In the middle of the day, the wilderness is silent.

But layers of sound rippled up from Chang'an City, dispelling the cold and exhaustion.

"Chang'an Kefu, return to Sanqin!"

Even if he was riveting, Liu Bei's voice standing at the top of the city wall could hardly be called loud.

But fortunately, Liu Bei is not the only one who wants to shout this sentence.

As Zhang Fei puffed out his chest to "spread" the words, the soldiers holding torches also cheered together.

Just eight words fell from the city wall of Chang'an to the city, and after a short swim in the city, these eight words rolled and spread into the distance with the help of everyone's mouth.

The torches are connected to the city, the line of fire enters Chang'an, and the brightly lit scene seems to restore the giant city to its former glory.

The crowd sang in unison, and the sound of the earthquake spread to Sanfu, and Guanzhong, which was silent, seemed to be lively again because of this enthusiasm.

Liu Bei covered his ears to alleviate the impact of the roar of Yide just now, but as he heard the sound spread farther and farther, a smile appeared on his face.

Then Liu Bei remembered something, and hurriedly grabbed Kong Ming's hand and was about to go down:

"Without further ado, ...... now"

Kong Ming had no choice but to hold the lord with his backhand:

"Chang'an Jike, you should take Tongguan, right?"

Looking at the smile of the military advisor, Liu Bei reacted, beat his hands and laughed:

"Kong Ming has always acted thoughtfully, and since he said so, he wanted to come ......"

"When the sun was over, Chang'an Kefu, Yu ordered Zilong and Zhong Miao, led more than 1,000 elite riders, 2,000 Qiang riders, and more than 1,000 strong crossbowmen to ride horses, and went straight to Tongguan."

This is also the reason why Zhu Ling woke up after fainting on the city wall and was able to approach Xiahou Yuan, the only manpower was basically used to maintain law and order in important areas and guard the soldiers, and the rest of the manpower was allocated to Zilong to attack Tongguan, and even the manpower to clean the battlefield could not be drawn out for the time being.

Hearing Kong Ming say this, Liu Bei was a little worried:

"Tongguan is a natural risk......"

Kong Ming laughed, and the feather fan pointed downward:

"When Zilong went, he carried Zhong Sili's handwritten letter."

A smile of surprise bloomed from Liu Bei's face, and a hanging heart was completely relaxed.

The reason why he marched so quickly overnight, what Liu Bei wanted was to attack the enemy and not be prepared to quickly set Sanqin.

For this reason, he also deliberately brought Xiahou Yuan, that is, he wanted to negotiate with him, and it was not impossible to exchange Chang'an or Tongguan for the return of Xiahou Yuan to the east.

But the progress of the situation was far smoother than expected, Liu Bei laughed:

"Zhong Sili cares about the people, it is really a great good!"

At this time, Kong Ming was holding the city wall with both hands, looking at the scenery in the city and being intoxicated:

"What's the way to break the city? Sanfu has thousands of miles of fertile soil, this Chang'an should not be so broken! ”

Unlike Jingzhou, which is generally adjacent to Jiangdong, and the terrain is rugged.

It is not like the mountains of Yizhou, and it is inconvenient to enter and exit.

Three Qin eight hundred miles, a horse Pingchuan, pen painting scroll.

Guanzhong is one hundred thousand, the remnants of the land are waiting to be revived, and Fang Yu is scolded.

The pride and ambition in his chest were churning, Kong Ming stretched out his hand and shook it, and he couldn't wait to do a big job.

The world is just around the corner!

It is different from the jubilation of Chang'an City.

In Bowang County, Zhao A watched Xu Junshi tear open a packet of medicinal powder and carefully apply it to his wound, and the contact of the medicinal powder with the wound caused Zhao A to grin for a while.

"Bear with me." As he spoke, Xu Shu took a legging cloth that had been boiled in boiling water and wrapped the wound in a circle.

After tying a knot, he was about to confess, but Zhao Ah preemptively smiled and said:

"I know everything, eat more wounds, rest more, recover and kill the enemy as soon as possible!"

After seeing Zhao A leave, Xu Shu put his hands into the hot water next to him and snorted comfortably.

