"Master Huang, what happened?" Niu Shusheng hurried over.
Huang Ming did not hide anything, "I'm so sorry Shusheng, we have to go on an emergency expedition and can't entertain you. I will have a few drinks with you brothers next time I have the chance."
"It doesn't matter." Niu Shusheng shook his head, "The war is important."
Seeing that all the soldiers in the village suddenly looked happy and were busy packing their equipment, he had already guessed it.
"Then what can we do?"
Ha ha.
Huang Ming smiled and patted his shoulder: "No need. You just need to rest for a while and then go home and live a good life."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Two quarters of an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and three thousand soldiers gathered neatly in the small square in the center of the village.
After counting, Thunder Dragon pointed to the west: "Let's go home! Let's go home and fuck the stupid Xiliang people!"
"Yes!" The response was deafening.
Soon, the three thousand soldiers either rode horses or trotted all the way, and quickly disappeared into the village.
Niu Shusheng and others waved their hands and sent them to the entrance of the village.
"Brother Niu, they are almost empty-handed except for weapons. They don't seem to have brought much food."
"Yes! I just put a little in my backpack, which is probably only enough for one or two days."
A day or two.
Niu Shusheng pondered, "Based on our previous experience, this food can at most reach the trapped dragon's nest halfway, but just now General Lei said that he would go back to Dingxi County to kill the Xiliang people..."
"It's not surprising. It's probably a military emergency, so I can't bring too many things."
Several people looked at each other and quickly saw the intentions of each other's eyes.
"Let's go! Let's send them food."
"Okay." The others had no objection and nodded.
"Madam," Niu Shusheng looked at his wife, "you and your sisters and aunts will go home first and try to raise some food to send to Dingxi County."
"no problem."
Huang Ming and others in the front did not know what Niu Shusheng was thinking. If they knew about it, they might not know whether to laugh or cry.
Since the land in Cangshan County and Nanshan County was purchased by Ren Ning and the Principality of the Town, granaries have been established in the two counties, and grain has been purchased and shipped from other places.
In the past few years, there were natural and man-made disasters everywhere, epidemics, earthquakes, violent storms and rains everywhere. However, the past two years have been relatively smooth and the food harvest has been bumper.
In addition, Ren Ning's nominal father Ren Jie spent a lot of money to repair the east-west post road after taking office as the governor of Misty County.
Although it has not been completely repaired yet, it is already hundreds of times better than the bad road in the past.
Therefore, the granaries in the two counties have long been full, and they can even be transported to Dingxi and Yanqi Fortress from time to time.
It can be said that Huang Ming and others don't have to worry too much about food issues.
Of course, when an army is marching and fighting, its movements are unpredictable, and it is inevitable that it will be hungry for a while.
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Yangguan Ancient Road.
Tap tap tap.
The sound of marching horses' hooves and footsteps echoed through the narrow ancient road.
Xia Bangwei, the captain of Dingxi County, also went into battle lightly and hurried westward with his subordinates.
"Sir," the guard next to him hesitated, "there seems to be no movement from the Yanhui Army in front? Didn't they receive General Huo's order?"
Chabon was holding his sword and cutting his wet beard with a squeaking sound.
After receiving the news from the fortress, he excitedly jumped into the mountain stream and took a cold bath, still dripping with water.
"The Yanhui Legion..." Xia Bangwei raised his eyelids and glanced at the densely packed marching tents in the small basin ahead, "Don't worry about them. We just have to do our part."
"But," the guard jumped anxiously, "without their 80,000 people, our combined numbers would not be superior."
Chabon sighed secretly, but there was a relaxed look on his face.
"Don't worry, we in the ancient road don't know what's going on outside. Since General Huo has issued the order for a collective counterattack, he must have captured a once-in-a-lifetime fighter plane."
"The generals of all parties will have to consider the matter of dispatching troops and punishing generals. We big and small soldiers can just charge and kill."
"Yes!" The guard's face became more relaxed.
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The geese return to their base.
"General," Tian Hongyan's bodyguard quickly walked into the Chinese army's tent, "Xia Bangwei and his Dingxi garrison have arrived ten miles west of my station."
"Are we really not going to send troops?"
There were many people in the big tent, and all the generals, staff and military advisors of the Yanhui Army were there. However, there was silence inside the tent.
Everyone stared at the flags in front of Tian Hongyan and remained silent.
"General," a military advisor couldn't help but walk to the map, "the fortress and Peishi City are to the east and west, less than two hundred miles apart, with a flat river in between. It can be said that this distance is not a road."
"Your Majesty has not replenished the fortress, and now there are only more than 70,000 troops left. And it is divided into two parts, one is stationed in the fortress, and the other is to the east of the Benlu tribe. The Benlu tribe is too far away, and they
There is definitely no way to withdraw and join the war."
"So General Huo can only send more than 30,000 people to participate in this siege. Even if he sends all the reserves, lead soldiers, and logistics personnel in the fortress, we estimate that there will only be 60,000 people at most."
"After calculating the fortress," he knocked on the east-west post road, "let's calculate the east side."
"As everyone knows, there are some sporadic combatants from the Starfall Legion lurking in the mountains here."
"But Xingluo County and Dingxi County are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and they came here behind the backs of His Majesty and the Ministry of War, so they cannot announce it to the outside world. Therefore, the number of people will definitely not be too large, and only a thousand people can survive."
"These 1,000 people plus the 3,000 Thunder Dragon troops stationed on the East-West Post Road make a total of 4,000 people, which is almost negligible."
"To the south is the Yingling Army." The military advisor pointed to the south of Peishi City.
"The Yingling Legion is backed by the Yingling Racecourse. General Kong Chunhui and General Kong mostly have cavalry in their hands, which is highly mobile."
"They can attack directly, or they can go east to make up for the lack of numbers in the Brontosaurus direction, or they can go north to our side and help Chabon."
"It's just that the strength of his troops was reduced a lot in the great battle at the beginning of the year. Now it is estimated that there are only about 70,000."
"The only one left is Huo Yun in Peishi City."
After saying that, the military advisor pointed his hand towards the stone city in the middle.
"The son of the Huo family is really great. Huo Yun only has a few men. The Xiliang army attacked Peishi City in turns, but he was able to defend it firmly."
After feeling this, the military advisor's tone turned downward.
"But there is no doubt that the garrison in the city has been almost exhausted. Therefore, it is unknown whether they can participate in the siege. Even if they participate in the battle, it is estimated that he can squeeze out a thousand people."
"Sixty thousand plus seventy thousand plus Chabon's twenty thousand plus four thousand plus one thousand, that's 155,000. The total number of people here on our side cannot actually be 150,000."
Everyone in the big tent nodded.
They had already calculated these data clearly.
The military advisor paused.
"Then how many Xiliang people are there in Dingxi County now?"
"There are at least 150,000 people outside of Toishi City, 30,000 people in the west direction of the fortress, 20,000 people at the Yangguan Ancient Road, and at least 10,000 people on the East-West Post Road."
"There is a big difference between 150,000 and 210,000. Moreover, horses are raised on the grassland, and at least half of Xiliang's 100,000 people are cavalry. If..."
Speaking of this, the military advisor glanced at Tian Hongyan, who was sitting upright.
"If we add 80,000 people, the strength of both sides will be better than it looks. Otherwise, their chances of winning are not high."