Zhang Xian led 30,000 cavalry and defeated the elite army of more than 100,000 under the command of Galahad, whom Xiao Chen hated. This news has not yet reached Xiao Chen's ears, but even if he knows this news, Xiao Chen will not be too happy. The situation in front of him is too irritating, and for more than a month, his main force is still blocked by the army of the country on which the sun never sets, and he can't advance an inch. Up to now, the confrontation has lasted for two months, and the time has also passed through July of the fifth year of the beacon fire, and it has officially entered the golden season of August.

The hot weather made the officers and soldiers of the Beichen Army who stayed in the camp hundreds of meters high suffer a lot. Originally, the Villagas Mountains were lush with trees and beautiful surroundings, making it a great place to spend the hot summers. As a result, Xue Rengui and Zhang Han; The two of them lost a fine light in the fire, and the entire mountain peak was bare. There are only some caves on the mountain, which can make the soldiers of the Beichen Army get a little cool under the hot sun. Similarly, the millions of soldiers who are stuck on the west side of the peaks of Mount Veracas are helplessly baked by the sun.

There is no way to do this, although the three peaks are covered with trees, it is a good place to enjoy the shade. However, because of a fire before the Beichen Army, the peak of Veracas was directly burned to the bald. This has forced the top officials of the country on which the sun never sets to think about more things, and cutting down the trees on top of the three peaks is the number one priority. Although the sun is hot, the Beichen army and his own army are all exposed to the sun, and there is no danger yet. If these trees were still left, Vir was also worried about another fire from the Beichen Army.

Keep in mind that the fire on the peaks of Villagas was just two months ago, and the weather was not as hot as it is now. The fire burned very fiercely under the oil of the Beichen Army, which is enough to show how afraid these mountains are of fire. Now that the weather is hot, the trees and flowers are very dry, and once there is a fire, there is no need for wind at all, and the fire can burn directly from below to the top of the mountain. At that time, the entire army will be finished, let alone blocking the Beichen Army. Therefore, Will would rather choose to be poisoned by the sun than fail again because of a fire.

In fact, the Beichen army also had the idea of setting another fire. It's just that the idea has just been decided, and some of the needed supplies are not ready yet. The soldiers of the country where the sun never sets began to cut down trees. First of all, the trees around the camp, a large area of tens of thousands of big trees in Fang Yuan, were cut down in just one morning. Afterwards, the soldiers of the country where the sun never sets continued to cut down trees down the mountain. These felled trees are not directly discarded. Instead, it was used by the soldiers of the country where the sun never sets, and it was made into a defensive weapon.

Before the fire prevention plan was implemented, it was directly strangled to death by the country where the sun never sets. After that, the Beichen Army watched as the soldiers of the Sun Never Setting Country moved more and more trees into the camp. Not only did it strengthen the camp, but it also stuffed the entire camp with guards such as sasswoods and horses. This made the millions of Beichen soldiers led by Xiao Chen even more frightened, and there was no great chance to take the camp of the country where the sun never sets. Now that they have prepared a large number of guarding weapons, let's continue to confront.

The only thing that made Xiao Chen feel relieved was that the Beichen Army had finally completely lifted the food crisis until now. After the Beichen Army fully occupied the Xilong Territory of the Sun Never Setting Country, it not only gained a wide territory, but also obtained a large amount of grain and grass. Because of the rapid end of the war in Xilongling, the grain cultivated by the people of Xilongling in the country where the sun never sets was completely occupied by the Beichen army before waiting for a bumper harvest. The crop was planted in February this year and has only been ripening for half a year in August. Although the sowing time and harvesting time of food crops in the game are very different from those in real society, this does not affect the Beichen Army to harvest food.

There are more than 20 million stone of grain, so much grain and grass is enough for the Beichen Army's four million troops to eat for nearly two years. Of course, Xiao Chen will not do this, and many landless people in the country are even more waiting to be fed. 20 million stones of grain and grass can save countless people in the country. Moreover, there is not a shortage of grain and grass in the army now, and there are still more than 3 million stone of grain of the 4.5 million stone captured in the city of Wentil. Therefore, after harvesting a large amount of grain in Xilong's territory, Xiao Chen only left five million stones in the army. The rest of the 15 million stone grain was all pulled back to Beichen through the sailors and the transport ships transferred from China.

