Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan

During the days when Li Xing transferred the grain and grass, Chen Aniu was busy investigating the situation of the Xixia camp. Yeli Yuqi was busy attacking the city, and Wei Yuan was busy defending the city. In short, no one was idle. Including the grain brought by Li Xing, plus the hundreds of thousands of shi of grain brought by Yeli Yuqi when he went on the expedition, the total grain of the Xixia army is nearly 50,000 shi. According to two meals a day, 50,000 shi is enough for Yeli Yuqi's army to eat for about a month. As for the subsequent grain and grass, they are all delivered in stages according to the plan. If there is a problem with these 50,000 shi of grain, let alone attacking Yanmen, it is estimated that the entire Xixia camp will cause a mutiny. Unless the Liao army can give them some. But even so, Yanmen cannot continue to attack, and it may even drag down the entire front line and cause a complete collapse. Yeli Yuqi dared to make this gamble because the alienation plan performed by Zhang Fu, Wei Yuan and others worked. He was unwilling to work for Li Yuanhao.

Want Daxia to stop being a vassal? Want to compete with Zhou in endurance? Want to achieve a good result?

Sure, support me!

Don't support me? No one else can command this elite army led by Yeli!

A few days later.

The 50,000 shi of grain had been almost transferred.

Since the cavalry was not good at fighting in the valleys, Li Xing believed that the small Zhou army would definitely go to the granary on the banks of the Sanggan River.

So, he simply left the 1,000 cavalry guarding the granary there.

Prepare to wait for the arrival of the enemy and wipe out the small Zhou army. In this way, when the news reaches Li Yuanhao, it will be a great achievement!

Therefore, the granary at the foot of the mountain is guarded by only 1,000 infantrymen!

Li Xing was very satisfied with his deployment of troops, and even had the intention of joining the army, thinking:

"After we capture Yanmen, once the old thief Yeli falls, I will ask my father to ask His Majesty to let me join the army!"

Few Han officials who worked for Xixia or Liao could get involved in military affairs, and at most they could be military advisors.

That night.

Li Xing was in high spirits, all because he successfully transferred grain and grass, so he drank with several confidants until he was drunk.

I don't know how long it took.

I saw a big fire around the granary.

A guard hurried to Li Xing's resting place and shouted:

"Military Supervisor, something bad is going to happen!"

Li Xing was already drunk, and although he rested for a while, he was still dizzy.

He opened his eyes in a daze and frowned, "What's the matter? Ugh!"

Just after saying three words, he felt a stream of air rushing up in his stomach, which was difficult to suppress, and he vomited a lot of wine directly.

He shook his head and became more awake. Suddenly, he saw the flames around the tent. His heart skipped a beat and he stood up suddenly. "What's going on?" The guard bowed and said, "Supervisor, someone set fire to the mountain!" Burn. Burn the mountain? Li Xing's body trembled and he was immediately distracted. The guard stood there, not knowing what to do. After a pause, Li Xing came back to his senses and said quickly, "Quick! Go put out the fire!" The guard shook his head and sighed, "Supervisor, we don't have enough water. The fire is out of control. Please leave quickly, otherwise you won't be able to leave!" At this point, Li Xing was completely desperate. On another hill. Chen Aniu and others looked at the fire on the mountain in front of them, all of them were excited. They came to this granary just to try their luck, but they didn't expect that they would hit the mark by accident. A mountain fire was enough to burn all the food and grass of the Xixia army. "We burned the Xixia army's food and grass, they will definitely not let us go, it's too dangerous to return to Yanmen."

"The fried flour prepared by General Wei should be enough for us for half a month. From now on, we should break up into small pieces and hide in the mountains."

"When the Xixia army withdraws, we will wait for an opportunity to return to the interior."

Chen Aniu gave the order and hid.

The third year of Jiayou, mid-June.

In the Xixia army tent.

