three kings

Chapter 294 Entering Two Grain Roads in the Central Plains
Xu all.

"Miss Qiao, when do you think my injury will heal?" Sun Can asked Qiao Ying, who was administering medicine to him, with a bitter face. The injured left arm brought great trouble to his command.Especially at critical times, one hand cannot use the pennant to deliver orders in person, so the orderling has to be dictated by the messenger.This pass wasted a little time. You must know that on the battlefield, everything changes rapidly, and any small mistake will lead to some incalculable consequences.Sun Can didn't want to cause soldiers to sacrifice in vain because of himself.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao did not attack the city for the past few days, so Sun Can wanted to take a good rest so that his shoulder injury would heal faster.

"Hmph!" Qiao Ying wrinkled her little nose in dissatisfaction, and said with white eyes: "You still have the nerve to ask, I told you that you can't exercise vigorously, but you insist on showing off and taking the lead in the charge yourself. The wound ruptured and the old injury recurred. Not only did the injury not heal, but it became more serious. You deserve it! It should be General Zhang’s business to charge into the battle, why are you a wounded man.”

Since Qiao Ying was a daughter, Sun Can did not arrange her in the military camp, but just found an elegant place in the backyard of the mansion for her to live in.The main thing is to show respect for everything she has done for Sun Canjun, and at the same time, she can take care of herself so that her injury can recover as soon as possible.

After more than a month of getting along, Qiao Ying already had a certain understanding of Sun Can. Knowing that he was not a dull, high-ranking person who liked to show off, she was also happy to talk and laugh with him without caring.

After listening to Qiao Ying's complaint, Sun Can smiled bitterly. Since the wound burst last time, he has not been less ridiculed by her.She was a girl, so she didn't know the danger at that time.However, he did not explain everything to Qiao Ying.Firstly, he didn't think it was necessary. A girl let her know that these dangerous things were meaningless. Secondly, he didn't know why. Hearing Qiao Ying's ridicule, Sun Can was not only not angry, but also felt happy, so he listened to Qiao Ying's taunt. Let it go.

"My lord..." Just as Sun Can and Qiao Ying were chatting with each other, Guo Jia and Jia Xu walked in at the same time.

Seeing Qiao Ying, Guo Jia and Jia Xu gave her a slight nod as a compliment. Although Guo Jia was still a little worried about Qiao Ying, her contribution to the army was obvious to all.For more than a month, the number of wounded healed by her alone was as high as [-], and most of them were able to return to the battlefield, which greatly enhanced the survival rate of soldiers.Under Yuan Shao's strong attack, the soldiers of Sun Can's army can be saturated at all times, and they all have a close relationship with Qiao Ying.A seriously injured soldier would have to recuperate for a month before he could go to the battlefield, but after Qiao Ying's management, it usually only takes ten days to appear alive and well at the forefront of the battlefield.

Although Qiao Ying's meritorious service cannot be said to be the greatest, it is still outstanding.Therefore, Guo Jia has no dislike towards Qiao Ying.

Knowing that they had important matters to discuss, Qiao Ying said, "Little girl still has patients who need to be taken care of, so I will leave first."

After Qiao Ying left, Sun Can asked, "Is there anything worthy of the two of you coming together?"

Jia Xu said with a serious face: "If my subordinates' expectations are correct, Changsha has fallen at this moment, and our army's defense line is already under Yuan Shao's iron cavalry."

Sun Can frowned slightly, the Changsha was too important to him, it could be regarded as the door of his defense line, if the door was lost, how could the family be safe?However, I didn't get the exact news, so the first thing to consider is the authenticity of the matter.

"How do you know?" He looked at Jia Xu and asked.

"The subordinates analyzed it based on intelligence." Jia Xu said, "Yuan Shao has a good face, but he has not made any effective progress in attacking Xu Capital City for a month. According to common sense, with his personality, he should keep attacking Xu. That's right. However, Yuan Shao's army has not moved in the past few days, which is really suspicious. The subordinates guessed that someone must have persuaded him to stop the siege at this time, and also came up with a strategy for Yuan Shao that could convince him to let him temporarily Slow down the offensive."

"Wen He's guess is reasonable!" Sun Can nodded approvingly, "But there is no lack of possibility for Yuan Shao to prepare for war. Yuan Shao is not an ignorant person. He is the eldest son of a famous family, so how can he fall behind others in terms of knowledge? Later? Yuan Shao has read a lot of books since he was a child, and he was close to those party members who were framed by eunuchs. Unable to attack for a long time, Yuan Shao's army has lost all spirit, and there are many people who passively avoid the battle. Yuan Shao is the monarch and the commander of the three armies. It is not so stupid that he is still attacking continuously at this moment."

Jia Xu smiled and said: "One more thing, the subordinates are well aware of the importance of the Changsha. Before General Zhao Yun arrived at the Changsha, they had already arranged eyeliners in the city. They have to repair books and report safety every day. They have to do it every day. However, just three days ago, the news was officially interrupted."

