In the twelfth lunar month, mist would still linger in the winter valleys in the evening, but the Han troops stationed here no longer cared, because they soon discovered that the fog only appeared in the evening and would automatically dissipate at night, just like in some places

The usual fog in the morning usually dissipates by the morning.

In other words, this is probably just a microclimate caused by the special local topography, and there is no need to be surprised.

However, the commander-in-chief of the army, Gongsun Xun, cited "too much fog" as an excuse and delayed his departure here for four or five days, which also made the whole army suspicious.

"General," finally, even Xu Rong couldn't bear it anymore. "If you wait two more days, not to mention the defeated soldiers escaping into the mountains and forests will leak out, I'm afraid the Goguryeo people who come every ten days to deliver supplies will also arrive.

By then the Goguryeo people will be prepared...not to mention they will gather an army, but it will be a troublesome thing for us to just strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and take precautions early, right?"

"Why is Xu Sima talking about this?" Gongsun Xun, who was checking documents with Wang Xiu, paused and turned to face Xu Rong with great interest. "Where are the rest of you?"

Xu Rong was speechless for a moment.

There is no other way. He can't say that no one else dares to come and speak, but he is the only one who dares to come, right?

Oh, everyone else is afraid of the general, but you, Xu Rong, are so brave?

Wang Xiu on the side just cupped his hands slightly when he saw this, and then retreated for the time being.

"I'm just a little confused." Xu Rong saw that no one was around, so he explained a little bit. "A good opportunity that hasn't been seen in ten years is right in front of us, and our army has ten thousand people... The sharp knife is in hand, and the murderous intention is there.

How can we not give birth?"

"Well said, with a sharp blade in hand, the murderous intention arises." Gongsun Xun immediately nodded. "In other words, what is the purpose of this army? It took me so much effort to assemble an army of 10,000 people, and how many connections I used,

You can’t just return without success, right?”

Xu Rong nodded repeatedly. In fact, this was the most difficult thing for him to understand... You must know that this army was pieced together by the young county king in front of him with great hard work. For example, Gongsun Xun should use it on his own side.

An opportunity to attack was bought with great kindness; another example is those barbarian cavalry, who are mostly mercenaries who need money; and those civil defense and strong men in Liaodong, if they don't try their best to win big battles, don't they need to deal with it after they return?

Gao Yan, the governor of Liaodong, gave an explanation?

So logically speaking, the commander-in-chief of the army in front of him should be the one who can't wait the most. However, he just stood still.

"Xu Sima." Gongsun Xun continued to sigh while holding on to the tables in front of him. "I'm not trying to shirk the blame. In fact, I'm probably the one who wants to join the army the most, because this army is actually my private army.

It’s all because of my personal thoughts that I got here..."

"Yes!" Xu Rong nodded again without hesitation.

"However, the more this happens, the more careful I have to be." Gongsun Xun continued to speak seriously. "After all, I can't let the soldiers of the army be buried in a foreign land because of my personal thoughts. Think about it, among ten thousand people, there are enough

Five thousand Han troops were ordered to march north from Hanshan that day. I couldn't sleep day and night because of the casualties. Now that I, Gongsun Xun, am the only one, I can't bear the burden even more! Xu Sima..."

"Yes!" Xu Rong actually became a little nervous.

"I would rather stay here, return without success, and lose the opportunity to make the world laugh, than make a whole county cry... Without the consciousness to protect the army, how could I send troops privately?"

Xu Rong was silent for a moment, then continued to ask: "Is there something wrong ahead?"

"To be honest with Xu Sima," Gongsun Xun said frankly. "I decided to come here to take a gamble because I had an insider. However, it was too easy to sit down, and the guard's behavior was too strange, so I couldn't help but

Got suspicious..."

In this way, Gongsun Xun once again talked about the things that could be worried about the dumb, and revealed all his doubts... He actually wanted to convince the other party, after all, the other party himself was the second most powerful in this motley army.

A strong man, and he is still in the Han army. If he chooses to support him unconditionally, then the army will not have to worry about any further troubles.

