Although Xu Sancai couldn't bear to hurt innocent people, and in his mind, those civilians were also his subjects, but now the progress of road construction was related to the success or failure of the strategy, so he had to kill those civilians. [26nbsp;] In fact, he
Now there are only 7 elite warriors and more than 500 cavalry left around, but the enemy soldiers have suffered a loss and dare not move out, but there is no need to worry about exposing their own details.
Xu Sancai still only sent out one hundred-man team to harass each time. The other soldiers lay in ambush to guard against the enemy's pursuit, while resting and maintaining their best condition at all times. The constant harassment made the enemy overwhelmed, but there was nothing they could do about it. The previous time
The chasing team of a thousand men was defeated and returned with heavy losses. Now there are only less than two thousand cavalry left. Of course, they will never dare to attack easily again without knowing the enemy's situation.
Xu Sancai originally asked the Farm Reclamation Corps to destroy more than 30 miles of road. The Farm Reclamation Corps destroyed it quite thoroughly. Nearly ten miles of the road was completely destroyed. The difficulty of repairing it is about the same as rebuilding. It is easier to destroy than to build. Although the Farm Reclamation Corps has always
We are digging ditches and clearing land, but the time it takes to repair the road is several times as long as it was to destroy it.
Xu Sancai asked his men to urgently mobilize hundreds of agricultural reclamation troops stationed in Wuhu City, and seize the time to dig and destroy more roads. Destruction is much easier, and the agricultural reclamation troops are the best at this. In three days, a section of the front was covered.
Almost all the roads for more than ten miles were dug into large and small pits, making it difficult for even light and strong cavalry to pass.
And Xu Sancai quietly sneaked close to Bishui City after dark and released the little black birds to burn the supplies in Bishui City. The supplies that General Wang urgently collected were all stored in a temporary storage area, which was too simple for the little black birds.
, using the cover of night, the little black bird burned all the food and grass there. As a result, General Wang's food transportation plan could only be delayed.
The eldest prince in Qingshui City did not know this situation. Before the material transportation troops arrived on the third day, he and the think tank general began to panic. The food rationing in the city had been arranged so that the food and grass would be in place on the third day.
.Now, the new food and fodder has not arrived, and the troops in the city are almost out of ammunition and food.
This is mainly because in the previous paragraph, in order to appease the morale of the military and the people, and to make the emperor feel happy, not only the food of the army soldiers was no longer excessively restricted, but also part of the horse meat was distributed to the residents, and there was no more food grabbing in the city. Now, the planned food and grass
Before it arrived, the eldest prince had to order the troops to organize another food grab.
On the fourth day, the city was in chaos, and conflicts continued in the city. However, the soldiers' food was re-rationed, and the daily ration was only less than four taels. In desperation, the eldest prince had no choice but to order the slaughter of the war horses again. However, on the fifth and sixth days,
The long-awaited supplies from Bishui City have still not arrived, and the soldiers cannot even guarantee three taels of food a day.
For unknown reasons, the eldest prince and the wise general even began to wonder whether General Wang of Bishui City had other intentions. The riots among the soldiers in the city were out of control, and the residents were even more hostile to the garrison. Even several major officers were hostile to the eldest prince.
What he did showed his dissatisfaction, and riots broke out in the city at any time, which may even develop into a large-scale mutiny.
The wise general saw the dangerous atmosphere in the city, and now he had no plan. As the saying goes, a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. He knew that the reason for all this was food, but he could not conjure food out of thin air to quell public anger.
The most important thing is that he is doubting General Wang of Qingshui City. The situation in Qingshui City cannot be dragged on any longer.
As a person known for his scheming, the wise general was somewhat overly suspicious. His suspicion made him believe in Xu Sancai's plan; it also made him always doubt the loyalty of others, which is why the eldest prince was allowed to leave in such a difficult situation. He held the coronation ceremony with great fanfare; now, suspicion made him suspect that General Wang was deliberately delaying the transportation of grain in order to kill the eldest prince and proclaim himself king.
The wise man would not tell the eldest prince his suspicions. When the new king asked him about the time, he thought about it for a long time and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that if we just sit here and wait, the variables in the city will be too great. Now three days have passed since the time we agreed with General Wang to transport grain, and we don’t know what happened over there. We can’t wait any longer, that would be just sitting there and waiting for death. I think His Majesty should lead the cavalry to Qingshui City in person."
"The enemy will not be able to capture the county in a short time if the infantry remains in Qingshui City. As long as we arrive in Qingshui City, not only can we join forces with General Wang and come back for rescue, but the food pressure on Qingshui City will also be greatly reduced. By then, Your Majesty If we personally take command, when our army comes back, it will not be a problem for us to cooperate internally and externally to defeat the Qin army."
Although the wise general did not directly express his doubts about General Wang, these words were enough to arouse the eldest prince's dissatisfaction and suspicion towards General Wang. The eldest prince immediately nodded and said: "Okay, my dear, please go and notify the other generals immediately to assemble. All the cavalry in the city, we will set off in the afternoon. You and I will go to Qingshui City together. The two of you will temporarily serve as the city lord and garrison generals of Qingshui City, leading the remaining troops to defend the city, waiting for the lonely king to return with his troops to attack the enemy together."
Now, the eldest prince no longer even trusts the officers in the original army. The only ones who are reused are the three lieutenants he brought from the capital. Of course, the most respected one is the think tank general. The eldest prince is even somewhat inseparable now. Therefore, the think tank general asked him to follow him and let the other two people stay in Qingshui City to garrison.
After the new king's order was issued, it immediately aroused dissatisfaction among the original garrison officers. After all, the officers of each legion were basically promoted gradually in the army, and the three generals appointed by the new king had only served as counselors in the military department before. Serving as a sinecure is not recognized by the officers of the regular army at all, and some even look down upon them.
Now the three people have been promoted in a straight line, even above all the army officers. In the eyes of those officers, this is a layman's intervention in the affairs of the army. The final result will definitely make the army a mess. And the most critical thing is because of the three people. The cultivation level is just that of a war master. According to the custom in Wuhu, a war master is not qualified to be a general.
But in the kingdom, the king's orders cannot be changed, and you can only obey them even if you are dissatisfied. The new king's order was quickly issued, and the more than 10,000 horses and cavalry remaining in the city were gathered together. During this period, an officer invited the eldest prince He was allowed to keep some of the war horses as food for the troops, but the new king refused without question.