【Chapter 125】 Big ups and downs
() The deck of the fishing boat was filled with soldiers, blocking Gan Ning's charge.
Inside the fishing boat, Yuan Shao and the others all had their heads lowered, their faces stiff, and they were all looking miserable.
In the end, Xu You sighed and said, "Wait for the news. If Zheng Bao can really attack Wu Zhaohou by surprise, today's battle may not be without victory!"
Who would have thought that as soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of rapid footsteps, and a soldier covered in blood rushed into the fishing boat, half-kneeling on the ground, with a trembling face, and reported:
"Sir, Zheng Bao's navy was trapped in Yunan Beach by Wu Zhaohou's ambush!"
This soldier was dressed in a brocade uniform, similar to the Jinfan thieves outside. It was precisely in this way that he was able to sneak into the Jinfan thieves and find out the information.
"How many people are there in the ambush?" Xu You asked in a deep voice.
When the soldier heard this, he trembled all over, and the shock in his eyes was not concealed at all: "Five...five small barges, more than two hundred people!"
When Yuan Shao heard this, a look of sadness suddenly appeared on his face, his whole body felt weak, and his heart was filled with death.
Zheng Bao came with three thousand troops, two large ships, more than twenty sterns, and other ships that were far superior to the Jinfan Thieves. However, with such a preparation, they were defeated by the Jinfan Bandits' five small barges.
More than two hundred people stopped him.
Under such circumstances, what else can you expect Zheng Bao to do?!
"A bunch of trash, thanks to Zheng Bao and the Chaohu governor appointed by the imperial court, he was trapped by a group of water thieves even though his men, horses, and boats were several times, or even dozens of times, the size of the other party's! This motherfucker
It's disgusting!" Wen Chou's eyes widened in anger, he slapped the table with an angry face and roared.
"What General Wen Chou said is true. I'm afraid Zheng Bao is also a person with a false reputation. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to deal with a group of mobs!" Jiang Yiqu cursed angrily:
"It seems that we can no longer expect Zheng Bao's rescue!"
Although most of them have never fought against water thieves, they are just like the mountain bandits and bandits in the north. They only come to make a living for the more powerful and fierce common people.
They, Yuan Shaojun, destroyed not only 100,000 bandits but 20,000 to 30,000 bandits. They did not think that bandits or bandits were any difficult to deal with!
Since the water thieves are of the same nature as the mountain bandits, they should be just a ragtag group of people. The dignified imperial governor was actually restrained by a group of ragtag people despite having an overwhelming advantage in numbers and ships.
Jiang Yiqu said that Zheng Bao was extremely incompetent!
Everyone nodded in agreement. After all, the facts were before them.
On the other side, Feng Ji, who had escaped with Yuan Shao, saw this appearance, shook his head and sighed: "It's not that Zheng Bao is incompetent, it's actually that this group of water bandits are too fierce. Otherwise, I would have waited for thousands of people."
, even if you don’t understand water fighting, you won’t be suppressed and have no power to fight back!”
As soon as he said this sentence, everyone in the venue who was disdainful of Zheng Bao was stunned, and their faces turned into a look of shame, saying that others Zheng Bao was so incompetent, but he was not the same?!
"You go down first!" Xu You waved to the soldier kneeling on the ground, then slowly looked at Feng Ji, paused for a moment, and then asked slowly: "I wonder, does Yuan Tu have a plan?"
Xu You has always been in contact with Feng Ji. Xu You is still very sure of Feng Ji's talent. Otherwise, he would not ask about Feng Ji at this moment.
Feng Ji also knew this, so he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "If there are no other reinforcements, our army will undoubtedly be defeated in today's battle. I suggest..." Feng Ji took a deep breath.
Nose, helplessly said: "Back off!"
A clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. Although counselors and civil servants are said to have soldiers in mind, they cannot conjure up a hundred thousand naval troops out of thin air. Although Feng Ji is unwilling to admit it, he has to admit that with the opponent's naval generals moving step by step and launching a strong offensive, his own navy will
The military general was so incompetent that he had no choice at all!
"No, we can't retreat!" Yuan Shao heard this and immediately stood up, shaking his head suddenly and saying: "If we can retreat on land, how can we retreat on the Yellow River?"
Everyone now understands that it is probably not the problem that Yuan Shao cannot retreat, but the problem that Yuan Shao's wife and children cannot retreat.
Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan is only five years old, his second son Yuan Xi is only three years old, and his third son Yuan Shang is only a hundred days old. There are also Yuan Shao's wives and concubines on the ship. They have no strength to tie the chicken. If they escape.
With Yuan Shao's martial arts skills, there is no problem in escaping above the Yellow River under the protection of the generals, but there is no doubt that Yuan Tan and others will all die here.
They were just wives and concubines, but Yuan Shao loved his children as much as his life, especially his youngest son Yuan Shang. He was a little bit cold and hot, so he stayed in the room to take care of his youngest son all day long. It was really too much for Yuan Shao to let Yuan Shao abandon his son and run away.
It’s hard to decide!
"Sir, if you continue to break up, you will suffer chaos!" Xu You sighed helplessly, the disappointment in his eyes became more and more intense: "If you don't escape today, neither the young master nor the lord will be able to escape! If you don't escape today!
If you run away, you may have a chance to get your son back in the future. Come to think of it, Marquis Wu Zhao won't kill a few young children!"
Although Yuan Shao was the fourth generation and the third Duke, and was quite talented, his temperament was still too indecisive, which almost made Xu You and even Yuan Shao's counselors unable to see the chance of defeating Wu Zhaohou!
Xu You also knew that if Marquis Wu Zhao got hold of Yuan Shao's wives, concubines, and children, it would be equivalent to holding Yuan Shao's lifeline. Even if he could exchange for Yuan Shao's wives, concubines, and children in the future, it would cost a huge price, even as high as Yuan Shao's.
At the expense of the entire foundation.
However, this is also the only way now. If you don't retreat, you will die!
Choose the lesser of two evils.
However, despite this, Yuan Shao felt hesitant every time he thought of his infant son and his two sons who were still babbling.
"Sir, if you don't run away, once the ships on both sides are sunk, we will become turtles in the urn, and it will be difficult to escape!" Guo Tu couldn't help but speak out at this moment, listening to the shouts of death outside,
My heart tightened for a while.
Among the counselors under Yuan Shao, Xu You was greedy for money and lustful, and Guo Tu was lustful and cherished his life. How could he be willing to leave his life here? He couldn't help but hurriedly advised: "Your Excellency, if you run away, Marquis Wu Zhao is still a little wary, and he will definitely leave the three young masters behind."
Fate, if you don’t escape and are caught by Wu Zhaohou, the three young masters will undoubtedly die!"
Chapter completed!