Han Sui ran away, and God knows what he was thinking when he ran away.

Although there were still Hou Xuan, Li Kan and Yang Qiu by his side, there were only a few hundred soldiers and horses left with him, and they couldn't make a splash.

At this point, the ten departments of Guanzhong have completely collapsed.

However, if you want to eat the whole Sizhou, it will take a lot of time.

First, there are ten men and horses and tens of thousands of people, if this is an ordinary prisoner of war, it is difficult to escape the fate of being killed, and most of the lucky ones are also dismissed, after all, the more people are fed, the more grain and grass are consumed.

Don't look at the number of prefectures and counties and the degree of wealth at the moment, they are all crushing other princes, but the food, drink, and food of hundreds of thousands of people under his command is a huge expense, whether it is Lin Mo or Lu Bu, they are actually unwilling to expand the army anymore.

Their soldiers and horses were different from the Yuan family's original army of 700,000, and at least half of Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses at that time were from the northern family, and the supply of grain and grass and ordnance for these people were all solved by the family.

The soldiers and horses under Lu Lin's command can be said to belong to them completely, and they naturally have to bear these expenses.

However, considering that the Xiliang soldiers are indeed brave and good at fighting, they still have to eat it, so it will take a lot of time to rectify the soldiers and horses, and scatter the original troops and distribute them to various battalions.

At the same time, Chang'an learned of these news, I believe that it will be stationed in Tongguan to guard, there are not many soldiers and horses, I heard Ma Teng say that it is about more than 10,000 people, but Tongguan is the only way, to tear this opening, it will take time.

Lin Mo obviously didn't want to wait any longer, and was ready to return to Xuzhou with Zhao Yun.

"Pang Tong, this guy is a talent, in terms of military affairs, Lord Yuezhang can trust him, with his help, it won't be too difficult to clean up a Zhong Xuan.

In addition, after taking Sizhou, Ma Chao, Pang De and other Liangdi Ministries can be synchronized to collect the counties, firstly, Ma Chao has a very high prestige in Liangdi, which is convenient for action, and secondly, he has a deep enmity with Han Sui, which can be used.

But when the time comes, Zhang Xiu must be the main general, anyway, he is also from Liangzhou, and he can hold the field, and then he must leave Ma Teng and his family in Sizhou as hostages, just in case.

I estimate that after the news of the defeat of the Ten Divisions spreads, Cao Cao should soon lead his army back to the Central Plains, and at that time, Lord Yuezhang must not act rashly. ”

Lin Mo chattered in front of his old father-in-law like an old mother.

In this battle, 80,000 against 130,000, and the loss of soldiers and horses before and after did not exceed 20,000, but it played a complete victory.

I don't know if I really improved my mood after going back to Pengcheng, he nodded calmly, "Don't worry, I understand all this."

Did you really only take one Zilong with you when you went back to Pengcheng? I heard that there are a lot of Jiangdong Xiaojun, so you don't need to send you Manpet and Wei Yue, you can also ask for Zhang Xiu. ”

Lin Mo shook his head, "No need, Lord Yuezhang wants to recover Si and Liang Erzhou, and beware of Cao Cao, there can't be no one around, Xu Sheng, Zang Ba, Yu Ban and Gan Ning are all in Xuzhou."

I don't know what happened to Yan Liangwen Chou and Hao Zhao, I hope there won't be any accidents, plus their words, in fact, the lineup is already very luxurious, and it will not be a problem to get a simple version of the Five Tigers to come out.

"After I go back"

Lu Bu pondered for a while, but continued: "Send all the family members to Yecheng first, Xuzhou is a place to worry about after all, and it is not safe." ”

"The son-in-law thinks the same way, and my father-in-law can rest assured."

The two chatted like this, like a parent, and like a parting message.

Outside the tent, everyone is very busy, Zhang Xiu, Wei Yue, and Man Chong are all rectifying the soldiers and horses, and Pang De and Ma Dai are helping on the side, and the efficiency is not low.

Ma Teng paced back and forth in his military tent, looking cramped and uneasy.

"Father, father."

Sweating profusely, Ma Chaoran in and began to shout, "It's not fun, it's not fun at all, I fought with Zhao Yun for one hundred and fifty rounds, regardless of victory or defeat."

In the end, it's not a battlefield fight, and they can't let go of each other, it's too enjoyable, but he's really a fierce general, if he really lets go of the fight, I'm not sure to win him. ”

Looking at Ma Chao with a proud face, Ma Teng was angry, "Meng Qi, how many times have I told you, now is not the past, you are no longer a major general, we are all Wen Hou's generals, and we are generals."

