Crossing the Unknown Country

In previous wars, whenever the Dongjie army came to Ansheng, they would burn, kill and loot. They would kill anyone they saw and rob anything they saw. To the people of Ansheng, the soldiers of Dongjie were synonymous with beasts.

It is just like the way the Japanese treated the Chinese in the modern world. Their war of aggression was nothing but burning, killing and looting, and they did not treat the Chinese people as human beings. This is a family feud and a national hatred. It is really not easy for some to forget it. We can trade and do business, but we will not forget this history and always be vigilant against the other side's ill intentions.

The Dongjie Kingdom had been working very hard these past few days, and all their sieges had ended in failure. They had tried to contact the inner supporters in the city, but they had not been able to get through, and they probably didn't need them anymore.

Jin Baochang now gathers generals and military advisors in the central army tent every day to discuss countermeasures. Every time a strategy comes out, it is defeated by the Ansheng defenders. Now they can only rack their brains to come up with new countermeasures. This year's siege is full of difficulties, and their true strength has never been brought into play.

A military advisor thought that they could use a small force to sneak into Ansheng's territory and plunder some food and money. This time they could send more soldiers to cause chaos behind the border town, attract some of their troops to rescue, and thus reduce the defense force of the border town.

Finally, after discussing it, they decided that this idea was the most feasible. They would directly send a general, Borji, to lead a group of troops to climb over the mountain and attack their villages and towns.

As long as they can loot those villages and towns, it will be equivalent to cutting off the supply of the Ansheng defenders, and see how they can defend the city. If they besiege again, they can turn the border town into an isolated city.

Borji led a large group of troops and took a detour through the mountain road that led to Ansheng State. The soldiers of Dongjie State knew this road. Because some places were narrow and steep, it was impossible for horses to pass through. After they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they sent people to take all the horses directly back to the army's camp.

When they came back, they had looted so much that it was impossible to cross several mountains, so they rode back on horseback from the flat road. They had always done this before, with small groups of troops entering to plunder quickly and then returning to Dongjie State with the spoils from the main road.

Because of the surprise attack, the Ansheng defenders could not send troops to guard all places, and there would always be gaps for them to escape. This is also the disadvantage of the vast territory of the country. The border is too long and it is impossible to send heavy troops to guard all places.

In those uninhabited areas, only a few soldiers could be sent to patrol, which was a huge loophole for the Dongjie Army, which was good at riding and shooting. They were always paying attention to the enemies outside, and rarely guarded against the enemies behind them, which always gave them a chance to run away.

If they were a tiny country, there would be no such problem. They would not have to consider preparing for war, but would only submit to the strong, and then bully other countries by relying on the power of others. Others would not bother to take care of their small country, just like fleas, which are very annoying.

Because Dongjie is a nomadic nation, the advantage of fighting a war is that they can gather together to attack other countries. It is very troublesome for other countries to attack them, because their cities are not fixed and scattered, and they don't know how to attack them. Entering their hinterland, there is a shortage of food and many desolate areas. For Ansheng, the cost of marching the army is too high. They flee around like rats and are difficult to attack, so they have always been defending the city.

When the Dongjie troops climbed up the mountain, they found that the mountain road had been cleared because no one had walked on it in recent years. They asked the veterans to lead the way, and they continued to move forward while repairing the road.

This greatly slowed down their marching speed, and when they crossed several mountains and arrived at Ansheng Country, it was already more than ten days later. They rested temporarily on the nearest mountain. Fortunately, there were many wild animals in the mountain, otherwise it would be difficult for them to get out.

Standing on the mountain and looking at the nearest village at the foot of the mountain, there is curling smoke from chimneys. There are about thirty houses and the fields are scattered in small pieces at the foot of the mountain.

They estimated that they could finish the looting in two hours. However, they had no horses now, and the next village seemed not too far away. Even if they walked faster, it would be afternoon. They estimated that they could only loot two villages today. If they could get horses, they could move faster. They would let some people go as the vanguard first.

They took a short rest and fought their way into the village. The villagers thought they couldn't get through because they knew that the border town had won a great victory and the Dongjie army had been losing battles.