Daqin: Prince Peerless, guarding Hangu for ten years!

Chapter 390: The treasury is empty and there is no food to distribute!
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Dai County.

In the palace bedroom.

King Zhao sat on the bed with a worried face, his heart was tense to the extreme, and he was very worried about the war situation outside the city.

Most of the [-] strong Qin troops surrounding the city were cavalry. He originally thought that these Qin troops would not rush to attack the city wall for a while, but just four hours ago, the outer city suddenly suffered a fierce attack from the Qin troops. attack.

Moreover, these Qin troops only relied on the advantage of crossbows to launch offensives from a distance against the Zhao defenders stationed in Dai County.

But in these few hours alone, [-] soldiers have been injured. If the Qin army continues to attack, they may have suffered heavy losses before the main force of the Qin army arrives.

Fortunately, they also got the news just now.

The spies who were responsible for going to Qi State for help had safely escaped from the city through the north gate under the cover of two thousand dead soldiers. It seems that all the eyes of the Qin army were on these dead soldiers, so these The Qin army did not notice this.

This can be regarded as the first piece of good news since the Qin army entered the country!

But even so, the [-] Qin army outside the city, as well as the main force of the Qin army that has not yet arrived, still pose a considerable threat to the current Zhao state.

King Zhao sighed solemnly and turned to look outside the city, his eyes full of worry and uneasiness.

Guo Kai, who was standing below, also noticed King Zhao's gaze and turned his head to look outside the city. Hearing that there had been no movement outside the city for a long time, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth and he immediately turned back to look at Zhao. The king stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry!"

"There has been no movement outside the city for almost half an hour now. In all likelihood, these Qin troops should have given up!"

After the words fell, another minister quickly came out from the ministers below, bowed and echoed: "Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. This time the Qin army used the advantage of crossbows and arrows to suppress the morale of our army. Familiar. I don’t know that this is also consuming their own materials and equipment.”

"It has been half a month since the Qin army invaded the territory of Zhao State. During this half month, these Qin troops have either been fighting with our army or on their way to plunder the cities of Zhao State. They have not had any supplies of food, grass, equipment or other materials. .”

"Coupled with these four hours, the Qin army kept using arrows to launch offensives against our army, without giving our army the slightest chance to breathe. Now there has been no movement from the front for almost half an hour. I'm afraid these Qin soldiers The army’s arrows have been exhausted.”

Then another minister came out and said, "Yes, Your Majesty! So what if these Qin troops are strong? But they can't just watch helplessly. Once they dare to raise troops to attack our capital, King Zhao, the same will happen." You will also be subject to a fierce offensive from our army, so there is no need to worry at all!”

Listening to everyone's comforting words, King Zhao gradually calmed down a little, and he indeed did not hear any more noise from outside the city. Then he nodded, looked at Guo Kai, and asked: "Prime Minister, you Do you think our country, Zhao, can survive this crisis?"

Guo Kai was puzzled for a while, and then said with great respect: "Your Majesty, he has hundreds of years of foundation, and Yingjun is just a boy in his twenties, and even the former Lord Wu'an Bai Qi is If he fails to destroy Zhao, how can he win Jun?"

"Besides, the news asking for Qi's aid has been safely sent out from the north gate. I believe the news will be sent back in less than three days. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry!"

"it is good!"

Hearing Guo Kai's words, King Zhao's originally heavy mood instantly relaxed a lot, and he said loudly: "The Prime Minister's words are very popular with me! This time, the Prime Minister has repeatedly made suggestions for me. Compared with Lian Po, Li Mu, etc. A warrior who can only lead troops to fight is much stronger!"

"After this battle, I will definitely reward you heavily!"

When Guo Kai heard this, he leaned over and saluted with joy on his face: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, the guard standing at the door quickly ran in from outside the palace door, knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, the governor of Lingshou County wants to see you!"

"The Sheriff of Lingshou County?"

King Zhao was slightly startled, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.

Lingshou County is not far from Shicheng. Now that Shicheng has been captured by the Qin army, Lingshou County should not be spared.But why...

Seeing the confusion on King Zhao's face, a minister quickly walked out of the crowd and explained: "Your Majesty, when the governor of Lingshou County learned that Shicheng had been breached, he led the army in the city to flee to Daidai overnight. He also gathered the garrison troops from other cities along the way and came to Daijun together, with a total of more than [-] people!"

After listening to the minister's words, King Zhao nodded slightly and said with a rather pleased expression: "This county guard is quite clever, and he also knows how to bring the garrison from other cities to the royal capital along the way."

Now for Zhao State, the most lacking thing is military strength.

Although the arrival of these [-] troops cannot change the situation of Zhao State, it can also add combat strength to the defenders of the outer city.

Then King Zhao raised his hand: "Let him come in!"

"Here!"

The guard shouted in response, and within a moment of leaving, the Sheriff of Lingshou County walked in under the gaze of everyone. Looking at King Zhao lying on the bed, his face was a little shocked, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Wei Ke, the governor of Lingshou County, pays homage to the king!"

Wei Ke knelt on the ground and bowed in salute.

"Get up!"

King Zhao nodded, then turned around and asked: "Wei Ke, shouldn't you be assisting General Zhao Yu in the outer city to resist the Qin army at this time? Why did you suddenly enter the palace?"

The ministers who were sleeping with His Highness also looked at Wei Ke, their eyes full of doubts.

After Wei Ke stood up, he lowered his head in panic and said respectfully: "Report to your Majesty, the Qin army outside the city has retreated, and General Zhao Yu was afraid that the Qin army would suddenly attack our army again, so he asked the last general to take his place. He went to the palace to report important matters!"

Seeing that King Zhao had no intention of reprimanding him, he continued: "Your Majesty, although the Qin army has temporarily withdrawn this time, there is also a crisis in our army."

King Zhao's expression, which had just calmed down, suddenly became gloomy again. He looked at him solemnly and scolded him: "Speak quickly!"

Hearing the crisis, His Highness's ministers also looked at Wei Ke nervously, their hearts rising again.

Now is the critical moment of the Qin-Zhao war, and there must be no more mistakes.

Otherwise, it will directly affect the fate of Zhao State.

Wei Ke took a deep breath and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the former army is in urgent need of food and grass. After calculation, it can only last for three days at most!"

forage?

King Zhao was not too surprised when he heard that it was a food shortage. He breathed a long sigh of relief and said in a deep voice: "If it's just a food shortage, then it's not a serious problem!"

As he spoke, he looked at a minister standing below: "Minister, please allocate some grain and grass from the treasury to send to the front line."

Seeing the summons from King Zhao, the chamberlain minister swallowed his saliva in a dream, walked out quickly from among the ministers, knelt on the ground with a pale face, and said tremblingly:

"Qi... Qi... your Majesty!"

"The national... national treasury... the national treasury is completely empty, and there is no more grain left to distribute!"

(End of this chapter)