Guan Yu is now in a very heavy mood and very unhappy.

After leading the army to the west, there were ten rooms and nine empty rooms along the way, and hunger was everywhere. When it was said that the land of Runan and Ruyin, which were quite rich under the governance of himself and Li Yan, Chen Jiao and others, it was as if they had just suffered from the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Seeing the arrival of their own army, the hungry people rushed forward as if they had seen a savior, begging the army to feed them. Not only that, but at the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, the baggage team of the army became the target of the disaster. As the so-called three armies have not moved, grain and grass go first, and now the baggage team is not having a good time, and the speed of their own army has also been slowed down. If this continues, when will we be able to open up the three counties and march into Jingxiang?

Cao Ying's hand is indeed ruthless enough, most of the people in the three counties of Runan have been forcibly moved into Yanzhou by him, and there are only more than 200,000 people left. But for this person, eating is also a big problem. Using the victims to drag Guan Yu down, Cao Ying's strategy seems to be relatively successful now.

Guan Yu wanted to ignore it ruthlessly, but it was difficult to do so. Once it is managed, it will be affected to march on its own, and it is really helpless.

"Junhou, now Cao Ying just wants to use these hundreds of thousands of disaster victims to drag us down, so as to slow down the Junhou's march to Jingxiang. In that case, then we can't dwell on it here. Zhuge Liang calmly analyzed the current situation.

"I know that, but how can I ignore it?" Guan Yu's biggest headache is this problem.

"I have a plan, and it might work. The prince can ask the lord to send more than 10,000 county soldiers here, and then issue an edict, telling the victims to provide disaster relief in various counties, so that they will not attack and disturb the baggage team. The prince led the army to Jingxiang, and asked the county soldiers to stay in the three counties to preside over the disaster relief. Zhuge Liang said slowly.

"Is that enough? What if they still attack the baggage team? Guan Yu asked with some uncertainty.

"Hehe, at that time, there is still a chance that the people who are still harassing the baggage team will be Cao Ying's people. Why should a prince be polite? Zhuge Liang smiled slightly. Guan Yu thought about it for a while and understood the key to it: ordinary people attacked the baggage team in order to survive. Now that the counties have begun large-scale and orderly disaster relief, they have a way to live, and how many are willing to grab military rations? is still persevering in the baggage team, I'm afraid that there are only Cao Ying's people. Thinking about this, Guan Yu also put down the big stone in his heart, and hurriedly wrote to Liu Bei, asking him to quickly allocate grain and rice to the county soldiers, and issued an edict to let the victims go to Ruyin and other counties to receive grain and rice. After a few days, the food and grass of the people arrived, and Zhang Zhao, who was sent by Liu Bei to preside over the disaster relief, followed. Under Zhang Zhao's dispatch, the victims of the disaster in various counties also received relief in an orderly manner, and the situation gradually stabilized. At the same time, Guan Yu's army also marched all the way west, straight through Cai County and the ancient city into the boundary of Nanyang County in Jingzhou, and then passed through Lushan, Anle and other counties west of the water and south of the Huai River, until it went south to Xinye and Yiyang counties across the water from Fancheng. As for the baggage team, it was escorted by Zhou Tai and his palace. Some of the juniors tried to sneak attack, but they were all repulsed.

"Second general, the front is Magpie Slope, and further south of Xinye County is already under the rule of Li Zhengfang. As long as you have passed the confusion, you can join forces with Li Taishou in Fancheng and go south across Xiangshui to attack Xiangyang! After passing Lushan, Zhuge Liang pointed to the Xinye City Road, which was already faintly visible on the horizon ahead.

