Huan Rong

Water transportation was blocked, land transportation was cut off, food from the south could not be sent to the north, and the [-] army might run out of food at any time.

When Huan Wen heard the news, he raised his account immediately, and summoned the generals and emissaries of various states to discuss whether it should be all-or-nothing and take advantage of the Fangtou victory to capture Yecheng, or withdraw the troops as soon as possible, in case the food and fodder were cut off and the Yan army blocked the road.

"What do you think?"

Everyone had different expressions, and no one dared to speak out easily at this time.A little carelessness may take the blame for Sima Huan, and the fool takes the initiative to take the responsibility.

However, if he continued to hesitate, Yuan Zhen in Shimen feared that his entire army would be wiped out, and the land route would also be strangled by the Xianbei army.

Fifty thousand troops stationed in Fangtou, unable to advance or retreat, maybe it will turn from a big victory to a big defeat, and the Northern Expedition will turn from strong to weak, and eventually fall short.

"Master Du, the matter of food and Taoism is very important and should not be ignored." Others did not dare to speak out easily, but Huan Huo did not have too many scruples.

Among the brothers of the Huan family, besides Huan Wen, he is the one who is best at fighting.When it comes to war, there is always one thing to say and another thing to say.Huan Chong winked desperately, but still didn't stop him from talking.

"Soldiers are deceitful. Murong Chui used his elite to lead our army to a decisive battle, and secretly sent troops to attack the grain roads to strangle our army's vital points. Although it is a dangerous move, it is quite effective."

"The [-] army hangs alone in the north, and the food and grass may be cut off at any time. Whether to advance or retreat, to capture Yecheng or to turn around, the commander needs to make a decision as soon as possible, so as not to delay the battle opportunity, so that the bandits can take advantage of it!"

In short, whether to attack or retreat, Da Sima can make his choice, brother, I will follow suit!

Huan Huo expressed his determination, but he didn't know that he dug a big hole for Huan Wen.

Huan Chong looked at Huan Huo, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.

I didn't expect, I really didn't expect, could it be that I misjudged the second brother, he is the smartest one among the brothers?

Huan Wen almost gnawed his back molars.

His son deceived him, and his brother who was famous for his honesty and integrity also came to deceive him. Can this day pass? !

"General Huan's words are reasonable. Whether to advance or retreat, I ask Da Sima to make a decision as soon as possible." Xi Yin succeeded in making up the knife.

"Big Sima please make the decision!"

"Please make a decision, Commander-in-Chief!"

Huan Huo came out with the shovel first and tripped Sima Huan severely.Seizing the right moment, the envoy Xi shoveled his shovel and dug the pit deeper. The envoys from all states followed one after another, shoveling fiercely with their arms waving.

Sima Huan's whole body fell into the pit, with only half of his head exposed. It was indeed quite difficult to get up from the bottom of the pit.

In the end, there was only one voice left in the military tent: Please make a decision, Da Sima.

Huan Wen glanced at the crowd, his teeth creaking, wishing he could draw his sword on the spot, have a happy enmity, stab each of them a few times, and let out a bad breath!

Unfortunately, I can only think about it.

In the current situation, everyone is determined to throw the blame away, and it is extremely difficult for Huan Da Sima to find a blamer.Helpless, he could only swallow Coptis chinensis in one gulp, and ordered in front of everyone: "Burn the warship, and the whole army will retreat by land."

The Shimen has not been able to be dug open, and now it is blocked by Murong De's troops. The water level of the river keeps dropping, and the food cannot be delivered. It is unrealistic to withdraw troops by water, so they can only choose land.

As for attacking Yecheng, Huan Wen had no such plan from the beginning.A mistake, a coincidence, coincided with the original purpose.However, in order to force Sima Yi to abdicate, and then change the dynasty, tens of thousands of troops must safely withdraw to the south, and preserve the results of the Fangtou victory.

Since he couldn't throw the blame away, Huan Wen no longer feigned hesitation, made a decisive decision, ordered the camp to be cleaned up, and sent cavalry to investigate the movements of the Xianbei army.

"When the army breaks out of camp, burn the warships and luggage, and don't give the bandits a break!"

"Leave thousands of people behind the palace, and prevent bandits from pursuing."

Orders were issued one after another, and the [-] troops started to move at the same time, people screamed and horses neighed, and the camp was full of noise.

In the forward right army, Liu Laozhi brought back the military order and immediately called his generals and civil servants to discuss countermeasures.

"At the rear of our army, is Lieutenant Huan leading the army?"

