Just overnight, only one of the dozen or so camps that the Mo army had worked so hard to build in Panling was left, and the rest were all destroyed under the attack of the Feng army.-
In the end, the remnants of the defeated Mo army fled to the last camp. All together, there were only 10,000 people, and most of them were injured. They were all in a miserable state.
Now that the Feng Army was sure of victory, Tang Yin ordered all the soldiers in the army to stop attacking and take a break. At the same time, he ordered the ground network to send a message to his own army entering Surabaya, ordering them to immediately retreat and join him.
The Feng Army only rested for one afternoon and had lunch. In the afternoon of the same day, they began to attack the last camp of the Mo Army. Even if the Feilong Army of 100,000 people was not as powerful as the Pingyuan Army and the direct army, it was not more than 10,000 soldiers.
Mo Jun, who was exhausted and stained, could not withstand it.
Less than half an hour into the battle, the Mo army's defense line was shattered by the Feng army. A large number of Mo soldiers had no fighting spirit, abandoned their camp and fled in a hurry to the south of Panling.
Tang Yin did not order the pursuit, but naturally occupied the Mojun camp and let the entire army repair on the spot.
Now he has to wait for the arrival of his main army, otherwise he will only lead the 100,000-strong Feilong Army south to rescue the trapped Baizhan Army. He has no idea. After all, there are too many Mo army troops besieging Changdu.
, more than 800,000 people, I am afraid that the 100,000 soldiers could be swamped just by walking by.
However, it will take time for the main force of the Feng Army to withdraw from Sishui County to Zeping County. Even if they march in a hurry, it will take at least four or five days to reach Panling, and then from Panling to Changdu, it will take at least three or four days.
The situation, all added together, will take close to ten days. In this case, the Feng Army will face a problem, whether the trapped Bai Zhan Army can last for ten days.
Tang Yin didn't know much about the situation in Changdu City. At this time, the newly recruited Zhen people from the Diwang came into play again.
Tang Yin's message was transmitted to Changdu City in the shortest possible time using a falcon as a medium, and then the underground network personnel who had previously entered Changdu transferred the message to Nie Ze.
The situation of the Bai Zhan Army that is now trapped is actually much worse than Tang Yin expected. The entire army has barely enough combatable soldiers of 300,000. The most terrible thing is that there is no grain of food left in the army, and the entire army has no food.
It had been two days. Nie Ze could still maintain his composure, but the four deputy commanders assigned by Tang Yin, Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai, could no longer sit still. They repeatedly asked Nie Ze to quickly petition the king.
, if reinforcements do not come, all the soldiers of the Hundred War Army will starve to death in Changdu.
After listening to the requests of the four of them, Nie Ze sighed quietly and said: "If the king can come over, can the king not come? Now that the king's army is blocked by the Mo army in Panling, we can ask for help from the king at this time.
, doesn’t it make the king more anxious? It won’t help anything!”
"But there is no food in the army..."
"If you don't eat for a day or two, you won't starve to death." Nie Ze said with a nonchalant shrug.
But the key point is that the king's army may not be able to reach Changdu in another day or two!
Tao Yuanfeng stamped his feet heavily, with regret in his tone, and said: "When we crossed Panling, we should have burned down all the camps set up by the Mo army. In this way, there would be no danger today.
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Hearing this, Guan Dai frowned. By saying this, he was tantamount to complaining that Nie Ze had not thought carefully at the beginning. Now his situation is critical enough. If there is another internal conflict, the entire army will be annihilated.
He said in a deep voice: "It is useless to talk about these things now, we should still think about how to solve the current dilemma!"
Nie Ze simply ignored Tao Yuanfeng's complaints. He smiled slightly and said, "Let the soldiers search the homes of the people in the city for surplus grain."
Tao Yuanfeng said angrily: "The soldiers have searched the city countless times. Even the mouse holes have been emptied. Where can we find any remaining food?"
Nie Ze said lightly: "If you don't try it, how will you know if it's not there?"
Tao Yuanfeng had nothing to say, and walked away feeling sulky.
It was under this circumstance that the news of Tang Yin reached Changdu.
Hearing that the news from the king had arrived, Bai Zhanjun was very excited. Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai rushed to Nie Ze's residence immediately to see what news the king had sent.
After reading Tang Yin's biography, they learned that the king's army would arrive in ten days at the earliest. The hopes that had just arisen in the four people's hearts were shattered, and they fell into despair.
If a person does not eat for three days, he will be exhausted. If he does not eat for six days, he may die. The king's reinforcements will not arrive for ten days. How can we wait that long? After ten days, even if the king's reinforcements arrive,
All our own soldiers also starved to death.
Tao Yuanfeng looked up and lamented, murmuring: "Unexpectedly, we have fought countless battles on the battlefield, but today we have to starve to death in Changdu City!"
After reading Tang Yin's biography, Nie Ze breathed a sigh of relief. Since there was no hope for the king, he could give it a try.
