The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 248 Take You to Porridge
Sensing that a large group of people was about to approach, Lin Xi decisively ordered to retreat and hide in the forest and bushes beside the official road.

At this time, it was the middle of the unitary hour, roughly equivalent to around six o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was stingy with the last ray of light.

Most people in this era suffer from night blindness, and cannot see distant objects at night.In addition, the officers and soldiers of the school affairs office are best at hiding and hiding, so Lin Xi leads the army to hide in the forest, and he is not afraid that the other party will find out.

In the fourth month of the lunar calendar, although it is located in the southernmost part of Jizhou, the forest is still a bit chilly after the cold.

"Zixu, which party will it be?"

Xu Huang stared at the official road four or five hundred steps away, and asked.

Lin Xi is indifferent by nature, never compromises in executing orders, and the relationship with everyone under Liu Bei's command is not too close.But Xu Huang, as the most honest person in Xuzhou, has a stable and down-to-earth personality, which makes him quite fond of him.

Therefore, although the two have not worked together for a long time, their relationship is very good.

Hearing Xu Huang's question, a thoughtful look flashed in Lin Xi's eyes, and he answered: "At present, all the battles in Jizhou are taking place in Guangzong City, and this road is the only way to go to Guangzong. It should be Wei County where troops are stationed. The Taishan thieves are rushing to Guangzong to help. Of course, it is also possible that the Taishan thieves in Wei County were defeated by the Jizhou army and are fleeing all the way to Guangzong."

No matter what the situation is, the soldiers and horses in front are inseparable from the Mount Tai bandits.

Hearing Lin Xi's answer, Xu Huang nodded, and thoughtfully said: "When the Yanzhou coalition forces besieged Guangzong, a certain one received news that Jizhou also sent troops, and the target was Wei County, which is not far from Yecheng. But Jizhou only has 1 horses, and it is less than ten days, how can we break through Wei County, which is garrisoned by [-] Taishan bandits?"

The law of war says: if it is ten, it will be surrounded, if it is five, it will be attacked, if it is doubled, it will be divided, and the enemy will be able to fight.

Facing the same force, the attacking side has always been in a weak position.Often 5000 people come to attack the city, and the side that defends the city only needs less than 1000 people to hold it.

This is the normal state of war.

However, within ten days, [-] Jizhou troops captured Wei County, which was guarded by the same [-] enemy troops. Xu Huang couldn't figure it out.

Not to mention siege, even if it is a battle, it will not be defeated so quickly.

"I don't know about this matter, but my brother once said that there are countless talented people in the world, and you must not sit and watch the sky." Lin Xi said calmly, "Therefore, there are great talents in the Jizhou army who can break through the defense of the Taishan bandits. Not surprising."

While the two were talking, a large number of soldiers and horses appeared in the field of vision on the official road in the distance.

Similar to Lin Xi's estimate, this team has at least 7000 people.The leader was nearly [-] cavalry, followed by four to five thousand infantry, all heading north quickly.

The strange thing is that this army is in a hurry, and the military appearance is not too strict. It doesn't seem to be marching in a hurry, but it seems to be... fleeing.

That's right, escape.

Sun Kang rode a tall horse and ran at the forefront of the team, yelling loudly to let the soldiers under his command go faster.After all, the pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer, so he couldn't help but speed up.

Since the battle outside Wei County two days ago, Sun Kang failed to chase down Pan Feng, but was defeated by Zhang Xi, and the two sides started a fight.

The soldiers in Jizhou are not considered elite, but after all, they have sufficient food and grass, and sharp weapons, which are far from comparable to the Taishan bandits who have eaten their last meal and never finished their next meal.

So there is no suspense in the result, Sun Kang lost, and the defeat was complete.

After returning to the city, Sun Kang made up his mind that he would never fight again, but just defend the city.

Now Pan Feng had no choice, no matter how much he called people to scold him, Sun Kang was like a tortoise shrinking his head and would not come out.

Helpless, Pan Feng had to order his soldiers to attack the city.

But Wei County, as the city with the highest wall within hundreds of miles, is not so easy to break through.After two days of onslaught, there was no gain.

Just when Pan Feng was at a loss, Tan Qi spread the news that Sun Kang abandoned the city and fled.

why?
Of course, it's still a matter of food.

In Sun Kang's hands, there was only less than five days' food, and he could not continue to support it at all.

As for the food in the hands of the people in the city, he had looted it all when he entered the city.These days, no less than a thousand people in the city starved to death due to lack of food.

The people couldn't squeeze out any oil and water, so Sun Kang could only choose to lead his troops to abandon the city and flee, and went north to Guangzong to join forces with Sun Guan.

