The Three Kingdoms began with self-reliance as king

Chapter 173
Huangfusong experienced a small defeat and lost some troops.

For Huangfusong, these losses are still acceptable.

It will be a success!

I can't bear the child, I can't bear the child's mother.

If he wanted to defeat Zhang Yan in one battle, he had to pay a price and let him taste more sweetness.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for Zhang Yan to take the bait.

Therefore, in the next few confrontations between the two armies, Huangfusong ended in a small defeat.

Successive victories made Zhang Yan even more inflated.

Huangfusong took advantage of the situation to implement their second plan, and retreated for more than ten li to set up camp near Shengyuan Valley.

At the same time, he sent his soldiers to fish in the river of Shengyuan Valley and hunt in the nearby mountains.

Zhang Yanquan saw a series of actions of the Han army.

It made him feel more arrogant.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and there is not enough military food to support it, so what if Huangfusong's ability to lead the army is strong?

And in the last few fights, he felt more and more the low morale of the Han soldiers.

Perhaps it was because their rations were really difficult to replenish.

The opportunity to defeat Huangfusong is close at hand.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yan couldn't help but secretly elated.

He had even begun to look forward to defeating Huangfusong in one go.

Prove to the rebel forces in the entire Taihang Mountains that their Black Mountain Army is not much worse than Liu Yi.

Compared with Zhang Yan and the soldiers of the Montenegro army, they couldn't restrain the carnival and joy.

Zheng Yi always felt that something was wrong.

But he couldn't tell exactly what was wrong, he just felt flustered and uneasy in his heart.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!
They have seen Huangfusong's ability before, and they were frustrated repeatedly at the beginning, and they lost their temper after beating them.

How long has it been?
They reversed the situation and repeatedly gained the upper hand in recent matches.

Huangfu Song's defeat was too strange, and Zhang Yan's victory was too easy, as if the opponent did it on purpose.

Otherwise, how could he be called a famous general with only this little ability?
He would not naively think that relying on Zhang Yan to personally lead the army, he could easily win the victory.

A series of changes made Zheng Yi unable to figure out many things.

Huangfusong had no reason to deliberately fail again and again and damage his troops for nothing.

But in fact, Huangfusong was indeed defeated in a row, and the number of soldiers and horses lost had already exceeded a thousand.

Was he really pretending to fail?Exercising the strategy of arrogant soldiers?Shouldn't that be the case?

On second thought.

When Huangfusong attacked Liu Yi in front, the food transport troops did suffer heavy losses.

Cooperating with the current move of Huangfusong's army retreating for more than ten miles and fishing with nets, it really seems that there is a problem with the army rations.

The importance of rations to troops is self-evident.

If the Han army was in a hurry and the morale of the army was unstable, Zhang Yan just took the opportunity to attack, and it would make sense to defeat Huangfusong repeatedly.

Rao is so.

He still had some bad premonition in his heart.

Could it be that behind Huangfusong's successive small defeats, there is an ulterior conspiracy that they never expected?
Zheng Yi's vision is second to none among the Black Mountain Army, but it still has limitations.

He can only speculate that the Han army has been defeated repeatedly and is using the strategy of arrogant soldiers.

The rest of his abilities are limited and unknown, but he always feels that disaster is imminent.

So when Zhang Yan convened everyone to discuss the matter.

Zheng Yi couldn't help reminding:

"General, although Huangfusong was defeated by us, he didn't lose many soldiers and horses, and didn't hurt the root cause.

Their series of defeats is quite strange, it seems to be a deliberate strategy of arrogant soldiers, and I hope the general will not underestimate the enemy so as not to fall into the trap. "

For Zheng Yi's earnest reminder, Zhang Yan didn't take it seriously at all, and said indifferently:

"Don't worry about Yunfei!

The reason why Huangfusong lost consecutively to our subordinates was not some arrogant strategy.

It was because of the difficulty in the supply of food and grass that the morale of the army was unstable and the morale dropped, so we were defeated one after another.

