Chapter 135: Grab Food
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The Cangtou army captured Ningyang, and the battle situation for the official army was unfavorable to their own side, and the bad result was as Kong Zhongqing said before, if the fight was to attack the fortification, the loss of the official army was too great, but if he did not fight, let the thieves take him captive and plunder, Duan Wencao would definitely not be able to escape the responsibility of ineffective rebellion.
Duan Wencao was in a dilemma. In this case, he has to preserve his strength, and at the same time, he needs Zhang Xutuo to attack Ningyang, only by letting Zhang Xutuo's Qi army and the thief army fight a defeat, he will have a chance to reverse the crisis, otherwise, whether he fights or not, he will do more harm than good, he will not be able to reverse the crisis, and he will not be able to get rid of the future predicament, just like falling into a swamp, no matter how he struggles, he will die.
Duan Wencao was in trouble because he lost Ningyang, but Li Fengyun, who got Ningyang, was also in trouble.
Yuancheng was only more than thirty miles away from Ningyang, and Han Jinluo and the other four heroes all stared at the battlefield in Ningyang all the time.
Ningyang has food, as long as Ningyang is conquered and food is grabbed, the stomach crisis can be solved. Because of the stomach crisis, Han Jinluo and the other four heroic commanders were panicked, their morale was low, and they were in danger of collapse at any time. Because of this, they did not dare to rush to the front to attack Ningyang City, and even rejected Li Fengyun's proposal to gather the main forces of various armies to attack Ningyang City under the pretext of weak troops, insufficient weapons, and low combat effectiveness. Their reason is very simple, those who can work harder, the Cangtou army has enough food, Ningyang City is of course fought by the Cangtou army, we will stand next to cooperate and help you contain the official army, but according to the agreement at the time of the alliance, the spoils of war are shared by those who see it, and the food in Ningyang City has our share.
The battle was fought by others, and after the battle, he went to grab the spoils, and this "crooked theory" was accepted by Li Fengyun. Of course, the four heroes smiled happily and did not hesitate to flatter. The generals of the Cangtou Army were furious and immediately questioned Li Fengyun. Li Fengyun was calm, put the current shape and the future shape shì, and laid out the difficulties of the survival and exhibition of the righteous army one by one, and finally came to a conclusion that if the righteous army wants to grow rapidly, it must unite all the forces that can be united, even if it is worth making huge sacrifices and paying a huge price, after all, rebellion is not an end, but a means to realize the ambition of the bird, for a better life in the future, we must grit our teeth now and bear what people cannot bear.
The reason makes sense, but suspicion is still suspicion, anger is still anger, and the contradictions within the alliance are getting deeper and deeper.
With the conquest of Ningyang City, this contradiction finally exploded.
The news of the Cangtou Army's capture of Ningyang City was transmitted to the four marshals at the first time, and the four marshals made the same decision without thinking under the pressure of stomach crisis, and immediately rushed into Ningyang City to grab food. Although Li Fengyun promised that the spoils of war were shared, but after Mengshan fell into a food shortage, how could this promise be fulfilled? The four heroes thought it was impossible.
This alliance was originally a last resort, the Qi people succumbed to the Chu people, and the Chu people snorted, which was the humiliation of the Qi people, and what made the four heroes even more dissatisfied was that after Li Fengyun formed the alliance, he used the food in his hands and used some despicable means to quickly win the favor of most of the soldiers under them, and then used the trust of these soldiers to him to firmly suppress the four heroes, which made the four heroes feel aggrieved. Therefore, the four marshals all have the intention of scattering the gang, just waiting for the situation to improve, immediately disperse, go their own way, fight for themselves, and continue to be their own boss, if Li Fengyun is suppressed like this, the four armies will be eaten by Li Fengyun sooner or later.
The four marshals each sent their henchmen to spread the news of the Cangtou Army's capture of Ningyang City in the army, and spread rumors that Li Fengyun was going to swallow the grain in Ningyang City alone, and now the Cangtou Army was trying its best to carry the grain, if they emptied the food, the others would be happy in vain, they would get nothing, they would get nothing, and they would continue to starve.
Hunger made the soldiers of the four armies lose their minds, they were furious, they forgot that if it wasn't for Li Fengyun's help, maybe they would have become lonely ghosts now. In the deafening invective, everyone had an idea to go to Ningyang and grab food. Soon, this idea was transformed into practical action, and the four rebel armies held high the battle flag, rushed wildly on the plain, and rushed towards Ningyang City with great momentum.
The Cangtou army captured Ningyang, of course, they had to do the plundering and move the grain. Everyone knows that the current strength of the rebel army is not enough, and it is not yet able to resist the official army, although this battle is won, it cannot change the balance of power between the two sides, and the hordes of officers and troops will soon rush from all directions, so when the official army has not yet killed, it is as much as it can move.
However, Li Fengyun issued an order that surprised the soldiers, not to plunder, not to spend any effort to carry food, to immediately reorganize the ranks, and to fight more fierce battles.
