Chapter 190: The Spy
"Untie him and follow me to the main camp. β
Jiang Feng ordered someone to untie Hailan, glanced at Xiang Yu, and ordered: "Xiang Yu, you send Liuxia back to her camp, and no one is allowed to see her in private without my permission." β
Jiang Feng deliberately said this to Hailan, to tell him that Lu Xia had no status in the new military camp, just a chess piece to trade.
If Hailan breaks her promise and never returns, she may die.
According to Chu He's description, the relationship between the two is extraordinary, and Hailan will definitely not abandon Liuxia.
"Tell me, what's going on in the Silver Snow Barracks now?"
"There are still 3,000 silver snow iron cavalry, 2,000 foot soldiers, 800 logistics under my father's command, a total of more than 5,000 people, so far, there has been no food for five days, and the soldiers of the whole battalion can only rely on killing war horses to survive.
What's even worse is that the location of the Yinxue Barracks is low-lying, with steep cliffs at both ends, and the Jiuli tribe is seizing this fatal point to lead a large amount of river water into the camp, and the long-term immersion causes the armor and weapons to rust, and the combat effectiveness is significantly reduced. β
Hailan did not hide it, and revealed that these dangers were explained in detail in the secret letter.
Even if he didn't say it, Jiang Feng would be able to guess a rough idea.
"So...... Are you going to make an alliance with me?"
Hai Yunfan's situation was even worse than Jiang Feng expected.
The reason why the Yinxue Iron Cavalry was able to gallop through Yanzhou without suffering defeat was that in addition to its excellent tactics, more importantly, it had heavier armor, and the old-fashioned guns and arrows of the grassland barbarians could not hurt them at all.
Once the armor rots and loses protection, they will revert back to flesh and blood.
"If you agree, then I will provide food, grass and fresh water to the Silver Snow Barracks, and as for the weapons and baggage, I can't do anything about it. Jiang Feng pointed to the sand table, which marked the distribution map of Chi You and Hai Yunfan's forces in detail.
Now, thousands of Silver Snow Iron Horsemen are besieged by ten times the enemy, without food and water, facing a desperate situation, and may be eaten by the Jiuli clan at any time.
"Alliance, my dignified Silver Snow God of War, do you want to form an alliance with you barbarians?" Hai Lan snorted coldly, and couldn't help but shake his head, he couldn't even look down on the Jiuli clan, let alone the motley tribe led by Jiang Feng.
"There's no one but me who can help you solve your problems right now. β
Jiang Feng was not in a hurry to refute, it was an indisputable fact that the Yinxue Barracks was cut off from food and water, and the only way they could solve their predicament was to ask Fengdu for help.
And Fengdu had just experienced a coup d'Γ©tat, and there was no extra energy to rush to help Yanzhou, which was thousands of miles away.
What's more, Hai Yunfan used to be the most important general of the first emperor, and Jiang Cheng wished that he would die in the grassland.
"If we form an alliance, what benefits do you want from Yinxue?" Hailan asked with a smile that froze and frowned.
"What you promised me before, the military power of two thousand silver snow iron cavalry. β
"Please rest assured, I, Hailan, will fulfill my promise, and when the time comes, please let me take Lu Xia and my father to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests. β
"If Ryuxia is willing to go with you, I won't stop you. β
Before Hailan finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jiang Feng and pointed to the sand table, "Those things, when we join forces to destroy the Jiuli Clan, we have to think about how to send food and fresh water to the Yinxue Barracks to solve the current urgent need." β
"It is the main force of Chiyou that surrounds the Yinxue barracks, about 80,000 people, according to our sentinels, Jiuli City has frequently transferred troops out recently, and they are piled up outside the city, the purpose is to prevent your tribes. β
Hailan looked at the sand table, at a loss, "From your camp, it is a hundred miles away from the Yinxue barracks, if you use a carriage to escort grain and grass, it will take five hours at the earliest, but you may encounter the cavalry of the Jiuli tribe along the way, it is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky." β
"Leave the matter of grain and grass to me, and promise that by tomorrow night at the latest, 30,000 stones of grain and grass will be delivered to your tent. β
For this, Jiang Feng is full of confidence, he has the Tubai Clan and the Tianyi Legion, even if he can't go by land, he can also take air transportation and Tu Escape.
"Are you so confident?" Hailan clasped her hands in front of her.
This is completely impossible to do, and I don't know where Jiang Feng got his confidence?
"After the Yinxue soldiers have eaten and drunk enough to rest for one night, it is agreed that in the early morning of the day after tomorrow, I will personally lead the new army to attack Jiuli City, disrupt the deployment of Chiyou, and then you will wait for the opportunity to fight out of the encirclement, if nothing else, my new army will be able to meet with the Yinxue Iron Cavalry in the evening. β
"If the food and grass are sufficient, we can attack the camp of the Jiuli tribe at night, you don't need to worry about this, but if you want to attack Jiuli City, the scattered army composed of several broken tribes wants to attack Jiuli City, I am afraid that the chances of victory are slim, maybe it will be eaten back, after all, Chiyou still has 40,000 troops stationed outside the city. β
Not only for Jiang Feng, but also for the entire Yanzhou tribe group, Hailan can't look down on it.
These people are holding stone tools from ancient times, competing with bronze cold weapons, and their combat power is pitiful, no matter how they fight, they are killing themselves.
This siege was entirely due to the fact that the empire abandoned them, and the grain and grass provided for half a year were not enough, and the weapons and baggage had not been updated for a long time.
"Take the fireworks as a signal, three times in a row, and within two hours after the signal is launched, my new army will appear at the head of Jiuli City waiting for you to break through successfully. β
"Well, I'll have good news. β
In this regard, Hailan will be skeptical.
Regardless of whether Jiang Feng can break through Jiuli City or not, it will harass Chiyou's deployment, and the Yinxue Iron Cavalry will be able to take the opportunity to attack Chiyou's main camp.
Hailan rode alone and returned to the Yinxue Barracks and relayed the news to Hai Yunfan.
But he concealed the black deal with Jiang Feng, after all, if he wanted to exchange military power for Liuxia's freedom, this matter had to be hidden from Hai Yunfan.
After confirming the alliance with Hailan, Jiang Feng asked the Mole to lead the Territory Ba Clan overnight, dug through the underground tunnels between the two camps, and ordered three hundred frost giants to carry grain bags on their shoulders and send them to the Silver Snow Barracks.
The 30,000 stone of grain and grass that was agreed in advance was finally given 3,000 stones, which could only meet the food of the Yinxue Barracks for half a day.
In this regard, Hai Yunfan did not say anything: It is better to have food than to be hungry, so he put all the grain and grass into the pot, the whole battalion was full of food and drink, and after repairing the weapons, he hurriedly rested all night.
In the early morning of the next day, in the western sky, three fireworks were launched one after another, which was a pre-agreed signal.
"Don't be in a hurry to attack first, if Hai Yunfan breaks the contract, if he doesn't send troops, then I will have to face the encirclement and suppression of the 120,000 and 90,000 Li tribes, even if it is a new army with advanced weapons, I am afraid that it will not be able to withstand the tactics of the sea of people." β
Taking advantage of the cover of the vast night, Jiang Feng personally set up an artillery array on the hills outside Jiuli City, and neatly arranged forty-five howitzers.
Followed by the battle, there were also thousands of light cavalry led by Chu He.
And directly in front of their position was Jiuli City, and outside the city was a flat prairie, where 40,000 Jiuli tribesmen were currently stationed.