After settling the chaos in the military camp, Chen Youliang returned to his tent.
There was a general beside him who was waiting for Chen Youliang's lecture with his head lowered.
This general was the one on duty tonight.
Chen Youliang glanced at him and said,"Why haven't you raised your head?"”
His short sentence scared the general so much that he fell to his knees with a thud.
"This is a critical time, so I will spare your life.”
Chen Youliang rolled his eyes at the general and said,""The death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment can't escape.”
After hearing this, the general said gratefully,"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
After watching the general leave, Chen Youliang could not help but slam the table.
It was as if he wanted to vent his depression and anger.
Suddenly, a scout walked in.
He respectfully handed over the document in his hand.
Chen Youliang knew that the camp had already counted the losses.
Looking at the terrified expression on the scout's face, Chen Youliang understood.
The losses were not small!
Chen Youliang looked at the document and could not help but frown.
What was not small?
It could be said that they had suffered heavy losses!
The provisions were burned by Zhu Wenzheng, and there was not much left of the provisions that were saved.
Chen Youliang had felt that the morale of his side had been somewhat lax during the battle at Panyang Lake.
Now that there was a shortage of rations, it would be a problem to feed 300,000 people.
One had to know that the grain consumption of 300,000 people was an extremely terrifying number.
The remaining food could not last for more than a few days.
After the battle at Panyang Lake, his soldiers had almost lost the will to fight.
Now that there was a shortage of rations, what combat strength did the army have?
If they didn't stabilize the morale, there might even be a mutiny!
Looking down, the tents and military equipment were damaged.
When he saw this, Chen Youliang's veins instantly bulged.
Her hands clenched unnaturally.
A fire instantly rose in his heart.
Chen Youliang's hatred towards Zhu Wenzheng's sneak attack had already reached a certain level!
Compared to Zhu Wenzheng, Chen Youliang hated his troops even more.
"We lost more than 20,000 people, and countless of them suffered minor injuries?”
Who would believe that the other party only had 500 cavalrymen?
Not to mention in his own tent.
His own camp had 300,000 soldiers, and there were also patrols constantly patrolling.
What was this?
Five hundred against three hundred thousand.
Chen Youliang didn't know what the other party's losses were.
However, they had lost more than 20,000 people.
If this was the case, how could the battle continue?
Chen Youliang had never thought that Zhu Wenzheng would only launch a sneak attack.
Their goal was to destroy 20,000 of our troops while burning our rations?
What a joke!
If word got out, wouldn't it be that Chen Youliang's troops were like paper paste?
Could 500 light cavalry sweep them away?
That would be the pillar of shame in history!
How could Chen Youliang allow such a thing to happen!
He had to take down Hongdu in a short period of time!
Otherwise, after the morale of the army was shaken, the battle strength of the army would drop like a cliff.
No one wanted to continue fighting. Some people even took advantage of the chaos to escape.
Thinking of this, Chen Youliang took a deep breath.
He could not continue like this.
They had to solve the problem of morale as soon as possible so that they could quickly restore the combat effectiveness of the army!
Chen Youliang rolled his eyes and had an idea.
"Gather the entire army. I want to hold a swearing-in rally!”
……
Three hundred thousand soldiers were gathered at the military training field.
It was majestic, and it looked especially grand.
However, these soldiers were all dejected and dispirited.
Looking at his soldiers, Chen Youliang could not help but sigh.
As expected, the morale of the army had already dissipated.
At this moment, he looked at the soldiers below.
There was only numbness on their faces.
There was even a feeling of boredom.
Chen Youliang couldn't help but smile bitterly. Why was it so difficult to defeat a small Hongdu?
Seeing that the soldiers were almost gathered, Chen Youliang took a few steps forward.
"I think everyone knows about yesterday's matter.”
"Yesterday, the Hongdu bandits attacked our camp at night and a large amount of our rations were burned.”
After he said that, the soldiers below stirred up a thousand waves.
The soldiers whispered to each other, as if they could mutiny at any moment!
"So what if we don't have much food?" Chen Youliang said with a smile. Our army has three hundred thousand men, but the Hongdu garrison only has twenty thousand men!”
"We have the absolute advantage in numbers. As long as we can take down Hongdu in two days, we won't have to worry about food!”
After he said that, the enthusiasm of the soldiers below was instantly ignited!
They shouted,"Take down Hong Du!"”
"Take down Hong Du!"
"Take down Hong Du!"
……
The next morning.
Chen Youliang led his troops to attack.
There was no such thing as trash talk. Chen Youliang chose to attack the city directly!
At this moment, the battle to defend Hongdu officially began!
Zhu Wen stood on the city wall and said,"Act according to the order. No one is allowed to leave their posts without permission!"”
"From now on, we'll split up into multiple groups and attack in multiple steps.”
"Chen Youliang's army's rations were burned by me. This is their final gamble!”
"As long as we suppress the enemy's attack, victory will definitely fall on our side!”
To Zhu Wenzheng, the previous two operations were too much.
He had already gained enough advantage.
More importantly, he had planted a seed in Chen Youliang's army.
As long as Chen Youliang couldn't achieve any results in a short period of time.
Then Chen Youliang would definitely lose!
On the contrary, the Hongdu defenders trusted Zhu Wenzheng very much.
They were waiting for Chen Youliang's army to arrive.
Zhu Wenzheng and his subordinates had a thorough understanding of Chen Youliang's situation.
The sea of fire at Panyang Lake had already caused Chen Youliang to suffer great losses.
Last night's surprise attack caught Chen Youliang's army off guard.
At the same time, they also lost their rations.
Even if they managed to rescue them in time, there would not be much food left.
Attacking a city was a protracted war. Chen Youliang's army had long lost their morale.
He had also discovered this last night.
Zhu Wenzheng could feel it from the city walls.
The morale of Chen Youliang's army was high, and the speed of their charge was ferocious.
This meant that no matter what, one could not underestimate their opponent.
Chen Youliang must have used some method to boost morale.
As the saying goes, once in a row, it will be exhausted three times.
Chen Youliang's army had regained their morale, and only the first two waves were fierce.
It was even Chen Youliang's strongest attack.
However, their rations were still a huge problem!
As long as they could hold on, Chen Youliang's army would definitely lose morale.
If they couldn't take down Hongdu, in less than two days…
A large number of deserters would appear on Chen Youliang's side.
Zhu Wen was waiting for this moment.
Chen Youliang's army, which had lost morale and had a large number of deserters, was a piece of fat meat in Zhu Wenzheng's eyes.
He just needed to seize the opportunity and lead an army to attack!
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