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Chapter 145 The capital is shocked
Liangzhou.

"Eunuch Hou, Governor Pei, when I go to attack Mingzhou, the Liangzhou army depends on you two. You must keep a close eye on the Great Wall. If the barbarians show any signs of trouble, you can retreat to Liangzhou City and hold your ground."

Lu Ji, who was as tall as a mountain, sat on a fiery horse and gave instructions to Eunuch Hou and others who stayed behind.

"Don't worry, General Lu."

Pei Tiannan assured: "Leave the northern border to me, there will be absolutely no problems."

"Big Brother!"

"No device?"

Lu Ji looked at the young master who came on horseback and asked: "What are you doing?"

"I'll go as well."

Sun Buqi showed the spear in his hand: "I have perfected my bone training and can help you."

"No."

Lu Ji refused and said, "You and Junior Sister, just stay in Liangzhou. We don't need you."

"and many more!"

Sun Buqi pressed the issue: "Big Brother, tell me the truth. What is the situation in Mingzhou? Why are you sending troops there again? Did something happen?"

"Dong An."

Lü Ji did not look back, but rode away with his halberd in hand: "Treason."

Dong An is guilty of treason!

This kind of high-level intelligence is completely unknown to other people.

Sun Buqi was struck by lightning: "Sister, my brother-in-law..."

Sun Li was not far away, but he didn't come up to talk to Lu Ji.

"Map!"

Sun Buqi quickly got a map: "If Dong An commits treason, then the entire Mingzhou will be... Sister, what should we do?"

"Second Brother and his friends sent a letter saying that they have sent someone over."

Sun Li bit her lips until they were almost bleeding: "Don't tell Sister Lan, understand?"

"You still care about this, Sanshi is finished, it's over!"

Sun Buqi said: "Not only is he finished, the whole Mingzhou is finished! You stay here, I will go back and see if I can contact Dad!"

"..."

Sun Li rode back to Chen's house silently.

"younger sister."

Gu Xinlan greeted him at the door with her pregnant belly: "What's going on?"

"pretty good."

Sun Li dismounted and forced a smile without any smile: "If we win, I will definitely be back before my nephew is born."

"Okay, that's fine."

Gu Xinlan took her hand and said, "Sister, I will teach you how to make clothes for children."

"Oh that's fine."

……

Yanzhou.

"Second!"

Rong Yanqiu caught up with his second senior brother Cheng Wei in front of him and asked, "Did you receive a letter?"

"coming."

Cheng Wei let his Saker Falcon go: "Our junior brother is still alive, but the situation is not optimistic. Now there are hundreds of thousands of troops besieging them, I am afraid they can't hold out for too long.

Rong Yanqiu's eyes were grim: "Dong is really interesting. The fourth brother has become his inner demon for life. In order to win the fourth brother, he would do such a thing. Don't let me catch him."

"Oops~"

Cheng Wei's attention was not here. He held the abacus in his hand and said, "It's over, it's over!"

"What are you going to do?"

Rong Yanqiu said coldly: "Within 20 days, we will capture Mingzhou!"

"Twenty days won't do. We'll need at least forty days."

Cheng Wei tapped the beads on his abacus and said, "Now that the Western Qi Kingdom has deployed heavy troops on the only way to the south, and there is an endless supply of food and grass in Mingzhou, it is impossible to take it down in a short period of time.

"In this battle, the Western Qi Kingdom has taken advantage of everything. Not only did they fight on our territory, but the victims were our people, and they also consumed our Mingzhou's grain reserves. It was a deal that only made money and no losses."

"Forty days is too long!"

Rong Yanqiu glared at him: "Second brother, you are not the most calculating on weekdays, you must find a way to rush in within 30 days!"

"I'm not a god, it's the same even if you ask Lao Si to come!"

Cheng Wei put away his abacus: "Unless the central part is empty and someone can go to Jinquan Prefecture and burn their granaries, it will take two months to transport grain and grass within the territory of Xiqi.

“Once their food and grass are cut off, they will naturally retreat first, and this will give us an opportunity to take advantage of them.

"But do you think it's possible? Zhao Wuji himself is in danger, Sha Wenlong and his group are trapped in Yangchun Prefecture, and my junior brother is crossing the Hongze River to the east and heading south. Who can go?"

……

"There are enemy troops!"

"There are enemy troops!"

Outside Jinquan Mansion.

