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

Chapter 150: Using the Military Skillfully to Seize the Granary (Please Subscribe~)

This sudden change was beyond his expectations, and he was very panicked. He immediately swallowed his saliva, drew his sword and ran out at full speed.

Bang!
Bang!
"Kill, kill, kill!"

The noise outside was deafening, far more violent than the last time, making Li Xing's heart even colder. Just as he arrived at the city gate, he was instantly startled by a loud explosion.

Wood chips were seen flying all over the city gate. Dozens of soldiers at the gate were blown away. A red-armored figure rushed out from the gate and quickly enlarged in Li Xing's eyes like a galloping beast.

"Fight with me!"

Wu Fengdeng's voice was like thunder. He raised the Sun-Covering Sword high up and slashed it down fiercely. The surging force shocked Li Xing, who was also in the early stage of Tuodan, and made him retreat several steps with a look of horror.

His blood and energy were so strong that it was beyond Li Xing's expectations!
But at this moment he had no time to be surprised, nor did he have time to think about why Wu Fengdeng dared to attack Siyuan Town again.

The Qin army is now coming with great force, and a war is inevitable!
"Since there is no way to retreat, let's fight to the death!" Li Xing's eyes became firm, and his fighting spirit burned with a raging fire!

"Let me see what you, the brave general, are capable of!"

After a few breaths.

Ahem! !
Li Xing fell to his knees, his face pale. He forced himself to stay upright and coughed up blood. The long sword also broke into two pieces.

The icy coldness of the sun rested on his head, penetrating deep into his bones and making his soul tremble.

Too strong!

Li Xing knew that Wu Fengdeng was very powerful, but he didn't expect it to be this strong. He thought that he had excellent talent in cultivation since he was a child, and it was normal for him to fight against opponents of higher levels.

He thought he could be more or less on par with Wu Fengdeng, but he had underestimated his power. The spear was heavy and fierce, especially when the Bloodthirst Technique was activated, it broke his sword abruptly.

Such combat power is extremely rare even in the middle stage of Tuodan!
"just kill me."

Li Xing didn't look up, but by listening to the noises around him he knew that he could not stop the Qin army.

This granary was probably already lost, and as the granary officer, he naturally could not escape the blame. What's more, it fell into the hands of the enemy, so he could not escape death anyway.

Wu Fengdeng was not in a hurry to kill him, and said calmly: "I won't kill you. You will be of great use to us when we attack Wei Yu."

After saying that, he tied Li Xing up and put him aside, then charged into the Zhao army again with his gun, clearing out those Zhao soldiers who refused to surrender as quickly as possible.

And the other side.

Thump thump thump!

The sound of horse hooves rumbled, and Li Xian kept waving the whip on the horse's buttocks, chasing forward eagerly.

Soon he led his troops to chase more than thirty miles to the west of Taihang Mountain, but looking around, he still could not see any trace of the Qin army.

"Ouch~~"

At this moment, the soldiers behind him who had been running continuously were exhausted and cried out in pain. Li Xian had no choice but to grit his teeth and raise his hand to signal them to stop.

"No, it seems that the Qin army did not rush out of Taihang Mountain!"

He panted slightly and finally found some clues. Zhao Xunle beside him frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Li Xian said coldly: "We have chased for more than thirty miles, but we have not found any trace of the Qin army. Even if they intend to erase the traces, it is impossible for them to do it so perfectly."

"So it is very likely that they didn't escape at all!"

"So they are still hiding in Taihang Mountains?"

Although Zhao Xunle did not know how to lead troops in battle, he came to his senses after being reminded by Li Xian.

"I'm not sure, but I have a bad feeling." Li Xian became more and more uneasy.

Wu Fengdeng's whereabouts are difficult to predict. Since they have not been discovered here, they may still be hiding in the Taihang Mountains.

But in this case, what was the point of their raid on Siyuan Town? Besides, he had already taken away all the troops, so Wu Fengdeng could take the opportunity to evacuate.

No, thinking from another angle, maybe his goal was not to reunite with Wang Ben?

When Li Xian thought of this, his pupils trembled slightly, and a shocking piece of bad news floated in his mind.

He wants to...attack the granary?!

"Wu Fengdeng knows that I am blocking the east side of Taihang Mountain. Once the granary is attacked, Brother Xing will definitely send a letter for help. I can rush to support him as quickly as possible. He won't have much time to capture it, and he will be killed by our pincer attack from both sides."

"So they bluffed me and lured me to Siyuan Town, deliberately making me think that it was a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so that I could focus on chasing and widen the distance between me and Brother Xing."

