"Master, there is obviously a lot of kerosene..." Shaohu's eyes widened, and there was great doubt in his small eyes.
Xiong Wuliang glanced back at Shaohu and said matter-of-factly: "Of course."
The river outside Yingdu that was once blocked by Sima Cuo has long been dredged. The Ping'a Navy and the Hanjiang Navy of Chu State have been continuously transporting supplies on the river and continuing to supply blood to Yingdu... Of course Yingdu There is no shortage of supplies.
At this moment, Yingdu is not fighting alone!
Through shipping, the navy not only transported grain, grass, ordnance, kerosene and other necessary supplies from areas outside Yingdu, but also continued to transport more soldiers.
At this moment, Xiong Wuliang has nearly 50,000 troops!
The main reason is that the Qin, Wei and Han coalition forces committed too many crimes - as soon as they heard that these invaders were coming, the towns around Yingdu were very enthusiastic about joining the army.
In addition, Xiong Wuliang has no shortage of food and copper coins in his hands at the moment... The Chu State has a large population. As soon as everyone heard that they were fighting with Marquis Quyang, their last worries disappeared.
Shaohu was confused!
"Didn't you say that... there isn't much kerosene left?" The hairy-chested monster scratched its thick, dark chest hair in confusion.
Xiong Wuliang stood still, with a strange smile on his face: "Who said that?"
Shaohu scratched his head and thought about it...
It seems that no one really said that.
but……
"If there is enough kerosene, why didn't Sima Cuo increase his efforts when he attacked the city a few days ago?" Shaohu asked -
"At that time, the Lord ordered that half of the catapult should throw kerosene and the other half should throw stones."
"If we throw the kerosene with all our strength... all the 10,000 elite coalition troops will fall outside Yingdu City! How can we leave thousands of remaining soldiers to flee back?"
When Shaohu said this, the expression on his honest face looked a little guilty.
The first wave of people who rushed into the battle were all elite soldiers from Qin, Wei and Han.
If all of them can be retained, not only will the enemy's high-end combat power be severely damaged, but the enemy's morale will also be greatly damaged.
As a result, Xiong Wuliang ordered a limited amount of kerosene thrown.
However, thousands of enemy soldiers escaped with their lives and fled back.
Xiong Wuliang smiled.
"You are such a reckless man, but you have grown a brain now..." Xiong Wuliang chuckled and praised, but still did not explain Shaohu's question: "Let's go and see my treasure house of Dachu!"
"Let's see if I can find you a good sword for this black guy!"
As soon as Shaohu heard this, all the questions in his stomach were thrown out of the sky, and his nostrils dilated with excitement... He didn't even bother to ask any more questions.
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At this moment.
Ge Suyi lay on the horse's back, with his feet in the stirrups and his hands off the reins, feeling the night wind blowing across his cheeks, feeling waves of pleasure surge through him.
As one of the strongest warriors on the grassland, the excitement brought by galloping horses and wielding swords and halberds has already been engraved in his blood!
A big battle is about to begin, and Ge Suyi is already extremely excited!
Just behind Ge Suyi, ten thousand knights of the Cavalry were marching in the dark night, like a moving black wall.
They were not riding fast - although Xiong Wuliang was willing to spend money, there were always things that money could not solve. For example, the Xiaocai Army has always been relatively poor in terms of war horses. It is not as good as the Qin Army cavalry or the Zhao Army cavalry with two or even three horses per person, so it is necessary to try to preserve the physical strength of the war horses before fighting.
The slender branches stood upright in the dark night, like a dense forest.
The half-vest is paired with a breastplate and a long spear - although this heroic cavalry army has not experienced any real fierce battles, its impact and lethality cannot be underestimated.
Ten thousand cavalry marched along the plain terrain, and the arrow of attack pointed directly at [Ganyukou]!
In the distance, the dark [Neifang Mountain] is getting closer and closer, and the beacon tower on the mountain still maintains a harmonious silence.
Ge Suyi breathed a sigh of relief, and ordered in an urn voice: "Speed up, stay stealthy - pass through Neifang Mountain as soon as possible!"
The Ten Thousand Knights did not speak, but silently arranged the armor on their bodies, carefully reducing any risk of exposure...
There is at most one hour before we can reach Ganyukou!
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The main camp of the Qin, Wei and Han coalition forces.
The sound of rapid footsteps came from outside the camp... Sima Cuo had obviously been sleeping deeply for a long time, but he opened his eyes as if he was as happy as a soul. He turned over and sat up vigilantly, and asked in a low voice: "Who is it?"
Bai Qi's voice came from outside: "Guowei, someone is coming from Xianyang and I want to see him urgently."
Sima Cuo was very surprised.
Since he led the troops on the expedition, the country has retained full trust in Sima Cuo and has basically not interfered with any affairs on the front line.
Empress Dowager Mi and Prime Minister Wei Ran worked hard to do logistical work for Sima Cuo - not only did they not give instructions on the front line, but unless Sima Cuo took the initiative to report, Xianyang rarely even sent envoys to understand the current war situation.
what is it today?
Not only did he send an envoy over thousands of miles away, but he even had to stay up all night to ask for an audience?
Sima Cuo suddenly felt nervous—could there be changes in the country? !
Thinking of this, Sima Cuo couldn't sit still... he immediately jumped down from the bed, put on a piece of clothing in two or two, and walked out in a hurry.
As he walked, he ordered: "Gather the generals! Hurry!"
After walking out in three steps, Sima Cuo seemed to suddenly remember something, and quickly changed his order: "Don't beat the drum, don't wake up Gongsun Xi and Bao Yuan... just gather all the generals of Qin!"
After a while, all the Qin army generals arrived.
No one knew what was going on, and the generals' doubtful eyes flickered over the envoy.
Sima Cuo showed full respect. He first led the envoy to the main seat, and then led all the generals to hand over the envoy: "Sima Cuo (Bai Qi and others) respectfully invites the envoy from Xianyang to express his wishes!"
The envoy looked gloomy, with big dark circles under his eyes. He had obviously traveled several days and nights. Faced with the humility of the generals, he was not polite and said succinctly: "According to the order of Prime Minister Wei Ran - capture After Mi Liang, Marquis of Quyang of Chu, there is no need to escort Xianyang, just behead him on the spot!"
Everyone present was a little confused.
ah?
Just such a thing? One sentence in the letter can explain it clearly. Is it necessary to send a messenger in a serious manner?
How many people's dreams have been disturbed by gathering all night long?
Isn't it?
Sima Cuo was also a little dissatisfied. He frowned and asked confirmingly: "Didn't I say before that after Xiong Wuliang is captured, he will be escorted to Xianyang and sentenced to death?"
The messenger said firmly: "Reply to the Lieutenant--the order has changed!"
Sima Cuo didn't understand, but nodded anyway.
On the contrary, the messenger secretly smacked his tongue in his heart——
Just a few days ago, the Queen Mother, Wei Ran and a group of close ministers persuaded Princess Yingzhuo to remarry in the Political Palace... But the princess was also a tough-tempered person and actually openly hijacked Prime Minister Wei Ran to demand the protection of Xiong Wuliang's life. .
Although the Empress Dowager Mi strictly ordered this matter to be kept secret, it spread like wildfire.
Prime Minister Wei Ran regarded this matter as a great shame and humiliation——
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