Fan Banzhu was wounded in the battle, leaving a deep cut on his left shoulder, with bones visible, and an arm that was almost useless.Relying on the medicine brought by Huan Rong, he narrowly escaped the catastrophe.

At this time, when he heard the military order issued by Sima Huan, he couldn't help being filled with anger.

"Lieutenant Huan is the grain transport officer." Fan Zhuang held his injured arm, his voice almost squeezed out from between his teeth, "General, this subordinate is willing to lead a thousand people as the rear of the army!"

"General, Lieutenant Huan is not a warrior, and he is reluctant to go to battle. How can he be the rear of the army?"

"General, please lead the troops yourself!"

Huan Rong captured Murong Chong alive, and his reputation was second to none.

Those who didn't know the inside story rumored that he was unparalleled in resourcefulness and bravery. He kicked Xianbei Zhongshan King unconscious, and with a few words, Murong was so angry that he vomited blood.

The striker and the right army knew his details.

Captain Huan is indeed smart and resourceful, and his performance on the battlefield is really admirable.But it is too dangerous to let him lead more than a thousand soldiers to cut off the army, and if he is not careful, he will die, absolutely not!

Everyone in the army has benefited from Huan Rong, especially when it comes to raising rations and supplying wound medicine, Huan Rong is even more popular.Even Banzhu Fan, who was at odds with him before, can speak out about leading the army on his behalf, let alone others.

Cao Yan's expression was solemn, and he said what everyone hadn't said: "General, military orders must not be violated, but human relations must not be ignored. The servants are willing to lead the army on behalf of Captain Huan. Even the commander-in-chief can't blame him."

Fighting for profit and military exploits, the military law will not be merciless.

Competing to lead the soldiers to die, how will Sima Huan investigate and drag the dead out to flog the corpse?

If he dared to do this, the people's saliva could drown him.

Liu Laozhi didn't make a sound for a long time.

After the military order was issued, envoy Xi Chi sent someone to convey the message that the military order must not be violated, but he could act secretly and send someone to replace Huan Rong.

When he returned to the Southland, Huanda Sima asked, and handed over the ready-made reasons, even if he knew the tricks in it, he couldn't just uncover it.

"Unless Huan Yuanzi doesn't want to be famous, let the world know that he tried every means to kill his parents and children!"

Liu Laozhi thought that this plan was feasible, and planned to send people secretly.Unexpectedly, without waiting for his "interview" behind his back, Fan Banzhu and others took the initiative to stand up and lead the army instead of Huan Rong.

Everyone's words were sincere and there was no falsehood, Liu Jianzhi couldn't help being moved.

"General, I have a word."

Seeing his comrade's actions in his eyes, Huan Rong was moved and knew that he had to speak out, otherwise, it would be too late for Liu Jian to give the order.

"Lieutenant Huan, please tell me."

Huan Rong stood up, took two steps to stand in the tent, and bowed to everyone.

"Everyone's heart is deeply felt. However, the military order is like a mountain, and you dare not violate it in the slightest. If you are not rewarded for your merits and titles, and you are held accountable by the commander-in-chief, you really feel guilty and uncomfortable."

"Lieutenant Huan, if I ask myself to be the Empress of the Grand Army, am I violating the military order?"

Huan Rong shook his head and said: "Rong knows Fan Banzhu's heart. However, since the commander-in-chief has given the order, he will be supervised. No matter what, I don't want you to put yourself in danger. Even if you can survive, Rong will will be restless forever."

The injury on his left arm started to hurt again, Huan Rong didn't care at all, and bowed to Liu Laozhi with the most upright posture.

"Please order the general, Rong Yuan leads a thousand infantry as the rear of the army!"

The words are sincere and loud.

There was silence in the tent, and everyone turned their eyes to Liu Laozhi.

"Lieutenant Huan has made up his mind?"

"Yes!"

"Never change?"

"no way!"

"Okay." Liu Jianzhi nodded heavily, his expression full of admiration.

"General!" Fan Banzhu said anxiously, pulling the wound, and immediately broke out in cold sweat.

"Banzhu Fan must be careful." Huan Rong turned his head and said with a smile, "There are not many medicines in the car, so use less. If the wound is opened, the owner will be in pain all the way."

Fan Banzhu has always been an impatient person, if someone else said this, he wouldn't care about 21 and get angry on the spot.Facing Huan Rong at this moment, his eyes were red, he gritted his teeth and said, "I really don't understand why the commander-in-chief issued such an order!"

Tiger poison does not eat its offspring, Sima Huan is not even as good as a mountain beast!

