Now that the enemy forces have retreated, the problem of Yichun has been solved. Liu Biaojun should not be sending anyone up in a short period of time. Zhang Lang thought about it, and finally decided to leave Yichun and return to Moling. I have already met with Liu Bei and reached an agreement, it can be said that the goal has been achieved, and Zhou Yu in Pingdu County is presiding over the overall situation, and I am very relieved, so there is nothing special to do if I stay any longer, but it will make my subordinates daunted. Since he thought so, Zhang Lang quickly took action, rested in Changping Pavilion for two days, and inspected the precautions, materials and other conditions, Zhang Lang took Dian Wei, Wei Yan and the cavalry team to prepare to return to Moling.

On the way, everyone was in a happy mood, talking and laughing, and went straight to Baqiu.

Thinking that Zhen Mi and Yang Rong were both in Baqiu, Zhang Lang returned to his heart like an arrow-

Natsuguchi Fugami.

The night was dark, Cheng Yu sat in front of the bookcase, his eyes shining from time to time, and his originally handsome face, under the light of the oil lamp, showed a gloomy haze that was terrifying. It was obvious that he had encountered something tricky in the situation, which is why he was so angry.

And Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang, two generals, also sat below him. They all took off their armor, dressed lightly, and their faces were not very good-looking.

The three of them were silent for a while, and Zhou Tai, whose surname was very straightforward, first couldn't hold his breath and said, "My lord, are you going to say something?" If you make such a sullen voice, you will suffocate people. ”

Cheng Yu ignored it, tilted his head sideways and pondered there, Pan Zhang saw this, pulled Zhou Tai's shirt, and whispered: "The adult is thinking about the problem, let's not quarrel with him." ”

Zhou Tai obviously had an impatient face, looked at Cheng Yu, but he couldn't do anything, he wanted to stop talking several times, so he could only rub his hands there vigorously, doing something anxious.

Although Pan Zhang was not as anxious as Zhou Tai, the uneasy look in his eyes showed that he was still very worried.

Cheng Yu supported his chin with his hands, and stared at the letter on the desk with his eyes. He said to himself: "Has Wen Ping already seen through it?" It's been a few days faster than I believed. It's not easy. ”

Zhou Taizheng stared at Cheng Yu intently, although Cheng Yu's voice was very soft, but Zhou Tai still heard it clearly, seeing that Cheng Yu finally opened Chrysostom, he was relieved, and then said very eagerly: "Yes, Wen Ping has seen through the adult's plan, and is now adjusting the people and horses to attack Xiakou, how should this be?" ”

Cheng Yu finally reacted, it leaned back in the chair, squinted its eyes, kept stroking its long black beard with one hand, and muttered for a long time before slowly saying, "General Zhou, how many troops do you still have in Xiakou now?" ”

Zhou Tai quickly said loudly: "Now there are about 20,000 soldiers in the entire Jiangxia, of which two-thirds are in Xiakou, about 8,000 sailors, and about 3,000 infantry troops. ”

Pan Zhang continued: "This is still the subordinates who tried their best to compress and interject it. ”

Cheng Yu frowned slightly, his face immediately stretched out again, and said easily: "Yes, it's very good." ”

The two generals didn't understand why Cheng Yu said this, and they both looked at each other a little confused, and Zhou Tai was stunned: "What do you mean, sir?" ”

Cheng Yu said with a smile: "You have done a good job, and now the meaning of Wen Ping is very clear, that is, to gather elite soldiers and attack Xiakou." Relatively speaking, the pressure on the defensive line around Jiangxia will be relatively relaxed, and you can insert so many people without moving your muscles and bones, it can be seen that you are still doing things very hard. ”

Pan Zhang was praised and had a smug smile on his face.

Zhou Tai worried: "Although the troops have been inserted, but it is far from enough to compare with the enemy's 50,000 troops, saying that they have begun to prepare to attack the city, and the last general is afraid that if they can't hold it, they will have the trust of the lord." ”

Cheng Yu said with a smile: "The land of Jiangxia is originally easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Xiakou is more dangerous, controlling both sides of the Yangtze River. I don't think Wenpin will be stupid enough to be like this. And his pressure on the territory with such a large number of soldiers is nothing more than trying to create pressure on our army, so that we will panic under heavy pressure, and make some irrational actions in the near future. If he really wants to attack, hehe, this price is only afraid that he can't afford it, and it is possible that the final result will be a defeat for both sides, which is absolutely not allowed in the case of absolute superiority in troops. ”

