Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Hunger Scheme
"Heaven.2. "Boom! …… Boom! Boom! ”
"Capture Yuan Shang alive! …… Capture Yuan Shang alive! ”
In the dry water river, the war drums are like thunder, the ambush is everywhere, countless people and horses gush out on the high slopes on both sides, the sound of shouting and killing is earth-shattering, at the same time, the exits at both ends of the valley are also blocked, forming a situation of encircling on all sides and catching turtles in the urn!
On the slope of the hill on the north side, the most dense place of people and horses, a black flag is raised, the wolf's head is, the wave is the pattern, and the word 'Xiao' is big in the middle, the trend is like a knife, red and bright like blood, under the illumination of the sunset, the wind is fluttering, so not majestic!
There is a green rattan chair under the banner of Daxu, on which a person lies high, wearing a three-pronged purple and gold crown, wearing a Shu brocade robe, a lion belt at the waist, cloud brocade boots under his feet, holding a glass of wine from the Western Regions, and slowly tasting it.
"Dig a deep pit to wait for tigers and leopards, sprinkle incense bait to catch golden ao, Yuan Shangxiao'er...... Don't want to escape from the palm of Ponturake's hand! Looking at Yuan Jun who fell into the encirclement, Xiao Yi sneered, he likes to sneak attack others the most, how can he not be on guard against the way back?
The previous thing was just a ploy, after he entered Dunhuang, he put on a feast, rewarded the soldiers, and made an unsuspecting appearance, in order to confuse the enemy's sight, and then asked Jiang Qi to write a book, luring Yuan Shang to come and sneak attack, and then swallow his 80,000 horses!
The best thing is that the location of the ambush of the army was chosen on the battlefield of a month ago - the dry water river, which is really a stroke of genius!
As the saying goes, people will not trip over the same stone twice, and the same is true for wars, no one dares to set up an ambush twice in one place, this is a taboo for soldiers, Xiao Yi did the opposite, in this place of Kushuichuan, borrowing Ye Luofu's tactics to lure Yuan Shang to take the bait, this is a typical 'dark under the light!' ’
"Ghost-faced Xiao Lang! …… Ghost-faced Xiao Lang! …… Killer Demon King! ”
Seeing the word 'Xiao' on the Daxu flag, Yuan Bing shouted and ran around, and the team became a mess of porridge, no matter how the generals reprimanded and whipped, it was useless!
The soldiers were flustered, the commander was not much better, Yuan Shang had his appearance, the cowhide blew the earth-shattering sound along the way, and when it came to the decisive battle on the battlefield, when the white blades were fighting, he immediately became a mouse with numb claws, trembling with fright, I don't know what to do!
The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, the whole world, who does not know Xiao Yi's murderous name, murderous like hemp, bloodthirsty, loves to collect 'skull cups', used to drink and feast guests, it is said that he also likes to eat human flesh raw, it is simply a demon crawling out of hell!
"Don't panic, don't retreat, and if there are those who shake the hearts of the army, there will be no forgiveness!"
At the critical moment, Feng Ji stood up, his eyes were bloodshot, he held a sword, and beheaded three rebels who did not obey the order, and raised the flag of the Chinese army, shaking it desperately, which barely stabilized his position!
"Order General Yan Liang, lead the men and horses of the headquarters, rush forward to kill, seize a way out, and the rest of the men and horses form a large formation, ready to fight to the death!"
The soldier is the power of the general, the courage of the soldier, with Feng Ji presiding over the overall situation, the panicked soldiers finally settled down, all the troops gathered together, the shield hand in front, the spearman in the back, the archer was responsible for covering, and the fish scale array was set up, in all directions, and the protection was impermeable!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yuan Shang also led the guests into the big array, protecting himself layer by layer, and a hanging heart was put down!
"Don't be surprised, the third son, our army is all strong men in Hebei, well-trained, brave and good at fighting, and they really have to fight hard, not inferior to the enemy...... Besides, when Ye Luosu set up an ambush here, instead of success, he lost his troops and lost his generals, and now the situation has changed, as long as our army calmly responds to the battle, it may not be possible to repeat a miracle! ”
Now, Feng Ji can't blame Yuan Shang, he can only desperately boost morale, and use the example of Xiao Yi to prove that what others can do, we can do the same!
"What Mr. said is extremely true, I really regret that I didn't listen to good advice before, and I will entrust all the important affairs in the army to you!" The shock calmed down for a while, and Yuan Shang also had some confidence, fortunately, he was not stupid yet, and at the critical moment, he finally knew who to trust!
"Don't worry, the third son, with the old man's three inches of energy, he will definitely keep you safe and sound!" Feng Ji held a sword in his hand, comforting Yuan Shang while checking the situation of the enemy army, so he could improvise!
It's strange to say, around the Kushui River, there are enemy flags everywhere, but not a single soldier has been killed, just guarding the danger and tightly encircling it!
