Volume 1 Chapter 99: No Food in the Army
Xiyuan City is easy to attack but difficult to defend, and they can definitely take it with their military strength. When they get the food and grass replenishment from Xiyuan City, they can make further plans.
However, no matter how much these three generals planned, they did not know that Mituo Pass was actually strong on the outside but weak on the inside. There were not many soldiers inside the pass. Even in the Jingu City behind Mituo Pass, there were only 10,000 Black Armored Army soldiers responsible for logistics.
As long as they raise their troops to attack, they will be a crushing success.
Unfortunately, they made the wrong choice and chose to attack Xiyuan City. They also miscalculated one person, that is, the defender of Xiyuan City, General Fengchen, Linghu Feng!
The position of the second-rank general was not obtained for nothing. It was accumulated through fighting battles and military merits. His practical combat experience is definitely top-notch.
The three generals of the Mahayana Kingdom led their armies to break through the gates of Xiyuan City three times, but they were counterattacked each time by the army led by Linghu Feng, who killed them all and fled out of Xiyuan City.
It has been three months since they started the attack, but they still haven't taken Xiyuan City.
The three generals from the Mahayana Kingdom are Nagarjuna, Asanga and Vasubandhu. Among them, General Nagarjuna is now the temporary commander-in-chief of the entire army.
An attack had just ended two hours ago, and the entire army was now resting. In the central army tent, General Ma Ming walked in with a gloomy face and said, "Marshal Long, we only have less than 50,000 people left. If we fail to capture Xiyuan City, I'm afraid the whole army will be wiped out!"
“Ah!” General Longshu roared angrily, then raised his head and howled, “Saints and Buddhas of the Ten Realms, are you kidding me? An army of more than two million cannot take down a small Xiyuan City!”
"Damn Linghu Feng, it's because of him that we lost so many of our warriors!
Notify the entire army to take out all the food, have a good meal, and immediately launch a general attack. This time, if Xiyuan City is not captured, then we will die!"
General Longshu shouted angrily: "When we capture the city, I will cut Linghu Feng into pieces!"
As soon as he made his heroic statement, General Shiqin rushed in and shouted, "Marshal Long, it's bad. The army is out of food!"
"What!" General Longshu shouted with his eyes wide open, "What's going on? Yesterday the fire troops said they had some food left, how come they are all gone today?"
General Shiqin said with a bitter face: "Where is the food? It was all the fire chief who lied to stabilize the army. There was no food yesterday. A large number of horses were killed in the army so that the soldiers had meat to eat!
Now, even the war horses are gone, and the army... is completely out of food!"
General Longshu trembled, his face gloomy, and he rushed out of the military tent without saying a word and headed towards the direction of the Fire Army.
The soldiers along the way were all lying or sitting on the ground with their eyes closed to rest. They were tired, too tired. After such a long battle, everyone needed a good rest, otherwise their bodies would be too tired and they would not be able to hold on.
At the Fire Army Department, the soldiers in charge of food looked at Long Shu and the other three generals in a daze. Without food, they didn't know what to do.
General Longshu ignored them and went straight to the warehouse. He opened the granary and found it was empty. He then opened the rice jar and found that the contents were cleaner than his face!
"Ah!" Longshu was so angry that he kicked the rice jar over, and it fell down and broke into pieces instantly.
He looked at these firemen angrily, still without saying a word, and turned and left.
But as soon as he walked out, he saw soldiers lying and sitting in dense groups, each of their faces filled with fatigue and pain.
As the commander-in-chief, if he does not find food for these people, then the remaining 50,000 people will all starve to death!
By that time, there will be no hope at all!
Long Shu walked back angrily, came to the fire chief, and said in a deep voice: "Go, take your men, bring in the bodies of the brothers who died on the battlefield, skin them and boil them, and feed them to the soldiers!"
"Ah? This, this, this..." The consul was so frightened that he took several steps back and shouted, "This is cannibalism. We can't do it, absolutely not!"
Long Shu rushed forward and put the knife on his neck, then looked around, glared at Ma Ming, Shiqin and the firemen, and shouted coldly: "Do you think this is what I want? If you don't eat people, can you find food? Are you going to let more than 50,000 brothers starve to death?"
"Just this one meal, let the brothers eat their fill, launch an attack immediately, capture Xiyuan City, and everyone will have food to eat!"
The consul was completely stunned, and obviously still couldn't accept such a thing. Long Shu let him go and said softly: "The lives of all the soldiers in the army are on you, the firemen. While the brothers are resting and no one is paying attention, go and move the bodies quickly, and move quickly!"
Then Nagarjuna and the two generals left together. They returned to the general's tent without saying a word. General Vasubandhu could not help but said, "Marshal Long, isn't this too cruel..."
"You should understand me. There is no other way!" Long Shu said with a gloomy face: "At worst... the three of us will just not eat it!"
An hour later, more than 50,000 soldiers in the army were awakened and the meal began. Pots of fragrant meat were brought up and placed in front of everyone.