"Three days ago!" Sun Can bowed his head and muttered. The Changsha was nearly two days away from Xu. According to Jia Xu's words, plus the two days' journey, it means that the Changsha was safe and sound five days ago.If Changsha really fell, it would have been four days ago.I haven't heard any news from Changsha for four consecutive days, there must be a ghost in it.

Debating has become a fashion in Sun Can's army. If you want to prove that the time is correct, you must tell all the evidence to convince the other party.

Sun Can was obviously persuaded by Jia Xu and agreed with his point of view. He asked Guo Jia, who had been thinking about something, and said, "Feng Xiao, what do you think about this matter?"

Guo Jia came back to his senses, and said: "The idea of ​​this subordinate is the same as that of Wen He. I feel that Yuan Shao must have known that Xu Du was not easy to attack, so he found another breakthrough. He took the Changsha as a breakthrough, and then went deep into the hinterland of our army, forcing us It is indeed a coup for the army to retreat without fighting. It's just..." Guo Jia frowned and said, "It's just...why hasn't there been any news about General Zilong so far? General Zilong is both wise and brave. , Jushou, Qu Yi, Zhang He and others deal with General Zilong together. General Zilong will not be wiped out, and there is no news at all."

"What Feng Xiao said is very true, and this is one of the reasons why Xu has been puzzled." Jia Xu echoed. He had already noticed Yuan Shao's intention two days ago, and it was precisely because there was no news about Zhao Yun that he was a little confused. He hesitated, and it was only today that it was confirmed that the Changshe was captured by the opponent.

"Hehe!" Hearing what Guo Jia and Jia Xu said, Sun Can felt a little proud, and said, "I'm afraid Zilong has gone to Zhongmou?"

Guo Jia and Jia Xu's eyes suddenly flashed with splendor.

Yuan Shaojun now has only two grain roads, one of which is to cross the Yellow River from Yecheng Daliyang via Chaoge to Zhongmou, and then transport it to Xutian, the headquarters of Yuan Shaojun.The other is from Yecheng to Liyang, crossing Baima and crossing the Yellow River to Jiyin, from Jiyin to Zhencheng, Dingtao, Shangqiu, Chenliu and then to Xutian.

Except for the safety of these two food roads, the others are remote places and not safe.What's more, Northern Henan has just been established, the hearts of the people are scattered, and there are countless refugees. If you go to a remote place, no matter how many soldiers you have, it may not be able to compare with the crowd attack launched by the refugees in order to survive.

Therefore, there are only two food roads for Yuan Shaojun.

But looking at these two grain roads, the one going to Zhongmu runs from north to south, almost straight down.However, taking the Chenliu route is to go north to east, go south, turn west again, and then go south. The gap between them is not huge.

Just imagine, not to mention Yuan Shao's 70 army, just take the 35 army under Xudu City as an example, the food they consume in a day needs [-] trucks to transport.Six hundred carts of grain will be consumed in one month.

It would take 24 days for the grain transportation team to carry 36 carts of grain along the Zhongmu road, and [-] days to take the Chenliu road.

If Zhongmu was captured, then Yuan Shaojun could only take the food road of Chenliu, but this food road would not have enough time to provide Yuan Shaojun with the food that Yuan Shaojun needed every month.Of course, some people say that it is possible to transport two months' worth of grain at one time, and then follow the grain road of Chenliu.But don't forget that the more grain you bring, the more troublesome it is to transport it, and the slower you go, it is also impossible to supply the grain that Yuan Shao's army should have in time.

Therefore, as long as Zhongmouyi was conquered, even Yuan Shaojun's supplies would become a problem, so why did he still have to worry about going south and deep into Sun Canjun's hinterland?Aren't they afraid that if they run out of ammunition and food, they will be trapped in the hinterland and their entire army will be wiped out?

Guo Jia praised happily: "My lord is very resourceful. If we can really conquer Zhongmou, this will undoubtedly be the most beneficial and ruthless counterattack against Yuan Shao after he seized the Changsha."

"My lord is very wise, making decisions thousands of miles away. Jia Xu is amazed. To think that the Changsha will be lost in advance, and to plan a good countermeasure, what a genius!" Jia Xu gave Sun Can a top hat with a smile.

Guo Jia and Jia Xu are the best at guessing Sun Can's heart. They know that although Zhao Yun is a general, leading troops in battle is his forte, and he also knows a thing or two about strategy. I imagined it at this critical moment.Therefore, after Sun Can said "Zhongmu", the two had already guessed that Sun Can was behind the scenes.

Hearing the praise of the two, Sun Can suddenly felt a little fever on his face. This is not a "decision made thousands of miles away", at best it is just a precautionary measure.He knew that if Xu Du was unable to attack for a long time, then Yuan Shao would definitely look for other breakthroughs. However, there were only two real breakthroughs. One was the Changsha guarded by Zhao Yun; the other was Wupingqiao County guarded by Xu Huang. After Yuan Shaojun conquered these two cities, he fell into a desperate situation, so he wrote two kits and handed them to Zhao Yun and Xu Huang, just to let them prepare.

It's just that I didn't expect that the good ones didn't work, and the bad ones, Changsha was really captured by the opponent.

(End of this chapter)