When he saw Zhuge Liang's army in the wilderness, Yuan Yun was only stunned, and it wasn't until he walked into the Powder Army camp that he roughly guessed what had happened here, because the corpses that were being disposed of had already explained everything.

Zhuge Liang did not choose to continue to move forward after fighting Liu Qi, but stayed where he was, because the cleaning of the battlefield was far more difficult than imagined, and it was not like fighting with foreigners here, where the wounded and captured enemies could be treated at will, and those who needed treatment still had to be treated.

Yuan Yun looked at the prisoners who were concentrated, as well as the corpses that were constantly buried in large quantities, his brows furrowed extremely tightly, these are the labor of the prime of life, and it is a pity that they will be reimbursed in one battle like this, and it will take many years before Jingzhou is taken later, without these laborers, it will take many years to recover his vitality.

When Zhuge Liang saw Yuan Yun, he was not too surprised, because letting Yuan Yun come with the rest of the gunpowder army was to send a letter to him, and the calculation time was at this time.

"Did Liu Qi catch it?" Yuan Yun finally asked a key question in Zhuge Liang's tent.

When Zhuge Liang heard Yuan Yun ask like this, he just smiled bitterly and glanced at Zhao Yun who was standing on the side, and then replied: "Not only did I catch it, but I also cut off my head." ”

Yuan Yun was stunned, and glanced at Zhao Yun with Zhuge Liang's eyes, and instantly understood, now he only smiled bitterly, Zhao Yun as a general has no problem killing the enemy general, but this product is completely ignored, if Liu Qi is left alive, he can get a lot of political benefits later.

"If you kill it, you will kill it, and then you will have to spend more time and feet, and the local forces in Jingzhou are estimated to be thinking about how to take refuge in Liu Bei now." When Yuan Yun said this, he sent a flying pigeon to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang looked at it for a while, and then wondered: "Why hasn't Liu Bei advanced into Hanzhong yet?" ”

Yuan Yun shook his head and said: "I can't guess what he is thinking, it stands to reason that when Liu Qi launched an attack on Wancheng, he should also start a war in Hanzhong, but the result was completely different, Liu Bei not only did not attack, but retreated to Zitong with the soldiers of Yizhou, and the city defense there had already begun to be built shortly after Liu Bei entered Shu, it seems that he had already had this plan." ”

Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment, and finally sighed deeply, and said: "I think this is a smart approach, if Liu Bei waives his army straight into Hanzhong, we all know the terrain and terrain there, so it will be difficult for him to win."

But at this moment, he retreated back to Zitong, relying on the local mountainous and narrow roads to guard against us, but it can greatly increase the chances of victory, after all, the weapons of the gunpowder army can only play a greater role in open places, once entering Zitong, those rugged roads will first make our tanks completely scrap metal, the transportation of artillery will also become a big problem, and the logistics baggage can not guarantee that it can be transported on time.

Zitong is even more across the two mountains, it is impossible to easily cross, the gunpowder army's big killing weapon can not be fully utilized, so it can only choose the most primitive siege method, which will inevitably cause a large number of casualties, so Liu Bei's goal has been achieved.

Even if he loses Zitong, he can still retreat to Mianzhu Pass, and then become a corner with Fucheng and Luocheng, so if Cao Ang Shizi wants to continue to go deeper, he has to take a huge risk, and if he is not good, the whole army will be wiped out.

If the battle continues like this, I am afraid that it will be very disadvantageous in terms of numbers, after all, Liu Bei claims to have an army of 400,000 in Yizhou. ”

After Yuan Yun heard Zhuge Liang finish speaking, his mood immediately became extremely bad, because the situation in Chang'an and Hanzhong, just as Zhuge Liang said, Cao Ang was in a dilemma at the moment, and in a hurry, he could only watch Liu Bei slowly retreat.

"Now that we've all come to this point, let's go on, we'll think about it later, in short, we can't get in, Liu Bei can't get out, and we just took advantage of this time to completely pacify Jingzhou." After Yuan Yun finished explaining this sentence, he had already come to the sandbox.

Zhuge Liang thought about it, and he really couldn't find a way to deal with it for the time being, after all, Hanzhong was too far away from them, and the so-called far water couldn't quench their thirst, and they could only take care of the current war in Jingzhou at the moment, so they didn't continue to worry about anything Liu Bei, and also walked to the sandbox and began to discuss the war in Xiangyang behind.

What they didn't expect was that Liu Bei's move was just the beginning, and then both Cao Ang and Yuan Yun's side fell into a quagmire in the near future, making the gunpowder army on both fronts in a dilemma and completely losing their autonomy.

A few days later, the Gunpowder Army finally assembled under the city of Xiangyang, but the expected battle did not happen, because the whole city was completely unfortified, even the city gates were open, and after sending several groups to attack tentatively, it was proved that there was indeed no resistance in the city, and there was a hidden ambush.

After the Gunpowder Army entered the city, it quickly took control of the most important positions, and the people in the city were very cooperative, and there was no useless resistance, or some heroic figures were found.

Although he felt a little weird, but when the entire city was really controlled, Yuan Yun was relieved, even Zhuge Liang felt that there was no problem, because no one sang the empty city plan, and he would really hand over the city defense.

