In the twenty-ninth year of Zhenghe, the third day of the ninth month.

Walk in the sky.

Under the clouds is Sekijo.

The two mountains are like palms, and they converge on the north wind.

Hong Fan held the female wall and stood on the city against the wind.

The autumn harvest was completely over more than half a month ago.

As a result, the situation of peace in the central part of Huaiyang has also changed.

To the south, the three Daxu leaders were at the forefront, and the vanguard soldiers followed the flag and crossed the city.

Look back and look at it for a long time.

The procession snaked, interspersed, all the way to the barracks behind Longhu Town.

In comparison, Yishan Lake, which shines with the sky, seems to be the size of a puddle.

This time, the Baisheng Army mobilized 30,000 soldiers, as well as a larger number of auxiliaries and civilians.

It's almost like a nest out.

Hong Fan retracted his gaze and looked at the soldiers who were walking towards the city gate below.

Leggings with sackcloth and a wooden stick.

The team was followed by carts drawn by oxen and horses.

The chariot was neatly tied with spears, horizontal knives and other weapons, complete sets of armor, in addition to bows, arrows, medicine boxes, tents, and corresponding poles, beams, stakes, hammers, and nails.

With Hong Fan's eyesight, he could even see the number of lines of armor leaves copied on the front chest of the armor.

On both sides of the gate, next to the foothills, a number of larger vehicles are being loaded, and the goods are large-root timber that has been preliminarily treated.

This was used to build siege engines.

The situation north of Duanli Hong Fan has seen, and all available arbors have long been cleared by the defenders of the city.

A full two quarters of an hour later, the closing will be two thousand people.

The cumbersomeness of the army is far more than ordinary people imagine.

This made Hong Fan think of Tang Xingqing's matter.

Even though she had been trapped in Yingshan Courtyard, she still sensed that the Yum Army was about to make a move through the words of passers-by and the sudden increase in the sound of wheels on the street.

For two days in a row, Tang Xingqing took the initiative to clean up, and deliberately saved a few persimmons from the meal, and pretended to be well-behaved with his throat to please Hong Fan.

The latter, naturally, will not say anything.

But the more this happened, the more sure she was that the war was about to start, so much so that she tried to break through the wall and cause trouble several times.

Of course, in the end, there was no result.

In fact, as far as Hong Fan knows, the Tang family has always sent people to talk about ransom, and the conditions are also very high.

But the release can only be done after the first battle of Duanli City.

Let the Thousand Stars stand on the city wall, and the Yum Army is asking for its own hardships.

"Hong Shaoxia."

A call from the side.

Hong Fan's thoughts were interrupted.

It was a herald who spoke.

"Everyone in the White Tiger Hall has arrived, Xu Shuai invites you over."

He said respectfully.

Xu Shuai refers to Xu Yuntao.

Hong Fan nodded in thanks and went back to the castle tower.

At this time, it was noon, the sun was shining, but the windows were not opened in the White Tiger Hall, and the braziers were used to illuminate the left and right.

More than ten people made two columns.

Duan Tiannan stood on the innermost side with his hands in his hands, staring at an extremely delicate huge sand table—it was Hong Fan's creation.

The main terrain on the sand table is two mountains, one lake and one pass, as well as the hills outside the pass.

Three small flags mark the three core locations of Longchuan Town, Tingshanguan and Duanli City.

Hong Fan crossed the threshold and heard Qiu Yuankui talking.

"I've said it again and again, Duanli City must be taken."

"First of all, this city is facing off from Tingshan Pass, which is the transportation hub of Huaiyang Country and the only way to enter Yunlan City."

"Secondly, the Yao River is east of Duanli City, and the natural radiant waterway that occupies this city; In the future, if we move to the southeast, we will be able to rely on the Yao River to maintain the supply line and save a lot of logistics. ”

"Again, Duanli City is a place of ointment, the Tang family has been operating for generations, there are many granaries, and there are iron mines in the south of the city. Once the city is taken, the shortage of military rations, gold and silver, supplies, etc., will be solved......"