"Very good, when I get to Fancheng, I will work with Li Zhengfang to smash Cai Mao's lair!" Guan Yu was in high spirits. At this moment, there was a sudden chaos in the rear army, Guan Yu hurriedly sent someone to investigate, but after a while, he saw Zhou Cang running back panting and said, "Junhou, just a group of thieves came to rob the heavy grain and grass. The leader of the general fought fiercely with General Zhou Tai for dozens of rounds, and General Zhou was shot twice. I fought with General Chen Wu of the Chinese army, but failed to win. This gang of thieves robbed about three or four percent of the grain and grass and fled! ”

"What?" Guan Yu was also surprised when he heard this, and then said angrily: "Who dares to rob me of grain and grass." While getting angry, I also wondered in my heart: although Zhou Tai's martial arts are not as good as himself, he is also a rare fierce general in the world. Dozens of rounds were stabbed twice in a row, it seems that this person is not easy to throw.

Not long after, the soldiers came carrying the injured Zhou Tai on a stretcher, and the latter saw Guan Yu struggling to get up to speak, Guan Yu hurriedly signaled him not to move. "The prince, the last general is incompetent, and the grain and grass have been robbed, please punish the prince!" Zhou Tai said dejectedly.

"Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, Youping, who can hurt you?" Guan Yu hurriedly asked.

"That guy didn't say a word and only cared about fighting, and I drank and asked several times but ignored it. This man is so good at marksmanship that I was shot twice in just over 30 rounds of fighting. If it weren't for Captain Zhou and General Chen coming quickly, I am afraid that they would have died. What's more, thousands of people under his command were cavalry, and they left after grabbing grain and grass, and the rear army couldn't catch up if they wanted to, so they only saw them go north. Zhou Tai hated and said.

"Cavalry? To the north? After Guan Yu heard this, he suddenly muttered in his heart. It seems that Zhang Xiu from Wancheng is here, and he has thousands of Xiliang iron horsemen under his command, and it is extremely convenient to sneak attack in the field. At present, our army is aiding Jingxiang, and it will attack our army's grain and grass. Zhuge Liang's face was a little solemn.

"It's a pity that there are not many cavalry under the command of the eldest brother, and this time he only brought two thousand light cavalry, how can he compete with it?" Guan Yu was also a little helpless. Zhuge Liang rolled his eyes, and then said with a smile: "Junhou, it is better to distribute two roads at the moment, first send a partial division to help Chi Li Taishou, and Junhou will lead a large army to capture Wancheng, and then how about making plans?" ”

"Kong Ming, at the moment, our army is only 30,000 horses. If the troops are divided again, how can we pacify Jingxiang as soon as possible! Guan Yu was obviously not very impressed by Zhuge Liang's suggestion.

"Junhou, the reason why Cai Mao and Yue dare to commit rebellion is because of Cao Yinger. At present, if Cao Ying is to help the two thieves, he will go to Wancheng to attack Fancheng. Moreover, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry under the command of Zhang Xiu of Wancheng may attack our army's rear road at any time, if it is not eliminated as soon as possible, once the grain and grass are cut off when our army and Cai Mao are fighting, won't it be in chaos? Zhuge Liang said carefully. Guan Yu thought for a moment when he heard this, and still sighed: "What Kong Ming said is not unreasonable, but the city wall of Wancheng is dangerous, so what can I do?" ”

"Don't worry, although the walls of Wancheng are dangerous, Zhang Xiu is brave and unscrupulous. Just lure it out of the city, and you can take Wancheng lightly. Zhuge Liang was confident, and then whispered a few words in Guan Yu's ear, and Guan Yu nodded again and again. At that moment, Guan Yu sent Chen Wu to lead an army of 10,000 to reinforce Fancheng first, and he and Zhuge Liang were ready to break Zhang Xiu first.

Liu Pan's army was blocked in Yidu County, and Guan Yu divided 10,000 troops to carry the rations of the army after crossing the water, and Chen Wu led a rapid march to Fancheng. He and Zhuge Liang led an army of 20,000 together with Liao Hua, Zhou Cang and heavy grain and grass, preparing to remove Zhang Xiu first.

Among the three road army, the smoothest one was Zhao Feng's way. After arriving in the county, the guard general Deng Zhi surrendered as Wen Ping expected. Zhao Feng left 2,000 men and horses to be garrisoned by Feng Xi, and he himself led the army to continue to Yicheng County.

