In the direction of Zhongshan County, Ran Min and his 8,000 beggar guards did not collect enough food, and even their own 8,000 men and horses could not be satisfied.

In order to fill their stomachs and beg the guards, they had to slaughter horses to feed their hunger, which made the begging guards, who were originally all cavalry, become a team dominated by infantry, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, and their mobility and assault power were greatly reduced.

The reason why there is such a shortage of food in Zhongshan County is because the Hu tribe here has left here and retreated in the direction of the Western Regions, and when they left, they not only took away all their belongings, but even robbed the local Chinese people of grain and grass materials for their own use, so that the Zhongshan County area has also become a place of extreme food shortage.

The scattered people in the area made a living by gathering wild vegetables, wild fruits and hunting in the mountains, and there was no rich food to supply a huge army of 8,000 men and horses.

In order to obtain enough food in the mountains, the begging guards had to be completely dispersed, but in this way, the forces were completely dispersed, and once the Yan army attacked, the beggar guards would be powerless to resist and eventually be completely annihilated.

For this reason, Ran Min had to reluctantly order his soldiers to kill horses for food, and sent multiple scouts to nearby counties to investigate the situation, as long as they found a place rich in grain and grass, immediately led the army there.

Unlike the Wei army's lack of food, Murong Ke's 100,000 army had enough food and grass, and all of them were assembled in a fortified city dozens of miles behind the camp, according to the needs of the soldiers in front every day. Deliver enough grain and grass to the camp to ensure the daily supply of 100,000 troops.

Murong Ke stationed 100,000 elite troops east of Anxi County, and he was reluctant to attack Ran Min, firstly, in order to wait for reinforcements from Daiguo, so as to increase his chances of victory, and secondly, because he understood the fact that the army under Ran Min was short of food, and in the case of the enemy's lack of food, the longer it was delayed, the more beneficial it would be to his side.

Of course, in order to launch an attack. You can quickly defeat the army under Ran Min's command. Murong Ke and the main army under his command were training hard every day to improve the combat effectiveness of the army.

More than ten days later, the 30,000 national cavalry led by Tuoba Invincible arrived at the Yan army camp. Tuoba Invincible immediately went to Murong Ke's Chinese army tent. Get ready to fight now. In one fell swoop, he eliminated Ran Min and the eight thousand beggar guards under his command.

"Fourth brother, 30,000 reinforcements from Daiguo have arrived in the camp, and the invincible general Tuoba will be there in a while." Murong Ba walked into the big tent of the Chinese army. Said softly.

Murong Ke nodded and ordered: "Immediately send an order, let all the generals of my department gather in the big tent." ”

"Yes, General." Several pro-soldiers at the gate of the big tent immediately went to convey Murong Ke's instructions.

It didn't take long for all the generals under Murong Ke to enter the big tent, and Tuoba Invincible, the general of the acting country, also walked in.

"Invincible General, please take a seat." Murong Ke gently stretched out his hand and let Tuoba Invincible sit at the top of the big tent, in the same row as Murong Ba, to show Yan Guo's respect for Dai Guo.

"General Xie." Tuoba was invincible and not humble, and went straight to the top of the big tent.

"Generals, sit down!" Murong Ke waved his hand lightly and asked the generals in the big tent to sit down.

After the generals sat down, Murong Ke said with a straight face: "Generals, now, my Yan Dynasty coalition army has 130,000 people, which is more than enough to deal with Ran Min, however, according to the scout's report, Ran Min's army has been strictly short of food, and even, to the point of killing horses, which means that the longer our army and the Wei army drag, the weaker the combat power of the elite army under Ran Min's command, and the situation will become more and more favorable to our army, so I planned to continue the confrontation until the Wei army was completely dragged down, so as to win with one blow." After speaking, he looked at the generals in the big tent.

"General, there are only 8,000 men and horses under Ran Min's command, and our army already has 130,000 people, why bother so much, 20,000 horses in the headquarters are enough to exterminate Ran Min." A general of the Yan Army, who had never fought with Ran Min, said loudly.

"General, although the eight thousand elite combat power under Ran Min is strong, our army has an absolute advantage, as long as we gather all the soldiers and horses of our army and surround them from all sides, we will definitely be able to defeat Ran Min." Another general said.

"Fourth brother, second brother hopes to defeat Ran Min as soon as possible, and won't give us too much time." Murong Ba also felt that since the reinforcements had arrived, there was no reason to continue to stand still.

Seeing that all his subordinates asked to fight, Murong Ke was both excited and worried, and all the generals asked for battle, which showed that the morale of the generals was very high, but from the proud eyes of the generals, Murong Ke was worried that the generals would be proud and underestimate the enemy, after all, it is the eternal iron law on the battlefield that the arrogant soldiers will be defeated.

At the same time, Murong Ke also understood that the military will always serve the government, and now, the two countries of the Yan Dynasty have just formed an alliance, whether it is Murong Jun or Tuoba Shi Yijian, they urgently need a great victory to inspire their respective people, and show the whole world the powerful power of the Yan Dynasty coalition army, so as to greatly improve the status of the two countries in the Yan Dynasty in the world.

