The surprise attack of the Han army caused Cao Hong to suffer heavy losses, which made him feel uneasy.

But looking at Liu Feng, on the other hand, his mood is diametrically opposed to Cao Hong.

Liu Feng didn't know exactly how many soldiers and horses the Wei army had lost that night, but the Wei army's next reaction let him know that he must have won a big victory that night.

On the second day after Cao Hong learned of the loss, Cao Hong issued an order for the whole army to retreat five miles.

Originally, the Wei army was several miles away from the Sword Pavilion, and when Cao Hong ordered the retreat, the distance between the Wei army and the Sword Pavilion reached more than ten miles.

Cao Hong made this move because he was worried that he would be attacked by Liu Feng again when the Wei army was unstable.

After all, a person who can lead the troops to attack on a snowy night, if he can't keep it, he will do something irrational.

And Wei Jun's "retreating" move is enough to prove that Liu Feng beat them very painfully that night.

The reaction of the Wei army was not only seen by Liu Feng, when the Han army on the wall of the Sword Pavilion saw the retreat of the Wei army with a disgraced face, they couldn't help but cheer loudly on the city wall.

This sense of jubilation spread throughout the entire Sword Pavilion and beyond, at an extremely fast speed.

Liu Feng sat in the big tent, listening to the cheers outside, and he did not order the soldiers to be quiet.

Because at this moment, how could the joy in his heart be less than that of the soldiers outside?

This battle not only caused heavy losses to the Wei army, but also caused a significant difference in the morale of the enemy and us, which was very important for the next move to defend the Sword Pavilion.

According to Liu Feng's inference, it would be difficult for the Wei army to organize a large-scale attack on the Sword Pavilion for at least a month.

The heart that Liu Feng has been hanging in his heart can also relax a lot.

It's just that he didn't wait for the joy in Liu Feng's heart to remain for too long, and he received a news that made him very unhappy - Zhuge Liang was coming to the Sword Pavilion.

Zhuge Liang, as a staunch supporter of Liu Chan, is also his biggest stumbling block in politics!

In March of the fourth year of Han Zhangwu, just after the Han army in Liangzhou and the Wei army had been tug-of-war for two months, Zhuge Liang, who was in Nanzhong, finally returned to Chengdu.

Worried about the situation in Liangzhou, Zhuge Liang handed over all the chores to Li Hui after arranging the governance strategy of Xiananzhong, and he himself led tens of thousands of Han troops to rush back to Chengdu as quickly as possible.

The first thing after returning to Chengdu, Zhuge Liang of course met Liu Bei first.

Liu Bei was very pleased with Zhuge Liang's return.

Not long ago, he received the news that Zhuge Liang's army was surrounded by rebels, but not long after receiving that news, the news of Zhuge Liang's suppression of the rebellion in Nanzhong was also delivered to him.

Because of the rapid change in the situation, this made Liu Bei, who had experienced a hundred battles, also feel surprised.

And in that surprise, Liu Bei was even more aware that Zhuge Liang's military talent was probably not under any famous general in the world.

Not mentioning these personal thoughts, Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong and cleared up the troubles for the Han Dynasty, which is definitely a great achievement.

In order to commend Zhuge Liang's great achievements, Liu Bei personally led hundreds of officials out of the city to greet him outside the city on the day Zhuge Liang led the army back to Chengdu.

The Son of Heaven welcomes him personally, and Jiuqing lists the Dao, which is a great honor for the ministers.

In addition to giving Zhuge Liang this great honor, the delighted Liu Bei even read out the reward for Zhuge Liang in public.

Needless to say, in this reward, Liu Bei also gave Zhuge Liang a reward that everyone envied - the marquis.

Liu Bei awarded Zhuge Liang as the Marquis of Wuxiang and ate 3,000 households!

Since Liu Bei created the foundation, he has kept in mind the lessons of the previous dynasty and has always been very strict with the rewards of the marquis.

Especially in the case of liehous.

This is in stark contrast to Cao Wei, whose princes were about to overflow, resulting in a great reduction in the gold content of the princes in Cao Wei.

But Dahan has no such phenomenon.

At present, in the minds of the ministers of the Han Dynasty, the liehous are still the goal they have pursued all their lives.

Therefore, after learning that Zhuge Liang became a liege, all the ministers present were envious of Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang is the only living Wenchen in today's Hanzhong who was named a liege by virtue of his merits!

In the face of Liu Bei's reward of the marquis, Zhuge Liang was also a little surprised.

With a humble personality, he couldn't help but want to resign from this grace, but Liu Bei insisted on not allowing it, and in the end, Zhuge Liang could only accept Liu Bei's gift.

After welcoming Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei specially held a banquet in the palace to wash the dust for the generals who had made contributions to the First Battle of the Southern Expedition.

may be trying to use this big banquet to clear up the gloomy atmosphere that has been shrouded in Chengdu for a while, and this banquet is very grand.

