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Fang Shao roughly calculated, it had been almost a month since he left Hanzhong, and the day before he left, the vanguard of Cao Ying's 100,000 army had arrived in Chang'an, and after nearly a month of preparation, it was reasonable to launch an offensive against Hanzhong. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Fang Shao pondered in his heart, and said, "Okay, I know, tell the person who came, and say that I will rush over as soon as possible." ”

"The little one understands." Ahsan answered and left.

Fang Shao said: "General Guan has something urgent to find me, so I'll go first." Madam, take care of Mrs. Zhou and Miss Zhou, try to hide in the house when you are fine, and don't leak the news. ”

Fang Shao got dressed as he spoke, and Sun Shangxiang hurriedly came out of the bed and personally served him to get dressed.

Just got married, and on the morning of the first day, she knew how to serve her husband and get dressed, it seems that Sun Shangxiang is also very fast to enter the play, Fang Shao felt a little relieved in his heart, and he was a little proud, and said with a smile: "Madam, I didn't expect that in addition to dancing knives and guns, you are also quite careful in serving people." ”

Sun Shangxiang glanced at him, pinched him lightly on his waist, and signaled with his eyes that there were still people in the bed, so he didn't want to talk nonsense seriously.

The more shy she felt, the more Fang Shao liked it, knowing that Xiao Qiao's mother and daughter were listening inside, she deliberately groaned and complained: "Madam, what are you doing with me, is it wrong for me to praise you for being careful." ”

At this time, Xiao Qiao, who was in the curtain, heard the flirting and scolding of the two of them, and couldn't help snickering a few times, and said: "Ah Xiang, you are now someone's wife, you can't make the previous lady surname, you have to serve Zhongzheng well." ”

Sun Shangxiang's face suddenly turned red, and he turned around and said with a smile: "Sister Awan, don't say it, the more you talk about it, the more proud he becomes, and sooner or later he won't know how to bully me." ”

Xiao Qiao also smiled: "This time I have to say something fair, in my opinion, Zhongzheng's surname is very good, since you met, you have always been bullying him, you can't do this in the future." ”

Xiao Qiao also stood on his side, Fang Shao became proud, and said: "Madam, have you heard, you can't stop listening to Mrs. Zhou's words, and you are not allowed to bully your husband and me in the future, otherwise, I will have to ask Mrs. Zhou for help." ”

Sun Shangxiang was ashamed and anxious, so he hurriedly pushed him to the door and said, "Okay, okay, don't complain, hurry up, don't miss your business." ”

"Okay, then I'll go first, I'll tell Ah Shan to keep an eye on it, and you yourself have to be careful." Fang Shao made a joke, got serious, and said a few words before leaving with peace of mind.

After Fang Shao left, Xiao Qiao locked the door again, and then Xiao Qiao opened the curtain and walked out.

Sun Shangxiang was only afraid that she would lecture herself again, so she hurriedly said: "Sister, why did you get up, go back and sleep again, I was tired for so long yesterday." ”

Xiao Qiao remembered what happened yesterday, so he asked tentatively, "Ah Xiang, did you sleep soundly last night?" ”

Sun Shangxiang nodded casually and said, "It's okay, but I seem to hear the movement of the mouse in the middle of the night, I'm afraid I'm tired too, and I didn't hear it clearly and then fell asleep." ”

Xiao Qiao breathed a sigh of relief, secretly glad that she really didn't notice it last night, if she let her know what happened between her and her husband, even if she had a clear conscience, I was afraid that she would have doubts in her heart.

Sun Shangxiang saw that her expression was a little dazed, so she said: "Sister Awan, what's wrong with you, I see that your face is a little bad, didn't you sleep well last night?" ”

Xiao Qiao was stunned, and said with a smile: "No, I also slept very deeply last night, maybe I was really too tired, or let's sleep for a while, anyway, I see it's still early." ”

So, the two sisters went to bed together and went to sleep again.

