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Covered by countless boulders and arrows, this "battle" outside Guihua City lasted for three or four hours.

However, in reality, after the battle lasted for thirty-four hours, the casualties on both sides were almost zero.

As the attacking party, Xia Yun's 200,000 troops always surrounded the city but did not attack.

As for the defenders, the 100,000 rebels and 20,000 barbarian troops were determined and had no intention of going up to the city to resist the enemy. They only planned to engage in street fighting with Xia Yun's army.

As time went on into the night.

In the temporary central military tent where Xia Yun was, there was no tactical and strategic analysis, nor were there any intelligence personnel coming in and out.

Some only have a few tables and a few hot pots.

"Marshal, this mutton is what we bought from the local people when we passed through Gansu. It's all top-quality tender mutton. Come and have a taste."

At a main table, Xiang Wentian took the initiative to introduce Xia Yun.

Xia Yun picked up a piece of mutton from the copper pot with chopsticks, rolled it three times in dipping water, and then put it into his mouth. A fresh and tender taste immediately exploded.

"Yes, Not Bad!"

After eating the mutton, Xia Yun nodded with satisfaction. He had never eaten such delicious mutton since he came to Shaanxi and Gansu.

But soon, Xia Yun suddenly asked, "What will the army eat tonight?"

Hearing this, Qin Tianye immediately grinned.

"Don't worry, Marshal. The troops' meals tonight will all be mutton and rice," Qin Tianye explained.

Xia Yun nodded again.

As the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition, Qin Tianye was naturally responsible for all these matters.

"General, according to our current siege progress, I'm afraid that in another six or seven hours, the wall of Guihua City will collapse. What should I do then?"

Inside the big tent, while everyone was enjoying the meal, Xu Tianlei, who was in charge of the siege mission, suddenly asked.

Xu Tianlei was originally a general under Lei Zhenning, but since Lei Zhenning was promoted to the position of Minister of War, Xu Tianlei naturally followed and served under Xia Yun.

In this battle, he served as the vanguard general, commanding nearly 50,000 siege troops.

"No problem. After the city is captured, continue to attack Guihua City with slingshots and bows and arrows."

"We only need to deploy heavy troops to surround Guihua City."

Xia Yun answered Xu Tianlei's question in a few words.

The battle had lasted for five or six hours, with casualties on both sides almost negligible.

Just because in Xia Yun's opinion.

The 100,000 rebels in Guihua City had nominally betrayed the Daliang Dynasty.

But in fact, their so-called acts of rebellion were all Pei Xingyuan's conspiracy!

If it weren't for the generals under Pei Xingyuan who led them to rebel, which citizen of the Liang Dynasty would be willing to abandon their hometown and go deep into the northern desert?

Therefore, for Xia Yun, the best situation is to capture the leader first.

As long as we clear the obstacle of Pei Xingyuan.

The 100,000 rebels in Guihua City have lost their backbone and will naturally return to the Daliang Dynasty!

……

At the same time, Xia Yun and others were enjoying their meal.

On the road from Beiyang Village to Shuodong City, tens of thousands of soldiers were marching quickly under the cover of night.

"Governor, at the current marching speed, we are expected to arrive at Shuodong City at 10 am tomorrow morning."

In the center of the marching column, Pei Xingyuan and others were riding on war horses, and Huang Wen spoke on the side.

"Pass the order and tell all soldiers that the army must reach Shuodong before dawn!"

Pei Xingyuan looked solemn.

When he received the news that Xia Yun was leading a large army to attack, he personally led his 50,000 troops and marched towards Shuodong.

Now, as long as he successfully captures Shuodong and massacres all the residents in the city, he can then put all the blame on Xia Yun.

Not only did Xia Yun fail to command the army properly, causing a mutiny of 100,000 troops in Gansu, but his mistakes also resulted in the death of all the soldiers and civilians in Shuodong!

And he suddenly transformed himself into a lone hero who led the army to recapture Shuodong City!

Riding on the horse, Pei Xingyuan did not feel the bumps on the road at all.

At this moment, all he could think about was the infinite glory he would feel after successfully bringing down Xia Yun.

By then, Xia Yun had been dismissed from the post of Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition of the imperial court. As the Governor-General of Shaanxi and Gansu, he would naturally succeed the Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition of the imperial court.

The power in his hands will directly reach a peak!

……

In a blink of an eye, another six or seven hours passed.

The battle outside Guihua City was in full swing.

Xia Yun and others only rested for four or five hours at night.

Wait until dawn is about to arrive.

Xia Yun and his generals all appeared on the outskirts of Guihua City.

Since the four walls of Guihua City were all made of mud, after a long and fierce attack by catapults, most of the walls had collapsed.

In fact, as long as Xia Yun wanted, he could command the entire army to rush into the city at any time.

In this way, it won't take half a day to resolve the battle.

But Xia Yun didn't do that.

"Marshal, news just came from the front line that some of the rebels in the city have surrendered and are now running to our positions in an endless stream."

Xu Tianlei, who had returned to Xia Yun from the frontline battlefield, reported with some joy.

The war went much more smoothly than they had imagined.

As Xia Yun had been surrounding the city without attacking, the Liang Dynasty soldiers in Guihua City, who were originally unwilling to be rebels, chose to lay down their weapons and surrender.

"Order the front lines to immediately recruit all surrendered soldiers. Remember, they must not be treated as rebels."

As Xia Yun spoke, the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

However, his smile did not last long. As Qin Tianye hurriedly came to Xia Yun and said a few words, Xia Yun's face suddenly changed.

"Marshal, the battle report has just been sent back from Shuoxi City."

"The 100,000 cavalrymen led by Chong Heihu and Zhao Xinlei were surrounded by the barbarian troops in the Mobei Mountains!"

Just these two sentences made the generals, who had just been overjoyed, instantly reveal a look of surprise on their faces.

"what happened?"

Xia Yun immediately asked with an extremely gloomy look.

You know, although the 100,000 cavalry led by Chong Heihu and Zhao Xinlei are not equipped with modern weapons, they are also the most elite troops under his command!

"The news came from some of the soldiers who broke out. It was said that Chong Heihu and Zhao Xinlei left the area around Shuoxi City and headed for Mobei Mountain in order to wipe out a 50,000-man barbarian grain transport force."

"As a result, the 100,000 cavalrymen were surrounded by 200,000 barbarian troops as soon as they arrived at Mobei Mountain. Now Chong Heihu and Zhao Xinlei are still resisting."

Qin Tianye's pronunciation was also very anxious.

No one expected that Chong Heihu and Zhao Xinlei, who were experienced in the battlefield, would be trapped in the endless wasteland.