Chapter 1408 Greedy wolf kill


    Chun Yuqiong did not expect that the first collision between him and General Zhengxi''s troops was not at Hedong, but at Yanjin in Hanoi.


    Yanjin Ferry stretches for hundreds of miles and is an important ferry connecting the north and south of the Great River. It is composed of five Tianjin, namely Mengjin, Jijin, Yanshoujin, Lingchangjin, Shijijin, and continues for hundreds of miles, so it is called Yanjin.


    The big river, that is, the Yellow River, only changed its course to the south in the Song Dynasty, but in the Han Dynasty, it was not as rough as later generations. At least in the area of ??Yanjin, the water was gentle and the ferry was wide. , Two pontoon bridges were also built to provide fast passage for people and horses.


    So when the news of Yanjin''s capture reached Chaoge, Chunyu Qiong turned pale with shock. On the one hand, he was surprised that General Zhengxi''s troops had arrived so quickly, and on the other hand, he was somewhat disappointed.


    Chunyu Qiong didn''t think that he would encounter any strong opponents along the way. He also planned to train troops while marching along the way, so he walked very slowly. Previously, Chunyuqiong estimated that when the battle started on a large scale in the middle road, it would naturally attract most of the attention and troops, and then he would go to Hedong to find an opportunity to advance, but he never expected that he would encounter a levy so soon. Xi''s troops, but also broke through the Yanjin main road.


    Once Yanjin is broken, it means that there are loopholes everywhere in Hanoi. Chunyuqiong is also a veteran in the battlefield. The space for the Xiaozheng West troops to move is convenient for subsequent operations.


    But something that Chunyuqiong didn''t expect happened again. When Chunyuqiong''s troops arrived near Yanjin and began to tentatively send troops to Yanjin for a tentative attack, they found that Yanjin was empty and there was no one there. …


    If it weren''t for the burned and destroyed military camps near Yanjin and the messy corpses, Chunyu Qiong''s troops would suspect that it was just a fake military report.


    Chun Yuqiong was puzzled when he received the message, and rushed to Yanjin with his guards, frowning at the dilapidated military stronghold, and then turned around to look at the surging river opposite.


    What do these mean?


    "Report to the general! I have searched the surrounding area for fifteen miles, but I haven''t seen any traces of people!" A guard came to report after receiving the latest news.


    "Explore again!" Chunyu Qiong said in a deep voice, "Let someone check all the upstream and downstream ferries! Yanjin Wudu, no one can be left behind, we must find out where these guys are going!"


    The soldiers got the order, and immediately separated into two teams of scouts, and rushed out towards the upstream and downstream.


    Chun Yuqiong once suspected that General Zhengxi''s troops had covered up the traces of the troops, but after finding out that there were still no traces of the troops fifteen miles away, this possibility was basically ruled out.


    So where do these people go?


    The current situation, should it be reported to Yuan Shao?


    Said that Yanjin was attacked, and then the opponent ran away? Then where did he go, I don''t know?


    Chunyu Qiong''s eyeballs rolled, hesitating, unable to make a decision for a long time.


    ………………


    It was a mess at Yanjin Ferry, but Baimajin, hundreds of miles away, was still quiet and there was no atmosphere of imminent war.


    Most of the main force of Yuan Shao''s army has been deployed to the western front, distributed along the north and south of the Taihang Mountains. As for the east side, there are actually not many troops, but in order to maintain local law and order and still prevent bandits, there are still some infantry. After that, it''s just a horse archer.


    Gao Lan failed to get a spot to fight against Zhengxi.


    The reason is very simple. The relationship between Gao Lan and Qu Yi was not bad before, so...


    On the surface, Yuan Shao still sent Gao Lan to preside over the recruit camp in the northern suburbs of Yecheng, and was responsible for training the recruits recruited from all over the place. It seemed that he was not prepared at all, but Gao Lan knew that he should not think about it at least for a while. It''s time to get out of the boot camp.


    In the recruit camp, Gao Lan is naturally training the chief general, he can toss these recruits to death, but he doesn''t have the right to lead troops out of the camp, all the Tiger Talismans are in Yuan Shang''s hands.


    Yuan Shao led the Chinese army to advance westward. It is said that they have already started to enter the mountains. Yuan Shang became the actual controller of Yecheng and was responsible for providing Yuan Shao with food, grass, supplies and supplies. Everything seemed to be going smoothly and safely.


