Chapter 364 Yellow Calendar

The flying flowers in late spring float melodiously in the air, and the brown ground is spotted.

Guo Shao stood at the entrance of the county government office and glanced at the women next to him.

Jing Niang was wearing leather armor and a sword, and behind her was a strong black woman carrying a big bag.

Wushan Bai Lao was wearing a cloth robe, her hair was covered with white and she was also carrying a bag.

Guo Shao kept his eyes on Lu Lan, the little lady with a bulging chest and a young lady with a waist and hips. The girl's figure is very different, and she can tell at a glance.

You are not going to set off, what are you looking at when Coach Guo stares at me?Lu Lan muttered.

Guo Shao advised: The march and formation were very difficult along the way, and it was not convenient for women.In this way, let your third aunt go to Chengdu with us to find someone; I will send someone to send you to Tokyo.Can you trust me in this?

Lu Lan whispered: I am worried that my third aunt will not take care of her on the road, and that my third aunt has never gone far away... General Guo, I followed her to Kuizhou to see if my third aunt is safe on the road, and then how about going to Tokyo?

Guo Shao thought that it was only about 100 miles from Wushan County to Kuizhou. He could see her away in a few days. He immediately said: Are you serious about this?A gentleman's word...

It is hard to chase after the horse!Lu Lan said readily.

Guo Shao nodded and looked up at the sky: I just hope that God will not rain for three or four days.

……

Two days later, it rained.

In the lobby of the Central Army Headquarters of Kuizhou, Gao Yanqi, the governor of Ningjiang, stood at the gate and looked at the drizzle outside, saying: It’s raining well!

Wang Zhaoyuan, the Eastern Army Supervisor who was reading the file on the seat, asked casually: What's the good thing?

It was raining, how could the Zhou army take the mountain road to Kuizhou?Gao Yanqiu said that if the light rain in this season is about one and a half months, it doesn’t have to be too heavy and it’s just so cloudy and rainy, and Kuizhou can be guarded for a while.

Wang Zhaoyuan said: What mountain road?Could the Zhou army have to climb over the mountains of Qutang Gorge?

Gao Yanqiu said: Cross the mountain from the north of Chijia Mountain (Qumen North Mountain), and head south along the Caotang River Valley; then cross the river and the troops will come to the city of Kuizhou. What did Zhou Jun go to Qumen to do?

Wang Zhaoyuan, who was already very calm, glared at his eyes and stood up in shock: Why didn’t you say it earlier?!

Wang Jianjun is planning and taking charge of military power in the east. Has he not even understood the terrain and roads around Kuizhou?Gao Yanqi was also surprised and said, "I thought you knew it a long time ago, so I didn't say much."

Wang Zhaoyuan's aide said: How long has Deputy Envoy Wang been to Kuizhou?We need to deploy defense and plan broad strategies. How can we understand the mountain roads clearly?Since General Gao has been the governor of Kuizhou for a long time, he has only said such an important matter now!

Gao Yanqi frowned and couldn't defend himself: This...

Mountain road?Wang Zhaoyuan was only shocked for a while and soon calmed down. Can the army be taken by the mountain road?

Gao Yanqiu said: As long as you are determined to go to a place, you will definitely be able to go to a large army.The cliffs on the Shu Road can also be built, let alone just a mountain road?We burned the Qumen plank road. If Zhou Jun didn't want to wait to slowly repair the plank road, he would probably come over... But Deputy Envoy Wang was a little relieved. It was raining now and the mountain road was full of mud, so he really couldn't walk the army.Zhou Jun couldn't come for a while.

The rain will always stop!Wang Zhaoyuan said angrily, we can't stop the Zhou army, sooner or later they will be at the city!

Gao Yanqi was also confused: What does Deputy Envoy Wang even think that the Zhou army would not be at the city?

Wang Zhaoyuan said: I burned the plank road, and our navy is in the upper reaches.The Zhou army cannot advance on the water and land, so how can we come over?Who knows there is another evil way!He stretched out his hand and pointed at Gao Yanqi's nose trembling. You... are handsome in high spirits!Even if you have prejudice against Wang, you cannot be aware of the military affairs and do not report it, which will delay major issues.What's your intention?

Gao Yanqiu said: What can I have intent? Is it good for Gao to be unable to defend Kuizhou?But what can we do if our troops cannot win? Now we can only close the city gate and defend the city. If we block it for a day, the Zhou army will come sooner or later, and sooner or later it will also capture Kuizhou.Unless this rain really comes in two months next year, the Zhou army may not be able to stand the retreat...

Haha... Wang Zhaoyuan suddenly raised his head and laughed loudly, ridiculous!What a strange thing!There are still people in the world who are like this, and you are determined to be defeated before you fight. So what else can we fight?

Yes, what else can we fight?Gao Yanqi was stunned, but you and I have been deeply grateful to the emperor, so I can only fight to the death here. Even if I lose, I am worthy of Your Majesty and the people in Shu.That's why I said that blocking one day is counting one day, and sticking to delaying the time is the best strategy.

Wang Zhaoyuan said anxiously: You wait and see how I defeated the Zhou army.I will return to Gong another day, and I will not write to you!

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The rain at this time was indeed a disaster for the Zhou army.

Nearly 20,000 troops were trapped in the valley of Caotang River.

This is a small river, the valley is not deep or flat, the banks are all low but rugged mountains, and the roads are relatively narrow.

