Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 406 Can't advance or retreat
The weather is getting colder, and people can't stay on the ice.Han Chang camped by Gushui and arranged guards, be careful.Since leaving Luoyang along the way, he has been constantly harassed by Song Jun.The speed was slow, and half of the food was lost.Two days ago, they even cut off contact with the former army in Mianchi City.It wasn't until this morning that the personal soldiers came back alive from the Wushu army.

Lying in the tent, Han Chang couldn't fall asleep for a long time.Because of various movements, I went out of the tent three times, but found nothing.

The moon was setting, and the sky quickly darkened.There was still more than an hour before the sun rose, and the surroundings were dark, and the surrounding mountains were like monsters, as if they would eat people at any time.The ice in the nearby valley began to melt, and the sound of water flow could be heard.

Han Chang finally fell into a deep sleep with his pillow on his waist knife.

At this moment, there was a sudden explosion.A firework burst into the air, emitting a dazzling brightness.

Han Chang straightened up suddenly and looked around.There was only the afterglow of fireworks in the sky, but there was still no movement at all.Standing up, Han Chang called his soldiers over, and asked, "What was the noise just now? There seems to be still fire! Could it be that Song Jun came to kill him?"

The soldier said: "It's a firework. It suddenly jumped into the air and exploded. It was shocking. There was no more movement."

As soon as the words fell, five or six fireworks burst out from the side of Han Chang's barracks, and they bloomed together in the air, shining like daylight.

Everyone in the barracks got up.The soldiers held their knives and guns and looked around vigilantly.The recruited porters huddled together, and many of them thought of running away.It's just that the surroundings are still quiet and there is no movement.

Han Chang was driven crazy by the weird atmosphere, looking around vigilantly, holding the waist knife tightly.

Suddenly, a shrill horn sounded.Along with the horn, whistles sounded from all directions, sharp and piercing.Following the whistle, an unknown number of people suddenly appeared in front of the barracks.In the dark night, I couldn't see clearly, I just felt that Song Jun was everywhere.

As the whistle sounded, there was a loud cry of killing in the darkness.Jin Jun couldn't see clearly, and some people were so frightened that they held their knives and guns and dared not move.Some people were frightened and went crazy, hacking around with knives and guns.

It was the first time Han Chang encountered the Song army robbing the camp like this, and he didn't know what to do for a while.I had no choice but to order my soldiers to light all the bonfires last night, and gather the soldiers as close as possible to me.As soon as he saw Song Bing's shadow, he stepped forward to fight.

Before long, there was already chaos in the Jin army camp.I don't know how many people were killed, and the rest gathered together, not daring to move.Some of the recruited porters huddled together and did not dare to move, while some rushed into the forest and disappeared.

In the panic, I vaguely saw people moving around in the place where the grain and grass were stored.Han Chang suddenly remembered that his trip was to escort food and grass.Hastily shouted: "Hurry up and look at the food and grass! Without the food and grass, what's the use of us going back to Mianchi!"

After finishing speaking, he rushed over with his own soldiers holding torches.

After walking a few steps, there was a sound of "peng", and a fire ignited in the place where the grain and grass were piled up.Then I heard a man's voice: "Taihang brothers, thank General Han for the food! It's cold, you go slowly!"

After finishing speaking, amidst loud laughter, Song Jun retreated.Immediately afterwards, whistles were heard, and they did not know where they had gone.

Han Chang stood in front of the fire with ashes on his face.In the dark night, some soldiers went to fetch water in the valley to fight the fire, and an unknown number of people fell into the water.However, the fire was so intense that not many people were rescued.

At dawn, Han Chang returned to the barracks with the rest of his troops.When he got to the tent, he bowed deeply to Wushu.Said: "The subordinates are incompetent! When they brought food and grass out of Luoyang City, they were harassed by the Song army. Ten miles away from here, they were attacked by the Song army again at night, and the food and grass were burned. Please punish me!"

Wu Shu gave Han Chang a cold look.He said: "It is less than ten miles away from the barracks. I will know before you come back. Now my army is trapped under Mianchi City, without food and grass. How can we persist? Two days ago, the army began to kill horses. You put all the food and grass Lost, what to eat next!"

Han Chang hung his head, not knowing how to answer.I have done my best, but there are too many Song troops, what can I do?
Seeing the embarrassing atmosphere, Ali hurried forward and said, "For more than half a month, Luoyang's food and grass can't be delivered at all. General Han has tried his best, but the enemy is outnumbered, and it's unexpected. It's really difficult."

