All the soldiers who surrendered in Yifeng City were arranged separately to be confined near the city wall in the city, and Huang Yuchen listened to Zhuang Lexian's words, gave up the idea of the martial arts in front of him, and came directly under the city wall.

Under the city walls, the defender of Nayifeng City was chatting with the sergeant next to him.

The unarmed Sergeant of Yifeng City had a bright smile on his face, as if the slaughter that had happened around him had nothing to do with him at all.

Huang Yuchen's appearance caused a commotion, but under Huang Yuchen's instructions, everyone returned to their posts.

The walls of Yifeng City are much more complicated than they look from the outside.

The entire front of the city has been hollowed out, and the situation inside is actually more appropriate to describe as a corridor.

Within the city walls, there are a lot of materials and grain and grass hidden, according to the calculation of the 2,000 defenders of Yifeng City, these materials are enough for them to use more than a month. But if it is used on the 30,000 military of Mingyuan City, I am afraid that it will not exceed ten days.

Huang Yuchen glanced at the guard of Yifeng City, and immediately understood why he said that Yifeng City was an abandoned city.

Although Yifeng City is a traffic artery, it is located in the drinking road, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend, otherwise it will not be on the city wall.

And the city of Yifeng City is very small, it can only be used as a garrison, there is no room for development, and it is necessary to continuously send grain and grass in this direction for a long time.

Presumably, after the Xiwangfu fought with Mingyuan City, they decided to give up Yifeng City.

After taking Mingyuan City, there is a foothold in the Chihong Mountain area, Zhangyang City is located at the intersection of three mountain ranges, the road is rugged, and there is no way to compare with Mingyuan City.

Huang Yuchen carefully looked at the things in the city wall, and then looked at the defender of Yifeng City, he didn't speak, turned his head, and prepared to go back to Wufu.

"Your Excellency, when are you going to let us go?" the Yifeng City Warden suddenly asked in a loud voice when he saw Huang Yuchen.

Huang Yuchen didn't look back, but directly replied loudly: "Yifeng City is broken, you wait for freedom!"

After speaking, Huang Yuchen disappeared near the city wall without looking back, but the guard of Yifeng City had a mysterious smile on his face.

At ten o'clock in the morning, all the soldiers of Mingyuan City entered Yifeng City, and the entire Yifeng City immediately felt a little crowded, but this crowding was still bearable.

Shi Fei also followed the large army into the city, but this time he came in, he couldn't enter the Wufu, what was waiting for him was the cold and simple dungeon of Yifeng City.

Huang Yuchen divided the twenty feeders into five teams, and asked them to go out to listen to the information, and if they found an army with large-scale movements, they would notify him as soon as possible.

With the feeder as his subordinate, for Huang Yuchen, it is very convenient for him to do things.

He didn't know the principle of this method of being able to transmit sound for thousands of miles, but this breeder made Huang Yuchen even more interested in his heart.

The repair of the city wall was carried out in an orderly manner, and after Huang Yuchen's prompting, a large number of pebbles were watered with hot water and then frozen on the city wall.

The walls of Yifeng City were quickly repaired, and the soldiers poured a thick layer of ice on the outside of the walls to increase reliability.

It's just that the tunnels in the city walls before inevitably suffered losses because of the battle, but now that the defenders of Yifeng City are enough, they probably won't be able to use the corridors in the city walls.

Destroyed gates

It was repaired again, all the siege equipment was burned, and most of the pebbles that could be found were brought back to the city for a while to defend the city.

Huang Yuchen was sitting quietly in the hall of the Martial Mansion at the moment, and the generals of Mingyuan City were also in the hall.

This time, in addition to the six generals who controlled the entire army, several more meritorious commanders were also invited.

This time, when these commanders saw Huang Yuchen again, their attitude towards him was much more respectful than before.

This young prince has more means than he seems.

A Yifeng City, which can be taken directly without a single soldier, no matter who this deed is placed on, it is enough for others to worship.

Especially at this time when the sky is suddenly changing, the city is the driving force of the power and capital in the hands, and without the city, there is nothing.

Everyone clearly knows this truth, and of course, the generals of Mingyuan City also know it.

They gathered in Wufu to discuss the defensive battle of Yifeng City that they might face later.

According to the intelligence, the main army of Xiwangfu is probably more than 70,000 people, the defenders of Zhangyang City are 20,000, and the reinforcements that can be dispatched should be about 10,000.

The reason why Shi Fei was delayed on the road for a day was mainly to observe the movements of the defenders in Zhangyang City.

To say that Shi Fei is not stupid, in terms of command, he is still a general who knows some strategies, before the army is deployed, he let part of the army stay near Zhangyang City and pretend to be suspicious, delaying the speed of their reinforcements.

And this part of the troops is the more than 700 personal soldiers of Ekang City who were brought back to Ekang City by Yin Cai later.

Now, if the defenders of Zhangyang City come to the rescue, I am afraid that today, the army will reach the city.

