Chapter 69: Death for a Confidant
"Wuhuan's 200,000 troops set out from Liaodong and went all the way south to the Yellow River crossing, why didn't there be any intelligence in advance?"
After Guo Jia was determined to die, he calmed down, swept his eyes in the camp like electricity, and asked in a cold voice.
"Who is in charge of border intelligence?"
"Since Zhang Chun was broken by Gongsun Zhan, Wuhuan once moved to the area of eastern and western Liaoning, which is far away from the Central Plains, coupled with Yuan Shao's sudden attack, the north and south banks of the Yellow River are in a state of combat readiness, and the information was transmitted for a while, so no information was received in advance."
Captain Huben Le Jin hurriedly rushed to the Chinese army tent camp when he heard the news and gestured to Guo Jia.
Guo Jia was in charge of the defense line on the south bank of the Yellow River, and Le Jin, as his deputy general, was fully responsible for the dispatch of troops and horses, and charged into battle.
Guo Jia's face softened slightly when he saw Le Jin's arrival, "General Le, you are responsible for the dispatch of the border defense army in Baimadu, this time the Yuan army and the 200,000 Wuhuan iron cavalry have joined forces, how is the defensive pressure?" ”
Le Jin's face was pale and weak, and after a moment of silence, he said slowly: "The total number of defenders in Baimadu is only more than 20,000, and there is no problem in annihilating the vanguard of the Yuan army, but now there are more than 200,000 Wuhuan troops out of thin air, even if the defenders are all one as ten, but there are still Yuan army's backup troops on the north shore. ”
"The current plan is to quickly dispatch troops and horses from other defense lines to rescue Baimadu, and to unite and work together, it is expected to resist 200,000 iron weapons."
"What General Le said is extremely true, although the Qingzhou soldiers are brave, but after all, they are only infantry, the Wuhuan army is cavalry, the terrain of Baimadu is flat, the two sides are fighting, our army is already at a disadvantage, not to mention that the local strength is ten times that of me, if you don't quickly deploy troops to rescue, I'm afraid that Baimadu can't survive tonight!"
The vanguard commander Yu Ban also spoke.
The advantage of the cavalry in land combat was simply too great, and the white horse crossed the Pingchuan without even a small mound, and there was no factor that could limit the Wuhuan iron cavalry.
What's more, the Wuhuan Iron Cavalry is known for its horseback riding skills and bows and arrows, and under the 200,000 Iron Cavalry charging in unison, everything will be razed to the ground.
In addition to the Wuhuan Iron Cavalry, on the north bank of the Yellow River at this moment, there are nearly 100,000 Yuan troops staring at each other, about to cross the river and start a war.
Most of the 20,000 vanguard troops have crossed the river, and even if they use human lives to pile up, I am afraid they can fill the Yellow River and help Yuan's army cross the south bank.
If there were no reinforcements to help, it would have been a miracle that they could survive tonight.
Guo Jia secretly sighed and regretted, why didn't he use the Great Yan Zheng Method to divinate a hexagram in advance, if he had anticipated the variable of the Wuhuan army earlier, how could he be so passive at this moment?
The more desperate he faced, the more cold and terrifying Guo Jia's face became, and the wisdom and courage of the ghost talent burst out in an instant, his eyes were deep, and he swept towards the generals of the camp: "Generals, you should know what the consequences will be once you let Wuhuan Tieqi cross the White Horse Ferry!" ”
"The last general understands!" Le Jin, Yu Ban and the others responded in unison, their faces as cold as iron.
"The white horse is broken, Xu is broken, the white horse is dead, we are all dead, understand!" Guo Jia's expression was firm, he glanced around, and his voice penetrated the camp tent and reached the ears of every soldier.
"The prime minister treats us like a mountain, and today is the time for us to use our bodies to serve the prime minister, that is, to block with our bodies, and also to block the hooves of the Wuhuan iron horse!"
"The generals will obey!"
"Come with me to the White Horse Ferry and meet the enemy."
"I want to see what kind of ability the Wuhuan Iron Cavalry entrenched in Liaodong has!"
Guo Jia jumped up lightly, rode a good horse, and regarded death as home.
He is not afraid of death, the only thing he is afraid of living up to the high hopes of the prime minister!
