Eastern State Border.
Many generals headed by Zhang Renjie are surrounding here.
"With the current situation, we are in a dilemma. We got news yesterday that the people from Shaanzhou actually divided their forces into several groups and headed towards Hezhou. I don't understand what this Ma Yaohan means."
"At least we have to wait until Taizhou Ding Yan takes action first, right?"
"Ding Yan is a member of the Great Sima Cao Kang. He did this because he wanted to join Cao Kang, right?"
"A certificate of nomination?"
Zhang Renjie said very doubtfully.
"No, no, no, I guess this Ma Yaohan doesn't have the brains."
"The reason why Taizhou is holding back its troops now is because Dongzhou's troops are restrained by Liaozhou's troops, and also to test the attitudes of other parties."
"He acted preemptively. Of course, he expressed his attitude, but at the same time, it also made other forces passive. He curried favor with Cao Kang, but offended the surrounding areas. Ma Yaohan was also thankless for his efforts."
Shi Xu shook his head aside.
"But I have to say that he picked the timing very well. Now Fan Hanzhong has stationed 100,000 troops on the border between Hezhou and Taizhou, and he is tit for tat with the Taizhou troops."
"Even if they invaded Shaanzhou from the southwest, Fan Hanzhong would not be able to make it in time."
"And judging from the direction of these people from Shaanzhou, their target is probably Sanhe County, Heyang County!"
"This treasure is strange. He is already the state pastor of Hezhou, but he does not live in the pastoral mansion. Instead, he has been living in a small Sanhe County."
"How many people can an ordinary county have?"
"If he succeeds, I'm afraid Hezhou will be really difficult to handle."
Cao Bao also nodded.
"It's really strange. Logically speaking, our Lord Zhou Mu has been making arrangements for this long. What's the matter with letting us stretch our arms all the time?"
"The food and grass we brought have been used up, and we have to rely on supply from the rear. If we send troops in again, the supply line will be stretched, which will be very troublesome."
Lu Liang said rather dissatisfied.
"Mo Jun doesn't know what's going on in this episode right now. Counting the time, they should be back around the same time."
Zhang Renjie frowned.
This aspect is what worries him the most.
"Report!"
"Jimo County's urgent military situation!"
At this moment, a shout came from outside.
Several generals walked out quickly.
"General Qi!"
"Our army went to Jimo County according to the arrangement of General Luliang, but before arriving at Jimo County, we found that the entire direction of Jimo County was full of fire. Looking from a distance, there were no less than a dozen fire spots, and the county The house seems to be in flames!"
The visitor said to several generals.
They were from Luliang. Because of the long distance, they were almost the last ones to arrive at Jimo County.
But before waiting for Jimo County, they saw the situation in the direction of Jimo County. The general who led the team knew that something was wrong. On the one hand, he marched quickly to Jimo County, and on the other hand, he sent people back to report the news.
"What?!"
"What did you say?!"
"Fire in the county house?!"
"How can this be?!"
"There are ten thousand horses and horses there, what do they do for food!"
Zhang Renjie was shocked.
"What is the specific situation?!"
Zhang Renjie asked quickly.
"General Hou has already led his troops to the county government, and my subordinates don't know the specific situation."
the soldier said.
Zhang Renjie waved his hand and asked the soldier to retreat first.
"Don't think about it, something must have happened!"
"If there is a fire in one place, it may be an accident, but if there are so many fires at once, it is definitely intentional!"
"But who exactly?"
"He was able to quietly kill our ten thousand troops and capture the county. Could it be that he is from Liaozhou?"
Shi Xu said with a puzzled look.
"It shouldn't be!"
"Right now, Liaozhou has too much to worry about because of the actions of the prairie people. Besides, Fu Mingli doesn't have the guts. Even if he sends troops from Liaozhou to kill these 10,000 horses, it will take at least 30,000 to 50,000 people!"
"How can you hide it from our eyes?"
“It’s really puzzling that Jeju’s On Bo-rye wouldn’t take such risks!”
Zhang Renjie shook his head.
They are now guarding the border between Dongzhou and Hezhou. Naturally, they would not think that it was the people from Hezhou who did it.
"no!"
"We can't wait here any longer, there's no point!"
"What I'm most worried about now is the remaining fire spots. They won't be lit casually. If those are our food and grass camps, then our Dongzhou will be completely finished!"
"General Shi, gather your troops and come back with me. If someone really infiltrates, they must be eliminated as soon as possible!"
"My lord, nothing can happen!"
"Generals Cao Bao and Lu Liang, you two should continue to stay here. Once there is news, I will inform you immediately!"
Zhang Renjie thought for a while and said to the three of them.
After saying that, he hurriedly summoned his men and horses, dressed lightly and flew towards Jimo County.
Before they even reached Jimo County, they were already blinded by the black smoke that filled the sky.
Zhang Renjie's heart felt cold.
No matter from the taste or the scale, only the burning of grain and grass camps will have this effect.
Once the food camp is ignited, there is no way to put out the fire. We can only watch helplessly.
By the time they arrived at Jimo County's mansion, the fire had been extinguished, leaving only the mess everywhere.
A fire inside the Prefectural Mufu's Mansion not only burned the Prefecture Mufu's Mansion to the ground, but also destroyed the wall of the county government building next to it. The fire spread and burned nearly a quarter of the county government. The fire Only then was he controlled.
The fire points in several other places were exactly a dozen grain and grass camps in Dongzhou.
In order to control Dongzhou's army as much as possible, Yang Qian deliberately concentrated all the grain in Dongzhou into Jimo County. If the grain and grass were contained, everything could be contained.
But this arrangement just gave Zhang Bao and the others an opportunity to take advantage of.
A fire destroyed all the food and grass accumulated in Dongzhou over the years.
When Zhang Renjie learned the news, he spurted out a mouthful of blood. As a person who leads troops to fight, he naturally understands the importance of food and grass for marching and fighting.
Now these grains and grass are served in one pot.
Not to mention attacking Hezhou, even the existence of their remaining troops is in question.
When the time comes, if someone else attacks Dongzhou, you'll have to fight with them!
How did this happen? !
What on earth is Lord Zhou Mu doing?
And the military camp next to it, are all the dead people? Can't hold on even if you fight to the death? If I can't keep you safe, why don't you send me the message earlier!
The more Zhang Renjie thinks about it, the angrier he becomes!
"Where's my lord?!"
"where?!"
Zhang Renjie asked the soldier.
"this……"
"General, the entire state pastoral residence has been burned to ashes, and hundreds of burnt corpses were found inside. According to the soldiers guarding the city, they came here when the fire started."
"But the door of the State Shepherd's Mansion is locked tightly, and you can't get in at all!"
"No one escaped from inside. I'm afraid Mr. Zhou Mu has already..."
The soldier said helplessly.
"What?!"
"What did you say?!"
Zhang Renjie's vision went dark and he fell off his horse.
