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Chapter 1184: Scared and Cowardly
"General, don't hesitate, give the order now!"
"Yes, General Li, if you hesitate any longer, they will set the trap!"
"That's right. I will lead the troops right away."
"General, I am also willing to lead the troops and charge."
Inside the Gaoshanpo military camp, all the Qin army generals were anxious and asked to fight.
The Qin army had run out of food and grass a few days ago. If they don't find a way to break the siege of the Zhou army, all that awaits them is a slow death.
Now the Zhou army is setting traps outside their camp. This is a naked provocation, and they must fight their way out!
But the more this happened, the more solemn Li Xing's expression became.
Given Chu Ning's viciousness, it was impossible not to expect that he would not send troops to charge.
But Chu Ning still let Zhou Jun set traps in front of him, which was clearly an attempt to lure them out of the camp to fight.
Although he didn't know what trap Chu Ning was waiting for outside, he knew that he couldn't send troops.
Looking at the indignant generals, Li Xing's eyes turned cold and he said in a deep voice:
"I am the commander-in-chief. No one is allowed to leave the camp and charge without my order!"
The sudden order made all the generals present stunned.
Everyone looked at each other, with a thousand questions in their minds.
Why don't you charge forward for no reason?
Continue to wait in the camp and wait to die?
But Li Xing was the commander, so they didn't dare to ask back. They could only stare at Li Xing with puzzled expressions.
However, Li Xing had a gloomy face, and a solemn expression appeared on his face: "Generals, I know that you all want to break out of the siege as soon as possible."
"But Chu Ning also knows this. He must have a trap waiting for us outside the camp, otherwise he wouldn't have sent people to set the trap in such a high-profile manner."
Although his explanation sounded reasonable, the generals were unwilling to give up.
Someone immediately questioned: "General, if we don't charge now and let the Zhou army set up traps, it will be difficult for our army to break out in the future."
The other generals nodded in agreement, with worried looks on their faces.
Seeing the generals so worried, Li Xing snorted coldly: "Why worry? Don't forget that our dynasty has already sent Zhang Xiang to negotiate with the Queen of Great Zhou."
"As long as we hold on for a few more days, Zhang Xiang will definitely bring us good news."
"Now, everyone, return to me. If anyone dares to leave the camp, I will skin him alive!"
After saying that, Li Xing turned and left.
But after two steps, he seemed to feel that he was too harsh, and turned around and ordered:
"Our army is in urgent need of food and fodder. The troops we sent out last night have not returned, and they are probably in danger."
"In order to keep the brothers below from going hungry, kill and eat the injured and weak horses."
After saying this, he left amid everyone's astonished eyes.
No one expected that Li Xing, who had always opposed attacking the war horses, would actually compromise.
War horses are the lifeblood of the cavalry. If the cavalry loses their war horses, their combat effectiveness will be lost by half.
Although they only attacked injured and weak war horses, it was still shocking enough.
But soon, the generals' faces turned very ugly again.
Because they knew that if they had no more food, they would starve to death.
The generals had no choice but to go down and make arrangements.
About three quarters of an hour later, the smell of meat wafted through the camp, which made the Qin army, who had not eaten for several days, very excited.
For a moment, the Qin army rushed to eat meat and drink soup.
There was no other way. There were too many people and too few horses were killed. There was not enough meat to go around, so they could only fill the gap with soup.
The aroma of meat soon spread outside and was smelled by Zhou army's spies. After taking a closer look, they immediately reported it.
Xue Huaide, who was arranging people to set up traps, heard the sound of horse hooves. He turned around and saw a messenger riding towards him.
"Meet General Xue!"
"What's the matter?"
"General, the Qin army showed no signs of leaving the camp to charge, and they even killed horses in the camp to satisfy their hunger."
After these words were spoken, Xue Huaide's face turned a little ugly.
He thought that the Qin army would rush out of the camp to save face, and then the ambush he arranged could be used.
But now the Qin army showed no signs of leaving the camp, so everything he had arranged in advance was useless.
Of course, what worries him more is that the Qin army is killing war horses to satisfy their hunger. After receiving food replenishment, the morale of the Qin army will surely boost.
It is impossible to defeat the Qin army in a short period of time!
No wonder the Crown Prince of Chu had to take his time, and even asked the Empress and the Prime Minister of Qin to talk slowly.
It seems that the Crown Prince of Chu had already anticipated this, so he was not in a hurry.
But it’s better this way. The longer the time drags on, the more Qin’s war horses will be consumed.
A group of cavalrymen, without their war horses, would pose a minimal danger to the Zhou army.
Thinking of this, Xue Huaide's face showed a hint of amusement: "They like to kill horses, so let them continue to kill!"
"Keep watching them. If they make any move to send out troops, report to me immediately."
"If they don't take any action, we will keep an eye on them."
"Yes!" The messenger responded and immediately went down to pass on the order.
Xue Huaide turned his head and glanced at the Qin army camp in the distance, a sneer appeared on his face.
If it were him alone, he would naturally not be sure of dealing with the Qin army.
But this time, with Chu Ning here, the Qin army was under firm control.
He suddenly felt that the Qin army was not invincible.
Next, it depends on how the empress can hold back Zhang Yi of Qin!
As long as the peace talks go smoothly and the time is delayed, the situation will become more and more favorable for them.
Thinking of this, Xue Huaide couldn't help but admire Chu Ning for being able to come up with such an idea.
On the surface, they agreed to peace talks, but in reality they were pressing forward at the front line.
But time is on their side!
Thinking of this, Xue Huaide suddenly chuckled, shook his head and turned around to continue directing the soldiers to set traps.
Because he knew that the Qin army would not sit still and wait for death. After being besieged for a certain period of time and feeling that peace talks were hopeless, they would definitely leave the camp and fight fiercely.
And things turned out exactly as Xue Huaide had expected.
Everything was peaceful on the front line, and Zhang Yi was traveling frantically during these few days.
He was well aware that the situation on the front line was unfavorable. If he did not negotiate peace with the Zhou Dynasty as soon as possible, the 50,000 Qin troops would be in danger.
For the sake of the Qin Dynasty and Li Xing's 50,000 troops, he worked tirelessly, traveled day and night, and crossed the stars and the moon, just to reach Luocheng, the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, as soon as possible.
Finally, one day earlier than originally planned, he arrived at the capital of the Great Zhou with a thousand Qin imperial guards.
At the city gate, Pei Jiming, the Minister of Rites of the Zhou Dynasty, and a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites stood on the left and right to welcome them.
Amid the sound of pleasant music, Zhang Yi and his men rode to the city gate.
"Welcome to the Prime Minister of the Great Qin!" Pei Jiming took the lead in bowing.
Zhang Yi dismounted, bowed in return, and said solemnly, "Thank you, Lord Pei, for coming to greet me in person!"
"This time, I come with the sincerity of the Emperor of our dynasty. Please tell Lord Pei that I want to see the Empress immediately!"
As soon as the two sides met, Zhang Yi couldn't wait to meet Wu Zhao.