At the Qiling Pass, Chang Yuchun ordered the military food troops to be stationed here in preparation for the protracted battle situation of the siege ahead. It was the middle of the night, and the sky was suddenly dark, and the chill from the thick fog was mercilessly shuttling through the cold and desolate camp entrance. The soldiers on guard all looked serious, and the corners of their mouths and cheeks trembled from time to time, I don't know if it was the cold and frosty beating, or the hesitation that had not been rested for a long time......

"A few of you, take care of the grain depot on the west side of the camp, and change shifts after an hour......" At the tent of the military ration barracks, the head of the soldiers in charge of guarding is still dutifully arranging the affairs related to the reinforcement of military supplies, even if they do not personally go to the front line to fight.

There are not many guards of military rations, and there are probably only a thousand people guarding them. The reason why the security has not been strengthened too much is mainly due to Chang Yuchun's judgment of the current situation. Since from the city of Xuzhou, from the north to the south of the Qiling veins for dozens of miles, there is no Mengyuan enemy ambush, behind the Qiling Pass is the reinforcement troops, Chang Yuchun is naturally assured that the military grain warehouse is stationed in this area......

"Did you say that General Chang had already led his troops to the city of Xuzhou at this time?" A few of the soldiers guarding were really a little idle, and while they were stationed, they couldn't help but chat about the battle ahead.

"It should have arrived......," a soldier responded, "It's only one or twenty miles away from Xuzhou Chengguan, but the mountain road is rugged and complicated, although the 100,000 army marches slowly, but the mountain road in this area has been surveyed without any ambush by the Mengyuan army, and it is only a matter of time before Xuzhou is taken...... What we have to do is to keep a good watch over the grain and grass here, and wait until our messengers come to give the order to deliver the grain, and then we will talk about the grain and grass being delivered to the front line - this is what we should do......"

"But what if something happens at this time?" another soldier asked.

"What's going on?" continued the soldier who had just responded. "What are you kid thinking, don't you think that Meng Yuan's army will play any tricks at this time......?"

"It's not impossible...... the soldier continued, "in case they do have an ambush." We didn't find it......"

"How is that possible?" the soldier who responded stood up and said loudly, "Before, General Zhang Xingling led the most elite spies in the army to investigate. The entire Qiling Mountain was searched, but I didn't see the shadow of half of the Mengyuan soldiers...... Hmph, unless he really has the skill to change the day......

"Whoosh-" As he spoke, a "stray arrow" flew over the heads of the soldiers, and the light of fire flashed in the mist of the night sky, making a sizzling sound.

"What is it?" the stray arrow flew from the side of the cage lake, and due to the fog, it was difficult for everyone to find it in the first place. However, the stray arrows scurried straight into the grain and grass camp. Finally landed on the side of the grain depot - and soon the flames gradually rose, and the whole barracks were illuminated by the raging fire.

"Oh no, the grain and grass are on fire—" At last a soldier shouted.

The fire was imminent, and the soldiers in the battalion were no longer idle, and hurriedly stopped the detachments from starting to put out the fire......

"Whoosh whoosh—" However, in an instant, hundreds of arrows flashed out of the mist of the night sky, and the flames cleared the layers of mist, and now it was finally clear...... It was an arrow - hundreds of flaming arrows flew from the side of the cage lake towards the grain and grass camp. Their goal was the barracks from the beginning.

"Bang-bang-bang-" Immediately after, the sound of drums came from the side of the lake, and with the lights that suddenly appeared in the fog that had been dispersed by the firelight, the guards finally saw clearly--the cage lake. The warships of the Mengyuan army suddenly appeared, and no one would have thought that the Mengyuan army would have disappeared for a few days. It will actually appear on the Cage Lake Water Array......

"Oh no, the Mengyuan army is coming-" Now. At the burning camp, the emergency cries of soldiers were heard from time to time.

However. All the soldiers cast an incredible gaze on the side of the cage lake - now they all understood that the Mengyuan army had been ambushed on the cage lake from the beginning, taking advantage of the fog to cover the sky, and the troops of Chang Yuchun did not dare to fight with the water army.

