Nanxiang City.

Although the battle was won, there was not much joy in the city, and after the war, there were more ruins to be rebuilt, and the city walls were full of people, repairing the city walls, cleaning up the corpses, and some courtyards in the city were putting mourning.

In this battle, regardless of the loss of soldiers, only the young and strong people have suffered more than 1,000 casualties.

In Nanxiang County, even if the Yellow Turban Rebellion of that year, and even the later Nanxiang army against Mushan, there were no such huge casualties, which is probably the most tragic casualty in a hundred years.

Minghou Mansion.

In the backyard.

On the pavilion, the bamboo mat is paved on the ground, the incense is lit, Cai Yan is wearing a light-colored palace skirt, sitting on his knees, and is skillfully making tea for Cai Yong, at this time a little maid walked in and said in a low voice: "Madam, Hu Changshi sent a notebook, he is ready to negotiate with Yuan Shu, and wants to ask for Mrs.'s opinion!" ”

"Send this to him!"

Cai Yan took out the Jingping order and said softly: "Tell Hu Changshi that he can make the decision in this matter himself, and since the husband handed over Nanyang to him, that is his trust!" ”

"No!"

The little maid walked out with the Jingping order.

"You're so majestic now!" Cai Yong took a sip of bitter tea and said coldly: "This Hu Kongming is useless, it's just a trivial matter, and I came to ask you, since ancient times, women don't interfere in politics, doesn't he know?" ”

"The father is angry with his daughter in his heart, the woman knows, the daughter knows that she is wrong, and the daughter will not take such a risk next time, so that the father will worry about his daughter!"

The corners of Cai Yan's mouth raised a smile slightly.

She naturally knew that the reason why Hu Zhao was so respectful to her was not to ask her, and it was not her turn to call the shots for such a big matter, Hu Zhao's salute was more of a recognition of her performance during the Nanxiang War.

"Hey!"

Cai Yong knelt on the throne, put down the teacup, looked at his daughter's thin and pale smiling face, sighed, and said softly: "My father has never wanted you to marry Mu Longtu, I didn't want you to marry Mu Longtu, I didn't want to do it before, and I don't want to do it now, this fang is destined to be a prosperous minister, a hero in troubled times, the more such a person, the more you are in the fire, you are by his side, you are too dangerous, today is just going to the battlefield, next time, he has won Hanzhong, he will not stop, countless wars are waiting for him, and now he can't even care about you, How will he protect you in the future? ”

When he thought of such a tragic battle in Nanxiang, his precious daughter had to sit on top of the city, face danger all the time, and realize the misery of the war, he was extremely heartbroken.

He also resented Mu Jing.

"I understand that my father is worried about me!"

Cai Yan smiled slightly: "My daughter is very good!" ”

"You don't blame him?"

"The husband is a person who does great things, how can he resent him!"

Cai Yan has a soft woman's heart under her fortitude, she said faintly: "Women have three subordinates since ancient times, from the father at home, from the husband when married, from the husband to the son, the daughter has married the husband, when the same fate as the husband, he is fighting for the war, I will guard the house for him!" ”

"You're the Dead Eye!"

Cai Yong said coldly.

"Doesn't my father still see the way of the world today?" Cai Yan said quietly: "Today, the chaos has risen, where is there a peaceful place, my husband has great ambitions, wants to calm the world, what am I afraid of, even if one day, I really die in this chaos because of my husband's conquest, I have no resentment, because I know that my husband treats me sincerely, I can not only share his wealth and wealth, but also share the joys and sorrows with him!" ”

"Are you forcing me to be a father?"

Cai Yong's eyes burst out with a touch of elite light, staring at Cai Yan, he felt that this Cai Yan had changed, Cai Yan before going to the battlefield, but after going to the battlefield, Cai Yan had a little more scheming.

"My father is extraordinary, and he shouldn't be left alone in the mountains!"

