Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 617: It’s sky
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A few days passed, the daytime artillery was still roaring, and new fortifications began to be built. The progress of the siege was much slower than Jinyang. Guo Shao asked Yang Biao that he hadn't woken up yet.
The sun gradually set to the west horizon, and the sky and the earth were also dim and quiet. Guo Shao stepped out of the Great Tent of the Chinese Army and saw the sky was gray and black, there were no stars and no moon; vaguely remembered that when he first arrived in Youzhou, he also walked out at night, but his mood at that time was different.
At this moment, the soldiers have returned to camp, and there is a bonfire in the wilderness, and there are faint sounds of insects in the grass. The soldiers on the camp stood up straight, watching Guo Shao sideways. Behind him, Wang Pu and other staff still stood at the door of the tent.
The sky is gray and the clouds seem to be very low, making people feel depressed. The wind and clouds are surging vaguely in the dim and hazy place, mysterious and vague.
There may be gods in the sky, and Guo Shao is still standing on the ground. However, the world thinks that he is the God of War, and of course God is omnipotent and must be able to win.
Guo Shao clearly realizes that once he retreats, he will feel unable to step down.
This is a difficult choice.
The main pressure Guo Shao faced was not being harassed by the first wave of reinforcements by the Liao army, but not being able to attack the city smoothly. The main force of the Liao Kingdom will come... Youzhou City has a circumference of one to twenty miles. Except for more than 50,000 mobile cavalry, more than 100,000 people surrounded the city. The troops are very scattered, and they cannot fight the Liao army under the city. Unless you leave Youzhou City, Going deep into the Youzhou area to fight against the Liao army without capturing Youzhou, it obviously violated the strategic expectations of this war.
He has thought a lot these days. The Northern Expedition itself was a strategic adventure.
If the Tiger and Cardinal Army’s horse-riding infantry is not allowed to attack the Liao Army’s tents, which will affect morale, if the excavation tunnel is chosen to be the correct location, if the defender does not put a large number of catapults in the blind area of the artillery, if... no matter how lucky you are One point, there are not so many subtle factors that affect the progress of the siege again and again, and you may be able to capture Youzhou City in time.
Then strategic risk is the right decision, and Guo Shao won't think about these things anymore. The confrontation between nations mainly depends on strength, but there is great uncertainty in the outcome of just one or two battles, and even luck.
Wang Pu is right, there are still opportunities and time to date.
...Guo Shao felt that he did not dare to take any risks.
This battle has been a strategic adventure from the beginning, with low fault tolerance and a high risk of missed hands; but now the risk has suddenly increased.
The consequences have become even more serious. If the main force is lost, Guo Shao will face an irreversible catastrophe; the elites of the Forbidden Army are almost non-renewable in the short term. Once lost, Guo Shao will not have the strength to maintain national defense and rule.
With such a serious consequence, even if the risk is small, it will make people afraid, not to mention the risk of delaying it now is not small.
In a trance, he seemed to have returned to the college entrance examination in his previous life, when everyone told him that it was a turning point in his life. He has done countless exercises and prepared very well, but he is still worried about accidents and failure on the spot, even if the risk is relatively low, but as long as the results are not down, he will not be able to be confident.
Now, he faces far greater risks and threats of failure, and the consequences are far more serious. Once the Great Zhou Army is defeated, it is not only his fate that matters!
Guo Shao's worry is beyond words.
He also had to weigh: between the benefits and consequences, is this risk worthwhile?
...... Guo Shao is not willing to give up.
He wanted to avoid serious consequences, but he didn't want to give up Youzhou, and he would come sooner or later. However, this time I retired and waited for the next time for a long time, which was unbearable suffering.
Retiring troops will also cause other risks and consequences, mainly from domestic sources.
Guo Shao can't escape, and both advance and retreat have to face challenges, different challenges.
He breathed in his heart and couldn't help coughing twice.
At this moment, Wang Pu came up and said: "Your Majesty, it's cold at night, you have been standing outside for too long."
Guo Shao turned around, walked into the tent, and said: "I will not admit defeat, but will build up strength and find a new path for the next comeback... There must be a better strategy than the current one. Road."
After listening, Wang Pu asked in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is determined to retreat?"
Guo Shao has a feeling of not knowing where he is, and he feels a little floating when he walks. He raised his head and stared at Wang Pu’s old face: "The green mountain is still there, and the strength is not damaged, so you can take the initiative to choose a new opportunity; not Must passively stay here to take risks... There is a better time than now."
"Oh." Wang Pu's sigh came from his heart.
Guo Shao whispered in a heart-to-heart tone: "I can't bear the risk of losing the Forbidden Army, but I can still bear the domestic temporary challenge."
Wang Pu said: "The old minister seconded your Majesty's intention...just a little bit lost."
"I understand." Guo Shao said. He clenched his fist and said, "Tomorrow morning, gather generals from all walks of life to deploy an orderly withdrawal strategy to prevent the Liao army cavalry and Youzhou defenders from being harassed."
Wang Pu held his fist and said: "The minister abides by the edict."
Guo Shao went through the big tent and went to bed in the back. Wang Pu stood in the account, bowed to bid farewell, and did not leave for a long time.