Qiu Yuankui's tone of voice was very resolute.

But in Hong Fan's ears, he was a little helpless.

After all, it's all an old saying that has been said a few times.

Now the army is moving like a dragon, but Qiu Yuankui still has to say.

He naturally had a reason to repeat.

Soon after the voice stopped, a man with a mustache sat on the left.

"Master, we all understand the importance of Duanli City."

This person Hong Fan recognized, his name was Pan Rui, and he was Qiu Yuankui's personal disciple and a strong man in Yongnian City.

"But I coordinated several times, and the brothers below still didn't have the same mind."

He had a bitter look on his face.

"Now we are enemies and friends, we are holding the Tingshan Dangerous Pass, and the royal court occupies Duanli Gaocheng."

"Whoever moves first will suffer!"

Qiu Yuankui's face was slightly gloomy.

Pan Rui immediately shut up.

However, there was a sound on the right.

"Yum Gong, Xu Shuai, or, can you wait a little longer?"

A square-faced man in armor spoke tentatively.

Hong Fan met him twice, his name was Yi Hong, and he was also a general in the army.

"We are in a good situation, can we rest and recuperate first and stay until next year......"

Both spoke in a humble tone.

But Hong Fan knew that Qiu Yuankui's words were equivalent to speaking in vain.

As an outsider to a certain extent, he sees the essence of the problem very clearly.

The reason for attacking Duanli City is plain.

The controversy is now at loggerheads, only because the focus of the issue has shifted from military to political.

During his two months in Longchuan Town, Hong Fan learned a lot about the thoughts of the locals.

Whether it's for food or martial arts, most of the people in the Yum Army are only motivated to stay alive.

It was good when the outward expansion was in full swing before.

Once blocked, a lot of ideas pop up uncontrollably.

This year's harvest is good, and the royal court can no longer control its own land, why can't you block the two mountains and live a stable life first?

As for going out of Tingshan Pass again......

People in other places are dead or alive, and they are no longer in sight, so what does it matter to them?

Yi Hong is still going around in circles.

Hong Fan sighed silently.

Duan Tiannan couldn't listen to it anymore.

"It's the beginning of September, and by the beginning of spring next year, there will be at least 20,000 or 30,000 lives on the top of the storm - and that's not counting the storm!"

He jerked his head back and interrupted.

"If you want to say that it is close, the capture of Duanli City will cut off the left and right of Anmin County, which is equivalent to removing the hanging swords on the heads of several rebel armies in the west."

"If you want to talk far, if you want to end the chaos in Huaiyang Kingdom, Kazama must die."

"A year and a half ago, there was a stench of half a moon in Yunlan City, which was something I personally determined.

At that time, the city was full of wind, and the five decays of the Hakka, the heavens, and the people were about to be replaced. ”

"In the end, he didn't die."

"But there is no doubt that the gates of heaven have not been broken."

"Now unless he breaks through by himself, there is only one way for us to kill him - besiege or even break through Yunlan City."

"The more people cannibalize the impermanence at the top of the storm, the more it means that it is difficult to continue."

"As long as the blood sacrifice is broken, it will be the end of Kazama!"

Duan Tiannan said word by word, his eyes swept over the generals in the hall one by one.

"As long as the Baisheng Army is still a righteous army, Duanli City must be fought."

He left the conversation.

No one in the hall dared to speak anymore.

Duan Tiannan is not the founder of the Yum Army, nor does he intervene in any general affairs.

Based on the consciousness of a latecomer, although he often attends high-level meetings as an observer, he generally only agrees with or suggests and does not make decisions.

This was the first time he had made such a resolute expression.

PS: Finally a difficult chapter, tomorrow I will go to see Chinese medicine to recuperate, good night.

(End of chapter)