The army set up camp and buried pots to make rice. Wang Xianben had no airs and no small stove of his own, so he simply stayed with the soldiers. He ate whatever the soldiers ate, and he was quite approachable.
"Marshal Wang, did Beiyi really attack Fengcheng? It feels like we just came back after taking a trip this time!" A soldier laughed happily.
Wang Xianben glanced at him sideways: "There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses from Beiyi approaching the city. Do you think you are going to visit the brothels? And you are going to take a tour..."
The soldiers who were chatting and laughing around were stunned when they heard this. Another soldier said hesitantly: "Marshal Wang... But we only have 10,000 troops now..."
"Hahaha, are you scared?" Wang Xianben looked at the speechless soldiers around him and said with a smile: "But don't worry, I will definitely bring everyone back safely!"
"Hey, Marshal Wang, can't we just go here to build up our momentum? We don't have to fight to the death with Bei Yi."
Someone was talking behind Wang Xianben. Wang Xianben turned his head and looked, and the smile on his face suddenly turned into disdain: "Oh, if I remember correctly, General Xu did not fight to death with Beiyi. Are you alive? After all, people from the capital are somewhat noble."
"Hahahahaha!" The soldiers around laughed.
The person behind him was Xu Mo who rushed to interrupt. As soon as he said a sentence, Wang Xianben choked him back and froze in place.
Wang Xianben also knew Xu Mo's identity. In the capital, he was sent to the frontier fortress and attached to Anxi because of the incident involving Li Changwen and Grand Master Li.
The three kings of the Northern Fan may still be thinking about the Zhao royal family in Daqi, but the frontier soldiers really don't care whether the person sitting on the dragon chair is named Zhang or Li, and they don't care about the affairs of the court. But if they were sent to the frontier by the imperial court, most of them would be looked down upon by these frontier soldiers.
Only those who are incompetent will be reduced to the step of being assigned. Whether it is because they are in the wrong team or for other reasons, once they are here, they have to behave with their tail between their legs. Wang Xianben didn't pay attention to people like Xu Mo who took the initiative to talk to him.
Xu Mo suppressed the anger in his heart and smiled awkwardly: "Haha, Marshal Wang is joking. There is nothing noble or noble, just work hard for your life."
Wang Xianben ignored Xu Mo, turned around and continued to talk to everyone: "This time when I go to Anxi, you all should show your spirit and let the people of Beiyi see our battle flag!"
"Just let them see our battle flag?" A soldier stared at Wang Xianben and continued to ask.
Wang Xianben stood up: "Okay, okay, don't ask any more questions. In short, you all have to show your spirit!" After saying that, he turned around and left. For Xu Mo behind him, he didn't care at all. Take a look once.
The surrounding soldiers also left in twos and threes, leaving Xu Mo alone. He simply sat on the ground, took out the big cake from his arms, and ate it with big mouthfuls.
"How is the situation?" Duan Tong came from behind and asked.
"Beidi is not preparing to fight with Beiyi, and is trying to create momentum." Xu Mo said lightly while chewing on the big cake.
Duan Tong grinned: "Oh, it's true! There are only 10,000 soldiers and horses, and they don't look like they are coming to rescue. My guess is right, they must want to take back Shacheng!"
Xu Mo quickly finished the pie in his hand, touched his mouth and asked, "When will we do it?"
"Don't be impatient. We have to wait until they go to Anxi." Duan Tongju looked condescendingly at Xu Mo and said with a smile, "What? You've endured it all these years, but you can't endure it this time?"
Xu Mo nodded lightly and said: "I had no other way before, but now that I have a way, I can't bear it for a moment!"
Duan Tong patted Xu Mo on the shoulder: "Don't be anxious, a little impatience will mess up the big plan."
Xu Mo stood up and sighed heavily, nodding to Duan Tong.
The night was dark, and the two of them went back to camp...
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"Brother! Why are you here!" Li Dingxing was overjoyed to see Yi Xiaodao. He looked behind him and said, "Are you alone? No way!"
"How can you? Don't fight me to death. As soon as you enter the military camp, you go to find Yi Xiaoling." Yi Xiaodao said with a smile.
Li Dingxing shouted to the door: "Go and call Mr. Wang and others!" After saying that, he took Yi Xiaodao into the big tent and waited.
After a while, Wang Xuan and others arrived at the big tent one after another. When they saw Yi Xiaodao, everyone was surprised and happy, and came up to greet him one after another.
"Okay, we'll have plenty of time to talk in the future. First tell me what's going on in Fengcheng." Yi Xiaodao stopped everyone's pleasantries and asked about the military situation.
Everyone fell silent, and Li Dingxing coughed and said, "Brother, now all four gates of Fengcheng are besieged by Beiyi soldiers and horses. The east gate and west gate have the fewest soldiers and horses, only about ten thousand people. The south gate and the north gate of the north gate have the smallest number of troops. The Yi soldiers and horses are the largest, adding up to eighty or ninety thousand!"
Yi Xiaodao raised his eyebrows lightly and said nothing, waiting for Li Dingxing to continue.
"When we arrived, reinforcements from other cities arrived at the same time and rushed into the city. We also stepped forward to help, and the soldiers and horses of Beiyi were scared away at that time, and even the camp was abandoned. But I can see that It was a bait, and I didn't act rashly. As expected, not long after, the Beiyi soldiers turned back and retreated into the camp."
