Speaking of this, Wei Qing said quickly: "Your Majesty, this batch of supplies for the Liang army is huge. Not only does it contain tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass, it also has countless arrows, which can be used by our army to garrison Wutong."
"Wutong is the supply point at the rear of Liang Kingdom for transporting to the front line. There must be a large amount of supplies stored here. Open the treasury immediately and check carefully."
Xiao Yuan said, and then said: "Xue Wu will definitely lead his army after he learns about the attack on Wutong. By then, our army will have to hold on to this city, and arrows alone are not enough. We will send an order immediately. All ministries, try to get some defensive equipment, such as rolling stones and kerosene."
Wutong is not an important defensive area. There were no such things to defend the city before. This is one of the reasons why Xiao Yuan is worried. Another point is the food and grass for the Liang army.
He said: "As for Yanzhou, the food and grass can still supply Xue Wu's army for two months. In addition, Yanzhou is a big city with a large population. If Xue Wu concentrates the supplies, he will not be able to trap him to death in a short time. Therefore, We still need the next step in our military strategy.”
"The king means..."
Xiao Yuan looked around and said directly: "Send out an elite force and march to the capital of Liang to force the king of Liang to surrender, or in other words, attack the capital! Once the king of Liang's court is destroyed, Xue Wu will have no intention of fighting anymore."
The situation of the battle has become clear.
After the Qin army seized Wutong, Yanzhou was trapped between Wutong and Huan's army.
Next, Xue Wu will definitely attack Wutong at all costs, and what Xiao Yuan has to do is not to just defend Wutong, but to attack Liangdu while guarding Wutong.
As long as Liangdu is captured and Wutong is defended, the outcome of Xue Wu's 300,000-strong army can be imagined.
This is a normal march plan, and all the generals have no objections.
Xiao Yuan saw this and immediately said: "Zhao Mu and Peng Shuang will stay and be responsible for guarding Wutong. I will personally lead 50,000 elite troops and attack Liangdu!"
"As you command!"
Everyone clasped their fists together.
The current strength of the Qin army, after the battle in Youzhou, is still close to 200,000.
Xiao Yuan took away 50,000 people and left 150,000 people to garrison Wutong. Although there were not enough stones and rolling wood, with such a large number of troops, it would not take Xue Wu a month or two to capture it.
The strategy here was decided, and after resting in Wutong, Xiao Yuan immediately ordered his troops and horses, and led Xu Hu, Wei Qing, Xu Rong and other generals to quickly march towards Liangdu.
All the troops of the Liang Kingdom are now in Yanzhou, and there is no obstacle behind them.
Fifty thousand elites were approaching quickly on the Liang land, and they were completely marching in a hurry.
At the same time, Huan Jun camped.
Sun Qi stood behind the commander's position, holding his hands behind his back and looking at the military map on the wall.
The deputy general stood below and couldn't help but said: "Shuai Sun, no news has been sent back. Do you think the Qin army has occupied Wutong?"
"It must have been successful." Sun Qi said confidently without looking back: "Not only that, but King Qin has probably divided his troops and started to attack Liangdu."
"Oh? In this case, after Xue Wu learns the news, won't he risk his life and attack Wutong." The deputy general said.
"Of course, there is no doubt about it." Sun Qi seemed to have finished reading the map, and finally turned around and sorted out the bamboo slips on the commander's case.
The deputy general said again: "Then...Xue Wuruo attacks Wutong fiercely. With the strength of the Qin army, he has to concentrate his troops. By then, Yanzhou will be relatively empty. If our army takes this opportunity to attack..."
Sun Qi glanced at him: "What's the point? Now Xue Wu has entered a deadlock. He will die sooner or later. Our army only needs to sit back and enjoy the gains. There is no need to go through bloody battles and lose our troops in vain."
"To gain total victory at the smallest cost is what a general wants."
As he spoke, he added: "I have said before that Xue Wu and others are just in vain. The Liang Army's war is directly related to his mistakes in military deployment."
"In today's world, there is only one truly first-rate military general, Su Yi of the State of Qin."
Sun Qi sometimes speaks a little arrogantly.
Not only Xue Wu, but also Huang Zu, the famous general of Ling Kingdom, actually looked down upon him in his heart.
Two days later.
Because Wutong was quickly occupied and then completely blocked, the news was blocked, so it was not until this time that Xue Wu received the bad news.
In Yanzhou City, the meeting hall.
After listening to the sergeant's report, Xue Wuteng suddenly stood up, widened his eyes and asked, "What did you say!?"
The soldier swallowed hard: "Wutong... Wutong has been occupied by the Qin army, and all our army's supplies have been robbed..."
"This is impossible! Wutong is behind Yanzhou! Does the Qin Army have wings on its back? Can it fly over the top of my main force!?" Xue Wu shouted sharply. Obviously, this news was unacceptable to him.
Seeing this, the soldier said in a trembling voice: "Such a military situation, how dare you, villain...how dare you lie about this, Commander Xue..."
"Ah!!! Shut up!" Xue Wu roared, and at the same time he couldn't help it anymore, grabbed the bamboo slips of the Handsome Case, and threw them down.
"Yes, yes, I'm resigning..." The commander was so angry that the soldiers dared not say anything. They just saluted hurriedly and left the place as if they were running away.
After he left, all the generals on the left and right were also panicked.
Because everyone knows that it is impossible for the messenger to talk nonsense!
But they couldn't figure out how the Qin army got past.
Moreover, hadn't King Qin been attacking the city before? Why did he suddenly run behind his own side after not seeing him for the past two days?
People were puzzled, panicked and confused, but the facts were in front of them and they couldn't help but not believe it.
Deputy General Sun Yao also quickly stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Xue Shuai! The situation is not good!"
"You don't have to say it!" Xue Wuzheng was so angry that he glared at the deputy general, then gritted his teeth and said: "The Qin army appeared in Wutong, not only cutting off our army's supply line, but what's even more terrifying is that the capital is in danger! "
Having said this, he immediately shouted: "Quick! Gather the army and take back Wutong!"
"But Commander Xue, if I deploy a large number of troops away from Yanzhou and Huan Jun comes to attack the city again, what should I do?" Someone couldn't help but remind him.
"We can't control so much now! Leave 50,000 troops to guard Yanzhou, and all other troops will be transferred to Wutong! We must recapture this place in the shortest possible time!" How could Xue Wu not understand this, but he has nothing to do now .
Under his emergency order, the main force of the Liang army began to quickly assemble, and sent troops from Yanzhou, marching all the way to Wutong.
The two places were not very far apart, and due to the emergency, within two days, Xue Wu's army had already arrived at the city.
Looking at the overwhelming Liang army on the plain outside the city, the Qin army did not have any surprises, or in other words, they were already prepared and were waiting in full formation.
After traveling in a hurry, Xue Wu lost his mind due to the anxiety. He drew his sword on the spot and ordered a strong attack.
