Zuohai County
There were many figures, but the atmosphere was dead silent and lifeless, and everyone's expressions were ugly.
Just now, they suddenly received a request for help from Qingchong County. The Dongshan Army besieging them carried a large number of new siege vehicles and attacked the city brazenly.
Huang Er and the others were beaten back by this new weapon, unable to even fight back. Under this fierce attack, there were many casualties in the city.
There are more than 13,000 people, and only 78,000 people are left. Now they continue to support.
When this news came, everyone was confused. Even Jiro Sakai had a question mark on his face.
When the supervisor led his army to attack the city, they had known for a long time that the news given by Huang Er at first was that both sides were fighting half-heartedly, but the Dongshan army that later attacked had withdrawn.
No matter how you look at it, Su Qi'an was the one who suffered a setback in the failure of the siege. They were the victorious party, but before they could enjoy this victory for long, they received news that Huang Er couldn't hold on any longer.
If he hadn't sent someone to investigate and confirm the authenticity, Jiro Sakai would really have thought that this was a trick by Liang Bing.
But even if he figured it out, Jiro Sakai couldn't figure out what kind of new weapon it was that made Huang Er so miserable that he needed to call for help quickly.
The reinforcements from the base camp have been dispatched, and rescue is still needed at this time. Even Jiro Sakai is unable to do so, and he is asking for people from the base camp.
The same ratio is 20,000 to 20,000. If I say that I had lost some troops in a battle with Dongzhou soldiers before and asked for support, even if Isamu Yamashita had something to say, I couldn't say much.
But after sending out 10,000 reinforcements, we still need to support him. This will make people think that Jiro Sakai does not know how to fight. Is this intentional?
With Yamashita Isamu's temperament, he will definitely be dissatisfied, and he will also fall into trouble when talking about things from a so-called stronghold.
But if no one is sent, judging from Huang Er's eagerness to return the news, it is estimated that Qingchong County will be captured in a short time, and Huang Er will most likely be annihilated.
This puts Jiro Sakai in a dilemma.
He was pacing back and forth, his expression changing, and none of his men dared to say anything at this time.
In this situation, even they would find it difficult to give effective advice in a short while.
Jiro Sakai, who was pacing, sighed, and then said, "Give Huang Er an order to wait for reinforcements. Reinforcements will arrive soon. If Qingchong County is lost, let him come to me with his head raised."
The men nodded slightly and their eyes met. They knew that this was a last resort.
But looking at the information sent back, there was still a lot of anxiety on their faces. They knew Huang Er, and although he was crazy, he would never say such demoralizing words unless it was absolutely necessary.
After a short silence, one of them couldn't help but speak.
"Second Master, my subordinates still want to say something. It's not that subordinates have the ambition of others. The strength of the Dongshan Army is obvious to all. If such an order is given, Huang Er is afraid that the Dongshan Army's crazy attack will not be able to withstand the arrival of reinforcements."
After saying these words, Sakai Jiro suddenly raised his head and stared at the person who spoke.
The man was half-kneeling on the ground, ready to accept punishment. He knew that saying such words at this time would, without joking, disturb the morale of the army.
Seriously, it can be dragged down and chopped.
But even so, there were some things that he still had to say at this critical moment.
Just when this man was about to accept his fate of being chopped down, Jiro Sakai's voice suddenly sounded.
"What did you just say? Dongshan Army?"
His subordinates were stunned for a moment, not understanding what Sakai Jiro meant, but he still nodded subconsciously.
Jiro Sakai quickly stepped forward, snatched the message back from the letter, and looked at it repeatedly.
Sakai Jiro's expression was also constantly changing. All his subordinates watched this scene and did not dare to disturb him.
After a brief silence, Jiro Sakai closed his eyes slightly, raised his head, clenched his palms, and finally exhaled slowly.
"It's over. We were fooled. There will be no reinforcements. Even if there are, the reinforcements should be blocked on the road."
Everyone was startled when they heard this, "Why did the Second Master say this?"
Sakai Jiro's clenched palms loosened, the letter fell to the ground, his slightly closed eyes opened, and he said coldly.
"This supervisory envoy has 20,000 troops, consisting of the Dongshan and Split Mountain armies. However, in the news that came back now, there is no mention of the whereabouts of the Split Mountain army. In other words, they are participating in the siege. Yes, it’s just Su Qian’s Dongshan Army from beginning to end.”
At this point, Sakai Jiro didn't say any more, but all his subordinates understood what he meant.
If their guess was correct, the Split Mountain Army dispatched with the army should be tasked with blocking reinforcements from the base camp at this time.
It can be believed that from the beginning, Su Qi'an never thought about taking over Qingchong County with the Dongshan and Split Mountain armies, just to ambush the reinforcements dispatched from Zhoushan Island.
This method of fighting is to lure the snake out of its hole and eliminate as many living forces as possible.
As long as Qingchong County is besieged, they cannot sit idly by and do nothing, and must find ways to send troops to rescue them.
