"Ho ......" I don't know who in the army shouted at the high mountain on the opposite side of the Jialing River, and suddenly there was an echo, and there was a burst of laughter in the army. Just out of the customs, everyone is in a better mood.

The road is not very narrow, but there are mountains on both sides, and people can't see out of the valley, so there is a kind of depression like being closed, and it feels very cramped. There is a large height difference between the main road and the Jialing River, and the road above can about two horse-drawn carriages in parallel; The army walked on the hill and lined up four people, and there was an empty road outside for transportation.

Below is the Jialing River, which has not yet risen in spring, revealing a riverbed covered with pebbles and stones. Horses can run on the riverbed, and the heralds who are going backwards will pass through the riverbed.

There was only one big road, and the army stretched for three or four miles in front and back, and it was impossible to go fast, and it could only march forty miles in a whole day. The mountains on both sides are high, and the sun sets quickly, and you have to set up camp before the unitary time.

In the evening, the soldiers went to the river to fetch water and stacked stones on the stove to cook. At this time, everyone is working together, some people are fetching water to cook rice, and some people are collecting firewood to raise the fire...... Guo Shao had the illusion that he was having a picnic. If it weren't for the war, maybe this kind of journey would be quite interesting.

The tranquility didn't last long. The Shu army was not far from the pass, and there was a battle in front of it the next day...... In the valley, the sound of fighting is faintly heard in the rushing river of "whooshing". Sergeants were constantly returning on horseback on the riverbed to report on the military situation, and the main force had temporarily halted its advance.

In the first battle, as Guo Shao expected, the strength of the Shu army's stronghold was weak, and the front army fought very smoothly with the strong bullying the weak. In three days, the eight camps of the Shu army were pulled.

Guo Shao sent someone to send an order to Li Dazhu: It is forbidden to kill prisoners. Military orders are only carried out and do not require any explanation...... Guo Shao's idea of giving this order not only had the consideration of avoiding the Shu army from desperately fighting, but also understood in his heart: in the final analysis, it is a civil war, why are the people of the same tribe who laid down their arms slaughtering them?

Of course, such remarks will affect the murderous spirit of the army, and he will not say it.

At dusk, Li Dazhu and others returned to the Chinese army, and the generals also gathered with great interest to listen to their boasting. Li Dazhu's excitement has not stopped yet, and he said loudly there: "We got up in the morning, walked to the front of the Shu army village to set up a formation, rushed on three sides, and rushed into the village, killing chickens and dogs, haha!" The battalion was served here, and the brother in the back said that he had won before he saw anyone, and it was not yet noon, so I ignored the second commander and led the people to continue to walk forward...... I didn't want to disobey the military order, so I asked Luo Yanhuan, the envoy of the formation, and he nodded before continuing to go. When we walked to the second camp, we ate some dry food from the river and took another one. This time, when the Shu army saw everyone rushing in, they didn't say a word, threw away their weapons and surrendered......"

Another military general talked eloquently there: "The Shu army is just like this, much weaker than the Northern Han army and the Khitan army, I rushed up first, one top ten!" ”

Everyone said while looking at Guo Shao, who was sitting on the other side of the river...... According to the habits of fishermen living by the water, the direction by the river is the upper position. Guo Shao seemed very silent at this time.

Winning the first battle will naturally boost morale, and Guo Shao has no intention of pouring cold water on everyone.

However, he stopped from the chaotic and complicated military affairs at this time, and gradually recalled the words and expressions of Wang Jing and the others...... Wang Jing and the others seemed to feel that they were aggressive and were not optimistic.

"General Guo, do you want our front army to go straight to Mighty City?" Li Dazhu asked.

Guo Shao said: "Strengthen vigilance day and night, and disperse scouts. Set up camp in the Shu army camp on the spot, and I will send someone to give an order tomorrow. ”

Li Dazhu and the others hugged their fists and said, "Oh." ”

Guo Shao's gaze swept over the faces of Yang Biao, Zuo You, Luo Yanhuan and others one by one, and finally paused for a moment on the bearded Li Chuyun's face.

