Bian Wenzhong looked at the towering Jingchu County City in the distance, his eyes full of helplessness.

The target was right in front of him, but for him, it was just out of reach, because on the left side of Jingchu City, a large camp was suddenly erected. At this moment, in front of the camp, the black cavalry was waiting for the battle. A black-armored general held two swords and stood in front of the formation, staring at them coldly. At the top of the Jingchu city, the Zeng flag was flying in the wind. Above the city, there were swords and guns, and countless arrows with faint cold light were exposed from the discs.

Jingchu City is indeed ready

If it was Jingchu City alone, Bian Wenzhong would dare to try it, but now the cavalry of Jiang Shangyan stood on one side with a fierce look, how could he attack Jingchu City desperately?

Didn’t Jiang Shangyan leave Jingchu long ago? Why did he appear here again? Is it because Zeng Lin knew that there was a problem and summoned Jiang Shangyan back?

Jiang Shangyan had tens of thousands of cavalry under his command, but there were only five thousand cavalrymen here. Where did thousands of cavalry go?

"Send scouts and explore fifty miles in the other two directions. Be sure to find the whereabouts of the remaining cavalry in the Yan River." Bian Wenzhong said in a deep voice

"Major General, what should we do now? The task given to us by the general is to take down Jinghu County City!" A member of the general asked worriedly.

Bian Wenzhong smiled bitterly, "How can we fight now?" He pointed to the cavalry in the distance, "If we don't get rid of them, can we attack the city? But even if we really get rid of them, do we still have enough troops to attack the city?"

"Then we can only wait until the general comes before we have enough troops." The side general gritted his teeth and said.

"Retreat ten miles and set up a camp first. If we can't enter the city quickly in this weather, we will freeze to death at night." Bian Wenzhong turned his horse's head and finally stared at the big banner of Zeng flying above the city. He slowly retreated

Jiang Shangyan carried two swords in his hand, and the spurs on his feet knocked on the war horse. Thousands of cavalry behind him followed Jiang Shangyan and followed Bian Wenzhong several miles away. Then he roared, turned his horse's head and ran straight back to the camp.

On the top of the city, Huo Guang looked at Zeng Lin with some confusion and said, "Why don't Jiang Shangyan launch an attack? If the infantrymen in the city are supplemented, it will not be difficult to wipe them out?"

Zeng Lin shook his head, "Master Huo, I don't know how to fight, but Jiang Shangyan's words must be very reasonable. Although Bian Wenzhong's troops only have more than 10,000 people, fewer than the soldiers in the city and the cavalry of Jiang Shangyan, in terms of elite level, Bian's ministries and commissions are really much stronger than us. If they really want to start a war, Jiang Shangyan may be able to fight with their opponents. The infantry in the city is not the Bian army. Not only will they not be able to get a advantage, but they may also face a big defeat. Bian Wenzhong will really attack the city."

Huo Guang thought about it, "That's right, this army fought thousands of miles with Bian Wushuang. Those who can persist until now are all brave soldiers. More importantly, they are at the end of their journey, only to be even more desperate. If you have a way out, you are afraid of being stunned, and you are afraid of being desperate. It is indeed worth fighting with such a group of desperate people."

"Of course it's not worth it!" Zeng Lin smiled and said, "We just need to defend the city firmly, and they will have no choice but to wait for a long time. They have no reinforcements outside and no food or grass inside. No matter how elite soldiers are, they will become a mess. What's more, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has a series of back-ups against them without fighting, which is the best strategy."

"I think Mr. Zeng seems to be reluctant?" Ying Gu asked in a low voice on the side.

Zeng Lin nodded with a wry smile, "Of course I feel unbearable. There are many soldiers at the bottom. They have fought side by side with us over the years, and many of them have shed blood for the six eastern counties."

"It's really a pain to keep up with an ambitious guy like Bian Wushuang," Yinggu shook his head and said, "It's right. If you can't kill someone, it's better not to kill someone."

Huo Guang burst into laughter, "Yinggu, when have you become so kind?"

Yinggu rolled her eyes and said, "I have been staying with Xiao Wen and Xiaowu for a long time, and this murderous intention has been almost done little by little."

Huo Guang curled his lips, "When you killed those assassins in the county magistrate's office, you didn't see your subordinates showing mercy. Didn't you kill them completely?"

"I hate the assassins walking in the darkness," Yinggu said coldly. "These people are different. They are warriors on the battlefield. Even if they are enemies, they should be given the respect they deserve."

"Okay, I agree with you." Huo Guang spread his hands, "I hope we can defeat others without fighting, but with my understanding of Bian Wushuang, it is a person who does not see the coffin."

"Then let him see the coffin, we can even give him a coffin!" A cheerful voice came from behind. "Xie Qiu has seen the county magistrate and the two masters."

"Is there any new news?" Zeng Lin asked

"I just received the information that our army had already arrived from Quanzhou by boat. The first one to arrive would be the 5,000 Navy Marine Corps. Of course, there were countless ships of food, but these foods were organized by the Quanzhou County Governor Ning Zhiwen, who was sent to Xiangzhou, who organized an unprecedented large fleet."

