Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 1966: Luowang Fire Burns the City's Grain, Bu Fei's Assist Han

"If it is a field battle, even if troops from all directions of Zhongcang come, our army will definitely not be afraid!" Guo Ziyi, the representative of the military, spoke.

With the Black Cavalry and most of the Flying Feather Legion, they would not be able to suffer any loss in field battles.

Whether it was the original Zhendong Army or the Zhenbei Army, they never lacked confidence in field battles!
“No matter how big the city is, no matter how much money and grain it has, it is not a long-term solution if people and horses have nothing to eat!”

"Your Majesty, if you continue to wait, it will definitely not be us, the Han Dynasty, who will be anxious!" Zhang Liang shook his head.

They have plenty of time to wait for the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Meng Tian had already conquered Qingbei and even made Dongcang exist in name only, but their main force had been blocked by Gao Huan's Tongcheng since Hulugu's vanguard captured Hutou Mountain.

But, in reality, it is not the case!

Although Wang Yu's imperial carriage was stationed outside Tongcheng, Yue Fei led his troops, concealed the truth, and defeated Bu Fei in one battle.

Hulug Qiangju was unable to hold on alone and without Bu Fei's help, he had to abandon the city and lead his troops back to reunite with Gao Huan.

After that, Yue Fei successively captured several small cities around them, and guarded them strictly, cutting off all communication between the cities and the outside world.

As a result, all the money, food and supplies from outside could not be transported to Tongcheng.

Even if a lot of money and grain had been stored in Tongcheng before, the city itself was a big city with a large population. In addition, after Bu Fei was defeated, Yue Fei did not pursue his remnants, but let him join Gao Huan.

Therefore, Gao Huan's troops did not suffer much loss.

The huge population base, coupled with the huge military force, poses a huge test for food and fodder.

It is precisely because of this that there will always be a day when all the resources will be gone.

The closer the time gets to this area, the more restless Gao Huan will become. Therefore, they only need to wait for the day when the other party will desperately seek medical help.

"Just waiting passively all the time, isn't that a solution?"

"Chen Pingping, what can Luowang do here?"

Although it is indeed as Guo Ziyi said, even if more Zhongcang soldiers arrive, they still have a greater chance of winning in a field battle.

However, in war, the idea is to use the superior force to attack the enemy's weaker force and divide and destroy them. If Gao Huan can be defeated before more troops from Zhongcang arrive, why wait until the rest of Dongcang's troops arrive?

Whether to use the majority to attack the minority, divide and annihilate them, or to surround a point and attack its reinforcements, these two different routes naturally have their own advantages and disadvantages. Everything depends on how you weigh them!
"Your Majesty, I am sure that within ten days, the granary in the city will be on fire!"

"But I'm afraid it won't be possible to achieve my full potential!" Chen Pingping replied thoughtfully.

"Oh, it seems that Luowang has a target now!"

Originally, Wang Yu was just asking casually, and actually had low expectations for Chen Pingping. The granary has always been the most important location, and it can be burned at will!
However, Chen Pingping had obviously given him a surprise. Even Wang Yu hadn't expected that Chen Pingping actually had a solution.

As for what he called the difficulty of achieving complete success, Wang Yu did not take it to heart.

It takes time to start a fire, and it also takes time to completely burn down the granary.

And such a huge granary in Tongcheng cannot be burned down in a short time!
Therefore, even if everything goes well, it is basically impossible to really burn all the food and grass in the city without leaving a single grain behind.

However, even if only half of it was burned, it would still be a great achievement for them.

"I will keep this person a secret for now. Your Majesty will know his identity in ten days!"

Chen Pingping did not easily reveal who that person was, even though the people present were all high-ranking officials and generals of the Han Dynasty, and logically speaking, there should not be any problem.

However, the more people know, the more risk there is of being exposed. Chen Pingping, who is used to being in dark corners, has long been accustomed to the rules of operating in the dark.

