RPAGF Chapter 183 Food Crisis
Chapter 183 Food Crisis
"Get down!" At the critical moment, Jiang Yue pressed Wu Fei's body, and they both crawled on the ground, avoiding the hidden arrow.
Ling Yunxiao thought, on the one hand, exposing their whereabouts was a problem. It was impossible for a 100,000-man army to march quietly and safely. On the other hand,
However, the enemy troops were hiding in the dark, in all directions, seemingly disorganized, but in fact orderly.
A hundred meters away, the enemy archers were looming, and at this moment they had to rely on their territorial advantage.
Obviously, it was planned in advance.
At this moment, military advisor Yun Yi and military doctor Yang Ziqian had already been placed under special protection.
Yun Yi frowned and Yang Ziqian sighed.
They knew that the journey to war would not be smooth sailing, so they were all mentally prepared.
"Yuan Chen, Zhang Yan, Chen Li, Cao Zheng, break through the siege in all directions and encircle the enemy!" Ling Yunxiao ordered in a deep voice.
They have an army of 100,000, while the enemy was defeated last time and could only muster 50,000 at most.
"Bastards!" Xia Yuanchen, along with his right-hand man Sun Shao, had already led a team of soldiers and rushed out, ready to kill those in the dark one by one.
At the same time, Zhang Yan and others also rushed out.
Jiang Yue and Wu Fei, who had just rushed out of the bushes, followed Zhang Yan quickly with the Xuanwu Army.
Jiang Yue drew his sword instantly, watching the movements around him vigilantly, and constantly defending against hidden arrows.
They rushed out very quickly, and the team led by Zhang Yan was beyond the enemy's imagination.
Jiang Yue waved the sharp blade in his hand, dodging left and right, and found an enemy general commanding his soldiers to attack his own army.
She flashed and rushed towards the enemy general with swiftness.
There was a flash of a knife, and the enemy general screamed and fell to the ground dead.
After being on guard all the way, Jiang Yue and others, led by Zhang Yan, finally got to the rear of the enemy army, and the archers immediately surrounded them.
Xia Yuanchen's side was also going smoothly. He successfully got behind the enemy lines and started to rob and kill them.
But, the strong are a minority after all.
Before the rest of the young generals from Donglin could get out, the enemy troops had already started to flee.
The enemy soldiers died or fled.
They originally came here for a surprise attack and did not want to engage in a head-on confrontation with the Donglin Army.
Xia Yuanchen and his men chased after them, but were stopped by Ling Yunxiao who suddenly approached them.
"Yuan Chen, don't chase after a desperate enemy!"
Ling Yunxiao didn't want to fall into the enemy's trap. After all, they were very cunning.
Originally Ling Yunxiao imagined that there were 50,000 enemy troops left, but in fact, there were only 5,000 at most.
Wait until everything around you is quiet.
The army reorganized.
At this moment, Ling Yunxiao's expression was more solemn than before he left.
When the army reunited, he looked around and found that his own troops had suffered some casualties, but due to timely defense, they were negligible.
He said in a deep voice,
"There is a traitor."
These three simple words made the generals and soldiers in front of him look at each other, wondering who the traitor was.
If there is a traitor in the army, it is a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan.
"Who is it?!" Xia Yuanchen wielded his sword fiercely. He would find this person and execute him on the spot.
Zhang Yan then glanced at the soldiers, who looked at a loss.
"Traitor..." Jiang Yue clenched his fists slightly, and his eyes were slightly cold.
Is it him? If it was him, he should have been killed.
"General." She walked in with a fist clasped.
"It is very likely that our expedition was exposed before we set out."
After hearing this, Ling Yunxiao felt that it was very likely.
"You mean, the person who exposed his whereabouts might be an enemy spy hiding in Linzhou City?"
Jiang Yue: "I am just guessing."
Upon hearing this, Military Advisor Yun Yi got off the carriage and stepped forward and said:
"General, we must be careful with the food and supplies we are carrying ahead. We must not make any mistakes."
If it is exposed in advance, the food and supplies will definitely not be safe.
There were too many baggage trains, and the food carts ahead only carried enough food for half a month.
In the future, the rear lieutenant Zheng Chuan will supply food and fodder in a timely manner. Of course, once the army sets out, life will be difficult for the people.
The food and fodder they brought with them on the march was only enough for three days.
Ling Yunxiao had already thought of this.
He looked at Xia Yuanchen.
"Yuan Chen, defend along the way, remember. If you find anything unusual, report it immediately!"
"Yes." Xia Yuanchen accepted the order and immediately looked at his subordinate Sun Shao, who hurriedly ordered his soldiers to resist at all times in front and behind the army.
Xia Yuanchen himself walked to the front of the army to observe the movements.
Then, Ling Yunxiao said to Zhang Yan:
"Zhang Yan, lead a team of soldiers to explore the way first. After catching up with the grain and grass carts, go to Xiangyang County first. Be careful to hide. If there is any abnormality, report the situation ahead immediately."
The enemy is cunning and changeable, so Ling Yunxiao must make sure to prepare for all possible circumstances.
"Yes." Zhang Yan accepted the order and then his eyes fell on Jiang Yue.
"Take your people and follow me!"
The other captains led by Zhang Yan wanted to follow suit, but in the end, they could only lead their own soldiers and advance with the main army.
Jiang Yue clasped his fists and accepted the order.
Then he looked at Xue Wen behind him and said, "You are the team leader for now."
She led her Xuanwu Army and followed Zhang Yan at full speed.
Xue Wen wanted to catch up, but when he opened his mouth, Jiang Yue had already gone far away.
The fact that Jiang Yue valued him and allowed him to temporarily manage the army showed that his abilities were recognized by Jiang Yue.
However, like Wu Fei at the beginning, he had a feeling of being abandoned.
Then he quickly stood in Jiang Yue's original position.
The army continued to march...
In front, Zhang Yan was leading the way, and the horse suddenly galloped away, swiftly and powerfully, and he whipped the horse as fast as he could.
Compared with the other war horses in the team, the Tianyi horse under Jiang Yue was the fastest to follow.
This kind of fast march was just as urgent as when Jiang Yue went to Rongzhou City to borrow troops.
During the pursuit, no problems were found.
In the afternoon, they arrived at Xiangyang County, the county town closest to Linzhou City.
Everyone ran until they felt dizzy and nauseous, and felt unwell all over.
Of course, since this place had already been breached by the enemy, the Donglin Army did not dare to approach.
So, they stopped on horseback outside Xiangyang, dozens of miles away from Xiangyang County.
They were traveling quickly and should have caught up with the grain transport general Gao Rong by now, but now there was no news from the grain transport general.
The usually calm deputy general was a little flustered at this moment.
Food and fodder are related to the lifeblood of a country.
Jiang Yue looked around but did not find any trace of food or fodder.
That’s right, their soldiers who were transporting grain seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth.
Jiang Yue analyzed: "Deputy General Zhang, the food has most likely fallen into the hands of the enemy."
Wu Fei, Xu Qiang, Song Jie, Wu Ding and others nodded in agreement.
"Isn't this obvious?" He Chong added from behind.
Behind him, Chen Yong and others at the end of Chu were already secretly thinking about how to get the food back.
Zhang Yan looked around.
"There is no food or fodder to be found anywhere, so let's go and rob the enemy of their food and fodder!"