After Fang Shao left, he washed it roughly, then asked Ah Shan to prepare the horse, and when he left, he instructed: "You must pay attention to your wife's room, and don't let outsiders enter." Also, you should also send someone to keep an eye on the maids brought by Madame, and if they have any behavior of spreading the news to the people from Dongwu, you must notify me immediately. ”

Xiao Qiao's affairs are impenetrable, Fang Shao is not worried that those maids will tell Lu Su, what Fang Shao is worried about is that the king of Hanzhong sent an urgent edict, and Sun Shangxiang also listened to it, I am afraid that she is still thinking about her mother's family, and quietly sent the maid to inform the Dongwu side, after all, Sun Shangxiang has a special identity, and he still has to be careful.

When Fang Shao rushed to Guan Yu's mansion, Xu Shu, Jiang Wan, Guan Ping and Jingzhou dignitaries, as well as the envoy Fei Yi who returned with Lu Su had all gathered, and there was another familiar face, this person was Ma Liang, it seems that the edict of the king of Hanzhong was brought by Ma Liang.

As soon as Fang Shao arrived, everyone came up to congratulate him, and Guan Yu stroked his beautiful hair and smiled: "Zhongzheng, the first day of the wedding pulled you away from his wife, your Mrs. Sun won't blame me for being unkind." ”

Fang Shao hurriedly smiled and said: "General Guan's words are serious, state affairs are important, Shao's new wife is still very reasonable." ”

Xu Shu on the side smiled and said: "Dignified Baji, you have been trained so generously and decently by Zhongzheng in just one night, Zhongzheng, there is really you, I am afraid that I didn't work hard last night." ”

Xu Shu was obviously joking with him, and when everyone in the hall heard it, they laughed kindly.

Fang Shao shook his head and smiled helplessly: "I said Mr. Xu, don't make fun of me." ”

Then, he turned his gaze to Ma Liang and arched his hand: "Ji Chang has also arrived, why don't you come early, and drink a glass of my wedding wine." ”

Ma Liang smiled and said, "I also want to come early to drink a glass of happy wine, but the king said, try to be as late as possible, so as not to disturb your happy event, but the matter is urgent, and I don't dare to delay it for too long, so I have to rush over." Fortunately, it was a day late, so it didn't disturb your joy. ”

Listening to Ma Liang's tone, it seems that the situation in Hanzhong has indeed changed, and Fang Shao said: "But I don't know what kind of edict Ji Chang came here with the king." ”

Guan Yu also said: "Ji Chang, everyone has gathered, you can read the king's edict in public." ”

Ma Liang then straightened his clothes, glanced around at everyone, and said loudly: "Now Cao Yingqin led an army of 150,000 troops, and has entered Hanzhong from the Xiegu Army, and Xiahou Yuan has also defeated Han Sui, and there is a great tendency to attack Yangping Pass from Longyou to Chencang's old road. Therefore, the king ordered General Guan to lead the army of Jingzhou to attack Xiangyang in the north, in order to force Cao Ying to divide his troops to the east to relieve the pressure on Hanzhong. ”

As soon as these words came out, the Jingzhou crowd was shocked, some people were afraid of Cao Ying's army in their eyes, and some people saw the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, while Fang Shao saw both.

Now Liu Bei's military strength is very different from before, except for Jingzhou, the number of troops that can be mobilized in Hanzhong and Yizhou alone is no less than 150,000. However, among the 150,000 people, in addition to the troops who stayed in Chengdu and guarded various important places in Yizhou, the mobile forces that could be used for the battle in Hanzhong were actually at most 100,000.

As for the combat effectiveness of these 100,000 people, it is divided into three echelons, the first echelon is the Jingzhou soldiers who followed Liu Bei into Sichuan, these soldiers are the most loyal, the most well-trained, and most of them are veterans who have experienced the battle array, and their combat effectiveness is only slightly inferior to Cao Ying's Central Plains soldiers, and the strength of this echelon should be about 20,000 people.

