"Grand Governor! According to reports, the Shu army has run out of food. Will our army send personnel to persuade them to surrender?" A general bent down and asked.
What can be expected is that after this battle, the word "Agent" in front of Wei Qing's "Acting Governor" will definitely be removed. However, I don't know which state Wei Qing, the governor-general, will be placed in later.
But whether it is Liangzhou or Yizhou, it is obvious that Wei Qing at this time is someone that many generals must fawn over.
"Don't worry, I'll starve him for another ten days or so, until the enemy has no power to resist!" Wei Qing shook his head.
Although the Shu army had run out of food at this time, it had only just run out of food. At this time, it definitely still had the strength to fight, although it really only had the strength to fight the last battle. It’s already the last minute, so it’s better to be cautious, even in the next few days.
Furthermore, there are always more solutions than difficulties. At this time, if the Shu army boiled their leather armor or belts in water, it might not be impossible for them to survive for a few days.
Wei Qing is going to starve these Shu troops for a while now. When these Shu troops are completely exhausted, if they persuade them to surrender at that time, it will really be a matter of course. Even Zhou Yafu and other generals can't stop it.
After that time, are these Shu troops who are already going crazy with hunger? If the Jin army lures them with food and the generals of the Shu army prevent these soldiers from surrendering, I am afraid that these Shu troops who are going crazy with hunger will be able to kill them first. Those generals were fighting each other alive!
Human nature has never been able to withstand the test. The more life and death comes, the more thoroughly human nature will be exposed.
If those generals really want to prevent these soldiers from living, no matter how prestigious those generals usually are, it will be useless at that time. Maybe for some extreme soldiers, the generals who stop them will become a plate of food for others.
The generals in Shu, headed by Zhou Yafu, were like ants on a hot pot at this time, anxious. But no matter how anxious they are, there is no food in their hands, even if there is no food, they can't think of an effective solution.
During this period of time, Zhou Yafu and the others organized counterattacks one after another, but neither Wei Qing nor Yang Xuangan were able to guard their one-third acre of land. The Sichuan natural barrier that they were once proud of was now became their nightmare.
And when the food ran out, they no longer even had the right to launch a final counterattack, and it seemed that they could only wait quietly for death. After all, if there is no food, how can those soldiers accompany you to fight on an empty stomach?
Fighting is a physical job, and it is an extremely demanding physical job. If they go hungry, even if they do not die on the battlefield, they may not be able to survive after the battle.
Because of Liu Che's death and the fact that they themselves were in a desperate situation, the Shu army's morale had plummeted and they now had little will to resist!
Every day that passes, Zhou Yafu and the others feel heavier.
After the fifth day of food shortage, deserters inevitably appeared. Some soldiers colluded with the soldiers guarding the door and opened the door and escaped directly. Moreover, a thousand soldiers escaped.
In desperation, Zhou Yafu could only send his Xiliu Camp to guard the closed door. As the Xiliu Battalion trained by himself, their fighting will is far beyond that of ordinary soldiers. This is currently the only unit that Zhou Yafu trusts!
However, even Xiliu Camp cannot stop these hungry soldiers from looking for hope of survival!
Just one day later, because a group of soldiers wanted to forcefully rush out of the gate again, there was already a bloody incident with Xiliu Camp.
And something even more terrifying happened. The hungry soldiers in the army turned their attention to the corpses of their compatriots. Hundreds of corpses were devoured in an instant, but it was still a drop in the bucket.
Of course, this kind of thing is actually not a big deal in troubled times! In really troubled times, it is common for people to change their children and eat them. For those who are more serious, like Cao Cao and Chi You, it is not impossible to use "dried meat" as food when there is no food and grass!
After a series of bloody incidents occurred, especially after the army began to use food to lure the Shu army, the hungry Shu army attacked the city gate more and more. Even Zhou Yafu fell into despair and could only temporarily Xiliu Camp withdrew first, which was almost equivalent to Zhou Yafu having released his control over the closing of the sword pavilion at this time.
Zhou Yafu could tell at this time that if he insisted on letting Xiliu Camp continue to guard the closing of the sword pavilion, then this elite infantryman trained by himself would be destroyed in the hands of his own people!
No matter how powerful Xiliu Camp is, without food, it will only be a sick tiger. Moreover, Xiliu Camp was only a small part of the entire Shu army.
If we insist on blocking it, these bloodshed incidents will only increase in number and scale. If there are too many ants, they will kill the elephant. Under the continuous attack from the soldiers who are directly looking for a way out, the losses of his Xiliu Camp will only increase. In the end, it is really impossible to hold on.
In the end, Zhou Yafu, who was helpless, had no choice but to look away! After all, they are all sons of Shu. Letting them live is the last thing Zhou Yafu can do for them!
Not only Zhou Yafu had to look away, but Lu Guang, Ma Chao and others also had to look away.
To put it bluntly, these hungry soldiers are no different from crazed beasts. Especially when the Jin army openly grills meat outside the pass every day, if they dare to stop these crazed soldiers If they were in front of them, they would be forced to drown in the crowd.
These generals all hid some food more or less, but even so, even if they still hid some food, they had to eat it in private every day, or even eat it raw to keep it secret.
If these soldiers knew that there was food hidden in the current Jiange, it would definitely be a wonderful thing at that time.
Lu Guang, Ma Chao and others are not Zhou Yafu, and they don't have a loyal Xiliu Ying who was personally trained by their side. Now the only people around them who can barely believe it are some of their personal guards!
(End of chapter)
