The wind brought the warmth of spring, and only in the morning was a trace of chilly spring cold. Veteran Wang Jing and his three men rushed to a mound outside Fengcheng, and immediately watched the troops of soldiers moving with interest.

The petals on the trees not far away were blown in the air by the wind. The light red color embellished the troops with a hint of softness, steel torrents, peach blossoms, and strength and delicateness, but they naturally blended together for a while.

"Ka, Ka, Ka..." The overall sound of heavy footsteps was neat and neat, just like the main tune of this symphony, simple, rough and rhythmic; it was also mixed with the clanging sound of armor, swords and soldiers colliding, and the sound of horses was like a companion. The generals who were used to hearing this sound all had an excited look on their faces; this thing evoked the most memories and feelings of warriors, and the source of everything they had.

Wang Jingyuan looked at the appearance of the Hujie Army and sighed: "The elite troops are all in the imperial guards."

The staff next to him said: "Guo Du is too young, eager for quick success and instant benefits, and he has to suffer some losses before he can wake up."

The general said: "The roads in the Qinling Mountains are tortuous and difficult to move forward. I agreed that there is only half a month of food. It is too short for me to think that he has made any achievements."

Wang Jing remained silent: "If you can't take over the Victory City within fifteen days, you will naturally withdraw your troops. It's better to let him try it."

After hearing this, the aide said lightly: "What the prince said is very true. The banished soldiers led by Guo Du, the commander of Zhen'anjie, did not stop Xiang Xun, and it was not easy for the prince to force the order to stop him."

...Zan Jurun, the envoy of the Ministry of Veterans in the Fengxiang Prefecture, seemed to be unwilling to think that the Hujie army could capture the Shu army's city within half a month, but although he participated in military aircraft, he did not interfere in military affairs and said nothing. When he learned that the Hujie army had indeed sent troops in advance, he wrote a memorial.

The follower was waiting outside the door, and Zan Jurun checked what he wrote again and confirmed that what he said was true and did not make a mistake.

At this moment, he picked up the brush and held it in the air, gently rubbed it with his beard in his left hand, and looked meditative. After a while, he quickly placed the brush in the inkstone and dipped it back and forth, adding a few lines of contents behind it. The main general Wang Jing did not stop Guo Shao from asking for an emergency battle.

...

Fengxiang was very close to Chencang, and Hujie troops arrived in less than half a day, camped again and rested, waiting for the military supplies and equipment to be prepared. Guo Shaoxian ignored the generals, but instead recruited Luo Yanhuan and others who were staying in Fengxiang to see him.

Luo Yanhuan and a female Taoist priest met in the house that was temporarily used as the headquarters of the Central Army. After not seeing each other for several months, Guo Shao did not say a word of greeting and asked directly: "Is there any abnormal movement in Tangcang Town and other places?"

The generals were also used to this straightforward way. Luo Yan clasped his fists and said, "The last general was in Chen Cang, and he met the people from Tangcang Town five times. The last time at the beginning of this month, Tangcang Town increased its troops several times. Currently, there are at least 6,000 troops stationed, and there are countless food, grass and weapons."

Guo Shao remembered it silently and thought about the main place north of Fengzhou in his mind. He turned to look at the female Taoist priest, who was about the age of thirties and had a freckle on his face, but he looked familiar.

The female Taoist priest said clearly: "I just returned to Chencang today. General Luo asked me to come together to meet Guo Duzhi. He heard that the saint aunt was also here, so he came to see each other. We live in Qingniling Temple. From the first month of this year to the present, we have seen a large number of troops passing by Qingniling Mountains. It is difficult to walk on the ridge and often block the roads. I hid in the forest behind the arch for a few days and counted the number of people who crossed Qingniling Mountains. On sunny days, at least 186 people were passed by, and at most 321 people. On rainy days, several people passed by, at most 20 to 30 people. It rains heavily on Qingniling Mountains. It rains for half of the first month to March. In addition, when the roads are muddy, it is difficult to walk in half... It is calculated that 20,000 people have passed by Qingniling Mountains in three months. The food and supplies are not very easy to see clearly. Some are carried by mules and horses, some are carried by carts, and some are carried by carts, and some are carried by carrying them. It looks like a lot."

Guo Shao was very surprised after hearing this. The ancients definitely didn't understand any method of sampling statistics, but the female Taoist priest used the same method of drawing the number of days and then performing average superposition and estimation. He also heard that she spoke very well and spoke clearly, and felt that the woman was not stupid at all. He asked specifically: "What's your name?"

The female Taoist priest replied: "If you go back to Guodu, my surname is Wang, and after becoming a monk, I am called Bai Xiangu."

Guo Shao nodded and asked again: "Is Qingniling a must-pass road on Chencang Road?"

Bai Xiangu said: "There is an inn in Qingniling, which is indeed a must-pass road for the official road. However, I learned from the nunnery that there is also a Baishui Road to the east, which is just a small road for some fugitives and profiteers. The surroundings are sparsely populated and there is no supply to the inn, so people usually do not take that path. Therefore, the Shu army from Xingzhou has to cross Qingniling."

Guo Shao said immediately: "Luo Yanhuan wants to join the army to fight. Bai Gu, you don't have to return to Qingniling Temple, stay at the Chencang stronghold, pick up the detailed work outside, ask clearly the situation and write down. How?"

