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Chapter 458 A Sword Floats, Flying Immortals Beyond the Sky

The hot soup inside the special small iron pot exudes an attractive aroma.The meatballs floating in the pot are swimming in the water, which makes people move their index fingers.

There were a lot of cut seasonal vegetables, fish slices, mutton slices, etc. on the wooden plate at the side. Da Xiwu, who hadn't had a good meal for a long time, looked at the scene in front of him, almost drooling on the ground.

"Come on, eat whatever you want, don't be polite with me. You and I are old acquaintances after all. It's official business to kill ruthlessly on the battlefield. After putting down the war, everyone can have a meal together. It's not a life-and-death enmity, so don't be sour. .”

Seeing that Da Xiwu had a wound on his shoulder, Liu Yishou enthusiastically scooped up some meatballs for him and put them in a porcelain bowl, waiting for him to speak.

"I knew you were not extraordinary back then, but looking at it now, I still greatly underestimated you, alas!"

Da Xiwu sighed with emotion, bit a meatball unceremoniously, and the juice inside splashed his face instantly.

"Pissing beef balls, eat slowly."

Liu Yishou handed over the handkerchief he had prepared long ago.Fortunately, there are only the two of them in the study now, otherwise this incident will become one of Da Xiwu's dark history.

Da Xiwu wiped his face, as if remembering something, asked in a low voice: "Those little ladies who followed you back then..."

"Now I'm a mother..."

"All of them? Four little ladies, you didn't let any of them go?"

Da Xiwu gasped.

It was they who did not let me go.

Liu Yishou thought to himself.He waved his hand, unwilling to continue talking about this topic, otherwise it would be endless.

"How is it? Have you got the food and grass?"

Liu Yishou asked a question about a weasel greeting a chicken.

Da Xiwu glanced at him resentfully, and said with a wry smile: "Others don't know if there is any food and grass. Wouldn't you Liu Dudu not know? They were all set on fire by Yang Zhong and the others."

Da Xiwu ate another meatball, turning grief and anger into appetite.He has lost all hope now, Guanzhong has no food and grass, and it is another difficult year.

Well, it should be said that the past few years have been difficult.

Liu Yishou mixed a plate of dipping sauce for Da Xiwu and put it on the other's table.

"Write a letter to Wei Xiaokuan and ask him to bring the remaining food and grass from Deng County back to Guanzhong. Save some food, don't fight and toss, it's almost enough for the autumn harvest. Chang'an is surrounded by eight waters, and the places that can be irrigated will not be grainy. No income."

Liu Yishou pointed out the plight of He Bayue and others with one word.

Is Guanzhong completely out of food?In fact, it is not necessarily true. At least the irrigation areas around Chang'an have abundant water resources, so it is not possible to say that there is no food at all because of the drought.

However, the remaining food is not evenly distributed to everyone in Guanzhong!
A large part of it will be used intensively as military rations.So if you ask He Bayue if he is short of food, he must be short, without a doubt.But even if he couldn't get any food, in another year, he wouldn't be able to starve to He Bayue.

"Write a letter? That's fine."

Da Xiwu sighed, he had nothing to say until now.Face is given by others, but lost by oneself, Liu Yishou is being polite to him now, making him a guest of honor, it is because of his former friendship.

People give face, you don't give face shameless!
"Can you tell me how on earth you know that Nanxiang has food and grass? Before we..."

Da Xiwu was full of doubts. He had many questions, which he had no way of knowing up to now, and he was still in the fog.

"Then I won't tell you until you finish writing the letter to Wei Xiaokuan."

Liu Yishou blinked at Da Xiwu, and said with a smirk.

……

At the ferry outside Deng County, Wei Xiaokuan was directing the army to load the remaining grain and grass.Now he is almost racing against time, because after Gao Yue's soldiers and horses discover that the granary has been destroyed, they will definitely rush to collect food and grass like dogs jumping over the wall.

Among them, it is very possible to use Deng County's idea. Now Deng County is no longer a safe place!

"Move faster! Within today, all the food and grass must be transported away!"

Wei Xiaokuan urged impatiently.

After Gao Yuejun came, what would he do?The answer is very simple, that is, to run to Nanxiang with a large army, while transporting the grain and grass back to Guanzhong, while secretly observing the situation in Nanyang.

Avoid the enemy's edge and wait for the opportunity.

Gao Yue, who has lost his food and grass, is bound to be unable to remain active in Nanyang for a long time.Either retreat, or transfer food and grass from extremely distant places, the supply line is very long, full of loopholes.

At that time, Wei Xiaokuan has already completed the task of transporting food, and he can throw off his arms and fight Gao Yue!

The army, which is short of food but has a large number, is itself in the process of self-destruction.Wei Xiaokuan didn't worry about Gao Yue's tricks at all, this was almost the last madness of the other party.

