The battle for Yuzhong City did not stop for a moment, and in the blink of an eye the battle lasted for three more days and nights.
In just ten days, the attitudes of both parties towards Yuzhong City evolved from persistence to madness!
The morale of the Han-Sui coalition forces was low and their numbers were severely reduced. More than half of the 250,000-strong army had been lost.
The Yizhou Army under Liu Zhang relied on the advantage of fortified cities and frequently gained the upper hand, but it could not escape the huge disadvantage in the number of soldiers.
Under the crazy attack of the Han-Sui coalition forces, the casualties of the Yizhou Army were also increasing day by day.
In order to minimize the losses, Liu Zhang could only order the soldiers to use the defensive equipment without hesitation.
A large number of defensive equipment were continuously moved onto the city wall, which indeed frequently severely damaged Han Sui's army who was attacking the city.
It can be said that Han Sui heard the shocking casualty figures every day, and these defense materials accounted for at least half of the credit.
However, due to the uncontrolled use, even Yuzhong City, where supplies are piled up, is unable to withstand it!
As the last batch of supplies was shipped to the city wall, the treasury was announced to be exhausted!
You must know that this is the material that Liu Zhang prepared for three months of fierce fighting for the Yuzhong offensive and defensive battle!
Normally, it would probably be enough to last half a year.
In the temporary residence of Liu Zhang at the Yuzhong County Government Office, Xun You and Pang Tong were already standing anxiously in the hall.
Liu Zhang walked out with sleepy eyes and disheveled clothes.
Last night, he persisted until Chou returned from the city. It was not yet Chen hour, so Liu Zhang finally slept for about two hours.
"Gongda, Shiyuan, why are you so anxious?"
Xun You quickly walked up to Liu Zhang with a look of self-blame on his face.
"Lord, the treasury has just come to report, and the last batch of supplies has just been shipped to the city wall."
"What!"
Liu Zhang felt no sleepiness at all and became energetic instantly.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Listening to Liu Zhang's questioning, Xun You felt even more guilty.
"My lord, it's all my fault for being negligent and not asking the people in charge of the treasury all the time."
"Gongda, get up."
Liu Zhang was just anxious and had no intention of blaming anyone.
If we dig deeper into the matter, Xun You is actually not to blame.
After all, treasury managers should report on reserve status at all times.
Moreover, Xun You is almost entirely responsible for most of the city's affairs. One person's energy is limited and it is impossible to cover everything.
"How long can the city walls last?"
"My lord, I have already told General Zhao that we must persist until tonight."
Liu Zhang frowned and felt waves of dizziness in his head.
Suddenly, he somewhat understood Xun You and the treasury staff who neglected their duties.
When Liu Zhang prepared supplies, he was based on the cost of three months of bloody fighting on the four walls of Yuzhong City.
Now only the west wall is under attack. Counting Xun You's support until tonight, it only lasts eleven days.
"How many combat-ready soldiers are left in each battalion? Have their numbers been reported?"
Without supplies, we can only rely on soldiers to fight hand-to-hand!
Liu Zhang knew very well that tonight, the situation would change dramatically!
"My lord, there are more than 4,700 people in the Huwei camp, more than 4,500 people in the Wuwei camp, more than 7,700 barbarians left, and less than 10,000 Liangzhou fine cavalry left."
"Now only Wufeng Battalion has not participated in the war and has been recuperating and on standby!"
Xun You's intention was obvious. He had no choice but to let the Wu Feng camp dismount and join the battle to defend the city.
"There are still less than 30,000 people. It seems that we have really reached a critical moment!"
Thirty thousand people, obviously not including Wu Feng Camp.
"My lord, Han Sui's available troops are at least three times ours. At this time, the most important thing is to defend Yuzhong!"
Defeating Han Sui is of course the ultimate goal, but it must also be combined with the current reality.
If even Yuzhong is lost, then annihilating Han Sui can only be nonsense.
