On the other side is Fenggao City.

At this time, the news that the granary in the rear had been burned had not yet spread, but the Jizhou Army's siege intensity had reached its peak.

Seeing that the hope of breaking the city was growing, everyone from Yuan Tan to Guo Tu and even the generals in the army went crazy, trying to tear apart the last line of defense of the Fenggao defenders.

Under the fierce and fearless attack of the Jizhou Army, the casualty rate of the defenders has skyrocketed in the past few days, not to mention Chang Xi's personal army, the Tianjun, and the more than 100 Tianzhu battalions specially transferred by Wang Zheng at that time

soldiers...

Now they have suffered heavy losses, and they are close to being defeated!

Of course, after paying such a heavy price, the city wall at the gap in the south was lost several times and recaptured several times.

But after the battle was so brutal, even Chang Xi, the general, was a little desperate. It can be imagined that the morale of the defenders in the city was low.

Even most people know that if this trend continues, it is inevitable that Fenggao City will be destroyed within a few days!

At this time, Chang Xi looked ferocious, his eyes were bloodshot, and the only thought that resounded in his mind was that if he was really going to be buried here this time, he must kill Miao Lin with his own hands first!

You must know that Changxi had planned to break out a few days ago!

At that time, the Jizhou Army's front line had not penetrated deep into this map, nor had Fenggao been completely surrounded. If they wanted to escape, there was a high chance that they could escape!

However, Chang Xi was still a little hesitant at the time. After all, where would he go after breaking through?

Although it was excusable, Chang Xi was not sure whether Wang Zheng would hold him accountable for this incident, or whether he would never entrust him with important tasks again.

Chang Xi was even less willing to invest in others.

On the one hand, Wang Zheng's current power is considered to be a powerful figure in the world today. On the other hand, compared to other princes, Chang Xi also knows very well that he may only be able to achieve a career in the heavenly army.

Wang Zheng may not be his only choice, but for now, it is the best choice.

How could Chang Xi be willing to give up easily?

So heaven and man fought for most of the night, and finally Chang Xi decided whether to stay or go, let God decide!

So he found Miao Lin, who had successfully predicted the Jizhou Army's attack before. Afterwards, the other party divined and gave him a prophecy: if you stay, you will be in danger but not in danger, and if you move around, there will be misfortune.

There was no need to translate this time. Chang Xi understood it instantly. He looked at Miao Lin's face of assurance with hesitation, and finally... he chose to believe it!

And everyone stayed!

But now...

Staring at the enemies in the mountains and plains below the city, Chang Xi's face kept twitching, and he kept saying "Fuck" one after another in his heart.

Why was I so confused at that time and believed in this Confucian ghost!

The battle has reached this point, and the entanglement between the two sides has penetrated into this map. It is no longer possible to break out, let alone retreat. Breaking out is seeking death, and retreating will lead to a collapse!

But we can't continue fighting like this.

Chang Xi's mind was spinning rapidly. He felt that he had to prepare in advance. The current situation was so bad that he began to consider voluntarily giving up the defense of the city wall and the outer city for the first time. Taking advantage of the fact that his troops and horses still had some fighting power, he prepared in advance.

Make arrangements in the inner city, then withdraw and continue to delay for some time.

But this plan...

Changxi had other worries. First, Fenggao's inner city did not have a mature and complete defense system like Pengcheng. How many days could it be defended with this?

On the other hand, it has been able to survive until now because of the soldiers' hearts. Once they choose to give up the outer city, Chang Xi is also worried that this breath will be vented!

However, once the outer city is captured, the Jizhou army's morale will inevitably rise, and subsequent attacks will become more fierce. Can they still defend it?

Hey, what should I do?

When Chang Xi was tugging at his hair and feeling worried, a cry of surprise and disbelief suddenly sounded from beside him.

"Qu Shuai, come and see!"

"The Jizhou army has retreated!"

What?!

For a moment, Chang Xi almost thought that he had heard wrongly. It was not until the guards shouted several times that he woke up. He immediately walked out of the upper level of the city gate tower, came to the side of the city wall, and looked over.

It's actually true!

The Jizhou Army is really mobilizing!

Although the attack on Fenggao City has not stopped, at the end of the line of sight, to the south of the enemy camp, a large number of people can be vaguely seen leaving and heading south. Looking at the scale, there are probably at least nearly ten thousand people...

You must know that since the siege of the city, the Heavenly Army on Changxi's side has certainly been crippled, but Yuan Tan is not much better. He has also lost about seven or eight thousand men and horses. Now with such a force, in fact,

It is almost one-third of the Jizhou Army under the city!

