After finally surviving a long night in the cold and hungry, the new auxiliary troops in Dayi County finally looked forward to dawn and breakfast - the cold and damp northwest wind in the mountains. Zhao Shicai also did not sleep a wink all night, he knew that now The trapped mountain road is what the art of war calls a death zone. Not only is there no danger to defend here, but more importantly, there is no food and water. Now the soldiers' physical strength has seriously declined after just being hungry for a night. The longer they spend here, the more disadvantageous it will be. If we don't rush out as soon as possible, not to mention the attack by the Perak Army, the hunger and cold alone will make these hundreds of soldiers helpless. The result of staying in the same place will be certain death. The only solution for now is to break the cauldron or capture the Wanjia Fort at the foot of the mountain. Either capture Wanjia Fort halfway up the mountain. He took inventory and found that there were 500 soldiers when he led out of Wanjia Fort, and now there are more than 400. After deducting dozens of wounded, there are still 300 who can fight. The rest of the people made Zhao Shicai still feel that he was capable of fighting.

In terms of the direction of attack, Zhao Shicai chose Wanjiazhai. In fact, Zhao Shicai's choice was correct. Although the wooden Wanjiazhai was attacked from above, its defense was obviously much inferior to the concrete Wanjiazhai. But even so, This is not something that Dayi's new auxiliary army, which lacks siege equipment and has low morale, can capture it. You must know that the first company guarding Wanjiazhai is the most powerful company in the Perak Army. Different from the active attack the day before yesterday, the first company at this time If you can't hold on, use artillery to bombard the enemy from a distance, and throw grenades if you are close. The bombs will make the new annexed troops unable to get close to the wall, let alone attack the top of the wall.

After several consecutive attacks, leaving corpses and wailing wounded soldiers everywhere, the morale of the newly attached soldiers became even lower. No matter how they were coerced or induced, they refused to move forward, and even drew swords against the soldiers supervising the battle. Facing the glaring soldiers, Zhao Shicai felt really guilty. He knew very well the consequences of forcing these hungry soldiers into a hurry. Hungry, fatigue and low morale made the newly attached soldiers stagger around, lying down, leaning on or lying on the mountain road to rest. Although the new annexed army no longer attacked, Chen Hu still ordered them to stay behind closed doors and stick to the wall. Anyway, the longer it took, the better it would be for the Perak Army.

The battle situation was at a stalemate, but both sides had different feelings about the speed of time. The hungry soldiers of the New Affiliated Army were shivering in the cold wind of early winter, feeling that time was passing extremely slowly, while the soldiers of the Perak Army were wearing warm clothes. There was hot food, and I felt that time passed quickly, and before I knew it, it was night again. Night was particularly difficult for the newly attached troops. Compared with the sharp drop in temperature, they could huddle together to keep each other warm, and they could sleep without food, but the dry The thirst was unbearable. Zhao Shicai's personal entourage did bring wine and dried meat, but there was too little. Except for Zhao Shicai who barely ate enough, even the soldiers around him only had a small portion, so they couldn't care about the ordinary soldiers. Hungry Thirsty, the newly attached soldiers had no choice but to suck the dew on the hay beside the road. However, there was too little dew to relieve their thirst. Instead, they had stomachaches due to the filth they had sucked in, so that the long mountain road was filled with a foul smell.

In the midst of hardship, dawn came again, which meant that it had been two days and two nights since the new troops of Dayi County entered the mountains, and it also meant that they had not eaten for two days and two nights since they entered the mountains. This was also the result of Zhao Shicai's arrogance and frivolity. As a result, he easily captured Wanjia Fort, which made him feel extremely inflated. When he saw that the sun was still early, he did not let the soldiers rest. Instead, he ordered to advance lightly and quickly to capture Wanjia Fort before noon. "Soldiers are quick, Wanjia Fort is fast. There is wine, meat and women waiting for us in our village," he said to his subordinates at that time in order to boost morale. In these troubled times, food is extremely scarce. Except for the dignitaries who can ensure that they are well fed, ordinary people can only eat one meal a day. That's right. The new annexed army is no exception. Just to ensure combat effectiveness, they can eat breakfast and dinner during the war. The meals the soldiers ate at Hengyuan Village before entering the mountains were almost consumed after half a day of rapid march. Their stomachs were already empty. How could they resist Zhao Shicai's trick of looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst, which made the newly attached soldiers salivate, their eyes shine, and they rushed forward in a swarm.

When the light fog on the mountain road slowly dissipated, the sound of gongs came from Wanjiazhai on the mountain. The soldiers of the newly attached army paid no attention to it and were still lying on the mountain road. Several soldiers of the Perak Army followed. The sound of gongs slowly made it a stone's throw away from the soldiers of the new annexed army. They put down the two earthen jars and walked back to the village. Not long after, the tangy aroma of meat wafted from the earthen jars to the crowd below, and hunger was hard to come by. The newly-attached soldiers could not withstand this temptation. They struggled to get up and rushed towards the jar with shaky steps, regardless of whether it was a trap by the Perak Army. Some people rushed in a hurry and accidentally hit them. He turned the jar over, spilling the broth all over the floor, but the aroma became even stronger, causing the people behind to squeeze forward. The newly attached soldiers next to the jar didn't care whether the food was poisonous or not, and grabbed the food covered in mud. Then they stuffed the pieces of meat into their mouths, and those who didn't get anything got angry and started fighting each other. The food in the two earthen jars was not much, and the food on the ground was trampled into the mud due to the fight. , not much was eaten in the mouth, but the fragrance made the newly attached soldiers even hungrier. At this moment, another gong sound came from Wanjiazhai, and after the gong sound, the soldiers of the Perak Army shouted in unison: "Only punish "The chief culprit, surrender and avoid death, put down your weapons and have enough food." There was a brief silence after the shouting. Finally, a small officer separated from the crowd and staggered towards the gate of Wanjiazhai. The rest saw someone taking the lead, and they followed one after another. Followed, and soon most of the newly attached soldiers on the mountain road had left, leaving only Zhao Shicai and more than 40 soldiers around him.
Chapter completed!