One of the reasons is that there are not many troops stationed in Juchao and Hefei counties. Even if there are, they are just some miscellaneous soldiers from the county. The number will not be too many. Even if they come to resist, they are not opponents, so there is no need to worry.
There are quite a few county soldiers in the two counties of Liyang and Lujiang, but even if these two counties get the news and send county soldiers to come, they may have just set off at this moment, and they cannot arrive so quickly. Even if they come, there will only be two or three thousand county soldiers.
Nothing to worry about.
The second reason is that the soldiers and horses who escaped did not see clearly how many soldiers and horses the attackers had. They only knew that they reached the top of the hillside and attacked suddenly with fire attacks, catching them by surprise. Gao Meng personally questioned a dozen of the soldiers and horses who had escaped.
The soldiers all said that they did not know how many soldiers and horses the opponent had. After being attacked, there were not many enemies chasing them.
And Gao Meng showed two arrows. They were two stone arrows, extremely crude and crude. They were the opponent's arrows pulled out from the bodies of two injured soldiers. It was obvious at a glance that these were not used by regular soldiers at all.
The bows and arrows are made of earth. The homemade bamboo bows used by ordinary Orion people at home use the arrows of these stone arrowheads.
From this, it can be inferred that the opponent is not a large group of regular soldiers, but more likely a group of ragtag groups. It is just because they succeeded in the sneak attack.
The third reason is that Gao Meng told Yuan Jin that the reason why the commander-in-chief asked him to lead the army this time was to establish his prestige in the army and to gain the support of the generals in the future.
and prestige. Therefore, this food grab must be completed neatly and exceed expectations.
We have received news that Huan Wen has organized his troops in Guangling and will soon attack Shouchun. The war is about to begin. Shouchun now has 50,000 troops and horses, which consumes a lot of money. Once a war breaks out, he can only hold on to the city and wait for the Yan or Qin people.
Come to the rescue.
But Qin and Yan have now started a war. Will they send troops and horses to rescue Shouchun? I'm afraid it's hard to say. Qin and Yan will definitely not be willing to send a large number of troops to fight Huan Wen just to rescue Shouchun.
When the two fronts are fighting, they will definitely weigh the gains and losses, so it is difficult to rely on them to rescue the siege. In this case, be prepared for a long-term battle. If the major general can grab twice as much food and grass as expected this time, he will definitely
It played a key role in the war. As long as there is enough food and grass and Shouchun's 50,000 troops hold on, Huan Wen will return in defeat. The major general will be praised by everyone for his contribution and his prestige will increase.
Gao Meng's three reasons were well founded, and Yuan Jin was greatly moved after hearing this. Although he was Yuan Zhen's eldest son, he had not made any achievements before. Because of his extravagant and chaotic life, he was criticized. This time Yuan Zhen asked him to lead the army.
Grabbing food really gave him an opportunity to establish his prestige and perform meritorious service. Because this task was actually very simple, but very important. Half a month ago, Yuan Zhen sent a spy to sneak into the two counties of Lujiang and Liyang to investigate the local soldiers and horses.
and the situation. It was not difficult to determine, so Yuan Jin was allowed to lead the army. For Yuan Jin, this was a great opportunity to shape his image and make meritorious deeds.
Now, although all the grain in the north of Hefei County has been snatched, if you are frightened by a small number of local mobs and run away immediately, you will be laughed to death. And the large wheat fields in the north of Juchao County, separated by a mountain, are close to
If we can rob those grains and grasses so close, it will greatly enhance the results of this operation, which will be of great benefit to both the overall situation and ourselves.
However, Yuan Jin was a little worried that the other party would ambush him in the mountains. The soldiers who escaped back said that the other party used fire attacks and threw flaming firearms that would burn and spread when attached to people. If they were ambushed by the other party, the gain would outweigh the losses.
Gao Meng immediately came up with a plan. He said that the opponent would definitely ambush on the mountain road. But the opponent had a small number of people and could only ambush in one area. There were many troops on our side, so we could use one to attract the opponent's attention and attack him from the mountain road.
March. In addition, divide the troops to outflank them from the hillside, get behind them and launch an attack, which will definitely achieve success.
Gao Meng also came up with a vicious plan to prevent the opponent's attack from hurting his own troops. He could use the more than 200 captured people living in Chao County as vanguards and let them take the lead. Once the opponent attacks, they will mistakenly think they are in front.
The common people in Hefei County are the vanguard of the soldiers and horses. Once attacked, the people in Hefei County will be killed or injured. The soldiers and horses can avoid the attack if they are alerted.
Yuan Jin was overjoyed when he heard this plan. He immediately adopted the fierce strategy and decided to march into the mountains.
After nightfall, Shouchun's grain-grabbing soldiers and horses entered the Nianzi Mountain mountain road. More than two hundred people from Hefei County were forced to walk in front holding torches. They were told to obey the orders obediently. After the wheat fields gathered in the railings were harvested,
, then let them go home, and their lives would never be harmed. The people could only obey.
