Chapter 447 Food and Grass

"No, no."

When Song Tianli heard the words, he categorically denied it.

Although Song Tianli had already realized that he was being used by others, he couldn't admit it at this time. Once admitted, he will become a sinner of the family and have no place to stand.

"It was the second master who did it."

The guard who was called to confront him suddenly identified Song Tianli.

Song Tianli's face darkened when he heard this, and he gave the guard a gloomy look. The guard didn't show any weakness, and actually went all out. Obviously, the humiliating treatment he received in the morning made the guard brood.

The old man of the Song family was not a fool, he believed it halfway, looked up at the tied old man of the Ruan family, and said lightly: "Keep the key criminals, and execute the others on the spot."

The army outside the city has already begun to attack the city, and the moat is about to be filled.

The defenders on the top of the city suffered heavy losses from the catapults. Once the enemy crossed the moat, Tianshuang County would immediately fall.

The members of the Song family hurriedly collected their belongings, and under the escort of two hundred personal guards, they quietly left Tianshuang County through the secret road set up in the city.

The location of the secret passage is extremely secret, even if the enemy troops capture Tianshuang County, they will not be able to find it for a while. Therefore, the members of the Song family still have enough time to evacuate.

Before leaving, the grain and grass in the city were also completely burned by a fire.

Originally, Song Wen had no such plan. If the food is burned and the army has no food, it will naturally go door to door to collect food, and the people in the city will suffer in the end.

Mr. Song became more ruthless, and without hesitation, he directly ordered the fire to be set on fire. In his opinion, if the enemy can be delayed for a while, it will be delayed for a while.

As for the life and death of the people in the city, it was out of his consideration.

Before noon, Tianshuang County was breached by the Allied forces.

Surrounded by the army, the members of [SAARC] walked into Tianshuang County with their heads held high.

The fly in the ointment is that there are no common people on both sides of the street to welcome them. On the wide street, there is not even a shadow of a ghost, only occasionally you can see pools of blood, which are the blood left by the suppression of local hooligans.

He Fu rode a big horse and walked at the front of the team, with a signature smile on his face.

Having won the first battle, he, the lord, has already let go of half of his heart, and the next step is to find the main force of Shanhai City and fight it out. As long as they successfully repel the army of Shanhai City, [Southern League] will establish a dominant position in Lingnan Province, and no one can shake them anymore.

He Fu is already imagining the bright future of the alliance.

The future alliance will carry out closer cooperation. It is best to form a city-state federation to exchange economically and coordinate military operations.

In this way, Lingnan Province will be indestructible.

Ruan Ping followed closely behind, his expression both happy and worried.

In the battle of Tianshuang County, there is no doubt that Ruan Ping made great contributions. In order to win, the Ruan family also spent a lot of money. Just having the old man of the Ruan family act as the bait himself is a dangerous move.

In the game, even if the old man is killed, he can still be reincarnated. For a casual player like him, there is basically no loss. The key is to save face.

Especially for the elderly, death is a very taboo thing. Even in the game, no one wants to visit the Reincarnation Hall, let alone such a respected person as the old man of the Ruan family.

As soon as the city was broken, Ruan Ping sent people to find the whereabouts of the old man.

The news he got made him terrified.

According to the report from the personal guards, all the NPC attendants of the old man of the Ruan family had been killed, and their bodies were hung on the square outside the Lord's Mansion.

The only one who escaped unharmed was the steward who made great contributions.

Could it be that the old man was really killed?

It's really ruthless, no matter how you say it, the two families have been friends for decades.

Ruan Ping was worried, and He Fu's face suddenly became ugly.

After the army entered the city, they immediately captured important buildings such as the lord's mansion, treasury, treasury, and granary. The information that came back one after another made the [SAARC] members bleed.

The lord's mansion was empty, and the members of the Song family seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. There was not a single copper plate left in the treasury, and there was only a pile of broken copper and iron in the treasury, and the granary was completely burned by a fire.

In the entire Tianshuang County, nothing was left except for the people of a city.

"Bastard!" He Fu scolded his mother angrily, "They must not have gone far, chase after me!"

"promise!"

Immediately, three thousand cavalry hurried out of the city and disappeared into the wilderness.

The [SAARC] members looked at each other, knowing in their hearts that finding them in the wilderness would be as difficult as climbing the sky. Now it's just doing your best and obeying the destiny.

The joy of victory was immediately diluted.

The Allied Forces still wanted to use Tianshuang County as their base to wait for an opportunity to go south to seek a war with Shanhai City, but now they were facing a shortage of food and grass. In desperation, He Fu could only order to collect as much grain as possible in the city; at the same time, he urged the lords of Zhaoqing County to transport batches of grain to Tianshuang County.

An army of 200,000, plus horses, will consume 40,000 to 50,000 units of food in just one day. Without the food security of millions of units, the army would not dare to act at all.

The teleportation array cannot transmit food. During the war, even the super trading platform was closed to them. If you want food, you can only transport it by manpower.

And to transport tens of millions of units of grain, there are no less than 200,000 people mobilized for labor. The people who bear the brunt are naturally the people of Tianshuang County.

