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At night, another round of siege drill was in full swing under the moonlight in the military camp in Xiabian County. The sound of war drums sounded, and fires surged on the top of the city, and ladders were ladders on the top of the city. The soldiers were fighting in the dark night, and soldiers were constantly pushed down the city and fell into the pond under the city.

Further away from the camp, five thousand soldiers also practiced night battles in the night, fighting fiercely, and shouting and killing sounds shook the sky. These days, Han soldiers have significantly accelerated their preparations for war.

Liu Jing stood on the platform with his hands behind his back, looking a little worried. He had just received the news that Huang Zhong had seized the Qishan Fort and was about to send troops to Xicheng. Guanzhong, the Wan Cao army, led by Xu Huang, was rushing to Yicheng to support him quickly.

Obviously, his small-scale northward strategy has expanded, which may trigger the second round of competition between the Han and Cao armies against the Tianshui Qun. What made Liu Jing embarrassed was that his combat readiness had not been completed yet. If the decisive battle was carried out too early, it would be detrimental to him to fight for Longyou in the future.

But the opportunity in front of him was very attractive. Cao Cao had already returned to Yedu, and Cao's army did not have much military strength in Longyou. If he captured the Tianshui clan, even if Cao Cao counterattacked, it would take several months to prepare. At that time, his combat preparations were also completed.

It is this contradictory mentality that has both pros and cons that has made Liu Jing restless these two days and it has been difficult for him to make a formal decision.

At this time, a soldier ran up to the platform and knelt down on one knee to report: "Qi Bingzhou Governor, Military Commander Jia is here, and he is waiting for the provincial governor in the account."

Liu Jing was stunned. Why did Jia Yu come? After a second thought, he realized that it must be Jia Yu coming to report the negotiation situation to him. However, Jia Yu's arrival still made him very happy. He was worried about making a decision. Jia Yu's arrival undoubtedly gave him a glimmer of hope. Liu Jing immediately got off the platform and walked quickly towards the big account.

In the big account, Jia Yu held his hands in front of the sand table to observe a sign engaged in replacing Qishan Road. Licheng and Qishan Fort were replaced with the red flags of the Han army. A castle seemed to be being built. It seemed that this step-by-step strategy was quite effective.

"It's really surprising when will the military advisor arrive?" Liu Jing's hearty laughter came from behind.

Jia Yu turned around and saw Liu Jing walking in quickly. He hurriedly bowed and said, "I am going to see the governor of the state."

"The military advisor is not polite, please sit down quickly."

Liu Jing asked Jia Yu to sit down, and gave the entourage a wink. The entourage quickly retreated. At this time, the personal soldiers brought them two cups of tea. Jia Yu then smiled and said, "I came to Hanzhong with Jiang Gongyan. He went to Ju County to appoint Xun Zhi as the county magistrate, and at the same time appointed the county magistrate and the county magistrate. I continued to go north to Bian County to meet the prefecture governor and talk about the negotiations."

"How is the negotiation situation?" Liu Jing asked with a smile. In fact, he knew that the negotiation would not have any results, but he still wanted to know what Chen Qun said in the end.

"Cao Cao promised to enfeoff the governor of the states as King of Han and agreed to allocate Jiangdong to us. He could also send troops to Hefei to assist, but the condition was that we would not go north to Guanzhong and Longyou within five years." As expected.

Liu Jing nodded and said, "If we listened to his words to attack Jiangdong, we would not be able to escape within five years. At that time, his vitality would be restored. We would go south when we were trapped in Jiangdong. Cao Cao really thought it very carefully."

"But there is something that must be beyond the expectations of the state governor."

"What's up"

Jia Yu stroked his beard and smiled, "Cao Cao expressed his willingness to marry his daughter to the wife of the Zhou Mu. He would recommend the Zhou Mu to become the prime minister after the new year and inherit his mantle."

Liu Jing was stunned. Cao Cao actually wanted to call himself as his son-in-law for a while and said bitterly: "I told my uncle that my ambition was to marry Sun Quan's sister and Cao Cao's daughter. At that time, I just didn't want to marry the Cai family. I didn't expect that it would become a reality step by step. It was really funny."

Jia Yu smiled and said, "In fact, marrying Cao Cao's daughter is also good. At least it will be very beneficial to collecting Cao Cao's power in the future. Moreover, I know that Cao Xian is beautiful and dignified, and is the number one beauty in the Cao family. Zhou Mu will not be disappointed."

"The military advisor means to let me agree"

"No," Jia Yu shook his head and smiled: "If you want to agree, it is not now. I suggest you consider it after seizing Guanzhong. After all, we will need some time to stabilize at that time. The marriage can allow Cao Cao to recognize the reality of our occupation of Guanzhong."

Liu Jing nodded and asked again: "Are they still in Chengdu now?"

"I have already returned. I clearly imply that they will not accept their plans, but they have gained something. They have received the robes and we will not rebel against Cao. They cannot accuse us of rebellion. I think this should be their expectations. I think Cao Cao will be satisfied with this result."

Liu Jing nodded silently, and the two sides gave in, which was also a political compromise. Although he recognized Cao Cao's legitimacy, he no longer had to worry about being in trouble.

However, what moved and gratified Liu Jing even more was that Jia Yu finally called Cao Cao by name, and no longer called him Prime Minister Cao, which shows that Jia Yu has walked out of the shadow of the past.

Liu Jing laughed, "The military advisor is here just in time. I was about to talk to the military advisor about the Northern Expedition. Now I have encountered a confusion that is difficult to make. I hope the military opposition can solve my difficulties."

