My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 902: The King of Yan became the only savior! In war, it is not shameful to sow discord!

As it turned out, Li Mu's order was unnecessary.

Only half an hour later, dozens of knights came galloping on their horses.

There was no need for Li Mu to give orders again, as his family soldiers had already rushed out on horseback, leading the knights straight into the center of the army.

"Report to the left prime minister!" A general of the Qi army bowed from a distance, and when he approached Li Mu, he said solemnly: "Qin Duwei Meng Tian led 50,000 Qin troops to attack our Pingshu!"

"According to our Pingshu City scouts, we discovered that another Qin army bypassed Pingshu City and continued to march south. The exact number of its troops is unknown, but it is at least over 30,000!!"

"Please ask the Left Prime Minister to send troops to support us!"

Even though Li Mu had already said that the Qin army would attack Qi's baggage line, Tian Sheng was still shocked and asked hurriedly: "Where are the baggage and food?"

"Can Pingshu City ensure that the baggage line is not lost?"

The general shook his head and said bitterly, "The baggage that was supposed to arrive in our city five days ago is still nowhere to be found until I set out!"

The line of Raoan→Fuyang→Zhongyi→Pingshu is the current baggage route of the Qi army.

Not to mention that there is the sea on the east side of this line, the west side is full of swamps, making it difficult to walk, and there is no crowing of roosters or smoke from cooking within dozens of miles.

Even if Qi State really bypassed the swamp area from the west, it would have to face Qin State's Hejian City, 150 miles west of Fuyang City!
It is no exaggeration to say that this baggage line is the only land transportation route for the State of Qi to transport grain and fodder to Du Kang!

But now, this baggage line has been cut off!
If Qi wanted to transport grain and fodder to Du Kang again, it could only do so via the sea route east of this baggage line.

But in this era, the danger, uncontrollability and speed of sea transportation are far inferior to inland transportation. It is okay for daily commercial exchanges, but it is simply unable to support a baggage line on its own!

Tian Sheng's face turned pale instantly: "If that's the case, where will our army of more than one million soldiers live?!"

If there were only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, they would definitely be able to make ends meet in this rich Du Kang area.

But the coalition forces had more than one million soldiers!

Including the soldiers and civilian laborers, the coalition forces needed to consume 110,000 shi of corn every day, and the consumption of hay reached a terrifying 370,000 shi!
This is just the normal daily consumption without any reward incentives and in a non-combat state.

Even though the autumn harvest had just passed and the granaries in various cities were overflowing, and even though the Du Kang area was quite rich, it could not support such a horrific appetite!

Tian Sheng knew very well that without a steady supply from the rear, the grain reserves in Du Kang and the army could only support the army's consumption for more than two months at most.

Once the coalition forces run out of food and supplies, this army will collapse without a fight!

Seeing Tian Sheng panicking, Li Mu frowned slightly and scolded him in a deep voice: "You are the deputy general of the Qi army, how can you be so panicked!"

"Collect the gods!"

"Meditation!"

"If you dare to disrupt the morale of our army, I will immediately cut off your head and sacrifice it to the flag!"

Tian Sheng suddenly shuddered.

Although he was the crown prince of Qi, the crown prince of Yan had just died not long ago, and Tian Sheng did not think that the identity of crown prince could be a golden ticket to immunity from death.

Tian Sheng hurriedly bowed and said, "The baggage of Qi and Dai is cut off. I lost my composure for a moment. I hope you will forgive me, Commander!"

Li Mu said in a deep voice: "The baggage lines of the two countries have been completely cut off. This is indeed a heavy blow to our army, but it is not a disaster."

"Now our army has completely taken over Dukang. This place is a smooth road connecting our army and the State of Yan."

"Although the Qin army can blockade Wuyang, Jingruan, Pingshu and other places, it does not have the troops to cut off the entire Dukang area!"

Li Mu turned to look at the King of Yan and said, "The baggage and food supplies of our Great Dai can be transported to our army through the State of Yan via the Du Kang area."