You should respect Zhao Yun when you meet him, he is the first fierce general under the command of Marquis Wen and Marquis Lanling, and he is also the most trusted person, don't forget each other's identities. ”

"I think the Marquis of Lanling is very talkative, not so stingy." Ma Chao muttered a little dissatisfied.

"You"

Why did I give birth to a stupid son like you, "You heard me clearly, and when I see Marquis Lanling put away your stinky temper in the past, it will be Wen Hou's subordinates who will give me some respect!" ”

The Marquis of Lanling is very easy to speak, Ma Teng suspects that there are not many people in this world who think like him, in fact, in the entire Lu Ying, Ma Teng is not even afraid of Lu Bu, only afraid of Lin Mo, but unfortunately this stupid son does not know what kind of person Lin Mo is.

"Father, what's wrong with you today, so angry."

"The Marquis of Lanling and General Zhao are going back to Pengcheng" When he said this, Ma Teng sighed for a long time, as if he had lost a battle.

"So what?"

"I originally thought of letting Yun Lu deliberately show his face after Sanfu, the marriage has arrived, it may not be impossible to refer to a marriage, I heard that Wenhou Tiger Girl is superb in martial arts, even if Yun Lu is not comparable, it is not much worse, Xu Neng is favored.

Even if it doesn't work, marrying General Zhao is also excellent.

This is the only way out for the Ma family, but now that the two of them are leaving at the same time, what should it be. ”

Ma Teng's abacus played very loudly, so that Ma Yunlu followed Lin Mo was of course the best, and it had to be Zhao Yun to settle for the next best.

As long as they marry these two people, the Ma family can truly be safeguarded.

"My Ma family has been a prince for many generations, why do you need to be like this." Ma Chao was obviously disdainful.

"You know!"

Ma Tengqi's head hurt, "With your past temperament, if we don't marry these two, you can tolerate you as Marquis Wenhou Lanling!" ”

Don't listen or don't listen, Wang Ba recites the scriptures, and Ma Chao drinks by himself.

Ma Teng was helpless, and he didn't bother to pay attention to him, and continued to pace back and forth in the tent.

It's not that I look down on Zhang Xiu and them, but marrying them has no practical significance.

Lu Bu Lu Bu will stay, but he is older than himself, and the marriage seems to be a little inappropriate, and if he is really married to a child in the future, I am afraid that it will attract Lin Mo's suspicion.

No, no, I'd better figure it out for the two of them.

Floating Mountain is a section of the Calvary Mountains.

It is the last barrier for Lingling to go north to Wuling, as long as it crosses here, it is a horse and a flat river, and you can choose an attack target at will in Wuling County.

After recovering Lingling, Liu Bei took an army of 30,000 all the way to the north non-stop, and wanted to cross the floating mountain to fight with Xiahou Yuan, so he took Wuling.

A few days ago, I received a report from the scouts that Xiahou Yuan of Jiangling led an army of 30,000 to the south to rescue.

The overlapping mountains around Fukong Mountain are very suitable for ambushes, and surprisingly, it has been peaceful along the way.

In fact, with this level of mountains and dense forests, even if the scouts were sent out, they would not be able to survey all the places, but what Liu Bei couldn't understand was how Xiahou Yuan would let go of such an opportunity.

When Liu Jun climbed to the top of the mountain in front and was about to go down the mountain, he saw two big villages standing below, one on the left and one on the right, guarding each other, and the middle army was floating 'Xiahou' Daxu.

When he reported back to Liu Bei, he was still surprised and felt that it was unlikely, but he couldn't help but laugh after he went to see it himself.

"Xiahou Yuan doesn't know the soldiers, don't you know that he is condescending, and he gets twice the result with half the effort, Cao Cao sent this person to guard Jingzhou, and An Neng is undefeated."

"Big brother, then I ordered the sergeants to camp on the spot, and after resting, they broke through the Cao army camp in one go and took the entire territory of Wuling!"

"Go ahead."

After Liu Bei nodded at Zhang Fei, he looked at the camp at the foot of the mountain, his hands in front of him, and he still couldn't help but want to laugh.

In fact, Liu Bei at this stage is already the highlight of his life, in the past, even if he got Tao Qian to let Xuzhou, what he actually held in his hands was only Pengcheng and Xiapi two counties.

But now, not only does he hold the land of the three counties in southern Hunan, but also Lingling County, which has just arrived, and half of Jingzhou is in his hands.

In addition, Xiahou Yuan in front of him is still stationed at the foot of the mountain so cooperatively, and he occupies an absolute geographical advantage.

"My lord, even so, the thief of time is not in my favor." Huo Jun, who was silent, rarely took the initiative to speak.

