That is to say, the Shun army who came from the county city was not slow to react, otherwise the entire line of defense would have been smashed by the guards.

Even so, Shunjun's losses were much heavier than it seemed.

The cities on the defense line have not been breached, but the towns and flag forts connecting these cities have been breached a lot.

Losing these towns not only lost thousands of soldiers and many supplies, but also severed the connections between the various cities.

Any loss made Shunjun feel pain in his heart.

Not only painful, but troublesome!

There are too many lost territories, and it is already a bit stretched to rely on a dozen counties in the south to support this war.

In fact, with the wealth of the southern counties, they can still hold on for a few more months, but they don't want to give it away.

Although he didn't dare to refuse openly, the speed of delivering supplies dropped by more than 30%.

The reasons are easy to find and very legitimate.

Hao Daozong transported too many supplies for the first time, and had already transported away the reserves of the southern counties for nearly a year.

Of course, retransporting materials will be slower.

Besides, how could it be possible to use up so much food and grass supplies so quickly after transporting so much for the first time.

"Even 300,000 pigs can't eat so fast! That's the whole south's one-year reserve!"

"You! How can you compare the soldiers of the imperial court with pigs? It's simply outrageous!"

"Hmph! I'm just..."

"Shut up! I didn't ask you to come and quarrel. If the quarrel can turn out food and grass, the old man will fight with you!"

An elderly family head shouted to end the quarrel.

He was an old man in his sixties, with white hair all over his head, and the skin on his face was already very loose, but the sharp eyes in his eyes made everyone dare not ignore what he said.

It's not just because of his age, as the head of the most powerful family in Nanning County, no one can easily ignore his existence.

"Calm down, Mr. Liu. They didn't want to quarrel. It's just that the court has gone too far. We really have nothing to do."

"Mr. Liu, please set a charter, so that we can discuss under the charter."

"Yes, Mr. Liu, as long as you set the rules, we will definitely abide by them!"

"..."

The old head of the Liu family listened to everyone's flattery, and his heart was calm. Don't listen to what these people are saying now, but what they do in the future depends on whether it is in the interests of their respective families.

They just want the old man to be the rafter of this young man, and they want to use the Liu family and the court to fight for conditions.

If he really thought that these people would listen to him and obey him, then he would be foolish!

"You don't need to mention any regulations. You don't need to talk about what you are sitting here for, and you don't need to talk nonsense. My Liu family can only give out 50% of the food and grass this time. You can talk about how much you want. Let's go together Master Cao to discuss."

Family Master Liu tried his best to put on a kind expression on his old face, but no one could see a trace of kindness.

old fox!

The heads of the families cursed inwardly, your Liu family gave out 50%, can we get even less?

And they all knew in their hearts that 50% was not the final result, and Mr. Cao would definitely raise the requirements.

It's good to be able to talk about 70% in the end, and 60% will be a condition that makes them excited.

"Okay, let's talk to Mr. Cao first!"

The specific results of the negotiations between the aristocratic families of the southern counties and the officials of the imperial court are unknown, but the amount of grain and grass materials shipped from the south to the front line has decreased, and the speed has also slowed down a lot.

This change in a short period of time will not affect the Shun army on the front line.

Hao Daozong strongly insisted that it is a wise choice to start after all the food and grass are shipped.

But this behavior inevitably gave the Divine Guard a chance to develop.

It can only be said that there are not so many things that have the best of both worlds!

 …

Gongyi's commander-in-chief had moved from Anyang County to Cheng'an County, on a plain not far from the front line.

Of course, Yang Yuan would not stay in the rear obediently, he did not inform Gong Yi, and disappeared into the county town where he was temporarily staying with Shen Quan and the guard battalion.

Surprise everyone when he shows up again!

The general attack of the guards became more and more fierce, and new weapons from Cangyang County were continuously transported to the front line.

Many weapons even exceeded Yang Yuan's imagination.

Yang Yuan felt very happy about this.

"A good thing, a big good thing, researchers can give full play to their ideas, and must be supported!"

Then he asked Shen Quan to take away a large number of new weapons. The Guards Battalion is the most elite part of the Guards. It would be a waste to stay with him in the rear!

So Yang Yuan disappeared in Cheng'an County with Shen Quan and the Five Hundred Guards Battalion.

So where is Yang Yuan now?

Qi County.

The third largest county in Cheng'an County, an important fulcrum of the Shun army's defense line, Gong Yi also deployed a large number of guards here.

Yang Yuan: If we want to be dispatched, we will go to the place where the confrontation is the most intense, and we will not go to the edge-to-edge places!

Shen Quan: My lord, you have changed!

He silently recalled the battles he had fought with the lord along the way, most of which started from the edges.

Now the lord says he can't go to those places, are you bored?

After Yang Yuan entered Qi County, he did not go to join the Divine Guard Army. There are three cities in Qi County with Shun Army garrisoned, and one of the county towns is relatively large.

The other two are small cities with a radius of only four or five miles. Now these two small cities have become complete military cities. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

Because of the existence of the three cities, the Shun army in Qi county still has sufficient control over Qi county.

Throwing such a small number of people from the Guards Battalion can't even stir up a splash on the frontal battlefield, so we still have to find opportunities from other directions.

Shen Quan: ...

My lord, aren't you looking for fighters from the rear battlefield?

Combat habits developed over the years are not so easy to break.

This is also one of the reasons why Yang Yuan seldom directs large-scale operations in person.

No matter how many soldiers and horses he has in his hands, he always wants to get the greatest results at the least cost.

It cannot be said that there is anything wrong with this idea. The strength of the Divine Guard can support him to implement such tactics.

But Yang Yuan still has a thorough understanding of his own shortcomings.

Therefore, in battles involving hundreds of thousands of people, he usually handed them over to the summoned guard generals, who had rich experience in battles.

Use is waste!

Yang Yuan and the Guards Battalion must have an imperial war horse per capita, and Yang Yuan can continue to call if necessary.

Take a master with you, and you have everything!

Yang Yuan: "Where are you now?"

It is also the first time for Shen Quan to come to Qi County, but he is not afraid, he has a map, a detailed military map.

"Master, we are less than 30 miles southwest of Qi County, and 40 miles to the east is a military fort of the Shun Army. There are about 3,000 Shun Army stationed there."

Yang Yuan glanced towards the east in surprise. There are three thousand soldiers stationed in a military fort. How big is this fort?

Originally, I wanted to sneak attack on the military fort behind the Shun army, but the 3,000 garrison did not sneak attack!

Is it true that a battalion of five hundred guards can rule the world and be invincible?

Yang Yuan has a very clear understanding of himself, he can do things, but he can't involve himself.

So what is he staring at? Shen Quan has gradually got the answer!