General Geng Zhong was silent, obviously it was difficult to make up his mind in such a short period of time.
Although the Beidi barbarians have already arrived at the city, no one can tell when they will attack. What if they attack right after they kill the horse?
By keeping the army and horses, at least a small group of elites can break out. Whether it is moving reinforcements or preserving the active force, it is equivalent to having an extra escape route.
Killing horses can indeed solve the ration problem in a short period of time, but what if the barbarians continue to besiege for a few more days? By then everyone will be trapped in the isolated city, and there will be no hope of a final breakout.
The reason why Zhao Haiping made this suggestion was of course because he knew very well the time when the barbarians would attack.
Digging wells and pouring water can indeed play a role in psychological warfare, but the prerequisite is that the first wave of barbarian attacks must be withstood.
If the soldiers collapsed at the first touch due to excessive hunger and thirst, it would be useless even if they splashed water. The Beidi barbarians were not stupid. They saw that the city was about to be captured. How could they be scared away so easily?
Therefore, the horses must be killed now to keep the soldiers at their best.
The attack of the Beidi barbarians was thwarted, and they found that there was a water source in the city, so they could retreat.
However, it was impossible for Zhao Haiping to say that the Beidi barbarians were about to attack, as that would be too arrogant.
I can only use another way of saying it.
"General, the situation is urgent and a decision must be made early!
"Even if we keep our troops and horses, when the city is breached, only one in ten people will be able to escape. When we break out of Beidi's encirclement, only one in a hundred will be able to break through!
"This has been an isolated city for a long time. All the surrounding cities have been captured by Beidi. It is extremely difficult to move reinforcements.
"Moreover, if a few people start to break out on horseback, the other soldiers in the city will definitely lose their morale and collapse at the first touch!
"And killing soldiers and horses has two advantages.
"First, it can ensure that all sergeants are in the best condition to face the enemy and rely on the city to cause maximum casualties to the Beidi people; second, it can show the general's determination to coexist with the city and improve morale!
"When the time comes, water will be dug from the wells and divine soldiers will descend from the sky. Only then can the morale of the Beidi people be dealt a heavy blow, and only then can we have hope of surviving the desperate situation!"
General Geng Zhong remained silent, but the look between his brows gradually became firmer.
Finally, he slammed the table.
"well said!
"Instead of a few people breaking through and surviving, it's better for everyone to live and die together with this city!
"As long as we Da Chu sergeants are still passionate, we will defend the border for our Da Chu and never take a step back!
"Order, kill the horse! Drill the well!"
…
Following the general's order, the Dachu soldiers in the city began to get busy.
The soldiers tearfully killed the horses that had fought alongside them for many years, and the seventh well began to be dug in full swing.
Bowls of horse meat were delivered to the city, and the soldiers wept while eating them.
But when Zhao Haiping inspected the city, he could clearly feel that the whole city was in a state of high morale, which was completely different from the previous sluggish state!
Because these soldiers were originally hungry and thirsty, and had no idea when the Beidi barbarians would attack. Some wanted to break out of the encirclement on horseback, while others felt that they were waiting to die, and their hearts were divided.
But now, the general has ordered the horses to be killed and eaten for meat, and everyone knows that they must live or die with the city!
After eating and drinking, all the confusion and hesitation disappeared, and the hatred for the Beidi barbarians was rekindled.
There is only one word in the hearts of the soldiers.
kill!!
Zhao Haiping took the broken bowl filled with horse meat from the soldier. The meat was not delicious in the mouth. After all, horse meat was not delicious in the first place, not to mention that there was no seasoning at all.
But it still restored strength to his hungry and thirsty body.
"It turns out this is the correct solution.
"Even if I choose the talent skill of starvation, it will only mean that I am not hungry, and the condition of other soldiers will not improve at all.
"If I had gone too far in the first place, the second stage would have turned into an endless cycle that I would never be able to get through.
"But now, the physical strength and morale of all the soldiers have been greatly improved. Only in this way can we hope to defend the city!"
…
The sun sets and soon rises again.
Finally, the rumble of war drums came from the city.
The Beidi barbarians are about to attack!
Zhao Haiping discovered that the time in this copy was dynamic. If he did nothing, time would pass quickly, and he would soon reach the time point when the Beidi barbarians attacked.
If he has been working, he will have a whole day to do various preparations.
Now, the time has finally come.
It's just that the well has been dug very deep, but there is still no sign of water.
General Geng Zhong wanted to give up, but Zhao Haiping still insisted on ordering people to dig, but only a few sergeants were retained, and most of them were transferred to the front line of the city.
The barbarian soldiers rushed towards the city like before!
Several barely functioning city defense equipment threw stones at the barbarians, but with little effect. Soon, the barbarians boarded the city and the two sides started a hand-to-hand battle!
Zhao Haiping rushed forward again and stayed at the general's side.
Because he knew very well that no matter how many people died, General Geng Zhong could not die. Once the general was killed and the morale of the city collapsed, the army would immediately be defeated.