The only one who can send troops is Zhoushan Island, the base camp. Once troops are sent, other troops will be sent to ambush them in advance to eat them.
This kind of calculation is disgusting. It won't work if they send troops, and it won't work if they don't send troops. It completely puts them in a dilemma.
What's more important is that Su Qian dared to fight like this with only 20,000 men in hand. You must know that they had fought against nearly 40,000 Dongzhou soldiers before.
In the end, the two sides were tied, but this time with the 10,000 troops dispatched from the base camp, the total force had already exceeded Su Qi'an's 20,000 troops.
But even so, not only did they not get any advantage, but Su Qi'an put them in a dilemma.
This battle made them realize the power of the Daliang Dongshan Army and this man's shrewd calculations, which were by no means general talk.
All of a sudden, they put away their contempt.
Not long after Jiro Sakai pointed out Su Qi'an's intention to encircle the point for reinforcements, news of the reinforcements dispatched from Zhoushan Island was also sent.
As Jiro Sakai expected, when they just landed and headed towards Qingchong County, they passed through a forest and were ambushed by a large number of soldiers. The two sides fought fiercely and were unable to move forward for rescue for a while.
Everyone who received the news was obviously panicked. If Sakai Jiro was just guessing and they still had hope in their hearts, then the news of reinforcements completely shattered everyone's last remaining hope.
They looked up at Jiro Sakai, hoping that he would make up his mind.
This time, compared to everyone's panic, Sakai Jiro seemed unusually calm.
He looked indifferently, looked at his subordinates, and said coldly, "Everyone, the reinforcements have been blocked and we are asking for rescue. It is impossible for the base camp to send troops. If we want to break the situation, we have to rely on ourselves."
"Now I have an idea, but I don't know if you dare to take the risk with me."
"Second Master, please speak up. As long as we can repel these cold soldiers, no matter how big the risk is, we are willing to go."
"If you want to make something happen, you can't do it without taking risks. Second boss, you can say what you want, and we'll let you go."
Everyone under his command was furious and shouted.
Sakai Jiro nodded, and then told everyone his thoughts one by one.
His plan was very simple, that is, to lead three or four thousand people from Zuohai County to burn down Liang Bing's granary again like last time.
Originally this was not part of the plan, but for the last time he asked for help from the base camp, in order to have an extra record, Sakai Jiro asked the Dongzhou soldiers for some information.
Let him know that when Su Qi'an came to the Dongzhou front line, in addition to having 20,000 soldiers under his command, he also brought 50,000 grain and grass. All of this grain and grass was escorted to Sanming County, which was not far away from them, at most 40 to 50 miles away.
Sanming County City is surrounded by mountains on three sides and is surrounded by steep cliffs. If you want to enter the city, there is only one main road, making it an excellent defensive place.
But as luck would have it, Sakai Jiro took people to Sanming County half a year before he first sneaked into Qingchong and Zuohai counties. He recorded various key points along the way, which led him to discover a very secret trail.
This trail can reach Qingchong County. If it were not for the accidental discovery, Sakai Jiro would not be able to do so.
I found that there is such a way.
It was originally just a simple record, but I didn't expect to use it so quickly.
As long as he successfully enters Sanming County this time and burns the granary like last time, no matter how strong Su Qi'an's Dongshan Army is and captures Qingchong County, he will not be able to defend the city without food.
If this matter comes to pass, and together with the last time, a total of 150,000 stones of food and grass were burned, Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo will not be able to launch a large-scale attack for at least half a month.
I didn't want to take this route originally. I can only say that it was a God-given opportunity. In order to successfully implement the invasion plan this time, I would not hesitate to risk the insider exposure.
After listening to Jiro Sakai's plan, everyone who had originally looked solemn looked excited. They clenched their fists and screamed, eager to take action immediately.
Sakai Jiro calmed everyone's emotions and said softly, "This matter is not urgent. I will write another letter to confirm the specific location of the granary. We will take action immediately under the moonlight tonight."
"At the same time, in order to paralyze the Dongzhou soldiers who are monitoring the operation, 3,000 people will be left in the city to provide support and cover at any time."
It's not that Jiro Sakai doesn't want to take everyone away, but for this night attack, the smaller the number of people, the better. A thousand people are basically enough.
The remaining three thousand people in the city can rely on the defense of Zuohai County. Even if the state soldiers invade, they will at least not fall for a while.
Once they succeed, all kinds of sieges will be broken by themselves. As for them who attack, there is naturally a high risk of being wiped out.
But for the victory of the plan, even if it means death, what does it matter? If I were afraid of death, I wouldn't be a pirate.
Jiro Sakai ordered the mission, and soon all of his men dispersed, now just waiting for dark.
At this time, Zhong Liang, who was in charge of guarding the 50,000-stone granary in Sanming County, was pacing back and forth in his mansion in the county. He held a letter in his hand, his face changing. After hesitating for a moment, he handed the letter in his hand to Burned, he sighed and seemed to have made some kind of decision.
