In August, the Chen army has attacked the city several times in a row, and now it has suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, but it still has not broken through the inner city of Shouyang City, and although Wang Lin's defenders have also suffered a lot of casualties, but the two sides have been consumed here, which will only become more and more unfavorable to the Chen army!

Because now in addition to the defenders in Shouyang City, there are also Pi Jinghe's 50,000 troops in Xuzhou, if they go south to reinforce Shouyang and flank the Chen army with Wang Lin's defenders, then it will be difficult for the Chen army, which has suffered a lot of casualties, to deal with their left and right attacks at the same time. So Wu Mingche had to order to stop the siege, hoping to come up with other ways to break through the inner city of Shouyang in one fell swoop.

"Shiro! Why haven't your ammunition supplies been delivered yet? Since we started attacking Shouyang, it has now passed seven! How far is it from Jinling? If you ride a horse, you've already run back and forth! The grain transport team that also set off from Jinling is almost there! Your ammunition and supplies are still missing, what the hell is this Zhang Dabao doing! Why haven't such important materials been crossed yet! Send someone to inform us of anything! At this time, he missed the rumbling cannons of Xiao Yao's infantry battalion very much, because as long as there was a loud bang, all the doors were blown up, and there was no need to die so many people like now, but no one could enter the inner city of Shouyang City alive!

"I have already sent someone to urge him to hurry, and this person has already come back to give me feedback, four years ago Zhang Dabao has already loaded the ammunition and materials on the cargo ship, followed the fleet out of Jinling Wharf, and rushed to Shouyang, I don't know why he hasn't arrived yet, and there is no news at all! Could it be that there was an accident on the road that delayed the journey? Xiao Yao also said helplessly.

"Alas, Shiro, you're really disappointed with me this time, I don't care about how you play around in a child's play, but now it's a war, it's a siege! How can you be so indifferent? You can't even ship such important materials in advance! We were dragged in Shouyang, if at this time, the Qi army on the Xuzhou side suddenly went south, then our army would fall into a passive and dangerous situation! Alas, you don't know when your ammunition will arrive, it seems that I still have to think of other ways, and I must break through this Shouyang City as soon as possible! After scolding Xiao Yao, Wu Mingche looked like he hated iron but not steel, and turned around and left in a huff.

Xiao Yao is a little dumb and can't get out of the bitterness, because he really didn't mean it this time!

The military situation was urgent, and it was not a child's play, so when he took out the last batch of gunpowder to help Wu Mingche break through the outer city of Shouyang, Xiao Yao had already sent someone to Jinling and ordered Zhang Dabao to immediately escort ammunition and materials to Shouyang. It has been four times since Zhang Dabao set off, even if these ammunition needs to be handled with care during transportation, and the escort team needs to walk slowly, it should be here now! In addition, the waterway transportation in Huainan is very convenient, and most of the materials are transported by water, so the time taken to cross Shouyang should be shorter.

But now Zhang Dabao has not arrived for a long time, is there really something wrong on the road? It's impossible, their marching route should pass through the area controlled by the Chen army, and now the Huainan Qi army is basically the defenders of various cities, and there is no extra force as a mobile force to move around Huainan, so Zhang Dabao should not meet the Qi army halfway!

Could it be a bandit? I haven't heard of any big bandit gangs in Huainan? If there were, it should have been incorporated by Wang Lin as a defender a long time ago, and now we are surrounding Shouyang City! If it is a few thieves, with Zhang Dabao's ability, it should be easy to deal with, right? Even if there is really an ambush, the hundreds of convoys will not be wiped out all at once, there should be people who escape for help, how can it become so silent, there is no news at all?

