Chasing King

After repeated deliberation, Fengye divided the army into three routes, one way around the mountain to Taiyuan. Once there was an ambush in the mountain, the connection between Taiyuan army and the ambush could be cut off at one stroke. One way was to go through the mountain according to the original plan, and the other way was to protect the logistics in the rear.

Only when the first two armies passed smoothly and set up a stronghold in the mountains can the safety of supplies and grain be ensured.

The detour was led by Wang Shen and set off by light riding in the night. The other two roads stayed in place. They were waiting for one thing - rain.

Although it's not easy to march in the rain, it's also inconvenient to set up ambush. They want to find a night when their sight is not clear and the ice and rain are biting, and they can cross chongxia mountain with light weight and speed.

In order to make the enemy's scouts not sure how many troops there were in each group, and not be seen through their intention of rushing on rainy night, they made a lot of efforts.

For example, although Wang Shen took only 10000 troops and horses, the number of cooking pots was reduced by half, and the tents were withdrawn by half, which confused the enemy's army and made it around the mountain. Only half of the troops left in the mountain protected the supplies.

For another example, the patrolling officers and soldiers are lazy day by day. They even build fences for cattle, horses and sheep, dig a reservoir, make it look like they want to camp here for a long time, and send scouts to find out about the nearest Guangxin City, so that the enemy thinks they intend to take Guangxin first.

After half a month of such affectation, they expected that Wang Shen's troops should have gone out of chongxia mountain, and they finally waited for days of heavy rain.

The scouts reported that the general of Shangfeng village had been training his troops a few days ago. After the rain, he was also very alert. However, when he saw that everything was the same, he gradually relaxed.

On the first day of March, the new moon is in the sky, and the rain is continuous. The moon is so dark that it almost blends with the night sky. The earth is dark, and the mountains are dark.

Fengye leads 60000 troops, with a man holding a coin and a horse wrapped in hooves. He sets out in the rain and gallops up to the peak village.

When the soldiers of Shangfeng village heard the sound of the horse's hooves, they had missed the ambush and were killed by Fengye. Fengye led 20000 soldiers straight to the camp and divided them into two groups: one side to respond, the other side to climb the mountain to cut off the retreat of Shangfeng village.

Shangfeng stronghold was originally in a favorable position where it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Whenever it attacked, it must fight with its head up. However, the stronghold was not as strong as the city wall. The fengjiajun army suddenly came like a ghost. It was attacked by both sides, and soon it was hard to resist. The retreat was encircled, and it was defeated by the end of the day.

When Yan Sikong slowly arrived at Shangfeng village with the logistics troops that night, the fengjiajun was checking the battle damage, repairing the camp and deploying troops. It seemed that he had become the master here.

Yan Sikong looked at the orderly and well disciplined Feng family army, and he felt that although he had read a lot of military books and boasted that he had never lost his strategy, he did not have much self-confidence in leading the army. It took extraordinary courage, courage, wisdom, foresight and means to lead a hundred thousand troops. However, any general who had the slightest bit of softness could not hold down these rough soldiers, let alone the soldiers One hundred thousand people, even ten people, can make trouble. How dignified should one person be if one hundred thousand people are to be obedient and loyal to one person.

Fengye did it when he was young. He could control it if he gave him another 100000 or 200000. That's why he made the imperial court scared.

When he entered Shangfeng village, Fengye was dealing with prisoners. He didn't like to kill, but he was never soft handed. He killed all those who didn't surrender, and eventually he surrendered 4000 soldiers.

Yan Sikong regretted: "now is the time to employ people. Why don't you wait for me to lobby the guard?"

"If you don't have the heart to surrender, staying around may be a hidden danger. What's the use of it?"

"Those who surrender easily may also be disloyal and cowardly. Isn't that a hidden danger?"

"That's different from person to person." Fengye complacently said, "if the barbarians are attacking the stronghold today, those who surrender must be those who are greedy for life and afraid of death. However, dissatisfaction with the dog emperor can be found everywhere inside and outside the government. Most of them are full of resentment when the eunuch party is in the ascendant. They surrender to me by abandoning the secret and turning to the light. As for those stubborn and loyal people, kill them and kill them. "

This is true. Yan Sikong is just a pity. Moreover, he has been imperceptibly integrated into the Fengjia army. Although Fengye does not give him real power, he has to rely on his ability. Therefore, even if he holds a false position, he has a position in the army. He wants Fengye to develop the habit of consulting with himself. In this way, those generals will follow suit and he can control more.

Although Fengye hated his work, he didn't know what else to do.

Feng Ye leered at him: "these generals are mediocre, and they are not worth cherishing. Do you want to treat everyone as Shen Hexuan?"

"No Thinking of Shen Hexuan, Yan Sikong sighed, "mix those 4000 people into the army that attacked Taiyuan. Don't let them stay here."

"That's nature."

Feng Ye said: "by the way, I remember that I just received the news from Shen Hexuan."

Yan think hollow in a tight, he realized that Shen Hexuan is still alive, otherwise Fengye will not have to tell him what "news."

