Chapter 104

On the east bank of the Pan River Boundary Bridge, Gongsun Zan's camp.

After Gongsun Zan learned that the battle against Yuan Tan had failed, his expression was gloomy and terrifying. He led Yuan Shao's main force all the way here, and he was in a very happy mood every day, but now...

You must know that in order to complete the encirclement and suppression of Yuan Tan, he first paid for the lives of Guangzong City and thousands of soldiers.

It's like giving up the child, the wolf didn't catch it, and the child was eaten.

The price is too high.

Yan Gang became more and more panicked, "My lord, we have tried our best with Duke Xuande. Originally, we had made a beheading plan, and captured the thief first. However, Yuan Tan was too stubborn and injured Zhang Fei. Had to retreat..."

He also cleverly attributed the loss of control of the whole situation to the collapse of the beheading operation.

Therefore, after Gongsun Zan was misled, he thought that Liu Bei and others must have gone all out to kill Yuan Tan, but the eldest son of the Yuan family wounded Zhang Fei instead.

Because of the failed decapitation, there was a bad chain reaction in other areas.

If it was successful then, it must have been eaten by now

Although Gongsun Zan was very dissatisfied, this situation was completely caused by Liu Bei's mistake. Liu Bei is not his subordinate, but a partner, and some words are not easy to criticize directly.

Had to swallow the bitter pill.

Gongsun Zan was able to become the overlord of the Northern Territory. He was not a petty person, and he was able to face defeat head-on. "Since Yuan Tan has already retreated, it can be regarded as repelling the Yuan family's offensive all the way."

He ordered Tian Kai to lead his troops back to Jieqiao, and let Liu Bei continue to guard the plain, waiting for further orders.

...

In the current situation in Jieqiao, it is not easy for the Panhe River to detour for dozens of miles, and if anyone divides his troops, it will be useless if there are too many, and he will be at a disadvantage in the front if there are too many.

Neither Yuan Shao nor Gongsun Zan wanted to divide their forces at the risk of being broken through by the enemy in the middle, so they continued to confront each other at Jieqiao.

Under such circumstances, Yuan Tan led his troops back to the base camp of Yuan Jun at Jieqiao.

Shaoqing.

When Yuan Tan entered the main tent of the Chinese army, he saw important civil and military personnel waiting for him here.

In the handsome position, his father was expressionless. The third younger brother Yuan Shang looked eager, while the others attached great importance to his return.

Taking a panoramic view of all this, Yuan Tan made a report on his work, "Originally in the plan, our department only had to face five thousand Liu Bei's troops.

Unexpectedly, fifteen thousand Gongsun Zan's soldiers and horses appeared from nowhere. Fortunately, all our soldiers fought bravely to be the first, and only then did they repel the enemy's attack. "

"The enemy probably lost more than 3,000 people, and our troops lost 500 soldiers and were injured..."

Tian Feng and the others looked at each other. Although Yuan Tan said lightly, but with 5,000 soldiers resisting the siege of 20,000 troops, the course of this battle must be quite dangerous.

"My lord, I heard that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led ten times as many soldiers and horses to surround you..." Guo Tu, as a confidant, took the initiative to stand up at this moment, just to point out his proud achievements and enhance Yuan Tan's prestige in the Yuan army .

Yuan Tan smiled, "It was really dangerous at that time, but thanks to the bravery of our soldiers, I was able to save this life."

In fact, this matter has already spread throughout the army. Now that Yuan Tan is fighting Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who doesn't give a thumbs up?

Winning without arrogance and defeat without being bored, the credit goes to the tribe, such modesty made Tian Feng and the others even more impressed.

After hearing what Yuan Tan had said, Yuan Shao, who was in the handsome position, couldn't sit still, feeling somewhat ashamed in his heart.

At that time, he really thought that he had won Gongsun Zan just like that, so he chased after him. Now it looks like it really hit a trick. If Yuan Tan hadn't persevered in the battle, not only would one of his sons have died at this moment, but the entire main force of Yuan's army would have been cut off from retreat.

Following Yuan Shao, he did not speak for a long time.

The big tent was full of whispering voices.

In Yuan's family's mind, the eldest son was the hero of this battle. If he couldn't resist and was wiped out, the people here would be surrounded by Gongsun Zan at this moment.

Yuan Shang immediately stood up, "Everyone, no matter what you say, my eldest brother has not completed the task of capturing the plain. His army retreated with low morale. If it is in the battle sequence, it may affect the morale of the army."

? ? ? Tian Feng et al.

