Yecheng.

The winter days of the Han Dynasty were generally relatively calm, because in the era of agriculture, there was neither plowing nor harvesting in this season, and there was relatively little labor or anything in the winter season, so most people would be a little bored in the winter and feel a little idle.

I don't know what day it started, and an amazing news spread quickly. In the blink of an eye, it spread in this relatively large city, and every corner seemed to know it clearly, whether it was a teahouse or a wine shop, or a study shop, or an official office, streets and alleys, and small households, basically all of them were rumors, discussions, panic, anger, calculations, and observations......

In the northern part of the country, several traffic arteries were closed, and it is said that Gongsun Yu and the Hu people colluded with each other to prepare to enter Kou Jizhou, and there were also generals in Jizhou who colluded with the Hu people with the intention of rebelling.

All the news seems to have a nose and an eye, and people can't help but not believe it.

The whole Yecheng seemed to be frizzy all of a sudden, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Ordinary people don't know what to do, thinking that all the events are as clear and easy to understand as a seven-point drama, and they have to curse Hu Ren a few words, and by the way, they also scold the so-called Jizhou general who has a black heart and wants to fornicate with Hu people, but for the Jizhou scholars, they have more information, and they will not be like everyone, of course, those who understand the mystery are naturally a little frightened and inexplicable.

However, the old monsters are still a minority after all, and most people still have no way to have the cognition of the old monsters, especially the freshly baked little monsters in the Jizhou clan.

Scholars, and the origin of such an old brand of scholars as Jizhou, naturally there are many people who claim to be the future talents of the country, and they feel that they are qualified to guide the country, and it seems that as long as they come out to work, the world can be peaceful and worry-free. In addition, I can't travel in winter, and there is no entertainment and pastime, when I am really a little bored, I suddenly make such a scene, and almost everyone suddenly shoots the case and talks about it.

What's more, every day in the wine shop teahouse tile in the sword assembly, impassioned to the extreme, some people have begun to prepare a letter to the general Yuan Shao, ask the general Yuan Shao to punish the people who collaborate with the enemy and thieves, choose a handsome general, quickly defeat the Hu people who go south, and protect the land is the right reason.

Yuan Shao came forward and accepted the letter of these young scholars in a high-profile manner, on the one hand, he praised these people's worries about the country and the people, and on the other hand, he also expressed the intention of re-investigating and punishing and killing a hundred people, and at the same time, he patted his chest, saying that he would definitely discharge a large army to defeat the Hu people who went south, and he would definitely protect the fathers and elders of Jizhou from being violated......

Tian Feng didn't pay much attention to it at first, because he had only received a letter from Koji Yi before, but two or three days passed, and the situation became more and more wrong, and when he sent people to Youbei, he found that all the roads were blocked, and he finally bypassed, and then brought a shocking news!

Yan Liangwen Chou accepted Ko Yi's camp and soldiers, and Ko Yi and a group of subordinates have all been killed!

"The general is discussing important matters, and idle people are not allowed to enter!"

Tian Feng's nose was almost crooked, when did the old man become an idle person? Immediately picked up the newly replaced cane, forcibly drove the guards at the entrance of the palace away, and then marched in high-spirited.

Yuan Shao was discussing something with Guo Tu Fengji in the lobby, when he saw Tian Feng walking in angrily, exchanged glances with each other, and then said to Tian Feng, "Ah, Yuan Hao, is your body more comfortable today?" ”

A few days ago, because Tian Feng beat Geng Bao, the main bookkeeper, in front of Yuan Shao, and forced Yuan Shao to kill Geng Bao, of course, he wanted to avoid the limelight, so he closed the door for a few days under the pretext of illness, but he didn't expect that as soon as he came today, he was blocked by Yuan Shao head-on.

Tian Feng pretended not to hear Yuan Shao's sarcasm, and bowed to Yuan Shao, but turned a blind eye to Guo Tu and Feng Ji, and immediately said straight to the point, "Yuan Gong!" Koji General Ho Gu! ”

If you are a bystander, I am afraid that you don't have the confidence to be tough with Yuan Shao, but Tian Feng has it. Because Tian Feng knew that now Yuan Shao could not completely detach himself from him, and he was angry, so he didn't have so many worries.

Yuan Shao smiled, and did not pursue Tian Feng's rudeness, but did not answer directly, but beckoned, motioned for Tian Feng to step forward, and then asked the attendant to hand Tian Feng a military briefing......

