Blackwater!

The current Blackwater City is very different from the past, in the direction of facing the Great Qin Empire, it has been pushed out for several miles, and a thick city wall dozens of meters high has been built, like a huge black monster lying outside the Blackwater City, behind the city wall, the camp tents of the Great Qin Empire dotted around are like stars in the sky.

The defensive direction of Blackwater City was originally the Thornnut Prairie, but after the territory of the Great Qin Empire fell, the originally safe direction of Blackwater City became the most threatening direction.

In Blackwater City, there are 180,000 soldiers of the Great Qin Empire, and these 180,000 soldiers of the Great Qin Empire are the only remaining elite troops of the millions of troops of the Great Qin Empire.

If it weren't for the city walls pushed out for miles, it would have been impossible for the tiny Blackwater City to garrison 180,000 soldiers and thousands of civilian officials, not to mention, countless family members.

The entire Blackwater City is filled with a strong atmosphere of war, the heavily armed army is constantly shuttling in the city, the armor is bright, the gold and iron are resonant, and from time to time there are horse-drawn carriages full of materials leading to the city wall, and the killing atmosphere is filled in the air, and the atmosphere is extremely depressing......

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General Changkong's injuries still did not improve, sitting on the chair, he was no longer angry and arrogant, and his face was pale, as if he would fall down at any time.

The little emperor was dressed in a dragon robe, and his face was uneasy.

The only living sledgehammer god of the four gods was sitting with a solemn face.

Guo Axe also had a serious face.

Inside the hall, there was a suffocating silence.

Now, Blackwater City has reached the point of exhaustion, with 180,000 soldiers, plus tens of thousands of civilian officials and family members, as well as the original residents of Blackwater City, the total population has reached 280,000.

280,000 people, the daily consumption of materials is unimaginable, not to mention, there are still some war horses and livestock to eat beans.

All the animals that can be slaughtered in Blackwater City have been slaughtered, wild cats and wild dogs that can be seen casually are rare, and some chickens and ducks are even extinct.

Now, Blackwater is not facing the attack of the Crusaders, but how to fill the stomach, the food of the soldiers has changed from three meals to two, and some soldiers on duty at night have also canceled supper, and morale is becoming more and more sluggish.

If the situation continues to deteriorate, Blackwater City will be self-defeating.

"General Guo, I heard that someone slaughtered a war horse?" General Changkong coughed violently.

"Yes. ”

"For what?" General Changkong was stunned, he didn't expect Guo Axe to admit so readily, you must know that slaughtering a war horse is a big crime, and the general must also be jointly and severally responsible.

"They're hungry!" Guo Axe was as silent as ever, and his answers were extremely concise.

"If you're hungry, you're going to kill a war horse?" said General Tsunekora with a hint of anger on his face.

Guo Axe didn't argue out loud, his face was silent.

"Well, this matter will not be investigated, and it will not appear again in the future. General Changkong sighed and said, "Now that the situation is getting worse and worse, do you have any suggestions?"

“......”

The generals in the hall looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't make a sound.

"Fight!" Guo Axe said with an urn sound.

"General Guo, I said that it is not okay to go to war. General Changkong looked displeased.

"General, the last general has checked, the food in Blackwater City can last for three months at most, and it also needs to be thrifty, now, the family supplies of some officials can only last and will not starve to death, there are many complaints, many civilian officials are also fluctuating, some people have to take the risk of sending their families to hunt in the Black Forest, and many families are gone, if this continues, I am afraid it will ......"

"I know. ”

General Changkong stopped Guo Axe from continuing.

Now, General Tsuneku is in a dilemma.

Although Blackwater City is high and dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, however, food cannot be guaranteed, and sooner or later there will be leaks, but the problem is that taking the initiative to attack is not a way, after all, protecting the emperor is the main thing now, once you take the initiative to attack, the military risk is huge.

The most important thing is that the crusaders are not going to fight with the army of the Great Qin Empire at all now, they just sent a large number of rangers to surround Blackwater City, and the infantry in Blackwater City has no place for bravery, as for the pitiful cavalry and heavy cavalry, the impact on the entire battle situation can be said to be minimal, and sending them out is no different from sending them to death.

