"Yes!"
Iron Staff replied in a low voice.
As the general of Wu Pass and the general of Great Qin, it was his duty to train the young and ensure the defense.
After a fierce battle, the number of troops defending Wu Pass decreased by one-third, and this was because the Weibei Light Cavalry acted as the vanguard and held back most of the rebel soldiers.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the most important thing now is to replenish our troops to prevent the enemy from invading again. Our army is unable to resist!”
"You mean, you want me to transfer soldiers from the pass to you?”
"You must know that water from afar cannot put out a fire nearby. Even if we can send out extra soldiers from the pass to help, how much combat power can we maintain under the attack of the starry night?”
Ying Feng raised his brows and calmly spoke. Hearing this, Mai Tiezhang shook his head and respectfully said.
"Your Majesty, as the barrier of Xianyang, Wu Pass has always been like Hangu Pass, an important place for the military.”
"Therefore, no matter how muddle-headed Qin II was, no matter how much Zhao Gao monopolized power, he never thought of giving up his support for Wu Pass.”
"However, because Xiang Yu's rebel army is too big of a threat, all the troops that can be mobilized in the pass have been conscripted by Zhang Han.”
"This is also the reason why there is a shortage of soldiers in the Martial Pass.”
Hearing this, Ying Feng suddenly changed the topic and asked.
"How many weapons are there in the armory?”
"Your Majesty, there are still 4,000 sets of heavy armor and 11,000 sets of short armor in the military warehouse.”
"There are tens of thousands of spears, axes, spears, and other long-handled weapons. There are millions of arrows, but there are too few bows.”
Mai Tiezhang reported in a deep voice.
Ever since the death of the First Emperor and the succession of Huhai, the military had never been so lax.
Even the workshops for forging weapons had been reduced to almost none.
It was not a problem to forge a simple weapon on the spot.
However, the Qin crossbow was a weapon of the state, and its manufacturing process was extremely complicated. It could not be casually forged.
The current Qin crossbow was made during the reign of the First Emperor. Although the craftsmanship was not lost, the old craftsman had long died or fled.
A clever housewife can't cook without rice.
"Mai Tiezhang, since you are the general of Wu Pass, you can do whatever you want with regards to training the soldiers.”
"As for the bow and crossbow, Zhen will order someone to send it to you.”
Ying Feng said after thinking for a while.
He knew very well that the people of Qin valued martial arts. Even a ten-year-old child knew the art of battle formations.
As long as they had enough weapons and equipment, Wu Pass could increase their army by tens of thousands in a short period of time.
This would be of great benefit to killing Liu Bang's rebel army and defending Wu Pass.
As for the lack of bows and crossbows, it was not a problem at all.
After defeating 200,000 rebel soldiers, Ying Feng received an additional special check-in reward.
Although it was no longer a great killing weapon like the Yellow shoulder crossbow, it was still a bow, and it was a Qin crossbow.
Moreover, there were tens of thousands of them, which was enough to solve the current urgent situation.
"Yes!"
Since Ying Feng had said so, Iron Staff Mai naturally didn't have any objections. He nodded and immediately went to arrange the army.
……
Pill Water City, Liu Bang's rebel army camp.
Compared to the jubilation of the Wuguan garrison, the entire Danshui City was filled with dejection and tears.
"Zhou Bo, quickly count the casualties.”
"Yes, sir!"
"Xia Houying, order the army to set up camp and send out scouts to be on guard at all times. We cannot give the Qin army any chance to ambush us!”
"Yes, sir!"
"Mister Fang Liang, Lord Xiao, follow me into the tent to discuss military and political matters!”
After a series of orders were given, Liu Bang led a few of his personal guards and hurried into his tent.
At this moment, the Chu army, which had suffered heavy losses, had completely retreated from the battlefield and set up camp by the Dan River.
Ten miles in front of the Martial Pass was a forest of bones. The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood. Many vultures were attracted here to look for food.
In the main tent, Liu Bang sat at the head while Zhang Liang and Xiao He sat on both sides. The atmosphere was heavy and gloomy.
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