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Chapter 2044 Destroy Qin (2)

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    Zong Luohu¡¯s calculation was very good, but it was not easy to completely get rid of the Sui army.

    Although the Western Qin Army has many cavalry and is good at field battles, the Sui Army is not comparable to the bunch of bumpkins in the Tang Army.  Most of the Western Qin army originated from bandits, and the Sui army was an elite that had fought hundreds of battles with the Hu cavalry. With the same number of cavalry troops fighting in the field, the Western Qin army that the Sui army could defeat would run away with its head in a hurry.

    Therefore, the Sui army was behind the Western Qin army and firmly held the tail of the Western Qin army.

    At this time, Xue Rengao's main force had reached Liquan in the west, dozens of miles away from Yunyang, but Zong Luohu's tribe had now run out of food.

    On August 15, Zong Luohu¡¯s troops marched westward to Jingshui, preparing to cross the river.

    But the three armies had just crossed less than one-fifth of the way. On the north side of the Western Qin Army, the Sui Army's cavalry was already pressing up.

    Unlike the previous harassment, the Sui army at this time was full of murderous intent and had a clear goal, which was to attack Zong Luohu's main force.

    Zong Luohu didn't dare to neglect, so he immediately formed a formation to attack.

    The two sides fought for more than half an hour, killing people until their horses were turned upside down, and corpses littered the fields.

    After that, the Sui army took the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield.

    At the same time, the infantry led by Huang Mingzheng also pressed forward and set up camp a few miles behind the Western Qin Army.

    Zong Luohu just woke up from his dream. The Sui cavalry took the initiative to seek a decisive battle in order to contain their own strength and create conditions for the infantry to advance.

    But it was too late to realize this.

    Zong Luohu was pinned on the edge of the Jing River, unable to advance or retreat.

    There is the main force of the Sui Army at the back, and there are Sui Army cavalry on the side.  If Zong Luohu dared to cross the river at this time, he would be as heartbroken as a basin.

    Zong Luohu decided to get rid of the Sui army first, and then choose an opportunity to cross the river.

    But the Sui army¡¯s cavalry hung like maggots on the tarsal bones behind the Western Qin army, refusing to leave even an inch.

    Zong Luohu looked at the Sui army behind him, unable to fight or shake him off, and fell into despair in his heart.

    Zong Luohu also wanted to lead his cavalry and run south along the Jing River to see who could stop him.

    But the entire Western Qin army does not only have cavalry.

    In fact, the Western Qin Army only had a higher proportion of cavalry, and the composition of its troops was still dominated by infantry.  Unless you are a nomad, war horses are not only weapons but also homes, so everyone has a horse and can organize tens of thousands of cavalry.  In the Central Plains Dynasty, the cost of raising a cavalry was the sum of five infantry.

    With only cavalry, wouldn¡¯t it mean that tens of thousands of infantry would be thrown to the Sui army and let them die?

    "Besides, what can a few thousand cavalry do? They can become horse bandits in Guanzhong.

    Zong Luohu had no choice but to think hard to no avail.

    Zong Luohu had time to think, but the stomachs of the soldiers of the three armies did not have time to wait for him.

    At this time, the Western Qin army had completely run out of food, and was restrained by the Sui army, so it could not even go out to grab food.  The Sui army's cavalry was powerful, and all the food-grabbing teams that attacked were wiped out by the Sui army.

    "People are like iron, food is like steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will be hungry."

    The entire Western Qin Army has been hungry and full in the past few days, and now it is even more difficult to eat.

    Seeing that the army was in chaos because of food problems, General Wu Shizheng came to Zong Luohu to find a solution.

    Zong Luohu was annoyed when he heard the purpose of Wu Shizheng's visit.  Damn it, I didn¡¯t know there was no food, but I couldn¡¯t change it.  The problem now is to retreat successfully before having a chance to find food.

    "But the three armies will not be able to last long if they are short of food!"

