Chapter 266: Death to Rectify Military Discipline

Xu Shu did not see Guan Yu until the evening after returning to Wancheng.

"Jingzhou has been recovered, and the giant boat has no place to use it for the time being."

Guan Yu wiped the sweat from his face and continued:

"The only way for Ruying to compete for supremacy is with the cavalry."

Xu Shu agreed with his face and said seriously:

"Since the giant boat is useless, it is better to close the Linju shipyard to save money."

Guan Yu did not buy it. He sat down and just glanced at Xu Shu's face and guessed:

"Is there any action in Jiangdong?"

Xu Shu also sat down and shook his head:

"No action at all, which shows the problem."

As for closing the shipyard, it was just a joke. Both of them knew very well that this giant boat had no place to use in Jingzhou for the time being, but it was very useful in Jiangdong.

In fact, neither of them wanted to drive the giant boat to Jiangdong. After all, just worrying about the north was busy enough.

But unfortunately, whether the giant boat in Jingzhou still had a place to use it did not depend on what Guan Yu and Xu Shu thought.

It depended on what Sun Quan thought.

As for this elder brother-in-law, he had no intention of conquering the world.

But he had the intention of protecting Jiangdong, and it was very big.

Therefore, he only discussed Jiangdong briefly and let it go.

After all, the two sides had an alliance first, and Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Kong Ming and Xu Shu could not do the act of breaking the alliance.

As for Pang Tong? He was worried about Yongliang and Guanzhong. In his words:

Jingzhou has Yunchang, Yuanzhi, Gongyan and Jichang. There is no shortage of strong cities and large ships, and there are abundant food and soldiers. What is there to worry about?

"Yuanzhi has been gone for two days, and my brother's reward has arrived."

Stroking his beard, Guan Yu suddenly remembered this matter, stood up and found the official document from the table.

Xu Shu also took it and took a quick look:

Guan Yunchang was promoted to General of the Left Army.

Xu Yuanzhi was promoted to General of the Northern Army.

Huang Hansheng was promoted to General of the Strong Crossbow.

Jia Ma Jichang...

"Oh, by the way, there is also a letter from Shi Yuan, the military advisor, to Yuan Zhi."

Xu Shu put the reward aside immediately after hearing it:

"Show me quickly!"

It can't be helped. It has been more than half a year since Xu Shu returned, but he has not met Pang Tong yet.

The two of them were stationed in the north and east respectively. Their positions were critical and difficult to escape. Even if they were in contact through letters, they were sparse.

After all, before Fangling Shangyong was opened, sending letters from Jingzhou required entering Shu from Zigui, then going north through Jiangzhou, passing Langzhong and Jiameng Pass, and then going east to Hanzhong. It took a long detour, which was too troublesome.

Now that Jingzhou has been recovered, the two are even busier and have fewer letters.

After opening the letter and reading it by the candlelight in the hall, Xu Shu couldn't help laughing:

"Yunchang, Yide is urging Shiyuan to plan for Yongliang."

Speaking of his third brother who had already made great achievements in Hanzhong, Guan Yu also smiled:

"These official documents and letters were delivered by Yide's personal soldiers, along with the light curtain records at the end of July."

"Among them are the life of the military god of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the essence of the Tang army's military formations, and the experience of military tactics."

"Yide must be eager to train cavalry."

Although Xu Shu hadn't seen the light curtain records yet, After savoring it for a while, he laughed:

"I think Yide must be anxious!"

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said in a light tone:

"It is very helpful to read the military strategy of Li Weigong, the military god of the Tang Dynasty."

"The method of combined attack of infantry and cavalry of the Tang army can also be learned."

Looking at Guan Yu, who was rarely so cheerful, Xu Shu also laughed:

"Now there are neither good horses nor places to train cavalry in Hanzhong."

"Yide has a treasure in his arms but no place to display it, how can he not be anxious?"

I don't know whether General Zhang is anxious or not, but Ma Su feels that he is a little anxious.

Looking back on the past few months, before attacking Fangling Shangyong, Ma Su felt that there was nothing to worry about.

After all, although he was exiled here, he still had some insights into military strategies.

From the terrain point of view, Fangling Shangyong is basically a passage.

On one side is Hanzhong, General Zhang is eyeing it covetously, and on the other side is Jingzhou, General Guan is sharp.

In this situation, no one cared what the so-called powerful families here thought, and they knelt down quite smoothly.

Therefore, after guarding for a period of time, Ma Su quickly felt bored.

I don’t know when I can return to Chengdu or Jingzhou. If it doesn’t work, Hanzhong will be fine.

Just when Ma Su was sighing in his heart, Liu Feng shouted from afar:

"Ma Taobing, pack up your things, and return to Hanzhong tomorrow!"

Ma Su was almost overjoyed, and there was nothing to pack. Except for a few pieces of cane sugar that he had saved, it can be said that he had nothing.

It was not until the next day when he set off that Ma Su remembered to continue asking:

"Are you going back to Hanzhong to cultivate the land this time?"

Liu Feng shook his head, looking very proud:

"Listen to General Zhang Fei's order, we are going to gather troops and leave Yongliang!"

Ma Su's heart trembled, and his face quickly turned pale.

In comparison, Fangling seems pretty good...

"Ma Su, you are still like this?"

Mi Fang laughed loudly:

"Last time I followed General Zhang to attack Hanzhong, I was afraid before the battle, how embarrassing!"

Ma Su was in a state of confusion, but he refused to admit defeat:

"At most, I was nervous on the battlefield, what about you?"

"I was in Hanzhong, but I was so scared when I heard about the war in Jingxiang. I have never heard of it."

Mi Fang was choked. Among the three of them, he was the one who paid the most attention to the war in Jingxiang. Anyone with a discerning eye could see this.

