Half a month later.
News came from Qinyuan that Tian Hu sent 150,000 troops from Qinyuan to attack Fenyang, and Tian Biao set out from Linfen with 100,000 troops to attack Fenyang.
"It seems that Tian Hu was anxious and immediately mobilized an army of 250,000 troops!"
Sun Lei looked at everyone and said.
"Brother, what should we do?"
Su Sheng looked at Sun Lei. Now that Tian Hu had contacted Xixia, the situation suddenly became very complicated.
"Let's go to Fenyang first."
Sun Lei thought for a while and then said, no matter whether Tian Hu contacted the Xixia people or not, Fenyang would always go there.
"Command the army to tidy up and prepare food at the fourth watch tomorrow. We will set off at the fifth watch. All the food and grass that cannot be taken away will be distributed to the people in the city."
Sun Lei looked at everyone and ordered.
"elder brother……"
Deng Fei hesitated, as if he was embarrassed to say something.
"When did you become hesitant? Just tell me if you have something to say!"
Sun Lei frowned and looked at Deng Fei. This guy used to be very carefree.
"Brother, many people have come to join the army during this period. Should we take them away together?"
Deng Fei looked at the people around him and then said.
"Some people defected to the army? How many people? Since we are here, let's go together!"
Sun Lei said nonchalantly, there were always a lot of people who surrendered to the army. After all, the world was in chaos, and serving as a soldier was a good choice. Sun Lei had heard people mention this matter, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and left it to everyone to deal with.
"Only more than thirty thousand!"
Yue Fei said.
"What? Are you recruiting people or looking for young men?"
Sun Lei had a dark look on his face. He only brought 10,000 troops to Hedong. It had only been more than a month, so why were there 30,000 more troops? Doesn't that mean that nearly a thousand people defected to the army in one day?
"Brother, we in Liangshanbo never do anything forced. It's all voluntary. I think it's too much, but they just stay outside the military camp and won't leave. It won't work if they don't accept it!"
Deng Fei was helpless for a while. Liang Shanbo's treatment was so good. Not to mention the soldiers' clothes and weapons, they were fed three times a day, and they also had meat every now and then. No hungry people in Hedong would let such a good place go.
"Am I being too nice to them? Tell them that those who are willing to leave will receive double the amount of food!"
Sun Lei was confused for a while. His elite soldiers came here this time and wanted a quick victory. They came and went like the wind. What was it with 30,000 "servant troops"?
"Brother, I'm afraid no one will leave!"
Xiao Jiasui smiled.
"Then give me three times as much, since there are too many things to take away!"
Sun Lei continued.
"Brother, although the people have little knowledge, they can still distinguish between a full meal and a full meal. Three times the food may be able to solve their urgent needs, but there are constant wars in Hedong. Tian Hu will not talk about it, and there is Xixia in the north. We are eyeing each other with the Liao Kingdom, and the immediate difficulty is solved, but what happens next?"
"Liangshan is famous far and wide, and my brother is unparalleled in his benevolence and righteousness. This is what everyone has seen. The people in Hedong are so miserable. How can you give up now that you see hope? I guess more people will follow when I leave tomorrow."
Xiao Jiasui smiled.
"What do you mean more?"
Sun Lei looked at Xiao Jiasui and asked.
"Brother is afraid that he will imitate Liu Bei and lead his people across the river!"
Qiao Daoqing smiled and said, Sun Lei didn't want to take care of the affairs of Taiyuan Mansion, they were in charge of everything in the city.
"No, I deliberately kept a distance!"
Sun Lei suddenly had a big headache, so it was okay to bring 30,000 young people with him. If tens of thousands of old, weak, women and children came here, it would be a headache. He would not do anything stupid like Liu Da'er's.
"Brother, you don't need to worry too much. The people in Hedong are very martial. This young man can easily form an army. It's not a burden to take him with him."
Sun An opened his mouth and said, Guanxi and Hedong have always been the front lines against the Xixia and Liao Kingdoms. The people are martial arts, and they are also the main source of troops for the border troops.
