Tongzhou.

The horn sounded, and a soldier shouted outside the camp tent: "Report! Hu Yanzhi, the third prince of Li Dan, is calling for battle outside the city! ”

"Report! The spies reported that Huyanlun and Huyanshao were leading an army of 100,000 to Tongzhou. ”

Xiao Changqi frowned, stood up suddenly, picked up the silver spear, put on the battle armor, and strode out: "Prepare to fight!" ”

"Seventh, I'll go with you." Xiao Yan walked over at this time.

Xiao Changqi didn't even look at him, and walked directly past him.

"Marshal!" Xiao Yan turned around and shouted in a deep voice, "Xiao Yan asks to fight." ”

Xiao Changqi's figure paused slightly, slowly turned sideways, and looked at him with eyes as deep as the night: "No one is protecting you." ”

"I know." Xiao Yan bowed his head with a serious expression.

This battle has been fought for a month, and seeing that the weather is getting colder and colder, although the soldiers in the army are used to the cold winter and wax moon in the north, they can't last long after a long time.

The only way to end the war is to end it as soon as possible.

Xiao Changqi looked at him with a heavy gaze for a while, and then said coldly: "Change the battle armor." ”

Xiao Yan: "Yes, Marshal!" ”

After Li Dan's side increased the troops, the momentum looked even more magnificent, but the soldiers brought out by Xiao Changqi were not of a bad breed, even if they faced thousands of troops, they would not be afraid, not to mention, the marshal who always rushed in front had already given them enough courage.

Every time Xiao Changqi went out of the city gate to face the battle, he was the first to rush to his position, and the two brothers Luo Ying and Luo Feng followed him.

The terrain of the small country of Li Dan is more inclined to the north, so the climate is even worse than that of Daying, so it will send troops south every year to grab Daying's territory and grain.

This year, not only Daying has been devastated by the cold winter, but Li Dan is also the same.

Li Dan's increase in troops at this time was already a signal that he wanted a quick victory.

The Tongzhou army can't afford it, and the Li Dan army can't afford it either.

But Li Dan's side suddenly had a large supply of food for some reason, and the spies sent by Yuan Qing reported: "The grain was transported from Junkang County to Li Dan." ”

Junkang County is a small county in Tongzhou and the closest county seat to Li Dan.

In this way, this batch of grain was actually given to Li Dan's army by Daying's own people.

After Xiao Changqi returned from a bloody battle, Yuan Qing came to look for him and informed him of the incident.

"Lord Wang, I suspect that this batch of grain is the batch of military food that was secretly swallowed by the Supervision Imperial History and the Shuzhou Prefect."

"It's the crown prince......" Luo Ying frowned.

"We don't know what deal the prince and the Li Dan people have made, but the food in the army can't last long, and now the people in the city can't eat enough, and this year's winter seems to be extraordinarily long." Yuan Qing said, glancing outside where there was light snow again.

Xiao Yan cleaned the blood stains on his body, and when he came over and heard Yuan Qing's words later, he was also worried: "I have written to someone to send it to Gyeongju to ask for food and grass supplies. ”

"The fifth prince has a heart, but it is unknown whether Gyeongju can lend grain, and now the people do not have much winter food, and the grain and grass in the army are decreasing day by day, if Gyeongju is unwilling to borrow grain and grass, we have to think of other ways." Yuan Qing sighed lightly.

Xiao Changqi sat in front of the desk, frowning and not knowing what he was thinking, and finally spoke after a while: "Xiao Yan listens to the order." ”

Xiao Yan immediately arched his hand and said, "Xiao Yan is here." ”

"Tomorrow, you will lead your troops out of the city to meet the battle, and this king will lead people around the enemy's rear camp and burn the enemy's grain and grass."

Yuan Qing immediately said: "Lord Wang, will this ......?"

Xiao Changqi's face was indifferent, and his voice was low and hoarse: "Execute the order." ”。

"Yes, Marshal!"