In June 273, when Guan Yi's eldest son, Guan Fu, came to Jiexiu with the first batch of reinforcements, the scene he saw was really too far from his imagination, and he was a little dumbfounded.

The entire Jiexiu City has completely changed. The previously low and dilapidated city walls have been replaced by new bamboo-reinforced concrete walls. The protrusions on the walls of the city are also indicative of a new bastion.

Of course, when Guan Da Sima was in Yixian before, he poured a fortress like Anguo City in less than two months. Therefore, in three months, Jiexiu will be turned into a new fortress, which is still within the expectation of Guan Fu.

But what he can't understand is that now, the whole army seems to be too relaxed, and there is no tension at all about war readiness.

In the end, nearly 200,000 troops from both sides are facing each other here. So the people here have long since run out. Then Guan Fu saw that outside the city wall on the north side of Jiexiu, there were countless green flat fields.

These venues are neatly arranged, with a length of about 50 battles and a width of more than 20 battles. In the field, there are many white lines, but on the edge of the field, there are two doors with nets.

On each of the pitches here, there are twenty people wearing two different colors of clothing and fighting desperately for a ball. And near the two gates, there was also a person standing there, nervously watching every move in the stadium......

After entering the city, Guan Fu, who was only thirteen years old, widened his eyes even more: due to the flight of all the residents, there was no Qinlou Chu Pavilion - such a small county, even if there were, it would not be able to guarantee the physiological needs of the whole army. Not only that, but there are no hotels and inns.

In its place, there are countless chess and card rooms with capital letters......

"The child visits his father (father-in-law), and he has not seen him for a year, and the father is in good health, and the son is very happy."

"Oh, where is Tannu. Come here, let my father take a look, well, it's good, I've grown a little taller. Well, Saburo, why don't you grow upright at your age? It's a lot stronger. Are everyone in the family okay? How are your younger siblings? ”

"My great-grandmother, my grandmother, my aunt, my two mothers, my aunt are all in good health. Brother Hui is about to graduate from Chang'an Mengxue. Listening to what he meant, he wanted to go to Longshouyuan Academy first, and then go to Wuzhangyuan Academy. The younger brother born to the second mother is eight months old, and the younger sister born to Aunt Huangfu is also seven months old. Mr. Shi An (Huang Fu Mi) came to visit every ten years, and everything was fine. ”

"Good, sit down. Tell me, where do you want to go? ”

"Father, before that, the child had a question."

"Speak!"

"Father, the child and Saburo came here to take a break, and found that the army, uh, the army was a little loose."

"Oh? Hahahaha~~ So, it's necessary for you to come out and see it on the spot. Things in the army are different from what you learned in the academy. Come with me. ”

The father and son then quickly brought the horses, and then Guan Yi took the two children and began to tour the camp.

Along the way, countless Han soldiers saw Guan Yi's figure, whether they were entertaining in the chess and card room, or practicing, or playing football, they all stopped what they were doing and stood up to greet Guan Yi. Especially after learning that a boy behind Guan Yi was the eldest son of Da Sima, everyone cheered loudly.

"Tannu, Saburo, have you understood anything?"

"Father, the child understands. Due to the enemy's geographical position, our army has not been able to advance an inch for a long time, so this morale is inevitably low. In order to maintain morale, it is necessary to properly relax the soldiers. ”

"That's right, in the past, Emperor Zhaolie attacked Wu and couldn't attack Yiling for a long time. As a result, the morale of the whole army was low, and then the whole army collapsed by Lu Boyan. The father is here to rest, and it is not that the whole army is addicted to the game. Let's talk about this football, in fact, it can exercise physical strength and strengthen cooperation. You can also vent the excess energy of these bastards, and prevent them from harming the surrounding people. That's a lot of things. ”

"I see, it's just that father, our army and the Jin army have been facing off here for nearly three months, and the pressure on the rear is also very great. His Majesty personally went to the fields many times to cut wheat, not to mention, but also cut the monthly expenses of the royal family. Uncle Wushuang and Uncle Bo Yao added countless gray hairs to the front-line soldiers. Children and others came from the West River, and along the way, you could see women and children carrying grain everywhere......"

