As a general commanding an army of tens of thousands, Ai Nengqi couldn't help but be angry at the people in Chengdu who ran away and played hide and seek when they saw them.

He had more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, and the men ate what the horses chewed, consuming at least two thousand stones of food and grass a day.

When Chongqing took the oath of war, he was ordered to be the vanguard. The order given to him by his adoptive father was to advance forward as quickly as possible and catch the officers and soldiers everywhere by surprise.

Therefore, among the more than 5,000 elites under his command, 3,000 were real cavalry, while the remaining 2,000 elite infantry and more than 20,000 others also rode on mules and horses.

They were moving forward at full speed, and it was naturally impossible for the grain transport team behind them to catch up, so the grain and grass problem had to be solved on the spot.

Not only did the people of Chengdu Prefecture run away before their army arrived, but they also abominably implemented the government's strategy of "strengthening the walls and clearing the country" and took most of the food away or hid it.

As a result, Ainengqi's vanguard army will suffer.

After finally finding a town or village, the soldiers ran in excitedly, only to find that no one told them that there was no food.

Even if the entire army rummaged through boxes and cabinets and dug deep into the ground to find some hidden food, it might not be enough to feed the entire army.

Only by breaking through the prefecture and county city pools can we obtain abundant supplies.

As for the Jianzhou City in front, if Chengdu City was not approaching and Jianzhou City was more difficult to defeat, Ai Nengqi would never have let it go, because his army was almost out of food.

He had heard from Zhang Gao Gao, a middle-aged scholar next to him, that Longquan Town had a population of over 10,000 and was very wealthy. He also thought that he could supplement military supplies in Longquan Town.

Now that I know that no one in Longquan Town is without food, it would be strange not to be angry.

Thinking that the army did not have much food, he immediately said: "Send an order to the whole army. Except for the fine cavalry, everyone else should dismount and walk. The auxiliary army will lead the mules and horses to the edge of the field and let them eat before entering Longquan."

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"Got the order!"

The ordering soldier took Ainengqi's order flag and immediately flew to the front and rear of the team to convey the order.

Ai Nengqi looked at the large tracts of farmland on the left and right, as well as the rice fields that were almost fully filled, and couldn't help showing a look of pity.

He was often hungry since he was a child. Even if he later rebelled against his adoptive father, he often had enough to eat in the early years. It was only in these years that his adoptive father became stronger and stronger, and his brothers were able to make a living.

However, whether it was his adoptive father, his brothers, or even most of the rebel generals, they still cherished food.

Normally, if there is no need for war, they will not let their war horses eat the unripe rice. Even when marching, they will try not to trample on the farmland.

After all, they were about to capture Chengdu, so the food produced in these fields was considered theirs.

If the fields are damaged and food production is reduced, how can they not feel distressed?

However, in order to save military rations, there is no other way.

And if people lead mules and horses to eat them, they won't destroy much farmland.

Just when Enengqi ordered most of the soldiers to dismount and walk, allowing the mules and horses in the army to eat and walk, no one noticed that there were several strange "birds" flying and stopping a few hundred meters in the air, as if they were following them.

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Near Longquan Town, on Yinhe Mountain.

Zeng Yingzheng hid here with him, Yang Zhan, nearly 10,000 elite infantrymen under Cao Xun, and more than 4,000 elite cavalry drawn from various armies in Chengdu.

In addition, there is the Flying Eagle team that surprised Zeng Ying and others.

At this time, Zeng Ying, Yang Zhan, and Cao Xun were watching Red Lady and other Flying Eagle pilots operating drones to explore the military situation.

"Zhang Nengqi's army has just passed Feijiagou. What's strange is that Zhang Nengqi just gave an order, and most of the army dismounted and walked."

The red lady was watching with her tablet computer, and suddenly she frowned and said angrily: "These turtles are actually leading horses to eat the rice that is filling!"

Zeng Ying stretched her head and looked at the tablet computer. When she saw the picture that looked like a god looking down on the mortal world from the clouds, her eyes could not help but shine.