Some were roasted and some were boiled. The firemen put a lot of seasonings and chilies to cover up the smell of the meat, but they were all boned and skinned. When the soldiers saw so much meat, their eyes lit up, their index fingers opened wide, and they gobbled it up voraciously, not caring what kind of meat it was.
At this time, Long Shu and the other three generals walked out of the central army tent, took out a piece of meat, chewed it, and swallowed it, then said loudly: "My fellow soldiers, today, we will launch the final attack on Xiyuan City, so I decided to take out the last food in the army, cook it all, and let the brothers eat it to their heart's content!
If we eat these, the army will be out of food. Only Xiyuan City has food!
So, soldiers, eat and drink your fill, and then follow this general to take down Xiyuan City in one fell swoop. All your lives depend on Xiyuan City!"
“Let’s eat!”
Longshu gave an order, then took the piece of meat in his hand and returned to the central military tent. As soon as he came in and closed the door, he immediately dropped the meat in his hand, then dug his throat hard to make himself vomit out the meat he had just eaten.
Half an hour later, all the soldiers had eaten and drunk their fill. Long Shu immediately led them to form a battle formation. Looking at the already dilapidated Xiyuan City in front of them, he shouted loudly: "All troops, attack and take down Xiyuan City!"
"Kill! Kill!" These soldiers of the Mahayana Bao Kingdom rushed towards Xiyuan City without caring about their lives. This time, it was a fight to the death, and it would be either you die or I live.
On Xiyuan City, Linghu Feng was covered in blood, and with red eyes he watched the scene. He suddenly drew his sword and shouted, "All troops, listen to my orders, and meet the enemy!"
The gates of Xiyuan City had long been unable to be closed. In the past three months, the total amount of sleep he had gotten was less than a week.
Every time he fell asleep, he would fall into a deep sleep, but he could not sleep too long, as he had to wake up on time to worry about the war. Moreover, the soldiers of the Mahayana Kingdom attacked very frequently, so he had no time to rest.
I am tired, really tired. My whole body is stiff, but I still have to keep fighting. His Majesty said that we must defend Xiyuan City to the death, so we will defend it for one more day.
His armor was already covered in blood, but none of it was his own, only that of the enemy.
Now the moment of the decisive battle has finally arrived. There are still 50,000 troops left on the side of the Mahayana Kingdom, while his Xiyuan City, which originally had nearly one million troops, now has less than 5,000 people!
And most of these 5,000 people are the Black Armor Army responsible for support, and some are even wounded soldiers!
Such an army was not in good shape at all, but Linghu Feng was still not afraid of the 50,000-strong army. He stood in the front and watched coldly as the enemies got closer and closer.
Hundred meters, fifty meters, ten meters!
Linghu Feng roared: "Kill!"
Not only him, the nearly 5,000 soldiers behind him also shouted together and rushed forward frantically.
When two armies fight, a large number of people die in an instant. War is not a joke and has always been cruel. It requires fighting between people and the exchange of blood!
These soldiers of the Great Sun Dynasty did not have that much meat to eat. They only had porridge and pickles every day. How could they defeat the enemy troops who had just eaten a lot of meat?
And because they were at a great disadvantage in terms of numbers, the 5,000 men were quickly defeated and nearly half of them died.
Linghu Feng's already red eyes became even redder. He let out a long roar, and the speed of sword dance in his hand increased. In the blink of an eye, he killed two enemy soldiers.
"Your Majesty, Xiyuan City cannot be defended. I have devoted my life to this cause and have exhausted all my energy. Today, I will die first!"
Linghu Feng let out a long roar and continued to charge into the densely packed enemy forces.
This battle was a crushing victory. General Longshu at the rear of the army had fiery eyes and gradually became excited. They were finally going to take over Xiyuan City. They still had hope of survival!
At this moment, a lot of shouting and screaming suddenly came from the north of the battlefield, and the ground began to tremble slightly, obviously indicating that a large number of war horses were approaching.
Longshu looked towards the north quickly, and saw the densely packed army of the Great Sun Dynasty rushing towards them. At a glance, there were more than 100,000 people, and the flag they were flying was the word "Thai"!
And leading them were tens of thousands of cavalrymen, rushing towards the place where they were fighting at a very fast speed.
Now on the battlefield, their soldiers are fighting with Linghu Feng's soldiers. It is a life-and-death situation. It is impossible to separate them.
If these cavalrymen were to launch an attack under such circumstances, only one in ten of their 50,000-strong army would survive, and all of them would die!
Long Shu was really about to explode with anger. Xiyuan City not only had food but also a large army to support it, but they were fighting alone and even ate the bodies of their brothers who died in the battle. However, what they got in return was this cruel result.
Nagarjuna immediately ordered, "Ma Ming, Vasubandhu, you two should lead your troops to stop these cavalrymen immediately. Do not let them charge over!"
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