If Huangfu Song knows a thing or two, it is best to retreat obediently.

Otherwise, when their food and water run out, it will be their doomsday! "

All the generals of the Black Mountain Army that Zhang Yanxin brought up agreed with him one after another.

The three armies went ahead without using food and grass.

They didn't doubt Huangfusong's ability to lead the army, but if it was really a matter of food and grass, the morale of the army was unstable.

Zhang Yan went into battle in person to boost morale, and it was not impossible to defeat the Han army.

Zheng Yi still had doubts in his heart, and muttered to himself:

"Huangfu Song is really out of food?"

Zhang Yan nodded with a smile when she heard the words, and said in a gloating tone:
"Although Huangfu Song has not reached the point of running out of food, the emergency of food and grass must be close to ten!
Earlier scouts reported that many soldiers of the Han army were hunting in the mountains, building rock dams in valleys and rivers to intercept water, and fishing with nets.

Presumably, all the grain and grass that could be collected by nearby counties and counties have been collected, and the grain and grass that are farther away have not been shipped.

Seeing that food and grass were in short supply, Huangfusong could only satisfy his hunger by hunting and fishing first.

I'm afraid it won't be long before they start picking wild fruits. "

Zhang Yan couldn't help laughing out loud after speaking, feeling very comfortable.

After being aggrieved for so long, it was the first time that he felt that there was something that made him happy.

The generals also laughed out loud.

Many people have said:
"Hunting and fishing are not long-term solutions. I'm afraid they won't last long at all."

"We just need to make the scouts pay close attention to whether any grain transport troops of the Han army have returned, and seize their lifeline of grain and grass.

Lacking food and grass, the Han army will be chaotic without fighting. We can lead a large army to give them a thunderous blow when their morale is uncertain, and the Han army will undoubtedly be defeated. "

"Perhaps Huangfusong won't be able to hold out for a few days at all, and he will withdraw his troops. We have to make early preparations for the pursuit..."

All the generals looked down upon Huangfu Song one after another.

Hearing that Zheng Yi's doubts dissipated a lot, maybe he really thought too much and was a little unfounded.

Huangfu Song simply lacked food and grass, which in turn affected the morale and combat effectiveness of the soldiers.

After listening to the generals' remarks one by one, Zhang Yan stroked her beard proudly and said happily:
"Since this is the case, we should increase our offensive strength and not give them a chance to breathe!"

Zheng Yi hurriedly said:

"Don't worry, general! The Han army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, wild animals in the mountains, and fish and shrimp in the water.

Even if they hunt vigorously, catch fish and shrimp for food, they can't last for a few days.

We can send troops to test it out first, to see if there is any fraud.

It won't be too late to intensify the attack after confirming that there is no fraud. "

Zhang Yan felt that what Zheng Yi said was reasonable, and it was rare to accept it once, and said with a smile:

"Yunfei's words are very true, and the matter of sailing a thousand-year-old ship with care is according to Yunfei's words.

First send a few teams of soldiers and horses to test, and I will observe for another three days.

Three days later, I will personally lead the army to attack with all my strength, and I will definitely defeat Huangfusong in one fell swoop. "

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yan rushed to the generals and said:

"Huangfusong's defeat is only in the blink of an eye, and he ordered the kitchen to provide an extra meal for the soldiers, so that the soldiers can eat and drink enough to replenish their energy.

After three days, I will kill the enemy with all my might and defeat Huangfusong! "

"General wise!"

"The general is wise..."

As soon as Zhang Yan said this, all the generals praised him with joy.

For them, all kinds of cakes are far less practical than a real meal.

Give them money, and in the end it is not food and drink.

To eat and drink enough is their purpose of joining the Black Mountain Army.

When we are born in troubled times, there is no tomorrow, so why think about so much.

What's the harm in being able to eat a hearty meal and then turn around and go to the battlefield the next moment?

Death is also a full ghost.

(End of this chapter)