Even though two days had passed, Zeng Ying was still amazed when she saw such a magical and incomprehensible "magic weapon" again.

After hearing the words of the red lady, he was moved in his heart and said: "The clearing of the countryside near Chengdu was carried out resolutely and thoroughly. It was probably Zhang Nengqi's scouting horse who learned that Longquan Town was out of people and food, and wanted to save military food, so he ordered the soldiers in the army to

The horses sate their hunger with rice by the roadside.”

It should be noted that the mules and horses in the army cannot just eat grass, as they will not be able to run.

Only by adding grain, beans and even eggs can we keep our body fat and run fast and far.

Moreover, it is close to a densely populated village and town, and there are not many wild grasses nearby. All of them have been cut by the people, so the crops in the fields are the best choice for mules and horses.

After Zeng Ying finished speaking, he saw the red lady taking over the controller from a flying hand and operating it for a while, and then fiddled with the tablet computer some more.

Then I saw the picture above, which was originally small and could not clearly see the faces of each person, enlarged.

The red lady pointed at a short and stocky young thief general riding a tall horse in the picture and said, "Did you see that? This is Zhang Nengqi. We will catch him soon and give him a whip to make him regret ruining the crops!"

Zeng Ying didn't expect the Red Lady to be so serious. She laughed secretly in her heart, but with a serious look on her face she replied: "I will remember it."

Then he added: "General Red Soldier, according to their current pace, they will arrive at Hujiawan in an hour. It's time for us to set off."

The red lady rolled her eyes at Zeng Ying and said, "The Supervisor has an order. This battle is yours to command. Since you think it's time to set off, just give the order."

Zeng Ying nodded, said no more, and immediately ordered the entire army to attack.

Under the western sun, the more than 3,000 elite cavalry in the army did not gallop, but marched eastward unhurriedly together with the infantry.

However, a large group of exploration horses ran out to the east, ready to intercept and kill the enemy's exploration horses...

The location of Yinhe Mountain is several miles away from the official road leading to Longquan Town. It is also in the mountains and forests, so it is not an ambush location at all. Zhang Nengqi's detective horses did not come to investigate.

Normally speaking, Zeng Ying and others are huddled here. Without sending out scout horses to alert the enemy's scout horses, it would be difficult to seize the right time to intercept Zhang Nengqi's army on the official road.

But with micro drones helping to detect military situations, this can be easily done.

Zeng Ying was familiar with the geography of Chengdu Prefecture. The day before yesterday, after understanding the specific strengths of Chengdu's armies and what the Flying Eagles and "Unmanned Chickens" were, he proposed a battle strategy to intercept Zhang Nengqi outside Longquan Town.

So far, his battle plan is going very smoothly.

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Most of the people dismounted and walked, and the three thousand spirits riding beside Ai Nengqi naturally advanced faster.

Anyway, it was only a few miles away from Longquan Town, and Tan Ma had explored the surrounding area, so Ai Nengqi relaxed his vigilance and prepared to take Jingqi to Longquan Town to rest first.

After all, it’s been a long day’s journey.

Even if there is no food in the town, there is always firewood, water and a big bed if you want, right?

Ai Nengqi was squinting his eyes and concentrating on his horse when he suddenly heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves coming from the west!

He made a gesture that the whole army should stop, and the flag bearer beside him immediately waved the flag, and soon the three thousand fine cavalry stopped.

At this time, the vigilance cavalry not far from the west side of the army also rushed back. There were not many of them, but almost everyone was injured.

The first horseman ran up to Ai Nengqi. He didn't even have time to dismount and salute, so he said anxiously: "General, there are many ambushes in the west, with thousands of elite cavalry and about ten thousand infantry!"

Upon hearing this, Ai Nengqi's thick eyebrows curled up.

He wasn't surprised that there was an ambush, but he didn't expect that the opponent's timing to attack was so accurate.

At present, the infantry of his army were spread out in front and behind, and many were herding mules and horses. It was impossible to form a large army formation at the moment.
Chapter completed!