As for the senior officials and generals of the Han Dynasty present, no matter how high their status in the Han Dynasty was, they were not in the same system as Luowang, and they did not know whether they had any subordinate relationship with each other. If Chen Pingping did not tell them actively, they could not force Chen Pingping to tell them.

Of course, most people don't have that much curiosity. Especially since Wang Yu is still here, even if they have any curiosity, they have to put it away for the time being.

"Okay, ten days!"

"Ten days later, I will wait for your news!"

He didn't care about those details. To Wang Yu, as long as his subordinates could get things done, he never mind being more tolerant of them.

After all, people who are truly capable and competent can always have more privileges than others. People who are truly capable and competent can get such patents.

Chen Pingping is a top conspirator.

In such a huge battle, he would naturally have plenty of opportunities to show his skills. After all, he didn't want to be suppressed by Zhao Gao all the time.

People like Chen Pingping will never be willing to be the second-in-command forever.

As he possessed the powerful weapon of the net, he knew everything about the situation in the city. He had also been looking for targets that he could use.

And it just so happened that there was such a person who came into his sight and became a very good target candidate in his mind.

At this time, Tongcheng had become an isolated city.

Moreover, Zhong Cang's other troops might not arrive in a short time. After all, Huangfu Guyuan did not dare to mobilize the troops in Guangyin easily.

The only troops that could be mobilized were those to guard against Zhao Kuangyin and some troops in Tianjing.

These two armies could not be moved unless it was absolutely necessary. Especially when guarding against Zhao Kuangyin's army, if they were to move, they had to be extremely cautious, and it would not be accomplished in a short period of time.

However, people in the city still did not lose hope.

Firstly, the reinforcements may not arrive for a while due to various reasons. However, Huangfu Guyuan would never sit back and watch the annihilation of hundreds of thousands of troops. The reinforcements may be late, but they will definitely come. As long as they can hold on, they will always wait for the arrival of reinforcements. Secondly, the main force in Tongcheng was not damaged. At this time, Gao Huan still had nearly 140,000 troops in his hands. Moreover, the food and grass might be eaten up, but at least this crisis would not occur in the short term.

Thirdly, Gao Huan was also a great hero, so he naturally had his own ways to calm people's hearts and would not allow some unfavorable emotions to spread in the city.

How could a figure like Gao Huan, who had hundreds of thousands of soldiers at his command, be allowed to surrender easily?
At this time, he was still mobilizing the entire army and preparing to fight to the end.

However, the city today is not completely united.

Bu Fei, once a top military officer in the Zhongcang court, was demoted to the bottom all at once, and even Gao Huan climbed directly above him.

Can anyone easily accept this? Can anyone calmly accept all this?

Bu Fei has held power for many years and still has some prestige in the army. Even if he was demoted at this time, he still has some foundation.

Of course, he didn't think that this person was the kind of person who would be loyal and die for his country, but he was definitely not the kind of person who would betray his master for the sake of profit.

If we set our target on this person, I'm afraid it will be difficult to see any effect in a short period of time.

However, the existence of this person helped Chen Pingping a lot.

Bu Fei was completely unlucky in this battle.

First, he was plotted against by Su Li who was hiding in the dark, and before he could even plan anything, he lost the front-line position of Hutou Mountain.

Fortunately, the main forces are still there and can still firmly hold Tongcheng.

However, after being deprived of his position as commander, he and Hulu Qiangju were stationed on the left and right wings of Tongcheng respectively. Who could have imagined that Yue Fei would directly help him to deceive the world.

On the surface, he was going to fight the unknown Hulu Qiangju, but he led an elite force, secretly dug a tunnel in their city, and led this elite force directly into the city and attacked his mansion.

Although the elite troops led by Yue Fei were small in number, only 3,000 people, but these 3,000 people were all Wang Yu's royal guards. Each of them was from a famous family, either the son of this general or the nephew of that general.

In short, many people, big or small, are also second generation when they are taken outside!

However, the second generation of the founding of the country is not a derogatory term, but a symbol of bravery and fighting skills.

