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Chapter 573
On the field, the 20 troops led by Hou Mingfeng slowly advanced towards Yekesha City, and [-] cavalry guarded the two wings, carefully monitoring the movement around them.

At this time, Murong Tan came to Hou Mingfeng on horseback, and said in a deep voice: "General, our army is only fifty miles away from Yekesha City, and we will arrive tomorrow. At this time, the Xijin werewolf is still missing, and it is very likely that we have given up this time." This is the opportunity to encircle and annihilate our army."

Hou Mingfeng nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "It is possible, but you should not take it lightly, especially at this time, it is most likely to be slack and let the enemy take advantage of it."

"The last one will save you." Murong Tan smiled and continued to ask, "General, if the enemy doesn't come to attack me, won't it be more difficult for them to win after we occupy Yekesha City?If I were the opponent's general, as long as we were pinned down on this wilderness, the [-] cavalry alone would not be able to break through the army.As long as we slowly weaken our morale, when food and grass are scarce, we will collapse without fighting. "

"Haha, that's right. If that's the case, there is really nothing our army can do." Hou Mingfeng laughed, "But they don't want to. If they do this, they will only hurt the enemy by one thousand and themselves by eight hundred. If there is a better way, then Why are they fighting us?"

"A better way?" Murong Tan frowned slightly, lost in thought, and after a while, he couldn't help but said excitedly, "The end general knows, they want to introduce us into Yekesha City, and then bring us back to Yekesha City." stuck inside.Then the troops in the Western Regions will be extremely empty, and they can just take advantage of the emptiness and cut off our backup supplies.Even, they can instigate rebellion against the countries of the Western Regions and make us their enemies.General, if this is the case, how can we fall into the trap, this city of Yekesha is absolutely forbidden. "

"Your boy is quite clever." Hou Mingfeng looked at him appreciatively, and said with a smile, "However, this time our army will do what they want and get into their trap."

"This, general, isn't this too risky?" Murong Tan frowned and said, "How can the 3 men of the Golden Werewolves change the situation of the battle? In order to create opportunities for them, but at the expense of our army's safety, no Is it suitable?"

Hou Mingfeng jokingly said: "Why, haven't you always been bold and like to take risks? Now, why are you becoming more cautious?"

"The last general likes to take risks, but he only dares to make up his mind when he has a lot of confidence." Murong Tan blushed, and quickly explained, "But in this matter, the last general is not completely sure, so he can't make up his mind." Don't worry."

"You don't need to worry about this matter." Hou Mingfeng nodded slightly when he heard the words, and said solemnly, "The reason why I decided to occupy Yekesha City actually has other motives. First, our army has traveled long distances, whether it is physical strength or Morale needs to be restored, occupying the city is the only way for our army to have a safe place to rest. Secondly, our army has too few soldiers and horses, and there are less than 20 cavalry. If it is a field battle, our army will inevitably suffer heavy losses. If this is the case, even victory is tantamount to failure. Once our army loses too much, I am afraid that there will be chaos in the Western Regions, and even the two Western countries may tear up the agreement and attack again. Third, occupy the city, and It doesn't mean that we can't attack. Our army's 40 soldiers and horses are gathered together, while the opponent's [-] to [-] people have to guard four gates in order to surround our army. If our army concentrates the main force to attack one place, who can stop it? Humph, The Xijin werewolves wanted to rely on the city wall to besiege us, and I happened to be able to use the city wall as a stronghold to concentrate my forces and attack them all the way, slowly weakening their forces."

"Ah?" Murong Tan couldn't help being taken aback, "General, can this really be done?"

"Let's wait and see." Hou Mingfeng smiled slightly, looking sharply to the north.

In the afternoon of the second day, the city of Yekesha finally appeared in front of the army.But at this time, there was no one in the city.

When the army entered the city, they found that the interior of the city was still intact. However, after a sweep by the Xijin werewolves, there was nothing left, only empty houses standing tall.What made everyone nervous was that the canals originally brought in from outside the city had dried up.If there is no water source, the army may collapse within a few days.

In this regard, Hou Mingfeng immediately ordered people to go to the source of the canal to investigate the situation, and at the same time ordered the engineers to investigate the groundwater in the city and dig wells for self-sufficiency.

When night fell, the cavalry who went to explore the water source came back to report.Only then did Hou Mingfeng find out that the Xijin werewolf actually blocked a river more than ten miles away from this city and diverted it to another place.In other words, it is impossible for them to restore the water source in the city in a short time.

Although the water source could not be restored, after several hours of digging, the engineers finally dug more than ten wells in the city.Although compared to 20 people, it is just a drop in the bucket.However, with the continuous digging of new wells, it was barely enough for the army.

On the second day, at the dawn of the morning, the sky was red, and the thunder was rolling, getting bigger and bigger.On the wilderness in the north, a torrent was rushing in like the water of the gate, rolling up boundless wind and dust.

"Here we come." Standing on the city wall, Hou Mingfeng looked coldly at the overwhelming army on the opposite side.

At this time, more than 30 Hengshan defenders had already been deployed on the city walls everywhere, and every [-] meters, there was a cannon mounted on it, and the black muzzle pointed directly at the sky.

Not long after, the cavalry of the West Golden Wolf rolled in and came to the city, immediately divided up the troops, and surrounded the city gates on all sides.

When Sade came to the front of the army formation, seeing the former capital planting the banner of Hengshan, the anger in his eyes almost burned.At the same time, he couldn't help but secretly rejoiced that the other party had finally caught the trick.

"General Engor, take a look, with our army of more than 40 troops, can we take the capital?" Sade pointed to the city of Yekesha, and looked at Engor beside him.

Engor's face changed when he heard the words, "Your Majesty, no. Although our army has a large number of people, it is not so easy to capture the capital. In this battle, we can only contain it, not force it."

"Haha, that's what Ben Khan said." There was a hint of disappointment in Sade's eyes, but a smile appeared on his face, "Now that the opponent has been besieged by us, should we proceed to the second step?"

"Your Majesty, we need to wait a few more days." Engor bowed, "Although we can't attack them by force, we have to test them to know each other's strength. At the same time, it also gives the other party an illusion that our army We will be here to entangle with them to prevent them from seeing the situation and forcefully breaking out."

"Okay, let's try their strength." Sade nodded approvingly, "Ben Khan wants to see how strong the Hengshan Army is, and it can defeat the 50 coalition forces of the two countries."

(End of this chapter)