Lekou, Yu Wenwen is checking the terrain, the water has receded, leaving the ground full of mud, but the weather is sunny and the sun is scorching, and it will be back to the same after a day or two.

The battle of Lekou ended successfully, but the enemy army will inevitably make a comeback again, Yuwenwen wants to arrange the defense of Shaoling City, can imagine that the military pressure will only be greater at that time, how to use the terrain to effectively defend against the enemy's attack, is a problem he must consider.

The land of Yuzhou is a flat river, and the state governance is in danger of defending, so it can only rely on the outer cities as a barrier to consume the enemy's sharp energy as much as possible, so as to gain time to wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

Shaoling is the northern gateway of the Hanging Gourd, and the next Wei Chi army to face will be stronger, unless Yuwen Wen can win more with less again and win in the field, the situation will become more and more severe.

As for whether he can hold the hanging gourd, he has always shown confidence in the public, but it is just a gesture, in order to stabilize people's hearts, but in fact, he is anxious in his heart.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, Yuwenwen has limited soldiers and horses, and it is really powerless to fight with an enemy with cavalry superiority in the plains, but no matter how hard it is, he has to endure it, and he has to delay time as much as possible.

At this time, the river in front of Yuwenwen is the Lishui flowing from west to east, and the Rushui flowing south from the northwest continues to go south after the confluence of Lekou and Lishui, and more than 100 miles downstream is the Yuzhou Prefecture Hanging Gourd.

The boundary of Shaoling, where Lekou is located, is known as the confluence of rivers, which means that the enemy army from the north can transport grain and grass and baggage by waterway, as long as the troops are abundant, they can easily advance all the way, first break through Shaoling, and then the troops will come to the city of Hang.

Shao Ling's original name was Zhaoling, in order to avoid Sima Zhao's secrecy in the Jin Dynasty, it was renamed "Shao Ling", it was the northern gateway of the hanging gourd, it was said that it was a place to be defended, but to block the comeback of the Wei Chi army, its difficulty was very entangled.

Wei Chi's army can storm Shaoling, or besiege the city for reinforcements, and can also divide the troops, and at the same time besiege Shaoling and Hanging Gourd, so Yuwenwen wants to arrange the defense line, Shaoling has become a chicken rib, leaving many soldiers, not doing well, it is not good that the meat buns and dogs will never return, and there are few soldiers, and there are almost the same.

But it's not good to give up Shao Ling like this, it is equivalent to opening the door of the hanging gourd, so Yuwenwen is in a dilemma, but the problem of insufficient troops is not something that can be solved in the near future.

In the Shannan region, Jingzhou in the north needs to divide troops to defend the gate of Fangcheng; The Xiangzhou area should hold the direction of the Han River, so as to save the enemy army from attacking the upper Liangzhou; It is also necessary to send troops to assist in the defense of Jiangling, the capital of Liang State, and beware of a sneak attack by the enemy army in Shu in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Jinzhou, Jiangbei, bordering Jiangbei at the eastern end of the Huangzhou Governor's Mansion, with the newly captured Jiangzhou in Jiangnan, had to defend against a dual enemy: the army of Wei Chiyou Qi in Jiangbei, and the army of Chen in Jiangnan.

In the new Ba, Hunan, Gui, and Guang regions, troops and horses should be left to prevent the local chieftains and former officials of Chen Guo from rebelling, and troops should be divided in the four directions of southeast, south, and northwest, and the result is that the troops are overstretched.

The soldiers in Yuwenwen's hands are considered elite, and defending according to the danger can get twice the result with half the effort, if it is invested in the plain area to divide troops to defend the city, it will fall into a tug-of-war, and it will be slowly consumed by the other party, Yuwen's family does not have such a strong capital to support such a 'luxury and waste'.

The strategy he formulated at the beginning was to ask the Son of Heaven to stay in the Hanging Gourd and call on the soldiers and horses from all over the country to Qin Wang, so that the problem of troops would not be a problem, with the elite of Anzhou as the backbone and the soldiers and horses of Qin Wang as the meat shield, the Yuwen clan could fight against the Yu Chi clan in the plain area of Yuzhou.

