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Chapter 392 An Inventory of Both Sides' Troops
"Master Huang, what happened?" Niu Shusheng hurried over.

Huang Ming didn't hide anything, "Shu Sheng is really sorry, we have to go on an emergency expedition, so we can't entertain you. Next time we have a chance, we must have a few drinks with you brothers."

"It's okay." Niu Shusheng shook his head, "The war is important."

Seeing that all the soldiers in the village suddenly showed joy and were busy packing their equipment, he had guessed it.

"Then what can we do?"

Haha.

Huang Ming smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "No need. Just rest for a while, then go home and live a good life."

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

Two quarters of an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and three thousand soldiers neatly gathered in the small square in the center of the village.

After counting, Lei Long pointed to the west: "Let's go! Let's go home for the Xiliang people!"

"Yes!" The response was deafening.

Soon the three thousand soldiers either rode on horseback or trotted all the way, and quickly disappeared into the stockade.

Niu Shusheng and others waved their hands to the entrance of the village.

"Brother Niu, they are almost empty except for weapons, and they don't seem to have brought any food."

"Yes! I just put a little in my backpack, which is probably enough for a day or two."

a day or two.

Niu Shusheng murmured, "Based on our previous experience, this little food can at most reach the trapped dragon's nest halfway, but just now General Lei said that he went back to Dingxi County to kill Xiliang people..."

"It's not surprising. It should be a military emergency. I can't bring too many things."

Several people looked at each other, and quickly saw the intention of each other's eyes.

"Let's go! Let's send the food up to them."

"Okay." The others nodded without comment.

"My lady," Niu Shusheng looked at his daughter-in-law, "you and your sisters and sisters-in-law go home first, and find a way to raise some food and send it to Dingxi County."

"no problem."

Huang Ming and the others in front didn't know what Niu Shusheng was thinking, and if they knew, they might be dumbfounded.

Since the land in Cangshan County and Nanshan County was bought by Ren Ning and the Duke of Zhen, they have established granaries in the two counties, and have been purchasing grain from other places and transporting it over.

In the past few years, there were natural disasters and man-made disasters everywhere in Yunchui, and epidemics, earthquakes, violent storms and torrential rains were everywhere.In the past two years, the weather has been relatively smooth, and the grain harvest has been very bumper.

In addition, Ren Ning's nominal father, Ren Jie, spent a lot of money repairing the east-west post road after he took office as the governor of Misty County.

Although it has not been fully repaired for a while, it is already hundreds of times better than the bad road in the past.

As a result, the granaries in the two counties were already full, and they could even be transported to Dingxi and Yanzhen Fortress from time to time.

It can be said that Huang Ming and the others don't have to worry too much about the food issue.

Of course, the whereabouts of the army are uncertain when marching and fighting, and it is inevitable to be hungry for a while.

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Yangguan Ancient Road.

Tapping.

The sound of marching horseshoes and footsteps resounded through the narrow ancient road.

Dingxi County Lieutenant Xia Bangwei also went into battle lightly, and rushed westward with his subordinates.

"My lord," the guard next to him was a little hesitant, "the geese returning to the front don't seem to be moving? Didn't they receive the order from General Huo?"

Xia Bangwei was cutting his wet beard with his sword.

After receiving the news from the fortress, he excitedly jumped into the mountain stream and took a cold bath, which was still dripping all over his body.

"The Wild Goose Legion..." Xia Bangwei raised his eyelids and glanced at the densely packed marching tents in the small basin in front of him, "Don't worry about them. We just need to do our part."

"But," the guards jumped anxiously, "without their 8 people, our combined numbers would not be superior."

Xia Bangwei sighed secretly, but his face was relaxed.

"Don't worry, we don't know what's going on outside in the ancient road. Since General Huo issued an order for a collective counterattack, he must have captured a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"The matter of mobilizing troops and condemning generals has to be considered by the generals of all parties. We big-headed soldiers can just charge and kill people."

"That's right!" The guard's expression became lighter.

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Goose back to the station.

"General," Tian Hongyan's personal guard quickly walked into the tent of the Chinese army, "Xia Bangwei and his Dingxi garrison have arrived ten miles west of my garrison."

"Are we really not going to send troops?"

There were quite a few people in the big tent, all the generals, staff and military advisers of the Yanhui Legion were there, but there was silence inside the tent.

Everyone stared at the flags in front of Tian Hongyan, and kept silent.

"General," a military adviser couldn't help walking to the map, "the distance between the fortress and Stone City is less than two hundred miles, and there is a flat river in the middle. It can be said that this road is not a road."

"Your Majesty has not added troops to the fortress, and now there are only more than 7 horses left. And it is divided into two parts, one is stationed in the fortress, and the other is to the east of the Benlu tribe. The Benlu tribe is too far away, they There is definitely no way to withdraw and join the war.”

"So General Huo can only send more than 3 people to participate in this siege. Even if he sends all the reserves, gang leaders, and logistics personnel in the fortress, it is estimated that there are only 6 people at most."

"After counting the fortress," he knocked on the post road, "we count the east."

"As we all know, there are some sporadic fighters of the Starfall Legion hidden in the mountains here."

"But Xingluo County and Dingxi County are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and they all came here behind the back of His Majesty and the Ministry of War, so they can't tell the outside world. Therefore, the number of people will definitely not be too many, and only 1000 people will die."

"These 1000 people plus the 3000 men and horses of Thunder Dragon stationed on the East and West Post Road, the total is 4000 people, which is almost negligible."

"To the south is the Yingling Legion." The military division pointed to the south of Stone City.

"The Yingling Legion is backed by the Yingling Racecourse. General Kong Chunhui has mostly cavalry in his hands, and they are highly mobile."

"They can attack directly, or they can go around to the east to make up for the lack of numbers in the direction of Thunder Dragon, or they can turn north to our side, which can help Xia Bang."

"It's just that in the war at the beginning of the year, the strength of his men was also reduced a lot. Now it is estimated that it is only about [-]."

"The rest is Huo Yun in Whetstone City."

After finishing speaking, the military adviser's hands focused heavily on the Dishstone City in the middle.

"Huo's son Lang is really great, but Huo Yun is just such a small force. Xiliang's army took turns to attack Stone City, so he was able to defend firmly."

Feeling overwhelmed, the military division's tone turned straight down.

"But there is no doubt that the defenders in the city have almost been wiped out. Therefore, it is unknown whether they can participate in the siege. Even if they participate in the battle, it is good that he can squeeze out 1000 people."

"15 plus 15 plus Shabang's [-] plus [-] plus [-], that's [-]. The total number of people here is actually impossible to be [-]."

Everyone in the big tent nodded.

They have calculated these data clearly.

The military division paused.

"Then how many Xiliang people are in Dingxi County now?"

"There are at least 15 people outside Dishi City, [-] people in the direction of the west fortress, [-] people at the Yangguan Ancient Road Crossing, and at least [-] people on the East-West Post Road."

"15 vs. 21, there is a big difference. Besides, horses are raised on the grasslands. At least half of Xiliang's 10 people are cavalry. If..."

Speaking of this, the military adviser took a look at Tian Hongyan who was sitting upright.

"If we add our 8 people, the strength of both sides will look better than it looks. Otherwise, their chances of winning are not high."

(End of this chapter)