In the early winter, light snow fluttered down, covering the world with a layer of silver.

There is a river that meets together between Wudu County and Hanzhong County, called Chushui, which flows from Chuyang as the upper reaches and enters Wudu, and goes down to the Baishui River and enters Shu County.

Next to the water, on a small hillside, this is a small hill, the hill has been covered by a thin layer of snowflakes, nearly 10,000 remnants of soldiers are stationed here, there are no tents, no cotton clothes, one by one in the cold wind to light a bonfire to keep warm.

At the highest point of the hill, there is a 'Zhang' character on the flag, which flies in the wind and snow.

This is Zhang Renbu, who escaped from Shu County in a hurry.

In the first battle of Mianzhu, Zhang Ren tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were ambushed, and he burned the city and destroyed tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and in the end he could only take tens of thousands of remnants of soldiers all the way north and enter Wudu.

In this cold weather, the only military tent was a little windy, and a few braziers were raised in the camp, and only then did I feel a trace of warmth.

The tall body of the main general Zhang Ren stood in front of the gate of the tent, his back looked a little gloomy, his eyes staring at the fluttering snowflakes, and there was an endless sorrow in his heart.

"General, Ma Dai of Xia Biancheng sent someone to ask for a meeting, he should want to recruit us!"

One of the athletes stood behind him and bowed down.

"Junyi, have you ever resented something?" Zhang Ren shouted the word "love general" and asked faintly: "If it weren't for my persistence, we might not have fallen to such a point!" ”

If he had chosen to surrender to Sun Wu when he was in White Emperor City, Deng Xian would not have died in battle, and the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command would not have only more than 10,000 people.

It was because of his unwillingness that Zhuge Liang got the first opportunity, and he never had the opportunity to surrender to Sun Wu again. fled all the way north, suffering heavy casualties.

"Never!"

When Wu Lan heard this, he hurriedly shook his head, he and Deng Xian were Zhang Ren's left and right hands, and they were Zhang Ren's most trusted generals, and they had always admired and believed in Zhang Ren.

Even if they fall into this field now. He always believed that Zhang Ren could lead them out of the predicament.

"General, you are the general we believe in, as long as you are still here, I believe that you will be able to take your sons out of the sleep!" Wu Lan said firmly: "No matter what decision you make, we will support it to the end!" ”

"You're right, I'm a general!"

Zhang Ren's eyes became a little sharp, and a powerful momentum erupted from top and bottom of his body: "I've been wrong once." But this time, I can't go wrong again! ”

"The general has decided?" Wu Lan's eyes lit up, and now the soldiers couldn't bear it for a few days, so they waited for Zhang Ren's decision.

"How many days will our grain and grass last?"

"Three days at most!" Wu Lan said: "Although there were heavy casualties in Mianzhu at the beginning, I also got some grain and grass, but now it has entered the cold winter, and the soldiers are thinly clothed and can't bear it for a few days!" ”

"Three days. That's enough, now we're rootless duckweed. We must always choose one side and land on the shore, otherwise we will only be drowned, and standing in our position, it is nothing more than Zhao Yun in the east, Ma Dai in the west, and Cao Wei in the north! ”

Zhang Ren's eyes narrowed slightly. A smile rose at the corner of his mouth: "Xiliang is already in danger, I don't want to make mistakes again and again, as for Zhao Yun, Sun Zhongmou has accepted Liu Chan, and he is already destined to become my enemy." So, we really only have one way! ”

"Cao Wei!"

Wu Lan added in a deep voice.

"That's right, it's Cao Wei's today, the only overlord who can compete with Sun Wu, but if you surrender to sincerity, I can't be a lost dog!"

Zhang Ren said in a deep voice: "Junyi, you go north in person, there is a part of the Wei army in Chencang City, you talk to them on behalf of me, see if they are willing to accept my Zhang Ren's surrender, the attitude can be tougher, if they are willing to accept, you tell them, I am willing to assist them, pretend to surrender to Ma Dai, and then unite inside and outside, ambush the Liang army in Xiabiancheng, and take the Western Liang Wudu, as a gift for me to surrender to Cao Wei!" ”

"Will Ma Dai believe us?" Wu Lan said with some doubts: "Even if we surrender to Ma Dai, Ma Dai will guard against us in a short period of time, and he may not let our soldiers and horses enter the next debate!" ”

"There's someone who's going to convince him that I'm truly surrendering!"

Zhang Ren smiled slightly, and a bright light crossed his eyes, and said.

"Who?"

"Zhao Yun!"

Zhang Ren raised his head and looked at the wind and snow in front of him, and a strong battle intent burst out in his eyes: "He is here, he should want to keep me, I also want to weigh the ability of this little junior brother, this battle is inevitable!" ”

……

Upstream of the water.

Zhao Yun took six thousand elites out of Weiyang, and hurried in the wind and snow, their goal was clear, a camp fifty miles downstream of the water.

"Report!" A scout cavalry returned from the front, turned over and dismounted, and said: "General, Zhang Renbu has not made any movement, and is still camped in Xiaohuanggang, but they are building fortifications and are very well prepared!" ”

"Is he waiting for me?"

Zhao Yun tightened the reins of the horse, and his eyes became cold: "Senior brother, it seems that I won't pull you back, since this is the case, I can only leave you!" ”

From the bottom of his heart, he wanted to pull this senior brother back so that he wouldn't become an enemy, but Zhang Ren's attitude told him that he would either fight to the death or let go.