However, up to now, even if Yuwenwen won two battles in a row, there were still very few people who responded to the call to raise the king of soldiers, not to mention that the Son of Heaven was disgraced in such a deserted scene, even he felt embarrassed.

The two good news still can't restore the confidence of the 'retail investors', Yuwen's is still a garbage stock in their eyes, and although Wei Chi's has suffered two defeats in a row, the contrast in strength between the two sides is still huge.

Like Wu Qiu, the chief secretary of Ruyang County, there are only a few people who are willing to gamble on their net worth, this is a real world, and most people would rather seek stability than take risks unless they have to.

Yuwen Wen performed so hard, but as a result, the onlookers didn't talk about rewarding, and even the applause was sparse, he really realized how unpopular Yuwen was.

However, Yu Wenwen must take risks, because he can't help himself, if Shannan and Guanzhong are finished, others can surrender, and even if he surrenders, he will have to die the whole family, so he can't help but fight hard.

If the Anzhou army stays in Yuzhou for one more day, Shannan will have one more day of respite, and only by leading the flames of war to the enemy's territory as much as possible can they have the opportunity to recuperate.

However, after Wei Chi suffered two defeats in a row, the army sent out again must be a 'luxury lineup', Yu Wenwen has insufficient troops at hand, and the troops will be broken one by one when he disposes of them, and there is a danger of being beaten by the other party when he is in a hanging gourd, and he still has to find a way to solve it.

The two armies clashed, field victory is the king, even if the implementation of defensive counterattack, but also have reinforcements to support the confidence of the defenders, the kind of hardened, dumb battle practice, must be built on the basis of their own strength, Yuwen across the Tongbai Mountain-Dabie Mountain in Yuzhou and Yu Chi clan to consume, is absolutely not affordable.

Looking at the gurgling water in front of him, Yu Wenwen was a little distracted, the Anzhou Army he commanded now was elite, and the soldiers also obeyed his command, but it was never the Tiger Forest Army that Yu Wenwen trained himself, and there was always a sense of rustiness when using it.

Thinking of this, Yu Wenwen looked back at the southern sky, pinched his fingers and calculated, it had been nearly two months since he went north from Panyu in Guangzhou.

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The soldiers of the Hulin Army, who had just arrived at the port, were 'carrying their bags and moving in' to the camp, and the soldiers took their bags and weapons to enter the divided camp in turn, and after spending the night here, they continued to rush the next day.

Therefore, the baggage was not unloaded, and the camp tent set up in advance saved them a lot of time, and after eating, there was hot water to soak their feet, which was an extremely wonderful benefit for the soldiers of the Hulin Army who had been marching continuously for nearly two months.

"Panyu to Huangkou, the journey has accumulated more than 1,700 miles, hurry up and hurry, and finally rush back."

"On this way, the boat sails against the current, there are many mountain roads, and the average speed of the soldiers and horses can reach 30 miles a day, which is already commendable."

Tian Zhengyue, the general of the Hulin Army, and several generals were talking with Xu Shao, the commander of Xunyang County, everyone was their own people, so there was almost no restriction on topics, and everyone was embarrassed when they talked about what had happened in the past two months.

"Xu Mingfu, how is the situation in Huangzhou? What is the situation in Shannan? ”

"The army sent by Wei Chi Dan was all repulsed..."

Xu Shao briefly introduced the current situation, Guanzhong seems to be still confronting the Bingzhou army, and the situation in Shannan is improving, the siege of Jiangling and Fangcheng has been lifted in turn, and the Anzhou army has invaded Yuzhou and won the hanging gourd.

Hearing that this was the result of the battle under the personal command of the King of Xiyang, Tian Zhengyue and the others were excited, they set off from Panyu and traveled back to Huangzhou, and they did not dare to delay for a moment, for fear that they would not be able to catch up, and they would be late when they came back.

Now that Shannan is safe and sound, it means that the Yuwen clan has initially gained a firm foothold, so the next counterattack, the soldiers of the Hulin Army will just catch up.

"Xu Mingfu, how is the battle situation in Jiangzhou?"

