The best old woman is too fierce, stepping on her ex-husband and beating up her traitorous son!

Chapter 161
Qiguo's big account.

The eldest prince of Qi State, Teng Ge, and the prince of Qi State, Sa Riman, were silent in front of the map in the camp.

"Uncle Emperor, do you think we can break through Zhenxi Pass this time?" Teng Ge asked, his young face full of unwillingness.

Today, he received another order from his father, asking him to return to the court as soon as possible to eliminate the wandering Great Yan Rangers within the Qi Kingdom.

Sa Riman shook his head when he heard this, "My leader in charge of intelligence, Urgan, was caught, and all the original plans were scrapped."

"Now I am not sure that I will be able to help break through Zhenxi Pass. Now it is up to you to decide whether to advance or retreat."

Brother Teng frowned when he heard this. He finally got the opportunity to lead the army, but he returned without attacking the city. That would be too cowardly.

Originally, I wanted the emperor's uncle to take the lead and insist on attacking the city.

In this way, the father's blame will not be placed on him.

Uncle Huang, an old fox, didn't take the bait at all, and Teng Ge was now in a dilemma.

"We are about to approach the city, and my father is now asking us to withdraw our troops! If we return without success this time, our uncle and nephew will definitely become a joke."

When Sarman heard this, he hesitated in his heart. He spent so much energy and financial resources to improve the intelligence agencies of Zhenxiguan and Nanshan County in order to capture Zhenxiguan in one fell swoop.

If you return without success, you will be accused by those people when you go back.

At this time, a scout came to report.

"First Prince, Your Majesty, our people have sent word that they have burned the food and fodder of the [-] troops at Zhenxiguan for half a year."

When Sa Riman heard this, he was slightly startled. He didn't expect that he really succeeded. "Are you serious?"

"Seriously, after passing that valley, you can hear the raging fire in the city of Zhenxiguan, where the food is stored."

After hearing this, Sa Riman pondered for a moment and said, "Tengge, let me confirm the news again. If it is true, we will attack Zhenxiguan at night."

Teng Ge was also very excited, "If the food and grass are burned, the morale of the army will definitely be in chaos. We got Da Yan's catapult and improved it so that it can be put to use now."

"Yes." Sa Riman replied, "As long as we can break through Zhenxi Pass, everything will be worth it."

"Uncle Huang is right." Teng Ge replied, "Now send someone to confirm whether the food and grass have been burned?"

Sa Riman deployed many people, including people like Urgan, but there was also another team of people, which was a hidden line.

He usually doesn't do anything, just dresses up like a normal Da Yan, and still has the identity of Da Yan.

Used to convey the most confidential things, and also the last team.

The Sarimans sent their confidants over to find out that it was indeed what they had arranged before and it was burned by the Qi people.

This news made Sha Riman and Teng Ge even more excited.

There was indeed half a year's worth of food and fodder for 10 people there, and it was all burned.

Not only the common people, but also other soldiers were very panicked.

People even rushed to buy food, and people in Zhenxiguan and Lanshan counties were panicked.

The same was true for Liu Zicheng, who was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.

After a while, Fan Geng also hurried over and said, "General, hundreds of thousands of loads of grain have been lost."

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and allocate food and grass from Ningchang Mansion." Liu Zicheng was anxious, "By the way, have you caught the person who set the fire?"

Fan Geng quickly replied: "They were caught, but they all swallowed the medicine and died."

"Bastard!" Liu Zicheng scolded angrily, "Don't delay, hurry up and prepare food."

It is said that the food and grass have not been moved, and the soldiers and horses go first.

There was no food, and the morale of the soldiers was unstable.In fact, this is also true, and many people are beginning to panic.

Liu Zicheng promised that the food and grass would arrive within three days.

Old Man Li was also very anxious, worried about civil strife in Zhenxi Pass, and was about to come over to tell Liu Zicheng that he could provide food and grass.

Gongsun Lian sent Niu Dazhuang over to tell him the truth.

"Grandpa Li, my military adviser said that the grain and grass have been transported out through the tunnel and are placed in a warehouse in the city. It will not cause a shortage of food."

Old Man Li was stunned, not expecting that this was Gongsun Lian's plan, "Why is this?"

Seeing that there was no one else around, Niu Dazhuang lay down next to Old Man Li's ear, covering his mouth with his hands, and whispered: "We have prepared a trap a long time ago and are waiting for the Qi soldiers to come."

"But now they are hesitant and have set up camp outside the canyon. Moreover, because the several small teams they sent earlier have caused trouble in the hinterland of Qi State, their influence has been great. The king of Qi State has ordered the eldest prince Teng Ge to retreat."

Old Man Li touched his beard, which was like a steel needle. "The eldest prince of the Qi Kingdom is not happy to return without success, right? But you are not completely sure about attacking Zhenxiguan, so you deliberately created the illusion that the food and grass were burned to attract the Qi Kingdom's people." The soldiers advance and catch them all in one fell swoop.”

Niu Dazhuang nodded, "Yes, Grandpa Li. The military advisor doesn't want you to get angry in a hurry, so he asked me to tell you."

Old Man Li smiled and waved his hand, "I originally wanted to get the food from Lihua Village. In this case, the war will probably be over soon, and there will be no need to allocate food."

Niu Dazhuang took it for granted, "Yes, it will be over soon. But General Liu doesn't know yet, so please keep it a secret."

"Yes, I understand. You can go back without worries. Your military advisor has no martial arts skills. Don't leave his side without permission." Old Man Li confessed that he was actually quite optimistic about Gongsun Lian's character.

Putting aside other reasons, if my daughter wants to remarry, it would not be bad to remarry Gongsun Lian.

At least not as romantic as other men.

"Yes, Grandpa Li, I understand, let's leave now." Niu Dazhuang came and left in a hurry.

Seeing Liu Zicheng getting angry in a hurry, Old Man Li felt bad.

"General Liu, don't be anxious." Old Man Li said solemnly, "We still have enough food and grass for five days now, which is enough time to mobilize food and grass."

"If the food is not available in five days, you can borrow it from my daughter. Years ago, businessmen from Jinling came to my daughter's house to buy wool thread, and part of it was traded with food."

Hearing this, Liu Zicheng's eyes lit up, "Old General Li, can Mrs. Li really lend us food and grass?"

"Of course." Old Man Li replied, "The food and grass at the border are in urgent need. As a citizen of Xiguan, of course we cannot just sit idly by and ignore it."

Hearing this, Liu Zicheng felt reassured and expressed gratitude, "Thank you, General Li."

The grain and grass in Lihua Village were the base, and Liu Zicheng was able to transport the grain and grass from Ningchang Mansion in an orderly manner.

Precisely because Liu Zicheng didn't know it, it looked like it was real from the inside out.

Not only did he hide it from the soldiers of Zhenxiguan, but he also hid it from the soldiers of Qi State.

Sa Riman and the eldest prince Teng Ge issued orders overnight to take advantage of the unpreparedness of Da Yan's soldiers to discredit their advance.

There are no torches, and sheepskins are wrapped around the horses' hooves to minimize the noise.

After leaving the canyon, only a few miles away, we arrived at Zhenxiguan.

With an order, the Qi soldiers who heard the order began to rush towards the city wall of Zhenxiguan.

At this time, Gongsun Lian appeared on the tower.

When they heard the Qi soldiers approaching, they immediately lit up smoke and torches, and the soldiers shot with bows and arrows.

In addition, there were six more larger trebuchets on the city gate.

Liu Zicheng was surprised, "Brother Gongsun, these trebuchets are different from before. What's the use of them?"

(End of this chapter)