On the Qingxu side, Jiangdong was pondering how to withdraw the troops, while on the Meixian side, Liu Bei was now in a hurry about how to quickly advance the troops.

encountered heavy snow blocking the road, and for a while he could not immediately lead the troops into Sanfu and threaten Chang'an, Liu Bei's heart always felt a sense of unease.

"This Northern Expedition, since the beginning of the army in Hanzhong, has been smooth all the way, and the battle of Weishui is to destroy countless thieves, this is God bless the Han also. Now the big Han is looking at it, but it snows heavily to help the thief army, isn't it."

There is one thing to say, in fact, Liu Bei has somewhat lost his normal heart in the face of the temptation of Chang'an, and it seems that he has suffered a little.

But for this matter, I really can't blame Liu Bei. After all, it is Chang'an, the old capital of the Han Dynasty.

The goal of reviving the Han dynasty is Liu Bei's lifelong ideal, and he has struggled for it for more than 40 years.

And Liu Bei is not a pure idealist, he is also a warlord in troubled times, he understands the difficulties of reality very well, and with today's three-legged situation, it is estimated that in his lifetime, it is unlikely that he will really recover the Central Plains and revive the Han Dynasty.

Then, for Liu Bei, he can only choose a goal that he can see and do in front of him as a realistic goal.

Obviously, the recovery of Chang'an, the old capital of the Han Dynasty, is the most likely goal to be achieved at present.

In addition, this Northern Expedition was obviously a hasty army, but it was carried out very smoothly in all aspects, which couldn't help but make Liu Bei think that this was the destiny of heaven, and God was going to be a big man.

But at such a critical moment, a heavy snowfall blocked Liu Bei's path to Sanfu, giving Wei thieves time to gather the remnants of the army and retreat to Chang'an, what do you make Liu Bei think? !

After all, Liu Bei is a person of this era, and he inevitably believes in these signs similar to the destiny of heaven, plus he is over sixty years old, and he does not have the courage to fight against heaven when he was young. It is inevitable to suffer from gains and losses.

But the problem is, this is really not suitable to come out of the current Liu Bei's mouth.

Today's Liu Bei is a royal driver, in the military camp, there are many people, if someone spreads this word back, it's really hard to say whether it will shake the heart of the army.

Therefore, Pang Tong hurriedly dissuaded and said, "Why did Your Majesty say this?!" With troops to fight, there is no battle that must be won, it all depends on the planning of the generals, what is the purpose of the soldiers' destiny? ! ”

Pang Tong's words are very firm and very reasonable, but they are not very good.

Otherwise, Liu Bei likes Fa Zheng, and if Ren Fa Zheng is present, he will definitely not be like Pang Tong, and he will jump out of the truth.

At the beginning of Dingjun Mountain, Liu Bei commanded to kill the enemy to the top, and he had to brave the rain of arrows to command the battle. The people went directly to themselves, blocked in front of Liu Bei, and told Liu Bei that if you want to die, I will die first.

In the end, didn't Liu Bei obediently obey Fazheng's advice and retreat to command.

As soon as Pang Tong said this, Liu Bei was a little unable to get off the stage.

Fortunately, this time Zhuge Liang also went out with the army, and when he saw that Liu Bei was a little unable to get off the stage, he hurriedly sent him up the steps and said, "In the past, King Wu fell, heavy rain fell from the sky, and the three trigrams were all unlucky. It can be seen that the celestial phenomena are unpredictable, and the lord does not need to worry. ”

Zhuge Liang has moved out of the founding monarch like King Wu of Zhou, which can be said to have given Liu Bei enough face, and the example given is also just right, when Liu Bei heard it, he quickly got off the donkey and said, "The words of the two military advisors are very true, I am too worried." ”

The steps are there, but the problem is still not solved.

"According to the opinion of the two military advisors, when will the troops be sent to Chang'an?!"

There has to be a solution to this matter, and it is not a matter if it drags on like this.

The longer it dragged on, the better the defense of the Wei army in Chang'an, and the longer it would take to siege the city. We don't have enough food and grass.

This Northern Expedition was indeed prepared in a very hasty manner, and Liu Ba and Fa Zheng had an overview of the logistics in Hanzhong, but they only prepared grain and grass for about half a year. It's almost half of it now.

For a fortified city like Chang'an, even if it is pursued by victory, it is difficult to fight the Wei army without being prepared for it, and it will be difficult to defeat this heavy snow without two or three months.

Even if a large amount of grain and grass is harvested in Meixian County as a supplement, these grains and grasses are only about two months of grain for an army of sixty or seventy thousand, and supporting Liu Bei can last until this summer. Once Chang'an cannot be conquered before the summer, then Liu Bei can only retreat to Hanzhong and make another plan.

Such a good situation may be ruined in one fell swoop.

So, Liu Bei is in a hurry, he is anxious, he really has a reason to be anxious.

And Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are actually worried about this.

Liu Bei can think of something, the two military advisors who are specifically responsible for giving people ideas and making strategies, can you not see it? !

