"The king Xu is too tired, General Xiahou is brave, these years... The southern expedition and the northern war, which time is not a victory! ”

Seeing that Cao Cao's expression was wrong, and his cheeks were full of panic, Cheng Yu hurriedly persuaded: "What's more, there are old people in the market who say that dreams and reality are opposites, so maybe the king's dream... intended General Xiahou to return victorious, but the big-eared thief's life was not guaranteed. ”

Cheng Yu's words made Cao Cao's face soothe a lot.

However, just after a long exhalation of "whew".

"No," Cao Cao's rugged voice rose again.

"If it were him Liu Xuande, the three of them would not be able to pass the Miaocai level if they were tied together, but now it is different, his Liu Xuande's right-hand man not only has a wise and resourceful person like Fazheng and Zhuge Liang, but also a rebel son of the Guan family... Lone's brother Cao Ren and Cao Chun, Lone's tiger generals Wenpin, Xu Chu, Le Jin, Pang De, Lone's important ministers are full of favors, Zhao Yan... Which one didn't die under the conspiracy of the four sons of the Guan family, this son made it impossible to defend himself! ”

This... Cao Cao's words, Cheng Yu still wanted to open his mouth to persuade him, but his mouth opened, but he found...

What King Cao Cao said was the truth.

Guan Lin Guan Yunqi, this guy, his intrigues... It's hard to guard against!

Thinking of this, Cheng Yu was infected by Cao Cao's words, and he was inexplicably nervous.

Cao Cao's voice continued, "Lone Ping North, Dinghuang Turban, Jingzhou, Dang Wuhuan, Lone has fought in all directions in his life, and has encountered countless setbacks large and small, but every setback, Lone has never been discouraged, it is the fire of Chibi in the past, Lone can still look up to the sky and laugh." But now, I can't laugh anymore, this Guan Lin... Lone is afraid of him! On him... Anything can happen! He has helped the 'Han Army' survive in a desperate situation too many times... Too... Too much! ”

In the end, especially when it comes to the three words "too much", Cao Cao's tone contains frustration.

"So, so..."Cao Cao continued dejectedly, but his tone was even sharper, "What Shu army has no food, what is the magic to cut off the retreat of the Shu army, what is the delay of the Shu army's retreat, hehe... These are all illusions, if Guan Lin solves the grain and grass of the Shu army, is that the dream that Lone had, and the headless corpse in the Lone Dream has really become a lone hussar general? Miaocai's sentence, if you want to avenge him alone, isn't it... It's a reality! ”

Possibly -

Quite possibly—

Obviously, what Cao Cao said was alarmist, but at this moment, in Cheng Yu's ears, he actually felt that it was very possible, and it was very reasonable.

Guan Lin, Guan Lin, or Guan Lin-

In the past two years, the deterrence brought by this name to Dawei is too great.

If it were him, the Great Wei Dynasty's five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days would really have the potential to become a headless general.

This is by no means alarmist!

With a "bang", Cheng Yu subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

He said in horror: "What the king means is that maybe the food problem of the Shu army will be solved because of this Guan Lin... However, whether it is Shangyong County or the information from Shuzhong Xizuo, everything is safe and sound, and there is no grain and grass on the various grain roads! ”

"If you find out, he won't be Guan Lin." Cao Cao's words were categorical, and his tiger eyes condensed, "This kind of thing, I would rather believe it than believe it, Lone immediately wrote a letter, and you asked people to send it to Hanzhong overnight... Personally delivered to Miaocai's hands! ”

While speaking, Cao Cao had already figured out the pen, and Cheng Yu hurriedly unfolded the bamboo slips and grinded them on the side.

- "My brother is wonderful!"

With the spread of these four words, Cao Cao's pen is vigorous and powerful, and what is revealed between the lines is the fear of Guan Lin and the suspicion of the Shu army's lack of food.

Cheng Yu looked at this letter that seemed to be "made out of nothing", and it was also like a "worrying about the sky", and looked at Cao Cao because he was worried... The powerful pen shook from time to time.

He couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart:

- "This Guan Lin is really terrifying!"

- "This rebel son of the Guan family, just the name, let the king... No, it's to make the whole Great Wei so afraid!'

…

…

Ma Tan followed Li to the door of a prison.

Although they were all prisons, they were no different from the previous one, with a wooden bed, two thin quilts, and tables and utensils.

But despite this, it still could not alleviate Ma Yan's discomfort, although he was not pampered.

