I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 715 Waiting for the right time

The night fell silent, and the wind whistled across the foothills as if it would never stop. Five miles away from the rustling woods, footsteps ran quickly over the low green grass.

One after another figures were passing through the black night, and occasionally there was a trace of fire. After someone clicked on the picture below, they quickly extinguished the flames. Su Dai's voice sounded quietly in the darkness: "Look straight down, across the river. Hebei Army's granary, while he is attacking the stronghold tomorrow, we will hide nearby, attack his granary, burn all the grain and grain, and the siege of Yuan Gong will be lifted. By then, his soldiers will be confused, and they will attack from a flank and defeat the Liu thief."

"It's too risky, Brother Su!" Among the people gathered around, Bei Yu took a deep breath: "We have finally managed to pull up these troops, are you willing to let them all stay here? Liu Jian How can we let people rob the food and grass without waiting for a while? Princess Yuan's stronghold is in danger and could be destroyed at any time..."

Su Dai stepped forward excitedly, waved his sleeves, and argued: "You are confused! You also know that the army is dangerous and dangerous. Now that Dazhai is surrounded, the morale of the army must be depressed. The defeat can only happen in a matter of seconds. How can it be possible?" So much free time for you? As long as we ignite the food and grass in a sneak attack, and the fire here is combined, the morale of the soldiers in Dazhai will be doubled, and they will fight back the enemy bravely."

"I think this is a newly formed team. How can it have the strength to fight against the elites of the imperial court!" Bei Yu was aroused and shouted.

"You are caring about feathers!"

The two of them used to be heroes in Jingzhou Nanjun. They were used to being arrogant towards each other, but now they started to quarrel when they disagreed.

At this moment, the cry of killing rang out in the dark night, and then a running scout came towards this direction. The scout was lying on the horse and was helped down. There were two arrows stuck in his back and thighs. Drenched with blood.

"General, we have cavalry..."

Before the words are finished, people die.

Sudai reined in his horse. In the dim light around him, he could vaguely detect the movement in the whining wind ahead.

"Form up and be alert!"

He issued the order very quickly, and in the dark night, the firelights lit up, forming a black fire dragon.

Three thousand cavalrymen spread out in front.

Su Dai and Bei Yu had put aside their previous anger and looked at the cavalry square array in front of them. Under the burning firelight, the other party's murderous and ferocious momentum seemed to have solidified and rushed towards them. They were frightened to see it.

"How did they know we were coming..."

"In the wilderness, you can't outrun them, you can only fight them."

While they were talking in a low voice, a banging sound came from the front. It was the sound of the opponent's leading general slapping the blade of his sword on the small shield on his arm. There was more than one sound, hundreds or even thousands of sounds gathered together.

blah blah blah...

Thousands of blades slapped the shield at the same time.

This sound made Su Dai, Bei Yu, and even the three thousand soldiers and horses behind them feel their scalps shrinking like numbness. The murderous aura was felt more clearly. When someone in the team trembled and wanted to retreat, thousands of them With the blade flapping, the mighty horseman slowly moved his hooves.

For a moment, Zhang Yan raised the ring-shou knife high and shouted in a murderous voice: "Kill——"

"collapse!"

At the moment when thousands of cavalry shouted in unison, the iron hooves accelerated, the grass broke and rolled down the horses' hooves, and the earth trembled.

At the front of the charge, Su Dai, Bei Yu and others also drew their weapons and gritted their teeth and shouted in the middle of the array.

"Brothers, fight with me. If we can't run away in the wilderness, we have to risk our lives!!"

The night wind howled, and there was a chilling atmosphere everywhere in the dark night.

An hour later, the flag was broken, and the entire 3,000-man military formation was riddled with holes by Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army. It collapsed directly under the iron hoof. Thousands of people fled frantically, and some were captured and tied to their horses. on the back.

……

At midnight, the whining night wind blew over the face, and the plush between the collars gently ruffled.

The cold wind blew across the open field, bringing with it the sound of wild beasts gnawing on corpses at night.

Liu Jian took off his pocket and let the cold wind blow for a while, letting his thoughts wander.

"Yuan Jun seems to be in chaos."

Guo Jia on the side walked behind Liu Jian.

"Haha, we didn't mess with you, but you messed up yourself."

Liu Jian said: "You can watch it tomorrow...Fear and despair are contagious. Once you lose your will to fight..."

Liu Jian waved his hand and pointed into the distance: "Just like hunting on the grassland or in the foothills, the principle remains unchanged. Only when the prey is at the end of its rope will it not think about escaping. It will either resist until death or squat on the ground and do whatever it takes." People slaughter.”

"Yuan's army has a way to retreat, but without the will to fight, it will be defeated."

