Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

In the north, the Ming army moved more and more, the Tancai galloped back and forth north of Xiangyang, Wancheng gathered 200,000 troops, and the Ming army went south was a foregone conclusion.

However, Ma Liang felt that something was wrong.

Mafu.

Ma Liang spread out the map of Jingzhou, looked at it for a long time, and couldn't think of what was wrong.

Ma Liang closed his gaze and sighed in his heart: "Now I hope that the news of Jiangdong can come back soon!" ”

Just thinking like this, the subordinate suddenly came to report: "Master, the general is invited!" ”

Got news?

With such doubts, Ma Liang tidied up his clothes and left the mansion to go to the general's mansion.

When he arrived at the house, Ma Liang did not see Guan Yu, but saw Guan Ping.

"In the horse waiter, my father is training soldiers in the military camp in the south of the city, and I can't receive him personally, please forgive me!" Guan Ping said respectfully.

Ma Liang hurriedly replied: "The little general is serious! ”

Guan Ping bowed his head, handed over an object, and said, "Please come over, the main thing is that the news from Jiangdong has come back, and it is good news." ”

"Good news?"

Ma Liang muttered, didn't say much, and opened it directly. However, the more I looked, the more grim my complexion became.

Guan Ping saw him change like this, his face was full of puzzlement, and said, "Shizhong, is there a problem?" ”

Ma Liang nodded, but then he didn't explain, but just asked, "Is there a map of Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou?" ”

There was no natural joke, Guan Ping answered and turned his head into the back of the study. After a while, he returned with three volumes of maps, one by one - spread them on the table.

Ma Liang moved his hand and arranged them in a group according to the left, middle and right.

After only a few glances, Ma Liang closed his eyes and whispered, "It's over!" ”

"Finished?"

Guan Ping was still looking at the map, but he didn't hear his words clearly, and asked, "Shizhong, is there a problem?" ”

Ma Liang calmed down, pointed to Wancheng and Shuxian on the map and said: "The Ming army has more than 300,000 troops in these two places, and the daily consumption of grain and grass is absolutely astronomical, but just like this, the Ming army is only powerful, but it has never moved. You say, what do they want to do? ”

Guan Ping has been on the battlefield for a long time, thought about it, and somewhat understood, but he was not sure, and said uncertainly: "Want to cover it? ”

Ma Liang was stunned for a moment and said, "That's not bad, but it may be more appropriate to say that it's more appropriate." ”

After a pause, Ma Liang said with certainty: "Now the Ming army must have made a move against Yizhou, and it is definitely not a matter of a day or two." ”

Guan Ping was puzzled: "Impossible! If so, why haven't we heard yet? ”

Ma Liang said in a low voice: "It must be!" There is only one reason, and that is that the person who sent the letter has been intercepted, and only then can it be explained why we have not received the news until now. ”

"And the Ming army has the strength to do it! They only need to intercept and kill somewhere in Dechuan, and they can almost completely cut off our connection with Chengdu. ”

As he spoke, a map appeared in Ma Liang's mind, with bright red dots in some places on the map, which represented the interception of the Ming army. Lots of locations, but without exception, useful.

Perhaps the Ming army has already made arrangements and is only waiting for it to be opened this year.

Ma Liang didn't say this.

Guan Ping was anxious and said, "Then what should we do now?" Do you want to send troops to support immediately? ”

Ma Liang felt a headache when he heard this. In terms of troops, they are completely at a disadvantage, and it is wrong to do anything, and perhaps the biggest mistake is not to start the war first this year.

Maybe this will be a faster defeat, because the Ming army has obviously been prepared for a long time, but other than that, Ma Liang really can't think of a way.

Guan Ping saw that he didn't answer, so he turned around and ran out.

Ma Liang did not stop him when he saw it, and then followed him out of the general's mansion and rushed to the military camp in the south of the city.

When he arrived at the barracks, he saw that Guan Yu's father and son had almost decided on the plan to send troops to reinforce them, and hurriedly stopped: "Think twice, general!" Xiangyang's army is transferred, and the completed 200,000 Ming troops may go south at any time, what will Xiangyang do when the time comes? ”

Guan Yu was stunned when he heard this, but he still said firmly: "Your Majesty's safety is more important than Mount Tai!" ”

Ma Liang knew that it was brotherly love, so he persuaded in a different way: "The current situation in Yizhou is unclear, if you move rashly, it is difficult to guarantee that you will not fall into the hands of the Ming army." Liang thought that when the scout horse went to inquire about the news first, he would wait for clarity before he moved. However, in order to avoid accidents, it is best to dress up differently. ”

"Why?"

Immediately, without Ma Liang's explanation, Guan Ping told Ma Liang's guess before.

Guan Yu immediately agreed to the matter, but still insisted on sending troops.

Ma Liang couldn't help but have a headache, argued for a long time, and finally could only agree. After thinking for a while, he suggested: "Since the general insists, then we had better spread the news of the Ming army's southward movement to Jiangdong." ”

Guan Yu instantly comprehended his intentions and praised: "Very good, if there is a Wu army to contain the Ming army, even if it is only a part, it will be excellent news for us." As he spoke, he shook his fist and looked very excited.

