Jiang Wei suffered the most difficult night of his life.

During the period when he was ordered to block Zhang He at the foot of Liupan Mountain, he would send military reports to Zhuge Liang every day, and he would also receive military reports from Zhuge Liang every day. They are separated by two hundred and seventy miles, and it takes a day and a night to get a fast horse, and the news cannot be timely, but in a row, they can still communicate with each other, and there is not much psychological gap.

It's become a habit. Reading the prime minister's military newspaper every day before going to bed, writing a military newspaper to report today's war situation, and answering questions in the prime minister's military newspaper are already Jiang Wei's compulsory courses. Before receiving the prime minister's military report, it was difficult for him to fall asleep, and he often had to wait until midnight to read it before he could fall asleep with confidence.

Fortunately, Zhuge Liang is also a strict and old-fashioned person, and this habit has never been broken.

However, this habit was abruptly interrupted one day after Cao Zhi arrived in Wangxian County.

Jiang Wei sat on the edge of the marching couch, holding his head and pressing his fingers on his temples. His temples were pounding, like his heartbeat.

He had a feeling of unease in his heart.

So far, he has received the latest information that Cao Zhi has arrived in Wangxian County and is about to start a war with the prime minister. He has enough confidence in this battle, and the prime minister also has enough confidence. The main force of 30,000 people who were waiting for work faced a tired division of more than 10,000 long-distance marches, even if Cao Zhi had two or three thousand cavalry in hand, it was not a matter of concern. The terrain of Wangxian County did not leave much space for the cavalry to charge, and Zhuge Liang also prepared a lot of sharp weapons for the cavalry, such as the horse rejection array, such as the trench.

The reason why Zhuge Liang did not take the initiative to engage Cao Zhi was to stay in Wangxian and wait. In part, it's because of these measures. If on a field march these measures were hastily prepared, but in preparing the haode position, these were a nightmare for the cavalry.

Jiang Wei couldn't think of a reason for Zhuge Liang's defeat.

However, the day after the war, he did not receive Zhuge Liang's military report, which made him less confident in his previous assertion. Things on the battlefield are changing rapidly, who knows what unexpected situations will occur, and being as cautious as Zhuge Liang cannot guarantee that nothing goes wrong. Otherwise, why did this military newspaper suddenly stop?

"What time is it?"

"It's three quarters of the hour." A young maidservant girl approached and fiddled with the oil lamp. I saw that the lamp oil in the lamp was about to bottom out. After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Jiang Wei: "General, do you have to wait any longer?" ”

Jiang Wei frowned and hesitated: "Add some lamp oil." I'll look at the map for a moment. ”

The handmaid answered. Turned around and went out. After a while, the oil pot was brought and some lamp oil was added. Turn the lights on a bit. She looked at Jiang Wei and stopped talking. Jiang Wei heard his footsteps and couldn't help but turn his head in surprise: "Why don't you go out yet?" ”

"General......" The maid blushed: "The water has been rising gradually in the past two days, maybe there is a flash flood blocking the road, and the military report is delayed......"

Jiang Wei laughed, but the smile was immediately closed. "That's not what you should be concerned about, go get something to eat."

The servant girl timidly answered, did not dare to persuade again, and turned to go out. Jiang Wei sighed, his gaze fell back on the map, but he couldn't look at it. He knew that this servant girl was kind, Zhang He was just a stone's throw away, and he would have to fight tomorrow, and it was not appropriate for him not to sleep at this time. As the maidservant said, the temperature has been high and the rain has been abundant in the past two days, and the person delivering the military newspaper may have been blocked by the sudden appearance of the river on the road, so he should not be so nervous.

However, he just couldn't let go.

After a while, the maidservant brought a bowl of hot porridge, and the smell of meat immediately filled the big tent. Jiang Wei's appetite was great, and he drank the meat porridge in a few bites, and a wave of heat surged all over his body, and the fatigue of the day dissipated a lot. He glanced at the little red face of the servant girl, and suddenly became interested in speaking: "What's your name?" ”

"Uria." The maidservant stuck out her tongue and replied according to formal etiquette: "General Hui, the concubine's name is Uria." ”

"Uria, you're not Han?" Jiang Wei said in surprise: "No wonder your Chinese language is a little weird." ”

"I'm Han, but I grew up in Buyeo, and Uria is the name of Buyeo." The maid said with a grin, and as soon as she was happy, she forgot the etiquette. "Uria means the moon of Bridge Mountain."

"The moon of Bridge Mountain?" Jiang Wei was a little distracted, his eyes looked outside the tent, and a full moon hung on the top of the mountain, quietly watching the world. "What a beautiful name. However, you don't look like a Buyeo at all. ”

"My eldest mother is a Buyeo person, and my grandfather turned out to be a Han from Qiaoshan in Guanzhong, and he fled to Buyeo. Grandpa is old, can't stand the bitter cold of Beihai, wants to go home, and wants to die on the land of Guanzhong. When our family returned from Beihai, we were caught by the Xianbei people on the way and worked as slaves for several years. A few years ago, the Xianbei people killed each other, and we took advantage of the chaos to escape. Uria's eyes turned red: "But Grandpa and Grandma both died on the way, only Grandpa and Daddy escaped to Sene and returned to Guanzhong." ”

"Then why did you come to the army, the people in Guanzhong have been okay all these years."

