Dajin royal family

Chapter 449
Chi Ju, who received Jiang Chengxiao's letter, did two things. One was to instruct Jiang Lu to transfer all the scouts in the rear to the north, and the second was to find out the locations of the various food roads of the coalition forces.

As the black eagle vacated from the hands of the eagle slave and took off towards Qi County, a smile appeared on Chiju's face.

The next day, the siege of Yidu started again.It is different from fighting alone last time.This time Shan Ding and Qu Rang teamed up, and tens of thousands of troops pressed forward.

With the sound of shouting and killing, the two sides broke out in battle.

Standing on the city wall, Han Su calmly watched the coalition forces coming in like a tide.

When the enemy army entered the arrow attack range, Han Su immediately ordered to release the arrows.

A mass of black arrows fell from the sky, and those who were shot by the coalition army were turned on their backs. At the same time, the arrows of the coalition army also flew up to the wall, hitting some soldiers sporadically.

Not long after, a ladder was erected on the city wall, and the battle entered the stage of tension and anxiety.

"Your Majesty said, half a day is enough." Zhao Feng appeared next to Han Su and said softly.

Han Su nodded, "Defending the city is General Zhao's strong point, so General Zhao will be the one to decide everything this time."

"Don't worry, General Han." Zhao Feng paused, and agreed.

As a general, he can be reused by King Zhao, so he naturally knows how to repay King Zhao's trust.

There are not many defenders in Yidu, about [-]. According to Jiang Chengxiao's estimation, they can only resist for a day or two at most, but this is enough to dispel the suspicion of Qu Rang and others.

However, Zhao Feng's ability to defend the city far exceeded Jiang Chengxiao's expectations, and he forcibly held on for three days before leaving Yidu with more than 1000 defeated soldiers.

Although the Northern Jin Army lost more than 6000 people, the situation on the coalition side was not good. They fought for three days and lost more than 2 people.

After this battle, Shan Ding is now convinced that there is something wrong with the Northern Jin army, otherwise he would not have resisted like this.

Although they don't know what happened to the Northern Jin army, the coalition forces seized this opportunity and stormed all the way, Linzi, Kuiqiu, Bochang and other cities were successively conquered.

Just as the coalition forces poured into Qi County, tens of thousands of cavalry appeared in the rear of Beihai County, and accurately attacked the various food storage locations of the coalition forces, cutting off the food roads.

When the news reached the coalition army on the second day, Qu Rang and the others froze in place.

Qu Yao grabbed the scout who delivered the message, and asked viciously, "How many are there? Where are they?"

"I can't see clearly. The general said that there were more than 3 people. The grain and grass in Xiami, Yingqiu, and Duchang were all burned, and more than 8 shi of grain were lost."

Shan Ding sat down on the futon, his hands trembling uncontrollably.

They were fooled, or they were fooled, the Northern Jin Dynasty really deliberately let them fight so smoothly.

Fake defeat first, and then send cavalry to attack the grain road in a detour, it is really treacherous!

Wang Yuanzhen wondered: "How did the Northern Jin Dynasty know the location of our grain storage so accurately?"

"Is there a traitor?" Shan Zhen rolled his eyes and went back and forth to check everyone in the tent.

At this time, Chiju coughed lightly, "I don't know if there are any traitors, but we were all careless. We attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold along the way. We fought too fast and ignored a lot of things. If the Northern Jin Dynasty left behind in the city Spy, this kind of thing is not impossible. Besides, the cavalry of the Northern Jin Dynasty should have come from Lu County, so it is our own carelessness."

Some people agree with this statement, and some people don't agree with it.

Qu Yao said angrily: "What's the use of thinking about it now, the army's food and grass can only last for five days, what should we do!"

Although Qu Yao usually acted like a reckless man, this sentence reminded everyone.

The logistics food and grass were burned, and there were tens of thousands of cavalry cruising around in the rear. What should they do as a matter of urgency?
Wang Yuanzhen pondered for a moment, and immediately said: "Withdraw the troops immediately!"

"What?" Qu Yao's eyes widened, "Is it the way to withdraw the troops now?"

"General Qu, it's really helpless for me to say this. This strategy of 'luting the enemy to go deep' must have been planned by Jiang Chengxiao. He just wanted to take advantage of the cavalry and keep attacking our logistics, so that we can retreat without a fight. Now even if we attack with all our strength, he will inevitably defend a large area of ​​the line, and our line will become longer and longer, which will give more opportunities to the Northern Jin cavalry behind, and our losses will be even heavier."

