It was obviously expected by Li Yan and Hong Ying that Chuang Jun would divide troops, so they responded at the first time.


    Immediately sent Cao Bianjiao to lead the cavalry to wash the disturbance, tried to delay the time to break into Ruzhou, and then gave orders to all counties and towns in Ruzhou. Within five days, everyone must withdraw into the county city, or transfer to the nearby mountains to avoid, and all the wheat that had not been harvested was burned.


    This time, the red warbler was also cruel. He would rather burn the wheat in the field than let Chuang Jun get a grain of grain in Ruzhou.


    It took only half a day for the red warbler''s order to be transmitted to all counties and towns in Ruzhou.


    For a time, the whole Ruzhou was mobilized. Under the leadership of the wives of all towns, all the people stopped harvesting wheat and began to pack at home. The villages and towns near the county withdrew to the city, and the more remote ones withdrew to the nearby mountains or Nanyang villages and towns.


    For six days in a row, the whole Ruzhou was evacuated with the elderly and children. The people were reluctant to part with the wheat in the field. Fortunately, the mayor and his husband continued to comfort them, but they also cooperated.


    Of course, this means that they were not told that they would burn the wheat in the field, otherwise they had to fry the pot.


    It was not until the eighth day that hundreds of thousands of people in all counties of Ruzhou were evacuated. Cao Bianjiao took the cavalry and began to set fire to the fields everywhere.


    For a time, the whole Ruzhou was filled with black smoke and fire. The people hiding in the mountains and the city were crying. Some of them collapsed and fainted directly.


    After all, after a year of hard work, I saw a harvest coming, and there was hope for the future, but a fire turned into ashes.


    The ladies of all towns had to continue to comfort and said they would compensate. As for the specific compensation and how much compensation, they needed to wait for the commander to decide.


    However, Chuang Jun, who learned the news, was foolish. General Li Guoqi shouted abuse.


    "These murderous people are so ruthless and resolute that millions of acres of wheat say they will burn. Aren''t you afraid of being punished by heaven?"


    "Oh, it''s terrible."


    Compared with Li Guo''s gnashing of teeth, Li Junshi was shaking like falling into an ice cellar.


    It''s not terrible for the Chinese army to burn food. What''s terrible is that hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated in such a short time. They didn''t leave a grain or a piece of cloth. This kind of organization and implementation ability is almost unheard of.


    "Military division, what should I do now?"


    After Li Guo vented his anger, he looked at Li Junshi with a dignified face. Because the army only carried 20 days of rations this time, half of them were consumed on the road, so they had only 10 days.


    "Up to now, we have to give it a go. We must break Ruzhou within ten days, otherwise..."


    "Well, I don''t believe that my 100000 troops can''t break a Ruzhou city. It''s said that I order everyone to speed up and be sure to get to the bottom of Ruzhou city tomorrow."


    As soon as Li Guo gritted his teeth, he also knew that there was no other way except to let go. It was impossible for the army to return along the road.


    ………


    Hankou, maybe Qin Huan and the eighth king didn''t expect that the two armies had been deadlocked here for more than half a month.


    Sun expected to kill with 50000 troops long ago. Qin Yi also rushed to the periphery with reinforcements. However, in the face of the encirclement of more than 100000 troops, a mere 20000 local troops are a drop in the bucket. In addition to containing some Chu troops, Qin Yi really doesn''t know how to break the encirclement.


    Over the past half a month, the Chu army has launched countless attacks, but it can never break the camp of the Chinese army. It''s like a piece of fat. It can''t run away in the bowl, but it can''t eat it.


    At first, the eighth king was crazy, but later, when he calmed down, he didn''t worry. While constantly strengthening the encirclement, he collected food and grass everywhere, ready to spend it with the Chinese army to the end.


    But Qin Huan didn''t want to spend any more. In fact, he could break through the siege long ago, but once he broke through, all the food and supplies in the camp had to be lost. Finally, he had to retreat to De''an house.


    In fact, Qin Huan was not afraid of the eight kings. He was even sure to defeat the more than 100000 Chu troops, but the premise was to let his people spread out first.


    "Your Majesty, now we have completely lost contact with the outside world. We don''t know the situation in Wuchang, or we''d better break through!"


    "Why, brothers, do you have any ideas?" Qin Yu stared.


    "Back to the king, our own brothers believe in the king, but those incorporated Ming troops have some wishful thinking and secretly talk about them, saying that we use them as cannon fodder. Every time the Chu army attacks the camp, they suffer the most casualties." A senior colonel replied carefully.


    "Hum, they can''t fight in the field. Who can fight in the defensive war? Do you think my food is for nothing? "


    Qin Huan snorted coldly. If those soldiers dared to be wordy, he would definitely kill everyone, but now this situation is not good.


    Just then, a school captain hurried in.


    "Your Majesty, the Chu army has made new moves again. Just now, 30000 troops and horses have been assigned from the West camp. It seems that we are afraid of breaking through and want to strengthen the troops of the other three camps."


    "Well, I''m waiting for him to divide the army. It''s not in vain. I''ve been here for more than half a month."


    Qin Huan stood up. The reason why he didn''t break through was that the eighth King completely gave up his heart and turned from attack to siege instead of attack.


    Because the eight kings always wanted to break through their camp, there were only about 20000 people on the other three sides. The main force was in xidaying, a full 50000. After sun expected to come, it increased to 70000.


    Breaking through the other three sides will kill thousands of Chu troops at most, and the rest will disperse. The impact on the Chu troops is minimal, and the price they pay is a lot of materials and food in the camp. Even if they break out, there is no possibility of fighting again.


    So he always wanted to break through the main camp in the West and directly occupy the main camp of the Chu army, so that he could not only hurt the Chu army, rely on the camp, but also continue to fight again.


    But the eight kings never sent more troops to other battalions. Although he was sure to break through the main camp and defeat the 50000 Chu troops in the camp, he could not do it in a short time. Once he couldn''t break through in time, the Chu troops in the north and South camps would be in trouble, so he kept waiting.


    He believed that the eight kings could not attack for a long time. Knowing that the Chinese army was tough, he would certainly change his strategy and choose to completely trap him. In this way, the troops of the other three camps would appear weak. To prevent them from jumping over the wall and fighting to the death, it is bound to strengthen the troops of the other three.


    Now there are reinforcements outside. Even if the Western camp of the Chu army has 30000 troops, there are still 40000, but he also plans to fight.


    Because the West camp has the most troops, perhaps the eighth king didn''t think that he would break through from the West camp with the most troops, so the fortification of the West camp is worse than that of the other three camps.