Listening to Guan Fu's words, Guan Yi's face was a little solemn, but it was only a little bit: his son still seemed to have experienced too little, and he couldn't bear to see such a little situation.

"Tannu, what you just said, my father naturally knows. It's just that you have to know that this is a big war that is related to the life and death of the two countries, and there is no mercy in the slightest. What is a three-month standoff? In the past, the prime minister's Northern Expedition, was the confrontation with Sima Yi short? And what about the time when Qin and Zhao faced off? Three years! This is a life-and-death struggle, and no one can give up half a step. My father is convinced that the internal affairs of my Han have been basically straightened out, and the people in the country are also united, and the first one who can't hold on must be the Jin State. ”

The child is convinced of this, too. It's just father, can't we do something to end this war as soon as possible? ”

"Of course I did." Guan Yi led the two children back to his mansion, and after waving off his subordinates, he said: "Now the war situation here in Bingzhou is like this, Du Yuankai is on Taiyue Mountain, and there is no way for his father to take him." However, the field strength of our army is stronger than that of the Jin army, and now that the construction of Jiexiu New City has been completed, he has no way to take it as his father. In this war between the two countries, one is a contest of logistics. Second, if you want to break the game, you still have to look at Jizhou. ”

"I heard that Jizhou is also very quiet."

"Of course, your Uncle Boyo has insufficient troops and too many cavalry to attack the fortifications. Chen Xiuyuan's cavalry was too small, and the proportion of recruits was too high, so he was reluctant to fight in the field. So these two old men have the idea that this is their last battle. But the more this happens, the more cautious it becomes. Therefore, the Jizhou battlefield has been quiet for more than two months. ”

"Then my father still said that he would break the situation in Jizhou?"

"Of course. As my father just said, this war, until now, is all about logistics. The first side that can't hold out will definitely take the initiative to fight. And at this point, although the people in our Han country have worked very hard, although our grain transportation line is obviously much longer than that of the Jin State, but the first one who can't hold on must be the Jin State! ”

"And!" Guan Yi said to the two children with a serious face: "You must remember that the war involving the national fortune never depends not only on the generals in the front, but also on the emperors in the rear and the civil servants who provide logistics materials, and their role cannot be ignored. In the past, Gaozu and King Xiang competed for the world, and Gaozu was defeated repeatedly, but he just wouldn't fall completely. The one who helped Gaozu recover countless times was Xiao Xiangguo, who was sitting in the rear. Therefore, after Gaozu set the world, Xiao Xiangguo ranked first in terms of meritorious deeds.

There is another point, you should all know the relationship between Father and His Majesty. It can be said that Your Majesty and I are now the same king. As a father, he has been leading troops outside for a long time, and he will not be subject to any suspicion or constraints. And now Du Yuankai, who is confronting me, and Chen Xiuyuan, who is confronting the general, are not so lucky. If the war drags on for a long time, coupled with the tight logistics supply, the Jin Emperor will inevitably be suspicious of these two. When the time comes, they will definitely be urged to fight, and then our chance will come. ”

"Father Takami, I'm waiting to be taught."

"Well, in fact, it's not like I've been doing nothing these days, and the general has already strengthened 20,000 people. This time, after three months of training, the recruits are also ready to be fully reinforced to the general. In addition, the production of plate armor in Gohara County continues, and the newborn foal at Xiping Racecourse will be ready for use by the end of this year. When the time comes, all the reinforcements will be given to the general's side. If at the end of this year or the beginning of next year, after we have made all these arrangements, the Jin Kingdom can still hold on, we also have enough strength to launch a strong attack in Jizhou! ”