If I send you to join the army and marry a woman, will you conquer the Empress?

Cut off their supply lines!

These few words caused the air in the entire hall to freeze!

Everyone present was a seasoned general or a minister well-versed in political maneuvering.

Almost instantly, they understood the insidious and ruthless meaning behind those four words!

As the art of war says: "An army marches on its stomach."

Food supplies are the lifeblood of the army!

An army can lack sophisticated weapons and sturdy armor, but it absolutely cannot lack food!

Once the supply lines are cut off, even the heavenly soldiers and generals won't be able to hold out for more than a few days!

What good is Qin Feng's Tian Ce Army, no matter how powerful they are?

They are human beings, not gods!

Humans need to eat!

As long as their food supply is cut off, those 100,000 Tian Ce Army soldiers will collapse on their own without even having to fight!

This move is undeniably vicious!

That's like cutting off their lifeline!

"Excellent! What a brilliant move to strike at the heart of the problem!"

A terrifying glint flashed in Ying Wuji's eyes!

He looked at his sister, and for the first time, his face showed genuine praise and appreciation!

"Zhaohua, you truly have not disappointed me!"

"This plan is brilliant!"

He could almost see Qin Feng trapped in Luzhou, running out of ammunition and food, and ultimately suffering a tragic end with his entire army wiped out!

"Pass down the order!"

Ying Wuji immediately ordered, "Order Tian Tianheng to gather the remaining troops, retreat a hundred miles, set up camp, and confront Qin Feng from a distance. Do not engage in battle!"

"Furthermore, all the cultivators borrowed from Baiyujing, as well as the 'Black Ice Guard' of our Great Qin, should be dispatched!"

"Have them form several elite squads to harass the Great Xia's grain supply lines day and night!"

"I will ensure that Qin Feng receives not a single grain of rice!"

"I will let him starve to death in Luzhou!"

Ying Wuji's voice was filled with resentment and pleasure.

"yes!"

Your Highness's subjects unanimously accepted the order.

Soon, a series of orders were issued from Xianyang Palace.

A treacherous and ruthless net targeting Qin Feng has been quietly unfurled.

……

Luzhou, the military camp of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Qin Feng was sitting inside the commander's tent, wiping his beloved spear.

Although the great victory at Luzhou was exhilarating, he did not feel the slightest bit relaxed.

The real test has only just begun.

Ying Wuji, that eunuch, is definitely not the type to easily admit defeat.

Having suffered such a huge loss this time, he will definitely retaliate with even more insane and ruthless methods.

"Your Highness!"

Just then, a guard hurriedly walked in from outside the tent.

"What is it?"

Qin Feng asked without looking up.

The guard's expression was rather unpleasant.

"Our supply convoy, sent to the rear to receive provisions, was ambushed by unidentified individuals at Qingfeng Gorge, fifty miles from the main camp!"

"Three hundred grain transport soldiers were wiped out! Three thousand bushels of grain were reduced to ashes!"

"What?!"

Qin Feng abruptly stopped, raised his head, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes!

"Have you found out who did it?"

The guard shook his head: "The enemy doesn't have many people, but they are all experts. They are swift in action, ruthless in their attacks, and seem to know some strange methods that we have never seen before."

"Judging from the traces left at the scene, it doesn't seem to be an ordinary army or bandits."

Qin Feng's brows furrowed tightly.

Bizarre methods?

Almost instantly, he thought of a possibility.

Bai Yujing!

Aside from the cultivators of Baiyujing, Qin Feng couldn't think of anyone else who would have the audacity and strength to dare to disrupt his grain supply lines!

"It seems that Ying Wuji is planning to play dirty tricks on me."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Qin Feng's mouth.

He should have thought of that long ago.

When they can't win a direct confrontation, they resort to these underhanded tactics.

This is very much in line with Ying Wuji's style.

"Pass down the order!"

Qin Feng said in a deep voice, "From today onwards, the number of guards for the grain transport team will be doubled!"

"Furthermore, have Li Xuanba personally lead a team to patrol and provide support along the way!"

"I'd like to see just how much guts they have!"

"yes!"

The guards acknowledged the order and withdrew.

however.

However, things took a turn for the worse than Qin Feng had anticipated.

In the next five days.

The Great Xia's grain supply lines have been attacked three times in a row!

Each time, the opponent's methods became more unpredictable and harder to defend against!

They sometimes use magic to cause landslides and block roads.

Sometimes they would use the art of divination and strategy to set up mazes, trapping grain transport teams deep in the mountains until they were trapped and died.

On one occasion, they even summoned countless poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, which devoured the entire grain transport team until not even a bone fragment remained!

Although Li Xuanba was brave, he was ultimately just a martial artist.

Faced with these elusive and unpredictable cultivators, he was helpless and exhausted.

Within five days, the Great Xia army lost nearly 10,000 shi of grain!

The last batch of supplies transported from the capital arrived at the military camp yesterday.

……

Inside the commander's tent.

The atmosphere was extremely tense.

Qin Feng stared at the grain and fodder statistics report that the logistics officer had just presented on the table, his face so gloomy it was almost dripping with water.

"Your Highness, all our rations combined are only enough to last the entire army for ten days."

The logistics officer's voice trembled with a hint of despair.

"If no new supplies arrive in ten days, we... will run out of food."

Ten days!

This number struck the hearts of all the generals present like a heavy hammer.

"damn it!"

Li Xuanba slammed his fist hard on the table, making a loud noise!

"These cowardly bastards! If you've got the guts, come out and fight us for real! What kind of heroes are you, resorting to these underhanded tricks behind our backs!"

"Your Highness!"

Yue Shan stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "How about I take a team and march back to the capital? I don't believe that even if we bring all the grain from the capital, it won't be enough to feed the brothers!"

"Nonsense!"

Qin Feng interrupted him with a cold shout.

"It will take at least half a month to get from here to the capital and back! By the time you bring the grain back, the brothers will have already starved to death!"

"Then... what should we do?"

Li Xuanba was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks.

Qin Feng didn't speak, but stared intently at the grain transport routes on the map, which had been marked with red crosses.

His mind was racing, searching for a solution.

This time, they encountered a formidable opponent.

This new strategist of the six-nation alliance, hidden behind the scenes, is even more troublesome than he imagined!

He was not only ruthless, but also far more intelligent than Tian Tianheng!

"This guy..."

A dangerous glint flashed in Qin Feng's eyes.

"That's interesting."