Qiming 1158

Chapter 750 The End of Nanchang City
When Qi Fang left, he was as dejected as a defeated hound, and Wu Gong looked at the back of him leaving, and his heart was full of joy.

Against me, this is how it should end!
So next, Wu Gong arranged for Nanchang to siege the city.

Wu Gong's army had high morale. After launching the battle, he attacked the city head several times, dealt heavy blows to Han Wusuo's troops, and threatened the city gate many times. level.

Of course, how much of this is the foundation laid by Qi Fang's department, no one knows.

On August [-]th, when Wu Gong's troops were almost able to attack the city wall to gain a firm foothold and Han Wu's overlord army seized control of the city gate, Wu Gong suddenly received extremely terrifying news from the rear.

Yichun County and Fenyi County in the rear were smashed by the rebels. Tian Shizhong, the main general of their army, was attacked and killed by the rebels. All the food and grass stored in the two cities were destroyed. The logistics system of the army completely collapsed, and the logistics force was almost completely annihilated.

It was a part of Tian Shizhong's personal cavalry who reported the news. After they were defeated, they fled in a hurry and ran to the bottom of Nanchang City to report the news to Wu Gong.

That being the case, the news is of course accurate and there will be no problem.

Tian Shizhong was indeed dead, Yichun County and Fenyi County were also breached, and a large amount of grain, grass and military supplies stored in the two cities were destroyed, either burned or fell into the hands of the rebels.

And Wu Gong also got a more serious news.

Li Dao's group, who had gone south to attack the rebels in Jizhou, also collapsed. Li Dao had already died in battle, and his group was either dead or disintegrating.

With the death of Tian Shizhong and Li Dao, this war to attack the rebels in the south seems to have lost more than half.

Wu Gong was stunned for a long time. After a long time, he came back to his senses. He called the quartermaster in the army and asked him how long the food in the army could last.

The quartermaster replied that the army's stockpile of food could last for five days. Of course, if he asked for food from Qi Fang's department, he should be able to continue to support it.

However, the logistics and transportation of the two armies are separated, and they are borne by their respective systems. It is almost impossible for Qi Fang's logistics system to bear his food and grass.

Wu Gong immediately came to a conclusion.

No matter whether Qi Fang can continue to fight, he will not be able to fight. Qi Fang will never provide him with food, but will only laugh at his jokes and hope that he will die soon.

Wu Gong had to accept this fact.

But he couldn't figure it out anyway, why would an experienced veteran like Li Dao be defeated?Why did an experienced life-saving master like Tian Shizhong die?

Perhaps no one could provide him with the answer.

When Qi Fang heard the news, his reaction did not surprise Wu Gong.

He was very surprised, frowned, thought for a while, and then said that he underestimated the fighting power of this rebel army.

When Wu Gong tentatively proposed that he needed military rations from Qi Fang to maintain the war situation, Qi Fang categorically refused.

"The matter of food and grain is the life and death line of the army. How can it be handed over to other armies at will? If I do this, I can't explain it to the court. General Wu, don't embarrass me."

Regardless of whether Qi Fang was retaliating against him or acting in accordance with procedures, Wu Gong could not change this situation, because Qi Fang had indeed taken the initiative.

The previous advantageous situation made Wu Gong feel very awkward. While he hated the despicableness of the rebels, he also hated the incompetence of Li Dao and Tian Shizhong.

If it wasn't for their incompetence, how could he have retreated without successfully completing the mission?
Wu Gong hated it.

"This is the end of the matter, and I have nothing else to say. The only way I can go is to retreat. If General Qi feels that he can deal with the rebels alone, I have no opinion."

Leaving a sentence, Wu Gong once again sent someone to convey the news to the Lin'an Privy Council, and he left Nanchang with the army and retreated to the Jinghu Lake Road.

Seeing Wu Gong's department leaving in despair, Qi Fang felt a little worried in addition to the thrill of getting his revenge.

The actions and combat effectiveness of the rebels were beyond his imagination. Although the main force to quell the rebellion was concentrated in Nanchang City, the problem was that the fighting strength of the remaining branch was not weak, and the commander was a long-established veteran. Li Dao.

What was the reason for the rebels to be able to defeat Li Dao and further kill Tian Shizhong?

Qi Fang didn't know, but he knew that this time the court might have a military earthquake of no small scale.

Wu Gong retreated, and he fought alone. It was his best performance to win Nanchang. It was almost impossible to achieve other results.

But as long as he wins Nanchang, then he will not pay any price for this failed crusade, just as Wu Gong does not need to pay any price for the demise of Li Dao and Tian Shizhong.

So in any case, it is still the most important to win Nanchang City first.

Needless to say, although Qi Fang hated Wu Gong's domineering attitude, the strength of Wu Gong's generals was very good. They all sweated for the Overlord Army in the city.

But fortunately, they were forced to retreat before they completed the attack. Qi Fang felt that the world was impermanent, and at the same time, he also felt that what he said made sense - what is yours is yours after all, and you can't control what is not yours.

So he waved--brothers, get on me!When Nanchang is conquered, let’s drink and eat meat, burn, kill and loot, we have everything!
Qi Fang issued the final order to attack Nanchang City, allowing the headquarters troops participating in the war to plunder Nanchang City for three days after the attack, and they can do anything except set fires. For three days, they can do whatever they want.

As a result, Qi Fang's army's will to fight has skyrocketed, and its morale has been boosted, as if a strong man is fearless.

And after so many days of attack in Nanchang City, it seems that it has entered the final moment. In order to obtain more manpower and material resources, Han Wu directly confiscated everything in Nanchang City, including his body.

Men over the age of ten and under the age of 60 must go to the tower to participate in the battle, and all the rest must serve the Overlord Army, washing, cooking, and transporting supplies. Prepare.

Because of this request, all the people of Nanchang were tied to the chariot by Han Wu, and while crying bitterly, they participated in the battle under the coercion of the Overlord's Army, and lost almost everything.

At this moment, everyone in the city is equal, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, regardless of their status—

All are slaves of the Overlord's Army.

Despite this, there is still a huge gap between untrained soldiers and trained soldiers. Han Wu tried his best to promise various benefits, and he poured money into the city many times, but he failed to stop Nanchang City from gradually reaching its end.

On August [-], Nanchang City was destroyed by the Song army.

(End of this chapter)