Xin Yi nodded: "If you have the opportunity, you will definitely not miss it."
A strong wind blew by, whining and bending the reeds by the river.
"The wind has picked up -" He Lingchuan stretched out his fingers, as if combing the autumn wind, "The wind direction has changed recently, and it is blowing from the other side at night."
"Have you been observing this?"
He Lingchuan nodded: "The weather is favorable, the place is favorable, and the people are in the right place. We originally had all of them. Now, the weather is about to change."
When the weather changes, the battle will begin.
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He Lingchuan's intelligence was very accurate. As expected, Bega's army arrived at the front line two days later, but the hidden dangers in Jinying's country also began to erupt at this time.
Twenty thousand Siro troops were stationed on the front line, and their supplies basically depended on the supply of Jin Yongguo. The latter was already a little short of resources. Fortunately, food came during the autumn harvest and replenished its reserves.
At this time, Xin Yi burned down the transfer warehouse, and several other groups sent by He Lingchuan also burned down several major granaries in Jinyang. About 50,000 shi of grain were burned to the ground.
You know, back then He Chunhua tried his best to raise 20,000 shi of food for the northern front line of Yuan Kingdom, which was enough to feed Zhao Pan's 50,000 army for a month; these fires in He Lingchuan directly burned down the enemy's front line for several months.
rations.
Jin Yingguo did not expect that in addition to burning the frontline transfer warehouse, he also burned down its large domestic warehouses. Now, not to mention supplying the Siro army, Jin Yingguo had difficulty even feeding its own people.
At this moment, Bega's army arrived.
It was on its way in a hurry and didn't bring much luggage. When it arrived, it had to ask for food and drink from Jin Yingguo.
There are still 23,000 soldiers in Xiluo's army, and 15,000 in Bejia's army. The total number is almost 40,000. The Jinyang Kingdom is suddenly under great pressure.
The transfer warehouse was burned down, but the army could not go hungry for a day. Jin Yingguo had no choice but to search for food from the country again to supply the front line.
All of a sudden, civilians stopped working.
A lot of what Jinyongguo officials confiscated were life-saving grains or seeds for the common people. Taking even these would cost lives.
The civilians could not understand that the officials were ruthless enough to steal food from their own hands to supply foreign troops and support their invasion of Panlong Territory!
This war has nothing to do with the Jinyang Kingdom. Why do the people of the Jinyang Kingdom have to suffer?
The food search was a big deal, with conflicts between officials and civilians everywhere, and civilian uprisings everywhere.
While the Kingdom of Jin was in dire straits, the Siro army and the Bejia army on the front line were also pressing for food, non-stop.
However, the two armies knew very well that Jin Yongguo really could not afford the food and drink, and in the end they had to provide food and drink by themselves.
Where to do it?
Naturally, both sides set their sights on the Maohe Plain.
This autumn, there will be another bumper harvest in the Maohe Plain. Although Yuheng City leads the farmers to harvest grain, the land is rich in grain. How can the harvest be finished in a short time?
If the Bega and Shiluo people want to have enough to eat, they have to go to the Maohe plain to rob it!
However, He Lingchuan had thought of this step long before setting fire to the granary. The Maohe Plain was on high alert and was strictly guarded.
If the two armies huddled at the border of the Jinyang Kingdom want to enter the Maohe Plain, they must either break through the obstruction of Yuheng City, then there will be a large fertile field behind the city, and they can rob it as much as they like; or, the two armies must enter from Longchuan River.
After several years of management by Wen Daolun, Yuheng City has strong financial resources and is willing to spend money on defense. It has already built a camp city in the two gaps in the original border defense, which also serves as an auxiliary city and is dedicated to garrisoning troops. The three cities are in a triangle shape.
Distribution, acting as horns for each other, watching each other, and cooperating with other defenses, the Siro army, which had previously underestimated the enemy, suffered a big loss as soon as they arrived.
To attack Yuheng City forcefully would be like trying to grab a mace with bare hands. Bega's army was a little overwhelmed after seeing this, so they prioritized the second option, which was to take the Taki River.
Different from the previous guerrilla attacks by the Siro army, this time the Bega army had to tear a gap in the defense of the Maohe Plain and establish a foothold before they could seize food, kill people and march on the Maohe Plain.
Although Takigawa has been turned into a land of plenty, the terrain here is very complex and is also called the Thousand Island Numa River. Admiral Bega Fushan Retsu once occupied Takigawa for more than a year, and when he went back, he drew detailed maps and made annotations for the military.
Important information on this attack on the Maohe Plain.
However, when Bega's army tried to enter the Taki River in the upper reaches of the river, they discovered that the terrain here had changed. Some islands were merged together, some large islands were cut into small pieces, and the waterways and tides were not the same as before.
But generally speaking, the waterway has become narrower and can only accommodate four or five small boats in parallel. The depth of water everywhere is a mystery, and large boats cannot enter at all.
If you can't move a big ship, you can't transport powerful troops.
Of course there is a wide lake deep in the Taki River, but there are water barriers installed by Yuheng City everywhere, and the water in the Taki River is not safe to begin with——
Water monsters are rampant.
After Fushan Retsu was beaten away, all the aquatic monsters in Takigawa were incorporated into Yuheng City. Those who refused to surrender had to die or flee, and those who couldn't stay. In the eyes of these monsters, no matter how famous Bega is, they are not as good as Yuheng.
The city is now in charge.
