On the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month of the fifth hundred and sixth year of the Great Li calendar, Jiang Wangshu finally waded through the Tong River. Ba Jun Mustard led the temple nobles to greet him in Bayang in person, and they were moved to tears whether they were showing their true feelings or acting on the spot.

Jiang Wangshu didn't say too many polite words, but went directly to the west, only taking the heroic centurion of the Jiangcheng Guard Army.

To be appreciated by Jiang Hou, Gou Buyan was overjoyed, and along the way, he will analyze the current form of Pakistan.

In the west, the king of Shu, Wu, was called the Western Emperor and wanted to occupy Liangzhou. In the Shu army, the nobles Luo Zhan and Luo Bao'er led the army out of eastern Sichuan, took Banan, and captured the land of five cities in a row.

In the east, the right-hand man of the king of Chu, Xiong Ran, the king of Bailu, Lu En, once again went north from Fuling to invade the old Qidu, and the east has completely fallen.

In the south, the Southern Barbarian forces took advantage of Pakistan's domestic worries and endless external troubles to brazenly send troops to occupy southern Xinjiang, and took the southern county city as their own.

It is the most peaceful northern border, and the former southern Xinjiang doctor Wu has the intention of dividing the river and ruling it.

When the two of them were about to arrive in Tongcheng, Gou Buyan's face changed, and he said, "I'm afraid that the Western Territory has already fallen to the Six Cities." ”

Needless to say, less than three months after leaving Pakistan, even within three months, another city fell to the west of Pakistan, and I am afraid that the situation in the east and south is not good.

More than 10,000 defeated troops in Tongcheng were retreating, and sharp-eyed soldiers recognized Jiang Hou, and Ren Lin, the defender of Tongcheng, cried bitterly and shouted: "Jiang Hou, Tongcheng has been holding on for three months, and it really can't hold it." ”

Ren Lin was carried by two soldiers, and he tried his best to struggle, but was held down by Jiang Wangshu. Jiang Wangshu asked, "What about Tongcheng Limin?" ”

"Jianghou, we are the last to retreat, so Li Min has already withdrawn." The commander replied.

Jiang Wangshu breathed a sigh of relief and said to Ren Lin: "You can recuperate with peace of mind, I am here." ”

"Those who invade our land should be punished; Those who disturb our people shall be punished; Those who offend the prestige of our country should be punished. Jiang Wangshu took his sword and went to Tongcheng, followed by more than 10,000 Ba troops.

Jiang Hou is an invincible god of war in the eyes of the Pakistani army; Jiang Hou, in the eyes of the Ba people, is the god of war who will win every battle; Jiang Hou, in the eyes of the Shu army, is also the god of war who wins all battles.

Jiang Wangshu led the army to the city, and the copper city had been replaced with the banner of the Shu army. His expression was a little sad, less than a year after he left, Pakistan had fallen into such a situation.

The defender of Tongcheng was Luo Bao'er, the noble doctor of the Luo clan army of Shu State, and when he heard that the Pakistani army had returned again, he was a little unconvinced, until the war drums beat.

"That's Jiang Hou?" Luo Bao'er asked uncertainly. He felt that it looked like it, but Jiang Hou had obviously abandoned Pakistan and gone to Yanzhou, did he have the art of clone?

"Hey, it's Jiang Hou." Someone came back from an investigation to report it.

Luo Bao'er's face changed, he didn't have time to worry about why Jiang Hou appeared in Tongcheng and how to deal with Jiang Hou, he still had no clue.

General Wu Qian said: "Pakistan except for Jiang Hou are all straw bales, but what about Jiang Hou? The copper city is in our hands, and his ten thousand people want to break the city? ”

Luo Bao'er took a breath, he calmed down, the copper city is in his hands, what if it is Jiang Hou?

"How many Shu troops are there in Tongcheng? Who is the leader? What is the grain and grass in the city? Jiang Wangshu asked.

