On the way, Zhao Hua was worried.
"It's not difficult to seize the talisman and leave the fortress. The difficulty is whether you can hold it." Zhao Hua said to Xiong Wuliang.
If Xiapi is still in hand, then after capturing [Fuli Sai] and blocking the Qi army's retreat, Fuli Sai can still receive a steady stream of supplies from Xiapi.
But now the key node of Xiapi has been lost to the Qi army in the hands of this idiot Zilan - even if Fulisai is captured at this time, Fulisai will still be an isolated city.
In other words, while Xiong Wuliang's five thousand elite soldiers are blocking the retreat of the Qi army, they will also be surrounded by the Qi army——
It’s all damn Zilan’s fault! Delay the opportunity to fight! If you lose your throat, you will go underground!
In the end, it is still unknown whether the 30,000 Qi army ran out of baggage first, or whether Xiong Wuliang's lone army was swallowed up by Jiang Yu who was eager to escape...
Xiong Wuliang waved his hand, as if he was confident: "It doesn't matter, I know it well."
Five thousand Chu troops made a surprise attack all the way and headed straight for Fulisai.
…
As the only fortress connected between Song and Chu, Fuli Fortress should be very dangerous.
But this is not the case.
There are high mountains on both sides of Fuli Fortress, and the terrain is difficult... But Fulisai itself has low walls and sparse defenses.
Mainly because of the subtle restraint between Qi and Chu, no one dared to take action against Song - for fear of pushing Song into the other side's camp.
As a result, the Song Dynasty was sandwiched between two great powers, and there had been no war for hundreds of years.
Naturally, armaments are relaxed and everyone is content to enjoy themselves.
Xiong Wuliang's five thousand troops emerged from the dense forest and startled the Song soldiers guarding the city!
"Chu...Chu army?" The Song Army general guarding the gate looked at Xiong Wuliang's yellow flag with red letters, and rubbed his eyes in disbelief——
Didn’t it mean that Chu State was losing ground?
"Hurry... close the door!" It took a long time for the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, who had been away from the war for a long time, to react.
It's too late.
The Shaohu army was the arrowhead, and the other 3,500 Chu soldiers followed closely behind and swarmed in.
The Shaohu soldiers were well-trained to control the city gates and occupy the city walls... In just a stick of incense, Fuli Sai, which had been stable for more than a hundred years, had changed hands!
The soldiers of the Song Dynasty who were guarding the city had no fighting spirit at all, and they all knelt down and asked to surrender.
Under the protection of Shaohu, Xiong Wuliang strode into the city. Looking around, this 'fortress' was in disrepair for a long time, and the city bricks were loose... Moss had grown in many places.
Xiong Wuliang climbed up the city wall and opened a warehouse where arrows were supposed to be stored. He couldn't help but laugh and cry.
Inside is a warehouse full of merchandise.
Good guy, all the business is done here - a supermarket on the fortress wall?
It is said that people in the Song Dynasty can only do business if they live in peace for a long time... Sure enough!
The Song general who was guarding the city was named Song Zhe. He looked like he was in his twenties, with a fat belly and a face that looked like a profiteer... This damn fat man was tied up by five flowers. It took four strong Shaohu sergeants to do it. Can be lifted up.
Xiong Wuliang looked at the Song general with a smile: "Name?"
"Song Zhe."
"gender?"
"Huh?" Song Zhe was confused.
Shaohu suddenly pulled out the iron sword and clamped it on Song Zhe's neck: "The person in front of you is my great Chu, Lord Quyang!"
"I advise you to stop talking nonsense and answer whatever I ask you!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Song Zhe shrank his fat neck: "Male, of course it's a man... If you don't believe me, just take off my pants and take a look..."
Xiong Wuliang's face was covered with black lines.
"I have no interest in taking off your pants... Let me ask you, did the Qi army borrow a road from Fulisai to attack Chu?"
Song Zhe glanced at the iron sword on his neck and looked very nervous: "Yes, yes, yes, they passed through Fulisai. There were about 30,000 people there. The leader was named Jiang Yu. He brought enough food and grass for a month... …We helped transport it!”
Seeing Song Zhe pouring beans out of a bamboo tube so spinelessly, for fear of getting a sword... Xiong Wuliang and Zhao Hua were both happy.
Even Shao Hu, who had always acted with a black face and a fierce image, was a little stunned when he saw Song Zhe being so cooperative.
"Jiang Yu brought food and grass for a month? Why are you so sure?" Zhao Hua asked immediately.
Whether this 'surprise attack on Fulisai' strategy can achieve final victory depends on the amount of food and fodder available to the Qi army.
If Jiang Yu doesn't have much food and grass in his hands, then Xiong Wuliang won't need to hold on to Fuli Fortress for too long... On the other hand, if Jiang Yu has a lot of food and grass in his hands, Xiong Wuliang will have to hold on to Fuli Fortress all the time.
Song Zhe said loudly: "Of course I am sure!"
"Our Song soldiers helped move the food and grass for the people of Qi!"
"A load of grain costs five yuan!"
"The general's shogunate has account books. If you don't believe it, go and check it and you will know!"
Xiong Wuliang lived in Bengbu.
So ridiculously spicy!
Looking around the world, which general guarding a city does business so blatantly? Are there even account books?
Zhao Hua waved his hand to the Shaohu sergeant on the side, indicating to the latter to search out the account book from Song Zhe's mouth.
Song Zhe begged for mercy again: "Your Majesty, calm down...Although we lend the road to Qi, we don't want to antagonize Chu..."
"The people of Qi stationed 150,000 troops on the border, saying that they would either lend them a road or destroy Song first and then attack Chu..."
"Our Song country is weak, what can we do?"
"I can only bow my head and obey orders!"
"Now that the Chu army is here, we are not afraid of Qi anymore - Song is at peace! The sky is clear!"
…
Xiong Wuliang nodded.
No wonder the Song State, which has always been neutral, would take the risk and lend the road to Qi this time.
It turned out to be a helpless move.
Xiong Wuliang: "I want to attack the Qi State, and it has nothing to do with your Song State..."
"I won't embarrass you - you and the other Song soldiers must stay in this house, and I will have people bring you water and food - but you are not allowed to leave these houses without my permission."
"Otherwise, shoot without mercy."
"Do you have any objection?"
Song Zhe was overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Of course not, of course not! If you have a kind heart, you will definitely make a fortune..."
Xiong Wuliang waved his hand, and the sergeants escorted Song Zhe and the other captured Song soldiers into those large houses - without any conflict or resistance throughout the process.
…
Night falls.
August 16th was the first day Xiong Wuliang guarded the talisman and left the fortress.
"My lord, it has been confirmed that Jiang Yu indeed only has one month's worth of food in hand."
Xiong Wuliang nodded gently.
Zhao Hua added: "A full month has passed since Jiang Yu's army passed through Fuli Fortress - if it goes as expected, Jiang Yu should not have much food in his hands."
"Of course, Jiang Yu swept through ten cities, including Xiapi, and must have plundered some food from the warehouses and people."
"But I guess it won't be too much..."
"This shows that as long as we hold Fu Li Fortress for at least a month, the Qi army will collapse due to lack of food..."
"However, Jiang Yu will definitely attack Fu Lisai crazily in an attempt to find a way out..." Zhao Hua concluded.
Shaohu scratched his head naively and said confidently: "Since the Lord has given the order, the general will definitely be able to guard Fu Li Sai!"
Wu Bi, who had been silent all this time, glanced at the confident master and servants of Xiong Wuliang, and finally couldn't hold it in any longer, so he questioned -
