"Father, our food and grass are only enough for ten days!"
Opening the tent, Su Quanzhong strode in, his brows filled with eagerness.
Su Hu stood in front of the topographical map, motionless, as if he had not heard his son coming in, nor had he heard the extremely bad news.
Food and grass are the lifeblood of the three armies, especially armies like the Su Hu Army that work hard on expeditions.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses must consume a huge amount every day. Even if the country is in good weather and the income is acceptable, a war will consume the national treasury for several years. Over time, it will be unable to bear the heavy load. This is why the central government is weak and the four parties are strong.
reasons.
However, the military pay and food for this war were all provided by the slave-owning class, so the situation was different.
It has been nearly half a year since Su Hu's army stationed at Jinjiling and threatened Xiqi. There has been a steady supply of grain and grass to the rear.
After all, the slave-owning class is the richest class in the world. Even the emperor who keeps his word can't compare with the total wealth of the slave-owners in the world.
But Su Hu never expected that Xiqi would send troops to kill slave owners everywhere.
Although the four major princes had offended the slave-owning class before, an offense was an offense after all. There were not many reformers who offended the powerful class in the past dynasties, but they did not see them killing all those powerful people!
This is no longer pulling the plug, this is crazy.
However, the effect of such madness is indeed outstanding.
Not to mention the future, at least for now, the blow to Su Hu's army is unparalleled.
Not only did dozens of slave owners and their subordinates disperse in panic, causing the morale of the army to be shaken, but also the supply of food, grass and weapons was cut off.
In the past, Su Hu forced Xiqi to fight decisively, but now the situation has changed, and Su Hu's army must fight decisively quickly, otherwise it will collapse without attacking.
These are not the most terrifying things. The most terrifying thing is His Majesty’s restructuring...
Su Quanzhong saw Su Hu's soul wandering into the sky and asked again: "Father, what should we do now?"
Su Hu smiled miserably: "Once the slavery system is abolished, where will the class of slave owners be? We have all fallen into His Majesty's trap. He is the one who wants to change. Not only does he abolish slavery, but he also refuses to let go of the eight hundred princes.
Get over it!"
This is what Su Hu fears the most.
His original wishful thinking was very good. Once he won this battle, he would not only be able to return to Jizhou and continue to be his marquis, but he would also bring some of the rich lands in Beiyuan and Xiqi under his control and become the new four-town princes.
But now the bamboo basket has been empty-handed. Thinking about lobbying all parties and working hard in the past, I simply regret it.
It was he who sent the slave-owning class into the abyss in one fell swoop!
Su Quanzhong was shocked and grabbed Su Hu's arm: "Father, be careful, my sister is still in the palace!"
Su Hu was so anxious that he spoke the truth without hesitation. He broke out in a cold sweat and quickly shut his mouth.
Indeed, things have reached this point. Rather than complaining, it is better to be down-to-earth.
Now that he understood His Majesty's true intentions, Su Hu understood what he was going to do.
What he wants is not a glorious victory, but a drain on the vitality of the three princes.
To put it bluntly, it is allowed to injure the enemy by 1,000 and injure yourself by 800. Anyway, what is lost is the stubborn strength of the slave owners, but it must be ensured that the princes no longer have the strength to rebel.
If this is achieved, Su Hu will still be a hero, his daughter will still be a beloved concubine, and as a relative of the emperor in the future, his glory and wealth will be guaranteed.
If it fails, then Su Hu will disappear into thin air along with the slave-owning class!
A thick and solemn atmosphere enveloped the tent. Su Hu clenched his fists and squeezed out one word from between his teeth:
"kill!"
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Three days later.
The two armies went to war.
The battle flag was raised high, and the Jiujiu Iron Master appeared on the horizon with his head held high, and the fierce iron-blooded wind shocked everyone in Xiqi.
This time, Xiqi was shocked by the morale of Su Hu's army.
Previously, it was the Xiqi side who were united and resigned to death. Because their homeland was attacked and their identity was threatened, they had no choice but to repel the enemy.
But now, morale is upside down.
In just a few days, Su Hu used iron and blood methods to execute all the vacillating soldiers, and then smashed the cauldron to show his determination.
Under such persecution regardless of the cost, Su Hu and Su Quanzhong still held blazing spears, wore strong armor, and personally led the troops.
Such military strength and power can only be described in eight words.
Attack bravely and be unstoppable!
As a result, soldiers from both sides rushed back and forth on the central battlefield, and it soon turned into a place of death like a meat grinder.
Human legs and horseshoes are trampled back and forth here;
Arrows and axes are thrown down here intensively;
Sweat and blood are wildly mixed here;
The shouts of command to kill, the sound of knives piercing flesh, the sound of metal and iron clashing, converged into a roaring sound. The dual stimulation of sound and painting, and the torment of blood and fire, drove every soldier on the battlefield into a state of madness.
kill!
Don't know how to be timid.
kill!
Don't know how to retreat.
The nerves began to numb, the brain stopped thinking, and killing freely and indulgently became the only thing that could be done.
"Crazy! Crazy!"
Witnessing this scene, not to mention Ji Chang's pale face, even Chonghou Hu'e Chongyu shouted with a distorted expression.
That's not how wars are fought.
Although Ci is not in charge of the army, and a general who is unwilling to sacrifice his subordinates must not be a good commander, what Su Hu and his son did at this time was that they did not regard the army as their own subordinates at all.
Are they going to die together?
No!
Even if they couldn't kill all Xiqi's army, it didn't matter, because Su Hu and Su Quanzhong took the lead, killing the middle-level generals one after another.
This is most unacceptable.
The middle-level generals are the foundation of the princes in the four towns and the key to their command of the army.
Su Hu is the best example. Why did he lose control of Jizhou City? The rebellion of the slaves was on the one hand, and more importantly, all his generals were killed and injured, and he no longer had control over the army.
Now Su Hu transferred his pain to Xiqi. Previously, due to the removal of slave owners, most of the civil servants such as San Yisheng had left. At this moment, the generals were being brutally killed again. Ji Fa's eyes were about to split when he saw them.
"Don't panic!"
Chonghou Hu shouted loudly and tried his best to help. General Zheng Lun and his younger brother Chong Heihu rushed to meet him.
But on Su Hu's side, they were killing Zhang Guifang, the commander-in-chief of Qinglong Pass, and the four generals of the Mo family who were the guards of Jiameng Pass.
Zhang Guifang's martial arts skills are at the top of the human world, and her magical powers are invincible. The four generals of the Demon Family once shined brilliantly in "The Romance of the Gods". The four brothers joined forces to defeat three generations of disciples of the Chan School.
This time they came with the army, specifically to deal with the supernatural strangers in Xiqi's army. Zheng Lun, the Chong Black Tiger, and others were not ordinary people, and they were beaten to the point of losing their temper.
The scenery in front of him was blood red, as if the sunset reflected the sky. Ji Chang looked even more aged. He suppressed his dizziness and said in a deep voice:
"Hurry and invite the Immortal Family to stop Su Hu's final madness!"