bookrebus Chapter 743 Huang Fang Comes to Surrender
Chapter 743 Huang Fang Comes to Surrender
The general shook his head and said,
"Even if we can find the enemy's food supplies, what can we do? Without food supplies, the enemy will definitely attack the city desperately. Then, we will not be able to hold on."
"If you can't hold it, take the dry food, burn the food and grass, and then continue to retreat.
The Yan army has no food, how long can they pursue us?"
"Hmm? Not bad, as expected of General Huang, you are indeed quick-witted."
"Haha, the same thing, don't get your hopes up too much."
Huang Fang sighed.
An hour later, it was completely dark and the scouts returned to the city to rest. Huang Fang and several generals were still looking out.
Feng Ji rushed over before the city gates closed.
Feng Ji stopped his horse and said breathlessly,
"General, I have found the location of the enemy's food supplies!"
"Oh? Where?"
Huang Fang asked hurriedly.
As soon as these words were spoken, the other generals also became excited.
Feng Ji said quickly,
"The Yan army's food and fodder are hidden so well. They actually hid it inside the camp, in that area in the northeast corner. I went past it several times and didn't find it. If the Yan army hadn't taken food from there to cook, they would have fooled me!"
Huang Fang was overjoyed and said,
"Great, now we have hope of defeating the enemy!"
The other generals also clapped their hands and congratulated Huang Fang.
Huang Fang rubbed his hands awkwardly and said to the other generals,
"Brothers, why don't you let me take the credit? Marshal Li has always had a prejudice against me and even punished me the other day. Why don't you give me a chance to make amends by burning the enemy's food supplies? That way, Marshal Li will look up to me, right?"
A general immediately said,
"This information was discovered by your people, so if there's any merit to be made, it must be you who does it."
"Yes, General Huang's Second Corps really needs a merit to atone for its sins. Otherwise, they might be reorganized. After all, there are only about 3,000 people left."
Huang Fang said with a smile,
"Okay, thank you guys very much. If I'm being hunted by the Yan army, you must open the city gates and save me."
"Don't worry, the Yan army will probably be busy putting out fires and won't have time to hunt you down. We should get some sleep. After all, the army has been exhausted for several days."
"Okay, then I'll go see the Marshal."
After saying that, Huang Fang took Feng Ji to the county magistrate's office to meet Li Yu and the Bazhong county magistrate.
On the way, Huang Fang's face was gloomy. Even these people felt that he was guilty and deserved to die!
Is he guilty? He has no guilt at all. The guilty ones are Li Yu and all the Sichuan Army!
Why should he be the only one to bear the blame for the defeat? We should all shoulder the blame together and take the punishment together!
After arriving at the county magistrate's mansion and asking for an audience, Li Yu told Li Yu all the "intelligence" he had gathered, as well as the subsequent plan of the Yan army to attack and burn the food and grass before retreating.
Then he said,
"General, it is not wise to confront the Yan army head-on, but this strategy is like cutting flesh with a blunt knife, and it can wear the Yan army out.
We can retreat towards Guangyuan and join Jiang Wei. This way, we can starve more than 300,000 Yan troops to death!"
After listening to Huang Fang's words, Li Yu nodded deeply, thinking that this plan was feasible.
The Yan army robbed food and supplies along the way, but I'm afraid that what they robbed in one day would not be enough for their consumption in one day.
There are only more than 80,000 people left. If he confronts the Yan army head-on, he will be seeking death.
He looked at Huang Fang, a rare smile appeared on his face, and then said,
"Huang Fang, your plan is good, but I want to ask you, when the Japanese commander treated you like this, didn't you hate me in your heart?"
Huang Fang immediately knelt on one knee and said,
"That day, I was confused and didn't understand the Marshal's good intentions. I lost my temper and contradicted the Marshal. But the Marshal didn't kill me. Instead, he only punished me symbolically. I am so grateful to the Marshal that I don't dare to bear any resentment.
If the Marshal doesn't punish me, then won't everyone be able to contradict the Marshal in the future?
I later thought it through and felt that I had committed a serious crime, so I would like to take this opportunity to ask the Marshal to give me and the Second Corps a chance to atone for my sins.
Let the task of burning the enemy's food supplies be left to the future generation.
This will also help ease my guilt."
Li Yu nodded with great satisfaction, stood up with a smile, helped Huang Fang up personally, patted his shoulder and said with a smile,
"You, it's good that you can figure it out. In consideration of your loyalty and advice, I will forgive your previous guilt.
This time, if you succeed, I will give you a great credit!"
"Thank you, Marshal. I will prepare to leave the city now!"
"Go ahead, and be careful."
"As ordered!"
Huang Fang got Li Yu's order, and then hurried back to the Second Corps and asked everyone to go out with him.
Arriving at the city gate, the general guarding the city asked,
"General Huang, has the Marshal agreed?"
"agreed."
Huang Fang smiled and showed the other party Li Yu's warrant.
After checking it, the general returned it to Huang Fang, then looked at the group of people and asked curiously,
"Don't you have a torch? It's so dark outside."
"General Zhang, are you crazy or am I? I'm going to launch a surprise attack. Are you afraid that the Yan army won't see me?"
Hearing this, General Zhang patted his forehead and said with a smile,
"I'm confused."
"Open the city gate!"
The city gate creaked open, Huang Xiang clasped his hands towards General Zhang, and then walked out quickly with his men.
It was pitch black at night and they couldn't see their hand in front of them. They could only rely on the approximate direction to head towards the Yan army camp. After all, there was light there.
But when they were still one mile away from the Yan army camp, they circled eastward and came to a hillside.
Huang Fang gathered everyone together and said,
"Brothers, you all saw how Li Yu treated me the other day. To be honest, it doesn't matter what he does to me. Even if he chopped off my head, I would still endure it.
But you are all good brothers who fought bravely, you shouldn't die.
I went through so much trouble to get you out, but Li Yu said we should die.
We are comrades-in-arms, we are all from Sichuan. As a commander-in-arms, as a comrade-in-arms, he could actually say such words as letting his soldiers die.
I see clearly now. If we continue to follow Li Yu, we will be killed by him sooner or later and used as cannon fodder by him!
Today, I plan to take you to find a way out, which is to join the Yan army.
There are all kinds of people in the Yan army, including many of our Sichuan people. Why are those people willing to follow the Yan army wholeheartedly and help the Yan army to fight us? It means that the Yan army must be good to them.
I also want to be nice to you.
Give me all of you who are here, and I will go to see the commander of the Yan army.
If they are willing to accept us, we will follow them. If they are not willing, then you can all go home."