Huan Rong shook his head, stopped everyone's words of persuasion, bowed his hands to Liu Jianzhi again, and withdrew from the army tent in the name of counting troops.

"The army is about to set off, so we need to prepare as soon as possible."

After his back disappeared behind the tent, everyone fell into silence.Then someone threw the sword on the ground and clenched his fist hard, feeling unspeakable resentment and uselessness.

"General, do you really want to watch Colonel Huan die?!"

"Meng Lao speaks carefully." Liu Jianzhi glanced at the crowd and said, "Lieutenant Huan has good intentions, so don't let me down."

"Can……"

"On the day when the army set off, the wounded of the vanguard and the right army went first, and the spearmen stayed behind with the sword and shield, and stayed behind with Xiaowei Huan."

The wounded go first?

There was another silence in the tent, Cao Yan was the first to understand, and his mind turned rapidly, not counting the wounded, the forward right army has [-] soldiers, the general wants to keep them all?

"Naturally." Liu Laozhi said, "The parts by my side are also kept."

Huan Rong decided to be the queen, not wanting to drag everyone down.

Liu Laozhi couldn't kidnap him explicitly, but when the army was far away and Sima Huan couldn't see him, he could immediately deal with the watchers and pull him back into the army.

In any case, Huan Rong can't die, let alone die in such an unclear way.

Thinking of Murong Chong who was imprisoned in the Chinese army, and thinking about the ambiguous request for credit, Liu Jianzhi couldn't help sneering, his impression of Huan Da Sima plummeted, almost to the point of contempt.

Huan Yuanzi is old after all.

Losing the heroism of his early years, he plunged into conspiracy and trickery.If things go on like this, people will lose their hearts and suffer bitter fruit.

Huan Rong didn't know Liu Laozhi's plan, after leaving the army tent, he immediately consulted with Xun You and Zhong Lin, and arranged to be the rear of the army.

He is ready to stay, but not to die.

Goshawk brought back the news that Qin Jing led troops to attack the Di people's camp at night, captured the Di people's general Gou Chi alive, and blocked the news, but Yecheng still does not know.In this way, the threat will be reduced by one.

Murong retreated back to the battalion in defeat, his subordinates lost troops and generals, Yecheng was ready to move, it was impossible not to hold him back.Doing the math in this way, the danger is reduced by a few points.

Furthermore, Murong De's army was in Fangtou, and Li Bang's army was in the Qiaojun area, both on the route of the army's retreat.

Compared with the army in the rear, the Chinese army that retreated first was more likely to be ambushed.

Based on the above considerations, Huan Rong believes that the mission of the Queen's Palace is not absolutely dangerous. If it is well planned, it may be possible to gain another battle victory.

These can't be revealed to others for the time being, especially the matter of Qin Jing's taking down the Di people.Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be a sudden disturbance on the ground, and a side issue will arise.

"Following the government's order, the servant has already started dismantling the grain ship." Xun You said, "If you move faster, the dismantling can be completed in the afternoon."

"The carts are all ready. There is no bamboo forest nearby, so we can only cut wood instead."

"A few days ago, the battlefield was cleaned up. According to the order of the government, more than a hundred pieces of Xianbei leather armor, and more than a thousand spears and halberds were recovered. The arrows assembled by the military chariot have been recovered, half of which are damaged, and half are still usable."

Xun You listed one item after another, and Zhong Lin added a few sentences from time to time.

Huan Rong didn't stop halfway, after the two of them finished talking, he said: "Will the government army stop you when dismantling the grain ship?"

"Indeed." Xun You nodded, with a smile flashing across his face, "The servant has long been prepared to send out a few pieces of bacon, and I will not pursue the convenience."

"How many pieces of bacon?" Huan Rong was stunned.

"It's going to be burned anyway, and it's naturally a wish to exchange for some meat."

What Xun You didn't say was that the government army got the bacon, and didn't bring it back to the camp at all. Instead, they set up a fire by the river bank and grilled it. It was served with dry and sour steamed cakes, and they ate it all in one go.

The cattle and sheep in the army could not be taken away, and all of them had been slaughtered, but most of them were distributed to the generals, and the soldiers rarely got a mouthful of soup.

The servants exchanged meat for the boat, and the government army responsible for burning the boat was quite happy.

It didn't fall into the hands of the barbarians, so why should we be serious with our own people?

"If the army wants to return to the south, it will take at least half a month. It will be November, and the north will be very cold. There are more than a thousand soldiers in the rear, but they don't have fur coats. They need to report the truth to the Chinese army."

Huan Rong rolled his eyes, raised his brows, and looked at Zhong Lin with a smile. Is this another stroke before leaving?