"Prepare for the enemy—" shouted the leader of the soldiers, preparing to organize the existing forces in the battalion to defend against the enemy.

However, there were only more than 1,000 sergeants in the battalion, and such resistance was only a drop in the bucket, and the fire of grain and grass in the battalion was rising, and the soldiers stationed at this time had no intention of fighting.

Sure enough, at the place of the warship water array in the cage lake, several bronze cannons flew out, and several "shooting stars" flew by in the dark night, and exploded at the military ration camp where Chang Yuchun was encountered, and the formation of soldiers who had not yet assembled to resist was quickly torn apart by the shells......

Chang Yuchun had already led 100,000 main forces forward, and the army that stayed behind to garrison the grain and grass could not stop such a ferocious attack by Meng Yuan's army. Within a while, the artillery array of the Mengyuan Navy exploded the gate of the grain and grass barracks of the Chang Yuchun troops, and the raging fire surrounded the entire grain and grass barracks, and the soldiers who had just been guarding outside the camp were not alive......

"Kill-" After a while, there was a formation shouting and killing from the side of the Mengyuan naval army, only to see that in the fog that had long been faded by the firelight, thousands of Mengyuan soldiers landed and went up, and rushed towards the grain and grass military camp that often met spring.

The troops of the grain and grass camp had long since lost the strength to resist, and the disparity in strength was huge, and it didn't take long for the Changyu spring grain and grass reinforcement camp position stationed at the Qiling Pass to be captured. The fire ignited in the grain and grass camp did not recede for a long time, and the entire Qiling Pass was illuminated for several miles......

And at this moment at the front of the main army......

"What was that sound just now?" Lu Jing was originally concentrating on observing the army stationed in Chang Yuchun at Zhongdaokou, when he suddenly heard a faint sound of artillery fire behind him, and couldn't help asking.

"I heard it too, it seemed to be the sound of artillery fire-" Zhao Zichuan's nerves tensed up suddenly, and he also raised his voice.

"The voice came from behind...... Tang Zhan looked back, and he could vaguely see bursts of fire from the fog, "There is still firelight, could it be that something happened to the garrison position of the grain and grass at Qiling Pass?"

"Eighty percent is-" Lu Jing was also extremely nervous, and in the cold night of the cold wind shuttling, Lu Jing's forehead couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. "No, could it be the army ambushed by Yan Jitai...... Impossible. We have searched the entire Qiling Mountain in the past few days, but we have not found the shadow of half of the Mengyuan soldiers. So how do they ...... Do you say—"

Lu Jing seemed to have guessed, and the whole person was about to jump. She didn't think much about it, and she didn't plan to monitor Chang Yuchun's army anymore, but turned around and ran back the way she came.

"Hey, Jing'er, what happened?" Tang Zhan didn't care at this time, seeing that Lu Jing hurriedly ran back, he shouted loudly at the risk of being discovered by the soldiers.

"There was an ambush in the Mengyuan army, and General Chang Yuchun led the main force of 100,000 troops to the Xuzhou Pass. Sneak attack on the grain and grass camp in the rear-" Lu Jing replied loudly, and then continued to run towards the meeting.

Tang Zhan and Zhao Zichuan nodded to each other, although they felt incredible, Lu Jing would not be wrong. If the Meng Yuan army really attacked the camp behind the grain and grass, then the matter would be really serious, and this is the case.

As a result, Tang Zhan, Zhao Zichuan, Lao Jiu and others had no choice but to give up their "positions" and run back with Lu Jing......

