That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 986 An Uninvited Visitor Visits

In fact, in addition to these three ways out, there is another way out, and that is to surrender to the grassland.

From Zhang Wubing to the bottom soldiers, they all understood this so-called way out, but no one put it into words. Comparing this way with the Northwest Army going to the Central Plains, it is not just about Jiangnan and Shu Giving Zhou and other half of the country to others is also putting himself in the position of an eternal sinner. Zhang Wubing doesn't want to be this eternal sinner, and he doesn't want to have such a sinner under his command.

Between Northwest and Jiangnan or the imperial capital, whether it is the distance on the map or the actual distance, it seems very far away, but for the cavalry, it is not far. If the Northwest army surrenders to the grassland, the two cavalry will attack together The imperial capital, for the Central Plains where the internal defenses are empty, can only reach the imperial capital in ten days. At that time, not half of the country will be handed over to others, but the entire world will be handed over.

The city of Anmenbao returned to silence, no one spoke, only the continuous roar of the wind, mixed with snow particles, hurting the face.

Zhang Wubing stood in the howling wind, holding the handle of the knife at his waist with his left hand, and stretched out his right hand.

At some point, scattered snowflakes began to fall in the sky. Although they were not big, they were far different from Jiangnan where the apricot blossoms were already raining slightly.

Along with the snowflakes, there is also an increasingly cold climate, which also shows that the situation in Xiheyuan is not optimistic. Of course, the situation here does not refer to the war situation, but the food.

It is said that soldiers and horses go first without using food and grass. No matter what famous general, marching and fighting cannot do without the word "grain".As we all know, the Northwest is the place where the Emperor Taizu of this dynasty lived. The reason why the Emperor Taizu Xiao Yu was able to dominate the Northwest and look at the Central Plains was because of the Xiheyuan. In the grain area, Xu Beiyou and Han Xuan were also members of this grain area. Because of this, a corner of the northwest can be self-sufficient to a certain extent.

However, due to the extremely cold climate in recent years, the grain production in Xiheyuan is not optimistic now, and it is difficult to maintain the consumption of troops in the Northwest Army. To a large extent, it depends on the imperial court to allocate grain and grass, and the imperial court is extremely dependent on Jiangnan, so the imperial court has to First level the south of the Yangtze River, and then we can take care of the northwest.

Now that the water transport has been cut off by the king of Wei, the military rations in the northwest are becoming more and more difficult. With the court having difficulty allocating food and grass to support the northwest, no matter how poor the grain production in Xiheyuan is, it is better than nothing. Therefore, Xiheyuan cannot afford to lose, and Wanting to ensure that Xiheyuan is not lost means that the Northwest Army cannot rely on Xiheyuan's fortress system to defend, and can only fight head-on with the grassland army.

In any case, the grassland is so big that it can be compared with Daqi. One can imagine the great pressure in the northwest to fight against one country in one place.

Zhang Wubing broke the silence, "In three more days, Lin Shu's army will come. Whether it's the Anmen Castle under our feet or the Yumen Pass behind us, we can throw them away, but we must make him pay a big enough price. Make sure they are unable to attack Xiheyuan in a short time."

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In the 24th year of Taiping, the last bit of tail at the end of spring.

The Northwest Army led by Zhang Wubing and the Grassland Army led by Lin Shu launched a cavalry battle in Liangzhou. This frontal battle without any fancy is barely a draw. In the next few days, the world's strongest The two cavalry armies fought continuously again. Zhang Wubing fought and retreated. Lin Shu underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, but was overwhelmed by Zhang Wubing. The state moved closer to meet Lin Shu's remnant army.

After Lin Han led the army of royal guards to arrive, although the grassland army still had the upper hand in terms of strength, their morale was low, and the two sides fell into a confrontational situation. It is very clear that this confrontation will not last for too long, and in at most three days, the two sides will fight again.

Although the morale of the Northwest Army, which has been fighting hard, is very high, just like Xu Beiyou, who is fighting against the crowd, is extremely exhausted. Facing the grassland army that has an absolute advantage in numbers, the situation of the Northwest Army is still not optimistic.

The atmosphere in the big tent outside the Yumen Pass was extremely dignified. After Zhang Wubing finished setting up the military order, the major generals of the Northwest Army walked out of the big tent one after another. Sigh lightly.

Suddenly a wind blew up the curtain of the big tent.

Zhang Wubing raised his head suddenly, his face was solemn and vigilant, but then it turned into astonishment.

Because there was one more person in front of him, a person who should not have appeared here.

After Zhang Wubing was silent for a moment, he slowly said: "Aren't you supposed to be in Jiangnan? Why did you come here?"

The visitor answered inappropriately and asked: "This place in the northwest is also my hometown. Would you like to go out for a walk with me?"

Zhang Wubing nodded silently.

The two left the barracks together, and walked slowly along a path trampled by war horses.

After walking a certain distance, Zhang Wubing squatted down, squeezed a handful of soil, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, there was not much earthy smell, nor the smell of spring grass.

Zhang Wubing threw away the soil in his hands, and said softly: "As early as ten years ago, when I was fighting for the throne, I was still a member of the White Lotus Sect. I once led an army to fight against the Northwest Army and lost a lot. The soil at that time was like this. Trampled as hard as a rock, that battle left a deep impression on me, so I once dreamed of commanding this army, and now I have achieved it, not only did it, but also wear it like you The general's seal is almost the pinnacle of a military officer."

Xu Beiyou covered his sleeves with both hands, shook his head and said, "I am different from you."

Zhang Wubing smiled, and said to himself: "However, this Northwest Army is still somewhat different from the Northwest Army back then. It's hard to say what happened to Zhuge Gong, the former Northwest Army's old governor. It's been decades since there was a war. Those old people who died back then probably had very few people who could mount a horse and fight. The current Northwest Army is too young. Compared with the grassland army on horseback, so, the situation in the northwest is very difficult."

Xu Beiyou's expression turned serious, and he said softly, "I'm not here this time to listen to your complaints."

Zhang Wubing laughed aloud and said: "A man stands in the world, in the final analysis he is just dying, why bother to complain to others."

Xu Beiyou laughed it off, and said with emotion: "Before I came to the Northwest, I once told Bingchen that if I could solve all the problems with my death, then I wouldn't be unable to die, but the problem is that it doesn't help at all. We are not those Literati, it is not my generation to sacrifice one's life for fame."

Zhang Wubing smelled the breeze blowing towards his face, and calmly said: "Wen dies to remonstrate, Wu dies to fight. Do your best and obey the destiny."

(End of this chapter)