The rebels who were in charge of escorting the food supplies panicked as they looked at the rapidly approaching cloud of dust. They couldn't understand where the people came from, and they were a group of cavalry!
"kill--"

"..."

Before they could make a judgment, the cavalry had already rushed up, almost unstoppable. The two thousand rebels collapsed in an instant, dropped their food and supplies and turned around to run, and the civilians fled in all directions.

"It's burned! It's all burned!"

Chen Sanshi ordered: "Then go to Jinquan Mansion!"

"Okay, hurry up, do as President Chen Qian said!"

Yu Song was a little dazed for a moment when he saw the victory that was won so easily.

This includes Xie Sishu and Lu Shuhua.

They couldn't understand.

Why was Chen Sanshi able to judge the enemy's movements and positions so accurately, and then find a gap among countless dead ends and get in through the gap?

"There are people ahead!"

Lu Shuhua pointed at the figure in the woods ahead and said, "Brothers, chase!"

"Don't do it, it's me, it's me!"

"..."

This group of people were clearly wearing the uniforms of the Red Eyebrow Army, but they took the initiative to approach them. There were not many of them, estimated to be only about twenty people, and all of them were covered in dust and were so thin that they looked like they would fall down if a gust of wind blew past them.

"Brother Chen, it's me!"

"Yan Changqing?"

Chen Sanshi quickly recognized this person: "Why are you here?"

"Brother Chen doesn't know."

Yan Changqing panted and said, "During the decisive battle, we were dispersed here, so I led my brothers into the old forest and lived as savages for several months... Finally, I finally waited for you! How is the situation now? How did you fight back? Did you turn defeat into victory and start a counterattack?"

Not everyone has a Saker Falcon to provide intelligence.

For them, being on the battlefield is no different from being blind.

Xie Sishu briefly described the current situation.

"what?"

Yan Changqing suspected that he had heard wrongly: "You only have about 3,000 people. General Sha and the prince are trapped somewhere else? Then how did you manage to appear here and burn their food and grass? You are so bold!"

"There's no time for that."

Chen Sanshi asked: "Brother Yan, do you know the current situation of Jinquan Mansion?"

After all, Yan Changqing had been conducting guerrilla warfare in this area, so he more or less understood the situation: "It's very empty! But apart from the two thousand people escorting the grain route, there must be about two thousand people in the city. And as far as I know, the defending general has achieved a minor level of Tongmai, and the deputy general has also achieved a perfect level of Huajin and is close to Tongmai. Now that the grain route has been robbed, they will definitely leave the city immediately to chase and kill!"

"There are still two thousand people..."

Chen Sanshi knew that he would have to fight a tough battle.

There's nothing we can do about it.

War is not a game, and he cannot really know the enemy's specific troop strength completely. He can only make a rough estimate. The error of two thousand people is not that big at all.

"grown ups!"

The scouts ahead reported: "A large army has emerged from Jinquan Prefecture!"

"It came so fast!"

Yu Song said in a deep voice: "Burn them quickly. After burning the food and grass, we will set up a battle formation on the spot and confront the enemy. They don't have as many people as us. We will definitely defeat them if we take our time."

"no!"

Chen Sanshi interrupted, "General Yu, we should set up the 'Heaven and Earth Three Elements Formation' and rush over to fight them!"

"General Chen Qian, aren't you always cautious in deploying your troops?"

Yu Song felt that this guy was changing his mind all the time, and asked curiously: "If we rush in and engage in a melee, our advantage in numbers will be gone, and there is even the risk of defeat."

"Soldiers who, deception also!"

Chen Sanshi said: "And General Yu, don't forget that there may be a large number of enemy troops chasing us from the east bank, and the base camp of the Red Eyebrow Army is to the north of the Wushui River, and there may be a large army crossing the river.

"If we stay in the same place for too long, we will be attacked from three sides by tens of thousands of troops!

“So, we must take the risk in front of us!
"And the goal should not be to kill the enemy, but to defeat them. After the battle begins, you and I, along with Brother Lu, Brother Xie, and Brother Yan, will go straight to the enemy's generals. As long as the main general and the deputy general are dead, the enemy will naturally lose all will to fight!

"I just don't know if Lieutenant General Yu can handle the other side's guard who has achieved minor success in opening meridians."

"One level higher than me..."

Lieutenant General Yu clenched his weapon tightly: "No problem, I'll fight!"

