Daqin: Prince Peerless, guarding Hangu for ten years!

Chapter 389: There are powerful enemies outside and crises within!
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Zhao Yu stood on the wall of Daijun, looking at the firelight of the Qin army not far below who had gradually retreated, and his uneasy heart gradually calmed down.

These few hours were a torment for the Zhao defenders on the city wall. They had to endure the fierce offensive of the Qin army and were unable to leave the city to fight with the Qin army. They clearly had a force of [-] troops. Facing the In front of these Qin troops who have attacked the royal capital, these Zhao soldiers have to hide like mice.

This battle can be described as "aggrieved". Even some veterans who have been fighting for many years have never fought such an aggrieved battle. It can even be said to be a shame.

Fortunately, these Qin troops have withdrawn now, otherwise they would have to continue to endure this humiliation.

"General... General..."

At this moment, a general shouted quickly from the city and ran up the city wall, with a somewhat anxious expression on his face as he ran towards where Zhao Yu was.

"General Zhao!"

Looking at Zhao Yu standing on the top of the city, the general ran to him with sweating profusely, knelt on the ground, and panted and hurriedly reported: "General, the city is in urgent need of food and grass!"

"what!"

Zhao Fu was shocked when he heard the news. His heart that had just calmed down suddenly rose to his throat again, and his face turned pale.

How could this be?
It was difficult to send out the news asking for help from Qi State, but now there is bad news about food and grass!
Their only hope now is that the Qi State is willing to send troops to assist their Zhao State. As long as one country among the countries can send troops to assist their Zhao State, then other countries will definitely follow suit and send troops to help them. Then their Zhao State can get through this crisis.

But the premise is that they can hold this last line of defense before Qi reinforcements arrive.

For the current Zhao army, the equipment and equipment are not as good as those of the Qin army.

The military strength is also not as good as that of the Qin army.

Whether it is holding on until reinforcements from Qi arrive, or fighting the Qin army soon, if you want to hold Zhao's last line of defense, food and grass will undoubtedly become the key to this battle.

But at this time, there was also a crisis in food and grass!

If there is no food and grass, the army will not only be unable to hold on until reinforcements from other countries arrive, but it will also be difficult to withstand the Qin army's subsequent attack on the city.

Zhao Yu looked at the general with a pale face, raised his hand tremblingly and pointed at him and asked: "Speak, speak quickly!"

"Since food and grass are in urgent need, why are you reporting now?"

The general knelt on the ground, with cold sweat on his palms, and said tremblingly: "Back... back to the general, the Qin army was coming with great force earlier. The other generals in the city were gathering troops from the surrounding cities, and no one was managing the food and grass. One thing."

"When the last general went to count the casualties and prepare military supplies such as food and grass, he discovered that our army did not have much food and grass left. I'm afraid..."

Seeing the general's hesitant appearance, Zhao Fu's anger increased even more, and he immediately shouted angrily: "What are you afraid of? Say it quickly!"

The general was frightened by the sudden roar and said in a panic: "I'm afraid...I'm afraid...the remaining food and grass can only support our army for three days!"

Three days!

How can this be possible?
Upon hearing the news, Zhao Fu's eyes darkened and he was so angry that he almost fainted.

When the county guard standing on the edge saw this, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him: "General Zhao, please don't get angry!"

"Now the entire army depends on your command!!!"

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After Zhao Yu took several deep breaths, he stood firm again and looked at the general kneeling under him, his teeth clenching.

Delaying the opportunity to fight is worthy of death!
If it weren't for the opportunity to employ people at this time, he would have liked to have someone drag the general down and chop him down immediately.After calming down his anger, Zhao Yu looked at the general kneeling under him, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes, and waved his hand: "Go down!"

After seeing this, the general kowtowed repeatedly and thanked him, and immediately ran down the city wall and disappeared from the sight of the two men.

The county guard standing on the side stepped forward with a very worried face and said in a very serious tone: "General, what should we do now?"

"If this news is told to these soldiers guarding the city, it will definitely have a great impact on the morale of our army. If it is more serious, it will even directly affect the determination of these soldiers to fight to the death. By then, our army will have no hope of winning. It’s slim!”

Zhao Yu took a deep breath and clenched his fists with great anger. His nails were embedded in his flesh at some point. Blood was dripping down his fingers and fell to the ground, but he didn't feel any pain.

It was precisely because of this pain that he kept his mind clear.

The current news about food and grass must not be told to these defenders. Once it is told to them, it will have a huge impact on the army and even directly affect the fate of the entire Zhao country.

But if you don't tell them, when the food and grass are completely exhausted, the news of the food and grass shortage will still be known to the defending soldiers, and panic among the troops will still be unavoidable.

Three days!

The main force of Qin's army will arrive at Daijun in two days, but if Qi comes to assist Zhao, it will take at least five days to arrive.

In other words, they now not only have to withstand the offensive of the Qin army in two days, but also stabilize the morale of the soldiers in the city and strive to hold on until the Qi army arrives, so that Zhao has hope of survival!

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu turned to look at the county guard standing beside him, and asked in a serious voice: "County guard, do you have any way to solve the problem of army food and fodder?"

The county guard frowned tightly, touched his chin and thought for a moment, then turned around and said, "General, maybe you can approach the king about the food and grass matter. I believe the king will be able to find a solution."

"Even if the king doesn't, I believe the ministers in the court can find a way. They have received a lot of salary over the years, so it shouldn't be difficult for them to make some sacrifices!"

Zhao Yu frowned slightly and looked at the county governor with a complicated look in his eyes: "You mean, you want to seize food from these ministers?"

"No no no!"

The county guard waved his hands repeatedly and replied righteously: "The general misunderstood the general's intention. Now that the country is facing a national crisis, we Zhao soldiers are fighting on the front line to kill the enemy. As Zhao's ministers, they have made some sacrifices for the survival of the country." It is also reasonable, I believe that the king and the ministers in the court will also help me."

Zhao Yu nodded in agreement.

This method really works!

But relying solely on the salary of these ministers can only solve the urgent need. If you want to completely help Zhao State out of trouble, only Qi State can lend a helping hand!
Otherwise, after the food and grass are exhausted, it will still be difficult to withstand the Qin army's offensive.

I hope that Zhao State can hold Zhao State's last line of defense before Qi State's reinforcements arrive!
Zhao Yu then looked at the county guard and immediately ordered: "County guard, you can go into the palace to meet the king, and I will leave this matter to you!"

"I can't leave the front line now, and I don't know when the Qin army will launch its next attack on our army, so I will be stationed here and beware of the Qin army!"

The governor immediately raised his hands and responded: "I understand, I will go to the palace immediately to meet the king!"

"The defense on the city wall will be hard work for General Zhao!"

After saying this, the county guard bowed to Zhao Yu and quickly ran down the city wall.

And this time.

The general who reported on the food and grass situation earlier was sitting in the camp, venting his dissatisfaction and talking about the food and grass situation smoothly.

The two soldiers standing at the door of the camp looked at each other after listening to the movements in the camp, and listened with great concentration to the complaints of the generals in the camp!
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(End of this chapter)