A large army was marching in a hurry, following the direction outside the Shu Road.
Over the forest road, sunlight shines through the cracks in the leaves, falling directly on the robe and armor, reflecting the luster of the pieces.
While riding on the horse, Chao Yi raised his head and looked ahead with a frown.
"Brother Chai, we are going to go to Yuguan as an outsider."
Beside Chao Yi, Chai Zong nodded calmly. This time, the 7,000 men under his command, plus Chao Yi's 20,000 men, were about to rush outside Yuguan to intercept Liangzhou's reinforcements.
According to his lord's words, it was not a powerful enemy, but a delay in the reinforcements of the Liangzhou army.
"Master Li, the knight has excellent light skills. Can you send some of them as sentries?"
Li Xiaoyao, who was standing aside, took a while to realize that it was Chao Yi calling him.
"nature."
Not long after, twenty knights in white clothes rode forward in the blink of an eye.
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"Xu Buyi showed off his majesty on the river and defeated Cangzhou's 30,000 navy." Sima Xiu's voice in front of Liangzhou City was filled with a hint of disbelief.
According to his thinking, the Cangzhou Navy was good at water warfare and could at least hold off the Shu army's attack for a while. But now it seems that things have gone beyond expectations.
"Military advisor, I can't figure out why Zuo Shiren formed an alliance with the common thieves?" Dong Wen, who was next to him, also had an angry look on his face.
Without Zuo Shiren, Xu Buyi would have had to face the 50,000-strong Cangzhou navy alone, and would probably have been blocked on the river instead of some shoddy army.
Sima Xiu's foxy eyes slowly narrowed.
"I always feel that there should be another person in Shuzhou. He is so careless, and that person's vision is too vicious."
"Could it be the crippled military advisor?"
Sima Xiu shook his head, "In the last battle to defeat Shu, I conducted several sand table simulations. I discovered one thing. The lame strategist was probably best at war planning. In other words, he was an outstanding military adviser.
.But he is still young and has not yet matured to have such a vicious view of the overall situation."
"So, who is this person? It can't be Poisonous Eagle, right? Poisonous Eagle has died long ago."
Simiao frowned and couldn't figure it out for a moment.
"My lord, it's best to send someone to investigate the poisonous owl's entry into the inner city. If there are disciples in the Huichun Hall in Yuzhou who didn't follow him to Shu, then promise them wealth and honor to trick them into telling the truth."
"Military advisor, I will make arrangements later."
Sima Xiu raised his face and said, "If I guessed correctly, the other Shu army that was intercepted by Shuzhou should also set off. My lord, I didn't expect Xu Buyi's army to march in so quickly. You and I are at a loss.
We’ve got the first chance, we can’t wait any longer.”
"No one in the world could have imagined that Xu Buyi would have the courage to cross state lines to form an alliance with Zuo Shiren. However, I guess this alliance is about to end."
"I will take thirty thousand light cavalry and set off immediately." Dong Wen stood up and began to put on his golden armor.
"Although this Shu army is called interception, it is more likely that in order to reduce battle losses, it will focus on holding back the Liang army. My lord, please be careful."
"Youlao Military Advisor is stationed in Liangzhou."
Sima Xiu raised his hands and firmly cupped his fists.
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"Lord, the grain ships and baggage ships have arrived." In a small town not far from the river, Xu Mu was pleasantly surprised when he heard Dou Tong's voice and walked carefully along the city wall.
The grain ships and baggage ships behind are the key to the next attack on Yuncheng.
Looking up, thousands of people from Shuzhou began to push the food and grass on the ship into the small town on simple carts.
The previous military rations in Shuzhou were mostly rotten rice balls. When the Dou family was in charge of Shuzhou, they only picked some rotten rice and old grains. After boiling it several times, they pressed it with wooden dishes and pressed it into rotten rice balls. Sometimes, they also
It is mixed with rice bran. If eaten for a long time, it will cause abdominal discomfort and delay the military's progress.
But when Xu Mu entered Shuzhou, the army rations for the expedition had already been reformed. The same rice was ground into pulp with stones, and then rolled into the shape of pancakes. Each person had five pancakes a day, and among the five rice pancakes, there would be
A fried cake.
"Dou Tong, dispatch military rations."
After just saying that, Xu Mu continued to raise his head. Unfortunately, the siege baggage coming from the river was not a good weapon, and the transportation conditions were too harsh.
"Zhang Shun is guarding Yuncheng. The city has been fortified and the wilderness has been cleared." Dongfang Jing's voice was somewhat worried.
The city was fortified and the fields were cleared, and the streams, crops, and woods near Yuncheng were completely destroyed.
In other words, it will be very difficult for Shuzhou's army to build siege equipment in Muyunzhou.
Of course, such a thing would definitely do more harm than good. Even if the Shu army retreats one day, it will take a lot of time for the area near Yuncheng to regain its vitality.
Zhang Shun meant to hold on to the end.
"There must be reinforcements." Dongfang Jing continued, "Downstream in Cangzhou, Zuo Shiren retreated fifty miles on the river after realizing something was wrong. As soon as the fighting in Cangzhou relaxed, I think there might be a reinforcement army and they would rush to Muyun Prefecture."
To be honest, Xu Mu moved very quickly when he invaded Muyun Prefecture this time. But he couldn't help it. The foundation of Shu Prefecture was there. Fortunately, he had overcome the most difficult step of entering Muyun Prefecture.
"My lord, what do you want? If not, we will get materials from a nearby place and build more siege ladders. We will only wait for Meng Huo to arrive and then start the siege."
Dongfang Jing's words make sense. Judging from the current situation, the momentum of attacking Yuncheng cannot continue to be wasted.
But for some reason, Xu Mu always felt that this fight shouldn't be fought like this.
“Have you ever heard of Bolliet attacking a city and calling for reinforcements?”
Sieving a city for reinforcements is not much different from encircling a point for reinforcements. However, the former is more difficult. Not only must the enemy's reinforcements be annihilated, but the city gate must also be captured.
And just encircling a point to call for reinforcements is more like a pretense to deceive the enemy's reinforcements and intercept them halfway.
"Lord, of course I understand. But we only have more than 30,000 troops. The strength of Yuncheng alone is equal to that of our army."
At first glance, it seems impossible to lay siege to the city and divide the troops to intercept the reinforcements. In a defensive battle, the attackers with equal strength are undoubtedly at an extreme disadvantage.
"I have a way." Xu Mu said seriously.
Zhang Shun shrinks his troops. The huge Muyun Prefecture only needs to defeat Yuncheng, and everything will be settled.
"Brother Mu, I also know the art of war! Why, why don't you go around Yuncheng?" Si Hu listened carefully for a rare moment, and spoke hurriedly, "If we go around, don't we need to fight?"
"There's no way around it." Xu Mu and Dongfang Jing both spoke at the same time.
If Yuncheng cannot be captured, these 30,000 enemy troops will have to stay in Muyun Prefecture. No matter how you fight, you will never be at ease in which direction you fight.
He intended to capture Muyunzhou, rather than plunder and leave. If Yuncheng could not be captured, he would continue to dispatch reinforcements when Cangzhou could take a breather.
Bypassing Yuncheng? There is a high probability that we will be attacked from both sides. This chapter has been completed!