The 10,000 defenders Huang Yuchen was not afraid, what he was worried about was the return of the main force of the West Palace.

Although this Yifeng City is like chicken ribs, it is a pity to abandon it if it is tasteless, but after all, this is still a traffic artery, and even if Xiwangfu does not want it, it will erase this city and pave the way for future actions.

It's just that now, no one in the army of Mingyuan City knows the specific location of the main force of the West Palace, and there is only a general direction.

Therefore, the defense of Yifeng City should be planned in the direction of the attack of 80,000 people.

30,000 against 80,000, although it is to defend the city, Huang Yuchen still feels unsafe in his heart.

"I have summoned you here today to discuss the battle plan for the future. Huang Yuchen looked at the generals sitting below, and his voice was low.

This was his first solemn meeting of sergeants, and it was still a little jerky.

"According to your estimates, will the defenders of Zhangyang City be dispatched?"

"Probably not. Zhang Huaiyuan spoke first and said: "There are only 20,000 defenders in Zhangyang City, and it is already stretched to defend the entire city, if they dispatch 10,000 people and finally fail to take Yifeng City or defeat us, then Zhangyang City will be in danger." ”

"That is also based on the possibility that the main force of the Western Wangfu may retreat. Gui Yongnian then said softly: "However, according to my estimate, the Western Wangfu may not retreat. ”

"Why?" asked Huang Yuchen softly.

"From Yifeng City to the north, there are two major roads, one leads to the west, where it has now been completely occupied by the Xiwangfu, the specific situation is unknown, but to the south, it is a road that leads directly to Shangxincheng, if the Xiwangfu can take Shangxincheng, they will attack directly

The hinterland of the empire, you know, the hinterland of the empire is much richer than the vicinity of Chihong Mountain. ”

"Counselor Gui is right, if I were the general of the Western Palace, I would do the same. Another general said.

"This time, Xiwangfu has transferred 70,000 troops near Chihong Mountain, presumably they are also very involved in the front line, otherwise they would not have transferred these recruits who have no combat experience. ”

"After taking Shangxincheng, the troops of Xiwangfu will be replenished, and the subsequent process will be flattened, many cities are not safe to defend, and there are many towns and villages, which can quickly replenish troops. ”

Several generals said their thoughts one after another, and Huang Yuchen listened to it, frowning slightly.

Or the situation is unknown, such a situation is the last thing he wants to see.

He now thought of Su Rong in his mind, if she and the shadow were still there, and probing the information outside, there should be no problem.

Although there are feeders around, they are small in number, and their speed is too far from the tolerance of the Shadow Element, which cannot play a role in quickly transmitting information.

Although Huang Yuchen can use the strange energy in his body to command these feeders, and can also get their feedback, this way can only have simple communication, and it is impossible to achieve real transmission of thousands of miles.

"Then according to your thoughts, will the Xiwang Mansion come back to capture Yifeng City?" Huang Yuchen asked as he followed the words of these generals as his mind turned.

"The subordinates guessed that they might give up Yifeng City seventy percent. Zhang Huaiyuan said: "Yifeng City is a small city, there is no danger to defend around, only soldiers and horses can be retained, and it can only be completely consumed here, without any benefits." ”

"At the beginning, we also advised Shi Fei to capture Zhangyang City first, but he said that if we took Yifeng City, Zhangyang City would be self-defeating, so we didn't adopt it. Gui Yongnian also said.

This is exactly what Huang Yuchen guessed before, if it was him who made a plan, he would definitely make it like this, compared to Yifeng City and Zhangyang City, it must be Yifeng City better to break.

There are 20,000 defenders in Zhangyang City, and there are more than 100,000 people, so it will definitely be more troublesome to attack, and the casualties will be greater.

As a Shi Fei with only 40,000 people, he will definitely choose better bones to gnaw on, slowly increase his strength, and he will definitely not easily go toe-to-toe with a behemoth like Xiwangfu.

"Then isn't it meaningless to occupy Yifeng City now?" Huang Yuchen's face did not move, looking at these generals below, he could clearly feel that these generals seemed to be unwilling to defend Yifeng City at all.

"If we're going to occupy this place for a long time, we have to do a good job of logistical supplies. Gui Yongnian said: "From Mingyuan City to Yifeng City, the road is rugged, and it takes five days to pass, and if you do this, you will have to defend against possible attacks in Zhangyang City." ”

"If the grain route is shortened, our army in Mingyuan City will be trapped here, and there will be even fewer directions to choose from. Zhang Huaiyuan said.

Huang Yuchen didn't speak, his brows furrowed slightly.

He had to admit that what Gui Yongnian and Zhang Huaiyuan said was not wrong.

The grain route, this is the most critical issue for the entire army.

Mingyuan City went on the expedition, and the grain and grass he carried were only fifteen days, and it seemed that his Shifei did not plan to guard Yifeng City for a long time, and only used this city as a temporary springboard.

If the Xiwang Mansion does not counterattack Yifeng City, then the best way is to lure them out, and then take Zhangyang City!