Poor common people, not only the food stored in their homes was looted by these bandits, but they also had to deliver food for the army. It was really unlucky.

He Fu is alright, as a child of an aristocratic family, he is quite cultivated. Some other lords were not so easy to talk about, they were full of hostility and did evil in the city.

The entire Tianshuang County groaned under the iron heels of the Allied forces.

Affected by food and grass, the Allied forces had to rest in Tianshuang County.

It was this accident that bought Shanhai City precious time to deal with the sudden change in the battle situation.

I have to say that Jiang is still old and spicy, and Song Wen is still a little too tender compared to the old man of the Song family. Kindness is a good thing, but it also depends on when.

At critical moments, one should be cruel.

For a lord, especially a king, ruthlessness is undoubtedly a virtue.

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Zhaoqing County, Cangcheng County.

On August 9th, the hummingbird released by the Black Snake Guards flew to the headquarters smoothly, bringing the latest battle report from the front line.

Sitting in the headquarters is the Central Route Army led by Bai Qi, including the Fourth Division of the Longxiang Army led by Mu Guiying and the Tianshuang County City Guard Division led by Song Wu.

The left army is the second division of the Longxiang Army led by Luo Shixin.

The right-hand army is the first division of the Baotao Army led by Han Xin himself. Zhang Han was in the rear, responsible for reorganizing the prisoners of war, selecting the elite among them, and starting to form the second division of the Baotao Army.

After reading the information, the corners of his brows twitched.

Bai Qi expected that in the middle and late stages of the war, the enemy would definitely form an alliance and try to counterattack; but what he didn't expect was that the [Southern Alliance] would be so courageous that they dared to increase their troops by 200,000 in one go.

As a result, the Battle of Zhaoqing, which was originally not too turbulent, suddenly turned into an all-out war that surpassed the Battle of Leizhou, requiring Shanhai City to go all out.

And this is not what the king wants.

During this period of time, Shanhai City has been concentrating on preparing for the competition and expanding its influence in the cultural field. Qiongzhou County and Leizhou County are still in the digestion stage, and they are not yet ready for such a big battle.

It's just that the battle situation has developed to this point, and Shanhai City can't do it if it wants to.

Strategic retreat?

In Shanhai City's dictionary, there is no word for retreat.

Immediately, Bai Qi issued a military order to the left army and the right army, requiring the two armies to immediately shrink the defense line, relying on the currently occupied city as a basis, and try to move closer to the Chinese army.

The three-way army must be able to provide support at any time to prevent being defeated by the enemy one by one.

At the same time, Bai Qi sent a letter to the Military Affairs Administration, suggesting that the Leizhou County Garrison Division should be transferred to reinforce the Zhaoqing battlefield. If possible, it is best to deploy one or two field divisions to assist in the battle.

Bai Qi's attitude is very clear, you want to fight, fight there, and never compromise.

After receiving the letter from Bai Qi, Du Ruhui, Director of Military Affairs, immediately ordered that the Leizhou County Garrison Division immediately set off to Zhaoqing County to join the Central Route Army led by Bai Qi.

As early as when the Southern Border Protectorate was formed, Ouyang Shuo authorized the Military Affairs Department to mobilize the local garrison by itself. In the field army sequence, troops at the brigade level do not need to ask him for instructions, and the Military Affairs Administration can mobilize them by themselves.

As for the deployment of the field division, he, the director of military affairs, has no right to make a decision, he can only ask the prince for instructions.

At this moment, Ouyang Shuo was receiving Zhang Yi in the Southern Border Protectorate's Mansion. According to Wei Ran, one of the representatives of this political strategist already intends to become an official in Shanhai City.

Therefore, after the jackdaw poison in his body was eliminated, Ouyang Shuo took the time to meet Zhang Yi.

In the study room, the two chatted happily.

Obviously, during this meeting, Ouyang Shuo left a good impression on Zhang Yi.

Ouyang Shuo can basically conclude that Zhang Yi will soon become an official in Shanhai City. In this way, the task of [re-contending among a hundred schools of thought] will be completed.

At this moment, the personal guard came to report.

"Report to the Lord, Director Du asked for an interview outside the door, saying that there is an urgent military situation that needs to be reported."

Ouyang Shuo frowned vaguely.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi tactfully got up and said goodbye. Although there are some things that have not been said thoroughly, they are almost the same. After all, it is not easy for him, an outsider who has not yet become an official, to participate in important military affairs.

Ouyang Shuo personally sent Zhang Yi to the door, and then met Du Ruhui.

There was also a trace of uneasiness in his heart. You must know that Du Ruhui is an extremely stable person, if it is not an emergency, he will definitely not disturb his reception.

Especially today, he met with a heavyweight guest.

"If you bother me, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Ouyang Shuo waved his hand, "Keming doesn't have to be like this, tell me, what's the matter?"

Upon hearing this, Du Ruhui handed Bai Qi's letter to Ouyang Shuo respectfully.

Ouyang Shuo took a look and remained silent for a while.

"The rain is coming!"