"it is good!"

Chen Sanshi tightened the reins with one hand: "Leave the power of Hua Jin to me!"

"you?"

"I'm exhausted."

Chen Sanshi didn't explain too much. After being in Mingzhou for such a long time, it was reasonable for him to have transformed his strength.

"Brothers—"

"listen to me--"

Yu Song mobilized his energy and blood to ensure that his voice covered most people: "Follow me and charge forward. As long as we pass this hurdle, we can meet up with General Zhao and take down Wutong Mansion in one fell swoop! Wutong Mansion has sufficient resources. When the time comes, we can find a way to mobilize the people to defend the city together. We can hold on until the reinforcements arrive!
"So, let's fight together!"

"Fight!"

"Kill the rebels and attack Wutong!"

"Kill the rebels and attack Wutong!"

"..."

Hearing that they could survive as long as they won the next battle, their men burst into high morale.

Chen Sanshi did not tell them what his next plan was.

Sometimes, people need short-term goals as motivation. This is called "quenching thirst by looking at the plum". If you tell them that there may be a long way to go, many people will feel desperate.

Because everyone is too tired!

After being in Minnesota for several months, no one has had a good night's sleep or had a hot meal.

Even a body of iron cannot withstand it.

The only reason they have managed to hold on until now is due to their willpower. Once that willpower is lost, they will be finished, no matter how powerful the elite troops are.

And that's just the case when you are only traveling within one state and can get continuous supplies.

……

"General Feng, the remnants of the reserve battalion are just ahead!"

Deputy General Xu Kai said: "But I'm afraid it's too late to save the food and grass!"

"What the hell!"

General Feng had just received a notice that a group of troops might emerge from the east to plunder food and forage, and he told them to leave the city quickly to encircle and suppress them: "How could they come so quickly!

"Pass on my order. When you spot the enemy, deploy your troops 20 miles away. Try not to engage in battle if possible. Our goal is to delay time. When the rest of the pursuers catch up, they will naturally be trapped!"

however.

After they formed their battle formation, they were shocked to find that the enemy had no intention of confronting them. Instead, they formed a charge formation and charged directly towards their formation, with shouts of killing shaking the earth.

"Are they going to die?"

"..."

"The small car is suspended in formation!"

The large army deployed the Heaven and Earth Three Elements Formation, and all their generals gathered together to form a small hanging cart formation, standing at the front and forcing their way through a gap.

"Shhhhh-"

Chen Sanshi sat on horseback and shot and killed nearly a hundred people in succession before breaking into the enemy camp. He was forced to switch to a spear until the other side brought in a heavy black iron shield. The Zhenguo Dragon Spear gleamed with golden light under the scorching sun, carrying an overwhelming force, and directly smashed the shield in front of him. Then he stabbed the rebel who blocked his way to death with one shot, and then threw his body out to knock down a group of people.

"General, follow me to the northwest!"

Amidst the dense "qi", he quickly locked onto the two strongest ones, then headed straight for the deputy general. He stabbed anyone he saw with the spear in his hand, killing countless people as he charged forward.

Sometimes, when he was attacked from behind or from the flanks, as long as the attackers were below the Refining Internal Organs level, Chen Sanshi would not even try to dodge and let them hack at his body. After colliding with the Xuanbing chain mail, sparks would fly like forging iron.

Occasionally someone would chop him on the neck, leaving gaps not covered by his armor, but he managed to withstand the blows with the trembling of his diamond body. High-level warriors knew that this was a special physique, but in the eyes of most ordinary rebels, he was simply a killing god who had descended from the sky and was invulnerable to swords and guns. The shock he brought was indescribable.

These rebels were Dong An's men. They did not have the mysterious "qi" that they did not understand for the time being. Under the cover of the chariot formation, they were like entering an empty space and soon arrived at the location of the rebel commander and deputy commander.

But there is no one left behind him.

After all, it is a trap.

Lu Shuhua, Xie Sishu, and even Yan Changqing and others were stopped by the enemy during the charge and engaged in a deadly battle.

They are all practicing the internal organs, and the enemy army also has warriors who practice the internal organs.

Now only Chen Sanshi and Yu Song are left.

"Rebellion leads to death—"

Yu Song roared and fought with the main general.

Chen Sanshi raised his gun and stabbed the deputy general.

