At three o'clock in the afternoon, the sacrifice to the sky had passed, and the Chifeng Army, a total of four combat brigades, and a huge army of 11,000 people immediately waved south. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

By the Fen River water transport, but three days, has arrived at the place of Jiaocheng, and after resting, there will be a message in Fenzhou. It is said that Li Minghao has led an army of 20,000 to surround the city of Fenzhou, and is currently heading north along the Fen River, so he is preparing to fight with Shi Tianze's army in the north and south, dragging the Chifeng army and making it impossible to escape.

And the spies lurking in Taiyuan City also came with the news that Shi Tianze had arrived in Taiyuan City, and the garrisons stationed in Guanzhou and Shouyang had also been opened, and they would converge in two days, and the 30,000 troops that had regathered at that time could use the power of the heavenly soldiers to completely annihilate the Red Phoenix Army.

Faced with such a situation, Xiao Feng also made his own judgment, and ordered the Fourth Brigade to detour to Qi County to attack from behind and cut off its grain route, while he personally led the remaining 9,000 soldiers and horses into Wenshui and confronted Li Minghao's 20,000 soldiers and horses.

Wenshui is only forty miles away from Jiaocheng, but after only half a day's effort, the Red Phoenix Army is still under the city.

At the head of the city wall, there was a group of rough-looking, fur-clad people laughing at the Chifeng Army, and it was obvious that these were Li Minghao's soldiers and horses. They relied on cavalry, so the speed of their march was far faster than that of ordinary infantry, and now that they had occupied this water, they began to become arrogant.

And looking at the group of arrogant guys, Zhao Zhi and the others immediately became furious, and immediately organized their subordinates to use the captives and gather the tiger squat cannon for a fierce bombardment, and even sent the sergeants under their command to approach the city wall in the way of artillery cover, which immediately made this group of cavalry who did not know the ferocity of firearms scattered, so they had to hide behind the city wall in fear, if it weren't for the fact that the Chifeng Army was not in a hurry to attack the city, I was afraid that the city wall would have been taken down long ago.

Even so, after Zhao Zhi returned to the tent camp, he couldn't help but have some doubts: "Lord, then Li Minghao's 20,000 army hasn't come over yet, why don't I wait to recapture this city?"

"Although this Wenshui City is important, it is only an isolated city, with mountains on both sides and no cultivated land. If there is no external supply, it will be absolutely difficult to feed an army of 10,000. If I take this city, I will show that I have the opportunity to be surrounded by the other party and trapped in the city. When the time comes, they only need to cut off the water and food supplies, and we will naturally be self-defeating. How can I be easily fooled by such a trap?"

Xiao Feng shook his head, and instructed again: "You pay attention, if you find that Li Minghao's cavalry, you must report it immediately, and there must be no mistake." ”

"The subordinates know. Although Zhao Zhi was confused, he had no choice but to act according to the order.

The order was given, and although the soldiers of the Red Phoenix Army were confused, they could only stand by in place. I was already tired from a day of running, so I took advantage of this time to take a break to recover my strength.

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On the other side, Li Minghao had already surrounded Fenzhou. Fortunately, Nafenzhou is in the middle of the Fenshui, surrounded by a moat dug one zhang deep and three zhang wide, plus the rammed earth city wall about two zhang high, relying on some firearms in the army to help, it can also support for some time.

Of course, if Li Minghao forcibly ordered the soldiers, he would still be able to capture it.

It's just that he didn't know what the reason was, and he didn't order the soldiers in the army to attack the city, but after ordering Fenzhou to be trapped, he began to send his cavalry deep into the countryside and countryside, searching for grain and livestock everywhere.

Despite this, thousands of soldiers searched everywhere, but only a small amount of food was found, which was far from enough to meet the army's food needs.

"I gave you half a day, and you got me such a little food?"

Pointing to the dozens of cattle and sheep scattered not far away and less than ten truckloads of grain, Li Minghao hated that iron could not become steel.

Li Yuanfu had a bitter face and hurriedly explained: "I have already sent soldiers deep into a radius of dozens of miles, and I have searched for every village. However, there was no one in the village, and no one could be found at all, and even in those villages, not a single speck of food was found. I personally led the team to get this little bit of food when I found traces of those people in a cave. ”

"Jokes. This land in the middle of the Jin has always been a place of ointment, its fertile land can produce many dealers, its people are also hard work, the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty and the two dynasties were produced by this place, so that we and other Western Xia Dynasty pressed in the west of Hengshan difficult to move. Now, you tell me that there is only such a little food here?" Li Minghao didn't believe it, and still shouted in a low voice.