I didn't know what to ask, and several commanders under the command of Ren Lin, the former defender of the copper city, looked at each other.

"Take a detour to Tongcheng and cut off the retreat of the Shu army." Jiang Wangshu didn't worry too much about these thousand-sized commanders who didn't know anything, but made a decision immediately.

"Jiang Hou, if the Shu army continues to move forward, how can it resist?" The commander asked.

Jiang Wangshu replied: "There is no case. ”

Luo Bao'er stood on the copper city and watched Jiang Wangshu lead the army around the copper city again, and asked suspiciously: "Jiang Hou doesn't attack the copper city?" ”

Shu general Wu Qian sneered: "Maybe Jiang Wangshu doesn't dare, and is ready to take a detour to leave." ”

Luo Bao'er glanced at Wu Qian, and was extremely dissatisfied with this Wu Qian, who didn't understand the art of war but could point fingers, but still echoed on the surface: "What General Wu said is extremely true. ”

Wu Qian is the younger brother of the Western Emperor Wu Gui, so he has no experience in leading troops, and he was also named the general of the Right Army by the Western Emperor Wu Gui, alongside Luo Baoer, the general of the Left Army.

Although she should talk to Wu Qian, Luo Baoer is still not at ease, after all, her father is not there, and she still has to make her own decisions about major matters in the army. So Luo Bao'er sent a scout team to follow Jiang Wangshu, wanting to see what the famous Jiang Hou had planned.

The next day, Luo Bao'er's expression changed greatly, and the scouts came to report to Jiang Wangshu and took a detour to Tongcheng to take Liangyi. Liangyi is an empty city, and Jiang Wangshu took it without much effort. Liangyi is a small city, so Luo Baoer did not send people to garrison, but Liangyi is a necessary place to connect Banan and Tongcheng, Jiang Wangshu occupies Liangyi, it is simply the bottom of the kettle, and the 30,000 troops of Tongcheng who went deep into Pakistan were isolated in a blink of an eye.

"It's worthy of Jiang Hou, so ruthless." Luo Baoer gritted her teeth and said.

Wu Man said nonchalantly: "What are you afraid of? Wouldn't it be beautiful for us to drive straight in, take Jiangcheng directly, and capture Bajun alive? ”

Luo Bao'er was really fed up with this Wu Qian, who could only talk on paper and Zhao Kuo, who had become the laughing stock of the world, and he scolded: "What do you know? The army does not enter the danger, this is the way to use soldiers. We are now trapped in the Copper City, and the grain and grass have been cut off, and sooner or later we will die in the Copper City. ”

Wu Qian was scolded by Luo Bao'er and felt unhappy, but he panicked when he heard the word death, he just felt that fighting a war was more interesting than staying in the city, so he begged the Western Emperor to come out, if he really died in the copper city, wouldn't his eight delicate women look for death and life?

Wu Qian still shut up, he didn't dare to speak anymore, could he still see eight women with soft bodies and charming faces, all relying on Luo Bao'er.

Luo Bao'er immediately led the 30,000 Shu troops to evacuate Tongcheng and rushed to Liangyi, what is not a meritorious achievement, then you have to live to be eligible to enjoy. If you die, no matter how great your feats are, you can only burn them to yourself.

Luo Bao'er led an army of 30,000 to attack, and the centurion of the heroic Jiangcheng guard army said without saying a word: "Jianghou is like a god with soldiers, and the Shu army has really withdrawn from Tongcheng." ”

Jiang Wangshu ignored these flattering words, Liangyi is a small city, and the defenders are not more than 10,000, so it may not be easy to block the 30,000 Shu army. But only Liangyi is the most suitable battlefield, as long as Liangyi is held, the Shu army wants to cross the border unless it has wings. The army is in danger, there is no reinforcement support, there is no supply of food and grass, and it is only a matter of time before it is defeated.