But the judge immediately walked out of the queue, "The third son's Yuanrong crossbowmen contributed a lot to the previous defeat of Gongsun Zan's main force. This crossbowman showed very strong combat effectiveness, but it lacked arrows. During the process of crossing the river, all Relying on bows and arrows to fight against the enemy, our army now only has 50,000 arrows in reserve, which is not enough..."

"...." Tian Feng and others. They didn't understand why the arrow reserve was suddenly involved, but it was true that the arrow reserve was insufficient.

Yuan Shao heaved a sigh of relief, and Yuan Shang's words helped him get rid of a lot of embarrassment. At this time, he spoke, and he said: "Xiansi, now the manufacture of arrows is the first military task, and I plan to entrust you with this important task for my father. And your followers." When he said this, his tone became serious, "We must make a hundred thousand arrows within a month."

"One hundred thousand?" Yuan Tan was taken aback.

Yuan Shang said at this time: "Yes, brother, you heard it right, it is one hundred thousand arrows."

Tian Feng and Ju Shou looked at each other, this was punishing Yuan Tan in disguise.

Why they did this, the two of them are now very clear.

If Yuan Shao did not punish Yuan Tan, it would be tantamount to admitting that he had failed in the trick.

And as the father, as the protagonist, he obviously wanted his son to take the blame.

Is it right to do this?

According to common sense, it is definitely wrong. According to common sense, Yuan Tan should be rewarded instead.

But Tian Feng and the two did not come out to point out the mistake. Because if Yuan Shao loses all his face and doesn't step down, his heart will definitely not be smooth. With the mentality of the Supreme Commander, the next war will not be able to continue at all.

But many people were shocked and looked at each other, thinking, my lord, are you joking?

It's fine if you don't reward the eldest son.

Also let him and his elite troops do logistics and produce arrows?

Production of arrows worth mentioning.

It is also required to produce 100,000 a month!

A battalion of skilled craftsmen working overtime a month can produce 50,000 yuan, which is not bad. No matter how hard it is, they can't produce 100,000 yuan.

You must know that the production of arrows is very elegant. If they are crudely made, there is no problem with one hundred and eighty thousand a month. But if you want to get a bow and arrow that can really kill the enemy at a long distance, it is already very good for one person to make one in a day.

It would probably take half a day to polish a standard cylindrical rocket body from wood, and the work of trimming the tail feathers was also very cumbersome.

Not to mention that Shence Army has no production experience at all, and it only takes a month to learn, right?

But everyone soon began to understand that Yuan Shao punished Yuan Tan in a disguised form in order to cover up his tricks.

Although Guo Tu was very anxious, he didn't dare to say anything. Apparently Yuan Tan's reputation is getting bigger and bigger. On the one hand, Yuan Shao is looking for a scapegoat for himself, and on the other hand, he is also taking advantage of this opportunity to suppress him.

As long as Yuan Tan voluntarily admits that he came back from defeat, admits his mistake, and accepts it softly, he should be able to reduce a lot of production.

"Follow orders." Yuan Tan said flatly.

He also saw that as long as he confessed to the trumped-up charges and begged for forgiveness to reduce some production, he should also avoid punishment.

However, he almost lost his life in Pingyuan County. He used his life to help the Yuan family create such a big hole, and when he came back, he would be blamed for Yuan Shao's tricks. He couldn't do this.

I don't want to be Yue Fei, I fight for you and take the blame for you.

Yuan Shao was taken aback for a moment, he was waiting for his son to beg him, unexpectedly, instead of begging, this son calmly agreed.

Yuan Shao was originally guilty, but at this moment his eldest son did not admit defeat, but accepted the unreasonable task so calmly. In silence, he expressed that he would not be a scapegoat, so he needs to take the blame himself.

And this move also increased the weight of the scapegoat.

Immediately, his face became hot, as if he had been beaten by someone. As a result, he became angry from embarrassment, and his eyes sharpened.

Just relying on his combat team with no production experience, does he really think he can make 100,000 sharp arrows?

On the contrary, Yuan Shang was overjoyed, and immediately said: "Now you are in the army, not at home, brother, you can't talk nonsense, do you dare to issue a military order?"

"Can."

Everyone looked at Yuan Tan who was still calm, but they were extremely astonished in their hearts.

If you fail to complete the task after issuing the military order, you will be beheaded.

It's impossible for him not to know?

Dare to promise?

Shaoqing.

Watching Yuan Tan's military order be completed in one go.

Yuan Shao laughed out of breath, and said: "My son is really an extraordinary person, I really hope that after a month, I can see your 100,000 sharp arrows."