The moon on the sixteenth was exceptionally round, and Guan Ping and Zhang Bao inspected the more than 30,000 stone wheat that needed to be transported at the end.

The winter coats of the various armies were collected and sewn into pockets, and a sack of wheat weighed about two stones.

Before the sun rises, it can transport nearly 10,000 stone of wheat.

It has reached the moment when the Wei army will attack at any time, whether it is the soldiers who are waiting for the day, or the light soldiers who take off their armor to transport wheat, they are highly nervous at this moment.

Guan Ping grabbed a handful of wheat and rubbed off the dust, put it in his mouth and chewed, with a slightly sweet aftertaste: "Mencius asked Xiaoxian for war today, and intended to leave 20,000 stone wheat in Ye County, and he was willing to lead his troops to defend Ye County." ”

Zhang Bao frowned: "This senseless battle is useless to trap Ye County, otherwise General Meng Qi would have already waved his troops into Yanyu Prefecture." But now that Meng Da is in an embarrassing situation, how does Xiaoxian answer? ”

Meng Da's department is not stable, although Tian Xin recovered Meng Da, but the reasons are complicated.

One of the most important reasons is that the family members of Meng Da's subordinates, with more than 15,000 dependents, first moved from Yidu County to Fangling, then to Shangyong, and then moved to Nanyang behind the army, and the migration speed was slow.

When Tian Xin blocked Meng Da, Meng Da's subordinates and family members were crossing the Han River one after another, without their families, Meng Da's 4,000 tribes were attached to him in order to obtain corresponding shelter, and even their families could not be saved, so the tribes naturally collapsed.

Since you can rely on Meng Da, wouldn't it be better to rely on Tian Xin on the contrary?

If Meng Da is allowed to capture Wuguan and have a military camp in the Wuguan area, the family will naturally migrate over and defect with his subordinates and his family, which will naturally be complete; It is also a reason to let Meng Da be stationed in Tunye County, and let the family members and the private soldiers of the tribe converge, so that Meng Da has more motivation to defect.

If Mengda's proposal is rejected outright, it will breed a crisis of confidence.

A person like Meng Da who has a personality and pursuit, and who has also committed crimes, is like a poisonous snake in your hand, you can use this to scare people, but it is more likely to bite yourself.

Zhang Bao asked specifically to judge Meng Da's ideological tendency.

Guan Ping said: "Xiaoxian is also worried, and he made a plan with General Meng Qi and decided to give up the remaining 20,000 stones. Tomorrow night, the army will be on guard and ready for war, and the new wheat in Suotunye County will be eaten if it can be eaten, and it will be destroyed if it cannot be eaten. ”

It is no longer possible to transport grain, several times the enemy army is on the side, and the pressure on the officers and soldiers of the whole army to transport grain every night is too great.

And Nanyang has no reinforcements, which is the heart disease of the generals of all armies, and the pressure of the generals comes from the rear.

If Nanyang had sufficient reinforcements, there would be no need to pay too much attention to Meng Da's ideological changes. Paying too much attention would have caused Meng Da's disgust.

Recently, Tian Xin slept in the afternoon, and inspected the military camp after dark to prepare for war; Take a nap in the morning, and then ride Mondo to lead the troops to train the cavalry to cooperate.

Good war horses and knights are all run out of horses, and such war horses have to eat grain.

It is rare to have a surplus of military rations, and it is even more open to eat.

A war horse should eat one-fiftieth of its body weight every day, and the feed is mixed with grains, and the forage cannot be used in fresh grass bundles, and it is best to dry it slightly.

Mondo alone has about two buckets of feed a day, including five buckets of grain.

As the sun gradually rose, Tian Xin, who had taken a nap, woke up, and the Huya army, which had been preparing for a night's battle, was gathering for dinner.

Now it's time to completely let go of the belly to eat, but many people have no appetite and can't eat.

While Tian Xin was eating, Meng Da and Shen Tan led the last batch of troops carrying grain back to the camp, and the military rations would then be transported back to Duyang through Yongdao in the form of ants moving.

After a night without incident, the two of them returned to the camp and felt tired and nervous.

Take off your armor and dine with Tian Xin, Tian Xin said: "Two generals, after dinner, the Jianwu Army and the Northern Army entered Tunyong Road to assist General Sun in transporting grain. ”

As he spoke, he took a formation map, and there was a camp in the middle of the road, and he relied on the wall to build a long and narrow earthen house, and there was no shortage of camping houses in the entire road.