"If we withdraw now, our army will be in our hands. No matter how harassed the opponent's cavalry is, we will still be able to safely return to Langya County and preserve our strength."

Wang Yuanzhen's action was the most prudent approach. After hearing this, everyone fell into thinking. If they did this, they could indeed return to Langya County safely.

Chi Ju suddenly said: "I'm afraid the Northern Jin Dynasty won't let us go back so easily. They tried their best to set up a trap just to make us difficult. If my prediction is right, they will definitely drag us to Qi County , When we run out of food and grass, and then come out in full force, we will be wiped out."

This is also what Wang Yuanzhen is worried about. Up to now, the initiative has unknowingly fallen into the hands of the Northern Jin Dynasty. Their current situation is very dangerous.

"Brother Chi, what do you think?" Qu Rang asked.

Everyone turned their attention to Chiju, who pondered for a while, and then said helplessly: "Either we continue to fight and force the Northern Jin army to fight us within five days, or we separate and flee."

Shan Xin shook his head: "The Northern Jin army is now in control of the situation. They will not fight us decisively. They will just keep avoiding the battle until we run out of food and grass. As for fleeing separately"

Qu Rang was also thinking about the feasibility of escaping separately.

If the army retreats together, the target is too conspicuous, so it will not be easy to escape.It is possible to escape separately, but it is hard to say.

Everyone in the tent was thinking about what Chi Ju said.

Wang Yuanzhen frowned and said: "It is really unwise to disperse. Although our food and grass are in crisis, our military strength is still better than that of the Northern Jin Dynasty. But once we disperse, we will be defeated by the Northern Jin Dynasty."

"Unless someone stays behind." Shan Xin said.

Qu Rang narrowed his eyes slightly, this is what he wanted to say.

Chi Ju, who was arching fire, watched coldly from the sidelines, and these traitors were starting to shrink back now.

Wang Yuanzhen felt that something was wrong, so he started talking about running away.

"Everyone, we might as well stick to the plan." Wang Yuanzhen said suddenly.

"Sir, please explain in detail." Qu Rang said.

Wang Yuanzhen said: "Jiang Chengxiao is sure that we will withdraw our troops because of the food and grass. In this case, we will withdraw our troops immediately, but we will not withdraw all of them. Instead, we will send troops and horses back to resist the cavalry in the rear, open the food road again, and slowly retreat from the front. Withdraw, as long as Jiang Chengxiao sends troops to attack, we will fight back immediately!"

"Although we have difficulty in food and grass, the Northern Jin cavalry who surrounded the rear must not be able to sustain food and grass for too long."

"Good!" Shan Xin agreed, "This plan works!"

Chiju's eyes were slightly condensed, and a trace of coldness flashed across.

"I agree too." Chi Ju said calmly.

Qu Rang and Shan Ding looked at each other, and they both nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Qu Rang sent Qu Yao to lead [-] troops to Shouguang, Shan Ding sent Shan Xin to Duchang, and Chi Ju sent Jiang Lu to Yingqiu.

That night, a black eagle flew from the forest and headed towards Zouping, Qi County.

At dawn, Ying Nu notified Jiang Chengxiao immediately after receiving the letter.

At present, there are [-] cavalry in the rear of Beihai County, led by Yu Chijing and Wei Zhonghao respectively.

"One is going to Shouguang and the other is going to Duchang. If you dare to divide the troops at this time, you really don't take the lonely cavalry seriously." Jiang Chengxiao sneered, put the letter on the candle to ignite it, and threw it on the ground.

Pharmacist Li looked at the gradually burning note, and said slowly: "They will definitely act positively and deliberately show signs of withdrawing troops. If we attack by force, they will definitely counterattack. Your Majesty, why don't we continue to deal with them like this. They "

He couldn't remember the word that the king often said.

"Pull." Jiang Chengxiao added.

"Yes, pull!"

Jiang Chengxiao said: "Their division of troops just gave us a chance. Order Yuchi Jing to lead the army to Shouguang to intercept Qu Yao, and Wei Zhongyan to Duchang to intercept Shan Xin."

Wen Yanfei quickly wrote down the order and handed it to Yingnu immediately.

Li Yaoshi said: "If General Yuchi and General Wei can successfully intercept and kill them, the bandit army will definitely lose their morale. When the time comes, we will attack from both sides, and we will win in one battle!"

Jiang Chengxiao shook his head, "If Qu Yao and Shan Xin are dead, Qu Rang and Shan Ding will definitely attack regardless. How can they fight mad dogs? In five days, when they run out of food and grass, everything will be over."

"The king is right."

(End of this chapter)