"Zhong She is a great talent!"

Zhong Lin looked back calmly with a serious face.

"What do you mean, Lord Fu? The servant doesn't quite understand."

How can it be said that it is extortion when there is suffering?

What's more, the commander-in-chief acted unrighteously first, and wanted to harm the lord several times. He was just asking for some interest on behalf of the lord. Compared with the counselors around the commander-in-chief, he was a hundred times more innocent, and he needed to learn from many sources.

Huan Rong was silent.

Turning his head to look out of the car, he suddenly felt that the weather was really nice, and it was very suitable for being a scumbag again.

At the end of October in the fourth year of Taihe, Huanwen's army achieved a great victory at Fangtou. When the Xianbei army cut off the grain road and had no money to spare, they gave up attacking Yecheng and returned to the south with the whole army.

Huan Rong was ordered to lead more than a thousand soldiers to the rear.

In order to speed up the march, Sima Huan ordered the warship's supplies to be burned to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of it.

Huan Rong went in the opposite direction, dismantling a large number of warships and temporarily assembling them into carts, filled with damaged leather armor, weapons, discarded tents and broken pots. It was not like a march, but more like a merchant brigade selling goods.

Seeing Huan Rong's convoy, Liu Laozhi remained silent for a long time, his expression was so strange that he couldn't describe it in words.

"Brother Rong."

"General."

"Why is this?"

Huan Rong blinked and said, "What is the general referring to?"

"This car is full of...things, what's the use of Brother Rong?" In fact, Liu Laozhi wanted to talk about rags.

"It's of great use." Huan Rong didn't explain, just smiled.

Liu Laozhi really couldn't ask, and he could only give up when he caught up with the departure time of the army.

"I will keep all the people who can fight in the right army, Brother Rong, take care of yourself!"

"Don't worry, general." Huan Rong was deeply touched, and approached Liu Laozhi, whispering, "General, you must be careful on the way home. Xianbei is cunning, and Murong Chui is well versed in the art of war, so he will definitely set up an ambush on the way. Rong thinks that the closer you are to the south The more dangerous it is, the general must pay attention!"

Liu Laozhi pressed Huan Rong's shoulder and squeezed it hard.

"I'll save it, brother Rong don't worry. When I return to Qiao County safely, I will bring good wine and get drunk with brother Rong!"

After the words fell, Liu Jianzhi jumped on his horse, and his men lifted up the wounded soldiers who could not walk, and lined up to join the army, embarking on the road back south.

The noisy camp in the past is now desolate.

Huan Rong stood quietly for a while, rubbed his face vigorously, heard the loud eagle cry, raised his head, and saw the goshawk hovering in mid-air.

"Ahei!"

Taking out the wolf skin and putting it on his shoulders, catching the flying goshawk, Huan Rong stroked the eagle's feathers, and said in a low voice, "Have you eaten well lately? It seems to be much heavier."

Goshawk held its head high, proud of its weight gain.

How can there be a girl without weight and body shape!

Huan Rong unfastened the bamboo tube from the eagle's leg, and unfolded the silk cloth as thin as a cicada's wing. On it was a list of more than a dozen Hu tribes under Murong Xianbei's rule.

After the Murong family established the regime, these tribes were superficially attached and vassalized, but secretly they had their own thoughts. Basically, they spent less time in peace and more time in trouble.

Murong Xianbei not only used them to contain the Han people in the territory under his jurisdiction, but also always guarded against them.

Generally speaking, the relationship between them is like that between Qifu Xianbei and the Di people, which are only maintained by interests and power, and have no loyalty and faith at all.

During the Jin army's Northern Expedition, Murong Chui led troops to rescue Yecheng and sent envoys to recruit troops from the tribes, but in the end they all pushed back and forth, and no one readily agreed.

Until the Jin army withdrew, there was still not a single tribe.

It can be seen from this that they and Murong Xianbei are not of the same mind at all, and they cannot eat in the same pot.

After reading the information on the silk cloth, Huan Rong became more and more determined that the strategy was feasible.Sweeping through the specially drawn tribes, I couldn't help raising the corners of my mouth, and tapped my fingertips, these are the five!

When the Jin soldiers retreated, Murong Chui was treating wounds in the camp.

Because they didn't know what kind of poison Huan Rong used, the doctors didn't dare to do it lightly. They scraped off the powder left on the armor and tested the medicine with the servants of the army, and finally concocted the antidote.

After regaining his eyesight, Murong Chui immediately sent people to Yecheng, asking the imperial court to send troops to intercept the Jin army along the way, so that they could not return to the south calmly.

