The snow has been stopped for a few days, and the air in Jiangling City is full of biting chill. Looking around, there are only two colors of gray and white in the field of view. The white one is snow and the black one is the city wall.

There were teams of soldiers wearing jackets patrolling back and forth on the street. Pedestrians on the road were coming and going, hunched over, and white mist sprayed out from people's mouths and noses. Occasionally, there was panic among the eyes of each other. No one spoke loudly. The clouds of war swept across the country within half a month.

The news of defeat had already come from Yidu. Five cities fell one after another. The Chen army forced step by step to suppress the coalition's range of activities to a very small area. The areas under Yidu County and even nearby cities were gradually cut off. The Western Liang court of Jiangling also sent troops to rescue him many times, but all of them were defeated and fled. They returned in a desperate situation. The defense system built by Zhang Zhaoda had installed the last brick. More than a dozen camps were guarding each other and connected into an unbreakable whole. Yidu would become a support point for Chen to smash the Xiliang. At the same time, there were reports of sentry ships on the other side. Chen general Huang Faqiu built a large-scale military camp in various parts of the river, hoarding food, warships, soldiers, and a steady stream of supplies were transported to Yidu from where to go.

After capturing Yidu County, Chen Jun was very calm under Zhang Zhaoda's intentional constraints and never launched a war of foreign expansion against the Zhou army and the Xiliang army. Occasionally there was friction, and it was also a small-scale local battle, which could not affect the overall situation. On the contrary, Lu Teng was very sensitive to Zhang Zhaoda's series of actions and ordered the army to harass the Chen army's camp several times. The Chen Jun was very cold to this. The soldiers came to block the water and the earth to cover the earth. What moves the Zhou army and the Liang army took were followed one by one. Even if they fought, they were extremely restrained and they would never expand the scope. They tried their best to avoid the small-scale friction turning into large-scale wars. This reaction not only did not make the Zhou army and the Liang army more at ease, but on the contrary, they made them even more worried. Before they knew it, deep winter had arrived.

"Chen Country, the people who came here are not good..." Lu Teng closed the battle report in his palm and frowned. In the warm cabinet, there was a lamp like beans, and various battle reports were piled on the table. One letter was sent almost every two hours. This was the sixth letter, and Lu Teng had not been asleep for two nights.

"Zhang Zhaoda avoided fighting, not because he was afraid of us. On the contrary, this old guy has a big appetite. He wanted to swallow Jiangling in one go..."

Gao Lin asked in confusion: "Why didn't he attack Jiangling City directly, but instead attack Yidu by detour?" He paused and said: "The Mo General has no other meaning. The Mo General just felt strange. Jiangling City can cross the river, so there is no need to attack Yidu..." As long as Jiangling City gets a moment, the Western Liang will be destroyed. Zhang Zhaoda takes a long way to attack Yidu, which is a bit unnecessary.

"..." Lu Teng smiled hoarsely, and opened his mouth several times without knowing what to say. Gao Lin is also a veteran, and his qualifications are not inferior to those of the old Lu Teng. Lu Teng was unwilling to say something serious in front of him. Just as he was about to speak, there was a person outside the door: "It is easy to attack Jiangling, attack the city, and break the dike, all are allowed... For Zhang Zhaoda, the difficulty is not the siege, but the difficulty is to attack the city, as long as Zhou State will send troops to rescue us, the food and grass, the soldiers will continue to supply us. We can keep defending this city, and we can completely drag Chen Jun until the teacher and veterans are tired until they collapse..."

A man came in outside the door, with a straight nose, square mouth, straight eyebrows and eyes, long beard under his jaw, and had starry white hair on his temples. He was gentle and elegant, steady and dignified, with a high crown and wide belt, and had a good style as a god minister. The person who came was the prime minister of Xiliang, Wang Cao, the West Liang Dynasty, and the first person below the Liang Lord!

