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058. Attacking the Heart (Part 2)

Not to mention Hyogo's weapons, even the grain stored in the granary warehouse of Feihong City is at least enough to pay less attention to the front line army's needs for three months. * The grain stored in the granary warehouse is to prevent famines and wars. According to the prescribed rules, it should be able to meet the needs of the city wall for a year. Even if the poor are already half transferred, there are still a lot of things left. This is also because Feihong City is far away from the front line of Longma City, and long-distance transportation of supplies is inconvenient. Those city walls closer to the front line should have more stocks transferred.

Feihong City was only surrounded for five days, so the grain stored in the granary was not consumed, and there was no famine in the territory this year, so it can be the military ration for the fewer responsibilities, which largely solved the problem of on-site supply on the front line.

Shaowu chose to march in early autumn, and he also considered this issue. When he captured Guxiong City, the wheat in the fields had not yet had time to harvest, so he immediately persuaded the people to go home to collect food. When he occupied Feihong City and the army crossed the Minshui and continued to advance to the hinterland of the Xiangshi Kingdom, the grain in the city along the way should have been harvested, and the military rations that the people had just handed over were still in the granary warehouse, so the poor and the poor would have to be transferred away.

If you march in another time, even if Shaowu captured all the cities along the way, most of the granaries would have been empty, because all the grains in stock should have been transferred away by Xiangqian. The important supplies that Shaowu would need to obtain in the next march are the newly collected food from each city this year, and it was collected by the Xiangshi Kingdom just helped him.

According to the latest battle report, the army of the Xiangshi State Army, Zhengyuxuan, has ordered to use Yuegeng as the commander, gather the garrison formations of Gaocheng, Shanshui City, and Jiuzhang City to set up defenses on the western front of Minshui, and at the same time mobilize the reserve army to reinforce the hinterland, so as to block the footsteps of the Shaowu army and wait for the Xiangqiong to break through the capital of Bashi. In addition to the two armies of Shanshui City, a large number of military formations were ordered to go to the front line and rely on the geographical advantage to block the enemy at various passes.

The next step of war will not be as smooth as it is now. The Shaowu Army must conduct field battles under relatively unfavorable conditions and win by relying on its combat power and military strength. If you want to quickly assemble a large army to attack the weak points of the opponent's defense line, you must not only master the most accurate and timely information, but also pass through Minshui at the fastest speed.

Of course it is difficult to cross the river forcibly. It is easy to be attacked by the other party, and even if the military formation can pass, the transportation of a large number of logistics supplies will be a problem. Huwa knew that a road without crossing the river was from the wilderness edge of the north of Gaocheng to Baixi Village, which he had walked by himself back then. But it was a small road, not suitable for large army access, and the journey was long, so he made a big circle.

A small group of troops can harass, but the army cannot cover up its tracks. It is best to advance forward in accordance with the military law in a regular manner. The young man should not follow this path. Instead, he should prevent Yuegeng from sending his troops to sneak into and attack from that direction. Therefore, his original defense line was laid to Shuangliuzhai - a must-pass place from Baixi Village to Feihong City.

Before going to Baixi Village, Shaowu wanted to persuade Lingbao to withdraw all the tribesmen of Baixi Village to Shuangliu Village. Whether Yuegeng sent troops around the path to harass them, it was necessary to prevent this from happening. However, after returning from Baixi Village, Shaowu changed his plan and directly sent military formations to deploy defenses in Baixi Village.

Nowadays, the route suitable for the army to advance is a bridge on Minshui. This bridge is twenty meters long and can accommodate two carriages in a staggered manner. It is built with stones and is extremely strong. It was built sixty years ago with the help of Xiangsha, and gathered together with the help of Xiangsha. It is located in the west of Feihong City. Huwa also walked across the bridge when he was chasing Yan Lingzhu.

It is the main throat connecting the two sides of the Minshui River. After crossing the bridge, there is a road that passes through Jiuzhang City and Taihe City to the capital. After the Shaowu army entered Feihong City, it seized the bridge as soon as possible. Hongyuan had withdrawn the bridge guarding army formation to the city at that time, but did not order the bridge to be destroyed. So it was successfully occupied by Shaowu.

This bridge was once reinforced by Xiangsha with the power of the zodiac, and it was very difficult to destroy it. Moreover, Hongyuan wanted to wait for the army of the Prime Minister to reinforce, so of course he had to keep this bridge. It was convenient for the army to cross the east, but now it is convenient for Shaowu to lead the army westward. After Shaowu seized the bridge, he sent heavy troops to guard it and issued a death order. This bridge must not be lost. It will be the lifeline of the connection between the front line and the rear.

Before the Shaowu army came to the east bank of Minshui and prepared to attack the Yuegeng defense line, there was another thing to be resolved first, that was his agreement with Ruoshan. The day after entering the city, Huwa left Feihong City and rushed to Baiju City.

In the jurisdiction of Baiju City, there is a large camp in the southwest of the city. This place was originally a place where the defense army formation in the Xiangshi State Guard was hoarded, but was later captured by Shaowu and was still used to hoard and liberate the military supplies. When Shaowu marched, many of the supplies needed to be transported from Jinsha City in Bashi Country. There were military camp warehouses along the way, which was the largest in scale.