Deng Ai, as a general who made great contributions in the First Battle of the Southern Expedition, was of course also among Liu Bei's banquets.

However, in the face of the wine and delicacies at the banquet, the song and the dance of the birds, Deng Ai couldn't arouse any interest at all.

It's not that he doesn't love these worldly beauties, it's just that his heart has always been bound by one thing.

On the way back to Chengdu with his army, Deng Ai received a lot of news about Liangzhou.

From that lot of news, it can be seen that the current situation in Liangzhou is very bad.

Most of the cities in Hanzhong have fallen, and judging from the situation presented by those news, Miyang is in a dangerous situation.

Whenever he thinks that Mi Yang is in danger, and whenever he thinks that his homeland is about to fall into the hands of the enemy, how can Deng Ai be in the mood to enjoy the beauty of the world?

Not only Deng Ai had such thoughts, but all the Liangzhou generals in the palace had the same thoughts as Deng Ai.

Zhuge Liang valued Deng Ai very much, and he arranged Deng Ai's seat not far from Liu Bei.

Originally, Zhuge Liang's move was to make Liu Bei pay more attention to Deng Ai, but now his move made it easy for Liu Bei to see the look on Deng Ai's face.

After seeing that Deng Ai, a good general recommended by Zhuge Liang, had something on his mind and couldn't fit into tonight's banquet, Liu Bei didn't say anything to blame.

What is Deng Ai's heart, how can he not know?

And isn't he worried about the situation in Liangzhou and Mi Yang's safety?

But he is the emperor, and the emperor must act with the overall picture in mind.

The First Battle of the Southern Expedition lasted for a year, even if the Han army had achieved a complete victory at the moment, but under the one-year expedition, tens of thousands of Han troops were already very tired.

Physical exhaustion is secondary, and the most important is psychological exhaustion.

In this case, even if he wants to let these tens of thousands of Han troops gallop to help Liangzhou, he must first re-energize the morale of tens of thousands of Han troops with rewards.

Otherwise, a Han army with a tired division of veterans will not have much effect on the front, and may even lead to bad results.

Tonight he is not only rewarding the generals of the Southern Expedition, but also the tens of thousands of Han troops stationed outside the city, and under his arrangement tonight, he will receive many rewards from the treasury.

However, he can still express his dislike on occasions, which proves that Deng Ai's loyalty to Mi Yang is very high.

With Liu Bei's identity, of course, it was impossible for him to explain it to Deng Ai personally.

But in order to appease the hearts of the generals of Liangzhou, under Liu Bei's arrangement, Liu Chan, the prince of the tool man, raised the wine glass in his hand and came to the bottom of the main hall to pay tribute to the generals who had made great achievements in the Southern Expedition.

Seeing that General Deng Aizhu showed panic and surprise under Liu Chan's salute, Liu Bei also withdrew his gaze from below.

The moment their eyes were withdrawn, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang couldn't help but glance at each other.

It was at this glance that both of them read the solemn meaning in each other's eyes.

As time goes by, no matter how big the banquet is, there will be a moment when it will end.

When all the ministers who participated in the banquet retreated, Liu Bei left Zhuge Liang behind and took him to the side hall.

Don't look at the protagonists of tonight's banquet are Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, but the two of them who both have things on their minds haven't drunk much wine tonight.

After the noise cleared, a worried look appeared on both of their faces.

can make the two most powerful people in the Han Dynasty have such looks, which shows that they are worried about the war in Liangzhou.

After bringing Zhuge Liang into the side hall, Liu Beiping retreated.

Immediately, the first thing he asked Zhuge Liang was: "Liangzhou is in danger, what strategy does Kong Ming have to break the enemy?" ”

At present, the army of the Southern Expedition has returned, and this year is a new year, and Yizhou can be replenished with grain, grass, and troops.

But now Yizhou is not a problem of having no troops to send and no food to transport, but a problem of Yizhou's support forces not being able to reach Hanzhong.

Although Liu Feng recently sent a good news of a big victory, this good news only hurt Cao Hong at most, so that he did not dare to peep into the Sword Pavilion rashly.

Cao Hong's army was still stationed outside the Sword Pavilion, which also meant that Mi Yang in Yangping Pass could not get support from Yizhou.

As long as this point does not change, then the situation in Liangzhou will not change fundamentally.

Leaving aside the battlefield of Nanzheng for the time being, according to the report from the spies, the Han army in Yinping gradually became more and more powerful in the face of the onslaught of the Wei army.

Liu Bei, who has experienced a hundred battles, asserted directly in front of Zhuge Liang: If Liangzhou does not get the support of Yizhou within half a year, no matter how good Shuan Zisheng is, Liangzhou will definitely not be able to keep it.

Liu Bei knew the truth, how could Zhuge Liang not know?

But no matter how strategic he is, it is impossible to give birth to a lifeline out of thin air in a short period of time to provide support for Mi Yang.

