"Yo, the teacup is still full...... The small one exchanges heat for two people. Dr. Tea came over and quickly put two empty cups, and poured them with the teapot, at this time he couldn't help but sneak a glance at Zhou Xian, and was stunned for a moment, "Dodo......" The teacup was quickly filled, overflowing to the table, and the hot tea was steaming.

Guo Shao sat opposite, only to see Zhou Xian's face annoyed, and his eyebrows were cold. Guo Shao said: "Is it good-looking?" ”

Dr. Tea suddenly came back to his senses, followed Guo Shao's voice, and suddenly turned white, and fell to his knees: "The little one should be damned, the little one should be damned......

Guo Shao was a little surprised to see this, he was dressed in a cloth robe, and there seemed to be no place to reflect his identity; He also rarely goes in and out of teahouses, and it is impossible for a teahouse guy to recognize him. But Dr. Tea was scared like this...... Just now he was a little unhappy in his heart, and he didn't know what to do, after all, he couldn't get along with a buddy; The man didn't do anything unforgivable.

"Wipe the table dry." Guo Shao said casually.

"Yes, yes." Dr. Tea hurriedly pulled down the towel from his shoulder, dried his sleeve with a few strokes, bent over to face Guo Shao, and didn't dare to look at Zhou Xian again. Guo Shao waved a hand, and Dr. Tea escaped from the private room with a sigh of relief.

Zhou Xian's eyes flickered, he looked at Guo Shao, and said softly: "General Guo scared him." ”

Guo Shao said: "Dr. Tea doesn't know who I am......"

Zhou Xian's face turned red and said, "You don't need to know your identity, you can see at a glance that you are not easy to mess with." Guo Shao smiled: "Am I like a bully? Zhou Xian shook his head: "I have never been to this kind of place, but I also understand that people come and go here every day; Don't underestimate Dr. Cha, he has seen more people than us, how can he not see what kind of person General Guo is......"

But Zhou Xian is not stained with dust, even if he is angry, he is not scary, but coquettish and cute.

She frowned again and said, "Let's get out of here, I don't want to be stared at by the clutter." ”

Guo Shao nodded, got up and walked to the bamboo curtain, and waited for Zhou Xian to pick up the hat and put it on. She saw that the bamboo curtain had been lifted, and walked out without saying a word. The two quickly disappeared from the hall.

They got into the carriage of Chen Jiali's family and rode in the same car. Zhou Xian said: "I'm going to my cousin's house first, and the entourage and groom who went out with me are still there." ”

Guo Shao shouted: "Go back to the Chen Mansion in the west of the city." ”

Zhou Xian rubbed his hands lightly, covered his mouth and took a breath of hot air.

"Drive!" The man in front shouted, and threw out a whip on the ground. As soon as the carriage moved, the people in the carriage leaned back slightly, Guo Shao reached out to support Zhou Xian's shoulder, and as soon as her hand touched her body, her shoulder trembled slightly. She reached out and gently lifted Guo Shao's hand...... In this era, although science has not yet emerged, it is still incomparable with modern times, and it is fashionable to touch women's limbs casually from time to time.

Zhou Xian whispered: "On such a cold day, your hands are still so hot." ”

Guo Shao boldly reached out to hold Zhou Xian's slender jade hand, and she shrank back without breaking free, so she didn't struggle anymore. Guo Shao simply held one in each hand and said kindly: "Is it warm?" ”

Her side face was flushed, her beautiful eyes were gently lowered, and she did not speak. Guo Shao remembered the question Zhou Xian asked before at this time, and was interrupted by Dr. Nacha; But then Zhou Xian didn't ask again, so he didn't mention it again.

said goodbye, and the next day Zhou Xian left Tokyo with Li Yu, the envoys of the Southern Tang Kingdom and others.

……

At this time, in late October of the fourth year of Xiande, Xiang Gong had mobilized thirty-nine commanders to approach the important place of Shu Dao: Qingniling. 20,000 troops plus tens of thousands of people are flowing endlessly on several roads on the Shu Road, and the signs of using force at this time have long been impossible to hide.

Zhou Jun went south from the two roads, all the way to Chencang Road, Chencang (Baoji), Dasanguan, Fengzhou, Guzhen, Qingniling; All the way to Qinzhou (Tianshui, Gansu), Chengzhou, Guzhen, Qingniling.

(Walking south from Qinzhou, you can go straight to Shu from Longyou from the "Yinping Road", but Yinping Road is a narrow sheep intestine path that is not suitable for army movement; Moreover, Xiang Gong's target this time was Hanzhong, so the two armies had to converge in Guzhen and attack Qingniling...... Or if you don't take Qingniling, you have to borrow the "Lianyun Plank Road" to insert it into the south of the Baochuan Road in the east and go straight to Hanzhong. But as the name suggests, Lianyun is like connecting into the clouds, which is a treacherous plank road. When the army marches, the best way to go is Chencang Road, which is a bit detouring, but relatively flat. ）

Xiang Gongqin led the forward men and horses to quickly arrive in the north of Qingniling, and immediately launched an offensive, intending to break through this dangerous place in one go.

It's a pity that the sky is not beautiful, although it is cold under the mountain, it is sunny; Only that mountain range, it was raining ice and rain halfway through. The climate of this place seems to have been cursed by God, and there are few dry times throughout the year, which is very evil.

The army was in patches on the hillside, and the ranks were crooked and slanted, as if they had collapsed. Xiang Gong tried the mountain road by himself, and he also felt very difficult, so he couldn't scold the soldiers for no reason. It is impossible to ride a horse, and it is very difficult to lead a horse.