Early the next morning, when Sun Lei looked at the 10,000 troops and 30,000 new recruits, he could only sigh and shake his head. As Xiao Jiasui said, no one left, but many people came from outside the military camp to join the army.
"How can I get away with this family?"
Sun Lei was speechless for a moment when he looked at the people carrying large bags, small bags and even bedding. What was the difference between taking them to Fenyang and dying.
"Tell the people not to follow the army. If you want to surrender to Liangshan, you can cross Taihang, cross Hebei, and go directly to Cangzhou!"
Sun Lei looked at Ou Peng and said, it is impossible to bring old, weak, women and children with you in a march. Now the bandits in Hedong are all over Tian Hu, and the land in Hebei is full of plains. It is not too difficult to pretend to be refugees and go to Cangzhou from here.
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Fenyang.
"Brother, why hasn't Sun Lei come yet?"
Tian Bao looked angry, they had surrounded Fenyang City.
"Sun Lei has promised to send troops and they will arrive in the next two days."
Fang Xuedu said, Sun Lei is not the kind of person who breaks his promise, and he would not come to Hedong if he really didn't want to.
"With or without him Fenyang would be destroyed!"
Tian Hu looked at Fenyang Mansion with a sneer. Zhongshidao lacked military rations and was now a turtle in a urn.
"Brother, I will lead people to attack the city right now!"
Tian Bao immediately spoke.
"What's the hurry? Do you know how to attack the city? Let's just defend and starve them to death!"
Tian Hu glared at Tian Bao. None of them were from the military. It was okay to rely on their numbers to conquer a weakly defended city. Attacking a city guarded by regular troops would be courting death. Zhongshidao's 30,000-strong army defended a city with 300,000. People may not be able to break it.
"Brother, we are all surrounded. What are you waiting for? Waiting for Sun Lei to come?"
Tian Bao said a little unconvinced.
"Let Sun Lei see the power of our Jin army, and let Zhong Shidao and the others get hungry first!"
Tian Hu said.
"Brother, if we had known that the Master Farm was short of food, we should not have let Sun Lei come to Hedong."
Tian Biao said.
"It's too late to say this now. Who would have thought that the mighty Western Army would be short of food?"
Tian Hu shook his head and said that the news about Zhongshi Dao's army being denied food was also reported recently. Zhongshi Dao spent a lot of money to buy food from the people, but the people's rations were not enough. For a while, everyone was in danger, worried that Zhongshi Dao would send troops to snatch food.
"Brother, if the Western Army is destroyed, what will Sun Lei do?"
Tian Biao looked at Tian Hu and asked in a low voice. They all say that it is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away. Now that Sun Lei has arrived in Hedong and has occupied Taiyuan Mansion, it will not be easy to get him away.
But how could anyone be allowed to snore on the side of the bed? Hedong belonged to the Tian family, so what was the big deal for Sun Lei, an outsider leading troops here? Over time, they were afraid that the Great Jin Kingdom would threaten their Tian family.
"Now that he's here, let him stay! But he must be in the prison in Qinyuan!"
When Tian Hu saw that there were only Tian Bao and Tian Biao around him, he whispered.
"Brother means...did them!"
Tian Bao's face was full of ecstasy. He wanted to cut Sun Lei into pieces. Now that Tian Hu said this, he was going to do it to Sun Lei.
"Is it possible to let him go back to Liangshanbo to live happily? He brought ten thousand people to Hedong. If he wants to die, then I will help him."
Tian Hu said coldly, allies are used to share difficulties. Now that the difficulty will be solved soon, the covenant is no longer necessary, and the allies will naturally be solved together.
"Brother, that Sun Lei is very scheming and cunning. I'm afraid it won't be easy to keep him. If he keeps his tail, it will be difficult!"
Tian Biao looked at Tian Bao and said, although they have many soldiers and horses, they are not elite. Sun Lei's 10,000-strong army is not simple. If they cannot win it in one fell swoop, it will not be of any benefit to them, the Jin Kingdom, if word of this spreads.
