So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

The five teams marched towards the five eastern counties in a mighty manner.

Among them, the troops led by Fan Ming and Sun Ji made smooth progress. According to the original plan, they successively captured Lin County and Teng County.

However, the other three teams encountered unexpected difficulties.

Ruan Sheng encountered a stubborn resistance in Songgao. The Wuge army held the city wall and repelled Ruan Sheng's attacks. Ruan Sheng was also a stubborn person. He did not know how to adapt to the many siege strategies and blindly let the army attack the city head-on, resulting in heavy losses of 30,000 soldiers and horses.

Wen Xu was caught off guard by an enemy ambush in Cuixia. Relying on the terrain advantage, the Wuge army ambushed at Qingcuiling outside Cuixia County. More than half of Wen Xu's 30,000 troops were killed or wounded before they even reached the gate of Cuixia.

Pei Ji was so angry that he almost laughed when he received the battle report. They had just been ambushed by the enemy in Liangtong Valley, and it had only been a few days, yet they had made the same low-level mistake twice.

Qin Chengze's troops also fell into trouble in Pu County. They were originally going to attack the city, but they were unexpectedly overtaken by Wu Ge and were surrounded by the enemy just as they set up camp.

Chu Yuanming had not expected that the five teams sent out would suffer losses. Now that the troops had been sent out, if they were left to fend for themselves without assistance, the losses would only be greater.

When the battle report was sent back to Liangdu, Chu Yuanming had to summon Pei Ji and others to his tent to discuss the matter.

"The only solution now is to send reinforcements." Chu Yuanming said solemnly. He didn't think it was his problem.

Pei Ji bowed and said, "Your Highness, I am willing to lead my troops to rescue them." Pei Ji wanted to win a quick victory, and after dealing with these small soldiers and crab generals, he could concentrate on dealing with Wuge's main force.

"No, General Pei needs to stay in the city to take charge of the situation. I have other arrangements." Chu Yuanming shook his head.

“Why not send an order to the siege troops from Bi Gaohan, Fan Ming and Sun Ji counties to rush to Songgao, Cuixia and Puxian counties to support the trapped troops.” Chu Yuanming said.

It seems that these 150,000 troops plus Bi Gaohan's 30,000 troops will not be able to return to Liangdu in a short time. They can only mobilize 80,000 to 100,000 people to recapture Chijie, so the chances of winning are not great.

Pei Ji frowned but said nothing.

"In addition," Chu Yuanming paused and looked at Pei Ji, "this battle will end in fifteen days. After fifteen days, the remaining three cities must be recovered, and then Bi Gaohan and others will lead 100,000 troops back to Liangdu. I have decided to go to the battle myself, and General Pei will lead the army to go to Chijie with me."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the camp. Everyone knew that the situation of this battle was not favorable, and it was not wise for Chu Yuanming to lead the army in person at this time.

"Your Highness, you absolutely cannot do that!" Pei Ji hurriedly knelt down to dissuade him, "The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and Chijie has Sutun Anda and Hakdi in charge. Your Highness's precious body, how can you easily take risks?"

Chu Yuanming had made up his mind, "They have a prince leading the troops, don't we have a royal family supervising the battle?

As the prince supervising the war, how can I be afraid to go to the front line in person? This expedition is not only to boost morale, but also to show the world our determination to fight against foreign enemies. "

Pei Ji didn't know whether they could quickly recapture Songgao, Cuixia and Puxian within 15 days. Even if it went smoothly, the long-term attack of the army would also greatly damage the morale.

He could only watch with worry as Chu Yuanming, an amateur, guided the professionals and made decisions according to his wishes.

Before he could worry for a few days, the news from the messenger broke his good mood of victory.

After retaking Liangdu, Chu Yuanming sent Yang Jie, a young general from the Central Army Commandery, and Chen Tianrui from the Ministry of War to Liangtong Valley to retrieve the food and supplies that were left there on the day of the ambush.

However, Yang Jie and Chen Tianrui brought back shocking news - most of the food and supplies in Liangtong Valley had been burned, and only a few were left.

Chu Yuanming's face instantly turned gloomy when he heard the news. The already tense situation became even more serious because of the lack of food and grass.

"What should we do? Without enough food and fodder, the morale of the soldiers will be affected. How can we fight the war?" He seemed very anxious, which was obviously beyond his expectations.

Chen Tianrui trembled and suggested: "I am terrified. Now I can only send a report back to Beijing immediately to ask the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works to raise food and supplies to send to us."

Chu Yuanming nodded and signaled Yuwen Sheng to draft an edict.

Pei Ji said: "In addition to asking for help from the capital, we can send a message to Lord Lin in Ao County to requisition some food and grass from Ao County and the neighboring Xiongzhou and Xizhou to meet the urgent needs of the army."

Yuwen Sheng quickly drafted the report and sent it to the capital at full speed.

At the same time, Pei Ji also sent a messenger to convey the order to transfer grain to Ao County.

However, the days of waiting for rescue were not easy. The army's food and fodder were running low, and a sense of unease was spreading among the army.

Pei Ji knew that the morale of the army was unstable at this time. If he did not take timely measures, the consequences would be disastrous. He decided to spread the news among the army, saying that the imperial court's reinforcements and food would arrive soon. At the same time, he also ordered to intensify the training to keep the soldiers in fighting condition.

A few days later, the food and fodder for Ao County finally arrived. Although the quantity was limited, it temporarily alleviated the urgent need.

However, arriving at the city just as the grain transport trucks did was also accompanied by an army of 150,000 Uge soldiers led by Sutunanda and Hakdi.

When Chu Yuanming heard the news, his eyes went dark and he almost fell off his seat. He never expected that he would become a turtle in a jar!

Sutunanda and Hakdi were not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, they surrounded Liangdu as if they knew that they were short of food and grass.

Pei Ji looked at the dense enemy troops outside the city and felt extremely anxious.

If there were sufficient food and grass, and the walls of Liangdu City were high and strong, it would not be a problem to hold out for a month or two.

But now they are short of food and grass, their morale is low, and they are not at an advantage in numbers. It is difficult for them to confront the enemy for a long time as they are guarding an isolated city. They must find a way to break out and get in touch with the army outside that is attacking the five counties in the east.

Pei Ji called the generals together to discuss countermeasures. Some suggested to attack the enemy camp under cover of night, while others advocated to hold on and wait for reinforcements. Pei Ji pondered for a moment and said, "The enemy must have made some mistakes when they besieged the city. We can send an elite team to find the weak points of the enemy's encirclement and break out of it."

Chu Yuanming was hesitant, worried that this move was too risky. But Pei Ji said firmly: "This is our only chance at the moment. If we sit and wait for death, it will only make the situation more critical." In the end, Chu Yuanming agreed to Pei Ji's plan.

That night, the elite team led by Zhuo Zhi quietly left the city and groped their way forward in the dark. They carefully avoided the enemy patrols and finally found a weakness in the enemy's encirclement.

The team launched a surprise attack and successfully broke through the enemy's defenses.

Afterwards, they quickly spread the message and reported the news that Liangdu was trapped to various cities, hoping to get help as soon as possible.