Dingbei City, Zhenbei General’s Mansion.
Caught off guard by the Northern Huan army, Wei Wenzhong quickly calmed down after the initial panic and anger.
Of course he knew that Beihuan surrounded Suining Guard but did not attack it because it was waiting for him to send people to rescue the defenders of Suining Guard.
Bei Huan also knew that the cost of forcibly attacking the city was too high and it was not certain that it could be conquered.
Besieging Suining Wei to force him to send troops to rescue was indeed a brilliant move.
But Beihuan's leading general was too confident. He was so confident that he thought any of Beihuan's armies could withstand the attack of Beifu Army!
Confidence is a good thing!
But being too confident becomes arrogance!
If they defeated the Beihuan army stationed on the northwest side of Jing'anwei and successfully regained control of the Beiyuan Shoal, the Beihuan army's retreat and food supply would be cut off.
By then, they can close the door and beat the dog with peace of mind!
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If all the people who broke in from Beihuan were eaten, Beihuan would completely lose the strength to fight again without having to wait until the beginning of next spring!
Bei Huan’s move was a brilliant one.
But it is also a risky move!
Just as Wei Wenzhong was thinking secretly, the scouts he sent out came to report that the Beihuan army on the south side of Suining Guard was slaughtering war horses on a large scale.
"really!"
Wei Wenzhong narrowed his eyes slightly, "Using war horses to supplement military rations, and reducing the supply of men and horses, this move is really cruel! Our opponent is very decisive!"
"This man is indeed not a simple person." Lieutenant General Fu Tianyan nodded slightly, "Beihuan is obviously prepared to besiege Suining Guard for a long time. When Suining Guard is short of food, we will send troops to rescue them. At that time, their chance will come."
"Um!"
Wei Wenzhong nodded slightly and was about to speak when another scout came to report.
The central army of Beihuan released more than 3,000 seriously injured soldiers into Suining Guard.
Upon hearing the news, Wei Wenzhong and Fu Tianyan's faces suddenly fell.
"Damn Bei Huan, he's so cunning!"
Fu Tianyan gritted his teeth and cursed: "These 3,000 seriously injured soldiers will accelerate the consumption of Suining Guard's food reserves, distract the attention of the Suining Guard's defenders, and also reduce their own military ration consumption. It can be said that they are killing three birds with one stone!"
Are those three thousand seriously injured people?
That’s three thousand mouths!
It would be basically impossible for these seriously injured soldiers to put on their armor again without two or three months.
Even if it is put back, it will not have any impact on Bei Huan's next plan.
Instead, it caused a lot of trouble for the defenders of Suining Guard.
"This move is indeed very cruel."
Wei Wenzhong said with a dark face: "This is an open conspiracy! If they release the people, the people of Suining Guard will have no choice but to accept them! Now, the Suining Guard can hold out for even less time."
"yes!"
Fu Tianyan sighed worriedly and asked, "General, what should we do next? Are we just going to keep wasting time with the Beihuan army?"
It won't make any difference if you waste it now.
But in the end, it was inevitable to send troops to rescue.
The Suining Guards have not run out of food yet. If they take the initiative to attack, the troops of the Suining Guards can rush out at any time and form a pincer attack on the Beihuan army.
But if Suining Wei ran out of food and the defenders were too hungry to have any strength left, it would be a waste of tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
Wei Wenzhong pondered for a while and replied, "It will not work if we keep wasting time. We have to find a way to regain control of Beiyuan Shoal and cut off their food supply and retreat routes. By then, the Beihuan army will be in chaos, and we can then defeat Beihuan in one fell swoop!"
Speaking of Beiyuan Shoal, Wei Wenzhong couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger.
Yang Zheng is such a bastard, his 30,000-strong army was defeated so quickly.
The key point is that all those defeated soldiers were driven into Suining Wei, and now their connection with Suining Wei has been cut off. They still don’t know why the 30,000-strong army was defeated so quickly.
Even if the 30,000 troops could hold out for another half an hour, the situation might not be like this now.
Thinking about the current situation, Wei Wenzhong wished he could tear Yang Zheng into pieces.
Fu Tianyan frowned and said, "Beihuan must have guessed that we would find a way to cut off their retreat. If we want to take back Beiyuan Shoal, I'm afraid we have to make a long-term plan and we must not fall into Beihuan's trap."
Beiyuan Shoal is the lifeline of the Beihuan army.
There is no reason for Beihuan not to focus on defense.
The Beifu Army has been dealing with Beihuan for so many years, so they are relatively clear about the combat effectiveness of the Beihuan army.
The regular army of the Northern Army only has 200,000 soldiers.
Together with the 30,000 troops that came to support earlier, there are a total of 230,000 troops.
Apart from the personnel defending various cities and the strategic location of Beilu Pass and Mayi, the Beifu Army could only mobilize 160,000 to 170,000 troops to fight on the front line!
In the battle two days ago, the Northern Army had lost more than 30,000 troops.
Even if we count the 40,000 troops trapped in Suining Guard, the Northern Army can only mobilize thirteen or fourteen troops for combat!
Apart from the casualties in the war, Beihuan still had at least 120,000 troops.
The number of troops on both sides can be said to be almost equal!
If they attack head-on, the Northern Army really doesn't have much chance of winning.
We must be extra careful in every battle that follows.
Otherwise, it is very likely that one wrong move will lead to the loss of the whole game.
Wei Wenzhong could also understand Fu Tianyan's worries.
Naturally, he also thought of the same questions that Fu Tianyan could think of.
Beihuan couldn't afford to lose, and neither could the Beifu Army.
But continuing to fight against Bei Huan is not a solution.
After all, Suining Guard has 40,000 troops!
How can I not save him?
Wei Wenzhong pondered for a while, then asked: "How long can the food and grass of Suining Guard last?"
Fu Tianyan replied: "It has been one and a half months since we last sent supplies to Suining Guard. According to the current situation, the more than 40,000 people in Suining Guard can only hold out for half a month at most."
Half a month!
Wei Wenzhong's eyelids twitched.
If the soldiers of Suining Guard also followed the example of Beihuan and killed war horses to replenish military rations, they could have held out for a longer time.
But without his order, most of the Suining Guard’s troops did not dare to kill war horses privately to replenish military rations.
The ideal situation would be to force back the Beihuan army within half a month or even ten days!
Otherwise, the Suining Wei army would not starve to death, but would most likely choose to break out.
Once they choose to break out, it will be exactly what Bei Huan wants!
The time is a bit tight!
Seeing Wei Wenzhong's gloomy face, Fu Tianyan couldn't help but tentatively said, "General, there should be an expert under King Jingbei. How about I go there and ask for advice?"
Upon hearing Fu Tianyan's words, Wei Wenzhong immediately became unhappy.
He, the great general Zhenbei, is not dead yet!
Fu Tianyan actually wanted to go to Yun Zheng to ask for countermeasures?
Where would he put his face?
Otherwise, he could just let Yun Zheng be the General Zhenbei?
"Don't listen to hearsay!"
Wei Wenzhong glared at Fu Tianyan unhappily, "The Sixth Prince won two great victories before, all thanks to his ambushes! In our current situation, how can we ambush Beihuan? If it weren't for the Sixth Prince and his people, would we just sit there and wait to die?"
Fu Tianyan gave a dry laugh and stopped talking immediately.
At this moment, Wei Wenzhong's personal soldiers came to report, "General, the King of Jingbei and the Queen are here!"
"them?"
Wei Wenzhong frowned and said to himself unhappily, "Why are they coming to Dingbei instead of guarding Shuofang?"
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