More than a month has passed since Beiyu's small army strategist rushed thousands of miles to attack Chuzhou.
Chuzhou's first-line barrier is still in repair work despite being riddled with holes. At the foot of the pass, someone set up a shrine to Yu Wen and prayed for the tough Shu general, hoping that the auspicious person and heavenly minister would wake up soon.
Now, the person temporarily guarding Chuzhou is Yuncheng General Ma Yi. Although Beiyu's hundreds of thousands of troops only reached the peninsula, it was still a life-threatening event for the entire Chuzhou.
The front line is the county governor's mansion.
During this period of time, Chen Que had been living in Guanli. Several times a day, he would go to Yu Wen's bed to carefully check his injuries.
"How are you, Divine Doctor Chen?" Ma Yi asked anxiously.
Chen Que sighed, "Just like the previous doctor said, General Yu Wen is now like a corpse. Although he is still alive, he doesn't know when he will wake up... Even if he wakes up, he will become a disabled person. . But don’t worry, General Ma, General Yu is no longer in danger of his life."
There is no fear of life, but he is like a dead person.
Ma Yi lowered his head and sighed.
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The front line, Dingzhou.
Today, Xi Shu has deployed heavy troops in Beiguan and Dongguan. Similarly, Beiyu also deployed heavy troops at Dayuan Pass and Tongcheng in Huzhou.
Since the truce agreement was broken, there were frequent fights between the two armies. But seriously, no one got any advantage.
Like Dongfang Jing, like Chang Sheng, the two of them also left the base camp at this time and went to Guancheng to sit down and confront each other tit for tat. But in the comparison of troops and soldiers, Beiyu is obviously better.
Today, Xu Mu took off his robe and armor and put on casual clothes. After spending too much time in Dingzhou, he needed to rush back to Chengdu and go to Jiangnan to visit Yu Wen.
After learning that Yu Wen almost died in the city, he was so anxious that he wanted to go back that day. Fortunately, I heard later that Chen Que had stabilized his condition, but Yu Wen hadn't woken up yet, and he seemed to be a corpse.
"My lord, I, Dongfang Jing, am here with me about the war in Dingzhou, so there is no need to worry." Dongfang Jing said seriously. To be precise, he has the confidence.
The heavy troops of Xishu are there, and if it is just for defense, he is not afraid of Beiyu's offensive at all. The current situation in Northern Chongqing and Western Shu is like a see-saw. In a short time, it will be impossible to fight a great war.
In fact, it's almost the same as before, but the difference is that now it's a loss of face.
According to Xu Mu and Dongfang Jing's plan, the real killing plan would be to go out to sea with a ship as discussed before, avoid the eyes of Kezhou and Qingzhou, and then go around the Jijiang River in Yanzhou and Gaotangzhou. You know, there is already the hinterland of Beiyu. There is defense, but not too much.
Beiyu's troops were also piled up in Lizhou and Huzhou. Of course, on the Kezhou side, there were also tens of thousands of troops from Jiang Meng and the shepherds.
This is the basic confrontation trend.
If there was no conflict, no matter whether it was Western Shu or Northern Chongqing, these soldiers were all heroes who fought against foreigners before. However, the general trend of the Central Plains cannot be achieved by one mountain and two tigers. Regardless of the aristocratic families in Beiyu or the ordinary people in Xishu, these two classes have been fighting each other for hundreds of years.
According to Xu Mu's estimate, the construction of the seagoing ship will take more than a year at the earliest. Moreover, Wei Chun needs to be sent to keep supervision at all times.
Xu Mu exhaled, bowed his hands and bid farewell to Dongfang.
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Lizhou, Dayuan Pass.
After learning the news of Xu Mu's departure, Chang Sheng did not feel any joy. In the past month or so, it seems that time has made people grow old. Before the age of thirty, he began to grow a light beard. Even the two eye sockets have some profound meaning.
Running thousands of miles is not a clumsy plan. It's a pity that there is an extra Yu Wen in Xishu, which leads to the return without success. Whenever there is a next time, he will think hard and assess the situation and never let this kind of mistake happen again.
"Young military advisor, you seem to be more stable." Shen Tuguan grabbed the teapot and helped Chang Sheng pour a cup.
"In this world, I have only served tea to old Prince Yuan before, and the young military advisor was the second one."
Shen Tuguan paused, then turned his head and looked at the other calm general next to him.
"Of course, General Huang is the third one."
"Thank you for the boat, General Shentu." The general beside him hurriedly spoke humbly.
"That's easy to say."
The three of them held up the teacups and tasted it before turning their attention to the recent war.
"Although King Xu Shu has left, the lame man is still there. Dingzhou in front of us is as stable as Mount Tai after all." Chang Sheng frowned.
The recent war has been a stalemate between the two armies, like a see-saw.
"I just feel that something may be brewing on the lame man's side." Chang Sheng continued, "We in Beiyu are powerful, so there is nothing wrong with him being cautious. But you two should know that if you continue to consume like this, in three to five years Yes, Western Shu will inevitably decline. If ten or eight years pass, if Western Shu is still like this, it will only be completely cannibalized by Beiyu."
It is not wise to use a weak force to consume a strong force. That's why Chang Sheng was sure that there was probably a big plan brewing on the lame man's side.
"Zhizhou, do you have any suggestions?"
Chang Sheng and Shen Tu Guan, who were present, both turned their eyes to look at General Po Shu, who had been in the limelight in Hebei recently.
Huang Zhizhou hurriedly put down the tea cup and held his hands towards the two of them.
"Little strategist, General Shentu, I also know something about the lame man. I think that the little strategist's analysis is not wrong. The lame man is most likely measuring the situation. Both of you know that he is the best at measuring the situation. If you find out I, Beiyu, have to hit my flaw with one strike."
It seemed like he said something...but he seemed like he didn't say anything at all. However, Chang Sheng and Shen Tu Guan could only nod in agreement.
"The defense line of Xishu has basically been set. The only directions for attack are Beiguan and Dongguan in Dingzhou, as well as the Xiangjiang area. But in my opinion, on the Jiangnan side, both sides are on the defensive -"
Chang Sheng was silent for a while, "I may have a way to lure the lame man into the game."
"Little strategist, what can you do?"
Chang Sheng hesitated for a moment and did not answer, "Let me think deeply. You both know that the biggest reliance of Western Shu today is the lame man's strategy and the will of the Shu people."
Vaguely, he had an idea to launch another surprise attack, go around to the direction of Dingzhou, and lure the lame man into the game. But no matter what, he needs to think carefully after all.
"Military advisor." At this time, Shen Tuguan suddenly spoke, "I heard that many great scholars gathered in the inner city recently to demonstrate Beiyu's orthodoxy."
Chang Sheng nodded. After becoming a military advisor, he rarely paid attention to these things.
"The war between the left and right is at a stalemate. It is better to send a few great scholars to Xishu to argue the orthodoxy. If we win, it will inspire the people of Beiyu. Of course, the world's great scholars are all in Beiyu, so we will naturally win."
"What if King Xu Shu kills him?" Huang Zhizhou said calmly.
"Throughout the ages, whether they are studying or worshiping heaven, Confucian scholars have been loved by the people. If King Xu Shu were to kill him, he would mislead the public opinion." Chang Sheng laughed.
"What King Xu Shu cares about most is the will of the public opinion. These few great scholars who have entered Shu can't say anything about it."