With more than eight million stones of grain and grass behind him, Xiao Chen's confidence also began to rise, otherwise in the continuous confrontation, the Beichen army would have been defeated a long time ago. Of course, now is not the time to take things lightly. Although there is a lot of food and grass, the war thing is the most food-consuming. Now the confrontation with the main army of the country on which the sun never sets, I don't know how long it will take. The Beichen Army for a year and a half can still resist, but if it exceeds a year and a half, the Beichen Army may be dragged to death by the country where the sun never sets.

Confrontation for a year or two, this is impossible. Not to mention that Xiao Chen didn't have this mind, even Weir, who was defending at home, didn't have this mind. Confrontation, this is more heartbreaking than fighting a protracted war. In a protracted war, you can still find an opportunity to fight with the enemy a few times, or take advantage of the enemy's momentary negligence to seize the opportunity and destroy people. But the confrontation is different, since the situation of confrontation can be formed, then the gap between the two sides is about the same. Moreover, once one of the two sides suffers a loss, the final result is defeat. So much so that until now, Xiao Chen and Weir have not dared to take the lead first, nor have they dared to start a war at will.

The strength of the two armies is equal, but they both occupy dangerous places, even if the Beichen army was successfully blocked by their own troops, Ke Wei was still unhappy. Whether this war is won or lost, the sun does not set on the country that suffers. Who let the main battlefields of the war all be in the territory of the country where the sun never sets, even if the Beichen Army fails, but when it is leaving, it is enough to destroy his own country. Besides, the Beichen Army may not be defeated, and it may not be able to win itself.

Secondly, after a long confrontation, Vir can't bear it, and the country where the sun never sets is not so strong now. The Beichen army fought in the territory of the country where the sun never sets, and it was completely possible to get grain on the spot, but Weir couldn't, and the grain and grass had to be transported from the sun and the gran. As for the food stocks in the various cities led by Els, they have long been requisitioned by the army. In addition, the newly harvested grain not long ago seems to be a little insufficient now.

Because of the war, the country has recruited nearly 10 million soldiers from the beginning to the present, which has put a particularly strong pressure on the country's economic production capacity. In the successive battle losses, the current army is only more than 6 million troops. But these troops are all masters who eat food but do not produce food, and counting the six or seven million people who fled from Xilongling. The newly harvested 50 million stone grain and grass can't be carried at all. Thirteen million mouths are all fed by the state. It can be said that as long as the confrontation lasts for three or four months, perhaps the grain in the treasury will be exhausted. At that time, the state will have to pay for food, and I don't know how much it will cost.

Of course, if we can hold on for another half a year, and wait for the grain harvest in the second half of the year, the country will be able to resist for a longer time. It's just that, as a monarch, how could Veer not know what harm this would cause to the country. The price of grain is high, the value of various materials in the market is constantly appreciating, and no matter how powerful a country is, it will only perish in the face of this situation.

So, now Weir is very hopeful that this confrontation can be broken. Or, to end the war.

In the next two months, the Beichen Army made little progress. The troops of the southern front and the millions of troops of the country of the sun never set have been facing off for four or five months, and the troops of the northern front have been doing nothing at the fortress of Lonago. Yun Qi, who had only one million troops, did not dare to attack the fortress of Lonago defended by an army of 500,000 at all. can only be outside the fortress every day, constantly training soldiers and horses, and then still training soldiers and horses. Lancelot inside the fortress of Lonago also had no way to face the army outside, he wanted to defeat the million enemy troops outside, and then lead the army south to support.

It's just that I've been fighting wits and courage with Yun Qi for a few months, and the two armies are half a catty and eight taels, and no one can eat anyone. Lancelot could only reluctantly give up the idea in his heart, and after sending 200,000 elite troops south to support, the 280,000 horses in the fortress could not hold out.

The Beichen Army Naval Division has achieved some results in the recent period, and after several successive implementation of the strategy, it finally seized the opportunity to fight with the National Naval Division on which the sun never sets. However, although the sun never sets on the main warships, there are very many small warships. After a river battle, the Beichen army did not take much advantage. On the contrary, because of this war, the forehead water division of the country where the sun never sets hides in the water village every day, only maintaining the safety of the river around the Gran Collar and the Sun Never setting Collar, and has no intention of going out to wander around idlely anymore, giving the Beichen Army Sailor a chance.

The weather in October is already a little cooler, and the hot summer has ushered in this golden season after a blink of an eye. The peaks of Mount Veracas are still bare, and it is estimated that if grass grows, it will have to wait until next year. The sun never sets on the camp not far away, there is still no change, and it still looks so majestic.

For more than 10 days after that, the two sides were still in a confrontational situation. It wasn't until November was approaching that the situation finally took a turn.