From a small soldier in the frontier army, an immortal god of war was born

Chapter 149: Divine Soldiers Descend from the Sky to Cross Taihang Mountains

After these words were spoken, Wu Fengdeng's eyes trembled slightly, and he quickly sent someone to help him over.

The scout simply marked the map and said, "General Wu, this town is called Siyuan, and it is more than 20 miles away from Taihang Mountain. I sneaked in to take a look, and it's full of military rations!"

"Later, I heard from the garrison there that it seemed to be a granary dedicated to the southern route, and that 300,000 shi of grain had just been transferred in two days!"

Wu Fengdeng's heartbeat quickened as he asked, "How many defenders are there?"

"Five thousand!"

"Are there any generals in the Qi Conservation Realm?"

"No! The commander there is Li Xing, the youngest son of Li Mu."

"Fight! We must fight!"

"That's right, brothers have been holding back their anger for a long time, now we finally have a place to vent!"

All the captains were immediately excited and eager to give it a try.

He had intended to hide in the Taihang Mountains for a while, waiting for an opportunity to return to the camp after the Zhao army's attack had passed. But who would have thought that he would accidentally break into the gate of the enemy's granary!

There is no reason not to fight!

Wu Fengdeng nodded slightly, raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said slowly: "Since you are here, we must fight."

"But now we are deep in the enemy's territory. We need to be extremely careful. If we are not careful, we will be doomed."

"So I'll make some arrangements. Remember this clearly. If anyone is negligent, the military will punish him severely according to the law!"

"Yes!"

……

The next day.

Siyuan Town is a peaceful and harmonious place.

Although there is a war going on now, this place is an important granary and under normal circumstances it is the most vulnerable place to enemy attack.

But the situation in the four circles was different. To the west was the Taihang Mountains, which was a natural barrier. Moreover, Generals Sima Shang and Li Mu were still fighting in the west, keeping the invading Qin army out. There was no war to the east of Taihang, and it was quiet and peaceful.

"General, the 100,000 dan of grain and fodder destined for Weiyu City has been delivered. The grain escort officer said that Weiyu now has sufficient grain and fodder, which will last for more than a month. The grain and fodder we have here should be able to be used in the north."

In the Siyuan center residence, the chief clerk in charge of grain bowed as he reported, while Li Xing beside him squinted his eyes and nodded, lying leisurely on the armchair.

He looked very similar to Li Xian, except that he had a fair complexion and no beard, and was younger.

"Is there any food or supplies needed from the north?"

"Reply General, not yet."

"Does that mean we just eat and do nothing here?"

"Uh……"

The chief clerk smiled bitterly and said, "General Li, you are joking. It is our responsibility to look after the grain and grass. How can we just eat for free?"

Li Xing sneered, raised his hand, and played with the jade ring on his thumb, saying calmly: "After all, it's because my father is partial to me. He only took my brother to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but left me behind."

"Oh, by the way, I heard that brother intended to target the young general Wu Fengdeng of the Qin army. Did you take action last night? What was the result?"

The chief clerk shook his head and said, "This... I don't know, but with the eldest son's talent and strategy, he will definitely be able to capture him easily. He may have already brought Wu Fengdeng's head back to Wei Yu to see the general."

"That's right. Brother has been loved and cultivated by our father since he was young, so this task is not difficult."

After Li Xing finished speaking, he sighed deeply and continued, "I really envy you, brother. I also want to see what the world-famous brave uncle Wu Fengdeng is capable of."

"Those are just empty names of outsiders. After all, I am just a young boy under 20 years old. I was lucky enough to do a few remarkable things. But I can't compare with adults."

"Alright, alright, stop saying these nice words and go down."

"Yes."

Li Xing waved his hands impatiently, and the former tactfully retreated in silence.

"This place is too remote and boring. Even the brothels are not open for listening to music..."

Li Xing stretched lazily in the chair. Just when he was about to take a nap, a sudden loud noise brought him back to his senses.

"Where's the noise coming from?"

