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The direct consequence of Sheng Yan and Lei Ting defecting to the eldest grandson was not to recover the occupied lost territory, but to get millions of hungry people overnight.

After the summer harvest in Suichang, Fangling, Qingtian, Sangnan, and Shutian, the military rations of Shengyan and Thunder all came from the rations picked from the mouths of the people in the occupied areas. During the Chengping period, the population base of millions of people supported more than 300,000 people, and they could barely afford it.

Now, after more than 10 years of war, the livelihood of the people in the five counties has declined sharply, and the land utilization rate is less than half of the pre-war level, and it is impossible to support more than 300,000 people.

After the Changsun Kingdom recovered the five counties, the most fatal thing was the millions of hungry people who were waiting to be fed, and the first batch of relief grain and grass needed was as little as 3 million stones, and as much as 5 or 6 million stones, which had to be transported from the rear.

While maintaining the operation of the war and providing relief to the victims, not to mention that the domestic finances can not stand it, the current logistics efficiency alone is not a problem that can be solved in one or two months.

On the other hand, the Xian army has now occupied Dekang's granary, and its dependence on local logistics has been reduced by seventy.

In the final analysis, if we look at the generals, equipment, morale, and other factors, the key to determining the outcome of a war is not the war itself, but the internal affairs and logistics.

The preparation time for internal affairs logistics in any period is often longer than that for waging a war, and without adequate preparation, it is impossible to talk about victory in a war.

On the twenty-eighth day of August, Shentong waited for several days at Dongping Pass and still did not see Zhao Xun withdraw his troops, and at the same time, bad news continued, following the loss of Jin County, Lang Feng was lost.

The loss of Langfeng is the same as that of Jin County, the defenders are insufficient, the Xian army captured Langfeng in one fell swoop under the strong attack, and also got the assistance of death row prisoners and mountain bandits, easily took Langfeng, and when 3,000 cavalry rushed to Langfeng, the Xian army has expanded from 500 people when entering the mountain to more than 1,600 people, and set up an ambush to kill more than 200 people, and get more than 100 horses.

"Heavenly King, it is reported that there are as many as two or three thousand Xian troops attacking Langfeng, and they are still sending reinforcements to Langfeng. The last general thought that if Zhao Xun did not return to Pengyuan County, he must know that Ye Xin would join forces from Juxia Pass, and once our army left Dongping rashly, it was likely to be attacked from front to back. Shen Duchi said in frustration, pessimistic to the extreme.

"Then what does General Shen mean to immediately return to the Juxia Pass and annihilate the Xian army that sneaked into Sichuan?" The supernatural asked rhetorically.

"At least at present, our army has no fighters, and we should beware of the fact that Sichuan is broken by the Xian army, forming a passive situation of being attacked by the enemy on the back of the abdomen."

"By now, Zhao Xun has been attacked by the enemy, and if Zhao Xun does not withdraw his troops from Sangnan, our army will not be able to go north. There is only one way to do this, and if it succeeds, there may be a glimmer of life. ”

The supernatural gaze fell on Shen Duchi, with a strong meaning, Shen Duchi felt bad, and asked cautiously:

"Please make it clear to the Heavenly King."

"Surrender."

Shen Duchi was taken aback:

"This Zhao Xun is also a scheming person, how can he deceive him."

"General Shen needs to go to Zhao Xun's camp in person, and he said that the king of heaven is willing to surrender, but Wanchuan must be rewarded to me, and the Xian army is not allowed to station, as long as Zhao Xun agrees to this condition, the king of heaven will be a vassal to the Xian country, so Zhao Xun will definitely accept it."

"But what's the point of this, Zhao Xun can't be the master of the matter of sealing Zen, and he is bound to ask King Xian. In this way, let alone half a month, after half a month, the reinforcements of the Xian army will be able to arrive, how can we get our army out. ”

"General Shen went to Zhao Xun's camp, and the other Heavenly Kings had their own methods."

"That'...... Well, I'll do it right away. ”

Shen Duchi was deeply embarrassed, so he had to deal with the matter.

In the afternoon, not long after Shen Duchi led more than 100 people out of the customs, Shentong summoned Song He to discuss:

"Shen Duchi will rebel here, you immediately gather your troops and horses, keep an eye on Shen Duchi's generals, and kill them if necessary."

Song He's heart was beating wildly, and he hurriedly said:

"Heavenly King, since Shen Duchi went to deceive and surrender, even if he really betrayed our army, his soldiers and horses are also in the hands of the Heavenly King, our army has no losses, and Zhao Xun may not believe him."

