Zhao Xun led Zhang Jun into the room, and the accompanying generals attended the meeting, and at the same time, the Xian army outside the city docked and disembarked, and the momentum was unprecedented.

Soon after Zhang Jun sat down, he began to ask Yin Yangcheng about the situation of defending the city that day, and Zhao Xun explained the situation 1510 thoroughly, and Zhang Jun suddenly felt incredible.

"General Zhao Xun's method of defending the city is really an eye-opener for Benhou. It's just that this cholera is prevalent in the city. ”

"Back to Dingyanghou, the cholera in the city has subsided, and there has been no illness for more than ten days, so Dingyanghou can rest assured."

"That being the case, Ben Hou led the army to repair here for three days, you and everyone immediately responded to the grain and grass across the river and the city, three days later, Ben Hou will lead the army to the east, and the main force of the Jin army will be decisive."

Hearing this, Zhao Xun became cautious, and he asked:

"I don't know how many men and horses Ding Yang Marquis led this time, and the grain and grass can last for a few days."

"A total of 160,000 horses crossed the river this time, of which 30,000 were allocated to General Zhendong to be in charge of logistics, and the remaining 130,000 horses were led by Benhou.

Due to the difficulty of grain and grass, this battle must be resolved quickly, and a long delay will not be conducive to our army. Therefore, General Zhao must ensure that the grain and grass are foolproof, and if there is any difference, Ben Hou will ask for you. ”

"The last general commanded. It's just that although the Jin army is tired, the elite still exists, and if it was a rash decisive battle, I would have thought that it would be difficult to win in a short time. ”

"General Zhao Xun, you are the general of Zhendong, you are responsible for defending the territory, and you have full authority to decide the decisive battle with the Jin army, so there is no need to say more."

“……”

Zhao Xun didn't say anything, it was obvious that the situation had been counted in front of Baili Yan.

Marquis Ding Yang is indeed a quick victory, and he is in command of the general of the expedition to the east, and there is a difference between inside and outside the position, and Zhao Xun, the general of Zhendong, cannot interfere in his authority.

This General Zhendong and General Zhengdong are theoretically parallel positions, but the soldiers of General Zhendong are far less than those of General Zhengdong, and secondly, General Zhendong is responsible for garrisoning, Zhengdong is responsible for conquest, and in wartime, General Zhendong is responsible for the security of grain and grass supply, and General Zhengdong is responsible for operations.

Of course, General Zhendong could be in charge of combat, but the scope of his power was much smaller than that of General Zhengdong, and to a certain extent, he was subject to the control of General Zhengdong. Now that the Marquis of Ding Yang is determined to fight quickly, even if Zhao Xun stops it, it will be useless.

After that, Zhang Jun inquired about the defense of Yin Yangcheng, the activities of the Jin army, and the situation of the surrounding occupied cities, and then held a series of military meetings, the core theme of which was to choose an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Jin army.

At the same time, Bai Liyan was not qualified to attend the meeting, and had been guarding the gatehouse in the north of the city to observe the state of the Xian army.

Batches of warships docked to drop the Xian army, and then left in batches to replace the next ship of the Xian army.

The ships were not only large and small warships, but also trough ships and baggage ships carrying grain, and these ships were stuffed with soldiers, like stuffed animals, and they could carry dozens or hundreds of people, and more could carry two or three hundred people, and if they were loaded, they were far more than loading people. But the combat effectiveness and security are very poor, and once sunk, the casualties will be very heavy.

After the Xian army landed, except for a small number of people who entered the city, the vast majority camped outside the city. Due to the mass graves and crematorium outside the city, the Xian army could only camp farther away.

When it got dark, the Xian army still showed no sign of stopping the landing, and at least 30,000 or 40,000 people had already landed.

At night, Bailiyan (also Wei Xian) went to the east of the city, where the commander Yao Sheng was stationed:

"General Yao Sheng!"

"Something is wrong with the school soldier?"

"Let the general throw quicklime at mass graves outside the city five days ago, and the general can do it."

"It's been done a long time ago, and the school soldier is worried about cholera."

"Exactly. It is difficult to eliminate this disease in a short period of time, so it is advisable to take precautions. ”

Vibrio cholerae multiplies very quickly and spreads so much that a handful of them can grow and grow immediately.

Twenty days after the cholera in Yin Yangcheng subsided, the Xian army was stationed in a big way, and Bailiyan was worried about cholera again. I hope that the Xian army will cross the river with enough herbs, otherwise once cholera breaks out, the Xian country is afraid that it will be over.

That night, Zhao Xun never came out of the meeting until dawn the next day. When the camp was opened, Bai Liyan was queuing up to eat, and when it was his turn, he scooped half a bowl of gruel and a piece of light cake that was missing a whole circle. Seeing this, Bai Liyan couldn't help but ask the new guy:

"I said, man, why are there so few today?"

"The general ordered, and we just did it. If it's too little, you go to the general theory. Next! ”

The guy loves to ignore it, and Bailiyan went to Zhao Xun with a rice bowl. Zhao Xun had a meeting until the early hours of the morning last night, and he had just woken up.

"Wei Xian, if it weren't for the sake of food and grass."

"General Zhao is like a god, and it is precisely for this reason that he is here. Eating this morning, why did the amount of food be subtracted by 30%. ”

"It is the military order of the Marquis of Dingyang." Zhao Xun truthfully told the details.

"In this way, there is really not enough food and grass."

"This matter should not have been known to you, Wei Xian, but you have made great contributions to our army and made suggestions for the general, and this matter should not be hidden from you."

Hearing this, Bai Liyan faintly felt a hint of ominousness, and then asked:

"Could it be that the grain and grass are only enough for the army for half a year."

