Ningzhou.

During the Xia and Shang periods, Ning County belonged to Yongzhou and was the birthplace of the Zhou people.

Qin Shi Huang visited Beidi County several times, and Meng Tian was ordered to repair the straight road. The straight road passes through the main ridge of the county's Meridian Ridge for about 60 kilometers, so far Ning County has become a military important place in Xianyang.

Previously, Xiao Feng evacuated from Yan'an Mansion and went west to occupy Qingyang Mansion, and received help from the local people, but the support here was limited after all, especially after several months of consumption, Qingyang Mansion consumed most of the grain and grass, and it was urgent to open up the connection with Chang'an City.

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Feng plans to capture Ning County first, and then use the Malian River and Jingshui water transportation to provide sufficient logistics support for the Chifeng army.

Today, Yuan Ye, as the commander of the first division of the First Group Army, also led 10,000 people to arrive here to prepare for the county seat in front of him.

He stood on the top of the mountain and looked out at Ning County in the distance.

I saw that this Ning County is located between Guanshan and Liupan Mountain, this Guanshan and Liupan Mountain are extremely steep, ordinary people may be able to overcome, but if it is a large army, it is definitely difficult to pass through.

Before the county seat, the Namalian River flowed through this place from north to south, just blocking it behind, like a natural moat, protecting Ning County behind.

Seeing this kind of terrain, Yuan Ye couldn't help frowning.

If it is a strong attack, the opponent will definitely cause considerable damage to the Red Phoenix Army by virtue of the terrain.

Yuan Ye already had a certain number in his heart, and according to the rules set by the Red Feng Army, he asked, "Zhang Hua, what do you think we should do in order to capture this city?"

In any case, if military operations are to be conducted, it is necessary to obtain the approval of the staff officers and draw up a reliable tactical policy, which has become a common practice of the Red Phoenix Army.

"As General Yuan saw, in order to prevent our attack, the garrison of Naning County deployed a naval army in the land of Qianchuan to prevent us from going down from the Malian River, and in the land of Yanwachuan, he deployed heavy troops to guard it, so it is naturally as stable as Mount Tai. ”

Pointing to a valley in the distance, Zhang Hua's brows furrowed tightly.

The terrain of this Ning County is really dangerous, and there are only a few small roads that can be passed through the mountains on all sides, so it is really difficult to take it down.

Yuan Ye suddenly showed a trace of helplessness, and said: "I have also seen what you said, how can I not know the danger of this place? It is precisely for this reason that I ask you, how should we attack? Instead of continuing to spend time staying here! Don't forget the lord, but let us capture this city within seven days!"

"Of course I do!"

Zhang Hua said with a smile: "But if we lose too many troops here, what should we do when the lord investigates it?" Don't worry, I am naturally sure to capture this city within seven days!"

"Then tell me what you're going to do?" replied Yuan Ye.

"Although the terrain of this Ning County is dangerous, because of the steep mountains, there is too little cultivated land in the county, only 30,000 or 40,000 acres of land, and this place is not as good as the south of the Yangtze River, and can only be planted for one season. It's winter now, and the temperature is too low, how can you still farm?"

Zhang Hua pondered the information he had investigated before, and his mouth was also full of confidence, and he kept saying: "But then Mongolia has placed more than 10,000 people here? If there is the support of Chang'an, it may be able to support it, but now that Chang'an City is in our hands, how can he get supplies from other places? I expect that in this city, I am afraid that it has already fallen into famine." ”

"Famine? It seems that the other party is doomed to fail this time. ”

With a frown, Yuan Ye showed a little smugness.

He was often hungry when he was a child, so he naturally knew how powerful a person was, but if there was no food in his belly, he would not be able to exert any strength.

Zhang Hua replied: "That's right. So we only need to continue to attack and consume the opponent's food, then the opponent will naturally be self-defeating. ”

"Very good, then I'll get started!"

From the mountain peak, Yuan Ye glanced back at Ning County, those Tartars were now huddled in this fortress because they were afraid of the Red Phoenix Army.

But there is no city in the world that cannot be broken, and this time he will crack open the hard shell and annihilate all the Tartars hiding inside.

Back in the barracks, Yuan Ye immediately started to act.

The regiment is the basic attacking unit, which launches an attack every other hour, and the attack lasts for half an hour, after which it is immediately withdrawn and replaced by the next combat regiment to attack, while the rest of the soldiers are on standby, ready to be sent at any time.

In this way, it was not until the second day later that Yuan Ye clearly noticed that the resistance of the Yanwachuan defense army had been greatly weakened.

But Yuan Ye didn't stop, even in the middle of the night, he still beat gongs and drums, and even went into battle himself, after killing dozens of soldiers on the other side, and retreated when he was about to occupy Yanwachuan.

This performance immediately shocked those Tartars, and they didn't know what Yuan Ye was thinking, why he never attacked Ning County.

At the same time, Yuan Ye also put back the enemy soldiers he had captured earlier, and let these servants spread rumors internally, saying that the high-ranking Mongol guards were withholding food and preparing to abandon the city and flee.

Because of this, the people in the city were naturally panicked, and the soldiers had no intention of continuing to fight, and some even directly joined the command of the Red Phoenix Army under the pretext of resistance.

In the face of this method, Batur, the guard of Ning County, was also angry, although it was suppressed by severe punishment, it was never able to be contained, and even made this situation more and more serious.

And on the fourth day.

In the barracks where Yuan Ye was stationed, there was finally one person.

"Do you mean to surrender?"

Yuan Ye looked at the body in front of him bent like a lobster, and his face was also full of all kinds of flattering generals, and he suddenly felt a tumbling in his abdomen, wanting to spit out the roast rabbit he ate yesterday.

It was easy for him to get it, and if he spit it out like this, it would be a waste.

The man looked frightened, and when he saw Yuan Ye's almost indifferent face, he hurriedly begged.

"That's right. Otherwise, I'll have to be tortured to death by that Batur!"

If he hadn't been tortured too miserably, how could he have surrendered to the Red Phoenix Army?

Yuan Ye naturally knew these intentions of surrendering the army in his heart, and immediately replied: "Although this is the case, it is too unbelievable to want us to guarantee your safety just by your words!"

"But didn't you say that those who surrender will not be killed?" The man was a little anxious.

Yuan Ye snorted and laughed directly: "That's an ordinary soldier." But if it's a general like you, that's a different story. Don't you think we're going to forget the things you did?"

When the man heard this, he was stunned.

Since the Red Phoenix Army stepped into Qingyang Mansion, he naturally heard all kinds of rumors about the Red Phoenix Army, and knocked down all the local tyrants and inferior gentry who had anything to do with the Tartars, and their fields and properties were also distributed to those tenants, otherwise why would the Red Phoenix Army quickly gain a foothold here, and even start to counterattack Mongolia?

These actions shocked many bureaucrats and gentry, and they were all frightened by the courage of the Red Phoenix Army, and turned to Mongolia in order to maintain their own interests.

The two are fighting each other, and it has reached a white-hot level!