Chapter 850

The defeat in the first battle also made Ren Fang understand that the outer city of Jinyang was harmful to his siege and could not be allowed to remain.

After executing the Han bandits, Ren Fang immediately ordered the mobilization of the army's catapults, ignoring the inner city of Jinyang and flattening the outer city first.

At his command, the whole army moved, and the soldiers of the Chuan and Zhen armies pushed the catapults out of the barracks one by one. After measuring the position and fixing the base, hundreds of catapults were started at the same time, hitting the houses in the outer city of Jinyang with stone bullets.

Although the heavy catapults were powerful, the area of ​​the outer city of Jinyang was not small, with thousands of houses of all sizes. It was also a huge project to smash so many houses, at least it was difficult to complete in a short time.

The attack of the Chuanzhen coalition was delayed, which gave Fengguo a chance to catch its breath. During this period, the urgent letters sent by Songqiu, Ningding and Taifeng were responded to, and the counties and prefectures to which the three cities belonged gathered a considerable number of local troops and militias to provide assistance to the three cities.

On the other hand, the logistics supply of the Chuanzhen coalition was in crisis.

First, Pingxiang, located in the territory of Mo, was attacked by the Pingyuan Army and the Sanshui Army.

Pingxiang is located in the north of Mo and is not a big town. Chuanzhen and Zhen rented this place through consultation with Mo to store materials and food for the Chuanzhen coalition. In addition, there is a corps of Chuanjun and a corps of Zhenjun stationed there, and there are more than 30,000 to 40,000 reserve troops of the two countries. More than 20,000 wounded soldiers of the Chuanzhen coalition also live here.

It can be said that Pingxiang is the logistics location of the Chuanzhen coalition. The materials, food, and soldiers of the two countries are continuously transported to Pingxiang, and then transferred by Pingxiang to the front line.

The reason why Chuanzhen and Zhen chose Pingxiang as their supply point was also intentional. First of all, Pingxiang has a good geographical location. It is located on the only way from Mo to Feng. The transportation is convenient. You can get on the official road and go straight to Feng after leaving the town. Second, and most importantly, the Hu Ben Army camp of Mo is located near Pingxiang.

Hu Ben Camp is the elite army of Mo, and it is also a rare pure cavalry army among all countries at that time. It is known for its rapid march and momentum like Hu Ben. Because Pingxiang is close to Hu Ben Camp, with the speed of Hu Ben Army, it takes less than half an hour to rush from the barracks to Pingxiang. This is a natural guarantee in the eyes of Chuanzhen and Zhen. If Feng Army wants to sneak attack their logistics and attack Pingxiang, Hu Ben Army will never sit idly by. After all, Pingxiang is a town of Mo, and people of Mo live in it.

It is precisely because of this reason that Ren Fang and Nie Ze dared to leave only 20,000 people to garrison Pingxiang without fear.

After the Chuanzhen coalition broke through Baguan and entered the territory of Fengguo, the Pingyuan Army and Sanshui Army did not return to the country for rescue immediately, but went to Pingxiang. This was Liang Qi's idea. The enemy is weak and we are outnumbered. Even if the Pingyuan Army and Sanshui Army return to the country for rescue, they do not have the strength to compete head-on with the Chuanzhen coalition. At most, they can play a role in containment, but the situation on their side is still passive.

If you want to turn the passive into the active, you have to win by surprise. Liang Qi's trick is to sneak attack Pingxiang and completely destroy the logistics base of the Chuanzhen coalition.

Xiao Muqing has thought about this strategy, but he thinks the risk is too great. He is not worried that Pingxiang is difficult to fight, but he is concerned about the Hu Ben Army of Moguo. Even if Moguo lent Pingxiang to Chuanzhen and other countries, Pingxiang still belongs to Moguo after all. If we go to attack, will the Hu Ben Army, which is close at hand, turn a blind eye?

Once the Tiger Guards come to reinforce, using pure infantry to fight against pure cavalry is courting death. Besides, if the two armies fight, it is very likely that the Mo Kingdom will be included in the Fafeng Alliance. Now the Feng Kingdom has enough enemies, and if there are more Mo Kingdoms, it will be even worse and dangerous.

So Xiao Muqing thought that the idea of ​​attacking Pingxiang was indeed very good, but he couldn't do it. He told Liang Qi about his concerns in detail, explained the interests, and hoped that he would act prudently and not be reckless.

Liang Qi smiled at Xiao Muqing's concerns and said confidently: "Before attacking Pingxiang, I have to go to the camp of the Tiger Guards first."

Xiao Muqing frowned and looked at Liang Qi with strange eyes. The Mo Kingdom had not formed an alliance with Chuanzhen, nor had it joined the Fafeng Alliance, but this did not mean that Liang Qi would be safe in the Mo Army's camp. If someone had bad intentions, Liang Qi, a scholar-like general, would not have enough heads to chop off.

Seeing what Xiao Muqing was worried about, Liang Qi smiled and said, "Muqing, don't worry, the Mo army will not harm me, and they dare not, after all, King Mo is inclined to our country."

"How do you know?" Xiao Muqing asked.

Liang Qi said, "King Mo was able to withstand the pressure and did not let the Mo Kingdom join the Fafeng Alliance, which can be proved. Besides, when our army was fighting with the Huan army, the Mo army sent a guide to our army. If it was not King Mo's intention, the Mo army would never dare to do so."

