The war between the coalition forces and the Northern and Southern armies soon started again. Without the fighting between men and horses, both sides used flying stone carts and arrows to shoot at each other's camps.
The coalition forces were huddled in the strong stronghold. It was not that they did not try to send troops to attack. However, their cumbersome camp layout meant that they would not be able to gather a large number of troops unless they were willing to tear down the camps they had worked so hard to build.
It is quite difficult to attack the Confederate army to the west. The Jin army and the Lingwei are so powerful that the coalition forces have tried several times, but they have been killed to death. In the camp adjacent to the Confederate army, the guards were obviously sparse to avoid being killed by the Confederate army's weird methods.
To the east of the coalition camp, in addition to the East Camp that had been occupied by the Northern Army, Shui Congyue led his own men and five thousand Bajia troops, eyeing the wilderness.
The coalition forces focused here. The Northern Army was smaller in number than the Southern Army, and in order to open up food routes, the Northern Army must be driven away.
Most of the fighting took place here with the Northern Army. In the largest assault, the coalition forces dispatched nearly 10,000 troops. It's a pity that as soon as they were assembled, they were discovered by the Rebel Army from the air.
So, the Yifu army led the Yanshi troops and dropped rolling thunder from the sky. For a time, there were explosions all over the coalition camps, people were tumbling over in the thick smoke, many camps were set on fire, and even the sealing formations were partially destroyed.
When the remaining people rushed out despite the thunder, the man who made the coalition forces fearful immediately appeared in front of them with a horizontal halberd. Now that the coalition forces were as afraid of Shui Congyue as a tiger, even Gu Gan and others did not dare to confront them, so they tried to rush eastward. After being flanked by Wu Gen and Shui Congyue and leaving behind more than a thousand corpses, these The man stepped back again.
Wu Gen used flying stone carts to bombard the coalition camp every day, and sent Que Xing to dig tunnels underneath. He also asked the Ba family to destroy the foundation of the coalition camp regardless of life and death.
Now the Ba family's troops were divided into two, one was commanded by Wu Gen, and the other was supplemented to the Southern Army. Both Bahong and Ba Yueze stayed in Ji Ye's tent to help command their own troops. It's just that Bayueze had nothing to do. Relying on his qualifications and cultivation, he would come to Wu Gen from time to time to give him advice, which made Wu Gen feel quite unhappy.
The atmosphere in the coalition tent was quite dull. Lu Lie and Guyang Si sat opposite each other. The latter looked a little ugly and coughed from time to time. The last time he was injured by a poisonous needle, Gu Yangsi's body has never recovered. These days, he has to take some pills every day.
In such a situation, he still had to plan wars and set up large formations, which was really a lot of work. He never got a complete rest and his physical condition did not improve.
"Brother Gu, you have worked really hard these days. If the Ba family hadn't rebelled, we would have launched a large-scale attack on Zhululing." Lu Lie's voice sounded in the tent, sounding a little hoarse.
It's been a tough few days. The fight has reached this point. The number of coalition forces is already equal to that of the opponent. Not only did they not break through Zhuolu Ridge, but they were surrounded by the opponent in disguise. If it weren't for the camp shape and formation designed by Gu Yangsi, the other party might not have broken in long ago.
"Ahem, it doesn't matter. Our army seems to be in a slight decline at the moment, but in fact the general trend is still on our army's side." Gu Yangsi took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and looked a little pale.
"Although our army on the southern front is blocked now, it is still slowly advancing here. In addition, Qiu Linhe is coming with all his troops and escorting grain and grass. Also, Young Master Ji Xian has gone to Hanlu City and promised to send A team of troops came from the west to meet them.
It seems that the Northern and Southern armies have surrounded us, but when these three groups of troops arrive, another layer of encirclement is actually set up outside the Northern and Southern armies. By then, we should cooperate inside and outside, are we afraid that we will not be able to defeat each other? "
Gu Yangsi took a breath, Lu Lie was obviously a little discouraged, he could only try his best to enlighten the other party. Besides, the current situation is really not very dangerous. When the battle breaks out in Hanlu City, Ji Ye will have no choice but to return reinforcements. The Northern and Southern armies are set up to defend Hanlu City.