From the perspective of his Great Wu Hussar General, he couldn't let this warrior leave with hatred, he could only leave him, even if it was a corpse.

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At the beginning of the day after the snow, the morning sun reflected the sky of Chengdu City, with a trace of warmth.

However, in the main hall of the Xishu Palace, the atmosphere was as cold as ice.

Bang!

At this moment, Sun Quan's delicate face was full of anger, his body stood up from his position, and then kicked the bookcase in front of him with a fierce kick.

"Cao Mengde, if you want to fight, I will accompany you to the end!"

His voice echoed throughout the hall, and the few people standing in front of him stood solemnly, silently not daring to speak.

Early in the morning, several pieces of news came, like a basin of cold water, which directly extinguished their excitement about seizing the land of Bashu.

Taiyuan is lost!

Youzhou is fighting!

Just these two messages. It is enough to make Sun Quan angry, Taiyuan County is the foundation of the state, Youzhou is the foundation of the northern Xinjiang, Taiyuan is lost, and the state is in danger. Youzhou is fighting, and the northern Xinjiang will be chaotic.

At this juncture when Xishu was just taken, the northern frontier suddenly ignited a war, for the Wu army, the whip was beyond the reach, the main force was in the land of Xishu, and it was not so fast to go north to support.

Moreover, after killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 self-losses, and taking Xishu, the casualties of the Wu army were not small. Whether it was the Battle of Pujiaguan, the Battle of Baidi City, or the Battle of Bajun City, they all paid a certain amount of casualties.

In addition, Hanzhong is still fighting, and the southern part of the southwest is still at war, and the war is not over.

After half a ring, Sun Quan, who had vented fiercely, calmed down and raised his head. looked at Li Nie, who was closest to him: "Governor Li, you come and tell me." Can the state be saved? ”

"Your Majesty, General Huang Zhong took the initiative to retreat, relying on Yanmen County, and the northern part of the state should be able to block the Wei army's offensive!" Li Nie arched.

"What about Youzhou?" Sun Quan asked again.

"Your Majesty, on the Youzhou side, most of the Wei army is just a feint. Weichen speculated that within half a month, they would withdraw their troops. Li Nie said.

"Feint?" Sun Quan frowned and asked, "Why?" ”

"They can't do it at all to capture Youzhou, this should just be a means for the Wei army. Their purpose was to coerce General Huang Zhong to withdraw from Taiyuan, which they succeeded, after all, compared to Youzhou, Bingzhou is somewhat insignificant! ”

Li Nie explained.

"But now that the tens of thousands of Wei troops in the forbidden department have entered Zhuo County, will he retreat?" Sun Quan said suspiciously: "No matter if it was a feint attack before, or if he really wants to fight, once he takes Zhuo County, will he still spit it out?" ”

"Indeed!"

Li Ne nodded: "Swallow the imported things, they naturally won't spit it out, but we don't have no troops in Jizhou, raising troops for a thousand days and using troops for a while, the Montenegrin army should move, once the Montenegrin army moves, you can surround Wei to save Zhao!" ”

The Wu army also has a guerrilla force in Jizhou, and the Montenegrin army, under the leadership of Zhang Hong, has risen in power in the past few days, and there is a great tendency to stir up fire, at least in Jizhou, which cannot be ignored.

"The Montenegrin army is now crucified by Le Jin in the Montenegrin region, I can't count on them anymore, you think, how should I face Cao Wei's provocation!"

Sun Quan took a deep breath and swept his gaze over the generals.

"Hit!" Lu Bu is just one word, extremely strong.

"Your Majesty, since they dare to provoke, we will fight back strongly, and I am willing to lead the troops north!" Sun Ce also had a great fighting spirit.

"Your Majesty, Weichen believes that in today's situation, we still have to endure it, Xishu is undecided, this year's two large-scale bloody battles have exhausted the entire treasury, with the national strength of our Dawu, at this moment, we still need to endure a breath, and we can't expand the war!" Lu Su arched his hand and said.

"Your Majesty, now that we have just taken the land of Bashu, our soldiers are exhausted, and they still need a certain amount of time to recuperate, it is indeed not appropriate to start a full-scale war, but they Cao Wei cannot provoke it!"

Xu Shu thought for a while and proposed: "What should be fought is still to be fought, Weichen suggested, suppress the war in northern Xinjiang, and maintain a stable situation in Jingzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Jiujiang!" ”

Sun Quan's gaze was a little hesitant, it stands to reason that they should fight back fiercely, but at this time, it is really not appropriate to start a large-scale war.

It is always the national strength that fights a war.

Local battles can be won or lost with combat effectiveness, but the whole country fights, it depends on whether the national strength can be maintained, Dawu has broken out two large-scale battles this year, whether it is the bloody battle of the state or the battle of the western expedition, the inventory of the treasury has been consumed.

At this time, if a full-scale decisive battle with Cao Wei is launched, it will be a reckless force, which will definitely affect the people's livelihood that has been stabilized with great difficulty.

But if you don't fight, it will be equivalent to giving up the merger of the state, and you will even catch Zhuo County in Youzhou.

"Li Nie, how is the Wei army's campaign in Xiliang going?" Sun Quan asked suddenly.

"It's going well, it's hard to believe!"

Li Nie smiled slightly bitterly: "We underestimated Cao Wei a little, and we never imagined that they could actually surrender Pang De, Pang De is like a fish in water in Liangzhou, as soon as he made a move, the eight strong generals under Ma Chao had already surrendered two, and Beidi County was sent away!" (To be continued.) )