"Please ask Yan to temporarily supply Qi's army with baggage and food. Please ask the King of Qi to send ships north along the coastline to transport baggage and food into Yan's territory. After replenishing Yan's consumption, they will also be transported to our army from Du Kang."

"Then the Qin army's plan to cut off our baggage supply can be solved immediately!"

Tian Sheng's eyes, which had been almost in despair, lit up again, and he hurriedly bowed and said, "Please ask King Yan to help our army!"

A flash of surprise flashed across King Xi's eyes, and then a strong sense of satisfaction surged up, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up as he said, "When I asked Dai Wu'an Jun to help my Great Yan break through the Du Kang area, Dai Wu'an Jun repeatedly refused."

"I never thought that this Du Kang area would become the top priority in saving our army!"

Li Mu wanted to refute King Xi of Yan immediately.

If King Xi of Yan had not insisted on taking over Zhuo County first, the coalition forces would probably have captured the Yishui Great Wall by now!

If the Yishui Great Wall was in hand, the Dai State could supply food and fodder to the coalition forces along the Lexu line without having to go through the Du Kang area!
But before Li Mu could speak, Mao Sui, who knew Li Mu's character well, hurriedly grabbed Li Mu's arm and shook his head solemnly.

Li Mu clenched the reins tightly, his face turned pale, but he still swallowed his words of rebuttal.

Seeing this, the King of Yan smiled even more brightly, and said with a righteous look: "Since Du Kang is the only baggage line for our army, I will not be stingy."

"The baggage of the Dai and Qi armies can all pass through Dayan and be transported to our army through Dukang!"

Tian Sheng thanked him and bowed: "Thank you, King Yan!"

"But..." King Xi of Yan suddenly changed the subject and said, "If we want to transport enough food and grass for our army, we will need at least hundreds of thousands of civilians."

"This matter has a bearing on our military's victory or defeat, so we should consider it carefully, quickly, and steadily."

"I will have a good discussion with the important officials of Yan State tonight."

"I'll trouble you, Wu Anjun, to take care of defeating the enemy!"

King Xi of Yan pulled the reins and turned away with unprecedented elegance and heroism.

After bowing to Li Mu, generals including Qi Pao and Yan Huan hurriedly led their soldiers to catch up with King Xi of Yan.

Soon, the various Yan troops set up their tents on the spot, and were about to cook and sleep after eating!
Li Mu finally couldn't help but be dissatisfied and shouted angrily: "The Yan army is also one of the coalition forces. Dai, Qi, and Yan are allies fighting against Qin!"

"If our Dai and Qi armies are defeated due to lack of food, how can Yan State remain unscathed?" "I want to borrow Yan State's way to transport food and grass, but the King of Yan wants to use this to avoid fighting?"

"mouse……"

Before Li Mu could finish speaking, Mao Sui quickly covered Li Mu's mouth.

Li Mu stared at him with wide eyes, and Mao Sui hurriedly whispered to him, "Mr. Wu'an, calm down! Calm down!"

"Yan State is our great ally, and the King of Yan is our king!"

"As the commander-in-chief of the Dai army and the left prime minister of the Qi army, Wu'an Jun must not speak ill of the King of Yan, which would cause disunity among the allies!"

Mao Sui had no doubt that Li Mu, who could point at Queen Zhao and call her a prostitute, could also point at Prince Xi of Yan and call him a rat!
But if Li Mu really cursed, King Xi of Yan would definitely hate Li Mu to death.

Schrödinger's allies will also be completely transformed into a sharp blade against the rear of the Dai and Qi armies!
Li Mu pushed Mao Sui's hand away and said gloomily, "I can naturally distinguish the important from the unimportant."

Mao Sui looked like he agreed, but he was actually complaining inside.

If you could really distinguish the priorities, would Zhao still have given Fu Di the chance to become a general?

I have promoted you to general a long time ago!

Li Mu could not see Mao Sui's thoughts at all. He turned his gaze to Xibanyu and sighed softly: "The Yan army is avoiding the battle, the Qi army needs to familiarize themselves with military strategies, and the Dai army is exhausted."

