Yupan City already has a moat. Because it is adjacent to Wangjiang River, the waterways are naturally developed. Although the river is frozen now, the Chu people still dug trenches outside the city and arranged a series of obstacles and traps. Naturally, I caught up early.
Compared to the savages, the Chu people's experience in city defense warfare is indeed at the level of masters.
Furthermore, the person in charge of Yupan City is Qu Tiannan, the Zhuguo of Chu State. He is strict and meticulous in running the army. Therefore, Yupan City at this time can be said to be "armed from top to bottom "To the teeth.
On the Wangjiang River, there are no longer any defenses or strongholds. We just let you Yan people come over and let you attack.
It is precisely because of the existence and containment effect of Yupan City that the Yan army's attack was greatly restricted. The Chu people were the main defenders and watched from the stronghold, while the savages were outside, waiting for opportunities to move. From moment to moment of silence, there was a tacit understanding between the two parties.
"Sneeze!"
The young man stood on the city wall and sneezed extremely loudly.
The sword maker stood on the edge, shook his head and said:
"It's freezing cold, what are you here to see?"
" Come and take a look, take a look more, it’s best to get rid of the typhoid fever, so that you can communicate in front of Fourth Brother when you go back.”
“The entire Chu Kingdom knows the relationship between the Fourth Highness and the Eighth Highness. It’s best, now it seems, they are still somewhat divided.”
“Those few have been sorted out, the boss is still stubbornly resisting, but he is just a grasshopper after autumn, jumping around. It won't be long, it is estimated that after the spring begins, the fourth brother will be able to enter Yingdu. From now on, when he sees the fourth brother, he will have to kneel down and kowtow;
There are some things that the fourth brother may not care about, but that is As for his affairs, we, as younger brothers, are also ministers, so we have to stick to our duties.
Isn’t that the principle of being a king and a minister?”
"It's boring."
"That's when the fourth brother took me, who was still very young, to your sword-making workshop to find you. That was interesting, right?"
"The Fourth Highness is a man who loves swords."
"What about me?"
"You, just do that."
"I still Xiaomi."
"Three years old, seven years old."
"Your mouth is like the sword you made."
"Haha."
"The savages are in the east, and they seem to be making some moves."
"It's not moves, but blocking the message. Even our messenger from Chu State cannot get through." "
"Did something happen?"
"Something must have happened."
"Brother Situ Yi was killed. A lone Yan army invaded Fengxin City. The two brothers were drowned in feces, and the hangings on the city wall were dried. I guess what action did that lone army make? ”
"It should be that Qu Tiannan has sent a separate troop to the east to find out the news.However, the savages have blocked the news, so they obviously don’t want us to know. The more this happens, the more we need to know. ”
“That’s the truth. "
"However, no matter what happens, we, the great Chu, will just hold on to this Yupan City. We will hold on until the beginning of spring, and His Highness the Fourth Prince will clear the country and ascend the throne. Should we continue to defend or withdraw from this Yupan City? All at ease. ”
When spring begins and the river thaws, the Chu Navy will be able to sail into Wangjiang River again, and the initiative will once again be in the hands of the Chu people.
Chu needs a quiet external environment To clean up the chaos in their own country, the 50,000 Qingluan Army was stationed in Yupan City to block the threat from the savages.
Otherwise, if the Yan people were to expel the savages. , annexed the entire Qian State, then the Yan people's cavalry will directly threaten the Chu State. It would be fine if the Chu State is monolithic. The problem is that because of the death of the first emperor of the Chu State, although there was no major chaos in the country, it could not be completed in the end. Complete integration.
The purpose of defending Yupan City is to create a buffer zone for Chu State.
The young man took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his nose. Said:
“Tell me, what is the Marquis of Nan from Yan doing now? ”
“In testing, it’s like when forging a sword, you have to adjust the heat first. "
" Pretending to be mysterious. "
The sword maker said: "A layman is watching the excitement. "
"Hey, let me say, do you just look down on me so much? ”
“That’s it. ”
“Okay, let’s not talk nonsense to you. We don’t have much food in the city. ”
Transporting grain from Chu State to Yupan City requires too much loss due to the long distance. Secondly, because the northern waterway is basically frozen, Chu people’s ships cannot sail out, and the transportation efficiency is low. It has to be greatly reduced.
Originally, when the Chu army came over, they had the same idea as General Zheng, which was to feed the enemy.
Unlike the Yan people, Emperor Yan wanted to completely annex the three Jin areas and bring the three Jin areas into the territory of Yan to govern, but the Chu people obviously did not have this plan yet, and In other words, they are not ready to mobilize the whole country for a big fight with the Yan State.
So, naturally, it is cost-effective to use one hand to keep the Yan people away. Yes, one must first pacify the domestic situation when fighting against foreign aggression.
However, the Chu people underestimated the ability of the wild and chaotic areas. The eastern half of the Cheng Kingdom should have been the most prosperous place in the area notified by the Situ family. As a result, they were plundered and slaughtered by savages and all the houses were empty.