"Why did Zhong Miao say that?" Liu Bei turned his head to look at him.

"Our army crossed more than ten miles of mountain roads before arriving at Fukong Mountain, and the grain and grass with the army can only support more than a month.

Hearing this, Liu Bei's cheeks twitched, as if he had reacted.

That's why Xiahou Yuan didn't garrison troops on the mountain, and deliberately blocked it below, wanting to consume his own grain and grass?

The consideration is also far-reaching, and the treasury of the three counties in southern Hunan has been emptied by sending troops this time, and it really can't be delayed.

Moreover, when Lingling's grain and grass are transported here, the loss must reach at least one to four, which means that only one catty is left when five catties of grain and grass are transported to the front line.

Zhuge Liang also looked at Huo Jun, with appreciation in his eyes, and smiled: "This is one, Zhong Miao can see Cao Jun's second intention?" ”

Hiss~ Do you still have intentions, don't I know the soldiers? Liu Bei's smile was not as pleasant as it was at first, and he looked embarrassed.

Huo Jun thought about it again and again, but still got nothing, so he shook his head and said, "Please show the military advisor." ”

"Since ancient times, it is a taboo for soldiers to camp soldiers in the dangerous place, and the surrounding mountains and forests are luxuriant, miasma, and the sergeants are susceptible to diseases for a long time.

Moreover, once the fire is seen, it is a large furnace, and the sergeants will be buried in the fire.

Guo Jia doesn't want the location, he wants the time, he is really a master of using soldiers. ”

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Liu Bei gasped, it turned out that it could be like this, I felt that my IQ was crushed, and it was not in a dimension.

Huo Jun was a little three-way, and immediately gave up: "The last general will go to the three generals and lay the fire barrier wide enough to prevent Cao's army from attacking." ”

After Huo Jun left, Liu Bei reopened, "Kong Ming, Cao Jun's two big villages are only more than ten miles apart, once there is a situation, they can rush to each other's aid, this time we are anxious to break through the momentum."

I just heard you say that the Floating Mountain is by no means a place to stay for a long time, how can you break the enemy? ”

Zhuge Liang pressed the feather fan without hurry, and after carefully reading the Cao military camp, he did not answer Liu Bei directly, but analyzed the situation of both the enemy and us.

"My lord, although our army is condescending at the moment, if it is attacked during the day, the Cao army will definitely launch an attack to catch us off guard when we have just come down the mountain and the formation is scattered, so the next battle will most likely start at night."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bei immediately dispelled the method of letting Zhang Fei step forward and use the way of fighting generals to lure out Cao Jun.

The fight must be carried out under the condition that both sides are in a posture, and if you bring fewer people, others can rush forward without talking about martial arts; If there are more people going, there will be the situation that Zhuge Liang just said, and when the formation is scattered, he will rush up and be powerless to parry.

Therefore, night battles will become the main tone of the future.

But night fighting is very risky, and it is easy to scatter the soldiers and horses when facing the enemy, and it will be a great loss as the main attacker.

Liu Bei began to understand more and more that this Xiahou Yuan was deeply intentional, no, it was not Xiahou Yuan, it was Guo Jia.

"And what about the gift you prepared for Xiahou Yuan earlier?" Liu Bei asked tentatively.

Zhuge Liang still waved the feather fan calmly, "I didn't expect Guo Jia to set up a village here, he is really a master, this gift, I'm afraid it will arrive later, but the lord can rest assured that he will break the enemy before the army runs out of food and grass." ”

Seeing Zhuge Liang in his chest, Liu Bei's hanging heart also settled a lot, and he asked instead: "So, what about now, how to deal with yourself?" ”

Zhuge Liang held the feather fan, and his eyes wandered from the camp in the east to the camp in the west.

However, to be able to garrison troops here, characters like Guo Jia should also understand that night is the real battle time.

It's hard to get a bargain if it's just a matter of talking about the east and the west, hiding from the world or something.

I'm afraid it's going to be a little strange.

After a while, he looked up at the sky, calculated from his heart, and said with a calm smile: "Heavenly Lord, five days later, attack Cao Ying at night." ”

Night Raid.

Liu Bei nodded in a deep voice, "Okay, then it's up to Kong Ming's methods, I'll go see Yide and Zhong Miao." ”

Zhuge Liang didn't follow, but called the scout captain on the side, and explained before he said in a deep voice: "Remember the distance, time, don't make mistakes." ”

"The military advisor is relieved, and I have kept it in mind." The lieutenant gave up his hand, then turned and led the horse away.

Looking at the military flags fluttering below, Zhuge Liang's heart was a little nervous.

