The system forced me to be emperor

He sat in the center and called the generals to discuss countermeasures.

After everyone analyzed the situation of Liaoyuan City in detail, how to win Liaoyuan City became the primary issue.It has to be said that the defense of Liaoyuan City is very good, and it is specially designed for Da Xia's attack.

"Master Hou, there are too many casualties in the storm, so we can't attack by storm. How about bypassing Liaoyuan City and heading north?" a general asked aloud.

Champion Hou shook his head and said: "We must destroy Liaoyuan City first. Bypassing this city will damage the morale of the army, and once we go northward, we will leave Liaoyuan City behind. The 30 troops in Liaoyuan City should not be underestimated. Our trip The purpose is to destroy Qi, every step must be steady."

"Why don't we leave [-] troops here to attack the city, and the rest continue to go north? With [-] troops here, it can also deter the Qi army in Liaoyuan City." Another person asked.

Champion Hou still shook his head and said: "During this time, we have successively conquered twelve cities, each of which has soldiers and horses stationed to ensure order. After removing the casualties, we still have 50 troops in our hands. Leave 20 to deter Liaoyuan City. It's not impossible, but it's a good strategy. If you are not careful, you may be restrained by the opponent. Moreover, there are still more than 20 miles away from the Qihuang Kingdom, and there are still many cities in the middle that need to be captured and garrisoned. At the time of the imperial capital of Qi, there were only more than [-] soldiers left. It is not easy for more than [-] soldiers to take down the imperial capital of Qi! Unless someone in the imperial capital of Qi learns from Zhao and surrenders, it will be easy . But the odds are low."

"Do you want to ask the court for support?" Someone asked again.

Champion Hou glared at the other party, and said: "With the mess of Qi State, my 70 elite army can't destroy him, so I have no face to go back to Daxia! Moreover, it will take some time to support the troops, and it will not come within ten days and half a month." , don't mention this matter!"

The combat force is 70, and this is not counting the auxiliary soldiers. Adding the auxiliary soldiers and escorts for food and grass, the strength of the attack on Qi this time is nearly 100 million!So Champion Hou also has his arrogance, so many soldiers and horses can't take down the mess of internal and external troubles in Qi State, what face does he have to "champ the three armies"!

The main reason is that it took a lot of troops to garrison the captured cities.

In fact, there is no need to keep troops so densely. It should be enough to keep [-] to [-] troops in a few cities as a deterrent.

But still the same sentence, the champion Hou Qiuwen, what he wants is not only to break through the imperial capital of the Qi Kingdom, but also to return all the captured places to Daxia.You can't just break through a city and leave, and the people of Qi State in the city will revolt and stand on their own. When the time comes, there will be troubles and flowers everywhere, which will be an unstable situation, and it will be annoying to watch.

The state of Qi is not the state of Zhao, and the people of the state of Zhao have been exploited for too long, so when the city was captured, the people of the state of Zhao were very honest, as long as they were not killed or robbed, they would not resist.Qimin's rebellious mood is strong, and they don't want to be slaves to a subjugated country, so they must send troops to garrison to ensure stability.

This is why it took only three years for the Fourteen States of Anxi to settle down completely, while the Champion Hou had been stationed in Fengtian City for nearly three years, and the effect was far inferior to that of the Fourteen States of Anxi.

Since Liaoyuan City must be taken down, everyone began to brainstorm how to take down the city.

Li Cunxiao said: "General, since Liaoyuan City must be captured, first use the main force to surround Liaoyuan City, cut off its supplies, and make it a dead city. Qi's food is in short supply, and Qi's army's food is greatly reduced. Lianke Zhucheng, it is obvious that their food reserves are limited. Liaoyuan City originally had a population of 30, and with our army coming, the surrounding people were rushed into the city. In addition to the army of Qi State, it is estimated that Liaoyuan City has a population of 100 A population of [-] million! This is a huge population, and the daily food consumption is not a small amount."

"We will surround Liaoyuan City, do not attack, and then spread rumors that we will drive them to starvation and starve them to death. At that time, Liaoyuan City will be destroyed without attack. Once this rumor comes out, it will definitely cause panic in Liaoyuan City, and it is bound to Grain grabbing has occurred. And the subordinates are betting that there is not enough food in Liaoyuan City!"

"While the main force surrounds Liaoyuan City, the subordinates are willing to lead some troops to wipe out the surrounding enemies, and then continue to go north. This will not affect the speed of the attack! What does the general think?"

Champion Hou glanced at the others with a smile, and asked, "What do you think of the method of preserving filial piety?"

The other generals nodded.

The champion Hou smiled and said: "Then follow this method! Li Cunxiao, Yang Youji, this general ordered you two to lead one hundred thousand soldiers and horses to continue northward, and this general will stay here to take Liaoyuan City!"

"A lowly official takes orders!" Li Cunxiao and Yang Youji took orders.

The plan is set, and the action begins.

An army of 40 surrounded the entire city of Liaoyuan, and Daxia's army did not attack the city.

The soldiers and people in Liaoyuan City saw this posture, and Xia Jun was going to starve them to death. In an instant, there was a rush to buy food in the city, and even chaos caused a situation of food rush.

In the end, it was Prince He who sent troops to suppress and pacify the situation, which stabilized the situation a little.

Afterwards, Prince He summoned the generals of the army to discuss countermeasures.

Prince He immediately inquired about the food situation in the city, and the result he got was that it was only enough for the people in the city to consume for seven days, and if it was tight, it could barely last for ten days.There are too many people in the city now, which was far from expected before.Moreover, there is a shortage of food in Qi State, and logistical supplies are already insufficient.

