Shuhan

Zhao Yun spent nearly a month starting from Yangping Pass, crossing Ju County, Hechi, Posan Pass, and descending to Chencang. He had already completed the Chencang Road.

And on Ziwu Road.

The partial divisions led by Wei Yan and Cao Zhang had only reached the halfway point.

And the situation is not optimistic.

Ziwu Road is a dangerous road, with mountains connected to mountains and water sandwiching the road.

It has been almost a month, but it seems that we are still halfway to the Ziwu Valley.

Moreover, the military now has to face such a situation.

The baggage cannot be transported across, and the deeper you go, the less food and grass you get.

After all, Wei Yan ordered the people to transport grain and grass. The farther the distance, the higher the cost of transporting grain and grass, and the less amount of grain and grass was transported.

The difficulties are increasing.

In addition, there is a very serious problem that Wei Yan urgently needs to solve, that is, some of the grain and grass placed in hidden corners of Ziwu Road are already moldy and rotten.

In the mountains and forests, there are countless mosquitoes and miasma. It is normal for food and grass to be damaged if they are not kept in a dry environment for a long time.

But this is a normal thing. For the current Wei Yan army, it is simply a disaster.

"I taught you not to take this path early on. Now that you're fine, how are you going to deal with it?"

return to?

That's so embarrassing.

He vowed to make a surprise attack on Chang'an from Ziwu Road to attract attention for the main force, but he retreated the next second?

He, Wei Yan, could not afford to lose this face. He could not bear the crime of wandering around with 5,000 men and wasting military power.

"There will definitely be a solution."

Cao Zhang sighed and said: "Now we have two choices. The first is to withdraw. The second is to take 3,000 people and set off. The remaining 2,000 people will go back. The remaining food and grass may be able to support us." To Ziwu Valley.”

Three thousand people?

Wei Yan frowned.

Originally, the number of five thousand people was less, but now there were two thousand less people?

Even if three thousand people capture Chang'an, they can't hold it!

"There's no third option?"

Cao Zhang sighed and said: "Our journey was originally a partial army, just to attract the attention of the Wei army. There is actually not much difference between 5,000 men and 3,000 men."

Perhaps in your mind, we are partial teachers along the way.

But in my mind, Wei Yan, sending troops from Ziwu Road is to achieve extraordinary feats!

"Maybe we should speed up."

Wei Yan's eyes flickered.

The reason why this journey is so slow is because we are afraid of too many casualties.

But now there is not enough food and grass, so we can only speed up.

"Are you crazy?:"

Cao Zhang frowned.

"The dry food we have now is only enough for five days. We have to cross a mountain road three hundred miles away in five days. Can we really go out?"

Sixty miles a day.

Even on a spacious and flat road, it seems difficult, let alone on a mountain trail.

"At this point, I have no second choice. I will inform the entire army to attack at full speed. We will reach Ziwu Valley in five days. This trip will be a waste of time. If we do not reach Ziwu Valley within five days, we will wait to starve. !”

If we go back now, we will have enough food for five days.

Because the civilians in Hanzhong are still transporting grain and grass along the Ziwu Road in a steady stream.

When you go back, you will meet these people who are transporting food and grass.

But

Heading in the direction of Ziwu Valley, if you run out of food and haven't reached Ziwu Valley, it's really over.

"Since we want to establish unparalleled achievements, we must not only be ruthless to our enemies, but also be ruthless to ourselves!"

Wei Yan's eyes were firm and he said to Cao Zhang: "If you are afraid, you can go back."

This person is really a gambler!

And he is also a bold gambler.

"Hahaha~"

Cao Zhang laughed loudly and said, "You are not afraid of death. What am I, Cao Zhang, afraid of? I will give up my life today to accompany you!"

Give me a military order.

As a result, the Han army, which was originally moving slowly along the mountain road, suddenly accelerated.

Sixty miles a day.

March with great intensity.

The mountain road is rugged, with countless deep ravines and ravines. Halfway through, you even need to open a road.

It is overgrown with thorns and thorns, making it difficult to walk.

It's completely like carving a path through the mountains and wilderness.

And sometimes, when the road is cut off, we have to walk along the cliff.

As the marching speed increased, the Han army's casualties also continued to increase.

One day.

two days.

Three days.

Wei Yan didn't stop until the fourth day.

"The last day's food and grass are still there. Where are they now?"

Marching in the mountain road, and in order to prevent the Han soldiers from complaining, he always took the lead.

Therefore, there were many wounds on his hands from the thorns.

The haggard look on his face was even more obvious.

Cao Zhang also described himself as haggard.

This march from Ziwu Road was the most difficult road he had ever walked in his life.

Even the roads in the grasslands and deserts are not so uncomfortable.