"General Wei, 1 miles north of Deng County, the vanguard of the enemy army appeared. According to visual estimates, the number is not less than [-]. The follow-up smoke and dust are billowing. It is estimated that the number of people is quite large. This time the enemy army is dispatched in full force!"

A scout quietly whispered in Wei Xiaokuan's ear.

The road to the north of Deng County is smooth, there is no obstacle at all, and it is clear at a glance whether there are troops or horses.The credibility of this scout's words is quite high.

"After all, it's still a step slow."

Wei Xiaokuan sighed, and calmly said to the soldiers: "Order the whole army to board the boat and go to Nanxiang. If the food that can't be transported...just put it there."

According to the "old rules", it should be burned, and Wei Xiaokuan was worried about something unexpected.Burning the food and grass will force Gao Yue's army to pursue quickly. Maybe the opponent has already caught up before he reaches Nanxiang.

A hungry beast is a terrifying existence, there is no need to force the opponent into that predicament.

"But there are still..."

The guards were a little bit reluctant, but they had spent a lot of effort to collect the grain and grass, almost scratching the ground.

"Forget it, that's it, now put down everything in your hands and withdraw everything!"

Wei Xiaokuan emphasized one sentence.

The enemy army is twenty miles away, why are there still ink marks!When people are gone, there is nothing left.

After a while, ships of different sizes and styles formed a rather shabby-looking fleet, and quickly entered Danshui from a tributary of Danshui and went north to Nanxiang.

And less than half an hour after Wei Xiaokuan's trilogy left, She Digan arrived in Deng County with the vanguard of Gao Yue's army. From a distance, he could see some grain and grass piled up at the ferry that was too late to be transported away.

"It's still a step late."

She Diqian, who hurried over on horseback, sighed helplessly. He had no hope of finding much food in Deng County this time.

Soon, Gao Yue arrived in Deng County with the main force of the army.These people were surprised to find:
Those bastards in Guanzhong fled without a fight!

This greatly exceeded the expectations of Gao Yue, Dou Tai and others.

The lack of food in Guanzhong is obvious. The granary in Nanxiang is a trap, and Deng County has no food. So the question is, where did the people in Guanzhong collect the food?
Why do they throw aside the grain and grass that are too late to be transshipped?

Has most of the food and grass been transported back to Guanzhong?

After Gao Yue led his troops into Deng County, he anxiously sent someone to count the remaining food in the treasury. Adding this up to the amount accumulated at the ferry outside the city, it would probably be enough for tens of thousands of people under his command for ten days.

Can Wancheng be captured in ten days?There is such a slight possibility, but it is also quite slim.The main reason is that the gates on all sides of Wancheng have been blocked, and the Cui brothers guard the city with the heart of death. It is not easy to win the city in a short time!

In the lobby of the Dengxian County Government, there was a gloomy cloud.

Gao Yue looked at the people in the hall and asked, "The enemy fled without fighting. Next, what do you think we should do to restore the situation in Nanyang?"

After he finished speaking, everyone in the lobby was silent, even Gao Cheng, who was usually the most pushy, was silent at this moment.

"At this point, it's not impossible. At least, the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong have withdrawn from Nanyang. We can send people along the river to trace the enemy's traces. Confirm their location."

Dou Tai said thoughtfully.Although this sentence is nonsense, it is better than no one speaks.

Gao Yue glanced at Dou Tai, nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll trouble General Dou to go over this matter himself."

Dou Tai's department lost a lot of elite soldiers this time, so it is quite appropriate for him to lead someone to do this.

"There should be a lot of food in the farms and villages in Nanyang County. Now we can only let the soldiers plunder, it's better than starving."

She Digan didn't have any political sense, but he was very familiar with the rules on the grassland in the past.This is also a no-brainer.

However, once this hole is opened, it will inevitably cause swarms of bandits and bandits in Nanyang area, and the people will live in dire straits.

In that case, even if Nanyang is taken back, it will still be a dilapidated land. Not only will there be no benefits, but it will require continuous investment in governance, and it will not be able to recover after ten years.

"Impossible, in this way, Nanyang will be taken back, and it will be abolished."

Gao Yue waved his hand, not agreeing with She Diqian.

"It's such a crucial moment, why are you being polite? You don't want to do this, I'll do it, and then you can just tell Gao Wang!"

Shedi walked away angrily, her dissatisfaction with Gao Yue had reached its peak, and now it broke out completely.

He, Dou Tai and the others agreed to the expedition because of Lou Zhaojun's eloquence.As a result, not only did they not get any benefits, but they lost soldiers and generals.Now even the food and grass are cut off, and the land is not allowed to be looted.

How is the day going?
Gao Yue didn't stop She Diqian, mainly because he couldn't stop him either.Wei Xiaokuan's fleeing without a fight seemed to be the trigger, causing the backlog of conflicts in Gao Yue's army to explode completely.

