Li Xingzai's voice was not loud, but there was a buzzing in everyone's ears at the same time, which refused to go away for a long time. Then, a chill rose from the bottom of his heart and spread throughout his body in an instant.
People with quick minds such as Cui Xiang, Yu Chili, Li Letian and others have already figured out the meaning of Li Xingzai's words. They looked around, and the walls of Huangsha City appeared in front of them. The four walls seemed to surround them at the same time, making people gasp.
Can't help but feel angry.
Huangsha City is too small and has been in a semi-abandoned state due to years of war. It was only after Cheng Dalei's Toad Army arrived in Bingzhou that they seized the city from Li Xing and used it as their base camp.
Today, 70,000 to 80,000 imperial troops have poured into Huangsha City. All the houses in the city have been occupied by the influx of soldiers, and more people can only camp on the streets. And because they want to catch Cheng Dalei off guard, they have to hide it from Li Xing.
, therefore, many grain and grass supplies have not yet been shipped.
"No, it's impossible. With Cheng Dalei's small force, how can he defeat Huangsha City?" Yu Chili said firmly.
"You... you..."
Li Xingzai was lying on a stretcher, his expression a little distorted due to blood loss, and his face became increasingly pale.
"Quick, carry your highness to rest." Cui Xiang said.
"You guys..."
Li Xingzai didn't have time to say anything. In the end, he only had time to let out a long sigh.
Although he was carried away, everyone was still thinking about his words.
The big shots in the empire discussed this battle, which not only occupied Cheng Dalei's base camp, but also severely weakened Li Xing's power. It was like killing two birds with one stone. So everyone felt that this strategy was successful and perfect. It was a mantis catching a mantis.
The cicada, followed by the oriole.
However, after the oriole, there may not be a naughty boy with a slingshot.
"Report!"
A fast horse ran here, and the scout jumped off the horse and said anxiously: "The thieves are camping ten miles away. Their current purpose is unknown."
"Hmph!" Li Letian snorted fiercely: "If the thief dares to come, I will beat him up and see how he can drive us all away."
Everyone boarded the city, and under Li Letian's order, Huangsha City entered a defensive state. As long as Cheng Dalei dared to break in, he would inevitably encounter a fierce attack from the imperial army.
Cheng Dalei did not fight.
The Toad Army camped ten miles north of the city, but they chose to deploy their troops differently. Standing at the top of the city, they could see the enemy troops cooking pots and smoke rising from the cooking pots. However, no one felt any intention of the enemy troops to attack.
Everyone looked at this scene with a hint of confusion in their hearts: What on earth is Cheng Dalei going to do?
The day passed like this without anything happening. As night fell, Li Letian's heart was not relieved. Huangsha City still remained on alert, guarding against Cheng Dalei's possible night attack.
Cheng Dalei did not attack at night.
The night passed quietly. At dawn the next day, various princes gathered in the hall of the main palace of Huangsha City. The meeting was still chaired by Li Letian. Before the meeting began, Li Xingzai was first asked about his injury. Li Xingzai had been treated, and naturally
He is the best doctor in the army. Currently he cannot get out of bed, but judging from the current situation, his injured leg can be saved and he will not become a cripple in the future.
This made Yuchili and the people in Yuchili's group secretly feel that it was a pity.
Then, Li Letian coughed lightly and brought the meeting to the point. The main purpose of today's meeting was to ask everyone for their judgment or opinion on the current war situation.
"I think Cheng Dalei is already at the end of his rope. He knows he can't defeat him, so he doesn't dare to fight."
A white-faced middle-aged man chuckled and said, he is Qingzhou Mu, his name is Zhou Huanjing, and he is famous for his popularity.
After hearing this, Li Letian didn't have much reaction and just asked: "What about you guys? What do you think?"
"I think Mr. Zhou's words are reasonable. Cheng Dalei is now being held up and can't be beaten again and again. It's too shameful to retreat like this."
Yuzhou Mu Lintao echoed that not long after he took office, he encountered great chaos in the world. In terms of factions, he was considered to be the prime minister's faction.
"Bandits or not, you all have a good face." Zhou Huanjing said with a hand.
"Does everyone think so?" Li Letian looked around, and from the expression on his face, it was impossible to see any thoughts in his heart. Unexpectedly, he suddenly became angry and slammed his hand on the table: "That's nonsense!
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"Use your brains and think carefully about why there is no news about the food and grass that should be delivered. The scouts responsible for inquiring about the news have not sent any news all day and night. Where have they gone now?"
Li Letian was furious, and suddenly he felt helpless. It turned out that under his father's rule, they were just such a bunch of idiots. They seemed to be born without such a thing as a brain, and even now, they are still the same as themselves.
Li Letian's words exploded in the hall like thunder. Many people had predicted it before, but more people didn't understand it until now.
Sometimes, nothing happens, which is the best thing. But sometimes, nothing happens, which is the worst news.
Huangsha City has an influx of 70,000 to 80,000 imperial troops, but now, the food and grass that should have arrived have not arrived, and the news that should have been delivered has not been delivered. Everyone in Huangsha City has become blind and deaf.
A team of 80,000 people, each of whom only has one tael of food, adds up to an astronomical figure. How many days can a person survive without food? Three days, five days, seven days... Cheng Dalei does not need to fight, because he will not survive for a few days.
God, everyone in the city will starve to death.
No matter whether you are high and mighty like Cui Xiang or Yu Chili, or you are just an ordinary soldier, if you don't eat, you will die.
Although there is no news coming from the outside now, Li Letian and others can probably guess what Cheng Dalei is doing. His men must have blocked the road leading to Huangsha City from the outside world. As long as they occupy the traffic fortress and use the toad army to overtake
Strong mobility, this is not something too difficult to achieve.
In fact, when we invaded Huangsha City before, we may not have considered food and grass. But everyone felt that Cheng Dalei had robbed a lot of food and grass, which was all stored in Huangsha City. As long as Huangsha City was occupied, food and grass would not be a big problem.
However, who knew that Cheng Dalei destroyed everything with an explosion.
There is no greater crime than rebellion, and no ruthless plan than starvation of food. Now, Cheng Dalei used a trick to starve everyone of food, trapping everyone in Huangsha City.
Faced with this situation, everyone couldn't help but think of Li Xingzai's words yesterday: prison, tomb... In this way, Li Xingzai is really Cheng Dalei's confidant.
"How long can the food and grass in the city last?" Li Letian asked.
"We can still hold on for two days at most." Yu Chili.
"Then there is only one way now." Li Letian paused: "Fight out."