And today is the last day, which means that there is only enough food in the barracks for one day, and the entire army will be out of food tomorrow.

Even if Beimo did not send troops to attack the city, they would not be able to hold out for a few days.

Inside the garrison camp tent.

"General, the food I promised you is only enough for today."

"Eat more sparingly." Xie Qichen said helplessly.

"General... we're already frugal enough. Every day, we only have one steamed bun and a bowl of hot soup with only a few grains of rice. That's not enough to fill the soldiers' stomachs, let alone fill their teeth. Since we haven't been able to keep up with our three daily meals lately, the soldiers don't have the energy to train even if they want to."

Xie Qichen also knew that this was the fact, and there was no way to change it even if he wanted to.

He had already sent the letter, but he didn't know if it could reach the Prince of Chen.

The key point is that he was also worried that even if Prince Chen received the letter, it would be of no use.

First of all, if Prince Chen wants to rush from Qingshan Prefecture to Beiling City, it will take at least half a month, and that is without rest.

But how is this possible? Even if the people don't rest, the horses can't bear it. If you add the rest time, it will take at least 20 days to reach Beiling City.

Even if Prince Chen could reach Beiling City within twenty days, what would that change?

What they lack now is food and fodder. Not only do people need to eat, but horses also need grass and water.

But the war horses in their camp had not been hit by an avalanche, and they had been eating fine grass before.

After the avalanche, the war horses' food supply also declined. They only ate hay, which was enough to barely keep them fed and better off than the soldiers.

But even so, the hay collected from the people before could not last long.

Even in this situation, even if Prince Chen came over, not much would change.

Secondly, even if the prince managed to gather enough food and fodder for an army of 300,000, there would be no way to transport it through the ice and snow. Does he really want to destroy the Great Zhou?

"General, some time ago, the Northern Desert Army was cursing outside the city walls. They stopped cursing three days ago, but the Northern Desert Army shamelessly cooked outside the city walls. They cooked strong-smelling food, and the cooking place was a drafty one. When the wind blew, the fragrance drifted into the camp, affecting the soldiers' mood."

"Give the kitchen orders to kill the war horses and make meat soup to satisfy the soldiers' hunger."

"General, every warhorse is one of ours. How can we kill them at this time?"

"Stop talking and just do as I say."

"General."

Someone else wanted to say something, but Xie Qichen raised his hand to stop them.

The lieutenant generals in the tent all knew that Xie Qichen had made up his mind, and there was no point in saying anything more, so they did not discuss the matter any further.

However, everyone present was in a heavy mood. They didn't know how much longer they could hold out, and whether the Prince could deliver food and fodder in time.