"Guanzhong is doing well, but we don't have a household or land, so we either give slavery to those big families or join the Heavenly Master Dao. When Daddy was in Beihai, he believed in the god of Chishan, and he didn't want to change his belief in the Heavenly Master, and he didn't want to be a tenant, he would do carpenter work, sharpen knives, repair armor, and go to the military baggage camp to make a living, I helped the sergeants wash clothes, cook rice, and eat mixed food. ”

Uria said, laughing happily: "General, the meat porridge I cooked is delicious, right?" The wounded loved it. ”

Looking at Uria's smiling face blooming like a flower, Jiang Wei frowned. He knew that there were some recruited miscellaneous servants in the army's baggage battalion, and it was not uncommon for women to be in the battalion, especially to care for the wounded, women were more patient than men, and they were more adept at comforting the wounded. However, women in the military can become prostitutes, either actively or passively. Uria smiled so happily that she didn't know if she didn't know her fate, or if she accepted it.

It is estimated that in her mind, it is a luxury to be able to live.

Jiang Wei's heart ached inexplicably. He thought for a while: "The meat porridge you cooked is really good, and you will stay in my camp in the future and cook porridge for me." ”

"Yes, yes." Uria clapped her hands excitedly: "My favorite ......" Her voice suddenly lowered, and her head also lowered, Jiang Wei glanced at her in surprise and couldn't help but smile. is really a child who doesn't understand the world, and he has given her such a big benefit, and he won't even thank her.

"Don't call you Uria from now on." Jiang Wei looked at the moon outside, and his originally somewhat restless mood suddenly miraculously calmed down. "Let's call it Hashitsuki. I'm going to rest, and you can prepare me a big bowl of this porridge every morning. ”

“haodehaode。” Qiao Yue's two black eyes shone brightly, and two scarlets flew on her face, like peach blossoms in March.

……

The morning sun rose, and Xiahou Ba led two thousand cavalry to gallop north along the Huangshui River Valley. He didn't dare to look back, for fear that the sadness in his eyes would be seen by his subordinates. But he knew better that the knights behind him were no more relaxed than he was.

He clenched the finch ring on the Hundred Sword. It was a winged Suzaku that had been fixed to this knife ring for so many years, and now, he could finally spread his wings and fly high.

His body may fall, but his soul will soar for nine heavens.

"Huh-" Xiahou Ba lightly pulled the reins and strangled the war horse. The horse slowly stopped, shaking its head and tail, shaking its fur, sweat running down its somewhat dark hair. After nearly a month's long journey, the physique of these war horses has seriously deteriorated, and they are exhausted by a night of galloping.

Xiahou Ba ordered to dismount and rest. Although he knew that time was pressing, it was also very important to maintain the physical strength of the warhorse. Cao Zhi asked him to come to Jiang Wei and pick up Zhang He to enter Guanzhong, which was not an easy task. If the horse's physical strength is insufficient, the impact power will be seriously reduced, and it will be difficult to shake Jiang Wei's formation. From the battle of Huangxian, he has already learned the rigor of Zhuge Liang's battle array, Jiang Wei is said to be a disciple trained by Zhuge Liang himself, and he has quite a lot of means in training, and his battle array is probably not so easy to rush. Otherwise, with Zhang He and Tian Yu's sophistication, Jiang Wei would have been defeated long ago.

There may only be one chance, which Cao Zhi and nearly 10,000 soldiers exchanged for their lives, and he can't waste it easily.

Xiahou Ba looked at the surrounding terrain, asked the guide to inquire, found a location marked on the map given to him by Cao Zhi, and rested in it. At the same time, he sent a knight with good physical strength to set up an ambush in the river valley, making sure not to let a Shu Han army scout or herald pass. The communication between Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei is mainly carried out along this river valley, of course, there are passages in other places, but it is not as fast as this river valley, and controlling this river valley has cut off the connection between Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei to a large extent, even if it is delayed for a day, it is also very necessary.

While hunting down the scouts of the Shu Han army, Xiahou Ba sent his own scouts to bypass Jiang Wei's position and get in touch with Zhang He as much as possible. He was only one hundred and fifty miles away from Jiang Wei's back, and he could get there in one day with a galloping horse, but Cao Zhi prepared ten days of food for him, just to give him more time, not to be in a hurry because of food.

Now, Xiahou Ba can be deployed calmly. He carefully recalled Cao Zhi's performance during this time, speculated about Cao Zhi's possible methods, and guessed the possible reactions of Jiang Wei and Zhuge Liang, he wanted to use the art of war he learned from Cao Zhi to defeat Jiang Wei and Zhuge Liang, avenge Cao Zhi, and recover Guanzhong. Only in this way can we comfort Cao Zhi's spirit in the sky.

After thinking for a while, Xiahou Ba found the most physical strength and martial arts to guard the battalion: "You ambush into the valley, twenty miles before and after, no matter who it is, whether it is dead or alive, you are not allowed to pass." Whoever lets one go, bring it up. ”

"Whoa." The guards, though also tired, said nothing and turned to leave.

Leaning against the stone wall, Niu Jin, who was grinning in pain, looked at Xiahouba, with a glint of appreciation in his eyes...... (To be continued......)