OBS Chapter 650 Something is wrong
Chapter 650 Something is wrong
In the woods, cicadas chirped continuously. A year had passed since Daqian sent out his troops.
The military camp was very boring, so Lin Xiaofan developed the habit of practicing martial arts with Jianfeng every day. His horse lance had not yet been made, so he was practicing with a spear.
Immediately, he and Jianfeng continued to fight, but in terms of skills, he was far inferior to Jianfeng, and he only relied on brute force.
After a few months of hard work, he became better and better at using the spear, and his martial arts skills continued to improve. Although he was still far inferior to the powerful swordsmanship, he could still fight with Lu Gou, Jiang Li and others with the spear.
The city of Daliang had been under siege for nine months. Daliang did not have much food reserves, and with many people fleeing to the city and more than 50,000 troops to feed, there was probably not much food left in the city.
There must be many ordinary people in the city who have no food to eat now.
"Brother Lin, you are distracted."
The tip of the sword's spear stopped beside Lin Xiaofan's throat. If it were on the battlefield, Lin Xiaofan would probably have died from this move.
"On the battlefield, the most taboo thing is to lose focus. If you make the slightest mistake, you could lose your life."
"Been taught a lesson."
Lin Xiaofan bowed, then jumped off the horse and said:
"Brother Feng, I've been feeling uneasy. Something seems to be wrong."
"How to say?"
Jian Feng also dismounted and asked with some confusion. Whenever Lin Xiaofan noticed something unusual, it was definitely something big that was going to happen.
"Daliang, why don't you surrender?"
Lin Xiaofan asked.
Why not lower?
The problem is very simple. Daliang does not want to be destroyed.
But this is not right. If the Emperor of Daliang really does not want to become a king who loses his country, he should fight to the death.
If they continue like this, when there is no food left in the city, how will the soldiers have the strength to fight?
Three months ago, when they were at war with Nanlong and Jiashan, it was the best time for Daliang to send troops. Of course, if Daliang had sent troops at that time, Lin Xiaofan would have been absolutely sure to take Daliang down.
But it is not a good idea for Daliang to continue to waste resources like this. Daqian does not have to worry about food and grass, but Daliang's food and grass are running out as time goes by.
Jian Feng thought about it carefully and immediately felt that something was wrong, so he said hurriedly:
"Call all the generals and hold a military meeting."
Seven or eight generals gathered here, and Jiang Li spoke first:
"General, I was just looking for you. The Nanlong Kingdom sent an envoy to return their prince and the 5,000 captives. I see these captives eat our food every day, so why not let them go?"
Jian Feng looked at Lin Xiaofan, who said:
"Five thousand captives can be released. Let Nanlong and Jiashan prepare fifty thousand dan of grain in exchange. Keep the second prince for now. Tell the envoy of Nanlong that we can discuss this matter again when we capture the capital of Daliang."
Now that their position's defenses have been fully built, there is little point in keeping these 5,000 prisoners. Instead of letting them eat and drink for free, it is better to exchange them for food and fodder.
Keeping Zhong Chen is to guard against both countries. Zhong Chen is indeed quite capable, and the Southern Dragon Emperor thinks highly of him and trains him as a future successor.
"By the way, we can't let Zhong Chen eat and drink for free every day, right? Our army is running out of food, and we can't afford to feed Zhong Chen. Tell them to send 5,000 dan of food every month, otherwise Zhong Chen might not be able to eat here."
Lin Xiaofan said again.
"it is good."
Jiang Li responded. He was very satisfied with Lin Xiaofan's bandit-like decision.
"I summoned all the generals here today to discuss something. You said that Daliang has been trapped by us for so long, and we obviously don't know how to attack the city, so why don't we come out and fight?"
Jian Feng asked.
"Isn't it hard to say? They are obviously afraid of us. How can their 50,000-odd fry contend with our 100,000 troops?"
Jiang Li said without hesitation.
Daqian does have this confidence. Even if Daliang launches a surprise attack, there is no chance of winning.
"Then why don't they surrender?"
Jian Feng asked again.
Jiang Li paused and said:
"Maybe he wanted to make a last-ditch effort. After all, he was unwilling to surrender like this."
After saying that, the soldiers also discovered some problems.
It is very likely that Daliang did not dare to fight, but was unwilling to surrender. But it is also possible that Daliang was waiting for an opportunity.
Indeed, even if Daliang puts all its national strength into it, it is impossible to fight against Daqian, but what if other countries intervene?
Although Daliang has few allies, Daqian has many enemies. Ningchuan and Tianlang are like two swords hanging over Daqian's head. Dashang seems to be submissive, but it is not honest.
If several countries launch an attack at the same time, Daqian will most likely be defeated.
"How is Yantian County?"
Lu Gou asked.
"More than a month ago, Zhao sent out 50,000 troops. However, Yue also sent 100,000 troops to the northern border of Zhao, so the Emperor of Zhao recalled the 50,000 troops."
Jian Feng replied. Although the incident happened more than a month ago, he only received the news the day before yesterday, so he didn't have time to tell Lu Gou and others.
"It seems that the Tang Dynasty has helped us, so our pressure is much less. But Ningchuan and Tianlang will never let us take over all the counties of Daliang comfortably."
Lin Xiaofan said seriously.
The sense of oppression these two countries have on Daqian is really too great.
As long as the Tianlang Kingdom drives Dayu to the eastern border of Daqian, even if it does nothing, Daqian will have to leave at least 30,000 to 40,000 people to defend it.
In addition, more than 10,000 people must be left in the capital to prevent the house from being robbed.
Not to mention the Ningchuan Kingdom. From the previous cross-border attack of an army of 100,000, it can be seen that the Emperor of Ningchuan is a completely brainless person.
This kind of person is easily swayed by emotions, and Daqian will definitely not be at peace after destroying his army of 100,000.
Who knows, if the Tianlang Country just gives him a shout, he might send another 100,000 troops over.
"No matter what, we have to be on guard."
Lin Xiaofan said. He had a hunch that Daliang, Ningchuan, and Tianlang would definitely unite to deal with Daqian this time.
"Brother Lin, just tell us what to do, and we'll do it."
Jiang Li spoke up. He was not good at thinking, so he just pushed it to Lin Xiaofan.
"Yes, Brother Lin, Brother Feng, you guys come up with some ideas, and we'll be responsible for killing the enemies on the battlefield."
Lu Gou also said.
"Brother Feng, you make the decision."
Lin Xiaofan said.
"Well, first of all, tell all the soldiers in the army about the current situation and tell them to be prepared at all times and not to slack off at all."
Jian Feng said.
"promise."
Several generals responded.
"Secondly, send a few people back to the capital to tell the emperor about this and ask them to guard the East Territory well and not let anyone take advantage of them. The enemies in the East Territory are the most difficult to deal with, so it would be best if Jian Bai also went to the East Territory."
Jian Feng said again.
The Eastern Territory has to face the Tianlang Kingdom. Although the other party cannot take direct action, it can still be done by secretly sending some powerful generals.
For example, last time, Zong Wenfu led his troops all the way to the capital in more than a month.
"Also send scouts to the borders of the former Daliang Kingdom to guard against the arrival of Ningchuan Kingdom."
"promise."
Many generals received the military order and went down to make arrangements.
There was no more disorder in the Daqian military camp, but instead there was tension throughout the camp.