Before the Chinese New Year, he wrote a long letter with Yun Chang and sent it to Yizhou.

The meaning of the letter is very simple: Lord, please let it go, Jingbei can withstand it!

Regarding Cao Jun's movements, Xu Shu and Kong Ming, Pang Tong and Fa Zheng can basically speculate.

Now although Liu Bei takes Hanzhong and looks at Guanzhong, although he is suspected of proverbials.

But for example, everyone knows today that after the repeated disasters of Dong Zhuo, Li and Guo Yan, the wealth of Guanzhong has long existed in name only, and it is useless to take it.

Jingbei is the most important passage from the south to the north, and the waterways are dense and fertile fields are adjacent.

If it is obtained, it is only one step away from the Central Plains, and it can march in a big way at any time, not to mention that Cao Cao just experienced a defeat here last year.

Therefore, Liu Bei's advisers unanimously believed that Cao Cao's loss of Jingbei would be more unbearable than the capture of Guanzhong.

And now it seems that this judgment is extremely correct.

After the army is exhausted, what Guan Yu and Xu Shu need to do is very simple: defend Jingbei and win if you don't lose.

For half a month, the two cities of Duyang and Wuyin were like two tenacious nails, firmly blocking the way of Cao's army to the west.

Guan Yu himself is personally stationed in Bowang with heavy troops, and he can assist the two cities of Yang and Wuyin at any time as a deterrent.

Before the war, Xu Shu thought that Jingbei's biggest reliance should be on the strong crossbow and Guan Yu's cavalry.

But after half a month passed, Xu Shu just wanted to write a letter to Kong Ming every day to praise one thing:

Briquettes thought they were gods!

Although this briquette is not as easy to light as charcoal, it burns several times longer than charcoal, and it is easier to transport than charcoal.

In the case of sufficient such materials, the athletes do not lack hot water, no shortage of heating, and can also ensure that the clothes on their bodies are dry when resting.

Each of these things seems to be only a little more comfortable for the athletes, but as long as the briquettes get all these done, the morale increase brought by it is like a trickle of water, which makes Guan Yu look sideways.

In addition to briquettes, the leggings that are quite easy to use and have infinite use, canned fruits that can be eaten by ordinary athletes in winter, and cane sugar water and cinnamon soup that can be drunk in the extreme cold have all made the athletes' morale more and more high.

And the strong crossbow iron rider who thought it was relying on the standoff was not on the list.

And Xu Shu also knows that the athletes here have to follow Yun Chang's army to intercept the Cao army from time to time, and the morale blessing effect of the west and west on the defenders of the two cities of Yang and Wuyin may be more significant.

A few small things, on the contrary, led to a rather optimistic trend of the Jingbei battle situation, which caused Xu Shu and Guan Yu to feel that they understood a little more about the art of war.

Feeling the hot water in the basin gradually getting colder, Xu Shu reluctantly pulled his hands out of the basin.

There was a small briquette stove in his room, and there was a cloth next to the stove, and he pulled it over to dry his hands, Xu Shu felt his good mood, and couldn't help muttering:

"Those who make good use of soldiers, cultivate the Tao and protect the law, so they can be the government of victory and defeat."

"Sun Tzu's words are really broken."

Guan Yu, who pushed the door in, didn't have so much emotion.

The red-faced general had not taken off his armor at this time, and from Xu Shu's perspective, he could still see Wei Yan, who had come to support him for half a month, standing outside with a glaive knife.

Guan Yu has always been concise and to the point:

"Cao's offensive may be slowed down."

Gradually putting away the casual and leisurely mood, Xu Shu drove his head to think about it and guessed:

"Good news from Guanzhong?"

Guan Yu raised his eyebrows rarely:

"A letter from Hanzhong that Xiahou Yuan has been defeated in the Weihe Valley, and more than 10,000 Cao troops have been captured."

Xu Shu's brows furrowed, and he took the secret letter handed over by Guan Yu and quickly browsed it.

From the handwriting, Xu Shu could see that this was written by Kong Ming himself.

This letter was sent by Guofang Ling Shangyong, and there was no worry about falling into the hands of Cao Jun, so Kong Ming made the situation in Guanzhong very clear in the letter.