At this moment, a scout who had gone out to the south to investigate hurriedly ran in, and said to Gao Yue, "Captain Gao, Liang Jun has appeared in the north of Xinye, and we have fought their scouts!"

Liu Yishou actually came!
Everyone in the lobby felt a chill rising from the spine to the top of the head!It can only be said that the timing of Liang Jun's dispatch of troops was too delicate.

"How many are there?"

"The subordinates haven't checked it out yet, but there are more scouts than us alone. Now the scouts we sent out can't get close to the border of Xinye!"

Cold sweat broke out on the scout's forehead. The scouts released by Liang Jun were everywhere, and there was even a special hunting team of ten people. They were not prepared this time, and dozens of people had already been lost.

"Uncle, it's already like this now, why not attack Xinye, the army's morale can't be discouraged."

Gao Cheng cautiously suggested.

Hit Xinye?
Gao Yue was taken aback, but he hadn't turned the corner yet.

"Let Nanyingchuan County transfer a batch of grain and grass to Zheshi City. After we defeat the Liang army, we can re-siege Wancheng. This battle cannot be over in a short time, but the people in Guanzhong have left, and the people of Liang State will besiege Wancheng again. Once people leave, isn’t it our decision in Nanyang?”

Gao Cheng also proposed a "method that is not a solution".

"That's fine, but after General Dou returns to Deng County, you can retreat to Zheshi City with him."

Gao Yue sighed, not wanting to mess around anymore.Gao Cheng was in the army, which always made him feel uneasy that something would happen in the dark.As long as Gao Cheng left the army, he would be free to fight with Liang Jun.

……

Just when Gao Yue led troops into Deng County, Dugu Xin also led the main force of the army to Xinye by water to join Yu Jin's troops.For a time, Liang Jun's momentum was huge, and his troops were instantly plentiful.

Liu Yishou ordered Yu Jin and Xu Du to be responsible for the city defense and peripheral investigation of Xinye City respectively.

He ordered Dugu Xin to garrison not far to the west of Xinye, Liuyan on the opposite bank of the Baihe River, as a flank to consolidate the defense of Xinye.

He ordered Yang Zhong and Hu Luxian to set off from Xiangyang, gather all the cavalry, detour to the east of Xinye, and set up the camp in Huyang Shunei, an abandoned fortress in the Southern Qi Dynasty not far to the east of Xinye, waiting for the next step. military order.

Xiangyang was used as a granary, and the waterway guaranteed the supplies of the three armies. Liu Yishou did not order to continue to attack Deng County or Wancheng in the north.

On this day, Dugu Xin came to Xinye with his cronies, and discussed the next battle plan with Yu Jin and others.As for fighting, Liu Yishou didn't care about the details, and let his generals play freely, unless it was a particularly important and critical place, he would do it himself.

Everyone met in the lobby of the government office, and then Yu Jin spread out Liu Yishou's autographed letter and circulated it to Dugu Xin and others.This letter is very simple, there are only eight words on it: Gao Yue lacks food, strengthens the walls and clears the fields.

How did Liu Yishou know that Gao Yue was short of food?
Because after he invited Da Xiwu to have a hot pot meal, this guy poured out all the military information he knew.In exchange, Liu Yishou promised to release him back to Guanzhong after the battle.

In gratitude, Da Xiwu revealed a lot of inside information about Guanzhong.

For example, He Bayue's mastermind is Su Chuo, who is quick-witted and intelligent, and he is the person He Bayue relies on most.The Su family also has several brothers who serve in the army.

For example, after He Bayue defeated Hou Mo and Chen Yue, he took in a general named Li Bi, who won the championship of the three armies, and now he is arranged in Hedong and he doesn't know what he is doing.

For example, bandits in Guanzhong were rampant, and nomadic tribes often went south to loot around Chang'an, which made people miserable and so on.

"My lord told us not to fight Gao Yue. Gao Yue is short of food. If we wait for a few days, the army's morale will definitely be shaken. What do you think?"

Yu Jin asked in a low voice.

Fighting is the logistics of fighting, and now the Liang army has enough food and grass, not only from Jiankang, but also forced to buy a batch from the big local households, as well as "friendly sponsorship" by Xiao Xi and Xiao Yu.

From a military point of view, they can afford it, at least they are more patient than the people on Gao Huan's side.

"It's really not suitable to play now. Anyway, Nanyang's spring plowing has been abolished this year, so there is no need to think about it like Cui Shiqian."

Dugu Xin nodded slightly and said.Yang Zhong and others burned the grain and grass collected by Da Xiwu and the others, at least most of them.More than half of this battle has already been won, and it is completely possible to fight steadily.

"In case, what I mean is in case Gao Huan sends people to bring food and grass, what should we do if we are stationed in the surrounding areas near Nanyang?"

Xu Du asked a question that was difficult for everyone to answer.

(End of this chapter)