When Huwa came to Baiju City, he quietly issued a lord order, and things were constantly transported away and things were transported in. This camp was originally a transit place. The materials transported from Jinsha City were stored here and then transported to the front line after unified allocation. It was normal for cattle, horses and vehicles to enter and exit. It was also normal for the autumn harvest season, and the materials transported were hoarded and filled all the warehouses.

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Ruoshan led two armies from Shanshui City, left the Yuegeng army and marched downstream along the west bank of Minshui, and finally chose a hidden river crossing location. Both sides of the river are wilderness areas, surrounded by large dense forests and rarely visited. Although the water surface is very wide, the water flow is very smooth. More importantly, there are a large tidal flats on both sides of the river, suitable for crossing and landing.

Two military formations had about one hundred people. Of course, they had to bring food with them for a long distance. In order to prevent fire from being exposed, they carried dry food. The dry food they received in the nearest military camp was enough for five days, and two days have passed. In other words, whether they crossed the river and attacked in surprise, they had to return within three days.

If someone is secretly surveillance, they will find that Ruoshan has implemented military orders without fail, and all actions are arranged carefully and reasonably. The military formation passes through the dense forest to the side of the mudflats on the river bank. There is no fire to cook along the way to prevent people on the other side from discovering it. They cut down thick bamboos and made a batch of bamboo rafts. If they use long poles to support the raft downstream, they can cross a whole army at a time.

In order to keep the action as hidden as possible, Ruoshan decided to cross the river in the middle of the night without turbulence and only rely on the moonlight. A forest owl hovered in the night sky, and ten bamboo rafts flowed down the river and quietly floated to the other side. The soldiers then quickly dragged the bamboo rafts to the dense forest to hide, and guarded the surroundings and set up temporary defensive positions.

Ruoshan only led one army formation to cross the river, while the other army formation remained on the other side. When crossing the river, it was most afraid of encountering attacks, so it was necessary to leave enough support staff on the shore. The same was true when they retreated in the future, so they could not bring everyone over.

Yue Geng didn't plan to let them go back, but Ruoshan still wanted to bring everyone back to Shanshui City. Even if he trusted little things, he had to be in case.

After the military formation crossed the river, everyone stayed there to rest. Ruoshan and Bo Zhuang climbed the nearby commanding heights together. A Lin Xiao flew from a distance and landed in a human form and said, "Master, I have found out that although the camp is guarded by the military formation, there is no one in the camp, so it is not difficult to touch it."

Ruoshan nodded and said, "Then go, don't forget my advice, follow Lord Peng Keng well, and obey his instructions and instructions in everything."

Bo Zhuang looked at Feiqin's figure and disappeared again, frowned and said, "Yuegeng's military order is to let us cross the river and attack and burn the logistics and supplies camp of Shaowu. Although you have made an agreement with Shaowu, can you just send Lin Xiao alone?

Ruoshan smiled bitterly and said, "It's not a war. As long as it can be lit, it doesn't matter if there are too many people. Shaofu knew that we were coming, and he put a full range of supplies to let us burn, but we also have the ability to burn it! My agreement with him is a top-secret military situation, and no one else will know except those present at that time.

Although the camp has adjusted its defense and it is not difficult for experts to sneak in, the guard formation will never know such an agreement. If we lead the army formation, we will inevitably be discovered and encircled and annihilated. That is why we really can't come back! Only Lin Xiao can sneak into such a camp and arson calmly, and there are people waiting for him there."

Bo Zhuang: "What should we do?"

Ruoshan: "In the middle of the night, if the camp is burning, the fire will be seen far from the other side. I have told the garrison camp in the rear where we will cross the river. When the fire starts, I will wait for Shu Zhuang's news to see if anyone is coming to pick us up to cross the river?"

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The Shaowu's baggage camp and the guards' barracks were all stationed on the east side near the main road to facilitate the command of vehicles entering and leaving. Now this is the rear of the war, and it is very close to the Jinsha City of Bashiguo. No one would have thought that a large number of enemies would attack, and the soldiers had already fallen asleep in the middle of the night.

In the middle of the open space surrounded by warehouses after warehouses, Huwa was looking up at the moonlight with his hands behind his back. A black dot appeared next to the moonlight in the sky, which became bigger and bigger and gradually revealed the outline of the bird, and finally landed into Lin Xiao.

When Lin Xiao saw the tiger's widow, he went forward and bowed, "Master Peng Keng, Master, I will come to burn the camp, and then let me stay and follow you."

Huwa waved his hand and said, "Don't call me Lord Peng Keng from now on, call me senior brother. Shan Ye is a master of the age and my elder, so I will treat you as my junior brother... You flew over with your original body, and there was no object that could cause fire. Do you want me to burn it for you?"

Lin Xiao: "Casting spells can create fire, without any need to cause fire."

Huwa: "The faster the movement, the better. Otherwise, there will be many people coming to put out the fire. I'll help you."
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