    According to the news obtained by Gao Lan''s guards, Gao Gan seemed to be lucky. He actually used an ambush to behead a general of General Zhengxi, and after sending the head to Yuan Shao, not only Yuan Shao who was on the front line was happy , even many gentry nobles in Yecheng expressed cautious optimism, thinking that this is a very good start.


    Yuan Shang in Yecheng also took this opportunity to hold a meeting, saying that as long as the follow-up supplies of these gentry and nobles can keep up, General Yuan Shaoyuan will soon be able to calm down Bingzhou and win a big victory.


    The news is good news.


    But Gao Lan, who was in the new barracks, was not so optimistic.


    Grain and supplies.


    Yuan Shang will not talk about it. After all, Yuan Shao is also a battle-hardened person. How could he not know the importance of food, grass and supplies, so he carried out this big battle in such a haste?


    Gao Lan couldn''t figure it out.


    I heard that Mr. Tian Tianfeng was forced by Yuan Shao to become a striker of the Chinese army because of his civilian husband. It is simply...


    well!


    It''s hard to say.


    When Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were about to decide the outcome, many people, including Gao Lan, thought that even if the war was delayed, it would only be a matter of a month, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. But I didn''t expect that the state of preparation for the entire Jizhou did not end as expected, on the contrary, it will continue!


    Among other things, even Gao Lan, who is in the recruit camp, knows what kind of virtue these nobles are. Since the war is about to end, everyone will definitely be busy reaping their own benefits at the end of the war.


    During the Battle of Jizhou and Youzhou, there were at least 100,000 civilians accompanying the army, and the daily salt and vegetable money was a huge number. How much was being transported, how much was in transit, how much wasted, and how much was lost. If the war is about to stop, they must seize the time to deduct it. They will not succeed if they do not deduct it. Officials at all levels will get a share. Unless they are willing to spend their own money to deal with their superiors, otherwise why should the superior leader give him this position...


    Therefore, at the end of the war, the so-called loss of food, grass and supplies was at least seven or eight out of ten floors!


    Not only that, these officials were greedy for those who turned over, and also extended their hands to those who were to be handed over. The peasants transported food and supplies day and night, and sometimes even risked arrows, knives and guns to work on the battlefield. Under such circumstances, their wages and rations were deducted. In this way, who would be willing to work hard?


    Tian Feng couldn''t afford to gather the peasants, and he said that he wanted the peasants to prepare for farming, but in fact, the profits were divided into layers, which enriched the officials at all levels and impoverished the peasants at the bottom, which led to the fact that the peasants were divided between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. At the end of the war, there was a huge backlash. At this time, if the levy is imposed again, I am afraid it will really arouse popular uprising...


    So I can only take it easy.


    But I never thought that Gao Gan''s record would arouse Yuan Shao''s confidence in pursuing quick victory! Even when the food, grass and supplies have not yet fully expired, and the number of civilian husbands is not sufficient, they brazenly lead the troops westward!


    Gao Lan also couldn''t figure it out.


    ………………


    Yuan Shang sat on the lobby of Ye City, frowned tightly, stared at Guo Tu, and said in a deep voice: "So far only 50%? Only 50%?!"


    Guo Tu nodded and responded silently.


    Yuan Shao commanded the main force of the Chinese army to advance westward, and the vanguard had already begun to enter the mountain, but now the food and grass supplies transported to the front line were only 30% of the original plan! Saying 50% is already relatively optimistic.


    How can this make Yuan Shang, who is in Yecheng and responsible for the follow-up transportation of grain and grass, not anxious?


    Guo Tu is also anxious. Although the number is only 50%, it is only for the overall number. If it is allocated to specific projects, which one is not an astronomical number?


    Not to mention the most important food and hay, even the pots and pans are numerous, plus those tents, wood, utensils, torches, ropes, iron chains, nails, etc., even a small mending clothes The needle and thread must also be transported up from the back, otherwise it would be a trivial matter if the jersey was torn, and it would be a major issue if the battle flag was torn.


    And among these various things, which one should not be properly deployed?


    Yuan Shao originally thought that after the battle with Gongsun, some materials could be collected from the northern line and transported to the western line, but Yuan Shao never imagined that the loss of this way of transshipment was so amazing!


    In this way, the North Road is still sufficient because it originally relied on the materials of Yijing and Youbei Frontline Camp, while the South Road relies on the supplement of Hanoi County, so it is still passable. The biggest gap is only Yuan Shao''s The position of the Central Army is still 70% of the gap, which makes Yuan Shang and Guo Tu really unable to sit still.


