Chapter Ninety-Six: Darkness Chen Cang
In the camp of the defenders of Xianlong Town, Tong Fei, the main general of the defenders, kept walking back and forth in the tent, and his thick eyebrows were already wrinkled into a V-shape. The pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info on the side, and Zhao Cheng, the deputy general of the Xianlong Town garrison, also stood in the hall with a sad face.
Fei Yuqi's movements were too fast, they only received the news that Bai Wenxuan asked him to send more people to guard the grain transport team last night, and they received the news that the grain transport team had been attacked in the morning, and the 30,000 stone grain and grass transported were nowhere to be found.
At the same time, the news of the flying feather riding in various places also kept coming like snowflakes, and the coverage area of the attack was so large that the frequency of the attacks was completely beyond their imagination, and Tong Fei had no way of judging the main force and true intention of the flying feather rider.
Now there are only two paths in front of Tong Fei.
The first is to continue to hold on to Xianlong Town and wait for the outcome of the battle between Bai Wenxuan and the Yangwu Army.
However, under the continuous attack of the Feiyu Cavalry, the logistics supply lines of both Xianlong Town and Bai Wenxuan's army will be cut off, and I am afraid that Bai Wenxuan will not be able to defeat the Yangwu army by then, and they will collapse first.
The second is that he personally led his troops out of the city to exterminate the Flying Feather Cavalry, so as to reduce the pressure on the logistics supply line of the Flying Feather Cavalry, and it would be better if he could find a way to eliminate it.
However, it is rumored that the main general of the Flying Feather Cavalry is Changshan Zhao Zilong, who is known as the undefeated general, and it may be difficult to achieve his wish with his ability.
"Report! General, Wanggu Town is in an emergency! ”
Just as Tong Fei was hesitating, a herald came to report quickly.
"Damn!"
After receiving the message in the herald's hand, Tong Fei's face became even more gloomy after seeing the contents clearly, and his mood was worse at what point, and he cursed in a low voice.
"General, what's wrong?"
Zhao Cheng's heart sank when he saw this, and he couldn't help asking.
"It's a letter of help from Wanggu Town, 3,000 flying feather riders are rushing to attack Wanggu Town, Yu Chengze may not be able to stand it for long!" Tong Fei said in a low voice.
"What? 3000 cavalry dare to attack the city? Zhao Cheng was shocked when he heard this, and said in disbelief.
Wanggu Town is also a production town with a population of more than 30,000, and there are 4,000 defenders in the city.
"This Yangwu army cavalry is an archer, the other party did not attack, relying on a strong bow and crossbow to continue to shoot and attack the defenders in the town, the morale of the soldiers under the command of Cheng Ze under the pressure of the army is very low, he does not dare to go out of the city to fight, if they continue like this, Wanggu Town is likely to collapse without a fight!"
Tong Fei explained loudly when he heard this.
As a member of the former Great Western Army, they who had fought against the Qing army naturally knew the power of the archers, but they did not expect that there would be such a strong archers under the command of the Yangwu Army.
"Then let's send reinforcements, General, once Wanggu Town is lost, we will be all finished! Subordinates are willing to lead troops to support! ”
Wanggu Town was in trouble, how could Zhao Cheng sit still anymore, and immediately got up and asked Tong Fei for his life.
"No, this Yangwu army cavalry is very cunning, I must personally lead 20,000 soldiers to rescue Wanggu Town, you can stay and guard Xianlong Town!"
Tong Fei pondered for a while when he heard this, shook his head and vetoed.
As Tong Fei's deputy, Tong Fei knew Zhao Cheng's ability very well, he was more than brave, and he was slightly insufficient, so he was afraid that he would not be able to deal with it, so he had to lead his troops in person.
"Whoa!"
Zhao Cheng bowed down to receive the order, and he was not the slightest dissatisfied with Tong Fei's order.
Immediately Tong Fei and Zhao Cheng acted separately, after preparing all the food, grass, ordnance and other materials, Tong Fei led 20,000 troops to leave Xianlong Town and go to Wanggu Town, while Zhao Cheng led the remaining 20,000 defenders to continue to garrison Xianlong Town.
"Second brother, as soon as this Hexing Town is lost, the Yangwu Army will make a fuss about Bai Wenxuan and them, counting the 60,000 troops taken away by Bai Wenxuan before, now there are only 20,000 troops in Xianlong Town, do we want to take the opportunity to attack the city!"
On a hillside 2 miles outside Xianlong Town, looking at the Tong Feijun who had left from Xianlong Town, Liu Wenxiu asked Li Dingguo on the side with a slightly excited expression.
Since the war with Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu have been stationed in Baipo Town, an important border town in Ji'an County.
In the previous battles, Li Dingguo's army had always been at a disadvantage of passive defense, and it was only in the Battle of Baipo that tens of thousands of Sun Kewang's elite troops were annihilated in one fell swoop that they were able to get a respite.