It's not that he doesn't believe it, it's because the food here is too different from the information he had detected before.

"Father. It's not that the children are incompetent, it's just that those people are too cunning and hide in the mountains, so it's hard for us to find them. Li Yuanfu continued to explain.

Thinking about the previous scene, he was also extremely angry.

I thought that as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrived, those peasants and people would naturally win the grain and follow, but when his army arrived, it was a sword, and the sound of arrows shuttling around was more advantageous.

But fortunately, he found a clan hidden in the mountains, so he got some food.

But it is much more difficult to find more food.

Li Minghao felt as if he had been humiliated, and shouted: "Hidden in the mountains? In this case, where is the grain produced here? So tell me, where did all that food go?"

The state under his rule alone could not meet the food needs of the 20,000 army, so he urgently needed food.

If we can't get food at this moment, I'm afraid that the whole army will completely mutiny. At that time, although he can rely on his own force and prestige to forcibly suppress him, but that Shao will inevitably make his vitality greatly injured and his combat power will not exist, if he has to face Shi Tianze and Zhang Xiu, it is estimated that he may end up in a situation where he escapes.

Lee Myung-ho would not allow himself to face such a scenario.

Li Yuanfu became suspicious and said in a low voice: "As far as I can see, I'm afraid that the grain was harvested by the Red Phoenix Army, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to find that grain everywhere." ”

"Red Fengjun?" Li Minghao muttered.

Nodding, Li Yuanfu said in a low voice, "That's right." This method of clearing the wilderness must be her strategy, otherwise how could she sit back and watch us besiege Fenzhou City, but still not send troops to attack. In my opinion, I'm afraid that the grain should be hidden by the Red Phoenix Army in some secret place. ”

"In that case, then you don't want to find out?" scolded in a low voice, but Li Minghao was very indignant, it seemed that the better the child in front of him, the greater his anger, which was really amazing.

"I see, Father. ”

Li Yuanfu's expression did not move, and he had seen his father's behavior so much that he had no anger, grievance, or annoyance, and only a cold silence remained.

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Crossing the city, Jin Meng clearly looked at the camp in the distance, the endless white treasures, like flowers dotted on both sides of the Fenshui River, and this dense yurt is inhabited by the Mongolian army, they are ready to break into the city of Fenzhou, bring death in, and of course also snatch away the food that contains life.

If one person can't do it, then ten people, if ten people can't do it, then a hundred people.

In the end, an army of tens of thousands of people was formed in order to compete for the food that could allow them to survive in the scorching sun.

"These guys, I didn't expect it to be so fast. ”

Pinching the head of the city with five fingers, Jin Meng secretly hated: "I didn't react at all, I saw this group of guys appear here, I have to say that these bastards are worthy of the Mongolian army, and what they are best at is strategic transfer and rapid attack." His eyes burned over the patrolling soldiers, his fingers already leaving two deep claw marks on the walls.

"And have you heard? Wang Yunde has been killed in battle, and even Zhang Shijie is missing. Now that Zhang Xiu has captured Pingyang Mansion, I am afraid that he may come to the land of Fenzhou in the near future. When the time comes, with our little strength, we will not be able to support it at all. Qiu Lie swept over the arm full of green muscles, and the corners of his mouth suddenly curled, bringing out a strange arc.

"Is the news confirmed?"

In a low voice, Jin Meng lowered his head and asked slowly.

"There are already refugees fleeing in the city. From their mouths, it can be known that Pingyang Mansion has indeed been captured. They are currently marching towards Huoyi, and presumably they will lead a large army to this Fenzhou in ten days. What do you think we should do? Abandon the city? Or like Wang Yunde and Zhang Shijie, die on the battlefield together?" Qiu Lie stared at Jin Meng with his eyes fixed on him, and continued to ask.

"Is that so? Didn't you expect both of them to be defeated?"

Jin Meng felt that there was a trance in front of him, and his five fingers grabbed suddenly, and he hung five finger marks on the iron-solid city wall, and the nails were also broken inch by inch, and blood was dripping, but he turned a deaf ear and did not know his own situation.