But he was born in a big family, and he has always been a son who is served and respected.

As long as you are facing the prison cell, the feeling of rejection and fear seems to arise spontaneously from your heart.

And this also made him frown and take a step back.

"This cell is quieter, and I've checked it because it's so sealed, no one will hear you even if you stand outside the door..."

At this time, Ma Jian glanced around, this prison was not completely sealed, and a faint ray of sunlight penetrated through the small sloping window on the top.

There are countless floating dust particles in the light, which makes people feel the stuffiness and dirtiness of the place after looking at it.

But none of that matters.

Ma Yan looked directly at Li Cong with a heavy gaze, "Why do you have your brother's handwriting?" You... Do you recognize your brother? ”

Li sneered: "The king has repeatedly sent people to persuade you to surrender, but they have been rejected by your indifference, so it can be seen that you are still loyal to Han and Liu Bei, and as you said, you are just ignorant and stupid, and you are blinded by the interests in front of you, but you are still loyal!" Hehe, if it weren't for that, even if this letter came, I wouldn't be willing to save you such a waste! ”

"Waste? I'm not listening to your humiliation, you're asking you..."Ma Yan's eyes were a little sharper, even if he was in prison, he was still the proud son, "I'm asking you?" Why do you have my brother's handwriting! ”

"I don't just have his handwriting." Li Lianyun took out a letter from his arms lightly, then patted it on the table, and then said lightly, "You might as well take a look at your brother's complete letter..."

Hearing this, Ma Jian hurriedly unfolded the letter, and sure enough, the handwriting on it was that of his brother Ma Liang.

The so-called "season, uncle, young" often... Because of their close age, Ma Jian has the closest relationship with this brother Ma Liang, and he listens to him the most.

And as these words unfolded, Ma Yan's eyes were firmly fixed on the words on them.

… These words are shocking!

Li Yan's voice came out at the right time, "Your luck is not bad, or you have a good brother, at the request of your brother, the prince of Yunqi promised to save your life and help you make meritorious contributions..."

Just as Li Lian said, Ma Liang also wrote this content on his letterhead.

- "Young Chang, the prince of Yunqi promised to save your life, and he will arrange for the righteous man he buried deep in the anti-Wei Dynasty to contact you, and you need to cooperate and make meritorious contributions!" Don't disgrace our Xiangyang Ma's lintel!"

Call.

When Li Yan's words, when the lines of words came into Ma Yan's mind, he only had one feeling, shocking and deafening.

He couldn't imagine that Li Li, a celebrity in front of Cao Cao and Xiahoudun, who had an extraordinary status in Great Wei and held the school affairs in his hands, was actually Guan Lin's person.

And that's not all.

Ma Tan felt more ashamed, a deep shame.

He... He has slandered and framed Guan Lin countless times, has opposed Guan Lin countless times, and has stumbled and played tricks behind his back again and again.

Even if he supports Liu Feng's item, he is also trying to prove that he... He is stronger than the "rebel son of the Guan family", countless times stronger.

Can last.

At last... When he was really in a desperate situation and fell into a quagmire, it was the one who saved him... But it was this young man he had slandered, framed, abused, and bad.

For a moment, a deeper, heavier sense of guilt swept through his body, which made him feel like he was out of strength, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Shame on oneself, these four words, each word Ma Jian knows.

Can be connected... But it was the first time that his proud head was buried deeply!

Buried deep in the mud and filth!

What does it mean to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain...

Damn, he was so hateful, but he realized it later, hateful, hateful!

Thinking of this, Ma Jian couldn't help clenching his fists, he couldn't wait to give himself a punch, he couldn't wait to wake himself up two years earlier, he was really vegetable and stupid.

Compare and surpass Guan Lin?

Huh, how is that possible? How can it be?

He is not worthy, he is not worthy of it in terms of talent or pattern... Unworthy...

Just when Ma Yan's mind was in a hurry, Li Yan's voice came out again, "Okay, let's stop talking nonsense, what should I do now?" You know, right? ”

What to do? Know?

Ma Jian was a little confused, he seemed to be a little confused.

He... What can a prisoner do?

"Mr. Li..."Ma Yan's voice became modest, as if because he was desperate to survive, his whole posture was completely devoid of his previous arrogance, "I... What can I do? ”

"It's not what you can do, it's what the Cloud Banner Boy asks you to do." Li Yan made a gesture towards Ma Yan.

Ma Yan lowered his head and leaned his ear over.