Xu Kai held a powerful Mo Dao in his hand and swung the blade in panic, causing it to collide with the Five Tigers Soul-Breaking Spear, making a crisp metallic humming sound, and his uneasiness also settled.

The young general in front of him was unable to exert his strength on the Xuanbing for a long time, which meant that he was only proficient in Huajin. However, he was a genuine master of Huajin, and in another two years he would be able to enter the Tongmai realm.

"I was wondering who you are, but you are just a reckless man. Die!"

Xu Kai was no longer afraid, with the sword in his hand,

"Everyone, get the hell forward!"

Wang Zhi shouted at the top of his lungs: "Cover Sanshi and create a one-on-one environment for him!"

It itself is a crossing over two major realms. If there are a few people at the early stage of refining the internal organs or transforming the energy interfering, it will increase the difficulty.

"kill!"

The brothers in Poyang County all seemed to be full of energy.

"..."

"boom--"

Xu Kai's Mo Dao chopped down again.

There is a layer of invisible power wrapped around the surface of the Mo Dao's blade. This can only be done by a martial artist who has reached the great perfection of Hua Jin. Not only can the strength be added to the weapon, but it can also be released to a certain extent, which is equivalent to adding another layer of sharpness to the surface of the weapon.

The first thing that the Five Tigers Soul-Breaking Spear came into contact with was this layer of force. When the force was broken and actually came into contact with the Mo Dao, the power was naturally dissipated a lot. If it were an ordinary warrior who was proficient in the Hua Jin technique and faced a perfect Hua Jin, he would definitely be easily killed in no more than ten rounds.

"Clang clang clang clang!"

Several rounds passed.

Xu Kai was pleasantly surprised to find that this kid didn't even have the intermittent strength blessing, and it was obvious that his strength had been completely used up. This meant that he had just entered the realm of mastering the Hua Jin technique not long ago, and was even weaker than he had imagined.

The only surprising thing was that his physical strength was so terrifying that even without the support of strong force, he could still rely on a spear to hold on for more than a dozen rounds, but that was all.

The murderous intent in Xu Kai's heart grew stronger and stronger, and the sword techniques he displayed became more and more fierce, all of which were the brutal killing moves he was best at.

really!

The enemy will not be able to hold on.

After the nineteenth round of fighting, the enemy general took advantage of the opportunity to turn his horse around and tried to escape back to his own army, dragging his spear.

It must be that his strength and blood were exhausted at the same time, and he wanted to save his life!
"Where to run!"

Xu Kai shouted loudly and rode his horse to chase after him.

The opponent's white horse was not fast, and the distance between him and the opponent was quickly shortened.

Thirty steps!
Twenty steps!
Ten steps!

The last five steps!
"what----"

Xu Kai roared like a wild beast, raised the Mo Dao in his hand high, condensed a force on the blade, and was about to split the enemy in half from the back.

"Om-"

At the same time, the Mo Dao was chopped down.

The enemy general, who had been retreating and fleeing before, suddenly bent backward in an extremely strange posture, and the long spear in his hand pierced his face in an instant. Under the scorching sun, it was like a dragon guarding the country rushing out from the sun, its momentum suppressed the sky, and its force split the mountains. An indescribable shock surged in Xu Kai's heart, and he was shocked for half a blink of an eye.

Back carbine!
What a tricky counterattack!
And this shooting skill is not ordinary shooting skill!

Those who use guns in the reserve camp...

This person is Chen Sanshi!

As an elite soldier under Dong An, he naturally knew something about the elite soldiers of Liangzhou.

This kid has been hiding his abilities!

The purpose is to lure the enemy deep into our territory and then launch a surprise attack!
Good strategy!
He is worthy of being the one who thought of leading the army to burn the food and grass!
A man of great talent!

pity.

dying!
Xu Kai sneered in his heart.

He has perfected his Hua Jin, so if he can block the shot, it will be easy for him to take his head!
This is the top selected leader and the last disciple of Sun Xiangzong!
Kill him, it'll be a great achievement!
Needless to say, the gold and silver, the resources he will get in the future will allow him to go further in the martial arts.

"Suffer death——"

"boom--"

Xu Kai burst out with unprecedented power, the blood in his body rushing wildly, and the Mo Dao, which was wrapped in terrible power, turned back in a twisted posture and chopped on the Five Tigers Soul-Breaking Spear.