Now the seven camps will be redistributed, Sun Lang's headquarters will retreat to the south of the third battalion, Meng Da will guard the middle third battalion, Shen Tan's headquarters will be stationed in the north of the first battalion, and the north battalion will be next to Tian Xin's camp, only five miles apart.

Meng Da asked eagerly: "Will the enemy army come tonight?" ”

"In these two days, the two generals recuperated more than their soldiers. If you engage in battle, you can defend the corridor without losing it. ”

The two of them responded with their fists in unison, and after the meal, they led the sergeants of the station to start changing camps.

Across the road, the Wei army scouts couldn't see anything.

Now is the weakest time for the Han army, and Tian Xin did not go out to run horses after dinner.

The first is that the battle is imminent, the second is Pang Lin's persuasion, and the third is that Mondo fought until dusk yesterday, and it is estimated that his legs are weak and he can't run today.

Whatever you are afraid of, when Tian Xin was looking at the layout of the whole army under the pergola, Xie Jing came quickly: "Junhou, the Wei army is coming to attack in a big way!" ”

Hearing this, Tian Xin turned around and ran out of the pergola, and climbed to the four-zhang high command wooden tower, and saw the army of Cao Xiu's department marching more than ten miles to the east, and the people and horses trampled on the smoke and dust in the air, as if the wind and sand were rolling in.

Turning his head and looking to the north, there Xiahou Shang's army was also marching and spreading a battle line, as if a wall was slowly pressing.

"Order all the armies, rest first, the enemy will arrive in the afternoon! Tell the big and small military officials that our army camp is strong, do not disturb it, and rest and recuperate in spirit and strength! ”

"Tian Ji, you lead the knights to Xiaozhai, and Cao Xiu's troops cross the river to attack, so they will fire and retreat."

At this time, Pang Lin also woke up from his sleep, climbed the command tower to watch, Tian Xin thought about it slightly: "In addition to the front camp and the rear camp guard, the remaining three battalions recuperate. ”

The military officials at all levels were in operation, Pang Lin clung to the guardrail, and looked at the smoke and dust in the distance: "Xiaoxian, can General Meng Qi burn grain and abandon Ye County?" ”

"No, now that the city is burned and I join forces, the Wei army will not dare to move."

Tian Xin looked at the east from afar: "Cao Xiu is calculating, I was careless." ”

Pang Lin also reacted, crying and laughing: "Don't say it's filial piety, I didn't expect Cao Xiu to have such a calculation." ”

In Ye County, most of the soldiers in the barracks in the city and outside the city took off their armor and rested, or ate, drank, or slept.

Already tired, the ban was lifted and allowed to rest, and most of the officials were able to sleep peacefully.

Ma Chao stood at the head of the city and looked at the army of Xiahou Shang, who was getting closer and closer, and the lineup was getting clearer and clearer, showing a relieved smile.

Ma Dai sat on the edge of the pillar on one side, his armor was unloaded aside, and he fell asleep blindfolded with a black scarf.

Guan Ping strode into the city: "General Meng Qi, the wheat grass has been paved, and the city can be set on fire at any time." ”

"No hurry, no hurry."

Ma Chao squeezed out a smile: "If our army burns grain and retreats, the large camp guarded by Xiaoxian will inevitably be isolated and difficult to hold for a long time, then our whole army will have to retreat." The Wei army has Ye County at its fingertips, although our army is taking the initiative to retreat, the Wei army will take credit for itself, since the merit is in hand, why bother with our army? ”

Seeing this answer, Guan Ping was not surprised, and arched his hand: "In this case, I will go to discuss the matter of war with Xiaoxian." ”

Ma Chao smiled and bowed his head, now it was just the Wei army that sounded the battle horn, and there was at least three hours of buffer before the battle.

The Wei army was attacking fortifications, crossing the river and camping, and transporting equipment from the rear, so the Wei army had too many troubles.

The reason why he took the risk to hold on until now was not to force the Wei army to take the initiative to fight?

The reason why the Wei army endured until now to fight was not because the situation was passive and had to fight?

Abandoning Yexian, the Wei army will get a formal victory, and you can make a fuss about this, and you can sit back and watch the Han army retreat.

Can you simply retire from the army, is it what you want?

Up and down, everyone wants to fight.