In Beiliang Border City and Ziye City, the second prince Mo Qing is nervously deploying his troops. This is the third day since he retreated from the border. The southern army has already broken through the defense line and will arrive here in the next few days.

Mo Qing stood on the city and looked to the north. This was the last line of defense for Beiliang. If it fell again, it would mean that the southern army would have no obstacles in the future, and entering Beiliang would be a smooth process.

At this moment, in the afterglow of the setting sun, a group of people appeared in front of him. Mo Qing frowned, took a closer look, and then felt relieved.

He had heard about the prince's rebellion in the newspaper before. Because of this, he had many thoughts of returning to the capital for rescue. Although there was news later that the rebellion had been put down, Mo Qing was still a little worried.

In the distance, Wu Zheng was riding a tall horse at the front. Before he reached the bottom of the city, he waved to Mo Qing on the city wall and called out: "Open the door quickly, reinforcements are coming."

Wu Zheng's voice attracted the attention of everyone in the city. Many soldiers swarmed up the city wall and looked at the large number of teams coming from a distance. They had already lost the battle and were at a time when their morale was low. After Wu Zheng

Such a shout, don't worry, your morale will be boosted a lot.

Then, the city gate opened, and Xiaohua led the troops into the city. The soldiers were naturally happy. With the reinforcements, their confidence became more abundant. Some even lay on the wall, waving flags, shouting, and whistling.

However, Mo Qing could see that with his many years of combat experience, he could tell at a glance that there were actually not many people in Xiaohuadai. Even if it was conservatively estimated, it might be less than 50,000 people. You know, although this doesn't look like much,

It's not that small, but when compared with the 300,000-strong army of the Southern Kingdom, it really pales into insignificance.

When everyone enters the city, they will inevitably have to be entertained again. Haha, Wu Zheng likes to be entertained the most, and he always eats to fill his stomach. Therefore, Wu Zheng was eager to get ready and happily followed Mo Qing into the hall.

But this time Wu Zheng was a little surprised. Not only Wu Zheng, but also Xiao Hua frowned when he saw it and asked, "Is this what you guys are going to eat?"

Mo Qing scratched his head and did not answer, but he thought that was the case.

Xiaohua looked at the food on the plate. Xiaohua had never seen this thing before and couldn't name it. But he knew that it was definitely not something delicious. Nowadays, these are the things they are being fed. Think about it, now outside

Soldiers, what do they eat? Xiaohua didn’t dare to think about it any further.

Xiaohua didn't recognize what was on the plate, but it didn't mean that Wu Zheng had never seen it. He had grown up in a military camp and had never seen good things, but he had seen a lot of these hungry foods.

When he saw it for the first time, he wasn't sure, but once he smelled the thing on the plate, he was sure that it must be tree bark.

Most of the so-called bark is actually edible. Of course, the bark mentioned here does not refer to the outer shell of the tree. It refers to the layer inside after peeling off the shell. Maybe this thing is not very good.

It is enough to eat, but it is enough to satisfy hunger. During famine years, this can be regarded as the best food.

As for what was on the plate in front of him, the reason why Wu Zheng didn't see what it was at first glance was that the bark was processed. The bark was dried in the sun and then dried in the sun.

Crush it and mix it with grains. For convenience, these powders will be thrown directly into the pot and stir-fried. When they are almost cooked, you can eat them.

Of course, this is considered a relatively good treatment. If they were soldiers outside, they might only eat bark and no food.

Xiaohua sighed, this food supply is enough to win the war? Even if he said it, he didn't believe it himself.

So for the next meal, everyone fell into silence again. There was no joy of meeting again after a long separation, let alone the joy of drinking together, only endless sadness and sorrow.

On the second day, just before dawn, Nan Yao's army arrived outside the city. However, they did not rush to attack the city. Instead, they began to set up camp in the distance, seemingly ready for a long war.

At noon, when the sun was at its most dazzling, the Southern Kingdom launched an attack. Their soldiers had experienced hundreds of battles and seemed to be extremely brave. And most importantly, they were full.

On the other hand, the soldiers on our side were all skinny, with such a huge disparity in strength. Coupled with the dazzling sunshine at noon, there was no other way but to hold on.

The person Nan Yao stepped forward to call for formation was an old general who was over fifty years old. Although this man looked old, his strength was truly that of the Transformation Realm. The man rode on a horse, walked out of the formation, and faced the city gate.

The boss shouted: "Beiliang Xiaoer, come out and challenge."

Xiaohua glanced at Mo Qing and knew that the old man was calling him. Naturally, Mo Qing couldn't back down at this time. He stepped up to the city and was about to speak when he saw Xiaohua wave her hand.