Cai Yan arched his hands: "Now that my husband has just won Hanzhong, taking into account the Nanyang endgame, he has always been good at using soldiers, and the military affairs must be unhindered, but my father should know that this is not a fight against the country, if there is no support from scholars, the situation is difficult, so Yan also asked his father to go out of the mountain to shake the situation for his husband!" ”

Cai Yong broke through Hanzhong with Mujing, but he always thought of the Han family, now the Han family is orthodox, Chang'an is also, in the past he supported Liu Wei, and today Zi is the country that killed Liu Wei'er, he does not agree, nor follows, but after all, it is difficult to be the enemy of the Han family.

So he has never had a career out.

On weekdays, he will not take the initiative to pay attention to the government affairs of the Ming Hou Mansion.

But Cai Yan wanted him to go out of the mountain and enter the Ming Marquis Mansion as an errand and administrative officer, so as to make a name for himself and recruit talents.

Cai Yong, a Confucian scholar, has a world-shaking reputation.

If he enters the Ming Marquis Mansion, he will definitely make many scholars come here, this is a top Confucian power.

"Zhao Ji, it's not for his father, but he can't get over this matter for his father!"

Cai Yong seems to dislike Mu Jing very much, but he still recognizes Mu Jing's ability, but he still can't get over the principle of loyalty and patriotism in his heart.

"The daughter doesn't dare to persecute her father!"

Cai Yan arched his hand: "I just hope that my father can think about the people of Nanyang, Hanzhong, my husband said that how much ability a person has, how much responsibility, he has inherited Nanyang, Hanzhong, will not let these people be displaced, but he is alone, except for her father, my daughter can't think of anyone else who can bring him to study and become a scholar!" ”

"You let your father think about it!"

Cai Yong sighed, there was a touch of gloom in his expression, on the one hand, he was sighing for the girl's yearning, and on the other hand, he was lamenting how the big man's country had fallen to the point where it is today, I don't understand!

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Minghou Mansion, front hall.

"Zhongsun, the people of Nanxiang have paid too much for us, the dead people, the injured people, we all have to appease them!" In the south study, all the Cao chiefs gathered together, and Shi Huzhao, the head of the Ming Marquis' Mansion, bowed his hand slightly to Liu Jin and said.

"I'm doing this, don't worry, I'll do well!"

When Liu Jin heard this, his face was straight: "If this battle is not for the unity of the people in the city, the people should be the pass, and the women and children are still working, I am afraid that this city has been shattered, and we will not be spared, this is what we owe them!" ”

This battle was fought fiercely, several times almost by the Nanyang army broke into the city, fortunately the people in the city enthusiastically supported, the young and strong people personally went to the city to help defend, and even some women and children helped to transport rolling wood, stones, tung oil and other equipment to defend the city.

If it weren't for their support, this Nanxiang wouldn't have been able to hold it at all.

"Changshi, since we are preparing to negotiate peace with Yuan Shu, do we need to wait for news from the lord?" At this time, the director of Dongcao stood up, bowed his hand, and asked in a low voice.

"It's time to report to the lord, but it's too late to wait for the lord's reply, I asked my wife about this matter, and we will make our own decisions!"

When Hu Zhao heard this, he shook his head: "The soldiers are very fast, although we trapped the Nanyang army in Shunyang, but we can't trap them for long, once the Yuan army is transferred from Runan, it will inevitably be a bloody battle, in order to solve this war as soon as possible, we must let Yuan Shu loosen his mouth as soon as possible and sign this peace agreement!" ”

Nanyang and Hanzhong are considered adjacent, but they are far apart, and it takes time to pass the message back and forth, and they simply don't have so much time to wait, and the matter must be resolved as soon as possible.

After all, they seem to have the upper hand, but if the Nanyang military dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, they can't help it, after all, they will not exchange the name of Thunder Tiger for the destruction of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Nanyang, which is not worth it.

