Female-to-male: I live on farming

"It is said that the princess is a master at using troops, and her mind and strategy are all top-notch. Today I see that it is indeed true."

Pang Tong stood in front of the burned grain, his face gloomy as if water was about to drip. He never thought that on their first day here, the princess would choose to attack at night and take the initiative.

Normally, defenders would choose to hold their ground and rarely take the initiative to attack, but the eldest princess did the opposite.

Pang Tong admired them in his heart, but he was furious when faced with the situation of failure before the expedition even started, especially when their food supplies were burned.

Without food and supplies, this battle cannot be sustained.

"General, the remaining food and grass can only last for two days. It will take another month for the next batch of food and grass to arrive. What should we do?"

Pang Tong frowned, paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, his heart filled with anxiety and uneasiness.

Various strategies and possibilities kept circling in Pang Tong's mind. This war was of vital importance to them. If they failed, the consequences would be disastrous.

Finally, Pang Tong stopped, took a deep breath, made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "Ride as fast as you can to the capital to gather food and grass. Prepare the whole army and attack the city tomorrow!"

Pang Tong knew that the shortage of food and fodder was the biggest problem they were facing. If this problem could not be solved quickly, they would be in dire straits.

Therefore, he decided to take decisive action and capture the city as soon as possible. If all went well, the problem of food supply would be immediately solved.

It can also make up for his failed start.

The next day, the army was reorganized and lined up in front of the city gate. Xiao Anyi stood on the city wall and watched the scene in front of him. He suddenly felt that the situation had changed.

Not long ago, she was the one who led a large army to attack Xiaocheng, but now, in just half a month, someone else is leading a large army to attack her.

But last time, she won; this time, she can win too.

Using a telescope, she saw the Union Army's vanguard advancing steadily, getting closer and closer to the city wall.

He made a gesture, signaling the crossbowmen to get ready.

The crossbowmen were not used in the previous sieges, so they were just right for this time. When Qin Ke came a few days ago, he also brought a lot of heavy crossbow beds along the way, just to use them in the city.

When the army led by Pang Tong entered the range of the heavy crossbows, the person on sentry immediately waved his hand to pass the signal, and Xiao Anyi waved his hand to give the order to shoot arrows.

Wave after wave of arrows flew out, with light crossbows and heavy crossbows fired at the same time.

The Northern Army's siege equipment had just been brought within range, and before they could even launch an attack, both the men and their horses were shot and fell to the ground.

After several waves of arrow rain, there were almost no people standing within the range of the crossbow. The ground was densely covered with arrows and corpses with arrows stuck in their bodies.

Pang Tong was horrified when he saw the vanguard troops suffered a heavy blow.

It's not like I haven't seen the enemy shooting arrows in previous wars, but I've never seen so many arrows at once. The enemy obviously doesn't have that many people, so how could they shoot so many arrows at once?

Moreover, they clearly had not yet entered the range of the bow and arrow. What kind of arrow could be shot so far?

The Northern Army soldiers were hit head-on. Seeing such a tragic scene, they dared not move forward.

The war had not even started yet, but after two consecutive setbacks, Pang Tong knew that if he retreated at this time, the morale of our army would be gone, and there would be problems with food and grass...

He calmed himself, raised his gun and shouted, "Soldiers, their arrows have been used up, and there is no other means. Now, follow me to attack the city!"

After saying this, he kicked the horse's belly and rode forward.

Under his leadership, the rest of the soldiers launched another attack.

The catapults threw out huge stones, but the walls of Xiaocheng were built higher than ordinary walls, and the stones that could have caused damage to the walls fell down without leaving any traces on the walls.

The ladders were set up and the soldiers climbed bravely, but the city walls were cold to the touch and covered with a layer of ice, making them slippery and cold.

Not only was there no way to gain leverage, but logs and rocks kept rolling down from above, and the soldiers who had finally climbed to the top were stabbed down by their spears. Blood dyed the city walls red, and the battle entered a white-hot stage.

Suddenly, a brave general led a team of cavalry to attack from the flank and rushed to the rear of the Northern Army. Their formation was thrown into chaos and the momentum of their siege was slowed down.

Seeing that the enemy's morale had dropped significantly and the team was gradually disintegrating, it was a good time to pursue the victory. Jinyang raised his hand and ordered the commanders in front of him: "You lead the team out of the city to pursue the Northern Army. This battle swears to make our army famous!"

Xiao Anyi and the others immediately clasped their fists and took the order and left.

The city gate opened, and five hundred cavalrymen who were ready for battle were the first to rush out, followed by soldiers holding shields, swords and spears, who marched in neat and uniform steps and attacked the soldiers who were attacking the city.

The two sides met on a narrow road and engaged in hand-to-hand combat, with the sound of fighting endless.

Shoot people first, shoot horses, and capture thieves first.

Xiao Anyi rode on her majestic white horse in a heroic manner, rushing forward, holding a sharp spear in her hand. Her goal was clear - to fight Pang Tong.

As the sound of horse hooves approached, Pang Tong also saw Xiao Anyi riding a horse. He subconsciously recalled who the person in front of him was, but found that he really didn't know who this person was.

He swung out his crescent-shaped sword to block the spear she was stabbing at him, and their eyes met in the air.

"Who are you? Tell me your name!"

"A dead man is not worthy of knowing my name!" Xiao Anyi snorted coldly, spun the spear at his waist and attacked again.

Pang Tong was furious and secretly vowed to kill this man. The two men started fighting again.

Jinyang stood on the city wall, watching the battle. Seeing that Pang Tong was really provoked by Xiao Anyi and his actions were fierce, he slightly raised the corners of his lips.

Pang Tong, who was only concerned with fighting Xiao Anyi, naturally did not notice that his troops were being attacked from both sides, with more and more soldiers falling down and their formation becoming more and more chaotic.

After Xiao Anyi fought two rounds, he saw that there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him, and he panicked. Xiao Anyi seized this opportunity and stabbed him in the lower abdomen.

"retreat!"

Pang Tong didn't care about his wounds. His face was pale and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. But he still shouted with all his might: "Retreat! Retreat quickly! Withdraw!"

After hearing the order, the soldiers not far away hurriedly picked up the horn and blew the retreat horn with all their strength.

The low and melodious sound of the horn rang out on the battlefield, and the defeated and wounded soldiers immediately retreated like a tide.

"General, should we continue to chase?"

Xiao Anyi plucked off one man's head with a gun and said coldly, "Don't chase after the desperate enemy. The rest of you, clean up the battlefield!"