"The Jizhou people have retreated! At least three groups!"

Other garrison soldiers on the top of the city also discovered the abnormal behavior of the Jizhou Army one after another, and couldn't help but be overjoyed.

The good news spread like wildfire. Although everyone couldn't believe it and couldn't understand it at all, it was an indisputable fact that the enemy's strength under Fenggao City was greatly reduced!

It is not that no one suspects that Yuan Tan is playing tricks, or is trying to create some conspiracy, but the situation in Fenggao City is already like this. All he needs to do is step up the attack step by step. Is it necessary to use such methods?

There must have been some shocking change somewhere that forced Yuan Tan to divide his troops even though Fenggao City was about to be breached.

And a sudden thought popped into Chang Xi's mind.

Could it be that the state pastor sent reinforcements?

After all, he had sent a letter to Wang Zheng before. Although he only stated that Yuan Jun was invading and had not taken the initiative to ask for help, it was difficult to guarantee that Wang Zheng was worried about the enemy's overwhelming force and still sent troops.

After all, looking around Taishan, apart from Yuan Shao, Cao Cao's sphere of influence couldn't be this person's help, right?

"Now that most of the enemy has gone, there must be another loophole in the defense line!"

"Immediately send sentries out of the city to investigate and see if our reinforcements are coming!"

Chang Xi knew very well that whether the situation in the Battle of Fenggao could be reversed, 90% of his hopes fell on this unexpected turn of events. So, a quarter of an hour later, on the unsieged north gate of Fenggao City, a rope basket was used

He put down a group of cavalry, made a long circle, tried his best to avoid possible interception by the Jizhou Army, and then turned around and rushed toward the southeast.

And at this moment.

On the top of Tuqiu Mountain, it was when the flames suddenly appeared.

At the same time, in addition to arranging some iron cavalry to stay and pay attention to the changes after burning the granary, Wang Zhengzheng led most of the heavenly troops to retreat slowly, but did not rush towards Fenggao immediately.

Just kidding, what if we encounter the Jizhou Army returning for reinforcements at this time?

It is not advisable to provoke enemies whose anger buff is almost full.

...

After being reminded by Guo Tu, Yuan Tan suddenly realized that he had not received any news from the rear for two days. He immediately became alert and sent a group of cavalry back to take a look. However, he happened to encounter the fleeing rear guards on the way.

In a state of panic, an enemy force of approximately ten thousand troops appeared in the rear, and they had already begun to attack Tuqiu Mountain last night!

Is this okay?

Frightened and angry, Yuan Tan immediately mobilized five troops under his command and immediately returned to support Tuqiu Mountain.

At this time, Chang Xi and everyone in the city finally saw the fire rising into the sky from the southeast, and they immediately made a guess.

After all, Yuan Jun's offensive was so fierce during this period, and the logistics supply place must not be far away. In addition, at the critical moment when Fenggao was about to be captured, the troops were suddenly divided. Such a choice that would obviously lead to failure, how could it be possible?

It can only be because of more important things!

For example, the food route is related to the life and death of the entire army!

After realizing this, Chang Xi was overjoyed, but immediately asked the entire army to seize the time to rest and prepare themselves mentally!

After all, if the reinforcements really burned down the granary of several weeks of people, I am afraid that Fenggao would usher in the most frenzied attack from the enemy!

They want to take the last chance to capture Fenggao before the food reserves in the camp are exhausted!

...

The fire on the mountain burned for a whole day and night!

At the last moment, the fire became more and more boiling, soaring into the sky. It could even be seen from more than ten miles away. The Jizhou Army that kept approaching continued to walk faster and closer, and the heart became colder to the bone.

.

It’s over!

It’s all over!

And when they finally arrived at the foot of Tuqiu Mountain, what they saw was that the top of the mountain had turned into a white field.

In order to capture Fenggao, and then launch a rapid attack on Taishan County, Yuan Tan worked hard to plunder all the grain from Qinghe, Qijun, and Guang'an, which was enough for the 40,000-strong army to last three months.

All gone!

After the anger, panic and powerlessness filled Jizhou Army's body and mind.

Xinpi, who had hurriedly received the order, looked at the scene in front of him and his expression was dull for a long time. When he came back to his senses, he fell into even greater distress.

He didn't know what to do with his army and what to eat next...

He didn't even know how to send the news back.

After getting along for a long time, Xinpi also understood that Yuan Tan and his father had the same character. They always liked to anger others when they encountered problems. Xinpi was now even more afraid that his family would suffer some unreasonable disaster due to the other's anger.
To be continued...