Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 516 Something went wrong
Today, at the Hangu Pass, there was a competition among military commanders. In front of the King of Yue, everyone tried their best, demonstrated their level, and displayed their advantages and strengths.

This gave Zhao Guangyuan a deeper understanding of the generals leading the troops at Hangu Pass.

A general must know how to appoint the right people and make the best use of their talents. Zhao Guangyuan knew that he was not coming to Hangu Pass for a formality, his intention was to stay at Hangu Pass!
The 300,000 troops at Hangu Pass must be controlled in his own hands, one for the old friends, the other for himself.

At the martial arts arena today, Sun Yu fought four generals who challenged him, and he was undefeated. Zhao Guangyuan announced on the spot that 30,000 elite troops from Changping, Yuezhou, would be under his command, and the 30,000 soldiers shouted "General Sun" in unison, and everyone was united.

Lu Ye’s blood boiled with excitement.

This 30,000 elite troops will definitely be better than the 10,000 special forces left by Duke Lu! They are full of morale and loyal! With this cavalry, the prince will surely be able to achieve a surprise victory in the future!
After the competition, Zhao Guangyuan and Fang Sheng discussed and reorganized the battalions, merging those that needed to be merged and replenishing those that needed to be replenished. Although a small number of people expressed dissatisfaction, they still dared not disobey the military order.

But on that day, several secret letters were sent out from the army.

But they were intercepted one by one by Zhao Guangyuan.

Make some modifications or just deduct the money directly without anyone noticing.

At the same time, he also received several secret letters from the capital.

In her letter, Lin Zhaoxia told him about some rumors in the court and the capital, all of which were about him. After he left, she frequently had people outside collect various news.

The letter also said that she was frequently summoned by the Queen, but was always left out.

But she told him not to worry, she would take advantage of the emperor's power. Although the queen did not restrain herself, she was not afraid. As the praises of the King of Yue spread more and more in the capital, the queen and the prince became more and more embarrassed.

Lin Zhaoxia had told him in the letter to be more careful when he was out there. The prince was afraid he would not be too easy on him.

Zhao Guangyuan read her letter over and over again, his heart filled with emotion.

He finally understood what it meant that a letter from home was worth a thousand pieces of gold, and what it meant that if he didn't see his lover for a day, he would miss him like crazy.

This fool is still worried about his safety, not knowing that he is most worried about her who is left in the capital.

In Da Qi, she could only rely on him, but he left her alone in the capital. His heart was half empty since he left.

He was worried about her. He was most worried about her.

After dismissing the attendants, a man in the general's tent wrote her a reply, writing one letter after another, and soon a large pile of letters had been formed.

I looked back and couldn't help but smile.

It is true that I miss you every day but I can't see you. When I think of you, my longing for you surges like the surging Yangtze River.

Since the competition at Hangu Pass that day, the army has been more respectful of the King of Yue, the great commander of the Western Expedition. They had no objection to his series of reorganizations, changes in the names of generals, and other measures, and readily accepted them.

However, when Yu Xin and the Crown Prince and the King of Qin's men saw that the King of Yue's voices were growing louder, they became more and more unhappy.

Especially the captains under his command were all flattering, and even the generals didn't take them seriously. This made Yu Xin and others very uncomfortable.

However, after the King of Yue made a series of renovations, the army was no longer in chaos, but instead became increasingly better.

In the face of the increasingly fierce offensive of the Western Rong coalition, the battles commanded by the King of Yue had more victories than defeats, and the battles in which the King of Yue personally led his troops were also victorious.

Lian Fangsheng is now accustomed to listening to the King of Yue's opinion before going into battle.

As the battles between the two sides became more frequent, Yu Xin and others had to suppress their dissatisfaction.

The morale of the Qi army grew higher as the battle went on, while the Western Rong became less and less confident and more and more exhausted.

Inside the commander's tent, the generals were discussing a new round of war.

"I'm afraid the other side won't be able to hold out for much longer. They are already short of food, and the two countries have put all their efforts into supporting an army of 400,000 people until now. I'm afraid this is already the limit. If they continue to fight, I'm afraid the treasuries of both countries will be empty."

