"Yang Changshi, why are you here?"

Fei Yao led his generals to ceremoniously invite Zhang Ji's guest from the governor's mansion into the army mansion, and then asked him solemnly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Fu sat back on the mat, smiled and joked, "If I hadn't come, wouldn't you have almost started fighting with the reinforcements of the Xiqiang Kingdom?"

These words were spoken, causing Fei Yao and all the generals under his command to hide their expressions of embarrassment.

There is nothing wrong with saying this!

After observing the generals' brief efforts, Yang Fu put away his teasing expression and returned to a serious expression and responded:

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"Actually, the envoy and I heard that the reinforcements sent by the Western Qiang Kingdom, the iron chariot soldiers, were all plundering the villagers along the way."

"The officials in each county are completely ignored. On the one hand, the officials in various places are deeply aware of the other party's strength and dare not provoke them. On the other hand, because they are united with us, they cannot make independent decisions."

"Therefore, I have discussed with the envoy. If they continue to plunder after arriving in Longxi, they will definitely anger you and others!"

"That's why the envoy will send me to take charge of the overall situation."

In a few words, Yang Fu explained his intention to the generals.

With the arrival of the iron chariot soldiers, Zhao Tong's troops had already withdrawn the encirclement outside Longsang City, and all the troops quickly left.

The iron chariot soldiers originally wanted to plunder the "rich" Longxi County, but this almost intensified the conflict with Cao's army and started a massacre.

Fortunately, Yang Fu arrived in time and eased the conflict between the two parties.

The Han troops retreated south safely, and the main force reunited with Zhang Yi's troops who had captured Lintao.

Zhao Tong then began to arrange for the army to vigorously strengthen the city defense in preparation for Cao Jun's counterattack!

Lintao is the only place Longxi County must pass on its way south to Wudu, and its geographical location is very important to both parties.

The Han army occupied it and it could be used as an outpost to conquer Longxi.

Retreating can also replace the ten-mile fort defense line and prevent Cao's army from going deep into the hinterland of Wudu.

Therefore, secretly planning to seize Lintao was also an important part of Zhao Tong's plan to send troops this time.

After taking this place, he had no intention of spitting it back out to Cao.

The Han army consolidated its defense line in Lintao. After Yang Wanwan led the main force of the tribe back to the Baima Qiang territory, Yueji saw that there was no hope of a surprise attack, so they withdrew after a stalemate for a while.

As for the Cao family, after seeing off the iron chariot soldiers,

Fei Yao also mobilized his main force to kill Xiang Lintao.

It's a pity that Lintao was built on the border. It was originally an important border defense area for the Cao family to monitor when the Shu army from Yinping and Yinping moved north to capture Wudu. Its city defense was extremely strong.

Now it has been reinforced by the Han army again, and under the personal control of Zhao Tong, the offensive and defensive battle between the two armies has lasted for many days, and it is still unbreakable!

Fei Yao had no choice but to retreat with his troops.

As Zhao Tong's troops evacuated from Longxi, Ma Zhong, who led a small group of troops to harass the hinterland of Hanyang, immediately returned to Qishan along the Mumen Road.

Liu Yin's partial division in Chencang and the troops sent by Hanzhong Wei Yan to assist also evacuated one after another.

The Liangzhou war, which lasted for nearly two months, fell silent again.

It’s early October, and winter in the north has arrived!

Heavy snowflakes like goose feathers are flying, sweeping across the winter land.

The bitter and suffocating cold forced people in northern counties to set up fires at home and add firewood to keep warm.

Within a few days, the heavy snow spread, covering dead trees, branches, and the ground with falling snowflakes about several feet deep.

…

In Jiangnan at this moment, there are also some scattered snowflakes.

It falls in the Han River, Yangtze River and other tributary water systems.

Although the temperature is still slightly mild compared to the severe cold in the north, the river water seems to be slowly freezing.

At this moment, Jingzhou's land and water armies, which were south of the Mian River and were surrounding Xiangyang City, also slowly retreated after the commander-in-chief Guan Yu gave the order.

