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Long before dawn, Fang Shao ordered the search and rescue operation to be stopped, for no other reason, anyway, there were not many people alive, he didn't want the Wei army in the city to see them look embarrassed. Also because of the dawn, Fang Shao was worried that the Wei army would take the opportunity to launch a counteroffensive, so he had to concentrate all available forces and guard the Zhanghe camp.

At this moment, the camp looks neat and clean from the outside, and the banner is clear, and it has not been affected by the tragedy last night, but inside the camp it is a different scene.

There were about five or six hundred soldiers in the North Battalion who were rescued, and most of these soldiers were injured in the thrilling collapse and change, and they were all being treated at the moment, so the camp was full of sick wails, and the wounded were certainly uncomfortable, and the rest of the soldiers were all moved when they heard it.

Although there was no chaos, Fang Shao knew very well that the army's heart had moved, but he didn't have more thoughts to appease the panicked people's hearts, what he was most concerned about now was Liu Bei's condition, if Liu Bei had three longs and two shorts, then the real army's heart would collapse.

From early morning until noon, several Langzhong finally finished their treatment.

"What is the situation with Your Majesty?" Fang Shao asked worriedly.

"Your Majesty has been immersed in ice water overnight, and your body is having a high fever at the moment, and we have done our best, but whether Your Majesty can survive this hurdle depends on Your Majesty's own will to survive."

The Lang Zhong, who was also exhausted, gave such an answer, what they meant Fang Shao understood, this meant that Liu Bei had already stepped into the ghost gate with one foot at this moment, and it was really life and death.

"Is it that Your Majesty's fever has subsided, and you will be fine when you wake up?" Fang Shao asked again.

A Lang Zhong sighed: "Your Majesty's body is already weak, and now he has experienced this serious illness, even if he can barely survive this hurdle now, I am afraid that it will ......."

Lang Zhong didn't dare to finish his words, he probably wanted to say that even if he could get lucky this time, it was estimated that he would lose his longevity, and he would not have a few days to live.

"No matter what, you must survive this hurdle, the prince is not established, if you go like this, do you know how much hidden danger you have left?" Liu Bei, Liu Bei, you must hold it up for me! ’

Fang Shao secretly prayed in his heart, and his mood was naturally very uncomfortable at this moment.

Although he studied under Zhuge Liang and made his career, Liu Bei has always admired and trusted himself from a humble background, from Chibi to Yizhou, from Yizhou to Hanzhong, from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, his status has been continuously promoted, although this is inseparable from his own merits and talents, but also indispensable to Liu Bei's insight and trust.

From another point of view, Liu Bei also has the grace of knowing himself, and Liu Bei's great career now, as well as the general trend of the revival of the Han Dynasty, are of course inseparable from his own hard work.

At this moment, Fang Shao was of course sad about the catastrophe suffered by Liu Bei, he sincerely hoped that he could wake up, not only for the grace of knowing the encounter, but also for the foundation opened up by the hardships of a hundred battles.

'Damn, you had listened to my advice in the first place, and you wouldn't have been lying here half-dead now. ’

Fang Shao complained a little about Liu Bei in his heart, and while complaining, he also blamed himself a little, why didn't he see the enemy's plan.

But then again, such an incredible ploy that the ghost can see. I don't know which dog in the Wei Kingdom came up with such a vicious strategy?

Sima Yi? Hmph, that kid is okay to play politics, but his military ability is also limited, and he can't think of such a strange strategy.

Liu Ye? Chen Qun? No, none of these people are capable of that.

After thinking about it, two words suddenly appeared in Fang Shao's floating sea-Jia Xu.

That's right, who else could have thought of such a miracle as this! I forgot about this poisoner. ’

When Fang Shao sighed, at this moment, Cao Ying at the head of the city was looking triumphantly at the floating corpses of the Han army outside the city.

The civil and military forces of the Wei State all over the city, from the ministers to the small soldiers, were all surprised and excited, seeing the tragedy of the enemy, their accumulated grievances were finally released, and the low morale was reinvigorated.

"Wenhe, your strategy is really wonderful, you wiped out more than 20,000 thieves without a single soldier, throughout the ages, I really can't think of anything comparable to your plan." Cao Ying praised Jia Xu with beautiful words.

And Jia Xu, who had white hair, was indifferent, and only said lightly: "But I don't know if Liu Bei also died in last night's plan, if that's the case, then my Dawei can sit back and relax." ”

Cao Ying sneered: "I have a hunch that Liu Bei's good luck is coming to an end, and most of them have died in the flooding of the ground last night. ”

"I heard that Liu Bei has not established a prince, and there are many open and secret battles between the scholars in Jingzhou and Guanlong, and now that Liu Bei died suddenly, even if the enemy country does not collapse, it will definitely fall into the internal friction of the dragons without a leader and fighting for power and profit, and when the time comes, it will be time for our Great Wei to counterattack."

Sima Yi had already guessed that Jia Xu would have a strange strategy, and he had already prepared, so he lost no time in describing a blueprint to Cao Ying.

