The Mandate of Heaven Army is mainly to besiege Fu Zonglong, and the attack doesn't seem to be very careful, there will be soldiers attacking every day, but it is not violent, it should be regarded as training.

On the periphery of the encirclement, it was the most elite Fourth Battalion, the first regiment of Zhao Lie, and the second regiment of Liu Zongmin, whose tasks were mainly to send reinforcements.

Li Zicheng sent a large number of rangers, put his own soldiers on board, and went to all directions to probe for the reinforcements of the Ming army, especially in the north, which was sixty miles deeper, almost a day's journey for the infantry.

But the rangers found nothing, and there were no reinforcements from the Ming army at all.

Li Zicheng wondered in his heart, could it be that the Ming army had already given up on Fu Zonglong? Even if others don't come to the rescue, He Renlong and Li Guoqi are He Renlong's descendants, don't they come to the rescue?

Obviously let go of the messenger sent by Fu Zonglong!

Was it the messenger who couldn't find He Renlong, or did He Renlong's soldiers run out? No, He Renlong and Li Guoqi still have at least thousands of troops, and when they broke through, the casualties among the soldiers were not large......

Fu Zonglong was even more anxious than Li Zicheng.

On 11 September, after a full meal, the soldiers ran out of food.

No reinforcements outside, no food inside!

What to do?

Fu Zonglong was so anxious that he turned around, looking at the expectant eyes of the firefighters, Fu Zonglong couldn't wait to kill them and cook them!

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly moved, the grain was gone, and the mules and horses that transported the grain were still there. The food is gone, what do you need these mules and horses for?

However, these mules and horses can also transport grain and grass in the future, Fu Zonglong really can't bear it, he decided to try his luck, it's really not okay, it's not too late to kill tomorrow!

Fu Zonglong found two mules transporting grain, stroked their heads, and whispered in his mouth: I hope that the reinforcements will arrive tomorrow, and you can continue to transport grain for the army......

The mule seemed to understand Fu Zonglong's words, and fiddled with his ears at him, looking intimate.

After dawn, Fu Zonglong still didn't wait for reinforcements, and the firefighters came to wait outside Fu Zonglong's big tent, pacing carefully, but they didn't dare to speak.

Fu Zonglong came out of the big tent, looked up and glanced to the northeast, and was very melancholy in his heart, He Renlong, where are you?

The firefighter looked at Fu Zonglong, and saw that his face was very ugly, so he didn't dare to say anything, just lowered his head.

Fu Zonglong understood their thoughts, without food, how could soldiers still fight? The Mandate of Heaven army is about to attack the camp, is it possible to let the soldiers fight hungry?

If you kill the mules and horses, it will be troublesome to transport the grain in the future, but is there any other way?

Fu Zonglong glanced at the cowering firefighters in front of him and said, "How much food is there?" ”

"No, not a grain of grain is gone......"

Fu Zonglong sighed, turned his back, and said softly: "Kill, don't waste horse blood......"

"Yes, sir!" As if he had received a holy decree, the firefighter quickly left Fu Zonglong's tent.

There were many wounded soldiers in the camp of the Ming army, and the lightly wounded soldiers had to participate in the garrison after resting for a while, and the seriously wounded soldiers who were really unable to fight were left in the camp tents to rest, and they also had to consume food......

In desperation, Fu Zonglong secretly gave an order to his guards: give up the seriously injured soldiers!

They can't fight, they just waste food in vain!

There are not many mules and horses in the Ming army, even if the war horses are slaughtered, they can only last one day, and in the camp of the Ming army, only one of Fu Zonglong's mounts remains.

Killing this war horse was not enough for thousands of soldiers in the whole army to drink soup.

Fu Zonglong has no intention of fighting, food is the most urgent thing, the mules and horses are all killed, do you want to eat people?

Looking at the seriously wounded soldiers who had just died outside the camp, Fu Zonglong's eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light!

But then he shook his head, no, absolutely not, these are his subordinates, they are dying for themselves.

Other than that, is there a way?

Fu Zonglong turned a blind eye to the battle that took place by the trench, and he couldn't even hear the shouts of the soldiers, the Heavenly Mandate Army was fighting every day, and he was used to it, and directly handed over the command to the front-line officers.

Fu Zonglong let himself be idle, originally to raise food, but he couldn't do anything, he was besieged by the Heavenly Mandate Army in the burning shop, and he couldn't even get wild vegetables and tree bark.

What if you get it? If a soldier eats the bark of a wild vegetable tree, can he still fight the mighty Providence Army? Even if you can fight, how many wild vegetable barks can you have in the camp?

Fu Zonglong returned to his big tent, he didn't want to face anyone, especially the firefighters, he didn't need to meet, he could imagine the hopeful and pleading eyes of the firefighters......

Is it the fireman's fault?

Fu Zonglong really can't tell, is it his own fault or Yang Wenyue's fault that he fell for Li Zicheng's trick this time? Maybe both of them are at fault, it's just that who made the bigger mistake.

It is useless to say this, the big mistake has been made, and the officers and soldiers have suffered heavy losses!

But what else can be done now?

Fu Zonglong would rather think about these boring things than face the gaze of the firefighters......

Yang Wenyue broke through, and he was still surrounded by the Heavenly Mandate Army, would Yang Wenyue put all the fault on himself?

There should be a possibility.

This little mongrel, who broke through alone and didn't call himself, let himself fall into such a situation, if it wasn't for the little mongrel to break through and disrupt his plan, maybe the Shaanxi soldiers and the Baoding soldiers could break through.

