Lin Taibao looked at Qin Feng in disbelief and exclaimed: "Take the initiative to attack Beidi? Do you know how much I, the great leader, will lose!"
Faced with Lin Taibao's questioning, Qin Feng's face suddenly became extremely serious, and he shouted angrily: "Am I willing to use my life to fill it in? The two countries are betting everything on fighting to the death. Is it possible that my life in Daliang is life, and the life in Beidi is not life?" The enemy is going all out, how can I, Liang, be weak and fearful?"
Facing Qin Feng's angry shouts, Lin Taibao said nothing more even though he was full of unwillingness.
Emperor Liang stared at Qin Feng for a long time, and finally made a decision. He stood up and announced loudly: "Pass on my decree to assemble soldiers and horses from the south of the Yangtze River and the Central Plains, and prepare the army for war in case of emergencies! Order, all mobilization in the north will be obeyed by Qin The order of the special envoy. Since Beidi is betting on the fate of the country and fighting to the death, I, Daliang, will accompany you to the end!"
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On a slope ten miles outside Beixi County, Chen Si was wearing light armor, holding a sword on his waist with one arm, staring in the direction of Beixi County.
In the past hour, the frontline messengers continued to report back, more than a dozen times.
"General! The Beixi County defenders have left the city!"
"General! Beixi County defenders return to the city."
"General! The Beixi County defenders are out again."
"Retreat, General. The Wengcheng on the outskirts of Beixi County is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you force your way into the Wengcheng, you will be surrounded by enemies on all sides. If you don't attack by force, then the Beixi County defenders will rely on their towering city walls, powerful bows and arrows, and their condescending shooting. Our army will have no choice but to continue." Retreat. Every time we retreat, the Beixi County black cavalry will come out under the cover of the light cavalry and continue to pursue and encroach on our army. Once our army stabilizes its position and prepares to counterattack, the Beixi County cavalry will immediately withdraw into the city."
"With such a loss, we have lost thousands of our more than 10,000 people!"
Chen Si's face was stern, and his eyes were not affected by the frequent evil reports.
If the army of more than 10,000 people loses more than 2,000 people, its combat effectiveness will be cut in half. If it loses more than 3,000 people, it will basically lose its combat effectiveness and can only retreat and replace it. Otherwise, problems such as caring for the wounded and the collapse of military morale will be extremely fatal.
It has been six days since the attack on Beixi County. Although the army always tried to attack, they still lost more than a thousand people.
The strength of Beixi County is even stronger than Chen Si had previously expected.
With the military power Chen Si currently has at his disposal, trying to capture Beixi County is tantamount to wishful thinking. But... this is not important. These more than 10,000 troops are originally bait. At this moment, the forward camp has begun to attack the border troops.
In addition, the follow-up armies have gradually moved out of the front line. If this continues, within ten days, 300,000 troops will gather on the front line!
Chen Si narrowed his eyes slightly: "Now the troops and horses in the northern border of Liang State are already fully engaged in defending Beixi County and the important border towns, and are unable to take care of the people in the autumn harvest. When our army moves south and consumes all the food in the northern border of the two countries, there is no need to repair it. But in one go, the sword points at the Central Plains!"
"Qin Feng! With your talent, you must have predicted my first two moves, but did you predict this last move that would sink the boat?"
Chen Si immediately continued: "Pass my order to continue attacking Beixi County and not to retreat! In two days, the autumn harvest will begin in the northern border of Liang State, and then the decisive battle will begin!"
Just when Chen Si gave the death order, an orderly soldier covered in blood fell off his horse and rolled and crawled in front of Chen Si.
"General! The attack on the forward camp is not going to be successful! The Liang Kingdom's frontier army did not defend the important town, but sent troops to actively fight. The Liang Guo Hussar General's troops rushed to support from the flanks and attacked the forward camp together. At this time, it was already in a panic. "
Hearing this, Chen Si's eyelids twitched violently, but he remained calm: "The three armies in the north each have their own plans, and the Hussar and the former general have many personal grievances. How could the Hussar rush to help the border troops in the first place? ? Could it be that the troops and horses in the north have been coordinated before this? Qin Feng? No!"
"Although Qin Feng is powerful, he does not have a strong voice in the northern border. Naturally, the troops of the three parties will not obey orders easily, unless Qin Feng invites experts to help. But... who can suppress the three armies in the northern border?"
Just when Chen Si was puzzled, another messenger came.
"General, the defenders of Beixi County came out in full force to launch a counterattack!"
Chen Si raised his eyebrows: "Another test to counterattack?"
The messenger's face turned pale and he said nervously: "No... no! Come out with all the defenders, come out with all their strength!"
Chen Si's brows gradually wrinkled: "Exit? Then Beixi County can be invincible by relying on the city to defend it. Why do they march in danger? Don't the defenders of Beixi County not know that field battles are the result of Dadi's strength?" Where?"
Thinking of this, Chen Si's voice deepened: "It doesn't matter! Just fight!"
The messenger's eyes were filled with despair: "General, the deputy general overseeing the army ahead reported that if we don't retreat, the entire siege army may be wiped out."
"What?!" Chen Si's eyes showed a hint of surprise.
"How many defenders are there in Beixi County?"
The messenger's voice trembled violently, and he was extremely frightened: "No... I don't know! It's too chaotic to see clearly, but we conservatively estimate that there are at least ten thousand! Beixi's heavy armored black cavalry charges from the front, light cavalry attacks from both wings, and infantry fights from the rear. Our army is unable to resist. The black cavalry of Beixi County...are not...not one thousand, but at least three thousand!"
Chen Si was shocked when he learned the true strength of Beixi County.
How long has passed since Qin Feng obtained the title of special envoy to supervise the war and had the authority to expand the army? The Beixi County defenders have already expanded to this point! Especially the Beixi Black Cavalry, Chen Si had heard about it for a long time. If there were only a thousand people, it would not be a big concern at that time, but now it has grown to 3,000 people!
Where did Qin Feng get so many plateau horses? !
Could it be that……
Chen Si's eyes widened: "Damn it! Qin Feng actually had a secret conspiracy with Gao Shanguo!"
As for the defenders in the city, they must be the hungry people who poured into Beixi County before and were gradually trained and transformed!
If Chen Si had not been injured and returned to Beijing for treatment, he would have killed all the hungry people. How could Beixi County gain such a large population!
Today's Beixi County is even more difficult to conquer than the military town there!
Realizing that the war in Beixi County had declined, Chen Si did not hesitate and decisively ordered: "Withdraw the troops! After the Beixi County defenders return to the city, station them thirty miles away for repairs and contain Beixi County. In addition, send troops quickly. Send the troops to the rear to mobilize troops and horses for reinforcements. Beixi County and the border army camp must use all their strength to contain them and strive for opportunities for the army to enter!"
Speaking of this, Chen Si's face turned ugly for a while. Qin Feng was in Kyoto, thousands of miles away, but Beixi County was so skilled in using troops, as if Qin Feng was personally commanding him.
Chen Si quickly asked: "Do you know who the guard general of Beixi County is?"
The messenger loudly reported back: "He is the son of Prince Ming, the eldest son Li Zhang!"
When he heard the names of King Ming and Li Zhang, Chen Si's face turned pale instantly. No wonder the three armies in the north were mobilized by Qin Feng. It turned out that this expert was King Ming!
