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Chapter 54
"The banquet is not good, the banquet is not good, I will return soon." Xia Houba's anger came up again.

Others exchanged feelings with a bunch of Yongliang military leaders, and Xia Houba's departure not only made others troubled, but also made himself unhappy.

Yang Zheng was also afraid of seeing Guo Huai again, and always felt that his thoughts were difficult to fathom, so it was better not to waver in front of him.

Having made up his mind, Xia Houba left a letter to evade the emergency of the military situation, and brought everyone back overnight.

As soon as he left the city, Guo Huai sent someone to persuade him to stay.

If it wasn't for Guo Huai himself, it would be insincere.

Xiahouba's face looked better when he left Shangbei.

Yang Zheng also felt relieved.

The people lit torches and marched forward.

Yang Zheng followed Xia Houba half a horse behind, idle and bored, and expressed his speculation, "General, the Shu people should invade after August or September."

Xia Houba nodded, "The Shu people's Northern Expedition has always been restricted by food and grass. Hanzhong left Longxi, and there are many mountain roads. August and September are the time of autumn harvest. When the Shu people send troops, they will give me food."

Soldiers are ordered in autumn on the battlefield, and the ancients mostly fought in autumn.

Planting in spring, summer is too hot, winter is too cold, autumn is the most suitable.

And the horses are in the best condition in autumn.

The national strength of Cao Wei far exceeds that of Shu, and the standing troops in Longyou are only about [-], and in many cases there are only more than [-].

It wasn't until Deng Ai was promoted to the prefect of Nan'an that Longyou changed slightly.

"Jiang Wei is as cunning as a fox. It is impossible to speculate with common sense. Maybe he will attack before August." Li Mi followed up.

Why is he indispensable everywhere?
Although there is some truth, it is somewhat exaggerated.

With the productivity of this era, how much logistical supplies are needed for a war of [-] people?How many civilian husbands are needed?
The land of one state in the Kingdom of Shu is weak, and it does not mean that the Northern Expedition will be able to succeed in the Northern Expedition.

"When does Li Sima think the Shu people will attack me?" Xia Houba turned to look at Li Mi and asked.

Li Mi faltered and said: "It should be about a month or two..."

Now Xia Houba needs accurate information the most, Yang Zheng's speculation is reliable at least, and Li Mi is purely talking nonsense.

He was at that level since his elder brother Li Sheng, but how could he be so high if he fooled Cao Shuang into attacking Shu?

"Hmph." Xia Houba looked displeased.

Yang Zheng didn't want to offend anyone, so he bowed his hand to Li Mi, "One or two months is too urgent. It is difficult to send troops in summer, and the mountain roads are difficult, and the soldiers are hard. Jiang Wei knows the military affairs well, and it will never be like this. He should continue to cooperate with the Qiang people to harass us."

"It's also possible that Jiang Wei may not attack Longxi." He Hui, who had been silent all this time, said.

But when he said it, he knew it was a bit abrupt, so he bowed his hands to Xia Houba and Yang Zheng one by one, "Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, everyone thought that the Shu people would attack Longxi, but Jiang Wei did the opposite."

This statement is quite insightful.

Yang Zheng couldn't help but praised: "Lieutenant He knows the art of war very well, and I'm not as good as you."

Xia Houba also nodded in agreement, "Jiang Wei is extraordinary, no matter where he attacks, we must not relax our guard."

"No!" Everyone said in unison.

On the road, I met a pack of wolves and a team of horses, and fled in a panic.

A few bandits on horseback followed behind, apparently from Xianbei.

He Hui led a dozen or so cavalry to catch up and shot and killed two of them, so the horse bandits dared not follow.

Back in Didao City, Yang Zheng gave Xiahouba the armor and sword and shield. Unexpectedly, Xiahouba was equipped with 1000 people.

He told Yang Zheng to step up his training and not to slack off.

Yang Zheng was naturally very grateful.

The two are already grasshoppers on the same rope, one prospers and the other loses, without Xia Houba's care, is there a place for him in Longxi'an?

"A thousand sets, so many?" Li Mi stroked his chin.

According to the military system, a captain has [-] soldiers under his jurisdiction, and it can be increased under special circumstances.

Yang Zheng explained: "The general sent [-] people last time. The battle is imminent and equipment is urgently needed."

"Lieutenant Yang didn't know something. The general took in two thousand Qiang soldiers a few days ago, and the arsenal was short of weapons." Li Mi looked at Yang Zheng honestly.

This expression was extremely confusing, and it made Yang Zheng think that he was really a loyal person.

As the Sima of Longxi County, the arsenal is held in his hands.

Judging by his posture, it seems that he wants to make things difficult for himself.

He is the most unhappy these days, being hated by Xia Houba, and repeatedly suppressed by Yang Zheng.

It is reasonable to be made things difficult now.

Yang Zheng didn't want to argue with him either, his mind was on Fanghan City, so he could only carry Xiahouba out, "This is General Xiahou's order."

"Since it is the general's order, naturally obey."

"Thank you Sima Li."

Yang Zheng thanked him with his hands clasped, secretly thinking that he finally didn't have to talk to him anymore.

But the moment he lowered his head, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a strange smile flashing across his face, "Lieutenant Yang is fighting hard, his future is boundless."

His voice was very low, and his tone was so different from his usual one that Yang Zheng thought he heard it wrong.

But immediately there was a burst of cold air behind him.

The future is boundless?
This meaningful sentence is like a sharp arrow piercing the most secret place in my heart.

Yang Zheng stared at Li Mi, but Li Mi didn't seem to say anything.

"I would also like to thank Li Sima for asking General Guo for credit." Yang Zheng said expressionlessly.

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Li Mi seemed to have something else in his eyes, laughed dryly, and said some scene words, feeling bored, turned and left.

Yang Zheng looked at his back and fell into deep thought.

I used to think that I could have a good relationship with him, but now it seems that thinking is too simple.

Maybe he just said an unintentional joke just now, but do you dare to listen to it as a joke?

Thinking about it carefully, he suddenly came to Longxi, he was highly regarded by Xia Houba, and repeatedly suppressed his limelight, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, how can he pretend nothing happened?
It is said that women are jealous, and men are more terrible than women when they become jealous.

And when he delivered the documents to Guo Huai, he was already killing people with a knife.

Unknowingly, the relationship between the two has become like fire and water.

Being stared at by such a person, even if you don't see the clues, if you casually slander the top, all the hard work along the way will be in vain.

Murderous intentions flashed through Yang Zheng's heart.

In the past, Deng Yang cheated himself because of the situation. Deng Yang's level was too high, so it was normal for him not to be able to play with others.

I wasn't mentally prepared at the time.

It's different now.

Although his official rank is lower than him, but in Longxi, a land of three points, his accumulated power has already surpassed him.

His letter to Guo Huai was a failure among failures. He did not deceive himself, but lost Xia Houba's trust.

Even the other generals didn't want to see him.

Shaped like a dog in the water.

But Reservoir Dogs can sometimes turn into Mad Dogs.

Battles in the shadows are more dangerous than battles.

Now that you know who the enemy is, there is no need to be merciful.

Because this kind of struggle is never endless.

With a knife in his hand, it's not difficult to get rid of him.

The hard part is not letting others doubt yourself.

Everything must be carefully planned, considered in the long run, and waited for the opportunity.

With Xia Houba's personality, he definitely doesn't like his subordinates being too vicious.

Yang Zheng took the armor and ammunition, ordered more than a dozen ox carts, bid farewell to Xia Houba, and went back to Fanghan.

(End of this chapter)