Due to the dredging of the waterways by the Liang army, the waterlogging in Shouyang City finally gradually receded. But for Li Xian, the assassin of the Northern Wei Dynasty who was trapped in Shouyang, this was not good news - the water receded, which meant that the Liang army was going to start attacking Shouyang.

But at this moment, in Shouyang, although the city wall is still tall and strong, this fortified city does not bring Li Xian the slightest sense of security.

The flooded walls are still visible, the streets are muddy, the prosperity of the past is long gone, and the city is full of life.

Li Xian asked the soldiers to take advantage of the receding water to immediately boil the decoction to ward off the plague, and told the surviving people in the city, whether rich or poor, to come and drink the medicine; Although he no longer had the confidence to defend the city, Li Xian still had some expectations for reinforcements outside the city, and he didn't want Shouyang City to be captured by the epidemic when the reinforcements arrived.

Soaked in water, the city's edible food stocks began to be stretched, and the soldiers' daily rations had been reduced a lot, barely able to maintain the basic functions of the body.

The rich people who have food in the city can barely fill their stomachs, while the ordinary people are miserable, as long as they can eat tree bark, grass roots, and even insects, as long as they can eat in their stomachs, they will become resources to compete for.

There had been several incidents of murder for snatching food in the city, and Li Xian had to ask the soldiers to step up patrols to maintain law and order in the city. But now there is no need to worry about public security, and almost no one has the strength to grab things......

Every day, Li Xian would climb to the top of the city and look into the distance, hoping that the army holding high the banner of Great Wei would appear in his sight, but he would always return disappointed.

Still, it seemed to have become a ritual, which Li Xian repeated day after day, persevering, and looking forward to ......

On this day, climb the city head as usual and look into the distance. The torment and torture of these days made Li Xian look thin and haggard, with deep-set eyes, desolate eyes, and a bloodless face.

The Qin Follower who had been accompanying him had a desperate look on his face, and he asked Li Xian softly, "Master, it's been so many days since I received the letter from Prince Changjun, why hasn't there been any movement at all?" ”

"Presumably at this moment, where is he fighting with the Liang army......" Li Xian muttered as he replied.

"Buddha bless, let the son be invincible, no Amitabha Buddha in the south......" He clasped his hands together and prayed in a low voice.

"Look! It seems that there is an army! Li Xian suddenly shouted loudly.

He hurriedly stopped praying, threw himself on the battlements, leaned out as far as he could, shaded his hands, and looked out with his eyes half-squinted.

The steaming water vapor in the air, under the reflection of some sunlight, rendered the distant scene ethereal, and in that haze, there was a large black shadow moving slowly, not even flashing a little dazzling light—it was the reflection of the blade in the sun!

"Yes! It's the army! Definitely the army! The kiss shouted loudly.

"Is it our army?" Li Xian's heart suddenly became excited, and he also threw himself on the battlements, blinking his eyes constantly, hoping to see as clearly as possible.

The black shadow got closer and closer, gradually passed through the haze, and began to appear clearly in front of Li Xian's eyes.

"It's Liang Jun!" The retinue let out a desperate wail and sat down on the ground.

At that moment, Li Xian almost had the idea of jumping off the city. Mourning is greater than dying, for him, who has always had a glimmer of hope, the Liang Jun who appeared in front of him can be said to have completely cut off all his thoughts.

"Master, what should I do?" He slumped on the ground and asked with a crying voice.

Li Xian tried his best to support his body not to fall, and closed his eyes for a while.

Maybe it's stubbornness, maybe it's self-comfort, maybe it's to stabilize the mood of his subordinates, Li Xian gritted his teeth and replied, "We haven't seen Changjun's army yet, we still have hope, Changjun will never leave us alone!" ”

The strategic purpose of the Liang army to encircle Shouyang was finally achieved. The main force of the Liang army led by Xiahou Kang and Wei Fang came from the south of Shouyang; And the troops of Ye Wang Yuanshu and Chen Qingzhi came from Shouyang North Road.

Since Liuyangpi, Ye Wang Yuanshu and Chen Qingzhi's department has been smooth all the way, until the soldiers arrived in Shouyang, and they never saw the shadow of the Wei army that fought with them at the beginning.

"Did they just retreat?" Chen Qingzhi was full of suspicion.

In the first battle of Liuyangpi, the Wei army took the initiative to retreat, and both sides suffered casualties on both sides, so it can be said that no one took advantage of anything, but the Liang army was originally superior in numbers, and relying on Hui Ze's astuteness, it was the ambush of the other party, otherwise it was really hard to say who would kill the deer.

This Wei army was not defeated, they couldn't just watch Shouyang fall! Chen Qingzhi faintly felt that the Wei army would inevitably take action.

They had now set up camp north of Shouyang, but the Wei army was still nowhere to be seen. But the more calm it was, the more uneasy Chen Qingzhi's heart became.

"What would I do if I were Wei Jun?" Chen Qingzhi pondered, "Shouyang is now besieged, it has been blistered for so long, it is impossible for the defenders to hold out for a long time, and our army does not need to bother to attack the city, as long as the siege is solid, it is only a matter of time before the city falls." ”

"Wait!" Chen Qingzhi suddenly thought of something, "Our army of nearly 100,000 troops is surrounded by this Shouyang, and the daily consumption of grain and grass is quite huge, if I am the Wei army, in the current situation of no advantage, I will definitely try to weaken our army, and the grain and grass will bear the brunt of the target!" ”

Thinking of this, Chen Qingzhi immediately took out the map and studied it.

