After the supplies arrived at the border between the two sides, there was no delay. To be precise, Beichen declared war as quickly as possible.
Rong Yi was very clear-headed. The sooner the war started, the greater the chances of Beichen's victory. It could not be delayed. Any delay would only give Dai Yue time to prepare, and the gap between the two countries would only get bigger and bigger.
Therefore, as soon as the Dai Viet army arrived at the border and before it had completely settled down, it encountered a surprise attack.
Beichen's small force headed straight for the Dai Viet camp's food supplies.
"Your Highness, the food supplies have been attacked." Yue Chengyu had just closed his eyes for a moment when a guard ran into the tent in a panic.
Yue Chengyu's mind suddenly became clear. He quickly got up from the bed and walked out while putting on his coat.
"How's it going?"
"There were no major losses of food and fodder, but the guards suffered casualties. The attacking squad has already captured them all."
"Go and have a look."
When Yue Chengyu arrived at the place where the food and grass were stored, he saw a group of generals rushing towards him.
The few of them didn't have time to exchange pleasantries and quickly checked the situation at the scene.
"Fortunately, there was no loss of food and fodder. This is a blessing in disguise."
"Yes, but why would they attack the food supply in such a high-profile manner? From ancient times to the present, everyone knows how vigilant the army is about food supply."
"Maybe they were thinking, what if it succeeds? After all, raiding forage supplies is a common tactic."
"It still feels a little off. Attacking forage supplies is nothing special, but judging from the on-site investigation and the statements of the garrison soldiers, this attack seems somewhat unethical."
"Maybe it was due to the hasty deployment."
Yue Chengyu listened to the discussion of the generals around him and suddenly raised his head
"Hurry and get to the granary in the city."
Several generals were stunned for a while by Yue Chengyu's order, but they soon reacted.
"What does the prince mean?"
"Fifth brother, please stay and handle the matters here."
"yes."
Everyone who received the order mobilized as quickly as possible and soon rushed to the granary in the city with a team of soldiers.
But it was too late, the fire in the granary had already started. The granary here was not as heavily guarded as the one in the army, and there were only the regular yamen runners on duty.
In addition, Rong Yi's original target should have been this granary, so he used the nails that had been buried here a long time ago.
When the relationship between the two countries became tense, we had already been investigating the spies of the enemy country, and we have not stopped for the past six months.
But this time, Beichen really used up all his family fortune, and some of the spies who had been lurking here since childhood and were buried very deeply were exposed.
Yue Chengyu didn't dare to say that everything was exposed, but at least he felt that Rong Yi would not be so reckless.
"Put out the fire first."
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
"Please stand up."
"It's all my negligence."
"It's my fault. Get up and take a look at the damage first."
"yes."
Thanks to everyone's rescue efforts, the fire in the granary was finally put out, but looking at the granary that had almost turned into ashes, it was estimated that there was nothing left inside.
Everyone endured the immense pain in their hearts and went to check the situation.
"General Chi, you and General Cheng should hurry back to the barracks and arrange the battle deployment. If I were Rong Yi, I would not let this opportunity go."
"yes."
"Sir Governor, is this the granary we were attacked in?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, as soon as I received the news, I sent people to other granaries to strengthen the security.
However, this is the largest granary in the city, holding one-third of all the grain."
"Obviously, the other party is fully prepared."
"Fortunately, the autumn harvest will be here soon, and the remaining food can last for a while, but I'm afraid it won't be of much help to the army."
"The army has sufficient food and fodder, so the governor just needs to appease the people in the city.
I will dispatch a team of troops to strengthen the security of the remaining granaries. My Lord Governor must pay attention to the crops in the fields and not let them be seen as destroyed.
Explain the matter clearly to the boss and ask every village to pay attention."
"Your Highness means that they might also attack the crops."
"Well, pass the news on as quickly as possible. I will write to the court and request a batch of grain."
"yes."
Yue Chengyu looked at the brightly lit warehouse and walked around it.
【Fortunately, we didn't encounter any civilian houses.】
If only this granary was burned, the loss would still be bearable, but if the people in the city were in chaos when the war broke out, it would be a difficult situation.
In fact, Rong Yi's move was quite clever. If Daiyue did not have the support of Princess Rui, the loss of these grains would have been really huge and troublesome.
However, the plan was a good one, and it was indeed successful. However, he hadn't anticipated that Dayue would be hanging on his head.
When the weather got dark, Yue Chengyu had just finished dealing with the affairs here. After that, he instructed the governor on some matters and hurried back to the military camp.
As expected, Beichen launched the attack almost at two or three in the morning, which was when the soldiers were most sleepy and least alert.
At the same time, the same thing happened on the border between Dai Viet and Lingjiang, almost a copy and paste tactic.
The prince of Anguo Duke also reacted quickly and the situation was stabilized.
Afterwards, urgent memorials sent from two border directions over a distance of 800 miles were approaching the capital at the fastest speed.
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