Before the end of the Jingxiang War, Mi Fang often had nightmares.

In the dream, in front of him was Guan Yu who was defeated and beheaded, and beside him was his brother who committed suicide out of grief, which often woke Mi Fang up.

And there was also a curse: the door that should be opened was not opened, and the door that should be closed was opened instead!

It was not until he heard that the Jingxiang War was settled and Jiangling was still stable that Mi Fang felt better.

Liu Feng intervened to stop the dispute and encouraged and comforted:

"This trip to Yongliang is the time to make achievements!"

"With remarkable achievements, it is possible to wash away the shame."

Ma Su and Mi Fang imagined it together, and then shook their heads together.

He didn't dare to hope for this at all.

It was enough to not drag down his brother! This was the idea that the two of them thought at the same time.

Ma Su's face was still gloomy:

"In Yongliang, there are either Qiang cavalry or Xiliang cavalry, who come and go like the wind and charge into battle freely."

"The only way to Yongliang from Hanzhong is to go out of Qishan, but there is no strategic location to defend on this road. Qishan City is famous for being easy to defend and difficult to attack."

"And Longshan Road is also difficult to defend. If Cao's army intervenes in the battle, we will have several heads that Cao's soldiers will chop off."

Liu Feng touched his chin, looking thoughtful:

"Youchang is from Jingzhou, how can he know the north so well?"

As for the concerns Ma Su said, Liu Feng didn't take it to heart.

After all, to be honest, he didn't know where Qishan was, nor what Longshan Road was.

Ma Su was speechless and didn't know how to explain for a while.

Mi Fang was even more afraid of chaos in the world and said:

"Ma Youchang, it turns out that you were a deserter and defector in Yongliang!"

Ma Su's blood boiled, and he immediately cursed:

"Go to the enemy, I violated military regulations in Yongliang, and I will die to correct military discipline!"

At the same time, he also instantly deduced Mi Fang's restless performance some time ago:

"If that's the case, Mi Tuotui actually defected to the enemy in Jingxiang?"

For a while, both of them blushed, staring at each other, and their bodies were full of anger.

Liu Feng was confused:

During the Jingxiang war, Mi Fang attacked Fangling without fear, and was occasionally slack in guarding Fangling, but he did not lose his integrity.

As for Ma Su? When he was thrown here, his father was attacking Zigui to Jiangzhou, how could he be dragged into Yongliang?

But seeing the two men about to fight, Liu Feng chose the simplest and most effective approach:

"Where is the military commander?"

A moment later, looking at the two men who had just calmed down after being beaten with five military sticks, Liu Feng's face was cold:

"You guys, are you hiding something from me?"

Ma Su and Mi Fang looked at each other, but finally shook their heads:

"This matter cannot be said!" Mi Fang touched his buttocks, but his attitude was very firm.

"If the two of us spread the secret privately, it will not only implicate my brother, but also lead to our own death."

Ma Su proposed a compromise plan:

"If you want to know, you should ask General Zhang to decide."

The title of "Young Master" suddenly reduced Liu Feng's curiosity. He pondered for a while and nodded, warning:

"It may be extremely difficult to leave Yongliang, and no more troubles should be caused."

In Hanzhong, relying on the relatively abundant food, Zhang Fei also suppressed his excitement for good horses and calmly arranged the deployment of troops in Hanzhong with Pang Tong.

First, Wuzhangyuan needs reinforcements and more food and grass.

The number of soldiers in Wuzhangyuan increased to 10,000, and an additional 1,000 crossbows modified by Madam Huang were allocated.

In this way, even if Cao's soldiers in Chang'an came out in full force, Wei Yan and Huo Jun could defend Wuzhangyuan without retreating to Baoxiadao.

After all, news came from Jingxiang that Xu Huang was transferred there. According to the current situation that Cao's food and grass have just been replenished but not yet abundant, Xu Huang probably has no strength to come back for the time being.

This will ensure that Xiahou Yuan will find it difficult to capture Longshan Road, and the affairs of Yongliang can be closed.

The second is to mobilize the army.

In this respect, Zhang Fei was quite surprised.

Even when Hanzhong was short of manpower, Pang Tong insisted on drawing a team of people to repair Qishan Road.

Although the project was a bit slow, it has been repaired. Now that half a year has passed, the results have been apparent.

When the road was still OK, Zhang Fei and Pang Tong discussed it and finally transferred 25,000 elite soldiers to go out of Longshan Road and enter Yongliang.

Pang Tong went with the army, and Fa Zheng stayed in Hanzhong, which was a happy occasion.

Zhang Fei had long coveted the horses of Liangzhou.

Pang Tong was determined to take a little risk and see with his own eyes the Hexi Corridor, which could become the lifeline of the empire and was called the "industrial mining capital" by later generations. He wanted to make future generations think of him when they talked about Hexi!

Fa Zheng was also very happy. Since he joined the army of Xuande, it has only been less than a year, and he can be no longer an adjutant to anyone and personally supervise Hanzhong, which is very fast.

Especially now that many people in Hanzhong have escaped from Guanzhong, there are many people from Fufeng.

This can be regarded as a half-return home in glory, and Fa Zheng has nothing to be dissatisfied with.

After half a month of preparation, the last batch of military equipment was transported from Chengdu, and the army set out again.

Zhang Fei was sharpening his sword on the stage:

"Yongliang is vast, and with me, Zhang, there shouldn't be too much crowding!"

Pang Tong looked back at the little Jiang Wei who was seeing him off on his horse, and waved his hand with a smile.

Looking back, his face was slightly sad:

Otherwise, I can just not go back to Chengdu to see Kong Ming for the next two years, citing the busy military affairs as an excuse?