Huang Xu, Tai Shi Heng, Guan Xing, Huang Tianlu, Wang Ping, Chang Mao, these are all from the younger generation, basically only fifteen or sixteen years old, and many are only thirteen or fourteen years old. However, these second-generations have not brought shame to the reputation of their fathers.

Even though they are still relatively young, they are still braver than the other.

It was with these second generations that the main force in this battle. After entering the city through the tunnel, Yue Fei directly killed Bu Fei's command center, making it impossible for the troops in the city to be integrated together. They were like a fly, flying around everywhere.

To the extent that, he was forced to do so without even figuring out how many troops had entered the city, and Bu Fei could only lead his troops to flee in a hurry.

After losing consecutively to Hulugu and Yue Fei, Bu Fei's reputation that he had built up over all his years of military service was almost destroyed.

Now, he gave Chen Pingping another powerful assist. It is even unkind to say that Bu Fei played a great role in Wang Yu's victory in the Southern Expedition.

Having lost two battles in a row and being suppressed by Gao Huan, who used to be his subordinate, Bu Fei has been very depressed these past two days and is in a very bad mood.

It just so happened that at this moment, someone ignited his temper.

Speaking of Xu You, if we say that this man has talent, then he definitely does. After all, he is also a top-notch strategist with a basic intelligence value of over 90.

In a single era, it may not be the best, but it can definitely be ranked among the best.

However, despite his talent, he also had a lot of character flaws, especially his mouth, which could easily bring him hatred.

Speaking of Xu You, he had a good background and talents, but he was implicated because of his relationship with Yuan Shao.

So when Huangfu Guyuan became emperor, everyone was rewarded, those who deserved promotion were promoted, those who deserved titles were given titles, but he was the only one who not only did not get promoted, but was kicked down.

It would be impossible for him not to feel resentful about this matter.

Especially not long ago, he had said more than once that Bu Fei only needed to defend Hutou Mountain and wait for the arrival of subsequent troops, and he would naturally be able to take the strategic initiative.

However, Bu Fei was determined to send troops, and he fell directly into Su Li's trap and lost the front line.

Because of this incident, and the fact that Bu Fei was demoted again, Xu You ridiculed Bu Fei a lot. Even in some public occasions, he would ridicule Bu Fei in public, without caring about Bu Fei's face at all.

After all, Xu Ziyuan is not the type of person who would consider other people.

After Bu Fei was defeated by Yue Fei again, Xu Ziyuan was completely arrogant when facing Bu Fei.

It is also because of this that the conflict between the two people is getting bigger and bigger.

It was at this time that Chen Pingping intervened. Under his design, Bu Fei accidentally learned that Xu You indulged his nephews and nieces in embezzling money, and even got a share of it himself.

Moreover, Bu Fei was lying in wait and caught Xu You's nephew red-handed, and then he handed him directly to Gao Huan.

It was originally a problem on Xu You's side, and Bu Fei used his prestige in the army. Many people took advantage of Xu You's misfortune at this time. Therefore, Gao Huan had no choice but to punish many of his nephews and directly put them in jail.

Even Xu You himself was verbally punished by Gao Huan.

After this back and forth situation, at this time, Chen Pingping asked Luowang's people to lure Xu You at the right time, and Xu You naturally became Luowang's person.

The Han Dynasty did not treat the noble families as well as Dongcang or Zhaosong did. Representatives of great noble families like Yuan Shao naturally preferred Dongcang or Zhaosong. After a knife was placed on his neck, Yuan Shao finally surrendered to the Han Dynasty.

But, it was different for Xu You. Originally, Huangfu Guyuan didn't take him seriously and almost demoted him to the lowest level. Even if he went to the Han Dynasty, could he be worse than Zhong Cang?

After all, the Han Dynasty just didn’t give as much preferential treatment to the aristocratic families as Dongcang or Zhao Song did, but it never targeted a certain class.

As for Chen Pingping, he was confident that he could attack the granary in the city because he already had Xu You as a chess piece.