However... the situation he imagined of easily blasting away the spear did not happen. Instead, he was faced with an extremely powerful force. His arms became numb and trembling in an instant. In addition, he was not mentally prepared, and the Mo Dao slipped out of his control and flew into the air.

This force!

It obviously can't even spread to the periphery of the weapon, so why is the power of one blow stronger than his!
Impossible, this is impossible!

Xu Kai stretched out his hand in panic, trying to grab the Mo Dao in mid-air again.

"clang!"

A desperate crisp sound was heard.

The Mo Dao was directly picked up by the spear again, and flew dozens of steps before falling down, killing one of its own soldiers.

"Pfft-"

Before Xu Kai could figure out what was going on, a beam of golden light pierced through his chest. His bones and heart were crushed to pieces. He fell straight off his horse's back and died with his eyes open.

Build up your strength!

Chen Sanshi had been preparing from the very beginning. It seemed that after accumulating strength, one of his attacks could completely defeat an ordinary martial artist who had achieved great success in transformation. As long as he seized the opportunity, he could kill with one strike.

Of course, if you fail this time, you can try again, but it will just waste a lot of time.

the other side.

At the cost of being seriously injured, Yu Song crossed the border and killed the enemy's main general.

The main general, deputy general, and the heads of the middle-level generals cut off by Lu Shuhua and others instantly made the rebels lose their backbone. The army formation collapsed and scattered in all directions like frightened birds and beasts.

"The power of transformation is fully developed..."

Yu Song lay on the horse's back and almost couldn't sit up several times. He spit out blood several times before he recovered a little.

Fighting enemies across borders is not something that humans should do.

But when he saw the deputy general's head hanging on the sword and spear, he was suddenly hit hard.

He had achieved great success in his transformation, but he just died like that?

Not only was his movements faster than his, he was not injured at all, and he killed the enemy across two realms without any injury!
Transforming strength is the same as refining the internal organs.

After achieving great success, not to mention the entry level or mastery, even between small successes there is a chasm-like gap.

Forget it.

There's nothing shocking about that.

This kid has been like this since he was selected as a forward.

The difficulty of crossing the border and defeating a genius like Cao Fan at that time should have been more difficult than the current situation.

Lu Shuhua, Xie Sishu and others also saw this scene.

Clearly, before leaving Liangzhou, everyone had completed their internal organ cultivation.

How come this guy has already reached the level of Killing Power? Shouldn't the next step be Killing Meridians? !

"Don't be in love with war!"

Chen Sanshi rushed to tell others: "Hurry up and go to Jinquan Mansion for supplies first! Quick!"

Since the battle did not last long and the enemy collapsed so quickly, they only lost about two hundred people, and their formation was not scattered. They did not even need to stop to reorganize and went straight to Jinquan Mansion.

"grown ups."

Zhao Kang rode closer on his horse and asked, "Why haven't Lao Xu and Bai Qianzong come back yet?"

"It should be almost time, you guys go ahead."

Chen Sanshi walked twenty miles to the east and met Xu Wencai, Bai Tingzhi and others who had returned. Unexpectedly, they had suffered losses, but not heavy. Of the more than 900 people who made the feint attack, more than 800 returned.

"Lazy man, you are really good!"

Zhu Tong changed his previous attitude: "Luo Tianguan's stupid guy was fooled by us."

There was no trace of pride on Xu Wencai's face. He staggered off his horse and clasped his fists, saying, "Sir, the pursuers behind us will catch up in about ten days."

"more than."

Chen Sanshi pointed his spear to the south and said, "Meishan Prefecture is probably also sending people to cross the river. They will arrive within seven days. Let's go to Jinquan Prefecture first. The brothers are too tired and need to rest for a while."

……

Yangchun Prefecture.

"The south city wall collapsed! Quickly send people to repair it!"

"Arrows! We don't have enough arrows!"

"Quick!"

"Where are the rolling stones?"

"Gone!"

"If you don't have any, tear down all the houses in the city. Even if it's a dog in a civilian's house, you must drag it up to the city wall to help!"

"General!"

"There is no food for them. In addition, Dong An outside the city is very treacherous. He has distributed a large number of letters of persuasion to the city, promising not to harm any civilians after entering the city and to exempt everyone from tax. But they... they are unwilling to come up to help!"

"If they don't want to, then kill them. Kill them until they are willing!"

There were gashes on Sha Wenlong's broadsword, and the armor on his body was changed from the black soldier iron armor to ordinary armor. Even he sat down exhausted, picked up a piece of horse meat and started stuffing it into his mouth.

