Three days later, Xu Haifeng led the army to escort Tong Yiyi's baggage troops and set off for Lin'an City. Along the way, he saw countless baggage troops advancing in one direction at the same time. After privately inquiring about Tong Yiyi, he learned that the 250,000 soldiers and horses needed an extremely large number of baggage troops to dispatch food, clothing, medicine, and other materials throughout the country. This war shows that it is the merit of the two armies, but in fact, the logistics department is the real hero behind the scenes. If it weren't for their careful planning and operation, where would they have gotten to get rations for so many people.

This is also the benefit of the imperial conquest, because of the emperor's majesty's golden words, so no one dares to neglect and neglect, the materials allocated in various places can be raised in time, as for the occupied area is even more in a mess, after all, at least half of the rations of more than 200,000 people have to be solved on the spot, and robbery and plunder are inevitable.

Tong Yiyi told him that Gu Dashuai had proposed to station only one legion outside Lin'an City to contain the Caesars, and the others were sent to various places to try to win the hearts of the people as soon as possible, but many sieges of the city were fruitless, and His Majesty felt that Longyan was lost, so he did not take his suggestion, but mobilized troops everywhere to strive for the best in one battle.

After knowing the real situation, Xu Haifeng looked at those ragged foreign people, and he really didn't know what it was like, but this was war, and he didn't have any way to solve the matter, so he had to hide in the army, out of sight. At the same time, there was a slight resistance to His Majesty the Emperor's Imperial Conquest, if it weren't for the existence of that Supreme Being, no one would have been able to mobilize such a huge number of military horses, let alone hoard them under a city wall.

After nearly ten days of long travel, they finally came to Lin'an City, Tong Yi went to the logistics department to hand over the order, and accompanied him to find a place to place the army.

More than 200,000 people gathered in one place, the scene is incomparably spectacular, the tents are connected into a sea of green, looking up, endless, boundless, even if you climb high and look far away, you can't get a glimpse of the whole picture.

Since they arrived relatively late, the camp naturally had to be set up in the outermost area, not to mention that the mere 3,000 military horses were just a small drop of water among the 200,000 people, except for a few sergeants in the nearby barracks who were deeply curious about Qin Yong's two weapons, they didn't cause any trouble.

It was already late in the evening when they arrived, and the siege battle had long since ended, and except for the patrolling team, the rest of the men had eaten dinner and returned to the camp early to rest. God knows if he will be sent to the field tomorrow, just look at the intensity of attack and defense, more than half of the ten ** casualties of the army that went out, and everyone's fate is not in their own hands, but depends on whether the god of luck favors it.

Xu Haifeng's fifth column had just finished camping, and Tong Yiyi came back after handing over the order, accompanied by an old friend, Xiang Ming, the new deputy commander of the left battalion of the Red Lancers.

When the two brothers met, they naturally inevitably exchanged pleasantries, and Tong Yi knew that they had something to say, so he found an excuse to say goodbye and leave.

"This old man is an interesting person, no wonder although he has no background, he can be promoted to the position of general, but his official fortune ends here." Looking at Tong Yiyi's back, Xiang Ming praised.

Xu Haifeng knew what he meant, unless you have made military achievements in the army, if you want to be promoted to the position of general, you must have nobles to promote. Tong Yi started as a small baggage soldier, and it was indeed his limit to be among the generals when there was no one above. Because the logistics department is not as good as the war department, although their role is greater, but after all, they are not as good as the front-line combat troops, and their military merits are relatively small.

"Big brother, what's going on now?" Along the way, Xu Haifeng once asked Tong Yiyi, but he excused himself to leave the camp for a few days, he didn't understand the situation, and his words were unknown, so he only said a rough idea, Xu Haifeng was dizzy when he heard it, and he still didn't understand it.

"It's not good...... Xiang Ming sighed, his eyes subconsciously swept around, and he said softly: "Ten days at the latest, no matter whether we can capture Lin'an City or not, we must retreat, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

Xu Haifeng was shocked, he never thought that the Han army, which was in a good situation on the surface, would be so passive, and his face changed color slightly: "How can this be?" Didn't you say everything went well? ”

"Hehe, you also believe the news of the whole army, those are good news and not bad news, after all, we have more than 200,000 military horses here, how can this logistics supply be solved so easily."

"But didn't Caesar have more than 200,000 men in the city?"

Xiang Ming glanced at him strangely, shook his head and said: "Little brother, you have to learn more, the Caesar people have been operating here for several years, and at least half of the materials plundered in the entire East are in Lin'an City. And we have been triumphant along the way, and we have been greatly unexpected, but the burden of logistics has increased tenfold. We are now at the end of our crossbows, and we are powerless to follow. ”

"Ah...... Thank you big brother for your advice. So why didn't Your Majesty give up earlier. ”

"It is precisely because it was so smooth in the past that it created the image of the Caesar people in His Majesty's heart, once the attack is blocked, the first thing he thinks of is a loss of face, how can he think of retreating?"

