Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 538: Dongjie Army Entrenched on the Border

Jin Baochang had been preparing for such a long time and had thought of all kinds of situations beforehand. The only thing he had not expected was that the reinforcements from Ansheng would arrive so timely. If he continued to fight like this, his chances of winning were not great, which was definitely not what he wanted to see.

He had no choice but to temporarily withdraw their army to the border of Dongjie State after a few days of stalemate. He knew that Ansheng never fought offensive wars, and as long as they did not attack, the other side would not send troops over.

They temporarily entrenched themselves on the border, waiting for an opportunity to strike. This war was bound to be fought, and how to win was the most important thing. They could not take the border town with huge casualties, and the remaining soldiers were not enough to march straight in and attack a large area of ​​Ansheng country. This was not their goal, so Jin Baochang withdrew directly one after another, waiting for a better opportunity.

Some of the soldiers in the city of Ansheng Kingdom stayed in the city, and the rest went to the city to rest. There were scouts watching the enemy's movements and ready to reinforce at any time. These soldiers were also exhausted. They had marched all the way here and started fighting almost non-stop. Finally, they had some free time and returned to the city to rest in the house.

General Wang An mobilized all the empty yards in the city to provide a place for the soldiers to rest.

There are still many vacant houses in Fenggu City, because many of them were bought by merchants from other places to live temporarily. When the war came, most of the merchants left. They were originally merchants who bought goods, and this place was not their hometown. They would not live and die with Fenggu City.

Many houses were requisitioned, and the generals were told not to touch the houses, but only to live in the guest rooms and servants' rooms. All the soldiers were settled, and some were directly settled in the camp of the Wang family army.

These military camps are all in the outer city, where there are few residents and mainly the army is stationed here. The border town is the first line of defense for their Fenggu City, so it is necessary to have heavy troops stationed there.

A yard of Su He's family was given to them for use. All the people in his family were gathered in one yard, and a few people were left behind to help boil water, cook, and clean.

The troops in Ansheng State had a chance to catch their breath, and the Dongjie Army was also resting. They had many horses and needed to graze around, so the fodder they brought was not enough.

In their barracks, the wounded were being treated, and because of the shortage of medicine, many were just trying to bear it. Originally, I thought that I could just rob whatever I could find in the country.

The medicines they brought were not enough, and they did not expect such a large number of casualties. Many of them were from explosions and burns, and the medicines for explosion injuries were limited.

The military doctors in the army were already overwhelmed and could not cope with the workload. They had applied many times to mobilize more doctors. A message had already been sent back to the court, asking them to send people to help as soon as possible.

The soldiers were in low spirits because they had been unable to capture the border town for a long time. Normally, when nomads stopped to rest, they would gather around the fire, eat meat and drink wine, sing a song and jump a few times when they were excited.

But now everyone was sitting there, eating meat and drinking, no one said much, and they all felt that this battle was a bit shameful.

The horses could not charge forward, but could only tread on the ground, which was very shameful. They felt the humiliation they had never experienced before. They came here to burn, kill, and plunder, not to be beaten.

In the central army camp, Jin Baochang drank from his wine glass, staring at the counselors, hoping that they could come up with a countermeasure. He was just a military commander, brave and resourceful, but he was still helpless in the face of the Ansheng Kingdom's formation.

They were not good at these conspiracies and tricks, and the wars they launched were always violent attacks, relying on the strong power of the army to defeat the enemy and achieve the purpose of occupation and plunder.

The battles between Ansheng and them were all in and out of the city. They also attacked the border town, but it was taken back later. They never really occupied the border town, and no army entered their hinterland. This was their regret, so it became the obsession of every king of Dongjie.

They believed that as long as they could enter Ansheng, they could take over the rich land and turn it into their abundant granary. They also always believed that it was a matter of time, so they would attack the border town whenever they had the chance.