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Fenzhou was unable to take Fengcheng by force. If Fengcheng fell into the hands of any of Yichi, Shi Ran and Di Ren, they might take Aicheng at any time.

Jiang Jieshi was exhausted, unable to solve the crisis, so he convened people in the city to discuss countermeasures.Inside the Fenzhou Mansion, more people's opinions are to defend Ai City, and most of the arguments among officials are how to strengthen the city defense.

Fenzhou's troops were really limited, and they had lost a group of troops in the defeat with King Ying's army, but now they could only gather a few thousand troops with all the strength of the state.If these people are used to defend the city, they can support it for a period of time, but it is absolutely not enough to besiege the city.

There was no way to explain it. Amidst the debate, Jiang Jieshi secretly looked at Feng Cong and asked, "I don't know what your Highness thinks about this?"

Governor Jiang had made an agreement with Feng Cong that as long as the Yichi people and Shi Ran people evacuated from Fenzhou, he would let the Su'an people pass without hindrance. Jiang Governor was very polite to Feng Cong.

Everyone quieted down, Feng Cong said: "It's useless to stick to it, it's better to take back Fengcheng."

As soon as this remark was opposed by many officials in Fuzhou, Governor Jiang frowned and pondered, and when everyone's voices became quieter, Feng Cong said unhurriedly: "No matter which side wins, the troops will be exhausted after the war, and there will be slack." , if we can seize the opportunity, we may be able to take back Fengcheng."

The official of Fenzhou said: "Forgive me for offending. Your Highness has the courage, but I, Fenzhou, have no such confidence. If this battle fails and the troops are damaged, the entire territory of Fenzhou will have no soldiers to use, and it will be difficult to keep Ai City. Your Highness also If you say 'maybe', how sure are you?"

Other officials also raised questions one after another. They were so noisy, Feng Cong was not annoyed, and even listened quietly to these people's questions with a little smile. Jiang Jieshi still frowned and remained silent, his expression flickering slightly.

Yuan Tang could see something, Jiang Shishi probably didn't want to defend Ai City to the death, he was too passive to defend the city, if not, he would not have sent people to the village to recruit security, and took the initiative to accept security and Feng Cong with a complicated background.

However, as the governor of a state, Jiang Yue also cherishes the strength of troops, and must consider the safety of the entire territory of the state.

Yuan Tang coughed lightly, and the room fell silent. The officials of the Fenzhou were wary of people who were not from the Fenzhou, so someone asked, "Could it be that Yuan Joining the Army has any good ideas?"

Yuan Tang said: "I don't have a good idea, but the battle situation outside Fengcheng is changing rapidly, Aicheng can't afford to delay, wait for Shi Ran and the Yichiren to decide the outcome, and then recuperate and attack Aicheng, Aicheng is also difficult to save."

"Scaremongering, could it be that I, Ai City, can't hold it!"

"Even if you can only hold on for a while, there may not be a turning point."

"Yes."

Yuan Tang said: "Doesn't defending the city consume military and financial resources? How much military and financial resources does Fenzhou have to spend? Don't these people want to eat and drink? Shi Ran has already captured the three counties of Guangzhou to the west of Fenzhou. King Ying has retreated, and Yi Chi can If they monopolize the north, can't they compete with Fenzhou? Dare I ask how much food and manpower the major families in Fenzhou will contribute to this battle?"

All the officials present in Fenzhou were from prominent local families, most of them were from the He family and the Jiang family. This time, the two families contributed funds to help each other. When Yuan Tang said this, some people bowed their heads.

"Even if you want to waste time, I can't accompany you." Yuan Tang patted his sleeves and got up.

The Fenzhou official said angrily, "What does Yuan Canjun mean?"

"It's not interesting." Yuan Tang said, "We Shanzhai people are weak alone, and we intend to help Ai Cheng, but if this battle must be lost, we and other mountain bandits really can't afford to accompany us, so it's better to go back to the mountains and live my leisurely life. "

Liu Yanping was also at the banquet, raised his eyebrows, and followed Yuan Tang to his feet. Luo Da still couldn't figure out what was going on, and called Yuan Tang and Liu Yanping in a low voice.