After Prince He understood his emotions, he was furious: "When the army set off, this king wrote to His Majesty to ask the Ministry of Households to provide sufficient supplies. As long as the Liaoyuan City can be defended, the Xia army will not dare to go around easily. Where did the food go? ?”

The generals looked helpless and remained silent.

Prince He continued to curse angrily: "If Da Qi dies, it will be destroyed by the hands of villains in the court! Can't you tell which is more important?"

After cursing, Prince He made arrangements: "My king ordered that from now on, the grain in Liaoyuan City will be managed in a unified manner. Now soldiers will be sent to collect grain from house to house. Many rich and noble families in the city have grain, so let them hand it over! Who If they don’t pay, they will be killed! And according to the population, they will only be given enough food for a month. Now I don’t care about anything else, as long as I find all the food, I believe they can last for a month! Do you have any objections, generals?”

Unified management is indeed the best way, they can't wait for the food to run out, they go out of the city to attack, and the army in the city is Daxia's opponent?

Look at the 30 troops in the city, 15 regular soldiers, and the rest are recruited rebels. They may have been farmers or butchers before, and they became soldiers with weapons, but they have not undergone systematic training, and they are not Da Xiabiao at all. The opponent of the Titans.

Therefore, Liaoyuan City can only defend and cannot take the initiative to fight back!

"My lord, I heard that Da Xia dispatched one hundred thousand troops to continue going north, what should I do?" A general couldn't help asking.

Prince He said: "Immediately fly a pigeon to pass the letter to the imperial court. Liaoyuan City is more than five hundred miles away from the imperial capital, and there are more than a dozen cities in between. It is not easy to win each city, and the imperial capital is even more difficult." The army protecting the city, Daxia's plan to use a hundred thousand troops to defeat the emperor is just a dream, so don't worry, let the imperial court find another way to deal with the hundred thousand troops."

"Yes!" Everyone took the order, and then stepped back and started to act.

After waiting for the people to leave, Prince He suddenly smiled.

Everything is planned.

......

Feiying sent a message back to the imperial capital of Qi.

After Qi Huang heard about the situation in Liaoyuan City, he immediately summoned Yun Haitian, Wei Nanzheng, Zhongshu Provincial Minister and Hubu Shangshu, and then scolded the Hubu Shangshu. He clearly arranged for the Hubu to prepare sufficient food for Liaoyuan City, because Prince He had written a letter before going out, explaining the significance of defending Liaoyuan City, as long as he defended Liaoyuan City, it would be like a magic needle for the sea, deterring the soldiers and horses of Great Xia.

As long as Daxia does not destroy Liaoyuan City, it will not dare to go north by detour.

But now it's a good thing, there is no food prepared, how can Liaoyuan City defend the city?

Hubu Shangshu had a bitter face and could only kneel down and beg for mercy.There are many reasons for the lack of food, such as the boss's instigation, but this reason cannot be said, so he can only use the food shortage as an excuse. Anyway, Qi Huang doesn't know how much food the treasury currently has.

The instigator was Wei Nanzheng. At this time, he told: "Your Majesty, calm down, now that Liaoyuan City is besieged by Xia's army, Prince He will force all the food in the city to be dispatched, and then give priority to the supply of soldiers, and the people will reduce their appetite, and they should be able to last for a month and a half! Now the rebels from Nanshan Prefecture in the east are suddenly attacking, and they are only a hundred miles away from the imperial capital. I suggest that the rebels be wiped out first, stabilize the surrounding area of ​​the imperial capital, and send troops to help Liaoyuan City break the siege! As for the Xia army going north The [-] troops will order the cities along the way to strengthen their defenses, so that they can stop them from going north. I wonder what your Majesty thinks?"

Qi Huang nodded and asked, "Master Zuo, what do you think?"

Hai Yuntian said: "Your Majesty, this is the only solution for the present, but I feel that I have to be careful in the north. Now there are only 20 soldiers and horses stationed in five dangerous passages to prevent the Yuan army from invading south, but according to the calculations of the scouts, now The Yuan army has [-] cavalry raging in the north, and they are constantly approaching the south, their intentions are very obvious! Once the opponent comes over, the only remaining capital of Daqi will also fall under the iron cavalry!"

Qi Huang was so worried, he opened his mouth but had nothing to say.

Because now Daqi has no troops to use.

Chapter 594: The sky is dry and things are dry, it is appropriate to use fire to attack!

After Liaoyuan City was surrounded by Daxia soldiers and horses, the shortage of food caused panic in the city.In order to ensure the food supply, Prince He ordered all the food in the city to be confiscated and managed in a unified manner for dispatch. Each household only kept enough food for one month according to the head.

The leading generals readily agreed to this decision and had no objection.

Since Qi's domestic and foreign worries, rebels, and frequent natural disasters, grain shortages, and a large reduction in production, the price of food in Qi has remained high. People with a little less production have started to stockpile food, not to mention those The big family has grown, and the amount of food stored is even greater.

Although forcible confiscation is no different from bandits, the soldiers fully support this plan in order to survive.So in the next three days, the city was in chaos, and a large amount of grain was transported back to the granary, and it was piled full.

The original food was only enough to feed the army for ten days, but now the amount of food collected is enough to last for three months. One can imagine how much food is hidden in the hands of the people!

Antiques in prosperous times, gold and food in troubled times are not without reason.

The confiscated grain was piled up in the granary. After visiting the granary with the generals, Prince He specially emphasized: "The weight of the granary is related to the lives of the people in the city. It must be protected from fire and moisture. General Wei, you will be fully responsible for this matter! If you solve the problem, this king will kill you, and you will also become Da Qi's guilty subject, do you understand?"

A middle-aged general yelled: "I understand the humble position, please rest assured, my lord!"