The sky is dark, and the mountain is like a sleeping beast shrouded in smoke, quiet but does not know when it will show its fierce intent?

At the foot of the mountain, the camp of the Liang army.

The Shu army has retreated into the mountains, but the pain it brought has made the Liang army soldiers unable to recover for a long time.

In the battle at the foot of the mountain, the Shu army beheaded seven generals of the Liang army, and repelled the vanguard of the 5,000 elite Liang army with only 3,000 long troops.

In the tent, the remaining six generals lowered their eyes and wore colors on their bodies, and each sat on one side, silent.

The losses of the two armies of Liang and Shu were about the same, but in the eyes of these generals, this was undoubtedly a fiasco. These generals have all grown up in the past ten years in the Central Plains. In their impression, the Liang army was all over the world, and how could they have been forced by their opponents to such an extent under such an advantageous situation.

With 5,000 against 3,000, plus thirteen generals, only half of them can come back in the account now.

"What, are you disheartened after a small defeat?"

A familiar voice came from outside the tent, and the figure outside the tent attracted the attention of everyone in the tent. When the owner of the voice walked in, the generals who had been on the couch hurriedly got up and knelt on the ground.

These Liang generals didn't expect that Huan Wu, who was supposed to be in charge of the overall situation in Wancheng, actually came to the front line in person.

"Lord!"

"Get up! You all have wounds on your body. ”

Huan Wu's voice was very soft, like a father treating a naughty and injured child. He found a random place to sit down, beckoned, and summoned all six generals to sit down beside him.

"I know that in the battle you experienced not long ago, you lost your comrades-in-arms around you, and it was not easy. I also know that you have not tasted such a painful lesson in all these years. But I want to tell you, Yang Xian is nothing! ”

"Lord, we are not convinced!"

An impassioned and stubborn voice spat out from the mouths of everyone present, and Huan Wu nodded.

"It's good that you guys have that kind of fighting spirit. You know, more than ten years ago, I was just an inconspicuous little prince. At that time, our army faced much more dangers than it does today, and it was much more dangerous. Opponents like Yang Xian are full of them. But where have those opponents gone today? They have all become yellow mud and dry bones. What I'm going to tell you here is that there is nothing wrong with one failure. What I lost this time, I will get it back from the Shu army next time. Yang Xian'er is just a state of land, even if there are waves, our army can flatten it. ”

"Lord, the last general understands!"

Huan Wu said that the atmosphere in this tent was completely different from before.

Walking out of the tent, Huan Wu looked at the stars in the sky, and a cool breath poured into his mouth and nose. He rubbed his hands and looked at Meng Qing on the side.

"Zongshi, I have been in government affairs for a long time, my body is tired, and I haven't been active for a long time, come and go with me!"

Meng Qing was very respectful and obedient, and followed behind Huan Wu. Meng Qing used to rely on his intelligence and underestimate the heroes of the world, but since following Huan Wu's side, he has learned a lot from this heroic man.

Huan Wu gestured, laughed and scolded, and it was easy to revive the morale of this soldier who was beaten by the Shu army. You must know that morale is unpredictable, but it is the most important thing, and it directly determines the combat strength of an army.

The posture of the hegemon is undoubtedly revealed.

"Did Zongshi hear what I said just now?"

"Yes!"

"What does Zong Shi think?"

"The minister thinks that the lord is right!"

Walking to a sparsely populated place and gradually ascending the mountain, Huan Wu suddenly stopped his steps and looked back and smiled.

"Zongshi, you're not telling the truth!"

Meng Qing was stunned for a moment, and categorically did not expect Huan Wu to say this.

"If others can't see it, can't Zong Shi see it either? Our army is already in a predicament. ”

"Minister... Minister..."

Meng Qing was speechless for a while, but was grabbed by Huan Wu.

"What a minister, you kid, you are very slippery, come up with me."

In the midst of this lightning and flint, Meng Qing felt that he was being held by a pair of thick hands and walked up the mountain.

The mountains are empty, and the stars are in the wilderness. Huan Wu stood on the top of the mountain, stretched his shoulders, and his interest was a little high.

"Zong Shi! You have always been restrained and cautious. I will be with you in the past. But tonight, I want a word of truth from you. The Battle of Nanyang, what do you think? ”

Looking at such Huan Wu, Meng Qing's guard in his heart relaxed by three points, and he arched his hand.

"Lord Yu, the battle of Nanyang, on the surface, Yang Xian has made every effort and has not suffered at all. But this is still secondary, what Yang Xian really wants to fight is the ability of the lord to dominate the world. ”

"Go on!"

"Nanyang is small, but it's very important. Before Yang Xian came, Cai Tong had actually been forced to the realm of life and death. The Chu army was brave and brave in battle, and it has always competed with our army on the front line of Xiangcheng. seems to be evenly matched, but Cai Tong can no longer afford any defeat. If Xiangcheng is broken, our army can drive straight in, occupy Jingzhou, and divide Wu and Shu. Although this road is not easy to walk, it is not impossible to walk, and it is a time to wait. But now, Wancheng has been regained, but our army has suffered heavy losses. As long as there is no chaos within the Chu State, our army will have no gaps to take advantage of. This road has actually been blocked by Yang Xian. ”

Huan Wu smiled slightly, looking at the young man behind him with his head down.

"I'm not mistaken, Zong Shi is really a talent of the auxiliary country."

"I don't dare."

"As Zongshi said, our army is already in a predicament. And the culprit of all this is Yang Xian. What Yang Xian wants to fight is not one city or one place, but our army's ability to dominate the world. Nanyang was defeated, and the road of Chu was no longer advisable for our army within three years. The rest is either the Maishu Dao natural danger, or on the bank of the Qianli River, dealing with the Wu-Chu coalition army. The former is difficult to attack, and the latter is difficult to take. ”

Speaking of this, Huan Wu slowed down his tone and asked, "Does Zongshi have a way to break the game?" ”

"The minister Wen Yan Hou Jingyun has a daughter, who is at a good age, and she is a good match for the eldest son!"

As soon as Meng Qing's words fell, Huan Wu's laughter resounded in his ears, very hearty.

"What a Meng Zongshi!"

The marriage between Huan Wu and Jingyun will greatly reduce the pressure on the northern part of the Liang army. Not only that, but Huan Wu was also able to free up more hands and feet to deal with the three princes in the south, accumulate more strength, and prepare for the second battle of Shu.

Huan Wu took his hand behind and looked at the distant Qishan Mountain, at this time Yang Xian took the Shu army and deployed in it.

Far from it, this is a young opponent he has never met. Although they are the same generation, they are not at the same time.

Huan Wu sighed softly in his heart, and unconsciously touched his sideburns, which had already turned white. Yang Xian may be the toughest opponent he will face, and perhaps the last.