This second echelon, naturally is the Yizhou soldiers reorganized after Shu, the number is about 70,000 people, although the Yizhou soldiers are numerous, but since the era of Liu Zhang, the combat effectiveness is ridiculously poor, after Liu Bei got Shu, although after two or three years of training, but the combat effectiveness is still slightly worse than the Jingzhou soldiers.

The last echelon is naturally the Hanzhong soldiers collected after the capture of Hanzhong, the number of which is about 20,000, and it has been less than half a year since it was incorporated by Liu Bei, and its combat effectiveness is naturally far inferior to Cao Ying's Central Plains Army, which is basically overwhelmed.

Therefore, in this battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei can only handle the mixed corps of nearly 90,000 people composed of Jingzhou soldiers and Yizhou soldiers, and to deal with the 150,000 most elite Central Plains army of Cao Ying, judging from the comparison of troops, it is obviously at a disadvantage.

Fang Shao hurriedly said: "But I don't know what kind of deployment the king is going to use to deal with Cao Jun this time." ”

Ma Liang said: "After the king and the two military advisors, as well as Xiaozhi, they agreed that Cao Ying's troops were very advantageous, and it was not wise to confront them head-on, so the king decided to defend the dangerous points in the south entrance of the Xiegu Valley and hold on to it, so that Cao's army suffered from transporting grain for thousands of miles in the Qinling Mountains. ”

Xu Shu nodded in approval, and said: "The Xiegu Road is more than 500 miles long, plus the distance to Chang'an, it is not too much to transport grain for thousands of miles, it seems that those people in Guanzhong have suffered." Well, the king's strategy of waiting for work at ease is even better in the art of war. ”

In the past history, after Liu Bei beheaded Xiahou Yuan and captured Hanzhong, Cao Ying also led a large army to the decisive battle, and Liu Bei also chose to put Cao Ying into Qinling, and then held on to it without fighting.

From Guanzhong to Hanzhong, it is much closer to take the diagonal valley road than to take Longyou, but the valley road is difficult and difficult to walk, and the problem of transporting grain is indeed the biggest problem. However, Liu Beijun had the grain of Hanzhong nearby, and he could transport grain from the rear of Yizhou, which was close at hand, to the front line, so the food supply was naturally not a problem. It seems that Liu Bei is planning to use his own strengths and the enemy's shortcomings to fight a war of resource consumption with Cao Ying.

As a result, Fang Shao also expressed his approval of the strategy of the battle of Hanzhong.

Ma Liang continued: "What the king of Hanzhong means is that General Guan's northern attack on Xiangyang this time is only a diversion battle on the local battlefield, and for the Eastern Wu side, we should not relax our vigilance. Therefore, the king of Hanzhong specially ordered General Xu Yuanzhi to guard the land pass, not to move lightly, and transferred Huo Zhongmiao to Changsha Taishou, Jiang Gongyan to govern Jingzhou, and lead Jiangxia to guard these three places to ensure the safety of the eastern front. And General Zhao Zilong, Major General Dingguo, Zhongzheng as the mastermind, and Wen Wei and I all followed General Guan to attack Xiangyang in the north. ”

As soon as Fang Shao heard this arrangement, he knew that it must be Zhuge Liang's meaning, Xu Shu was his classmate and friend, Zhuge Liang knew his ability, and it must be foolproof to take Lukou. And Zhao Yun and Guan Yu are like brothers, Guan Ping is his son, Fang Shao himself has a good relationship with Guan Yu's father and son, as well as Zhao Yun, and with their four-person group attacking Xiangyang in the north, they will inevitably be able to cooperate tacitly.

Fang Shao's heart gradually surged, and he knew that the battle for the world that he had been waiting for for a long time was finally about to kick off.

(To be continued)