Chapter 446: Grain and Grass
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When Song Tianli heard this, he flatly denied it.
Although Song Tianli had realized that he was being used, he couldn't admit it at this time. Once he confesses, he will become a sinner in his family, and there will be no place for him to stand again.
"The second master did it."
The guards who were called to confront each other suddenly identified Song Tianli.
When Song Tianli heard this, his face turned dark, and he glanced at the guard gloomily. The guards did not show weakness, but they went out of their way, and it was obvious that the humiliating treatment they received in the morning made the guards angry.
The old man of the Song family is not a fool, he has already believed it for seven or eight points, looked up at the old man of the Ruan family who was tied up, and said lightly: "Leave the key criminals, and the others will be executed on the spot." ”
The army outside the city had begun to attack the city, and the moat was about to be filled.
The defenders at the head of the city suffered heavy losses under the blows of the trebuchet, and once the enemy crossed the moat, Tianshuang County would immediately fall.
The people of the Song family hurriedly collected their belongings, and under the escort of two hundred guards, they quietly left Tianshuang County through the secret passage set up in the city.
The location of the secret passage is extremely secret, and even if the enemy army captures Tianshuang County, it will not be found for a while. Therefore, the people of the Song family still have enough time to evacuate.
Before leaving, the grain and grass in the city were also burned to the ground by a fire.
Originally, Song Wen had no such plan. When the grain is burned, the army has no food, so it is natural that they will go door to door to collect food, and in the end it is the people in the city who suffer.
Old Man Song was much more ruthless, and without hesitation, he directly ordered the fire. In his opinion, if he can delay the enemy for a while, he will delay for a while.
As for the lives and deaths of the people in the city, it was not in his consideration.
Before noon, Tianshuang County was broken by the Allied forces.
Surrounded by the army, the members of the [SAARC] walked into Tianshuang County with their heads held high.
The fly in the ointment is that there are no people on either side of the street to welcome them. The wide streets did not even have a ghost, except for the occasional puddle of blood, which was left by the ruffians who had cleared the ground.
He Buddha rode a big horse and walked at the front of the line, with his trademark smile on his face.
After winning the first battle, he, the leader of the alliance, has already let go of half of his heart, and the next thing is to seek the main army of Shanhai City and fight it out. As long as they succeed in repelling the army of Shanhai City, the [Southern Alliance] will establish its supremacy in Lingnan Province, and no one will be able to shake them.
Hefo is already imagining a bright future for the alliance.
Future alliances will work more closely together, preferably in a federation of city-states that can communicate economically and militarily.
In this way, Lingnan Province will be impregnable.
Ruan Ping followed, looking both happy and worried.
In the battle of Tianshuang County, there is no doubt that Ruan Ping has made great contributions. In order to win, the Ruan family also made a bloody investment. Just the old man of the Ruan family personally acting as a bait is a risky move.
In the game, even if the old man is killed, he can be reincarnated, and for casual players like him, there is basically no loss, the key is that he can't get over his face and can't wipe his face.
Especially for the elderly, death is a very taboo thing, and even in the game, no one wants to go to the Reincarnation Hall, let alone a respected person like the old man of the Ruan family.
As soon as the city was broken, Ruan Ping sent people to find the whereabouts of the old man.
The news he got made him chill.
According to the personal guards, the NPC entourage of the old man of the Ruan family has all been killed, and the corpses are hanging in the square outside the lord's mansion.
The only one who escaped was the steward who had made great achievements.
Could it be that the old man was really killed?
It's really ruthless, no matter how you say it, the two families have been friends for decades.
Ruan Ping was worried here, and He Buddha's face suddenly became unsightly.
As soon as the army entered the city, it took important buildings such as the lord's palace, the treasury, the treasury, and the granary. The information that has been fed back one after another has made the hearts of [SAARC] members drip blood.
The lord's mansion was empty, and the people of the Song family seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. Not a single copper plate was left in the treasury, and only a pile of broken copper and iron remained in the treasury, and the granary was burned to the ground by a fire.
In the entire Tianshuang County, except for the people of a city, nothing was left.
"Bastard!" He Buddha was so angry that he scolded his mother, "They must not have gone far yet, chase me!" ”
"No!"
Immediately, three thousand iron horsemen hurried out of the city and disappeared into the wilderness.
The members of the [SAARC] looked at each other, and they all knew in their hearts that it would be difficult to find them in the wilderness. Now it's just doing his best and obeying the destiny of heaven.
The joy of victory was immediately diluted.
The allies also wanted to use Tianshuang County as a base, waiting for an opportunity to go south, seeking to fight Shanhai City, but now they are facing a shortage of food and grass. In desperation, He Buddha could only give an order to collect as much food as possible in the city; On the one hand, he urged the lords of Zhaoqing County to transport batches of grain to Tianshuang County.
An army of 200,000 troops, plus war horses, consumes four or five hundred thousand units of grain in just one day. Without millions of units of food security, the army would not dare to act at all.
Teleportation arrays cannot deliver grain, and during the war, even the super trading platform was closed to them. If you want food, you can only transport it by manpower.
To transport tens of millions of units of grain, there are no less than 200,000 mobilized laborers alone. The first to bear the brunt is naturally the people of Tianshuang County.