The 20,000 troops were probably fifteen miles away, but they were unable to move halfway, so they stopped marching and set up tents to camp.

Guo Shao stood on a wooden stick and tried in the rain for a while.

His clothes were all wet, and the rain flowed from the edge of his helmet to his face. He reached out and wiped it, thinking: I thought I had never done anything that was harmful to the world. God, it was not too late, but it was raining now.

After the lord went back, the troops and vehicles could not move on such roads.The accompanying general advised.

Guo Shao looked up and looked up. The endless tents by the river were lying on the road like a long dead snake.

He slipped step by step, and then walked back with a wooden stick.

The environment here looks beautiful, but it is not such a comfortable place.

It’s a pain to go out when it rains. Where did the clean cement roads come from in ancient times? The road was full of mud, and half of the body was covered with mud after walking for a while... Fortunately, the mud puddles were dirty at most, but the key was that they would fall if they were slippery or not. The rain didn’t rain heavily, with hard soil below and a layer of mud above, and the road was still rugged and uneven.

Anyway, Guo Shao had a very difficult journey by himself, and those soldiers who were pushing the vehicles and carrying heavy loads might be even more difficult.

In the gray sky, Guo Shao was already in a depressed mood when he returned to the central army tent.

Everyone hid in the tents and roasted fire and the rain, and the ground inside was covered with mud. People cut some branches and put them on the mud, mowed the grass and put them on it, and then put them on the tung oil cloth, blankets and quilts, which was the bed.

The rain was still flowing between the branches under the bed.

I dare not burn too much fire, so I can set up a pot as a fire, otherwise I would have to burn the tent.

Guo Shao took off his wet clothes and changed into dirty but dry clothes. Lu Chengyong helped hang the branches by the stove and roast them.

The people in the tent didn't say anything when they saw Guo Shao's face was unwilling.

Guo Shao was still sitting by the fire looking at the sky, thinking: Damn, the rain is drizzling and soft, it doesn’t stop. It won’t be the next ten days or half a month, right?

If it takes too long, there will be not enough food and grass with the army.

It is very difficult to transport grain from the rear of Wushan County on the rainy mountain road.

Guo Shao sat in front of a rough chopping board, took out a newly made map from the package, and took out a ruler to estimate the approximate distance.

Now that I have lost some of the baggage and insisted on walking slowly, I can reach Kuizhou. The key is that I am afraid that the Shu army will not be able to take Kuizhou for a while and the military rations will not be enough: the 20,000-60,000 kilograms of grain will be needed for a day for only 20,000 people to eat, and the horses will have a larger appetite... When we reach Kuizhou, we will rely on the supply line of Caotang River Valley, and it is extremely difficult for the army to transport grain on rainy days.

If the rain keeps going, the Zhou army will fall into a dilemma.

Carelessness can have serious consequences.

If you want to be stable, while the army has only half of the food and roads, you can consider returning along the original route, and at most you lose some of the baggage and return without success.

But what after going back?

I have to take this road to attack Kuizhou... It hurts morale so much, so that everyone can roll and climb back to Wushan County in the rain on such a rugged mountain road?

Find two people who send the letter to Wang Pu from Wushan County!Guo Shao said.

He picked up his pen and spoke very seriously: even if he organized a strong military soldier to line up from Wushan County to Caotanghe, he would have to send military rations to him.

At this moment, generals such as Shi Yanchao, Yang Biao and others arrived in Guo Shao's tent, and for a moment the tent was noisy. Shi Yanchao complained: Whoever chooses this day, don't find a half-immortal to look through the calendar.

Yang Biao said: Brother, what should I do now?

Guo Shao said coldly: How long does it rain? Let’s stay here for as long as we can.I have decided that even if it goes down until next year, it will definitely take Kuizhou this time!

When the generals heard this, they stopped making noise and bowed: Follow the orders of the lord general.

Li Dazhu, has your illness cured?Guo Shao suddenly asked in a slow breath.

The solemn atmosphere just now was immediately relieved by his words, and everyone teased Li Dazhu again. Li Dazhu blushed, but he didn't dare to ignore the main general, so he had to say: Almost... it's cured.

Guo Shao asked again: You and Dong Zunhui had been to Qumen a while ago, and Dong Zunhui reported that he could not pass by water or land. What is the specific situation?

Li Dazhu said: I saw a torrential river, the river was only a few dozen steps wide. Unless a strong east wind blew over, Zhang Fan would not be enough to use the force of the oars and water trucks to rush the river... Experienced boatmen could pull boats from the stone walls by the river; but they leaned up against the Shu army navy upstream and shot the boatmen to death with bows and crossbows, and there were crossbows on the Shu army warships.

Guo Shao drew two lines and asked in detail where the Shu army navy was leaning on and where the boatman pulled the boat from.

After talking to Li Dazhu, he picked up a pen and wrote a letter to ask Dong Zunhui, since the boatman could walk, could he think of a way to take the boatman's route to send troops, reach the stop of the Shu Navy, and have to stand firm, so that the Shu army ships have no fixed place... According to Guo Shao's idea, the river water is so urgent that the warships cannot be determined by anchoring alone. As long as the Shu army ships float down, they will be besieged by the Zhou army warships to catch turtles in the jar.

However, the specific situation still depends on Dong Zunhui's judgment. Guo Shao is not there, and he cannot issue a dead military order based on just a few words of description and imagination.