The city is running out of food and fodder.

A small number of war horses have already been slaughtered for maintenance.

Their military strength is also decreasing.

When we first entered the city, there were 18,000 people, but now there are only about 10,000 left.

"General Sha."

Cao Fan came over and asked: "What's going on?"

Sha Wenlong replied, "It's not optimistic. The Yanzhou army is about to go to the south to fight with the Western Qi army, but it will probably take a month to reach Mingzhou. It will take even longer to send troops to support. General Lu is here too. He wants to attack from Jianmen Gorge."

"Jianmen Gorge is the most difficult route to attack Mingzhou."

Cao Fan said with emotion: "He is truly a unique and powerful man."

Each commander in the eight camps has his own characteristics.

Lu Ji's special characteristic is that he is invincible and brave.

There is a saying in the world that Ji's bravery is unparalleled throughout the ages.

But no matter how brave they are, it will take time to break in. As for the imperial army coming in from the Great Wilderness, they will definitely be the last to come, no doubt about it.

For them, time is life, but they can only hold on and see.

"Where are Chen Sanshi and the others?"

"No news."

Sha Wenlong sneered: "He's probably dead on the East Coast."

"It's better to die. It will save everyone's worries."

Cao Fan smiled bitterly.

This is probably the only thing that can comfort him in this predicament.

Another two days passed.

On the third day.

The offensive outside the city suddenly paused!

"what happened?"

Sha Wenlong asked hurriedly: "Could it be that the reinforcements have arrived?"

"Report——"

The scout came back to report.

Out of the twenty scouts that went out, only two or three would come back at most each time.

He said ecstatically: "General Sha, the rebels outside the city ran out of food and grass three days ago. They are now forced to suspend their offensive and send people to the northwest to transfer food. The number of troops outside the city has been reduced by one third!"

Food and fodder are usually calculated in advance.

Then new supplies will be delivered before they are used up, and any mistake in the middle will lead to a shortage of food and supplies.

This is also why in many cases food and fodder must be sent before troops arrive.

Now the rebels outside the city are hungry and their morale is beginning to fall. If we forcefully attack the city at this time, it may result in heavy losses.

"Yeah!"

Cao Fan asked quickly, "Is it a great victory in the northwest? Suzaku Camp and White Tiger Camp broke in. No, how can they get food from the northwest... Could it be Jianmen Gorge? It can't be that fast."

"It's really strange. Mingzhou has two granaries, one large and one small. The largest one is Jinquan Mansion. The second is Mingdi Mansion in the northwest, which is a small granary with not much grain."

Sha Wenlong looked at the map and said, "Logically speaking, the food and grass for the rebels outside the city should be supplied by Jinquan Prefecture. Why are they going to the northwest? Could it be that... the food supply route of Jinquan Prefecture was robbed?

"impossible!

"It's impossible for our troops to appear at this location!"

"General Zhao!"

Cao Fan's eyes lit up: "General Sha, is it possible that General Zhao used some special forces outside Wutong Mansion to defeat the pursuers behind him and then returned to Jinquan Mansion?"

"This is the only possibility!"

Sha Wenlong nodded thoughtfully: "In this case, General Zhao has made a great contribution. After the food and grass in Jinquan Mansion were burned, the granary in Mingdi Mansion was not enough to supply the Red Eyebrows, the rebels, and the Western Qi army at the same time. At most, it would not shake the morale of the army in the short term. If they want to fight a protracted war in the future, they must transport food from outside the Great Wall. The cost is huge, which will be of great help to the overall war situation in the future!"

"Chirp—"

The two were discussing.

A Saker Falcon flew over into the sunset.

"Please look, my lord. This is the one that belonged to Chen Sanshi. It's probably dead. You can use this Saker Falcon next... Hmm? Is there any information on it?"

Sha Wenlong took the note, and after reading it, his body trembled and he took two steps back.

"General Sha?"

Cao Fan stood up and asked: "Is he not dead?"

"More than that, more than that he's not dead!"

Sha Wenlong's hands were shaking a little: "They suddenly turned around while crossing the river to the east and heading south, leaving tens of thousands of troops empty-handed! Then they headed west again. They burned the grain route, and I'm afraid they have already captured Jinquan Prefecture.

