Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 138
As a general commanding an army of tens of thousands of people, Ai Nengqi couldn't help being angry at the fact that the common people in Chengdu ran away and played hide and seek when they saw them.

He had more than 3 soldiers and horses, and the people ate the horses' chews, which consumed at least two thousand shi of grain and grass a day.

When he set out in Chongqing, he was ordered to be the striker. The order given to him by his adoptive father was to rush forward as soon as possible, so as to catch the officers and soldiers everywhere by surprise.

Therefore, among the more than 2 elites under him, [-] are real cavalry, and the remaining [-] elite infantry and more than [-] other people also advance on mules and horses.

They were advancing at full speed, and it was naturally impossible for the grain transportation team behind to catch up, so the grain and grass problem had to be resolved on the spot.

The people of Chengdu Mansion ran away before the arrival of their army, and even implemented the government's strategy of "strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness" abhorrently, taking away or hiding most of the food.

In this way, Ainengqi's forward army will suffer.

After finally finding a town or village, the soldiers ran in excitedly, only to find that no one was talking and there was no food.

Even if the whole army rummaged through boxes and cabinets and dug three feet to find some hidden food, it might not be enough for the whole army to eat.

Only by breaking through the city pools of prefectures and counties can we obtain sufficient supplies.

As far as Jianzhou City ahead, if Chengdu City was not approaching and Jianzhou City was more difficult to attack, Ainengqi would never let it go, because his army was almost out of food.

He had heard Zhang Senior High School, that is, the middle-aged scholar around him, say that Longquan Town has a population of over [-] and is very wealthy. He also thought that Longquan Town would be able to replenish military supplies.

Now that there is no one without food in Longquan Town, it is strange to be angry.

Thinking that the army didn't have much food, he immediately said: "Order the whole army, except for the elite cavalry, everyone else will dismount and walk, and the auxiliary army will lead the mules and horses to the edge of the field, let them eat their fill before entering Longquan. "

"Order!"

The orderly took Ainengqi's order flag, and immediately galloped to the front and back of the team to deliver the order.

Ainengqi looked at the large tracts of farmland on the left and right, as well as the almost filled rice in the field, and couldn't help showing a look of pity.

He also suffered from hunger since he was a child. Even though he later rebelled against his adoptive father, he often did not have enough to eat in the early years. It was only in these years that his adoptive father became stronger and stronger, and his brothers were able to make a living.

But for food, whether it is the adoptive father, their brothers, or even most of the rebel generals, they still cherish it.

Normally speaking, if it is not necessary for war, they will not let the horses eat the immature rice, but when marching, they will try not to trample on the farmland.

After all, they were about to take down Chengdu Mansion, so all the food produced in these fields was theirs.

If the fields are damaged and the grain production is reduced, will they not feel distressed?
But right now, in order to save military rations, there is no other way.

And let people lead mules and horses to eat, and it won't destroy much farmland.

When Ainengqi ordered most of the soldiers to dismount and walk, so that the mules and horses in the army walked while eating, no one noticed that there were a few strange "birds" flying and stopping a few hundred meters in the air, as if following them ···
Near Longquan Town, on Yinhe Mountain.

Zeng Yingzheng is hiding here with nearly ten thousand elite infantry under his command, along with Yang Zhan and Cao Xun, as well as more than four thousand elite cavalry drawn from various armies in Chengdu.

In addition, there is also the Flying Eagles that surprised Zeng Ying and others.

At this time, Zeng Ying, Yang Zhan, and Cao Xun were watching Hong Niangzi and other Flying Eagle pilots control the drone to investigate the military situation.

"Zhang Nengqi's army just passed through Feijiagou. It's strange that most of the army got off their horses and walked on foot as soon as Zhang Nengqi passed on an order."

The red lady looked at it with her tablet, and suddenly her eyebrows frowned, and she said angrily: "These bastards are actually leading their horses to eat the rice that is being grouted!"

Zeng Ying stretched her head and looked at the tablet computer, seeing the picture that looked like a fairy overlooking the mortal world from the clouds, her eyes couldn't help but shine.