But the problem is still that problem. It has been snowing intermittently for almost a month, and even if the snow stops from now on, it will take about half a month until the snow melts to the point where it can be marched.

In other words, if you want to enter Sansuke, you must do it after late January at the earliest. For such a long time, as long as the Chang'an guards are not fools, they should be ready to make the necessary preparations for the defense of the city.

The most important thing is that with Cao Wei's size, he really has to fight desperately with the Han in Guanzhong and defend Chang'an. Even if they may not be able to win, they can still do it if they break the pass and throw it to the big man a rotten pass.

The land of Guanzhong, after four hundred years of changes in the Han Dynasty, was already a little dilapidated, and it was Cao Cao who finally cleaned up Guanzhong. If this is a bad battle, Guanzhong will at least return to the time of the Mahan Rebellion, and if he is unlucky, it is very likely to return to the time of Dong Zhuo's Rebellion.

These two are actually in a hurry.

But it's useless to be in a hurry, this kind of weather can't send troops at all, even if you reluctantly let the soldiers brave the snow to send troops, the logistics supply can't keep up at all, even if the soldiers are under the city of Chang'an, it's just the end of the crossbow, and it's not good to usher in a failure.

So it's useless to be anxious, so I can only wait patiently.

It is not easy for these two people, on the one hand, they have to think about the route of the march after the snow melts, how to divide the defenders of Chang'an City, how to use troops to fight, and on the other hand, they have to appease Liu Bei's anxiety as much as possible, so that Liu Bei can be a little restless and not impatient.

And Liu Bei, in fact, Liu Bei also knows that Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong's approach is right.

Now the situation of the Han army is very good, after a big defeat of the Wei army, the Sanfu area has opened its door, what needs to be done at this time is to calm down, steady and steady, and the final result will not be bad.

Originally, Liu Bei had almost been persuaded by Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, and he was ready to be patient and wait until the snow melted before sending troops.

At this time, a sparse performance and battle report were sent from Wugong County.

Well, Zhang Xi wrote.

Zhang Xi sent Liu Bei a sparse performance, which is nothing new, but Zhang Xi sent a war report to Liu Bei at this time, and this matter is strange.

Since Zhang He was seriously injured and Wang Chang led the army to withdraw to Zuo Fengyi, it stands to reason that there should be no longer a threat from the Wei army in Wugong County, and Zhang Xi sent a battle report at this time, which was somewhat surprising.

At first, Liu Bei thought that Zhang He had gone and returned, but if he thought about it carefully, if Zhang He had gone and returned, he should not have retreated from Wugong County in the first place.

As a result, when Liu Bei opened the battle report and looked at it, he was in a hurry.

Zhang Xi told Liu Bei in the battle report that he had finished resting and recuperating with the whole army, and was going to leave 1,000 people to garrison Wugong County, and lead the remaining 13,000 soldiers to send troops to attack Zuo Fengyi, attract the attention of the defenders of Chang'an, and create an opportunity for Liu Bei to send troops to attack Youfufeng.

Zhang Xi wanted to choose the opportunity to send troops, Liu Bei was not surprised at all.

Since Zhang Xi was allowed to lead the army to be stationed in Wugong County and become a military horse alone, Liu Bei would naturally leave Zhang Xi with the right to be arbitrary.

Whether Zhang Xi sent troops or stubbornly held on, it was not out of the ordinary.

What really made Liu Bei anxious was that the battle report sent by Zhang Xi was mixed with a picture, which recorded a means of transportation that could walk on the snow.

Not only is it used by a single person, but most importantly, it is a vehicle that can be used.

Well, it's a sled.

In fact, although Zhang Xi drew a pattern for Liu Bei on a sled used by a single person, after Zhang Xi's actual test, this thing, if there is no time, the soldiers can't grasp the balance at all, and it can't be used for large-scale marching at all.

Zhang Xi also made this clear to Liu Bei in the battle report.

So, what's really important is the kind of sled that can be equipped on a big cart.

In fact, it is not quite right to say that it is a sled, Zhang Xi is only responsible for providing the idea, that is, to lock the wheels of the cart, and put a relatively smooth and wide hardwood board underneath, and use horses and donkeys to pull it in front, so that the vehicles transporting grain and grass can walk on the snow.

This thing, Zhang Xi has actually tried it, it may not last long, and it may have to replace the hardwood board after ten miles, but it can finally be used.

And on the snow march, it is not the soldiers who are really difficult.

Soldiers can march, but they have to resist the cold, and the marching speed will be a little slower. The real trouble is that the grain and grass frame can't travel on the snow, and if you're not careful, you have to fall into the pit and can't push it out.

Now, with the method of transporting grain and grass in the snow, the soldiers do not have to worry about the lack of logistics support, and the use of troops in the snow has become possible, without waiting for the snow to melt.

At this moment, it is equivalent to providing Liu Bei with a way to enter Sanfu as soon as possible and attack Chang'an. Liu Bei is not in a hurry.

(End of chapter)