The most important thing is that if Yuan Shu is completely undying now, and Yuan Shu is angry, he insists on sending the main force of Yuzhou to the west, and they will be in trouble, not to mention keeping Nanyang, I am afraid that even Hanzhong will fall into war.

From the very beginning, the strategic deployment of the Minghou Mansion was to seize Hanzhong and then recuperate, which was inconsistent with the strategic deployment of the Minghou Mansion.

So this war must be resolved as soon as possible.

"Who's going to sigh?"

Liu Jin asked.

"Need a weighty person!" Hu Zhao thought for a while and said: "In the Minghou Mansion, in addition to the Ming Hou, it is nothing more than you and me, as well as Xi Zhicai, but you can talk on behalf of the Ming Hou, in order to ensure that there is no shortage of logistics for the army, Nanxiang also needs you to personally suppress it, reconcile the grain and grass in various counties, and supply the army, only I will personally go to Wancheng!" ”

"In case ......"

"There are not so many what ifs!"

Hu Zhao smiled: "Yuan Shu doesn't want to fight at this moment, he cares about Nanyang, but the richest, most populous, and most densely traded places in Nanyang are all under his command, and the place we are in charge of is nothing more than dispensable, so he will not give up his strategic deployment for this benefit!" ”

"Therefore, the chances of success of this peace talk are very high!"

He continued: "The security problem is not big, at this time, Nanyang needs peace, not only me, he Yuan Shu does not want Nanyang to become a battlefield, once Nanyang is reduced to a battlefield, we have a few counties, don't want it, but he Wancheng suffered a military disaster, but he can't supply the grain and grass of the Yuzhou army, this person has the ambition of the bird, this breath will definitely be endured!" ”

"What if the Nanyang army can't bear it and forcibly breaks through?"

"I have already sent an order, Huang Zhong led the army south, there are Nanxiang soldiers and horses to suppress the formation, Huang Zhong's troops look down, they want to break through to the championship, it is not considered a success or not, they all know in their hearts that less than one-tenth of the people who can be killed out, so they will not break through easily!"

Hu Zhao thought for a while: "But before the negotiation is completed, provide them with grain and grass, remember, only provide them with one-third of the grain and grass, and hang their lives, don't let them eat enough, otherwise they will really work hard!" ”

"Why?"

One of the staff members did not understand and asked: "Isn't it an enemy to provide them with grain and grass, and our grain and grass are tight, and we will return it to them?" ”

"If you don't give it to them, they will starve to death, before starving to death, they will fight hard, and now we don't want to fight, and naturally we won't give them a chance to fight hard!"

Liu Jin answered this question, and then arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, I will provide them with food and grass to hang their lives, so that they can dispel this idea, it is better to die than to live, Lei Bo is not a master who can work hard!" ”

"I'll leave for Wancheng tomorrow!"

Hu Zhao stood up: "The affairs of the Ming Marquis Mansion depend on your work!" ”

"Changshi rest assured, we will do our best to ensure the safety of the Ming Marquis Mansion!" The people stood up and bowed.

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Yuzhou, Runan.

Pingyu City.

After the General's Palace.

Above the main hall of the mansion, Yuan Shuyu crowned brocade robe, sitting in a high position, full of spirit, and full of momentum, he was gathering a group of civil and military forces to discuss the matter of going south to Jiujiang.

Since the Kanto Battle last year, the princes are everywhere, the world is in chaos, Yuan Shu took advantage of the chaos, first captured Nanyang, and then entered Yuzhou, although he was repelled by Cao Cao when he attacked Yanzhou, but he got Yuzhou, and Nanyang Runan as the foundation, he is the first of the princes in the world whether it is the strength or strength.

His wishful thinking is also very good, since he can't capture Yanzhou, he doesn't need to be tough, he chose to go south, if he can Jiangdong as the back garden, his strength will become the first prince in the world.