Even though two days had passed, Zeng Ying was still amazed to see such a miraculous and incomprehensible "magic weapon" again.

Hearing what Hong Niangzi said, his heart moved, and he said: "The fortification and clearing of the fields near Chengdu was carried out resolutely and thoroughly. It is likely that Zhang Nengqi's scouts learned that Longquan Town had no people and food, and wanted to save the army. The horses eat the rice on the side of the road."

It should be noted that mules and horses in the army don't just eat grass, they can't stand running like that.

Only by adding grain, soybeans and even eggs can we keep fat and run fast and far.

And close to densely populated villages and towns, there are actually not many weeds nearby, all of which have been mowed by the common people, so the crops in the fields are the best choice to be used as fodder for mules and horses.

After Zeng Ying finished speaking, she saw Hong Niangzi take over a pilot's controller and operate it for a while, and then fiddled with the tablet computer.

Then I saw that the screen above was originally small, and the faces of the people were not clearly visible.

The red lady pointed to a short and strong young thief on a tall horse in the picture and said: "See, this is that kid Zhang Nengqi. We will catch him in a while and give him a whip to make him regret ruining the crops!"

Zeng Ying didn't expect Hong Niangzi to be so serious, she smiled secretly in her heart, but replied seriously: "I will remember it at the end."

Then he said: "General Red, according to their current pace, it is estimated that they will reach Hujiawan in an hour. We should set off."

The red lady rolled her eyes at Zeng Ying, "There is an order to supervise the state, and you are in command of this battle. Since you think it's time to go, give the order."

Zeng Ying nodded, said no more, and immediately ordered the whole army to attack.

Under the western sun, the more than 4000 elite cavalry in the army did not gallop, but marched eastward with the infantry at a leisurely pace.

At the same time, a large group of detective horses were released to rush eastward, intercepting and killing all enemy detective horses and police cavalry they encountered...
The location of Yinhe Mountain is several miles away from the official road leading to Longquan Town, and it is also a mountain forest. It is not an ambush site at all, and Zhang Nengqi's scouts did not come to investigate.

Normally speaking, Zeng Ying and the others retreated here, and it would be difficult to seize the right time to intercept Zhang Nengqi's army on the official road without sending scouts to alert the enemy's scouts.

But with the help of micro-drones to detect the military situation, this can be easily done.

Zeng Ying is familiar with the geography of Chengdu. The day before yesterday, after learning about the specific strengths of the various armies in Chengdu and what the Flying Eagles and "No Man's Chicken" were, she proposed a battle strategy to intercept Zhang Nengqi outside Longquan Town.

So far, his battle plan is going well.

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Most of the people got off their horses and walked, and the three thousand fine horses beside Ai Nengqi naturally moved faster.

Anyway, it was only a few miles away from Longquan Town, and after exploring the surrounding area, Ainengqi relaxed his vigilance, and prepared to take the Jingqi to Longquan Town to rest first.

After all, Ainengqi was quite tired after driving for a day.

Even if there is no food in the town, there is always firewood, water, and big beds, right?
Ainengqi was squinting his eyes and resting his mind on the horse, when suddenly he heard the sound of horseshoes running like thunder from the west!
He made a gesture of stopping the whole army, and the flag bearers around him immediately waved the flag, and the three thousand fine riders stopped after a while.

At this time, the guard cavalry scattered not far to the west of the army also rushed back. There were not many of them, but almost all of them were wounded.

The first rider rushed in front of Ai Nengqi, and before he got off his horse to salute, he said anxiously: "General, there are many ambush soldiers in the west, thousands of fine riders, and about [-] infantry, less than two miles away from us!"

Upon hearing this, Ainengqi's thick eyebrows curled into a ball.

This ambush was obviously rushed over from five miles away, if it was hiding nearby, it would be impossible for the scouts to miss it.

What Ainengqi couldn't figure out was why the other party was able to determine the timing of the attack so accurately.

You know, right now his large army of infantry just happens to be stretched into a long snake, and there are still many soldiers herding mules and horses, so it is impossible to form a large army to face the enemy for a while.

Therefore, even though he has an army of more than 3, he can actually use only the [-] elite cavalry around him.

(End of this chapter)