The southern army traveled lightly, and it only took three days to rush from Jiashi to Yiyang.

Now Yiyang has become the Wei army's grain and grass materials transfer center, through Cao Yun, the front-line army needs the grain, grass, baggage, heavy ordnance supply to arrive in Yiyang in a steady stream.

Yiyang was too busy to defend Fangyi, and so many goods were piled up in Yiyang like a mountain, which made him happy and worried.

Happily, the imperial court set Yiyang as a material transfer point this time, Fang Yi's long-awaited opportunity has finally arrived, as long as he can successfully assist the army to victory, it can be regarded as a great achievement, plus he successfully resisted the attack of the Wu army some time ago, Fang Yi has a good chance to get promoted, even if it is a flat transfer, the county that can be transferred back to the mainland is much stronger than being too defensive in the border county of Yiyang.

A border county like Yiyang has been fighting for years, the population has plummeted, and the economy is bleak, so it can be said that there is no oil and water at all, and Yiyang is a county, and I am afraid that it is not even comparable to a county in Sizhou.

If Fang Yi could be transferred back to the county in the interior to be a taishou, it would be much better than being an official in this place.

The worry is that so many grains and grass are gathered in Yiyang, once there is a mistake, let alone want to be promoted, it is already very lucky to be able to not be treated, and if it is serious, the head may fall to the ground.

Because Fang Yi also knows very well that this grain and grass is the lifeblood of his army, and it is also the target of the enemy's coveting, although Yiyang is still more than 200 miles away from the front line, but such a long road may not be safe, if you meet an unreasonable madman, a long-distance run of more than 200 miles, it may also happen.

Now there are not too many defenders in Yiyang, and it is not a big problem to just hold the city, but most of the materials, grain and grass are concentrated on the Huaishui wharf, which is a little farther away from the city, and the number is extremely huge.

All Fang Yi could do now was to wait, wait for Sima Yi to send elite troops to transport the grain and grass away, and take away this hot potato.

Fang Yi waited for many days, and finally looked forward to the southern army.

The Southern Army is no stranger to Fang Yi, some time ago, the Southern Army that arrived in Huaibei was through Yiyang to rush to Anfengdu, and then, Sima Yi's brigade also marched from Yiyang to Anfeng City.

However, Fang Yi also heard about the defeat of the Zhengnan Army in Anfengdu, and he also deeply felt sorry for the Zhengnan Army.

"Is General Xiahou okay now?" Fang Yi asked Cao Liang.

Cao Liang said: "General Xiahou was a little injured when Anfengdu broke through, and now he is recuperating in Anfeng City, and there is no major problem. ”

"That's good, that's good." Fang Yi sighed repeatedly, An Fengdu broke through the siege, and the southern army fought very hard, and even the general of Zhengnan, Xiahou Xuan, was seriously injured, which shows how heavy the casualties of other soldiers were, but Xiahou Xuan was able to save his life, which was already a blessing in misfortune.

"Fang Taishou, is the grain and grass ready, can it be shipped immediately?" Cao Liang asked.

Fang Yi hurriedly said: "The grain and grass baggage has already been prepared, but the team escorting the grain and grass has not been determined for a long time, so it has not been transported, you have come just in time, prepare a little while, and you can set off." ”

The task of the Southern Army is to escort and escort the grain and grass team, and they do not need to personally push and carry it on their shoulders, and all the grain and grass baggage that is ready to be transported to the front line have been loaded into the baggage trucks, and thousands of baggage vehicles have been lined up into a giant dragon, and they have already waited for departure.

The reason why he didn't dare to start shipping was because Fang Yi couldn't guarantee the safety of such a huge batch of materials, and if there was a slight mistake in the distance of more than 200 miles to the Jiashi frontline, it would be fatal.

What's more, Fang Yi's duty is only to be responsible for receiving grain and grass baggage in Yiyangdu, and the matter of transporting grain and grass baggage to the front line has nothing to do with him, so even if the grain and grass at Yiyang Ferry are piled up like a mountain, Fang Yi has no way to transport it out.

But so much grain and grass, just piled up in Yiyangdu, is like a knife hanging over Fang Yi's head, if there is any unexpected situation, such as a fire or something, it is his responsibility, so Fang Yi is now anxious to transport the grain and grass away to reduce the pressure on his side.

Ren Lan was responsible for counting the number of baggage trucks, and after the counting, he said goodbye to Fang Yi and prepared to set off.

Fang Yi saw that it was getting late, so he persuaded Ren Ran to rest for one night before leaving, Ren Ran shook his head, politely rejected Fang Yi's kindness, and insisted on setting off immediately, Fang Yi didn't say anything more, and said goodbye, watching the southern army escort the grain and grass away.

The reason why Ren Ran was in a hurry was because there was a journey of more than 200 miles to Jiashi, and when he came, the southern army was lightly armed and simple, and the speed was fast, but it also took three days, if the baggage car was escorted, the speed was naturally not fast, and it would take at least five or six days to return to Jiashi, and this back and forth, plus loading and unloading grain and grass, would take at least nearly ten days.

In this way, the southern army really has no time to rest, after all, Sima Yi's side will have time to ask for it, and no one can afford to be guilty of delaying the military situation.

Ren Ran didn't want to have any handle in Sima Yi's hands, even if the southern army was unwilling, but once he accepted this task, he would complete it beautifully, so that Sima Yi had nothing to say.

When I left Yiyang, it was already the shadow of the sun slanting westward, and the grain convoy had only walked out of the road for five or six miles, and it was already dark, so Ren Lan had to order to camp and settle down and go again tomorrow.

The camp of escorting grain and grass is naturally different from the ordinary camp, because tomorrow it is necessary to hurry, so the camp of the southern army is very simple, in order to prevent accidents in the baggage vehicles, after discussing with Cao Liang, the method proposed by Cao Liang was adopted, and all the baggage vehicles were concentrated in the center of the camp, and the people and horses of the various departments of the southern army were camped around.

The most elite cavalry battalion is deployed on the outskirts of the camp, and if it encounters an enemy attack, the enemy must at least break through the defenses of the cavalry battalion and other infantry battalions before it can come into contact with the baggage carts transporting grain.

If you want to break through the defense of the cavalry battalion, the difficulty is naturally conceivable, at least the enemy army that sneaks up must have a combat power stronger than the cavalry battalion to achieve this goal.

This double-layer defense system in the shape of an iron barrel ensures the absolute safety of the grain truck, although it is still a considerable distance from the Jiashi front line, and the possibility of encountering an ambush by the Wu army here is almost zero, but Cao Liang does not dare to take it lightly, he wants to recruit all the officers and soldiers of the southern army, and always maintain a high degree of vigilance.