"I originally wanted to transfer the people from the Murong family, but the Ba family rebelled, so I didn't dare to look for them again." Lu Lie calmed down after hearing Gu Yangsi's analysis, and then spoke after thinking for a while.
Gu Yangsi leaned on the chair, looking a little tired, "The Murong family must have rebelled. I have tried to contact Murong Yuqiang in the past few days, but I have not received any reply. The Murong family has always been at both ends. Uncertain. Especially the old fox Murong Yingge
Li, when he sees that the situation is not right, he will definitely turn to the Ji family. After all, we can't give him anything more.
However, I'm afraid they will miscalculate this time. Ji Bi has been pretending to be stupid for so many years and has been scolded as a spineless dog for many years. Who would have thought that he still has so much power in his hands. Not only the guards, but also the troops of the Xianyu family, plus us, it is just a Hanlu city, which will be broken sooner or later. When the time comes, let’s see how the Murong family fares. "
"But now my food and fodder have been cut off, and there are not many reserves in the camp. I'm afraid that as time goes by, the morale of the army will be unstable." Lu Lie was still a little worried, glanced outside, and lowered his voice, "The Ba family is here. It is impossible to say that some people will follow the example of rebellion. There have been some rumors in the army recently that the Cang family also has the idea of leaving, and some letters were found in which the Cang family members communicated privately with each other."
"I know." Gu Yangsi looked calm and didn't even look at the letter on Lu Lie's desk. "This is the other party's method to deliberately alienate our army. Cang Yi has known me for many years. He is reliable. We Don’t fall into the opponent’s female trap.”
Lu Lie was a little disapproving in his heart. He and Bahong had known each other for many years, and they had already rebelled. In the face of the interests of the family, a little personal relationship was nothing. "Our coalition forces destroyed the city and attacked the stronghold all the way, but when they got here, Being stopped is a time when military morale is easily shaken. If we can't achieve some results, I'm afraid the coalition will disperse."
Gu Yangsi glanced at Lu Lie, feeling really exhausted.
This alliance leader is brave but without strategy, narrow-minded, has the courage to attack, but has no ability to lead troops. If the Lu family is not the strongest, he should not be pushed to the position of alliance leader.
That's why Gu Yangsi recruited Wu Gen several times. With Wu Gen here, the coalition army would definitely not be in the current situation, especially those brave and scheming people under Wu Gen. If they could be used for themselves, it would be unreasonable given the background of the Gu family. For a few years, this Iron Hand province has been named Gu.
"Our army is now on par with our opponents in terms of strength. If we leave the stronghold, we will probably suffer heavy losses. We have to wait for the reinforcements to arrive before we attack." Gu Yangsi sighed, "Tomorrow I will patrol with the alliance leader and Cang Yi. Camp, those nonsense rumors in the army will be broken without attack. Also, although the Ba family turned to Ji Ye, they were only tempted, or were pessimistic about the future of the coalition, and they had not made up their mind.
If the situation changes, it is impossible for such repeating people to betray the Ji family again. Brother Lu, you might as well write a secret letter and just say that you understand the other party's departure this time. As long as you can return sincerely, everything in the past will be forgotten and you will still be a member of the coalition. "
Lu Lie raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "It's okay for such a villain to leave. It's a disaster to stay by your side. Why bother to beg him with low eyebrows? Besides, it's just a letter. How could he just turn around and say not to return it?" You have to suffer his ridicule,"
Gu Yangsi smiled slightly and opened the folding fan in his hand, "Brother Lu, as you said, it's just a letter, and it doesn't require a single soldier to plant a thorn in his heart. Ba Hong will definitely not be able to do it at this time. He will turn back, and when the Ji family's war is unfavorable, with the hint of this thorn, his heart will inevitably be shaken, and then... haha, he may not abandon the Ji family and return to the coalition forces."
"Okay, I will listen to Brother Gu and write a letter to this villain." Lu Lie knew that he was far behind Gu Yangsi in controlling people's hearts, so he happily agreed.
