Chapter 509: Food Crisis

Cheng Da and Meng Fei are the main generals of both sides, and they are naturally the most conspicuous in the melee.

The two of them were aware of each other's existence almost at the same time, and without saying a word, they raised their weapons together and beckoned to each other.

On the level of the soul warrior, Meng Fei was not Cheng Da's opponent, but after adding the increase in martial souls, the two fought equally.

The result is a lose-lose situation, of course.

Both of them used desperate fighting methods.In less than 30 rounds.Meng Fei's right arm and left rib were stabbed once.The bleeding did not stop;Cheng Da's right leg was stabbed twice.One of the shots was penetrated-pierced.He gritted his teeth in pain.

"The hateful Chu people actually offended my grassland, you just wait for the revenge of my Pantheistic army." Cheng Da roared.

"Fart, when did the prairie become your pantheistic cult?" Meng Fei said-for-tat: "Don't worry, after destroying you, I will go back to ask Shangfeng for instructions, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely send more troops to encircle and suppress you, and the good days of your Pantheistic Sect will come to an end from today."

Both of them know each other's strength, so neither of them wants to take the initiative to attack.

When the subordinates saw that their master was injured, they all came to kill him, and under their cover, the two immediately separated, and stopped fighting hard.

A great battle lasted for half an hour, and then Cheng Da and Meng Fei each led thousands of remnants of the army to different directions.

On the high ground, the little marquis shook his head: "It's really two spineless guys, you should never die, it's a pity that you choose to quit the army together with such a tacit understanding."

Of course, he hoped that both groups of people would all die, but it would not be easy to have the current result, you must know that the Chu army must have been in conflict with the Pantheist Sect for decades.

It is precisely because of this that the Pantheistic Cult, which was crippled in the hinterland of the Central Plains, has been able to survive in the grasslands and has grown rapidly over the past few decades.

As for Emperor Mao's decision not to order the destruction of the Pantheist Cult, I'm afraid I can only ask the emperor.

In any case, the Chu army fought a big war with the Pantheon Sect, which could be regarded as igniting the fire and medicine keg that the two sides would not invade.

Cheng Da returned to Heaven and Earth City and was immediately locked up.

If it weren't for the appearance of the Chu army, which led to the final tragic ending, he would definitely be executed on the spot.

After all, the appearance of the Chu army was something that no one expected, and in that case, it was also a skill to be able to escape back with a few thousand remnants.

The little marquis returned to Jincheng smoothly, and of course after telling the matter in detail, he was worshiped as a god by the father and son of the Wang family.

Originally, according to Wang Xuanye's idea, Xiao Chen would at most take advantage of the relationship between the Chu people and the Pantheistic Sect to travel between them to ensure his own safety.

Unexpectedly, he actually came up with a trick to sow discord and fan the flames, causing heavy losses to both sides.

Medina walked over and punched him: "Brother Chen, you are really too bad, now the Chu army and the Pantheistic Sect have become mortal enemies, and the Pantheistic Sect will relax its attention to Jincheng a lot in order to prevent the threat from Great Chu."

"It's a pity." The little marquis shook his head and said, "I thought that the 30,000 Chu army could eat more than 20,000 enemies by means of a sneak attack.

This is indeed the case, and the combat effectiveness of the Chu army is far from the legendary level.

The father and son of the Wang family held a feast to celebrate the victory.

Within a few days, the little marquis's worst fears still happened.

Since the Great Chu side wanted the emperor to make up his mind and decide whether to fight or make peace, it took a certain amount of time to discuss with the ministers.

Hundreds of thousands of border troops were ordered to hold the city, and no one was allowed to cross the mine.

In this way, the Pantheon Sect was not willing to be lonely and sent an army of 100,000, of which 30,000 were elite soldiers of the lineage, plus 70,000 auxiliary soldiers, led by Feng Zhanshan, the Marquis of the Eastern Bone Capital.

After the manager's last battle, the Jincheng city defense exposed many shortcomings.The soldiers seized the time to make corrections.The three city gates that were originally blocked in the north, south, and west.Open the west gate.Block the east gate that was unimpeded.

In contrast, although the West Gate is closer to the direction of the enemy's troops, it is relatively narrower than the area outside the East Gate, which is not conducive to the siege of large forces.

Xiao Chen secretly suggested that Wang Xuanye let him send someone to finish the tunnel that the last return trip could not complete.

This passage can be used to escape, or to send a surprise soldier around the enemy's back and stab them hard.

100,000 people surrounded the city, just like Cheng Da. Feng Zhanshan received definite news that the city had blocked three city gates, so he focused on the west gate.

The morale of the defenders was high, and they couldn't wait to kill the enemy, but they waited for three days, and the enemy didn't attack a single attack.

They're just in the camp, they're on patrol, they're going to be out on drill.

"What are they going to do, rush to make siege engines?" Wang Taiji stood on the city tower and looked into the distance.

His son, Wang Xuanye, said: "It's not as big as the siege equipment, if they really rush to the camp, we can see it. I think their strategy is to surround but not fight, consume the grain and grass in the city, and make us surrender without a fight."

Xiao Chen took Medina to the top of the city and echoed, "I agree with Brother Wang, they are indeed soldiers who want to surrender without a fight."

Wang Taiji turned around and said, "There is plenty of food in the city, and most of the soldiers are soul warriors, so there is no problem in holding out for two months."

The little marquis asked rhetorically: "What about in two months."

"The grain will be replenished from the caravans, and there will be several caravans every month...... "At this point, Wang Taiji couldn't go on, and sighed: "Forget that we are besieged, since they can surround the city, they can cut off the road to here, and prevent the caravan from entering."

The little marquis nodded and said: "This is also what I am most worried about. If the caravan can't come in, after two months, because of lack of food and clothing, Jincheng will become panicked, the soldiers will be demoralized, and if it takes a little longer, Jincheng will be self-defeating."

Wang Xuanye frowned and said, "I will immediately send people out of the city, to contact a few big businessmen who have a good relationship with us, and ask them to help transport the grain, promising that they will not be at risk, and then take advantage of the fact that the master will transport the grain in through the secret channel."

The little marquis agreed, but he always felt unsteady in his heart.

Sure enough, the people sent out by Wang Xuanye were busy working outside for half a month, and not a single grain of grain could be transported.

These merchants were either threatened by the Pantheists with their relatives or bribed with a lot of money, and all of them stood on the opposite side of the Golden City.

After another half a month, there was still no harvest, and there was not much food left in the granary.

The thing that Xiao Hou Ye was most worried about still happened.At the beginning, Cheng Da used a trick to cut off the grain road.The other party immediately used his other way to repay the other's body.

Sure enough, I have to pay it back.

Fortunately, there has been no chaos in the city due to food shortages.

But who can guarantee how long this form will last?