In the early morning, Lin Ze climbed up the city wall and subconsciously looked towards the top of a mountain.
What surprised him was that from the top of the mountain thirty miles away, a plume of wolf smoke rose straight into the sky.
Lin Ze showed a knowing smile on his face and sighed secretly: Han Xin really did not disappoint me. The market is on pins and needles this week.
Standing aside, Li Xin, who did not know the truth, pointed to the mountain and exclaimed: "Military advisor, there seems to be a mountain on fire there. If you burn the forest for no reason, you will be punished with hard labor."
Lin Ze's face darkened, and he couldn't help but shouted: "Shut up, please keep your spirits up these days, the rebels may not be able to help but attack the city."
Li Xin was surprised and said: "Military advisor, how do you know?"
Lin Ze sighed slightly and said: "You are still young, you will understand when you grow up."
Li Xin......
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In the commander's camp of the rebel camp, a messenger stood in the middle, looking down at his toes, trying to make his presence even lower.
Sitting in front of the messenger was Zhou Shi with a gloomy face. Zhou Shi asked in a very cold tone: "You mean, a grain transport team was robbed by the army?"
The messenger's heart trembled slightly, and he said bravely: "Commander, according to the commander's instructions, there are three grain transport teams from Yangzhai to Daying. A few days ago, one of the grain transport teams lost news. My family
The general quickly sent people to search for traces of the grain transport team, and it took a lot of effort to find the surviving companions in the mountains."
"According to the companion, officers and soldiers who came from nowhere and were several times their number attacked them. The 20,000 troops were killed and injured. Except for a few who escaped, the entire army was wiped out.
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"After my general learned about this, he immediately sent a young man over to deliver a message to the commander-in-chief."
Zhou Shi frowned slightly and said, "Have you ever learned the whereabouts of the officers and soldiers?"
The messenger shook his head and said: "My general sent scouts to check the scene. The traces on the scene have obviously been cleaned up, and the whereabouts of the officers and soldiers were not found."
Zhou Shi couldn't help frowning and said: "The other two grain transport teams, have they ever been attacked by the government troops?"
The messenger shook his head and said: "The other two grain transport teams have been performing normally. According to the news passed back, they will arrive at the camp tomorrow."
Zhou Shi came to the map and circled the place where the accident occurred to the grain transport team. He immediately made a guess that the army that attacked the food transport team was most likely the same army that attacked Mianchi's army before.
What puzzled him was why the government army only attacked one grain transport team. Logically speaking, with the strength of the government army, they could completely wipe out all three grain transport teams and cut off the source of food and grass for his army. Could it be that
Did the officers and generals not realize or discover that there were three?
Zhou Shi suddenly glanced at a location, his face changed drastically, and he blurted out: "Yangzhai, the army is eyeing Yangzhai."
After thinking about it, Zhou Shi felt that it was impossible. There were 100,000 elites left by him in Yangzhai City. How could it be so easily broken by the army? Could it be that the Hangu Pass was no longer defended?
Compared with holding Hangu Pass, capturing Yangzhai was a bit insignificant for the army.
Unless the guard of Hangu Pass can predict the situation and know that he will not attack the city.
Thinking of this, Zhou Shi felt slightly relieved, put this idea behind him, and began to think about how to ensure the transportation of grain and grass.
At this time, there was a noise outside the camp: "Commander, I want to see the commander."
The high-pitched voice reached Zhou Shi, making him frown, and ordered to his bodyguard: "Go and see what happened?"
After receiving the order, the personal guards hurriedly ran out. Half an hour later, the personal guards came to the camp with a man covered in blood.
Zhou Shi felt unhappy and asked, "Who is this?"
The man covered in blood heard the words and fell to the ground, crying: "The last general of the Yangdi garrison paid homage to the commander-in-chief and reported to the commander-in-chief that the officers and soldiers attacked Yangdi City five days ago and Yangdi City was lost."
Zhou Shi looked shocked. He stepped forward and grabbed the man, and said sternly: "What did you say? The city of Yangzhai was lost? I have left a hundred thousand troops in Yangzhai. What are you doing to eat? You can take over the city so easily."
lost?"
The visitor looked mournful and cried: "Tell the commander, those officers and soldiers are despicable and shameless. They first sent 20,000 troops dressed in our army uniforms to pretend to be a food transport team to trick them into opening the city gate, and then hundreds of thousands of troops entered the city together.
Our army was caught off guard and stormed into the military camp."
"After our soldiers reacted, they bravely killed the enemy and fought bloody battles. However, they were defeated by the officers and soldiers because they were outnumbered. My general knew that he was ashamed of his commander-in-chief and did not want to live. He was willing to live and die with Yangzhai City. After the city was broken, we occupied
The brothers who escaped said that the general fought hard to the last moment but did not surrender to the officers and soldiers."
"Before the general died in battle, he specifically told the general that he must escape with his life and inform the commander-in-chief of the destruction of Yangzhai City so that the commander-in-chief can make plans as soon as possible."
After saying that, the visitor kowtowed several times and said: "Commander, before my general died, apart from his trust in the commander, the only thing he worried about was the family in Chen County. Please consider the past, commander-in-chief.
For the sake of the general’s death in battle, let’s spare the general’s family.”
When Zhou Shi learned that Yangdi City had been destroyed, he was furious. Hearing these words, he exploded: "Come here, take him down and lock him up, and let him explain clearly the situation of Yangdi City. This commander
I don’t want to see him now.”
The visitor looked desperate and was taken away by the guards.
Zhou Shi felt extremely confused at this moment. Yangzhai City had been destroyed, a large amount of grain and grass stored in the city had all fallen into the hands of the army, and the logistics supplies for the frontline army had been cut off. How could we still fight this battle?
No matter how controlled the use of the food and grass in the camp is, it can only last for a month at most. It is simply unrealistic to continue the confrontation, so there are only two choices before Zhou Shi:
First, forcefully attack Hangu Pass. As long as Hangu Pass is captured within a month and the grain and grass in the pass are obtained, the army can even further advance into Chang'an. In this way, the crisis of Yangzhai City being destroyed can be easily solved.
Second, while there is still food and grass, retreat immediately, return to Wei, collect food and grass again, feed the army, and fight again next year.
These two options are not good choices for the weekly market.
Choose the first one. If Hangu Pass cannot be captured before the food is exhausted, then the millions of troops waiting will be catastrophic.
If he chooses the second option, will the army allow him to leave peacefully? If he pursues him one after another, there is still no telling how many millions of troops will be able to return to Wei safely.
Lin Ze's move was a radical move, putting Zhou Shi in a dilemma.
After thinking carefully for a long time, Zhou Shifang gritted his teeth and made up his mind: to attack Hangu Pass with all his strength for ten days. If there was no result, a part of the army would be left behind to ensure that the main army returned to Wei safely.
Thinking of this, Zhou Shi turned his head and looked at where the armies of the Three Kingdoms of Zhao, Qi, and Chu were stationed. A ruthless look appeared on his face, and he secretly thought of a plan.