Prime Minister take care

Chapter 269 Returning from the North
In the Magpie Valley Road, there is a cliff path.

In the battle between Liang and Shu, there were heavy casualties, blood was floating, and the whole earth was gray.

Huan Zilu stood at the entrance of the plank road, looking at the remnants of the Liang army coming back one after another from the cliff plank road, with an inextricable sadness in his eyebrows.

"Has General Rong Can not come back yet?"

That day the Xiliang cavalry attacked the camp, and Huan Biao sent Rong Can to lead six thousand heavy armor to resist.They arrived at the front camp but the rear was in chaos. Under attack from both sides, Rong Can led his troops to retreat. As of this time, there was still no news.

"General, at the moment the Shu army has occupied half of the Magpie Valley Road and is guarding various key passes. Even if General Rongcan wants to come back, he may not be able to do anything about it."

The deputy general next to Huan Zilu said.

During the Battle of Sanshiyuan and the subsequent camp attack, a large number of Liang Jun troops were separated.

Among them, a small number have returned to Liang Jun's camp through Quegu Road.Most of them were either captured by the Shu army or became wandering bandits.

According to Liang Jun's statistics, including those who were captured and those who escaped, the number of Liang Jun's troops was between [-] and [-].

The cliffs are soaring and the plank road is dangerous and narrow.The road ahead was long, so Huan Zilu sighed.

"Yizhou has many passes. If General Rongcan wants to gather the crowd and return, he may not be able to find a way out!"

Huan Zilu knew Rong Can's situation at this time. To the south was Baocheng Pass, to the west was Luoying Mountain, and to the north was Quegu Road.No matter which way he takes, Rong Can will face many difficulties with thousands of troops.

"The matter of General Rong Can is still in the second place. General, the lord is not awake yet. Do we really want to fight the Shu army again?"

Huan Zilu shook his head with regret.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight again. Yang Xian has already rushed to the Magpie Valley Road in person, and the Shu army is guarding the dangerous points. Our army's forced attack will be just like the situation faced by General Huan Biao that day. Unless people are killed by force, otherwise There is no way to open this road. But with the current situation of our army, we simply cannot afford it. I hope my lord will not be dazzled by hatred!"

At this moment, Huan Wu had not yet woken up. Liang Jun on the front line had been attacking the Shu army for two days in accordance with Huan Wu's order before he fell into coma.

At the beginning, the Shu army faced them head-on.At the back, the Shu army retreated on its own initiative and gave up half of the Magpie Valley Road to guard the key pass. It was already difficult for the Liang army to attack again.

While Huanzi Lu was worried, a fast horse drove up behind him.The person who came was someone Huan Zilu knew well, and he was also his clan disciple Huan Zishan.

After Huan Zishan and Zhang Rui retreated from Guoting, they moved towards Haojing with their troops and horses, and stationed at the border of Yongzhou to defend against the Liangzhou army.

"Master, are you awake?"

Seeing Huan Zishan's figure slowly approaching, Huan Zilu felt joy in his heart.

Huan Zishan's face looked very bad. He seemed to have been traveling for days. His face was a little thin, and his small frame was a little sluggish.

"I woke up half a day ago."

"What do you mean, my lord? Do you want to continue attacking the Shu army, or do you want us to retreat?"

Huan Zishan looked around, approached Huan Zilu and said something in his ear, but saw Huan Zilu's eyebrows furrowed, as if a little unbelievable.

"My lord, do you really want to do this?"

"The matter is of great importance, which is why I came here in person. Don't leak the news, in case the Shu army makes chaos, prepare quickly!"

"I understand!"

Huan Zilu glanced at the cliff path ahead and took a deep breath of the cool air in the mountain.It was obviously summer at this moment, but Huan Zilu felt the desolate atmosphere of autumn.Maybe an era is really going to pass!

Huan Zilu sighed inwardly, and turned around.

"Boss, why hasn't Liang Jun come to attack our camp these days?"

The bonfire was lit, and there was a smell of gray smoke and the smell of meat.

Niu Er glanced at the charred deer meat on the grill and cut it with a knife.The meat was not yet cooked, but the saliva of all the soldiers was almost flowing.

This deer was hunted from the forest when they were patrolling this morning, and it happened to be an extra meal.

"The Prime Minister ordered us to retreat and guard the key points. Liang Jun is not stupid, how can he attack by force?"

Even a centurion could see the situation of the Liang and Shu armies at this moment.Liang Jun is now in a difficult situation.In the battle against Shu, the Liang army suffered heavy losses. Even the prince of Liang died in the war, so he retreated without any dignity left.

But if they continue to attack, not to mention that Quegu Road has been occupied by the Shu army again, how many troops will they lose in the attack?Can Liang Jun now withstand this kind of consumption?
"Boss, what do you think that is?"

With a shout, Niu Er turned his head and saw a thick black smoke burning in the north, with the potential to soar into the sky.

"That's the direction of the cliff path, what is Liang Jun going to do?"

All the Shu soldiers stood up, ignored the half-cooked deer, and rushed out of the camp.

Niu Er and his soldiers were the closest and were the first to arrive.

"This is fucking"

Niu Er uttered a curse word, but saw flames blazing on the cliff plank road ahead.The heat wave was rolling, the fire was scorching, and the beams supporting the plank road had been burned down. It was difficult for them to get close, let alone put out the fire.

A few miles away, Liang Jun could still be vaguely seen.As soon as they finished pouring the kerosene tubes in their hands, they ran back like crazy.

The fire spread very quickly, and in just a moment, it was several miles long and was completely engulfed in the sea of ​​flames.

A large number of Shu troops arrived. Everyone was stunned when they saw this scene and didn't know what to do.
This cliff plank road is the most important section of the Magpie Valley Road, which is hundreds of miles long.When this road was first built, I don’t know how many people died.

But now, right in front of his eyes, Liang Jun completely burned down the plank road.

what does this mean?
There were a large number of people surging behind him. The soldier beside Niu Er pulled his sleeves and asked in a daze: "Boss, what does Liang Jun mean?"

The plank road was destroyed, the Liang army could not enter, and the Shu army could not exit.From now on, if the Shu army wants to enter the Central Plains, there are only two ways, either to enter Nanyang through Yongshui, or to go through the rice warehouse for hundreds of miles.

No matter which way you go, it's not easy.

Chu Hou Cai Tong has been coveting Nanyang for a long time. If the Shu army wants to enter Nanyang, they will be in danger of being attacked from both sides.If a partial army can fight together, it will undoubtedly be difficult for a large army to do so.

The Mi Cang Road is hundreds of miles away, with no supporting points in the middle, and it has to face Sanshui Pass, one of the most powerful passes in the world.Even if Sanshui Pass is captured, it is only the first step into the pass. There will be countless large and small city passes after that.If the Shu army takes this route, it will encounter the same difficulties that Liang Jun encounters today.

Transshipment of grain and grass for thousands of miles is costly.Siege the city and plunder the land, all the way is blood.

Even a small soldier in the Shu army could feel Huan Wu's decisiveness and decisiveness.Niu Er's face was flushed red by the fierce fire, and he clenched his hands.

"Thief Huan is really ruthless!"

(End of this chapter)