"Damn, I'm so stupid. Why didn't I think about it earlier?" Lu Jing secretly blamed herself as she ran back, "I said that reasoning always seems to have missed something, and that is Cage Lake - Yan Jitai is good at using scheming. It will definitely be aimed at the psychology of our army, and not long after the defeat of Rongwu's army, he had long expected that Chang Yuchun's troops would not dare to attack with the navy again. Instead, they will choose a more secure mountain road; they will say that it is safe, but this sudden fog just helped the Mengyuan army stage a plan to steal the sky and change the day! Who would have thought that it would take three whole days. Three days -- Since the Mengyuan army was ambushed on the cage lake covered by fog and water mist, it was ambushed for three days. Our army has not been aware of it. Yan Jitai Bazaduo deliberately did not set up an ambush on the mountain road outside Xuzhou, but set up a trap, just waiting for General Chang Yuchun to make a lot of effort, reconnoiter that there was no ambush on the mountain road, and then lead the main force forward, and he could sneak attack the rear camp...... He also thought of Chang Yuchun's overall action to seek stability, if the army was collectively pressed, it would inevitably be a protracted war, and Chang Yuchun would definitely place grain and grass support at the Qiling Pass, which seemed to be a dangerous way. As long as the grain and grass of our army are cut off, the protracted war will not be self-defeating, and if General Chang's 100,000 troops do not withdraw in time, it is very likely to be trapped in the area of Qiling Mountain...... Damn, why didn't I take this into account Cage Lake, I'm so stupid......"

Lu Jing is not wrong, tonight's army of Yan Jitai Bazado staged this trick to change the day. Now that the grain and grass in the barracks have been burned to the ground, the 100,000-strong army that often encounters spring has lost the guarantee of a protracted war and is in danger......

At this time, Chang Yuchun's main force was stationed in the camp, and there was a lot of movement in the army......

"General, there is the sound of fire and artillery fire from the grain and grass garrison position in the rear of our army, and just now a spy came to report, not only the rear camp of our army was on fire, but even the sailor ships of the Mengyuan army were found on the cage lake-" In the tent of Chang Yuchun, a messenger soldier hurriedly reported.

Like Lu Jing, Chang Yuchun, who heard the sound of artillery fire, also guessed this. But it's too late, his own backup army rations have been lost, and the lives of the 100,000 army are also in danger, Chang Yuchun also hates why he didn't find out about this earlier, even if a small amount of water is arranged in the cage lake to investigate, this tragedy will not happen......

"I know, you go down first......" Chang Yuchun was anxious, but he still seemed calm on the surface. After all, he only lost the military rations of the rear battalion, and the main force of the 100,000 army is still there, if even he, as the general of the unified army, is in chaos, then the 100,000 army under his command will also be discouraged and destroyed.

"General, what should we do now, is it to collect troops and retreat?" Zhang Xing led to Chang Yuchun and said in a low voice, "It's all because the general is derelict in his duty and failed to reconnoiter the enemy situation above the cage lake, if he had found out earlier, he wouldn't have ......."

"I don't blame you, we didn't guess, I didn't expect that the Mengyuan army would take advantage of the fog to ambush on the cage lake for three whole days, and staged such a stealing plan, I often met spring with the marshal to fight in the south and the north, or the first time I was so calculated, it seems that this Yan Ji Tai Baza Duo is indeed more powerful than we imagined......" Chang Yuchun first sighed to himself, and then mentioned the spirit, " However, if the retreat or not retreat is not in a hurry to draw conclusions, if the Mengyuan army is ambushed on the cage lake, then Xuzhou will be stationed at this time will be empty, if you take this opportunity to wave troops to take Xuzhou, not only can you solve the dilemma of our army's military rations. And in turn, it can eat this ambushed army-" It seems that Chang Yuchun does not intend to withdraw his troops immediately; Chang Yuchun even wanted to break the cauldron and take advantage of the existing forces. Take Xuzhou in one fell swoop.

However, Zhang Xingling thought that this move was inappropriate, and immediately stopped it: "General, please think twice, although our army has 100,000 troops, but without the grain and grass in the rear, not to mention the low morale, it is impossible to carry out a protracted war. Yan Jitai is a scheming person, since he thought of delaying our army and the ambush at Longhu, he will inevitably think of us as soon as we break the kettle. Reinforcements must have been sent a long time ago to defend Xuzhou...... If our army rashly attacks, once we fail to take Xuzhou in a short time, the army will be cut off, and our army will be in a deep state and will not be able to extricate itself, and then there will be endless troubles, and the general must consider it carefully!"

