The autumn wind rubbed the ground and gently swept through the fields where lush weeds grew.

The withered yellow grass swayed its slender figures, gently twisting their graceful waists, making a soft "rustle" sound, adding a bit of bleak interest to the desolate wilderness.

On a wide official road across the wilderness, countless officers and soldiers of the Luoyang Army wearing big red armor and neatly forming like burning flames were slowly advancing towards the northeast with neat steps.

Riding a war horse and walking at the front of the army, Liu Wei looked around at the vast grasslands on both sides of the official road.

It was once an area with abundant water and grass, and it was also an area where agriculture flourished. Hundreds of people once took root and multiplied here, but now, under the devastation of war, it is a bleak place.

In addition to the killings and disasters brought by the war, perhaps only the wide official road opened under their feet could be regarded as making up for this devastated land.

"Your Highness, there is Zhangshui not far ahead!" The team was moving forward, and Yang Fengdou, who served Liu Wei in Puzicheng, walked to the rear of Liu Bian's side, raised his hand and pointed forward, and said to Liu Bian: "After Zhangshui, you can reach the boundary of the country after walking a short distance." ”

Looking forward in the direction of Yang Feng's finger, Liu Wei really saw that at the end of the horizon, a thin band of light with a glow appeared.

"Has Zilong sent back any news?" After looking ahead for a while, Liu Wei walked slowly forward and asked Pang Tong, who was riding a horse to the left.

"Back to Your Highness!" Pang Tong turned his face, looked at Liu Wei, and said to him: "General Zhao had already rescued the Yuan brothers from Sheguo half a month ago, and now they have led the army to retreat into Handan. Zhang Yan's hundreds of thousands of Montenegrin troops have also followed, and at this time, the Montenegrin army should be confronting General Zhao and others outside Handan City. ”

"Handan City Gao Chijian! And there should be no shortage of grain and grass in the city. While riding a horse and slowly walking forward, Liu Wei said to Pang Tong: "With the combat strength of Yu Linwei and the Jizhou Army, it should not be difficult to hold on for another three or five months......

"What are your highness's plans?" From Liu Bian's words, Pang Tong vaguely heard something, turned his head and asked Liu Bian: "Could it be that His Royal Highness wants to bypass Handan?" ”

"What does the advisor think?" Liu Wei did not directly answer Pang Tong's question, but asked him a rhetorical question, but his rhetorical question confirmed Pang Tong's guess.

"Go straight to Jizhou and force Gongsun Chan to come back to help." Bowing his head and muttering for a moment, Pang Tong's brows furrowed slightly, and he said to Liu Wei: "Now that winter is about to begin, if Gongsun Chan does not return to Jizhou to help, my army may suffer from the severe cold." ”

"Autumn Shouchun War!" Raising his face slightly, looking at the clear blue sky, Liu Wei remembered the advice that Xu Shu and others had made to him when he was in Luoyang that day, his brows were twisted, and after a long time, he said to Pang Tong: "What the military advisor said is exactly to the point, but this king is not thoughtful enough......

"If it's spring, Your Highness's policy should be implemented!" With both hands clenched into fists and a slight bow on horseback, Pang Tong said to Liu Wei: "The Montenegrin army is a rabble, and there is no food and grass to sustain the consumption of the army. In Handan City, there is abundant grain and grass, which is enough to support half a year. His Royal Highness only needs to carry more winter clothes and make a long-term plan to confront the Montenegrin army, once it is winter, under the pressure of hunger and cold, the Montenegrin thieves will be self-defeating! ”

"What does the military advisor mean ......" After listening to Pang Tong's words, Liu Wei was stunned for a moment and asked him: "Our army wants to spend the winter in Jizhou?" ”

"Exactly!" Nodding his head slowly, Pang Tong said to Liu Wei: "The cold and hunger are far more terrible than the sword and sword!" Especially for a chaotic army like the Montenegrin Army, which has no food and grass, let alone supplies. A severe cold may cause them to lose all their combat strength! ”

Turning his head to look at Pang Tong, Liu Wei didn't speak again. Compared with his strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao, Pang Tong's move to drag on the top will bring a devastating blow to the Montenegrin army.