Then Xiaohua stepped forward and said loudly: "Old man, at such an old age, don't come out to criticize others. Is it possible that Nan Yao can't even find a decent general?"

Wu Zheng admired Xiaohua's ability to curse. In fact, just now he wanted to say some harsh words in a powerful way, but Xiaohua stole the spotlight.

"Who are you? How dare you make such nonsense here." The man snorted coldly and thrust the long knife in his hand into the ground.

"Then who are you? You dare to come and call for formation?"

Xiaohua's mouth is really poisonous. As soon as these words came out, the old general was obviously irritated. He cursed loudly: "You shameless little boy, attack the city for me." With that, he waved his hand and walked behind him.

The soldiers launched a charge.

Xiaohua sneered and then said: "Fire the arrow."

As soon as he finished speaking, countless arrows flew towards the enemy array. So in the rain of arrows, soldiers began to fall one after another. However, this could not stop the enemy's attack. They rushed towards the front of the city one after another.

Come, some are carrying ladders, and some are pushing heavy siege equipment.

In this comparison, the gap in equipment between the two sides is completely revealed. Nanyao's side has well-equipped equipment and sufficient food and grass. Beiliang's side has a limited number of arrows, so you must consider carefully before releasing arrows.

"Fire oil." Xiaohua suddenly remembered the way the prince used to deal with monsters, maybe he could learn from it.

However, Mo Qing's voice sounded next to his ears: "That, no."

"No?" Xiaohua frowned.

"The previous food, grass and equipment were all thrown at the border, that's why we are in such a mess."

Xiaohua was not angry at all after listening to Mo Qing's explanation. But this was not the time to blame anyone.

, had no choice but to bite the bullet and ordered: "Roll the wood."

This thing should not be gone. If this thing is not available, then in his opinion, the city no longer needs to be defended, and he might as well just surrender. Only then did Xiaohua realize that the emperor had thrown it away for him.

It’s a mess. And it’s the kind that’s so bad that it can’t get any worse.

People's hearts are sinister, no wonder there are only a few sentences in the imperial edict, which are intended to deceive themselves.

Cloud ladders began to appear on the city, and enemy soldiers began to climb up continuously. Some soldiers tried to push down the ladders, but they were not strong enough. In addition, the enemies were supporting them under the ladders, so they could only use rolling stones and rolling logs.

smash.

The most advantageous thing about this kind of city defense battle is that no matter how many soldiers and horses the opponent has, they are all equal. Because the city wall is so big, there are only a limited number of soldiers that can accommodate climbing at the same time, which makes up for the difference in the strength of both sides to a certain extent.

gap.

Finally, before nightfall, Nan Yao's army withstood the last wave of attacks and retreated. Xiaohua breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the half-dead soldiers on her side, and shook her head helplessly.

Although we were defending the city, there would still be casualties. Some were pulled down by the enemy, and some were hacked to death by the enemy. The most bizarre thing was that there was one who fell by himself. However, Nanyao's casualties were even greater. Looking at it,

Looking around, almost all of the people lying on the ground were enemy soldiers.

As night fell, Xiaohua and others gathered around the fire and began to discuss strategies for tomorrow.

Xiaohua felt that Nanyao had suffered a loss this time and might change his strategy tomorrow and turn to a protracted war. By then, the enemy soldiers would definitely besiege the city. And this is what Xiaohua is most afraid of right now. Their hands

There isn't much food in there, and once supplies are cut off, the only option is to go all out.

Once that path is chosen, it means using more than 50,000 troops to resist the opponent's 300,000-strong army. Undoubtedly, this is not a good approach.

Wu Zheng was so hungry that he said randomly: "If you ask me, we might as well rob them. We'll all die anyway. I think it's better to be a dead ghost."

"You're so full." Xiaohua clenched her fist and was about to punch her when she suddenly froze. It seems like what Wu Zheng said makes sense.

However, what Xiaohua was thinking about was not to grab grain and grass. It was obviously unrealistic to bring grain and grass back in such an open and honest manner. But Xiaohua had another idea in her mind, which was to burn the enemy's grain and grass.

Thinking of this, Xiaohua patted Wu Zheng on the shoulder hard and said cheerfully: "I'm so full, thanks to you!"

Wu Zheng's face was filled with little question marks. He blinked his eyes stupidly and sniffed again, pretending that he understood what Xiaohua said.

Then, Xiaohua suddenly stood up and said to Luochen and Luoli: "Let's go and do something big."

"Hey, why are you going?" Wu Zheng was curious, fearing that Xiaohua would go and steal something to eat and forget about him.

Xiaohua looked at Wu Zheng with disdain and decided not to take him with her. Today, when we were defending the city, this guy was so scared that he kept cheering behind. Taking him to attack the camp would definitely be a hindrance.
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