The person who is a confidant dies, and he is a ghost Guo Jia, who can die for the prime minister, this life is enough!
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Xu Du, Chengguang Palace.
Liu Xie sat on the dragon chair and quietly watched the noisy disputes of civil and military officials under the court.
"Your Majesty, the prime minister is by no means deliberately concealing the war situation, it is really an extraordinary time, and when he does extraordinary things, the prime minister is also to stabilize the court and avoid creating chaos."
Shang Shu ordered Hua Xin to stand up, suppressed the voices of hundreds of officials, and defended Cao Cao.
"Yes, the prime minister is sealed by the emperor, and the Han Dynasty is one, Yuan Shao's attack on Xu Du is a rebel, and the prime minister needs autocracy to quell the rebellion, throughout the ages, it is better to be."
Imperial Doctor Xi also agreed.
"Yes, yes, what the two adults said is very true."
"The prime minister is loyal to the man, and his heart can be seen by the sun and the moon, but he is the person who slanders the prime minister, and his heart is suspicious, and the emperor can vigorously investigate and deal with it."
Cao Cao's henchmen immediately followed suit.
Liu Xie didn't expect that Cao Cao was suppressed by himself several times, but his henchmen did not decrease much, which shows that this person really has a set of people's hearts, and he is worthy of being a hero in the world.
"Your Majesty, the Lord of the West Factory Rain has an urgent report." Just as Cao Cao's henchmen had the upper hand in the dispute between the hundred officials, a palace guard hurriedly marched to the Chengguang Hall and bowed down to Liu Xie.
"Come up quickly." Liu Xie snorted.
Xichang usually has confidential and important matters, and Liu Xie naturally has to pay attention to it.
Especially when Yuhuatian came to report in person, something must have happened, and Liu Xie's expression suddenly became solemn.
Yuhuatian took a broken step, his body brought a yin wind, quickly flashed into the hall, and knelt on the ground with a pop, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Baimadu!" ”
Yu Huatian said and took out a secret report, and held it up with both hands to hand it up.
Leng Shouguang hurriedly stepped forward to catch the secret report and respectfully forwarded it to the emperor.
Liu Xie picked up the secret music, and there was no taboo, he spread it out directly in public, and the essence in his eyes slowly swept over it.
Under the court, the civil and military officials, who were arguing endlessly, involuntarily quieted down, and Cao Cao looked angry and angry.
An urgent report came from Baimadu, and it was actually sent directly to the emperor, and he, the prime minister, is now becoming more and more dispensable.
If it weren't for the fact that this battle with Yuan Shao was related to his life and death, Cao Cao even had the urge to let Yuan Shao's army overwhelm the border, so that Liu Xie'er could taste the feeling of being a man-made sword.
Above the court, unconsciously, there was a solemn coercion, the atmosphere gradually became cold, and the hundred officials noticed that the emperor's expression changed slightly, and a strong anger flashed from his eyes without concealment.
What kind of urgent news can make the emperor so angry.
For some reason, when the Manchu Dynasty saw the anger of the Son of Heaven, he suddenly felt flustered.
Since ancient times, the Son of Heaven has been angry, ambushed millions of corpses, and blood flowed like a river!
Although the emperor first showed his majesty, he was still the fate of being dominated by people after all, why did he suddenly give people such coercion? It is as if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was reincarnated, and Emperor Jianwu was reborn.
The civil and military ministers frowned, and even deliberately lowered their breathing, their heads were slightly lowered, and they didn't dare to meet Liu Xie's eyes.
Liu Xie stared at the fold in his hand, didn't make a sound for a long time, and finally slammed the fold on the dragon case angrily.
The main hall trembled dangerously, and a murderous aura rose and soared into the sky.
"Do any of you know what this secret is about?" Liu Xie's eyes were like swords, sweeping over the heads of the ministers one by one, and his tone was cold.
"I don't know." The civil and military officials couldn't help but shudder.
Even Cao Cao felt goosebumps straight all over his body.
"Lord Rain, tell the ministers what the secret fold has done."
"The minions obey."
Yuhuatian saluted the emperor, and then got up and faced the ministers, "There is an urgent report from Baimadu, Wuhuan Dadan Yu Dun personally led 200,000 iron horsemen, and joined forces with Yuan Shao's army to go south and attack Baimadu!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all panicked and shocked.