"This way, the time left for him to capture the granary will be greatly increased!"

"Oh my god! This person is so cunning and unfathomable!"

Li Xian quickly put all of this together, and the horrific reality that emerged made his breathing freeze. He was so distracted that he even fell off his horse.

"General!"

The soldiers nearby rushed forward to support him, but saw that Li Xian's face was covered with tears. He staggered to his feet from the ground in a state of disarray, with his trembling hands pointing towards the east.

"Four Circle Town, Four Circle Town, hurry up!"

"You take three thousand elite soldiers to block the east side. Do not move without my order. We cannot be led by Wu Fengdeng by the nose again."

"The rest of you, follow me to support Siyuan Town!"

……

Siyuan Town.

"General Wu! All the Zhao troops have been wiped out!"

Li Qun, covered in blood, walked up to Wu Fengdeng and reported: "In this battle, our army killed more than 2,000 enemies, 500 surrendered, and the rest of the Zhao army all fled in the chaos. Our losses totaled 86 people."

Wu Fengdeng nodded slightly and said calmly, "Go and load the food. We only have a quarter of an hour. Load as much as you can and burn the rest."

"Here!"

When many Qin soldiers began to load grain onto the carts, Wu Fengdeng and Qingdai came to the central residence of Siyuan Town, which was also the office of many grain-managing clerks and deacons.

The first thing I saw was the rattan armchair and the steaming tea on the table.

"These logistics staff are so relaxed that they can even drink tea."

Wu Fengdeng sighed a little, then looked around and said, "Qingdai, load all the letters and books on the desk and take them away. We can take a closer look later. We may find some useful information."

"it is good!"

Qingdai rolled up her sleeves, as she was already very familiar with this kind of work. He sat on the armchair, closed his eyes quietly and entered a state of concentration, sorting out his next actions.

"The loss of the granary here may shake the morale of the Zhao army, which will also help General Li Xin in attacking the city."

"As for Li Xian, we must also find a way to deal with him. The loss last time cannot be in vain." As he was thinking, just a quarter of an hour had passed. At that time, the scout commander also brought the information that Li Xian was on his way. Wu Fengdeng immediately ordered to set fire and withdraw the troops.

Only half of the grain, about 100,000 stones, could be loaded onto the carts in such a short time. The rest was all burned. The flames quickly spread along the kerosene, and from a distance it looked like a blazing fireball.

After avoiding Li Xian's troops, the Qin army transported all the food and grass up the mountain with great effort, hid them in a place selected in advance, and covered them with branches, weeds, etc., and then the mission was accomplished.

Then it was getting dark. Looking at the exhausted soldiers, Wu Fengdeng waved his hand and ordered: "Rest where you are, do not light a fire, and eat the roasted meat."

"Here."

The meat that was roasted and stored last night allowed them to eat without making a fire, and it also improved their concealment at night.

The fire in the east was still burning, Taihang Mountains were silent, and further west, there was another lively scene.

The Qin army's plan to divide into three groups in the south to clear out the Zhao army's garrison went mostly smoothly, except for Wang Ben's group, which was forced to stop because of a sudden attack by the Zhao army.

But that didn't matter. This group of Zhao troops was originally meant to support Wei Yu, and after a brief stop they went straight back to Wei Yu City.

In this way, the entire Wei Yu, including the main force of the Zhao army within a radius of 300 miles, gathered together, and there were as many as 150,000 soldiers guarding the city.

They all followed Li Mu's key strategy of holding the city, constantly reinforcing Wei Yu City with rammed earth, adding crossbow positions, countless rolling stones and wooden stakes, and even piled kerosene and hay on the edge of the moat, so that when necessary, a single fire arrow from the top of the wall could ignite everything.

Such an airtight defense gave Li Xin and Yang Duanhe a headache. They could only surround Wei Yucheng and discuss tactics in detail.

But tonight, each of General Li Xin and other generals had one more wrinkle on their foreheads.

Because Wu Fengdeng's subordinates have completely lost contact!

As early as when the Zhao army ambushed, Wang Ben forced a breakout in order to preserve most of the main forces, and later sent out more than 200 scouts to search for the traces of Wu Fengdeng's subordinates.

But after searching for a long time near Qiluo Village, no trace of Wu Fengdeng was found.

Li Xin rubbed his brows and said in a deep voice, "So we have completely lost contact with Wu Fengdeng, but it's not too bad. At least according to the intelligence we have, Li Xin's eldest son Li Xian is still outside, which means Wu Fengdeng has not been wiped out or captured by the Zhao army."

"From this point of view, he is most likely hiding in the Taihang Mountains."