The speed of the army's advance was not very fast, after crossing Zhangshui, and after walking for another five or six days, the 70,000 Luoyang army led by Liu Wei came to an open land ten miles away from Handan City.

There are still more than ten miles away from Handan City, and Liu Wei can't see the city wall of Handan, nor can he see the Black Mountain Army besieging the city. All the news of the fighting outside Handan was sent back by the scouts.

Zhang Yan suffered a big loss in Sheguo, and watched Zhao Yun rescue the Yuan brothers from under his nose. Entering the city of Sheguo, he wanted to kill, but when he saw the destruction and displacement of the homes of the people in the city, he howled and scolded the Yuan Xi brothers.

After failing to find grain and grass in the country, Zhang Yan was disappointed, gave up the city, and led the army to pursue Zhao Yun and others all the way.

Although the Montenegrin army sacked some villages along the way, the food and grass they could get were quite limited, and they could not sustain the expenses of the army of hundreds of thousands.

Attacking Handan, Zhang Yan didn't have much confidence in his heart.

Although the number of the Montenegrin army is dozens of times that of the defenders in Handan City, the Montenegrin army is only a rabble with little training in the eyes of the official army.

The city is high and the pool is strong, and if it cannot be attacked for a long time, the morale of the Montenegrin army will eventually collapse and collapse, once it is at that time, I am afraid that even if Zhang Yan wants to withdraw his troops, it will be too late.

She knew the current predicament very well in her heart, but Zhang Yan had no choice. If Handan City is not captured, the morale of the army will probably collapse faster. At this moment, Zhang Yan actually regretted a little, regretting why he promised Gongsun Zhan to attack Jizhou with him because of some petty profits.

The army was stationed more than ten miles outside Handan City, the soldiers were setting up camp tents, and Liu Wei stood at the Yamen, looking at the direction of Handan.

Handan City is bordered by the Taihang Mountains in the west and a fertile field in the east. An ambush can be set up in the mountains, and the fertile field can be galloped by cavalry, which is an excellent place for decisive battles.

Looking at this excellent battlefield, Liu Wei pressed one hand on the hilt of the sword, blinked his eyes twice, and said to a personal soldier who followed behind him: "Bring the war horse for this king, this king wants to go out of the camp to see." ”

Liu Wei was about to leave the barracks, but the soldiers behind him were stunned for a moment, and did not dare to disobey his wishes, so they hurriedly responded, and turned around to walk towards the place where Liu Bian's mount was tethered.

The soldiers turned around, and Guan Qing walked out of the barracks and walked straight to Liu Wei.

Seeing Guan Qing coming, the soldier bowed down with his fists, saluted her, and quickly walked towards the place where Liu Wei's horse was tied.

"Your Royal Highness ......" Behind Liu Wei, Guan Qing called him lightly and said to him: "The handsome tent has been pierced, and it is windy outside, why doesn't Your Highness enter the tent to rest?" Standing in the tuyere, it is easy to catch the wind chill. ”

"This king is going out of the camp." Hearing Guan Qing speak, Liu Wei turned his head, smiled at her, and said to her, "Qing'er, you will inform the military advisor later......"

"No!" Before Liu Wei finished speaking, Guan Qing shook his head very resolutely, twisted his delicate little brows, and said to him: "Not far ahead, it is the Black Mountain Army. His Royal Highness is out of the city at this time, if he encounters a thief, how to deal with it? If the military advisor is here, he will definitely not let His Highness come here! ”

"Uh......" Guan Qing counted down like a cannonball, and was stunned by what Liu Wei said, and opened his mouth for a while, but he couldn't come up with any reason to persuade Guan Qing to allow him to leave the camp.