    Yuan Shang changed his color, and said in a deep voice: "Gongze, the matter is of great importance at this time! Don''t take it lightly! Summon..."


    Before he finished speaking, he heard hurried footsteps coming from the hall, and a soldier ran to report profusely with sweat: "Report! The supply camp outside the city is flooded!"


    "What!" Yuan Shangteng stood up suddenly.


    Guo Tu couldn''t help feeling a little flustered. Knowing that there are still a lot of supplies in the baggage camp that could not be transported to the western front in time, he also said repeatedly: "Quick! Get someone to put out the fire! Put out the fire!"


    At this moment, Lu Kuang in the large supply camp outside the city was devastated. He couldn''t understand why there was such a big flame suddenly in the camp!


    There are a lot of supplies brought in from all over the country, so it is impossible to pile them all up in Yecheng, so we can only find a place outside Yecheng to build a large camp to store these supplies, and the vehicles and horses from all over the place will come in line. Come and go, the flow is endless. But now everything is messed up, thick smoke billows up, flames crackle and crackle, the soldiers and civilians who fight the fire are like headless chickens, and some people even bump into one place, causing the hard-won water to fall on the ground like this on the ground.


    It was already tired in the middle of the night, and Lu Kuang, who had just counted a team of carriages and horses to be sent to the front line at dawn, swayed back to the big tent to rest, and just took a nap when he encountered such a situation. Condition.


    "Quick! Move faster! Faster!" Lu Kuang waved his arms and shouted loudly, "Go to the city to call someone! Quick! Must..."


    Lu Kuang suddenly felt that the ground was shaking. At first he thought it was because he hadn''t had a good rest, which caused him to stand unsteadily, but then he saw that the sand and stones on the ground were shaking slightly together, and his heart suddenly lifted. !


    This is definitely not my illusion!


    Perhaps it was because the surrounding voices were too noisy, and it was only when the figure of the cavalry appeared in the distance that they heard the sound of horseshoes. Needless to say, these horseshoes must be covered with a layer of Mage , To reduce the sound of marching, it also caused the surrounding soldiers to fail to hear the abnormal sound at the first time!


    This team of cavalry was in the front row, flying the three-color battle flag high!


    "Damn it!" Lu Kuang felt cold all over, and then he was furious, "Damn scout! What are you doing!" Lu Kuang pushed the problem to Sentry, but the problem is that normally the more the scouts are on the front line of the two armies, The number of sentries became more and more dense. Who in the rear sends out sentries and scouts every day?


    Now, not only Lu Kuang, but even the soldiers of the Yuan Army in the large camp and even above the city of Yecheng have discovered these cavalry!


    These cavalrymen have raised their horses to the highest speed, silently lying on the horses, holding spears and long knives, rushing towards here like a sea tide!


    For a moment, no one could clearly see how many cavalrymen there were on the unfolded surface. They could only see that their battle armors and robes were connected together, covering all the distant scenery, leaving only the boundless and incomparable Xiao Xiao. Kill, layer by layer surging like a wall!


    "Defense!" Lu Kuang roared at the top of his lungs, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"


    When it got closer, the sound of horseshoes finally roared like thunder, and it was impossible to tell the number. It was just a rumbling sound, and the majestic momentum enveloped all the soldiers in this large camp on the outskirts of Yecheng, as well as tens of thousands of civilians. head!


    The first civilian man broke down and threw away the wooden tub he was going to put out to put out the fire, turned around and ran away, and screamed: "It''s over! It''s over! It''s over!"


    The warning golden gong on the watchtower of the city gate of Yecheng was beating desperately, and the soldiers guarding the city gate exerted all their strength, regardless of the people who still couldn''t pass the suspension bridge and the city gate, crying and shouting for their mothers. Climbing around, closing the heavy suspension bridge and city gate, and letting those unlucky ghosts fall into the moat...


    Lv Kuang roared loudly, trying to turn the soldiers from rescue as soon as possible, forming a resistance force, closing the gate of the village like a colander, and then relying on the wall of the village to resist...


    However, the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is skinny.


    Originally, to fight the fire caused chaos in the camp. Soldiers and civilians were intertwined. Now it is impossible to form a defensive formation to face the enemy immediately!


    "Donglai Taishi Ziyi, pay homage to the general! I will present you with a special gift! I hope you will accept it!" Taishi Ci rushed out from the cavalry, and with a long halberd smashed down the banner of Yuan Jun in the large camp. With a loud shout, it resounded through the sky like thunder, "Kill!"


    (end of this chapter)