It has entered the autumn, the wind and rain in recent years have been smooth, so that the princes do not have to worry too much about the grain and grass needed for the war, outside the city of Hefei, Zhuge Liang personally commanded the military tun in the field to harvest the grain and grass, the soldiers put down the swords in their hands, picked up the sickle and sweated like rain, and they were also good at work.

After the autumn harvest, the war began, the only three remaining princes in the world are difficult to escape, the reason for the loss of five cities, the resentment of Jingxiang is great, and Jiangdong is also because of the departure of the ministers of the pillar country, hatred of Jingxiang, Zhuge Liang knows in his heart, the next war may rewrite the pattern of the world, on the surface, Jingxiang is in the gap between the two princes, in a difficult situation, but in fact, Zhuge Liang agrees with Pang Shanmin's approach: those who become big things should have confidence.

No matter how loud Jiangdong is now, it is difficult to change the essence of its fatigue, even if in the past two months, there have been occasional warships on the river to provoke, but none of them have broken through the Jingxiang waterway defense area, Cheng Pu is not like Zhou Lang, although the old general is quite orderly in marching and arranging, but it lacks Zhou Yu's indomitable momentum, and Jingxiang's naval army has been catching up for several years, and now it is no longer like before, and can only rely on small ships to resist the majestic Jiangdong fleet.

And Cao Cao in the north, but really gave Zhuge Liang a lot of pressure, defending Hefei, Shouchun these two strategic places are not a good errand, Zhuge Liang's plan for the Cao army in his heart, probably has also estimated, whether it is to attack Xu Du or Luoyang, with Cao Cao's combat power of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, it is extremely difficult to achieve a full battle, even if Cao Cao's army has worked hard to break the fortified city, I am afraid that it will be weak in the future.

As for the attack on Hefei, Shouchun. There will be no such problems.

Hefei, Shouchun has also been tested by war for a long time, but after all, it is not as strong as the old capital of the two Han Dynasty, and now it is known to everyone that there is a dirt between Jiangdong and Cao Cao, if the two princes are united, it is likely that there will be further cooperation.

However, Zhuge Liang has no resentment against Pang Shanmin for placing him in this treacherous place, not only that, Zhuge Liang always thinks of the upcoming Cao Army. There is still a lot of excitement in my heart. Pang Shanmin's trust made Zhuge Liang feel that his great talent was a place to display after all, although Cao Jun was numerous, but Jingxiang's military horses were not ornaments.

So these days. Zhuge Liang has never slackened. I toiled all day between the cases. Thinking about what means Cao Jun would use when the war began.

In Zhuge Liang's view, it is most appropriate to respond to all changes with no change. If you compare Qi Ce and the ruthlessness of the strategy, Zhuge Liang does not think that he has more advantages than Guo Jia and Jia Xu.

And if you say Shouchun, the two cities of Hefei are mainly defended, then the soldiers and horses of Xudu and Luoyang are the main attack, once Zhuge Liang can drag the main force of Cao's army into the quagmire, it is Pang Tong and Zhou Yu, and it is time for them to attack Cao Cao's command and the vast land of the Central Plains.

In Zhuge Liang's view, the only variable in this battle is only in the Lujiang soldiers and horses under the command of Jiangdong, what is the movement, the feeling of being attacked by the enemy on the back is not good, and Zhuge Liang does not want to use one enemy and two enemies, while dealing with the Cao army, he must also be distracted to send Jiangdong soldiers and horses.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang has sent a letter to Pang Shanmin to ask for help, if Jiangdong once completely turns his face, Jingxiang military horses will send troops to Jiangxia, so that the pressure in the direction of Shouchun and Hefei can also be greatly reduced.

Looking at the golden wheat waves in the field, Zhuge Liang sighed lightly, and his eyes gradually became firm.

In recent days, the ships on both sides of the Yellow River have been much sparser than before, and the main force of Cao's army has crossed the river, and now most of the people who come and go to the Yellow River are the grain fleets under Cao Cao's command.

More than 100,000 soldiers and horses, the daily consumption of grain is not a few, Cao Cao's Erxun has not rested for several months, supervising the logistics of all parties in Hebei, Cao Cao's battle, in addition to wanting to recover the lost territory, the more important significance is to compete with Jingxiang for the general trend of the world.

Jing Xiang's encroachment on Cao Cao's land for many years has made Cao Cao completely awaken that there will be no compromise between him and Pang Shanmin in the future.

Since it is destined to be the enemy, then it is a happy battle! With Cao Cao's temperament, he will naturally not be afraid of any strong enemy, although Cao Cao has been in a high position for several years, with many generals under his command, and there are very few ordinary battles to do it himself, but this time to conquer Jingxiang, Cao Cao's heart is boiling.

In Cao Cao's view, in the past, Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and even Dong Zhuo were not qualified opponents, and although these deceased princes could gain momentum for a while, they would not become his lifelong enemies like Pang Shanmin.

"I underestimate this."

In Chenliu's mansion, Cao Cao recalled that a few years ago, Pang Shanmin had no official position and went to Xudu to seek officials for his friends, and he was full of emotion.

Who would have known that the son of a second-rate family could achieve such a great cause? If this person had been born a few years earlier, Cao Cao did not think that he would have a chance to compete with him.

Guo Jia saw that Cao Cao fell into reverie again, and couldn't help sighing: "Cheng has been working hard all day long, and he should rest early, so that he can have the spirit to deal with the next continuous battle!" ”

Cao Cao sighed with emotion and said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, this time Cao Mou is in person, but Pang Shanmin is still sitting in Xiangyang, could it be this person who wants to avoid Cao's edge?" ”

When Guo Jia heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and only after a while did he chuckle and said: "My Central Plains army has not made an appointment with Jingxiang, even Pang Shanmin can hardly guess, what is the prime minister's mind, if Pang Shanmin appears in Xudu now, but it is Shouchun who is attacking, in this way, won't Tang Hou pounce in the air?" ”

Cao Cao nodded slightly when he heard this, and said to Guo Jia: "Cao is afraid that he is old, but now he is in a big war, but he is unsettled, is Fengxiao disappointed in this state?" ”

When Guo Jia heard this, he restrained the smile on his face and said to Cao Cao: "It's Guo, and it's hard to calm down...... Today's Jingxiang is too strong, every time I think of this battle, if my army returns in vain, Guo will not be able to sleep at night, in Guo's opinion, this battle can only fight to the death, otherwise the prime minister will be like Yuan Shao in the past, and he will have to be in a corner of Hebei......"

Cao Cao didn't think about it, if this battle is lost, what will be the result, but if he really has to face the fate of a corner of peace, Cao Cao would rather die than accept it, thinking of this, Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia deeply, Guo Jia felt Cao Cao's heart, and said to Cao Cao: "Guo will not calmly accept the defeat of this battle, so the prime minister can rest assured, now that my army is assembled, the soldiers use their lives, Jing Xiang wants to win my Central Plains, it is not so easy!" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he nodded slightly, and was waiting for this time, but when he heard that the messenger outside the hall suddenly arrived, the messenger walked to the hall, and hurriedly bowed: "Prime Minister, the direction of the Tiger Prison Pass has discovered the movement of the Xiliang army and horses, and the light horses in the pass are exhausted, as if they want to intercept the grain and grass of our army!" (To be continued......)