"Zhao Xun won't believe him, but Zhao Xun will know that I am deceiving him, so he will set up an ambush and wait for this king to fall into the net, and then this king will trap him and make him plot."

"The last general still didn't understand."

"If you don't understand, you just need to do what you want, and you don't have to worry about the rest."

Shentong ordered Shen Duchi to go to deceive and surrender, but in fact, Shen Duchi's will has been loosened, and he will inevitably go to the deception, so Shentong did not inform Shen Duchi of the deception in detail, and Shen Duchi's deception was a trap.

However, the world is unpredictable, in the middle of the night in the second half of the day, a straddle horse came from the south and quickly entered the customs, and the supernatural power was asleep and was suddenly awakened:

"Heavenly King, Heavenly King, the scout has an urgent report!"

The outdoor guards shouted through the door, and Shentong got up and hurriedly asked:

"Where are the scouts!"

"The scouts of Dongping Kannan."

Magical Shock:

"Shhh...... How is this possible? Soon, someone from the future will bring me to see me. ”

"No!"

Shentong closed his deep clothes and put on a mask, hurriedly came to the courtyard, and saw that the people were panting and drinking water, Shentong suddenly felt a little bad, and hurriedly asked:

"This Heavenly King asks you, Dongping Guannan has found traces of the Xian army!"

The scout was tired and no longer human, put down the water bladder and gasped and said:

"Respect the Heavenly King, according to this, the traces of the Xian army have been found for one hundred and fifty miles."

"So fast, how many men and horses, infantry or cavalry?"

"About 20,000 people, probably an infantry army, and an ironclad infantry army."

"Shhh...... Why could it be the infantry, they rode horses? ”

"No, but I sat in four ** cars, which are the kind of big cars used by the Xianjun army to carry baggage, and they use them to load people, and each car is more than enough for eight people."

"It's broken, it's the evil of Baili Yan!"

Shentong's heart was stunned, and he thought of the 20,000 people who went south to Juxia Pass twenty days ago.

From Juxiaguan bypass Shangguan, Xiaguan, Pengyuan whole journey of 1,000 miles, often march smoothly and smoothly for the army to walk for 378 days, rapid march is not less than one month, the superior Central Plains war horses run day and night, without preparing horses, a person and a horse can not run 120 miles every day, people along the way eat horses and feed need to rest and replenish supplies, and 20 days to complete a thousand **100 miles is considered fast.

Shentong clearly knew that Ye Xin's cavalry was still outside the Juxia Pass, and of course he might also use pack horses to pretend to be war horses, but the Xianjun war horses were all good horses of the middle and upper grades, and their posture was very different from that of the Central Plains pack horses, so there was no possibility of impersonation. And it is impossible for pack horses to run 120 or 30 miles day and night like war horses, and they will not be able to catch up with Dongping Pass in 20 days.

"I really didn't expect it to be planted on a four-wheeled vehicle this time." Shentong's heart was aching, his chest was surging, his intuition was dizzy, his heart was flustered, and he couldn't stand steadily, and the guards hurriedly stepped forward to help, but he was rejected by Shentong: "Go, immediately call Song He and Lu Ting to come to see me." ”

"No!"

The supernatural power staggered back to the bedroom and sat in front of the couch, staring at the shadow of the oil lamp on the ground with a fixed gaze, his mood was almost desperate, he didn't say a word, and when Song He and Lu Ting arrived, they didn't know what happened.

"Heavenly King, I don't know what happened to summon me in the middle of the night?" Lu Ting asked hurriedly.

Shentong looked up at the two of them, his eyes surprised Song He and Lu Ting, and he said in a deep voice:

"About 20,000 people of the Xian army appeared one hundred and fifty miles outside Dongping Pass, which is exactly the 20,000 ironclad infantry troops of Ye Xin's troops who went south twenty days ago."

"How is this possible, how can the infantry army arrive here on the 20th, and it is still an ironclad infantry army, let alone more than 40 days."

Lu Ting was surprised, and Song He hurriedly asked:

"Heavenly King, could it be that the Xianjun deceit, and the suspicious soldiers set up deceived the scouts?"

"No, the Xianjun came by four-wheeled vehicle. Each car seats seven or eight people, only two or three thousand of these cars are needed, and horse farms are set up in advance along the way, so that the horses can be replaced at each stop, and the daily travel of 180 miles can be guaranteed. ”

"According to this calculation, at most, the Xian army will rush to the outside of Dongping Pass the day after tomorrow, and our army will not suffer from the enemy on its back!"

