Xiu County, Xiahou Nan repeatedly paced in the government office, hesitating.

Xiahou Xuan in front of him came to see him through the rain area, and at this moment he was wrapped in a felt blanket to resist the rain and cold, and his originally handsome face was already covered with fine, cracked scars.

The skin also looks dull and gray, not only him, but also the officials who survived the Hongnong epidemic have certain body symptoms, and at the same time, they also hurt their vitality and can't do heavy work.

That memory is a lingering nightmare for Xiahou Xuan, every sick colleague is fine in the morning, and he can hold on to laughter...... But in the afternoon, he vomited body fluids like watermelon water, and then his body was paralyzed and stiffened.

After hesitating again and again, Xiahou Nan said in a difficult tone: "My family has been greatly favored many times, and I am married to a princess." At this time of turmoil in the country, if I rebel, it will be disloyal and unfilial, and I will never have the face to see the world. ”

Staring at Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Nan's tone was slow: "It's not that I don't know the current affairs, so I'll retreat to Nanpi from Xiu County and let go of the passage." ”

Xiuxian is a fortress city operated by Xiahou Nan for several years, which is located in the lower reaches of Zhangshui, in addition to hoarding grain and ordnance, there is also a Zhangshui water division, mainly to transport ships.

Xiahou Xuan only asked the key: "What is the water master?" ”

Xiahou Nan fell silent, this water division force is very important, and it is the only formed transportation capacity in the lower reaches of Zhangshui.

Xiahou Nan could lead his army to the north by boat, disembark at Guangzong City, and join Sima Yi's main force; You can also lead the army down the river by boat and return to Nanpi.

Zhangshui flows eastward across Yedu, and Guangzong, Xiuxian, and Nanpi, which are close to Zhangshui along the way, are all fortress cities added by the Wei army.

Facing Xiahou Xuan's praying gaze, Xiahou Nan slowly shook his head with a bitter expression: "I am blunt in my qualifications, and I am not a person who is afraid of death and beggars." Today, because of family feuds, and in order to avoid the edge of Beifu, he took the initiative to withdraw from the army to avoid the war. If you let the water master again, there will be no face under the nine springs. ”

Xiahou Xuan nodded slightly, and turned his head to look away: "I expect that the war will not go well, and Sima Shi will lead a light horse to the north." I want to go straight to Jixian County and set up an ambush to rob and kill. ”

"No, it's better to recuperate with peace of mind at the beginning. Sima Zhongda is a talented person after all, how can his army be defeated quickly? ”

Xiahou Nangui persuaded: "There is too much gas today, and I can't burn the military funds." Please also ask Taichu to accept and dedicate Chen Gong on my behalf. As for the matter of Sima Shi, the defeated soldiers will come to see him, so why go deep into the danger? ”

Seeing that Xiahou Xuan still had a certain degree of confidence in Sima Yi's command ability, Xiahou Xuan was reluctant to discuss this kind of thing too much.

Now that the troops have been dispatched, all the verbal skills don't count, and whoever is strong and who is weak will know in a fight.

Contrary to Sima Yi's expectations, Xiahou Nan did not betray his deeds.

He was able to retreat to Guangzong City overnight, and at dawn he got more military information on the boundary bridge outside Guangzong City.

This boundary bridge is built on the Qingshui River, which is the boundary between Julu County and Qinghe County; And Zhangshui passes around the north of Guangzong.

Guangzong is an important economic center in the middle of Zhangshui and clear water, with convenient material transportation and fertile land.

If Guangzong is lost, the soldiers of Nafu will be able to block the passage here, blocking the eastern passage of the soldiers of the six towns of Youyun to support the Yedu battlefield.

The west road passage is to start from Jixian County and go to Zhuojun, Fanyang, Zhongshan, Zhending, Xingtai and Zhaoguo.

Jiang Wei and Zhao Yunhui led the army to appear in Zhongshan Country in a roundabout way, relying on the three passes of Jingxing Pass, Bauhinia Pass, and Reverse Horse Pass, and set up a formation east of Taihang Mountain to contain the troops of Youyun Six Towns who wanted to go south to support.