The reason is very simple, the scouts have already shown traces of the Qi army in the Chengcheng area on the west bank of the river, from which it can be judged that Zhang Xutuo did not withdraw to Qi County, but hid in the reeds of Maodudian, ready to kill at any time, and deal a fatal blow to the exhausted Cangtou army. In addition, the main force of the Lu army in Bianqiu City has not been dispatched, thinking that Zhang Xutuo is hiding in Maodudian, which is less than a hundred miles away, it is not difficult to deduce that Ningyang City is a trap, and Duan Wencao will definitely carry out an east-west attack with Zhang Xutuo. Therefore, the Cangtou army has no choice, only to temporarily throw down the fat to the mouth, continue to fight, as long as they defeat either of Duan Wencao and Zhang Xutuo, the tide of the battle will be reversed, and the Cangtou army will be able to capture Ningyang City again, and at that time, the food in Ningyang City really belongs to the righteous army.
The officers and men of the Cangtou Army have followed Li Fengyun for more than half a year, and have witnessed a series of miracles created by Li Fengyun, and they respect Li Fengyun like a god, even if they are surprised and surprised by Li Fengyun's order, they still obey it without hesitation.
Since the rebellion, the soldiers have been struggling on the line of life and death, and they have been worried about "saving people and losing land, and people and land; If you lose your land, you will lose your land." Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, if people die, then there is nothing, as long as people live, everything is possible. The food in Ningyang City is indeed important to the rebels, but it is not important compared to the lives of the rebels. As long as the lives are still there and the army is still there, then there is enough opportunity to take the city and plunder the grain.
The Cangtou army "swept" Ningyang City as quickly as possible, in addition to the grain, silk and other materials in the warehouse, other trophies such as weapons, gold and silver were swept away, and then quickly withdrew to the large camp outside the city, pulled out the camp, and prepared to rush to the new battlefield.
At this time, the Jibei Army and the Dongping Army rushed wildly, with a momentum like a rainbow, and the sound of killing shook the sky, roaring all the way into Ningyang City, where the city gate was wide open.
The officers and men of the Cangtou Army were stunned at first, and then they were furious and scolded fiercely. It's not impossible to take advantage of and pick peaches, but the Lu army is in the city of Bianqiu, dozens of miles away, and it is completely dependent on these friendly troops to contain it in the direction of Yuancheng, but in order to snatch the spoils of war, these friendly troops actually disregard the safety of the Cangtou army, abandon the battlefield and rush over, without considering the consequences at all.
Li Fengyun seemed to have expected it, turned a blind eye, and ordered the army to be drawn immediately and rush to Yuancheng immediately.
Now that the friendly troops are rushing into Ningyang City to grab food, the Cangtou army has to go to Yuancheng to monitor and block the Lu army in Fangqiu City instead of them, otherwise these friendly troops who want food and don't want to die will be in danger.
Han Jinluo and the other four marshals instigated their subordinates to abandon their positions out of personal selfishness, rushed into Ningyang City to grab food, and competed for the spoils of war, which was wrong in itself, which would not only intensify the contradictions within the alliance and destroy the alliance, but also might change the situation of the war and bring ruin to the rebel army. Once the situation deteriorates, they still need Li Fengyun's help and need the refuge of Mengshan, so the four of them are out of their own interests, and they can't turn their faces with Li Fengyun for the time being, nor can they break the alliance, so they have pieced together a lot of reasons, intending to prevaricate when Li Fengyun is angry. Considering that Li Fengyun also needs their help, needs this alliance, and also doesn't want to tear his face with them, the four of them are still full of confidence in the reasons they have pieced together for prevarication.
However, the unfolding of events and their predictions are fundamentally different things. Li Fengyun was not angry, the Cangtou army did not quarrel with them, and the grain and silk were still piled up in the treasury of Ningyang City without touching at all, which made the four heroes and their subordinate soldiers surprised and delighted. Surprisingly, why didn't Li Fengyun and the Cangtou Army want food? Why do you give your food to yourself? Could it be that Li Fengyun and the officers and soldiers of the Cangtou Army have really become living bodhisattvas of all beings? Happily, their purpose was achieved, they grabbed the grain, although it was cheap, but how could they not take advantage of it?
The next thing made the four heroes and their subordinates have an unbelievable feeling.
The Cangtou army evacuated and left Ningyang City, why is this? There was no dispute between them, and there was no conflict. Ningyang City was defeated by the Cangtou Army, and the amount of food and silk in the city was very large, and no one could swallow it alone, so it must be the one who saw it, but why didn't the Cangtou Army want the spoils?
Han Jinluo and the other four heroes immediately found Li Fengyun, looked apologetic, and took the initiative to ask for guilt. There was no way, the soldiers were hungry, the morale of the army was sluggish, and the commander-in-chief had actually lost control of the army, and as a result, there was this scene of collapse. Fortunately, there was no danger, and there was no conflict between the two sides, which can be regarded as a great luck in misfortune.
Li Fengyun remained silent, didn't say a word, and patiently listened to their explanations, but he couldn't see his joy and anger at all, which made Han Jinluo and the others secretly panic.
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