He smiled calmly at Tao Yuanfeng and said: "General Tao, there is no need to be so pessimistic. Furthermore, if the earthen pot is not broken away from the well mouth, the general will inevitably die in battle. It is also the glory of our generation to die in battle and be wrapped in horse leather."
You said it easily. Who would want to die if he could live? Tao Yuanfeng stared at Nie Ze.
Nie Ze looked around at the four people and said: "Kill the war horses! Kill all the war horses in the army without leaving a single one behind!"
His words caused the four of them to tremble and kill the war horses. This was the last resort after food was cut off, and it was also a desperate move. Once all the war horses were killed, there would be no hope of breaking out. Furthermore,
The Hundred War Army is a non-cavalry legion. The number of horses in the army is limited. Even if they are all killed, it may only be enough to feed the entire army for one day. What will happen in the future?
Guan Dai said anxiously: "General, should you reconsider this...? Consider..."
"Don't think about it, just do what I want!" Nie Ze waved his hand, interrupted Guan Dai, and said: "We can't let the soldiers starve for a long time. The lack of combat power is a small thing. Once the morale is gone,
, it will also be difficult for our army to defend Changdu."
"Alas!" Guan Dai also understood the reason. After thinking about it, he finally sighed and said, "General... I obey!"
In order to satisfy their hunger, Hundreds of War Army began to slaughter their horses. Even Nie Ze's horses were ordered to be pulled out and handed over to the soldiers below.
In addition, he also issued an order that horse meat should first be given to those soldiers who were not injured and could fight. As for those soldiers who were injured and unable to fight anymore, they would be given less or not at all, so as to maintain the combat effectiveness of the entire army.
As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Nie Ze naturally received the largest share of horse meat, half a war horse, but he did not eat a bite and gave it to Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai.
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They were deputy commanders, and they each had a lot of horse meat. When they saw Nie Ze giving his share to them, the four of them were very moved, and they refused again and again, refusing to accept it.
Nie Ze smiled when he saw this and said: "For you, there is only so much food, and there will be nothing to eat in the future. But for me, there is still a lot of food, so you should stop being polite."
Is there still a lot of food? Where did the food come from? Chen Xiu and the others were confused, but when they asked again, Nie Ze stopped talking. The four of them had no choice but to accept the half horse that Nie Ze gave them.
Just keep it for him first, and then give it to him to eat later when he is very hungry.
The soldiers of the Hundred War Army, who had not eaten for several days, finally had a full meal, and the people's physical strength was temporarily restored. But the next day, famine struck again like a plague, and the soldiers who had no hope of war horses were starving.
His eyes glowed with blue light.
Another day later, Nie Ze suddenly ordered that all the soldiers in the army were free to forage for food. As long as it was edible, they could eat whatever they wanted.
After this order was conveyed, it became a real nightmare for the people of Mo State in Changdu City.
In Changdu City, there was not even half a grain of food left. Even the dead grass on the roadside and the bark of the old trees had been eaten up by the people. The soldiers of the Baizhan Army, who were so hungry and crazy, saw that the only food left in their eyes was
There are only people - the people of Changdu.
At this time, the soldiers of the Hundred War Army could no longer be called people, but a group of wild beasts. Groups of soldiers rushed into people's homes. Some captured people and ran away, while others killed them all on the spot.
A stove was set up on the ground to cook human flesh.
Suddenly, the ghosts in Changdu City were crying and wailing, and their lamentations were no different from the world of hungry ghosts in the six realms of reincarnation.
Nie Ze's bodyguards were also very efficient. Not long after he left, they captured two young ladies from wealthy families in the city for him.
These two women are not very old, about sixteen or seventeen years old. Their skin is fair and pink, and you can tell at a glance that they are pampered and wealthy ladies.
The guards brought the two women into the county capital where Nie Ze was located. As soon as they arrived in the courtyard, the guards took off the two girls' clothes in a hurry. In the center of the courtyard, two large pots had already been set up.
The guards pinned the two naked women to the ground and waited for Nie Ze to come and check.
After receiving the report from his subordinates, Nie Ze walked out of the room, stood on the steps, looked down, nodded slightly, and finally a smile appeared on his expressionless face, and said, "Just the two of them!"
After hearing his words, one of the guards pulled out his saber, pointed it at a woman's neck, and chopped it down.
As the light of the knife flashed, the crying in the courtyard suddenly stopped. One woman was separated from her body, and the other was completely frightened. The guard shook away the blood stains from the knife and walked towards the other woman.
past……
Without even taking a cup of tea, the two girls had been disemboweled by the guards, and their empty bodies were thrown into the pot. The guards were very busy adding firewood, water, and seasonings.
While patting his belly, Nie Ze asked the guard who had been following him for a long time: "Do you remember the first time we ate human flesh?"
"It was during the Battle of Nanxiong!" A veteran grinned and said: "We were much more dangerous at that time than we are now. The general led only five thousand warriors and penetrated eight hundred miles into the Nanxiong Kingdom. He wiped out tens of thousands of enemies and fought all the way to Nanxiong.