In the middle of winter, there is a lot of snow.

In the Tang Dynasty, it was snowing in winter, and the land of Bashu was no exception.

Shu is difficult to walk, and the mountain road is tortuous.

In order to meet the supply of the army at the front, the rear support units of the Tang Army were miserable.

After several days of heavy snowfall, the grain transportation channel was blocked, and Li Jing's 50,000-strong army was temporarily starved of food, and the remaining grain was only enough to last for 10 days.

The situation was very critical, but Li Jing could only pretend to be calm, lest the rumors go out and disturb the morale of the army.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Jingkuu sat in front of the tent, holding a pen and carefully pondering how to write the military intelligence report at the front.

The chicken soup on the side has already cooled down.

Li Jing lifted the pen several times and stopped writing several times.

It is difficult to describe the fact that it has been in a stalemate with the rebels for three months now, that the situation has not progressed in the slightest, and that no large-scale fighting has broken out recently.

If it is reported truthfully, the court will be dissatisfied when it learns.

However, if you want to storm it, not only will it not guarantee victory, but it will cause heavy casualties to the army.

Li Jing pays attention to the word stability in the use of troops, and without absolute certainty, he will not easily move troops.

The same is true when dealing with the Turks.

However, it seems that the time has come to make a decision.

The rear supply was cut off, and if the mountain road was not opened within three days, Li Jing had to make a decision.

Either attack and fight to the death, there may be a sixty percent chance of victory, but the army suffers heavy casualties, and then faces the endgame in Shuzhong. The defeated Holy Lotus Sect disciples hid into the rivers and lakes, waiting for an opportunity to prepare for the next outbreak.

Either evacuate directly, wait until after winter, attack again, and then try to annihilate. But after the withdrawal of the army, it must bear the huge pressure of all forces in the court, and even be held accountable by the emperor, but in this way, the vitality of the Tang Dynasty can be preserved.

"Hey!" Li Jing sighed heavily, he was much older at this moment than when he attacked the Turks.

"Li Jing!" A rough voice came from outside, and Cheng Yanjin, who had messy hair, opened the curtain and strode in, "The grain road is blocked, why don't you tell me such an important thing?" Do you want to be a turtle grandson and retire from the army? ”

Cheng Yanjin looked very angry, and stepped forward and slapped the table heavily.

Li Jing didn't seem surprised to see him like this, put down his pen lightly, and said with a slow smile: "You be quiet, this matter is confidential, and it has been spread out to disturb the morale of the army!" ”

"That'...... Then you give me an explanation. ”

"Look, isn't this clear? With all the energy you are shouting about, who dares to tell you about this? ”

"I ......" Cheng bit Jin Yusai, his face softened, "Then you say, what now?" As far as our current grain and grass are concerned, there must be a big move within three days, otherwise we will be in a dilemma, and the army will be trapped here. ”

Li Jing hesitated for a moment, lowered his voice and said, "Even if I want to retreat at this moment, those old masters in the court will not let me retreat!" The decisive battle is imminent, so go back and recharge your batteries! ”

When Cheng Yanjin heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he patted Li Jing on the shoulder: "Okay, with your words, Lao Tzu will rest assured!" ”

"Shh......h Don't make a noise, just wait for me to arrange everything. ”

Cheng Yanjin also followed the spirit and nodded seriously: "Understand, understand!" ”

After speaking, Chen Yanjin turned around and wanted to leave.

Cheng Biting King Kong opened the door curtain and bumped into Li Miao who rushed over, Cheng Biting Jin hurriedly made a silent gesture to him: "Shhh......hh

Li Miao was confused, arched his hand towards Cheng Biting Jin, and then watched him leave.

Waiting for Cheng Yanjin to leave, Li Miao asked with a straight face: "The general is finally going to prepare for a general attack?" ”

"Who said I'm going to attack?"

Li Miao was stunned for a moment, and was a little puzzled: "I just ...... with General Cheng"

"General Cheng will not agree to withdraw the troops, which is also a helpless move."

"Withdrawal? Our army has been out for three months, and the withdrawal of the army at this moment is not a waste of all the previous achievements? Grandpa, if you want to go back like this, how will you deal with the court? ”

"Grandpa has fought for the Tang Dynasty all his life, how can he ignore the overall situation because of personal honor and disgrace? We have already mastered the structure of the Holy Lotus Sect's strong crossbow, and it is only a matter of time before we can imitate it. It will be much easier to fight again next year than this year. I want to keep these soldiers for the emperor, and to keep these soldiers is to keep the roots of the Tang Dynasty. Li Miao, I'm afraid you'll be in charge of the coming year. ”

"Grandpa, what do you mean by that?"

"After this withdrawal, only Grandpa's resignation can appease the court officials, and I will ask the emperor to hand over the power of the generals to you."

Li Miao's face was shocked, this news was too shocking, he couldn't digest it at all.

After being stunned for a long time, Li Miao remembered his own affairs and hurriedly sent the military information.

"General, news has come from Fuling City, saying that a mountain bandit attacked Fuling City at night and defeated all the 2,000 garrisons in Fuling City. Plundered in the city and left. ”

"What? Can a group of mountain bandits capture Fuling City? When did this happen? ”

"It should have been half a month ago."

"Half a month ago? It's too late! ”

"There is no way, to the south is the territory controlled by the Holy Lotus Sect, and it is difficult for our detectives to transmit the news, and then Yuwen He, the guard general of Ba County, led five thousand elites out of the city to suppress the bandits."

"Now that half a month has passed, there is not much point in it."

"General, do you remember the last time I mentioned it to you?"

"What?"

"Martial Arts Conference! Those martial arts people! ”

Speaking of this, Li Miao became excited, walked up to Li Jing quickly, lowered his voice and said, "Bai Song said that he would win the trust of the martial arts people and enter Yizhou to assist us!" The general didn't believe it before, but now, apart from this team, who else can suddenly appear near Fuling City? Who can capture Fuling City overnight? ”

"Even so, what can be?"

"Now that we have a strategy, as long as we can get in touch with them, and ask them to hold back the soldiers and horses of Ba County when we attack Chengdu, wouldn't we have a great chance of winning?"

"There are 30,000 garrisons in Ba County, and a team of only 100 people, even if they are all masters of Pei Yuan Mirror, it is impossible to become the climate. It's too risky, and we don't have that much time to prepare. ”

"But......" Li Miao wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Jing.

"The general has made up his mind, and the withdrawal of troops cannot be delayed."

"General, I made an appointment with Bai Song to meet in Chengdu, and at this moment we retreated, isn't he a sheep in the mouth of a tiger?"

"What are you going to do? Could it be that General Ben let 50,000 troops go on an adventure for the sake of one person? ”

Li Miao was stunned in place, not knowing what to say.

After a while, Li Miao asked, "When is the general going to withdraw his troops?" ”

"Within three days, something will happen!" After Li Jing finished speaking, seeing Li Miao's gloomy expression, he suddenly felt bad, "What do you want to do?" I'm telling you, this is a barracks, and you are not allowed to come here. ”

Li Miao shook her head and said in a deep voice: "Grandpa, Bai Song is here because of me, he came to assist us regardless of life and death, I must not watch him die alone!" I went out of the camp alone, grandpa didn't have to care about me, Li Miao's life and death depended on the will of heaven, and when I found Bai Song, I would definitely take him out of Shu together. ”