"Your Highness, the war horse is here!" Standing head-on with Guan Qing, not knowing what to say, the soldier who ran to lead the horse led Liu Bian's mount to the front, pulled the reins with one hand, and reported to Liu Bian with a fist.

"Take it back!" Without waiting for Liu Wei to speak, Guan Qing already had a cold face, turned his head and whispered to the soldier.

Her voice was cold, as cold as frost in the wax moon. The soldier leading the horse was whispered by her, and he couldn't help but feel excited, and hurriedly answered, pulled the horse, turned around and left.

"Tens of thousands of troops follow His Highness, how dare His Highness make such nonsense?" Liu Wei, who had never seen Guan Qing lose his temper in front of him, looked at the back of the soldiers leading the horses away, with a little disappointment on his face, Guan Qing stepped forward, frowned, stared at him without blinking, and said to him with endless anger in his tone: "If His Royal Highness is really discovered by the Black Mountain Army, how can the soldiers not save him?" In this way, all the opportunities taken by our army will come to naught! ”

Guan Qing's words were reasonable, even if Liu Wei had the intention to refute it, he couldn't find suitable words.

Just when he looked at Guan Qing and didn't know how to deal with it, Guan Qing's eyes flashed with a little tears, and he moved closer to Liu Wei, wrapped his hands around his waist, hugged him tightly, put his cheek against his chest, and said with a little choked voice in his voice: "Your Highness is so ignorant of self-pity, if something goes wrong, what should the officers and soldiers in the army do?" What should the Han Society do? Qing'er ......"

Speaking of the worst, Guan Qing pursed her lips vigorously, a teardrop hung on the corner of her mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "What should Qing'er do?" ”

Guan Qing's words were like a small hammer, gently tapping the tip of Liu Bian's heart. In the faint pain, there was a faint gushing of honey.

Stretching out his arms, he hugged Guan Qing's back, and hugged her tightly in his arms, Liu Wei took a deep breath, adjusted his ups and downs, and after a while, he said to Guan Qing: "Qing'er, don't be like this, this king will never do such things from now on." ”

Snuggled up to Liu Bian's chest, Guan Qing didn't speak again, she wrapped her arms around Liu Bian's waist, very tight, as if she was afraid that if she let go of her hand, Liu Bian would suddenly disappear from her eyes.

Liu Wei led the army to station, and in Handan City, it was not very quiet at the moment.

Because the Montenegrin Legion was trapped at the junction out of the city, it was impossible to communicate messages between the city and the outside of the city. Liu Wei's army was stationed too far away, and the soldiers in the city did not know that their reinforcements were outside the city.

just broke out of the siege of Sheguo, and then was besieged in Handan City. The morale of the Jizhou army under Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi has fallen to the bottom.

On the city wall, rows of Yu Linwei, wearing red armor and red feathers on their helmets, held Pu Dao shields, straightened their chests, and stared at the Black Mountain Army under the city with a cold expression.

Handan City, the city is strong. In addition, Yu Linwei is all the elite of the Luoyang Army, although Zhang Yan has commanded the Montenegrin Army to launch many attacks in a row in the past few days, the Montenegrin Army has not even climbed the city.

"General Zhao!" Standing on the city wall, looking at the Black Mountain Army outside the city, Yuan Xi said to Zhao Yun, who was looking at the outside of the city like him: "Although Handan is said to be a dangerous city, it can be trapped for a long time, and it is not a way after all......

"Trapped for a long time?" Before Yuan Xi's words were finished, the corners of Zhao Yun's mouth pulled up an indifferent smile, turned his head to look at him, then looked out of the city, and said to him: "There is no shortage of food and grass in the city, even if we are surrounded for three and a half years, we will be able to hold on." But the Montenegrin army, they are numerous, the daily consumption is dozens of times that of us, and there is no supply, and the city has been besieged for a long time, who will not be able to hold it first, it is not yet known! ”