Fortunately, this time, he found that the difficulty of the battle had actually dropped compared to before.
Because all the soldiers are now full and their morale is high, their combat effectiveness is obviously not at the same level as before!
Moreover, the deputy general Zhao Haiping's appeal to the soldiers has also been significantly improved.
In the first stage, Zhao Haiping rarely got much support when he rushed into the crowd. In most cases, he fought alone. But now, wherever Zhao Haiping rushes, there will always be someone to follow him without hesitation.
Forming a small group greatly reduced Zhao Haiping's pressure and allowed him to attack the Beidi barbarians to the maximum extent.
Zhao Haiping didn't know how long he had been slashing. In the end, he was fighting almost entirely on instinct. He almost died suddenly several times, but the Dachu soldiers around him braved life and death to block the knife for him.
That's how he survived.
Finally, the last Beidi barbarian soldier on top of the city fell under his sword.
Zhao Haiping felt that he was about to collapse. He leaned on the ground with a long knife and barely maintained his standing position.
At this time, he was covered in blood, and the armor on his body was also full of knife marks.
Looking back, I saw that at the top of the city where corpses were piled up, General Geng Zhong was also covered in blood, but fortunately he was not seriously injured.
"Did you keep it?"
Happiness came so suddenly that Zhao Haiping even felt uncomfortable for a while.
However, the copy did not end or enter the third stage as he imagined.
The rumbling war drums under the city sounded again!
Zhao Haiping couldn't help being shocked. He quickly looked down the city and saw that the Beidi barbarians were gathering again!
Obviously, although the first round of offensive did not capture the city and the Beidi barbarians suffered heavy losses, they still firmly believed that the Chu soldiers were at the end of their strength, so they had to launch the second round of offensive regardless of the cost!
The soldiers on the city all looked desperate.
Because they are indeed approaching their limit at this time, and if there is another round of such an attack, they will definitely not be able to sustain it.
At this moment, a soldier came quickly to report.
"General! Out of the water, out of the water!"
General Geng Zhong's blood-stained face showed an expression of hopelessness. After thinking for a moment, he immediately said: "Hurry up and transport the water to the top of the city!"
Soon, buckets of well water were delivered to the city.
Seeing that the barbarian attack was imminent, General Geng Zhong ordered that all the well water be poured down.
General Geng Zhong stood at the top of the city and laughed loudly: "Beidi barbarians! So what if you try your best to cut off my water source? I am a great Chu, I have God's help!"
Other soldiers also stood at the top of the city and laughed.
Buckets of well water were poured down, and the Beidi barbarians who were about to launch an attack couldn't help but look at each other and hesitated to move forward.
Obviously, even the leading Beidi general was hesitant.
They were unable to attack for a long time, and their internal morale was already low. This time they cut off the stream and cut off the water source in the city. They thought that given time, the Dachu soldiers in the city could die of thirst, but they did not expect that these Dachu soldiers were not only vigorous and vigorous, but also more capable than the last.
, and also found a new water source in the city!
Could it be that it is really God’s protection?
At this time, the confidence of the Beidi barbarians suffered a fatal blow and finally collapsed.
On top of the city, Zhao Haiping barely supported his body and slowly recovered his strength.
If we follow the historical script, it is time for the Beidi barbarians to retreat at this time.
But this is not real history after all. Who knows if this game will suddenly become inappropriate.
Therefore, he could only wait patiently with great anxiety.
Finally, he saw that the Beidi barbarians did not launch another attack, but finally gave up and chose to retreat.
Only then did Zhao Haiping let out a deep breath. His strength was exhausted, his vision went dark, and he fell to the top of the city.
The second stage is finally passed!
…
There was thick fog in the field of vision.
Zhao Haiping's previous fatigue and pain all disappeared.
But this is not good news for him, because he knows very well that the speculated third stage is really coming!
The heavy fog cleared, and Zhao Haiping returned to the familiar city head.
But this time, it is completely different from the previous two stages.
Everything as far as the eye could see was covered with white snow, and large snowflakes were falling in the sky, falling on the shoulders of the soldiers guarding the city.
The gray on the heads of those soldiers was not snow, but white hair.
Some of these soldiers were stooped, some had haggard faces, and all of them turned into old men in their seventies!
Looking down at himself again, Zhao Haiping found that his body had become very old, and the armor on his body was even more dilapidated.
The body is still strong, but it is completely incomparable to the state when he was young.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Haiping felt a gust of cold wind penetrate through the gaps in his armor, freezing to the bone.
Although he was wearing cotton-padded clothes under his armor, the cotton wadding had gone nowhere in the cracks. He could only shiver in the cold wind.
Other soldiers were in even worse shape.
Below the city, the rumbling war drums of the Beidi people could be heard again.
Zhao Haiping couldn't help but sigh, the last glimmer of hope was finally shattered.
This game is really inappropriate!
I guess you have three stages, do you really have them?
