At night, outside Mengcheng, beside the water, ships loaded with food and grass were berthed at the dimly lit pier, densely packed, like fish gathered in the water.

The young and strong man who transported grain and grass spent the night on the boat. After a day of fatigue, they started to snore soon after they fell asleep. The snoring sounds were heard one after another, intertwined with the croaking of insects and frogs on the river bank, and the movement was quite loud.

On the shore, a large number of granaries were like small hills, one by one, under the night sky, the black back of the granaries looked like a continuous mountain.

In the distance, Li Li, who was coming from the night, looked at the dock where ships were gathered and the granary that looked like mountains, and suddenly felt his heart beating faster:

It's about to start, and I don't know if it's going well.

He brought people here, of course, not for the autumn outing, but to directly stab the enemy's life gate and cut off the water and food route.

Huo Water originated from Mengcheng, Liangjun, but did not suddenly appear. The upper reaches of the river are called Baishui or Danshui.

In fact, it is Bian River, and the pronunciation of "Bian" is the same as "风" (pronounced "风").

The Bian River (Bian River) originates from Junyi (near Kaifeng) and flows to the southeast. After passing Mengcheng, it is called Huoshui.

Huo Water continues to flow southeastward, passing through Yucheng, Xiayi, Dangxian, Xiaoxian, and flowing into Sishui at the northeast corner of Pengcheng.

Because the word "王" in the Shui River is three dots of water plus "王", during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the ruler who was frustrated by rebellions in various places was extremely disgusted with this, so he changed it to the homophone "王".

However, the geographical name that has lasted for thousands of years is not changed at any time. Therefore, "Bianshui" and "Bianshui" are used together. After hundreds of years, the name "Bianshui" gradually replaced "Bianshui".

Li Li recalled the allusion, and with the accompanying soldiers, gnawed instant noodles, made pre-war preparations, and gave the horses a proper rest.

They hid and came out all day and night, and in order to avoid Qi army scouts, they kept circling around the wilderness, very tired.

Seeing that the people and horses were running hard, they finally arrived safely at their destination: Mengcheng, Liangjun, and the Qi army's food and grass transfer place.

The Bian River spans the Henan region and flows from northwest to southeast. Therefore, for the Qi army heading south to attack Xuzhou, it uses ships to transport food and grass downstream, saving time and effort as the army advances.

The grain from various parts of Henan (mainly the central and western regions) was concentrated in Mengcheng through the Bian River and then transported to the southeast, which was enough to support several Qi troops to launch an attack on Xuzhou, Huaibei, and even cross the Huai River to burn, kill and loot.

Then, according to the classic military tactics, if you want to repel the enemy, cut off the food route, and burn the food and grass storage area, it will be a kilogram to achieve a kilogram.

If tens of thousands of troops have lost their food and grass supply, their morale will drop sharply in an instant. If they don’t have much food and grass with them, they may not be able to support the day when they withdraw to the safe area and the army will collapse.

Therefore, Mengcheng, not far north of Suiyang, the capital of Liangjun County, must be the place where the Qi army is heavily guarded. It is not so easy to successfully attack.

Liangjun is flat, and Qi army cavalry is moving around, with a large warning range. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for Liang army to approach Mengcheng quietly.

Even if it did, the Mengcheng Granary Guards were not so easy to deal with, and the surprise attack team might not be able to set fire to burn the large amount of food and grass that had been hoarded here.

If time is delayed, the garrison in Suiyang in the south will come to reinforce. At that time, the surprise attack team may not be able to escape, not only arson, but not even arson.

Therefore, "burning Mengcheng" is an impossible task.

However, Li Li tried hard to lure the enemy's attention to create opportunities.

He used 3,000 newly qualified cavalrymen and 20,000 infantrymen who had combined new and old as baits, advanced west along the hunting water, passed Xiayi, and successfully attracted the siege of the main force of the Qi army between Yucheng and Xiayi respectively.

Especially the three thousand cavalry successfully attracted the "firepower" of the Qi cavalry. The opponent gathered the cavalry to surround the Liang army, causing the "visit network" to shrink for a short time, forming a "blind spot".

So Li Li led the elite cavalry through the "blind spot" and successfully arrived outside Moncheng City.

At this moment, tens of thousands of Qi infantry and cavalry had gathered in Jiulizha, preparing to capture all the Liang soldiers hiding in the woods and water siege.

As a result, not only Yucheng, but also Mengcheng's Qi army decreased significantly, because the main force had already come out in full swing and went along the Huoshui to Jiulizha.

For Li Li, the adult tigers left, and there were only tiger cubs and stockpiles left in the tiger's den. It was really a pity for his conscience if he didn't light a fire.

Thoughts about the three thousand cavalry who were "sacrificed" in Longqiaogu by himself, and the three thousand novice cavalry who had just graduated, and the three thousand war horses that had finally been put together, Li Li felt distressed, but he did not regret it.

People will die when fighting, and in order to win, he can do whatever he wants.

If the novice cavalry is gone, you can practice again. Three thousand war horses are seized by the opponent and can be brought back later.

As long as Mengcheng's food and grass are burned, the Qi army supported by it as its logistics will be not far from collapse. In Li Li's eyes, these Qi army are like turtles in a jar and will be finished sooner or later.

Using three thousand cavalry and several baggage as "sacrifice" in exchange for the opportunity to wipe out tens of thousands of elite enemy troops, this transaction is very good.

The generals came to report: "During the festival, we have finished our rest."

"Okay, very good!" Li Li nodded, put away the telescope, and ordered: "Attack!"

