The content of the brocade was read by Xiang Yiming, and he folded it well, "Has there been an investigation into this from the Los Angeles side?" ”

"It will take several days for the trained goshawks to travel from Jiangyou to Los Angeles, and the letter sent by Sheng Gong will not long be in their hands." Shu Liang shook his head, "Zhao Wuwu of the Yue Kingdom will come in five days at most, and he won't be able to catch up in time, even if they investigate it and know that this is a conspiracy of the Yue King, they won't be able to send it over in time." ”

Xiang Yiming frowned, adding up Kaifeng, Jiangyou, Huaqing, Anhua counties, and the temporarily recruited soldiers were only a little more than 20,000. When Zhao Wuke led 100,000 elites to Anwar, their soldiers had to retreat, and the follow-up food, grass, and weapons were far from enough.

"According to the people sent by Hu Jian, the counties of Guangling did not support too much grain, grass and people, and the situation is developing for the worse." Xiang Yiming stared at Shu Liang's eyes, "If there is no progress in two days, there is no need for us to continue the performance, we must withdraw to Jiangyou in time and take the rear." ”

"There is not enough grain and grass, and with the help of several counties around here, how long can we stay in Jiangyou?" Shu Liang's expression stiffened, "General Xiang, the situation in this Yue Kingdom is not like the original Xuan Kingdom. The people of Yue are now able to ensure basic food and clothing, and if it were not for the instigation of the nobles, they would not have bravely stood up to help us. He paused at this point, his eyes sharp, "If the situation here is not opened, those scholars will not stand up to speak for us." ”

After these words fell, the two of them immediately immersed themselves.

In one fell swoop, the purpose of the troops coming to Anwar was to make the surrounding counties panic, so as to obtain food, grass and weapons for assistance without spending troops. If the rest of the counties also send soldiers to help Anwar, they can also set up an ambush in the city to solve these aids, and consume a wave of Vietnamese troops in advance.

The plan took a step back, even though the surrounding counties did not send people to help Anwar, but chose to take advantage of their lack of defense in the rear to attack Huaqing. Jiang You's Fang banquet leaders gave the plan step by step according to the tips given by Shu Liang, delaying time for them to outwit the surrounding rich county towns, and then led the troops back to attack on both sides.

If the surrounding counties do not come to their aid, nor do they lead troops to outwit their rear. They will also paralyze the surrounding county towns, and at the same time pretend to be Anwar's squad for help, and attack the richest county towns around.

Seven days ago, Guangling sent a letter saying that he was willing to assist the Xuzhou Shangmeng and induce the rest of the cities to capture Huaqing, hoping that Xiang Yiming and Shu Liangke would wave their troops to take the few counties that were empty in garrison.

This secret letter also made Shu Liang hesitate, and between the virtual and real changes in the march, he was deceitful. Guangling's secret letter made Shu Liang and Xiang Yiming suspicious, afraid that it was a trap.

"Is there a letter from Old General Fang?" Xiang Yiming was silent for a moment, he spoke slowly, his long eyebrows still tightened, "Is there anyone sent from Guangling to contact you?" ”

"Yes, but the group of Alcohol and Childe can't make up their minds yet." Shu Liang replied slowly, "I don't know if this secret letter is true or false, the target is Huaqing, or the two of us?" ”

"If they want to take Huaqing, we will withdraw our troops and return, and it will not necessarily be us who will be defeated. As for the cities they mentioned, we still dismissed the idea of attacking them, and if they were traps, we would not have time to retreat if they held us back. Xiang Yiming curled the corners of his mouth and copied the brocade into his arms.

"In this way, the matter of grain and grass is about to fall, and I don't know if Guangling and Wanping counties really see through our strategy, or are they really willing to cooperate with us?" Shu Liang showed a sad face, and the hand holding the reins couldn't help but tighten, "When will the checkmate situation be bright?" ”

Xiang Yiming was silent, rode his horse forward, and there was a camp in the distance.

...........

Wen Yuan stood on the hillside, with the starry night sky as the background, wearing a sword, letting the evening breeze blow the black hair on his temples, and looking into the distance.

Behind him, six travelers with their bags half-mouthed, led trembling horses.

More than a dozen good horses were exhausted along the way, and now the war horses they had brought were sweating profusely, and the blood-red veins under the skin were clearly visible in the moonlight.

"Sir, here is Xiang Yiming's team below, we have arrived." The traveler behind him pressed his sore waist, slowly walked a few steps forward, stood beside Wen Yuan, and looked down at Wen Yuan's gaze.

Beneath the hillside, the fire shone brightly for miles.

Wen Yuan looked at the continuous firelight, he slowly pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword, his eyes gradually sank, and he asked slowly to the people around him, "Official, are you afraid of death?" ”

"What?" The official's eyelids were raised, and his eyes were full of doubt, "What do you mean by this, sir?" ”

"If they believe in us, your master will lead you down a road of no return, are you afraid?" Wen Yuan turned his head to look at the eyes of the Ling official, and pulled the corners of his mouth, "The distance that may die at any time." ”

When the official heard this, he laughed out loud and pulled his cuffs open, revealing a brand on his arm, "The people elected by our Zhang family all have such a brand on their arms, this is our family heritage. He said slowly, with relief in his words, "Twelve years ago, the six of us, together with the current head of the family, received the meaning of inheritance from the old master, and the old master also asked me such a question at that time. ”

"The people above the Heavenly Machine Pavilion will not give up using your family as a pawn because of your bravery, and the meaning of your family's inheritance will bring you close to death." Wen Yuan smiled lightly, and there was a melancholy on his handsome face that couldn't be cut off, and he couldn't get rid of it.

"This is our glory, six hundred years ago, my ancestors joined the Tianji Pavilion and swore that the Zhang family would always follow the Tianji Pavilion and take it as an honor." The official looked at Wen Yuan's melancholy eyes, his smile disappeared, and he pointed to the brand on his arm that was like a crescent moon with an extremely solemn expression, "This is our family's identity in Tianji Pavilion, twelve years ago, under the eyes of the old master, I agreed to his request - not to rebel!" ”

"Oh," Wen Yuan retracted his gaze, turned his head to look down the hillside, and lost his hand.

"What about sir? Afraid? The official asked.

"I'm afraid, but a life without a goal is far more terrifying than death." Wen Yuan said, smiling lightly, "When I came out, my teacher told me that opportunities need to be fought for by yourself. ”

"Is that why the gentleman asked the head of the house to stay?" The official asked.

"yes, that's why I stayed." Wen Yuan nodded, glanced at the continuous firelight, and turned around, "Let's go, let's stir up the storm of this Yue Kingdom, this is my chance to jump onto the Dragon Gate, and it is also the glory of your family." ”