Thinking carefully, his words are not unreasonable, but Qiu Zhen still thinks it is too risky for Liang Qi to go to the Hu Ben camp of the Mo Kingdom.

Seeing that he was frowning, Liang Qi said again, "I am not going alone, I will take Yuan Rang with me. Even if the Mo army has bad intentions, they dare not do anything to me."

Having Shangguan Yuan Rang accompany him can indeed have a deterrent effect on the Mo army. Xiao Muqing nodded, shook his head, and finally sighed softly and asked, "Does it have to go? Is there no other way?"

"No more." Liang Qi shook his head and said, "If I don't go there personally and find a way to convince the Tiger Army, when we sneak attack Pingxiang, the Tiger Army may really come suddenly and kill us!"

Xiao Muqing had nothing to say.

He knew Liang Qi very well. Liang Qishan came up with strange plans and liked to let others take risks, but he would never take risks himself. His concept has always been that the commander is the core of the army. Anyone in the army can sacrifice, only the commander-in-chief. Can't die. Since he has to go to the Huben Army camp now, Liang Qi must be 100% sure.

Xiao Muqing's guess was correct. Although Liang Qi didn't dare to say that he was 100% sure, he was still 80% or 90% certain.

After the matter was finalized, Liang Qi stopped delaying and took only two guards and Shangguan Yuan Rang. The four of them changed into civilian clothes and rode fast horses to the Huben Army camp.

The Huben Army is the elite cavalry regiment of the Mo Kingdom. It will not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary. Even when they joined forces with the Feng Kingdom to destroy Ning, the Mo Army fought so hard that Shao Fang was not willing to use the Huben Army. Sent to the front line.

Because it was a cavalry corps, the Huben Army's camp was grand and spacious, with a radius of seven or eight miles, not counting the surrounding horse farms.

Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuanrang had just approached the Huben Army camp and were stopped by a patrolling cavalry team before they even got close to the camp.

The leader looked at the four people, his heart trembling secretly. He didn't notice the others, but was startled by Shangguan Yuanrang's aura.

Although Shangguan Yuanrang was only wearing casual clothes now, he could not hide the aura he exuded. This aura included both his self-confidence and the spiritual pressure he unconsciously revealed.

The cavalry captain's eyes stayed on Shangguan Yuanrang for a while before moving away. He was a veteran in the army and had seen many generals. He could tell in his heart that the other party was no ordinary person.

He asked in a polite manner: "Everyone, this is the camp of the Huben Army. No one can stop here!"

Liang Qi cupped his hands with a smile and said, "We are here to find the commander-in-chief of your army, General Nan Yannan!"

"Oh?" The cavalry captain looked straight and asked hurriedly: "Excuse me, are you..."

Liang Qi did not shy away and directly reported his name and said: "My name is Liang Qi, and I am the commander-in-chief of the Sanshui Army of the Feng Kingdom."

ah? The cavalry captain and the surrounding cavalrymen all inhaled. Isn't the Feng Army currently at war with the Sichuan-Zhen Alliance Army? The Sanshui Army is one of the main armies of the Feng Army. Why did its commander suddenly come to his own camp? This is incredible. The cavalry captain was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses, and hurriedly saluted and said: "General Liang, I am disrespectful, oh... General Liang and other generals please wait here for a moment, and let me return to the camp to report to the general! "

"Sorry to trouble you."

"General Liang, you're welcome!"

The cavalry captain winked at his men, then rode back to camp alone to report the situation to Nan Yan, the commander of the Huben Army.

Nan Yan was also quite surprised when he heard that Liang Qi wanted to see him and that he was now outside the camp gate. He and Liang Qi have never met, let alone have any friendship. His sudden visit must not be to pay him a visit. Could it be...

As the commander-in-chief of the Huben Army, Nan Yan was a general with both civil and military skills. He thought carefully for a moment, then threw his head back and laughed, basically guessing Liang Qi's intention.

The domestic situation in Feng Kingdom is tense, and Liang Qi definitely has no time to have a relationship with him. As for the deployment of troops and generals, that is the king's final decision, and he has no right to decide. Therefore, Liang Qi is definitely not here to borrow troops. Apart from these two points , there is only one possibility left, his real purpose is Pingxiang.

After thinking about this clearly, Nan Yan looked proud. He and Liang Qi were both commanders of the army and generals in their respective countries. It stands to reason that when Liang Qi came to visit, he should come out of the camp to greet him, but Nan Yanan sat in the Chinese army's tent and did not move. He just made an understatement. Dei waved his hand and said: "Invite him into the camp!"

The captain who came to report the news frowned slightly and murmured in his mind that the general's arrogance was big enough. Even if he didn't come out of the camp to greet him, he should at least come out of the tent to meet him. However, looking at the general's posture, he didn't seem to have the intention to get up. The cavalry captain did not dare to say anything, so he responded, turned around and ran out.

Not long after, Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuanrang were brought to the Chinese army's tent by Mo Bing. Looking up, there were only guards at the entrance of the camp, but no generals. Apparently Nanyan didn't even leave the camp. Shangguan Yuanrang gritted his teeth and sneered coldly: "This person is not well-known, but he has a lot of airs!"

He did not deliberately lower his voice. Not only could the guards around the tent hear it clearly, but even Nan Yan inside the tent could hear it. Nan Yan's face darkened. Liang Qi came to ask for help on his own initiative, but he dared to be so rude and rude. He was too arrogant.