Furthermore, a continuous war made it impossible to talk about local spring plowing and autumn harvest. In this era, one year's work was impossible. If the harvest is gone, there will definitely be a famine.
For this reason, when the Chu people came, they found that the food was not as easy to find as expected.
Originally, Situ Yi. The small imperial court was squeezed out of Yupan City by the Chu people and fell to Fengxin City in the rear., originally had the task of searching for food and fodder for the Chu army.
After all, Jin people know Jin people best, so they should be more handy when searching for food. Fengxin City has already stored a lot of food and grass that will be transported to Yupan City in the late winter.
But before it could be transported, it was defeated by the Shengle Army led by General Zheng. General Zheng took away all that he could, and a large amount of food and grass that could not be taken away was not distributed to the local refugees. , but chose to burn it directly.
Furthermore, Shengle's army also carried out raids in the area with Fengxin City as the center. Several large families and Dawu Fort that were originally attached to Situ Yi and did not suffer from the savage unrest were also breached. , the stored grain is burned directly.
This caused a huge food shortage problem for the Chu people. Fifty thousand troops were stationed in the city, and eating horse chews every day was a huge expense. You must know that General Zheng was in Shengle City Even raising fifteen thousand soldiers almost bankrupted him.
What’s more, there was no production activity at all in Yupan City at this time. The aboriginal people were either used as civilian laborers in the construction of fortifications by the Chu people or were expelled. This was a bustling and prosperous city in the past. , full of desolate atmosphere at this moment.
"The savages just sent a batch this morning, which can solve the urgent need."
Hearing this, the young man smiled and said:
"It seems that the The Barbarian King is also wise and will leave them alone for fear that we will run out of food."
"Yes," the sword maker replied, "Are you hungry?"
"I'm hungry. The food supply has been cut in half these days, and I'm too embarrassed to be so shameless as to ask Qu Tiannan for food."
"You can eat as much as you should. You're welcome. You should, too." You're welcome."
"Oh?"
"Do you need to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers of Qingluan Army?"
"Haha, you are joking. , Fourth brother understands me best. I can't bear much suffering and grievance. Well, it smells so good. The meat smells good. Did the savage bring the mutton? "
"Really?"
The young man and the sword maker went down to the city tower together, and the two came to their own small residence, which was their residence in the city.
The two have unusual identities. They look like idle clouds and wild cranes, but in fact their identities are more like military supervisors. Naturally, they have a dignity that belongs to them.
However, when they came back, they found that Qingluan Army coach Qu Tiannan was already sitting inside.
Chu people still retain the tradition of sitting on the floor. At this time, food is being cooked in the big pot in the middle, and the aroma of meat is fragrant.
Qu Tiannan sat in the first seat.
"I've seen Zhuguo."
"I've seen Zhuguo."
Qu Tiannan seemed to have no interest in talking and just waved his hands.
The young man was a little surprised. He rarely encountered such a cold reception. However, he just thought it was because the Yan army on the other side had been changing defenses recently, and there were gaps in the city. There is a hidden danger of food, so the coach is feeling a little depressed.
Swordmaker's RulesHe silently sat down at the lower left corner. After sitting down, he tossed his long hair behind him.
The young man sat on the right side and stared at the big pot in the middle.
For a person who is used to eating rich food, once he is really hungry for a while, everything he eats will taste delicious. At this time, he can't wait.
Qu Tiannan waved his hand to a soldier behind him to go down and serve the broth and distribute it to everyone.
He himself looked at the sword maker and said: < /p>
"Sir, I am not feeling very happy today."
Hearing this, the sword maker nodded and said:
"Everything is for the Chu State."
As they were talking over there,
the young man had already taken the big bowl in front of him, instead of using chopsticks, he just grabbed it with his hands. Then he ate the meat.
Qu Tiannan then said:
"If a human lives with an animal, is he still a human being?"
"Since ancient times, the animals domesticated by humans have also been domesticated. "Is that true?"
"That's the truth."
"The truth is the truth that makes you feel at ease."
"I have learned a lesson."
"Zhu Guo's words are serious."
The young man wiped his oily mouth and said with a smile:
"I "Tell me, you two, you are still talking about delicious food in vain, you are really not tainted by the atmosphere of fireworks."
Qu Tiannan was silent. His identity, even if he is the Fourth Highness, is the one who is about to ascend the throne. That one was treated with courtesy enough, so he didn't need to be teased in front of the young Prince Lang.
The sword maker pointed at the young man with his chopsticks and said:
"I don't know, who only knows the wind and moon but not the suffering."
"Huh? Me? You are just joking, I have lived a hard life."
"Since I have lived a hard life, how can I not know what you just ate? What kind of meat is it?"
The young man was stunned,
lowered his head, and
looked at the half piece of meat left in his bowl.
The sword maker continued to ask:
"Is mutton delicious?"
"Ugh..."