Shu Chen

Chapter 261
On the wilderness in midsummer, the eyes are full of verdant and warm greenery.

Flowers, plants and trees are dotted in the blue sky, accompanied by the trajectory of the breeze, flaunting the pride and stubbornness of life.

Leading the horse, Wei Yan walked slowly, picked up the water bag from the horse's belly and drank several mouthfuls, moistened his almost smoldering throat, and when his eyes fell on the big Han soldiers marching like a long dragon, he couldn't help it. He raised his head to the scorching sun and cursed in a low voice.

The sun is really too poisonous.

Rao was just past the hour, and the ground was already on fire.

Not to mention the hard-wearing soldiers, even the horses of the generals were panting, with white foam on the corners of their mouths.

It also made Wei Yan restless.

It is not only worrying that the weather is too hot and the march is too slow to miss the opportunity to fight, but also worrying that the soldiers who have been busy all the way will suffer from heatstroke and faint, and they will be lost without fighting.

But the only way he could think of was to reduce the harshness of the scorching heat of the day as much as possible.

For example, when the fourth watch begins to march, the whole army rests at the end of the day, and then stays until the heat subsides in the evening, and then travels ten miles.

Inevitably, the journey was much slower.

Originally planned, the army would arrive at Wuting Nishui Valley in early July to threaten Jincheng County, but now it is the end of June, and he has not yet reached the fortress of Yuyin.

"General, why don't you let the soldiers rest?"

Just as Wei Yan was worrying secretly, Fei Yi, who was temporarily acting as the commander of the army, came to his side at some time, and suggested in a low voice, "The post-supervisor has a report, and more than ten soldiers who escorted the food and fodder have been killed by the heat." It hurts!"

When Wei Yan heard this, he couldn't help but frown in worry.

Due to the frequent wars in recent years, the soldiers hardly took off their armor and the people suffered a lot. In order to protect the people's livelihood, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang would not conscript civilian husbands for transfer unless he had to.

The same is true for the conquest of Liangzhou this time. The military equipment and food and fodder are all escorted by the accompanying officers and men of the various ministries.

Thanks to the poor livelihood of the people in Longyou, the big man didn't have the spare energy to cut wood and build boats, and he couldn't use the water of Zuli River to transport them; Many, heavy carts are often deep in the sand and have to be pushed and pulled by manpower.

The journey was difficult, and the weather was so hot that it was inevitable to be injured by the heat.

What worried Wei Yan even more was that the [-]-[-]-mile journey from Shuyin City Fortress to Wuting Nishui River Valley was far more difficult than the Zuli River Valley.

In the old days, when Jiang Wei went around and rushed around, two or three out of ten of the soldiers who traveled lightly fell to their deaths on the way.

Today's army is marching with food, fodder and siege equipment, how evil will the immortals be?
"No, there is no shade here, and resting is useless."

With concern, Wei Yan said to Fei Yi in a tone that could not be refused, "Wen Wei, you go to the front army to send an order, let the An Guobu go the other way, find a shady place to camp for the army, and I will go to the rear army to supervise the formation."

After saying that, without waiting for Fei Yi to answer, he said to his side, "You two will take care of Fei Changshi. Well, let Chang Shi walk on the horse."

Then he jumped on the horse and left.

He also asked Fei Yi to quickly raise his sleeve to block the dust rolled up by the horse.

The general's meritorious service is outstanding, and he is not lacking in compassion, but it is difficult to make people feel good about his actions.

With a wry smile, Fei Yi took the reins of the horse from his subordinates and rode away.

However, after a while, he turned his horse's head back and returned.

Ma Dai, who was on guard outside the army, met Jiang Wei who came from the fortress of Yuyin, and he was attracting the Chinese army to look for Wei Yan!
Before Wei Yan sent envoys to the Fortress of Yuyin to inform that the army would arrive in three days, but Jiang Wei rushed back with a few followers. Fei Yi, who had been in the army for a long time, knew without asking, that there must be something urgent Already happened.

Therefore, he directly asked his subordinates to inform Guan Xing's tribal camp, and then personally led Jiang Wei to the rear army.

In case Wei Yan needs his reference after listening to Jiang Wei's report, and has someone come to find him.

When he was young, Fei Yi and his party arrived at the rear army.

At this moment, Wei Yan had already hung his helmet on the side of the saddle, and was sweating profusely, shouting chant with the soldiers, struggling to push the cart that was stuck in the sand.

Hearing the sound of galloping horseshoes, he raised his head and glanced casually.

After recognizing Jiang Wei who jumped off the horse, he couldn't help but pause, and suddenly exerted force to push the cart out of the bunker, and then strode towards Jiang Wei.

The pace is quite urgent.

Think about it, and it's easy to understand.

Since Zhao Yun's death and Li Yan's relegation, he has become the leading general of the Han Dynasty.

Regardless of qualifications, military exploits and official positions.

And this expedition to Liangzhou was also the first time that the prime minister gave him full authority to supervise the war. Even the official post of governor of Liangzhou was granted by the court in advance.

Furthermore, he has always been self-confident.

Since the beginning of the Northern Expedition, he has often suggested strategies to the prime minister, and more than once despised the generals of the various ministries against the Wei Dynasty as the generation of chickens and dogs.

It is claimed that if the prime minister can grant him the right to arbitrarily fight, and lead more than ten thousand elites to forge ahead, he will be invincible.

Now, the prime minister has given him [-] elites, tried his best to prepare food and fodder that can be used to conquer a year old, and has also transferred good talents such as Guan Xing and Jiang Wei to his subordinates for training. He can't make meritorious deeds, how can he have the face to oversee the army and conquer evil in the future!
"Wei, met Wei"

Jiang Wei, who was also striding forward, hurriedly saluted and spoke respectfully.

But before he finished speaking, Wei Yan grabbed his arm and said in a low voice, "Mo Duoli. Boyue returned in a hurry, but did Wei Wei change his mind?"

"Back to the general, there are indeed some changes."

Jiang Wei, who took advantage of the situation, also lowered his voice, "Wei dares to ask the general to move forward and talk."

Uh.
Narrative?

It seems that there are still many accidents.

After hearing this, Wei Yan was not so anxious anymore.

Gein, who has conquered for many years, knows that the more changes in the war, the more opportunities are hidden in it.

He is confident in his keenness and courage in catching fighters, and the generals against Wei in Liangzhou are far behind him.

"Okay! Come with Wen Wei."

Wei Yan nodded lightly, and asked the governor of Buqu to lead the horse and jumped up, greeted Fei Yi, and galloped out.

He didn't forget to wave his hand to tell the guards not to get too close.

However, among the retinue brought by Jiang Wei, there was a man wearing a light gauze hat and covering his mouth and nose with a Ge scarf, but he rode his horse and stood shoulder to shoulder with Jiang Wei and Fei Yi.

Who is this?

How dare you not avoid suspicion and want to listen to the military situation?
Wei Yan, who caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye, felt unhappy.

But seeing that Jiang Wei was calm about this, he didn't utter a word to stop him, but he also realized something in his heart - Boyue has always been respectful and humble, he is not a person who doesn't know the importance.Since there is an extraordinary move today, maybe this person has a lot to do with the change he said?

With doubts, several people rode out slowly about a mile away from the army.

And the person who covered his head and face didn't wait for Wei Yan to ask questions, he took off his bamboo hat and kestrel.

It also made Wei Yan and Fei Yi uncontrollably say: "Zijin?!"

(End of this chapter)