In the next few days, Xue Chong often sent small forces to harass during the day, and beat drums and fire cannons from time to time at night, pretending to be a sneak attack at any time, which made Xu Ming anxious. In addition to waiting for the day and reinforcing the fence day and night, he was worried all day long. Since the military rations were burned, the morale of the army has been even more unstable, and there is no food in the army.

Xu Ming sent several heralds one after another, urging Jiao Xun to bring troops to the rendezvous as soon as possible, while writing a note to the imperial court and requesting additional troops to support.

But the strange thing is that after seeing that the army is running out of food, it is okay if there is no news from the imperial court, after all, the road is far away, but Jiao Xun actually ignored him and did not move.

Fifteen days later, Jiao Xun sent a partial general to Baiyun Valley with a thousand men and horses to meet Xu Ming, saying that he was waiting for his dispatch.

During this period of time, Xu Ming's only remaining food has been exhausted, and the soldiers kill horses for food, but all the officers and soldiers know that after two or three days, if Jiao Xun does not come to the rescue, they will all starve to death, and Xu Ming has a brutal temperament and often whips the soldiers in public, which leads to some people simply becoming deserters, and some people simply take refuge in Baiyun City as robbers, and the morale of the army is very weak, and in a short period of time, hundreds of people have been lost.

Fortunately, Xu Mingjun was strictly disciplined and killed people at every turn, so he did not collapse. However, with the current situation, everyone is facing starvation, and once there is a riot, Xu Ming knows that it will be time to be out of control.

Xue Chong was not impatient, seeing that the weather was as cold as a day, the snowy mountain was originally bitterly cold, but now it was even more windy, goose feathers and snow were flying, freezing three feet, most of the officers and soldiers could not withstand the severe cold, and those who were frozen to death were not there

Minority. When some officers and soldiers came to take refuge, Xue Chong was overjoyed and ordered Xiao Yuzhang to select nine of his subordinates, who were good at words, put on the uniforms of officers and soldiers, and infiltrated Xu Ming's army, attracting officers and soldiers who were willing to take refuge, and bewitching the army.

............

"Jiao Xun, this bastard, why didn't he bring a large army here?"

In the Chinese military tent, Xu Ming's bull's eyes were wide open, his eyes were full of red silk, and he was panting.

"General Jiao Xun said, Gu Yuelou, a thief, led a group of thousands of people to attack my camp where he hoarded grain and grass from time to time, but when he really attacked the lair of the snow mountain, this thief couldn't retreat. General Jiao Xun personally confronted him several times, but he ...... They were all defeated at the hands of this thief, but the brothers themselves went into battle, and only then did they drive him away. Now Gu Yuelou personally led thousands of cavalry to be stationed outside, attacking us from time to time, plus this thief is familiar with the terrain of the snow-capped mountains, during this period of time, he has come to rob the village three times, and our grain, grass and horses have lost a lot, but fortunately, there is no big loss in the troops, counting the 1,000 people brought by General Jiao Xun, 13,000, there should be no problem. ”

"That's why Jiao Xun didn't come in person?"

"Yes. Gu Yuelou, a thief, is very ferocious, and he seems to be even more powerful than the previous tourist bear. Not only did he destroy our grain route, but also during this period of time, he had arranged an ambush on the way we had to come to the aid of the general, General Jiao Xun is now unstable, if he retreats easily, he will definitely suffer from Gu Yuelou's ambush and attack, and the possibility of defeat in a battle is extremely great. Therefore, General Jiao Xun said that the best way to plan now is that the general will lead the troops to meet him in the old nest of the snow mountain, and wait for reinforcements from the imperial court. In a few months, the heavy snow will cover the mountain, and even if we have food and grass, we will all be frozen to death in the snowy mountain. ”

Click!

Xu Ming slapped it with a palm and smashed a Nanmu chair to pieces, feeling extremely depressed.