The first battle out of the mountain was to face Guo Fengxiao, who was known as the chief strategist of Cao Ying, and there was pressure, but it was obviously more exciting than abusing vegetables.

Cao Ying.

Divided into two parts.

A department of 18,000 people, the main will be Zhang He, and the deputy will be Xiahou Shang; The other one has 12,000 people, and the coach Xiahou Yuan is in charge.

The soldiers and horses are not equal, but in terms of combat effectiveness, in fact, the 12,000 people under Xiahou Yuan's department are superior, because four or five thousand of these people are veterans who survived the Central Plains War, and their combat strength is very strong.

At this time, Xiahou Yuan was standing at the gate of Dongzhai, although his every move was watched by Liu Beijun, but he still firmly followed Guo Jia's suggestion to stay in the village.

Regardless of anything else, just forcing the opponent to attack already has a strategic advantage.

Moreover, from the current point of view, Liu Beijun is indeed as Guo Jia analyzed, after seeing his own Dazhai, he chose to camp on the mountain, if he is lucky, find the right time, he can burn them clean with a fire.

Even if it doesn't work, it's not that he, Liu Bei, is more passive, and in terms of time, it is beneficial for him to drag it out.

In this regard, Xiahou Yuan is much better than Xiahou Yuan, and he can better follow the strategy given by Guo Jia.

If there is anything else that makes Xiahou Yuan uneasy, it is Guo Jia's body.

When he was in Jiangling, he saw that he was very weak and couldn't resist his request to join the army, and the facts also proved that there was a natural advantage in fighting with Guo Jia's think tank.

The problem is that his body is too weak, and he is tired enough to march down, and the land of Jingnan is full of miasma and humidity, and after coming to Fukong Mountain, he has been lying on the couch and has not come down much.

Hopefully it will get better in a few days.

"General, but there is a military situation?" Three days have passed, and Liu Beijun has not made any changes.

This was originally a happy thing, but Xiahou Yuan also knew that it was not good for Liu Bei to drag on time, the more he didn't move, the more uneasy he became, and after nightfall, he came to Guo Jia's military tent.

Seeing Xiahou Yuan walk in, Guo Jia, who was lying on the couch, was pale but forced to support the discomfort of his body, and got up with his elbow.

Xiahou Yuan hurriedly helped him steady and cushioned his waist with a cushion to make him more comfortable, "You don't have to get up, it's okay, just come and see you." ”

Hearing this, Guo Jiacai nodded reassuringly, "The general is worry-free, I'm just a little tired, and I'm not in the way." ”

"It's been three days, Liu Beijun hasn't moved, I want to send someone to climb up from the side ridge to investigate, what do you think?" Xiahou Yuan asked tentatively.

"General, what you earn by setting up a village here is a strategic opportunity, Liu Jun will move, they can't afford to drag it out"

Halfway through his words, Guo Jia coughed, and Xiahou Yuan hurriedly calmed his back.

When he stopped, he brought a bowl of water, but he was a caring person.

After drinking the water, his breath was much smoother, and Guo Jiacai smiled bitterly: "The general will help me go out for a walk, I am almost suffocated in this tent." ”

"Okay, I'll help you out for a breath."

Outside the tent, the moon and stars are scarce, although it is a hot day in July and August, the wind at night is still very strong, and Xiahou Yuan also put on a cloak for the Guo family.

After walking for a short time, Guo Jia looked at the moving fire point on the floating mountain in front of him, and knew that it was Liu Beijun's night patrol sergeant.

Looking down the mountain to the sky, people have an endless sense of loneliness.

After looking at it for a while, Guo Jia's eyes suddenly became solemn.

"What's wrong, sir?"

"In two days, Liu Jun should act."

Guo Jia's voice was very weak, but it was enough to make Xiahou Yuan's eyes widen, and then he also followed Guo Jia's gaze to the sky, but found nothing, so he could only ask, "Why did Mr. say this?" ”

"The clouds are in all directions, the mist is heavy, this kind of celestial phenomenon proves that there must be fog, which can block the eyes of the army, this is a rare opportunity for a sneak attack."

Xiahou Yuan looked at the sky again, he didn't find any clouds, nor did he see any thin haze, but he believed Guo Jia, "Mr. is a great talent, but Liu Jun may not be able to understand it, if there is really a fog, but Liu Jun has no movement, wouldn't he miss the opportunity?" ”

Listening to this meaning, I kind of want to take the initiative.

But after Guo Jia coughed dryly, he shook his head and said: "The scholars of Jingzhou don't say that Zhuge Liang is a talent of Wolong, and he is familiar with astronomy and geography, so he will not be ignorant of this opportunity."

Let me think, I want to think, what will he do."

(End of chapter)