An attendant bent over and lifted a curtain. When Guo Shao walked in, he turned his head slightly and gave Wang Pu a glance.
The furnishings inside are very simple, but the tables and tent walls are full of maps, so they don’t look so neat. There is a candlestick on the table, a thick candle and a thick candle wick illuminate here, the bedside and the table are brighter, and the light in the corner is getting dim.
Guo Shao sat down and watched the flame beating.
The loss of my heart cannot be concealed no matter how rationally analyzed. In such a night, before such lights, he still feels cold...
He thought of Luo Mengzi, his third brother had limited aptitude. Over the years, as Guo Shao's work got bigger and bigger, his third brother was also a little far away from Guo Shao's inner circle. But Guo Shao still cannot forget that he and his third brother were in Gaoping, Wufang Town, Qinfeng...
"If it wasn't for Lao Luo who had iron skin on his body, he would have been shot leaking, haha..."
"My eldest brother talks about it, and Lao Luo will follow..."
Guo Shao stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead vigorously, doing some trivial movements, but didn't say a word.
Even if he is an emperor, Guo Shao still can't escape these simple emotions. When in such an environment, his psychological quality is not very good...What kind of qualifications should the emperor and the hero be? He shouldn't be like this anyway.
For a series of successes, the world has placed too much expectation on him, thinking that he is fearless, has the ability to reach the sky, and even thinks that he is a god!
At this moment, Guo Shao feels that he is really not a god. In his previous life, he was just a mortal man who could not be more ordinary, and he had to do his best for his livelihood, and he was so devastated. Even he himself didn't think he was a master capable of doing great things...At this time, various negative emotions swarmed in. , He felt extremely vulnerable.
However, already in this position, he will not admit defeat. Even if you stalker, you have to make a comeback! Because too many people and too many people he cares about have already died for that grand goal, it is impossible to give up!
"Ahem..." Guo Shao covered his mouth to endure the cough.
He felt tired, didn't take off his socks, kicked off his boots and went to bed. In my sleep, nightmares continue, as if I am in a volcano.
...That night, the attendant found Guo Shao's face flushed and hot. Shocked, Wang Pu and Zuo You hurriedly called in overnight.
Zuo You chanted several times anxiously: "Your Majesty has a strong body and a healthy dragon body. How can he suddenly become ill?"
Wang Pu was suddenly stunned, and said anxiously: "The old man's righteous daughter is in the healing camp, send someone to call her!"
Zuo You said: "Wang Shijun's righteous daughter?"
"It is Lu Lan, the goddess doctor that your Majesty found from Shu, who cured the old man's disease. The old man is getting older and let her be the righteous daughter of the old man." Wang Pu said.
Zuo You hurriedly said: "Then call me now."
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In the early morning of the next day, the Privy Envoy Wang Pu gathered officials from the "Youzhou Qianying Military Mansion" and a few generals of the Zhulu Army to discuss matters in the Chinese Army's Great Account, announcing the emperor's decree and ordering the withdrawal of the troops.
First, we discussed a deployment and strategy for the withdrawal of troops, and then continued to summon generals above the military level to the Chinese Army for specific deployment.
The generals talked a lot, not all of them reconciled. In this battle, the Zhou army has not yet suffered a real defeat. It has been almost a month since arriving in Youzhou. After several battles, thousands of people have been killed. The generals thought that they could defeat the Liao army and make achievements! Can't understand why the emperor wants to withdraw his troops.
Someone later asked Wang Pu why the emperor didn't deliver the decree himself. Only then did the news that Guo Shao fell ill came out.
After a civil servant of the former camp military mansion left the Chinese army’s large account, he privately discussed: "According to the current situation, Youzhou City is not easy to break through all at once. Your Majesty has damaged the righteous brothers. I am afraid that he has to withdraw his troops. Pretending that the dragon body is unsafe..."
"Why do you call a disease?"
The civil official said quietly: "If you break the general and then withdraw, you may be defeated...withdrawing the army due to illness is to spare the life of the Liao people for the time being."
No matter what, the orders shared by the privy envoy and the generals are still authoritative, and the armies began to prepare to retreat in accordance with the military orders... The artillery fire has not stopped immediately. According to the former camp, it was meant to confuse the enemy and hide intention.
But the next day the artillery stopped roaring...because it was raining!
The sky was densely covered with dark clouds, and the sound of spring thunders replaced the sound of cannons. The rain was very small, but the soil was slowly wetted by the patter. The moist soil was trampled by countless people and horses, and the military camp was muddy for a time.
Zuo You looked at the rain curtain and sighed: "It's really God's help. God won't let Da Zhou regain Youzhou! Even if the withdrawal is not ordered, the rain will not stop quickly, we will not be able to attack the city." /
Wang Pu sighed, "It rained well, so that we don’t have to make this service a pity."
He lowered his head and thought of the "Xuanren Gongde Pavilion" built in Tokyo. He gradually admitted that before the war, he and the ministers had been encouraging the emperor to expedition to the north in order to become famous, and he was indeed blinded by the desire to go down in history. The truth...There are too many factors that cannot be grasped for the time limit to break the city and raid strategy.
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