Niu Jinxing followed Xiao Tianjian back to Lushi County like kraft candy, and just took a look at his family who was placed in Lushi County by the way, and then rushed to Xiao Tianjian's residence.

This time Niu Jinxing heard that Cao Wenyao and the Shaanzhou soldiers attacked Lushi County together, and he was also shocked at the time, this time Cao Wenyao's actions were beyond his and Xiao Tianjian's expectations, so that the pre-war arrangement made Lushi County's relative strength relatively empty, he was worried that Liu Yaoben's gang of young men could block Cao Wenyao's attack as a fierce general, so he hurriedly followed Xiao Tianjian day and night from Ruyang County to rush back.

Originally, Niu Jinxing's best plan was that Liu Yao instinctively led his troops to defend Lu's county, which was good, and on the way he also tried to discuss with Xiao Tianjian how to arrange how to defeat Cao Wenyao in Lu's county, but Xiao Tianjian shook his head on the road and said that he didn't have to think about it, with Liu Yaoben's character, he would definitely lead his troops to guard the official crossing, and not let Cao Wenyao enter the territory of Lushi County.

At first, Niu Jinxing didn't believe it, because he knew that although the terrain of Guandaokou was very important, it was not dangerous, with Liu Yaoben's troops, it was basically impossible to defend Guandaokou, if it was him, he would lead the troops and withdraw to Lu's county, and wait for reinforcements according to the city, and he would never fight to the death with the official army in that small place at Guandaokou.

But he didn't think about it, but he was still told by Xiao Tianjian, when he followed Xiao Tianjian to the official road crossing, he knew what a tragic offensive and defensive battle Liu Yaoben led his troops to fight with the official army here.

Liu Yaoben led a force of less than 2,000 people, and held such a small earthen fort at the entrance of the official road for several days, blocking nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses under Cao Wenyao's command, so that he could not enter the Lu clan by half an inch, and at the same time caused huge damage to Cao Wenyao's troops, how much courage it takes to do so, Niu Jinxing naturally knows.

He didn't expect that even the young Liu Yaoben and other teenagers could do it to such an extent, in order to complete the task given to them by Xiao Tianjian, even at the cost of death, they had to do it, which also made Niu Jinxing see Xiao Tianjian's cohesion for the Xingtian Army, just looking at the Xingtian Army is so brave, what else in this world they can't do? Niu Venus did not regret his choice at this time.

"I didn't expect that! General Liu Xiao is so brave, it is really a blessing for the handsome! With less than 2,000 troops, most of them are new pawns, they have been able to withstand Cao Wenyao's nearly 10,000 troops for so long! I can't believe how they survived in that little earthen fort! But I wonder what is the situation of General Liu Xiao now? Niu Jinxing said to Xiao Tianjian with a sigh.

Xiao Tianjian replied: "Yaoben has woken up just now, it seems that if he is good at recuperation, his life is worry-free!" This child is indeed a good example, and the children who came out of the youth camp are indeed good, the reason why they can last so long, in fact, the most important thing is that they are the role models of these teenagers, I gave them too little, but they used their lives to repay me! What a shame on them for the children who died in battle!

That's it, don't talk about this, originally after solving the ancestral Dale Department this time, I was going to take advantage of the situation to gather troops to take down Ruzhou, but unfortunately because of the things here, Ruzhou seems to be unable to fight for the time being, and now Cao Wenyao led the troops to be stationed in Hangu Pass, although he suffered this setback, but there are still a lot of troops, I think it is better to take advantage of the situation to take Hangu Pass first, and take down Shaanzhou, so that Shaanxi and Henan will be cut off, and it is also convenient for us to contact our hometown in Shanxi now, I don't know what Mr. Niu wants? Xiao Tianjian brought the conversation back to the current situation as he spoke, and talked about the next plan of action.

Niu Jinxing followed Xiao Tianjian into his temporary residence, beckoned Tietou and immediately put a roll of maps on the table, Niu Jinxing took out one of the maps of Henan, spread it on the table, held his arms and stroked his beard and looked at the map and did not immediately answer Xiao Tianjian's question.

And Xiao Tianjian also took the tea sent by the guards, and while drinking, he followed Niu Jinxing to watch the map, and did not urge Niu Jinxing to speak.

Niu Jinxing replied after looking at the map: "I think that the commander is probably not the time to attack Hangu Pass and Shaanzhou now!" ”

Xiao Tianjian raised his eyebrows and asked Niu Jinxing, "Why does Mr. judge like this?" ”

Niu Jinxing pointed to Hangu Pass and Shaanzhou on the map and said to Xiao Tianjian: "Boss, please see, Hangu Pass is backed by Shaanzhou, the terrain is very dangerous, locked in the valley, the terrain is very dangerous, known as a husband when the pass is not open, and Cao Wenyao led the troops to sit here, although Cao Wenyao's reputation is not as big as his brother Cao Wenzhao, but he is also a strong general, although this time although he was frustrated at the official road crossing, but the strength is still there, thousands of officers and soldiers are guarding Hangu Pass, how many troops does the marshal need to use to attack?"

