The wind brings the warmth of spring, and only in the morning does it leave a trace of the cold of spring. The veteran Wang Jing and his subordinates rode up to a mound outside Fengcheng, and immediately watched the marching soldiers with great interest.

The petals on the trees not far away were blown in the air by the wind, and the light red color embellished a trace of softness for the troops who were pressed by the black swords and guns, and the images of steel torrents, peach blossoms, strength and weakness formed a significant contrast, but they naturally blended together for a while.

The overall neat heavy footsteps of "Click, Click, Click......" are like the main key of this symphony, simple, rough and rhythmic; It was also mixed with the clatter of armor and swordsmen, and the chirping of horses, like a companion's play. The generals who were accustomed to hearing this kind of voice all had excited looks on their faces; This kind of thing evokes the most memories and feelings of martial artists, and it is the source of everything they have.

Wang Jingyuan looked at the appearance of the Hujie army and sighed: "The elite are all in the forbidden army." ”

The staff next to him said: "Guo Du is too young in the end, and he is in a hurry to make quick gains, and he has to suffer a little loss to wake up." ”

The general said: "The road in the middle of the Qinling Mountains is tortuous and difficult, and it is said that there is only half a month's food, and the time is too short, so it is difficult for me to feel that he has made any achievements." ”

Wang Jing remained silent: "If you can't take the mighty city within fifteen days, you will naturally withdraw from the army, so let him try." ”

After hearing this, the staff said lightly: "What the prince said is extremely true, the forbidden soldiers brought by Guo Du's envoy, and the commander of Zhen'an will not stop him, and the prince will not be able to force it to stop." ”

…… Zan Jurun, the guest envoy in the official office of Fengxiang Mansion, seemed to be very optimistic that the Hujie army could capture the Shu army city within half a month, but although he participated in the military aircraft, he did not interfere in military affairs and said nothing. Knowing that the Hujie army really sent troops in advance, he wrote a recital.

The entourage was already waiting outside the door, and Zan Jurun checked what he had written again, making sure that what he said was true and not presumptuous.

At this moment, he lifted the brush and held it in the air, and gently rubbed his beard with his left hand in contemplation. After a few moments, he quickly dipped the brush back and forth in the inkstone, adding a few lines of content to the end. The main general, Wang Jing, did not stop Guo Shao from asking for his life to fight urgently.

……

Feng Xiang was very close to Chencang, and the Hujie army arrived in less than half a day, camped again to rest, and waited for the military supplies and equipment to be ready. Guo Shaoxian ignored the generals, but recruited Luo Yanhuan and others, who stayed in Fengxiang, to meet him.

Luo Yanhuan and a female Taoist priest went to the house that was temporarily used as a Chinese army to meet. After not seeing him for a few months, Guo Shao didn't say a word of greetings, and asked directly: "Is there any change in Tangcang Town and other places?" ”

The generals were also accustomed to this straightforward way, and Luo Yan hugged his fists and said: "The last general in Chencang has met with people from Tangcang Town five times before and after. The last time at the beginning of this month, Tangcang Town increased its troops several times, and the current garrison is at least 6,000 people, and the number of grain, grass and ordnance is unknown. ”

Guo Shao memorized in his heart, and thought about the main places in the north of Fengzhou in his mind. He turned his head to look at the female Taoist, about thirty years old, with a little freckles on her face, but she was a familiar person.

The female Taoist priest said clearly: "I only returned to Chencang today, and General Luo asked me to come together to see Guo Du's envoy, and I heard that the holy aunt was also here, so I came to meet together." We live in Qingniling Nunnery, and from the beginning of the first month of this year to the present, we have seen a large number of troops passing by in Qingniling almost every day; It is difficult to walk on the ridge and often blocks the road. I hid in the mountains and forests behind the nunnery for a few days, counting the number of people who had crossed the Qingni Ridge. On a sunny day, a minimum of 186 people will pass, and a maximum of 321 people will pass; On rainy days, a few people occasionally turned over, and the most was twenty or thirty people. It rains a lot on Qingniling, and it rains for a little half of the time from January to March, and when the roads are muddy, it is difficult to walk half the time...... In the past three months, 20,000 people have passed through Qingniling; The weight of the grain is not very good-looking and clear, and there are mules and horses to carry it, and there are also carts and carts, and there are people who carry it, which looks like a lot. ”

Guo Shao was surprised when he heard this, the ancients definitely didn't know any sampling and statistical methods, but it was precisely the female Taoist priest who used the same method by extracting the number of several days and then making an average superposition estimate. Listening to her speak very well and clearly, I intuitively felt that this woman was not stupid at all, so I immediately asked, "What is your name?" ”

The female Taoist priest replied: "If you go back to Guo Du, my original surname is Wang, and after I became a monk, I was called Bai Xiangu." ”

Guo Shao nodded, and asked again: "Qingniling is the only way on Chencang Road?" ”

Bai Xiangu said: "There is a post house in Qingniling, which is indeed the only way to pass through the official road. However, I learned from the nunnery that there was a white water road to the east, which was just a path for fugitives and profiteers, and it was sparsely populated and there were no post houses to replenish it, so people usually did not take that path. Therefore, the Shu army from Xingzhou had to turn over Qingniling. ”

Guo Shao immediately said: "Luo Yanhuan wants to fight with the army." Bai Gu, you don't have to go back to Qingniling Nunnery, stay in the Chencang stronghold, take over the details outside, ask for clarity and write down the situation. How is it? ”

Bai Xiangu turned her head to look at Jing Niang, and Jing Niang nodded. She replied, "Yes." ”

Guo Shao then asked the female Taoist priest to retreat, and then sent someone to inform the commander to meet the military generals in the hall.

