Chapter 362: Chen Shui asks for help
The fire was finally extinguished, and looking at the camp that had been burned to ashes, Wu Jing wanted to cry without tears! This is the ration of 80,000 soldiers for three months, and there is not a single grain left of the burned, what can I do!
As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and now the soldiers and horses have been stationed outside Pingcheng, but the grain and grass are gone, how can the battle be fought in the future?
Wu Jing kept his composure, he knew that as the commander-in-chief, no matter what happened, he couldn't mess up, all the soldiers looked at him, once he messed up, the army's morale would be chaotic, and it would be even more difficult to end up at that time!
"Rest assured, we have plenty of food and grass, and the next batch of supplies will be sent soon!" Wu Jing said against his will, he can only pacify the army first, and as for what to do next, he can only take one step at a time. In any case, stabilizing the morale of the military is the most important task. Under Wu Jing's best efforts to appease, the army was finally not chaotic, but his heart was extremely anxious!
Wu Jing immediately sent a general to the headquarters to report the misfortune encountered here, and repeatedly told his subordinates to act quickly, the use of 80,000 troops is not a small amount, if it cannot be solved in time, no one can predict what will happen. In secret, Wu Jing sent his henchmen to investigate the cause of the fire, according to his intuition, this fire was too strange, it must have been caused by man!
If the enemy secretly set fire, it would be better, but if someone set fire to it inside, it would be even more tricky, indicating that there were spies in the army! It was easy to dodge with open guns, but it was difficult to defend against hidden arrows, even if they betrayed the Shuntian Empire, at the same time, Wu Jing was also afraid that someone would betray them.
Wu Jing returned to the camp physically and mentally exhausted, he was no longer sleepy, poured a bowl of water, and before he could take a sip, someone immediately broke in in a panic: "Report! The big thing is not good, more than 100 iron guards have disappeared, and more than 200 war horses have been lost!"
"What?" Wu Jing slapped the case and said angrily, "What the hell is going on, tell me clearly!"
"Report! The Iron Guards came with news that they woke up and immediately began to put out fires, it was the brothers behind who suddenly found the war horses galloping outward, at first they thought that the war horses were frightened, and the Iron Guards sent out a part of the soldiers to chase after them, but until now the war horses have not only not been recovered, but the Iron Guards who left still have not returned, everyone feels wrong, so I report to you. The visitor replied immediately.
"How could it be such a coincidence? Who dares to go against our army? Could it be the defenders of Pingcheng?" Wu Jing said suspiciously, and at this time, another person broke into it was his henchman, and he immediately said to the soldiers before, "I know about the Iron Guard, you go and inform the Iron Guard, this matter must not be spread!"
"Yes!" the soldier agreed, leaving the camp.
"Did you find anything?" Wu Jing immediately asked as soon as the soldier left.
"For your attention, tonight's events were indeed sabotage, and we found the body of the sentry in the shelter of the camp. The henchman replied.
"That's the case!" Wu Jing said, "You go and organize people, go to Pingcheng tonight, and carry out a sneak attack and destruction on them, our side has suffered such a big loss, we must not let them have a good time!"
"My subordinates understand, so let's prepare!" replied the henchman.
"Be careful, be sure to pay attention to safety!" Wu Jing advised. The henchman agreed and retreated, leaving Wu Jing alone to continue to worry, the sky is about to dawn, not to mention anything else, how to solve the army's breakfast?
There will always be a way, when Wu Jing went to the camp to see, he found that there were still some leftover ingredients, and immediately asked the camp to slaughter a cow that was transporting supplies, set up a cauldron, mixed everything together, and boiled it into beef soup.
80,000 people drank the soup made by one cow, and it is conceivable that this soup is very limited in strength than boiled water, but it has finally passed a hurdle.
Gupingzhou and Chenshuizhou were already close to each other, and the BMW was extremely fast, so the generals sent by Wu Jing to report the news finally arrived at the rebel headquarters near noon. The headquarters of the rebels was located in Tiancang City, the state capital of Chen Shuizhou, and the place where the general went was actually the famous Taiyin Sect in the rivers and lakes!
The reason why the officers and soldiers of Chen Shuizhou dared to betray the Shuntian Empire turned out to be the support of the Taiyin Sect behind them! No wonder the rebels would control Chen Shuizhou so quickly, and even quickly capture almost the entire territory of Guping Prefecture, with the support of the Taiyin Sect, the super force that ranked sixth on the Dragon Gate list, it was not surprising that they could achieve such a result.
The Taiyin Sect has been operating in Chenshuizhou for hundreds of years, and their power has already penetrated into all aspects of the state, as long as they support the army, it will be easy to control Chenshuizhou. Therefore, it is no wonder that the Shuntian Empire reacted slowly, and it is estimated that when the news of the fall of Chen Shuizhou reached the imperial court, it had already become the palm of the Taiyin Sect.
Wu Haoren, the leader of the Taiyin Sect, heard that Wu Jing sent a general to come, and he was full of joy and waited in the lobby with a group of people.
"Sect Master, since Wu Jing sent a general to deliver the letter, it seems that it must be a big deal! The last time he sent a general to report the news was because he captured the ancient city, could it be that he came here this time to occupy the entire territory of Guping Prefecture?" An old man said with a spring breeze on his face, if Ye Heng saw the person who spoke, he would definitely be moved, because this person was the person who attacked him in Kongming Mountain back then, Wu Delin, the left protector of the Taiyin Sect.