After a while, the sound of horse hoofbeats was heard in the camp below. Xia Houlan came over from the rear camp on horseback, raised his weapon and stood under the arrow tower and shouted: "Prime Minister, Zhang Yan has led the army back and captured many people!"

Not long after the words were spoken, several cavalrymen ran towards this side and rushed to the bottom of the arrow tower before reining in their horses. With a bang, the bound figure was thrown off the horse and fell hard to the ground.

Liu Jian stepped down the ladder and stood at an arrow tower pillar, looking at Su Dai who was covered in blood on the ground.

The knight held up his hands and said: "Prime Minister, General Zhang is reorganizing the army. Let his subordinates bring Su Dai first. Bei Yu is dead. Please prime minister to deal with this man!"

"Well, you guys go down and rest."

Liu Jian asked them to retreat, dragged his cloak to the struggling figure on the ground, and lowered his eyes: "How dare you rebel, an unknown rat?"

"Liu Thief, you are planning to capture me, but I don't accept it!" Su Dai, whose face was on the ground, twisted and raised his head, his eyes glaring: "I wish I could kill you! Dog thief! Dog thief!"

Around more than ten people including Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhao Rui, Lu Weihuang and others burst into laughter. Su Dai looked at them in astonishment. Liu Jian knelt down and looked at each other with cold eyes, but with a smile on his lips, his tone gradually became lower: "It's not bad, you have strong bones! It's not like I'm a strong man, but it's a pity... I didn't think about recruiting you, but I wanted to lend you your head."

"Your death will make everyone in Yuan Jun feel despair and fear..."

Touching the hem, Liu Jian stood up and stared at Su Dai's frightened face. He slowly turned around and looked at Yuan Shao's camp with a faint torch light in the distance. When he raised his hand, a guard stepped forward and lifted Su Dai off the ground. When he got up, his voice was as cold as ice: "Tomorrow, take this man's head outside Yuan Shao's camp, let Yuan Jun know that his reinforcements have been destroyed, and then... fight again."

"Here!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

……

The night was deep, and cries could occasionally be heard in the silent Yuan Shao camp. In such a chaotic and deadly atmosphere, the soldiers could not sleep peacefully. Occasionally, the sound of crying was heard in the dark night, and some people woke up from their dreams and started sobbing. At night, soldiers patrolling the camp walked nervously through the tent and heard faint cries, which made them feel uneasy.

In the handsome tent, Yuan Shao woke up from his bed and subconsciously reached out to touch the sword hanging on the bed!

"Who killed me...it was Liu Deran!!"

Yuan Shao suddenly looked around, and then saw the guards guarding the tent hurriedly looking inside, but after seeing that it was Yuan Shao having a nightmare, they immediately retreated.

Yuan Shao took a deep breath and finally calmed down after a long time.

He gave a self-deprecating smile.

"Unexpectedly, Yuan would actually live such a life...a nightmare, a nightmare!"

Hands pat gently.

"...Liu Jian turned out to be my nightmare, haha."

……

The morning light is golden, making people mesmerized by such weather. The solemn tone fell, the horn sounded, and on the higher ground, Liu Jian's large banner whistled in the wind, and a figure stood there quietly on horseback surrounded by people, looking at the battlefield.

Under the banner, Liu Jian and dozens of his attendants were stationed on the gentle slope. They watched the cavalry holding Su Dai, Bei Yu, and the heads of their chief commanders begin to move forward slowly!

There are also blood-stained flags for both of them.

Many soldiers in Yuan Shao's camp saw this scene.

Although not everyone knows Su Dai and Bei Yu, as long as one person knows them, most people will know about them soon.

Moreover, there were two bloody flags, so eye-catching that it stung the eyes of Yuan Jun soldiers.

Everyone in the camp almost stopped what they were doing at this moment and became dead silent.

Wang Wei and Deng Yi rushed over after receiving the news. The moment they saw it, they felt that the world was spinning. The latter glanced at Wang Wei: "The reinforcements have been cut off...it is completely hopeless!"

Wang Wei gritted his teeth, punched the horse's back, and said in a low voice: "Go and tell the lord to come quickly..."

The guard held up his hands. As soon as he turned around, he saw a figure in a red cloak not far away leading a group of people striding over. Generals Wang and Deng quickly held up their hands: "My lord."

Yuan Shao hummed and approached the camp gate. The heads and flags in the distance were reflected in his eyes.

"Lord, Su Dai and Bei Yu's secret soldiers are gone." Kuai Liang whispered beside him.

The cloak tied behind him fluttered slightly, Yuan Shao's face was indifferent, but the palms hanging by his sides were tightly squeezed and trembling.

