On the hillside, Yang Xuan was lying in a sheltered place from the wind, holding a thin branch in his mouth and looking at the sky.
They have been squatting here for five or six days, and have not yet waited for the Oara troops to transport food and grass.
Just when he felt that the Wala people had changed their route to be wary of him, Li Qianhu came running over.
"I'm coming."
'Poof!'
Because he was so excited, Li Qianhu stumbled on a raised stone and knelt down straight in front of Yang Xuan.
"It's not the New Year yet, so there's no need to give this big gift."
Li Qianhu ignored the pain and hurriedly got up: "The Wala people's grain transport team is here."
Yang Xuan was stunned, spit out the branch in his mouth, and stood up.
"Let's go, let's go."
Yang Xuan took a telescope and looked into the distance. A Wala army was slowly moving along the road transporting grain. Because the distance was too far, even through the telescope, it looked like ants moving.
"Are the brothers ready for the ambush?"
"We have laid an ambush a long time ago." Li Qianhu rubbed his hands: "When will we take action?"
Yang Xuan looked at the sky: "Don't worry, we'll wait until dark."
Li Qianhu nodded: "It's only a few hours before dark, so I'll make some arrangements first."
Yang Xuan's eyes never left the telescope, and he waved his hand: "Go ahead, remember safety first, food robbery second."
"As commanded."
When it got dark, Yang Xiao also set off with his men. The tactical arrangements for this food robbery had been discussed back and forth countless times.
Yang Xiao was responsible for killing the enemy, Chen Li was responsible for robbing the grain, and Zhang Huang was responsible for breaking up the rear, each performing their own duties.
Although this is not the most appropriate time, we cannot let them leave, otherwise they will be too far away and it will be inconvenient to retreat.
Because they were on their own territory, the Wara people had no defense at all. Just as they were resting on the spot and preparing to eat, there were shouts of killing, and a cavalry unit came to kill them.
Before they could get on their horses, crossbow arrows were fired like locusts, and those who were hit by the arrows were killed one after another. Immediately afterwards, a general galloped over, and a spear was like a dragon entering the sea, stabbing and sweeping, no one could stop it.
The Oara people finally gathered a group of cavalry and were about to counterattack when another hail of arrows struck them. It was the infantry troops that arrived.
Faced with the sudden attack, the Wala people instantly collapsed and fled in all directions.
Yang Xiao led the cavalry to drive away the defeated troops of Oala, and the others began to carry grain and grass, and drove the carriage to the south.
But this is the territory of the Wala people after all, and the Wala people who escaped quickly led their men to catch up.
But the incident happened suddenly, and there were only more than 3,000 people in total. When they chased Da Sheng's army who had robbed food and grass, they were slowed down by a hail of arrows.
Immediately afterwards, a group of cavalry rushed out from the slanting stab, with arrows raining down on their head, and their spears behind them, and they drove straight into the crowd.
The three thousand watt cavalry were charged back and forth twice by the cavalry led by Yang Xuan, and then collapsed again.
In a short period of more than ten miles, the troops who were robbing the grain were pursued and intercepted more than ten times, but they were repulsed every time, even with heavy casualties.
However, the number of Wala people who were chasing and blocking them was increasing, and gradually Zhang and Huang, who were behind, could no longer hold on.
Li Qianhu remembered Yang Xuan's explanation and immediately gave up part of the food and grass.
They lit the grain and fodder together with the carts and arranged them in rows to block the enemy's pursuit.
After a while, the enemy caught up again, and Li Qianhu used his old trick again, setting fire to the grain carts to block the enemy.
This was repeated five times and the grain trucks were burned five times before the troops finally withdrew into the mountains and forests.
It has already entered winter, and although it has not snowed yet, it is not easy to transport grain and grass. Once the road is blocked by heavy snow, it will be even more troublesome to transport grain and grass.
This trip of food and grass could even be said to be the last trip before the heavy snowfall, but it was just snatched away by the Dasheng people. The Wala people were not willing to give up and chased them into the mountains and forests.
However, the pursuing Wala people encountered pitfalls and traps one after another. After being blocked several times, they completely lost track of Dasheng's soldiers.
Yang Xuan and others had already escaped into the mountains and were counting food and grass in a temporary camp.
After a rough estimate, this amount of food and grass was enough to last an army of 50,000 men for ten days, and this was after they burned at least 80% of the food and grass.
Yang Xuan looked at several Qianhu, and then there was a burst of cheers.
"Now, the Wala people will probably have to tighten their belts."
Yang Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, yes, this news must be notified to the Admiral. If the opportunity is right, we may be able to defeat the Wala people in one fell swoop."
After saying that, Yang Xuan quickly wrote a note, tied it to the pigeon's leg, and let the pigeon fly.
Pigeons recognize their nest and fly back to their nest immediately after being released.
Even if you are thousands of miles away, you can still find your way home.
Looking at the direction in which the pigeons were leaving, Yang Xuan also fell silent. It had been nearly two months since he left Wutoupu. The conditions in the mountains were difficult, and he seemed to be laughing and joking every day, all to maintain the morale of his subordinates.
In a while, it will snow in the mountains, and then life will be even more difficult.
However, being in the mountains and forests, with abundant resources, and with this batch of food and grass, there is no problem at all in surviving the winter.
The ten thousand engineers have been digging holes day and night, but now they are digging caves for people to live in.
A cave that can accommodate more than 10,000 people is not easy to dig.
Since the camp was destroyed, they were seriously lacking tents. It would be okay if it didn't snow. Once it snowed, many people would probably freeze to death.
The soldiers all had woolen sweaters, but the civilians who returned did not have woolen sweaters to keep out the cold, and even had thin clothing.
No matter what Yang Xuan did, he had to ensure the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, so it was naturally impossible for him to give up his clothes to these engineers.
His current approach is to let these people work at night to protect themselves from the cold, and then sleep during the day when the weather is warm.
In addition, there are many trees in the mountains, so you can light a bonfire while sleeping during the day and burn the wood into charcoal for later use when it snows.
Pigeons naturally fly extremely fast, and the distance between the two places is less than five hundred miles. Chen Changqing received the news early the next morning, and couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
This was the first time he received news from Yang Xuan after the camp was breached.
Chen Changqing couldn't help but clenched his fists. I knew that this guy wouldn't get into trouble easily. Not only did he not get into trouble, he also gave me a surprise.
The grain and grass supplies of at least 100,000 people of the Oara people were intercepted and burned. This was nothing less than a great gift to Chen Changqing.
Yang Xuan may not be able to tell, but as a veteran who has been in the army for more than 20 years, Chen Changqing clearly knows that this is the perfect time to counterattack.
Food and fodder for 100,000 people cannot be collected in a short time. It only takes a few more days. The day when the Wala people run out of food is the time for Chen Changqing to send troops.
Of course, there is a more ideal situation, which is heavy snow and road closures.
