Seeing that Huang Zhong's face was not good and no one dared to speak, Li Yan's face turned red and white, and a little hot.

He knew that Huang Zhong was disgusted with his suggestions and that he might accept them in vain.

Deng Zhan also frowned. He had always had a good relationship with Xu Huang, but he was naturally displeased when he saw Li Yan intending to blame Xu Huang. However, Li Yan and Huang Zhong had an extraordinary relationship. Before Huang Zhong made a statement, he should not express his opinions easily, so as not to cause division and affect Huang Zhong's authority.

"If you command the forwards, how should you deal with it? Who can do better than General Xu?" Huang Zhong looked around with a cold look and finally fell on Li Yan's face. "Zheng Fang, can you?"

Li Yan bowed and wanted to say yes, but when he saw Huang Zhong's eyes, he swallowed the words back. Huang Zhong rarely showed anger, and today his expression was the strictest. If he didn't know how to advance and retreat, he would show off his power, and anger Huang Zhong, and he would really send him to the striker, it would be impossible to end.

Huang Zhong stood up, paced back and forth for a few steps, and stood up again. "This plan was built by the official, and everyone praised it. General Xu was the vanguard, which was also a decision by someone. If you talk about responsibility, someone would be the one with the greatest responsibility. In the future, your edict will be punished, dismissed from office or beheaded, all start from one, so you don't have to worry too much."

Huang Zhong paused. "But those are things that will happen in the future. The most urgent thing in his eyes is not to hold accountable, but to solve the problems in front of him. If you have the energy to talk about it, it is better to think about how to fight."

Before Huang Zhong finished speaking, Deng Zhan agreed. "What the Chinese leader said is very much. There is enough money and food, who can't bully the weak with the strong? The situation is unfavorable, and turning defeat into victory is the hero. Back then, Xu Rong led 20,000 elite Xiliang troops to invade our Nanyang and slaughter the people. His Majesty led us to fight Yu Anzhong and wipe out 20,000 Xiliang infantry and cavalry. That is what it is satisfying. Most of you are from martial arts lecture halls. Didn't Yin Jijiu talk about such a battle example?"

The generals were speechless.

Huang Zhong nodded. "Don't be arrogant when you win, and don't be discouraged when you lose. This is the way to generals. If you encounter some difficulties, hide back. What is it? You don't have to be afraid of embarrassing when you say it. Throw those who are not there, and now you have one thing. How can you fight this first battle well? Are you confident?"

The generals looked at each other, slowly recovered their energy and responded in a verbal manner.

Huang Zhong shouted: "Hit louder, do you have confidence?"

The generals stood up subconsciously and responded with a loud bang.

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Huang Zhong forcibly suppressed internal differences, but the problems he faced were still very serious.

Why did Xu Huang not attack Dangqu as soon as possible? This is what Huang Zhong must first figure out. According to the original plan, after leaving the mountain, go to Dangqu to replenish supplies, rest and recuperate the soldiers, and then go south to Jiangzhou or west to Langzhong. Controlling Dangqu is a very critical step. With Xu Huang's ability and wind knowledge, it is impossible not to know the meaning of it.

Huang Zhong guessed that Xu Huang might have discovered something, but he didn't have time to report, so he made a decision on the spot, and he did not hesitate to rob the Ba people tribe of expedient measures. Although the food of the Ba people tribe could not last for a few days, it was better than nothing at all.

Huang Zhong and Deng Zhan discussed that Deng Zhan’s rear would send someone to contact Xicheng. First, remind Xu Shu to pay attention to Wu Yi, and second, ask Xu Shu to find a way to transport some fish to rescue the emergency and guard the retreat. If there is no choice, he can only take the initiative to withdraw from Ba County to avoid the entire army being wiped out.

In this case, stop loss is the first consideration.

Deng Zhan accepted Huang Zhong's order, and at the same time told Huang Zhong that Xu Huang was cautious and had never made any big mistakes after so many years. He had not followed the prior plan, so there must be his reason.

Huang Zhong knew Deng Zhan’s thoughts and sighed softly. “Ziyi, don’t worry, I know Gongming’s character. But...ah, I didn’t expect Li Yan to be such a good person. I really missed it.”

Deng Zhan advised: "There is no need for the leadership of the Central Army. After all, the Prosecution has been young and has been going too smoothly over the years. Suddenly encountering such a big thing, it is inevitable that he will be a little panicked. But then again, this is not his own responsibility. When we proposed to send troops, we were full of confidence. Who would have thought that Dabashan was so difficult to leave?"

Huang Zhongshen agreed. Li Yan's performance today disappointed him, but Li Yan was more than the only one who disappointed him. No one, including him, was innocent. Even the middle-aged generals had the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy, let alone those young young people.

"I now understand why Your Majesty didn't issue an edict to stop him." Huang Zhong patted Deng Zhan's shoulder and smiled bitterly: "He knows he can't stop us."

