They couldn't help but break down, because at this point, even wild vegetables, tree roots, and bark were no longer available to eat.
The combined daily food consumption of the Japanese army and the Linren army, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, was enormous.
For the allied forces of Japan and the Linren Kingdom, who have absolutely no food supplies, this is an astronomical figure!
There was absolutely no other way. People who were thirsty had started drinking their own urine. Now, even catching a mouse or sparrow could cause a scramble among the soldiers, with them fighting over it. After all, it was meat that could save their lives, and being able to eat it would be a significant improvement in their lives.
The Japanese general and the commander of the Scaled People were already panicking. They hadn't even received Liu Fu's giant hand before they collapsed without a fight.
Just when the soldiers of the Linren Kingdom and the Japanese Kingdom were already overwhelmed by the disturbances, one night, Liu Fu suddenly said to Liu Jia.
"Seventh Brother, if you want to have some fun, tonight is a good time to send out troops. Take a large number of suicide squads to launch a surprise attack, crush them, and in a fierce battle, you can gain a huge reward with very little cost!"
At this time, Xu Da obviously had the same idea as Liu Fu. That very night, Chang Yuchun led 10,000 soldiers to open the gate and launch a surprise attack. Before the attack, tens of thousands of archers fired arrows at the same time.
A single volley of arrows was enough to shatter the will to fight of the extremely hungry allied forces of the Japanese and the Scaled People.
As soon as the rain of arrows passed, another 10,000 men charged forward, led by Chang Yuchun, a fearless and battle-hardened general. Their bravery was simply awe-inspiring!
The allied forces were terrified after that night's fierce fighting; neither the soldiers of the Scaled People Kingdom nor the Japanese could resist them.
The story concludes with the extraordinary victory of Chang Yuchun's 10,000 troops, who beheaded 30,000 enemy soldiers.
We can't beat them!
We simply can't beat them!
Just two days after this surprise attack, the Japanese general was already considering surrendering, and the commander of the Linren Kingdom was terrified.
The commander of the Scaled People Kingdom was the first to raise the white flag.
Their special envoys, carrying gold, silver, jewels, and a letter of surrender, arrived at the gates of Liu Jia's capital city, flying a white flag.
But this time, before Liu Jia could even express his wishes, Liu Fu suddenly sprang into action, grabbed a bow and arrow, and shot the surrendering envoy dead with a single arrow.
"Eighth Brother, why are you in such a hurry?"
Liu Jia clearly hadn't figured out how to handle the matter yet, but he already had a general idea in mind: he could accept the surrender of these Linren soldiers.
However, Liu Fu's arrow shot directly eliminated any possibility of the enemy surrendering.
When confronted with his seventh brother's questioning, Liu Fu offered his reasoning and explanation.
"Seventh Brother once said, 'A kind heart cannot command an army,' do you remember that?"
"Remember."
Liu Jia wanted to hear what Liu Fu had to say.
Then Liu Fu continued speaking.
"There's another saying: 'Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts.' Do you still remember this saying?"
Liu Jia finally realized what was going on.
But Liu Fu's thoughts went even deeper than his.
Then he said to Liu Jia.
"That's secondary. When these foreign tribes invaded my Central Plains, all they thought about was burning, killing, and looting. They had no mercy whatsoever. If we accept their surrender now, we'll be letting our enemies go. Not only will it incite public resentment, but it will also trigger another food crisis. If you take all these hundreds of thousands of soldiers back with you, how much food will they need to eat every day? And how much of your resources will they consume?"
Liu Jia always focused on the costs of military campaigns, but rarely considered the economic costs and the costs of governing the country.
Now, thanks to Liu Fuyi's reminder, he finally understands the enormous impact of this.
"I see, Eighth Brother. I understand now. I really wouldn't have thought of this if you hadn't reminded me. I've learned a lot."
Originally, Liu Jia also supported and recognized Liu Fu as the emperor and the successor of Liu Laowu. However, he felt that although his talent was not as good as Liu Fu's, it was not much worse. He thought that Liu Fu mainly relied on the giant beast. If there was no giant beast, the difference in strength between the two should not be that big.
But after today's conversation with Liu Fu, he clearly no longer held such thoughts. Liu Jia felt that his eighth brother was truly unfathomable. For so many years, his eighth brother had been patient and reserved, and he had always thought that this guy seemed to have no talent and looked very ordinary. But looking at him again today, his eighth brother was simply like a god.
I shouldn't compare myself to him.
They're not even worthy of comparison!
"Ah, Eighth Brother, today I finally know how capable you are. With you here, our Later Han Dynasty will not fall. Our father will definitely be able to unify the world and become an emperor for all ages, and you will definitely be the emperor for all ages!"
"Seventh Brother, let's keep a low profile and think about what's in front of us."
Liu Fu then continued to question him.
"The Japanese and the Linren people have been oppressing the people of the Central Plains for many years. The Japanese, in particular, have become more and more ruthless, burning, killing, raping, and looting, committing all kinds of evil deeds. So tell me, how should we avenge the blood feud of that year?"
Revenge should be carried out thoroughly, so that the enemy will never forget it and will never dare to invade the Later Han Dynasty and the people of the Central Plains again.
Upon hearing Liu Fu's question, Liu Jia chuckled loudly.
"Eighth brother, you underestimate me. I can't speak for other things, but when it comes to revenge on the battlefield, that's what your seventh brother is best at. How could you possibly stump me? Just leave everything to me."
Liu Fu believed this to be true; when his seventh brother got into trouble, he could really torment people to the point of wishing they were dead.
At this moment, Liu Fu gave the order, and Xu Da had already deployed all the troops in the city to block several key passes.
Liu Fu finally summoned the strange beast in his hand.
When the four Vajras were summoned, the soldiers of the Scaled People Kingdom who had previously boasted of fighting the giant beasts finally began to feel fear upon seeing their towering, mountain-like forms.
They had no idea how terrifying King Kong was.
To them, 30 meters, 40 meters and 50 meters sound like big numbers, but they seem to be no different.
Only now, when these living, breathing Vajras stood before them, did they realize how enormous these creatures were. Let alone fighting them, even if a Vajra merely tapped the ground with one of its little fingers, it could kill dozens of their soldiers. How could they possibly fight them?
There's no chance of winning!
The most critical problem now is that they have no way to fight, are about to starve to death, and want to surrender, but Liu Fu simply won't accept it. This seems to be a dead end.
Moreover, it's a dead end with absolutely no solution.
Now, both the Scaled People's Kingdom and the Japanese Kingdom are starting to have a problem.
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