Not to mention that the two armies were facing each other in front of Zhulu Ridge. On a hill at the southern foot of Zhuulu Ridge, Yuan Xin was viciously biting a piece of dried meat while one of his men bandaged his left arm. In front of the makeshift defense line, dead bodies were scattered everywhere, and black smoke was still rising in many places.
He and his men had been blocking the coalition forces on the southern front here for two days. According to Ji Ye's order, even if they were all fired, they could not allow these coalition forces to reach the camp in front of Zhuolu Ridge smoothly.
The losses were heavy. After all, 10,000 troops had been drawn to support Ji Ye in the early stage. With only the remaining troops, they would definitely not be able to stop the opponent in the wilderness without support. Ji Xin could only fight and retreat, delaying the opponent's advance and buying some time for the North and South Army to encircle and annihilate the coalition forces before seizing Luling.
Poof, Yuan Xin spat out the muscle in his mouth. This must have been damn Ji Jing's idea to hold off his opponent with such a small number of troops. After this battle, how many men will be left under his command? Yuan Xin became extremely angry when she thought of this.
He didn't dare to scold Ji Ye, but this Ji Jing
, relying on the similarity with the young master, doing the beautiful job of main attack, but let himself do the bone-gnawing thing of blocking. If you want to attack, just attack. I heard that a large number of troops were lost in the front, so I forced myself to pull 10,000 people from the southern front to make myself so passive at the moment.
When the time comes for the final discussion of merit, even though he promises to give himself the first merit, everyone knows that in the military, the final result depends on the achievement. It would be nice if he could prevent the enemy from killing as many as possible. Not to mention the capture, Ji Jing was definitely the one who took the lead in the end. There was no way that the scoundrel Wu Gen could be ranked ahead of him.
"Trash, trash." Yuan Xin cursed Ji Jing, feeling resentful towards Ji Ye in his heart.
"Zhenfu, the next blocking point has been found." A Qianhu stepped forward cautiously, fearing that the Zhenfu would get angry and slap him to death.
"Where is it?" Yuan Xin said angrily.
"Gun'erling, more than seventy miles to the north, has a steeper terrain. As long as we seize the top of the mountain, we can stop the thieves for a while." Qianhu took out the map and pointed to an opening.
"Then why don't you quickly take some people to build fortifications? Why stay here while you wait for me to feed you." Yuan Xin rolled his eyes and glanced at his subordinates, saying with a strange tone.
"Follow... your orders." The Qianhu was furious, turned around, mounted his horse and led the people northward.
At the same time, in the wilderness south of Huali City, Qiu Linhe was leading his Flying Tiger Army all the way west. Standing in the wild, Qiu Linhe looked at the dilapidated small city in the distance, wondering whether he should go into the city and capture this little girl Murong Yuqiang.
The past few days of marching slowly with food and grass made Qiu Linhe, who was used to the flying tiger army's rushing style, quite unhappy and always wanted to find someone to fight.
I heard that there are signs of rebellion in the Murong family, so it would be better to eliminate them as soon as possible. Murong Yuqiang, this stinky bitch, has always been displeasing to her. When we capture the city this time, we must leave them in the back tent and entertain them for a few days before killing them. Qiu Linhe felt a little excited at the thought of this proud little hen being pinned to the ground.
However, I heard earlier that the coalition forces spent a lot of troops to finally capture the city. I haven't built any siege equipment, so I probably won't be able to get it for a while. Moreover, Gu Yangsi also said in the letter that the coalition camp was in urgent need of reinforcements and was waiting for the food and grass he brought. It's too late, I'm afraid the coalition forces will collapse without a fight.
Lu Lie, a loser, could lead so many people to such a mess. When he got to the camp, he simply gave up the position of leader and let a capable person occupy it.
Thinking of this, Qiu Linhe finally gave up the idea of capturing Huali City and capturing Murong Yuqiang alive, and led the team to continue heading west.
But Qiu Linhe didn't know that not long after he left, a group of people came from the north and arrived at Huali City, with more than 10,000 people in total.
