At the foot of Fuli Fortress, the Qi army's Jiang Yu camped.
Jiang Yu's cheeks have lost some weight.
Firstly, it was because of anxiety, and secondly, because Qi Jun had begun to save food.
During the Warring States Period, food production was not high, and ordinary people only had two meals a day - dinner was a luxury that only wealthy families could enjoy.
Anyway, there is no such thing as "nightlife" at this time - usually farmers don't have much entertainment at night. After planting the fields at seven or eight o'clock, it's time to go to bed as soon as it gets dark.
Eat breakfast so you have the energy to work in the morning, eat lunch so you have the energy to work in the afternoon...Eat dinner? What a waste!
But when marching and fighting, they had to eat three meals a day.
One is to maintain morale - as we all know, people will be irritable when they are hungry.
Secondly, it is to deal with encounters that may break out at night, so that the soldiers have relatively sufficient physical strength at all times.
But in the past ten days, Qi Jun has not been able to maintain even two daily meals, let alone three meals a day!
From Jiang Yu on down, all Qi army officers only have one meal a day.
At the same time, the Qi army soldiers, who were dizzy with hunger, continued their attack on Fulisai!
Jiang Yu rubbed his thin cheeks, trying to restore some rosiness to his face.
Damn Xiong Wuliang!
A Fuli fortress has become an insurmountable chasm for Qi soldiers.
At this moment, there were another seven to eight thousand casualties under Jiang Yu's command - there were only more than fifteen thousand soldiers under his command who could fight.
On the other hand, Fulisai still has inexhaustible arrows.
The Qi soldiers risked their lives to fight, but they almost never reached the top of Fulisai.
That damn Xiong Wuliang, every time it was meal time, he would lead the Chu army to eat on the top of the city while beating gongs and drums - a few days ago, he even roasted a dozen pigs on the top of the city in front of all the Qi soldiers. …
Think back to that scene...
The rich aroma of meat filled the battlefield. The Qi soldiers all stared blankly at the laughing Chu soldiers on the city wall, swallowing hard.
Xiong Wuliang, you really deserve to die!
Jiang Yu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Our army will continue to attack Fulisai. With the current level of food supply, it is impossible for the soldiers to have sufficient physical strength."
"Send the order - increase the plunder of surrounding villages and towns! At all costs, we must ensure that the soldiers have enough food!"
A lieutenant general stood up and handed over his hand: "General, the surrounding villages and towns have been looted - even the bark of the trees has been removed. There is no way there is anything left to eat..."
Jiang Yu's eyes stood up and he said grimly——
"If the food is gone, isn't there still meat to eat?"
The generals were startled for a moment, and then became frightened - did the general mean to eat...
Jiang Yu snorted coldly and said with murderous intent: "It's time for the remaining Chu people to sacrifice themselves for our Qi army!"
"I look at the lives of those Chu people as though they were nothing!"
"It is their honor to devote themselves to our Daqi!"
The generals looked at each other in shock, and finally had to obey the order: "I will obey the general's order."
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Xiong Wuliang stood on top of Fuli Fortress, his face ashen.
Now defending the city is no longer a problem.
The Song State has officially fallen into the arms of the Chu State. Now there is no need to worry about food, arrows, and civilians. Although the wealthy Song State is useless in fighting, it can provide Xiong Wuliang with sufficient support.
Some Song troops even rushed to Fulisai to assist the Chu troops under Xiong Wuliang's command in the defense.
Jiang Yu's remnants are already like turtles in a urn - they will be annihilated sooner or later.
What made Xiong Wuliang furious was the tragic situation below the city!
Qi Jun was so hungry that they ate everything!
Xiong Wuliang stared coldly at Jiang Yu's purple Chinese army flag, already condemning this man to death in his heart.
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On September 2, Prince Mi Heng's 200,000 troops continued to march north.
The Chu army, which was well supplied and had high morale, was advancing all the way. The Qi army, which had been out of food for a long time, was no match at all.
In the first battle, more than 7,000 Qi troops were wiped out. Jiang Yu led the remaining troops and fled to the northeast in a panic.
[Xiapi] was recaptured by the Chu army, and the siege of Fuli Fortress was lifted.
After more than half a month, Mi Heng saw Xiong Wuliang again. He stepped forward and bowed deeply: "Brother Wang, you have done a great job in winning this battle!"
Xiong Wuliang's lightning talisman left the fortress, which seemed to be the turning point of the entire battle——
The Qi army under Jiang Yu was surrounded and eaten. In order to rescue Jiang Yu's troops, the Qi army brazenly sent troops to the Song Dynasty, which caused the Song Dynasty to surrender to the Chu Kingdom and pay grain... The Chu Kingdom then had enough food and grass to mobilize more troops...
The strategy of Surprise Attack Fu Lisai was a complete victory!
A clever plan, a breakthrough, a chain reaction, and a great victory for Chu!
But at this moment, the face of Xiong Wuliang, the greatest contributor, was extremely gloomy.
The tragic situation in Picheng was beyond Xiong Wuliang's expectation!
After seeing [Jin Bei] being slaughtered, Xiong Wuliang had already been mentally prepared for the brutality of the Qi army.
But after seeing Xiapi with ten rooms and nine empty rooms, Xiong Wuliang still couldn't control the anger in his heart!
The Chu people who were lucky enough to survive threw themselves in front of Prince Mi Heng's chariot and howled bitterly, regardless of their status.
"Qi people, they kill everyone they see!"
"My wife, my children..."
"Please, Your Highness, avenge us!"
"Qi people, they even eat people!"
…
Mi Heng's face couldn't hold back the smile.
Xiapi City, the once prosperous and important town of Chu State - is now in terrible condition!
Xiong Wuliang cupped his hands and said, "Brother Wang, it's better to chase the poor bandits with the remaining brave men!"
Huang Xie, who was next to Mi Heng, did not confront Xiong Wuliang this time. The future Chun Shenjun was also furious with his face at this moment.
Huang Xie completely agreed with Xiong Wuliang's point of view: "Prince, there are nine cities to the north of Xiapi."
"The Qi army is on the verge of collapse at this time. It is time to pursue the victory and regain all the lost ground in one fell swoop!" Huang Xie's childish voice was decisive.
Mi Heng nodded slowly.
Looking at the miserable situation of Chu Min next to him, a trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes——
"Qi General Jiang Yu actually did such a tragic thing!"
"Send the order - the three armies continue to move north! Annihilate Jiang Yu!"
The generals of the Chu army responded with a livid face!
After seeing the tragic situation in Xiapi, the Chu army no longer had any sympathy for the Qi army under Jiang Yu!
…
The remaining defeated soldiers under Jiang Yu's command fled north, abandoning their helmets and armor, and lost all the menacing power they had when they came.
The Chu army followed closely and regained the lost ground along the way.
In just ten days, hundreds of miles of lost land were almost completely recovered.
What made all the Chu soldiers look livid - these once-lost cities were almost without exception plundered and massacred by the Qi people!
"Kill! Kill everyone!" The red-eyed Chu soldiers shouted all over the mountains and plains.
Jiang Yu fled all the way to [Changshui].
This was the first county town of the Chu army to be conquered by the Qi army.
Now, the remaining three thousand Qi troops have all come to Changshui City and gathered together.
To the east of [Changshui] is [Langya] of the Yue Kingdom.
To the north are the vast mountains belonging to the Song Dynasty.
To the west and south are the 200,000 revenge-hungry Chu army under Mi Heng...
There is nowhere to escape!
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