Based on Guan Yu's familiarity with Jingxiang's human geography and climate.

Winter has arrived. Although the top and bottom of Mianshui River are currently frozen, if the stalemate persists for a month and the temperature drops again, Mianshui River will be covered with a thick layer of ice.

By then, our proud advantage of being able to block the waters of the Han River and cut off the connection between Fancheng and Xiangyang will be gone.

With the elite infantry and cavalry of Cao's army, Cao Ren was able to order the entire army to cross the river on the ice, forming a two-sided attack with Lu Chang's troops in Xiangyang City.

If the fight continues, it will become even more disadvantageous!

In addition, Guan Yu had given up the hope of going north to recapture Xiangfan in one fell swoop since the rainy season in autumn did not flood Fancheng as much as he imagined when the heavy rain burst the dykes and washed away the dykes.

However, because Cao Cao happened to be arrogant and proclaimed the king, he was ordered by the king to continue to use force to deter the Cao family, so he has been besieging the city to this day.

Now that the set goal has been achieved, the soldiers in all departments have long been exhausted, and it is time to withdraw.

What's more, he didn't get nothing this time.

At least the various Cao army garrison strongholds south of Xiangyang were eliminated one after another.

During the next Northern Expedition, he could directly march his troops forward and approach Xiangyang City.

In general, this offensive against Cao's family achieved some minor breakthroughs on both the central and western defense lines.

This also laid a solid foundation for the subsequent Han army to launch the Northern Expedition across the board.

I heard that the main forces of the Jingzhou Army were withdrawing south one after another.

Wenpin's troops, who were active in the Jiangjindu area to harass the Jingzhou Army's rear, also left quickly.

Wenpin is well aware of his own power, so the harassment is okay.

If you really want to meet Guan Yu's main force, it will be like hitting an egg against a stone!

Specifying won't work.

And just as the various units of Guan Yu's army on the front line were slowly retreating back to the capital Jiangling, major military news also came from Lukou to the east.

Lu Su, the commander-in-chief of the Western Front who was stationed at Lukou, was ill in bed and might not have much time left!

When Guan Yu, who had just returned to Jiangling, heard about this, he couldn't help but feel worried.

He has been the governor of Jingzhou for several years, and he knows very well the relationship between his side and the Sun family downstream!

Over the years, if Lu Su had not been mediating, maintaining the alliance between the two armies.

I'm afraid the two sides are already at full-scale war.

Even though Lu Su acted as a "bridge" in this, there was also Sun Quan who listened to the advice of his generals and launched an offensive against his own side in the 20th year of Jian'an [215].

Lu Meng was sent to take advantage of the situation and attack Changsha and Guiyang counties.

That time, if not for the fact that Zhao Tong, who was pacifying Nanzhong, crossed the mountains and reached Lingling County via the Wuxi barbarian camp at the critical moment, he defeated Lu Meng's offensive.

I am afraid that we still cannot have a complete Jingzhou.

At least half of the counties in Jingnan will be robbed.

At this moment of countless thoughts, countless memories flashed in Guan Yu's mind like a tide.

He kept thinking, and his thoughts became clearer.

Over the years, Lu Su has played such an important role between the two families.

If there is no mediation by him, try to avoid conflicts between the two parties.

The Sun-Liu alliance may not be that stable.

"Zijing is seriously ill. If he cannot recover for a long time, the people stationed at Lukou will inevitably change their generals."

"If it were replaced by a general like Lu Meng who is very interested in Jingzhou, I am afraid that in the future the two armies will not be so united in coordinating against Cao's thieves."

Not only Guan Yu is talking about it now.

After hearing the news that Lu Su was seriously ill, even Pang Tong realized that the alliance between the Sun and Liu families would be in crisis in the future.

His general, Guan Yu, has a strong character.

If Sun succeeded Lu Su, he would also be the radical Lu Meng.

Then the two sides will definitely not live in peace.
Chapter completed!