"Jiang Hou," Commander Youqian finally found out what was wrong, so he asked, "When will the reinforcements come?" If the Shu army attacked the city together, Liangyi would be difficult to defend. ”

Liangyi is a city equivalent to the pass, which can cut off the back road of 30,000 Shu troops, and can also be attacked by the east and west roads. This is the only city that has turned the tide in the west, and it may also be the burial place of the Pakistani army. Once the Shu army's support troops attacked from the rear, the more than 10,000 Ba troops in the city would be unable to fly with wings.

"Reinforcements will arrive in less than three days." Jiang Wangshu said soothingly.

A commander said: "But there is only enough food and grass in the army for two days. ”

"Even if you eat the soil, you must keep it."

Shu general Luo Bao'er did not dare to delay for a day and began to attack the city, after all, the Shu army only had three days of grain and grass. Three days later, if the city could not be breached, the 30,000-strong army would only starve to death in Pakistan.

The Shu army lacked siege equipment, so Luo Bao'er could only order to use human lives to break the city, as long as the city could be broken, what if 10,000 people died?

Not only the Shu army, but also the more than 10,000 people in the Pakistani army also lacked arrows and rolling wood.

So the Shu army rushed to Liangyi desperately like a moth, and the Ba army defended the city with flesh and blood without hesitation like a praying mantis.

The 30th month of the 506th year of the Great Li calendar, Chinese New Year's Eve.

The 30,000 Shu army did not have a good year, and the more than 10,000 Ba army did not have a good year. The siege of the Shu army began in the afternoon and lasted until sunset.

On the first day of the first month of the 507th year of the Great Li calendar, the beginning of spring, the new year.

At the beginning of the new year, the 10,000 people of the Pakistani army were greeted by the sword of the Shu army. Jiang Wangshu raised his sword and fought and repelled three waves of Shu army attacks.

The bad news is that the Liangyi garrison is less than 5,000, and the good news is that the grain and grass that was originally only enough for half a day can last one more day.

Pakistani reinforcements have not yet come, and Shu reinforcements have not yet come. The Shu army besieging the city and the Ba army defending the city are still like moths and praying mantis in a contest, one side knows whether the moth fights the fire or rushes up desperately, and the other side knows whether the mantis arm is a car or goes out of the city to resist without hesitation.

The Shu army was also uncomfortable, with only 20,000 of the 30,000 Shu troops left, and the casualties were much greater than those of the Pakistani army.

Jiang Wangshu stayed awake all night, he stood in the cold wind facing south.

This night, Luo Bao'er tossed and turned, and he lay in the barracks sighing.

Chinese New Year's Eve, New Year, should be a day of reunion.

The centurion of the heroic Jiangcheng guards was speechless and couldn't bear to see Jiang Hou go into battle for a day and all night, so he shouted: "Jiang Hou, it's time to rest." ”

"Don't say anything, do you have any children?" Jiang Wangshu asked.

Gou Buyan thought of his wife and children who were far away in Jiangcheng, and he only felt warm in his heart, so he said: "My kid can already crawl everywhere." ”

Jiang Wangshu said: "I also have children. ”

Jiang Wangshu's wife, Riqin Duruo, died in his early years, and Jiang Hou did not marry a wife, which is a well-known thing in Ba. However, Gou Buyan also knows some inside story, the idiot Jiang Jue who killed people on the street in Jiangcheng seems to have an inextricable relationship with Jiang Hou.

In Lidu, Jiang Jue sent each other three miles, and Jiang Hou turned back frequently, although the two were polite, but how could they not see that both of them were just covering up in front of outsiders? I'm afraid that Jiang Jue is Jiang Hou's illegitimate son is true.

Gou Buyan didn't know how to answer, after all, this involved Jiang Hou's private affairs, Jiang Hou didn't want to make it public, and he couldn't tell it, so he had to pretend not to hear.

"Wine, color screen, I don't know which one to shout." Jiang Hou muttered.

Gou Buyan only heard the word wine clearly, he knew that Jiang Hou liked to drink the most, so he hurriedly left to find wine. Also, Jiang Hou likes to drink, and the weather is cold, so it is excellent to drink some wine to warm up his body.