Murong Ke glanced away, and when he saw the contempt on the invincible face of Tuoba Invincible, the general of the Acting Kingdom, he understood that this person was too arrogant and did not take Ran Min's begging elite in his eyes.

"Invincible General, I don't know what you think about attacking the Wei army?" Murong Ke looked at Tuoba Invincible and asked softly.

Tuoba Invincible smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said loudly: "Just now, a general has already said that there are only 8,000 men and horses under Ran Min's command, and most of them are infantry, the enemy army is so weak that it can be destroyed with a snap of a finger, and our generals are here to discuss how to destroy the enemy, isn't it too ridiculous?" After speaking, he glanced at Murong Ke with contempt.

Seeing this, Murong Ke did not feel the slightest anger, but Murong Ba, who was in the same row as Tuoba Invincible, was slightly angry, after all, he had fought with Ran Min, and he had a deep understanding of the combat power of Ran Min and the elite of the beggar army, Tuoba Invincible looked at Ran Min so lightly, it was too arrogant.

"Huh! It seems that the invincible general is confident in exterminating Ran Min's army. Murong Ke said softly.

Tuoba Invincible stood up, hugged his fists and said: "The 30,000 desert iron cavalry in the headquarters is enough to completely annihilate the 8,000 remnants of the Wei army, and this battle can be handed over to me alone." After speaking, he looked at Murong Ke and wanted Murong Ke to give the order to attack.

Murong Ke smiled and praised: "The invincible general is the number one warrior in the country, and the 30,000 desert iron cavalry is also a strong force, but Ran Min and the elite of the beggar army are not remnants, and the invincible general must not be too underestimated!" ”

When Tuoba Invincible heard this, he was very unconvinced, and immediately hugged his fists and said: "General, let my army fight, if you can't win, be willing to be a military order." ”

Murong Ke hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "The matter of sending troops, the generals still need to consider it carefully, the generals should go back to the camp to rest for the time being!" Tomorrow afternoon, the big tent will continue. After speaking, he waved his hand and asked all the generals to leave for the time being.

When the generals heard the order, they left the Chinese army tent in turn, but Tuoba Invincible snorted angrily and left the Chinese army tent angrily.

"Fourth brother, second brother once said that as long as the reinforcements from the country arrive, my Yan Dynasty coalition army will immediately attack the Wei army, what are you hesitating about?" After the generals left, Murong Ba looked at Murong Ke and asked softly.

Murong Ke closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and said softly: "Ran Min is short of food and our army is not short of food, a quick decisive battle is beneficial to Ran Min, and a long delay without a fight is beneficial to our army!" ”

"But the second brother won't give us too much time, and it's not a good strategy to delay it for a long time." Murong Ba said.

Murong Ke said with a straight face: "It is good to delay the order of the monarch outside, but the officers and men of our army must not be slack off in the slightest, and they must always be ready to fight." ”

"Yes, fourth brother, I understand." Murong Ba replied softly.

In the big tent of Tuoba Invincible, Tuoba Invincible, Tuoba Invincible had just returned, and a group of generals came to inquire about the combat mission, and these generals had already learned that around Anxi County, dozens of miles away, only Ran Min and the 8,000 army under his command were extremely lacking, so they all wanted to go up and share a piece of fat.

"General, when will our army marche?" One of the generals asked eagerly.

Tuoba Invincible replied angrily: "The main general of the Yan army has been frightened by Ran Min's eight thousand remnants of the army, and he actually wants to think about it in the long run, and the general has repeatedly asked for battle and has not agreed, which is really unreasonable." ”

"General, Ran Min is just a man, there are only 8,000 men and horses under his command, and the Yan army has 100,000 main forces, why is it scared like this, it seems that the Yan army is nothing more than that." One of the generals scoffed.

"General, it's better for our army to attack alone, and secretly send troops tonight to kill the Wei army." Another ministry will build a yì road.

When Tuoba Invincible heard this, he was slightly stunned for a moment, and said softly: "Before leaving, the king repeatedly told the general to obey the orders of the general of the Yan army. After speaking, he looked at the generals in the account.

"General, the so-called generals are not subject to the orders of the monarch outside, at this time, the lord of the Yan country is afraid of Ran Min and refuses to lead the army to battle, how can our army be so cowardly, as long as our army annihilates Ran Min's army and wins a complete victory, the king will definitely not blame." One of the generals said loudly.

Seeing that the general said this, Tuoba Invincible was slightly moved, paused, his heart was horizontal, and he said loudly: "Since all the generals are eager to fight, then our army will secretly pull out the camp tonight, kill Anxi County, first destroy Ran Min and the 8,000 remnants under his command, and then capture Anxi County. ”

"Yes, General." The generals all shouted their orders.

After some secret preparations, in the middle of the night, Tuoba Invincible and the 30,000 cavalry under his command were all ready to attack and made all preparations before the attack.

"General, the whole army is ready to go." A subordinate general reminded loudly.

Tuoba Invincible nodded with satisfaction, and ordered loudly: "The whole army will set off immediately and kill Anxi County." (To be continued......)