"Liu Biao will enjoy it, if the area of this mansion is larger, it will soon catch up with the palace." Yuan Yun has moved into Liu Biao's old residence in Xiangyang at this moment, and the magnificence here is indeed shocking, even the flush toilets that have risen in Luoyang, as well as the boiler room.

Zhuge Liang had been here before, and he was not surprised by the luxury and magnificence here, but he became Yuan Yun's guide, taking him around in this gorgeous mansion, and Yuan Yun was amazed while watching and admiring all the way.

"Liu Biaoqi is also a wise man, but his successor is not very good, the last time Liang came, the scale of this place was not so huge, it must have been built later." When Zhuge Liang spoke, he had already pushed open the door of a small courtyard, only to see that on this cold winter day, there were still green plants around the small pond in the courtyard, and there was a long-lasting steam floating on the small pool.

Zhuge Liang didn't pay attention to the extravagance here, but changed his words and said: "Liu Qi's remaining family members, Liang has already instructed someone to send them to Xu Du, after all, they are members of the royal family, so it is most appropriate to hand them over to today's son." ”

Yuan Yun was slightly stunned when he heard Zhuge Liang say this, then shook his head in an instant, and said with a smile: "Kong Ming is worried that I will suddenly have a good heart, and then let these people go, yes or no?" ”

Zhuge Liang didn't hide it, and immediately nodded: "That's true, after all, the lord has a criminal record, so Liang made his own assertion this time, and it was also a helpless move, after all, if we let these people go without permission, even if the court doesn't ask for guilt, Prime Minister Cao Cheng will definitely not let it go." ”

Yuan Yun sighed, and then nodded: "Since Kong Ming is willing to carry this black cauldron, why don't I feel a lot more relaxed, and now that the people have been sent to the Xudu Imperial Court, then we are also relaxed." ”

Zhuge Liang saw that Yuan Yun accepted it, so he took the matter as if it was over, so he continued: "We attacked Jingzhou this time, Liang always felt that there were many inappropriateness, after all, it was too easy, and Liang always had a faint feeling of instability in his heart. ”

Yuan Yun snorted and said, "I'm also like Kong Ming, I always feel very uneasy in my heart, and I feel that something will definitely happen in the future, but I can't figure it out for a while, so I can only wait for things to come to us." ”

Zhuge Liang continued: "Liu Bei led the army to the expedition this time, but he retreated without a fight, I feel that it is completely to harm Liu Qi, this must have a deep meaning, after all, Jingzhou is lost, whether it is for Liu Bei or the Sun family, there is no benefit, but Liu Bei did it, and it was premeditated, which is very inappropriate."

Ryo is worried that by the time we find out the ins and outs, things have gone to the point of no return. ”

Although Yuan Yun was also very worried in his heart, what he needed was not to scare himself, so he smiled and said: "What is irreparable, now that Xiangyang has also been taken by us, the gunpowder army refuses to defend the city, even if Liu Bei personally leads an army of 400,000 to come, we are still not afraid, so Kong Ming can be relieved, there is no need to be so nervous, these days are not as good as ......"

Yuan Yun was halfway through his words, when he saw Zhao Yun walk in from the courtyard gate, what attracted people's attention was not him, but his bright silver armor was stained with blood, obviously a battle had just begun.

Zhao Yun saw that Yuan Yun and Zhuge Liang were staring at him, so he clasped his fists and saluted, and said: "It's just a trivial matter, the lord and the military advisor don't have to worry, the baggage battalion stationed outside the city just now was attacked by a small force, but the loss was not big, and the attacking enemy was also repulsed." ”

When Yuan Yun heard Zhao Yun say this, he immediately glanced at Zhuge Liang, and then asked, "How many times has this been?" We've only been stationed in Xiangyang for two days, and we've already had several such skirmishes, and it always feels like someone is premeditated to do so. ”

Zhuge Liang also nodded and said: "This is definitely not an isolated phenomenon, I'm afraid it will happen later." ”

Yuan Yun continued: "And it will happen more and more. ”

Zhao Yun listened to the two people in front of him say this sentence by sentence, he looked very dazed, and he didn't know which one to sing at this time, until Yuan Yun and Zhuge Liang talked back and forth a few times like this, and then watched the two of them leave the small courtyard in a hurry, and then walked towards the residence.

When Xiao Liu spread out a huge map with a few guards, Yuan Yun and Zhuge Liang immediately came to the side, and the two carefully observed for a long time, until they looked at Yangzhou in the east to Yong'an and Jiangzhou in the west, and finally stopped in Chengdu.

Zhuge Liang spoke first and said: "Liu Bei has also been operating in Jingzhou for a period of time, and this person is very good at brainwashing people, if Liang expects it to be good, there are definitely a lot of resistance forces in Jingzhou, but they are all scattered, once we attack, they will be guerrilla everywhere, so even if our gunpowder army is strong, it will not be able to play a greater role in dealing with these stragglers." ”

Yuan Yun smiled bitterly and said, "Now I have found out that we seem to have really been trapped in Jingzhou. ”

After speaking, Yuan Yun then smiled bitterly, if Jingzhou is full of these small forces left by Liu Bei, the Gunpowder Army is like the US army entering Afghanistan, and if you want to completely pull out these tumors, it must not be done in one day.