The generals looked at the map and nodded in agreement.

"His seven camps of fire-armored troops are mostly cavalry, and they march very fast. They must have already sneaked into the Taihang Mountains."

"This mountain stretches for thousands of miles. If you want to find an army of 2,000 people in it, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"With his cleverness, I believe he will be back soon."

……

Li Xin raised his hand to suppress the crowd's voices, and then said: "We should send people to look for Wu Fengdeng first. Now we still have to find a way to break through Wei Yu City. Now Wei Yu City has been reinforced by Li Mu and it is really difficult to attack!"

When it comes to this topic, the generals fell silent again, and they were all at a loss as to what to do in the face of this thorny issue.

Li Mu was a well-known god of war who defended the city, known as the Invincible Great Wall of China. He had been stationed at the border for several years, preventing the Huns from entering the Central Plains for a moment.

Now facing the Wei Yu City where he is stationed, there is abundant food and supplies, a large number of soldiers, and the city walls are high and thick. It is easy to imagine how difficult it is to break through.

"Since a strong attack fails, let's besiege them and cut off their water and food supplies for at least a month, and at most two months. They will collapse without food." Wang Ben suggested.

"This is indeed not a solution, but our military rations cannot withstand the consumption." Someone replied with a sigh.

The State of Zhao placed all its military food reserves in the rear. Although the Qin army captured cities and strongholds with great momentum, they did not seize any military food.

Moreover, because of their great depth, logistical supplies from the Qin border are also a problem. If they really have to fight this kind of war of attrition, their group of Qin troops may not be able to hold on before Wei Yucheng.

As a result, everyone had no other good ideas, and after discussing it for a long time, they still couldn't come to a decision.

"Forget it, let's call it quits today. After the scout camp finds out Wei Yu's defense situation, we'll make detailed plans for attacking the city. You all can retreat now." Li Xin waved his hands helplessly.

Siyuan Town.

There was a depressing silence. Li Xian sat on a stone at the town gate, staring at the Taihang Mountains in a daze.

At this time, his face was covered with ashes, his hair was disheveled, and his usual humility and politeness were certainly gone, looking quite embarrassed.

It's over, he has caused a disaster.

When Li Xian's men arrived, the fire was raging. Although they put out the fire after an hour and a half of frantic firefighting, it was still too late.

This vast granary had been reduced to ruins and burned down. The soldiers had to work very hard to save just a few hundred stones of grain.

You have to know that it is the time of famine, and it is imaginable how difficult it is to collect all these military rations. But now they are all burned, which is a fatal blow to the southern route.

The State of Zhao would not be able to gather enough food in a short period of time, which meant that Wei Yucheng was completely out of supplies.

And all of this is all because of my one thought!
"Wu Fengdeng!"

Li Xian gritted his teeth and uttered word by word, wishing he could eat his flesh and drink his blood alive!

"General Li, what should we do now?"

Zhao Xunle didn't care much about this kind of military rations, he only cared about how to deal with Wu Fengdeng next.

He took a deep breath, looked at the Taihang Mountains and said coldly: "There has been no battle report from the troops we stationed in the east, so Wu Fengdeng and his men must still be hiding in the mountains."

"Go into the mountains! The terrain in the mountains is complicated. He can't use the formation he is good at, and the cavalry's performance is limited. Besides, it's ten thousand versus two thousand. The advantage is on my side!"

"I just don't believe it. It's so hard to defeat a Qin army of 2,000 people!" Li Xian crushed the stone in his hand and shouted angrily...

Taihang Mountain.

After an hour's rest, the soldiers of the Seventh Battalion had recovered most of their strength and were setting up defenses and patrolling nearby. Everything was in order.

Wu Fengdeng was looking at the scout camp's complete map of the Taihang Mountains in deep thought, marking and drawing a few strokes from time to time.

"Mr. Wu, what are you thinking about?"

Qingdai, who was standing next to her, had nothing to do for a moment, so she leaned over and looked at him curiously.

"The terrain in the mountains is rugged, and our best skills, such as charging and forming battle array, are extremely limited. If we want to deal with enemies that are several times our number, we must rely on ambushes."

Wu Fengdeng explained patiently, and as he concentrated, the outline of the ambush plan in his mind was constantly being improved.

"Oh oh, I thought we could go back now."

"We haven't avenged the last raid yet. Wouldn't it be a shame for us to go back in disgrace?"

"Uh...you're right!"

Qingdai smiled and swallowed the words "You have taken away their granary."

As the master, he cannot tolerate any sand in his eyes. If someone provokes him, he will immediately scatter the person's ashes.

(End of this chapter)