    "Do you think you can eat me?" Zong Luohu looked impatient, "Do you have any good ideas?"

    Wu Shizheng immediately suggested killing the horse.

    "no!"

    Zong Luohu was angry when he heard this. He was a horse bandit. Like the barbarians on the grassland, he loved horses as much as his life. How could he be willing to let everyone kill horses?

    "But the three armies have to live hungry like this?"

    "With so many people in our army, even if all the horses in the army are killed, how many days can we last?"

    "I don't know how many days we can survive if we kill the horses, but if we don't kill the horses, the three armies will not be able to survive today. Your Majesty, be careful of chaos in the army. This man is very hungry and will do anything."

    "Wu Shizheng's words are both a reminder and a threat.  If Zong Luohu really held the horses and starved them to death, he wouldn't mind doing anything.

    Although Zong Luohu is unwilling, he is not a fool. For this reason, everyone will have a showdown with him before long.  At this point, killing the horse has become inevitable.

    However, Zong Luohu only ordered the killing of twenty horses and refused to kill more.

    An ordinary war horse weighs five to six hundred kilograms and can produce two hundred kilograms of horse meat.  Twenty war horses are four thousand kilograms of meat, which looks like a lot, but it isIn the hands of nearly 20,000 people, each person only has two taels.

    Such a small amount of meat is not even enough to stuff between the teeth.

    As a result, everyone complained, and the quarrel became more serious than before.

    Zong Luohu knew that twenty horses were not enough, but there was nothing he could do.  If everyone is fed, even if they kill hundreds of horses, it will not be enough. Two meals a day will not last ten days and a half, and all the horses in the army will be eaten.

    And a spanking.

    The Western Qin army was eating Saya's horse meat, while the Sui army opposite was living a pretty good life.

    Horse meat is sour and smelly. If there is no other way, no one will eat it. How can it compare with the delicious fat pork?

    Huang Mingzheng asked the Huotou Army to deliver the Sui Army's meals to the forward positions.

    In order to seduce the Western Qin army on the opposite side, they also deliberately prepared large, soft steamed buns and fragrant broth.  There were four large steamed buns per person, and a large basin of broth, which contained large pieces of fat and green vegetables. It smelled fragrant and made your mouth full of oil.

    The Sui Army and the Western Qin Army were very close to each other, and soon the fragrance drifted over.

    The West Qin Army smelled the fragrance and became even more excited.

    At this time, a man came out of the Sui army formation, holding a big iron funnel, and shouted in front of the formation: "Brothers across the way, I just want to ask you, are you full? If not, come to me.  This is my treat. Look, what we eat are steamed buns with large white noodles, and what we drink is broth. Look, there are large pieces of fat in the soup. When you eat it in your mouth, not to mention how fragrant it is. Look again  These steamed buns are as white as snow, and that¡¯s what a high official will get, but I can eat four of these steamed buns in one sitting."

    The Qin army on the opposite side seemed to be irritated. One man shouted: "Stop talking!" and shot arrows towards the opposite side.

    "Brothers, when we eat dumplings tonight, we will eat dumplings stuffed with mutton. Each of those dumplings is as big as a child's fist, with thin skin and big filling. When you eat it, it will fill your mouth with the aroma of meat. Even a god would not change it.

    Brothers, come quickly, if you don¡¯t come over, we will eat up all the good stuff.  "

    The Western Qin army was so hungry that they could not bear this temptation. Many people immediately ran directly to the Sui army's position and surrendered to the Sui army.

    Then more and more people surrendered, and soon there was an organized surrender.

    When Zong Luohu saw someone surrendering, he immediately sent someone to stop it, but he couldn't stop it at all.  Everyone had not eaten for more than a day, so how could they endure this temptation.

    Until the end, Zong Luohu couldn't stop it, so he gave up the tens of thousands of infantry and led only light cavalry to break through and go south.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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