Liu Min's face was covered with smoke, and most of his beard and eyebrows were burned off, leaving only a few sparse ones. Only half of the cloak behind him was charred, hanging down on his back, making him look miserable.

Unbearable.

But Liu Min doesn't care about his image now. It's a blessing for him to escape from death. The raging fire that destroyed the world made him feel like he fell into the eighteenth level of hell. The despair

Liu Min truly felt helplessness and helplessness.

After climbing to the top of Xingshi Mountain, Liu Min finally felt like seeing the light of day again. It was indeed not easy to escape from this sea of ​​fire.

But when he opened his eyes and looked to the west, it was like a plate of cold water pouring over his head. The scene in front of him made him completely stunned. It was also the same blazing flames and the same billowing black smoke, but it was strangely in the rear position of the Wei army.

It burned.

Liu Min's head suddenly got bigger. He really couldn't figure out what was going on in the rear and why it was on fire. Could it be that the Wei army could fly over Xingshi Mountain and set a fire behind?

Now that there were fires all over the sky in front of and behind him, it was strange that Liu Min was not desperate. He fell to the ground, his energy was gone, he was exhausted, and he almost didn't have the strength to stand up anymore.

An officer in armor hurriedly came in front of Liu Min, cupped his hands and said: "Liu Hujun, the royal governor is waiting here to greet Liu Hujun. Please hurry up and join the army."

Liu Min said anxiously: "Where is the King's Governor?"

The officer pointed to the place where the fire started in the back mountain and said, "The king's governor will be waiting for Liu Hujun there."

Liu Min was taken aback and said: "Since the king is there, why is the back mountain set on fire by the Wei people?"

The officer said with some embarrassment: "This...Liu Hujun, the fire in the back mountain was not set by the Wei people, but was lit by the Governor Wang himself."

"..." Liu Min was speechless in surprise. He clearly felt that his brain was not used enough. It was enough for the enemy to set fire. Why did Wang Ping burn himself and the back mountain?

Wang Ping has cut off his escape route. This is a big fire, and it is a dead end!

"Why is the Governor like this?"

The officer smiled bitterly and said, "We don't know yet. Governor Wang kept a cold face and said nothing, and then suddenly set fire to the back mountain."

"Why didn't you stop me?"

"I stopped him, but I didn't stop him. You also know that with the temper of Governor Wang, no one can stop him from doing what he is determined to do." The officer said helplessly.

"Let's go see Governor Wang!" Liu Min hurriedly walked up the mountain. He had to see Wang Ping to find out what happened.

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Cao Liang, Yang Hu, and Du Yu also followed Xiahou Ba's army to climb Xingshi Mountain.

It feels like it's even hotter than the dog days of summer. The heat wave is rolling and makes people sweat like rain.

"Haha, we are like crossing the Flame Mountain." Cao Liang smiled and said to Yanghu Duyu.

"Flaming Mountain?" Yang Hu and Du Yu obviously have not heard of the allusion to the Flaming Mountain, but Cao Liang compared this place to the Flaming Mountain, which is quite appropriate. The mountains and fields are full of lingering fires, dotted with stars, and lingering smoke.

Some big trees have not been completely burned out, and the flames are still several feet high, making it inaccessible. Even the ground is so hot that when people walk on them, it feels like even the soles of their shoes are about to be burnt.

"Cao Changshi's metaphor is really apt. This place is really like a mountain of flames." Du Yu nodded in agreement and said with deep approval.

Cao Liang smiled slightly. The Flame Mountain in his mind was completely different from the Flame Mountain that Du Yuyanghu and others understood. However, this was not the point. With such a fire, the Wei army could easily capture Xingshi Mountain and thus open up the

The road into Hanzhong Plain.

Historically, Cao Shuang's expedition against Shu was due to his failure to cross Xingshi Mountain and finally returned without success. During his retreat, he was sniped by the Shu army and suffered heavy losses.

This time in the expedition to Shu, thanks to Cao Liang's advice, the Wei army could easily pass through the dangerous Xingshi Mountain. As for the direction of the war after entering the Hanzhong Plain, Cao Liang did not dare to speculate easily. It is true that the Wei army had many generals.

, but after these years of recuperation, the Shu army is well-equipped with troops and food. In fact, in terms of strength, the two sides are evenly matched, and the Wei army may not be able to gain much advantage.

In addition, the Shu army was fighting at home, and all the city passes in Hanzhong were in their hands. The Wei army came across the mountains. The lack of large-scale siege equipment would inevitably affect the efficiency of the siege. If they could not capture these cities, the Wei army would

This time the conquest of Shu had no results.

In addition, the Shu army will definitely adopt the tactic of fortifying the wall and clearing the country. The Wei army will have to rely on the Tangluo Road to transport all their grain and grass. The inability to feed the enemy is probably the biggest difficulty facing this conquest of Shu.

When he was in Guanzhong before, Cao Liang had already raised 500,000 dendrobium of military rations, which was enough for the early use of the Wei army. Subsequently, the Wei army would recruit more military rations from Luoyang and Guandong areas to Guanzhong, and at least one hu of military rations could be transported to Guanzhong every year.

About one and a half million hu of grain and grass are enough to meet the needs of the army.

But can all the grain and grass transported to Guanzhong be guaranteed to reach the Hanzhong front line?

This is obviously impossible. Due to the geographical conditions, it is very difficult to transport grain and grass from Tangluo Road to Hanzhong. Even if we work all day and night without rest, we want to transport 1.5 million hu of military grain in one year.

It can be imagined how difficult it is to go to Hanzhong.

It seems that whether the problem of food and grass supply can be solved will be the key to whether the Wei army can gain a foothold in Hanzhong. Just like Zhuge Liang back then, he made six Northern Expeditions but returned without success. The biggest enemy is not Sima Yi, but Difficult to Shangqingtian.

The Shu Road.

Just when Cao Liang was deep in thought, a sound of exclamation suddenly erupted in front of him. Cao Liang immediately looked over and saw Xiahou Ba who had reached the top of the mountain, pointing at the position of the mountain behind.

It seemed that they had discovered something. Cao Liang and others quickened their pace and headed towards the top of the mountain.

"Cao Changshi, you are here just in time, come up and take a look." Xiahou Ba saw Cao Liang from a distance and greeted him enthusiastically.

"What happened, Xiahou's guards were so happy?" Cao Liang asked when he saw Xiahou Ba who was filled with fondness.

Xiahou Ba smiled and said: "Cao Changshi is still very resourceful. He put a fire on the back of the Shu army. This time they will not be able to escape."
Chapter completed!