The poor people, not only were their food stocks looted by these bandits, but they also had to transport food for the army, which was really unlucky.
He Buddha is okay, as a child of a family, he is still somewhat cultivated. Some of the other lords were not so easy to talk to, and they were angry and did evil in the city.
The entire Tianshuang County was groaning under the iron hooves of the Allied forces.
Dragged down by grain and grass, the Allies had to repair in Tianshuang County.
It was this accident that won valuable time for Shanhai City to deal with the sudden change in the battle situation.
I have to say that Jiang is still old and spicy, and compared to the old man of the Song family, Song Wen is still a little too tender. Kindness is a good thing, but it also depends on when.
At the critical moment, you have to be ruthless.
For lords, and especially for kings, ruthlessness is undoubtedly a virtue.
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Zhaoqing County, Cangcheng County.
On August 9, the hummingbird released by the Black Snake Guard flew smoothly to the headquarters and brought the latest battle report from the front.
Sitting in the command was the Middle Route Army led by Bai Qi, including the Fourth Division of the Longxiang Army led by Mu Guiying and the Tianshuang County Guard Division led by Song Wu.
The Left Route Army was the Second Division of the Longxiang Army led by Luo Shixin.
The Right Route Army was the first division of the Leopard Tao Regiment under the personal command of Han Xin. Zhang Han was in the rear, responsible for the reorganization of prisoners of war, selecting the elite among them, and starting to form the second division of the Leopard Tao Regiment.
After reading the information, the corners of his white eyebrows jumped.
Bai Qi expected that the enemy, in the middle and late stages of the war, would definitely form an alliance and try to fight back; But what he didn't expect was that [SAARC] would have such courage and dare to increase 200,000 troops in one go.
In this way, the Battle of Zhaoqing, which originally did not have much wind and waves, suddenly evolved into a full-scale war that surpassed the Battle of Leizhou, requiring Shanhai City to go all out.
And this is not what the prince wants.
During this time, Shanhai City was concentrating on preparing for the competition conference and expanding its influence in the cultural field. Qiongzhou County and Leizhou County are also still in the digestion stage, and they are not ready for such a big battle.
It's just that the battle situation has developed to this point, and Shanhai City can't fight even if he wants to.
A strategic retreat?
In the dictionary of Shanhai City, there is no word for retreat.
Immediately, Bai Qi issued military orders to the Left Route Army and the Right Route Army, requiring the two armies to immediately shrink their defensive lines, rely on the cities they currently occupy, and try to get closer to the Chinese army.
The three-way army must be able to respond to support at any time in case it is broken by the enemy.
At the same time, Bai Qi sent a letter to the Military Affairs Bureau, suggesting that the Leizhou County Garrison Division be transferred to reinforce the Zhaoqing battlefield. If possible, it would be better to send one or two more field divisions to help in the battle.
Bai Qi's attitude is very clear, you have to fight, fight there, and never compromise.
After receiving the letter from Bai Qi, Du Ruhui, the director of military affairs, immediately ordered that the Leizhou County Garrison Division immediately set out and went to Zhaoqing County to join the Middle Route Army led by Bai Qi.
As early as the establishment of the Southern Xinjiang Protectorate, Ouyang Shuo authorized the Military Affairs Administration to mobilize local garrison troops on its own. In the field army sequence, brigade-level troops do not need to ask for instructions, and the military affairs department can mobilize them on their own.
As for the transfer of field divisions, he, the director of military affairs, has no right to decide, but can only consult the prince and marquis.
At this time, in the Southern Xinjiang Protectorate, Ouyang Shuo was receiving Zhang Yi. According to Wei Ran, one of the representatives of the Zongheng family, he has already intended to become a career in Shanhai City.
Therefore, after the jackdaw poison in his body was lifted, Ouyang Shuo took the time to meet Zhang Yi.
In the study, the two talked happily.
Obviously, Ouyang Shuo left a good impression on Zhang Yi at this meeting.
Ouyang Shuo can basically conclude that Zhang Yi is about to become a leader in Shanhai City. In this way, the task of [re-contending with a hundred schools of thought] will be completed.
At this moment, the guards came to report.
"Qiyu Prince, Director Du asked to see him outside the door, saying that there was an urgent military situation that needed to be reported."
Ouyang Shuo frowned vaguely.
Seeing this, Zhang Yi got up and said goodbye with interest. Although some of the words have not been fully explained, they are pretty much the same. After all, the military aircraft is a major event, and he, an outsider who has not yet come out, is naturally not easy to participate in.
Ouyang Shuo personally sent Zhang Yi to the door, and then met Du Ruhui.
A trace of uneasiness also flashed in his heart. You must know that Du Ruhui is an extremely stable person, if it is not for the urgency of the situation, he will never disturb his reception.
Especially today, he is meeting with a heavyweight guest.
"Take the liberty of disturbing, and ask the prince to forgive me!"
Ouyang Shuo waved his hand, "Keming doesn't have to be like this, just say, what's the matter?" ”
When Du Ruyan heard this, he respectfully handed Bai Qi's letter to Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo took it and was speechless.
"The mountain rain is coming!" (To be continued.) )