risk their lives to ask for battle. However, it depends on who makes the promise in public and whether they do what they say and keep their promises.
Obviously, at this moment, no one stepped forward under Yuan Shao's heavy reward. That speaks for itself.
Maybe Yuan Shao himself has completely forgotten about it. In the past, when Chen Liumeng was in the alliance, he promised heavy rewards countless times in front of the princes of the Eighteen Roads, so that the princes of each town sent their right-hand men out to fight bloodily, but after the war, the result was that none of these promises were fulfilled and all failed. Not only that, instead of fulfilling the promise of a heavy reward, Yuan Shao conspired with Yuan Shu. wantonly withheld the grain, grass and ordnance of the princes of various towns, and finally led Chen Liuhui to be a tiger. The Allies fell apart, and the princes of all stripes broke up unhappily.
The past is still in front of him, but now Yuan Shao has once again repeated his old tricks, giving a lot of money, and encouraging the generals under the accounts of the princes of other towns to come out to face the battle. I have to say that Yuan Shao really overestimated his credibility. Don't you know that most of the six princes of the Six Roads who are standing by Lema's side at this moment are allies of the former Chen Liuhui Alliance, that is, people who have been deceived by him once. Now that the old matter is brought up again, how can Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others be deceived again, who will believe his promise?
However, Yuan Shao had already forgotten all about the past, and he would never have thought that his reputation in the eyes of Liu Bei and others was actually inferior. Yes, he is still secretly thinking about countermeasures at the moment, unaware that he has been kept in the dark, in fact, the problem lies with himself.
Seeing Yuan Shao's gloomy side face, Liu Bei said in a low voice: "The alliance leader doesn't have to worry. General Yan Liang's martial arts are strong, just now he was also one enemy and three, and when he started with a knife, he beheaded Hu Zhen and Yang Ding's two generals under the knife, and then overwhelmed Gan Ning, and the victory was in his hands. Now that Li Thief has sent two more generals to fight, it is just a repetition of the mistakes of the past, and it is not a matter of worrying about adding two more heads to General Yan Liang's sword. ”
"Huh?" Yuan Shao was stunned when he heard this, immediately turned his head to look at Liu Bei, and said in a deep voice in an unkind tone: "Wen Chou Yan Liang is my Jizhou general, and now that Wen Chou is dead, Yan Liang must not make any more mistakes." No matter what the martial arts of the two enemy generals sent by Li Thief to fight this time, I, Yuan Shao, can't sit idly by. ”
Speaking of this, Yuan Shao's words changed sharply, and he ordered sharply: "Liu Bei listens to the order!" The leader of this alliance orders you to fight quickly and save Yan Liang, there must be no mistake! ”
"Ahh This ???" Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Yuan Shao in disbelief, but saw that Yuan Shao's expression was absolutely unquestionable, and he immediately turned his face if he didn't agree with him.
Seeing this, Liu Bei couldn't help but be annoyed and resentful, but he had some scruples and didn't dare to turn his face with Yuan Shao on the spot. After weighing the gains and losses a little, he turned his head with a gloomy face, and said in an urn voice: "Liu Bei respectfully obeys the orders of the alliance leader, and this will let my third brother Zhang Fei go out to fight!" ”
Yuan Shao secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, the anger on his face disappeared without a trace in an instant, and said with a pleasant face: "That's good, there is Lao Xuande." Without further ado, please ask Xuande to let Brother Ling go to battle. ”
"No, the alliance leader waits, and I'll go back when I go." Liu Bei replied casually, and immediately turned his horse back into the formation and went to the Xuzhou military formation.
Seeing Liu Bei leave, Yuan Shao's eyes flashed a trace of helplessness, and he secretly thought to himself: "Wen Chou Yan Liang is the two strongest generals under my command, and now Wen Chou has died in battle, although Yan Liang killed Hu Zhen and Yang Ding, but he couldn't take Gan Ning for a long time, which shows that the generals under Li Thief are indeed extraordinary." At present, Gan Ning is already in danger, and the two generals sent by Li Thief at this time must be strong in martial arts, and their combat power is very likely to be above Gan Ning. With such a strong two enemy generals, maybe Yan Liang is still not able to catch it, let alone other generals in Jizhou?
had no choice but to use the power of the princes to save Yan Liang. Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei, don't let me down. ”
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