Tian Feng frowned, and took a look at it a little inexplicably, but he was startled, looked at Yuan Shao suspiciously, and then focused his gaze on the military briefing again.

Although Gongsun Chan said that there was something wrong with this or that, at least when Gongsun Chan was in Youzhou, there was no large-scale southern invasion of the Hu people, and now that Gongsun Chan is dead, it seems that this mainstay is missing, not to mention defeated, even the defense seems to have some problems, and I don't know if it is because of such a reason, the Xianbei people north of Youzhou are ready to move, and have begun to go south, invading many county towns in Youzhou, Yuan Tan is organizing personnel to defend, while urgently asking Yuan Shao for help.

After all, Youzhou and Jizhou are actually connected together, and many rivers are frozen in winter, which means that if Youzhou collapses completely, then the Xianbei people are likely to directly enter Jizhou!

"The evil thief is righteous, disregarding the great kindness of the lord, accumulating soldiers in Youbei, controlling government affairs, arrogant and arrogant, as if he refused Yuan Youzhou's military orders, and ignored the disaster of the people of Youzhou, only fulfilled his selfish desires and harmed the local ...... The lord persuaded him again and again, but he still turned a deaf ear! Guo Tu was on the side and said slowly, "Although Koji Yi has merit, there are even more unforgivable sins, in order to avoid the misery of the people and gods, although the lord is reluctant, but the state affairs are important, and forgiveness cannot be ......."

When Tian Feng heard this, he was so angry that he almost threw the military briefing in his hand on Guo Tu's face!

However, Yuan Tan's military briefing also made it clear that because of the instability of the army when it came to Youbei, it was turned around by the Xianbei people. If it is just by virtue of the remnants of Youbei Gongsun's remnants that will be defeated and monopolized by one army in the future, most of them will not only not be able to resist Xianbei, but may instead encourage Xianbei's arrogance, causing Jizhou to also be damaged.

Tian Feng took a few deep breaths, gritted his teeth and said, "Yuan Gong! Xianbei goes south, which is not trivial! Is this serious? "Everything has priorities, Tian Feng is not a rural shrew who doesn't care about anything as soon as her emotions come up, the matter of Koyi is important, but the safety of the Jizhou Shi clan is even more important!

If Xianbei really went south, or he fell out with Yuan Shao at this juncture......

Yuan Shao naturally knew what Tian Feng meant, so he nodded and said, "Naturally, it's true." ”

"Good!" Tian Feng paused with his cane and said, "State affairs are important, and the affairs of General Koji are ...... Let's put it aside for the time being, let's retreat Xianbei first......"

Yuan Shao smiled, led with his hand, and said, "That's right, a certain is discussing this matter with the public rule and Yuan Tu, if Yuan Hao has time, why not join us?" ”

Tian Feng raised his head, looked at the sky, sighed secretly, and finally nodded and sat down on the side......

………………………………

It is also necessary to compromise, far from being Tian Feng alone, Xu Shu, who is far away in Hanzhong, is also facing a compromise.

Although he hurried and hurried, Xu Shu did not catch up with the fate of saving Liu Dan's failure, because the army was dispatched, not only with soldiers and horses, but also with a large amount of grain, grass and other expenses, these things add up, often not if you want to set off immediately, you always need some time to prepare.

By the time Xu Shu arrived, Liu Dan had already withdrawn from the Bashan area, and brought back a large number of remnants, the "remnants" of these soldiers were mainly due to some insect infestations between the mountains and wilderness, and in addition to hunger, the body functions needed to be recuperated for a period of time to recover, and in terms of grain and grass, it was completely exhausted.

And because of various reasons, Liu Dan, who led to the burning of grain and grass, poked out a huge deficit in this aspect, if you still want to fight in Sichuan, you must not only replenish the soldiers, but also need to replenish a large amount of grain and grass and related materials.

Xu Shu's face sank like water, looking at Liu Dan, Ma Heng, and Wei Yan.

Before sending troops, there were 3,000 regular soldiers, 2,000 auxiliary soldiers, and 4,000 people, but when they came back, there were less than 2,000 regular soldiers left, and less than 1,000 auxiliary soldiers left, and the people were even worse, only a few hundred were left, and the whole army was almost wiped out! Of course, it is also possible that these people fled to the mountains and wilderness while they were unprepared, but after all, it is an indisputable fact that the number of people was eventually reduced to such an extent.

In terms of grain and grass materials, it was even more miserable, most of them were burned, and then the only remaining materials were also consumed during the period after Wei Yan's stay, basically there was nothing left!

