Liu Mingzhi was worried that pressing too hard would cause the garrison in the city to tighten up and rebound violently, so he did not allow the army to attack the city.
Anyway, Fenshui City's food and grass have been burned, and he still has enough to control the city's defenders and attack with troops. If he can use his words and words to make Fenshui City's defenders come out and surrender, why bother with such a low-level strategy as attacking the city? .
Just as Shah Hanlu expected, the next day the letter from King Lu Ke of Dayuan had returned to Fenshui City.
The reply Shahhanlu received was that he was not allowed to kill horses to satisfy his hunger. In any case, he had to wait for four days for the army from Ershi City to arrive for support.
"What should General Shahanlu do? The soldiers are only three-thirds full. Once the people from Dalong Kingdom attack the city, Fenshui City will be in danger!"
"General, many soldiers have begun to look at the roasted whole lamb outside the city. Our current situation is very unfavorable. If we don't find a way, the morale of the army will definitely be in turmoil. It will be difficult to control it at that time!"
"Don't worry, let me think about it for a while. Your Majesty has ordered that horses are not allowed to be killed. Can you think of a way to replace it with something else?"
Shaboye looked at Shahanlu with an ugly face: "General, except for the war horses, the people took away everything they could when they evacuated Fenshui City. There is no other way but to kill the horses. The king has ordered that no horses be killed. But our letter was intercepted by the scouts from the Great Dragon Kingdom, and we didn’t receive the letter!”
"My general is very clear"
Shahanlu began to ponder with a troubled expression.
"Once the king learns about the treacherous things, all of us, including our families, will be doomed!"
"General, if the city is lost, do you think we will have a way to survive? In this case, it is better to kill the horses to feed ourselves. As long as we capture the dragon's horses and add them to our army, we won't tell you if you don't tell us!"
"What to do with the King's spies?"
Shaboye's face lit up and he clapped his hands immediately when he knew that Shahhanlu had agreed to his suggestion. One of Shaboye's soldiers came in carrying a bloody package.
"See the general, see the generals!"
Shahhanlu still didn't understand what was going on. He shook his head silently and looked at Shaboye with a frightened look in his eyes: "You actually killed someone in advance?"
"The situation is urgent and the general is forced to do so. Fenshui City cannot be lost. Korumi was shot to death by the bows and arrows of the Dragon Kingdom in order to detect the enemy's situation. We can only give him a good burial!"
Shah Hanlu took a deep breath: "Send the order, first kill ten thousand old war horses, roast meat for the soldiers, let them eat and drink well, no matter what, first stabilize the morale of the army, and persist until the reinforcements arrive. This general will definitely The great dragon commander was cut into pieces!"
"I have the order! The general will do it immediately!"
Shaboye hurried outside. As long as the soldiers had enough to eat and drink, everything would be no problem.
"General Shaboye, there is only enough water in the city for one day!"
Shaboye, who had just ran out, immediately met the soldiers who were delivering the order. His face froze when he heard the soldiers' words.
Shaboye also understood that the water stored in the water was used to put out the fire in the grain depot, but once the news reached the ears of the general, the general who had just made up his mind would definitely hesitate again.
"Come here, the general has something to tell you!"
"yes!"
"Listen"
"Uh, General you"
Shapoye held the exhausted soldier with his thick arms and walked towards a corner. After looking around, he casually threw the soldier to the ground, straightened his leather armor, and then walked towards the main baggage camp.
However, Shapoye did not stop the news that the water was gone. Che Lu, the general of the Liangcao Camp, saw that his soldiers had not returned, so he sent someone to deliver the message again.
Shapoye had just ordered the killing of the war horse, and General Shahan Luyigan rushed over in a hurry.
"Stop, don't kill the horse!"
The cook holding the sword panicked for a moment. He looked at Shaboye and then at Shahhanlu, not knowing what to do!
Shaboye's expression changed: "General, what's going on?"
"Did you deliberately hide the issue of insufficient water storage?"
"General, we can drink horse blood. The weather is not too hot right now. Storing horse blood for a day is not a problem. General, think twice!"
"Yes, storing horse blood for one day is not a problem, but do you know how many horses' blood is needed to supply the entire army of 150,000?"
"General, is there any other way besides this?"
"Go back to camp and discuss it again!"
"yes!"
Liu Mingzhi, from the Longwuwei camp, looked at the news from the scouts with a gloomy face.
"What a fool, you actually want to kill a horse to satisfy your hunger. You are really determined!"
Cheng Kai also looked depressed: "Commander, is the news reliable?"
"Deng Kun and his scouts bribed the guards of the Dawan Palace to get the news, or they told the truth while drunk, that Shah Hanlu actually wanted to kill war horses for food!"
"My dear, this is the first time we have encountered such a formidable opponent in the Western Expedition for so long. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to burn their horse meat. Commander, if we don't attack the city, wait until their reinforcements arrive to attack us. It’s very disadvantageous, let’s attack the city!”
"Don't worry, let me think about it again. The news I got now is that King Ruke of Dayuan did not allow Shah Hanlu to kill horses. This is a good thing. However, I am afraid that Shah Hanluyang will disobey him and pretend that he did not receive a reply. Based on the competition these days, it’s not like this guy can’t do it!”
"At this point, we have to stop them from killing horses, pretend to attack Fenshui City, and let them focus on defending the city!"
"How to feint?"
"The troops were divided into four groups to surround the four city gates, making them roar and the grass and trees were all soldiers. I have to give this Shahanru a good trick!"
"Got the order!"
Liu Mingzhi has encountered the most difficult opponent in history, and it has left him mentally exhausted. Although it has only been three days, it has already given Liu Mingzhi quite a headache.
However, Liu Mingzhi really didn't want the soldiers to use their bodies to fill the city wall unless he had to, but every time his strategy seemed to be resolved by Shah Hanlu.
Reinforcements from Ershi City will arrive in Fenshui City in about four days. Liu Mingzhi will have no choice but to attack Fenshui City by force if he can no longer use strategy to capture Fenshui City.
Taking Fenshui City without any bloodshed or letting Shah Hanlu go out to meet the enemy may be too natural for him!
"I don't know if the Song and Qing armies have fought against the armies of the Wusun Kingdom and the Yuezhi Kingdom!"
The thundering sound of rushing and killing resounded throughout Fenshui City from all directions. Shah Hanlu and others who were discussing were not afraid to rush towards the city wall without the slightest hesitation.
They didn't dare to bet that Dalong's army was bluffing and pretending to attack the city, so the matter of killing horses had to be put on hold.
On the city wall, Shah Hanlu breathed a sigh of relief when he knew that there were enemy troops on all sides of the city gates.
Both sides in the siege will suffer heavy casualties, but it is better than being surrounded by the dragon army and waiting to be killed!
"Thunder Stone Rolling Wood Archers Prepare!"
The guards held their hungry bodies and began to prepare for the dragon's enemy.
However, what made Shahhanru dumbfounded was that the menacing enemy army stopped moving beyond the range of the archers.
"God Kunlun, why don't you punish this despicable and shameless dragon commander!"
Liu Mingzhi had plenty of food and grass and could afford it, but Shahlu Khan couldn't afford it, not even for half a day!
Liu Mingzhi looked at Shalu Khan's furious appearance in the mirror, his face equally depressed.
The worst thing you can do is go out of the city and fight!