"Yes. Even if we don't fight and just defend the city, we can still delay them to death. If the enemy army delays for a few more days, I'm afraid their imperial court will have to send people to ask them to withdraw their troops."

Everyone laughed, "That must be so frustrating." They came here excitedly, thinking that the coalition forces of the two countries could defeat the Qi army with their superior numbers, crush the Qi army, and then capture the city. All the supplies in the Qi city would be at their disposal. But after just a short time, they were beaten so badly that they could hardly fight back.

"I can't eat meat and I don't even have the strength to mount a horse. If the enemy runs out of food, I'm afraid they will kill all the war horses and eat them." Meng Yan thought about how the other side must be without food and felt hungry for them.

"I heard that a lot of horses have been killed."

"That's a shame. They don't have food, but we do. Let them trade us their war horses!"

After listening to this, Fang Sheng glanced at Zhao Guangyuan.

It was a good idea to let the other side exchange war horses for food. Now at Hangu Pass, even if 30,000 "Green Forest" troops were added and 30,000 war horses were obtained, the number of cavalry was still far from enough.

Zhao Guangyuan just listened to the generals' discussions silently without saying anything.

"If we just defend the city, we can cut off the enemy's food supply and force them to retreat without fighting, but it is not a fair victory." Some people disagreed.

"Yes, yes, yes. We have more soldiers than the enemy now. Although our cavalry is not as good as theirs, at least we have enough to eat. The prince did not let us fight on an empty stomach."

"Your Majesty, even though the other side has called a truce, we cannot wait for them to replenish their food supplies. We must strike while the iron is hot."

Some people disagreed. "If the other side hangs up a truce sign and we rush over to fight, that would be ungentlemanly." We would be laughed at by the surrounding countries and lose our moral integrity.

"How can I explain the gentleman's way to the enemy who is coming to seize our city?" Who was the first to stop talking about the gentleman's way and come to plunder? What morality is there on the battlefield? It's just a matter of who has the stronger fist.

The generals who held different opinions started arguing.

They all looked at the King of Yue, "Your Majesty?"

Zhao Guangyuan looked around and then spoke: "Immediately issue a declaration of war to the other party, and see you on the battlefield in three days." It has been almost two months, and he missed her.

"Yes!" All the generals were excited.

After the declaration of war was issued that day, everyone thought that the other side would avoid fighting and wait for food and supplies to be replenished, but they did not expect that the other side actually accepted the declaration of war.

"Is it that the food supplies have been replenished? Or are there reinforcements?" He accepted the letter of challenge so readily?

"Send someone to investigate!"

Before any result was found, the military rations at Hangu Pass were only enough to last for two days.

Zhao Guangyuan's face was frighteningly cold. "The grain trucks are transporting food every day, so why is there only enough food and grass for the army to support it for two days?"

"The amount of food and fodder delivered these days is insufficient..." The quartermaster lowered his head and did not dare to look at the King of Yue.

"The daily number is always insufficient, why are you reporting it only now?"

"The grain transport officer originally said that he would make up the difference yesterday. Since the number had never been wrong, I understood that it was not easy for the other party to raise grain, so I softened my heart and did not report it. I did not expect that the number was not made up yesterday, and the grain transport officer did not come today."

Then he realized something was wrong.

Fang Sheng was extremely angry, "How could such a mistake happen!" He quickly ordered people to investigate the situation.

But now is not the time to pursue responsibility. The daily food and fodder required by an army of nearly 500,000 is a huge number. Now is wartime, and the food trucks are in and out every day, and the mighty force has never stopped.

There were hundreds of grain trucks, some were missing, and some were extra, but outsiders could not tell.

Every day, I saw a large number of grain transport vehicles, and I thought that the rear support was in place and that there was always enough grain and grass in Hangu Pass. But I never expected that the number was wrong.

Now they have just issued a declaration of war, saying that the battle will take place in three days, but it turns out that they only have enough food and supplies to last for two days?

On the day of the battle, will the soldiers go to the battlefield hungry?