The Shatuo camp was stationed in an open area more than 40 miles away from the gate of Suzhou. The trees around the barracks had long since been cut down, and the nearby villages had already taken refuge in the city. No one dares to stay, even the most generous of heart, and no one knows what that means.

Although it was the middle of the night, it was past the hour of sleep, but the barracks were not quiet. Moans, cries of pain, and cries came from the tents. After a series of bitter battles, only more than 170,000 of the 220,000 Shatuo Eastern Expeditionary Army remained, and there were still 50,000 or 60,000 wounded soldiers among them. Most of these moans, cries of pain, and cries were made by them.

It's a hundred times to die on the battlefield, at least it's neat, and it's better to leave a pension behind you than to be injured and not die like this now. Some of these wounded soldiers had mutilated limbs and incomplete hands and feet; some had holes in their shoulders, backs, waists and abdomen, and their white bones and organs were faintly visible; some of their eyes, faces, and heads had been cut off, and their brains and brains were already exposed; in addition, some of the wounds of the previous days had festered, and the carrion was being slowly eaten by insects and flies. These extreme pains took over their bodies, causing them to make unbearable noises.

Mei Yuanchen sneaked all the way over, listening to the endless sounds, his heart was heavy, and his desire to stop the war was even stronger. There were seven or eight thousand tents here, and he had been searching for more than half an hour, but he still hadn't found the main general's camp where Chihedan was. "It's not in the middle? It seems that Chihedan is also preventing someone from sneaking in and doing bad things. More than 1,000 tents have been explored in the middle, but Mei Yuanchen still hasn't found Chihedan's resting place.

Another team of soldiers patrolled here, and Mei Yuanchen hurriedly jumped a few feet away, lay down and hid behind a tent camp, and left their sight. They thought that the group would soon go away, but they did not want to, so they went straight into the tent where he was leaning. There was a rustling sound, and it sounded like they had laid down their weapons and were lying on the ground. Mei Yuanchen heard them talking outside. Shatuo is an externalization of Chinese, which is a local language of Chinese, and it is seven or eight points similar to Chinese, and Mei Yuanchen can also understand it.

"Ma Yi Mahi is also dead today, hey, how can we explain to his father and mother? He is the only man in his family, and this is considered a last resort. A middle-aged man's voice came, sighing from time to time.

"Didn't Li Jinshan die the day before yesterday? What a miserable death, he was cut into several pieces by the Dahua people's knives..."

"Hey, it's better to die, at least the family can get a sum of money, and they won't have to pay taxes for the next five years, and their father and wife will finally have a better life. If it's like Zhuo Ke Amu, tsk... Hey, it's better to live than to die!"

"Are you here to see him again?"

"They are all neighbors in the village, and they have been friends for decades, so naturally they should pay more attention to him. ”

"How is he? Is the wound healing?"

Alas, the wounds on his left waist and abdomen were rotten. I went to see him at noon, and saw a white mass on the wound, and when I looked closely, I realized that it was a dense mass of maggots. Alas, it's miserable!"

"Then, he won't survive either?"

"If there is no great creation, nine out of nine will not survive. ”

At this moment, a faint cry came out...

"Of the thirty-one people who have not been recruited from our village, only twelve of us remain. Woooooooooo

"Hehe, I don't know if it's tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and we'll die in battle. Don't talk about it, sleep for a while. I have to go to the left front camp to patrol when I get up, and the general can rest in him. ”

Surprise!

"Chi Hedan turned out to be in the left front camp!" Mei Yuanchen got the news and hurriedly got up to find the left front camp.

In order to avoid revealing the location of the main general, all the tents of the Shatuo army are of the same size and material, and the seven or eight thousand tents look like no similarities or differences.

"The Shatuo camp is facing Suzhou City, and the positive direction is east, and the left front camp should be near Kunwei and Shenwei. Mei Yuanchen sorted out his thoughts, turned around and walked back, and went to the Shen Kun position of the big camp. He secretly sighed in his heart: "Fortunately, I got this urgent news, otherwise it would be really a needle in a haystack to find the location of Chi Hedan in this big camp!"

Now that you know the approximate location of Chihedan, it is much faster to find it.

After rummaging through more than forty tents, Mei Yuanchen stabilized himself in one place, because he heard the sound of several people talking in the middle of it.

"Hmph, how can there be immortals in a war? Five days ago, my own brother was killed in battle, and I still haven't said a word, why is it that as soon as Azig dies today, your Left Route Army will be so frightened that they don't dare to fight anymore!" Chi Duoha said with a sneering face. After these days of bloody fighting, his forward battalion has fought no more than half, which makes him feel distressed, and at this time, he actually listened to Polujisan's suggestion to withdraw his troops, naturally he was angry and hateful, and his words were not so polite.

Polujisan's face was unhappy, but he forcibly held back his anger and said coldly: "My left army is by no means greedy for life and afraid of death and dare not respond to the battle, the general is naturally decisive. Your forward battalion in Chi Doha has always been strong, and I, Poru Jisan, naturally know it, and I have always admired it in my heart!"