"Now we and the Beiyi soldiers and horses are stationed in the southwest and southeast of Fengcheng respectively, forming a three-legged force with the south gate of Fengcheng. No one has acted rashly."
Yi Xiaodao looked at the map on the table and frowned slightly: "I froze again. This is not a good thing..."
Li Dingxing nodded and said: "Yes, we are almost finished with the food and grass we brought from Ancheng. Fortunately, we asked for some more military rations from Zhongcheng, otherwise we would have to retreat now..."
"It's enough that there are only 10,000 soldiers and horses at the west city gate. It's already deserted and remote, and there's no benefit to the Beiyi stationing there. Why are there only 10,000 soldiers and horses at the east city gate? Don't the Beiyi guard against the reinforcements coming from the north? Reinforcements?" Yi Xiaodao asked curiously.
"We have sent people to investigate. On the edge of the Yellow River east of Fengcheng, there are still 30,000 soldiers and horses from Beiyi, guarding the ferry..."
"Thirty thousand..." The situation was worse than Yi Xiaodao imagined. "If 150,000 soldiers and horses were to besiege the city and beat the city, I wouldn't be afraid. It would just be a tug-of-war between you and me. But now there are only more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, but they still have to die here. knock."
After waking up the dreamer, Li Dingxing looked at Yi Xiaodao and said hesitantly: "Brother, what do you mean..."
Wang Xuan said from the side: "Master Yi means that these hundreds of thousands of troops are just the vanguard of Beiyi..."
As soon as the words were spoken, the whole hall fell into silence.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are still just forwards? Someone swallowed silently.
"But the spies outside the Great Wall have not found any movement from the Beiyi..." Li Dingxing was also a little uneasy, but he found something suspicious: "If the Beiyi is really that powerful, why don't they just come out in full force..."
Yi Xiaodao glanced at the crowd: "I haven't figured this out... let's think about it together. If this is just the vanguard of Beiyi, then what's the reason why the follow-up army hasn't followed up yet?"
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. A slightly fat general stood up and said, "Could it be because of insufficient food and grass?"
"No... Bei Yi has been recuperating for many years. Over the years, Bei Yi has had good weather, fertile pastures, and flocks of cattle and sheep. There will be no shortage of food and grass. What's more, if Bei Yi really lacks food and grass, they should come out in full force. , Either rob the Central Plains of supplies, or simply start a war and consume soldiers..." Yi Xiaodao rejected this view.
"Brother, is Beiyi...internal strife?" Qin Changqian asked guessing.
Yi Xiaodao was silent for a while, and then said: "This possibility is possible...but very low. As far as I know, the current Great Khan of Beiyi, Meng Mulie, has long unified the various tribes of Beiyi. Even among the various tribes, If there is a conflict, I shouldn’t dare to cause trouble at this time.”
"Meng Mulie!? The name of the Great Khan of Beiyi is Meng Mulie?" Bai Xinglong was shocked when he heard this and asked.
Everyone looked at Bai Xinglong, wondering why he had such a big reaction to the name of Beiyi Khan.
Yi Xiaodao and Bai Xinglong looked at each other and immediately understood what he was thinking. Li Dingxing was also stunned for a moment, and then he quickly reacted. He was also silent, thinking about things carefully.
The two of them understood, but the others were still confused. Fang Qianlong urged: "What happened to Meng Mulie?"
"Don't you remember? That Beiyi woman who went deep into the Central Plains even fought with you in the capital!" Bai Xinglong reminded Fang Qianlong.
After Fang Qianlong was reminded like this, he suddenly remembered that night, a woman almost beat him seriously with just her legs and feet.
Fang Qianlong thought of the past, but still didn't understand the connection: "That woman...what happened?"
Bai Xinglong was anxious: "That Beiyi woman's name is Meng Qianya! She may have something to do with Meng Mulie!"
Bai Xinglong usually doesn't pay much attention to other things, but he is obsessed with martial arts. He will never forget the woman who forced him into a desperate situation on Taiyi Peak. Afterwards, he secretly investigated the woman's identity, but unfortunately, except for the name "Meng Qianya", he did not find any useful information.
After what Bai Xinglong said, everyone suddenly realized and looked at Yi Xiaodao, waiting for his opinion.
Yi Xiaodao said with a smile: "I guess that's what I mean. Beiyi sent 150,000 soldiers and horses to invade the border this time because they are afraid that we will react violently. By then, although the man named Meng Qianya is very powerful in martial arts, he will be hard to beat with two fists. Hands, if you stay in the Central Plains, you may risk your life."
"And these 150,000 soldiers and horses will not cause too much reaction from the Central Plains. At the same time, they can also open the way for the subsequent Beiyi army."
Li Dingxing interjected: "But... that Beiyi woman named Meng Qianya has died in the capital a long time ago. I'm afraid the Beiyi side hasn't received the news yet."
Yi Xiaodao nodded in agreement: "Yes, in short, we should be careful. Not to mention that we can't mention it to others, even the three kings of the Northern Fan can't reveal too much."
"Now we have to find a way to deal with the troops at the Yellow River Ferry first!"
