"Oh?" Li Xingchen put down the candlestick casually. He didn't expect that Yu Chijiong would be unable to hold on. "Is the news confirmed?"
"It's absolutely true!" Xiao Shilian nodded, "In order to prevent the news from not being transmitted back, our scouts came back in a circle, otherwise it would not have been possible to arrive at this time. It is said that all the doctors and craftsmen in the supply camp have already arrived.
After that, the entire camp was silent, and no one was allowed to inquire more about this matter, but our scouts could already deduce that this was the case from the few words they heard."
Li Xingchen shook his fist fiercely, while Cao Zhong and Dai Cai also looked surprised.
Yuchi Jiong fell ill, indicating that Li Xinchen's previous tactics of cutting off the grain road in Micang Mountain had completely stimulated him. It may even involve more conflicts between the two armies of Yuchi Jiong and Wei Xiaokuan. In other words, Li Xinchen's previous speculation
and planning all worked.
Xiao Shilian put away the smile on his face and handed another battle report to Li Xingchen: "But there is another bad news. I'm afraid Tu Shi's side won't be able to hold on for long. Wei Shou's attack is more fierce than we imagined.
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Li Xingchen's pupils suddenly shrank and he took a breath of cold air.
No matter which one of Mianzhu Pass and Tiangongyuan falls, it will definitely affect the overall situation of Bashu. Pei Zilie is not Li Xingchen. He also conquered cities and territories all the way from Guanghan to Mianzhu Pass, and the difficulties he overcame were no less than Li Xingchen.
What's more, Pei Zilie is facing Wei Shou's troops, so there is no such thing as provoking relations and relying on conflicts between the two armies to create checks and balances.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Li Xingchen said in a deep voice.
Once Mianzhu Pass is lost, Pei Zilie will have no choice but to retreat to Guanghan, and behind Guanghan is Shu County. Guanghan is not a strong city, and even with the cover of the navy, it may not be able to hold it for long.
If Wei Shou leads his army to the city of Shu County, then everything Li Xingchen has done in the past few months will naturally be in vain. Going down the river from Shu County, it will be difficult for Bajun to sustain it for too long. More importantly, Li Xingchen
It will completely fall into the position of being passive and being beaten, and it is impossible to be able to take at least part of the initiative as it is now.
Xiao Shilian was a little surprised: "Shizhong, don't be anxious. The masters can't hold Lutou Mountain for the time being. At least Guancheng is still in our hands. Wei Shou cannot cross Mianzhu Pass and directly rush into Shu County for a while. Therefore.
In my opinion, Yuchijiong's side is more important, after all, it is also related to the overall situation of Bashu."
Li Xingchen was silent for a moment and nodded remorsefully. Perhaps it was because he was still worried about Pei Zilie. Now his eyes turned back to the sand table. Although Pei Zilie was dangerous, the predicament in front of him was what he really needed to solve.
Worrying.
"It's getting late, I made some soup specially." At this moment, footsteps hurriedly sounded, Xiao Xiang and Li Lian'er turned around from behind the screen, and the guards who followed them were carrying several soup pots.
When they saw Li Xingchen's wife, Dai Cai and Cao Zhong did not dare to neglect and hurriedly bowed their hands.
Even before the soup pot was opened, a faint aroma could be smelled. Immediately, everyone including Li Xingchen subconsciously raised their heads. Since the war started today, everyone has not had a good meal, and they are already hungry.
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However, Li Xingchen hadn't spoken yet, so everyone felt a little embarrassed.
Xiao Shilian was the most rude. He took a deep breath, quickly ran forward and reached out to take the soup pot, opened the lid directly, and a scent of aroma filled his nostrils.
Xiao Xiang smiled and said: "You are fighting fiercely ahead, so I specially prepared black-bone chicken soup, which also contains wolfberry, red dates and green vegetables. It has a slight nourishing effect. Generals, please taste it slowly."
While talking, Xiao Xiang stopped Xiao Shilian: "Boqing, the soup is still hot. Be careful not to burn it!"
Xiao Shilian was moved and nodded repeatedly, smiling and saying: "My sister-in-law is still virtuous...hiss!"
Li Lian'er didn't know when she stood behind Xiao Shilian, twisting the soft flesh of Xiao Shilian's waist with her hands, and slowly turning in circles.
Seeing the sudden change in the expression on Xiao Shilian's face, everyone understood what had happened and immediately looked at each other and smiled. While Li Xingchen took the soup pot, he gently took Xiao Xiang's hand and squeezed it: "Thank you for your hard work."
Xiao Xiang's pretty face blushed slightly, and she immediately lowered her head, not wanting to be seen strange by others, and just smiled softly: "Husband, you should take more care of yourself."
Without waiting for Li Xingchen to answer, Xiao Xiang immediately saluted and raised his voice: "The war is tense, so I won't disturb you all."
"Thank you, madam!" Cao Zhong, Dai Cai and Li Ping all hurriedly handed over their hands. Their eyes had long been attracted by the food in the soup pot.
Xiao Xiang tugged on Li Lian'er's sleeve, and Li Lian'er angrily said in Xiao Shilian's ear: "Obviously I helped my sister-in-law cook half of it, just wait!"
After saying that, Li Lian'er also saluted Shiran and left with Xiao Xiang.
Only then did Xiao Shilian have the courage to turn around and wave his fist to show his dissatisfaction, which immediately made the generals smile even deeper, and their worries about the battle situation dissipated a lot.
Li Xingchen stretched out his hand and knocked on the table: "Okay, since my wife has brought the soup, let's all have a taste. When we have the strength after eating, we can discuss the war!"
"No!" Cao Zhong and the others' stomachs were already growling. At this time, they naturally stopped being polite and rushed forward.
And Xiao Xiang was indeed attentive, including the guards in the meeting hall. At the same time, Li Xingchen opened his soup pot and found that there were a few more quail eggs than Xiao Shilian in it. Xiao Xiang had obviously put them in alone.
"This girl..." Li Xingchen shook his head and chuckled.
Although he didn't say anything, Xiao Xiang's concern for him was self-evident. While thinking about it, Li Xingchen picked up the bowl and took a sip. The soup rolled into his stomach, bringing warmth.
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The night wind blew the flags on the city head, and footsteps were heard in a hurry.
"Place these," Zheng Kaiyuan said loudly, walking quickly across the city, just in time to see Xu Deyan walking towards him, and hurriedly cupped his hands, "The chief secretary, the wood and rolling stones have been placed according to the general's requirements, the trebuchet and the bed
The crossbows are all in place."
Xu Deyan returned the salute and asked, "Have you seen the general?"
"In the tower." Zheng Kaiyuan replied hurriedly.
Xu Deyan nodded slightly, strode into the tower, and saw Pei Zilie's back.
Pei Zilie looked at the sand table in front of him quietly and said in a deep voice: "Has everyone on the Lutoushan side retreated?"
Xu Deyan nodded slightly: "More than a hundred brothers retreated. After all, the enemy was exhausted when they reached the top of the mountain, so they had no intention of pursuing them. The general will directly transfer them to Luofengpo for repairs. This can also prevent the enemy from thinking
They want to copy our way back."
Pei Zilie took a breath: "Xiuyuan, it is estimated that the Mianzhu Pass was lost in about two days. We lost half of our troops in Lutou Mountain, and it is difficult to sustain it for too long. In addition, Lutou Mountain was lost and the enemy occupied high ground.
From here, you can have a panoramic view of the situation in the city, but Mianzhu Pass is even more difficult to defend..."