PNB Chapter 186 Endless War
Chapter 186 Endless War
Wang Chenggu said politely: "The army is approaching, and I have come to visit the Duke of Wei and his wife."
"Thank you, Mr. Wang Shi. My master went to General Su's mansion early this morning. I believe he will be back soon. Please wait for a while in the front hall."
"Sorry to bother you." Wang Chenggu said with a smile and bowed.
Mu Jinqi in the room didn't care about Wang Chenggu who came. Her eyes were only on the sleeping child.
This little guy experienced a displaced escape not long after he was born. He traveled nearly a thousand miles with his family before arriving in Yangzhou.
But his father, the current emperor, has passed away in Youzhou.
Even though he is less than one year old and knows nothing, he won’t have these worries?
But in this chaotic world, Gao Shaokang's identity and age put him in hidden danger at all times.
Mu Jinqi is now helpless and can only pray silently that the child will be safe.
February 22, the first year of Qianying, this day is destined to be remembered in history.
Xia Qin and Mo Ye stood side by side again, standing on the city wall, looking over the city wall at the enemy camp more than ten miles away.
However, unlike last time, the number of enemy troops now has reached 100,000.
On the other side, their own strength was still only 20,000 men.
Faced with such a huge disparity in the strength between the enemy and us, Mo Ye couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Their mobilization speed exceeded our expectations. I didn't expect that 300,000 troops have been assembled in such a short time."
Xia Xiao on the side reminded softly: "Brother Mo Ye, they are moving."
Since the war broke out, the three little guys, Xia Xiao, Luo Cheng and Xiaoyu, have been asking to come to the front line. At this moment, they are standing beside Xia Qin, nervously watching the changes in the battle situation.
Xia Qin calmly observed the dark mass of enemy troops beginning to move slowly, but there was no ripple in his heart.
There were locust tree forests for dozens of miles on both sides of Jingzhou City. Several roads that usually connected to the north were also dug up by Xia Qin. Infantry could barely pass through with some effort, but cavalry found it difficult to pass.
At this time, the enemy army had only two options: either to attack Jingzhou City with powerful siege equipment, or to cross the woods or damaged roads and surround Jingzhou City.
Of course, they can also wait for other Daxia armies to make breakthroughs in other directions before taking action, but doing so is obviously inconsistent with Qin Haoran's identity as the commander-in-chief, and it is impossible for an army of 100,000 to waste a large amount of food and military pay here in vain.
"General Qin, I think we might as well set a fire and burn the woods on both sides!" Li Chusheng whispered his thoughts, "In this way, Jingzhou City will become an isolated city, and no matter how capable they are, they can't play any tricks."
However, Qin Haoran shook his head, bent down to pick up some dry grass, and rubbed it gently in his hands: "General Li, the climate in Jingzhou is humid. Although it is winter now and the trees are withered, it is not easy to burn down this hundreds of acres of forest. Even if it really burns, it will probably take weeks to completely extinguish. This will only waste our time. If I were them, I would set the fire at the right time."
After hearing this, Li Chusheng looked carefully at the damp air on the ground. Indeed, the weather was quite different from what they had experienced in the Western Regions and the Northern Border.
"It was my negligence. Marshal Qin is right." Li Chusheng said this from the bottom of his heart.
Qin Haoran looked at the map in front of him, pondered for a moment and then said: "Zhao Nande, Duan Wude, each of you will take 5,000 soldiers and horses, and try to pass through the woods on both sides of Jingzhou City to see if you can form a siege on Jingzhou City."
After his last fight with Xia Qin, he has become much more cautious and no longer looks down on others.
Zhao Nande and Duan Wude looked at each other and clasped their fists and said, "Yes!"
The two turned around and were about to leave when Qin Haoran suddenly remembered something and hurriedly stopped them, admonishing them, "Be careful. If anything goes wrong, get out immediately. This little girl is a bit weird."
Zhao Nande and Duan Wude nodded in agreement, then each led 5,000 new recruits, divided into two groups, and marched towards the woods on both sides of Jingzhou City.
There are dense forests on both sides of Jingzhou City. Although there are no ferocious beasts, there may be enemy ambushes hidden in the forest. If you accidentally break in, the consequences will be disastrous.
But if they could successfully pass through the woods and go around to the south of Jingzhou City, they could surround Jingzhou City and make it an isolated city. In this way, the defenders in Jingzhou City would naturally surrender without a fight.
Zhao Nande and Duan Wude both understood the risks and opportunities involved, so they moved forward cautiously along the way, not daring to be careless in the slightest.
They observed the surrounding environment and were alert for any traces of the enemy.
Looking at the actions of Qin Haoran's army, Xia Qin and Mo Ye were not surprised at all, they just smiled at each other.
A moment later, endless screams of various kinds were heard from the woods.