Before the mobilization of the troops of the Six Towns and the participation in the battle, the east and west passages were blocked, and they were separated from the Yedu battlefield...... It is the focus of the government's military planning.

For Sima Yi, if he held the city until September, held the passage, and waited for the six towns to complete the assembly and participate in the battle, then the Wei army would have a certain degree of field advantage!

It is not the combat effectiveness of the government soldiers, but the government soldiers who launched a campaign to destroy the country, and the military strength will definitely be scattered everywhere due to multiple attacks.

After crossing the boundary bridge, Sima Yi, who had been running for most of the night, breathed a sigh of relief, and returned to Guangzong City by car, reading the military situation in the west all the way.

About five days ago, Deng Zhibu, the middle base division of the Fu Army, took the lead in crossing the river from Mengjin, followed by the Dangkou division of Yanjin and Baimajin the next day, and in the afternoon of the same day, Zhaoren's division crossed the river together from Gao Tangjin and Puyangjin.

Although they did not know the information on the battlefields of Guanlong and Hedong, the soldiers of the government had already launched an offensive on all fronts.

With the pre-war preparations of the government soldiers, about ten days later at the latest, the second batch of government soldiers of the same size will participate in the river crossing as a successor army.

Five days have passed, which means that in five days the second group of 50,000 soldiers from four divisions will cross the river. The first batch of government soldiers was gathered, and there were eight divisions and 100,000 people.

Coupled with the requisitioned county soldiers and people, the entire north bank of the Yellow River will gather 150,000 enemy troops.

These enemy forces would split into several groups and advance north along a network of rivers and roads, stopping at Gwangjong, Xiuxian, and ...... Yedu.

The soldiers who crossed the river from Mengjin, Yanjin, and Baimajin could go straight to Yedu.

Although there are many county seats, strongholds, and acropolis south of Yedu, it is impossible to build a fortress city because of the restrictions of population, economy, and transportation power.

A fortress city needs not only fortifications, but also strategic value in itself.

Only when the enemy has to attack the city, and there are rivers and roads to facilitate the gathering of manpower and material resources, can it be of practical significance to increase and repair it into a fortress city.

Otherwise, no matter how strong you build the city, and reserve as many troops and supplies as you want...... People directly bypassed, did not attack, and besieged, didn't you repair this fortress in vain?

Without an effective fortified city, it is impossible to share the strength of the government soldiers...... Naturally, the soldiers of the middle road could easily reach the city of Yedu and burn the flames of war to the outskirts of the city.

At this time, there was no stage for Sima Yi to perform, and all he could do at this moment was to enter Guangzong City and wait for the troops from all over the country to gather in Guangzong City as expected.

Then rely on Guangzong City to block the Dangkou Division, the Conquest Division, the Zhaoren Division, and the Zhaoyi Division.

Only when they are caught in a period of war confrontation will there be a chance for the main generals of both sides to perform. Otherwise, before it again, all you have to fight is war plans and pre-war preparations.

Excellent coaches plan tactics before the war, and high-intensity work is in the early stage, and it will be easier when the war breaks out.

Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wei, and Sima Yi are all such coaches, the war has broken out, and it is useless to be anxious, just wait quietly.

Only when the armies that are divided into divisions and combined attacks complete their convergence can they have a chance to perform.

Guangzong City is definitely the core of the war to destroy Wei.

Just like Nanpi when the Cao clan destroyed Yuan, Cao's army could only gather troops to Yedu when he pulled out Nanpi; Only by pulling out Guangzong can the government soldiers gather superior forces to launch a decisive battle to destroy the country in Yedu.

When Guangzong City is here, it will steadily contain the government soldiers of the four divisions, and it can also continuously obtain the supply of soldiers, money, food, and equipment through Zhangshui; can also wait for the soldiers of the six towns of Youyun to usher in the opportunity of a strategic counteroffensive.

Therefore, the situation is very clear, as long as Tian Xin does not participate in the war, then Sima Yi has the confidence to wear off the sharpness of the government soldiers, and then drag the government soldiers to take the initiative to retreat.