Sure enough, Fengye said: "the assassin failed, and he escaped into Xiangyang."Yan Sikong doesn't know how to be happy or worried for a moment. He doesn't want to have such a talented person as Shen Hexuan to die, but he doesn't want to have such an enemy as Shen Hexuan.

Feng Ye approached him: "are you happy or unhappy?"

Yan Sikong said with a bitter smile: "I don't know. In fact, in my heart, I want him to die, and I don't want him to die."

"He's going to get his life back. It's better to be on his own." Feng yeleng said, "if you fight me again, I'll make him dead."

This conversation made Yan Sikong uncomfortable. He turned to say, "is there any news that I forgot today?"

"Yes, they are preparing to attack." Fengye road.

Yan Sikong frowned: "the siege is bound to cause heavy losses But you urged him? " He worried about yuan Nanyu's comfort day and night, and even regretted that he didn't go to Qingyang with yuan Nanyu, but the situation in Taiyuan was more severe. Besides, Fengye might not let him go with yuan Nanyu.

"I don't have to rush him. He knows the time is short." Feng Ye pulled Yan Sikong aside. "I know you're worried about him, and I'm also worried about him, but he's been fighting many battles with me, and he's already trained all his skills. I believe Qingyang is just a little bit hard for him."

Yan Sikong nodded his head, hoping that Yuannan Yuji had his own destiny. After all, he had snatched his life from the gate of hell, and his life must be very hard.

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it took them a few days to settle down Shangfeng village and leave 20000 troops to guard here. Shangfeng village will be an important grain route from Datong to Taiyuan. They have the confidence to attack Taiyuan after they win Shangfeng village.

On a sunny day, Fengye led the army to Taiyuan. Wang Shen's troops had left chongxiashan and were temporarily stationed 100 li away from Taiyuan, focusing on the situation of Xiashan and Taiyuan city.

After the round, they moved to Taiyuan 30 miles away, camped, built stone walls, and reclaimed wasteland. Whether it was a protracted battle or not, they had to be prepared for a protracted battle.

Taiyuan City, with 60000 troops, is the gateway to the hinterland of the Central Plains. It is also one of the most prosperous city states in the world. It is the most difficult city they have ever faced to capture. Compared with Taiyuan, those cities in the past have become small and dangerous cities. They dare not expect to pull out Taiyuan quickly. Even if they can win it in one year, they are extremely brave.

After setting up the barracks, the officers and soldiers were ordered to train their troops and garrison their fields. They had no intention of attacking.

In fact, they are waiting for the news of yuan Nanyu. Yuan Nanyu is also sticking with Qingyang. If yuan Nanyu can take Qingyang, they can take Qingyang as a stronghold, divide forces between Qingyang and Taiyuan, take several small cities, gradually encircle Taiyuan, and finally cut off their supply. If Qingyang does not fall, they dare not act rashly, otherwise they will be surrounded by the enemy.

In the past few days, they have not received any good news. Yuan Nanyu's attack on Qingyang was not enough, but he ambushed the Sheng army who came to help Qingyang. It was a gain and a loss, and there was no progress.

It's a matter of no urgency, but it's a matter of no urgency.

At first, Yan Sikong proposed to go to Qingyang to help yuan Nanyu, which was rejected by Fengye. Many military affairs still need Yan Sikong to deal with. In fact, he is lack of skills. Later, yuan Shaoxu proposed to support yuan Nanyu.

Although yuan Shaoxu, as the eldest son of the yuan family, was appreciated by Fengye in the army, it's hard to say whether he could be regarded as an important one. Fengye asked yuan Shaoxu to be in charge of the escorting of grain. Grain and grass were the lifeblood of the army. It was really a very important job, and it was also a fat job. It was easy to get some small profits from it. But yuan Shaoxu didn't want to guard the grain. He thought he was overqualified and underutilized. He wanted to lead the army to kill the enemy and make contributions. Therefore, whenever he found an opportunity, he would always give advice to Fengye And plead for a chance to show your talents.

But Fengye didn't agree. They have just got a firm foothold. They want to make the Taiyuan army think that they are ready for a long-term siege. If they make frequent moves, especially when they send troops to reinforce Qingyang, they will be seen as eager to win, or they may not have enough food and grass.

As a result, they paid close attention to the trend of Qingyang and Taiyuan. Meanwhile, news about Datong, Yunnan, even the imperial court and other places in the world was constantly sent to Daying by wire.

They found out that the imperial court planned to send troops to Taiyuan for reinforcement. In fact, Taiyuan didn't need reinforcement. They had enough troops, food and grass, but Fengye didn't even surround them. Most of those reinforcements were coming to fight with fengjiajun. However, the news comes from the news and is not reliable. If there are imperial soldiers and horses to fight with them, it may not be a bad thing to drag them down, even though they are in great danger.

After waiting for two months, it was already summer and the weather was getting hot. One of the grumpy generals couldn't bear to "recuperate". He hid in the village and became a turtle. He ran to Fengye and asked the leader to fight Taiyuan. He was whipped by Fengye for 20 years. He was honest.

Just when everyone was impetuous and the soldiers had a lot of suspicions, they were waiting for the most expected news - yuan Nanyu led Feng's army to fight a bloody battle. He lost more than half of his life and was injured. Finally, he won Qingyang!