Broken Iron Clothes

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In a blink of an eye, Yuan Mucheng led the army for more than ten days, and the people in Yemenzhuang also separated when they passed the Bianwu River.

On the other side, the Weiming Army has been stationed in a new camp on the east side of Shengzhou. It has been raising food there for half a month. The [-] troops are divided into the main camp and the sub-camp. The external caliber of the battalion unanimously stated that Liu Zhaoyu was greedy for pleasure for many years, did nothing, and tried to deduct the military expenses of the western border to make up for the money squandered during the enjoyment. Even King Yin was forced to die in order to protect the western border, and was charged with rebellion .

At night, Feng Han discussed the military situation with Lieutenant General Yang Wansheng in the military tent, and the military newspaper was constantly on and off with the lights on.

"How much food is raised today?" Feng Han asked.

Yang Wansheng replied: "A total of two thousand stones."

Feng Han's expression became more serious: "It's still too little. The total amount of military rations raised in half a month is less than [-] shi, but the stored rations are being consumed every day. The rations and grass donated by Da Mo have not yet been delivered. With such a small amount of rations, it is necessary to feed five people. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, how many days are enough to eat?"

Suddenly, Feng Han's privately raised army totaled 1 people, just enough to make up for the vacancies that fled. Feng Han originally wanted to lead the army to capture the main camp in Ningzhou to seize grain, but after the granary was burned down, the old camp was also destroyed. Most of them were burned, more than a thousand people were injured in the Shengzhou camp, and a team of people rushed to Ningzhou to run out of food, so they had to prepare food first and then debate.

Feng Han was very suspicious. Over the years, he had already replaced most of the people transferred from the governor's mansion with the soldiers he had trained over the years, and Yang Wansheng was one of them.Feng Han single-handedly took Yang Wansheng with him, and now that Wu Xiao and the Weiming army defected in the camp, Feng Han didn't dare to trust others, so he handed over the matter of raising food to Yang Wansheng.

But right now, food has been raised for many days, and the people are thinking about their own livelihood, so it is impossible to donate food without limit. If it is not for compulsory food, it is impossible to raise much.

Yang Wansheng thought for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "General, the matter of raising food has been dragging on for a long time, and the people in Shengzhou have been more than half patient. In the past few days, some people have left the city with food and fled to Ningzhou. There is no way to keep the matter of the city a secret. In addition, excluding the deserters, there are nearly [-] Weiming soldiers in the camp who are still members of the imperial court. If they can't hold back and forcibly seize the food, it may arouse their suspicion. "

Feng Han waved the blueprint on the case with his hands, and said angrily: "Even the army can't support them, so who do you give the hearts of the people of Shengzhou to? When the Dali army arrives at the gate, I don't believe you will be gone!" The food can still survive with this kind of compassion! I, Feng Han, pay to support you, as long as I have a bite to eat, I will share it with you, but you have to remember it for me, our backer is Da Mo, and Gui Hui Da Li is a dead end!

"The big army is still gathering in Yingzhou, and is planning the marching route. Although reinforcements are sent, the teams are dragging their luggage and marching slowly. Right now we are in danger, so what if the [-] soldiers are aware of the clues, we can see clearly People in the situation should know in their hearts that there is still a way to survive if they take refuge with us, but if they go to Dali, they will never be able to get rid of the crime of rebellion in this life. Liu Zhaoyu can't even tolerate his own brothers, but he can tolerate them. What do they think of themselves as irreplaceable treasures? But if they want to keep their so-called loyalty, even if they bear the name of the Weiming Army, they are also enemies. Isn’t the group of deserters at the head a lesson!”

Feng Han became angrier as he spoke, and turned his head to reprimand the order: "The order is passed on, and from now on, the land will be urgently collected to raise food. If there are any rebels, they will be killed as an example! If there is no more food, go straight to the main camp in Ningzhou to seize food."

"Yes."

Yang Wansheng didn't move after responding, Feng Han turned his head and glanced at him again, and said, "What else is there?"

Yang Wansheng said: "A report came from the east today that the Dali army marched in four directions, and a group of troops had already entered the boundary of Ningzhou, but the Xuanhe army road going west was hit by heavy rain, and the marching team was blocked and failed to rendezvous with Yuan Mucheng on time. "

Feng Han asked: "How many troops did the Dali army enter Ningzhou, and how long will it take to reach the main camp in Ningzhou?"

"The strength of the army should be almost the same as that of the Weiming army. An army of over [-] people must have a convoy of supplies, and the speed of the march cannot be increased much. Considering the time it takes for the scouts to deliver the report when they return, it will take at least two days to go. "

Feng Han nodded slowly: "Our army is bound to make full preparations for a fierce battle in these two days. It is the bottom line to defend Shengzhou, and we must hold on until the arrival of the reinforcements..."

