They didn't have much rations left, and fighting so many battles in the sky consumed a lot of physical strength, so they ran out of food within a few days.
The nomadic people in the northern grasslands, unlike the residents of the Ming Dynasty in the south, have fixed residences. They are all with the pasture, and they are nomadic on this grassland.
So they spent a lot of effort to find a small settlement.
"This meat is really old and tough, and it tastes very bad!"
"Okay, just be satisfied. It's good to have something to eat. Where can I get so many spices to season you?"
"It's been six days, we should have received the next shipment of supplies!"
Logically speaking, the news that the grain and fodder transported to the army was robbed should soon spread back to the country. If the country knows about this, it will definitely step up its manpower and transfer the grain from the country to the front line as quickly as possible.
In total, more than ten days have passed, and they have been walking for another six days. No matter how slow the troops transporting grain and grass are, they should still be able to catch up with them.
"That's right. The food we have in our hands now will only last until tomorrow at most!"
"Yes, if they don't come, we will have to starve to death!"
This is because all the soldiers have persisted for such a long time despite being frugal and frugal.
"And we haven't encountered a larger settlement along the way. Even if they don't have food and meat, they can still do it if they have people!"
The original army of 300,000 soldiers lost 50,000 soldiers under the city wall. With the insufficient supply of nutrients and medicines, many wounded soldiers were left on the road. After calculation, they still have some troops left.
There are about 200,000 troops and horses.
"We ate everything we could eat, alas!"
A general casually threw the skull that he had chewed clean on the ground.
"I used to be able to eat half a sheep in one meal, but now, I can only eat one head in a whole day!"
"Aren't you going to starve me to death!"
"There are also those wounded and disabled soldiers in the army. What's the use of keeping them? It's better to stew them on the road!"
A stout man with a venomous tone, he looked like a master who wanted nothing more than to take his own life.
"Asshole, even if you starve to death, you can't kill each other!"
Although the generals do not care that much about the soldiers in the army, once the dead and injured soldiers are used as rations, it will inevitably cause chaos in the morale of the army.
Unless all the soldiers are so hungry that they can do this without any care, otherwise, their army will be considered useless!
Unless it is absolutely necessary, we must not abandon this 200,000-strong army!
"Then what else can we do? The troops transporting grain and grass haven't come yet, and we are going to run out of food now. I'm still hungry. I've been here for several days!"
"okay!"
At this time, the coach sitting in the handsome seat spoke,
"Don't worry, the problem of food and grass is that at worst, we will just massacre another village. And not far ahead, there is a city in our country. There is a large amount of food and meat stored there, which can solve the urgent need!"
"real?"
Many generals wondered why I didn't remember that there was a city not far ahead. Could it be that I remembered the wrong direction or missed the map.
"Perhaps there is an important border official of our country, so there is a large number of people and food, enough for us to eat for several months!"
It’s just enough time for us to rest and recuperate, not to mention the capital, where people must have been sent to deliver food, maybe we’ll meet them tomorrow!
"Okay, then I'll hold on for a few more days!"
After the commander's words, the restless generals in the camp seemed to become much calmer.
As everyone knows, this is also their coach's delaying strategy.
There is indeed a city ahead, but it is not a big city. To be honest, calling it a city is an exaggeration. In fact, it is a larger village, and it may not even be considered a town.
The food stored there could probably be searched from house to house to support their three...200,000 troops for about ten days.
Unknowingly, the 300,000-strong army has been reduced to 200,000. How can we go back and explain to the great khans of various countries?
Whoever gets these will be extremely brave, and their appetite is also the same. One person can eat enough for three to four people!
And each of his generals can eat more than five kilograms of meat in one meal!
Otherwise, they wouldn't have to worry so much about food and grass.
Alas, when will the troops transporting grain and fodder arrive?
Now this 200,000-strong army is like a time bomb, and the food and grass in their hands is like the burning fuse. It has now reached a very dangerous range and may explode at any time.
"Damn it, if our army captures that Han army, I will eat their flesh, and I will bear the hatred in our hearts!"
"Hmph, that Han army only dares to rob our army's food and grass troops. I guess they are just a bunch of rats. They will definitely capture them after our army has replenished their food and grass troops!"
"Commander, this is not easy. That Han Chinese dared to go deep into our country alone. Now he must be hiding in one place and not daring to move. He has already become a turtle in the urn. It is only a matter of time before we wipe them all out!"
As everyone knows, under the cover of white snow, a light cavalry troop has been waiting in the woods nearby for a long time.
Their scouts saw this huge army of 200,000 people from a distance, so they set up an ambush on the road they must pass.
As for the battle situation and food and grass information of this army, they have already guessed the same. It is mostly due to the lack of food and grass, and the fierce attack was defeated from Liangzhou, so many people were lost, and morale is now low.
when.
Moreover, they are in their own country at this time, and they cannot imagine that someone will attack them now. They must be greatly relieved!
Now is a good time for a sneak attack!
Although there were only two thousand of them, each of them was riding high-quality war horses. In addition, they had sufficient food and grass and sufficient physical strength. They were far stronger than these tired and defeated soldiers.
So they only planned to make a sneak attack, cause them trauma and distress, and then leave quickly.
And with two thousand people, if they want to cause serious damage to two hundred thousand people, they must have an advantage, so they have many traps hidden in the woods, including falling rocks and rolling logs.
It's a pity that this place is basically an endless plain. If you want to hide, you can only bury it in the snow or among these bushes.
If there are mountains, canyons, and rivers here, then they can also set up a large number of rolling stones and logs, which will be enough to cause heavy damage to this army.