In July, the weather began to get cooler, especially when standing on the bank of the Yellow River, the river rolled and roared from west to east, bringing sediment, and also brought the wind from Longmen all the way to the south, and then through the Tongguan with thousands of walls, and finally to this point.

The wind doesn't stop, just like her time.

Such an abrupt, but yet natural, thought popped into her mind: she was old.

She no longer seems to be able to purely think about how to fight this war and how to save the people of Yanzhou, she can no longer be like the original her, arrogantly saying to herself - as long as she can be saved, she should be saved.

There were countless jumble thoughts in her head, and they all mingled together to form her complex and tired state of mind.

…… Yuan Shao had too many soldiers.

She and everyone in Dongjun worked together to repel waves of Xianbei people, and the credit is not small, but it is only a drop in the bucket.

Because there are also Wuhuan tribes, they are the tribes that Yuan Shao deliberately wooed, the soldiers are good enough to eat, and they will never speak the same day as Xianbei, she must defeat the Wuhuan tribes, especially the leader of the Wuhuan tribes.

And after that?

This reminded her of the battle she fought a few years ago from Jiangdong all the way to the north, and there seemed to be enemies everywhere in front of her, she needed to pull out the other party's camps one by one, and she needed to capture one city after another, exhausted to the extreme, never-ending, but she couldn't fall.

And the fact is: until now, Yuan Shao's main force has not appeared.

Even if it doesn't show up, she has to take another uncertainty into account.

"Is the general thinking about Zhang He's Jizhou Army?"

…… She turned her head suddenly, feeling a "clucking" sound from her neck.

"How do you know?"

Sima Yi smiled slightly, "I saw that the general's gaze went south from the Yellow River, all the way to the southeast, and then to the southwest. ”

She was silent.

War is always uncontrollable.

Each uncontrollable triggers more uncontrollable.

She looked far away and saw a little light, and further afield, she could see the hills and hills that rose and fell to the north with the remnants of Mount Tai.

But she couldn't see through Yanzhou no matter what, she couldn't see what the battle was like in Wancheng, and she couldn't see where Zhang Hegao was marching.

Whether she attacked Wuhuan or not depended on where Yuan Shao's army went, and where Cao Cao's main force was, but how could she know? Don't say it's her, even if she asks Xun Yu, will Xun Yu say it? Did she believe what she said? Even if he told the truth, Anzhi Cao Cao didn't count his ovary?

Sima Yi wanted to say something, but she shook her head.

How can there be people in this world who are strategizing and winning thousands of miles away?

The Black Blade can't do it.

…… When she sighed so dejectedly, a terrible thought suddenly arose in her heart.

When Lu Hangyu thought of Zhang He, Zhang He and Gao Ran were also chatting about her.

To be honest, the two of them were somewhat suspicious of her.

She's a woman, it's nothing, these two generals are not the kind of pedantic people, but in their hearts, the "military merit marquis" is really too sacred, so sacred that they need a little more evidence to be convinced.

There are more famous generals, and there are countless famous generals in Hebei, not to mention Yan Liangwen and Chou, Ju Yi is also a person who can fight well and perform miraculous feats!

But none of them were marquis.

Of course, Jiangdong Sun Jian and Sun Ce's father and son were also made marquis, but they themselves were princes and could not be regarded as ordinary generals.

Therefore, in Zhang He's heart, he always felt that it was because Liu Bei was born in the Han family and was close to the Son of Heaven, and in order to win over, the Son of Heaven not only gave Liu Bei the title of marquis, but also added Lu Lian and Guan Yu.

Now that they have voted for Liu Bei, they can't help but reverie if they have generals under their tent - with their bravery, can't they be ranked above Guan Lu?

There are still fifty miles away from Xiangcheng, and the soldiers and horses are camped.

After Zhang He confiscated Meng Dai's private property, he took out a part of the reward for the soldiers, and the low-level soldiers and petty officers could continue to endure hardships and stand hard work.

But the middle-level officer killed once, was honest for a while, and now he is complaining again.

"If Liu Bei attaches importance to us, he should be served by the fat sheep sake," someone muttered, "We are also people who can fight in Hebei, and we have beaten the Black Mountain Thieves and Gongsun Zhan, wouldn't we have seen more of the world than Guan Lu?" ”

"Not bad! Whose smiling face did we see along the way? ”

"Where to go is not to eat food and receive money!"

"If you want me to say, since we have come to Yuzhou, it is only a hundred miles away from Yanzhou, and it is the same for Cao Gong!"

Gao Ran heard it once, and then he stopped them.

"Now that the imperial court is also in Xuzhou, you don't want to be Hanchen, but you have to be a thief!"

The group shrank their heads and remained silent for a moment.

But after a hundred miles, two hundred miles, they began to murmur again.

"Actually, General Zhang and General Gao may not really want to vote for Liu Bei, not because they were bullied by Meng Dai?"

"Meng Dai villain, Yuan Gong must be unaware," someone immediately said, "Why should we be burdened by villains?" ”

"My whole clan is still in Jizhou, and there is still a way! Why don't we make up some money......"

Scrape together a sum of money and go to find Xu You, Guo Tu, how about taking the door?

They are indeed villains, but villains can do things!

This mountain is high and the road is far away, not to mention the family and business, Liu Bei is better than Yuan Gong except for having a son of heaven?

