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Chapter 459 A Sword Floats, Flying Immortals Beyond the Sky

Outside the Yingzishan granary outside the city of Nanxiang, Wei Xiaokuan stared blankly at the messy camp, with the remains of burned grain and grass everywhere.And in Nanxiang City, there was not even a single soldier!

After such a big incident, no one from Nanxiang's garrison came to Deng County to report it!What kind of accident happened?
Wei Xiaokuan saw that there were still charred corpses at the scene that had not been cleaned up, and guessed that there must have been a battle here, and the granary was attacked by surprise!

"I've exhausted all my tricks, and my work was in vain in the end, alas!"

He sighed deeply, feeling cold all over.

In fact, what Wei Xiaokuan didn't know was that there were some accidental factors when Da Xiwu was here in the granary.If Da Xiwu was in Nanxiang City at that time, the situation would definitely be better than it is now, after all, it is still possible to send someone back to deliver the letter.

That day Yang Zhong and Hu Luxian raided the granary in Yingzi Mountain. By the time the few defenders in Nanxiang County found that the granary had been set ablaze and came to support them, Yang Zhong's troops had already withdrawn with the captives by water.

The military law was strict, and if such a big incident happened, these people knew that going back to Deng County to report to Wei Xiaokuan would not do well, and they might even be punished.In addition, it was not far from Wuguan, so if they didn't stop doing anything, the defenders of Nanxiang fled to the north quietly, and slipped back to Guanzhong from Wuguan.

In order not to give Wei Xiaokuan a chance to pursue him, they didn't even send someone to Deng County to notify him!
After trying to understand these things, Wei Xiaokuan felt that all hope was lost.

From a complete victory to a disastrous defeat, there is only such a small difference!However, the matter has come to this point, no one can discuss what to do next, he must make his own decision.

There are only two options before Wei Xiaokuan: either retreat to Wuguan in desperation now, or use the little leftover grain and grass as army rations, and find a way to get the grain and grass in Wancheng!And then shipped back to Guanzhong.

Wei Xiaokuan squatted on a big rock next to Danshui and thought hard. After half an hour, he finally made a decision.

"Pass down the order to search in Nanxiang City and the surrounding areas, and grab as much food as there is."

Wei Xiaokuan said to the lieutenant general.

This is probably no different from the behavior of bandits.The lieutenant hesitated for a while and didn't speak for a long time.

"You tell them that there is food in Xiangyang. If you don't want to die, you can go to Xiangyang to eat. But we must take away their food."

Wei Xiaokuan said with a straight face.

"Well, this subordinate will do it now."

This lieutenant is Wei Xiaokuan's confidant, surnamed Xin, and the two have known each other for many years.When Wei Xiaokuan gave this order, he knew that the other party was going back to Guanzhong.

"General Wei, do we want to..."

"Go ahead, that's not your place to ask."

Wei Xiaokuan waved his hands wearily.

He has made a decision, so he will return to Guanzhong with the rest of the steps.As for food and grass, as much as you can get.As long as people are still there, there is hope for everything.

This trip to Nanyang did not cause much loss of personnel, but Da Xiwu was missing, and it would be difficult to explain to He Bayue after returning, after all, Da Xiwu was He Bayue's loyal confidant.What kind of rhetoric will be given after returning this time? I still have to think about it.

"Oh, the world is hard."

Wei Xiaokuan sighed, feeling extremely disappointed and unwilling in his heart, he really wanted to go to Wancheng and take away the food and grass in Wancheng.Unfortunately, in today's situation, this idea is completely extravagant.

A real man should be decisive, keep his useful body, and go out to Guanzhong to compete with Liu Yishou in the future.

Wei Xiaokuan had to admit that he really lost this time, although the loss was inexplicable.

……

Gao Yue from Tunzhadeng County also felt that the world was difficult.

After learning that the Liang army was deploying defenses in Xinye, Gao Yue sent Shedi cadres to attack Liuyan, and he personally led the flanks to the west bank of the Turbulent River east of Liuyan, attempting to cross the river and encircle the Liang army Duguxin from the flanks.

Yu Jin from Xinye City decisively led troops to attack and support, and together with Duguxin encircled Shedi cadres!Seeing the unfavorable situation, She Digan hurriedly fled back to Deng County, losing many troops in the retreat.

Having lost the opportunity, Gao Yue could only lead his troops back to Deng County.In the frontal attack, Liang Jun's defenses are tight, and the defenders of Liuyan and Xinye can support each other, which is really difficult.

In desperation, Gao Yue could only send Shedi Gan to plunder grain and grass around Deng County, and drive the local villagers to Xinye.At the same time, Dou Tai also returned from Nanxiang and told Gao Yue that Nanxiang had been emptied of the city, and the surrounding area of ​​Nanxiang had been looted by Wei Xiaokuan, and every household had no rations.

Gao Yue ordered Dou Tai to lead his troops back to Ocher City, preparing to build a new granary in Ocher City.At the same time, he wrote a letter to Sun Teng who was in Yecheng, asking Sun Teng to send someone to supervise the grain and grass quickly.Gao Cheng also returned to Ocher City at the same time as Dou Tai.

