Chapter 431 Cutting off the supply line
"Yuan Shu, have the scouts returned?"
Turning back to the main seat and sitting down, Wei Chengyi asked in a deep voice.
"They've returned. According to the news they sent back, Wanqishan has relocated all the people in Heyang County to the city behind. Currently, the 200,000 troops he leads are all gathered in Heyang County."
Yuan Shu, who was named, bowed and replied that since arriving at the battlefield, they have taken over the work of scouts. All the scouts in the army are temporarily under their orders. As early as when the army was stopped for two consecutive days, the second master ordered the scouts to go around to the rear of Heyang County to gather information. As the two armies were fighting, it was extremely inconvenient for them to transmit information. He only received the news from the scouts just now.
"very good."
Upon hearing this, Wei Chengyi raised the corners of his lips, beckoned the generals to gather in front of the sand table, pointed to one of the spots and said, "Qingying, tonight at midnight, you will lead 50,000 troops and quietly bypass from the right. General Wang, you will lead 50,000 troops to bypass from the left and capture Tianyang City in the rear at lightning speed. Leave 20,000 troops to defend the city and prevent Wanqi Shan from taking it back. The remaining 80,000 troops will continue to attack the other cities in Quanzhou. Since Wanqi Shan likes to play this kind of trick, then we will play along to the end. When Heyang County becomes an isolated city with no supplies left, I wonder how many days he can hold out."
Wanqi Shan was too confident, or perhaps too afraid of them, and actually concentrated all his troops in Heyang County. This move undoubtedly created an opportunity for them to launch a sneak attack on the city behind. Since there were no civilians in Heyang County, he would not attack it again. He wanted to surround and kill them, and finally take it down without losing a single soldier.
"yes!"
The generals' eyes lit up, and Qingying and General Wang, who were named, were even more excited. They had been feeling very frustrated for a long time, and the Second Master finally took action.
"Go down and prepare."
Waving his hand, Wei Chengyi lowered his head and continued to study the sand table.
"yes."
The generals all bowed in unison. As they were leaving, Shen Xiangwan happened to come in from outside. They all saluted her one after another. Shen Xiangwan smiled and nodded, then walked straight to Wei Chengyi: "What are you looking at? Are you still worried about the affairs of Heyang County?"
"No, why are you here?"
With a faint smile, Wei Chengyi pulled her to sit down and poured her a cup of hot tea.
"I've already screened everyone that Xie Yanzhi and the others have taken a fancy to. All that's left is to send them to various states. I happened to have some free time, so I came to find you."
She also knew that the army had been stopped. Wasn't it because she was worried that they would be too frustrated that she came to check on them? She did have a way to take over Heyang County, but it was a bit troublesome.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Pulling her hand and holding it, Wei Chengyi's eyes were full of heartache. Compared with them, his daughter-in-law who was responsible for the aftermath had a harder job. As far as he knew, she would not go to the military hospital unless she encountered injuries that Mu Yunran and others could not handle. She was dealing with the aftermath every day. In addition, she also needed to take care of the planting, breeding and harvesting of those prefectures that had already been resettled. Many times she was so busy that she didn't even have time to eat properly.
"Should I say it's not hard?"
After the slightly mischievous words fell, the couple laughed at the same time. After a moment, Shen Xiangwan asked, "Have you thought of a way to take over Heyang County?"
"Um."
Nodding, Wei Chengyi recounted his plans: "The imperial court certainly didn't provide him with much food and military supplies. As long as we can make them an isolated city and cut off all supplies, it won't be long before Heyang County will fall without a fight."
"My husband is awesome!"
Shen Xiangwan gave a thumbs up without hesitation. This method really saved time and effort. Without food supplies, even the most powerful lion would be reduced to a toothless house cat, and Wanqi Mountain would be completely ruined.
“You!”
Holding her hand, Wei Chengyi felt a little amused and helpless. She was treating him like a child.
With a way to deal with the situation, Qingying and General Wang followed Wei Chengyi's instructions that night, crossed the mountains, quietly went around to the rear of Heyang County, and rushed out at dawn when Tianyang City was about to open the city gate. They unexpectedly broke open the city gate, rushed into the city, eliminated the garrison, and closed the city gate. By the time Wanqishan received the news from the scouts, it was too late.
The people of Tianyang City had long heard of the virtuous reputation of Wei Chengyi and his wife. Although they were somewhat afraid, they had no intention of resisting. Qingying and General Wang also sent people to appease them and told them to do what they should do. They had military orders and would never take a single needle or thread from the people.
"Boys, charge!"
With Wanqishan's shrewdness, he naturally guessed Wei Chengyi's purpose and had to send 100,000 people to attack Tianyang City. If their supply line was really cut off, they would be dead, but...
“Boom boom boom…”
“Ahh…”
As luck would have it, when Qingying and his men captured Tianyang City, they happened to intercept a batch of supplies that were about to be sent to Heyang County, including a large amount of black oil. Qingying and General Wang decided to retaliate. When Wanqi Shan personally led the army to attack the city, the soldiers on the upper floor fired rockets at the same time, and the fire instantly rose from the ground. The soldiers in the front were immediately turned into firemen, and screams were shrill.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
"Shoot those who are already on fire!"
Seeing this, Wanqi Shan had to roar and order the army to retreat, and he did not forget to order the archers to shoot the soldiers who were running around in the fire. For a while, the scene was in chaos. By the time they controlled the situation, everyone was covered in dust. Looking at the raging fire outside Tianyang City, Wanqi Shan and his deputy generals had extremely gloomy faces. This was a trouble. If they could not capture Tianyang City, they would have no supplies and would be trapped to death sooner or later.
"General?"
Everyone looked at Wanqi Shan at the same time. After a long silence, he said, "We have no supplies, and neither do those people in Tianyang City. We should continue to feign an attack on the city. Once their black oil runs out, we can strike back."
The people who delivered supplies to them were not stupid. Knowing that Tianyang City had been occupied, they would definitely stop delivering supplies. Therefore, the food and black oil of the people in Tianyang City were limited. Now it just depended on who would die first.
What Wanqi Shan didn't know was that in order to facilitate the march, Qingying and his men did not bring any food or fodder. However, they brought not only soldiers, but also Lin Wei, a space-based mutant. Their food and fodder were all in his space. Moreover, Qingying himself was also a space-based mutant. Even if the food was eaten up, with their martial arts skills, they could return to Luoyang County for further supplies. It would probably be difficult for him to exhaust them to death.
[End of this chapter]
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