After Han Yun was silent for a moment, he said leisurely,
"Look carefully at these people. They are all skinny and skinny. Some of them dropped their weapons on the ground because they couldn't run.
Loulan is so barren that they don't have enough to eat on weekdays, making it difficult to survive, let alone now that they have all given up production and come to fight.
Neither their family nor the country had much food left. The food they could bring during this expedition was limited, and they probably all ate it on the way.
They came here and passed through the Hami Kingdom, and they might bear some of the food and grass for them, but the Hami Kingdom is not rich either. It is already very difficult to support an army of more than 100,000 people. How long can it provide food and grass for the 200,000 people in Loulan.
There is no need for us to cut off their food routes. I suspect that they have already run out of food. Today they charged and left corpses on the ground, probably to prepare for the night's rations. "
Rations?
After hearing his words, everyone was startled at first, and then immediately felt their stomachs turning.
This so-called ration is the meat of their own race.
A general asked stutteringly,
"Hou...Master Hou, do you think they will really eat the corpses under the city?"
"Otherwise, I can't think of anything else for them to eat, and the enemy army will definitely collapse without a fight."
Speaking of this, Han Yun suddenly asked Nie Ze,
"Have you been able to clear out the wilderness these days?"
"Absolutely. When I asked the Baozhai Army to withdraw, I also asked them to drive away the people. There are not many people around us, but there are still many people, farmers, and hunters in the Qilian Mountains to the south.
When most of the people heard that the enemy was about to attack, they followed the army into Yumen Pass and waited until the enemy retreated before going back.
A small number of people took food and hid in the mountains.
After these people ran out of food, they went to the surrounding areas to plunder, but they couldn't grab much food. The food they looted in one day was not as much as they consumed in one day. "
Nie Ze said with a confident smile.
Zhao Long also said,
"Master Marquis, when the enemy's rear team rushes up, I will lead the Zhenbei Army out of the city and charge for a while. I will directly disrupt the opponent's formation and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."
The Zhenbei Army is a special cavalry force. The enemy's army, which has neither enough to eat nor weapons, is bound to win.
It is easier to fight them than to fight the peasant rebels.
"good."
Han Yun nodded directly, but suddenly felt something was wrong and said again,
"Marshal Nie is the commander-in-chief of the entire army. Just ask him."
Nie Ze is the commander-in-chief of the Yumen Pass Guard Army and is in charge of an army of 200,000. In wartime, coordinated operations are needed, so the Zhenbei Army naturally has to discuss with others when going to war.
Feeling the respect, Nie Ze immediately smiled and said,
"Okay, I also want to see how strong the Zhenbei Army's combat effectiveness is. It costs so much money to feed the elites. General Zhao, please don't let me down."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Zhao Long smiled confidently. If the Zhenbei Army couldn't defeat the rabble in front of them, then he could really raise his head and come to see them.
Nie Ze said again,
"After the Zhenbei Army has repelled the enemy, I will send people to reduce the fire on the corpses outside. Firstly, it can prevent the plague from occurring. Secondly, the enemy will not even be able to eat the corpses, forcing the enemy to retreat. "
If there are too many corpses left untreated, plague will occur.
On the battlefield, the plague is a demon that neither side dares to unleash.
Nie Ze sent people to prepare firewood and kerosene, and Zhao Long also got up and left, gathering the Zhenbei Army.
At this time, Qi Xiaoyu came over with Xiao Yuxin in his arms, climbed the city wall, and came to Han Yun's side.
"Why did you come up here?"
Seeing the two girls, an older one and a younger one, coming to him, Han Yun couldn't help but smile.
"I'm concerned about the war. I heard that there are 300,000 enemy troops this time, so we just wanted to come over and see if we can be of any help."
Qi Xiaoyu hung his Tianshui sword bow behind him. Looking at it, he was indeed ready for battle.
Han Yun took Xiao Yuxin, pointed to the Loulan army below and said,
"With such a ragtag group of people, whose fighting ability is inferior to that of the refugees, it is undoubtedly wishful thinking to break through our Yumen Pass.
Not to mention three hundred thousand, even three million could collapse in two days. "
Han Yun's tone was very confident, but he was also telling the truth.
The more soldiers and horses, the better. Firstly, it tests the commander's command ability, and secondly, it tests the country's logistical capabilities.
What we fight for is, firstly, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, and secondly, the country's grain reserves and military weapons production capacity. This is the comprehensive capability.
Dachuan has a population of tens of millions, and it is difficult to support an army of more than three million.
If it were an enemy country, they could be defeated by just food and grass. If they ran out of food halfway, the army would mutiny.
The best example is right in front of you. There is no food and grass for a mere 300,000 people, and you still want to lay down the impregnable Yumen Pass?
What a joke.
Qi Xiaoyu also noticed something unusual. She looked at the army below, frowned and said,
"Why are these people so thin? They don't even have any decent weapons, and they are sent out to fight with just this kind of armament? Isn't this looking for death?
It's not as good as the demon clan's army. At least they don't have to worry about food. Those who survive can eat the corpses of their companions. "
"So can they."
Han Yun said lightly.
Qi Xiaoyu was startled and immediately understood what Han Yun meant, and then felt a chill.
"But they are humans, how can humans...
Oh, even if they are monsters, they drive wild beasts to fight. After the fight, they eat the meat of the beasts. Those beasts that survive also eat the meat of the wild beasts. People of the same race who are wise do not eat their own race. How can they... "
"Humans are so hungry that they will do anything. Not to mention eating their companions, they will even cut their own flesh with a knife."
"What should I do? It's so disgusting."
Qi Xiaoyu frowned.
Looking at Qi Xiaoyu, whose mother's heart was overflowing, Han Yun chuckled and said,
"So we have to help them. Help them burn the corpses so that they can't eat them, and this human tragedy can be avoided."
"That makes sense."
Qi Xiaoyu nodded. She was kind, but her kindness did not include her enemies.
You are coming to kill me, and you still expect me to be kind to you? Then you don't know the power of explosive arrows.
Qi Xiaoyu has always been ruthless towards her enemies. Of course, she is only ruthless towards foreign enemies and those who want to kill her. Unlike Old Demon Han, whoever offends him will destroy the entire clan.
Regardless of whether you are a baby or an old man, we will kill them all to avoid future troubles.
The words she just said were purely out of disgust, not out of pity for the enemy.
In her opinion, it would be better if all these enemies starved to death, which would save them from using up the arrows at Yumen Pass to roll wood and rocks.
After all, these things are very laborious to build.