"The guide fell to his death yesterday. All we know is to march north."

Only then did Wei Yan react.

"In case you go the wrong way"

Wei Yan was startled, but quickly put this thought away.

correct.

Can't go wrong.

If it's wrong, it's over.

Wei Yan pretended to be confident.

"I have been here before. That mountain is very familiar. I will definitely be able to go to Ziwu Valley tomorrow."

Wei Yan said to his left and right with a smile.

Hearing this, the people around him immediately relaxed a lot.

Since the governor has been here, it doesn't matter.

However, Cao Zhang looked at Wei Yan with suspicion.

You are the governor of Hanzhong, and you have to deal with everything in Hanzhong. You can go for more than ten days, but you can't go for two months.

Hanzhong has not seen the governor of Hanzhong for two months, so isn't there going to be chaos in Hanzhong?

Wei Yan said this to appease people's hearts.

Of course, Cao Zhang had this idea in his mind, but he didn't want to expose Wei Yan's lies.

Morale is needed now, hope is needed now.

Otherwise, I won’t even be able to finish the last day.

Walking in the mountains, there are mountains. If you don’t have some hope, you really can’t get out of these mountains.

"Take a rest and continue to set off. Tomorrow we will go to Ziwu Valley to drink wine and eat meat! There are cattle and sheep grazing in Ziwu Valley, and there are countless grains and rice in the treasury. When we arrive, open your stomach and eat!"

Wei Yan laughed, and the eyes of the people on the left and right shone brightly, and laughter flowed out of the corners of their mouths unconsciously.

The original fatigue seemed to be gone.

This Wei Yan really has a way!

Isn’t this what my father Wang said about looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst?

The army marched for another day.

But the so-called Ziwu Valley has yet to arrive.

Wei Yan already had a bad feeling in his heart.

There were also some rumors among the military.

Of course, Wei Yan was panicking in his heart, but on the surface he was extremely calm.

"We will arrive at Ziwu Valley soon. If we walk faster, if we walk slowly, we will be hungry."

"After climbing over this mountain, we are getting closer and closer to the Wu Valley."

"We will definitely reach Ziwu Valley before evening!"

The more he said this, the more Cao Zhang's face became ugly.

He stepped forward and secretly pulled Wei Yan aside.

"If we don't arrive at Ziwu Valley today, our morale will collapse."

Although these Han troops are elite, I'm afraid they won't be willing if you want them to march and fight hungry.

"We will definitely reach Ziwu Valley today!" He, Wei Yan, is not the flying general Li Guang. Although the Ziwu road is difficult to walk, the direction is still easy to identify.

He can't go wrong.

"I think we should prepare for the worst."

worst plans?

"Without food to eat, they have no choice but to go to Ziwu Valley."

Everything is in ruins. If you want to live, you have to bite the bullet and move forward!

Cao Zhang sighed. Actually, he wanted to say that there was no food, but there was human flesh!

But this sentence must not be said.

After all, no one wants to be eaten like meat.

Until late at night.

Dots of fire suddenly appeared in the distance.

The Han soldiers were like wild beasts that smelled fishy smell, with green light shining in their eyes.

Arrived!

Arrive at Ziwu Valley.

Wei Yan looked at the lights in the distance, and tears of excitement were about to flow out.

Fortunately, I didn't take you the wrong way.

Otherwise, this will not leave a name in history, but become infamous.

"I am true to my word. I said I will take you to Ziwu Valley today, so I will take you to Ziwu Valley. Now, follow me to charge and have a feast at Ziwu Valley!"

Wei Yan's stomach was already growling.

At this moment, he took the lead, charged forward, and rushed towards Ziwu Valley.

Cao Zhang lamented that Wei Yan was thick-skinned and that Wei Yan was lucky.

Even though we lost our guide, we were still able to reach Ziwu Valley.

This destiny is really in Han!

Cao Zhang sighed in his heart and pulled out the sword from his waist.

He has now surrendered to serve the Han Kingdom.

If you have made great contributions, you may not be able to be named King of Wei.

With a hero like Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, he might be able to achieve his goal of seizing the wolf as a coroner and controlling the Western barbarians.

"Kill!"

Cao Zhang roared and immediately headed towards Ziwu Valley.

This is the end.

Both routes of the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition had reached Guanzhong along the way.

At this moment, Cao Zhen had already left Guanzhong, returned to the city, and headed towards Anding County.

For Han, now is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Within a month, Wu State had delivered almost all the food, grass, money and silk required by the covenant.

A small part of these money, grains and silks were left in Xunyang, and most of them were transported to Jiangling, directly filling the empty treasury.

Liu Chan also followed the request and released more than 10,000 Wu troops from the mountain fortresses on the Xunyang defense line back to the Kingdom of Wu.