Listening to his tone, he seemed to be very dissatisfied with this emperor, so Xu Haifeng didn't dare to talk easily, so he had to divert the topic: "Then what should we do now?" ”

"What else can be done? Anyway, my lancers are cavalry troops, and they don't play a role in siege warfare, so they will preserve their strength. Xiang Ming snorted heavily: "This plan of the Caesar people is indeed powerful, Your Majesty is arrogant, even if you know that you have fallen for the trick at this moment, you can only hold on to it." Who told him to be so unavoidable. ”

"Caesar's scheme?" Xu Haifeng asked in surprise, there are indeed a lot of warriors under him, but there are few strategists, basically he is alone, and when he heard the word scheming at this moment, he couldn't help but itch in his heart, and hurriedly asked.

"Yes, the Caesars had planned a gradual withdrawal of their troops, and what was even more odious was that they did not carry out the tactics of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness when they left, but left the locals with more than a dozen rations. With the acquiescence of His Majesty, all the sergeants were like wolves and tigers, robbing everything they could, leaving no residue behind, causing great public indignation. In this attack, all the lands captured by our great Han were full of mourning and starvation. As a result, thieves are rampant, and crises are everywhere, and the baggage of the army cannot be transported here unless it is escorted by thousands of sergeants. ”

"Why are they doing this?"

"It's very simple, they have calculated the surname of Your Majesty's great achievements, once our army is in crisis here, it will definitely lead to a total rout, and when the time comes, they can recover the lost territory, send some food, and even the hearts of the people can be easily gathered. Such a strategy of killing two birds with one stone can be described as extremely vicious. Xiang Ming explained.

Xu Haifeng gasped: "Are the Caesar people so powerful?" ”

"If it's just Caesar, it's not terrible, it's the inner demons that are terrible."

"Inner ghost? Could it be that someone has committed treason to the enemy? ”

"As soon as Your Majesty led the forbidden army arrived, they retreated on all fronts, and the forbidden army was invincible wherever it passed, while the rest of the troops often encountered stubborn resistance, making Your Majesty think that the Yellow Dragon Army was invincible in the world. When he arrived at Lin'an City, he began to resist with all his might, but at this time, how could His Majesty, who was in high spirits, believe that the Caesar people were also capable of conquest, and only wanted to capture Lin'an in one fell swoop, showing that his own bravery and martial arts were comparable to that of the founding king. By the time he comes to his senses, it may be too late. The person who designed it knows His Majesty's character psychology well, and the Caesar people are so cooperative, what do you say is not an inner ghost? ”

"Big brother, who is the inner ghost?"

Xiang Ming spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "How do I know." However, this time, His Majesty's personal expedition, the instigator was Lord Min, the prime minister of the dynasty, and Lord Min's wife was born in the Cheng family in the south, and even more worryingly, Gu Dashuai's wife was also from the Cheng family. ”

"Gu Dashuai? Could it be that this matter has something to do with him? Xu Haifeng exclaimed.

"Don't talk nonsense, there is no evidence for this matter, if it spreads, I am afraid that the army will be in turmoil, and this battle will definitely be lost." Xiang Ming made a silent gesture.

"Yes, thank you for your advice." Xu Haifeng covered his mouth and said after a long time: "In this way, we are really in a dangerous situation?" ”

"At this moment, the surplus food in the army is insufficient, and the grain that can be drawn within a radius of 100 miles is here, within 10 days, if Your Majesty does not withdraw the army, once the supply of grain and grass is insufficient, there will be chaos. Brother, you should be more careful then. ”

"How does Big Brother know?"

"Hehe, among the four great families, only our family started with martial arts, and there are many ears and eyes in the army, Lord Er Dongjie of the Western Front Battalion is my uncle, do you understand?"

"The little brother has taken care of it, so we have only one way to rout, and there is no turning point?" He had a headache about the intricate relationships between the major families, and when he frowned, he ignored it and asked for a plan to defeat the enemy.

"It's not that there is no chance of winning, unless ......"

"Unless what?"

"Unless we can break through the city of Lin'an, and distribute the rice and grain in it to the whole army and the hungry victims. In this way, the urgent need can be solved. ”

Xu Haifeng nodded thoughtfully and was silent.

"Little brother, if there is really an irreparable defeat, you take those hundred or so brothers to the north, as long as you get to the northern camp, I will ensure that you are fine."

"Huh? Why only a hundred or so brothers? ”

Xiang Ming glanced at him and said: "Those slave soldiers don't need to be brought, when they come to my territory, I will arrange for elite soldiers to listen to your command, isn't it much stronger than those half-dead slaves?" ”

It turned out to be another person who didn't believe in slaves becoming soldiers, Xu Haifeng laughed and said: "Big brother, don't jump to conclusions yet, wait until you see my army." ”

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