Second, Xiao Yao, who had been thinking about whether to directly send a cavalry team to find Zhang Dabao and was upset, was leading a group of guards to inspect the Chen army camp aimlessly, and when he passed by the gate of the barracks, he suddenly saw a group of beggars squatting in the ruins of the outer city of Shouyang! And this group of beggars also seemed to find that Xiao Yao was looking at them, and immediately rushed to the barracks, and said: "Okay, adults, we haven't eaten yet!" ”

Seeing a group of sour beggars suddenly surrounded, and even wanted to rush into the barracks, the guards guarding the gate looked disgusted, and quickly raised their spears to stop the group of beggars and said angrily: "You stinky beggars, dare to trespass into the barracks, do you want to die!" Get out! Don't affect the lieutenant's mood here! ”

"Wait! Look at them and blame the pitiful, born in troubled times, they can't eat enough and don't have enough clothes and warmth! Forget it, it's their blessing to meet me! Let him in, and I'll let him go to the infantry camp to get some food, and bring it out to give to these beggars." Xiao Yao pointed to one of the beggars and said to the guards.

"Captain Xiao is really a benevolent and righteous person! Come on in! Thank you Captain Xiao for not hurrying, it is really a blessing for your three lives to meet Captain Xiao, otherwise you will starve to death! The guards let the beggar in while patting Xiao Yao's ass.

Now Xiao Yao is already a well-known celebrity among the 30,000 Chen army, especially in the current unfavorable situation of attacking the city, everyone is circulating Xiao Yao's various legends: how to gently defeat the cavalry of the Qi army, how to treat the pursuit of 10,000 cavalry as a game, how to break through the gate of the outer city of Shouyang with just one blow, and so on. And everyone is looking forward to Xiao Yao being able to show his might again and lead them to break through the inner city of Shouyang!

With this beggar straight to the camp of the infantry battalion, Xiao Yao asked the big tiger and the two tigers to go out to prepare food, and only the two of them were left in the camp tent.

"See the helper!" The beggar suddenly knelt down to Xiao Yao and saluted.

"Six, why are you here?" Xiao Yao asked, the beggar in front of him was Sun Liu, one of the core members of the beggar gang!

"Helper, it was Brother Jiang and Boss Zu who sent me! However, at first, they didn't let me come to Shouyang directly, but asked me to use the identity of a beggar and a homeless person as a cover to follow Zhang Dabao's transport team all the way! Sun Liudao.

"Zhang Dabao? So where is he now? Why hasn't it arrived yet? What the hell is going on? Xiao Yao asked in surprise, finally hearing the news of Zhang Dabao.

"Five years ago, after Boss Zu handed over the materials to the transport team led by Zhang Dabao, he was not very relieved, because these materials were very important to the gang leader, so he discussed with Brother Jiang and asked me to take a group of brothers to follow them all the time, not only to monitor them, but also to inquire about news along the way! But after the fleet set off, at a fork in the river, Zhang Dabao suddenly left the fleet with the cargo ship! Sun Liudao.

"Leaving the fleet? Why did you leave the fleet? So where did he go now? Xiao Yao asked nervously.

The subordinates didn't know why he left the fleet, but at that time, the river was crowded with all kinds of cargo ships, and everyone was blocked there, and then Zhang Dabao left suddenly, and there were several other cargo ships that left with him! Because of the suddenness of the incident, I thought I had to inform the helper first, so I rushed to Shouyang first, but my subordinates had already sent other brothers to continue to follow Zhang Dabao, and instructed them that every time the cargo ship arrived, it was necessary to send a person to Shouyang to report, I came to Shouyang yesterday, because I couldn't enter the barracks, I could only wait outside the barracks, but I didn't expect to meet the helper today! Sun Liu said excitedly.

"Suddenly left the original route? So where are they now? Xiao Yao asked suspiciously.

"When I left, Zhang Dabao was heading towards Xuyi with the cargo ship, and the helper could rest assured that our brothers were still following them, and someone should already know their specific location and was rushing to Shouyang to meet us!" Sun Liu comforted.

"Changing the route of the march without authorization, what the hell is this Zhang Dabao doing, and he is still going to Xuyi, is he being held hostage? No, now that there is news of him, I am not so worried! Also, you did a good job this time, sending so many brothers to follow Zhang Dabao all the way! Otherwise, I'm still worried about Zhang Dabao, I was scolded by Wu Mingche yesterday! When the time comes, I will find Zhang Dabao, I will look good with him! Sixth, I will let Dahu contact you at any time, as soon as there is news of Zhang Dabao, you must notify me immediately! Xiao Yao commanded.