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Chapter 440 Abandoning the People and Consuming Enemy Food

Just as the Western Golden Wolf was heading south, the Great War in the Central Plains was slowly unfolding in April.

Just when everyone thought that Cao Ji would be the first to attack Li Yuan in Huazhou, the result was unexpected. The 60 troops were divided into 40 troops to guard Tianjingguan and the capital, and guard against Huazhou and Mingzhou respectively.Then Cao Ziyan led an army of [-] to Yanzhou and formally declared war on Qi Rui in Yanzhou.

This move caught everyone off guard, and they couldn't believe the information in front of them at all.Qi Rui of Yanzhou is the prince with the strongest comprehensive strength among the four major separatist forces.Cao Ji actually gave up Li Yuan, who was weak in Huazhou, and Yang Mingyuan, who lacked stamina in Mingzhou, and launched the Northern Expedition to Yanzhou, which has a large population, sufficient money and food, and great potential. It is really surprising.

Qi Rui, the lord of Yanzhou, was furious after a moment of astonishment. He got rid of the 20 frontier troops stationed on the northern border, and immediately mobilized [-] troops to go south, preparing to face Cao's invasion.

While Li Yuan and Yang Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief, they immediately sent support to Yanzhou, and dispatched a large army to Tianjingguan and the north bank of Longjiang to confront Cao Jun's rear.

When Lin Yifan got the information from the Central Plains, he immediately ordered Luo Feng to lead the Zhenbei Army and the Golden Wolf Army to patrol the northern border to frighten the Donghu people.So far, this is all Hengshan can do.But for the battle between Cao Jun and Yanzhou, he expressed great confidence in Qi Rui. As long as the Donghu people could not go south to make trouble at this time, the Yanzhou Army would definitely be able to defeat Cao Jun.

In late April, under the capital of the Kingdom of Yizi. The 20-strong army battalion stretched for dozens of miles, mighty and mighty, and killed everyone.

During the siege of the capital of Iz, the Western Expeditionary Army purchased grain and grass materials from various small countries in the surrounding area in order to meet the unexpected needs.Faced with such a powerful army, how could the countries dare to refuse, and they had to sell it to the Xizheng Army at a price lower than the market price under Jin Jiuyuan's coercion and lure with tears in their eyes.Of course, the benefits they get are huge, as long as they are willing to sell food and supplies to the Western Expeditionary Army, they will get preferential terms for trade in Shazhou.This is simply an irresistible temptation for small countries like them.As long as you can buy things from the Central Plains and sell them to the Western Regions or even the West, you can get rich returns.However, the premise of all this is that the Western Expeditionary Army can defeat the Xijin werewolf and force it to withdraw from the Western Regions, otherwise, everything is a pipe dream.

While the countries in the Western Regions were weighing the pros and cons, Hou Mingfeng also got the news that the Western Gold werewolves were going south.At this time, the Xijin werewolf had already traveled less than a hundred miles, and it only took two days to reach the capital of Yizi.

After receiving this information, Hou Mingfeng couldn't help but brow up with joy, and without raising his head, he just said flatly, "The country of Iz can be taken down."

"The general obeys orders!" Shi Shouyi frowned and grinned.

When the sun set, a violent rumbling sound could be heard!Not long after, Shi Shouyi personally came to the big tent, "Commander, the capital of Yizi has been captured."

"Very good, move the tent tonight." Hou Mingfeng nodded slightly, "Where is King Yizi?"

"Back to Commander, King Yizi has been killed by the nobles in the city, and he wants to sacrifice his head." Shi Shouyi straightened his face and said in a deep voice.

A murderous intent flashed in Hou Mingfeng's eyes, "Huh, those who sell their masters and beg for glory. But our army still needs to save their lives to appease the city. You go and tell them to appease the people in the city for our army. Our army will still protect them." Prosperity and wealth."

"Marshal, is this, is this too much preferential treatment?" Shi Shouyi asked with a cold expression, puzzled.