"General Zhao, the guard general of Yicheng County is Song Zhong, this person is Cai Mao's sworn party, and he will never surrender." After the surrender, Deng Zhi was very sure of authenticity.

"Song Zhong (to the end)?" Zhao Feng was also very speechless about this name, which was even more ruthless than Cao Bao at the beginning, and it was clear that he was cursing himself nakedly. "Don't worry, I'll let him taste the trebuchet." Zhao Feng found that he was becoming more and more cruel now, he used to like to surrender without a fight, and now he occasionally likes to see the scene of the rocks and the sky.

However, Deng Zhi's surrender was also a surprise, and this old man is now only in his twenties. But Zhao Feng knew that in history, he was a pillar figure in the late Shu Han period. During Jiang Wei's period, the generals he relied on the most were Wang Ping, Deng Zhi and Ma Zhong. Deng Zhi guarded Jiangzhou to defend Eastern Wu, Ma Zhong guarded Nanban, and Wang Ping guarded Hanzhong. Relying on these three masters, and what kind of Zhang Yi and the like, Shu Han actually survived for more than 30 years after Zhuge Liang hung up, so it can't be said that they are waste. Especially Deng Zhi, who is also a bit talented in diplomacy and domestic affairs, can be regarded as a copycat version of Li Yan.

"Trebuchet?" Deng Zhi was a little surprised when he heard this, and Wen Ping on the side smiled and said: "Don't worry, Bo Miao, you'll know when you see it!" At this time, the two counties of Bian County and Hanyang County have been owned by Zhao Feng, and the next thing is Yicheng, which is guarded by Song Zhong. To Zhao Feng's surprise, the army had just arrived in Yicheng County, and the defenders actually took the initiative to challenge.

"Who is coming, who dares to invade the boundary of my Nanjun!" Under the city of Yicheng County, a military general led more than 1,000 people to meet the enemy, and he took the lead in showing off his martial arts and calling for battle.

"The nameless rats have a loud voice these days!" Zhao Feng sighed with emotion, and then asked Wen Ping: "Zhongye, do you know this guy?" ”

Wen Ping took a closer look, and then stepped forward and sneered: "Isn't this Captain Chen Ying of Lingling, how did he come to this Yicheng County to die?" Now that our army has crusaded against the rebellion so far, why don't we surrender early, and still want to be that headless ghost? ”

"Wenpin, others are afraid of you, but I am not afraid of you. Let the world know today that you, the No. 1 general in Jingxiang, are in vain! After Chen Ying finished yelling, he slapped his horse and stepped forward with a gun to get the official appointment. Wen Ping smiled angrily and hurriedly greeted him.

"The ignorant are fearless!" Zhao Feng shook his head and said, taking advantage of the war between Wenpin and Chen Ying, Zhao Feng looked up at the head of Yicheng County, where there was a roe deer-headed rat with an obscene expression The civil official was hiding behind the female wall to watch the World War II engagement, presumably it was Song Zhong, and at a glance, he knew that this guy was not a good thing.

"Ahh Chen Ying suddenly yelled and turned his head to leave, and Wen Ping snorted coldly and chased after him. Chen Ying ran a few steps, suddenly turned around and let go of his hand, and two steel forks shot straight at Wen Ping. This recruitment is really fast and urgent, and it is difficult to escape the limit of civil recruitment.

"Hey!" Seeing that Wen Ping couldn't dodge, Suo slammed his palm on the saddle, and the whole person rose into the air, and two steel forks grazed the soles of his feet. Chen Yingwan didn't expect that his stunt would not work, and he was bullied by Wen Ping in a daze, and swept off the horse with a shot.

"Tie up!" Wen hired the tip of the spear against Chen Ying's throat, and several guards behind him hurriedly stepped forward with the prepared thick hemp rope to tie him up. Wen Ping felt a little cold under his feet, and took the time to see that the soles of his boots were scratched by Shicai.

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