Pan Zhang was a little puzzled and said: "Even if they bluffed to attack Jiangxia at the beginning, I am afraid that after a long time, if there is no action, the morale will drop significantly. ”

Cheng Yu nodded, and said with some approval: "Yes, the siege is the most taboo, I think under their feint, there must be an article in it." ”

Zhou Tai said: "What articles will there be, Master Cheng said to listen to it." ”

Pan Zhang rushed over and sneered: "Everything is changing, how to do the article, it is nothing more than a conspiracy, the so-called military tricks, as long as we are cautious and strictly guarded, we are not afraid of what they can do." Now the Xiakou water defense line, there is an iron chain rope river, a radius of dozens of miles, there are countless motorized boats patrolling the river, although they have a large number of sailors, and the combat power is not much inferior to us, but the power of our army's large warships is comparable to them? Moreover, one attack and one defense, the geographical advantage is undoubtedly revealed. Wen Ping wants to sneak in from the waterway, which is more difficult than ascending to the sky. In the land defense line, as soon as there is the danger of the Yangtze River, and then there is the trend of the mountains, all the shortcuts on the trails are set up with checkpoints, and as soon as there is a wind and grass, action can be taken. There should be no other good way than to attack and fight. After Pan Zhang finished speaking, he looked at Cheng Yu with straight eyes, looking at the expression on his face, obviously very satisfied with his analysis.

Cheng Yu lowered his head, did not agree or refute, but said slowly: "Wenpin will not attack, only outwitt." In the future, you must take strict precautions, if it is not my expectation, there will inevitably be some sudden changes in the short term. What's wrong, Yu is also thinking about it. ”

Zhou Tai raised his head, his eyes suddenly had some worry, and he asked uneasily: "My lord, it has been almost half a year since Gongyi led five thousand soldiers to Suizhou, and there was contact at the beginning, but now there is no news at all, I really know that people are worried." At the end, I couldn't help but sigh, and the look of worry was unmistakable.

Cheng Yu's face was also a little solemn and said: "There shouldn't be any mistakes, Jiang Qin usually does things more steadily, and he is a person who relies on him at critical moments, I believe he won't have any problems." ”

Zhou Taihu doubted: "Really? ”

Cheng Yu smiled bitterly: "It's up to people to make things happen, and it's up to heaven to make things happen." ”

The three of them were silent for a while.

Cheng Yu suddenly shouted: "Zhou Tai Pan Zhang." ”

As soon as the two of them shook, their waists immediately straightened up a lot, and they said in a deep voice: "The end will be." ”

Cheng Yu ordered: "During this period of time, you must strictly check and guard, do not let the other party's spies get in, let them find out our deployment, and strengthen the blockade of shortcuts and trails to prevent them from getting in." ”

At this moment, a soldier suddenly hurriedly came in and reported: "My lord, the spies have come to report that the enemy army has moved, and a large group of men and horses have touched Xiakou City, and it seems that they are about to start attacking the city." ”

Cheng Yu seemed to have fully expected this, stood up, and said to the second general: "You go with me to take a look." ”

Zhou Tai obviously forgot what Cheng Yu said just now, he was very excited, and said with a fierce look in his eyes: "Okay, this girl is really here to attack the city, grandma looks at how I toss him at night." ”

Cheng Yu said disappreciatively: "It is estimated that the thunder is heavy and the rain is small, just to build momentum." If nothing I expected, it won't be long before they retreat. ”

"Oh?" The second general responded, and he thought so.

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Dahong Mountain.

Dahong Mountain, formerly known as Green Forest Mountain. During the Western Han Dynasty, there was a Green Forest Uprising, which was renamed Green Forest Mountain. Dahong Mountain faces the Han Valley of Zhongxiang River in Xiangyang, connects the Vortex River Valley and hills in the east, connects the Hanjiang River Water Network Plain in the south, echoes with Tongbai Mountain in the north, and is about 100 miles away from Suizhou. The terrain of Dahong Mountain is high in the middle and low at the northwest end, and the altitude of the whole mountain range is between thousands of meters, the mountain is treacherous, and it is difficult to climb.

At the foot of Dahong Mountain, in a hidden village, a large number of people of five years and three thick clothes gathered together. On all sides are ruined walls, withered grass and spear houses, and the situation is also decaying for many years. More than a dozen people gathered in a pile, guarded by big men in twos and threes, and there were bright weapons in their hands.

