As the Southern Yong Army entered Xincheng, Meng Qingshan also began to fight back against Meng Heilong's aggressive offensive. In order to concentrate large-scale troops, Meng Qingshan even ordered that all the more than 10,000 defenders of Panyu should also be dispatched. Try to start the ultimate showdown with Meng Heilong.

Chen Sheng knew very well that Meng Qingshan's move was purely helpless. He has not been in power for a long time, his foundation is not stable, and the longer he drags on, the more unfavorable the situation will be for him. However, a heavy snowfall fell without warning, causing great difficulties for both sides preparing for the war. In order to prevent his soldiers from suffering from hunger, cold, and hardship, Meng Heilong slowly withdrew his troops and stationed them in the area where his forces were based. While continuing to confront Meng Qingshan, he continued to call on the old ministry to rebel against those supporters around Meng Qingshan.

Seeing Meng Heilong's posture, Meng Qingshan was anxious. He was anxious to start a decisive battle with Meng Heilong, the main reason was that in addition to being afraid that the longer the time, the more unfavorable the war would be for him, and the heavy military consumption also made it difficult for him to bear. The grain production in Yue Di is already small, how can it support the expenses of nearly 100,000 troops. The Yue warriors are just that, but he doesn't dare to deduct the slightest bit from the military rations of the Southern Yong Army of the Qin people, and the monthly food and military salaries must be opened on time, otherwise the combat effectiveness of these 15,000 people will turn against him at any time and stab him in the back.

Compared with Meng Qingshan, Meng Heilong is much calmer. Tu Ju, the commander of the Qin army, who had previously defeated him, captured a large granary hoarded by the Qin people, which contained enough grain to supply an army of 100,000 for a year. In order to facilitate the transportation of these military rations, Meng Heilong hoarded them near Hengpu Pass and Yangshan Pass. Now that there is civil strife, Hengpu Guan has given it to the Qin people with his white hands, but the military rations have been brought back by the defenders, so in the short term, Meng Heilong will not be as embarrassed as Meng Qingshan, and he can calmly consume Meng Qingshan's strength.

Although Meng Qingshan was burned inside, he was unable to carry out his battle plan during the time when the mountain was covered by heavy snow. Chen Sheng was also surprised. He wished that the main force of South Vietnam would start a decisive battle earlier, as long as the decisive battle of South Vietnam started, then the time would come for the Qin army to advance into South Vietnam in one fell swoop!

However, people are not as good as heaven, and this snow has completely disrupted the layout of the three parties. The war was at a stalemate.

At this time, Ren Huan's letter made Chen Sheng's anxious heart feel a little calmer. As the commander of the three armies, Ren Huan admired Chen Sheng very much, but he was also afraid that Chen Sheng would be greedy for merit and disrupt the previous layout in South Vietnam. Therefore, in his heart, he told Chen Sheng not to launch an offensive at this time. It is imperative that South Vietnam fight on its own first, and then slowly try to fight it after exhausting its vital strength. Ren Huan also mentioned in the letter that the water engineer he sent had surveyed a canal route from the Xiangjiang River to Xiou. Taking advantage of the period when the war was calm, the army at the border pass could spare its strength and go all out to build the canal, thinking that within two years, this river could be opened, so that the imperial army and military rations could be transported into Lingnan Yunyun unimpeded......

Knowing that the construction of the canal had begun, Chen Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. However, he also knew that the construction of the canal could not be completed overnight, and it would be a few years before the Qin army wanted to borrow the function of the canal.

Ren Huan's advice to Chen Sheng was to take root in Lingnan, take advantage of the advantages obtained now, digest the areas already controlled as much as possible, appease the local Yue people, extensively explore the map of Yuedi, and strive for the next spring, after the internal strife between the Meng family and his son, the Qin army swept through Lingnan in one fell swoop and advanced into the Guilin area to prepare.

After receiving Ren Huan's instructions, Chen Sheng naturally did not dare to slack off, but fortunately, he had already carried out these tasks in an orderly manner, and there was no need to repeat them too much. In this winter without soldiers, Chen Sheng was not ready to let his soldiers idle, he planned a series of trainings, so that these soldiers of Wodong could receive a rigorous training.

To Chen Sheng's surprise, Li Shen, who was against Chen Sheng everywhere, was transferred back by an order from the imperial court. After Li Shen came to Lingnan, he was much more honest. He is no longer as arrogant as he was in Dongye City, he knows very well that if he provokes Chen Sheng here again, maybe one day Chen Sheng will let him lead hundreds of personal soldiers to take the lead, and find a reason to take his life.

Chen Sheng also thought about it in his heart. But thinking of Li Si's high position and power, he killed his son, and he would inevitably be unable to move an inch in the imperial court in the future, and he had to be wary of Li Si's revenge at all times. Therefore, when his strength has not yet reached the point where he can confront Li Si, he will only have some beatings to Li Shen at most, making him suffer a little, and he will not cross Li Si's bottom line.

Because the emperor is going to go on patrol next year, Li Shen, who has the identity of a concubine, has entered Li Si's operation and has the identity of an escort, so the court issued an order to return to Xianyang.

Regarding Li Shen's departure, Chen Sheng didn't take it seriously. Li Shen was already just a chicken existence in the army, with no extraordinary wisdom, let alone invincible bravery, except for adding blockage to Chen Sheng, he was useless.

The time in the army was very short. Before you know it, the year is coming to an end. Ling Suyun wrote to Chen Sheng that because Mrs. Qing was ill, she would not be able to go to Lingnan to accompany Chen Sheng for the New Year at the end of the year, but would go to Xianyang to accompany Mrs. Qing. Although Chen Sheng was stunned in his heart, he also expressed understanding. And let people bring back a lot of gifts from Lingnan, half of which Ling Suyun accepted and sent to Xianyang to Mrs. Qing, and the other half was distributed to officials at all levels who stayed in Minzhong County and the former monarchs and ministers in Dongye City. Although gifts are not valuable, this friendship is remembered. The officials in Minzhong County and the kings of Ouyue were all full of emotion: The county guard has not forgotten us in the barren land of Lingnan, this lord is really a good person!

Only Meng Qingshan expressed doubts about Chen Sheng's identity as a good person. Because in the past few months, Chen Sheng and the Qin army in his hands have been more like a huge blood-sucking monster, entrenched in the war-torn land of South Vietnam, sucking its blood. In addition to Meng Qingshan's military supplies of 15,000 Southern Yong Army, after winter, even the remaining 25,000 Qin Army's military supplies must also be borne by Meng Qingshan. The expenditure of an additional 40,000 troops overwhelmed Meng Qingshan. I want to turn against Chen Sheng. But he knew that it was already a fact that the Southern Yong Army took over Xincheng, and even if the treaty made before was torn up, the Qin army would not withdraw, and maybe it would help Meng Heilong to attack him. When the time comes, his situation will be even more miserable! Knocking out his teeth and swallowing blood, Meng Qingshan could only grit his teeth and hold on, taking out all the wealth accumulated by South Vietnam for hundreds of years, buying military rations from Xi'ou at a high price to support the 100,000 army for the winter.