When the sun set that day, the army under the command of Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo had preliminarily built a camp on the site of the ruined village.

To be precise, the Chu soldiers only built a camp wall on the north side to prevent a sneak attack by the Wei army from the Yanshui camp, and then they were busy setting up tents, after all, sleeping in the wilderness at night in the cold and freezing conditions was no different from looking for death in the winter at the end of October.

As for the work of perfecting the camp, the Chu soldiers were prepared to wait until after sunrise tomorrow.

After setting up the tent for the night, the Chu soldiers began to bury the pot and cook, and at this time, Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo discussed with the three henchmen of Zaifu Gan, Zicheyu, and Lian Bi in the tent how to conquer the Yanshui camp of the Wei army.

I have to say that the impregnable fortress-like barracks of the Wei army's Yanshui camp, Ranyang Chengjun Xiong Tuo and others will inevitably have a kind of frustration and frustration, after all, the Wei army's "turtle shell" is too strong, and what's worse is that it is also full of hedgehog-like sharp thorns.

"Otherwise, let's build a few siege weapons?" Lian Bi asked tentatively.

The "siege weapon" he said in his mouth refers to the siege engine. This siege vehicle according to the use of distinction, can be divided into throwing (throwing) stone car, knock the door car (city gate rushing car), well car and so on, these first originated from Qi, Lu two countries of technology, in the present is no secret, every country knows how to build, is nothing more than to create the siege equipment in the process of advantages and disadvantages.

"Siege vehicle ......" Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo thought for a moment when he heard this, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for the completion." ”

It is not unreasonable for Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo to say this.

Because it is already the end of October, maybe it will start to snow in Yingshui County in a few days, and then the heavy snow will close the road, and the road will be inconvenient, even the infantry of the Chu State will find it difficult to rush with their own legs. And let them push and pull siege vehicles weighing thousands of jun to attack the Yanshui camp of the Wei army?

Taking a step back, even if they built the siege vehicle, they had to transport it to the Yanshui camp of the Wei army with great difficulty, but as a result, just about to attack the Wei military camp, the siege vehicle was too cold due to the weather. Some critical parts are frozen, so what should I do?

Wouldn't it make Wei Bing laugh off his big teeth when the time comes?

So, it's just a waste of effort.

"Do you want to cross Yanshui and attack Anling?" The general's father pondered and said: "If our army crosses Yanshui, there is no guarantee that the Wei soldiers of the Yanshui camp will come out of the turtle shell......"

"Not if you're a smart person." Xiong Tuo smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Yanling City has been burned by the order of Ji Run, the king of the Wei State, and the winter cold has arrived, and it is not easy to capture Anling...... If it was that Ji Run, he wouldn't have fallen for your trick to lure the enemy! ”

The three generals glanced at each other when they heard this.

No way, it's so troublesome to fight a war in the winter. There are so many factors to consider, and this is one of the fundamental reasons why there have been so few wars in winter since ancient times.

"Otherwise, let's spend the cold winter in this camp and wait for the spring of next year to fight again?" The big general Cheyu said helplessly.

Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo nodded slowly, and was about to say something, when he suddenly heard a report from a soldier outside the tent: "Your Excellency, General Yan Mo has an urgent report." ”

"Yan Mo?" Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo frowned and summoned the Chu soldier into the tent. Then he asked in a tight voice: "But the Wei army attacked our military camp?" ”

It turned out that Yan Mo was the general on duty who was the only camp wall arranged by Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo. Prevent the Wei army from taking the opportunity to sneak attack when they saw that the Chu army had not yet built a camp.

But to Xiong Tuo's surprise, the Chu soldier shook his head and said with a strange expression: "It's not the Wei army that came, but our army." ”

"What?" Xiong Tuo was a little confused: "What is our army?" ”

"Returning to the monarch, it is the vanguard army led by Lord Xiong Hu...... The Wei army put them back. ”

"......" Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo and the three generals of Zaifu Qian, Zicheyu, and Lian Bi looked at each other when they heard this.

"Let's go, let's see."

Drop a word. Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo put on a fur velvet coat, and hurriedly came to the north side of the camp wall with three henchmen.

Sure enough, I saw that near the only camp wall in the Chu camp, the Chu general Yan Mo was commanding thousands of Chu infantry, blocking tens of thousands of soldiers who were only wearing thin clothes outside the camp.

"Yan Mo."

Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo shouted from afar. Quickly walked towards him.

Chu Jiang Yan Mo glanced back, as if he was relieved, hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, and said with a wry smile: "If the king doesn't come again, the last general really doesn't know what to do." ”

Xiong Tuo glanced at the soldiers who were only wearing thin clothes, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

I saw Yan Mo reply in a low voice: "The last general has been repeatedly identified, and it really looks like the vanguard of Lord Xiong Hu...... For some unknown reason, the Wei people released them back. ”

Xiong Tuo frowned when he heard this, and asked in surprise, "Sure?" ”

Seeing that Xiong Tuo was still a little suspicious, Yan Mo simply didn't explain anything, and shouted to the Chu soldiers who were stopped outside the camp: "Lord Qu Cheng, please come over for a while." ”

"Qu Cheng? He is among them?'

Xiong Tuo was stunned, you must know that Qu Cheng is a familiar face among the generals under the command of Pingyujun Xiong Hu, and he is also a side branch with the surname "Qu", so he naturally recognizes this person.

Under Xiong Tuo's stunned gaze, Qu Cheng, who was also wearing thin clothes, came to Xiong Tuo's body under the guidance of Gu Liangwei and Wu Majiao, two 2,000 generals.