Deng Zhan also sighed, and the two looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

At noon the next day, Huang Zhong received a message from Xu Huang. After asking the messenger, Huang Zhong knew that Xu Huang had not received his orders yet, and did not know that Zhang Lu's subordinates were asking for trouble for him. However, Xu Huang had already anticipated this, so the message he sent had related content, but the statement was exactly the opposite of the Ba people.

Xu Huang said that he received news that Cao Cao had occupied Dangqu and the vanguard had arrived near Xuanhan. Seeing that the plan to capture Dangqu was frustrated, he sent people to the surrounding tribes to promote the new policy and collect military rations. However, the Ba people were unsatisfied and sent troops to attack the people who collected the siege. The two sides had a conflict, which led to bloodshed.

In order to prove what he said, Xu Huang also sent a blood-deep leaflet. The leaflet was printed in Xicheng in advance. It was propaganda about the new policy of Wu. It mainly said that Wu and Shu were different from Shu, and it was a new dynasty that seeks welfare for the people. They did not come to invade, but to save them. Now that they are facing difficulties, they need to borrow some food from them. If the food is not in vain, I will send you receipts. In the future, you can use these receipts to be tax-free, and those who support a lot will also receive rewards.

But all this was in vain.

Huang Zhong felt relieved when he saw this flyer. Xu Huang was still stable in doing things. Even the flyer was prepared in advance, so how could someone easily catch the handle? He asked Zhang Lu to invite Zhang Lu and showed Xu Huang's military newspaper and flyer. Zhang Lu couldn't tell the truth and fake for a while, so he had to reluctantly agree.

Huang Zhong took advantage of the situation to make a fuss. "Shi Shi thinks what my Dawu policy towards the people? Can the people in Ba County pay food enthusiastically?"

Zhang Lu had nothing to say and expressed that he would do his best.

Huang Zhong immediately discussed with Zhang Lu and asked him to send people to Ba County to raise food. The army had crossed Daba Mountain and entered Ba County. The decisive battle with Cao Cao was imminent. Food was the top priority, so it would be better to send more people. If enough food could be raised, the contribution would be no less than killing generals and seizing the flag at the last battle, and he would definitely report it to the court in the future and ask for rewards for these meritorious people.

Zhang Lu was a little moved. After returning to the camp, he discussed with Yan Pu who to send to raise food.

Yan Pu pondered for a long time and said to Zhang Lu: "Shi Shi thought that the world would return to Wu or Shu?"

Zhang Lu looked at Yan Pu in confusion. After a moment, he smiled and said, "Do you still need to ask? Of course, it's back to Wu."

"Since that's the case, then there is a great opportunity for his successor to make meritorious contributions, and you must not miss it."

Zhang Lu was puzzled, so he asked Yan Pu to explain in detail. Yan Pu said that Xu Huang's explanation sounded reasonable, but there was a problem here. No matter what, it was a fact that Xu Huang's subordinates had a conflict with the Ba people. The Ba people will definitely avenge this revenge, and even if they don't, they will sooner or later.

Huang Zhong obviously realized this, so he didn't want these people to stay by his side to avoid accidents. It was just that he couldn't explain it clearly, so he asked Zhang Lu to send people to Ba County to raise grain. In fact, he wanted to keep some of the Ba people far away. Whether they could raise grain was secondary.

Therefore, you should send all the rebellious generals as much as possible to reassure Huang Zhong so that he can fight Cao Cao wholeheartedly. If this were not the case, Huang Zhong would not only worry about the loyalty of those people, but also doubt you and kill you together.

Zhang Lu suddenly realized and was scared and sweated.

At this moment, Wang Zhi and Zhao Sheng rushed to the army and conveyed Mrs. Lu's meaning to Zhang Lu, and tried their best to make military achievements.

After reading Mrs. Lu's handwritten letter, Zhang Lu was no longer distracted and waited for success or failure, and decided to assist Huang Zhong in fighting this battle.

According to Yan Pu's suggestion, Zhang Lu summoned the generals to discuss matters. He first took out Xu Huang's military newspaper and explained the truth about the conflict with the Ba people. Although these generals did not believe it very much, they could not determine the whole story when facing the evidence, and could only doubt it.

Zhang Lu then conveyed Huang Zhong's order. In order to make these generals moved, he also made some free moves and talked about the situation in the world. The strength of Wu and Shu was very different. The King of Shu was no match for the King of Wu at all. There were 12 states in the world, and only one Yizhou was left and it would not be supported for long. This was the last battle before peace in the world and the last chance for us to make contributions. We must seize it.

When we were in Xicheng, we were no match for the Wu army during several exercises. When we went to the battlefield, it was probably not our turn to make contributions. But one thing is that the Wu army is not as good as us, that is, raising grain. Before the troops move, the food and grass will come first. If we can raise food, the first contribution will be ours.

