The Blood Crown

After repeated discussions, Feng Ye divided the army into three groups. One route went around the mountain and arrived at Taiyuan. Once there was an ambush in the mountain, the connection between the Taiyuan army and the ambush could be cut off at one stroke. One route went through the mountain according to the original plan, and the other route protected The luggage is moving slowly behind.

Only when the first two armies pass through smoothly and establish a stronghold in the mountains can the safety of supplies, food and grass be ensured.

The detour team was led by Wang Shen, and Lianye Qingqi set off, while the other two teams stayed where they were, waiting for one thing—rain.

Although it was raining, it was not easy to march, but it was also inconvenient to set up an ambush. They wanted to find a night where the sight was unclear and the freezing rain was biting, and they would pass through Chongxia Mountain lightly and quickly.

In order to make the enemy's scouts not sure how many troops they have divided into different ways, and not to be seen through their intention of rushing in the rainy night, they took a lot of effort to put on a show.

For example, although Wang Shen only took away [-] soldiers and horses, the number of cooking pots was reduced by half, and half of the tents were withdrawn. The enemy's army had already gone around the mountain, and only half of the troops remained in the mountain to protect the food and grass. .

For another example, the soldiers on patrol became more and more lazy day by day, and even erected fences for cattle, horses and sheep, dug a water reservoir, made it look like they would camp here for a long time, and sent out scouts to scout out the place. The recent news of Guangxin City made the enemy think that they intend to take Guangxin first.

After half a month of pretending like this, they expected that Wang Shen's soldiers and horses should have walked out of Chongxia Mountain, and they finally waited for days of heavy rain.

The scouts reported that the guards of Shangfengzhai had practiced their soldiers and horses a few days ago. After the rain, they were also very vigilant, but after seeing that the Feng family's army was in good order, they gradually relaxed.

On the first day of March, the new moon was in the sky, and it was raining continuously. The moon was so dark that it almost merged with the night sky. The earth was gloomy, and the mountains were even darker.

Feng Ye personally led an army of [-] soldiers, each with a horse bound, set off in the rain, and galloped up to Fengzhai.

When the soldiers of Shangfengzhai heard the sound of horseshoes, they had already missed the ambush site, and were caught off guard by Feng Ye. Feng Ye himself led [-] soldiers straight into the camp. The mountain went around to the rear to cut off the retreat of Shangfengzhai.

Shangfengzhai was originally in a favorable position that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Whenever an attack came, they would fight with their heads up. However, the camp was not as strong as the city walls. It is difficult to resist, and the retreat route is outflanked. When the sky is about to dawn, they have already lost.

When Yan Sikong arrived at Shangfengzhai in the evening with the supply troops, the Feng family army was counting the battle damage, repairing the camp, and deploying troops, as if they had become the masters of this place.

Yan Sikong looked at the orderly and disciplined Feng family army, and felt emotional in his heart, although he had read military books well and claimed that his strategy was not inferior to others, he did not have much confidence in leading troops. He wanted to lead an army of 10 , requires extraordinary courage, courage, wisdom, foresight, and means, but any general who has the slightest softness will not be able to suppress this group of rough soldiers and barbarians. Let alone 10 people, even ten of them can make trouble. To make [-] people obedient and loyal to one person, what kind of majesty should this person have.

Feng Ye did it at a young age, and if he was given another 20 or [-], he would be able to handle it as well. This is why he made the court frightened.

Entering Shangfeng Village, Feng Ye was dealing with the captives. He was not bloodthirsty, but he was never soft on his hands. Those who refused to surrender were all killed, and finally four thousand soldiers were captured.

Yan Sikong felt a little regretful: "Now is the time for employing people, why don't you wait for me to come and lobby the guard?"

"If you don't have the heart to surrender, staying with you may be a hidden danger. What's the use of coming?"

"Those who surrender easily may also be disloyal and cowardly. Isn't that a hidden danger?"

"The words vary from person to person." Feng Ye said complacently, "If foreign barbarians attacked the stronghold today, those who surrendered must be people who are greedy for life and fear of death, but there are many dissatisfaction with Emperor Dog inside and outside the court. When the eunuchs were full of resentment when they were in full swing, they surrendered to me because they abandoned the dark and turned to the bright. As for those stubborn, foolish and loyal people, they will be killed if they are killed."

These words are true, Yan Sikong is just a pity, and besides, he has been subtly integrating into the Feng family army. , He also has status in the army, he wants Feng Ye to develop the habit of discussing with himself, so that those generals will follow suit, and the more he can control.

Although Feng Ye disliked him for his scheming, he didn't know how else to live.

Feng Ye squinted at him: "These generals are mediocre, they are not worthy of your pity at all, do you want everyone to be Shen Hexuan?"

"No." Thinking of Shen Hexuan, Yan Sikong sighed secretly, "Mix those 4000 people into the army to attack Taiyuan, don't let them stay here."

"That's natural."

Feng Ye said again: "By the way, I just remembered that I just received news from Shen Hexuan."

Yan Sikong's heart tightened, he realized that Shen Hexuan was still alive, otherwise Feng Ye wouldn't have to tell him any "news."

Sure enough, Feng Ye was slightly annoyed: "The assassin missed, and he fled into Xiangyang territory."

