"General, there is no movement here in Lin Bei."

On the outskirts of West Malaysia City, a Northern Yuan lieutenant in Gu Suteng's military tent was reporting to him about the situation in West Malaysia City.

"Hmph, this Lin Bei is really hateful, it's been five days, and he still refuses to surrender."

Gu Suteng threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground, frowned and asked, "Is the grain transport team coming?" ”

"It stands to reason that the grain delivery team should be here at noon today. General, since Lin Bei refuses to surrender, then let's storm Xima City, right? ”

The lieutenant calculated the time, according to the grain transportation time agreed between Gu Suteng and Qian Yuan, the grain transportation team of Xianyangguan should arrive in Xima City at noon today and transport the grain and grass.

Now the situation in Xima City is that Lin Bei led the army to hold on, while Gu Suteng was only ready to attack and did not launch a siege battle. Because the walls of Xima City are tall and strong, and there are still 20,000 Song troops in the city, if Xima City is stormed, the soldiers on his side will inevitably lose a lot.

"Wait, we'll spend time with them. According to the report of the kid who went to Kaiyuan City to ask for help, there is not much food in Xima City, and it is estimated that it can only last for three days. We'll trap him for another three days, and then the city will run out of food, and I don't think they'll surrender!" ”

"The general's clever plan, then the subordinates will go down first."

When the captain heard what Gu Suteng said, he also smiled and nodded, thinking that his plan was very good.

"Well, you go down first, and then arrange someone to go to Xianyangguan to urge food!"

"Yes!"

After the lieutenant went down, Gu Suteng picked up a jar of water and wine and drank it from the jar.

In Xima City, Lin Bei was observing the camp tent of the Northern Yuan army on the city tower, and he frowned and asked the captain beside him, "How much grain is there in the city?" ”

"Returning to the general, the food available in the city can still hold our army for three days. The person who arranged to go to Kaiyuan City for help has been there for two days, and there is no news yet. ”

The lieutenant's answer made Lin Bei even more worried, his brows furrowed even deeper, and he said to himself: "It's only three hundred miles from West Horse City to Kaiyuan City, and it's been two days, if he goes all the way, he should return to the city now." Unless ......"

"What does the general mean, that kid surrendered to the Northern Yuan?"

"Probably not, it's possible that he fell into the ambush of the Northern Yuan. If you send someone to Kaiyuan City to ask for help, the Northern Yuan army is now besieging but not attacking, it must want to consume our food, and wait until our food and grass are exhausted, and then attack. ”

Lin Bei looked at the smoke rising from the Gusuteng military camp, and also thought in his heart that the other party had besieged Xima City for five days. Now the grain and grass in Xima City are in short supply, and the 20,000 troops are all transferred from the surrounding cities, and the daily consumption is very huge. And the most unlucky thing is that during the autumn harvest, the West Horse City grain collection team happened to meet the Northern Yuan army that came to attack, in order to prevent Gusu Teng from getting grain and grass, Lin Bei immediately ordered to burn all the grain and grass of the grain collection team, which also led to the shortage of grain and grass in West Malaysia City.

"Pass the order! From now on, the soldiers in charge of defending the city will still have two meals a day, and the soldiers on rest will have one meal a day! ”

"Yes!"

Due to the limited grain and grass in the city of West Malaysia, Lin Bei had to make adjustments to the distribution of grain, and the grain and grass in the city can still last for three days, and it is estimated that it can last one more day after the adjustment. However, on the fourth day, if the reinforcements and the grain and grass for support did not come, then Lin Bei had only two choices, one was to go out of the city and fight with Gusuteng, and the other was to surrender to Beiyuan.

"Hey!"

Looking at the five thousand heavily armored soldiers in Gusuteng's barracks, Lin Bei also shook his head helplessly. Five thousand heavy armored soldiers are simply invincible in the field, and Lin Bei is also very clear about this, so if he really goes out of the city to fight, I am afraid there will be only one result.

......

"Brother Yun, isn't our marching speed a little slow? It's been a day, and we've only walked half the way, so if we rush to West Malaysia City, we won't have to walk another day? ”

He Jin was also a little anxious, their current location was still a hundred miles away from West Horse City, and he had only walked a hundred miles after a day's drive today, but he was very eager to go into battle to kill the enemy and establish his military exploits, so that these soldiers could see that the prestige of General He was not built, but real.

"Don't worry, didn't you catch a Yuan army just now? He has already said that now there is not much grain and grass on Gusuteng's side, how much grain will the 30,000 army consume every day? It is estimated that the food in their army will only last until tomorrow morning. So I think tomorrow morning, they'll attack West Malaysia, and then we'll take the opportunity to attack it, which is a big bargain. Why should you be in a hurry? ”

Li Gengyun sat in the camp tent and said to He Jin with a smile: "Besides, everyone is tired after a day's journey, if you are in a hurry, you will definitely be tired, and even if you arrive, you won't be able to fight, so let's have a good rest in the first half of the night and continue to rush in the second half of the night." Tomorrow at noon is the best time for us to attack. ”

Their camp tent was stationed in the mountains and forests, just now a few soldiers in charge of reconnaissance happened to meet the Yuan soldiers sent by Gusuteng to Xianyangguan to chase grain and grass, Li Gengyun learned from the other party that the grain and grass in Gusuteng's army was almost there, and he could only hold out until tomorrow morning, but there was still a lot of grain and grass in Xima City, and he should be able to hold out for two or three days. So Li Gengyun was not in a hurry, he calculated the time, and after noon tomorrow, it would be the best time to attack. Because Gusuteng, who had no food and grass, would definitely choose to attack West Malaysia City at noon.

"Brother Yun, why did you conclude that they would attack West Horse City at noon tomorrow."

He Jin looked at Li Gengyun with a puzzled look on his face and asked why Gusuteng would attack West Horse City at noon instead of morning or night?

"Very simply, in addition to the daily food, the food and grass of the Northern Yuan soldiers are also indispensable. Since they would run out of food and grass tomorrow morning, they would only engage in siege battles at noon at the height of their physical strength. If it is night, they will definitely be hungry, and by that time the food and grass have not arrived, it will inevitably lead to the instability of the army. Once the morale of the army is unstable, then defeat is a matter of time. Therefore, Gusuteng will not let this happen, and only attack Xima City at noon, and strive to capture it before dark, so that they can take away the grain and grass in Xima City. ”

"Oh, I see, so how much food did we bring this time? Will it be like them? ”

"Hehe, do you still need to worry about this? I have already negotiated with Song Qing, now every soldier has five days of dry food on him, and after three days, the first batch of grain and grass from Xianyang Pass will be shipped out, if everything goes well, this batch of grain and grass can be used to help Lin Bei and them tide over the difficulties. ”

Li Gengyun smiled, and then leaned against the wooden couch and closed his eyes: "Hey, take a good rest for a while, you have to rush in the middle of the night, you can also sleep for a while, don't be overexcited, at noon tomorrow, the limelight will be robbed, don't blame me!" Hehe! ”

"Oh!"