Part IV (41) Fire

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Duanmu Ming really did what he said, and after he went back, he gathered his subordinates and set up three rules.

First, it is absolutely forbidden to have a conflict with Zhang Chujun, and those who violate it will be killed; second, in the future, it is not allowed to loot without permission, let alone kill people indiscriminately and set fires, and those who violate it will be killed; third, after entering the Central Plains, it is not allowed to insult women, and those who violate it will still be killed.

Duanmu Ming's three articles can be said to deeply implement Mr. Ning Da's meaning, but at the same time, new troubles are derived. After the Xiongnu army entered the Central Plains, it had always relied on fighting to maintain supplies, but now that it was not allowed to rob, the supply of Duanmuming's 200,000 troops became a big problem. As soon as the officers below said this question, Duanmu Ming himself was out of the question, and after thinking about it, he decided to ask Mr. Ning Da.

Duanmuming found Mr. Ning Da and told him about the situation, Mr. Ning Da also had a headache when he heard it, speaking of which, the Hun army has never had the concept of logistics supply, and when they were fighting, they were driving cattle and sheep, and if they had to rob, they would rob them, and if they didn't have to rob, they would slaughter cattle and sheep, and now there were more than 10,000 people in Duanmuming's army who were responsible for grazing.

After thinking about it, Mr. Ning Da said: "This war is likely to be a protracted war, in order to defeat the opponent and gain a foothold in the Central Plains, the Xiongnu army must establish its own logistics supply line, otherwise this battle cannot be won quickly, and it is very likely that it will have to retreat." Speaking of which, Mr. Ning Da asked Duanmu Ming: "How long can your army's food and grass last?" ”

Duanmu Ming replied honestly: "Ten days at most." ”

Mr. Ning Da shook his head with a wry smile and said, "In this way, I will temporarily transfer some grain and grass from our army to you." You report this situation to the Khan as soon as possible, and let the Khan send you supplies, and the biggest hope now is to quickly conquer Jiezhou, so that there will be no major problems in the supply of troops and land. ”

Duanmu Ming thought about it and could only do this, so he hurriedly said goodbye and went back.

After Duanmu Ming returned, he immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to the Khan, considering that both the troops and Zhang Chu's army were stationed in the city, it was very likely that there would be friction again. The Huns were ordered to go in addition to the troops in charge of grazing and their own personal guards. All the others were stationed outside the city.

Mr. Ning Da thought of going with Duanmu Ming this time, and also ordered the army to be stationed outside the city, leaving only baggage and supplies in the city. After a simple settlement, Duanmu Ming's cavalry began to make a tentative advance in the direction of Jiezhou. It turned out that the progress was extremely smooth, even half a person was met along the way, a radius of fifty miles outside the city of Dingbian, not even a living person was seen, there was no land for food, all the wells were filled, and the only water source was Shuanghe, in which dead cats and dead dogs were often seen drifting down. Needless to say, they were also poisoned, even if they weren't poisoned, Duanmu Ming and Mr. Ning Da didn't dare to let the soldiers drink it.

Fortunately, Mr. Ning Da also knows this set of tactics very well, and he has fully considered these possible situations in advance, and after entering Dingbian. Immediately sent people to dig a well on the side of the Shuanghe, and then asked Duanmu Ming to send horses to transport them to the troops, so that it was relieved, but the matter of drinking water for the 500,000 troops on the first day was still very tense, if it were not for the death order of the commanders of both sides, everyone was likely to fight again because of the water problem.

All the cavalry units sent out at dark returned. The situation in Jiezhou also has a general understanding, the Chinese army took the initiative to abandon Dingbian City, several nearby county towns are also empty, all the people have been transferred, it seems that the Jiezhou army is all trying to defend Jiezhou with all its might, waiting for reinforcements.

Considering the specific situation of the Xiongnu army, Mr. Ning Da and Duanmu Ming decided to rest in Dingbian tonight and start immediately the next morning, directly attacking Jiezhou City, without giving Quanda too much respite.

When Quan Dayou saw Geng Zhicheng, it was already in the afternoon, although the Xiongnu and Zhang Chu coalition came suddenly, but Jiezhou is the place where Baiyunqi has been operating for a long time, and the preparation process of Quan Dayou is also smooth, and the transfer of the people and the clear field of the fortified wall are basically completed, which makes Geng Zhicheng withdraw, Quan Dayou himself is a general who is stationed in Dingbian all the year round, and understands the combat habits of the Huns, so this strategy is formulated, but it also coincides with Bai Yunqi's idea.

Seeing Geng Zhicheng who was covered in dust, Quan Da couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the fierce battle in Dingbian City for three days can be known from the situation of the troops withdrawn. Of the 30,000 garrisons, there were only 8,000 people who returned to Jiezhou, and the fierceness of the battlefield can be seen.

After Geng Zhicheng reported to Quan Dayou on the final arrangement of Dingbian City as usual, Quan Dayou couldn't help but look dark when he heard it, five hundred bloody men, how many can he retreat? At the same time, Quan Dayou is also proud of them, with such soldiers, Xie Zhou can't be lost in his own hands.

Night came again, Dingbian City fell into darkness early, and it was going to be opened tomorrow, and Mr. Ning Da ordered the troops to rest early. The only one in the city who still has lights on is Mr. Ning Da's headquarters, along with Duanmu Ming, and the two are discussing the next specific battle plan.