"It's just that everyone should also know that our eastward expedition to Dahua will be far away from the hinterland and will be resolved quickly. Otherwise, once the supply of grain and grass is slightly missing, it may not be impossible for the entire Eastern Crusade army to be wiped out. "In the past few days, the grain and grass have been delivered more and more untimely, and the grain officer has also been cut down by the general, which shows that the grain supply in the rear has gradually become difficult." If you don't take advantage of the fact that the grain and grass are not cut off at this time, the large reinforcements in Suzhou have not arrived and withdraw the troops first, and then I am afraid that it will be extremely difficult to withdraw the troops!"

Polujisan's words are poking at Chihedan's sore spots, and they are also the two points that he is most worried about. Although there are now 30,000 ironclad troops in Suzhou, Chi Hedan believes that as long as he attacks at any cost, these more than 30,000 defenders will definitely not be able to resist. However, Dahua's national strength is far superior to Shatuo after all. Although the emperor made it clear that the Turkic State and the Snow Kingdom would contain several troops in Dahua, if they failed to contain it, a large number of reinforcements rushed to Suzhou, and the 170,000 Shatuo Eastern Expeditionary Army would be in a desperate situation and isolated and helpless. The daily consumption of rations and medicine stones for 170,000 people is so great, and the grain route is more than 1,000 miles away. In recent days, the priority of grain security has gradually become inadequate.

"Hmm...," Chihdan exhaled heavily, looking up at Porujisan and Chidoha in the midst of the argument.

Chi Duoha was unwilling to say: "Then we will capture Suzhou, take Suzhou as a camp, and collect it from the people in the city as soon as it is supplied!"

"Chi Doha, is Suzhou so easy to attack? The combat power of the 30,000 ironclad army of Zhuge Wangfu is only stronger than when your 50,000 forward battalion was not damaged. With them defending the city, plus the remaining soldiers of the Anxian outpost before and the cavalry who arrived the day before yesterday, the siege of the city is really easier said than done!" He had already heard of the prestige of the Dahua Ironclad Army, but he saw it with his own eyes today, and he really felt it deeply.

"I don't believe that we have 170,000 people, and I can't destroy these less than 40,000!" Chi Doha clenched his fists and said hatefully. Shicai, when he heard Polujisan say that his 50,000 forward battalion was not as good as the 30,000 ironclad army, he just snorted lightly, but did not refute it. According to his character, he will never show weakness, however, seeing the power of Zhuge Pingtai's 30,000 ironclad army today, he can't help but be unconvinced.

Polu Jisan shook his head lightly and sighed: "Alas, General Chidoha, you are a famous general in Shatuo for many years, and I, Poru Jisan, have no disrespect for you. However, I want to tell you that wars are never fought to kill some people and occupy some cities. We led half of the country's troops to the east, originally hoping to fight all the way to Jinzhou and Fuzhou with lightning speed, and establish a camp here. At that time, the allies will send troops to conquer China, and Dahua will not be able to divide the troops to take care of it, and a few years later it will be able to carve wood into a boat. Incorporate Anxian into my Shatuo territory. Why don't you stay with me in the sky, the heavy rain is blocked by succession, the Eastern Expedition is unfavorable, and Suzhou has been unable to conquer for a long time. Of the 220,000 people we brought, nearly 50,000 have been killed in battle. Of the remaining 170,000 soldiers, no less than 20,000 were seriously wounded. At this time, our combat strength was actually less than 150,000. The art of war clouds, 'ten are to surround it, and five to attack it.'" "Against the defenders of Suzhou, we have no absolute superiority, even if we can win, it will definitely be a miserable victory! General, you still have more than 20,000 troops in your department, is it possible, do you really want to fight them all?"

Hearing this, Chi Doha looked stunned and was stunned. "Yes, my Striker Battalion, am I really going to wipe them out?" he asked himself.

Mei Yuanchen, who was outside the tent, listened to Polujisan's words, and his heart was greatly shocked: "There is no shortage of people of insight in Shatuo Country, and not everyone in this army is fierce and warlike. The Turkic and Snow Kingdoms are actually thinking of forming an alliance to invade our borders! This matter is not trivial, and we should urgently report to our father and father-in-law, so that they can prepare as soon as possible. ”

Polu Jisan continued: "Although the emperor has never told me, I naturally guess that the emperor wants to occupy several salt farms in Anxian to solve the danger of salt shortage in Shatuo. It's just that if we exchange the lives of our 200,000 soldiers, is it really worth it?"

"The emperor actually has such a plan?" asked Li Dong Huaiqi, another general under Chi Hedan's tent.

Polu Jisan was about to speak, but he heard Chi Hedan reprimand: "As military generals, we are just taking orders, don't do anything else! Polu Jisan, although you are the brother of the queen's mother, don't speculate about the Sacred Heart here!"

"Yes! My subordinates know that they are wrong!" said Poruji, bowing three times.

Only then did Mei Yuanchen know that Shatuo's attack on Dahua was actually coveting several major salt farms in Fuzhou. I was even more worried: "Dad is the head official in charge of the salt administration, could it be that the gangsters who wanted to harm Daddy before, were also sent by Shatuo? I must try to eliminate their thoughts, otherwise where can Dad be thorough when he is in office?"

The six people in the tent were all shocked when they heard the voice, and they hurriedly stabbed at the place where Mei Yuanchen was.