The consequences of the loss of Yuzhong are definitely not just a threat to Hanyang County, but even the Zhang Liao and Ganning tribes who have penetrated into Wuwei County will also face crises.
"Gongda, can we start planning now?"
Xun You shook his head and firmly rejected Liu Zhang's proposal.
"Lord, now is not the time. There is almost no chance of success."
"Is it possible that when victory is in sight, we are about to fall short?"
If it were placed before, with 30,000 troops fighting against 100,000 enemy troops, Liu Zhang would not be so pessimistic.
Especially relying on fortified cities for defense!
When facing the 300,000 coalition troops, Liu Zhang was full of confidence.
It’s just that today is different from the past!
Ten days ago, whether it was the Huwei Camp, the Wuwei Camp, or the Barbarian Army, they could all be considered elite.
Especially Huwei Camp and Wuwei Camp, they are almost the elite among the elite!
Today's Yizhou elites have long been separated from the word elite, and it is more appropriate to describe them as tired troops.
"Lord, don't we still have a hidden chess piece? We might as well let him show his value."
"What we need most now is time. The longer time drags on, the more the balance of victory will tilt in our favor."
Whether it is Liu Zhang or Xun You, they are very convinced that in terms of individual combat capabilities, Huwei Camp and Wuwei Camp can completely crush the Qiang soldiers.
If we can give them some breathing space, they may not be able to reverse the situation.
"If you do this, won't Han Sui be suspicious?"
Before Xun You could answer, Pang Tong took the initiative and looked at Liu Zhang with a confident expression.
"My lord, you are worrying too much!"
"We are in a difficult situation now, but Han Sui's situation is actually even more difficult than ours!"
"According to my estimation, Han Sui will only be able to hold on for a few more days at most. The Qiang soldiers are also human beings, how can they let Han Sui be used as livestock?"
Lose half of your troops in ten days!
If we put the morale of the military in peacetime, morale would have collapsed long ago, and there is a risk of collapse!
Now these Qiang people are still attacking desperately, which must be the credit of these Qiang clan chiefs.
"Gongda, go make arrangements and see how much time Han Sui can give us!"
Liu Zhang finally decided to launch a secret chess game instead of putting the future ahead of gambling.
Instead of betting that Han Sui will not be able to hold on and withdraw his troops, it is better to give him some powerful information to increase the success rate!
"As you command!"
"Shiyuan, what's wrong with you? If you have anything to say, just say it."
Liu Zhang inadvertently saw Pang Tong's strange expression, and seemed to hesitate to speak.
"Lord, it's nothing! I'm just curious. But this matter is not important at all."
Pang Tong was extremely intelligent and his thinking was different from others.
Often Pang Tong would find out the flaws that others couldn't see.
"Tell me, it's time now, there's nothing you can't say."
Forget it if it was someone else, Liu Zhang would definitely not waste any more time, but the target was Pang Tong and must be given a certain amount of attention.
"My Lord, you may not have noticed that the Qiang people killed and injured more than 100,000 people under Yuzhong City, but there are no such corpses under the city."
Liu Zhang glanced at Pang Tong helplessly. How long had it been? He was still struggling with the corpse.
"Shi Yuan, Han Sui must clean up the battlefield! Otherwise, how can they attack if more than 100,000 corpses are piled under the city?"
Fortunately, there were no zombies to talk about at this time, otherwise Pang Tong would have said that these dead bodies were resurrected!
"My lord, that's not what I meant! I just cleaned it too clean, right?"
"The soldiers of Han Sui's army braved the rain of arrows on the city to carry corpses every day. Is it possible that the Qiang people still have a saying that fallen leaves return to their roots?"
Liu Zhang shook his head slightly. He didn't know whether there were any Qiang people, but as Pang Tong said, these things were completely irrelevant to the current situation.
"Forget it, what Han Sui does with the bodies of the Qiang people is his business, let's just do what we should do!"