Li Lian said in a very light and thin voice: "Surrender to Cao Cao!" Just like me..."

This...

When such a sentence came out, Ma Tan's pupils couldn't help but widen.

Glaring to the extreme!

After a while, he seemed to come back to his senses, but... His tone became stumbling, "Then the Guan family is reversed... No, it's Yunqi Gongzi, he... Does he want me to be like Mr. Lee..."

"That's right." When Li Yan heard this, he seemed to be touched, he slowly stood up, his posture straight, "We are the back of the light of the Great Han, and we are the guardians buried deep in the ground——"

Similarly, Li Yan's words also deeply touched Ma Yan.

He couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

- "Hidden... Guardian?'

…

…

Because three meals a day have been changed to two meals a day, and the number of meals per meal has been greatly reduced.

Therefore, under the Dingjun Mountain, the Shu army camp was completely bombed.

"If you can't eat enough, what are you going to fight?"

"Yes, I'm working hard here, but eating is so perfunctory, this is fooling us."

"Is this how Uncle Liu fooled me and waited for these small soldiers?"

The people live on food...

"Food" in the barracks is the most important thing, and the purpose of how many people are soldiers is one - to be a soldier and eat food!

Having said that, in the past, when Cao Cao conscripted Yuan Shu to cut off grain, he used Xiao Hu to divide the grain and delay it for a few days.

In the end, it was also the excitement of the crowd that almost mutinied, which is why Cao Cao had the "heartfelt words" to the grain official: "Your wife, I will raise her!"

Today, there is such turmoil in the incredible Shu army.

For a while, the sergeants were talking endlessly.

"I heard that as early as ten days ago, our army's food bottomed out, and Uncle Liu Huang was unwilling to retreat, so today's food is starved..."

"That's right, Uncle Liu Huang is too obsessed, and he wants to defeat that Cao thief once, but... But you can't gamble with the lives of our 200,000 soldiers, right? Bet until now... The food is exhausted, so that we are hungry, who will die for him? ”

"Eat, eat... I don't care about anything else, I can't eat, this battle is not fought, I am not fought..."

I don't know if someone deliberately instigated it, or if the crowd was agitated to a critical point.

All of a sudden, all sorts of voices came out one after another...

The whole army was in an uproar and boiling!

…

The other side.

Ma Chao and Huang Zhong took Liu Bei's military order in astonishment and asked Zhao Yun, "200,000 troops? Just go back? Even if it is to withdraw troops... Why do you have to run out of food before you withdraw? What did you do in advance? ”

"yes..."

After Ma Chao's angry roar that deliberately raised his voice, the old Huang Zhong also made the ultimate grief and indignation.

"If there is no food? Wouldn't it be better to evacuate earlier? Now... The lord wants to evacuate, but each person is only given two days' food? I also want each department to evacuate separately, Zilong, you teach me that the food for these two days... How do I take my brothers back with Jingnan? How many people will starve to death along the way, if the Xiahou thieves intercept it, the food will be exhausted... How many more people will die? ”

Zhao Yun also frowned worriedly, and said sadly: "No one would have thought that the grain in Shu... It hasn't been delivered so far! It is imperative that there is no longer so much control, and the troops must be withdrawn... Withdraw immediately! ”

Alas...

With Zhao Yun's words, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong let out a long sigh, as if a feeling of aggrieved to the extreme spread in their hearts, ready to come out.

However, almost at the same time, Fa Zheng, who was standing on the lookout in the barracks, witnessed the scenes of "uproar", "grievance", and "grief and indignation" in front of him.

He couldn't help but sigh: "The morale and fighting spirit of the three armies are falling so fast... The mood of the three armed forces is also... Hehe... Huh..."

At the end, the corners of his mouth twitched, and then he smiled faintly, and the afterglow in his eyes glanced around.

He couldn't help but murmur in his heart:

"—It's so obvious, those eyes... You should be able to see it, right?'

…

Almost at the same time.

Liu Bei walked out of the camp tent exhausted, but saw Zhang Fei and dozens of generals standing outside the camp tent.

Liu Bei looked a little stunned...