Soon Gou Bu came up with a jar of wine, he opened the lid and poured a full bowl for Jiang Hou. Jiang Wangshu took the wine in surprise, and took a sip of it, but there was not much taste. After drinking Shenlong wine, I realized that other wines in the world were bland and tasteless, and the taste of Shenlong wine was really beautiful.

Gou Buyan wanted to pour a bowl for Jiang Wangshu, but Jiang Wangshu refused.

"Jiang Hou, you better rest early, there will be a war tomorrow." Gou didn't say a word.

Jiang Wangshu waved his hand, indicating that he understood. Gou Buyan really couldn't hold on, so he had to retire first. When he was awakened by the sound of war drums, Jiang Wangshu had already raised his sword to kill the enemy under the city.

"Ugh." Gou Buyan sighed. Not in his position, not in his politics. He still knows this sentence, just like he also wants to be a majestic general, not a sycophancy who acts to see the faces of others and the centurion of the Jiangcheng guard.

Jiang Hou is different from himself, Jiang Hou is the palm of his hand is 500,000 Li people of Pakistan. He is a coward, to put it mildly, he is a watchdog raised by those nobles in Jiangcheng.

Watching Jiang Wangshu raise his sword to kill the enemy under the city, the heroic centurion of the Jiangcheng guard army gritted his teeth and stomped his feet to grab a spear and kill the city, who hasn't had a little blood?

The centurion of the heroic Jiangcheng Guards was not weak, at least Jiang Wangshu was a little surprised. He only knew that Gou Buyan had been guarding the gate of Jiangcheng for many years, and he didn't know that he was very good.

When he rested at noon, the centurion of the heroic Jiangcheng Guard Army was really uncomfortable by Jiang Wangshu's eyes, and then explained: "Jianghou, I am also a general of the Township Brave Righteous Army in the Battle of Jiangcheng. ”

Jiang Wangshu asked, "Then why are you willing to be a guard in Jiangcheng?" ”

"With a wife and children, and a bond, I don't want my little dog to be without a father," the heroic centurion of the Jiangcheng Guard Army became quieter and quieter, and finally as thin as a mosquito, "I have no father since I was a child, I know what it feels like." ”

Jiang Wangshu just patted Gou Buyan on the shoulder, everyone has their own ambitions, and he doesn't want to be difficult for others.

After a short meal and rest, the Shu army attacked the city again, and the centurion of the heroic Jiangcheng guard army was silent, but Jiang Wangshu held him down. He struggled twice, Jiang Wangshu shook his head and said, "A little dog can't be without a father." ”

Gou Buyan's eyes moistened, he could have been a hero, but in the end he chose to be a coward.

"I'm sorry." Gou Buyan whispered to Jiang Wangshu's back.

Today is the third day, and the reinforcements of the Pakistani army did not come, nor did the reinforcements of the Shu army. The Shu army was trapped for two days, and today the siege is even more violent, like a trapped beast fighting to the death.

Today's battle is even more tragic than yesterday's, and when the truce comes, you don't need to count them, and you can see the thousand defenders of Liangyi at a glance.

A thousand defenders, a lonely city.

There are still 10,000 people left in the Shu army, 1,000 against 10,000, and they can't hold it tomorrow no matter what.

Liangyi is like a flat boat in a flood, it doesn't need to be attacked by waves, and it will capsize as long as it takes a breath. This night was not only difficult for Jianghou to sleep, but also for the 1,000 defenders of Liangyi.

Today is the third day, and reinforcements should have arrived, but they didn't. A commander asked sadly, "Marquis Jiang, will reinforcements still come?" ”

"Tomorrow will come." All Jiang Wangshu could do was try to appease his subordinates.

A thousand soldiers knew in their hearts that reinforcements would not come. What they want is just an answer from Jiang Hou, as long as Jiang Hou does not fall, the Pakistani army will not be defeated.