On the other side, the general Yan Liang led his troops to attack the valley mouth three times, trying to open up the road, but unfortunately, the other party had already prepared and cut off the road with huge stones and big wooden bases, and arrows rained down on the high slopes on both sides, and the Yuan army suffered countless casualties, and could not rush over after all!
Unable to break through, the only way to hold on to it was to divide the men and horses into two teams, on the one hand, to continue to monitor the enemy army to prevent sudden attacks, and on the other hand, to dig trenches, build barriers, and set up a strong defense line, following Xiao Yi's original strategy, ready to use his own way to govern his people!
Of course, holding on to the death can only survive temporarily, if you want to turn defeat into victory, you must have reinforcements, the team can't rush out, three or five messengers still have a way, taking advantage of the twilight, Feng Ji selected ten strong dead soldiers, put on black clothes, each hiding secret letters, and absconded separately......
Among the ten people, as long as one of them succeeds in breaking through, they will immediately rush to Jincheng and ask for help from the general Wen Chou, if 70,000 horses can come to the rescue, they will be able to turn defeat into victory and turn things around!
So far, everything that can be done has been done, manpower has been exhausted, victory or defeat depends on the will of God!
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"Woo! …… Woo! Woo! ”
"Kill! …… Kill! ”
From dusk to morning, and from morning to dusk, for a whole day and a night, the horns around the dry water river hissed, shouting to kill and shake the sky, but there was not a single soldier to be seen, and the generals and colonels of the Yuan army agreed that this was the tired strategy of the 'ghost-faced Xiao Lang', and wanted to use this method to consume their morale and physical strength, and when the time was ripe, they would attack with all their might!
In the face of this situation, Feng Ji also adjusted his tactics, divided the men and horses into three teams, each team for four hours, took turns to hold the defensive line, and the rest of the people ate and rested to maintain strong combat effectiveness, but he did not dare to slack off, carrying a sword in his hand, patrolling back and forth, for fear that there would be another accident!
Another day passed, Xiao Yi still stood still, but it was Yuan Jun's side, taking advantage of the nightfall, organizing people to attack frequently, trying to break through, but it was strange, the other party was like an unpredictable prophet, always knew the direction of their breakthrough, ambushed heavy troops in advance, and kept shooting with random arrows, Yuan Jun suffered heavy casualties, and couldn't rush out at all!
On the third day, the Yuan army did not organize another breakout, because they encountered a greater trouble...... There's nothing to eat!
In order to sneak attack Yumen Pass, Yuan Jun gave up Zizhong grain and grass, only brought eight days' rations, and advanced lightly, according to the original plan, at this time they should have successfully sneak attacked, enter Yumen Pass, and enjoy the captured wine and lamb!
That knew that it backfired, Yumen Pass didn't see it, but fell into Xiao Yi's ambush, now eight days have passed, all the rations carried are exhausted, and the reinforcements will not arrive for a while and a half, and the army is facing the crisis of running out of food!
"It's natural to be a soldier and eat food, no matter what you eat, you still want Lao Tzu to work hard, there is no door at all, not even a window!"
"That's right, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, if he doesn't give him food, Lao Tzu will abandon his blade and surrender, Xiao Lang only kills enemy generals, and does not abuse the surrender soldiers......"
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People are iron, rice is steel, they are hungry and panicked if they don't eat a meal, and seeing that the food and grass are exhausted, the soldiers of the Yuan army suddenly panicked, shouting and scolding endlessly, complaining that the generals were incompetent, and led everyone into the Jedi!
In desperation, Feng Ji ordered the slaughter of thousands of war horses, so that the soldiers could barely eat a meal, but the horses in the army are limited, and after a long time, how many war horses are enough for everyone to eat, at this point, Feng Ji understands, "What a ghost-faced Xiao Lang, this is a 'desperate food plan', ready to starve 80,000 horses to death!" ”
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"Hehe, the Yuan army has 80,000 people, the consumption is huge, there is no food and grass, see how long you can support it, and when you are hungry and can't hold knives and guns, our army can win without a fight......"
On the high slope, Xiao Yi looked up to the sky and laughed, when he entered the ambush circle, he brought a large amount of grain and grass in the army, and tens of thousands of camels could be eaten, he had food in his hands, he was not panicked, Ye Luofu had nothing to do, he could only attack hard, and finally defeated!
Now the situation is different, they have enough food and grass, and they occupy a favorable location, but Yuan Jun is under siege, and the grain and grass are cut off, so if they continue to consume like this, within half a month, they should eat people!
However, Xiao Yi's strategy is far-reaching, besieging the 80,000 horses of the Yuan army, but it is just one of the links, the real purpose is to 'encircle the point and send reinforcements', using Yuan Shang as bait to attract Wen Chou's 70,000 army, set up an ambush again, and annihilate it in one fell swoop, the best thing is that this big dish will be delivered to the door by itself!