I saw Zhang Fei step forward and kneel on one knee, "Please allow your eldest brother, I don't want to retreat, this 200,000 army has not been fought, and if I retreat, I will be ashamed of the world, I, Zhang Fei, would rather die in battle than laugh for the world!" ”

As he spoke, all the generals knelt down together and said in unison, "Please allow us to fight fiercely on Dingjun Mountain!" ”

Zhang Fei's son Zhang Bao was also unconvinced: "Uncle, let's fight, what if we capture Dingjun Mountain in these two days, and then defeat Hanzhong?" ”

Liu Bei had tears in his eyes, and said helplessly, "I have persevered to this day, and no one wants to fight more than me... But, 200,000 Shu troops, I brought them out, and they must be brought back! It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice, let alone me... This time, it can only be said that God does not bless my big man, wait for this year's abundant food, and fight this Dingjun Mountain again next year! ”

Zhang Fei exclaimed unwillingly, "Big brother..."

Liu Bei turned around slowly and heavily, "Retreat, according to my orders, all the armies will evacuate separately, and evacuate immediately..."

Liu Bei turned around and returned to the tent, and Zhang Fei's high-pitched voice was heard outside the tent, "Big brother, brother, I'm not reconciled!" Even though I am a rough person, I also know that one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion... This time it's not Hanzhong, and that's angry... It's unloaded! ”

On the other hand, Liu Bei in the big tent...

Because of the presence of the shadow, he deliberately stumbled and made a dejected appearance, he leaned against the table and coughed in pain.

"Ahem... Ahem, ahem..."

He covered his mouth, but the cough was louder, and after a while, he put down his hand in pain, and he stared at his hands silently.

…

…

As the sun set and the sun was setting, Xiahou Yuan's hand was pressed on the sword, and his hesitant figure stretched the shadow narrowly.

Jia Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, quietly staring at the narrow official road under Xiongguan.

At this time, Xiahou Heng ran away wildly, tripped and fell to the ground, but he didn't care about getting up, raised his head and said with ecstasy on his face, "Dad, Mr. Jia... The Shu army retreated, retreated..."

Xiahou Yuan's sword fell to the ground, and his body shook, as if he was pleasantly surprised because of the fact that he had finally had a happy result after a few days of waiting.

Xiahou Heng got up, helped Xiahou Yuan, and hurriedly added, "Dad, it's true, I personally went to explore the camp... I saw them pull out their camp and retreat west... The entire three armies were in chaos and in an uproar, and many soldiers were complaining about the lack of food in the army, even Liu Bei... Listening to the details, he locked himself in the big tent of the Chinese army, motionless for a long time, and no one was seen! Dad, without further ado, here's our chance! ”

Opportunity...

The opportunity in Xiahou Heng's mouth naturally refers to Jia Xu's plan, sending out two troops and horses, one to harass and one to intercept... Don't ask for a fight, just delay, only need to drag on for a few days, the Shu army runs out of food, and the army mutinies... Anything can happen.

This is a strategy to capture Liu Bei in one go...

It is the key to Dawei's turnaround against the wind.

Xiahou Yuan looked very excited, and with a "whoosh", he immediately pulled out his saber and said in his mouth: "The heavens help me make this great achievement——"

Then, a loud horn sounded, and Xiahou Yuan summoned all the soldiers to come to the meeting.

Seeing that the results of these days of forbearance and waiting were about to be received, his excitement and surging mood were overflowing.

On the other hand, Jia Xu was the last to enter this meeting.

He was thinking...

- "When the food is exhausted, nothing will happen to you, will it?"

Xiahou Yuan had already ordered loudly, "The spies have found out that the Shu army has been reduced to pieces and withdrawn backwards, and our army should take advantage of the victory to pursue and obstruct the retreat!" ”

"Where is General Zhang He? Where is General Xiahou Heng? ”

"The last general!"

Zhang He and Xiahou Heng are listed...

"Zhang He, you lead 5,000 soldiers as the vanguard, Xiahou Heng, you lead 20,000 soldiers to rush to the back, you don't need to fight head-on, just keep harassing the Shu army! The Shu army is disheartened and unable to fight again, so I will personally lead 30,000 soldiers from Yangping Pass... Garrison the danger and cut off its retreat! We are flanking back and forth, and we have to consume the food of the Shu army! ”

"Yes!" Zhang He and Xiahou Heng replied.

Just when the generals of each department ordered their troops and were about to lead the army into battle...

"Newspaper... Urgent... Urgent—"

A herald hurried over and saw Xiahou Yuan walking out, his footsteps like the wind... The herald didn't care about anything else, and immediately shouted: "The king is in a hurry, no matter how the Shu army moves, General Xiahou must not lead his troops out of the pass——"

…

… (End of chapter)