"Hehe, don't worry, General Shi, our army won't kill them, and other people will do it for us." Hou Mingfeng sneered, "By the way, we can withdraw our troops from the five cities that our army captured before. Yes, everything that can’t be taken away is burned.”

"Yes, the general is going to deliver the order." Shi Shouyi nodded and wanted to leave.

"Wait a minute, later you can send people in this city to spread the word that our army will let the Yizi people leave without interfering. At the same time, send people to secretly release rumors, saying that the Xijin werewolf is on the way to rescue, if at this time If you leave, you can get their protection." Hou Mingfeng thought for a while, and quickly called Shi Shouyi to stop.

"The last general takes orders." Shi Shouyi rolled his eyes and immediately understood his intentions.

"Hmph, if you want to wait for a change, then I will send these hundreds of thousands of Yizi people to you." Hou Mingfeng looked coldly to the north, grinning slightly, "Let's see who can persist until At last."

Unsurprisingly, the 20 Western Golden Wolf army finally arrived at the city of Izzy two days later. At this time, most of the Western Expeditionary Army had moved into the city and built a large number of city defense equipment.

Sade rode on the horse, looked at the city of Izzy, and sighed slightly in his heart. The Western Expeditionary Army occupied the advantage of the city wall, and it would be impossible to break through it in a short time.However, what troubled him the most was that a day before, a large number of Izzians had poured into the army, seeking their refuge.As the suzerain of the country of Yizi, Sade has no reason to refuse, and he dare not refuse, otherwise, those countries in the Western Regions who have their hearts towards the Khanate will feel chilled?
After the army was stationed ten miles away, they immediately divided their troops to recover other cities in the country of Yizi.Sade has already made up his mind, so he will hold back the Western Expeditionary Army and trap it in the country of Yizi.

However, after a few days, the army that went to recover the city sent people to report that there were no Western Expeditionary troops stationed in the other five cities.At this time, all that was left in the city were the people waiting to be fed, and the rest were looted and burned.Therefore, the messenger urgently requested the King Khan to immediately allocate a batch of food and supplies to support, otherwise, these people would die of hunger.

But when Sade looked at the huge number, his eyes couldn't help but feel dizzy for a while.Five cities with a population of 30, plus the tens of thousands of Yizi who poured into the army, far exceeded the number of the army.At this time, 20 troops went south, and because they were too hasty, they only brought food and grass for about two months.If this amount of food and grass is used to supply the mouths of more than 50 people, it may not be able to survive even half a month.It will take at least a month for the grain and grass mobilized from the country. In any case, it cannot be hydrolyzed far away from the near fire.

Of course, Sade also considered the plan to expropriate food and grass from neighboring small countries, but when he sent someone to ask for it, he learned that the Western Expeditionary Army had already bought and sold these small countries by force, and there was not much food left in these small countries.Under some threats, they only got a small amount of food and grass, which could not alleviate the current crisis at all.If you are asking for it from a country in the Western Regions farther away, the distance alone will make Sade feel disappointed.

The ashen-faced Sade smashed everything in the big tent. He originally planned to wait for changes and let the Western Expeditionary Army run out of food and grass, but he didn't expect that in the end, he himself became short of food and grass, and the other party only needed to wait. If there is any change, our army will collapse.

"Your Majesty, at this point, we can only take the worst policy." Engor walked in, glanced slightly at the mess on the ground, and hurriedly bowed respectfully.

"What's the worst plan?" Sade stared at him viciously, but there was a hint of hope in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, more than 30 Yizi people consume a lot of food and grass for our army, which has become a big burden." Engor said cautiously, "But this can also be transformed into a major advantage for our army. As long as His Majesty drives these The Yizi people attacking the city will definitely consume a lot of materials and energy of the Western Expeditionary Army. At the same time, if a large number of Yizi people die, it will save a lot of food for our army. This is the strategy of killing two birds with one stone."

Sade's eyes lit up, and then he showed a hint of hesitation. He walked back and forth in the big tent, and after struggling for a while, he immediately said in a deep voice, "It will be as you say."

(End of this chapter)