"Wei Chi Youqi's main force is still in the Guangling area of Jiangbei, and its vanguard has now tried several times in the eastern border of Jinzhou, Jiangbei, and after being frustrated, he stopped and watched, as if he was brewing something..."

"As for Chen Guo, the news of the change in the imperial dynasty, I'm afraid it will only reach Jiankang at this time, and if the other party wants to make a move, it will take at least more than a month to brew."

Since it is his own person, Xu Shao does not hide anything, the arrangement made by Yuwenwen in Jiangzhou is not a secret, Shi Wansui is now leading the army to sit in Jinzhou opposite Jiangzhou, and Lai Hu'er led the naval army to camp in Sangluozhou, just waiting for the enemy troops from the north and south to attack, and then give a head-on attack.

Other arrangements have been put in place, Xu Shao is in charge of Huangkou, responsible for transporting materials and assisting in the mobilization of soldiers and horses, which looks inconspicuous, but is actually very important, Xu Shao has some regrets that he failed to lead the troops into battle, but he can be entrusted by Yuwenwen, and he does not dare to take it lightly.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the Han King Liu Bang won the world, and when the final meritorious deeds were rewarded, the first place was not the fierce general who attacked the city, but Xiao He, who had been raising and transporting grain and grass in the rear.

Of course, Xu Shao didn't dare to compare himself with Xiao He, but he knew the importance of logistics, so even if he was busy and tired, he had to ask everything in detail, for fear of making mistakes.

This time, the Hulin army returned to the north, and before arriving at Huangkou, he personally arranged the camping matters, although he was tired, but Xu Shao felt that he was young and could endure it, as long as he could do things well, he could make up for his spirit after sleeping afterwards.

The words of the greeting were almost the same, it was time to get down to business, Xu Shao solemnly took out a wooden box and asked Tian Zhengyue to check whether the seal was intact.

Tian Zhengyue took out a bunch of keys, used one of them to open the lock on the wooden box, and took out a roll of paper from it, while at the same time, Xu Shao took out another wooden box, opened it with the key he carried, and took out another roll of paper from it.

The paper in the hands of the two is all fragments after being spread out, it seems that a piece of paper is stamped with a seal in the middle, and then torn in half and kept separately.

This is the order given by Yuwen Wen to the Hulin Army who will arrive in Hukou in the future after returning to Xiyang, and it will be kept by Xu Shao, Tian Zhengyue read the content carefully, and then his face changed, and several other generals looked at it carefully, and their faces became very exciting.

"Xu Mingfu, what's going on? Is there a mistake! ”

Xu Shao looked at the combined paper, and then replied with some embarrassment: "The king's order, I also only know it now..."

"How can this work? I want to see the King! I want to see the King! ”

"The king is hanging in the gourd!"

Xu Shao couldn't laugh or cry, not to mention that Tian Zhengyue and the others were surprised, he read Yuwenwen's order, and he also found it difficult to understand, because the other party's order was to let the Hulin Army disband on the spot after it arrived in Xiyang, and let the soldiers go home to visit their relatives.

During the one-month holiday, it is said that the soldiers returning from the expedition can reunite with their families.

After Xu Shao read the order, his first thought was "someone forged the order", but he and Tian Zhengyue studied and studied, and confirmed and affirmed that the handwriting, seals, ciphers, and secret patterns on this piece of paper were correct.

In other words, this order was indeed written by Yu Wenwen himself, and it was also sealed, and there was no possibility of forgery.

Tian Zhengyue couldn't believe that when the war was becoming more and more intense, Yuwenwen actually gave the soldiers of the Hulin Army a holiday, as the so-called 'soldiers are expensive and fast', the Hulin Army is an elite division, in case they were sent to fight the fire, but the troops could not be connected, causing the battle situation to take a sharp turn...

Tian Zhengyue was thinking about Yuwenwen's intentions, more than a month ago, Yuwenwen left Panyu in advance and went north, and soon after sent a messenger to bring bad news to Fanyu: Prime Minister Wei Chi turned his face. Tian Zhengyue was immediately ordered to lead the Hulin Army to set off from Panyu and return north.