Li Chuyun's resume, Guo Shao inquired clearly from Luo Yanhuan, followed Jie Shuai Zhe from Ruan in Deng, Hua, Shaanxi, and Pizhou Jiezhen to work, for the general is brave and strategic, experienced in military battles, and the oldest. That night, Guo Shao recruited Li Chuyun to meet alone in the Chinese military tent.

Li Chuyun threw himself into his account, but the first time he went out together, Guo Shao said a little implicitly at the beginning: "When I was in Fengxiang, Wang Lao Jieshuai said that I was rash against the enemy. At that time, I was preoccupied with battle strategy, and I was on the rise, so I didn't care about modesty; Wang Jieshuai said a word, and there was no way to dissuade him, so I took the military order. ”

Guo Shao glanced at Li Chuyun by the light of the fire outside the tent, and said in a deep voice: "In the past two days, I have led the army into the Qinling Mountains, and the high mountains on both sides have made me feel depressed, and I gradually feel a little panicked......

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Li Chuyun suddenly said: "Wang Jieshuai is old, he has already built a festival and entered the feudal service, and those who have achieved fame only seek stability, and have no edge. So is Zhegong. ”

Guo Shao said: "What does Brother Li mean by this? ”

Li Chuyun's tone was vaguely serious, which made Guo Shao have an illusion for a while, and he spoke like an elder. "Lord ......" Li Chuyun remained silent, "The Shu army is unbearable and unprepared, and it can't eat the elite of the Hujie army." The worst case scenario for this expedition is to withdraw the troops. ”

Guo Shao nodded, his heart was a little relieved, and he asked: "In Brother Li's opinion, our first battle is so easy, should we immediately take advantage of the victory and go straight to Weiwu City?" After a pause, Guo Shao whispered: "To be honest, the largest battle I have ever commanded was in Wuyan Town, Hedong, and there were only a few hundred enemies in total. ”

Li Chuyun was silent for a moment: "The lord's ambition is not small, you just need to do what you think is right." Regardless of success or failure, the last general is willing to follow to the end. ”

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What do you think is right? Guo Shao pondered for half the night, he thought left and right, the whole of Shu might not have expected that as soon as the Zhou army arrived in Fengxiang, they would immediately launch a strong attack with the most elite troops, and only when they were unprepared could they fight quickly. Otherwise, it will be troublesome to spend in the Qinling Mountains.

Early the next morning, Guo Shao ordered the whole army to march and approach Weiwu City.

The width of the Shudao valley is different, and there are occasional wide valleys, and the population is relatively dense to form villages or towns. Huanghua Valley is such a relatively flat and wide place...... When the army crossed the Huanghua Valley, Luo Yanhuan looked for Guo Shaojin and said, "Do you want to leave troops to garrison?" ”

There is a big road to the west of Guo Shaowang, and according to the map drawn in the early stage, this road will branch off in the past, and it will lead to Tangcang Town.

He sat on his horse and watched for a long time, although the Huanghua Valley was wide, but there were no city wall fortifications, and he said in his heart: "There is no need to divide the army, set up a sentinel." Then he secretly ordered the two of his soldiers to stay at the Huanghuagu outpost.

The army was unimpeded all the way, and the Shu army strongholds along the Shu Road fled when they heard the wind, and three days later, the main force of Guo Shao's troops came to the mighty city, which was only a few miles away. Exploring the horses and returning to the court, thousands of reinforcements from the Shu army went to build a fence outside the mighty city.

Half of the dates on which Wang Jing promised to provide grain were already half; Most of the time was spent on the march.

Guo Shao immediately ordered to rest on the spot, and looked back at the generals: "In this case, tomorrow we will start a field battle and defeat the Shu army!" ”

At this time, he has no choice but to fight quickly or withdraw his troops, otherwise he will run out of food or retreat...... The preparations for this dispatch were not sufficient, and the food and grass materials were insufficient, but it was judged that the other side was also in a hurry to respond to the battle; Guo Shao believes that the risks of both the enemy and us are the same, which can be regarded as a tie.