The king and ministers of the Western Liang were curled up in a corner, and not many people could attract Lu Teng to take a fancy to him. The father and son of the Liang Lord, Xiao Feng, Xiao Kui, and Xiao Cong, were considered outstanding people. The most wise among the Liang ministers was the Wang Cao in front of him. The Southern Liang was overthrown, and as the remaining Xiao family, the remnants of the Xiao family, they could establish a country in this small place to survive. Wang Cao made great contributions. Wang Cao was kind-hearted, extensive and profound in strategy, and was a rare minister, a true civil and military versus all-rounder. He had defeated the attack of the Chen State many times. He was extremely arrogant and complacent. He worked hard for more than ten years and was highly trusted by the Liang Lord, who was comparable to Zhuge Kongming.

To be honest, the kings of Liang are not kings who have destroyed their country, and their ministers are also capable ministers in the world. However, in this corner of Jiangling, which is just 300 miles away, they cannot display their talents even if they have great talents. When Southern Chen, Northern Zhou, and Northern Qi were competing for the world, the Xiao family and his son tried their best to develop, but they were destined to be useless. If the heavens do not go to Liang, they will do nothing!

A smile that made Lu Teng meet his confidant smile overflowed at the end of his eyes, "I heard that Wang Shangshu crossed the river and attacked the rear of Chen State, can he gain something?"

Wang Cao was not in the mood to joke with him, sat down and poured a glass of water for himself, shook his head and said, "I ordered two thousand soldiers to cross the river and go south to attack Huang Faqi's troops. Unfortunately, the results were very little... Huang Faqi's army was strictly governed, and the camp was very well organized. After our army burned their two baggage camps, he was besieged by him, and almost wiped out the entire army..."

Lu Teng stroked his beard and said with a serious expression: "Zhang Zhaoda, Huang Faqiong, Wu Mingche, Cheng Wenji... Chen Guosheng's generals came out together. This is to take out Chen Baxian's old foundation, and it is indeed not to be underestimated.

When I was in the south of Yidu, I saw a powerful general in Chen State fighting. If there was no one, his bravery was rare in the world. He actually acted as a front pawn in the front line. This battle is difficult to fight..."

When Lu Teng was fighting outside, he was always calm and unshakable. He paid great attention to calming his soldiers. He never showed his fragile side to outsiders. He had to make the soldiers below believe that he could win, but now, he was a little afraid to make a promise. After a long time, he said quietly: "I am hoping that he can come directly to Jiangling. With his fighting style, it is extremely difficult for our army to win. Once he separates Jiangling City from the Great Zhou, there is really no hope. Now I can only place hope to the court, hoping that the Datongzhu and His Majesty can send troops to aid as soon as possible..." The court he mentioned naturally would not be the small Western Liang court, but the Northern Zhou court. The small soldiers of the Western Liang Kingdom were weak. Once they encountered a great enemy, they could only pray that the Zhou Kingdom would send troops to aid as soon as possible.

Wang Cao sat silently, for a long time, and he said: "It may be difficult to send troops to help the Zhou Kingdom... I came to find the general today, and it was for this matter." He stared into Lu Teng's eyes and said: "Today, Your Majesty received the news. The Lord of Qi ordered the general Gao Changgong to lead tens of thousands of troops from Hezhou to go south. Twelve days ago, to capture Zhejiang Yang and four days ago. Deputy General Gao Changgong Xiangyuan Xiangyuan raised 10,000 troops to attack Luyang, Nanyang from Xiangzhou, and Nanyang had been broken five days ago... Luyang was captured within a few days. Therefore, the possibility of our assistance was slim. Some time this time, I hope that the general could prepare earlier. The situation... was even more difficult than we thought."

Lu Teng was still sitting on Hu's chair. Although the expression on his face had not changed, his expression was already a little wrong. Wang Cao's words were too informative, and it would take him a while to digest it. Everyone looked at him worriedly. After a while, his emotions calmed down and regained his usual restraint and fierceness. He said "Oh" and nodded slightly, "I understand."

"I understand..."

He looked at the window blown open by the wind, and the north wind swept into the snow. His eyes seemed to tear open the layers of snow. On the land in the southeast of the northern Zhou Dynasty, where wars flew, and the ground was stained with blood...
Chapter completed!