Therefore, after the beginning of spring, he was ready to gather troops to capture Jiujiang, and with Jiujiang as a springboard, he could cross the river into Jiangdong.

The former Yangzhou Thorn History was Chen Wen, and now he has received Yangzhou Mu.

It was Liu Miao who guarded Jiujiang.

Liu Miao also sent troops to help Runan in the past, but this person is not so easy to deal with.

"General Ben sent a letter to Liu Zhengli, but this guy beheaded General Ben's messenger to show his heart to resist me!" Yuan Shu said gloomily: "Jiujiang I am determined to win, the Central Plains campaign, need grain and grass supply, Jiangdong has been peaceful for a hundred years, I need Jiangdong, Jiujiang is the weight of my entry into Jiangdong, if there is no Jiujiang, it is difficult to cross the Yangtze River, you think, how should I send troops?" ”

"Lord, although Yanzhou Cao Cao's troops are now going north to crusade against the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, but there are also a lot of soldiers who stick to Chenliu, and they must not defend the north, so they must leave soldiers and horses to defend the north side, Xuzhou Tao Qian, it seems that he is indisputable, but in fact, he also has hidden ambitions, and he is reorganizing the army, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not rise up from the situation, so some soldiers and horses also need to be stationed in the direction of Xuzhou!"

Changshi Yang Hong stood up, bowed his hand, and then said: "Attacking Jiujiang, our troops are acceptable, but if Yangzhou Mu Chen Wen sends troops to reinforce, I'm afraid this battle will be difficult!" ”

"Lord, why don't we send the Jiangdong Army back and attack Jiujiang!"

Runan Taishou Yuan Yin proposed.

"Where is Sun Wentai stationed now?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shu thought about it and asked.

Last year, he had already dispatched the Jiangdong Army south to attack Jingzhou, one was to suppress Jingzhou's ambitions for Nanyang, and the other reason was to consume the strength of the Jiangdong Army, and the results were good, at least the Jingzhou Army had no intention of going north.

"Jiang Xia!"

Yang Hong replied: "He crossed the river to attack, but was repelled by Jiangxia Taishou Huangzu, and now the troops are in the north of Jiangxia, and his subordinates believe that although the Jiangdong Army is brave, it cannot defeat the Jiangxia Army, after all, Jiangxia has the support of the local clans, the soldiers and horses are elite, the grain and grass are sufficient, and the forced attack will probably damage the elite of the Jiangdong Army, so that the Jiangdong Army can be sent back, come, and enter Jiujiang for the vanguard, it can also be considered!" ”

"My lord, it's not appropriate to mobilize the Jiangdong Army into Jiujiang now!"

The main bookkeeper Yan Xiangpan sat on the side, has been listening, he has always been in charge of government affairs, military affairs, rarely interjected, but he thought about it, or opposed Yang Hong's proposal, said: "Sun Wentai is a Jiangdong person, his soldiers and horses are all Jiangdong soldiers, now dependent on us is more helpless, rootless duckweed, if he does not rely on us, how can he maintain, if he is allowed to enter Jiangdong, then the dragon into the sea, the tiger returns to the mountain, I am afraid that he will no longer obey our orders!" ”

"Master Yan is right!"

Ji Ling said: "Lord, don't trust Sun Wentai!" ”

"It's better to transfer troops from Nanyang!"

It was proposed.

"Nanyang?"

Yuan Shu's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea, Mu Longtu is plotting to take Hanzhong, and the troops are gathered in Hanzhong, at this moment Lei Bo should also fight Nanxiang, set the situation of Nanyang, transfer part of the main force, and now gather soldiers and horses to attack Jiujiang, I have a lot of confidence!" ”

But as soon as his words fell, a guard outside walked in quickly, raising his hands above his head, and in his hand was a bamboo tube: "Lord, a secret letter from Nanyang eight hundred miles in an emergency!" ”

"It seems to be good news, just in time for ......"

