After the twilight, the Cangtou Army lit hundreds of bonfires outside the northern city of Ningyang. Under the personal supervision of Li Fengyun, the brigades fought bravely regardless of their fatigue and launched rounds of attacks on Ningyang City.
As always, Li Fengyun led the Fengyun team's fierce soldiers to charge and take the battle, and personally took on the arrows and stones. His elegant white hair was like the white tiger battle flag of the rebel army, inspiring the soldiers to fight bloody battles with unyielding courage.
Midnight, Li Fengyun was covered in blood, dragging his bloody sword, and retreated to the rear of the battle formation with the soldiers of Fengyun Group to make temporary adjustments.
Yuan An hurriedly met, handed a pot of water, and watched Li Fengyun raise his head and drink, while saying anxiously, "According to the rewards of various scouts, Zhang Xutuo's Qi army was not found on the north bank of the Wenshui River, and there were no traces of enemy troops found in the Huangpan area in the downstream section of the Wenshui River to the Yellow River in the northeast of Juyeze." Yuan An frowned and shook his head repeatedly, "Did Zhang Xutuo take the Qi army seriously back to Qi County?"
"Don't be lucky." Li Fengyun wiped the water stains on the corner of his mouth, then turned to look at the dark night sky in the northwest direction, and sneered, "If nothing unexpected happens, Zhang Xutuo is near Juyeze, which is only more than a hundred miles away from us at most. In just one night, he can kill under Ningyang City and give us a fatal blow."
"Where will he hide?"
"Appoint the scouts to search carefully in Maodudian in the eastern part of Juyeze, and pay special attention to the line between Chengcheng and Rencheng." Li Fengyun waved his hand and said, "When we focus on the north of Wenshui and even on the line between Yushan in Jibei, we may be caught in Zhang Xutuo's trick. The more likely we are to neglect the place, the more likely it is to be the enemy's hiding place."
Yuan An secretly complained of shame. He, like most rebel generals, lacked practical experience. At this critical moment of the war, there would be a disaster. Of course, he was nervous, but the more nervous he was, the easier it would be to make mistakes. Such a simple judgment actually required Li Fengyun's reminder to suddenly realize it, which made Yuan An extremely ashamed.
Yuan An hurriedly left to convey the order.
Xu Shisan brought Xiao Yi to come over. Xu Shisan was covered in blood. Before the person arrived, the strong smell of blood had already come to his nose. Xiao Yi was clean and his armor was clear, and there was no sign of fighting in battle.
He did not fight because Li Fengyun did not allow him to participate in the siege war. The attack is different from the cavalry war. It is a hundred times more dangerous than a thousand times more dangerous than a horse fighting. At that moment, there was no luck at all. All he fought for was life. Xiao Yi could not die. If Xiao Yi died, Li Fengyun would not know how great the crisis this bad luck would bring to the rebel army. Xiao Yi was eager to try it, but when he saw the bloody and terrifying siege scene and saw a group of soldiers falling under the city wall, he was scared. His mission to the rebel army was to act as the secret messenger of Cui, rather than rebelling and killing people with a group of vicious rebels. Since he was a secret messenger, he had to have the style and awareness of the secret messenger. Never "degenerate yourself" and become a thief who everyone shouted to beat.
"Ming Gong, if we continue to fight like this, our losses will become greater and greater."
Xu Shisan rarely questioned Li Fengyun's order, which shows that the Cangtou Army was paying a heavy price that had never been achieved in order to conquer Ningyang City.
"We need food, and the food in Mengshan is about to be exhausted, and Zhuanyu City is even more in danger." Li Fengyun smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I don't want to fight like this, but at this moment, is there any other way besides fighting hard?"
Xu Shisan lowered his head and said nothing.
"General, have you ever thought about why Duan Wencao has not sent troops to support Ningyang so far? You don't think your strength has surpassed Duan Wencao, do you?"
After this period of hard work, Xiao Yi gradually dissipated his aura of playboy, and the conceit and arrogance of the children of aristocratic families also restrained. At the same time, his extraordinary talents were gradually revealed.
Li Fengyun glanced at him lightly and smiled, "What do you want to say?"