Look at Qingzhou, look at Xuzhou, which point is better than Hebei's abundance?

Look at the listless defenders along the way, where is there as majestic as Hebei soldiers and horses?!

Hey! They have turned their backs on the lord of the fourth world and the third duke, and they are going to work for a mat weaver and shoe seller!

This was only said once, but unfortunately it was heard by a Zhang He soldier who was passing by, and he turned his head and told the general.

As a result, these few subordinates who were promoted after being purged in the army were also purged for the second time, and their heads were in different places and they died miserably.

But such thoughts in the army cannot be stopped.

The more they walked to Yuzhou, the more they saw the devastated depression in the fields, and the more worried and regretful these soldiers became.

The more they walked towards Yuzhou, the more gloomy Zhang He and Gao Ran's faces became.

Their final destination was Xiangcheng.

Xiangcheng is not Xiangyang, but a small city more than 100 miles southwest of Xuchang, where King Xiang of Zhou lived at the beginning, so it was named Xiangcheng.

After experiencing a series of sudden events such as the confrontation between the two sides, the farmers' fights, the rumors, and the eastern tour of the Son of Heaven, Liu Bei began to go north, seemingly preparing to attack Xuchang.

Cao Cao may have seen through his plan, but he couldn't bear it anymore.

The next question is much simpler: he needs to pick a battlefield that is relatively advantageous to him.

The decisive battle between Liu Bei and Cao Cao broke out here, and both sides had been fighting for several days, from sunrise to sunset, no one would take a step back, and no one would give up.

- This is also the reason why Liu Bei failed to go out of the camp for thirty or fifty miles to meet Zhang He.

When Zhang He led the front army to Xiangcheng first, he felt that he would never forget this scene for the rest of his life.

It was already getting dark, and the soldiers on both sides were gradually beginning to withdraw from the battlefield, and they were doing their best to carry back the wounded on their side.

A tributary of Yingshui bypasses the battlefield, and when the sun sets, the river is also reflected in red.

But when he rode a few steps further, he found that the glow reflected on the surface of the river was not the setting sun, but a stream of muddy and turbulent blood.

Someone fell while rummaging through the corpse and fell on the corpse, but was not taken seriously.

Some people simply walk with one foot deep and one foot shallow, so that there is always a sticky and wet sound under their feet, but that is not an intentional desecration of the corpse.

In a few days, there were more than 10,000 people lying on this battlefield, and they were probably clear on the first day, but now they were gradually indistinguishable from each other, and emitted a peculiar, fishy-sweet stench.

When Liu Bei walked over, he was followed by a middle-aged military general with a long beard, and he was not injured in his actions.

But his armor was soaked with blood, and from top to bottom, even his boots were wet.

Liu Bei is stronger than him, but not much.

The mat weaver subconsciously wiped the blood from his face, but he didn't realize that they had dried up.

With Zhang He's eyesight, he could not only see in what direction the blood on Liu Bei's face was splashed over, but also what weapon was used and the distance between the two sides at that time.

"I heard the names of the two generals early, and now I am fortunate to see them, which is enough to comfort the thoughts of longing and admiration in my life!" Liu Bei had a loud voice and rushed over enthusiastically, "Hebei soldiers and horses, it's really good!" ”

The moment Zhang He was held by him, the strong bloody qi rushed over.

It's not a good place to smile.

But Zhang He looked at Liu Bei's calloused hands, and then at Guan Yu behind him, and finally showed a relieved smile.

Chapter 405

Within a radius of more than ten miles, there seems to be a lingering smell of corpses, which is obviously a pungent smell, and there is a strange sweetness in it, as long as you smell it, don't say that you smell it again, you can't help but want to spit it out when you think about it.

Although the Jizhou army was treated with cow wine, both the generals and the soldiers ate very reservedly.

"Then use some dried vegetables," said the local man with a smile, "and if the nobles come back tomorrow, this field will be very fat!" Sprinkle the seeds and grow crops! ”

…… So even the corn in the bowl was not fragrant.

Although it is not fragrant, everyone in Jizhou looks much more relaxed.

Zhang He didn't have to kill people, so he didn't say anything, Gao Ran returned to the tent and paralyzed on the marching couch, and naturally a group of lieutenants came up and took off his boots for him diligently.

"The general has worked hard for months!" They flattered in unison, "Thanks to the general for showing us a clear way!" ”

Gao Ran is a steady person, but at this time, he can't help but flutter, and he snorted coldly in his nose, "You know now?" ”

"Got it, got it! Today's scene is terrifying! Where have you ever seen such a war! ”

"I thought that when we beat Gongsun Chan and broke the Black Mountain Thieves, it would already be a big battle, who would have thought that the people in the south would fight such a fight! What a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood! ”

"Actually, if you look at it this way......" Someone's voice turned quieter again, "That Yan Liang really can't compare to ......"

"General Zhang has been working hard to calculate, although he has never spoken to anyone, but it is really a lesson to be learned!" Gao Ran glanced at those people, "If he hadn't led you south to Liu Bei, think about it, who can beat Lu Lian!" ”

So this group of people buzzed again, and the boots were taken off, but some people hurriedly stepped forward, wanting to pinch Gao Ran's legs and hammer his shoulders, and they couldn't see the look of being scolded and ridiculed.

…… It is better to say that such a scolding made these officers even more happy and happy.