"Master! The food of Liu's army has begun to change!"
Lin Tieniu ran to the government office, rushed into the city guard's office, and spoke to Jiang Fan who was drinking tea with Chen Ang.
"Oh? What kind of change is it? The number of meals has been reduced, or the amount of food has been reduced?"
Jiang Fan put down his tea cup and asked.
"Everything has changed! Previously, Liu's army had maintained the frequency of cooking three meals a day, but today, it is almost dark, and they have only cooked two meals in total. Look at the pots and stoves being put away.
, there is no intention of having a third meal. And the food is much simpler than before!"
Tieniu looked excited.
"Oh? Yes, it seems that the logistics problems of Liu's army have begun to become prominent. As long as Xiao Nuan and the others can intercept Liu's baggage train once, the 300,000-strong army will collapse without attack. If you want to raise enough 300,000
The baggage consumed by tens of thousands of troops is definitely not an easy task. After destroying it once and trying to raise it a second time, it is impossible to do it in a short time, so...can we start preparing for a counterattack?"
Jiang Fan smiled and asked Chen Ang beside him.
"Haha, Xiaofan, you are strategizing and have everything under control. Everything has already been arranged, so you don't need to ask me, an old man, for my opinion. As an old man, the only thing I can do is to try my best to help you stabilize the rear.
Let Heyang City become a stable enough base camp for you. As for the rest, that is something you young people need to consider."
Chen Ang said with a smile.
"Mr. Chen is so humble. You can definitely be said to be a strong old man. There are many things I need to rely on you for in the future."
Jiang Fan said politely, turned to look at Tieniu, and ordered: "Continue to keep an eye on Liu's army and monitor it continuously for twelve hours. Once you find any sign that Liu's army wants to break camp and retreat, do so immediately.
Be prepared."
"Yes, young master, don't worry! If those sons of bitches really want to retreat, I will take people out to kill them and bleed them like rivers!"
Tieniu beat his chest so loudly that it banged.
"Don't always think about using killing to solve problems. War is a means, not an end, so we have to show our mind. But whoever is willing to surrender, we have to give them a chance to change their ways. Of course,
The prerequisite is to ensure that they have no intention of continuing to resist."
Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes and continued: "Besides, we are currently short of manpower. Once Liu's 300,000 troops are defeated, I believe Liu's vitality will be severely damaged. What we have to do next is to use the shortest
Time to occupy the entire Handong County to avoid being picked by other aristocratic families."
"So at that time, we will need a large number of manpower and troops to ensure the occupation of Handong County. In this case, we cannot suppress the Liu family's private army with all our strength, but must also recruit them appropriately. Including the Liu family's occupation
Each city must also be as stable as possible."
"Master, don't worry, I know what's going on."
Tieniu chuckled.
"I really don't see what you have... Forget it, go and do your business. In short, you remember that any war serves politics. The evaluation of whether a war is successful or not does not depend on whether we
The enemy has been defeated, but it depends on whether we have achieved our political goals."
"Handong County is our first target. With Heyang City as the foundation and springboard, as long as we can defeat the Liu family, we can expand our sphere of influence to the entire Handong County. But what we have to do next is absolutely
Instead of continuing to expand, we should calm down and completely stabilize Handong County."
"Otherwise, once the foundation is unstable, no matter how majestic the high-rise building is, it will be nothing more than a flower in the mirror and the moon in the water. No matter how beautiful the castle in the air is, it will not be practical. Once we can manage the entire Handong County
The current appearance of Heyang City means that we will truly have the power to compete in the world!"
Jiang Fan said very solemnly.
Regardless of whether Tieniu understood it or not, he kept all these words in his mind, word for word.
Chen Ang fell into thinking. After a long time, he nodded subconsciously.
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One thousand and five hundred meters outside Heyang City, the continuous tents formed an oval shape, completely surrounding Heyang City.
The tents were set up in a very messy manner, and there seemed to be no order. Because of this, the troops, already less than 300,000, were spread out, occupying an area that was nearly larger than the area under orderly conditions.
half.
In fact, at the beginning, the camp of Liu's private army was not so chaotic.
Although it is just a private army, and although the training is not rigorous enough, it still has basic military qualities.
But one night many days ago, the Heyang defenders suddenly launched a night attack.
Even though their camp was about five hundred meters away from the Heyang City Wall, they still could not escape the attack range of those magical weapons.
For a time, the entire camp was in chaos, and the place where the camp was set up retreated again and again, finally retreating to its current location.
This process of retreat is actually no different from fleeing for one's life. When people are fleeing for their lives, it is naturally impossible to continue to maintain the so-called rules and order, so the new camp has become so chaotic.
At this time, the chief officer of the entire army was sitting in the Chinese army's tent with a gloomy look. Standing in front of him were an adjutant and the general responsible for the logistics of the entire army.
"How long can I last with the remaining rations?"
The chief officer gritted his teeth and asked.
"The daily food supply has begun to be reduced. According to the current quota, we can last for another five days. Logically speaking, the family's baggage team should have arrived yesterday. But there has been no news until now. Let's send it out.
The scouts investigating the situation have not reported any news, so it is basically certain that something has happened to the baggage train."
The general in charge of logistics said helplessly.
"Five days...five days are of no use! If something happens to the baggage train, there will be no new food and fodder delivered in five days! Is there still no news from the sent out scouts?"
The chief officer slammed the table hard and said angrily.
"General, there is still no news. I'm afraid those scouts have also encountered something unexpected."
The adjutant said with a difficult expression.
"Something happened to the baggage corps, and something happened to the scouts. Could it be that Jiang Fan's subordinates are all heavenly soldiers and generals! Before, it was just a group of stragglers making trouble everywhere. The baggage corps was escorted by 20,000 soldiers, so something could happen! This
Are you kidding!"
The chief officer vented his anger, and after a period of violent ups and downs in his chest, he finally managed to control his anger, and ordered in a deep voice: "Wait for the last day, if there is still no news by this time tomorrow, then
Give all the soldiers a full meal at night!"
"Then attack the city at night! At least one-third of the troops must be invested. Even if all of them die, the pressure on Heyang City must always be maintained! The remaining two-thirds of the troops will take advantage of the night and the attack of the siege team.
Delay and retreat immediately! Abandon all baggage and take only weapons and all remaining rations! Do you understand?"
The adjutant was startled and couldn't help but said: "General, if we are discovered by the Heyang defenders, our retreat... may cause big trouble."
"That's why I'm going to attack the city at night! Let the siege team hold up torches! The rest will retreat in the dark, so the Heyang defenders can't find out!"