As he was slightly stunned, he saw several defenders running towards him in a hurry: "General Li! Qin Army! Qin Army!"

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck Li Xing's mind. He stood up from his chair and asked in surprise, "Where did the Qin army come from?"

Now both the north and south roads are guarded by Zhao soldiers, and there is Taihang Mountain in the middle. The Qin army is completely blocked in the west. How could the Qin army appear here?

He was confused, but he didn't have time to think about it. He immediately rushed out with his sword, shouting, "Everyone, go up to the tower to resist the enemy!"

"At the same time, send a pigeon to Wei Yu, asking for help! Quick!"

The granary was an important place and no mistakes could be made. Li Xing, who didn't know the strength of the Qin army, directly ordered for help. After he climbed up to the city wall, he was immediately disappointed.

More than two thousand Qin soldiers rushed forward like a sharp arrow, and the deafening sound of charging and killing showed the momentum of twenty thousand people.

"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"

The city gates were already tightly closed, and the defenders on the low city walls were busy shooting arrows, while the Qin army below was also lined up and shooting arrows, and the whistling sound of arrows breaking through the air was endless.

"Damn, this looks like the Qin Army's Fire Armored Warriors!"

After all, Li Xing came from a family of generals. He recognized at a glance that the group of elite soldiers below were the Fire Armor Army. His eyes then stopped on the red-armored figure behind them.

"This person is so young!" Li Xing was surprised.

Wu Fengdeng's gaze also stopped on him, and he immediately took out a ninth-grade gilded bow from the mechanism box behind him, raised his arm and shot an arrow.

The arrow trailed a stream of light, as fast as lightning, and was cut off by Li Xing with his sword in a thrilling manner.

"Do you dare to fight me?"

Wu Fengdeng shouted loudly, pointing his sharp edge directly at Li Xing, with contempt in his eyes.

"Why not? How dare you, a mere brat, yell in front of me!"

The latter was also young and full of vigor and vitality. He could not withstand Wu Fengdeng's instigation and immediately drew his sword and was about to jump off the city wall.

However, the chief clerk beside him stopped him in shock and advised: "General Li, you must not fall for his provocation!" "This group of Qin soldiers are not many, and they can't take us down in a short time. He must want to provoke you out of the city and kill you together!"

"You are responsible for the grain, you can't take risks. You should wait for General Li Xian to arrive and then capture him!"

Li Xing finally listened to his persuasion, and he snorted angrily.

Seeing that he was indifferent at the last moment, Wu Fengdeng was not discouraged. He turned back and told Li Qun and others: "Move forward steadily and increase your prestige."

"Here!"

Nearly two thousand elite soldiers gathered together, stomped the ground heavily and moved forward steadily under the cover of shields. Although they were few in number, their prestige was great, which made the defenders on all sides very nervous and they kept shooting arrows down.

This continued for nearly an hour.

"General Wu!"

Then a scout rushed to Wu Fengdeng at full speed, panting and said, "Your guess is right. Li Xian has set up a defense line west of Taihang Mountain. They just received a letter from a carrier pigeon and are urgently dispatching troops to support them."

“This is where they came from!”

Wu Fengdeng looked at the place marked by the scouts and found that the direction from which Li Xian and his troops were heading was exactly northwest of him.

He nodded calmly, put away the map and turned his horse around: "Retreat!"

Boom boom boom!
The war drums for retreating troops sounded rapidly, and the attacking Qin army turned around in unison and quickly evacuated under the cover of the shield soldiers, heading straight for the south side of Taihang Mountain.

During the retreat, scouts who had been placed in advance kept returning to the northwest. Without their reports, Wu Fengdeng could guess Li Xian's marching progress to a high degree.

About a quarter of an hour later, according to the plan, Wu Fengdeng's subordinates went into the forest again, and then marched directly north, stopping after finding traces of Li Xian's subordinates.

"Hide in the grass, don't make a sound without my signal." Wu Fengdeng said in a deep voice, and then the order was passed down. Many soldiers and horses quickly put on camouflage made of wild grass and branches as instructed in advance.

