Chapter 587 Victory or Defeat

In the land of Chu, the Qin army camped.

Ever since the news came from Chen Di, Li Xin knew that he had fallen into a trap.

Lord Changping rebelled against Qin, and civil unrest broke out again in Han. All of a sudden, the logistics routes of the 200,000 Qin troops were blocked.

Without grain ships, the 200,000-strong army would consume 20,000 to 30,000 shi of grain a day, not counting the rations for the cavalry's horses and the livestock that transported grain and grass.

Other supplies, such as oil for maintaining crossbows, winter clothes for soldiers, arrows... and more importantly, salt.

Living beyond one's means. Once the salt supplies are exhausted, the Qin army's combat power will be greatly reduced within a few days.

Li Xin hurriedly returned to support and captured Chendi, hoping to restore the logistics transportation hub. But Chu Jun was staring at him at this time.

The terrain and troops were intertwined, and the Qin army was trapped between land and water.

Seeing that the number of the 200,000-strong army was decreasing day by day and the supplies were being consumed day by day, Li Xin could only choose a strategic location to garrison, but he had no way to break out of the encirclement.

What he lacks most now is supplies, not manpower.

However, rebellions broke out in important transportation areas for logistics and transportation, and materials could not be transported at all.

"If this continues, we will definitely lose."

In the military tent, Li Xin punched the table, suppressing his anger and radiating out.

The flying troops under his command are first-class elites. But now, they can't show their bravery at all, so they are trapped here and die.

These 200,000 troops are all elites in Guanzhong. Once they are revealed here, the whole country will be shocked.

Li Xin remembered King Qin's instructions when he came, and felt regretful at this moment.

If he had left one or two captains' troops in Chen before coming, he wouldn't have been so passive. At least, not like it is today.

Everyone in the tent was speechless. Li Xin looked aside and asked.

"Where is Meng Tian's army?"

"Still in the rear. Most of their troops are cavalry, which consumes more money. Now General Meng is opening up the passage to Dangjun. I hope it can be done in time!"

Li Xin knew very well that even if Meng Tian got through in the end, it would only guarantee a way out and prevent the entire army of 200,000 from being destroyed.

But failure is probably inevitable.

If Lord Changping had really been linked to the Chu army, then the Chu army must have known by this time that the Qin army was running out of supplies.

Victory or defeat is decided in these few days.

"General!"

At this moment, an urgent message came from outside the tent.

"But the Chu army is attacking?"

Li Xin asked hurriedly, but saw Qian Chang from Huofang Camp walking in with a troubled expression. The generals were stunned. What was he, the cook, doing here?

"No, there was a weirdo who broke into our camp for some reason and ate the generals' dinner tonight."

"What!"

After being tricked, all the generals were feeling angry. On this trip, not only did he fail to gain any military exploits, but he may also be in danger of losing his life. Even if you can escape back to Guanzhong in the end, you may still be unable to escape the guilt.

He won't be able to seize the title, but he will definitely be demoted.

"What do you do for food? Why don't you arrest the spies?"

Qian Chang, who came to report, looked embarrassed and spread his hands.

"We would have been caught if we could, but we can't fight! The generals also know, how can we people fight? What's more, that man is not a spy, he seems to have a good background, even if he is dirty..."

Li Xin didn't have time to listen to Qian Chang's continued chatter, and led the people directly to the fire house camp.

When he opened the tent door, he saw a dirty man squatting on the ground, holding a big bowl in his hand and eating cakes with broth.

It tastes delicious!

After the supply of supplies was cut off, the supply of supplies to the generals and schools was the same as that of the soldiers. In order to save supplies, these people did not smell the smell of meat for several days.

Seeing this kid almost finishing the whole pot of broth. The general who followed Li Xin felt even more angry than if he had been tricked by Lord Changping.

"Oh, let's put that sheep into a pot and stew it. I carried hundreds of kilograms of stuff on my back and traveled for a long time. I'm hungry!"

Not full yet?

Everyone slandered, but Li Xin heard the difference and immediately said something.

"Hanyang Jun?"

The generals were shocked. The dirty, beggar-like guy in front of them was actually Zhao Shuang?

But I saw that this man was extremely rude and had no aristocratic qualities. Could he be Zhao Shuang?

"Stop talking nonsense, let's stew that sheep in the pot first, and leave the lamb legs for me. I'm going to roast them tonight."

All the generals and captains were finally certain that although they couldn't see the face clearly, this guy should be Zhao Shuang.

This arrogance and shamelessness, yes, it's him!

Everyone looked at the only remaining sheep and couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Li Xin's face lit up with joy. Only then did he notice that Zhao Shuang had several bags next to him. He didn't know what was in them.

"Quick, follow Lord Hanyang's instructions."

An hour later.

The bag Zhao Shuang brought was placed on Li Xin's desk, but none of the generals in the tent were paying attention to it.

Li Xin looked at the bag on the table with a heavy heart.

"Are you still eating?"

"Half a fan of pork, a sheep, ten fish, a pound of cakes, and the preserved bacon. If there is anything meaty in our tent, it is either in his stomach or about to enter his stomach. I just took a look and they were roasting a leg of lamb!"

For some reason, everyone in the tent felt like crying without tears when he said this.

The generals could only forcefully divert their attention and focus on the bag on the table.

"What are these?"

Li Xin opened the mouth of the bag and grabbed a handful. Snow-white particles like fine sand fell from his fingers.

"It's refined salt!"

Everyone's expressions changed drastically. In war, besides food, salt is the most important thing.

Only sufficient salt can maintain physical strength.

The 200,000 Qin troops were almost out of food and salt. When they fell, as long as the Chu troops charged, they would be dispersed without fighting.

“But these hundreds of kilograms of salt won’t last long!”

"It doesn't take long. It only takes two or three days to maintain more than 10,000 capable warriors. That's enough."

At this moment, Zhao Shuang, who was dressed in black and full of smell, walked in with a plate of roasted lamb leg.

To the generals, the meat in Zhao Shuang's hands was more tempting than his words.

"What does Mr. Hanyang mean?"

"Our army is in a desperate situation, and victory or defeat will depend on it in these two or three days. Lord Changping has rebelled, and the Chu army may have known the details of our army. I am galloping here with this salt, just for this victory or defeat." hand."

Everyone was a little moved. For a while, they looked down upon the fact that Zhao Shuang had eaten up all the remaining meat they had.

"How do you think Lord Hanyang will win or lose?"

"Our army is in dire straits, and so is the Chu army. The capital of Chu is in chaos, and there is no food and grass. We lure them to weakness and ambush the strong troops. If we can win, we will have a chance of survival; if we lose, the entire line will be completely destroyed."

After saying that, Zhao Shuang thoughtfully took a bite of meat.

"Did Mr. Hanyang come up with a clever plan?"

Seeing this, everyone asked.

"No, I'm just thinking that if you lose, it's important to maintain your strength."

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