early morning.

Misty.

The poplar trees are bare.

A loess road winds toward an unknown end.

Hundreds of people were walking through this loess road.

There was a layer of frost on everyone's hats and eyelashes.

Wang Shouxing ran beside Lu Fang and suddenly said: "Your Highness, I thought about it all night last night and I have doubts in my heart. Please help me clear up my doubts."

"explain."

Lu Fang said directly.

Wang Shouxing said: "Your Highness, you said that our mission here is to intercept the Liao army's food route. I was thinking... we intercepted their food route. This move will not relieve the siege of Xuanhua Prefecture. This will even directly affect

The whole war situation in Xingqing Prefecture. If the Liao army is defeated by the Dog Court’s army because of this, then when the Dog Court has its hands free, wouldn’t it be our rebels who will be the first to deal with it?”

"It's not that easy."

Lu Fang chuckled and said: "It is rare for the Liao army to break through the Fengmen Pass and reach Xuanhua Mansion. Do you think they will withdraw so easily?"

"But if the food and grass are gone, wouldn't they be destroying themselves by staying there?"

"With just a few of us, it's not impossible to capture Fengmenguan or Suzhou, but it's absolutely impossible to hold on to these two cities. The Liao army's food and fodder are at most limited to us.

It has only been one or two tribulations. After they have learned their lesson, they will definitely send heavy troops or experts to escort us, or set a trap for us. Do you think that we alone can completely cut off the Liao army's food route?" Lu Fang said.

Wang Shouxing thought thoughtfully, "Then what is your intention, Your Highness?"

Since the Liao army's food route cannot be cut off, what's the point of going to Suzhou and along Fengmen Pass?

Lu Fang smiled again, "You can't let them run out of food, but you can let them be short of food! The officers and soldiers in Xuanhua Mansion have already cleared the area around Xuanhua Mansion. Almost all the food and grass and the people have gathered in the city. The Liao army is burning, killing and looting all around.

They are making a lot of noise, but in fact they can’t get any benefits. We are going to make them starve of food, what do you think they will do?”

"Either mobilize food and grass from the country, or... probably we can only attack Xuanhua Mansion."

Wang Shouxing said.

Lu Fang said: "The land in the Liao Kingdom is barren. It is not easy to support an army of 300,000 people. It is also difficult to collect food and grass."

"But what if they want to storm Xuanhua Mansion?"

"Whether we can take it or not, as long as they fight, we will have an opportunity."

When Lu Fang said this, he suddenly sighed, "Just like this, it has harmed the soldiers and civilians in Xuanhua Mansion."

He really didn't want to do it unless he had to.

Wang Shouxing heard what Lu Fang meant and sighed softly and said: "Actually, Your Highness does not need to blame himself so much. Since the Liao army is attacking, no matter whether we rob their food or not, sooner or later they will launch an offensive against Xuanhua Mansion."

"That's what I say, but I still feel a little uncomfortable in my heart."

Lu Fang shook his head and said.

Then he stopped talking and continued running forward.

He suddenly thought that he didn't know if Su Liluo had left Xuanhua Mansion at this moment.

He could see that Su Liluo was not a very independent woman, and was completely different from Liang Siqi in personality.

If the rest of the Danxia Sword Sect is unwilling to leave Xuanhua Mansion, I guess she won't leave either.

I can only hope that the two Danxia Sword Sect elders I "disposed" can play a role in it.

After all, the two of them were deposed, which was a huge blow to the strength of the Danxia Sword Sect's team that came to Xuanhua Mansion. Maybe, they didn't want to get involved in this muddy water.

In a few days.

Lu Fang and Wang Shouxing led the special forces to a mountain not far from Suzhou.

You can completely see the situation in Suzhou City with a telescope.

Suzhou City, which was not very lively in the first place, is now even more deserted.

There are ruins everywhere.

Only patrols of the Liao army could be seen traveling through the city.

There were not many soldiers standing on the top of the city.

This is enough to show that there should not be many defenders left by the Liao army in Suzhou City.

They don't have to worry about a small army from Xuanhua Prefecture coming out to attack Suzhou, because even if the Dayu army retakes Suzhou, it will be of no use.

Just like it would be of no use if he took down Suzhou City.

Fighting alone with no support. To capture Suzhou is to be surrounded and suppressed by the Liao army.

Unless the Dayu army in Xuanhua Mansion can fight out.

On the hilltop not far from Suzhou City, Lu Fang and his people stayed for another two days.

For these two days, no one came down the mountain. All the soldiers just stared at Suzhou City with binoculars on the top of the mountain.

How could the Liao army in Suzhou City imagine that there would be anyone in the world staring at them from such a distance?

Naturally, I still go my own way in the city.

In just two days, Lu Fang and the others had almost completed the defense of Suzhou City.

In the entire Suzhou City, there are only about two thousand defenders.

They were stationed in the southwest corner and northeast corner of Suzhou City respectively, and there was also a considerable part of the original city lord's palace.

Not surprisingly, it should be a place that military generals enjoy.

The city's defenses are far from tight.

The patrol teams that usually wander around the city each have dozens of people, and there are four teams patrolling at the same time.

There are four shifts in total: morning, noon, evening, and midnight.

The people guarding the city gates and city walls are also similar.

Lu Fang and Wang Shouxing have combined their efforts many times. With the combat effectiveness of their special forces, it will not be difficult to capture Suzhou City.

But the problem is that taking Suzhou is meaningless.

It will only alert the enemy.

And just when Lu Fang was planning to lead the special forces soldiers to continue heading west and go to Fengmen Pass to explore the situation. In the evening, he saw a team coming from the direction of Fengmen Pass to Suzhou.

Yellow sand blows in the wind.

If it weren't for a telescope, they wouldn't have been able to see clearly.

After learning the news, Lu Fang and Wang Shouxing were shocked.

During the war period, there are usually only three situations when such a large team appears.

Or a food transport team.

Or reinforcements.

Or, someone important is coming.

The Liao army does not need any reinforcements here at all, so this can be directly eliminated.

Lu Fang and Wang Shouxing immediately ran to the ridge and watched with binoculars.

"It's the Liao Army's grain transport team!"

After about two quarters of an hour, Wang Shouxing affirmed.

He saw many grain trucks in the army and many civilians who were passed off as young men.

There were many horses in the Liao Kingdom, but they were not so luxurious as to use horses to transport grain and grass. Those good horses were used as war horses.

The common people in the grain transport team tied the ropes pulling the carts to their shoulders and moved forward with difficulty.

"Get ready to do it!"

Faced with this situation, Lu Fang did not hesitate at all and immediately said to Wang Shouxing.

Wang Shouxing hurriedly gathered his troops.

Looking at the five hundred people standing neatly in front of him, Lu Fang only said: "Today is truly the first battle of our team! I have no other requirements for you, only one thing, that is, the Liao army in Suzhou City comes out
Chapter completed!