Chapter 61: Compassion does not command troops!

Outside the city of Chuzhou, in the Beiliang cavalry camp.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers are all ready."

"Only wait until tomorrow, and we can march to the city of Chuzhou!"

Zhang Yunshan walked into Xu Beichen's tent and reported respectfully.

The Northern Liang cavalry army has set up camp thirty miles away from Chuzhou City.

On the left and right sides of the army camp.

There were also troops from Chuzhou Prefecture and Wangbei Pass stationed there, along with other surrendered soldiers.

In just over half a month, the Beiliang cavalry had already arrived outside the city of Chuzhou.

He even took all the Chuzhou territories north of Chuzhou City into his possession!
Xu Beichen nodded and told Zhang Yunshan to continue making arrangements.

This journey southward was much easier than he had expected.

And along the way.

Almost none of them were about sieges and conquests. Basically, wherever the Beiliang cavalry arrived, the defenders there would surrender!
He couldn't help but feel curious as to whether King Wuxuan's Pingxi Army was a friendly force or not!

But for these.

Xu Beichen didn't care.

He glanced at Li Sisheng, who was still staring at the sand table in thought, and then secretly looked at the virtual scroll.

Along the way, he gained more than 300,000 destiny points!

And three second-level blessings were also performed.

They each obtained two profound insights into cultivation and a bottle of elixir of immortality.

If you think about it.

Not to mention capturing the capital of Dayang, just reaching the outskirts of the Dayang Imperial City.

I guess I can accumulate another million destiny points...

He was thinking about it.

Li Sisheng turned around with a serious look on his face.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid Chen Xiongtu must be planning something now..."

"The Pingxi Army had never been deployed before, probably because they wanted to preserve their strength."

"In addition, we have received news that Chuzhou, Liangzhou, and Jizhou are all forcibly recruiting soldiers!"

"There must be some hidden purpose behind this!"

For what he said.

Xu Beichen immediately nodded in response.

In fact, he was also very clear that Chen Xiongtu was at least the commander of the 200,000 Pingxi Army and was not a fool.

It would not be necessary to give him most of Chuzhou for no reason.

But until now, Chen Xiongtu has not done anything else...

I thought about it.

Then he asked Li Sisheng again.

"Saint, even you can't guess it?"

This is a bit strange!

Even after he absorbed the memories and experiences of his previous life, he still didn't figure it out!
Li Sisheng shook his head and said slowly: "Forgive my ignorance. It is difficult for me to fully guess his intention."

"but……"

"According to my previous prediction, Chen Xiongtu must be planning to wait until the heavy snow blocks the road and let our army run out of food and grass."

"And what he is planning now must be related to this!"

for this.

Xu Beichen had already discussed this with Li Sisheng.

Previously, the Beiliang Iron Cavalry divided into several routes and quickly took control of the area north of Chuzhou City.

But they couldn't find much food and grass in any city!

Even the food in the homes of the people in the city had been forcibly requisitioned by the Pingxi Army long before the arrival of the Northern Liang cavalry.

It all speaks for itself.

Chen Xiongtu clearly intended to consume the food and fodder of the Beiliang Iron Cavalry.

In this situation, if you put yourself in their shoes.

What Chen Xiongtu is facing now is how to make Chuzhou City last for another month!
As long as they can hold on until the snow blocks the road, or the Beiliang cavalry’s food and fodder are used up.

In this battle, Chen Xiongtu will win easily!
even.

Next, due to the shortage of food and fodder for the Beiliang Cavalry, they will face a total collapse!
Without food and supplies, no matter how strong the Beiliang Cavalry is, they will eventually collapse!
"Then how will Chen Xiongtu hold on until then?"

Xu Beichen pondered.

This move of cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron was indeed played to the extreme by Chen Xiongtu! Li Sisheng seemed to have thought of something, and said uncertainly: "The information we found out before is that Chen Xiongtu has asked the three states to recruit a total of more than 300,000 troops!"

"The intention of forcibly conscripting these men is definitely not to send them into battle to kill the enemy!"

"Then it is very likely..."

"He plans to have my Beiliang Iron Cavalry kill all three hundred thousand strong men with my own hands!"

Hear the words.

Xu Beichen's heart suddenly sank.

So cruel? !

He immediately understood Chen Xiongtu's evil plan!
When the Northern Liang cavalry marched south this time, they were naturally bound to fight with the troops of the Dayang Dynasty.

But this time, they were ultimately fighting under the banner of "clearing the court".

The means will not be too harsh.

For example, recruiting 150,000 surrendered soldiers from Wangbei Pass, if it were used on the Beimang army, the death of most of these 150,000 soldiers would be the lightest punishment!

and.

Now, the more than 300,000 troops that Chen Xiongtu has gathered in Chuzhou City are all able-bodied men captured from the people!
Not to mention that these people have never fought in battle, I'm afraid some of them are so weak that they can't even tie a chicken!

If Chen Xiongtu is determined to use these people as cannon fodder.

So, should the Northern Liang Cavalry kill these more than 300,000 able-bodied men or not?

Once so many people died at the hands of the Beiliang Cavalry.

If he clears out the imperial court this time, he will never be able to wash away the bad name!
Swinging the sword at the people who can't resist...

How to clear this bad reputation?

at this time.

Li Sisheng seemed to be overly worried, and his face turned slightly pale again.

"But even if it is..."

"Even if he uses the lives of these civilians, he will never be able to stop our Beiliang Iron Cavalry for that long!"

"Besides this, he must have other plans!"

It seems that he has made the decision for Xu Beichen!

If it is really Chen Xiongtu who is determined to sacrifice lives to stop them, then the Beiliang Iron Cavalry will continue to advance!
Compassion does not command troops!

The road to Dayang Capital should not be cut off here...

Xu Beichen looked at Li Sisheng deeply and put his hand on his shoulder.

Silently delivered a drop of elixir of life.

Then he grinned.

"Saint, don't worry."

"No matter what means Chen Xiongtu has, I will definitely break through easily!"

He is very confident about this!

Maybe Chen Xiongtu has some methods that they are not aware of.

But the same thing.

He also has other cards in his hand!
……

Chuzhou City.

Chen Xiongtu, wearing armor and holding a sword, walked out of a room.

The roads on both sides were heavily guarded by soldiers of the Pingxi Army, making the area almost impenetrable.

then.

Chen Xiongtu pushed the door open and walked in.

In the room at this time.

There were three figures sitting there.

There was a man in front of him, dressed like a middle-aged scholar, sitting on a wooden chair, holding a book in his hand and reading it.

However, around him, golden shadows of words appeared, and an aura of justice and peace filled the air.

The person on the left is an old monk wearing a cassock and with twelve scars on his head.

He was meditating like a dead tree, with a halo of merit appearing behind his head and the sound of Buddhist chanting in Sanskrit endless.

As for the person on the right.

He was sitting cross-legged on the bed, wearing a Taoist robe, with white hair and a youthful face, and his white beard fluttering in the wind.

Black and white mist rose from under the seat and interacted with each other to form a pre-natal Tai Chi diagram!

The three of them were like a three-legged tripod, and none of them cared about Chen Xiongtu's arrival.

But when Chen Xiongtu looked at the three people in the room, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth...

(End of this chapter)