AWB Chapter 103: The official letter is here again, and the villains are the first to complain!
Chapter 103: The official letter is here again, and the villains are the first to complain!
Half a month passed, and just when Nangong Shouyi could no longer bear it, Baili Gongshu finally appeared at the foot of Yunzhou City.
Upon learning that Baili Gongshu had arrived, Gu Jingzhi breathed a sigh of relief.
If this guy doesn't come again, I'm afraid Nangong Shouyi will order the food to be seized.
In the past half month, the first few days were fine, but in the following period, the Beili soldiers only had two meals of thin porridge every day. It was so hard that they almost didn't have the strength to even lift the sword, let alone go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
Although Nangong Shouyi cursed Gu Jingzhi for his lack of martial ethics in the city all day long, he knew to some extent what Daxia was worried about.
Moreover, it is normal that the Daxia army is unable to meet the requirements of supplying food and fodder to the extra 150,000 people.
Although, he still felt that Gu Jingzhi did it on purpose, deliberately weakening the combat effectiveness of his Beili soldiers, but who let the advantage be in his hands?
When Baili Gongshu arrived, he saw the somewhat sluggish Beili army and felt somewhat resentful. He blamed Gu Jingzhi for not having martial ethics. They had signed an alliance, but he still plotted against them, Beili, and directly burned the food and grass of more than 100,000 soldiers.
I blame Nangong Shouyi even more...
The handover of the territory of Daxia has been approved by His Majesty the Emperor. As a general, wouldn't it be better for you to just follow his orders?
Why do you have to care about face and deliberately make things difficult for the delegation?
It's not your face that's been lost, but you're making things difficult for the Daxia envoys, which is an insult to the Daxia Emperor. Won't that wicked Gu Jingzhi give you a hard time?
Now, not only did he lose face, but a world-famous general was played around by a kid who had just entered the government. Now the Beili soldiers have lost all their morale. I guess that wicked guy from Daxia is planning something evil again!
"Prime Minister, how much food and fodder did you bring with you this time?"
When Nangong Shouyi saw Baili Gongshu, the first thing he talked about was food.
Baili Gongshu said helplessly, "All the important roads in Yunzhou are blocked by the Daxia border troops, and the food is stored outside the borders. I only brought three days' worth of food with me on this trip!"
"Three days?"
A feeling of frustration surged into Nangong Shouyi's heart.
He was now absolutely certain that Gu Jingzhi's goal was to drag them down, but...
Looking at the soldiers following him, even if they were fed for three days, they would probably not be able to defeat Li Sheng.
The Great Xia Army had indeed not let anyone in Beili starve to death these days, but they had only promised to supply rations to the army, but not fodder for the horses...
Now, Beili’s war horses are not only skinny, but also unable to charge and fight, which means that their cavalry advantage has been directly destroyed.
Baili Gongshu was also quite annoyed. He had fallen into Gu Jingzhi's trap.
Even if he forced those wealthy merchants to sell grain, it was the consumption of 150,000 troops, and the grain from outside could not be transported in, which resulted in the food in the city not being enough to feed the soldiers.
Not to mention war horses!
Baili Gongshu looked at the Beili general, feeling somewhat helpless. He said, "After settling down, I will go find Gu Jingzhi and try to resolve the issue as soon as possible so that my army can leave sooner!"
At this point, he had no other choice.
Nangong Shouyi suffered a very hard fall this time. Not only did he lose the food and grass due to carelessness, but he also let Gu Jingzhi use the strategy of boiling a frog in warm water... causing the Beili army to lose its last chance to fight.
Now that four states have been surrendered, the soldiers are starving and have no strength left, so they can no longer fight this war.
Although Baili Gongshu did not agree to go to war, the lives of more than 100,000 soldiers were at stake. Even if the alliance broke down, he had to first save these 150,000 people.
Otherwise, if this matter spread throughout the world, all his Beili soldiers would be terrified.
Ugh……
After all, national affairs are difficult!
If not, why would Beili compromise like this?
"Prime Minister, our army has lost all its morale, and our horses can no longer fight. If Daxia takes advantage of our army's weakness..."
"Don't worry, I can guarantee that Daxia will never be so reckless, nor will it do anything that would break its promise to other nations. However, it is true that he has other intentions in trapping you here!"
Speaking of breaking promises, he couldn't help but look at Nangong Shouyi again.
If Nangong Shouyi had considered things more from a political perspective when the Great Xia delegation arrived, the current situation would probably not have happened.
But it's too late to say anything now.
With Gu Jingzhi's unyielding temper, even if he was just a mosquito, he would probably bite him and draw three tubes of blood.
However, from a political perspective, there will be no more war between the two countries!
Nangong Shouyi heard this and reacted.
If Daxia wanted to fight, it would have started long ago. After all, the Beili army doesn't have much combat power now, and Li Sheng won't be stupid enough to wait for their food and supplies to be delivered before fighting.
He had been extremely worried about the food issue these days, and only later did he realize that he had been plotted against by Gu Jingzhi. Not only would his army go hungry, but all other possible solutions were also blocked by Gu Jingzhi.
Gu Jingzhi asked him to deliver it to other states first, and his purpose was for today.
After the other four states were delivered, Yunzhou had basically lost its strategic significance. The most important thing was that the soldiers and generals in several counties under Yunzhou were blockaded by Daxia, and it was not an exaggeration to say that they were held as hostages.
Things have come to this point, and Gu Jingzhi is not afraid that he will act impulsively.
This also led to the fact that even though they were all hungry, he had to strictly order his soldiers not to harass the people in the city.
He, Nangong Shouyi, was known as a famous general in the world, but just because of a moment of carelessness, he ended up in this situation.
The two men stood at the city gate, watching cartloads of food being transported into the city, and they felt a little relieved. Although the food was only enough for three days, they could leave after the matter was discussed.
Once you leave Yunzhou, you will have endless food and supplies.
Nangong Shouyi cheered up a little.
After the food and grass entered the city, Baili Gongshu did not stop, but hurried to Gu Jingzhi's delegation with several prison carts.
Seeing the delegation stationed in the wilderness, Baili Gongshu sighed slightly, fearing that they would bleed heavily again this time.
Half of Baili Gongshu's body is buried in the ground. He has made many achievements for Beili in his life. He didn't expect that when he was old, he would meet such a monster like Daxia. His integrity was really ruined in his later years!
Gu Jingzhi naturally received the news that Baili Gongshu was coming to visit in person early in the morning. When he learned that Baili Gongshu was just outside the gate of the delegation camp, his eyes suddenly lit up.
The fat sheep has come to the door.
When Lin Chong and the others saw the smile in his eyes that he couldn't hide, they immediately knew that he was starting to feel upset.
really.
After a flash of joy appeared on his face, he immediately changed his clothes, put on an angry expression, and walked out in a hurry.
"Master Baili, do you Beili people still have any credibility?"
"My Great Xia delegation has come from afar, with sincere intentions of peace, but we never expected to be harassed by your army!"
"Not only will my delegation be stationed in this desolate wilderness, and the Great Xia Dragon Flag not be allowed to enter the city, but we must also, as an alliance, take care of the food and drink of your 150,000-man army."
"Is this the appropriate thing to say?"
"Are you bullying honest people?"
Baili Gongshu: "..."
I haven't even seen you, why are you such a bad guy complaining to me first?