From refugee NPC to mythical general

Chapter 165 Failure on Two Fronts
There were more and more rebellions in the Wu Dynasty, and people from all over the country began to wage war against local governments. In many places, the granaries of county governments were breached.

During this period, the Wu Dynasty's rule was too oppressive, and the people were overwhelmed by slavery. All the food was confiscated and stored in granaries in preparation for war.

But after all, this group of people had no substantial combat power when Feng Xi arrived in the territory of the Wu Dynasty with 5,000 troops.

This group of people almost collapsed under the command of Feng Xi's army in less than half an hour.

Feng Xi then began to capture the main rebels and tortured them to death. This intimidated the other people, and the people in the Wu Dynasty no longer dared to act rashly.

After resolving the rebellion of the people, Feng Xi took 5,000 troops and more than 50,000 grains and fodder and headed straight for San'an Town along the plains.

These 50,000-plus grains and fodder were all provided to Xiahou Yuan's army. The daily food consumption of more than 70,000 soldiers was astonishing. If the baggage could not keep up, these 70,000-plus troops would basically be useless and would not be able to stay in the territory of the Dameng Dynasty for long.

When Feng Xi entered the heart of the Damengchao Plain for a hundred miles, Gao Shun, who was lurking halfway, finally discovered the enemy's baggage.

He excitedly said to his subordinates: "Set up the formation! Burn the food!"

Sure enough, everything was going according to General Zhuge's plan, and the other party indeed escorted the food and fodder over.

However, only more than 5,000 troops were used.

Although Gao Shun was very eager to get rid of the food and the enemy together, he still obeyed Zhuge Liang's orders.

The priority is to solve the food and grass problem first!

The three thousand soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp each held a torch in their hands, and then charged towards Feng Xi's baggage train.

The heavy fog today gave Gao Shun a good opportunity to charge.

If the weather is good, Feng Xi might be able to set up a defensive camp from a distance. After all, Feng Xi is also a sixth-rate general, and his troops are more than Gao Shun's 3,000-strong trap camp.

If a real offensive battle were to begin, Gao Shun's 3,000 troops might not be a match for Feng Xi.

But there are always many factors to consider in war.

When Gao Shun's trap camp arrived 500 steps away from the enemy's formation, Feng Xi discovered the enemy's troops and horses. He was horrified and said, "Stay in formation! Form a battle array!"

"Protect the food and supplies, and send 2,000 men to fight!"

Too late. By the time Feng Xi had given orders, Gao Shun's soldiers had already charged to the front.

Countless torches were waved violently towards the food and fodder, and flames shot up into the sky.

Feng Xi was horrified and shouted, "Put out the fire! Put out the fire! Protect the food and grass! Protect the food and grass!"

"Fight, fight, fight!"

The sounds of fighting could be heard all around. Although Feng Xi knew that he had to protect the food and grass, the other side did not give him any chance. Taking advantage of the chaos in the other side's camp, Gao Shun led the Xianzhen Camp to launch the most violent attack on their baggage troops!
"Don't fight too much, don't fight too much!"

"Protect the food and forage, protect the food and forage!"

Although Feng Xi issued one order after another, the situation on the battlefield was already chaotic and the soldiers could not be mobilized at all.

Feng Xi was furious and charged towards Gao Shun's soldiers with his weapon in hand.

"Damn it! I'm going to chop you beasts to death!"

Feng Xi's eyes were red as he watched all the food and grass being burned. He didn't know how to explain to Xiahou Yuan, so he picked up his weapon and started charging at the enemy soldiers.

puff puff!

Feng Xi rode his horse and fought against the soldiers of the Dameng Dynasty on the battlefield. These soldiers were no match for Feng Xi's powerful force, and soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp kept falling to the ground. Gao Shun saw that the food had been almost burned, and the remaining food might not be able to meet the needs of the army. Seeing his soldiers constantly sacrificed, Gao Shun immediately made a decision to quickly evacuate the battlefield with the Xianzhen Camp.

"Check the battle situation and put out the fire!"

Feng Xi shouted.

A soldier with a dusty face hurriedly found Feng Xi and said, "General, more than 800 people have been sacrificed, and there are less than 10,000 grains of food left."

Hearing this news, Feng Xi felt suffocated and heartbroken. He gritted his teeth and said, "Go and meet General Xiahou. Go quickly!"

"Scouts are clearing the way ahead!"

"Here!"

……

On the other side, Mi Fang and his 30,000 troops had quietly arrived at Chenpi Town on the border of the Daming Dynasty in the heavy fog.

Zhang Liao looked at the other side's soldiers excitedly and shouted, "Guard them well!"

"Wow, this is incredible. General Zhuge actually figured it out."

At first, Zhang Liao was a little skeptical. After all, Zhuge Liang was not a god, so how could he judge the other party’s military intentions?
Now he was completely convinced. He was really impressed by Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang actually figured out that the other party's real intention was still Chenpi Town.

After the war started, Mi Fang realized that the situation was different from what General Xiahou had expected. He felt that the defense strength of Chenpi Town had not decreased at all, not to mention that the other side had actually strengthened its troops!

The last time they attacked the city with 70,000 troops, they failed to capture Chenpi Town, not to mention that this time they only had half the force.

What is even more frustrating is that instead of transferring troops to defend San'an Town, the other side once again strengthened its troops and increased its forces in Chenpi Town... Mi Fang would not believe it if this did not mean that the other side had already anticipated the Wu Dynasty's military intentions.

Obviously, all of General Xiahou's plans were seen through by the opposing commander.

Mi Fang is already in despair. The last time General Xiahou attacked the city personally, he was unable to break into the city. Now he is only with half of the troops. Mi Fang's command ability is not even as good as Xiahou Yuan's. How can he break into the city?

So Mi Fang made a decision immediately to evacuate Chenpi Town. He knew that it would be useless to continue fighting like this, and the final result would be the same.

……

Under the city of San'an Town.

Xiahou Yuan had been waiting for news from Mi Fang. He was just making a feint attack here, trying his best to delay the opponent's main force and buy time for Mi Fang. He hoped that Mi Fang could capture Chenpi Town as soon as possible.

"Report, report, report!"

"My lord, General Xiahou and General Feng have arrived."

Upon hearing that Feng Xi was coming, Wu Yingxiong and Xiahou Yuan felt a little relieved. After all, with so many troops, the daily consumption of food and fodder was sufficient. If Feng Xi did not come, they would soon run out of food.

Not long after, Feng Xi quickly came in front of everyone, clasped his fists with a look of despair and said to Wu Yingxiong: "My lord, I admit my crime. Please kill me."

"Ok?"

Wu Yingxiong and Xiahou Yuan looked at Feng Xi in confusion and asked, "What's wrong? Why is this happening?"

Feng Xi was silent for a moment, then he clasped his fists and gritted his teeth and said, "My Lord! Our food and supplies were raided by the enemy, and almost all the food was burned. I only brought less than 10,000 of the 50,000 grains."

Upon hearing the news, Wu Yingxiong and Xiahou Yuan were shocked!

(End of this chapter)