Yang Yinglong wanted to know more about this matter before he could make a judgment.
However, the trusted leader didn't say more. He only said that it was up to the Heavenly King to believe it or not. If the Heavenly King was willing to believe his son-in-law, then he could cooperate with him. If the Heavenly King didn't believe it, we would still rise up when the imperial army ran out of food.
Such a statement made Yang Yinglong even more suspicious that Song Seong-eun was telling the truth.
No matter how he thought about it, Yang Yinglong didn't think that Song Seong-eun and the other chieftains were willing to spend a lot of troops to fight with him. The chieftains and the imperial court were only the emperor and the minister on the surface. This time, it involved the fundamental interests. How much benefits did the imperial army have to give to make them satisfied?
Would the imperial army be willing to give them?
Yang Yinglong felt that he had a greater chance to fight back.
The next day, the same thing happened again. The Song army was defeated again. They left quite a lot of weapons and some people who were good at using firearms.
It was really rare to give support to the enemy on the battlefield.
Among the weapons brought back, Yang Yinglong found many firearms engraved with the words "Made in the Year of Emperor Longwu". It seemed that they were given to the Song enterprise by the Qin Army. Now they were given to him by the Song enterprise. He didn't know whether Song Seong-eun could escape unscathed.
He should be punished after being defeated three times in a row, right?
He wouldn't continue to let them damage their morale, would he?
Yang Yinglong guessed so.
At the same time, the soldiers who were sent to monitor the surrendered soldiers came back and told Yang Yinglong that the surrendered soldiers talked about their families and going home. They didn't hear anything related to conspiracies. They were all feeling that they were still alive and hoped to go home and reunite with their families.
Yang Yinglong thought silently for a long time. The doubts in his heart gradually disappeared.
On the third day, the Song enterprise did not enter the attack sequence. Yang Yinglong did not know how Song Seong-eun was punished, but it was in line with his prediction.
The Song enterprise didn't show up on the fourth day. The Qin Army strengthened the attack with its own troops. Yang Yinglong gradually felt the pressure. Although the pressure was not small, it was also in line with his prediction.
The Qin Army was indeed short of food. There was a problem with the food supply. More than a hundred thousand soldiers had to feed their horses. Xiao Ruxun had only founded his country for a year, and the war had just ended. Where would he find enough food? They were definitely trying to look impressive. Now that there was a problem, they couldn't take it anymore!
Yang Yinglong looked calm on the surface, but he was actually jumping with joy in his heart.
The ancestors were protecting him! His ancestors had not given up on him! He could still be saved!
As long as the Qin Army ran out of food, this pool of stagnant water would be revived!
At noon that day, the garrison of Feihu Pass sent someone to report that the Qin Army, which had been attacking Feihu Pass, suddenly retreated and withdrew from Tongzhu Pass. They tried to recapture Tongzhu Pass and found that there was no obstacle at all.
Yang Yinglong had been sitting on the ground to rest. After hearing the news, he jumped up and was overjoyed.
"Really?!"
"Absolutely!"
The messenger had a confident look on his face.
Yang Yinglong walked back and forth. His breathing gradually became rapid.
"Pass down my order. Gather all our remaining weapons and equipment here. Gunpowder, firearms, crossbows, and arrows. Gather all of them here. Move half of the garrison troops here. We're about to fight a big battle!"
Yang Yinglong gave the order. So, the garrison of the first six passes were transferred to Wan 'an Pass. Gathering the main force in Wan' an Pass, Yang Yinglong planned to bet his life here. When the imperial army ran out of food and fell into internal strife, he would take back what he had lost in one fell swoop.
He didn't quite believe that Song Seong-eun and the others would be kind enough to help him take back his base. They must have their own selfish motives. So, he still had to rely on his own strength.
So, he calculated that he had more than ten thousand soldiers left. There were less than ten thousand in Wan 'an Pass.
After thinking it over, he still decided to mobilize more troops to Wan 'an Pass. Guarding the first six passes was no longer the crux of the problem. Now, the crux of the problem was Wan' an Pass. If a battle were to break out here, he was very confident that he could turn this place into the graveyard of the imperial army.
He had to gather at least ten thousand soldiers here and defend the palace. The palace couldn't be damaged, in case it was attacked when he fought his way out. So, he also arranged more than a thousand soldiers around the palace and asked the general of his family, Yang Shi, to give instructions.
The final moment was coming.
On the afternoon of the 18th day of the first lunar month of the second year of Longwu, the Song army attacked again. This time, they fought with their lives on the line. Yang Yinglong still sent his troops out to fight. After fighting for a while, the Song army was forced to retreat. Seeing that the Qin Army was about to rush up, he quickly withdrew his troops and returned to the city.
This time, he didn't get anything good out of the city, nor did he capture any captives. But he saw Song Seong-eun in full armor, and the main force of the Qin Army following closely behind him, and their different attacking strength.
Yang Yinglong already believed that the Qin Army really didn't have enough food.
Although he didn't get anything this time, it was conceivable that the agreement with Song Seong-eun had been fulfilled. In a few days at most, the Qin Army would take the initiative to retreat because they couldn't stand the loss of food.
At that time, it would be an opportunity.
Yang Yinglong was very happy about this. That night, after sunset, he even drank a little wine. But Yang Chen kept whispering something in his ear, saying that Song Seong-eun couldn't believe it. This must be a trick. He should kill all the surrendered soldiers to prevent them from colluding with each other.
Yang Yinglong directly drove Yang Chen away.
Simple minded but strong.
That night, Yang Yinglong slept very soundly.
On the morning of the 19th day of the first lunar month, the Qin Army changed into the main force, and launched a crazy attack on the Wan 'an Pass in the initial mode of strong attack. Although Yang Yinglong withstood the indiscriminate bombardment, he was very excited and not nervous at all. Money after money was spent to let the native soldiers fight bravely against the Qin Army. He would reward them handsomely if they fought to the death with the Qin Army.
The Qin Army and the native soldiers of Bozhou started a fierce fight in the Wan 'an Pass. Both sides were in a killing frenzy.
They fought from sunrise until lunchtime, when the Qin Army finally retreated for lunch. They didn't take turns to attack and consume the strength of the Bozhou soldiers. Yang Yinglong became more and more happy, so happy that he was about to go crazy.
The Qin Army really couldn't hold on any longer.
Joyfully, he picked up a roasted wild boar leg and chewed on the chewy wild boar meat, accumulating his strength and preparing for a big battle at any time.
The army had almost gathered behind the pass, and their equipment was almost ready. With a single order, they could kill their way out of the Wan 'an Pass and give the Qin Army a fatal blow.
At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard. A guard ran in front of him with a panicked face.
Yang Yinglong frowned.
He knew this person. This person was one of Yang Shi's guards, and was responsible for guarding the palace.
"Heavenly … Heavenly King … bad news … Flying Phoenix Pass is in an emergency … General Yang has already brought people over. He's asking for support, or Flying Phoenix Pass will be finished!"
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