The general in charge of statistics stood up and made a report.
There was silence in the big tent.
After three days of fierce attack, not only many soldiers were injured, but also a lot of arrows were consumed.
We can't continue fighting like this!
All the generals of the Chu State did not expect that a battle against Vietnam that they thought was inevitable and easy would turn out to be so unsatisfactory.
It can be said that it was a blow to the three armies of Chu State that were in full swing!
"General Zhuguo, it is unwise to attack blindly. Is it possible to bypass this city?" A bold general stood up and asked.
Qu Ping slowly shook his head.
Jianyang City is the gateway to the border of Vietnam.
The city is surrounded by mountains on both sides. If you want to go around it, you have to go around it for at least hundreds of miles.
Moreover, only after capturing Jianyang and using the dangerous pass of Jianyang as the hub, can the Chu army advance, attack, and retreat to defend!
At the beginning, Zhao Hua once saw blood and said: If you want to attack Yue, you must first capture [Jianyang].
Qu Ping said in a deep voice: "Our Chu army will destroy this city - generals, who can do anything about it?"
Wu Bi stood up and said in a rich voice: "I have an army of more than 100,000 in Da Chu, and the garrison in the city is only 10,000 at best - even one person can spit on this city!"
"Please allow General Zhu to allow me to take the main attack. If we cannot capture this city, Wu Ben is willing to come and see us!"
At this moment, the former general looked really miserable!
These days, Qu Ping ordered the three armies to take turns fighting.
Perhaps because of the unfavorable first battle, Wu Ben acted with a desperate attitude every time he was ordered to attack, and even led his own troops to the front many times.
Wu Ben now has a huge bloody scar on his face, and his left arm is hung up with two white cloths, looking very sad.
The generals in the tent became angry when they heard this!
The tenacious Vietnamese army also angered these Chu generals.
For a time, the sound of war could not be heard.
Qu Ping frowned.
Although the generals were still useful, the morale of the ordinary soldiers of Chu was very low.
Although the generals are high-spirited, the proposed method is nothing more than to continue to attack the city with ants...
In the past few days, the Chu army has suffered more than a thousand casualties, while the Vietnamese army has suffered very few casualties. It is estimated that it has only suffered about a hundred casualties so far.
If we continue to attack like this, we will only increase casualties.
Qu Ping frowned and remained silent for a long time.
The calls for battle from the generals in the tent gradually disappeared.
This group of senior generals all knew that their request for a fight just now was just an act of anger and impulsiveness. Now that they calmed down, they looked at each other and lowered their heads and remained silent.
"Ahem..." Suddenly there were two dry coughs.
The generals turned around and saw that it was Xiong Wuliang, the leader on the right.
Xiong Wuliang raised his hand and said: "Well... the general has an idea."
The generals were greatly surprised and looked at Xiong Wuliang with obvious doubts in their eyes.
We are such warriors who have been on the battlefield for a long time and there is nothing we can do against Jianyang.
You, a kid who has never fought before, think you have an idea?
The injured Wu Bi frowned and reminded in a rough voice: "Leading the army on the right, you must not speak nonsense at this time!"
Qu Ping was very interested.
These days, he has probably figured out the temperament of this old friend's son - this guy is a greedy boy who has no profit and can't afford to die early.
It only took a few days for this guy to make Zhongli Junmi lose all his money and even his underwear.
Not to mention that in the past few days, Wu Bi and other generals were desperately fighting for life and death under Jianyang City... This damn Xiong Wuliang has been secretly instructing his subordinate Zhong Hua to transport supplies to the army. The Yue people in the villages along the way were coaxed and tricked into moving to his fiefdom in Quyang County!
It’s even plausible!
What is it said - move the Yue people away to avoid causing chaos in the rear of the army.
Speechless...
Now Qu Ping could see clearly - Qu Yangjun was here to benefit his fiefdom, and he didn't intend to make any military exploits.
Such lazy people would definitely not speak if they didn't have some confidence.
"Leader on the right, let me tell the generals what to say." Qu Ping said, "Don't use any more ant attack methods."
"Humph," an inappropriate snort came from the corner!
The generals looked and saw that it was Mi Fei who was leading the army on the left!
This guy has been wilting in the military camp these days.
The property that he had managed for many years in his fiefdom was being happily taken back to Quyang in large trucks by Xiong Wuliang.
Mi Fei is extremely frustrated! I can't stay in this bullshit camp for a second, but I can't go back to Zhongli yet.
Turning around and running away now is called running away from the battlefield.
Seeing everyone's eyes turning towards him, Mi Fei forced a smile and looked at Xiong Wuliang with unconcealable resentment in his eyes!
"Qu Yangjun, so many generals can't do anything, but you can do something?"
"Huangkou boy, have you ever fought in a war?"
"I want to see what nonsense are you going to say to fool us?"
"You know, little boy - there is no such thing as joking in the army!"
Xiong Wuliang smiled freely!
Even though Mi wasted no time in dealing with his face, there was no hint of anger on his face!
"How about... bet another 10,000 gold?" The unscrupulous young man smiled with sincerity on his face.
Mi Fei was furious and wanted to rebel, but she couldn't say anything to Xiong Wuliang's face, which was full of sincere smiles and even a bit of hope.
For a moment, it felt like something was choking in my throat.
My face turned red from holding it back!
Seeing that Mi Fei stopped talking, Xiong Wuliang smiled a little disappointedly, and then said in a deep voice to the generals in the tent——
"It is not advisable to attack the city with ants."
"We might as well use a large number of catapults to destroy Jianyang!"
"Oh?" Former general Wu Ben couldn't hold back and stood up first to question: "The Jianyang city wall is made of huge stones, not an ordinary city wall built with rammed earth."
"If you want to demolish such a strong city, you will need at least a hundred catapults!"
"The stone bullets consumed are not a few!"
"How can we build so many catapults in such a short period of time? How can we have so many stone bullets?"
Although Qu Ping at the top did not speak, he shook his head slightly, feeling a little disappointed.
It is not easy to blast open the city wall of Jianyang City.
Even if they really had the patience to build more than a hundred trebuchets, the number of stone bullets consumed every day would be an astronomical number.
Even if 150,000 Chu troops went to quarry stones every day and grind stone bullets day and night, it would still take more than a month.
According to Qu Ping's original plan, Da Chu's army should have entered the hinterland of Yue within a month!
Mi Fei, who had already shut up, even sneered from the side: "How dare you seek the country?"
Facing everyone's doubts, Xiong Wuliang smiled slightly and looked at Qu Ping——
"General Zhu Guo, our Quyang County can provide catapults and stone bullets for the army!"
"As long as the general agrees, the weapons can be delivered to the camp in less than three days!"
"No need to worry about the consumed stone bullets, Quyang County can completely supply them!"
"Use massive amounts of flying rocks to destroy Jianyang City!"
Qu Ping cheered up!
"There are no jokes in the army. I dare to ask Qu Yangjun whether this statement is true?" Qu Ping asked in a deep voice.
"Of course it's true!" Xiong Wuliang coughed lightly: "It's just..."
Qu Ping waved his hand: "If you have any difficulties, just tell me! I will fully accept it!"
Xiong Wuliang smiled coquettishly: "That's all for the generals... It's not easy to build these catapults and stone bombs, and they cost a lot of money..."
Qu Ping put his hand on his forehead, dumbfounded!
Grandma!
I just know that your kid has no profit and can’t afford it early!
Even I dare to blackmail you!