Wei Yan overestimated the willingness of the Sichuan and Shu soldiers to fight, and waited for three or four days, but no one waited, and fed many mosquitoes, insects and leeches in the mountains in vain, and at the same time lost the only remaining grain and grass.

Originally, it could support about three months of money and food, but it turned out to be less than a month, and it was all gone. When he saw these statistics, at a certain moment, Xu Shu really wanted to drag these three people out and cut them down......

"Liu Yuanjun, after this battle, can you get anything?" Xu Shu put down the briefing, turned his head to look at Liu Dan, and asked.

Xu Shu's previous identity was actually a fugitive, and he had never had any ruling family legacy, but after all, he had been in charge of the expedition to the west for a long time, and this demeanor and demeanor were naturally cultivated.

"Xu Envoy," although both of them are envoys, Liu Dan also knows in his heart that his envoy and Xu Shu's envoy are not at the same level at all, so he also said more respectfully, "The mountain road in Sichuan is rugged, the mountains and forests are dense, and if you are not careful, it will be easy to ambush ......."

Xu Shu's eyebrows moved slightly. As expected, there was still some disappointment. Nodding slightly, Xu Shu didn't make any comments, but turned his head to look at Ma Heng and said, "Shuchang, tell me about ......"

Ma Heng arched his hand towards Xu Shu and said, "A certain leader of the troops to the Hanchang outpost, the place of Baishiling, not only the migration of personnel has been completed, but even the planted reeds have all been filled in the soil...... From this point of view, the people of Brazil are still more vigilant, and it may be difficult to get down quickly, so they can choose another season, or they may not be prepared to attack them, and it is not appropriate to besiege the city and take the strong......"

Xu Shu still didn't comment, and finally turned to Wei Yan and said, "Wei Sima, you can also talk about it." ”

"Obey!" Wei Yan's partial general was only temporarily sealed during the war, but he didn't get anything, and after he came back, he naturally returned to his original position, and it was not bad to be able to maintain the position of Sima, "Sichuan and Shu soldiers, the victory is short, flexible, good at climbing, and crossing mountains and mountains, but it is also disadvantageous, if it is a gravitational battle, it will be victorious." ”

Wei Yan also finished speaking, Xu Shu also nodded slightly, and then waved his hand, letting Ma Heng and Wei Yan go down first, turned his gaze to Liu Dan, and was silent for a long time.

Although it was still a cold winter, Liu Dan's forehead was slightly sweaty.

"The matter of this battle, a certain self-will be a general of the expedition to the west......" Xu Shu said slowly, "The first battle in Sichuan, even if it is a draw......

Liu Dan exhaled.

“…… The harsh winter has arrived, the mountain roads are difficult to travel, and the food and grass are not available......" Xu Shu continued, "You might as well postpone the offensive and send people into Sichuan to discuss peace ......"

"Peace?" Liu Dan said.

Xu Shu nodded.

Liu Dan was a little anxious, he was fortunate to come here to pretend to be a small character, isn't it just so that he can be a big guy one day, but he just did a fight, and he wants to negotiate peace, so how can he complete his final dream?

"Xu Envoy Jun Mingjian, this ......" Liu Dan rolled his eyes and said, "...... We and the Sichuan army are not divided into winners and losers, and the people of Sichuan and Shu do not know that we are powerful, and this matter is afraid of falling behind, so you might as well ...... This, there is a certain strategy, I don't know if I should talk about it......"

"Liu Envoy Jun, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it." Xu Shu stroked his beard and said.

Liu Dan said, "Wei Wenchang is quite brave and brave, and he is also good at mountain battles...... If we let Wei Wenchang lead an army alone and sneak into the river to disrupt and destroy, we can show our military might, and when we come to peace talks, we can also advance and retreat......"

Xu Shu smiled and said, "Yes." In this way, Liu Zhijun was asked to prepare for this matter. ”

Liu Dan hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "It should be." ”

Xu Shu sent Liu Dan out with a smile, and then made another salute at the gate of the courtyard, and then turned around and came back, with no smile on his face. For Liu Dan's evaluation, Xu Shu gave it very low, at least Ma Heng and Wei Yan can talk about some specific problems they found and analyze some gains and losses, but Liu Dan just made excuses for his failure.

But so what?

The general of the expedition to the west, Fei Qian, only wanted to pass the name of Liu Dan, so to a certain extent, Xu Shu still had to make a compromise, just like agreeing with Liu Dan's nondescript strategy.

The mountain battalion is still training intensively in Shangyong, where is the real killer weapon.

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