"I have the same idea." Cheng Jing said, "My lord, please look here …"
Cheng Jing understood Huang Song's plan. Defending Zhonghe District was not a good idea. The greatest value of this place was in the grain. Now that they had harvested 50% of the grain, it was enough for the army to eat for the next few months. This battle would not last long, so it was meaningless to continue harvesting the remaining autumn grain.
Huang Song planned to withdraw his troops and leave Zhonghe District. Coincidentally, Cheng Jing had a good place to go.
"Where?" Huang Song looked in the direction Cheng Jing was pointing. "What is this place?"
Cheng Jing said, "This place is called Changye."
"Changye?" Huang Song was surprised. "It sounds familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen it before."
Cheng Jing said, "Changye used to be under the jurisdiction of Hu County during the Xia Dynasty. Later on, strange phenomena occurred, causing the people here to migrate. As time went by, there was no one here. When Dongqing was founded, it was separated from Hu County when the prefectures and counties were redivided. "
According to Cheng Jing, this place was a secluded place that everyone avoided.
Huang Song thought for a long time but could not remember where he had heard of this place.
Cheng Jing continued, "My lord, you must have forgotten that Changye was once the burial place of someone."
His reminder immediately reminded Huang Song of something written in a random collection. The first prime minister of the Xia Dynasty was buried here.
"What strange phenomena happened in Changye?" Huang Song asked.
Cheng Jing said, "In the last years of the Xia Dynasty, there was an extremely serious flood in Changye. The rain poured for a whole month and the sky was filled with thunder and lightning. When the flood subsided, the people discovered that the tombs near Changye had been dug up. After some investigation, they found out that it was foreign thieves. They heard that a prime minister was resting here. The thieves suspected that there was something valuable buried in the tomb, so they took advantage of the flood to dig up the tomb. "
Huang Song naturally knew who the prime minister was. It was the controversial Prime Minister Huangfu.
Cheng Jing continued, "The thieves searched the prime minister's tomb but did not find anything valuable buried with him. The coffin in the center of the tomb was washed out by the rain. After the thieves left, the coffin was discovered by a woodcutter. The woodcutter used a hatchet to chop the coffin into firewood and carried it home. The headless corpse was exposed in the wilderness. From then on, thunderstorms frequently occurred in Changye, and the people did not dare to go out at night. More than one commoner said that when they went out during a thunderstorm, they would always see an army camp with a million soldiers outside the town. Not only were there ghost soldiers and ghost generals, but the tents were also lit with ghost fire. "
The common people were afraid that the ghost soldiers would harm them, so they moved away from Changye one after another.
Over time, Changye became an uninhabited ghost land.
Huang Song said awkwardly, "Isn't this a ghost story?"
He … was a little scared of ghosts …
Cheng Jing said, "It is indeed a story."
After all, Huang Song had asked him what kind of place Changye was, and Cheng Jing had brought out the story.
Huang Song: "…"
Scaring people in broad daylight!
Huang Song carefully examined the terrain of Changye and had to admit that Cheng Jing's choice was correct.
However —
Huang Song teased, "What if the Ghost Soldiers jump out and interfere when I'm fighting against Lanting?"
Cheng Jing glanced at his lord as if he was looking at an idiot. Was this something he should be concerned about now?
Reality proved that a ghost story was ultimately just a story. Changye would become uninhabited because there had been an outbreak of a plague.
The source of the plague was a flood that washed a large number of floating corpses into Changye. The corpses polluted the water and caused the common people to fall ill.
More than half of the common people died, and the remaining half moved away.
Huang Song and Cheng Jing reached a consensus, but they were strongly opposed by the others in the tent.
Yuan Xin's eldest son, Yuan Kuang, was one of the most vehement opponents.
"My lord, why do we have to retreat? What Changye? That place is too open, and it's not conducive for our army to fight. "
Yuan Kuang really did not understand. What was so bad about staying in Zhonghe County? At least there was enough food. What was the point of going to Changye? Without the terrain to rely on, how could they fight a war? Because Huang Song had punished Yuan Kuang, Yuan Kuang's status was not as good as before. He was not a meticulous person, so he was only pushed out by others to stand out. His purpose was to bear Huang Song's anger, and at the same time, to sound out Huang Song's intentions.
Huang Song glanced at Yuan Kuang and did not speak. Instead, it was Cheng Jing who explained patiently, but it was unknown whether he was telling Yuan Kuang or the others.
Cheng Jing said, "Zhonghe County is not a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Liu Xi has sufficient troops. If he uses the strategy of besieging us and cutting off our food and water, how will we respond? This is the first reason. The second reason is that Liu Xi's troops will be split into two. They will attack from both sides and deal with them at the same time. As time goes on, we will still be at a disadvantage. Rather than sinking deeper into this predicament, it's better to break free as soon as possible and fight to the death. "
If Huang Song wanted to stay in Zhonghe County, it would be more convenient for him to return to Haozhou.
Huang Song's goal was for the two armies to confront each other and decide the winner in one go. Changye was a good place for a decisive battle.
They did not have many advantages that they could use, and neither did the enemy.
If they were to compare, Jiang Pengji would be at a greater disadvantage in the battle of Changye.
Huang Song had taken over the autumn grain in Zhonghe County, so he did not have the burden of the grain line. Jiang Pengji had to spare extra effort to protect the grain line.
Yuan Kuang's personality was like that of his late father, Yuan Xin, but he was not as experienced as Yuan Xin and did not have the right to take advantage of his seniority.
Huang Song would not change his mind because of the opposition of others as long as there were no problems with his principles.
Yuan Kuang was dissatisfied, but he was no match for Jiang Pengji. He could only suppress his anger.
Everyone saw Huang Song's determination and had no choice but to agree.
At that moment, someone asked, "The autumn harvest is not over yet. What should we do with the grain in the fields?"
Leave it for the enemy to collect?
Huang Song said indifferently, "Set it on fire and burn it."
If he did not have it, others could not have it either.
That night, a huge fire broke out in Zhonghe County. The intensity of the fire was frightening.
Jiang Pengji was woken up by someone. She was wearing pajamas and a large cloak.
"Is Zhonghe County on fire? What happened? "
She looked in the direction of Zhonghe County. Flames filled the sky and dyed the dark sky red. The color was between red and orange.
No one was sure.
Jiang Pengji smiled and said, "Could it be that Luoyue and the rest finally found an opportunity to burn Bogao's precious autumn grain?"
Luoyue was also dumbfounded.
This fire was very similar to the one at Sanshan Valley. The tongue of fire seemed to want to burn everything.
"Who set this fire?"
Luoyue indicated that it was not him.
Huang Song's army took advantage of the opportunity when the fire attracted the enemy's attention and retreated safely.
However, they did not rest easy for long. Jiang Pengji reacted after half a day.
Jiang Pengji said in surprise, "Bogao retreated? But this direction doesn't seem to be retreating to Haozhou or Hejian County … "
Wei Ci said, "This direction … is Changye!"
Jiang Pengji looked in the direction that he was pointing. The sand table was clear at a glance.
She instantly understood Huang Song's intentions.
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