"Before, General Pei Di was in Yongcang to store grain to supply the army on the front line of Shouyang. After General Xiahou succeeded to the throne, he did not make any changes to the location of the grain storage. Yongcang is in the southeast of Shouyang, the terrain is flat, the road is smooth, and the grain and grass transported from Yongcang can reach the front line of Shouyang in one day. Moreover, after the renovation and reinforcement of General Pei and General Xiahou, Yongcang is like a dock fort, and there are heavy troops stationed there, which is impregnable. ”

"Then, there is only the grain road left to transport grain!" Chen Qingzhi pondered, "The baggage carts escorting grain and grass during the attack made our army panic and unable to besiege the city with peace of mind; Then wait for reinforcements from other Wei troops to arrive, so that they can have a chance to defend Shouyang. ”

In order to verify his idea, Chen Qingzhi sent several grain transport teams, put a small amount of grain and grass, deliberately relaxed his vigilance, and came from Yongcang to the military camp north of Shouyang with a big grin.

As expected, the grain transport team was attacked by the Wei cavalry on the way, and the grain and grass were burned!

But Chen Qingzhi was not annoyed, but a little excited-it seems that Wei Jun really had the idea of grain and grass!

Then you have to use the bait of grain and grass to catch the main force of the Wei army!

In the following period, Chen Qingzhi frequently sent grain transportation teams and began to build a barn next to his military camp.

Of course, the grain convoy was also constantly attacked by the Wei army. Chen Qingzhi gradually increased the number of people who transported grain, which made Wei Jun feel that Liang Jun paid more and more attention to the grain route.

Every time the Wei army attacked, the Liang army scattered and fled after a little resistance, and there were not many casualties, but the grain and grass were indeed burned a lot by the Wei army.

But there was still some grain and grass that arrived more or less, and then it was ordered by Chen Qingzhi to be put into the newly built barn.

All this was seen by Li Changjun, the commander of the Wei army.

He said to Li Jia'er, "The Liang army must have been robbed by us, so they built a barn in an attempt to keep grain and grass under their noses, so as to reduce the number of times they transported grain from Yongcang." ”

"Then we have to think about destroying their barn!" Li Jia'er's forehead and arms are still wrapped in bandages, which shows that the battle of Liuyangpi was really a bloody battle.

"What's the hurry," Li Changjun said as always with a flat lake, "When they are more tuned, then a big fire can burn more vigorously......

The grain and grass of the Liang army in the north were repeatedly robbed, which made Xiahou Kang in the south a little restless, so he sent a messenger to send his own handwritten letter, asking the Liang army in the north to strengthen its vigilance and strictly prevent the grain route from being cut off.

After all, Ye Wang Yuanshu was the nominal commander, so Chen Qingzhi asked Ye Wang to reply to the letter, only saying that General Xiahou was relieved and would definitely strengthen his vigilance.

Xiahou Kang was a little unhappy with King Ye's perfunctory response, Wei Fang persuaded and said, "Don't worry about Xiahou Gong, His Royal Highness King Ye has Chen Qingyi on his side, and there will definitely be no problems, maybe they have any plans, they are afraid that the messenger will be robbed, so it is not good to say it bluntly in the letter." ”

"Chen Qingzhi?" Xiahou said, "Speaking of which, the old man came to replace General Pei and coordinate the front line of Shouyang, it is said that he suggested it to His Majesty, and he also came this time?" ”

"His Royal Highness King Ye requests His Majesty to let Chen Qingzhi lead his men and horses to go with him." Wei Fang said.

"Oh, then King Ye's move can be said to be quite wise." Xiahou twisted his gray beard, "Chen Qingzhi can be called a general, but he encountered the wrongful thing of King Yuzhang in Xuzhou and was punished by His Majesty, and now King Ye can let him go into battle again, whether it is for himself or for my Liang, it is a good thing." ”

"In my opinion, in fact, Your Majesty is just looking for a step down, someone has to come out to take responsibility for the matter in Xuzhou, Your Majesty is still clear in his heart." Wei Fang said with a smile.

"Since Chen Qingzhi is in the Ye Wang army, then I can rest assured for the time being. However, although the Wei army's attack on the grain road has not yet affected the main army of our southern road, we must not take it lightly, from now on, we should send more troops to the grain transportation team, and send capable generals to personally escort the transportation, to absolutely ensure the smooth flow from Yongcang to the front line of our military camp! ”

In the past few days, Chen Qingzhi has successively sent several teams to transport grain, and sent heavy troops to escort them; The Wei army also launched an attack as usual, and the Liang army fled after a while, and the grain and grass were burned.

However, the grain and grass in Chen Qingzhi's newly built barn are still slowly piling up at a slow pace.

In the early morning of this day, Chen Qingzhi's barracks was full of joy, and the barn was bustling and lively. At some point, a large number of bags of grain were being carried into the barn.

Li Changjun, who received the report from the sentry, immediately brought Li Jia'er to investigate.

"Why is there so much food all of a sudden?" Li Jia'er stared at her big eyes and said in surprise.

"Yesterday they didn't bring grain from the grain road." Li Changjun narrowed his slender eyes and said affirmatively, "The only reasonable explanation is that the Liang army of the South Road bypassed Shouyang City and sent them the grain!" ”

"If you want the Liang army on the south road to distribute the grain, that means ......," Li Jia'er thought.

"It shows that our attack has had an effect, and the military rations of this Liang army can no longer hold on!" Li Changjun's tone was affirmative, "If we can manage to burn the full warehouse of grain and grass that we just delivered, the Liang army on this north road will be chaotic!" ”