"Looking at their current marching route, it is estimated that they will soon continue westward to join Zhao Wuji and attack Wutong Mansion. If this is the case, Wutong Mansion may be able to hold out longer than us!

"What on earth did this kid come up with? He's so brave. Isn't he afraid of encountering a large army after crossing the river?"

Intelligence must be shared and it must be authentic.

This is the military rule, and it is a strict rule.

Even if they had not been on good terms before, they had to share what they had. Otherwise, it would be tantamount to murdering Youjun. If it caused serious consequences, it would be regarded as treason and the entire family might be executed.

After hearing these words.

Cao Fan clenched his fists.

He began desperately looking for a "dead" road on the map. After racking his brains, he finally found a flaw: "It's too late! Even if the Western Qi Kingdom in the northwest didn't care before, after the food and grass were burned, they would definitely send troops south to encircle and suppress General Zhao. If we go to join them at this time, we will just run into the Western Qi army head-on. It's still a dead end. They can't take Wutong Mansion!"

"Your Highness is indeed well-versed in military books. Even I missed this. You are right. They will still die."

Sha Wenlong nodded with satisfaction: "The difference is that before he died, he helped us relieve some of the pressure."

"This guy……"

Even Cao Fan began to value his talent.

If he could go back to the time before the forward selection began, instead of waiting for the other player to please him, instead of simply treating him as a "dog" that needed to choose a master, would it be possible to use him for his own purposes?
The Emperor is really capable. He has long seen that this person is extraordinary.

But it's too late to say anything now.

It would be better for this person to die in the Wutong Prefecture area, otherwise if he really survives to the end, he will be in big trouble.

outside the city.

The Chinese military tent.

"So fast? Sure enough, there's no way to stop it..."

Dong An closed his eyes, feeling inexplicably depressed.

He was really tricked by a young rookie.

"All the disciples of Sun Xiangzong deserve to die, all deserve to die!"

Dong An almost smashed the map to pieces: "Surround them to death, surround them behind Jinquan Mansion and kill them. I want heads. I want to see the head of the person named Chen. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

……

On the border of Yanzhou, the army camp of Western Qi State.

Wu Sheng Zhong Wuxin looked at the information about the burning of the granary, his face changing from gloomy to bright, and finally all his emotions turned into a cold laugh: "If I had known Dong An was such a loser, I shouldn't have listened to his advice and played this trick of "closing the door and beating the dog". Now that the food and grass are gone, it might be better to let Liang Ji come out to command, maybe it will be better."

"Marshal, what should we do next?"

The deputy general asked, "It will take another 20 days for our Great Qi to transport its own food and fodder. The gap in between..."

"Retreat."

Zhong Wuxin said: "Leave 20% of the garrison behind, defend if you can, retreat if you can't, and the rest will withdraw 200 miles in advance to Jing'an Prefecture to rest and wait for the supply of food and grass to resume. This mission is yours, I will go to Jianmen Gorge in person to meet Lu Ji.

"You don't need to worry. This battle will only increase the cost. Even if we can't defeat Sheng Dynasty in a short time, as long as Liang Jinian and the Book of Strange Soldiers are here, the right time, right place and right people will still be on our side."

Because, this is a signal!
For a scholar who has been gifted with treasures by the gods, establishing a solid foundation in Mingzhou is tantamount to announcing to the whole world that the days of Dasheng are over. Those who want to rebel, those who are hesitating about rebelling, and those who have already rebelled, let them all go crazy together!

In less than half a year, the Sheng Dynasty would be plunged into complete chaos.

By then, the northern barbarians, Dongqing, and Southern Xu Kingdom will all rush forward, and each will be able to get a big piece of fat meat. The Cao family, which has occupied the Central Plains for hundreds of years, should also give up its position.

The battle of national destiny!

This is a real battle for the destiny of the nation!
……

Beijing.

Longevity Palace.

"Dong An, hehe~"

On the dragon chair.

Emperor Longqing held the battle report in his hand, raised the corner of his mouth strangely, and said with a smile: "Dong An, Dong An~Do any of you still remember that he was the martial arts champion selected by me, and his marriage contract was also granted by me. Even a few years ago, when his son had an incurable disease, I personally found precious medicine to cure him. But he turned around and stabbed me for the sake of a heavenly book that he had never even seen. It's interesting, really interesting!"

Many high-ranking officials in red robes knelt down, even the chief minister Yan Liang was no exception. They all had their heads pressed to the ground, and no one dared to look up.