"Although this is a good opportunity to defeat the enemy, our army can only sit back and watch!"

"Pass this general's order!"

"Everyone retreat three miles and set up camp!"

Tian Sheng felt guilty for having the largest army but not being able to use it at the critical moment. He took the initiative to advise, "Zuo Xiang, our army is much stronger than the Qin army. With a commander in chief, we will not be afraid of the enemy."

"I advise you to lead 200,000 Qi troops south to Pingshu City and take back our army's food supply route!"

"I will also report to our king and ask him to temporarily bear the burden of the army's baggage and food to help the left prime minister out of his predicament!"

Li Mu was immediately moved.

The King of Yan used the grain and grass from Dai and Qi passing through Yan as a bargaining chip, but he didn't know that Li Mu was even more unwilling to let the grain and grass from Dai and Qi pass through Yan.

Given Yan's credibility, who knows how much the food and grass that Dai and Qi transported through Yan will be defrauded of, or even detained by the King of Yan!
But after looking at Tian Sheng, Li Mu shook his head and said, "General Meng Tian of Qin is the grandson of General Ao of Qin and the son of General Wu of Qin. Although he has just entered the battlefield, he has repeatedly defeated the enemy under the command of Qin Chang'an Jun."

"If you lead 200,000 troops there, you will probably be wiped out in the end!"

Tian Sheng couldn't hold it anymore.

I personally led an army of 200,000, but still couldn't defeat the 50,000 troops led by Meng Tian?
But thinking about it carefully, it seems that, indeed, I can’t beat him!

Li Mu pondered for a moment and then spoke slowly, "Of course, opening up the Pingshu-Shu line of supplies is indeed a must."

Li Mu also wanted to retake the Pingshu line, and Li Mu also had enough troops to support him in dividing his forces to retake the Pingshu line.

But when it came time to select the generals, Li Mu hesitated.

After several dozen breaths, Li Mu finally looked at his deputy and asked in a deep voice: "I will allocate 5,000 Dai troops and 150,000 Qi troops to you."

"Can you help Pingshucheng drive out Qin General Wu's troops?"

Ma Fudui bowed solemnly and said, "I will live up to the commander's trust!"

Li Mu nodded gently: "Good!"

"Go and select your own soldiers."

"Once the Qi army has memorized the military law, we will march out immediately!"
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at the same time.

The top of Xibanyu Mountain.

Ying Chengjiao looked down at the Yan army that had set up camp first and smiled softly, "It seems that Lieutenant Li and Lieutenant Meng have finally let the news out."

"I think the King of Yan has realized that Yan is the only way for the coalition forces to obtain supplies and food."

Ge Ping was eager to try and said, "Commander-in-chief, I request to lead my troops to Zhuo County to intercept the Yan army's baggage and completely cut off the coalition's supply!"

Ying Chengjiao was speechless and shook his head: "Even if our army cuts off the coalition's supplies, the coalition can still hold out for at least one or two months."

"With a month or two left, with a million-strong army and Dai Wu'an Jun personally leading the army, it is hard for me to imagine what kind of combat effectiveness the coalition forces will unleash!"

The trapped beast still fights!

Not to mention Li Mu!

And it was Li Mu who had an army of over one million!

Li Mu was really pushed into a corner. God knows what he could do with this army of more than one million!
It’s a pity that except Ying Chengjiao, no one at the scene could realize how terrifying Li Mu was.

Ge Ping said with regret: "I thought our army could completely trap the enemy in Du Kang, and then surround and annihilate them!"

Ying Chengjiao said calmly: "Give up such delusions."

"In this battle, Dai Wu'an Jun's biggest enemy is not our army, but the armies of Yan and Qi!"

"In this battle, the biggest obstacle for Dai Wu'an Jun is not our army, but the Dai army!"

Ying Chengjiao had no intention of defeating Li Mu on the frontal battlefield to prove his ambition.

In war, there is nothing shameful about sowing discord.

(End of this chapter)