Nightfall, Anyang City.
After entering Anyang, Ouyang Shuo and the others settled down in the city lord's residence.
The officials of Anyang City had long fled.
The residence was empty, with all sorts of objects and furniture lying all over the place.
Seeing this, Wang Feng arranged for a platoon to be in charge of tidying up the residence. Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo wasn't a picky person. After tidying up a bit, he got to work.
As for the rooms, the two ladies were in charge of tidying them up.
They had a full set of bedding in their storage pouches, so there was no need to worry.
In this regard, Gaia was rather humane. It didn't mean that not using storage pouches during the war meant that nothing could be done. If that was the case, the players would definitely cause a ruckus.
Faced with such an elite army, the nobles, merchants, and commoners of Anyang didn't dare to do anything. They were like a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Furthermore, Ouyang Shuo had to personally meet with the representatives of the nobles and merchants. Considering Bai Qi's strategy, Ouyang Shuo had to take control of Anyang City as soon as possible.
First and foremost, he had to appease the commoners.
The world had been against the Qin Dynasty for a long time, and Anyang was within the borders of Zhao.
Zhang Han had looted all the food in Anyang City, but less than ten percent of the commoners were left behind.
Those who were left were the nobles and merchants.
Zhang Han was lenient toward them. He knew that in order to support the entire war, he couldn't completely exterminate the nobles and merchants. Otherwise, going too far would be as bad as not going far enough.
Ouyang Shuo's attitude was unyielding. As the representative of the Qin Dynasty, he reiterated his stance that anyone who dared to collude with the revolutionary army and spread the news would have their entire clan exterminated.
After being frightened by Ouyang Shuo, all the aristocratic families and merchants were in fear and trepidation.
Because this was a military map, Ouyang Shuo didn't bother trying to buy people's hearts. He directly announced that from tonight onward, Anyang City would be under full military control.
The guards of the nobles had to be gathered and put under the command of the Featherwood Guard.
Ouyang Shuo couldn't tolerate an armed force that wasn't under his control staying in Anyang City.
The various merchant associations had to prepare supplies and gather them together for the army to eat. The cities around Julu had been plundered by Zhang Han before being plundered by the Revolutionary Army, so there wasn't much food left in the area.
The rations that Ouyang Shuo had brought with him were running low, so he naturally needed to replenish them.
Not only did Ouyang Shuo lack food, but the Anti-Qin Army also lacked food.
In order to ensure the food supply, Xiangyu had already arranged for his second father, Fan Zeng, to personally go to Peng City to collect food.
The grain transport team was different from the Featherwood Guard. They could transport the grain from Pengcheng to Julu in four or five days. Conservatively, it would take at least four days for the first batch of food to arrive at Giant Deer.
Ouyang Shuo busied himself until late at night before returning to his room to rest.
Baihua and Feng Qiuhuang were not good at fighting, but they were good at managing civil affairs and logistics. They helped Ouyang Shuo a lot. Otherwise, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
The next morning, Anyang City became lively again.
The common people in the city were mobilized by the Featherwood Guard to repair the city walls and store supplies for defending the city. The Featherwood Guard was responsible for guarding all the major city gates. Entry was permitted, but exit was not permitted.
This matter was of great importance, and Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to be cautious.
He only hoped that nothing would go wrong before Wang Li's army reached Anyang. The originally inconspicuous Anyang City had become the focal point of the battle.
Last night, Ouyang Shuo had already dispatched a small team to reinforce Wang Li's army.
Accompanying them were Hummingbirds.
Ouyang Shuo's arrangement was to facilitate communication between the two armies. It was purely a precaution.
Who would have thought that it would actually come in handy?
At the same time, in the camp of the Anti-Qin army.
The thirty thousand troops had quietly assembled and walked out of the camp under Lian Po's lead.
The mutant army's camp was separated from the Anti-Qin army. Nominally, it was managed by Di Chen. Using this convenience, Di Chen was able to bring the army out of the camp.
Even so, when Xiang Yu received the news, he would not be able to escape punishment.
Di Chen was very confident in attacking Anyang City.
It was an empty city to begin with.
The difficult part was to defend Anyang City and defend against the Qin Dynasty's army.
Although Han Xin had seen through Bai Qi's arrangements, he could not answer a series of questions such as how many troops Bai Qi had arranged and when the Qin army would arrive at Anyang City.
Therefore, Di Chen invited Han Xin to accompany the army.
Unexpectedly, Han Xin shook his head and refused.
It was only thirty thousand troops, and Lian Po was the commander. Han Xin had no interest in interfering.
Moreover, he was now a supply soldier under Xiang Yu's army. How could he leave his post without permission? Once discovered, according to the military law, Han Xin would be punished.
Seeing this, Di Chen shook his head regretfully.
Di Chen's intention in inviting Han Xin to accompany the army was not simple.
First, Han Xin had a higher chance of winning. After all, Han Xin knew the Qin army better than Lian Po.
Second, Di Chen's scheming. He wanted Han Xin to break the military law, so that Han Xin could not stay with Xiang Yu's army and could only join Di Chen's camp.
