Three days later, Feng Duhu finally stood on the top of the Tianjingguan city and looked south.

The undulating Taihang Mountains are as far as the eye can see.

The mountains are surrounded by floating clouds, and the autumn sun shines slantingly, and you can still distinguish green and yellow in the distance.

In the distance, you can only see the gray-black forest covering it.

"Do you, the Central Protector, want to see Hanoi?"

Zhang Jiu, who was following behind, saw Feng Duhu's appearance and couldn't help but smile and asked.

After three days of capturing Tianjing Pass, Wu Qianjun handed over a passable answer sheet, and Zhang Jiu was in a pretty good mood.

Because the Wuqian Army was in the first battle, I didn't expect to be able to compare with the veteran elites like the Tiger Infantry Wudang Army.

So he didn't have high expectations.

Fortunately, the opponent this time is not too strong.

After all, the morale of the defenders at Tianjingguan was forcibly raised.

But this kind of compulsion is ultimately irreversible and cannot last long.

Especially in Zhangzhou, he followed Du Yu's suggestion and occupied the hills on both sides of Tianjing Pass first, making the appearance of detouring to cut off the back of Guan City.

The garrison at Guancheng, whose military morale was already unstable, could no longer suppress their panic.

No matter how much the guard threatens, it will lose its effect if it is repeated too many times.

When the Han army launched another large-scale attack, the defenders completely lost their fighting spirit.

After hearing Zhang Jiu's words, Feng Duhu also smiled on his face and pointed forward:

"Although I want to see a thousand miles away, how can I see Hanoi with the towering mountains blocking my sight?"

Zhang's eyes lit up, he took a step forward and asked in a low voice:

"Does the Central Protector have any interest in Hanoi?"

Where is that place in Hanoi?

That's Sima Yi's hometown!

It is also the foundation of the Sima family!

"Zhongdu protects the Taihang Pass. The most dangerous place is Tianjing Pass. Now that Tianjing Pass has been lowered, the Sima Division hastily retreated."

Zhang took a gulp of saliva and said with excitement on his face, "If Zhongduhu leads the army southward, he may not be able to get a glimpse of Hanoi!"

It seemed that he had expected Zhang to say this. Feng Duhu's expression did not change, but he just glanced at Zhang with a slightly strange look.

Zhang Jie was startled: "The Protector of the Central Government, could it be that the last general has not considered it well?"

"No," Feng Duhu shook his head, "I just thought of something."

"I don't know what you mean?"

"Heroes think alike."

"ah?"

Zhang didn't know why.

I heard Feng Duhu say leisurely, "Before you, there was someone who made the exact same statement as you."

Then he sighed again:

"I really agree with this strategy, but how can everything in the world be fulfilled?"

Zhang asked humbly:

"The final general is stupid and does not understand the profound meaning of what the Protector of Zhongdu said."

After all, he was defeated and captured alive by an unknown ghost king, and then was tricked and almost ruined his reputation.

General Zhang always showed awe in front of the Central Protector.

There is no way, some psychological shadows, coupled with the bonus of various rumors, are sometimes difficult to eliminate.

"Actually, Yuan Kai had proposed an idea similar to yours long before you, but I thought about it over and over again and finally rejected his opinion. Do you know why?"

"So Du Canjun also proposed this idea?" Zhang was slightly surprised, and Du Yu's young face could not help but appear in his mind.

Thinking of his proposal for this battle again, I couldn't help but secretly thought:

No wonder Du Yuankai was able to enter the Zhongdu Protector's sect and become his direct disciple. This boy is truly remarkable.

"Yes, he also proposed that after defeating Sima Division, he would take advantage of the situation to capture Tianjing Pass, and then take advantage of the great victory to advance towards Hanoi."

"This strategy really makes me excited, but it is impossible to realize it at the moment."

Zhang thought for a moment and asked tentatively:

"Do you think the Central Protector has insufficient troops?"

"The shortage of troops is one aspect, but the more important thing is food and grass."

Feng Duhu said slowly, "General Zhang, haven't you noticed that this month's food and grass are already half a month late?"

If it had been delayed for another half month, I am afraid that the unprepared army would not even be able to capture Tianjing Pass.

"Insufficient food and grass?"

Zhang finally came to his senses.

With Feng Duhu personally in charge, the army's food and grass matters will naturally be taken over by the staff group.

As the commander-in-chief, Zhang only needs to lead the troops to fight, and does not need to worry about the rest, which makes it much easier.

But he didn't expect that the food supply at the rear was actually tight.

I really didn't expect it.

Because in Zhang Ji's impression since he abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, the Han Dynasty had always had plenty of money and food, and he never had to worry about logistics and food problems when marching and fighting.

"This battle has been fought for too long. All eight armies of Guanzhong were dispatched. What is the difference between this and the whole country going out to fight? The Han Dynasty was not prepared at all."

Feng Duhu's voice became a little deeper, "Otherwise, how could I have taken advantage of Wei Thief?"

The scale of this battle far exceeded everyone's expectations.

It is estimated that even Sima Yi, the instigator, did not expect that it would end like this.

On Ji Han's side, all the infantry and cavalry came out. Guanzhong, Bingzhou, Hedong, Longyou, Liangzhou and other places were completely drained of their troops and food.

If you want to continue the war, you can only use the strategic granary of Shu.

But even if it is necessary to mobilize the food and grass in Shu, how can it be so easy in a hurry?

Not only will it disrupt Feng Duhu's arrangements in Shu, but more importantly, the road to Shu will be difficult to travel!

Just transporting grain from Shu and then transferring it to the front line is really only one out of ten. This statement is true and is not an exaggeration at all.

In addition, the journey is long, and in a hurry, we have to wait until the end of the year to wait for enough grain and grass to be transported to Guanzhong from Shuzhong and then distributed to the front line.

By then it is already the coldest time, and the soldiers should take a good rest if not necessary.

This break will have to wait until at least next spring.

After spring begins, farming is more important than fighting.

The plan for the year begins with spring.

If the spring plowing work is not done well and there is no food stored, then people will starve to death.

Especially in places such as Guanzhong, Hedong and Taiyuan, the past few years have been a critical period for the implementation of the New Deal.

If too many civilians are deployed to fight this battle, which affects spring plowing, it will give some people an excuse to criticize the New Deal.

The troll won't tell you the facts or reasons, he just needs to seize the results and start trolling.

Why is it that when you implement the New Deal, the harvest is not good?

It must be the New Deal that doesn’t work!

What war?

Isn’t the war something that lies ahead?

There are no rebel troops in the rear, so where can we fight?

Can you find a better excuse?

Are you unwilling to be careful even if you make excuses?

It’s your new policy that has caused so much trouble that everyone can’t have enough to eat!

Therefore, it is said that soldiers are important matters of the country and must be paid attention to!

As one of the powerful people in the Han Dynasty, Feng Duhu had to consider the overall situation and even the future.

Rather than just looking at the temporary gains and losses in front of you.

As the representative of the Guandong family, Sima Yi launched this battle between the two parties, especially the attack on Taiyuan.
To be continued...