For a hundred years, the Southern Army, which had weak cavalry, often used the "night-cutting camp" tactic when fighting with the Northern Army, which had the advantage of cavalry, that is, night attacks.

The soldiers who can implement the "night-cutting camp" tactic are all elite soldiers, at least without night blindness. With the cover of night, they can touch the enemy camp with a higher chance and launch a surprise attack.

After the attack was successful, he retreated with night as a cover, making it difficult for the enemy cavalry to pursue.

All the soldiers under Li Li's command were elite. At this time, they turned into wolves, showed their fangs, and rushed towards the target.

After a while, the granary was located and the fire became louder and gradually connected into a sea of ​​fire.

......

In the afternoon, Jiulizuo, and thick smoke was pouring out of the outer edge of the forest. The soldiers of Qi set fires constantly. They wanted to ignite the woods and burned Liang soldiers hiding in the forest to "man charcoal".

There were also soldiers from Qi who set fire beside the reed marsh outside the woods, and they wanted to burn the Liang soldiers hiding in the water to "roast meat".

However, Liang Bing used various means to defend, and spent a day with Qi Bing yesterday, but he failed to make the fire burn.

Today is the second day of the setting fire. The Qi army, who was already ready, wanted to continue to add flammable objects to the fire, but the abnormalities that occurred on the water made the Qi army soldiers feel anxious.

On the surface of the river, there were broken boat boards, and scattered floating corpses flowed down the river, making people feel uneasy when they saw it: What happened upstream?

By the river, the head coach Zhu Hunyuan and his generals frowned at the salvaged corpse.

It seems that these people have been dead for at least one day and are dressed in different clothes, but it can be seen that there are both soldiers and people among them.

Those broken ship boards have traces of burning, which come from the upstream, indicating...

Something happened in Yucheng upstream.

Perhaps the grain ship sailing on the water was attacked and set fire to the fire, and the wreckage drifted to Jiulizha downstream.

But the envoy who arrived later brought bad news to Ke Zhu Hunyuan: Mengcheng was attacked by the Liang army on the water, and countless grains and grasses stored in the granary on the shore have been burned to ashes.

But Zhu Hunyuan felt unbelievable and blurted out: "Where did Liang army emerge from!!!"

"The east side is the east side! They attacked from the east in the early morning, and we were caught off guard and could not stop it."

"The bandits set fire everywhere and killed people everywhere. When the fires are together, there is no need to save them."

"Many people fled in scattered areas, were hit by bandits, killed, suffered heavy casualties, and there were many deaths everywhere. Some people dived and escaped, but there were crowds of people. Many soldiers and civilians fell into the water and drowned..."

"The grain ships in the river were burned, and the fires soared into the sky. Even the defenders of Suiyang City in the south could see them..."

The messenger told the scene at that time, but Zhu Hunyuan felt a chill when he listened: countless food and grass were stockpiled in Mengcheng, and the military supplies of various armies were supplied.

Now that they are all gone, their offensive must stop, and they must return to the army quickly, because the food and grass stored in the army will not last long.

If you do not retreat in time and retreat to the vicinity of Suiyang, Liangjun before the army is cut off, the morale of the army will inevitably be in chaos.

It can be said that the food and grass in Mengcheng are their key points. Now that they are hit by someone, they must withdraw their troops no matter how reluctant they are.

Because the official army has many troops, the daily food and grass consumed is not a small amount. By plundering on the spot, it cannot be self-sufficient at all and must be transported from the rear.

Now that food and grass are not available, the battle can no longer be fought.

He looked at the woods that stretched for miles in front of him, then looked at the floating corpses and boat boards floating on the river. Without much trouble, he ordered the withdrawal of troops.

Jiulizha is only forty or fifty miles away from the upper reaches of Yucheng, and it is not far from Mengcheng.

Now that things have come to this point, it is most important to get out of here, but Zhu Hunyuan does not intend to waste time.

After some arrangements, the Qi army stopped arson, withdrew its troops back to the camp, and began to prepare for retreat.

But Zhu Hunyuan suddenly thought of something and asked someone to call several Liang army prisoners.

He looked at the defeated and captured cavalry and asked, "How many years have you fought on horseback?"

Several Liang soldiers hesitated for a moment and replied: "One year."

"One year!!!" But Zhu Hunyuan was very surprised, "Can you ride a horse well in a year?"

"It's just a year, practicing and fighting."

But Zhu Hunyuan looked around and saw that the left and right looked in disbelief, and suddenly he figured it out.

This is bait. The three thousand Liang cavalrymen who were surrounded and annihilated in Longqiaogu were all new recruits who lured the enemy. No wonder the cavalry fighting ability is so weak.

The infantry of Jiulizha is probably also bait. Even though he has been hungry for more than ten days, he can still organize effective defenses.

So Li Li actually used nearly 30,000 infantry and cavalry as bait to lure them to attack with all their strength.

But the more Zhu Hunyuan thought, the clearer his thoughts were: in order to encircle and annihilate the three thousand cavalry, he transferred most of the cavalry over, so he became powerless in the reconnaissance of the periphery. Perhaps, Li Li took the opportunity to secretly detour and headed towards Mengcheng.

The Qi army's infantry and cavalry gathered in Jiulizha to set fire to the woods, while Li Li's elite attacked Mengcheng and set fire to food and grass.

Zhu Hunyuan, who figured this out, was shocked that Li Li actually used nearly 30,000 infantry and cavalry as bait.

Almost blurted out: You are really willing to spend a lot of money to burn the food and grass in Mengcheng!!
Chapter completed!