The real predicament made the pair helpless for a while.

In desperation, Zhuge Liang could only hold a candle flame and come to the map hanging in the side hall, carefully looking for a way to break the game.

The dim light did not hinder Zhuge Liang's train of thought, in order to keep Mi Yang, but also to protect the foundation of the Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang's Wolong wisdom is constantly moving.

And as Zhuge Liang's thinking continued to diverge, suddenly a bold idea appeared in his mind.

Although this idea was bold, it made Zhuge Liang's gaze gradually firm.

He turned to look at Liu Bei, who was full of distress, and said to Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to go to the Sword Pavilion!" ”

Liu Bei couldn't hear Zhuge Liang's words, he couldn't keep up with Zhuge Liang's thinking, and subconsciously wondered:

"Huh?"

The way to break the game has not been found yet, so what's the use of going to the Sword Pavilion.

unless

Thinking of this, Liu Bei suddenly stood up excitedly.

Unless!

It had been some time since Mi Yang led his army back to Nanzheng.

After he led his army back to Nanzheng, the actions of the Wei army did not surprise him.

At the beginning, the Wei army was still steadily attacking other counties in Hanzhong, and after basically taking other Hanzhong counties except Xingshi and Hancheng, Cao Zhen finally set his sights on Nanzheng.

Just last month, Mi Yang received information that the two Wei armies of Xingshi and Lecheng were marching towards Nanzheng.

It seems that he is worried that Mi Yang will find an opportunity to break the enemy, and the speed of the two Wei armies is not fast.

The Wei armies of the two routes strictly adhered to Cao Zhen's orders, and while marching, they constantly maintained the consistency of the march of the two armies, and sent scouts to investigate the enemy along the way.

This way of marching greatly slowed down the Wei army's march, but also greatly ensured their safety.

At least after hearing that the Wei army was marching so carefully, even Wei Yan, who had always been impulsive, did not propose to send troops to attack the invading Wei army.

At present, although the Wei army has not completely completed the encirclement of Nanzheng, it can be estimated that the speed of their march can be calculated, which is only a matter of time.

Under this inference, recently, from Fa Miao to the common people in Nanzheng City, there seems to be a dark cloud lingering in their hearts.

The silence before the storm is something that no one wants to experience.

And Mi Yang, who is the hope in the hearts of all the subjects of Nanzheng at present, seems to have lost his previous resourcefulness and decisiveness during this time, and can only continue to sit and watch the Wei army approach step by step.

The only thing Mi Yang has done during this period of time is to constantly inspect and survey the defense of Nanzheng City, just like when he was in the public security.

The common people may be puzzled, but Fa Miao and others, who are Mi Yang's confidants, understand the helplessness in Mi Yang's heart.

He has done everything that should be done, and he has done it well.

But it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, coupled with a commander like Sun Quan, it is rare to see in a hundred years, and in the face of a famous general like Cao Zhen, there are not many means that Mi Yang can use in his hands.

It's just that today, Fa Miao, who was originally acting for official business, suddenly got a call from Mi Yang.

Mi Yang's sudden summoning surprised Fa Miao.

In the past, Mi Yang rarely summoned courtiers, and more often took his own guards to inspect the inside and outside of Nanzheng.

What will Mi Yang's sudden summoning be for today?

Even though there were doubts in his heart, Fa Miao quickly came to Mi Yang's side.

Mi Yang summoned Fa Miao on the city wall.

When Fa Miao saw Mi Yang, he saw Mi Yang holding a letter in his hand, which was written by Zhuge Liang to Mi Yang before.

After the salute, Fa Miao asked Mi Yang what he had called him.

In the face of Fa Miao's inquiry, Mi Yang did not respond immediately, he just pulled Fa Miao to stand by the city wall, looking at the south of Nanzheng City.

"Do you remember what the thief army said to you on this wall when it first arrived?"

Seeing Mi Yang say this, Fa Miao suddenly remembered the past of that day.

The past is also very simple, it is nothing more than Mi Yang and him looking forward to the process of the ancestors taking Hanzhong.

At that time, Mi Yang also specially designated the military mountain, and his face showed a yearning color.

Mi Yang brought up the past again, making Fa Miao think that Mi Yang wanted him to go and appease the hearts of the people in the city, but Mi Yang's next sentence made Fa Miao look unbelievable to Mi Yang.

"His Majesty made a surprise attack on Dingjun Mountain that year, and then set the foundation for the king's overlordship.

Why can't Lone use Dingjun Mountain to make our army survive in a desperate situation today?

Yizhou reinforcements can't come in from other places, but what if they come from Dingjun Mountain? ”

Speaking of this, a bright smile appeared on Mi Yang's face.

Looking at Fa Miao's unbelievable expression, Mi Yang raised his head slightly-did he really think that he was just inspecting the city defense during this time?

There is one more chapter in the early hours of the morning.

It's going to be late, don't wait.

(End of chapter)