Among the generals, some believed it and wanted to make a contribution. Although some people didn't believe it, they also felt that it was okay to try it. Raising grain is much safer than fighting. Some even believed that Xu Huang killed innocent people and was looking for an opportunity to leave. Now they could take advantage of the opportunity to raise grain and go legitimately, so they naturally couldn't find it.

Soon, Zhang Lu sent more than a dozen generals to raise grain, leaving only a few that he could trust. Almost all those related to the killing of Ba people were sent out. As for whether they went to raise grain or to go to Cao, he couldn't control it.

Huang Zhong was very satisfied with Zhang Lu's return. Huang Zhong was quite surprised to find out that it was Yan Pu's suggestion and asked Yan Pu to see him.

After chatting with Yan Pu for a few words, Huang Zhong immediately realized that Yan Pu was more suitable for being a military advisor than Li Yan, so he took the initiative to propose to Zhang Lu, hoping to second Yan Pu to the Central Army and assist in the handling of military affairs.

Although Zhang Lu was a little reluctant, he still agreed.

Huang Zhong asked Yan Pu for advice.

Seeing Huang Zhong sincerely, Yan Pu did not refuse. He told Huang Zhong that Cao Cao personally led the main force to come, which was both a danger and an opportunity. If he could defeat Cao Cao, Shu would have no counterattack power, and he would have died if he did not surrender. One step back, even if Cao Cao could not be defeated, as long as he could remain undefeated and drag Cao Cao down, it would also create opportunities for other armies. In the future, the leader of the army would definitely be a person with meritorious results.

Huang Zhong smiled bitterly and said, "I am not capable enough, and I am reckless by nature. I have let down Your Majesty's trust. How can I still have the face to compete for merit? It's just that the soldiers have worked hard. If they can make merits and receive rewards, it will not be in vain for this thousand miles. Now that the military rations are insufficient, can you have a solution?"

Yan Pu said that the Dangqu was the best supply point, but now the Dangqu is occupied by Cao Cao. Although the Dangqu is a county town, the terrain is dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack. Our army has traveled a long distance. Without large-scale siege equipment, it is impossible to attack strongly. We can only think of another way.

There are two ways: one is to raise food from the local people, and the other is to seize the enemy's food.

Raising grain cannot be raised from the tribe like Xu Huang, but borrowed grain from the local tribes. First, the tribes in the mountains are scattered, and the grain is limited, and the harvest is limited. The big tribes are not the case. They are strong and have a lot of surplus grain. As long as there are a few families who are willing to borrow, it will be no problem to support everyone for ten days and half a month. In addition, they can not only borrow grain, but also borrow troops to assist the army in fighting.

It is relatively difficult to seize the enemy's food. Cao Cao led a large army to come, and he also needed food. If he could find a place where he stocked up and seized his food and fed himself, he could get one or two. One step back, as long as he could destroy Cao Cao's military food, Cao Cao could not support him and could only retreat.

After listening to Yan Pu’s advice, Huang Zhong weighed the pros and cons for a long time.

He could understand what Yan Pu meant. Whether it was borrowing grain from the clan or attacking Cao Cao's military rations, it needed the support of locals. Of course, locals would not support him for no reason, it was all at a price.

In other words, Yan Pu wanted to make a deal with him, and he had no other choice at all.

Huang Zhong regretted it very much. He miscalculated for a while and ended up like this. Now he can only compromise. How should I face His Majesty and how should I face my colleagues in the court in the future? It is not an accident that I was not as good as those rising stars.

Unless you defeat Cao Cao and pacify Bashu, you can lose your merits and sin.

Huang Zhong made a decision in his heart and said to Yan Pu: "If you can defeat the enemy and pacify Yizhou, you will not forget the merits of your husband and the virtues of the people of Bashu."

After receiving Huang Zhong's promise, Yan Pu explained his plan. Wang Zhi and Zhao Sheng had arrived in the army and conveyed the orders of the master's wife. The successor must have supported the general. Zhang Ling founded the Tianshi Dao, which was passed down by three generations of ancestors and grandchildren, and had a great influence among ordinary people in Bashu. With their help and not staying, it could alleviate the hatred that Xu Huang had formed with the Ba people's tribe, and perhaps he could raise some food.

As for the big clan, he could come forward to contact. Although the Yan clan of Anhan is not among the first-class clan in Brazil, it is the Yan clan of the Langzhong clan. If the Yan clan in Langzhong can be persuaded, it is possible to obtain the support of other families in Langzhong. If they were asked to make some noise in Langzhong, Cao Cao would definitely divide his troops.

Yan Pu finally said: Ordinary people have the expectations of ordinary people, and big clans have the expectations of big clans, but they have one thing in common: no one will support a person who will inevitably fail. Therefore, before receiving support, the Chinese leader must show the strength of the Wu army, so that the Bashu sages can see the general trend and know who is more qualified to become the lord of Yizhou.
Chapter completed!