Chapter 543: Intercepting the grain transport team

In the 27th year of Qianyuan, late at night on the fifth day of the September 2018, Xiang Quan and others used a trick of surrender to lure Zhang Long into Wu County, ambushed in the city, and wiped out the eight thousand Zhao troops in one fell swoop, winning a complete victory.

After defeating the eight thousand Zhao army, Wuxian gentry and nobles, headed by the Tang family in Wuxian, also kept their promise and supported Xiang Quan's rebel army with all their strength. With the support of the rebel army, the rebel army developed thousands of miles a day, with more than 4,000 troops at the beginning, and reached eight thousand in one fell swoop. In addition, the gentry and nobles near the city also sent people to contact us.

On September 15, Xiang Quan led a large army north to Pengcheng, but could not capture it for a long time. On September 20, he withdrew his troops to Wuxian. Although he failed to break Pengcheng this time, he greatly damaged the food routes that Pengcheng supported the Guangling front line, causing problems in the Zhao army, which was about to enter the mid-winter.

"Waste! All are waste!" In Guangling County, in Yuguo City, Zhang Jie was furious with the battle report sent by Pengcheng. After months of hard fighting, Zhang Jie finally suppressed Deng's army in Guangling City. He was planning to launch a general attack after the spring next year, but he did not expect something happened in the backyard.

Nearly 10,000 riots were in rebellion in Pengcheng County. They first captured Wu County, and later wiped out Pengcheng garrison Zhang Long and his 8,000 troops in Wu County. Then they forced Pengcheng. Although Pengcheng was not lost, the food route from Pengcheng was threatened.

Zhang Jie was not very worried about these thousands of chaos troops that would touch the rule of Zhao in Pengcheng or Chu, but because of these chaos troops, his logistics problems were caused. Guangling was the front line after all, and who knew how long the Zhao army could take here? Therefore, Zhang Jie did not bring all the food and supplies to Guangling, but chose to transport it from Pengcheng regularly. Originally, the entire grain road passed by was the territory of Zhao, and there were some defenders in each city, so they could rescue them in time if necessary.

But now the emergence of this chaos army has caused a crisis in the food pipeline, which was originally safe and sound. The worst thing is that before Zhang Jie came to Guangling, and the defenders from all over the country, a total of more than 10,000 troops were left. However, Zhang Long lost 8,000 troops in Wu County. Now there are less than 3,000 troops in Pengcheng County. How many can they be divided into each city?

"General, there are now chaos in the rear, and the food supply is threatened. If this continues, our army's food and grass will definitely have problems." Zhao Army General Wen Hong said nervously.

"What do you think you should do now?" Zhang Jie asked everyone.

Ye Lun, the general of the Zhao army, said: "General, the Pengcheng riot army is only a few thousand. The reason why we can make trouble in Pengcheng is that our army has too few guards in Pengcheng. After the war in Wuxian, it became even weaker and could gain momentum. The last general's suggestion is to draw an elite force from the army to return to Pengcheng County, and eliminate the riot army and ensure the stability of the food route."

"I'm afraid it's difficult!" As soon as Ye Lun finished speaking, Wen Hong said: "It is said that there is an organization in Deng State that specializes in collecting information from other countries. Now that there is a chaos in the rear of our army, the Deng army must have known that if our army draws troops, the Deng army will definitely stop it. Moreover, I guess there is also the shadow of Deng army in this chaos. In this way, Deng army is even more unlikely to let our army draw troops at will."

"Then I have to give it a try. You can't sit here and wait for death. If you can't solve the riots in Pengcheng County as soon as possible, it will be too late when our food and grass really have a problem." Ye Lun said.

Wen Hong and Ye Lun argued, and both turned their attention to Zhang Jie. At this time, the only one who could make the final decision was Zhang Jie. At this moment, where they should go, it depends on how Zhang Jie decides.

Zhang Jie frowned and said for a long time: "The food supply is threatened and has a great impact on our army. We must not allow the chaos. Pengcheng County has limited troops and can only draw troops. However, it may be difficult to escape the obstruction of Deng's army in a short period of time. We can only wait a while. How much food and grass does our army still have now?"

At this time, the chief clerk of the army came out and said: "Return to the general, the last batch of food and grass has just been delivered five days ago. At this time, our army's food and grass can still support the use of one month, but winter is about to begin. If the food and grass cannot be delivered in time, I am afraid this winter will be difficult."

Zhang Jie nodded and said, "In the middle of winter, food and grass consume a lot, so we must not ignore it. However, it is too difficult to solve the chaos before the middle of winter. For the sake of the present, I had to urge Pengcheng to transport a batch of food and grass as soon as possible, and at the same time send an elite force to escort the way."

It is already mid-September, and the weather has turned colder. It is less than a month before the dead of winter. There are thousands of riots in Pengcheng County. If they want to solve the problem before the dead of winter, they must have tens of thousands of elite troops. If they really draw such troops back to Pengcheng, the Guangling front will definitely collapse, so Zhang Jie will never have such a thing. In this way, if they want to solve the chaos in Pengcheng County, they can only wait until after the beginning of spring.

However, the problem of food and grass must be solved, so Zhang Jie had to choose to send an elite escort food and grass, and then make plans after the middle of winter.

"Here!" Seeing this, everyone had to do so.

When Zhang Jie and his generals discussed the rebellious army in Pengcheng County, Guan Yu from Guangling also received news, and they were even earlier than Zhang Jie. After all, they had always maintained contact with Xiang Quan.

"General, according to the instigation of General Xiang Quan and General Guan Ling, the two generals have now gained a firm foothold in Wu County and have received the support of some gentry and nobles. The troops under their command have reached more than 8,000 people, occupying Wu County and threatening the Zhao army's food route at all times." Jing Xiang said to Guan Yu.

"Okay! Xiang Quan and Guan Ling, the two generals, really lived up to expectations. In this way, Zhao's logistics will be greatly affected. Maybe it is still a question whether they can survive the middle of winter." Before Guan Yu could speak, Yang Zongbao, who was standing beside him, praised.

During this period, the Deng army fought very badly. Although it had formed a confrontation with the Zhao army in terms of the situation, no matter from any perspective, the Deng army was at a disadvantage. Faced with the disadvantage of military strength, the Wancheng court was considering increasing its troops. However, the middle of winter is approaching, and even if it wants to increase its troops, it has to wait until the beginning of next year. Now Xiang Quan and Guan Ling are stirring up trouble behind the Zhao army, which is good news for the Deng army.

Guan Yu in the main position was also smiling. This was the best news since the war started. Guan Yu smiled and said, "Then send someone to send someone to inform Xiang Quan and Guan Ling to order them to harass the Zhao army's food route. It would be the best if the lifeline of the Zhao army's food route could be completely cut off. But you should also beware of the Zhao army's counterattack. After all, even if the Zhao army in Pengcheng County is not large, there are 100,000 Zhao troops on the Yu country. Even if a soldier is drawn, it will be evenly matched with our army."
Chapter completed!