These guys are everywhere. Although they are not directly hostile to the army, it is easy to destroy ships, sneak attack on sentries, and inform the soldiers and civilians of Takikawa.
Although Bega is known as the "King of Demons", it is a long way from here, and domestic aquatic and amphibious monsters cannot get there at all.
The Bega army tried here several times and found that it was really difficult to gain a foothold.
There are village sentries everywhere in Longchuan. Some are left by the former water bandits, and some were added after Yuheng City. They are all over the water like nails. Bega's army finally pulled out a few, and his hand was bleeding when he pricked it.
Two days later, he was snatched back by the other party.
The abilities of Bega's army could not be fully utilized in this narrow, cramped, damp and dark place.
How difficult it was for Yuheng City to attack Fushan Lie and the Longchuan Bandits back then, and now Bega's army also feels the deep pain.
Bai Moji, the famous commander of Bega's army, fought with Yuheng City in Longchuan for six or seven days, but felt that his patience was running out. He brought his troops here to cooperate with Bega's "concerns about the northwest line of Panlong City"
"; Before the fighting starts on the northwest front, Bejia and Panlongcheng will not be officially separated from each other, and he will not be able to formally attack on a large scale here.
So all he can do now is small-scale "discussions", which has no advantage in front of Yuheng City. After all, Bega's army is not familiar with the place, and they just arrived and want to suppress the local snakes here. That's purely okay.
Just make it difficult for yourself.
Bai Moji also knew that it was wrong to fight like this, and it weakened Bejia's prestige.
Originally, wherever Bega's army passed, it was like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves and cutting through tangles with sharp knives, so outsiders worshiped him. The soldiers and people of Yuheng City must have been afraid of Bega, but if they were allowed to win a few battles, their awe would plummet.
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Psychological games have always been one of the main factors in winning or losing wars.
But Baimoji also knows his own sufferings. The combined Xiluo Army and Bejia Army have nearly 40,000 people. The Jinyang Kingdom really cannot afford to eat and drink every day. Baimoji can't squeeze the King of Jinyang even if he throws it into the pot.
How much oil and water is produced.
Reducing the food supply to the army is a great loss of morale. Bega's army is not unruly wherever they go, but why can't they even get food when they reach the Jinying front line?
So Bai Moji turned around and cut the food quota for the Siro Army. The opponent had more people than them, and if the opponent ate a few less bites, wouldn't they be able to eat a little fuller?
At this moment, the Siro army bombed the camp.
Originally, they were unwilling to attack the boundaries of Panlong City. They were all forcibly recruited by the monarch, and subjectively they had no motivation. After arriving, they were first beaten to death by the Yuheng army, then intimidated by Bejia's governor, and even attacked by the people next door.
The Bega army can be used at will, but now they are not given food?
I can’t do it anymore, I really can’t do it anymore.
As soon as the news of cutting grain came out, before the order was issued, two battalions of the Xiluo army fled.
They knew that they could not defeat Bega's army, and they did not intend to rebel. They just wanted to escape. The swords of the supervising team were blunted, which did not stop their determination to escape. Several of the supervising team members were dragged down and killed.
Fortunately, there is a river between Jinyang Kingdom and Yuheng City. It is the flood season again, and the river is turbulent, making it difficult to cross for a while. Otherwise, the Yuheng Army takes advantage of the chaos and rushes over to kill them, which will definitely give Bejia's army a headache.
Lu Wushuang, the governor who had just taken office, spent a lot of effort to calm down the commotion, and then went directly to Bai Moji to discuss a solution.
"General Bai, there are actually two solutions at the moment." She said matter-of-factly, "Or, ask Lingxu for provisions..."
Before she finished speaking, Bai Moji frowned: "Ask for food from the country? Do you want to ask for a share for your Siro Army as well?"
"If you can ask for it, that would be the best." Lu Wushuang smiled, "Don't bother the two masters with one thing."
Bai Moji said angrily: "You have to make it clear that the lack of food on the Jinying front line is not my problem! The food and grass here have been burned before my army came. Lu Zhifu, you have neglected your duty!"
There was no food to eat before the war started. His army had not encountered such a harsh environment for a long time.
Even in the Battle of Yuan Kingdom twenty years ago, which changed the mood of the whole country, Bega's army did not starve for a day.
I don’t know what route Qing Palace took in Lingxu City to send such a female disciple with no military experience!
What was even more unlucky was that he had to cooperate with Lu Wushuang.
Lu Wushuang knew that Bega's army had a lot of experience in long-distance combat, but firstly it was a small-scale battle, and secondly it had not been such a hard bone for a long time.
She had never had a head-to-head fight with Yuheng City on the other side, and she knew that the other side's leader was not simple. Before she arrived, the Xiluo Army was almost collapsed. She had just arrived at the Jinying front line and had not yet become familiar with the work.
At that time, they set fire to several large granaries in the Jinyang Kingdom.
The fire in the transfer warehouse was indeed beyond her expectation.
She was aware of the food shortage problem when she arrived, and specially strengthened the control of the rear granary. She had no control over other granaries in Jinyang's country, but the transfer warehouse was ostensibly managed by the Siro army, but in fact it was garrisoned by her Qing Palace disciples.
, his cultivation and spiritual awareness are far beyond that of ordinary soldiers, and he is even guarded secretly by a magic circle.
Even so, five of the seven large warehouses were burned down, leaving only one warehouse of grain.