"Qu Cheng (Gu Liangwei, Wu Ma Jiao), meet Yangchengjun." The three of them saluted Xiong Tuo with their fists on the ground.

"Get up." Xiong Tuo waved his hand to signal the three of them to get up, and then pointed to the dense soldiers outside the camp and asked, "This is ...... What's going on? ”

Gu Liangwei and Wu Majiao looked at Qu Cheng when they heard this, and seemed to be respectful and humble, and let Qu Cheng answer, only Qu Cheng knew what was going on in his heart.

Sighing secretly in his heart, Qu Cheng said with a wry smile: "It was Ji Run, the king of Wei, who released these 30,000 people back. ”

"Are they all Xiong Amber's soldiers?"

Qu Cheng smiled bitterly and spread his hands, raised his hand and pointed to the 30,000 soldiers: "More than 30,000 people, none of them have weapons, two have no armor, and what's more, everyone is hungry and cold...... What the hell is the idea of King Su Ji Run, can't you see it? ”

Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo frowned when he heard this. After a long time, he let out a long breath, gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "Ji Run...... Sure enough, he is worthy of being Ji Si's son, and he is called a nest of fire! ”

"Your Majesty......" Chu General Yan Mo asked in a low voice, "Then do you accept these people?" ”

Xiong Tuo struggled for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Collect!" ”

After that, he thought about it for a while, and then said, "Qu Cheng." The three of you came to the tent with so-and-so, and so-and-so had something to ask you. …… Yan Mo, you are responsible for accommodating these soldiers, be careful of ......"

Speaking of this, Xiong Tuo glanced at the soldiers who had only one thin piece of clothing on their bodies, and walked towards the handsome tent angrily.

Think about it, a group of soldiers who have no weapons and no armor, and are purely put back to him Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo to block it, will the Wei army mix any more spies in it?

Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, and Wu Majiao glanced at each other. Respectfully followed Xiong Tuo to the handsome tent.

As soon as he arrived at the tent, Xiong Tuo asked Qu Cheng about the defeat.

Qu Cheng didn't hide it, nor did he add any oil and vinegar, and truthfully told Xiong Tuo what happened, and Xiong Tuo sighed when he heard it, but he couldn't say what the cause and effect of the defeat was.

No way, what can Xiong Tuo say? After all, Shen Kang, the Chu general who led the leading army at that time, his judgment was correct: since the Wei soldiers set fire to Yan Ling. And those people in Yanling are not very far away from them, so it is natural that they should be tailed. Try to see if you can take Anling by chance, is it really stupid to save the fire in Yanling City?

What's more, Shen Kang has died in battle, and it is really meaningless to blame a dead person now.

"Why did Ji Run put you back?" Xiong Tuo frowned and asked.

Qu Cheng replied cautiously: "At that time, he wanted to strengthen the camp, but because of the lack of manpower, he used 30,000 prisoners such as us as labor...... And promised us to wait. If we obediently obey, we will be released 'after six days...... Counting today, it is exactly six days. ”

"Ji Run, how treacherous!"

Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo couldn't help but scold.

It's no wonder, after all, those 30,000 Chu army prisoners. Zhao Hongrun has squeezed out all the use value: all the weapons and armor have been confiscated, and he has also served as a laborer to help the Wei army strengthen the camp and help the Wei army build such an invulnerable fortress.

In Xiong Tuo's opinion, what is even more vicious is that in the end, Zhao Hongrun also released the 30,000 captives back intact.

This is undoubtedly a blockage for his Xiong Tuo!

What is the use of these 30,000 people?

No weapons, no armor, hungry and cold, weak, what's the use of him Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo asking for this kind of soldier?!

And "vicious" is "vicious", and he Xiong Tuo can't keep these 30,000 people out.

What else should I do? Can you still kill all 30,000 people?

If he Xiong Tuo really dared to do this, not to mention that the 30,000 freed Chu soldiers would undoubtedly riot, even the more than 80,000 soldiers under his command would feel chilled by this, and even do all kinds of things he didn't want to see.

"How can this be true? Outrageous! ”

Xiong Tuo paced back and forth in the tent in a frustrated manner.

Seeing this, Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, and Wu Majiao glanced at each other quietly, and couldn't help but admire the new lord they had switched to.

It stands to reason that Wei and Chu exchanged troops, and the Wei army returned 30,000 Chu captives to the Chu army, which was undoubtedly a move to let the tiger return to the mountain.

But in fact, Zhao Hongrun's move of letting the tiger return to the mountain made Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo suffer more losses and made him passive.

Think about it, if Zhao Hongrun kills all the 30,000 Chu captives, it is undeniable that this is a good way to weaken the Chu army once and for all, but does this have anything to do with Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo? Does the latter have anything to lose about this? No!

There are still 80,000 troops under the command of Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo, and he still occupies an absolute advantage in terms of strength!

But now, Zhao Hongrun has released the 30,000 captives back, don't look at Xiong Tuo's strength at hand suddenly rose to 110,000, but he has to lose the rations of a full 30,000 people.

What's even worse is that even if he loses the rations of 30,000 people to feed the 30,000 captives, those 30,000 captives will not help this battle, unless Xiong Tuo finds a way to get 30,000 weapons and armor, otherwise, those 30,000 people are purely for the sake of watching.

Just when Xiong Tuo was so angry that he was thundering, the general Zaifu looked at Qu Cheng, Gu Liangwei, and Wu Majiao with a solemn face, and his eyes flashed with suspicion. (To be continued.) )