The envoy returned quickly, but did not bring back any news of the imperial court dispatching troops. Instead, it secretly reported that the imperial court knew that Murong Chui's elite soldiers were all dead, and wanted to take this opportunity to seize his commander's seal and send an emissary to Yuzhou again.

"Too deceiving!"

In order to save Murong Chui, Xi Luoteng lost one eye and broke three fingers, now sitting in the tent, looking more ferocious than usual.

"Is Murong Ping old and confused? If you don't stop the Jin army at this time, let them return to the south, anyone can come and bite the Yan country!"

In terms of strength in terms of territory, Murong Xianbei is second to none in the north, and before that it was completely suppressing the Jin Dynasty.

Now, Huan Wen had a stroke of luck, won a big victory in Fangtou, captured King Zhongshan alive, and almost even fell into his hands.The imperial court does not open the gates of the city and does not lend a helping hand, but the city is full of cowards.Now they want to let the tiger go back to the mountain, instead of sending troops to intercept it, they want to seize the seal of the commander-in-chief of the governor, what is this going to do?Do you think Yan is too slow to destroy the country? !

"I'm going to kill that old thief!"

Ran Ganjin died in battle, and Xi Luoteng lost his best friend, so he was already full of anger.This time, he seized the opportunity to let off steam and give Murong a good review.

"Xi Luo Teng." Murong Chui stopped him and said in a deep voice, "Don't be rash."

"Can……"

"King Fan Yang is at Shimen, and the assassin Li has already set up an ambush. It's okay if Yecheng refuses to send troops, so as not to startle the snake." Murong Chui pressed his left eye, and he could still feel the burning pain when the medicine powder entered his eye.

"The law of war says that if you can do it, you can show it that you can't; if you use it, you can show it you can't use it; if you use it, you can show it that you can't use it; if you are not prepared, you can catch it by surprise."

"The Jin soldiers burned their warships and retreated calmly. They must be more prepared on the way. Rather than chasing them at this time, it is better to wait for them to fall into an ambush, encircle and wipe them out. Even if Huan Wen used his troops wisely to break out of the encirclement, he would still lose a lot. Small."

"There is still a long way to Shimen, and the commander-in-chief intends to do nothing?"

"No." Murong Chui sneered, "There are rumors spreading that I ordered the wells and streams along the way to be poisoned. The Han people are always suspicious, and they would rather believe what they have or not. They will definitely dig wells along the way to get water. Slow down."

"His soldiers are exhausted, and the closer he gets to the south, the more he will relax his vigilance. You can send the Yuzhou garrison to attack and kill him by surprise!"

As Murong Chui spoke, he unfolded the map, looked at the lines on the map, and asked casually, "Has the identity of the boy in the military car been identified?"

"Returning to the chief governor, his surname is Huan and his name is Rong. He is the fifth son of Huanwen, the great Sima of the Jin Dynasty."

"Oh?" Murong Chui raised his head, a look of surprise flashed across his face, "Could it be Huan Rong who is rumored to boil people in water and eat raw meat?"

"It was him."

Murong Chui put down the map and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Huan Rong?

When the Jin army approached Qiaojun, Huan Rong was leading the convoy slowly along the retreat route of the army, getting closer and closer to a tribe listed on the silk cloth.

These barbarians may not dare to harass the army, but if they encounter a slow-moving "fat sheep" like him pulling a row of carts, they will definitely be greedy and try to bite.

"Qin Lei."

"The servant is here."

"Send someone to look around, if there are barbarians, don't chase them away, just bring them here." Huan Rong sat on the military chariot with the door wide open, with a smile on his face.

Murong Chui sent people to spread rumors that they poisoned wells and streams along the way.The scumbag father didn't dare to ignore it, and sent people to dig wells to fetch water along the way, wasting a lot of energy for nothing.

Huan Rong didn't think that Murong Chui would really poison, and even if he did, he wouldn't do it in large quantities.

No matter whether the poison is enough or not, if the water source along the way is really destroyed, the army will certainly not be good, and the Hu tribe living nearby will suffer even more.In case of poisoning livestock, these barbarians will be cut off from their livelihoods, and they will never let it go. [-]% of them will fight the Xianbei people.

Thinking of this, Huan Rong propped his chin with one hand, and couldn't help smiling.

Zhengchou couldn't get along with these tribes, and couldn't provoke conflicts between the two sides, so Murong Chui helped build a ladder, and he really should issue a good person card with eight large characters in gold on it: Helping others is a pleasure, thank you very much.