Wu Delin was in good spirits, but he was a little older than a few years ago, and at this time he was sitting leisurely on the left side of the sect leader with a tea bowl.
"Zuo Protector is reasonable, we have sent more than 80,000 troops, and even the ancient city of Guping Prefecture has become our bag, counting the days, the entire state city should also be taken!" an elder laughed loudly.
Sect Leader Wu Haoren nodded lightly and said, "The three of us have joined forces to do things together, it seems that our Taiyin Sect is going to take the lead!"
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At this time, the general who delivered the letter stumbled into the lobby, knelt down to Wu Haoren and said: "Sect Master, the war ahead is unfavorable, the military situation is urgent, General Wu ordered the young general to come to ask for help, this is a letter, please take a look!"
"What, asking for help?" Wu Haoren asked with a frown. The faces of the others immediately changed, could it be that there was some accident ahead? A very bad premonition rose to the hearts of everyone.
"Our army's grain and grass were burned, more than half of the iron-clad guards were lost, and the army suffered more than 10,000 casualties!" the general did not dare to conceal it, and replied truthfully.
"How can this be?" Wu Haoren suddenly stood up from his seat and asked suspiciously. The others also looked incredulous, and this result completely subverted their conjectures, and was undoubtedly slapping them in the face.
"The details are in the letter, please take a look!" replied the general.
"Come on, Wu!" Wu Haoren said loudly.
"Yes!" the general agreed, hurriedly got up, held the letter in his hands, and sent it to Wu Haoren.
Wu Haoren took the letter and immediately tore it open and watched it, the more he looked at it, the worse his face became, and finally the hands holding the letter began to tremble violently.
"It's really unreasonable! First he was beaten by a hairy boy, and then he was burned with grain and grass by unknown people, what a bunch of fools, rice buckets, lost to death!" Wu Hao roared angrily, tearing the letter in his hand into powder and throwing it in the air.
Hearing the sect leader's words, everyone immediately understood what was happening, but no one dared to speak out in Wu Haoren's anger, and there was silence in the hall for a while, only the sound of Wu sect leader's heavy breathing was heard.
"Zuo Protector, it seems that I am going to trouble you to go to Pingcheng in person, you choose a few good players from the sect and set off immediately, remember, your task is to help Wu Jing remove obstacles!" Sect Leader Wu said to Wu Protector.
"Obey, I'll go!" Wu Delin agreed, and acted immediately, he heard from the sect leader's words that the situation must be very serious, and he could not afford to delay.
"Wait a minute!" The sect leader shouted Wu Delin to stop and said, "Go to Pingcheng, pass on my order, remove Wu Jing's position and wait for the fall, and I will send someone to take over later." Do not conduct any military operations until the new commander-in-chief has not gone, so as not to cause unnecessary casualties. ”
"Yes!"
"Alright, let's go!"
"Everyone present, I don't care what method you use, go out immediately to collect grain and grass, and send it to the army attacking Pingcheng as quickly as possible! I tell you, I don't have too much to raise, and I'm not happy if I raise less, so let's do it immediately!" Wu Haoren's sect leader ordered resolutely.
Everyone agreed, and immediately scattered and left, each trying to find a way to raise food. It didn't take much time, and only the Taiyin Sect leader and the general who came to deliver the letter were left in the originally lively hall.
"Go down and rest, get a good night's sleep after you've eaten and drunk, and return to the army tomorrow." After arranging everything, Wu Haoren said to the generals.
"Thank you for your concern, and retire under the Sect Master!" said the general.
Wu Haoren waved his hand, and the general respectfully retreated. There was only one sect leader left in the huge hall, and he suddenly shouted: "Someone!" A person immediately flashed in from outside the hall, and it could be judged from the body technique he used that this person's cultivation was not weak, at least he had reached the rank of Martial King.
"Unleash the power in your hands and immediately find out how our allies are doing!" Wu Haoren ordered.
"Order!" the man promised to leave immediately.
"We have been preparing for this day for more than ten years, and no matter who it is, we will never allow our plans to be ruined!" Wu Haoren muttered to himself through gritted teeth.
This is the first time since the outbreak of the war that everyone has eaten a full meal, and everyone has a smile on their faces, and this war-torn city finally has the feeling that the clouds have cleared and the fog has dispersed, and it is no longer so pessimistic.
Ye Heng left the bed satisfied, and the meal was already prepared on the dining table. I indulged with the snow wolf last night, and woke up again this morning, and a pair of long-lost lovers were satisfied. slept until three o'clock in the morning, and the snow wolf asked Ye Heng to continue to sleep for a while, and he got up to prepare the meal first.
Since being forced to leave Yong'an City, Snow Wolf has asked his master for cooking skills in addition to practicing, and now he can cook good dishes. Smelling the fragrant smell of vegetables, where can Ye Heng sleep, he immediately got up and washed, and then helped the snow wolf cook.
After a few years, the two finally sat down together for another meal, Ye Heng also took out the Xingfen drunk in the acceptance ring, and the two drank a few glasses. It's warm, and everyone understands it carefully.