This time Gao Yue said nothing to let Gao Cheng go to the front line, because there will be a fierce battle soon!
A few days later, Yu Jin led troops to attack Deng County, and retreated after a fierce battle with Gao Yue's tribe outside the city.Due to lack of food, Gao Yue's army exploded with unparalleled combat effectiveness. Yu Jin suffered a dark loss and had to return to Xinye for repairs.

With one win and one loss between the two sides, it was considered a tie, and the battle situation was stalemate again for a while.

Yu Jin wrote a letter to inform Liu Yishou who was in Xiangyang. In the letter, Yu Jin said that Gao Yue's army should not force it, and it is better to take it slowly.

This is a bit condescending, because Liu Yishou has already said that he should not confront Gao Yuejun head-on.Yu Jin was a little erratic because of his successful counterattack before, and he stormed Deng County, but he was defeated.

Now Gao Yuejun is holding his breath from top to bottom, hoping to find a place on someone. In that case, they will not be punished after they return to Yecheng.

This battle has become a "cooked meal", which is hard to swallow.Gao Yue and the others had to give Gao Huan an explanation. To put it bluntly, they were unwilling to withdraw their troops at all, thinking that they still had the strength to fight.

This is a bit similar to Xiang Yu's situation after he broke the boat.

At the same time, there is another difficult matter waiting for Liu Yishou.

No matter whether it was Wei Xiaokuan or Gao Yue, they all went to various parts of Nanyang to grab food, causing the wealthy Nanyang to be flooded with victims.In the current situation, Liang Jun suddenly entered the arena, and the situation is very good. This is obviously not what Gao Yue and the others want to see.

Gao Yue and the others told the villagers disgustingly that Liu Yishou of Xiangyang City was kind and generous, and that if he went to Xiangyang, he would be able to survive, but if he stayed where he was, he could only wait for death.

This move seems to guide the victims, but in fact it harbors evil intentions in an attempt to drag Liu Yishou into preparing for the war.The disaster victims are here, if you want to open a warehouse to release food, it will definitely affect the supply of military rations, if you don't open the warehouse to release food, those disaster victims will definitely cause trouble!
No matter what, it is beneficial to Gao Yue and the others!
After receiving Yu Jin's letter, Liu Yishou ordered Shen Ke to take in the victims from Nanyang and place them in a temporary camp.

He also sent people to Shouyang, and asked Shouyang to urgently dispatch a batch of Chen Liang to Jingxiang, transport some young and strong people among the victims to Jiankang, and asked Chen Yuankang to arrange these people to work in the newly built workshops around Jiankang Relief with work.Use wages to support yourself and your relatives in Jingxiang.

After being disgusted by Gao Yue and others, Liu Yishou was also very angry.But the so-called crisis is an opportunity in a crisis.The disaster victims in Nanyang seem to be a burden, but if their resettlement is properly handled, they are actually a huge asset.

Gao Yue and the others did not retreat for a while, and they attacked rashly but could not wipe them out. Liu Yishou ordered people to secretly go to Wancheng to discuss with Cui Shiqian and the others.In this way, the enemy can be completely wiped out.

……

"Attack back and forth, wipe out Gao Yue's army?"

Seeing the polite young envoy in front of him, Cui Shiqian looked puzzled.Holding Liu Yishou's handwritten letter in his hand, he was very uncomfortable.

In the current situation, it seems that as long as he makes a move, Gao Yue's entire army can be wiped out. This is the case in theory.

But what happens after that?
Completely offending Gao Huan, he will face rounds of revenge in the future.Without external checks and balances, Liu Yishou will definitely control me to death!

If troops were sent this time to attack Deng County from the north, it would be tantamount to relieving the temporary crisis and putting a collar around their necks.

This is not what they want.Moreover, Cui Shiqian feels that there is no food everywhere in Nanyang, but Wancheng has a lot of food. Isn't the current situation exactly what he envisioned before the war?

"I'm sorry, please go back and tell Liu Dudu that my city is full of wounded soldiers. When defending the city before, the army was wounded, and now it is really powerless."

Cui Shiqian said with an apologetic face.

The person who came to deliver the letter was Yang Xiuzhi. He is best at polite words on weekdays. How can he not see that the other party is being polite?

Yang Xiuzhi asked meaningfully: "Has General Cui made up his mind? Will he really not regret it?"

repent?how is this possible!

Cui Shiqian nodded and said: "Of course it is impossible to go back on your word. I can bear the consequences alone."

"So, then I will go back and answer my lord."

Yang Xiuzhi saluted casually, turned around and left, was led to the city wall, and left Wancheng in a hanging basket.After he returned to Xiangyang City, he told Liu Yishou who was waiting for news of the negotiation process.

"A lot of people really don't cry without seeing the coffin."

In the study, Liu Yishou couldn't help sighing, seeing Wang Wei, Yang Xiuzhi and others looking at each other.

"Cui Yaolan is pregnant now, and the child will be born in the future. He must be very sad to learn that his father killed his uncle."