According to Duanmu Ming's meaning, now that the troops are short of food and grass, they should launch an attack on Jiezhou as soon as possible.

Mr. Ning Da did not express his position immediately after listening to Duanmu Ming's opinion, but looked at the huge military map on the wall for a long time, Zhang Chu's plot against Daqi is not a day or two, since Mr. Ning Da assisted Zhang Chu Qianwang, he has already begun to prepare, and every place in the state capital is clearly marked on the map, from the state capital to a certain village, and this map has poured too many expectations from Mr. Ning Da and the former king.

Now Duanmu Ming knows very well that in order to achieve a complete victory in this battle, he must work closely with Mr. Ning Da, and for the time being, only Mr. Ning Da will take the lead, as for the matter of dividing the spoils between the two sides after conquering China, it will be up to the Khan and his ministers to fight with Zhang Chu, and what he has to do now is to bring back the victory and completely consolidate his position in the army.

Mr. Ning Da didn't speak, Duanmu Ming and Ning Yuan didn't dare to say anything to disturb, so the two of them sat quietly on the side, waiting for Mr. Ning Da's final decision.

"If you want to hurry, you can't get there!" Mr. Ning Da thought for a long time, and finally spoke. Duanmu Ming and Ning Yuan saw Mr. Ning Da speak, and hurriedly sat upright, waiting for Mr. Ning Da's next words.

"Judging from the current battlefield situation, the other party's arrangement is completely aimed at the combat habits of the Hun army. Quan Dayou has always been a defender of Dingbian in the past, he knows too much about the supply habits of the Hun army, and the troops are stationed in the fortified city, and the walls are clear, as long as the Huns have no food and grass, they will naturally retreat without a fight. Speaking of this, Mr. Ning Da glanced up at Duanmu Ming and said, "Prince Duanmu, how long do you expect the Khan to send you grain and grass?" ”

"At least a month." Duanmu Ming actually didn't know the bottom in his heart, the Huns didn't have the idea of logistics support troops. Saying that a month is a bit of self-comforting, Duanmu Ming put more hope on understanding the state.

Mr. Ning Da shook his head and said, "I think that the Khan's grain and grass will arrive in two months, and it will already be very fast." Duanmu Ming's ears turned red when he heard this, and he felt embarrassed that his little abacus was seen through by Mr. Ning Da. Fortunately, Mr. Ning Da did not continue this topic, but changed the conversation:

"Our army's food and grass can last for at least half a year, and now with the Hun army, I estimate that it can support it for three months, and three months is enough for us to conquer Jiezhou." Speaking of this, Mr. Ning Da's eyes swept violently, and Duanmu Ming and Ning Yuan, who were watching, stood up unconsciously and straightened their waists.

"I decided that we would surround and fight in Jiezhou City, block all roads, and send people to infiltrate other states after Jiezhou, spread the news, and say that Jiezhou was in crisis. The siege of the city is completed by my Zhang Chu army, the Hun army is mainly cavalry, long in field battles, Prince Duanmu, you take the people and horses of the headquarters, bypass Jiezhou, and be ready to send reinforcements at any time, I estimate that within five days, the reinforcements in the direction of Duliang will definitely arrive, and it will depend on Prince Duanmu at that time. ”

Duanmu Ming stood up straight when he heard this, and was about to give a powerful answer, when he suddenly heard a noise outside, and the three of them were stunned, and rushed outside the house together, and were immediately stunned by the scene they saw.

There was a good wind outside, and the dead soldiers who had been left behind successfully evaded the search of the coalition forces, and by the middle of the night, they had each molded out of their hiding place, found the place where the firewood had been pre-planted, and began to set fire everywhere in the city.

It can be regarded as God's help, and a lot of wind is blowing this night, and with the help of the wind, the fire spreads in the city at once. There was a chaos in the city, and those dead soldiers took the opportunity to run around, looking for opportunities to use black knives everywhere, and they didn't plan to go back alive anyway.

The fire illuminated the sky in the city, and a fire began to appear near Mr. Ningda's headquarters, seeing this scene, Mr. Ningxia's cold sweat came down, fortunately, he ordered the army to be stationed outside the city, otherwise under this fire, people and horses trampled on each other and did not know how many people would be lost.

But that's it, the current situation is enough for Mr. Ning Da to drink a pot, the baggage and grain and grass in the city, as well as the cattle and sheep rushed by the Huns, have become a pot of porridge after the fire has burned, the cattle pulling the carriage are scurrying everywhere in the fire, and the soldiers are also fleeing in the fire, each looking for a way out.

Although Mr. Ning Da was unwilling, the current situation was not under his control, and he never expected that the guards of Dingbian City would be able to come up with such a black move.

"Let's go, sir! The fire will soon burn here. The captain of Mr. Ningda's personal guard rushed to him and tried to persuade him to leave first.

"What's the panic, why don't you organize people to fight the fire?" Mr. Ning Da said angrily.

"The brothers don't even have water to drink, where is the water to fight the fire?" The captain of the guard was somewhat aggrieved.

"Ning Yuan, you go and organize it immediately, arrange for the brothers not to mess around, and try to withdraw with grain and grass." Mr. Ning Da was chaotic and not panicked, which made Duanmu Ming on the side couldn't help but feel ashamed, he saw the fire just now, and his first thought was to run away first, it seems that he still has to study.

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