"The disparity in force is just too great. There are 30,000 elite soldiers under Zhang Rou's command who have fought on the battlefield, and with the ability of Zhang Shijie and Wang Yunde, it is already a miracle that they can delay it for more than ten days. Qiu Lie said slowly, but every word was like a sharp sword, piercing Jin Meng's heart.

"Don't worry. The lord has already led the main force under his command to the south, and with her strength and the strength of the Red Phoenix Army, she will definitely be able to defeat the other party. Pulling the corners of his mouth, Jin Meng tried hard to make himself laugh, but that smile was more ugly than crying, which was simply the best cure for children's night crying.

Qiu Lie sighed, thinking carefully about the history of the Red Phoenix Army along the way, and he also felt incredible: "Indeed! With the ability of the lord, it seems that there is such a possibility. After all, whether it was Li Shouxian or Nahe monk Badu, they were all wiped out. In the case of superior forces, they were completely defeated by them, there is no doubt about it. But it's only three things, do you think she can succeed this time?"

If anyone is allowed to watch the actions of the Red Phoenix Army and Xiao Feng from the side, it will really be the same as opening a hanging, which makes people feel incredible.

But it is precisely this kind of performance that makes the Mongols even more afraid, afraid of this guy who is bringing about unknown changes.

From the powerful tiger squat cannon that eliminated bows and arrows and catapults in an instant, to the tactics of using a large number of firearms, and then to the infantry and artillery cooperation at this time, such an existence is simply a bombshell, making everyone frightened, as if this woman is a monster, that is, the Red Phoenix Army under his command, which has also been rendered by many rumors, and even has become the existence of undead zombies and steel soldiers.

It is precisely because of this that the Mongols will mobilize a large army, form an absolute superiority in forces in three directions, and compress the living space of the Red Phoenix Army from all directions to ensure that it can be completely annihilated.

The two were indifferent and finally fell silent.

They still didn't dare to say such a question, after all, they knew more information than the deceived soldiers, they knew more about the danger faced by the Red Phoenix Army at this moment, and they also knew what kind of test everyone would face in this unprecedented risk, and that test was enough to make anyone who knew frightened or even discouraged.

Regardless of the future, both understand that this path is destined to be watered with blood.

As the sun rose, the people who were already roasting were distraught, as if the heat that could bake the tar, which had been going on for several days, and it was even more unbearable for the soldiers under the sun, so they had to hide in yurts or under the shade of trees, lest they die of thirst.

The Fenshui next to it is also getting shallower and shallower, compared to the previous shallow layer that could only cover the riverbed, and one foot into it only reaches the waist area, and there is no usual turbulent and majestic scene.

Qiu Lie was not interested in staying any longer, and stood aside and asked, "In that case, what do you think should be done with it?" After all, we don't have much food and grass, and at best, we can only guarantee a one-month time limit. As soon as a month passes, I'm afraid that there will be nothing I can do. ”

He didn't seem to be interested in the Mongol army outside the city, but his eyes were fixed on Qiu Lie, as if he wanted to know the real choice in the leader's heart.

"Can the grain in the city only last for a month? What about the grain we harvested from here before?" The two eyebrows were twisted together, and Jin Meng felt even more sleepy.

He had personally led his soldiers and horses to help the local people harvest grain before, and naturally knew that there could not be only so much grain stored in the city, it should be far more than that, at least it could support a year and a half, but how could the food only be one-tenth of what it used to be?

"It's Yang Hui. Qiu Lie said lightly: "According to the soldiers in the army, Yang Hui has always been responsible for the task of transporting the grain from the city to Taiyuan before this, but according to what was written in the account books before, it is impossible for the grain that was transported out to be so little, so I wonder where the grain went?"

"Don't say it again!"

Hearing this, Jin Meng immediately lowered his voice and reprimanded: "And with only one month's food, it should be enough to support the main force of the Red Phoenix Army." When the time comes, with their help, he will definitely be able to completely defeat that Li Minghao. Let this guy get out of this land of China. ”

Qiu Lie was so vigilant that he immediately put away his words and stopped talking: "I know." ”

The two were dumbfounded, speechless to each other, just looking at the yurt outside the city, feeling more and more melancholy.

With such a huge army, they can't repel it with their strength alone, and now they can only wait for Xiao Feng to come over. (To be continued.) )