Yuan Shu opened the bamboo tube with a smile, took out the bamboo slips inside, and when he opened it, his face suddenly turned cold, his throat seemed to be pinched all of a sudden, he couldn't speak, his pupils turned cold, and his expression suddenly became iron-blue.

"Lord, what's wrong?"

Everyone suddenly felt that something was wrong, Yuan Yin glanced at it, and asked in a low voice.

"See for yourselves!"

Yuan Shu gritted his teeth and threw the bamboo slip down.

Yuan Yin picked it up, glanced at it, his face changed slightly, and everyone quickly began to circulate it, and the turbulent waves in their hearts were stirred.

"How is that possible?"

"Lei Bo is actually surrounded!"

"Tens of thousands of troops not only can't capture a single Nanxiang City, but they are also counterattacked by them and surrounded by them!"

The crowd couldn't believe it.

In their opinion, Mu Jing was originally a lost dog, even if the main force was still there, it would not be too much of a threat to them, and now the main force has entered Hanzhong, which is to give them a chance to recover the western part of Nanyang.

It should be a no-brainer.

But the battle was lost.

And the defeat was so tragic, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under Lei Bo's command, not counting those who died in battle, and now there are still 20,000 or 30,000 main forces, trapped in Shunyang City.

"Bastard, waste, Lei Bo is a waste!"

Yuan Shu jumped like thunder, he shouted angrily and scolded: "When he was selected to guard Nanyang, a certain family was really blind, and it didn't matter if a single Nanxiang couldn't be attacked, so the battle was still fought by him like this, how could my tens of thousands of sons and daughters be in prison?" ”

"I'm going to cut off his head!"

"He's not useless!"

"Damn it, if my tens of thousands of sons are destroyed because of this, I will punish him for the nine clans!"

The more Yuan Shu thought about it, the more angry he became.

He just wanted to mobilize Nanyang soldiers and horses to attack Jiujiang, but the result was ......

This time, it's good.

The Nanyang army not only did not have funding, but also dragged him down now, and he always seemed to be unable to please the Shangmu army, thinking about him, he was a little aggrieved.

"Lord, this matter is not the time to pursue it!"

Yang Hong looked at the secret letter carefully, it was written very carefully, and also proposed that Nanxiang had sent an envoy to negotiate peace, he thought about it, and said: "Tens of thousands of Nanyang soldiers and horses under the command of Captain Lei Bo cannot be destroyed here, since Nanxiang wants to negotiate peace, this matter still has to be discussed, at least let this part of the soldiers and horses return, the herdsman army attacked Hanzhong, presumably he doesn't want to break the net with us!" ”

"What is there to talk about!"

Ji Ling said coldly: "I'll lead the army south, just crush them!" ”

"Ji Sima, if you lead the army to Nanyang, how about Jiujiang?" The anchor Yan Xiang asked coldly: "Could it be that we ignore Jiujiang County for the sake of those insignificant cities in Nanyang?" ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately looked at each other.

"Do you really want to talk?"

Yuan Shu was unwilling.

"Lord, endure the anger of the moment, for the foundation of the world!" Yuan Yin also whispered and said: "When we take Jiujiang and get Jiangdong, then we will be overwhelmed by heavy troops, just a herding dragon map, can we stop the lord's soldiers and horses?" ”

Jiujiang County, compared with the barren cities in Nanyang, they all know which is more important.

"Lord Yan!"

Yuan Shu is a hero after all, he stubbornly held back this breath: "You go in person, since they want to talk, then talk, see what conditions they have, can redeem these soldiers, if it is really impossible to negotiate, directly dispatch the Jiangdong army into Nanyang, I don't believe it, he will give up Hanzhong and send the main force back!" ”

Although he held back this breath for the Battle of Jiujiang, it didn't mean that he wasn't angry, if he really couldn't do it, he would first pull out the thorn in Mu Longtu's side and avenge his father's murder.

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