Xiao Yi held the pony in one hand and pointed at Ningyang City in front of him, "General, I think this is a trap. If Zhang Xutuo and his Qi army are ambushing across the river at this moment, waiting for you to attack the city and attack the wounded soldiers and generals to suddenly come out when they are exhausted. Then Duan Wencao comes from Xiaqiu and attack Zhang Xutuo forward and backward, you will be finished and your entire army will be wiped out."
Li Fengyun nodded repeatedly, his eyes showing a look of praise, "Since that's the case, can Xiao Lang have a solution to help me overcome the difficulties?"
Xiao Yi was frank and shook his hand without hesitation, "You need food, and there is grain in Ningyang City, so you know it is a trap, but you jumped in without hesitation. You want to bet once, but what you don't understand is that even if you capture Ningyang City, facing Duan Wencao who is still holding troops, and facing Zhang Xutuo, who may come back again, do you have enough time to transport the food in the city? Your soldiers see the food, like a hungry wolf who sees meat, and will not throw it away until they die. So in a certain opinion, the day you conquer Ningyang is the moment when Duan Wencao attacks. And the piece of fat meat that Duan Wencao threw to you will put you and your army in danger of being wiped out."
Xu Shisanda was dissatisfied and glared at Xiao Yi fiercely and threatened, "Since you can see so clearly, how can you not have any countermeasures? I warn you that if the Cangtou Army is wiped out, you will not be able to escape your life, and you may even be implicated in the Xiao family of Lanling."
"What's the use of a countermeasure even if there is a countermeasure? Based on the current situation and the strength of the Cangtou Army, a countermeasure has no possibility of realizing it."
Xiao Yi showed his arrogant side. In his eyes, Li Fengyun and Cangtou Jun were basically like dead people, and there was no hope of saving.
Xu Shisan was furious and said coldly, "I followed Ming Gong to kill from Mangdang Mountain to Xiaqiu City, and repeatedly wandered on the edge of life and death. What's the result? I am still alive and not dead yet. This is enough to prove that Ming Gong can lead us to a bloody road in this battle."
"Good!Good!Good!" Xiao Yi was shocked by Xu Shisan's violent murderous aura and did not dare to anger Xu Shisan anymore. He hurriedly took out his countermeasures. "If you want to move all the food in Ningyang City back, you will first have to severely damage Duan Wencao's army. As long as Duan Wencao is injured and dare not leave the city, you can do anything."
Li Fengyun smiled and nodded.
Xu Shisan scolded coldly, "Nonsense. Didn't you just say that Zhang Xutuo and his Qi army are going to come back again? Since Zhang Xutuo is here again, my Cangtou army is attacked from both sides, how can we defeat the Lu army and severely damage Duan Wencao?"
"Zhang Xutuo is not scary." Xiao Yi waved his hand calmly, looking arrogant and arrogant. "The situation in Qi County is becoming increasingly bad, which will aggravate the deterioration of the situation in eastern Shandong. Once the situation in eastern Shandong deteriorates, it will inevitably affect the navy's expedition. This is something that the navy's commander came to Hu'er and deputy commander Zhou Fashang would not tolerate. For this reason, Zhang Xutuo must do his best to suppress the thieves in Qizhou to stabilize the situation in Qi County. Therefore, even if Zhang Xutuo comes back again, he will leave in the battle. No matter what the victory or defeat, no matter what the situation in Lu County after the war, he will return to Qi County day and night. Zhang Xutuo left, and Duan Wencao was severely injured again. Just imagine who can stop the general and Cangtou army from rampant in Lu County?"
The smile on Li Fengyun's face became stronger, and there was even more surprise in his eyes, as if he wanted to re-recognize the incompetent Xiao playboy standing in front of him.
Xu Shisan concentrating on his mind and did not scold Xiao Yi anymore. Xiao Yi's countermeasures were indeed feasible and the analysis was reasonable, but the problem was that the rebel army was seriously insufficient and there was no possibility of severe damage to Duan Wencao when he was attacked from both sides.
"Ming Gong..." Xu Shisan looked at Li Fengyun and said carefully, "What Xiao Lang said is quite reasonable. But my Cangtou Army is limited in strength. After conquering Ningyang, it will lose its troops and generals. Even the two rebels in Jibei and Dongping are still insufficient, let alone attacking Duan Wencao. Where can I find a plan?"
"Don't worry." Li Fengyun raised his right hand, flipped his palm, and smiled unpredictably, "It's easy to defeat Duan Wencao."