After the sixteen generals of the Hujie Army arrived one after another, Guo Shao walked into the hall quickly with the entourage generals around him. All the generals clenched their fists and bent down to salute, and said one after another: "Meet Guo Du's envoy." ”

Guo Shao sat down on the chair above, waved his hand, and the generals stood in two columns in front of and back according to the high and low order, and looked sideways at Guo Shao.

"Three days later, the whole army left Chencang and marched towards Sanguan." Guo Shao spoke first, and everyone looked at him and listened carefully, "From Sanguan to the front camp of the Shu army, there is only one way, and the early combat goal of our department is very simple, to eliminate the eight military villages in the front camp of the Shu army." At present, the number of enemy soldiers in the village is unknown, but the Shu road is narrow and difficult to spread horizontally, and the army village that blocks the road will not be too many. I decided to take two commands in front, take turns attacking, and the main force was pushed back, advancing one by one......"

Suddenly, a military general hurriedly said: "The last general is willing to be the forerunner!" Then the generals vied with each other to fight.

Guo Shaoxin said: These generals usually seem to be in order, but the martial artists are not stupid, and they all want to do this kind of good thing...... The military fortress in front of Weiwu City is just a stronghold, which plays the role of early warning and buffer, and the troops are not many and scattered into eight, and it is not too difficult to break through each one. The difficulty is low, but it is very prominent when discussing the merits, which is the first merit.

"The first commander and the second commander of the First Army." Guo Shao said loudly, raising his arm to stop everyone from yelling.

"The last general!" One after another, the two generals stood up with joy on their faces. The other hugged his fists and said: "The last general is the first to command Li Dazhu!" ”

Guo Shao pretended to be very fair, and said: "Shu Road cannot be spread horizontally, the army marches, and the first army and the second army are deployed before and after the sequence. The two of you are responsible for leading the men and horses of your headquarters to attack the eight military villages and eat them one by one. Li Dazhu played the first, and the second commander played the second, taking turns to rest one by one. ”

Li Dazhu, who had dark skin and rough skin, patted his chest and said: "Break one in half a day, and if you can't beat it, the last general will come to see you!" ”

"Good!" Guo Shao praised.

But people can't be selfless, these generals are just their own subordinates, and they have taken all the credit, how can they ask for credit for those who serve themselves in the future? Guo Shao said: "Luo Yanhuan." ”

Luo Yanhuan, who was standing on the side, stepped forward, hugged his fists and said, "Here." ”

Guo Shao said again: "You are the envoy of the front army. ”

The platoon envoy is a temporary position, because the Zhou army is strong, often set up the glaive array for field battles, and there is usually a person who is responsible for coordinating the formation of various departments, which is the platoon envoy. This position is not a military position, so the commander can be appointed in a certain battle...... If the military position above the commander is appointed, the Hujie army usually has to report to the Guards Division for approval.

Luo Yanhuan said quietly and loudly: "The last general will be ordered!" ”

Guo Shao immediately appointed Li Chuyun as the capital supervisor of the camp according to the idea he had pondered, which was still a temporary position and a military merit; As long as the battle is won, when Guo Shao asks for credit, it can be said that Li Chuyun is very effective in coordinating the march...... Moreover, Li Chuyun has led troops to fight many battles, and he must be familiar with marching and camping, etc., and using him to take charge of this matter can at least prevent some mistakes caused by lack of experience.

The main general's henchmen and subordinate generals have merit, Guo Shao felt that his approach was quite fair, and said at the moment: "This general sent a horse to learn that the Shu army will increase the number of troops to Qin and Feng by more than 20,000 in March, as long as you fight hard, there are many opportunities for meritorious service." The general will also keep it in his heart one by one, and he will return to the court every day, and his merits and demerits will be played, and there will be no omissions. ”

The people will bow down.

Then Guo Shao ordered twelve commanders to select brave soldiers, each commanding a team, a total of 12 teams of 300 people, to form the Chinese army on duty, and let Yang Biao be the guard general; Luo Mengzi is the deputy general, and the two are on duty in turn.

Guo Shao is more cunning, according to the rules of the Guards Division, the following military positions are generally delegated to the generals of each army, and only statistics are recorded; With less than three hundred people in command, he appointed generals on the spot.

Pick someone Guo Shao not to ask, let the commanders of each army be responsible. Anyway, he had seen the barracks of the Second Army many times, and there were no too weak soldiers; They were sent out by various generals, and they usually had nothing to do with the department, and they happened to be used by Guo Shao.

Everyone gathered in the line, Guo Shao was not verbose, and arranged the operational affairs and personnel in three times and five to two, and then asked Li Dazhu and others to repeat the military orders. He ordered the gang to disperse.

On the eve of the departure of the troops, Guo Shao called Zuo You again and asked him to lead people to contact the people who sent food to the rear army after the battle broke out, and go to the front to transport the wounded soldiers. Guo Shao knows Zuo You better, this person has some officialdom brains, but the military strategy asks him for nothing, and it is basically useless, so he just finds him some work to do.

Three days later, the whole army marched out of Chencang and marched to Sanguan one after another. Twelve commanders formed a column and set out in order. And the officials of Wang Jing's staff office also followed him with his people to help transport the baggage. For a time, the road was mighty, like a long dragon.