Among all the generals, Guo Axe is the representative of the main battle faction.

"General......" Guo Axe seemed to want to say.

"Is there any news from General Zhao?" General Changkong interrupted Guo Axe's words.

"No, Zhenshui Pass is safe at the moment, and the Crusaders are only using a roundabout tactic of dragging, and there is no large-scale military movement. A general in charge of intelligence said.

"What about those towns?" said Shoko with a hint of hope on his face.

"There are more and more rebel armies in the Great Qin Empire, and many squires support the rebel army, but the scale is very small, mainly in some towns and villages, once the number reaches a certain number, the opportunity to be chased and encircled by the cavalry of the Crusaders, it is difficult to become a climate. ”

"Oh......"

General Changkong sighed, and the generals around him all looked disappointed.

When the news of Zhenshui Pass in Bafang City was delivered, the entire Blackwater City was boiling, and people almost saw the dawn of victory, but things did not develop as they expected, sparks, and did not burn the prairies.

The cavalry of the Crusaders still occupied an absolute advantage, dividing the vast territory of the Great Qin Empire into countless small pieces, making it impossible for some people with lofty ideals in the Great Qin Empire to join forces vertically and horizontally, forming a huge resistance force.

"Is there no way for General Zhao to do it!" General Changkong showed a trace of fatigue on his face.

Inside the hall, there was a long silence.

Originally, all the people pinned their hopes on Zhao Yuan, but for three months, Zhao Yuan was still cowering in Zhenshui Pass, except for the rebellion of some small towns in full swing, but there was no reaction in big cities.

Obviously, Zhenshuiguan also encountered the same predicament as Blackwater City.

If this situation continues, Zhenshui Pass will sooner or later fall into the hands of the Crusaders.

"He has!" Guo Axe stood up.

"There is ......," a wry smile appeared on General Changkong's face.

"If I were General Zhao, I would take the initiative to attack and echo Blackwater City from afar, and I would never sit still!" Guo Axe said loudly.

"However, he is still in Zhenshuiguan. ”

"Perhaps, he is waiting for Blackwater City to make a move, and then form a flanking attack to recover the Great Qin River and Mountain in one fell swoop!"

"Axe, I know that you are in a hurry, but if we take the initiative to attack now, it is very likely that we will fall for the tricks of the Crusaders, and, aside from the cavalry of the Crusaders, there are also a lot of cultivators and masters, whether we are in the army or in the generals who lead the troops, we are all inferior, otherwise, the four heavenly gods will not go to the third......"

General Changkong's face was gloomy, he had always shown a powerful image, his eyes were filled with tears, you must know that the four gods are his protégés.

"General, we still have many high-level martial artists who are on par with the four great gods!"

Guo Axe's gaze fell on the back of the little emperor, behind the little emperor, surrounded by dozens of older warriors, they were the dozens of warriors brought out by Zhao Yuan from Tieling, only after the chaos of the army, these people were all sent to the little emperor's side by General Changkong, responsible for the safety of the little emperor.

"Don't mention this matter!" General Tsuneko snorted coldly.

"General, General Guo is right...... the little emperor opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, I once promised the emperor that I must protect the emperor's safety, although the Jiangshan Sheji is important, it cannot be compared with the emperor's safety, once the emperor has three longs and two shorts, this great Qinhe and mountains ......"

Inside the hall, there was another long silence.

People all understand what General Changkong meant, if the emperor dies, there will be no orthodoxy in the Great Qin Empire, and when the time comes, the army and people of the Great Qin Empire, fighting for some reason, are likely to cause new chaos.

For a regime, orthodoxy and inheritance are more important than a war, as long as the little emperor does not die, the Great Qin Empire can rise again at any time, once the little emperor dies, there is no cohesion, and all resistance will become a plate of scattered sand.

For the Great Qin Empire, as long as the little emperor is alive, he can be a thousand troops......

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