"Wenhe, what do you think?" Cao Ying set his sights on Jia Xu, and at this moment, this poisoner had become his most trusted advisor.

Jia Xu thought for a moment and said: "If Liu Bei dies, his army will retreat north, and he will not be able to compete with me in the south in a short time, so there is no need to worry for a while." In the south, if Sun Quan captures Xuzhou, he can directly threaten the states of the Central Plains such as Yanyusi, and at the same time, the Han State can also threaten these three states from Guanzhong and Jingzhou, so that the Central Plains will fall into the disadvantageous situation of being attacked by the enemy. Therefore, the minister thought that His Majesty should take advantage of this opportunity to send troops south first, at least to send Sun Quan back to Huainan, and then raise troops to the north to capture and return to Youhe under the condition of ensuring that the Central Plains will not be attacked on both sides. Of course, all the prerequisites are based on the premise that Liu Bei is dead. ”

Cao Ying nodded slightly: "What Wen He said is deeply in my heart, then send someone to find out the truth of the thief army first, I believe that the big-eared thief will be unable to escape death this time." ”

………… Three days have passed, and the water in the north of Yecheng has gradually receded, and after the water level drops, countless huge sinkholes have been exposed in the place where Beiying was originally located.

In the Han camp, people were still panicking, because in the past three days, although Liu Bei's high fever has gradually decreased, he has been in a coma.

Liu Bei's delay in showing up to appease the morale of the army caused rumors to spread in the camp, and many soldiers privately speculated that their emperor had suffered an accident, and the rumors spread rapidly, adding insult to the already unstable morale of the army.

On this day, the generals inspected the battalions, and after hearing those rumors, everyone came to see Fang Shao with anxiety, and as soon as they entered the account, Jiang Wei said: "Sir, rumors are spreading in the army, and people are panicking, if this continues, sooner or later the army's spirit will collapse, and Mr. must think of some way." ”

Fang Shao shook his head and sighed: "Sir, I am also distressed, but now that Your Majesty is unconscious, Sir, I am also a little helpless." ”

"Now that our army has been hit hard by this, its morale has been hit hard, even if His Majesty wakes up, it will be difficult to fight again, so it seems that it is impossible to capture Yecheng, if you force this place to stay again, maybe there will be no other branches, according to your opinion, it is better to withdraw the troops and return to the north, and wait for Your Majesty to recover before making plans." In such an unfavorable situation, the calm Wang Jun proposed a safe plan.

Wang Jun's words are actually in line with the minds of most people, everyone is tired after a long battle, and has experienced a defeat in the past, and now most of them have the idea of retreating.

It's not that Fang Shao doesn't want to retreat, but he has other hardships in his heart, but it's difficult to say it clearly.

If Yecheng has fallen and Cao Ying is driven south of the Yellow River, then even if Liu Bei dies suddenly, because there is a risk of the Yellow River, although the hearts of the people in the country have changed, they can also take advantage of the geographical advantage to block Cao Ying's northward direction.

But now Wei still occupies all the strategic counties along the river in Hebei, and its foundation in Hebei is still solid, and the new states and counties are not long in time, and the people's hearts are not attached.

At that time, the hearts of the lower classes were shaken, and the upper classes were busy fighting for the new emperor, with such a situation, it is not yet known whether they can resist Cao Ying's counterattack. If there is a disadvantage, and the states that have been captured with great difficulty are lost and regained, then this strong and weak offensive and defensive momentum may change hands again, and the future of the Great Han Kingdom is really not easy to say.

Therefore, whether Liu Bei dies early or late, if he dies at this juncture, the blow to the Great Han Kingdom can be said to be fatal.

Although Liu Bei is not dead at the moment, looking at his situation, Fang Shao has actually lost hope in him, so he has this concern.

Obviously, Wang Jun was not able to perceive Fang Shao's thoughts.

"Shizhi's words are wrong, the more this time, the more we must not withdraw our troops easily."

Jiang Wei immediately objected, of course, his reasons were purely military, and he had not considered such political concerns as Fang Shao had done with the struggle for the throne.

Wang Jun frowned and said: "What Boyo said is certainly reasonable, but the current situation is that there is little hope of capturing Yecheng and taking Hebei, in this case, is there a better choice than to withdraw the troops?" ”

Wang Jun's rhetorical question made Jiang Wei speechless for a while.

At this time, Deng Ai, who had been silent, coughed lightly and said: "Your thoughts may have been somewhat dissipated, according to Ai's opinion, although our army has been hit hard, if you can think about it the other way, it seems to be a good time to break through Yecheng." ”

Deng Ai's words, according to the people present, were all shocked.

Fang Shao's spirit was also a little inspired, seeing that Deng Ai's expression was calm, he thought that he already had a good plan in his chest, so he asked: "Shizai, if you have a good plan to break the enemy, you might as well say it directly." ”

Deng Ai told his plan, and everyone was convinced after hearing it, and the corners of Fang Shao's mouth couldn't help but raise a smug smile.

(To be continued)