The snow became heavier, and it was flying under the light, and the ground gradually became white. Without a trace of wind, there was a black crow between the sky and the earth.

After a long time, Wang Xiaoli said to Shao Yun: "Look at how much hard you have worked on the road, go clean up first. There is wine and meat here, so change your clothes and use some. It's already here, so don't be harsh on yourself anymore."

Shao Yun said: "How can one person be the last one? But Li observes the food and grass have been exhausted early in Shanzhou, and he doesn't know what he looks like now-"

As he said that, tears flowed down without realizing it.

Wang Xiaolei said: "This matter is important, and I cannot answer you immediately. This matter requires the generals in the army to discuss. Let's do it, and you can clean up and have a meal. We will recruit all the generals here to discuss it together. Even if you don't sleep tonight, you will give you a result tomorrow morning!"

Seeing that Wang Xiaolien's attitude was sincere, Shao Yun was exhausted again. He nodded and left with the soldiers.

Looking at Shao Yun's departure, Wang Xiaoli sat down slowly. He looked at everyone and said, "In theory, Shaanxi Province belongs to Shaanxi Road. There are hundreds of thousands of troops on Shaanxi Road, so we don't need to save us. However, if Shaanxi does not save us, would we just sit and watch Li Zhan guard an isolated city? Alas, it is really difficult to decide."

Niu Gao said: "Observe that since there is a handwritten letter from Zhang Shumi, we can do it according to the order."

Wang Xiaoli smiled bitterly: "Lou Su attacked Shanzhou and ruled tens of thousands of troops. How can he underestimate it? It is not enough to save Shanzhou. But if the army is waiting for the rescue, it will be eight hundred miles away. If we arrive and the city of Shanzhou is broken, it will become a confrontation with Lou Su. This is eight hundred miles away. The food and supplies of tens of thousands of troops are not trivial! At that time, we cannot advance or retreat. What should we do?"

Niu Gao said: "Then I won't go and save me! I'll send a letter to Zhang Shumi. He is not an unreasonable person."

Wang Xiaoli shook his head: "Zhang Shumi himself was blocked on the road to rescue. We don't go to save him, and we don't even have to reply to the book. I think that Zhang Shumi came to this book, but he just left his fate to the destiny. There is no need to consider Zhang Shumi and the court in this matter, but we only look at ourselves. If possible, of course I want to save him. But there are too many difficulties and we must think clearly about everything."

Chen Yuyi, who was on the side, said: "If Shanzhou was saved this time, the reputation of Observer would not be the same as before. Li Guan guarded Shaanxi and fought with the Jin army hundreds of battles in two years. I don't know how many military achievements he made. He defeated Lou Su last year, and when he heard Lou Su talked to others, he burst into tears. Even the court heard his name more often. Someone once said that this time Wanyan Zongbi invaded the south, if the court had generals like Li Guan and Zhai Taiwei, how could it be like this!"

Wang Xiaolie nodded. At this time, Wang Xiaolie's strength was far superior to Li Yanxian and Zhai Xing, but his reputation was far inferior. Both of them were on the front line and they fought with the Jin people almost every day. I don't know how many military achievements he had. Wang Xiaolie just wiped out Yang Jin and took advantage of the gap to occupy the territory of several states. Without the military achievements against Jin, he would not be recognized.

Seeing that everyone was silent and had not spoken, Zhang Jun said, "In my opinion, it is useless to talk about this matter. I'd better study the geography along the way, calculate the number of days of marching, and see if I can arrive before the city is broken. If I can't, I won't mention everything. If I can arrive, I will talk about whether to send troops."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaoli nodded: "Yes, this is the right road. It is the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, and we can only set out after the New Year. Even if we march on the road for fifteen days, Shanzhou City will definitely not be broken before the middle of the first lunar month! Shao Yun comes here later, and we will listen to him in detail."

After saying that, he said to Yang Shen: "If you send 20,000 troops, can you guarantee the food and grass on the front line?"

Yang Shen thought for a while and shook his head: "This trip is all mountain roads, and there is no boat or car. We don't have to carry animals, so we can only rely on people to carry them on their shoulders. It's not easy to ensure 20,000 yuan of military food and grass!"

Wang Xiao’s hunting trail: “What about the people of Dengzhou transporting grain along the way?”

Yang Shen shook his head after hearing this: "Observe that the people of Dengzhou were fully serviced in the repair of Xinye City last year. Will it lose the people's hearts if they forcefully collect food? It is really not easy for us to have the current situation, and we must not do this!"

Wang Xiaolien closed his eyes and didn't say anything for a moment. This is a policy he set and cannot be violated. What he said doesn't count. Why should the people believe you? The solution is very simple, which is to give money. Do it for a day and give money for a day. For the people, as long as they can make money, it's easy to say. But the problem is that Wang Xiaolien has always lacked money.

Xie Linong said: "When we go to save Shanzhou, they should naturally supply food and grass!"

Wang Xiaoliu said: "At this time, where is there any food and grass in Shanzhou? The Jin army has been surrounded by nearly a month and should have eaten up it all!"

Speaking of this, everyone lowered their heads and seemed extremely difficult. The problem of food and grass cannot be solved, and the distance is far away, how can we save Shanzhou? If it is really like Wang Xiaoli said, when the army arrives, the city of Shanzhou will be broken and the supply of food and grass is difficult, isn’t it going to die?

Shao Yun just washed up and came back to salute Wang Xiaoli.

