hotmtlnovel Chapter 131 This war is doomed to fail!
Chapter 131 This war is doomed to fail!
The border between Tianqin and Longxia.
Wars broke out frequently here, with yellow dust flying all over the sky. Every soldier's face was more or less stained with blood, some of which was his own and some of which was his comrades'.
A group of soldiers were resting in the city. They were caught off guard by the enemy's surprise attack last night, resulting in heavy casualties among them.
In the generals' camp, General Zhao and General Zhou were making pre-war deployments.
General Zhou frowned as he looked at the situation on the sand table. "Has the food not arrived yet?"
The soldier beside him knelt on the ground with a calm look in his eyes, as if he already knew something.
"Report to the general, no news of food and fodder has been received."
General Zhao had a bad temper and started cursing directly.
"Damn it, why hasn't it arrived yet? If the food and fodder don't arrive, we won't be able to hold out for a few more days!"
"Those sons of bitches are so slow in delivering food and fodder. They are really just eating for free!"
General Zhao completely ignored the people inside and started cursing directly, but the others didn't think there was anything wrong with it because General Zhao was telling the truth.
Their granaries are running out of food. They have been holding on for so long, almost a month, and no one has sent any news. Can anyone please say something?
Xia Mu has been here for several months. General Zhao has no reservations about him just because he is the fourth prince. He asks him to do whatever a soldier should do.
He has participated in several battles and is now a team leader. General Zhao did not act in a corrupt manner for personal gain. It is true that Xia Mu has worked too hard in the past few days.
He even took down the enemy leader's head once again, and only then was he promoted to team leader. Because of his status, he was still allowed to come here.
Some of them also wanted to train him. General Zhao felt that this seedling was too good and needed to be well trained.
Xia Mu has always known the importance of food and fodder in the military camp. Without food, the soldiers will not have the strength to fight, and the war will definitely be a failure.
Thinking of this, Xia Mu suddenly remembered something, looked at the soldier kneeling on the ground and asked.
"Have you asked anyone to go and see it?"
The soldier looked up at Xia Mu and nodded.
"We sent people to check. There is no news of the grain train in the town behind us. However, we found the mark of a carriage on the road above, and there is some grain on the ground. It must be fodder."
Hearing the news of food and fodder, everyone else was delighted, and General Zhao spoke in his rough voice.
"Then there is food and fodder, right? You just said there was none?"
The news the soldier just told them was indeed a bit strange. Everyone looked at him with curiosity, and the soldier told them his guess.
"My dear generals, I did not see any signs of food and fodder arriving, but we brothers saw signs that they were heading towards us, so there must be someone among us..."
The rest of the words were not spoken, but they all knew what it meant. General Zhao and General Zhou looked at each other and understood the thoughts in each other's eyes.
They were fighting for their country at the front, preventing the enemy from taking a single step forward, yet they were actually cutting off their food supplies in the rear?
If this person had been kidnapped by an enemy, it wouldn't be so heartbreaking, but this person was stabbed in the back by his own people. How could this not make one feel uncomfortable?
If the soldiers knew about this, their morale would be completely destroyed.
Without morale, this war is doomed to fail!
General Zhao clapped his hands and said angrily, "Damn it! We are blocking them from the front while they are enjoying the good life behind us. My brothers haven't had a good meal for a long time, and they even dared to steal our food!"
"No, I just can't swallow this. I'm going to settle the score with them!"
General Zhao walked out of the tent angrily. Seeing this, General Zhou and Xia Mu quickly stopped him. General Zhao couldn't break free and glared at them.
"Why are you stopping me? I'm going to help those little bastards kill them!"
General Zhou and General Zhao have known each other for many years, so they naturally know each other's temper. He was too impulsive, and if he went over like this, he might be accused of being framed.
"Don't worry. It's useless to go over there with your gun. What if someone frames you?"
"Yes, General, let's discuss the countermeasures first and don't be impulsive."
Although Xia Mu was also angry, his intuition told him that this matter was definitely not that simple, and there was nothing he could do if he went over there and was slandered.
Seeing that both of them had the same expression on their faces, General Zhao felt that he was in the wrong, so he waved his hands, broke free from their restraints, walked to the chair next to him and sat down.
"Then tell me, what should I do!"
General Zhou said, stroking his stubble.
"Let's go there quietly tonight and see if there's anything in the warehouse. If there is, we can just make a scene in their mansion. How about that?"
General Zhao was no longer angry after hearing this. Instead, he was a little worried. "What if the people from Tian Qin come again tonight?"
Before General Zhou could think of a solution, Xia Mu spoke first.
"Generals, you can go without worry. We have made perfect preparations tonight. If they dare to come again, they will never come back. I am here and will never let them break into the city!"
Xia Mu patted his chest, full of confidence. Seeing this, the two nodded with satisfaction and patted his shoulders.
"Okay, these are the soldiers that I, Zhao Dashan, brought out!"
General Zhou nodded and said in the same tone, "I'll leave the machine to you during those few nights. I believe you can do it."
After receiving the compliments from the two generals, Xia Mu laughed naively, scratched his head, and looked at them with some disbelief, but with a determined look in his eyes.
"Generals, rest assured!!"
General Zhao and General Zhou must hurry to Yong'an City now. It will take them an hour to get there even if they ride at full speed.
The soldiers had already led the horses out, and the two men did not alarm too many people, mainly because they did not want the enemy to know that they were not in the barracks.
Although they have been deployed, there are still some concerns.
The two men were riding horses. General Zhao saw General Zhou frowning and said with a smile.
"Old Zhou, don't worry. None of the soldiers I, Old Zhao, lead are cowards."
General Zhou pushed him away, his face becoming stern, "That's not necessarily true, my soldiers are not cowards."
General Zhao was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Old Zhou, you are really something, you even want to compete in this."
"Then let's see who can reach Yong'an City first!"
Before General Zhao could finish his words, General Zhou took the lead and pulled the reins, galloping out, leaving General Zhao with a face covered in yellow dirt.
"Old Zhou, you cheated again!"