"Lord, how are you?"
After a long time, Han Sui finally woke up to the sound of Cheng Gongying's voice.
"Strategic advisor, the army...how is the morale?"
Cheng Gongying turned his head away in embarrassment, not even daring to look into Han Sui's eyes.
The coalition forces are losing consecutive battles, losing consecutive battles!
It only took seven days to go from less than 10,000 casualties in one day and one night to nearly 10,000 casualties in one night yesterday!
The soldiers have no fighting spirit and their morale is low!
There are still endless attacks under Yuzhong City, but do the soldiers really still have fighting ability?
"Commander, do we... still have hope of defeating Liu Zhang?"
Cheng Gongying wanted to tell Han Suiyou confidently, but even he himself was very confused and couldn't find any hope.
"My lord, you must cheer up! As long as we work together, we will definitely be able to defeat Liu Zhang!"
Listening to Cheng Gongying's unintentional words, Han Sui felt even more sad. He knew Cheng Gongying's character very well!
As long as Cheng Gongying thinks it can be done, he will definitely give specific reasons.
Now there are only general prevarications, how could Han Sui not guess Cheng Gongying's true thoughts.
"Military advisor, how many soldiers and horses are there in the camp?"
"The rotating soldiers have been sent to attack Yuzhong. There are currently 100,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry in the camp."
Han Sui let out a breath. Perhaps only when he heard the number of troops could he truly feel at ease.
"An army of 130,000..."
Where in the world are these soldiers and horses not a shocking force?
But under Yuzhong City, he looked so weak and powerless when facing Liu Zhang!
"Lord, don't be too discouraged. The Yizhou Army in Yuzhong City is not having a hard time either. They don't have as many rotating troops as we do, and with the casualties they have suffered these days, I'm afraid they have reached their limit."
"Now is the time to compete with the will of the two armies. Whoever has the strongest willpower will win the final victory!"
No matter how strong the Yizhou Army is, it cannot escape the realm of humans. As long as they are humans, they will eventually run out of power.
No matter how strong he is, can he still fight bloody battles with the Qiang people day and night?
This is also the only way Cheng Gongying believes that his side can win.
Compare with the Yizhou Army, who can last until the last moment!
"Military advisor, how long do you think the Yizhou Army can last?"
Facing Han Sui's slightly pleading questions, Cheng Gongying showed a confused look again.
"I'm afraid...it will take at least ten to fifteen days..."
Just judging from the current casualties of soldiers on both sides, it is undoubtedly the Qiang army that collapsed faster.
The number of casualties that refreshed every day made everyone silent.
"Fifteen days...hehe..."
Han Sui smiled bitterly, these fifteen days had completely dashed his hopes.
Let’s not talk about whether the will of the coalition soldiers can persist for fifteen days. I am afraid that before the fifteenth day, all the coalition soldiers will be dead!
According to the current situation, the entire army will be wiped out in six to eight days at most.
"What a shame! If we hadn't lost 150,000 troops in vain at the beginning, how could we be in such a predicament?"
Han Sui could only secretly hate Heaven for helping Liu but not Han. If another 150,000 troops joined the battle, Yuzhong City could be broken overnight!
"Lord, the food in the camp is about to be exhausted. The Jincheng treasury can no longer produce a grain of food..."
The purpose of Cheng Gongying coming to Han Sui was not only to report the casualties, but more importantly, to deal with the issue of food and grass supplies.
"How many more days can I last?"
Han Sui was not surprised at all about the shortage of food and grass.
"Five days at most!"
Cheng Gongying stretched out a palm and said the number through gritted teeth.
"Five days..."
"I'm afraid this still requires frugality, right?"
Han Sui knew exactly how much food and grass there was in Jincheng and how many days it could last.
Especially the failure of the first attack on Yuzhong caused the loss of all the food, grass and baggage of the 300,000-strong army.
Liangzhou was originally a bitter cold place, and almost all of the people's wealth and wealth that Han Sui had plundered were destroyed.
Being able to sustain it for so long this time is undoubtedly all due to military advisor Cheng Gongying.
"My lord, not only is the governor's treasury empty, the Qiang people are also unable to get food."
"I know."
Han Sui nodded lightly. Even if Cheng Gongying didn't tell him, he understood the situation very well.
"Lord, can we allocate some more of the batch of meat that we sent earlier?"
"This meat can not only relieve the pressure on food and grass, but also increase the morale of the soldiers!"
The Qiang soldiers were able to maintain their offensive momentum despite repeated defeats. In Cheng Gongying's view, food accounted for a large part of the credit.
It's a pity that there are hundreds of thousands of mouths in the army, and no matter how much meat they have, they can't help but consume them!
After hearing the word meat, Han Sui had a strange look on his face.
"Military advisor, the meat... will be delivered in the next few days."
"Great! With meat, we will be able to persevere!"
Cheng Gongying rarely showed a hint of joy, and his admiration for Han Sui was simply overwhelming!
Although I don’t know how Han Sui conjured up meat, he finally breathed a sigh of relief for the coalition forces.
"Commander, you don't want to eat this meat. Give it all to those Qiang soldiers."
"Don't worry, my lord, all the meat will be distributed to the soldiers. I will never be greedy!"
Others might be a little disappointed, how much meat can one person eat?
But Cheng Gongying doesn’t!
He was well aware of Han Sui's difficulties, and he also knew that Han Sui must have worked hard to find the meat.
"Military advisor, when Liu Zhang came to see me in front of the battle that day, he once said that he would let me live. Do you think he meant what he said?"
Han Sui did not continue to struggle with meat, but there seemed to be some deep meaning in his eyes.
Cheng Gongying was startled and quickly looked around to make sure there were no outsiders before he felt relieved.
"My lord, you must not say that. Once the Qiang people hear it, there will probably be a sudden change!"
If even the commander is thinking of surrendering, what will the soldiers think?
I'm afraid there is a possibility of mutiny immediately.
"It doesn't matter, I'll just tell you."
Han Sui was not stupid enough to reveal his thoughts to everyone. If he was not forced into a desperate situation, even Cheng Gongying would not reveal a word.
"What are Liu Zhang's conditions?"
Even without asking, Cheng Gongying knew that Liu Zhang would not accept Han Sui's surrender without reason.
After all, there is so much hatred between the two sides, how can they easily forgive each other?
"Ma Chao's head!"
Han Sui's voice was very light and without any emotion.
But when Cheng Gongying heard it, it was a different feeling.
Being able to say it so plainly, it must be that Ma Chao's life and death are no longer inseparable for Han Sui.
"Is Liu Zhang crazy? He killed Ma Chao. How will Ma Teng explain?"
Han Sui shook his head, he was also puzzled by this.
"I don't know! But Liu Zhang's thoughts are difficult for ordinary people to understand..."
Han Sui could only lament that having an opponent like Liu Zhang was the greatest misfortune in his life.
"Lord, if nothing can be done, surrendering to Liu Zhang is not a bad idea..."