Song He was pessimistic, and Lu Ting's opinion was diametrically left:

"Heavenly King, there are only 20,000 people in the Xian army here, why don't our army go out to meet the head attack and annihilate one by one."

"But if there are reinforcements later, our army will not be able to resist a single blow, but there is a possibility that it will be bitten back." Song He Dao.

"No, there will be no more reinforcements for the Xian army." Shentong denied it, and then said: "The strength of the Xian army is tight, and it is all ironclad infantry here, which is intended to block our army in Dongping Pass, and then sit back and wait for Zhao Xun to go south to reinforce the joint army, so that our army's strategy of attacking halfway will be abandoned." General Lu Ting! ”

"The end will be."

"You immediately lead an infantry army of 15,000 and set up camp forty miles north, and you are not allowed to go into battle without authorization."

"No!"

"General Song He."

"The end will be."

"You shall lead an infantry army of 15,000 to the east and set up camp forty miles, and you shall not go out to battle without permission."

"No!"

"You and others should remember, each bring a month of grain and grass to camp, occupy a favorable terrain when the village is close to the water source, and after the camp is established, build an earthen wall to stick to the camp, and wait for the opportunity."

The hills outside Dongping Pass are forested, there are no trees, but the first month is when the weeds are growing wildly, Lu Ting, Song He is a north and an east, and Dongping Pass is a horn for each other, and the Xian army rushed to Dongping and fell into three sides of the siege.

A day later, the Xian army camped here seventy miles away from Dongping, and the news of the rebels' exit from the customs arrived in Xu Jin's camp before dusk:

"Mr. Qi Guan Long, the rebel soldiers are divided into two routes, and 15,000 people each are camped forty miles north of Dongping Pass, forty miles east of Dongping Pass."

The detective said quickly, Xu Jin spread out the map to check the terrain in detail, and asked the person who came:

"Are they all infantry?"

"Yes, it's all infantry, no cavalry."

"Stand down."

"No!"

The detective left, Xu Jin and Guan Longxiang said:

"Mr. Guan Long, you said that Shentong will not gather troops to fight at this time, what are you going to do when you divide your troops?"

"After laying Pengyuan last year, I went to Dongping to survey the terrain, the terrain of Dongping is like a copper basin, the outside of Dongping Pass and the south are low, and there are hills in the west, north and east, so if it occupies the east, west and north, it will be a condescending situation.

If our army were to fight, it would not be in the way. But our army is always an ironclad infantry army, which is very heavy, and attacking from the back is by no means our army's strong point, and it is very beneficial for the rebels to occupy the high ground. If you defend Dongping Pass, the supernatural power will be sealed by our army and there will be no escape.

Moreover, if my prediction is good, the supernatural powers will take advantage of the advantages of the high outside and the low inside, and use the cavalry to dive on our army, which can attack from west to east, or from north to south and then detour to the east, and again dive from east to west, and our army will always be at a low place, which is very unfavorable. ”

"Can this method be cracked?"

"It can be broken, but in this way, Dongping will not be able to seal it, and the supernatural power may flee north."

"But isn't Zhao Shuai in Sangnan County, if the supernatural power flees north, our army is pursuing in the south, and Zhao Shuai is being intercepted, isn't the supernatural power asking for his own death."

"General Xu's words are good, but since the supernatural powers have laid out this situation, there must be considerations for fleeing north. There must be some way to jump out of Zhao Shuai's encirclement. Otherwise, if our army does not accept the trap, he will not fall short. Therefore, I thought that it was a two-handed preparation for such a defense. In my opinion, tomorrow will only advance forty miles, use four-wheeled vehicles as a shield and camp temporarily, and then send someone to contact Zhao Shuai to exchange news. ”

"Well, that's it. I don't have to wait until tomorrow, the moonlight is bright tonight, the vision is clear, I made a long detour to Sangnan overnight, I think I should arrive in Jianbao for two days. ”

Although the speed of the BMW is fast, it is not a universal BMW, and the distance that can be perceived by visual vision during night walking is very limited, and the length of time left for the rider to react depends on the speed of the horse. Even if you ride a horse with fire at night and gallop on the road, a slight stumble is enough to kill people.

It's like driving a night car on the highway, no matter how fast your car is, with headlights, you don't dare to drive fast, let alone on a dirt road.

Due to the speed of the BMW, it is not convenient to rush at night, so the news is transmitted at night, and the speed is strictly limited, and only when the weather is fine at night, it will rush at full speed. I want to chat about "Empire Travel" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~