Jia Yu smiled slightly, "It seems that the harvest from going north is great, exceeding expectations. I want to congratulate the governor of the state."

"The question now is, how should I fight this battle?"

Liu Jing sighed softly and said, "I really can't make up my mind. Should I stop here and launch a large-scale attack after the preparations are completed next spring or take advantage of this east wind to take down Tianshui Qun in one go. I am very conflicted now and I want to ask the military advisor."

"I have actually considered this issue above. I personally think that it is not difficult to capture Jicheng. The key is that we have to face the main force of the Cao army. Can we gain a foothold in Tianshui Qun? The failure of the first Northern Expedition was because of poor food transportation. In this case, even if we take Jicheng, we may not be able to maintain it."

Speaking of this, Jia Yu looked at Liu Jing and said extremely sincerely: "So the meaning of this Northern Expedition is not to occupy the Tianshui Group, but to establish a fast, sufficient and stable food supply line. This requires time and concentration, and the Cao army cannot launch a large-scale counterattack. This transportation line will be the key to our future control of Longyou, and in fact it is also the key to integrating Longyou, Hanzhong and Bashu."

Liu Jing nodded, "I understand what the military advisor means. After taking Xicheng County, I will stop going north."

"I suggest that I want to release Xia Houba and Cao Ren to negotiate peace again. Anyway, they are insignificant little people. In this way, Cao Cao will reduce the course of our Northern Expedition this time, and he will not launch a large-scale counterattack, and give us valuable time to build castles."

Jia Yu thought for a while and smiled, "This time we must take down Xicheng County, and we must be quick, to capture Xicheng with a speedless force. If I was not wrong, the Cao army of the Western aid should have already arrived. We must seize Xicheng before the reinforcements arrive, so that the reinforcements will retreat without fighting. Otherwise, once the battle expands, Cao Cao will personally arrive at Tianshuiqun, and then it will not be a step-by-step camp."

Although Jia Yu's suggestion was not a new plan, it was one of Liu Jing's two choices, but it was with the suggestion of Jia Yu, a heavyweight, that Liu Jing finally made up his mind to give up the idea of ​​blind progress, and still steadily and advance step by step.

He stood up and said, "The military advisor is right. Time is not waiting for us. I will lead my army to Xicheng early tomorrow morning. We must take down Xicheng in one go."

Jia Yu walked to the sand table again and pointed to the Abyss Valley in the north of Xicheng: "The terrain of this valley is very dangerous. I suggest that the provincial governor build a camp on the top of the Abyss Valley like Qishan Fort after heading south to Xicheng, as a barrier to the Xicheng to slow down Cao's army's attack on Xicheng. In addition, it is also recommended to build a military camp on the official road to the east of Xicheng."

"I understand, just as the military advisor said."

After meeting Jia Yu, Liu Jing did not return the account to fall asleep. Instead, he got up and went to the county town and found Sun Shangxiang in the back house of the county government. In the past two days, Sun Shangxiang fell ill due to fatigue from the journey and the cold and humid weather in Wuduqun. He fell ill all the time and his spirits improved a little today.

Liu Jing was busy with military affairs these two days and had no time to accompany her. He had to come to visit her at night. Sun Shangxiang was already asleep. When the maid reported that the master had arrived, she got up again. At this time, Liu Jing walked into the room and saw her haggard face, she couldn't help but hold her in her arms pity, and complained: "What will happen if you get up and do this will make your condition worse."

Sun Shangxiang was carried to the bed by her husband and covered with a quilt. She held Liu Jing's hand and refused to relax. "Today, Military Doctor Zhang came to me again and said that my condition was unwilling to relax. "Today, Military Doctor Zhang came to me again and said that my condition had stabilized. He changed me a pair of nourishing medicine and said that he would be cured after a few days. Thank you for your hard work in the past two days, and the county camp ran to the two ends."

Liu Jing stroked her face and smiled, "I've lost all of my weight, I won't let you follow me next time."

"No, this time it's just an accident. You promised to take me to the grassland. You are not allowed to make excuses to pay your debts." Sun Shangxiang said indignantly.

“It depends on your performance.”

Liu Jing took off his clothes and got into the quilt. As soon as he lay down, he felt his bones loose all over his body. His eyes suddenly became sleepy and he was about to fall asleep. He quickly bit his lips and forced himself to cheer up. Sun Shangxiang hugged her husband tightly and snuggled her head on his chest. She was not sick and weak. Only at this time did she rely on her husband extraordinarily, for fear of losing him.

Liu Jing resisted the sleepiness and gently stroked her hair and said, "I will go north to Qishan Road tomorrow morning. It will take about ten days to come back. He will be patient here to recuperate. When I come back, we will go home together."

Although Sun Shangxiang refused to leave her husband, she also knew that the north was fighting now. As the head coach, her husband had to go to the battlefield to boost morale. She sighed softly and said, "It's a pity that I'm sick, otherwise I will accompany you to the battlefield to comfort the wounded soldiers."

"You should take good care of your illness and don't worry about anything. We have the upper hand and I will not be in danger."

Sun Shangxiang nodded gently, "I'll wait for you to come back."

At this time, she thought about something again and smiled shyly: "We worked hard every day for more than a month. It is very likely that I already have it. You guess if I had a baby, I was a girl or a little girl, you like to post one."

After talking for a while, she saw that Liu Jing did not answer her, and couldn't help but look up at him and found that her husband was actually asleep.
Chapter completed!