Liu Yishou said sadly.

This is definitely a feigned compassion when the cat cries and the mouse pretends to be merciful. Liu Yishou was merciless when he played the Cui brothers.

However, Wang Wei and Yang Xiuzhi couldn't say this. If they did, their emotional intelligence would be too low, which would be ridiculed.

"My lord, this is the stubbornness of the Cui brothers. The lord has already done his best."

Yang Xiuzhi couldn't help persuading him.When he thought of Cui Shiqian's face, he was full of anger.

"My lord, there is one more thing. Maybe Cui Shiqian's attitude has something to do with it."

Wang Wei handed Liu Yishou a stack of papers with both hands.

"Some disaster victims in Nanyang came to report that the Gao Yue army had resettled the granary in Zheshi City. Some of these victims saw the convoy transporting grain."

If you plant melons, you will reap beans, and Gao Yue's army looted Nanyang everywhere, causing disaster victims everywhere, so don't blame these people for acting as Liu Yishou's eyes and ears.

The eyes of the people are sometimes not so sharp, but after being educated by the cruel reality, their judgment becomes more accurate.

It is clear at a glance who is doing good and who is doing bad.

"No wonder Cui Shiqian refuses to give in."

After reading the "confession" compiled by Wang Wei, Liu Yishou understood what was going on.

Gao Yue had already received food and grass support. Although the supply line was a bit long, since there were no enemies north of Wancheng, Cui Shiqian did not dare to send troops out of the city, so this food road was safe.

It has to be said that the strong economic strength of Hebei is where Gao Huan has the confidence to attack the city.

Although Cui Shiqian could not send troops, they obviously knew the movements of Gao Yue's army, and they thought it would be no problem for Gao Yue and Liang Jun to fight for a while.It was reasonable to refuse Liu Yishou's solicitation.

It's understandable that Gao Yue is stuck in Deng County not to retreat, because they think that the main force on their side has not suffered a big defeat, and now that the supply of food and grass is also available, naturally they don't need to get used to Liu Yishou.

"Order Yang Zhong to attack Zheshi City and go to the outer line. There is no waterway on the side of Zheshi, so it is impossible for a large amount of grain to arrive. That must not be the starting point of the grain. Let Yang Zhong lead the cavalry to cut off their grain road on the outer line. I want to see if Gao Yuejun will eat the bark in the end!"

When Yang Zhong was stationed in an abandoned garrison far away from the battle line and close to bleeding, it was because of this surprise soldier that he wanted to avoid the detection of Gao Yue's army.

Now Gao Yue has offended the locals of Nanyang to death, except for his own scouts, all other news is blocked.It was impossible for them to find out where Yang Zhong and the others sent troops.

The strong who despise the people will be destroyed by the people!
In Liu Yishou's eyes, since Gao Yue ordered the looting of Nanyang, he was already a dead man, but the coffin lid hadn't been closed yet.

"Alright my lord, what else can I order?" Wang Wei asked suspiciously.

"By the way, send someone to call Jia Sixie. I missed the farming season this year, but Nanyang can't grow anything. Let Jia Sixie figure out a way to see what else can be planted in Nanyang's fields in the remaining time.

We can buy the things that are grown and use them to replace food from other places. "

Although the final victory has not yet been achieved, Liu Yishou is already considering the aftermath.After this battle, Nanyang must be full of chicken feathers. How to quickly stabilize the situation requires thinking about countermeasures in advance, and we can't wait until the situation is imminent.

After Wang Wei left, Yang Xiuzhi cupped his hands and said: "My lord has a heart for the people, a strategy in mind, and a benevolent man is invincible. In the future, he will rule the world and guard the heavens. Cui Shiqian and Gao Yue are ignorant of current affairs. It's too late. My lord, why don't you compose a poem to ridicule them?"

Seeing that you are so upbeat, it seems that I am embarrassed if I don’t speak up, okay?
Liu Yishou glanced at Yang Xiu, thought for a while and said, "I don't have the whole poem, but I did think of two sentences."

"Er Cao's body and name will be destroyed, and the rivers and rivers will not be abandoned."

"Those who oppose thousands of people will sooner or later be eliminated by the current situation and disappear in the memory of the world."

……

Inside the dilapidated fortress, Yang Zhong showed Hu Luxian the military order of Liu Yishou.

Yang Zhong said in a deep voice: "The soldiers are good but not many. I suggest only using 600 men, of which [-] scouts are under your jurisdiction. One man and two horses are mainly used to cut off the food road. The rest of the men may as well go back to Xiangyang for repairs. In this way we As long as you grab a batch of military rations on the road, it will be enough to last for a long time.

Run away after hitting, come and go like the wind. "

"What General Yang said is absolutely true!"

Hu Luxian also nodded. He didn't know how to command a large group of people. He brought a hundred scouts in charge of the investigation, which was exactly what he wanted.

"So, let's send troops to the north of Zheshi City. No matter how fierce Gao Yue's army is, without support from the rear, they will surely die."

Yang Zhong clenched his fist tightly and said.

(End of this chapter)