Chapter 119: Sneak Attack on the Grain Road
"Quick, quickly lead the troops to intercept the Qin army's grain transport team." At this time, Liu Yuan's eyes flickered, he couldn't let Qin Jun get rice and grain as he wished.
"No!" Cao Shen also knew that the situation was urgent, so he immediately went to the camp, and this time, he brought Da Niu and 500 soldiers with him. Pei's army left the city from the west gate and traveled along the mountain road, thus avoiding the detection of the Qin cavalry. For the familiarity with the terrain of Pei County, more than 500 people interspersed with shortcuts in order to intercept the grain transportation team.
After marching in the night for more than an hour, Cao Shen waved his hand suddenly, and all the Pei soldiers held their breath, they squatted in the dense forest, under the cover of night, few people could find it. Cao saw that the Qin army's grain transport team in front of him was hurrying, and he took a cursory look, and the Qin army guarding the grain was about 500 people. Cao Shen pulled out Pei County and said in a low voice: "Archers prepare!" ”
All the archers immediately ignited the rocket, then drew their strong bows, and when they heard Cao Shen's order, the rockets flew out of the sky.
"Not good, enemy attack!"
"Quick, protect the rice grain!" Seeing the sky full of rockets piercing the night sky, the county supervisor Ping commanded with a solemn face. This batch of rice grain is the logistics support of the entire Qin army, and if there is an accident, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"Go on, shoot the arrows!" Cao Shen snorted coldly again.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
The rocket continued to fly, and in an instant, it fell into the Qin army, and even many ox carts carrying grain were ignited. Cao Shen pointed at the Qin army and yelled: "Kill!" ”
"Kill!"
The big bull rushed to the front, and the Pei army rushed away.
Seeing this, the county supervisor Ping hurriedly said: "It's Peijun, hurry, go and ask the county guard for help." The rest, kill! ”
"Death too!" Da Niu is a strong man, these Qin troops are not his sword enemies at all, the Pei army he led is also brave, the Qin army after the rocket sneak attack just now, the formation is very panicked, although the county supervisor Ping organized a counterattack, but the effect is very small.
At this time, the role of a tiger general is reflected, the fierce will be fierce, and the general will be intimidated, not to mention that there are two fierce generals in the Pei army, Da Niu and Cao Shen. On the other hand, the Qin army, the county is a civilian, and at this time he has already hidden in the rear in fright, and as for the county supervisor, he also does not dare to fight with the big bull.
The county supervisor Ping was resentful, he never thought that Pei Jun would ambush the grain road, or rather, he didn't expect Pei Jun to dare to go out of the city. "Rush, those who kill the enemy will attack! The county guard will be here soon! ”
The Qin army also reacted from the panic at this time, and they fought back, and the soldiers of Pei immediately suffered casualties. Seeing this, Da Niu roared, "Follow me to kill this county eunuch!" ”
When the county supervisor Ping saw that Da Niu really led his troops to kill him, he immediately retreated, and kept ordering: "Quick, stop him, this person is a thief, and it is a great achievement to kill him." ”
The big cow laughed, and he shouted roughly: "Want to kill me? When have I ever been afraid, your enemy general is really a bad breed, can you dare to fight with me? ”
"Phew! Puff also! The county supervisor Ping would not be provoked by this language, and he rebuked angrily.
"Big cow, quickly ignite the rice grain! Don't be in love! In the rear, Cao Shen suddenly shouted.
Da Niu nodded, and he no longer went to chase the county supervisor, but led the troops to set the rice grain on fire. The county supervisor was furious, but he was helpless, Cao participated in the fierceness of the bull, so that the entire Qin army guarding the grain could not stop it. There's no way, who let this food guard army have no generals?
"Death to the traitors!" Suddenly, the rear was lit by fire, and the soldiers of the Qin army's battalion were approaching.
Cao Shen looked at him and saw that most of the rice and grain were ignited, so he immediately ordered: "Go, retreat quickly!" ”
"Drink!" The entire Pei army moved quickly, without delay, and disappeared into the dense forest in just a moment. In this sneak attack, Pei Jun was resolute, which can be said to have caught the Qin army off guard.
When the county guard Chen Tong heard that the grain road had been robbed, he personally led the troops to hurry up, but he was still a step too late, and when he got closer, almost all the rice and grain were burned, and only three or four ox carts were spared from the fire. Chen Tong looked at the county supervisor and the county supervisor angrily, and when he saw that the two of them were so cowardly, he was even more angry in his heart. Chen Tong pointed at the two of them, vented all his anger, and yelled: "Waste! What about rice? Why was Peijun so easily destroyed and burned? You can be convicted! ”
Jun Cheng hurriedly excused himself with a miserable expression: "County guard, it's not my fault, it's the command of the county supervisor to escort the rice grain." ”
"You still want to shirk responsibility?" Chen Tong scolded, "Come on, take all these two down!" ”
"No!"
"County guard, listen to me, explain." Both of them shouted injustice.
But Chen Tong turned a deaf ear, he stared at the burning rice grain, the corners of his mouth showed a touch of bitterness, this time, the Peixian conquest had forced him to a dead end. The entire clan family of Surabaya County was paying attention to this battle, however, no one thought that the Qin army, which was originally dominant, would come to this situation.
Chen Tong's dejected leader returned to the Qin army camp, and this time, he was also completely confused. Kong Yi, the general next to him, was injured, and he was not at ease with the county lieutenant, Chen sat in the big tent with the same person, and it was difficult to hide the sorrow on his face.
In the Peixian hall, Cao Shen and Da Niu had also returned to the city, and they immediately reported the results of the battle to Liu Yuan, "Lord, almost all the rice and grain of the Qin army have been destroyed and burned, and there are not many encounters. In this battle, our army suffered less than 20 casualties, all of which were mainly burned grain, and did not fight. ”
"You two have done a good job in this, but it is a great achievement." Liu Yuan laughed and said, "The Qin army is short of rice and food, and it may be possible to withdraw in a few days." ”
"I hope so." Cao Shen also chimed in.
On the second day, the county guard Chen Tongqin led a large army to attack the city, and the Pei army and the people fought tenaciously to resist, but Chen Tong still failed to break the city as he wished. Pei County is like a wooden stake, no matter how the Qin army attacks the city, it will never fall.
At night, the wind and clouds suddenly changed, the sky was overcast, and a heavy snow fell with the wind. The snowflakes fluttered, dyeing the city and mountains white, and the cold wind was blowing, only the soldiers of Pei defended the city against the wind.
This sudden heavy snowfall made it even more difficult for the Qin army, and there was very little rice and grain, which was already difficult to support the continued siege operations. Heavy snow fell suddenly, severe cold hit people, and the Qin army was already disheartened, and rumors were spreading.
In the night, Liu Yuan stood on top of the city tower, he looked into the distance in the snow, and said with a low sigh: "The snow is cold and the weather is freezing, God really helps me." ”
"The lord is the son of the Red Emperor, so he naturally has heaven's help!" Cao Shen postscripted, "I'm afraid that the Qin army is going to retreat." ”
"Yes, the cold and hungry, the county guard is not an ignorant person, if it continues like this, the losses of the Qin army will be even more serious." Liu Yuan's gaze continued to look farther ahead, between heaven and earth, there was only a vast snowfall, and the Qin army had no choice.
Thank you QT, Beggar, My Ask Me, Chen Han, and Chen Haoqi for their tips!