"Report—" a notification cut off his words, Feng Han frowned, and looked straight at the tent door.

"General, traces of marching troops were found eight miles outside the main camp. It is feared that the enemy attacked at night!"

"How many people?" Feng Han asked.

"I'm not sure, the footsteps and horseshoe marks on the ground are messy, but the scouts looked from afar, judging by the light of the fire, the team was divided into two lines, and there must be some ten miles long."

Ten miles means at least 1 people, but this is only the point of visual inspection at night.

The Dali army hadn't arrived yet, so the people who came could only be the Dali army, but there were more than [-] defenders in Ningzhou, so if they dared to move rashly, they must be confident enough to attack.

Now that the army is approaching, Feng Han has no time to think about it, and immediately ordered: "Send the order, divide the battalion to the front to support quickly, the main battalion 1 people will first bring food and retreat, and the remaining 2 people, follow me to the front to meet the cover!"

The light of the fire gathered into a long winding line, and the scouts who traveled eight miles away could see that the line of fire had not moved for a long time, but it was just borrowing a long-dried water canal, filling it with weeds and wine, and then lighting it to create a fire. illusion.

But before the scouts had a chance to look back, a sharp arrow pierced through his heart, leaving only the fading fireworks still moving in the night.

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The night wind rolled the reins together, and Feng Han led the soldiers to gallop at night, running down the cliff valley.

More than half of the journey was over, but the road ahead was unusually clean, with no sign of a raging army rushing in. Feng Han felt an ominous premonition, and raised his hand to stop the army from moving forward.

He looked around vigilantly, and the sound of heavy stones crushing vegetation suddenly sounded in the cliff valley.

There is an ambush!

Without waiting for him to think about it, there was a continuous rumbling sound, the rolling stones on the side of the road fell down, and the arrows stained with mud were propped up, pointing directly at the team from the side of the road.There was a chorus of strings moving, and there was a sudden commotion, the horses in the road raised their hooves, and the swords of their weapons shot coldly.

Feng Han hit the arrow single-handedly, and shouted: "Retreat! Get out of the cliff valley!"

The Weiming army was ordered to retreat, but suddenly there was a surge of menacing soldiers and horses ahead, trampling the gravel and gravel beside the road trembling.

The heavy rain of arrows just stopped, and Feng Han was about to turn his horse around at the moment, when he heard a sudden and fierce sound breaking through the wind in the darkness.

He squinted his eyes and looked into the darkness in front of him, only to see a fierce cold light, piercing through the cold wind and rushing towards his eyes. He raised his knife to block it, but was shocked by the force of the arrow. .

Yuan Mucheng put away the bow and arrow, wrapped the rein around his arm a few times with his left hand, then raised his hand and drew out the sharp knife, clamped the horse's belly and charged straight up.

A pair of eagle-like sharp eyes stared coldly at the front under the pocket, Yuan Mucheng slammed straight at the intercepting cold blade, leaned to avoid the attack from his side, and took advantage of the opportunity to raise the knife to sweep across the horse's leg in front of him.

The horse neighed and fell, and the soldier on his back fell to the ground and was pierced through the heart and lungs by the spear.

Feng Han dodged a blow, turned around and was almost overwhelmed by Yuan Mucheng's offensive.He hadn't fought Yuan Mucheng before, and it was a bit difficult for him to take two more moves.

Yuan Mucheng was in his prime, and the physical strength of the two of them was different due to their ages. In addition, Yuan Mucheng had practiced brute force in fighting against the nomadic troops in the northern border. Feng Han could only defend and was too passive.

Yuan Mucheng!

After a few blows, Feng Han was furious, he raised his saber with all his strength and swung it, but the blood from Yuan Mucheng's saber spattered half of his face.

Yuan Mucheng received this force, raised his hand and pressed the left armguard against the back of the saber and cut it fiercely, his eyes were full of coldness.The blade suddenly touched, Yuan Mucheng used all his strength to shake the man out, and cut a gap in the arm through the cloak.

An ambush was set up, and the Weiming army was dispersed by rolling stones. Before the reinforcements arrived, and he didn't know how many troops were on the other side, Feng Han saw that the situation was not good, so he used the cover of Qingqi to avoid the fight and ordered to retreat.

Behind the Dali army biting tightly, Feng Han led the army to retreat quickly with the help of his understanding of Shengzhou's terrain, but bumped into a scout head-on.

"General, the main camp was robbed of food and grass. After the troops were sent out, the camp was ambushed and besieged. Now it has fallen!"

son of a bitch!

Feng Han didn't care about the bloody slash on his arm, so he spat: "Order all the remaining Weiming troops in the main sub-camp to withdraw! Keep your troops and don't love to fight!"