Xu Shisan was relieved immediately. His blind admiration for Li Fengyun made him not doubt the authenticity of Li Fengyun's words at all. As long as the handsome white-haired man said that he could defeat Duan Wencao, he would definitely be able to defeat him.
Xiao Yi was full of suspicion. How could it be? In this bad situation, Li Fengyun still has the ability to turn his hands into clouds and turn his hands into rain?
"After sending the order, the soldiers of Fengyun Group will have enough food and drink, sleep for two hours, and then follow someone to attack the city."
Xu Shisan agreed with a loud promise.
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In Xiaqiu City, the lobby of the county magistrate's mansion was brightly lit.
Duan Wencao was wearing yellow military uniform, standing in front of the map, holding her hands behind her back, and staring at Ningyang City.
Behind him, the Eagle Fighter General Niu Jinda held a helmet and armor, holding a horizontal knife in his hand, and a solemn aura appeared on his cold face.
Outside the lobby, there were many soldiers, one post at three steps and one whistle at five steps. The guards were very strict. The staff went in and out in a hurry and the atmosphere was very tense.
Since the Xuzhou bandits occupied Mengshan, the situation in Lu County has been deteriorating. The number of bandits has become more and more suppressed, and the strength of bandits has become stronger and stronger. Now it is even more rampant. With the Qi army and Pengcheng army rushing to support one after another, they also killed outside Xiaqiu City, desperately attacking the capital's besieged towns. Among them, Gongqiu, Ningyang, Yuancheng, Qufu, Pingyang and Zoucheng are being attacked, and the situation is very critical. What is particularly serious is that Duan Wenzhen, the backer of the Qilu people, died, and Qilu.
The power of the Duan clan of the Beihai, the core force of the aristocratic group, was suddenly weakened, and the Qilu people were in panic. However, Duan Wencao was in trouble again at this time. Once he was defeated in the battlefield of suppressing the rebellion, the result was disastrous. Neither the Duan clan of the Beihai nor the Qilu noble clan could protect the vested interests. Therefore, today's battle not only related to the future of Duan Wencao and the Duan clan of the Beihai, but also to the future of the Qilu people. The atmosphere in Xiaqiu City was extremely tense and suffocating.
The master Kong Zhongqing trotted all the way. Because of his nervousness, his face turned red, his forehead was covered in sweat, and his breathing was even more rapid.
Niu Jinda strode forward, and while taking the secret from Kong Zhongqing's hand, he asked in a low voice, "Is there any urgent matter to take the city?"
"This is an urgent matter to take the city."
Niu Jinda looked happy and immediately opened the urgent matter, glanced at him quickly, and walked behind Duan Wencao in three or two steps, "Encourt, the Qi army has arrived in Maodudian and is taking the city to replenish military supplies."
Duan Wencao nodded slightly, his eyes still fixed on the map, "When will Chief Zhang attack?"
"Zhang Junzhu and his envoy agreed to set out tomorrow and cross the water at the early morning to launch an attack at dawn."
"The soldiers are very fast, and the speed of the county magistrate Zhang is very fast." Duan Wencao nodded in praise, and then his expression became dark. "The thief army is attacking Ningyang day and night. I wonder if they can hold on until the dawn of the next day?"
"Zhang Junzhu was also worried, so he begged the envoy to attack Yuancheng immediately to restrain some of the bandit army and help Ningyang stay until dawn of the next day."
Duan Wencao looked embarrassed and said nothing for a long time.
Niu Jinda wanted to make a suggestion, but thinking about the difficulties Duan Wencao faced and his current conflicts, Niu Jinda closed his mouth again.
Zhang Xutuo wanted to preserve his strength, and Duan Wencao also wanted to preserve his strength. Although the thieves had fallen into a trap, according to news from the Rencheng hero Xu Shiren, the number of thieves was as high as 70,000, and the soldiers of the Cangtou Army were not only well-trained, but also fully armed, equipped with a large number of heavy weapons such as studs, long swords and strong crossbows. They were very strong. If the two sides fought head-on, the official army would pay a heavy price. Zhang Xutuo was unwilling to pay, and Duan Wencao was unwilling to pay, but they still had to fight this battle, so the two had serious problems in their cooperation.
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Chapter completed!