OBS Chapter 642 Naked provocation
Chapter 642 Naked provocation
They were defeated in this battle.
The army killed quite a few enemies. Duanmu Liangjiang took advantage of the chaos to kill an enemy general, and Lei Potian also seriously injured one of his men.
Kelu Gou was hit by an arrow in his left hand. After simple treatment, he was fine, but he could not participate in the next few battles.
Fourteen vehicles were sent on the assault, but only eight were brought back.
If another wave like this comes, there will be only a few people left in Lin Chong, and it will be extremely difficult for them to attack the city head-on.
"We can't keep fighting like this."
Inside the general's tent, Jian Feng's face was serious. If they attacked by force, let alone whether they could capture the city, the loss of manpower alone was not something Daqian could bear.
"Brother Lin, what do you think?"
Jian Feng asked.
“Surround but do not attack.”
Lin Xiaofan said slowly.
"Daliang abandoned all of their territory, leaving only the capital city. They have no supplies. Even if the hundreds of thousands of people in the city were well prepared, they would soon be short of food."
"On the contrary, Daqian is not short of food and grass now."
Although Daqian has 80,000 troops here, it captured Yueshan County four months ago and received a lot of food and grass. Five months ago, Dashang sent 200,000 shi of food and grass as tribute.
In recent times, the compensation of 500,000 grains and fodders from Dashan has also been delivered one after another.
These are enough to keep the army here for a long time.
There are as many as 200,000 to 300,000 people in the capital of Daliang, and Daliang itself does not have much food reserves. It will not take long before it falls.
"It has come to this, it can only be like this."
Jian Feng sighed slightly, and the situation finally turned into a war of attrition.
"Report!"
There was a loud shout outside the door mixed with some anger.
Jiang Li strode in, pulling a wounded soldier with him. The wound had been treated simply, but the soldier's face was pale due to blood loss.
"Today, my scouts discovered that the armies of Nanlong and Jiashan had also arrived fifty miles outside Daliang City and set up camp there. How dare these shameless people attack my soldiers!"
Jiang Li's tone was mixed with anger. He then looked at the soldiers beside him and said:
"Tell me what happened specifically."
Upon hearing this, the soldier saluted and said quickly:
"General, I led a few soldiers to explore the area and discovered the armies of Nanlong and Jiashan. After a quick inspection and just as I was about to report back, I was ambushed by soldiers from the two countries. Several brothers in our squad were shot to death by them. If someone hadn't blocked an arrow for me, I would have died there."
"General, please avenge my brothers."
The soldiers' eyes were also filled with anger. He had been in the Qingzhou Army for three years, fought in several tough battles, and the soldiers under him had followed him for a long time.
But today he died in a sneak attack by two countries.
"How can this be possible! These two small countries actually dare to attack our Daqian people!"
Jianfeng slammed the table and stood up.
"These two countries are simply tired of living! They are not satisfied with taking over two counties without spending a single soldier, are they planning to fight for the capital of Daliang?"
Jiang Li also said angrily.
In order to cope with Daqian's attack, Daliang transferred all the soldiers from the north and west lines to the capital. Nanlong State and Jiashan State each obtained the territory of two counties without any effort.
As a result, he was still not satisfied and even led a large army to the outside of the capital of Daliang, as if he was going to rob it.
That would be fine, but they even dared to attack Daqian’s troops.
“How many people came from both countries?”
Lin Xiaofan asked.
"Roughly estimated, Nanlong Kingdom has 10,000 troops, and Jiashan Kingdom has 12,000 troops."
The soldier said. As scouts, after discovering the armies of the two countries, they habitually judged the number of soldiers and horses of the two countries by the number of tents.
"It should be about the same. The two countries are small countries, with only 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers in the whole country. They also have to defend other territories and leave some to guard the four counties of Daliang. Not many people will come."
Jianfeng made a brief analysis. Although the two countries were not Daqian's neighbors, Jianfeng had some understanding of them.
"Haha, these two countries are tired of living."
Lin Xiaofan sneered. With such a small number of people, they secretly seized two counties and were still not satisfied.
"We must not give up the capital of Daliang, and this hatred must be avenged!"
Jiang Li slammed the table.
Daqian sent out 80,000 troops this time, consuming countless food and supplies. The two countries of Nanlong and Jiashan were purely here to take advantage.
"Of course we can't give it up. Not only that, they have to give up the two counties they each seized. They also have to give up some of their territory."
Lin Xiaofan's eyes turned cold.
The two countries do not know what is good for them, and this move is even more provocative.
"Indeed, but if we make enemies with two countries now, and the three countries join forces, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to deal with it."
The soldiers retreated, and Jian Feng calmed down a little, frowning.
The three kingdoms combined could barely muster 60,000 to 70,000 troops. If the three kingdoms suddenly joined forces, it would be difficult for them to deal with them.
If a head-on battle breaks out, even if Daqian wins, it will suffer heavy losses.
I think these two countries are also aware of this, that's why they dare to attack Daqian.
"Well, in ten days, I will invite them to Qingyang Lake to discuss the matter. I will go there in person to see what their attitude is."
Lin Xiaofan said.
Qingyang Lake is forty miles away from the capital of Daliang and about twenty miles away from Daqian’s garrison.
Going to Qingyang Lake is a sign of sincerity to both countries.
"Brother Lin, it's too risky for you to go there yourself."
Jian Feng said, If the two countries suddenly start a war and Lin Xiaofan is killed by a villain, then the loss of Daqian's expedition will be too great.
"It's okay. I'll take 500 soldiers, Duanmu Liangjiang, and Lei Pokong with me. Even if the two countries send out all their elite troops, I can still hold out until you can come to support me. And don't worry, since they attacked our soldiers, it means there are smart people among them. At least during this discussion, they will never attack us."
Lin Xiaofan chuckled.
"Wait, Brother Lin, if they provoke us, doesn't that give us a reason to conquer them in the future? Why do you say that they are smart people?"
Jiang Li suddenly didn't understand.
Lin Xiaofan took a sip of tea and explained:
"Brother Jiang, think about it, after we capture the capital of Daliang, will we give those four counties to these two small countries?"
"This... won't happen."
Jiang Li shook his head. It can be said that Daliang was built entirely by Daqian. Why should they give up almost half of their achievements to the two countries for no reason?
Anyway, he would never agree to such a thing.
"Yes. But do you think these two countries want to take over these four counties?"
Lin Xiaofan asked again.
"think."
Jiang Li nodded. The fact that the two countries placed their armies outside the capital of Daliang already explained a lot.
"What if they just guard the four counties and do nothing? Once we take down the capital of Daliang, how confident do you think we are in making the two countries spit out what they have eaten?"
Lin Xiaofan asked again.