Zhao Xun shook his head and said:

"Far less than half a year."

"It was April."

"Nor at all!"

"It's March!!"

Baili Yan's heart was about to jump in his throat, and at this time, Zhao Xun stretched out two fingers, and saw that Baili Yan's eyes were almost blackened here, which was already very clear, the army was only enough for two months.

"How is this a decisive battle with the Jin army!"

"Therefore, the Marquis of Ding Yang is determined to fight quickly."

"There is no such possibility." Bai Liyan categorically denied the possibility of a decisive battle.

When a large army goes out, it takes at least one season of grain and grass to supply and demand with the army, that is, three months. The army carries a season of grain and grass as the battalion to stock up on grain, and at the same time, the rear has a steady stream of supplies to ensure that the three-month military base brought by the army is always in the amount of three months, and when there is a problem with the supply in the rear, it can eat the supply and demand of the army for three months.

Therefore, when the army went out on the expedition, while carrying three months' military supplies, the rear needed a continuous supply of grain and grass. In this way, the total amount of grain and grass supplied on the road, plus the grain and grass brought by the army itself, is not less than half a year.

Like the Jin army, this time it was a war of wealth, and the army hoarded grain with the army for half a year, plus a steady supply from the rear, which could basically guarantee nine months. Moreover, fighting a war is basically eating three meals a day, instead of two meals in peacetime, and reducing the supply in disguise before the war has started now will undoubtedly be a great blow to morale and physical strength.

Now the battalion only has two months to hoard grain, or in the case of reducing the supply, once the river is cut off by the Jin army again, it is equivalent to burying the livelihood of more than 100,000 people.

"General Zhao, I'm afraid this battle will be difficult to win, so you should plan to raise food quickly."

"Alas......" Zhao Xun sighed helplessly, and then said: "Xianguo has no grain to collect, and if it is levied again, it can only be levied from the people's grain." ”

"Why, could it be said that there is no military supply this time, only two months' rations!"

Bai Liyan was shocked when she heard it, she only had two months to stock up on grain across the river, and she didn't even have follow-up supplies, isn't this digging her own grave.

If this was to cross the river during the siege of Hanhe last year, it would have been able to win at least two months, but now there are only two months of grain and grass left, and there is no logistical supply, how can this kind of battle be fought.

Bai Liyan was at a loss, he said:

"General Zhao, a few people know about this."

"No more than ten."

"How did the Marquis of Ding Yang fight the Jin army."

"Feicheng has grain, so the Marquis of Dingyang is determined to attack Feicheng."

"Attack Feicheng? But Feicheng has nearly 80,000 troops of Han He stationed in Tuntun, and if Han He defends to the death, he can also drag the Xian army to death. ”

"Therefore, the Marquis of Ding Yang decided to use the method of dividing troops to lure Han He out of the city, and then the victory and defeat in the field battle."

Feicheng has assembled nearly 80,000 troops of Han He, and the army is also hoarding grain in Feicheng.

But there were 80,000 defenders there, not a hundred thousand people on flat ground surrounding 80,000 people, but a siege of the city. What if Han He doesn't come out of Feicheng and drags it out for two months.

Moreover, the Jin army knew everything about the Xian country, and how many military supplies did the Marquis of Ding Yang bring across the river this time, if the Jin army did not know it well, the hard drag would inevitably be unfavorable to the Xian army.

Of course, Marquis Ding Yang is not a fool, of course, he can also calculate that Han He may hold Feicheng, so he decided to divide his troops, lure Han He's army out of Feicheng, and then annihilate it in the field.

And the bait that lured Han He out of the city was the "Duyang City" east of Feicheng, pretending to be a surprise soldier to bypass Feicheng and attack Duyang.

The reason for attacking Duyang is because there are few cities within a radius of 300 miles from Duyang, all of which are villages and towns, and there are no city walls, so Duyang is cut off, and the Jin army reinforcements from the east of Duyang, whether it is grain or straw, will be cut off by the Xian army.

The Xian army controlled Duyang, which was strategically equivalent to cutting off the throat of Feicheng to the east, and the Xian army might sit back and wait for the Jin army to come to help, and eat the Jin army's supplies in batches.

Once Duyang is occupied, Feicheng will lose its strategic significance, and Han He's back will be emptied. If the Xianjun feints Du Yang, it will definitely be able to lead Han He.

It is undeniable that Bai Liyan also thinks that this plan is feasible, but Han He is not a fool, you Ding Yang Hou wants to get it, but he Han He can't think of it? If the Marquis of Ding Yang wants to feint to attack Duyang, he must march lightly and forcefully, so that the logistics and supplies will inevitably not be able to keep up.

"General Zhao, if Han He also thinks the same, won't the Xian army be cut off from the back road."

"Since it is a march and a conquest, there must be a certain number of risks. This time, the Marquis of Ding Yang attacked Duyang, but he took the trail and stayed away from Feicheng, so it was difficult for Han He to predict. Laying down Du Yang, you should be seventy percent sure. ”

If Duyang can be captured, Han He must fight a decisive battle with the Xian army, because the follow-up supply of the Jin army must go through Duyang, and once Duyang is occupied by the Xian army, the Xian army may pass through Duyang, the grain road, and suck the blood of the Jin army.

Therefore, Du Yang conquered, and the Jin army either fought, or took advantage of the fact that Feicheng still had grain hoarding, went north to detour to other places, bypassed Du Yang and gathered eastward, and then planned a decisive battle.

On the fourth day, the Marquis of Ding Yang led the people to leave Yin Yangcheng and set off to Feicheng, leaving only 30,000 people to hand over to Zhao Xun, sitting in the rear to transport grain to the Xian army. Since there are not many grains and herbs, there is no need for many people to transport grains and grasses.