This big war was provoked by the cave country first.

After hearing the news that Sheng Guo had transferred 200,000 border troops to the south to resist the Cang army, Li He, the commander of the Dong Kingdom, couldn't bear it.

This news shows that Sheng Guo has sent all the main army corps to the front-line battlefield.

It can be said that whoever can break through the army in front of him first will have the initiative in the war, and then drive straight into the country to pick the fruits of victory.

Judging from the rapid momentum of the Cang army, since it can annihilate the 150,000 army on the frontal battlefield, it also has the ability to defeat the 200,000 army, which is not a hypothesis, but a very big possibility.

Li He, who is shouldering the emperor's order, of course can't let this kind of thing happen.

So, after a period of intense preparation, he launched an all-out war against Shengguo.

This battle took place at the Linshui Pass of Shengguo.

The total number of troops invested by both sides exceeded 600,000 men, and they fought fiercely for three days and three nights outside the Linshui Pass.

For this kind of battle, which threw hundreds of thousands of troops at once, a hard-fought battle did not distinguish the winner or loser, and after paying a heavy price, the two armies began a confrontation like a spring rain, and sent small troops to test and attack in an effort to find each other's loopholes.

In the rear of the two armies, there were long supply lines, and both sides had conscripted hundreds of thousands of civilians to transport grain, grass and baggage to provide logistical support for the confrontation on the front line.

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Blue Dragon Legion.

Wei Zhongquan held a letter in his hand, and after reading it, he said to the person in front of him: "Gonggong Shen, after you go back, report to Your Majesty, and say that the Blue Dragon Legion will follow the will and immediately notify the Qilin Legion to cooperate with the battle." ”

Shen An nodded: "In this way, our family will go back to resume their lives first, it took three days to come to this trip, and it can't be delayed, so as not to worry Your Majesty." ”

"Gonggong Shen, there is still something unclear, now that the Dong Kingdom has established an alliance with the Cang Kingdom, and Your Majesty has Miao Xi Niangniang's protection, why don't you return to China? Although there is a queen in China who presides over the overall situation, it is not a long-term solution outside after all. ”

"Your Majesty has his own arrangements for this matter." Shen An glanced at Wei Zhongquan and said: "The general is the pillar of the country, as long as you do what Your Majesty tells you, the monarch and the ministers will definitely be together, and it is not difficult to win this war." ”

Hearing this, Wei Zhongquan also seemed to have an understanding.

It's already this time, and His Majesty hasn't returned to China, this is ...... Something to do with Dong Country?

After bidding farewell to Shen An, Wei Zhongquan read the letter carefully several times, and had some guesses in his heart.

He called out to his guards: "Someone! Send a message to Geng Gui, the general of the Qilin Army, saying that he will have important matters to discuss, and ask him to explain. ”

That night, the commanders of the two armies discussed until midnight, and sent someone to deliver a letter to Sima Hong of the White Tiger Legion overnight.

On July 28, Deng Zhi gathered all the troops under his command, a total of 160,000, and adopted the method of breaking up into parts, and attacked more than a dozen cities occupied by the Blue Dragon Legion and the White Tiger Legion at the same time.

This method can be said to have choked the dead hole of the two major armies, and in the case of insufficient numbers, the two major armies were simply unable to hold these cities, so they had to abandon some of the small cities, and the territory shrank sharply.

Deng Zhi was overjoyed and continued to use the same tactics to capture the remaining cities.

It's a pity that as the battle circle continues to shrink, the strength of the Blue Dragon Legion is becoming more and more concentrated, and there is no gain in attacking the city even for a day, and Deng Zhi is also afraid of being attacked by the elusive Qilin Army, so the rhythm of the war has gradually slowed down.

As time passed, Deng Zhi suddenly felt that something was wrong.

With his years of experience in leading troops, he can see that his army has been clearly exposed in the wilderness in several battles, and at this time, as long as the Qilin Legion comes to make a surprise attack, there will be the scene of the previous days again.

However, the Kirin Army, which has always been elusive, has not heard from him for several days.

Not only that, but there was also an unsettling factor surrounding him, that is, this way to regain the city seemed to be a little too smooth.

Even, they did not encounter a decent resistance, and many of the so-called battles were deliberately exaggerated by the generals under the bottom for the sake of merit and face.

This couldn't help but make him wonder, could it be that Cangjun had such profound self-knowledge?

It's not like it's always done......

With doubts, Deng Zhi cleaned up and ordered someone to bring the map.

At this moment, a subordinate burst in.

Deng Zhi just wanted to scold, but saw the eagerness on his subordinate's face: "General, my subordinates just got the news that our grain and grass have been burned!" ”

Grain and grass burned?

Deng Zhi slapped the case: "What do you say! Tell me again! ”

The subordinate looked annoyed and said: "The subordinates went to the rear to carry grain and grass as usual today, but I never thought that I met the grain officer who came to report the news on the way, saying that yesterday the Qilin Army raided the grain and grass and burned the grain and grass hoarded in my rear!" ”

Burned a fine light?

Hearing this, Deng Zhi looked sluggish, shook gloomily, and sat on the chair.

I see, no wonder they haven't encountered the Qilin Army these days, it turns out that they have already rushed to the rear, and the goal is to attack the grain and grass of the army!

Grain and grass is the lifeblood of an army, as the so-called emperor does not send hungry soldiers, it is impossible to go to the battlefield hungry, since ancient times, there has never been an army, in the case of food and grass is unsustainable, can continue to fight.

Deng Zhi was annoyed, as early as after seeing the Qilin Army's powerful attack ability, he should have thought of the safety of the grain and grass, but at that time, he only felt that the grain and grass were in the rear, safe and worry-free, so he didn't think much about it, but now it is good, the rear is like the back garden of the Qilin Army, and he casually rushed to the past, burning the grain and grass of the 160,000 army.

You must know that the daily consumption of grain and grass by the 160,000 army is not a small amount, and this is a very huge number, even if it is an emergency transportation of grain in the rear, it is not a few days to alleviate, and now the army is stationed here, and it is very embarrassing to advance and retreat.

"By the way, you guys are halfway there, did you hear where the Qilin Legion has gone, and where are they now?" Deng Zhi asked.

"What the general said, a certain general also considered it, but after some inquiry, there are several theories, we don't know where they are, they should still be in the rear of our army......" The subordinate said helplessly.

"Still in the rear......"

Deng Zhi muttered, thinking of this, he was big for a while, the Qilin Army is a huge unstable factor, the 160,000 army has to be afraid of everything, and even retreat has to be frightened.

"General, what should we do now, many soldiers know about the burning of grain and grass, I am afraid that after a while, the whole army will be unstable, whether we retreat or ...... Fall back? The subordinate hesitated for a moment and asked.

Deng Zhi groaned, he is the commander of the first army, and he naturally thinks of more problems, at present, Shengguo can be described as a national mobilization, as long as one of the two border armies fails, it will lead to extremely serious consequences, which is related to the life and death of Shengguo, and it is not just a question of whether to retreat or not.

So, he waved his hand and said, "You stand down first, and call the heads of the tribes." ”

After his subordinates left, Deng Zhi picked up the pen before the case, wrote a military report, and ordered someone to quickly submit it to the imperial court.

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