Originally, they were going to change their strategy to attack after resting, but before they had time to act, Sima Yu officially declared war on Sun Kewang, and divided the army into two routes to attack Jinzhu County and Wujian County at the same time.
Although Xu Shu's department in Jinzhu County was blocked by Feng Shuangli from the Bajiaogou Pass, it also contained the elite of the 40,000 Sun Kewang Army, and Feng Shuangli, who relied on the defense of the pass, was still pressed by Xu Shu in the Bajiaogou and couldn't move.
The attack on Wujian County led by Sima Yu himself can be described as the speed of progress, and in just 10 days of dispatching troops, he quietly used a plan to bring the three towns of Hekou, Chengtai and Fengning into his arms, and took the opportunity to take advantage of the situation to attack Hexing Town, an important border town in Wujian County, so that the gate of Wujian County was wide open.
According to their spies, the area on the southwestern border of Goma Prefecture had been stirred up by a cavalry of the Yangmu Army.
Now Tong Fei personally led an army of 20,000 to the expedition, which also proved that their intelligence was correct in disguise.
In Liu Wenxiu's opinion, now is the best time for them to take Xianlong Town.
"No, fourth brother, we and Sun Kewang are old feuds, the two armies have been fighting all year round, there are many grudges between the officers and soldiers in the army, if our army goes to attack the city, the enemy army will definitely defend to the death, even if we take Xianlong Town, it will inevitably be a heavy loss, there is no strength to compete with the Yangwu Army, even if we take Xianlong Town, we can only watch the Yangwu Army encroach on Sun Kewang's army. Moreover, at this time, Bai Wenxuan is leading the troops to fight fiercely with Sima Yu, and our attack on Xianlong Town now is tantamount to helping the Yangwu army, if the desperate Bai Wenxuan is forced to directly lead the army to join the Yangwu army, it will be really bad! Therefore, for now, it is better for us to wait and see what happens, and wait for a better opportunity! Li Dingguo shook his head and vetoed.
At this time, in Li Dingguo's heart, it was no longer about defeating Bai Wenxuan, but about raising the martial army.
Although the two families have always had a close relationship before, with the continuous improvement of the strength of the Yangwu Army and the continuous destruction of other surrounding forces, the relationship between the Yangwu Army and Li Dingguo's Army has begun to be a little delicate.
In this world, there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies, only interests are the most fundamental factor driving all this. In order to compete for the hegemony of Yongzhou, Li Dingguo and Sima Yu both knew in their hearts that there would be a battle between their two families.
Now that the Yangwu army is constantly attacking strongly, Bai Wenxuanjun is already too busy to take care of himself, and Li Dingguo will certainly not take advantage of this time to pull his hind legs.
Moreover, if it weren't for the fact that their relationship with Sun Kewangjun was too bad, I am afraid that Li Dingguo would have considered how to join hands with Bai Wenxuan to deal with the enemy.
It's a pity that there is no strong naval army in the army, otherwise it would be possible to send troops elsewhere to divert the attention of the Yangwu army.
In the evening of the same day, dozens of kilometers away outside Hexing Town, Bai Wenxuan, the commander of Sun Kewang's army, stood outside the city surrounded by several personal guards and generals, silently watching the movements of the defenders on the city tower.
"Yun Xuan, do you feel that the number of Yangwu troops on the other side has decreased?"
Looking at the soldiers of the Yangwu Army patrolling back and forth on the city wall, a trace of doubt flashed in Bai Wenxuan's eyes.
He remembered that when they first arrived outside Hexing Town yesterday, the defense on the upper floor of Hexing Town was obviously much tighter, how could it be so reduced after more than a day of fierce fighting.
Bai Wenxuan was puzzled in his heart, facing a difficult opponent like Sima Yu, this detail was likely to be the key to success or failure.
"General, maybe it's going to the rotation to rest!"
Bai Yunxuan also glanced at the city tower in Hexing Town, and said uncertainly.
He also noticed the situation in Hexing Town, but he didn't find the slightest abnormality, there were still small battles between the two armies, there was no big war, and Captain Long Wei of Guoyi Military Academy also personally went to the front of the battle to provoke, and no one dared to challenge him anymore.
"No, there can't be so many fewer people in a normal rotation!" Bai Wenxuan shook his head.
"Not good! Xianlong Town is in danger, immediately send someone to inform Tong Fei and strictly guard Xianlong Town! After a while, Bai Wenxuan seemed to think of something, his face changed drastically, and he immediately ordered Bai Yunxuan.
"Whoa!"
Seeing this, Bai Yunxuan didn't dare to slack off, and immediately turned around and took the order.
"Hopefully, it's still too late!"
Looking at Hexing Town in front of him, Bai Wenxuan muttered in a low voice.