People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 563 Desperate Situation
The Yellow Turban camp was quiet, but beneath the quiet appearance was the solemn atmosphere as tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans prepared for war. Every soldier had a clear understanding of the current situation.

There is not much time left for Zhou Yu, as the enemy may launch a final and desperate attack at any time.

Precisely because everyone from top to bottom understands the situation, even though the battlefield has returned to silence in recent days, the Yellow Turban camp has always maintained a loose exterior but tight interior state. As long as the war breaks out again, every Yellow Turban soldier will be able to fight in the best combat condition at the first time.

Now, it is the final step of Xuanxia's great cause. After this battle, the world will be completely liberated, and the people of the world will no longer have to worry about war. Everyone can put down their weapons and go home to farm.

The more critical the situation is, the more serious they are. No one wants to delay the great cause of unifying the world any further.

Even ordinary soldiers were well aware of the current situation. As the leader of the Yellow Turbans, how could Xu Chen not understand how critical the current time was? Almost every day, he would lead Wang Dang, Ju Su and others to observe the situation in Changsha City, and then gather generals from top to bottom to organize meetings to make full preparations for the final battle.

Almost ten days had passed since the last war. Xu Chen climbed up to the high platform and looked into the distance. Changsha City was still silent, exactly the same as before.

"You're still not going to take action? I'd like to see how long you can wait." Xu Chen took the telescope and handed it to Ju Su beside him, saying with a smile.

Ju Shou also glanced at Changsha and smiled faintly, "Zhou Yu chose to start the war ten days ago, which must have meant he was close to a dead end. Now another ten days have passed. Even if he hasn't reached the end of the road yet, it won't be long."

Xu Chen nodded: "It seems that they will not launch any more attacks before they meet up with Liu Bei and Sun Quan."

Ju Shou deeply agreed with this. It has come to this point. There is no point in hiding in the city anymore. If Zhou Yu is still waiting, he can only be waiting for the army in the rear.

Given the situation, Wu and Shu had no choice but to gather all their strength for a final fight.

"After the enemy troops gather, it will be the final battle. They have no way to retreat and can only seek a decisive battle with our army. I expect that this battle will be a fight to the death. In this last-ditch battle, they will use up all their strength and make the most frantic struggle."

As he spoke, a breeze blew, and Ju Shou seemed to be able to smell the tragic atmosphere that would soon appear on the battlefield, which made his expression become more solemn.

He still has complete confidence in the Yellow Turbans. Considering the current strength of both sides, there is almost no possibility that the Yellow Turbans will lose.

But he also knew that this was the final test for the Yellow Turbans. Although it would not be difficult, it would not be easy either. They still could not take the enemy lightly.

Xu Chen certainly understood this. When there was a cliff behind him, it was time to let go of everything and go all out. This would allow Wu Shu to abandon all worries and fears and fight with every bit of his strength. The power of this desperate situation could not be ignored.

Fighting with one's back to the river and burning one's boats are praised in the history of war, which is the best portrayal of courage in desperate situations.

Even so, Xu Chen was not afraid or worried. He just said calmly: "Let him be crazy. We Yellow Turbans are fully prepared. No matter what they do, our fighting style will not change, and the outcome of the war will not change either."

This simple sentence showed absolute confidence that was as solid as a mountain. Ju Shou not only did not feel that it was arrogant, but nodded in approval.

The strength of the Yellow Turbans stems from this kind of stability and confidence. No matter how crazy the enemy is, as long as the Yellow Turbans do their job well, there will be no unexpected results.

Victory or failure is never determined by the enemy, but is in the hands of the Yellow Turbans themselves.

Xu Chen added: "According to the news report, Sun Quan and Liu Bei have already met up. They should arrive here in three to five days."

Ju Su said: "That's right. According to their marching speed, they can reach Changsha in five days at most." "They are moving quite fast. Now that it's the end, they know there is no need to hold back." Xu Chen smiled faintly, just stood with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance, as if waiting for something.

Ju Su continued, "The enemy's march is indeed not slow, but our army is faster. Within three days, the 100,000 troops in the rear will be able to reach the front line. If our reinforcements arrive first, we may consider attacking first."

Xu Chen shook his head: "That's not necessary. They are the ones seeking a decisive battle. Our army just needs to hold on to the camp. Why should we give up the easy and seek the difficult?"

Ju Su heard this and suddenly came to his senses: "My lord, you are right. As the end is near, I am still anxious."

Xu Chen glanced at Ju Shou and couldn't help but smile. Even Ju Shou, who was always known for his steadiness and conservatism, inadvertently revealed his eagerness, which only showed that people's hearts were uneasy when they were close to victory.

But this is also human nature. The closer one is to success, the more likely one is to become impatient and impetuous.

Even Xu Chen himself was equally anxious, but he was better at controlling his emotions.

The more time goes by, the more restless Wu and Shu become. Not to mention anything else, the consumption of food and grass alone is enough to kill them. Otherwise, Zhou Yu would not have taken the risk of launching an attack ten days ago.

In fact, it was true. At this time, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others in the city were already in a state of panic.

The most terrifying thing was that the food in Changsha City was almost gone before the reinforcements from Liu Bei and Sun Quan in the rear could arrive. It was clear that they only needed to wait three to five days to gather the army and give it a fighting fight, but these three to five days were enough to put the Wu and Shu armies in Changsha into a desperate situation.

A huge problem appeared in front of each of them.

How will the army survive these three to five days?
Having no food to eat is really a terrible thing, especially at this critical moment.

Are we going to be forced to fight the Yellow Turbans to death before we can even wait for the army in the rear to join us?

Just thinking of the battle ten days ago, Zhou Yu's heart trembled, and then he shook his head fiercely: "No, I must find a way to get through these few days!"

Lu Su on the side suddenly looked bitter. As the saying goes, a good cook cannot cook without rice. Food cannot be conjured out of thin air. This kind of thing may only be solved by gods.

With nothing to be done, everyone in the tent looked at each other in silence.

But in this silence, everyone thought of the same thing, which was the solution Cao Cao came up with when he was short of food during the decisive battle with the Yellow Turbans.

That cruel method was carried out by Cheng Yu.

This matter had already been announced to the world through Xuan Xia's newspaper, and everyone present knew about it.

If we really make up our minds, this can indeed help replenish military rations, but why should we really do it?
Everyone focused their attention on Zhou Yu.

(End of this chapter)