Li Xingzheng knelt down in front of Yeli Yuqi, trembling,

"Marshal, it's all my fault. If the burning of food and grass is heard by His Majesty, I will be dead!"

"For my father's sake, please save me, Marshal!"

Now you think you're giving in?

Yeli Yuqi snorted coldly: "It's too late. I have already ordered people to report the burning of food and grass to His Majesty."

"This matter has a huge impact. I can't handle it. Please take care of yourself, Li Jianjun!"

Soon, Yeli Yuqi announced that he would temporarily withdraw his troops to the Sanggan River to rest.

On the march.

Yeli Yuqi detained Li Xing to prevent him from escaping.

Afterwards, he summoned all the generals to discuss matters:

"Without food and grass, the soldiers may mutiny. Send someone to the Liao camp to borrow some food for emergency."

"Send someone to Xiqing Prefecture for another 800 miles to ask His Majesty to quickly allocate food and grass to boost the morale of the army."

If there is not enough food, the war will definitely not be fought.

Before the food from the court arrives, the soldiers of Xixia may only be able to "kill horses" to fill their stomachs. Of course, this is a last resort.

So, at that time, they have to ask the court for horses.

However, after attacking Yanmen for so long and finally achieving results, the battle was delayed due to the issue of food and grass, allowing the Zhou army to rest and recuperate.

If they want to continue attacking Yanmen, they will definitely need soldiers.

The above is what Yeli Yuqi thought.

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After Yeli Yuqi withdrew his troops.

Chen Aniu and others have also returned to the interior of the pass one after another.

After Wei Yuan understood the whole story, he gave Chen Aniu and his party the first credit.

The 200,000 troops led by Ye Li Yuqi and the 100,000 Xixia troops who attacked other city gates have all retreated at this moment.

Naturally, the Liao army could not fight alone, so they simply withdrew.

At this point, the first battle of Daizhou ended hastily because of the key figure Li Xing.

Zhang Fu and other generals came to Yanmen in person to celebrate Wei Yuan's victory.

After all, Yanmen is the main battlefield.

Only the gains and losses here affect the overall outcome.

now.

At the celebration banquet.

Many soldiers toasted Wei Yuan.

"General Wei, I've heard about the fact that you killed seven Xixia generals in formation. It's really admirable!"

"And the matter of your straw man borrowing arrows will probably become a good story."

"I ordered people to cross the mountains and raid the Xixia army's food and grass. I have to say that a skilled man is very brave!"

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Facing the adulation from everyone, Wei Yuan felt a little embarrassed.

Zhang Fu took the opportunity to speak:

"Wei Yuan, in this battle, you defeated Yeli Yuqi in one fell swoop and caused the planned defeat of the Xia and Liao armies. You should be the first to do so!"

"I will record your merits for the time being, and I will ask for credit for you again on the day of Master Wang's triumphant return!"

Killing seven generals in formation and raiding the granary were indeed great achievements.

But this straw man borrowing arrows is really far-fetched.

Because many generals used it in the battle to defend the city.

Mainly to facilitate the collection of arrows shot by the enemy.

However, Wei Yuan was the only one who became famous this time.

After the banquet.

Zhang Fu spoke to Wei Yuan earnestly and said:

"In a battle between two armies, the key to victory or defeat lies in overall strength."

"From now on, remember not to engage in decisive battles in front of the formation again."

Wei Yuan bowed and said, "Teacher, please rest assured."

Zhang Fu nodded,

"After this battle, it will be difficult for the enemy to attack our border in Dazhou."

Wei Yuan's heart moved, "Teacher, you mean that it will be difficult for Yeli Yuqi to launch a decent offensive again?"

Zhang Fu smiled and said: "That's exactly it."

"Our alienation plan has worked. At present, Yeli Yuqi's best plan is to continue the confrontation with our army."

"Even if there is a confrontation, there will certainly be small-scale conflicts, but a battle like the 200,000-strong army attacking Yanmen will probably never happen."

If this is the case, it means that the Battle of Daizhou is about to end!