With his thoughts, he used the elite soldiers under Marshal Xiao to exterminate the bandits in the Snow Mountain, which was an immediate thing, why waste time, but he didn't expect that he had suffered a failure, not to mention, Jiao Xun was also overwhelmed by Gu Yuelou and fell into a dilemma.

Yes, this kid is not disobedient to his orders, but once he retreats easily, he will be attacked by Gu Yuelou in front and back, with his command ability, it is reasonable for the army to be defeated. Unexpectedly, Jiao Xun was not Gu Yuelou's opponent, and asking him to take down the Snow Mountain Lair was indeed a problem for him.

But he is the chief general of a dignified army, and he actually wants to meet his subordinates by himself, which makes him feel ashamed to think about it, but under the prohibition of the situation, he also understands that the food and grass in his army are now less than three days, and if he doesn't plan early, it will be a matter of time before he collapses.

"I'm not saying that there is a shortage of grain and grass in our army, why don't you bring more grain and grass?"

Xu Ming shouted at the young general named Feng Yu.

"Back to the general, General Jiao Xun asked me to tell you that he was attacked by Gu Yuelou several times, and now the grain and grass are not enough, so he is only allocated to the junior general for ten days, please forgive the general. ”

It turned out that Xu Ming was very proud, although he lost the battle, but he didn't say anything in front of his subordinate Jiao Xun, only said that the two sides had won and lost each other, and the food and grass were tight, and he was ordered to support quickly. This time, Jiao Xun didn't expect that he had reached the point of exhaustion, so there was such a play.

"Okay, you go down, stationed in Dongying, and listen to my orders at any time!"

"Yes!"

When Feng Yu walked out, Xu Ming slumped on the chair violently, and screamed three times: "Xue Chong, I will definitely take your head another day!"

Making the decision to withdraw was an extremely humiliating thing for him, but at this point, he also knew that there was no way back.

Although he was reckless, he was not reckless enough to go directly to death. Storming Baiyun City now is tantamount to death.

"Pass the order, tonight the second watch will make food, the third watch will set off, all the officers and soldiers, go to the snow mountain lair!"

Xu Ming lay on the chair for a long time before finally giving this order.

............

Baiyun City, in the Hall of Righteousness.

Xue Chong's face was serious, looking at more than ten leaders of all sizes, and said Kankan: "Everyone, the spies report, Xu Ming finally can't stand it anymore, he wants to lead the army to the old nest of the Snow Mountain to meet Jiao Xun, this is our chance!"

"With Xu Ming's character, would he make such a shameful choice?" Pang Xiu was a little worried, "Or, is this his trick to lure the enemy?"

Xue Chong shook his hand firmly: "No! This is that he really wants to leave! Gain's current situation has reached the time when he has to go, not to mention the discouragement of the army, and what is even more fatal is that his grain and grass have been exhausted, and he has been killing horses for food for the past two days. Moreover, news came from the old nest of the snow mountain that Gu Yuelou repeatedly attacked and defeated Jiao Xun, so that he had no power to fight back, so he had to retreat in the big village and wait for reinforcements from the imperial court. Xiao Yuzhang's analysis is very correct, the possibility of the imperial court sending reinforcements is extremely small, after all, the heavy snow is about to close the mountain, even if another 100,000 troops come, will they still freeze to death in this snowy mountain? Now Xu Ming's only way out is to meet Jiao Xun, stabilize the army's heart with the help of his grain and grass, send people to open the passage to the snow-capped mountain, and accept the punishment of the imperial court. ”

"He, he wants to go?"

Many of the leaders cried out.

"That's right! Gang Leader Xue's words are right, Xu Ming has only injured thousands of soldiers and horses now, and the grain and grass have been destroyed, as long as he returns to Beijing, he can completely lie about his military exploits, saying that he has killed countless thieves, and when the time comes, on the way back to Beijing, they will casually wash a few villages with blood, and some of them are thieves' heads. Marshal Xiao supported them in the court, and even if the court did not give them a reward, it would not add guilt to them. ”

"Oh, so there are still these cats. I thought that even if they could save their lives when they went back, there would definitely be no officials or anything, and I couldn't imagine that there would be these tricks. ”

"Hehe, if you don't understand these things in officialdom, how can you gain a foothold in the court?"