Wushu suddenly raised his head.Said: "Yes, the enemy is outnumbered—how many Song troops are there between Luoyang and Mianchi?"

Ali said: "According to what I heard from Tanma, there are 3000 people from Xue Cheng's army. There is also the rebellious army in Hedong. There is no exact number. It is said that there are tens of thousands of people."

"Tens of thousands of people—" Wu Shu pondered for a long time before sighing. "In this way, the Song army has already had the upper hand. Now we are under the city of Mianchi and surrounded in this valley. If the Song army has tens of thousands of people and attacks with all their strength, how can we stop it?"

Ali's expression changed, and he said, "What the king means is——"

Wu Shu smiled wryly and shook his head: "What I mean is, the Song army has been able to attack us for a long time, but they have not attacked us all the time. Why?"

Having said this, Wu Shu couldn't help but choked up speechlessly.At this time last year, I brought [-] elite riders with me, so I could search mountains and seas, and chase after Zhao Gou.Unexpectedly, a year later, he would be besieged under a small county town.

Why didn't Wang Xiaolie attack?Wu Shu roughly guessed it.Because he is the fourth prince of the Kingdom of Jin, if something goes wrong, Wang Xiaolie is likely to be attacked by the soldiers of the Kingdom of Jin.Wang Xiaolie's strength is not enough to face it, so he can only let himself go first.How can you say such words?I can only hold it in my heart.Wu Shu understands that this Wang Xiaolie is far stronger than what he previously estimated.He and Eriduo joined forces to attack Xiangdeng, but they may not be able to win.If you want to fight with one against two, I'm afraid it won't work against Dengzhou soldiers.

After thinking and thinking, Wu Shu only felt a tight breath in his chest.He said to Han Chang: "Three thousand soldiers can't transport food. Tomorrow you will bring [-] elite cavalry back to Luoyang! I don't believe that the Song army really has tens of thousands of troops, which can stop you from transporting food!"

Han Chang crossed his hands and said yes.

Ali said: "Mianchi is difficult to attack in front, and there is a large army blocking the way behind. Your Majesty, General Han will take [-] cavalry to go. If something happens—"

Wu Shu waved his hand impatiently: "Eight thousand fine cavalry, even if there are tens of thousands of rebellious troops in the east of the river, how can they be opponents? Last year's [-] cavalry was enough to go around the Southern Dynasty! If it wasn't for Jingmen in the end—"

Having said this, Wu Shu suddenly shut up.Yes, [-] cavalry are enough to reach Nanling and deter half of the Song Dynasty.But when he came back, he was defeated in Jingmen.It happened to be Wang Xiaolie who defeated them.Against others, Eight Thousand Cavalry Wushu has absolute confidence.But the opposite is Wang Xiaolie, is it really hard to come back safely?Losing eight thousand cavalry, even if he is fine, the loss in this battle is too great.

After thinking again and again, Wu Shu said dejectedly: "Forget it. Now that Song has gathered heavy troops around Mianchi, it's too dangerous. He ordered Meng Bangxiong to do everything possible to transport food and grass. As long as it is transported to the city, there will be a big reward! We can rest assured here , and wait a few days."

Han Changdao: "There is a shortage of food in the army. If we wait for a while, how will we feed the soldiers?"

Wu Shu said: "Let's kill horses to satisfy our hunger. Wait until the Mianchi is broken, and then slowly replenish it."

Now Wushu is so regretful that his intestines are green.Only now do I know what a big mistake I made to move troops from Guozhou to Luoyang.Leaving Guozhou left Guanzhong empty of troops, and was caught by Wang Xiaohun.Wei Yi's [-] troops are useless at all.That's right, if I don't take Wei Yi seriously, why doesn't Wang Xiaolie do the same?
Leading the troops to leave Luoyang, Wu Shu never expected to encounter strong resistance.If I had known that Mianchi was so difficult to fight, how could nearly [-] troops be stationed at the city?You should attack the city with thousands of people, and you should be behind.My [-] army came here excitedly, but was blocked under this small city.The food and grass in the rear cannot be transported, and there is no food and grass to collect around, so why not starve to death?
Wu Shu probably understood that Wang Xiaolie might force Li Duo to retreat.Eriduo withdrew his troops and reoccupied Guanzhong. In order to avoid being attacked by the enemy, Wang Xiaolie should have retreated.I can only pity myself, suffering in vain this time.

(End of this chapter)