When it came to playing tricks, these aristocratic sons were really good at it.
Unfortunately, Han Xin did not fall for it.
Helplessly, Di Chen could only lead his troops to Anyang City. The camp of the Anti-Qin army was only half a day's journey from Anyang City.
At noon, the thirty thousand troops arrived outside Anyang City.
Di Chen rode on his warhorse, looking at Anyang City from afar. The success of the Battle of Giant Deer depended on this fight.
At this moment, a vanguard came to report.
"Report!"
"Speak!"
"My lord, we found a garrison in Anyang City. It is not an empty city."
"What?"
Di Chen was shocked. Could it be that he was already a step too late?
Lian Po, on the other hand, was calmer. He asked, "How many troops are there in the city? Which unit is it? "
"General, there are no flags on the city wall. We don't know which unit it is. I took a look from afar and saw commoners repairing the city wall. There are not many patrolling soldiers. "
Lian Po's eyes brightened. He turned to Di Chen and said, "My lord, they must be the vanguard of the Qin army. They have just arrived at Anyang City. This is a heaven-sent opportunity. As long as we take Anyang City before the main Qin army arrives, everything is still going according to plan. "
At first, Lian Po was not convinced by Han Xin's judgment. The appearance of the Qin vanguard undoubtedly confirmed Han Xin's judgment.
Lian Po began to pay more attention to Han Xin.
"Correct!"
Di Chen nodded firmly. "No need to wait. Let's attack. We must take Anyang City."
When it was time to be decisive, Di Chen was decisive.
"Yes, my lord!"
The thirty thousand troops suddenly sped up and rushed toward Anyang City.
The mighty army naturally could not escape the detection of the Featherwood Guard.
Ouyang Shuo's heart trembled when he received the news.
"How many enemies are there?"
"No less than thirty thousand. They are mainly infantry, like a mutant army."
Not good!
The three thousand Featherwood Guard and Baihua and Feng Qiuhuang's one thousand elites were reduced to three thousand five hundred after several battles. Even if the hastily recruited guards were added together, there were less than five thousand.
How could they deal with thirty thousand with just five thousand?
Ouyang Shuo could not imagine why the other party would suddenly set their sights on Anyang City. After all, Anyang City had not set up any defenses against the Anti-Qin army a week ago. He did not see them enter the city.
But on the second day after he entered the city, the mutant army attacked Anyang City.
Such a coincidence could not help but make Ouyang Shuo suspicious.
Could it be that there was a mole?
No way!
There were only Ouyang Shuo, Baihua, and Feng Qiuhuang on this trip. It was impossible.
Or could it be that someone in Anyang City had tipped them off?
Thinking of this, Ouyang Shuo's eyes turned cold.
Ouyang Shuo shook off his thoughts. Now was not the time to think about this.
"Has Wang Lijun been contacted?"
"I've contacted him. According to General Wang Lijun's report, the army was late by two days due to the rations in Hanoi. The vanguard will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to reach Anyang City. "
"Tomorrow afternoon?"
Anger flashed on Ouyang Shuo's face.
Wang Lijun dared not to march on time.
Bai Qi's reply yesterday stated that Wang Lijun would reach Anyang City by this afternoon at the latest. He did not expect that Wang Lijun would be late by a day.
One day on the battlefield was enough to change the direction of the war.
Bai Qi's arrangements were naturally exquisite. He had also calculated that if Xiang Yu's army could not take down Jiyuan City, they might notice Anyang City behind them.
Thus, Bai Qi told Wang Lijun to set off early.
He did not expect Wang Lijun to be so daring.
If Ouyang Shuo had not rushed back from Su County and stationed himself in Anyang City. Once the Anti-Qin army occupied Anyang City, Bai Qi's arrangements would have been for naught.
The consequences would be unimaginable.
Such a mistake should be executed.
Killing intent flashed in Ouyang Shuo's eyes.
He tried his best to calm the anger in his heart and said, "Order Wang Lijun's vanguard to arrive at Anyang City by tomorrow morning. Otherwise, I will see you with my head."
"Yes!"
The guard's heart trembled and he quickly retreated. He rarely saw the Marquis so angry.
Although Ouyang Shuo was the representative of the mutants, he could give orders to Wang Lijun. It might seem unreasonable, but it was normal.
The day Wang Lijun arrived at Jiyuan City, Bai Qi summoned him. At that time, Ouyang Shuo was also present, and he was sitting at the head.
Obviously, Ouyang Shuo was the second ruler in Qin's camp.
As for Xianyang's Second Qin, who cared about him?
Thus, Ouyang Shuo could give orders to Wang Lijun.
After settling everything, Ouyang Shuo summoned Bai Hua and Feng Qiuhuang. He briefly explained the military situation and said, "I will leave the logistics of the city to the two of you!"
"Don't worry, leave it to us!"
The two women were also brave women, so they did not panic.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and hurried out of the City Lord's Mansion.
At the entrance, the guard had already brought the green lightning.
Ouyang Shuo mounted the green lightning and said, "To the West City Gate."
The West City Gate was where the enemy came from. (To be continued.)
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