Someone said, "General Chiang, what now?" ”

The general Jiang in that person's mouth is Jiang Qin, he is gray-headed, his face is dusty, his hair is also unkempt, only his eyes are still bright, Jiang Qin said in a dull voice: "I can't imagine it, this place is in a remote place, Liu Biao will relax some defenses, but I didn't expect that there are soldiers guarding the only main road at the foot of Dahong Mountain, how should this be good?" ”

There was a lieutenant general with a surname similar to him, and obviously he had not suffered much on the road, so he said fiercely: "General, it is better to let your subordinates kill them with a group of brothers, and I don't believe that they have been ruthless to our sons." ”

His words were extremely inflammatory, and several generals immediately echoed them.

Jiang Qin had a hint of displeasure on his face, and said: "Why don't you have more eyes, now we are alone in the outside without reinforcements, there are strong enemies inside, and if we lose a brother, we will lose a combat effectiveness, even if we take the enemy army in front, what will it be?" In the end, it's not a surprise, if Suizhou is a little aware, our task is changeable. So the best thing to do now is to bypass the enemy army and slant into Suizhou. This kind of power will be greater, and it will make the enemy even more panicked. ”

A lieutenant general wailed: "Isn't the general, we have already endured all the hard work of trekking through mountains and rivers, and now we have to cross the Dahong Mountain, don't we want the lives of our soldiers?" The last general would rather die in battle than die of exhaustion. ”

Jiang Qin glared at him fiercely, and said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, prepare for me to set off immediately." ”

Although several partial generals complained, they also took it to heart, and they began to climb the mountains and mountains with difficulty. A few days later, they successfully crossed the Green Forest Mountain, but at the cost of losing more than a dozen soldiers, more than 100 soldiers were injured to varying degrees, and nearly half of them were temporarily incapacitated due to fatigue or other reasons. It can be said that these 5,000 soldiers are physically and mentally exhausted, and even those who are as strong as Jiang Qin are a little unbearable. Not to mention the complaints from the soldiers and several generals.

Fortunately, Suizhou was already in sight, which made the soldiers breathe a sigh of relief. From the high mountains from a distance, Suizhou is like a slap, surrounded by high mountains on all sides, it is completely wrapped in the middle, except for an official road in the middle, it is a dangerous mountain range, the geographical location is not bad.

After Jiang Qin and his soldiers approached Suizhou, they immediately went out to collect relevant information.

After a day of Kamchata geography, Jiang Qin returned to the temporary landing point, with a very solemn expression on his face, obviously the situation was not very optimistic. Suizhou has a door and a household, the gate is the cottage sentry card, built by the mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the two sides are upright mountain cliffs, only a small official road in the middle, although there are not many soldiers, but a husband is a pass, the momentum of ten thousand people is not open, firmly curb the gate leading to Suizhou. If you want to open a breakthrough in the middle of it, it is obviously a little unworkable. The other gateway is the vortex tributary in the east, which is relatively flat above the terrain, and it is within the Suizhou boundary by walking about ten miles down the shore along the water. The guards here are weak, so it's a good breakthrough, but the question arises again, where to get the boats? Do you build your own raft? How to cross the river without being discovered by them is a question to be pondered. Jiang Qin thought about it, and finally decided to rest for a night, let the soldiers recover more strength, and wait until the next night, when the other party's garrison was relaxed and doing action.

The next night, when the night was hazy and the mountain breeze was cool, Jiang Qin took five thousand soldiers to touch the night and began to steal to the weak side of the whirlpool. Since Suizhou had not been in battle for many years, the soldiers' precautions were inevitably a little lax, and Jiang Qin, after more than two hours of marching, began to touch the bank of the river, and did not encounter any obstacles on the way.

When they reached the river, they immediately instructed some of the men with their hands and legs to start building rafts in the rear, while the other part rested in place.

After another two hours, it was already the fourth watch, Jiang Qin began to be secretly anxious in his heart, seeing that the sky was about to dawn in a few hours, he couldn't help but pull the deputy general and said: "You go and see how many bamboo rows have been made?" ”

The adjutant general nodded, and after a while, he hurriedly came over and said, "The general already has eight bamboo rows." ”

Jiang Qin's eyes lit up, and he immediately shouted in a low voice: "Okay, each bamboo row can probably have seven or eight people, Gu Qing, you take people to continue here, I will pick elite people to go over, there are not many enemies on the other side, and they are very careless, as long as they can go through two or three batches, they will definitely be able to take it." You watch it well here, I'll take people over, and when the time comes, I'll go ashore, and I'll shake the bamboo raft back, and you will follow. ”

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