Ke County.
The wind was strong, and the banner with the word "Chu" on the city gate tower sounded loudly. The sand and dust brought by the wind also blew the soldiers on the city wall, unable to open their eyes.
Five fast horses galloped from the east and arrived at the city gate. After communicating with the defenders, they quickly entered the city.
General Army Yamen.
Inside the hall.
Wang Zhongbi and Qian Neng were sitting on the north side across the coffee table. There is a ceramic teapot and two teacups on the coffee table.
Qian Neng picked up the teapot and poured himself a glass of water, and drank several gulps. After putting it down, he asked: "Master Wang. The decisive battle is finally here."
His expression was complicated, ranging from nervousness to excitement.
As a civil servant, this was his first time to see such a big scene. The opponent is Wu Nian, the Liaodong Tiger.
Although they have lost consecutive battles, they have managed Ke County, and success or failure depends on this.
"Don't be nervous. Wu Nian can't do anything to me." Wang Zhongbi raised his head and glanced at Qian Neng, saying with a smile.
A civil servant is a civil servant and has never seen the scene.
There are two elite ten thousand soldiers in the city, plus some defeated soldiers gathered back after being defeated by Feng Chong. There are city walls, sufficient food and grass, and it is as stable as Mount Tai.
"Da da da!!!" Suddenly, a soldier walked in from outside. He bent down and cupped his fists to report: "General, Lord Governor. Wu Nian's army bypassed the city and headed south."
"Um?!"
Wang Zhongbi and Qian Neng both stood up in surprise.
"What's going on? Why did Wu Nian go south? Did he want to capture Ling County first? Impossible. Even if I don't know how to fight, I also know that I will be attacked from both sides. If he attacks Ling County, he will suffer heavy losses. General, you lead the garrison of Ke County and attack him. He is just a dumpling."
Qian Neng had a look of embarrassment on his face, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back. He really couldn't figure it out and looked up at Wang Zhongbi in confusion.
"I don't know either. From a military point of view, Wu Nian should not attack Ling County first. Unless he has more troops. For example, 50,000 elite soldiers. He can divide the troops into 10,000 to monitor our county. Then he will lead four Ten thousand elite soldiers, attack Ling County."
"But he only has three Wanhu now. One of them is a cavalryman. What is he doing?"
Wang Zhongbi blinked, unable to figure out Wu Nian's intention. The two of them just looked at me and I looked at you, unable to guess.
This fight. When it comes to fighting, it feels like there is nothing to worry about. Wu Nian's abnormal and strange behavior now gave both of them a bad premonition.
"Let's wait and see what happens. Stay the same to cope with all changes. Lord Qian, you can do whatever you want. I'm going to reward and subsidize the soldiers." Wang Zhongbi shook his head and said in a deep voice.
"Okay." Qian Neng nodded and watched Wang Zhongbi leave.
"Wu Nian. What are you doing?" Qian Neng lowered his head and sat back on the Taishi chair, with doubts in his eyes.
.............
Under the surveillance of Wang Zhongbi of Ke County. Wu Nian led the army and brought enough baggage, food and grass. The team was very bloated. They arrived at a flat land between Lingxian and Kexian and stopped beside a small river.
Under the banner of "Wu". Wu Nian got off his horse and looked around at the terrain. He said to the soldiers beside him: "Give me the order. Let Feng Chong's light cavalry disperse as a warning."
"Let Liu Wu and Zhang Jin's infantry set up camp. Deep trenches and high fortifications, complete the defenses, and build the camp wider."
"yes."
The soldiers wrote them down one by one, clasped their fists in response, reined in their horses, and rode off.
Three school captains of ten thousand households followed suit. Soon after, Wu Nian's large tent of the Chinese army was secured first.
Wu Nian took off his battle coat, sat shirtless on the handsome seat, and drank a cold drink.
Feng Chong, Zhang Jin, and Liu Wu walked in from outside and were about to bend down and clasp their fists to salute. Wu Nian waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, just sit down."
The three of them were also straightforward and came to their seats to sit down.
Although Feng Chong is a general, seniority is also valued in the army. Zhang Jin ranked first, Liu Wu second, and he was third. He was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.
"This appearance must be done well. Outside the main camp, we set up checkpoints. Arrange soldiers to guard and arrest Wang Zhongbi's detective horses. Isolate the exchange of news from Ling County and Ke County."
"Three days. Three days later. Feng Chong. Your light cavalry will take the arrow letter and go to Ke County to shoot the arrow letter. This will further shake Wang Zhongbi's military morale."
Wu Nian turned his head, looked at Feng Chong, and said in a deep voice.
"Yes." The three of them raised their hands and clasped their fists together.
The plan is just that, but there are still some details in its operation. Wu Nian discussed with Feng Chong, Liu Wu, and Zhang Jin and made up for some gaps.
Then, the three of them said goodbye and left. Wu Nian was just lying there between Ling County and Ke County, arrogant and irritating, but Wang Zhongbi couldn't do anything to him.
Only one day has passed, and people in the county town are already in shock.
Wang Zhongbi boosted morale, provided sufficient food, oil and water to the soldiers, and also distributed silver to the soldiers. That's the level of sharpening one's skills in battle.
If there is any disturbance, he will be knocked back to his original shape.
In the military building in the south of the city. The soldiers who received the task of standing guard and patrolling performed tasks at the top of the city and in the city. Soldiers who have not received a mission will remain in the barracks.
Seeing that a war was about to begin, the officers did not dare to train their soldiers, which was a waste of energy.
The soldiers had nothing to do.
It was a hot day, so some of the soldiers stayed indoors, while more stayed outside in the shade to avoid the sun.
Veteran Zhang Cheng and several brothers hid in the shade between the houses to enjoy the coolness. Zhang Cheng said: "Brothers. I just heard something not good."
"What's going on?" The idle soldiers were immediately attracted by Zhang Cheng's words. They all looked up, and one of them asked.
"I heard that Wu Nian wanted to starve us to death. He blocked us between Ke County and Ling County. Now the two counties cannot communicate. Our military rations are only enough for four months."
"Over time, we will starve to death."
Zhang Cheng sighed and said.
"Lao Zhang, where did you hear that? You are worrying too much. Four months, four whole months. Isn't it possible that the imperial court still can't react? Squeeze in and pull up 50,000 people from the Beijing camp. The soldiers came out of Shanhaiguan. In addition to the 20,000 soldiers and horses from Ling County, we have 20,000 soldiers and horses from Ke County. A hundred thousand troops, are we still afraid of Wu Nian's blockade?"
One soldier disagreed and said with a smile.
"What if we can't break through? Many of the soldiers in the Beijing camp are the sons of powerful people. They live on empty pay and drink the blood of soldiers. How much fighting power does it have? Even if General Xiong Wuwo is used again. He can lead such an army. I can’t beat Wu Nian.”
"If we can't defeat Wu Nian, we won't be able to transport food. We'll still have to starve to death." Zhang Cheng said with a sneer.
"this!!!!"
Only then did several soldiers change their colors, showing signs of fear.
Do you really want to starve to death?
This is not the only rumor in the military.
There are also rumors. Wu Nian wanted to concentrate his troops first and conquered Ling County. Ling County is weak and a soft persimmon. After Wu Nian conquered Ling County, he isolated Ke County.
Anyway, rumors are spreading and people's hearts are floating.
Wang Zhongbi really couldn't stand up his banner.