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Li Hui was very surprised when he heard the news that the enemy troops had entered the mountain. The ferocity of the enemy who was snatching food was completely beyond his expectation. He thought that the enemy would definitely withdraw and would not take risks. But he did not expect that the enemy would retreat.
The other party is really a fool. He actually ignored today's attack and still went to grab food.
Everyone was woken up from their sleep. When they heard the news that the enemy had entered the mountain, everyone panicked and was at a loss. Only after Zhou Che shouted loudly did they wake up and immediately went to the combat position to prepare for the battle.
Li Hui rushed to the hillside ahead to check the enemy's situation, and saw a long dragon of torches winding down the valley road a few miles away. The torches were densely packed, as dense as the stars in the sky.
In front of the enemy team, a group of soldiers and horses seemed to be the vanguard, dozens of steps away from the rear. They were slowly rushing towards the ambush location.
Li Hui did not dare to neglect, and returned to the ambush site and ordered to prepare for the battle. However, there was a thought lingering in his mind.
Since the other party already knew that there were enemies in the mountains, why did they dare to attack so blatantly? Even if they saw through the fact that their numbers were small, they should not have carried out a arrogant attack with torches, but should have sneaked in in a low-key manner. Such a blatant attack
, is it for fear of not being discovered by others?
Li Hui asked Zhou Che this question, and Zhou Che also felt something strange was wrong. It could only be attributed to the fact that the other party didn't take people like him seriously at all.
At this time, there was not much time to think about these issues. The opponent's troops quickly arrived on the mountain road below.
Zhou Che gave an order in a low voice, and the throwers at dozens of throwing positions took out incendiary cans and got ready. Seeing the enemy's leading team arriving at the pine block, Zhou Che gave an order, and a moment later hundreds of incendiary cans were fired.
It was lit, pierced the night sky and smashed down the mountain road.
In an instant, the mountain road suddenly burst into flames, and the leading group of more than 200 people were smashed into the crowd by dozens of incendiary cans. Suddenly, dozens of people were on fire and screamed loudly.
At the same time, the pine trees piled on the mountain road also quickly caught fire. Pine trees are rich in oil, and even newly felled pine trees are extremely easy to burn. After a short time, the pine branches and pine needles burst into flames, and the fire quickly spread, covering the entire area.
The mountain road is completely blocked.
At this moment, those unlucky people were already on fire and running in all directions. The Shouchun soldiers and horses in the rear also stopped advancing and were slowly retreating.
"Hahaha, don't even think about taking a step forward to teach you how powerful it is." Zhou Che shouted with a laugh.
Li Hui frowned and looked at the figures running on the mountain road, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "No, these are common people, vicious tricks."
Zhou Che was stunned and said quickly: "What?"
Li Hui said quickly: "Look, they have neither armor nor weapons, how can they be soldiers and horses? They were forced by the enemy to clear the way. We accidentally injured them."
Zhou Che looked carefully. Under the light of the pine fire, the mountain road below was bright and he could see very clearly. After careful identification, Zhou Che confirmed Li Hui's view. There were no soldiers and horses who were leading the way without carrying them.
They had any weapons, and they were wearing civilian clothes. Those were definitely not enemy soldiers.
"No wonder they kept a distance from the rear. That was done intentionally by the enemy. Damn it, you were fooled." Zhou Che suddenly realized and cursed angrily.
"Don't throw it away, don't throw it away." Zhou Che shouted to stop his men who were still throwing the incendiary canister down, feeling quite angry.
Li Hui frowned and looked at the enemy who was slowly retreating on the mountain road. After the enemy caught fire in front, they began to retreat, and the torch they held began to extinguish, gradually disappearing into the darkness. This made Li Hui feel that something was not good.
"Lord County Lord, the fire on the mountain road should be able to stop them. They should not dare to pass. By blocking them here, the purpose has been achieved. They should not dare to pass by force." Zhou Che said solemnly.
Li Hui shook his head and said: "No. If they evacuate now, why do they have to come in? They asked the people to clear the way in front just to know our position. Once they find our position, they will most likely go up the hillside to attack in a roundabout way and outflank us.
.I think we have to move our position quickly, maybe their troops have already started to take action."
Zhou Che's scalp was numb and he nodded: "What you said is absolutely true. We have to leave here quickly. Hey, it seems that we can't stop them from passing by, and we can't cause any harm to them. Just the ones on the mountain road
Fire can't stop them. They can go around to the railing."
Li Hui shook his head and said: "That's not the case. They will definitely find a way to surround us before they go to grab the food. Otherwise, they won't be able to transport the food away. There is no car road to the north of the railing set, so it can only be transported from here.
Go out. Leave us to cause nuisance in the mountains. How can their grain trucks pass through? We have countless means to create obstacles on the mountain roads so that the grain they grab cannot be transported out of the mountain roads."
Zhou Che nodded and said: "What County Magistrate Li said is absolutely true. If there is still a chance of improvement, we must move immediately and we cannot be surrounded by them."
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "Go to the south hillside and change places. They see us on the north hillside and will definitely come to surround us. When they get here, we are already on the south slope. Let's follow them in circles.