After a moment, all two thousand soldiers hid themselves.

Wu Fengdeng took a few agile scouts and headed east again. He saw with his own eyes the dust in the distance that had not yet completely dissipated, and the wheel tracks and horse hoof prints on the ground were numerous and chaotic.

Looking at the scale of the mark on the ground, Wu Fengdeng narrowed his eyes slightly: "Have all the troops been mobilized?"

Just as he had this guess, he heard light footsteps behind him. Turning back, he saw that it was the scout commander he had sent out earlier, and he was also the last one to return.

"General Wu, there are no Zhao troops on the east side of Taihang Mountain. Li Xian has brought all his troops to encircle and suppress us!"

"Sure enough."

Wu Fengdeng then whispered, "Pass the order down, prepare according to the second plan, and wait for my order to attack."

"Yes!"

The scout commander clasped his fists in response, then turned around and dived back into the forest.

At the same time, Siyuan Town.

"Brother Xing!"

Li Xian came riding a horse at full speed, followed by an army of 10,000 men.

Seeing this, Li Xing on the city wall quickly ordered people to open the city gate to welcome them.

"Brother!"

"I came here at full speed after receiving your message, but where is Wu Fengdeng?"

The two hugged each other, and then Li Xian couldn't wait to ask.

Previously, he was misled by Wu Fengdeng's fake traces at the foot of the mountain. He searched for a long time but couldn't find him. He had to retreat from the mountain first and set up defenses at the foot of the mountain, intending to trap Wu Fengdeng inside.

However, at this time he received a letter from Li Xing, and only then did he learn that Wu Fengdeng had led his troops to attack the Siyuan granary!
This was one of the most important granaries in the rear, and his whereabouts were finally discovered, so Li Xian directly mobilized all his troops to cross the mountain to support, attempting to capture Wu Fengdeng in one fell swoop.

Although he led his troops here with great enthusiasm, he did not expect to see even a single Qin soldier!
Li Xing explained: "He probably felt that he couldn't take the city in a short time, so he withdrew his troops about three quarters of an hour ago and fled southwest to Taihang Mountains."

"Withdrawal?"

Li Xian was slightly startled, and then his pupils shrank sharply: "It's bad! The tiger is lured away from the mountain!"

"what?"

"No time to explain, I'll go first!"

Li Xian knew that the opportunity to fight was fleeting, so he quickly jumped on his horse again and led his men towards the southwest. His eyes gradually became cold along the way.

"This cunning Wu Fengdeng! Knowing that he was trapped in the mountains and unable to escape, he deliberately attacked Siyuan Town so that Brother Xing would ask for help and lure me here."

"And he led the team into the mountains again, taking advantage of the opportunity when there was no interception from the west, and went directly to meet up with Wang Ben!"

"Well done! Let's see which is faster, your horse or the Zhao cavalry!"

Watching this large group of people coming and going in a hurry, Li Xing felt a little depressed.

"It seems to be just a false alarm! I told you, how could Wu Fengdeng have the guts to attack us with only 2,000 men? He was just trying to escape!"

The chief clerk beside him wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and laughed.

Li Xing sighed and said, "Okay, this is at least a lesson. We won't be safe forever. Let's be more vigilant from now on."

"Yes, yes, it is necessary."

The chief clerk responded, and the surrounding defenders finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing it.

They were used to this kind of logistical comfort, so Wu Fengdeng's sudden attack inevitably frightened them even though they had the advantage of military strength and city walls.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm and the four-circle formation was still safe.

Li Xing returned to the house, sat down, took the hot tea handed to him by the servant, blew away the hot steam, and took a sip.

However, before he finished his cup of tea, he suddenly heard a rumbling sound, and his heart, which had just calmed down, suddenly rose again.

"what happened?"

"General! Qin's army! Wu Fengdeng is attacking again!"

"What?!! Why is he here again!?"

Li Xing was so frightened that the scalding hot tea in the cup spilled out, and his eyes were as big as a pair of copper bells.

(End of this chapter)