And the west of Hangu Pass is Tongguan, whether it is Henan or Shanxi, Xiong Wencan and Hong Chengchou will not sit idly by and watch the marshal attack Hangu Pass, and will mobilize a large army to surround our army, and this area is not suitable for development at all, once the war starts, it is likely to fall here, which is also the reason why the rebel armies from all walks of life have entered Henan and never dared to take Hangu Pass, they are afraid of being blocked here!

Once the marshal is here and the official army is in a stalemate, the troops will definitely be a large number of pinned down in this area, the official army has the support of Shaanzhou and Luoyang, and the supply of grain and grass is much more convenient than ours, and now our weapons are mainly supported by Shanxi, and the local materials are not abundant. If you want to get Hanguguan, it's best to wait until after the autumn harvest, after the grain harvest in the counties we control now, when there is no longer a shortage of materials and the troops are stronger, it's not too late to get Hanguguan and Shaanzhou! ”

Xiao Tianjian touched the beard on his chin, nodded while listening, and when Niu Jinxing finished speaking, he nodded and said, "What Mr. Niu said makes sense!" It seems that playing Hanguguan is indeed a risky move, and if you are not careful, you may be attacked by the enemy!

So if you don't call Hanguguan, then what is the best place for us to start in the future? Could it be that we will return to Ruyang and continue to fight Ruzhou? ”

"Definitely! Although Zu Dale Zukuan's department has been annihilated by us, Chen Yongfu's strength is still there, and Ruzhou is an important town in Henan, if we fought Ruzhou ten days ago, there is still hope to take Ruzhou, but now Wang Jiazhen must be ready, and it will definitely not be so easy to fight Ruzhou again! What's more, after such a series of wars recently, our material consumption is very serious, and our army's demand for ammunition and materials is very large, if you want to start another big war, the first thing is to replenish the supplies first! Otherwise, if we continue to attack outward, it is obvious that we will not be able to do it! Niu Jinxing shook his head and said to Xiao Tianjian.

Xiao Tianjian also had to admit that what Niu Jinxing said was the truth, because the equipment training of the Xingtian Army was very different from that of the rebels from all walks of life, and a large number of firearms replaced cold weapons, so that the Xingtian Army had far more combat effectiveness than other rebels, but at the same time, it relied on logistics far more than other rebels. Otherwise, once there is a shortage of materials and ammunition, the overall combat effectiveness of the Xingtian Army will be greatly weakened immediately.

In the three months of continuous operations after the year, not to mention the fatigue of the various units, the material consumption alone is an astronomical amount, and the materials that were stored before the year, especially the ammunition and weapons, after this period of operation, the consumption is very great, and if there is no large-scale replenishment, it is difficult to imagine that the various units under his command can still have strong combat effectiveness as before.

This time, if Liu Yao hadn't been split into two battalions because the teaching battalion had been split, with only the hundreds of self-made firearms they had previously equipped, the battle at Guandaokou would not have been so tragic, so if the strength of the Xingtian Army increased and was not matched with the synchronous deployment of equipment, the combat effectiveness would not have increased, but might have declined.

Therefore, if Xiao Tianjian still wants to make a big move, he must take a rest first and replenish a batch of weapons and ammunition to the various departments, otherwise, if he continues to expand in a hurry, it may not necessarily have a good effect, but it may also cause a situation where he is greedy and can't chew it out, even if he wins new territory, he may not be able to defend it under the counterattack of the official army, and even the base areas that have been occupied may be lost under the counterattack of the official army.

It's really not a good family to know that firewood and rice are expensive! You have to eat the rice one bite at a time, and this really makes sense! Xiao Tianjian couldn't help but sigh, shook his head and said, "It seems that I'm too anxious!" Now it's really time to rest and train and replenish the troops, and digest what you have gained during this period after the year! Fortunately, my husband was calmer than me and woke me up in time, otherwise, we might not have suffered a big loss this time! In that case, let's stop and get busy with the business at hand! I really want to go back to Shanxi and see what has changed from when I left! ”

Xiao Tianjian led his troops south to Yu for half a year, saying that he didn't want to "home" is nonsense, on the eve of the trip, Fan Yutong's madness in bed is still fresh in his memory, although she doesn't say it, but Xiao Tianjian can also see Fan Yutong's attachment and reluctance to him, Fan Yutong with unprecedented enthusiasm, keep welcoming Xiao Tianjian's conquest of her, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it with death!

Now that the war has subsided a little, his heels in Henan have basically been firmly established, so homesickness is inevitable now.

But this idea can only be just to think about, with the current situation, Xiong Wencan has just taken office, and he and Yang Sichang will definitely try their best to make some achievements, Xingtianjun smashed their attack this time, but it doesn't mean that they will stop there, stop the war, with this defeat, Xiong Wencan will definitely have to come up with more ways to mobilize more soldiers and horses to deal with him, the situation in Henan is not stable in the short term, and a larger war may break out at any time, so Xiao Tianjian even misses Fan Yutong, But at this time, he also knew that it was still a luxury for him to leave Henan and return to Shanxi.