Xue Chong bowed his head: "Yes! For today's plan, the best result is to defeat Xu Ming, so that he has no possibility to go back to ask for credit, so as to strengthen the prestige of my Great Snow Mountain, and at the same time rob grain, grass, baggage, horses, armor and other things, and recruit defeated soldiers!

"Do as the helper commands!"

Xue Chong was overjoyed in his heart, but his face was not revealed, he gradually realized that over time, his position in Baiyun City was increasingly consolidated, and the gang and generals really supported him, and he couldn't help but sigh: I am an ignorant young man in the countryside, if I hadn't met the old dragon, I am afraid that I am still just an ordinary leader of Daxue Mountain, but now, I am the leader of a group of people who command thousands of troops.

"Boy, if you want to be grateful to me, just say it, I like the way people are grateful to Dade the most!" the old dragon laughed.

During this period of time, the old dragon instilled in him the methods of marching and fighting, the skills of psychological analysis, and various taboos in war. What makes him happy is that his teachings are not in vain, this kid is unforgettable, and the use of it is also unambiguous and to the point, which is no different from Lao Long's own analysis.

This kid seems to have been born to be a general.

But in fact, Xue Chong was mainly given feedback by the amount of demon eyesight, his whole body was transformed, and his physical quality was improved, which stimulated and strengthened his brain, his memory was amazing, and his martial arts improved rapidly.

"I don't want to thank you!" Xue Chong immediately raised his voice: "Brothers, Gu Yuelou Gu Gang Master fulfilled his promise, and even risked his life, personally led the elite soldiers to attack Jiao Xun, and dragged him down, this is the time for the soldiers of Baiyun City to make peerless achievements! Although, in this way, the siege of my Great Snow Mountain can be regarded as a solution, but it cannot show the prestige of my Snow Mountain faction, and the heroes of the world do not know our reputation and will not take refuge. In this battle, we will make a name for ourselves, and it is best to capture Xu Ming alive!

"Where is Xiao Yuzhang?"

"The last general!"

You lead 2,000 men and horses to ambush in the Yumachuan River west of the White Cloud Valley, and bring shovels and hooks, and around tonight, Xu Ming's army will pass by, and you will first break the ice in the river, and when the time comes, their men and horses will definitely fall into the ice, and you will take the opportunity to attack at that time. ”

"Order!"

"Where are you without guns?"

"The last general!"

"You lead five hundred men and horses to defend the city!"

"Yes. When he replied without a gun, he was a little reluctant.

Xue Chong smiled: "Protecting the safety of Baiyun City is also a great achievement, don't blame me for the gunless brothers, and besides, you can open Baiyun City when the time comes, if there are defeated soldiers who escape, capture them on the spot, but you can't easily chase the enemy out of the city." ”

"The Admiral understood. A smile appeared on the gunless face.

"The remaining two thousand gangs, as well as the Spearless Protector, and the six leaders, follow me together to pursue Xu Ming, be sure to obey the order, and those who violate the order will be beheaded. ”

"Yes!" the leaders obeyed, thinking of the upcoming battle, and they all geared up.

After shrinking in Baiyun City for so long, everyone wanted to go out to breathe and show their skills.

"Our troops, it seems?" Pang Xiu's face turned worried.

Xue Chong smiled: "It's okay! Xu Ming is withdrawing now, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and if my guess is right, the rumors spread by Xiao Yuzhang's subordinates have already spread all over Xu Ming's army, although he has many troops, but the army's morale has been greatly damaged, and he has been tired for a long time, unlike our army!"

At this time, Xue Chong was slightly annoyed, this kid believed that he was once the champion of Shengjing's imperial examination that year, and these words obviously damaged his dignity. But at present, the overall situation has to be stopped.