Along the way, he and other generals couldn't help but cheer up the soldiers, saying that they would rush back to Huangzhou as soon as possible, repel the enemy who would invade the future, protect the territory and the people, and protect their families and fields.

His pre-war mobilization effect was remarkable, the soldiers were holding back their strength, to rush back to Huangzhou as soon as possible, under the command of the king of Xiyang to repel the enemy, seeing that the army's heart was available, it was when the morale was high, the king of Xiyang actually let the soldiers go home to visit relatives, what is going on?

"Don't stare at me, the king's arrangement must have a deep meaning..."

Xu Shao's train of thought turned quickly, and then he expressed his opinion: "Do you remember that at the end of last year, before the Jiangnan Road marched to the army, what did King Xiyang say at the oath meeting? ”

Tian Zhengyue thought about it carefully, at the oath meeting at that time, Yu Wenwen said that this southern expedition would be fought all the way to the distant Lingbiao, thousands of miles away, and I am afraid that the triumphant return of the army will take a year later, so when the time comes, I will give everyone a big vacation and reunite with their families.

"The king said that he would give everyone a holiday after he came back, but now is different from the past, the situation has changed abruptly, how can there be an enemy army at the door, but we are sleeping?"

"Credit, isn't what the king has been emphasizing is credit?" Xu Shao felt that he had guessed Yu Wenwen's thoughts, "Since I said in public that I would give the soldiers a holiday after I came back, then the king will definitely do what he says." ”

"But... What if the war is delayed? Of course, Tian Zhengyue is homesick, but he also knows that things are prioritized.

"The king has arranged this way, and the soldiers have been out on the expedition for nearly a year, and they must miss their relatives very much, and they will not let them go home for reunion, and they will continue to fight, and they will have some complaints in their hearts, right?"

Xu Shao began to analyze the psychology of the soldiers, he felt more and more that Yuwenwen's arrangement was very necessary, of course, a month's holiday was indeed debatable, but now that Yuwenwen had invaded the boundary of Yuzhou, at least he could win valuable respite for Shannan.

"It's not a secret, the soldiers of Huangzhou stationed in Jiangzhou, Jiangnan, and Jinzhou, Jiangbei, have now been ordered to change their guards several times, and go to Huangkou to rest, and the families of the soldiers set off from Huangzhou to reunite with them in Huangkou, and now you are left, and your family has been separated for nearly a year."

Xu Shao said so much, Tian Zhengyue and other generals understood the good intentions of Xiyang Wang Yuwenwen, but they couldn't accept it for a while, Xu Shao saw this and said: "I want to come to Xiyang, Yuwen Sima will have the latest order of the king in his hands, and he may not be on vacation for so long." ”

Xu Shao put the responsibility on Yuwen Fifteen, who was far away in Xiyang, anyway, now this order was given by Yuwen Wen a month ago, he felt that Yuwen Fifteen might have the latest instructions in his hands, so when the time came, the other party would accept the questioning of Tian Zhengyue and others.

Can't say people during the day, Xu Shao just mentioned Yuwen 15, the messenger sent by Yuwen 15 arrived, and the Hulin Army arrived at Huangkou today, not only notified Xu Shao in advance, but also notified Yuwen 15 in advance.

There were three messengers, each of whom carried a wooden box with a seal, and Xu Shao, Tian Zhengyue and one of the messengers used a key to open the wooden box and cooperate with the paper taken out to form a complete order.

It's still a holiday, the holiday is still a month, the soldiers are on this southern expedition, and the rewards that should be issued after making military merits must all be implemented, and Yuwen Wen specially explained that he must implement this order to the letter.

Tian Zhengyue looked at this order for a while, and asked in embarrassment: "How to convey this order to the soldiers?" ”

Xu Shao coughed dryly and said goodbye: "Everyone, I still have a lot of things to do..."

He ran away with a smoke, leaving Tian Zhengyue and the rest of the generals looking at each other, Tian Zhengyue looked at the paper in his hand, and only felt like holding a hot copper kettle in his bare hands, in a dilemma.

After being entangled for a moment, he reluctantly ordered: "Beat the drums and call the team to have a meeting!" ”