"Ming Linda's husband is indeed over seventy years old," Xu Rong frowned and said, "Everyone knows that his health is gradually failing, so from the overall situation, it is common sense that the dumb and dumb can worry and the Guan Nabu will take action.

...However, I have nothing to say about the general's caution. Do you want to wait and see?"

"That's right," Gongsun Xun finally revealed his plan. "I plan to wait for a few more days. If the other party really has an ambush, they will definitely be less patient than us!"

That's right! Of course Xu Rong understands this truth... Goguryeo really created a shocking scene similar to the "Mayi Conspiracy" of the former Han Dynasty. Even though they were a small country and weak people, they also had a fatal weakness, which was to support them.

soon!

After all, if they want to capture an army of 10,000 people, even if it is a miscellaneous army, the Goguryeo people must have an army of 30,000 to 50,000 people deployed in advance. And based on their population, they basically need the general mobilization of junior high schools.

Only then can we achieve this step... But doing so will bring all the production and living activities of the entire country to a standstill, and will also cause a huge consumption of military reserves.

And they can’t afford it!

This is the tragedy of poor and small countries!

Therefore, if this consumption continues, the first people to be unable to bear it will definitely be the Goguryeo people... Moreover, before they can no longer hold on, they will definitely not be able to let the Han army occupy Zuoyuan, and will definitely take the initiative to launch a counterattack while the army is gathering.

!Because if Zuiyuan fell into the hands of the Han people, the hundreds of miles of fertile land in the upper reaches of the Liao River that Goguryeo had acquired through decades of hard expansion would immediately be recaptured by the Han people and the Fuyu people. This is absolutely intolerable.

And this is actually Lou Gui's so-called clever plan to break the situation - wait and see, and then adapt to changes!

But, so to say but, all of this is based on Gongsun Xun's groundless speculation. Nine times out of ten, it is a wrong judgment of the situation. Gongsun Xun was just motivated by the painful lesson of the Battle of Danhanshan and the guard's mistake.

There is no clear evidence for the unwarranted suspicion arising from the cooperation. At the same time, Gongsun Xun still needs to pay the price for this unwarranted suspicion... This is also the courage that Lou Gui mentioned.

Of course, this price does not mean that he has been standing still here, which will put Yamo Keli and Guan Nabu who are serious about carrying out a coup in danger.

To be honest, it has nothing to do with him if Kannabu is dead. It would be better if the Mushroom King is dead!

The real cost and pressure comes from the rear!

First of all, as I said just now, if it turns out that the road ahead is smooth, but it is only because Gongsun Xun wasted a lot of time here that the subsequent military operations failed, then "laughing for the world" will almost be

It was a done deal, and facing his mother's arrangements, he could no longer fight back.

Secondly, as time goes by, regardless of Aunt Gongsun, the Liaodong Prefect Gao Yan and the Xuantu Prefect Ju Teng will all wake up completely, and what kind of things will they do to Gongsun Xun with the rank of two thousand stones?

No one knows the reaction!

Although Gao Yan was cowardly, he was Gongsun Xun's lord. He didn't need the former to be ruthless. All he needed was a formal withdrawal document signed by Gao Yan, the Grand Administrator of Gao Yan. Then Gongsun Xun would either withdraw his troops or be forced to do so.

He clearly bears the responsibility for disobeying military orders...the kind that cannot be washed away;

As for the drama, let alone the drama. When a messenger comes, can Xu Rong leave? To put it bluntly, Xu Rong's coming here is against military orders... According to the original idea, just sit here and fight. If you can't win, just go back. That's bullshit.

No, but if you win and advance all the way, any consequences will be submerged in a major military victory.

What now?

Why couldn't Xu Rong hold back? Did Gongsun Xun really have no idea?

"Bo Jin!" After Gongsun Xun finished speaking about his plan, he stood up and came directly to the other party. "Please rest assured and wait. Even if things fail, I, Gongsun Xun, will not let others take the responsibility for me... where is the governor of the drama?"

, I will naturally tell him that it was you who attacked Zuoyuan with all your strength, and with this credit in hand, the prefect will not make things difficult for you!"