Ma Liang is not so optimistic. After correspondence with Zhuge Liang, both of them were sure that the Ming army had this set of communication methods that were difficult for ordinary people to understand, but extremely fast, as long as the Xiangyang army left, the Ming army in Wancheng would definitely not sit idly by, and would definitely take advantage of the situation to go south and attack fiercely. Moreover, when it comes to supporting Shu, Ma Liang also feels that it is not so simple.

I have to say that people like Ma Liang and Zhuge Liang are really powerful, and they may be belittled when they anticipate the enemy's opportunities. However, the method of communication, the speed of marching, the armor and equipment, etc., have been crushed in all directions, and no matter how clever they are, it will not help!

Sure enough, the news that Guan Yu personally led 50,000 troops into Sichuan to support reached Gao Shun's ears the next day.

"Herald!"

"Everybody pack your bags, it's time for us to make a move."

……

Liu Ba said that after descending to Nanchong, he wanted to continue south and go to Anhan, but Chu Yan refused: "General Liu's heart for meritorious service will be very understanding, and he also knows that General Liu is not doing this for merit, and he also doesn't want more people to sacrifice." But Anhan is far away, so it is better to go down the river together, and then make plans at that time. ”

Liu Ba just thought about it and agreed. Because the road from Nanchong to Anhan is really not easy to walk, or the road in Shu is slightly better in Chengdu, and the roads in other places are not easy to walk. Going down the river is not only fast, but also a good rest. It's just that Liu Ba is a little skeptical that Chu Yan and the others can take the boat?

Can you?

When he arrived at the boat, Liu Ba found that he was worried in vain, because everyone jumped on the boat as if they were going home. That kind of relaxation is definitely not something that first-time boat riders can do. (Honestly, is it that scary to take a boat?) Duguti likes to take boats, whether before or after the dam is built, he likes it inexplicably. ）

When he arrived in Anhan, Liu Ba once again persuaded his defenders, and Chu Yan successfully took over the city. This surprised him very much, because judging from the news, Liu Ba has only been in Brazil County for more than two years, and it is absolutely unusual to have such prestige.

However, if you continue to go south along the river, you will have to get out of Brazil County, and Liu Ba will not play a role, and he himself has not proposed similar ideas. It also made Chu Yan understand that Liu Ba was definitely a rare talent, and he was determined to recommend him to Gongsun Du after winning Yizhou.

Chu Yan continued to sail south, rushing to Dianjiang (meow's, found a lot of current place names).

Although the boat is fast, the river has nine bends and eighteen bends, which is only slightly faster than the difficult travel on the road.

At this time, Gongsun Du had already arrived at Zitong and set up a camp less than ten miles away from the city, and he was very arrogant.

"Damn! What is Ming Jun trying to do? What do you want to do? Zhang Wei was furious, but he could only be incompetent and furious. I want to go out of the city and fight, but looking at the huge Ming army, I can only press this thought.

"The prince has arrived!"

The sudden shout made Zhang Wei startled, and he hurriedly turned around and looked over, just in time to see Liu Feng's guards, he couldn't help but feel bitter, and stepped forward to worship: "Minister Zhang Wei see the prince!" ”

Liu Feng said sullenly: "The Ming army has arrived? ”

Zhang Wei naturally didn't dare, and he didn't talk nonsense, so he nodded and said, "It's outside the city." ”

Liu Feng nodded, didn't ask again, but stepped to the battlement of the Ru Wall, and looked out with his eyes open.

After looking at it for a long time, Liu Feng frowned and said, "Do you know who led the troops?" ”

"Uh...... It's not clear! Zhang Wei was shocked, and immediately became nervous.

Liu Feng said angrily: "At present, the enemy has not even figured out who the enemy is? ”

"It's the minister's negligence!" Zhang Wei readily admitted his mistake.

Immediately, Zhang Wei sent people out of the city to inquire about the news.

Not long after, the news came back, but it shocked Zhang Wei and Liu Feng.

"What? It's him? ”

After Liu Feng was shocked, he couldn't help but say: "Quick, immediately send to my father!" ”

"What?"

Zhang Wei was still in shock and did not calm down.

Liu did not change his color, and said it again with joy. Then Zhang Wei agreed, and his heart became hot.

"Lord Wang, if we catch Emperor Ming, is that ......?"

Liu Feng glanced at him lightly and said, "If it were so easy, would Emperor Ming still live until now?" ”

Zhang Wei choked suddenly, because anyone knows that Emperor Gongsun Du likes to go to the battlefield, and many times he will do it himself, it is said that even if he is not defeated, there will always be a little surprise or something, but the fact is that until now he is invincible, and everything that is close to him has been cut in half.

Repair a book, and fly to the newspaper to complete it.

And three days later, Huang Xu led the troops to start a three-day tour. Zhang Wei and Liu Feng were so angry that they couldn't wait to be able to dismantle them. In fact, they did the same, but the people who sent it out were like meat buns...... Eh, it was a soft persimmon, and it was pinched as much as the Ming army wanted, but it was gone, and more than 1,000 people were lost, and it was useless.

Then, you can only sulk.