In the North, the sky is filled with snowflakes. As far as the eye can see, there are white scenes everywhere.
In Dayuan Pass in Lizhou, Shen Tu Guan and the sheep herder sat opposite each other, with a hint of concern on their faces.
"Winters in previous years have never been this cold. I'm afraid Chang Sheng's little military advisor will suffer a lot." Shen Tuguan said in a deep voice.
Not only was the military advisor always victorious, but his clan brother Shen Tujiu was also blocked there.
The current situation is very unfavorable, and the news coming from the south is even more twists and turns. General Yuncheng of Western Shu died in the battle, Qingfeng died in the battle...but that old friend Jiang Meng also died in the swamps of Kezhou.
In the past two days, I have received information that the cripples at Dingdong Pass suddenly sent out troops regardless of the snowy winter. According to reports from spies, the Shu soldiers who were marching in the snow were all wearing thick robes and armor, and there were about 50,000 of them, preparing to rush south.
The sheepherd's face also looked very bad. If the lame man really goes south, he will undoubtedly take advantage of this snowy winter to block the little military advisor's route back to Lizhou. Moreover, the army on my lord's side is still mobilizing in Hebei. It is difficult to travel due to the snow, and they will not be able to arrive in a short time.
He suspected that the lame man was deceiving him. But if this kind of thing is not a scam, then the victorious little strategist's way back to the north will be blocked.
Not to mention the number of troops, even if it is close to 100,000 people, a tired army rushing on the road in the snowy winter may not be able to defeat an army of lame men waiting for work.
"General Shentu, you and I both know this." The shepherd lowered his head, "Dingdong Pass only has an army of 60,000 to 70,000 men, so a lame man would dare to send 50,000 men to go south to block it in person."
"Maybe it's a scam." Shen Tuguan was silent for a while and then spoke calmly.
The shepherd closed his eyes with some bitterness, "Information also came from the iron torture platform in the south of the Yangtze River. Fan Lu, the general of Shu, is gathering an army. Unless...the little military strategist can break through King Xu Shu's Chenshui Pass in a short time. . Otherwise, if the Shu people's encirclement and killing force becomes complete, I'm afraid the little military advisor will die in Kezhou."
As a planner, he could even sympathize with why the young strategist wanted to attack Chen Shuiguan before, but there was actually no way out. Braving the long road in the snowy winter is also a dead move.
No one in the world could have imagined that King Xu Shu, who was originally going to help Qingfeng, actually... attacked Chen Shuiguan.
"My lord, I have already sent a letter. But the matter is serious and I would like to ask General Shentu for his opinion."
"Yu privately, I naturally want to save the little military advisor, and I have brothers who are also trapped there. But for Yu Gong, I hope that the military advisor will be more cautious and need to investigate carefully to find out the real intention of the lame man. .”
The sheepherder nodded, "I do have such a plan. The lame man's plan is unparalleled in the world, and you and I cannot afford to be careless. In addition, I want to transfer the 30,000 North Route Army led by Huang Zhizhou outside Dingbei Pass into Dayuan Pass."
Shen Tuguan thought for a while, "Yes. There are still 40,000 garrison troops in Huzhou to defend, and if there is a war, Hebei can mobilize troops as quickly as possible. But it has lost the potential to attack from a pinch. Chai Zong of Dingbeiguan can even divide his troops to Dingdong Pass."
The shepherd shook his head, "We have no plans to attack Dingzhou now, so it doesn't matter if he divides his army. For now, the most important thing is to cooperate with the little military advisor at all costs and rush back to the north. Don't let Xi Shu successfully launch the attack." Encirclement and annihilation.”
Shen Tu Guan sighed and nodded bitterly.
…
Outside Dingdong Pass, in a slow-moving carriage, Dongfang Jing, wearing a large cloak, silently looked outside the carriage. Under the heavy cold air, his weak body began to cough carefully.
Throughout the ages, there have been very few winter wars. But now, the opportunity before us is too rare.
"San'er, go get the map."
The death guard who was accompanying him hurriedly took the map and sent it to Dongfang Jing. But before Dongfang Jing could spread out, he suddenly heard the rapid sound of horse hooves outside the carriage.
The person who came was none other than Chen Zhong.
"Military advisor, we have just received the information that the sheepherders and Shen Tuguan in Dayuan Pass of Lizhou have not made any unusual movements in gathering troops at this time. Could it be that they...could have seen through it?"
"It's normal. They are worried about me and are using deception." Dongfang Jing said seriously, "I said earlier that if you want to deceive these two people, you need a strong dose of medicine."
"Military advisor, is it possible to go directly south and cooperate with the lord to encircle and defeat Changchun?"
Dongfang Jing thought for a while and shook his head, "Unless we can defeat the ever-victorious 100,000 men within half a month. Otherwise, it will be me, Xi Shu, who will be surrounded by the enemy. You have to understand that the King of Beiyu, Ready to gather troops for reinforcements."
Dongfang Jing's words made Chen Zhong feel scared for a while.
"This time we send troops to secure Dongguan, what we have to do is to seize time and outwit Dayuan Pass in Lizhou."
"Then military advisor... what is a powerful medicine?"
Dongfang Jing smiled and said, "In Dawan Pass, whether they are sheepherders or Shentu Guan, they are all calm and cautious people. In the end, such people will never let go of eagles when they see rabbits. Therefore, I, Xishu, must have one rabbit."
"What kind of rabbit?"
Dongfang Jing said calmly, "It's a rabbit that ran to Dayuan Pass and was about to be captured."
…
"Report——"
After Dawan closed the door, a general held his knife and hurriedly walked into the governor's house.
The sheepherd and Shen Tuguan, who were discussing with each other, both frowned and turned their gazes away.
"Report to the military advisor, report to General Shentu, the lame man Dongfang Jing is preparing to build a wall outside Dawan Pass!"
"What!" The sheepherder stood up in shock. Building a walled city means that the lame man is very likely to attack Dayuan Pass, not to go south to intercept it.
"Building the stronghold in winter, the military advisor's prediction was right, the lame man is using a trick." Shen Tuguan also said in a deep voice.
"No, no." Sheepherd Xun Pingzi calmed his expression, "General Shentu, do you feel that this is more like a pretense? There are currently as many as 60,000 to 70,000 troops in Dawan Pass. Furthermore, he How dare we attack a dangerous pass with only 50,000 people?"
The shepherd gritted his teeth and said, "This is confusing the ears and the eyes. The lame man built the walled city because he was worried that we would also send troops to help the little military advisor get out of trouble."
Shen Tuguan heard this clearly, and his expression became a little shocked.
"Military advisor, I will send someone to investigate immediately."
"Go quickly! No matter what, the lame man's move is most likely to go south to attack the ever victorious little strategist!"
…
"The situation on the battlefield is unpredictable." Dongfang Jing exhaled in the carriage going south.
"I always say that sometimes being too cautious is not a good thing. Sheepherd and Shen Tu Guan, if one of them is more reckless, they will leave the city to break up the stronghold."
"This rabbit finally made these two people lose their wits and let the eagle fly."
Through the car window, Dongfang Jing raised his head and looked at the outline of Dawan Pass in the winter mist, his face full of expectation.