"What about you, general?" Xu Rong asked immediately. "If it is delayed until the time when I need to atone for my sins, General, what situation will you be in? Without Zuiyuan's contribution, how will you explain to Liaodong!"

"That's my business." Gongsun Xun held his hand and persuaded. "I'm responsible for everything myself. I just hope that Xu Sima can wait a few more days with peace of mind. And if the Goguryeo people really don't send troops, I definitely won't."

If there is any further delay, I will take the lead and make sure the war comes to a conclusion before the end of the year! However, in the past few days, I hope that Xu Sima will cooperate more and guard this place strictly, and build fortifications facing the southeast just in case.

!”

Xu Rong immediately stopped talking and bowed to say goodbye.

After sending the other party out of the tent in person, Gongsun Xun looked at the mist that appeared outside in the evening and was filled with emotion for a moment.

"Your Majesty!" At this moment, Wang Xiu, who had been standing quietly outside the tent, suddenly spoke.

"What's going on?" Gongsun Xun was shocked.

"I just remembered something and was about to remind you," Wang Xiu said seriously. "Although we have sufficient food and grass, we mainly store it in the camp at the fork of the Liaohe River..."

"What does this mean?" Gongsun Xun immediately frowned. "Are you saying that the Goguryeo people will send surprise troops to raid the Hekou camp? If that is the case, we are only twenty miles away from the camp, and the cavalry can arrive in a moment. How many Goguryeo people can do it?

Shoot them to death on the edge of the Liao River. Not to mention that it is very close to Xuantu's homeland. There are at least three or four thousand cavalry in Xuantu, so they won't die without saving them, right?"

"I'm not talking about the Goguryeo people, I'm talking about the two eunuchs." Wang Xiu reminded with a look. "Your Majesty, think about it, if the envoy comes to the camp, they may be wary of your family background, prestige, and connections, and then you

If you become tougher, they may not be able to do anything. But what if you see that it is impossible to withdraw your troops directly, and instead send people to take over the rear camp? Will the soldiers who stay behind recognize themselves as the emissary of the prefect, or as the captain of Lu County? Then the two of them will

The prefect arrested Lieutenant Lu County and occupied the camp at the fork of the Liaohe River. Then he did not distribute food and grass, so our army had no choice but to retreat?!"

Gongsun Xun was frightened, but then he laughed: "In other words, if the two eunuchs really have envoys coming to sit here, then I will either march forward quickly, or I will have to retreat with the whole army?"

Wang Xiu nodded slightly: "I'm afraid there will be no third way to go by then, or it may not be realistic to think about forcing delay after the envoy arrives!"

"Lou Zibo's attitude is to wait for the rabbit and adapt to changes..."

"What did your Majesty say? Are you going to summon Brother Zibo? Didn't he just go to test that Miru on your Majesty's order?"

"Nothing!" Gongsun Xun laughed awkwardly. "Let's wait a little longer... After all, it's been four or five days, haven't we seen the envoys of the two prefects yet? Maybe Prefect Gao and Prefect Ju will give me face.

Is there no messenger?"

"Your Majesty, you shouldn't take chances." Wang Xiu remonstrated seriously.

Gongsun Xun was immediately speechless.

………………

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the mist in Zuoyuan also cleared away. At this moment, hundreds of miles away in the city of Goguryeo, the seat of Xuantu County, Shenpei knocked on the door of the official temple of Xuantu Prefect again.

.

"What is Shen Zhengnan doing here again?" Ju Tengben had already fallen asleep, but he had no choice but to get up. "I respect him as a famous person in Hebei, and his family is also from a wealthy family in Hebei. I have given him face many times, even when Xu Rong sent troops out privately.

There was no pursuit, and no paperwork was issued to pursue it, but he came to bother me again and again..."

"If you ask me, why should the prince pay attention to him?" The wife who was waiting for the spoiler to get up couldn't help but smile and persuade her. "I heard that Gongsun Xun sent troops privately, but he was lucky enough to capture Xuan Tu, which he had not captured for ten years.
To be continued...