"Lord, stop fighting and retreat!"

"Lord, we have no chance of victory!"

"Lord, withdraw!"

"Lord!!!"

Yuan Shao closed his eyes, turned around, and walked back silently.

At the same time, the Hebei Army arrayed outside the village.

Under the long banner, the military formation was quiet. Occasionally, a cavalry team ran past in front of the sight of countless people. Amidst the monotonous sound of horse hooves, the burly general ran towards the Chinese army with a broadsword. Then he dismounted and walked to the banner. He faced a man on the horse and raised his hand: "Prime Minister, what are you waiting for? Now that the people have been killed, let's start attacking the stronghold."

The speaker is Wen Chou.

Liu Jian stroked his beard and shook his head, looking at Yuan Shao's camp with squinted eyes. He was silent for a moment and then said: "Strategy to attack the heart always needs time to ferment. How can we push it too hastily? Otherwise, it will make no sense for them to work together... ...Don’t be impatient, I don’t think Yuan Shao’s Dazhai can be saved within two days.”

After a pause in his words, he still waved his hand: "Notify Lu Weihuang that Zhao Rui and his two men are leading their troops ten feet forward in an intimidating gesture."

"Yes!" Wen Chou cupped his hands, turned around and galloped away on horseback.

After another three sticks of incense, Liu Jian finally ordered the attack!

Today's attack is not much different from yesterday's, it is still extremely fierce, but Yuan Jun's defensive strength is much worse than yesterday.

……

After another day of attack, the Hebei Army decisively withdrew after leaving behind a pile of wreckage.

Yuan Shaojun's morale is even lower!

Outside the commander's tent, more people came to ask Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops today.

Yuan Shao is now just sitting alone in the handsome tent, not allowing anyone to enter.

However, even so, the people outside the tent were still shouting into the handsome tent one after another.

That cry of "Lord, withdraw your troops!"

Just like a knife cutting, Yuan Shao's heart was scratched one by one.

Yuan Shao looked down at the bartender on the table, picked up the bartender, and took a sudden sip.

"Lord!"

A voice came from the entrance of the camp, interrupting Yuan Shao's thoughts.

"Who! Didn't I tell you that I won't see anyone?"

"The lord doesn't see me, but I still have to risk my life to see my lord!"

Yuan Shao raised his head and saw Xun Chen's face.

Yuan Shao snorted coldly and let Xun Chen sit down next to him.

Compared with Nanyang County and other high sects in Nan County, Xunchen is a Yingchuan native, and his main interests are not in Jingzhou, and his family does not support Yuan Shao as much as other Jingzhou families, so From a certain perspective, the Xunchen family's losses or gains in this war were not so direct.

"My lord, now that things have come to this, it's better to withdraw our troops."

"Snapped!"

Yuan Shao suddenly dropped the wine cup in his hand heavily on the table.

"You even come to persuade me? Do you know what the withdrawal of troops this time means?"

Xun Chen said calmly: "This withdrawal means that within ten years, if there is no major chaos in the north, our southern army may no longer be able to go north to compete with Liu Jian and can only defend."

"Now that you know, how can you come to persuade me!? Are you lobbying for those people? How many benefits have they given you?!"

Xun Chen smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, don't you understand me yet? Although Xun is not a top-notch person, he still has integrity. How can he be bribed to persuade my lord?"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he suddenly fell silent.

"Yes, what you said is that Yuan made a mistake and wronged you."

Xun Chen shook his head and said: "My lord, the reason why I advise your lord to withdraw your troops is to tell your lord that now that Liu Jian is powerful and has achieved hegemony, the Central Plains is difficult to capture in a short term, so we need to take a longer view." "

"According to the current situation, my lord retreats to Jingzhou, connects with Cao Cao in the east, Yuan Yi in the west, and forms a tripartite force with Liu Jian. Although the attack is insufficient, he is more than capable of holding on!"

"The current situation is that we can only unite Jiangdong and Yizhou to defend the southern border, prevent Liu Jian from going south to invade, and then wait for the right time!"

"My lord, this is our only way."

"My lord, don't fight with your life!"

Yuan Shao said angrily: "Is it Yuan's style to settle in a corner?"

Xun Chen sighed: "It is true that Mr. Yuan is not the one behind this. However, this is the general trend and cannot be fought by manpower."

"Besides, the official just said that we are retreating this time to wait for the weather, not to completely stick to it. As long as the time comes and there are changes in the north, we can find the right time to conquer the Central Plains!"

"It's just that you need to pay careful attention to this opportunity, maybe ten years, or twenty years..."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he sighed: "Ten years, twenty years..."

"God knows whether Yuan will live such a long life."

(End of this chapter)