The rain was mixed with ice particles, and it didn't fall much, but it was very slippery when it fell on the ground. As soon as there were many people, the road was muddy, with a layer of ice and mud floating on it, solid hard soil below, and a sloped slope on the road.

Xiang Gong walked less than two miles and asked a general who had been stationed in Guzhen all the year round: "Is there a sunny time in this place?" ”

The general said: "Yes, sometimes it is sunny, there are ten days in a month, and no more than fifteen days at most." But usually the sky is thick with clouds, especially in winter, when the weather is cold, and after the road is clear, the road is not dry, and it rains again. I have been in Guzhen for more than two years, and I often send scouts to spy on the movements of the Shu army, so I rarely encounter dry roads...... Summer may be better. ”

Xiang Gong listened, and said in his heart: Lao Tzu can't wait for half a year to use troops in the summer, right? When the weather is clear, the head is better, and the road is still difficult to walk.

He slipped so that his feet hurt and he was sweating profusely, but after thinking about it, he decided to overcome the difficulties and forcibly asked the soldiers to attack once...... Just arrived at Qingniling, maybe he could take advantage of the Shu army's lack of preparation.

Xiang Gong straightened up and looked at his surroundings again. Most of the sergeants fell many times, and they were all in mud and miserable; In addition, the soldiers were exhausted after several days of marching to this place.

After walking for a long time, I finally saw a line of defense on the mountainside. The Shu army dug a ditch on it and set up a village, looking at the Zhou army on the hillside from a distance. Xiang Gong pestle held a wooden stick and watched closely, and the general advised: "The general is careful. ”

Xiang Gong ignored it, and trekked for a while to see more clearly before stopping. I saw that there were many drainage outlets between the ditches, and a fence was built behind them, and some simple grass and wood huts were built. It seems to be very organized.

Xiang Gong pondered, the bow and arrow would be damaged when used in the rain, and the Shu army could use a long-range condescending projectile to hide in the grass and wood shed to avoid the rain. Because of the slope, the Shu army only needs to shoot a few dozen steps away, and can shoot more than 100 steps...... The Zhou army could not use a bow and crossbow in the rain, so they were still shot as targets at a distance of more than 100 paces; And the road is so difficult to walk, climbing more than a hundred steps of slope in the mud, I am afraid that I will be slowly worn down by the bow and arrow.

He looked at it and felt that the odds were not good. He endured his depression, gave up his intention to attack, and immediately ordered: "Call all the people who came up to with, and go down the mountain today to rest." ”

…… Xiang Gong had to send someone to inquire about the condition of the white water road while waiting for the sunny weather in Qingniling.

Not long after, the scout came back to report that a section of the cliff plank road on Baishui Road had been destroyed and could not be passed...... At that time, Guo Shao used this road to raid the Shu army behind Qingniling, and the movement was very large, which seemed to have attracted the attention of the Shu army generals stationed in Qingniling.

Xiang Gong is sorrowful; Only by following the path opened by these predecessors can we do it, otherwise we may get lost if we can't get through. Now I have to try Qingniling first.

Fortunately, two days later, I learned that the weather on the ridge was fine, and Xiang Gong did not wait for the road to dry, because the news provided by the military generals in Guzhen could not be done. At that moment, he asked people to prepare fire, tung oil, cloth strips and other things, and led the army up the mountain again.

The combat effectiveness of the Shu army was not as good as that of the Zhou army, and Xiang Gong still wanted to try, feeling that those grass and wood sheds were a weakness. Before the fortifications, he ordered the soldiers to gather their troops and prepare them for battle.

The Zhou army was barely reorganized two hundred paces away, with sword and shield men in front and archers in the back slowly approaching in the sound of "dong dong" drums. The noise grew in the mud, and the sound of drums, shouts, and shouts resounded through the mountains. As expected, the Zhou army was still more than 100 steps away when it was covered by arrows and ballistas from above.

"Brothers, as long as you attack Qingniling, the road behind is easy to walk! Suffer a little now, let's go straight in! Xiang Gong shouted behind the formation. The generals of the various ministries were also shouting, and the banners were shaking and moving forward.

"Ahh There was a scream directly ahead, and a soldier with less armor behind him was hit by an arrow and fell into the mud screaming. In the four places, people were wounded by arrows one after another, and the Zhou army advanced more slowly; It was a slippery dirt road under your feet, and there were arrows flying in front of your head, and everyone didn't even have a chance to fight back...... The upward firing distance is also far and not within the range.

However, the soldiers of Zhou Jun still showed relatively tenacious endurance, and they braved the arrows to advance dozens of steps with difficulty. At this moment, the generals in the army shouted: "Ignition ......" A gong sounded, and the generals shouted at the top of their voices: "Release the arrows!" Shoot ......"

I heard a "crackling" string sound, and when I looked up at the arch, a swarm of rockets whistled away like fireflies. Sure enough, the grass and wood sheds in the fortified fence were ignited, and fires gradually broke out in many places, and the smoke on them dispersed, and there was a commotion.

"Whoosh ......" a cluster of rockets flew away again, and Zhou Jun fired several rounds of continuous salvos. The inside of the fence was already full of fire, thick and thick.

But because it was a sunny day, those Shu troops were not in the shed, and at this time they were still hiding behind a fence more than half a person high and firing arrows back. The two sides shot arrows at each other within fifty paces, and there was a lot of noise in the battle formation.