Wang Xiaolien said: "There are wine and meat here, so you can use some of them first. You still have to ask you clearly before you can make a decision."

Shao Yun was so hungry that he was no longer polite. He thanked Wang Xiaoli, drank a large bowl of wine, and picked up the meat and ate it wildly.

After a cup of tea, Shao Yun patted his stomach and crossed his hands to Wang Xiao, "Thank you for your observation!"

Wang Xiaoliu said: "We are discussing here what difficulties will be if we save Shanzhou. What we are most worried about now are two things. One is that we arrive in about twenty days. Can Shanzhou be kept? The other is that the road is rugged, the distance is long, and the food and grass are difficult to transport."

Shao Yun said: "This is not difficult. The Jin army just besieged Shanzhou and ignored the southern Guozhou. Observe that the army arrived in Guozhou. If Shanzhou was not protected, they could temporarily station in Guozhou. If the Jin army came to attack, they would fight with them at the city of Guozhou. If the Jin army retreated, then they would take advantage of the opportunity to enter Shanzhou."

Wang Xiaoliu said: "What if the Jin army does not leave, what if they are stationed in Shanzhou?"

Shao Yun said: "The Jin army had tens of thousands of people, and with their auxiliary soldiers and civilians, they were afraid that nearly 100,000 people would be afraid. Where can the food and grass in Shanzhou support so many people? After the city was broken, the army would inevitably retreat."

Wang Xiaoli nodded. This makes sense. The Jin army's habit is that every time they go to battle, a few civilians would take him. Although these civilians could help transport food and weapons, they always had to eat. Shanzhou is located between mountains and rivers, not a very wealthy place. It has been fighting in recent years, but it is afraid that there will be no savings. One hundred thousand people gathered there, which can be done in a short time, but it will definitely not work for a long time.

Niu Gao said: "What about our food and grass? Tens of thousands of troops have arrived hundreds of miles away, and it is not enough to have no food and grass."

Shao Yun said: "There are still some savings in Lu's County and Guozhou City. If it is urgent, it can be collected from these two places, which can last for about a month. If it takes a long time, it can only transport grain from behind. But in my opinion, the Jin army is afraid that it will not last for so long."

Wang Xiaolie closed his eyes slightly and thought about it. Psychologically, Wang Xiaolie was extremely hopeful to send troops. After years of war, there were not many generals in the Song Dynasty who could defend the city. A Li Yanxian and defend Shanzhou could greatly increase the morale of the military and civilians. However, it was too difficult to send troops by himself. If you can't make a plan, you might put your army in a dangerous place.

The battle between the two armies is not just a fight on the battlefield. Military movements, logistics supplies, and morale of the army are all important factors that affect victory. These must be thought through carefully before the war in order to win to the greatest extent. If necessary, the army should not take risks.

During the War of Liberation, the great man instructed to despise the enemy strategically and pay attention to the enemy tactically. He should try to form local advantages and attack with several times the enemy's strength in each battle. If the conditions are not appropriate, he should choose another opportunity.

This is the correct concept that the coach should have. Unlike some people in later generations, they prefer to fight with less and more, and with weak defeat strong. If they force attacks without the conditions, even if they win, they can temporarily increase the morale of the army, but the final result is difficult to be optimistic.

According to the analysis of the situation mentioned by Shao Yun, Wang Xiaolie estimated that on the front line of Shanzhou, the real Jurchen army led by Lou Su had a maximum of 10,000 people, or even only 5,000 or 6,000 people. Most of the Jin army should be the surrendered army of Zhe Keqiu, as well as the army of the Khitan, Bohai and other tribes. He led 20,000 people himself, and although he could not guarantee victory, he would not be trapped there without any major mistakes.

What Wang Xiaolie was worried about was, first, how long could Li Yanxian last? Another thing was that the journey was long, how could the food and grass be guaranteed?

The situation in the Song Dynasty was very difficult at this time and needed a victory. Wang Xiaolie was dormant in Xiangyang and Dengzhou for too long, and also needed a victory. Wang Xiaolie really needed a big victory to raise his own banner.

If the successful rescue of Shanzhou can greatly boost the morale of the Song Dynasty's military and civilians at this time and strengthen their determination to resist the Jin Dynasty. Wang Xiaolie will also gain great reputation. Only with reputation can there be territory and manpower.

Looking at the floating snowflakes, Wang Xiaoli frowned, considering the pros and cons of this matter. It is indeed too risky to go to eight hundred miles. But if you miss this year's war, your subsequent development will also be affected.

Seeing that everyone was not talking, Wang Xiaoli said to Shao Yun: "There is no other road from here to Shanzhou. You can only take Wuguan Road first, and then turn to the Lu family and Guozhou road. How are the road conditions on this road? How many cliches are there, how many soldiers and horses are there in the Lu family and Guozhou city? You can tell us one by one. This matter must not be careless! I have tens of thousands of troops, and I cannot be killed just because you conceal it for a while!"

Shao Yun crossed his hands and said yes.

Wang Xiaoli ordered a general in the army who was good at drawing maps. According to Shao Yun, he drew a map on a large piece of paper. From Xinye to Neixiang, they were all under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou, so of course there was no problem. After passing Neixiang County, along Wuguan Road to Yangcheng Post, it was easy to walk all the way. Turning from Yangcheng Post to the north, going to Lushi County, there were mountain roads, and the roads were rugged. From Lushi to Guozhou, there were still mountain roads.
Chapter completed!