Of course, even though Sun Kang was a bandit, he couldn't be cruel after all.

If he could follow Cheng Yu's example and kill the common people, boil and dry the corpses, and make them into jerky as army rations, he could still last for a while.

Maybe ordinary people don't have such a deep imagination, so they can't do this kind of thing.

In short, no matter what, when Pan Feng heard the news of Sun Kang's escape, his first reaction was to lead his army to chase him.

After fleeing and chasing, the two armies left Wei County and headed straight for Guangzong.

On the official road, Sun Kang was still running desperately, but a general in charge of breaking the rear chased up behind him, clasped his fists and reported: "General, stop and let the soldiers rest, the Han army is no longer chasing."

Hearing this, Sun Kang breathed a sigh of relief, and asked solemnly, "Are you sure?"

"That's natural. Just now, a certain person was behind and saw that the Han army had already set up camp from a distance. Today, I should not chase any more." The general said, "It's our soldiers. We're all starting to fall behind."

Sun Guan turned his head and saw that the cavalry behind him were fine, but the infantry were mostly sweaty and panting from running, and seemed to have reached their limit.

If he continued running like this, there would be fewer and fewer soldiers behind him.

Sun Kang nodded, and said: "Here's an order, the whole army stops advancing and rests on the spot for two hours!"

"only!"

The general answered with clasped fists, turned and left.

In this era, marching at night is inherently dangerous.That's why Pan Feng started to set up camp as soon as Youshi passed, even if there was still a glimmer of light left.

After chasing the sky, it will be dark. If it falls into Sun Kang's ambush, it will be bad.

All in all, catching up with Sun Kang would not wipe them all out, but if they were caught in an ambush, the entire army on their side might be wiped out, which is really not worthwhile.

After receiving Sun Kang's order, the cavalry under his command dispersed, and a small part continued to explore the movement of the Jizhou army on the way.The other part is to put martial law around to prevent dangers that may arise at any time.

The infantry, under the leadership of their respective chiefs, began to set up camp.

About half an hour later, when it was completely dark, Sun Kang's camp was basically set up.The Taishan thief lit a torch so that his eyes could see farther in the dark with the help of the fire.

Not long after, the smoke gradually rose, and the strong fragrance came from it, which made the Taishan thieves who had been running for a day move their index fingers, and they all looked longingly at the position of the Huotou army.

And the dinner that makes everyone salivate is nothing more than pots of corn porridge, and the concentration is extremely low, which has reached the category of soup.

It is said to be porridge, but it is actually no different from porridge.

The smoke wafted out and slowly spread out, and finally reached the noses of Lin Xi and the others who were hiding in the dark.

Sun Kang led his troops to flee for a day, while Lin Xi also led his subordinates to investigate for a whole day.

"Or, eat something first."

Xu Huang smelled the aroma of rice porridge, touched his belly, and suggested.

Lin Xi nodded, and said, "Gongming, let the brothers eat on the spot, but the movement should not be too loud, and the enemy in front must not be aware of it."

"Don't worry, it's worth it."

Xu Huang clasped his fists and said, and then ordered the soldiers under his command to take out the bag containing the butcher, opened it, took out the dried meat from it, and began to eat it.

There are only two teams in the Xuzhou Group that have preferential treatment in terms of food. One is the camp with the highest combat effectiveness, because they are Liu Bei's guards and ace divisions. To ensure their combat effectiveness, the treatment is naturally higher.

And the second branch is the school office under Lin Xi. They often perform the most dangerous tasks, and it is reasonable to give them preferential treatment in terms of food.

The soldiers ate pork jerky and dog meat.But Lin Xi and Xu Huang ate mutton jerky and a little beef jerky.

Of course, it's not jerky made from farm cattle.

Dried meat is used as military rations, and the storage time is the first priority, so the dehydration is very thorough, resulting in a bad taste.Xu Huang gnawed a few mouthfuls. After the dried meat entered the esophagus, he felt a little prickly, so he could only hold the water bag and drink a few mouthfuls.

"It would be nice to have another bowl of porridge."

Xu Huang sighed in a low voice while drinking water.

Obviously, not everyone is like Jia Xu, who has a good appetite for eating jerky all the time.

"Gongming, do you really want to drink porridge?"

Just as Xu Huang finished speaking, Lin Xi turned his head and asked.

"No, you're joking, Zixu doesn't need to care." Xu Huang quickly waved his hand and smiled.

Lin Xi smiled: "A certain person is serious. Hurry up and eat. After eating, I will take you to drink porridge."

Xu Huang: "???"

What does Lin Zixu mean by this!
(End of this chapter)