There was only a Confucian scholar with a calm face sitting in a wheelchair in the corner.

When His Majesty is truly angry, he will not yell or scream, he will speak with a smile, just like he is doing now.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"The army has already set out to quell the rebellion. I believe that within half a year, Mingzhou will be stabilized!"

It would be difficult for anyone to accept the betrayal of a close confidant, especially one that causes such a huge impact.

"Where are the Sun Xiang clan members?!"

Emperor Longqing swung the wide sleeves of his Taoist robe and placed them on both sides of the dragon throne: "Since I allowed him to expand the army, he has disappeared. With such a big thing happening, shouldn't he go back in person? Fang Qingyun, don't play dumb, I'm asking you."

"Replying to your Majesty."

Fang Qingyun said, "I don't know either. I was also thrown into the capital."

"Where did he go and what did he do? There has to be a general explanation, right?"

Long Qing narrowed his eyes slightly: "Is he looking for a place to recuperate? Can you tell me? He is my brother, how can I not help him? Why waste your time alone?"

"Your Majesty, I really don't know."

Fang Qingyun sighed and said, "He's not willing to tell me everything."

"Haha~Okay, let him do it."

Long Qing did not continue to ask: "Fang Qingyun, what do you think will happen to the situation in Mingzhou? Oh, Chen Aiqing is also in there. He is your junior brother. If he died in there, don't you feel bad?"

"To die on the battlefield is the fate of the Eighth Battalion. There is no need to feel sad."

Fang Qingyun said leisurely: "Besides, the further battle situation has not been reported back yet, maybe it is not that bad."

"Oh?"

Emperor Longqing raised his lips and said, "Why, can the remaining 20,000 people create a miracle for me?"

"Who knows."

Fang Qing hid the worries in his heart: "Before the dust settles, everything is possible."

This was actually his prayer.

"Alright, I'll only give Lü Ji and Jiang Yuanbo three months. If they can't solve the problem within three months."

Emperor Longqing stood up suddenly and said, "I will lead the army in person."

……

Jinquan Mansion.

After more than two months of long journey, the soldiers of the reserve camp finally got a day to rest.

Then a new question arises: where to go next.

"General Zhao has sent a letter!"

Yu Song looked at the intelligence and said excitedly, "He said that if we attack from both sides and eat up the small group of troops in the west, we will definitely be able to capture Wutong Prefecture. If we hold on for another two months, we will definitely be able to wait for reinforcements!"

"It's too late. General Zhao and his men have been wandering around for too long, giving the enemy enough time to react. In a few days at most, the Qi army from the northwest will be heading south."

Chen Sanshi poured cold water on him, saying, "If we go there now, we'll definitely run into him."

"what?"

"Boss Chen, are you kidding us?!"

Xie Sishu stared and said, "Brothers fought for their lives to get from Yingzui Mountain to Jinquan Mansion, and now you tell us that we are not going to Wutong Mansion?"

Chen Sanshi asked back, "I only said I was going to Jinquan Mansion. When did I say I was going to look for General Zhao?"

Everyone was speechless.

"Cough cough cough..."

The seriously injured Yu Song wiped the blood he coughed up from the corner of his mouth and said, "Be quiet! General Chen Qian, then tell me, where should we go next? If we can't go to Wutong Mansion, how about staying here to defend the city? There are still food and grass in Jinquan Mansion. If we mobilize the people to defend the city together, maybe we can hold out for a while. We can do the opposite and let General Zhao find a way to surrender to us, isn't it the same?"

"Correct!"

Yan Changqing followed up by saying, "Mobilize the people! These days, every time we enter the city, we do not harm the people, and our reputation is very good! Especially Brother Chen's reputation. When we entered Jinquan Prefecture yesterday, many people came out to see who was Chen Sanshi who crossed the river. Brother Chen will definitely mobilize many people if he speaks up."

Chen Sanshi said: "We don't have any high-level warriors, and even Lieutenant General Yu was injured. If a Xuanxiang realm warrior comes, how will we deal with him?"

"This won't work, and that won't work either."

Xie Sishu asked: "What exactly does Chen Qianzong mean? We can't just stay here and wait to die."

"Of course not, so..."

Chen Sanshi slapped the east side of the map with his palm: "Cross the Hongze River again!"

Crossing the Hongze River three times!
(End of this chapter)