Zhang Xingling's words are true, and Chang Yuchun does not understand this truth, such a broken cauldron is tantamount to fighting for his life. And the odds of winning are slim to none. If you retreat now, the main force of the 100,000 army is still there, but it is just that the grain and grass of the main army have been lost, and the losses are not too much. If you insist on leading the army to attack the city, once you can't take it quickly, you will be held by the enemy. The own troops without their backyard could only be trapped alive in Qiling Mountain.

Chang Yuchun also patted his forehead with some hesitation. It seems difficult to decide, he has fought countless difficult battles in his life. However, this time, it was the hardest he felt. For the lives of a hundred thousand armies are in the hands, and in a single thought, the lives of a hundred thousand.

"You let me think about it, and I'll give the answer in a moment......" Chang Yuchun finally said this, it seems that he is already very hesitant in the face of this scene at this moment......

At this moment, at the Qiling Pass, Meng Yuan's army had already captured the position of Chang Yuchun's reinforcement army, and the grain and grass were burned by the fire......

On the naval ship formation, the Mengyuan army began to prepare to withdraw to the cage lake. After all, Chang Yuchun did not carry a naval army with him on this expedition, as long as he withdrew to the cage lake, he had 100,000 troops to rescue Chang Yuchun, and he was helpless......

Yan Jitai Baza looked at the fire in front of him, showed a satisfied smile, and then said to Li Chengsheng beside him: "The military advisor is really a clever plan, this plan to change the sky, I didn't expect to deceive Zhu Yuanzhang's cronies and generals Chang Yuchun, and drag the march of the opponent's 100,000 army, if this battle is successful, it will greatly hit Zhu Yuanzhang's morale——"

"Even better is yet to come-" Li Chengsheng smiled slightly and responded, "It depends on what Chang Yuchun decides next...... Often encounters spring is fierce and belligerent, and it is not excluded that there will be a move to break the kettle and sink the boat. Therefore, the subordinates informed the adults before and asked them to send reinforcements to the Huaibei side. In the past few days, the fog has covered the sky, and Chang Yuchun's army has not moved for three days, and the reinforcements from Huaibei have already arrived in Xuzhou, and if he dares to forcibly attack the city in Chang Yuchun, he will surely be defeated for a long time; at that time, the enemy army will be exhausted, and there will be no military rations, and we will outflank and return to the cage, will we not be able to capture it and eat the enemy's main force alive? This is a ploy and the 100,000-strong army will be defeated--"

"The military advisor is really a clever plan, this battle is over, Zhu Yuanzhang will be greatly injured, and the plan of the Northern Expedition is probably just a matter of laughing and laughing......" Yan Jitai said with a smile again.

"Don't be too happy, my lord, Chang Yuchun is also a good general who has experienced a hundred battles, he will not make too risky moves...... Li Chengsheng suddenly reminded, "If Chang Yuchun chooses to withdraw and the 100,000 army is recovered, then our battle will only burn the enemy's main force of grain and grass, in essence, there is no big victory, and the difficulty of Xuzhou cannot be said to be completely relieved...... The main force of 100,000 still exists, and Zhu Yuanzhang's army is recovering very quickly, so we still can't take it lightly-"

"This general knows ......" Yan Jitai also retracted his previous excitement, and said calmly, "But to be able to calculate the famous Chang Yuchun, the military advisor is still very talented...... It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang still has an army under his account, I don't know if you can calculate it?"

"Who is it?" asked Li Chengsheng instead.

"Tang Zhan, the commander of the third vanguard army on the left, and Lu Jing, the military division—" Yan Jitai suddenly said.

"My lord still remembers the two of them?" Li Chengsheng listened, closed his eyes slightly, and said, "They just made me suffer a little in the defeat of Rongwu, and they didn't have a big plan, why are you so worried?"

"If Chang Yuchun really chooses to withdraw the army, then what we will face next is likely to be them......" Yan Jitai Baza's eyes suddenly changed, "Li Junshi, don't take it lightly-"

Li Chengsheng's eyes froze slightly, and when Yan Jitai said this, the names of Tang Zhan and Lu Jing were also branded in his heart...... (To be continued......)