Yan Sikong didn't know whether to be happy or worried for a moment, he didn't hope that a man of the world like Shen Hexuan would die in such a muddle, but he also didn't want to have an enemy like Shen Hexuan.

Feng Ye approached him: "Are you happy, or unhappy?"

Yan Sikong smiled wryly: "I don't know either. In fact, in my heart, I want him to die, but I don't want him to die."

"He's got his life back, so it's best to be safe." Feng Ye said coldly, "If he fights against me again, I will definitely make him die without a whole body."

This conversation made Yan Sikong uncomfortable, so he turned to ask: "Is there any news about Que Wang today?"

"Yes, they are preparing to attack the city." Feng Ye said.

Yan Sikong frowned: "The siege will inevitably cause heavy losses... But you urged him?" He missed Yuan Nanyu's comfort day and night, and even regretted not going to Qingyang with Yuan Nanyu, but the situation in Taiyuan was even worse. Seriously, besides, Feng Ye might not let him go with Yuan Nanyu.

"I don't need to rush him, he also knows the urgency of time." Feng Ye pulled Yan Sikong aside, "I know you are worried about him, and I am also worried about him, but he has fought many battles with me, and he has already developed his skills , I believe that mere Qingyang will not trouble him."

Yan Sikong nodded, only hoped that Yuji Yuannan had his own appearance, after all, he was the one who got his life back from the gate of hell, and his life must be very hard.

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It took them a few days to settle up Shangfengzhai, and left [-] soldiers and horses to guard it. Shangfengzhai will be an important food road from Datong to Taiyuan. They will take Shangfengzhai and attack Taiyuan. Emboldened.

On a sunny day, Feng Ye led the army to march towards Taiyuan. The troops led by Wang Shen had left Chongxia Mountain and temporarily stationed a hundred miles away from Taiyuan to monitor the situation of Chongxia Mountain and Taiyuan City.

After the army returned, they moved to [-] miles away from Taiyuan, set up camp, built stone walls, and reclaimed wasteland. No matter whether this is a protracted battle or not, they have to be prepared for a protracted battle.

Taiyuan City has [-] soldiers and horses. It is the gateway to the hinterland of the Central Plains and one of the most prosperous city-states in the world. It is the most difficult city they have faced so far. Compared with Taiyuan, those cities in the past have become dangerous. Egg Town, they dare not expect to be able to take Taiyuan quickly, even if they can take it within a year, it is already extremely brave.

After setting up the camp, Feng Ye ordered the soldiers to train and garrison the fields, without any intention of attacking.

In fact, they are waiting for news from Yuan Nanyu, and Yuan Nanyu is also stalemate with Qingyang. If Yuan Nanyu can take Qingyang, they can use Qingyang as their base to divide their forces between Qingyang and Taiyuan , won several small cities, gradually surrounded Taiyuan, and finally cut off their supply. Qingyang was not under, and they dared not act rashly, otherwise they would be surrounded by the enemy.

In the past few days, they have not received any good news. Yuan Nanyu was unable to attack the city once, but he ambushed the Sheng army who came to help Qingyang. It was a loss and no progress.

Naturally, the siege of the city cannot be rushed, but who can really not be in a hurry.

First, Yan Sikong proposed to go to Qingyang to help Yuan Nanyu, but was rejected by Feng Ye. Many affairs in the army still needed to be handled by Yan Sikong.

Although Yuan Shaoxu was appreciated by Feng Ye in the army by virtue of his status as the eldest son of Yuan, it was hard to say whether he could be counted as important.Feng Ye asked Yuan Shaoxu to be in charge of the food escort. Food and grass are the lifeblood of the army. This is indeed a very important job, and it is also a fat job. It is easy to make some small profits from it, but Yuan Shaoxu is not willing to guard For food, he thought that he was being overqualified, and he wanted to lead the army to kill the enemy and make contributions, so as long as he found an opportunity, he would always advise Feng Ye, begging for a chance to show his talents.

It's a pity that Feng Ye didn't agree either.They had just gained a foothold, so if the Taiyuan army thought they were preparing for a long-term siege, if they made frequent moves, especially sending troops to reinforce Qingyang, they would definitely be seen to be eager to win, or they might not have enough food and grass.

Therefore, they paid close attention to the movements of Qingyang and Taiyuan. At the same time, news about Datong, Yunnan, and even the imperial court and other parts of the world were continuously reported to the camp through informants.

They found out that the imperial court planned to send troops to Taiyuan for reinforcements. In fact, Taiyuan did not need reinforcements. They had enough troops, food and grass, and Fengye hadn't even been surrounded.However, the news came after hearing the wind and was not reliable. If there were imperial soldiers and horses coming to fight with them, even though they were confronted with enemies and there were many dangers, compared to Taiyuan being closed and not leaving the city, dragging them might not be a bad thing.

After waiting for two months, the season has entered summer and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. There is a grumpy general who can't stand such "rest and recuperation", hides in the village as a turtle, and runs to Feng Ye to ask for the lead to fight Taiyuan , was whipped twenty times by Feng Ye, be honest.

Just when everyone was restless and the soldiers had many suspicions, they waited for the most anticipated news——Yuan Nanyu led the Feng family's army in a bloody battle, and more than half of them were lost, and he was also injured. Finally won Qingyang!