Bai Xiangu turned to look at Jingniang, and Jingniang nodded. She replied, "Yes."

Guo Shao then asked the female Taoist priest to retreat, and then sent someone to notify the commander and above generals to meet in the hall.

After the sixteen generals of the Hujie Army arrived at the headquarters one after another, Guo Shao walked into the hall with his entourage officers around him. The generals bowed down to hold the military salute and said one after another: "Gours to the envoy Guo Du."

Guo Shao sat down on the chair above and waved his hand to indicate that the generals stood in two rows according to the order of high and low, and looked at Guo Shao sideways.

"Three days later, the whole army left Chencang and headed towards Sanguan." Guo Shao said first, and everyone watched him listened carefully, "There is only one way from Sanguan to the front camp of the Shu army. Our army's early combat goal is very simple, and we will take down eight front camps of the Shu army. At present, the number of enemy soldiers in the village is unknown, but the Shu road is narrow and difficult to spread horizontally, and the military camp will not have too many troops blocking the road. I decided to take two commands in front, take turns to attack, and advance in succession..."

Suddenly, a general said in a hurry: "The last general is willing to be the foreman!" Then the generals rushed to fight.

Guo Shao thought to himself: These generals usually look concise, but the martial artists are not stupid. Everyone wants to do such good things... The military camp in front of the Vigor City is just a stronghold, which plays a warning and buffering role. The troops are not large and they are scattered into eight. It is not difficult to defeat each of them. The difficulty is relatively low, but it is very prominent when discussing the merits. This is the first merit.

"The first commander, the second commander," Guo Shao said loudly, raising his arm to stop everyone from yelling.

"The last general is here!" Two generals stood up happily, and the other clasped their fists and said, "The last general commander Li Dazhu!"

Guo Shao pretended to be very fair and said, "The Shu Road cannot be unfolded horizontally. The army marched, the first army and the second army were deployed in sequence. You two are responsible for leading the troops to attack the eight military camps and eat them one by one. Li Dazhu fought the first one, the second command beat the second one, and took the rest in turn."

Li Dazhu, who had a dark skin on his face, patted his chest and said, "I can break one in half a day, but I can't beat him down and come to see you!"

"Okay!" Guo Shao praised.

But people cannot be without selfishness. These generals are just their subordinates and have taken all their credit. How can they ask for credit to those who contribute to their own contributions in the future? Guo Shao immediately said: "Luo Yanhuan."

Luo Yanhuan, who was standing on the side, walked up and clasped his fists and said, "Here."

Guo Shao said again: "You are the platoon of the front army."

The platoon commander is a temporary position. Because the Zhou army is strong, they often set up the Yanyue Formation in field battles. Usually there is a person responsible for coordinating the formation of each department, which is the platoon commander. This position is not a real military power position, so the chief general can be appointed in a certain battle... If a military position of commander or above is appointed, the Hujie Army will usually report to the Infantry Department of the Guards Department for approval.

Luo Yanhuan said calmly: "The last one will be ordered!"

Guo Shao now appointed Li Chuyun as the chief supervisor of the camp, and he was still a temporary position and a man who made military achievements. As long as he won, when Guo Shao asked for me, he could say that Li Chuyun was very capable of coordinating the marching... Moreover, Li Chuyun led troops to fight many wars, and must be familiar with marching and camping. Using him to take charge of this matter can at least prevent some mistakes caused by lack of experience.

The chief confidant and subordinate generals all made contributions. Guo Shao felt that his approach was fair, and he said immediately: "I sent a probe to the horse and learned that the Shu army would increase more than 20,000 troops to Qin within three months. As long as you fight hard, you will have many opportunities to make contributions. I will also remember them one by one. In the future, the merits and demerits will be reported, and there will be no omissions."

All the generals were convinced.

Then Guo Shao ordered twelve commanders to select brave soldiers, each commanding a team of people, a total of twelve teams of 300 people, forming a central army guard, and let Yang Biao be the guard general; Luo Mengzi was the deputy general, and the two were on the control side in turn.

Guo Shao took advantage of the rules of the Guards Department and commanded the following military positions, and generally delegated power to military generals of each army, and only counted them; less than 300 people were commanded, he appointed generals on the spot.

Guo Shao didn't ask about picking people and asked each army to take charge. Anyway, he had seen it many times in the Second Army's barracks, and there were no too weak soldiers; they were sent out by various generals, and usually had nothing to do with the headquarters, and it happened to be used by Guo Shao.

Everyone gathered in the headquarters, and Guo Shao didn't talk much. He arranged the combat affairs and personnel in a few seconds, and then asked Li Dazhu and others to repeat the military orders. He ordered the group to disband.

On the eve of the dispatch of the troops, Guo Shao called Zuo You again and asked him to bring people to contact the civilians who sent food in the army after the battle to transport the wounded soldiers in the front. Guo Shao knew Zuo You better. This person had a little brain in the officialdom, but the military strategy asked him for nothing and was basically useless, so he just happened to find some work for him.

Three days later, the entire army set out and left Chencang to march towards Sanguan one after another. Twelve commands formed a column and were dispatched in sequence. The officials of Wang Jing's staff office also followed with civilians to help transport the baggage. For a moment, the road was vast and like a long dragon.
Chapter completed!