Xiahou Yuanbu was destroyed, Zhao Yunma galloped through the pass, the siege of the slope road must be solved, and Kong Ming also had to come to Chang'an City.

"Kong Ming said in the letter that this Chang'an City will go down in five days."

Xu Shu dusted off the letter paper and laughed:

"My friend has always acted prudently, if you say so, I'm afraid Chang'an can be broken in three days!"

Guan Yu also had a smile on his face, he had already read this letter, so he could judge the direction of the battle.

The army was lost, and even if Tongguan could be defended, it would not last long, and after the east out of Tongguan, it was Hongnong, and Cao Cao would inevitably send troops back to help.

"Within ten days, the crisis in Jingbei will be resolved."

After Guan Yu finished speaking, he smiled first.

It is said that it is a critical situation, but now the reality in Jingbei is that the war situation has fallen into a stalemate.

Although the Cao army had a numerical advantage, it did not have the opportunity to raid, and now Guan Ping, Huang Zhong and other generals are guarding the main road, and the Cao army cannot attack it.

Although there are fierce generals who can break through the blocking yang and dance yin into the hinterland of Jingbei, Guan Yu is stationed in Bowang with heavy troops is this, and the two sides have engaged several times, but they have been repulsed.

Cao Jun can't get in, Guan Yu can't get out, and now Jingbei is in such a situation.

And when the Cao army divides its troops to defend Hongnong, then the battlefield in Jingbei may completely enter a stalemate stage.

"There's not much to say about the war here."

Xu Shu shook his head and judged:

"Now the situation of the war has changed, in Jingnan."

In Xu Shu's judgment, although Guanzhong has been restored, this fertile soil has been dilapidated.

The strength of the Han Dynasty is only enough to pass through the Guanzhong, and it is difficult to cross the Tongguan Pass to the east.

The battle in Guanzhong is over, and the northern army of Jingbei is facing each other, so the only breaking point is Jingnan left.

But unfortunately, Xu Shu also had a prediction about this.

What is Jiangdong like from Cao Jun's perspective?

The children of Jiangdong are talented, and the sailor can be called the world's prosperous.

Cao Cao's gray face burned by the Chibi fire.

The battle of Nanjun fought Cao Ren's wolf rush.

These are real achievements, and they cannot be faked.

Although Zhou Gongjin, who set these records, has passed away, you Jiangdong can't stand up without Zhou Lang, right?

Therefore, most of the Cao army was happy to confront each other in Jingbei, just wait quietly for Jiangdong to take Jingnan, and then wave the army to the north and Shanghe to break Guan Yu in one place.

But Guan Yu and Xu Shu understand better that Jiangdong with or without Zhou Lang is really completely different.

Not to mention that Lu Su, who could really support himself after Zhou Lang, was also suspected of losing power, and Jiangxia Taishou was replaced by Lu Meng.

Lu Meng was just a fighting general under Zhou Gongjin's account, and the Battle of Chibi was fashionable and he didn't know a single word, could he use soldiers like Zhou Lang?

Xu Shu felt that he couldn't do it......

Therefore, if there is really a confrontation in Jingbei, Xu Shu will also be happy to do so.

Not to mention that he and Guan Yu had already discussed a way to fight back.

Zhao A, who had recovered from minor injuries, quite liked this counterattack, because he was back on the familiar giant boat.

Although the land battle in Jingbei is exciting, if you are not careful, you will have to put your life into it, and Zhao A doesn't like it.

And since he was wounded, Cao Jun rarely crossed the blocking yang and dancing yin to attack, and he was stationed in Bowang for a day of leisure.

Fortunately, this idle day of drying birds did not pass for a few days, and as General Guan ordered the sailors to regroup and secretly go south, Zhao A embarked on the journey again.

It's just a pity that General Guan still has to stay in Jingbei to preside over the battle, and it is General Xiao Gan who commands the naval division this time.

And the styles of this General Xiao Gan and General Guan are completely two extremes.

"Lao Tzu is going to drive the giant ship to shoot in front of that Sun Zhongmou!"

In front of all of them, General Gan swore an oath.

A bit of a carvin.

(End of chapter)