"Wuzizhai took Fenzhou's grain and grass, how could he break his promise!"

Yuan Tang waved his hand and said, "If you want to get back the batch of food and grass, you can go to Wushan to get it."

"It's unreasonable. I heard that the Yuan family is a prominent family and has been generals for generations. How can such a scoundrel be unreasonable?"

Someone was talking about the family style of Yuan's family, Yuan De couldn't sit still, he put one hand on the handle of the knife, Yuan Tang gently pressed it back for him, and said to the man with a smile: "No matter how beautiful the past was, now I am just the leader of bandits. live."

The man was thrown backward by Yuan Tang on the spot. Although Feng Cong remained silent, his eyes met Yuan Tang's, like a swallow crossing the water quickly and lightly, no one could understand what it meant.

Only then did Jiang Inspector say: "Yuan Canjun don't leave, there is still room for discussion on this matter." He glanced at Feng Cong from the corner of his eye, and stopped Yuan Tang and the others.

Under the persuasion of Feng Cong and Liu Yanping, Governor Jiang weighed up and down, and finally decided to fight hard. He himself sat in the rear and asked Feng Cong and He Taishou to lead the troops to Fengcheng. Yuan Tang and Yuan De still stayed in Aicheng for defense. The spies who confuse Yichiren and Shiranren created the illusion that Fenzhou dared not confront them head-on and could only stick to Aicheng, and at the same time, they were prepared for the unexpected—if Feng Cong and the others failed in Fengcheng, then Aicheng would never be defenseless Shou.

Yuan Tang was not very happy when he heard Jiang Cishi's arrangement, and said, "I will go to Fengcheng too, and Uncle De can just stay in Aicheng."

Governor Jiang frowned again, and Liu Yanping joked first, "It's rare to join the army."

Yuan Tang glared at him, Jiang Jieshi wanted to say something, Feng Cong first gestured to Jiang Jieshi, and pulled Yuan Tang out, the next room was empty, Feng Cong closed the door to isolate the outside voice, he wanted to speak, Yuan Tang Tang took the lead and said, "Did you arrange it?"

Feng Cong didn't deny it, and with a light smile on his face, he said, "I heard from Liu Changshi that you didn't agree to recruit people with him in Wushan at first, and you wanted to go back to Jiyang with Uncle De. Go, why did you suddenly regard yourself as the king of the mountain yesterday."

"Don't fool me, I'll tell you something serious!" Yuan Tang said.He did not approve of Liu Yanping's plan, but he had already entered the game, so it was meaningless to distinguish, and now that Feng Cong was back, it was even more impossible for Yuan Tang to let go.

After failing to change the subject, Feng Cong had no choice but to say: "I discussed with Governor Jiang that Aicheng still needs to be guarded, and you are the most suitable candidate."

"No need," Yuantang said decisively, "As long as Fengcheng wins, it doesn't matter how many people Aicheng keeps."

Feng Cong leaned against the door leaf, the sunlight was separated by the pattern of the door leaf several times, and one of them fell on the corner of his eyes, illuminating his pupils brightly.

"You believe me that much?"

Yuan Tang raised his head: "Of course you don't believe it alone, but if I'm with you, we won't lose."

Feng Cong's smile deepened, and he said helplessly, "Okay, but you have to listen to me."

Yuan Tang breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded again and again: "Of course."

Fengcheng was still under the control of the Yichi people. The city was under martial law and defended with strong troops. Yichi and Shi Ran fought, and Shi Ran stationed troops in the north of Fengcheng and lined up outside the city.The Yichi people first led the troops out of the city to fight, but lost to the Shi Ranren, so they had to withdraw into the city. Afterwards, they fought several times outside the city. He was also not good at defending the city, and the strongholds outside the city were lost one after another. When the cavalry rushed out of the city, they were intercepted by Shi Ran's barriers. They failed to exert their original strength and lost their opportunities.