The only way to stop Yang Wenyue from slandering himself is to break out!

Can you break through now? Fu Zonglong knew that there were tens of thousands of Heavenly Mandate troops outside, several times the number of officers and soldiers, and they also had sharp rifles......

Thinking of the rifle, Fu Zonglong scolded Yang Wenyue's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.

If it weren't for Yang Wenyue's misjudgment, thinking that this Heavenly Mandate Army had no rifles and was not the main force of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and he would not have chased and fought hard against the Heavenly Mandate Army, maybe at this moment, he was fighting fiercely with the Heavenly Mandate Army outside Runing City, and it was not easy to win, but it would definitely not be so badly defeated!

Fu Zonglong scolded He Renlong again, if it weren't for this little bastard running away with more than a thousand cavalry, he might not have been surrounded by tens of thousands of troops of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

Maybe......

No one can predict which direction the tide of the battle will go!

If you are really afraid of anything, Fu Zonglong wanted to hide in the big tent and be quiet for a while, but he didn't expect the guards to open the rolling curtain, "My lord, the firefighters ask to see ......"

It's them again!

Fu Zonglong was on fire in his belly, but he had nowhere to vent, and he was angry at the firefighters, that was a manifestation of incompetence, even he couldn't help himself, could the firefighters make a rice cook?

He thought for a moment, then stubbornly said, "Let him in!" ”

"Yes, sir!" After the guards went out, they quickly led the head of the firefighters, he didn't have to fight, he was not an officer, there were dozens of firefighters in the camp, there must be someone to command, if there was anything needed, he would also come out to negotiate.

Knowing that the adult was in a bad mood, he kowtowed to Fu Zonglong, then bowed and stood to the side, not daring to say anything.

Needless to say, Fu Zonglong understands his thoughts, and his face is the business card of demand.

Fu Zonglong beckoned to the fireman, asked him to come close to him, and whispered a few words.

The fireman's eyes were suddenly round, his pupils were bloodshot, his nose was open, his breathing was also heavy, he bowed his waist and trembled slightly, and after a while, Fang said: "Big ...... People, this ...... Is this okay? ”

"Why not?" Fu Zonglong had a calm face, his expression was very serious, obviously not joking, "Apart from this, do you have any other methods?" ”

The fireman winced and muttered, "This ...... If you let people know......"

"Are you going to starve the soldiers?" Fu Zonglong's face became more and more cold, and a cold air almost appeared, "You are the head of the firefighters, and you are responsible for the food matter!" ”

In the heart of the fireman, a trace of cold suddenly appeared, but it was very hot outside, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead unconsciously, "However, the villain is afraid of ......"

"What are you afraid of, this is an expedient measure, as long as reinforcements arrive, the supply of food will be restored!" Fu Zonglong suddenly smiled, but he smiled very reluctantly, giving people the feeling that it was even colder than just now, "Only you know about this matter, if you don't say it, if I don't say it, who will know?" After a pause, he deliberately straightened his face and said to the firefighters: "If you deliberately leak information, Lord Ben will not tolerate mercy, and only military law will be engaged in it at that time!" ”

The firefighter wiped the sweat stains from his forehead with his sleeve, and he knew in his heart that the military rations had been served the day before yesterday, and there was no way for my lord, although there was some ...... But thousands of soldiers always have to eat, do they want to starve to death?

However, once such a thing is leaked out, all the firefighters, without waiting for military law, are afraid that they will be killed by the soldiers and boiled and eaten......

The only way is to hide the information, preferably forever!

He finally raised his eyes that were a little distracted, glanced at Fu Zonglong, and said, "The villain understands, the villain will do what the adult does!" ”

"Go ahead!" Fu Zonglong's face was already relieved of the cold and cold breath, and his smile was much softer than just now, "As long as you keep it secret, don't worry, when something happens, Lord Ben will bear it for you!" ”

"The villain thanked the adult!" The firefighters bowed to Fu Zonglong again, then got up and left the big tent.

He came out of the big tent, and when he looked back, Fu Zonglong didn't follow, so he immediately threw off his legs and ran away, as if a ghost was catching up behind him......

Back at the fire camp, he immediately summoned several cronies of the firefighters, whispering Fu Zonglong's secret military order, and the firefighters were all stunned when they heard such information.

The fireman's head sank into his face, pulled out his dangling waist knife, and slammed it on the dining table in front of him with a "snap", "This is Lord Fu's secret military order, if anyone leaks a trace of information, it will be a head on the ground!" ”

Everyone was frightened by the cold air of the waist knife, and they didn't dare to make a sound for a while, the head shook his head, and began to divide labor.

The firefighters immediately took action, and under the pretext of "assisting the soldiers and burying the corpses", they collected all the corpses near the trenches, and then transported them to the fire camp without being prepared......

The problem of food was temporarily solved, but Fu Zonglong encountered a new problem.

At noon on the 18th, he had drunk the "broth" and was about to return to the big tent to rest for a while, when a herald came, "My lord, General Li's southeast battalion, gunpowder, lead, and arrows have all been discharged......

Fu Zonglong was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat, the "broth" he had just drunk immediately rolled in his heart, without gunpowder and arrows, the fire gun and longbow became ornaments, there was no means of long-range strikes, and the soldiers in the trenches could only wait to be beaten!

Not only Li Benshi's southeast battalion, but also the northwest defensive battalion, the situation is similar.

He waved his hand to let the herald leave, and muttered, "Run out of ammunition, run out of food......