For this reason, Sun Quan also wrote a letter specifically. In the letter, he praised Liu Chan for the first time as his father-in-law and son-in-law.

Sun Quan felt that he had sent Liu Chan away with some money and food, avoided the crisis of national subjugation, and made back more than 10,000 Wu army elites. It was simply a huge profit.

Liu Chan, however, knew that the news of the Northern Expedition would soon reach Wu State, and he was satisfied after reaping the full benefits.

Getting any benefits from Sun Quan still depends on his ability.

Before leaving, Liu Chan handed over Xunyang to Yujin and Wenpin for guarding.

The number of soldiers left for them was 20,000.

It is impossible for 20,000 people to break through Wu's defense line, but to defend Xunyang, as long as they don't leave the city to fight, there will be no problem.

Especially in the current state of Wu, Liu Chan has squeezed out all the grain, grass, money and silk. Now the main energy has been put on farming and economic construction.

There is no intention or ability to mobilize a large-scale battle.

Now, if Wu State does not take a few years of rest, it will be impossible for him to start another war.

Weaken Wu, harm Wu, use Wu.

Liu Chan's purpose was completely accomplished.

Outside Xunyang City.

Yu Jinwen hired Gu Yong and other remaining army generals and officials to bid farewell to Liu Chan at the gate of the city.

Yu Jin is neither happy nor sad.

After all, he has taken all the credit he deserves, and now that he is older, he wants to settle down.

In recent years, he had taken in several new wives and concubines, dragging his old body with him to make their bellies bigger. It can be said that it took a lot of effort to give birth to a son.

There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and no one is the greatest.

After the news came that the family members and heirs in Luoyang were executed, Yu Jin finally got what he wanted.

Wenpin frowned slightly.

Although the task of carrying on the family line is equally arduous, after all, his sons are already dead.

One of them died in the hands of the Han army.

But this is all a matter of the old almanac.

People have to look forward.

Some things that cannot be restored can only be let go with the wind.

There are no opportunities to make achievements now, but if there are, you have to wait for a while.

Wenpin plans to use the things he received from his military achievements to bring in some beautiful concubines.

It is necessary to build a successful career and carry on the family lineage without delay.

"Everyone, the attack on Wu will be left for later. I also ask you to guard Xunyang so that you can farm and train your soldiers. Maybe Wu can be destroyed soon!"

This time it was an attack on Wu. The next time we deal with Wu, it will not be an attack on Wu.

But the battle to destroy Wu.

Hearing this, Wenpin's slightly frowned brows finally relaxed, and his eyes flashed brightly.

Yes!

Defeating Wu is not a feat, but if you can destroy Wu, then it is a heavenly achievement!

"Your Highness, you will leave the matter of seeking Yang to me, so don't worry."

If you follow His Highness, you can still eat meat.

Gu Yong, for example, has already been granted the title of Marquis due to his meritorious service, and he also received a large amount of financial and silk rewards for his literary appointment.

I hope that His Highness’s battle to destroy Wu will come soon!

Wenpin was quite hopeful.

After bidding farewell to the banned civil servants, Liu Chan got into the prince's chariot.

It wasn't that he was greedy for enjoyment, but because Zhou Che was pregnant, it was hard for her to ride back.

Thinking again about the equally pregnant Qiao and Qiao in Jiangling, and Princess Guan Yinping, Zhang Peilan and Zhurong who are about to give birth in Chengdu, they have incurred enough romantic debts in this life.

of course

We will rest in Qichun tonight.

Thinking of this, Liu Chan felt that the pressure on his back was too heavy.

I will have more sons in the future, how will I raise them?

If you give that boy Sun Ba the title of King of Wu, does that mean you also have to grant him the title of Great Khan of the Grassland?

Confess a Nanzhong Barbarian King?

Just be bold and be crowned King of America!

If you think too far, you should wipe your saliva first.

Liu Chan held Zhou Che in one hand and Hu in the other, thinking to himself, even if he really became the emperor, he wouldn't be as happy as me?

"Your Highness, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to Guanzhong with you."

You really can’t travel long distances when you’re pregnant.

"Just stay in Jiangling."

Zhou Che shook his teeth and said, "Then will Your Highness forget me?"

She was a prickly beauty before, but now she is thinking about competing for favor.

This woman!

Really changeable.

"Wait until you give birth to a big fat boy before you do anything for me!"

As he said that, Liu Chan slapped the fleshy part of his body unceremoniously, causing waves to startle immediately.

The wheels of the carriage made a pleasant groaning sound as they moved on the road.

He wakes up and holds the power of the world, but he lies drunk on the knees of a beautiful woman.

He must hold on to this beauty!

Changan.

Wait until you, Emperor Dou, come and conquer! (End of chapter)