Shi Ran first attacked the west gate of Fengcheng, but was unable to attack for a long time, so he gathered heavy troops under the west gate.

In order to defend, the Yichi people transferred all their troops to Ximen.After a stalemate for more than a month, Shi Ran's troops were exhausted and couldn't hold on.

During the stalemate between Yichiren and Shiranren, Taishou He and Yuan Tang led the infantry to hide their whereabouts in the foggy mountains, and went around to the north of Fengcheng.Feng Cong led the cavalry composed of Su'an people and some Fenzhou troops to the east side of Fengcheng.

1000 soldiers arrived in batches in the Wushan Valley outside Fengcheng, and [-] soldiers were still left in Aicheng to prepare fortifications to confuse the Yichi and Shiran spies.

After all the troops were deployed, Yuan Tang and He Taishou stayed in the north of Fengcheng for another half a month. Fortunately, the grain and grass in Aicheng could be transported from Wuzizhai through Wushan, so Yuantang and the others could guarantee the supplies.

The Shi Ran people attacked the north gate of Fengcheng for a long time, and then divided their troops to attack from the south and east side of the city gate. When Shi Ran dispatched troops, the Fengcong and Su'an people who were ambushing on the east side were almost discovered by the Shi Ran people.

At the end of September, Fenzhou has been swept by the cold wind.

Shi Ranren still failed to take down Fengcheng. The longer time passed, Shi Ranren became more anxious and threw all his troops under the city. Shi ran a decisive battle.

Shi Ranren was flanked by the Yichi people from two directions, and the Yichi people who did not expect to appear on the flanks. The soldiers were exhausted and lost to the Yichi people who were full of energy in the city, and the army collapsed.

At this time, Yichi once again released cavalry to pursue Shi Ran's deserters.

In the evening of September 26, the golden sky fell to the west, and the sky was full of red clouds. Compared with the brilliant sky, the earth was dark and gloomy. After a day of fighting, the outskirts of Fengcheng were mixed with mud and blood. , from the outskirts of the city to the north, like a wolf chasing a flock of sheep.

The volunteer soldiers outside the city gradually gathered, and the city gate opened.

At this time, the Su'an iron cavalry led by Feng Cong rushed into the half-closed army formation of the Yichi army. The Su'an people were unable to buy heavy armor during the transition, and all the horses used light armor, similar to the light cavalry of the Yichi people.This kind of cavalry has no advantage against chariot formations and well-equipped infantry phalanxes, but it can easily rush away from the Yichi infantry who are struggling at the moment.

The people of Su'an killed two back and forth in the Yichi army. Prefect He led other soldiers from Fenzhou to rush into the enemy's line to replenish and behead the Yichi soldiers who were in chaos. Yuan Tang led 2000 men to rush into the city gate.

They captured the north gate and cave gate of Fengcheng first, and isolated the Yichi soldiers outside the gate. The Yichi soldiers in the city did not expect the Fenzhou army to take the risk. After two hours of scrambling, the Yichi cavalry who went out to chase rushed back At that time, the four city gates were under the control of the Fenzhou army, and the Yichi cavalry could not enter the city.

In the end, Lord Yichi had to break through the north gate with a few soldiers and flee in a hurry. After dawn, the Yichi people gathered up the scattered soldiers and wanted to attack Fengcheng again, but their vigor had already been lost, and there was Aicheng in Fenzhou for supplies. People were afraid that they would not be able to attack for a long time, and they were also worried that Shi Ran who had fled would kill his carbine and had to evacuate in the afternoon.

After that, the Fenzhou army spent more than half a month to drive the Yichi people and Shi Ran people out of the territory of Fenzhou. The battle was successful, and the Su'an talents who were stranded on the border of Fenzhou were able to enter Fenzhou.