"Soon, Bian Wushuang will know the news," Zeng Lin said, "I am looking forward to his reaction. Xie Qiu, how is the situation in Jiangnan?"

"Everything goes well. Now the Lianghekou is garrisoned by General Yan on the Jiangshang. In addition, the three thousand county soldiers of the Hu Rui County Magistrate have firmly stuck the Lianghekou. The passage where Bian Wushuang wants to enter the four counties in Jiangnan has been isolated. General Yang Zhi led the troops of Han Huafeng of the Tianwu Escort Agency to deal with several troops of Bian's troops in the other three counties. Those troops are not worth mentioning compared to Bian Wuxin's troops in Xiangzhou. When these troops are solved and the other three counties are settled, General Yang Zhi will also come back here to join the siege of Bian Wushuang."

"How many troops can General Yang Zhi gather?"

"There are not many of Han Huafeng's Tianwu Escort Agency that can gather about 5,000 old soldiers in various parts of Jiangnan. In addition, the secrets buried in the past, General Yang can probably get ten thousand people. Weapons and equipment are not a problem. A long time ago, we hid a large number of weapons and armor in the Sangshan, Sizhuang and Weaving Cloth of the Silk Merchants who had a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty. "

Zeng Lin smiled bitterly, "These actions started when Geng Jingming started building a weaving workshop in Sangshan, Jiangnan?"

"Yes," Xie Qiu nodded, thinking that in his heart that Geng Jingming's Secretary Geng was still a member of the Eagle's Nest, but after he became the Minister of Revenue, the Eagle's Nest had dismissed all the files of Geng Jingming and cut off all the contacts with him. Of course, there was no need to tell Zeng Lin about these secrets.

Bian Wenzhong Camp

Sitting in front of the fire that was constantly blazing with blue smoke, Bian Wenzhong lowered his head and pondered that his army was moving forward lightly and did not bring enough supplies, such as warmth, and there was no one. After the army set up camp, they could only use materials locally. The trees within a few miles were almost cut down. Of course, such wet things were not so easy to burn.

"Major General, they are very strange. If I were Jiang Shangyan, we would not have allowed us to set up camp smoothly. Not to mention large-scale attacks, small-scale harassment will definitely not be short, at least we will not be able to cut these firewood so smoothly to keep warm. As long as we do this, we will be very sad this night, but our scouts found that Jiang Shangyan's cavalry was actually huddled in their camp, with no intention of coming out. "The general Bian Wenfu said a little nervously, "Jiang Shangyan is not a person who is afraid of trouble, nor is he a person without combat experience. If something abnormal happens, it will be a monster. Is there anything strange here?"

"I can't figure it out, but I can feel that the other party's fighting will not be strong." Bian Wenzhong rubbed his eyes that were sour and sore, "or the other party knew that there would be big problems with our logistics supply, so what they thought was to freeze us to death and starve us to death."

His voice was a little heavy, "Ten thousand troops, how huge is the consumption every day? Without enough supplements, how long can we last?"

"We in Wanzhou still have some storage," Bian Wenfu said

Bian Wenzhong shook his head, "Wenfu, after nightfall, you take your cavalry and quietly leave the camp."

"Go to the camp of Yan on the river to rob him?"

Bian Wenzhong shook his head, "Jiang Shangyan is a general of all wars, and he fought more battles than you and me. Not to mention the battles in the six eastern counties, he had fought many fierce battles when he was in the Ming Dynasty. If you want to rob his camp, don't even think about you and your subordinates quietly leaving here, heading straight to the mouth of Lianghekou in Xiangzhou, controlling it, and then contact Bian Wuxin and Bian Civilization Department in Xiangzhou to take down Xiangzhou City. No matter how much the price it costs, there is only three thousand county soldiers in Xiangzhou City, which should not be worth mentioning. There is no food in Xiangzhou, and there is always a lot of food in the county city. Take it down, collect all the food and supplies there, and then let Bian Wenying from Lianghekou transport it here. My father's will to take down Jinghu County City is unshakable, but now in this situation, we must have enough logistics to capture Jinghu County City."

"I understand." Bian Wenfu nodded vigorously. Even if I scrape Xiangzhou three feet into the ground, I will get enough supplies."

"Go, prepare the man to carry grass, Ma Hanmei and horse hooves, and I will send some other troops to harass Jiang Shangyan, so that he can't pay attention to other situations." Bian Wenzhong threw a piece of branch in his hand into the fire

"yes"

"By the way, are the other five thousand cavalrymen in Jiang Shangyan still not settled?" Bian Wenzhong asked.

"No, the scouts searched for fifty miles and found no large-scale cavalry traces. Major General. Such a cavalry cannot hide at all."

Bian Wenzhong nodded, "I hope they are not in the mouth of Lianghekou."
Chapter completed!