The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 169 Meng Ao's Request
Dahan Town Center.

"Congratulations, your monarch level has risen to level 9, the population limit has been increased, and new buildings can be unlocked." Sha Niu reminded.

Su Lin sighed, Hanmen Pass was lost in the first battle, so many people died, but they were upgraded.

"We have the last line of defense left." Su Lin looked up at Dai Li.

There was no one else in the hall, only Dai Li knelt down on one knee.

"My lord, this subordinate has ordered the people around Zhai Li to make some noise in Yiqu as soon as possible, but it's inconvenient to send news now, and this subordinate can't know the situation of Yiqu, so we can only wait for the news."

Dai Li had a bitter face, he had nothing to do, who knew what would happen to Yiqu.

"Hey, I know I can't blame you, we can't just rely on Yiqu, we should be prepared to fight to the death."

Su Lin stood up and his eyes were full of fighting intent. This time, he wanted to really fight with Qin and Chu.

On the outskirts of Dahan Town, the villagers are busy busy.

Strengthening the stone walls and preparing arrows, all of them looked like they were facing a big enemy.

But there is no fear on their faces, only the determination to see death as home and the determination to defend their homeland.

The recruited villagers will definitely not betray. It is understandable to have such determination, but why are the villagers from outside also determined to fight to the death?
Because here they find fairness and dignity, as long as they are willing to work, they will gain.

You will no longer be exploited by nobles, and you don't need to kneel down even when you see a superior officer.

Su Lin didn't ask to kneel when meeting her. This was what Li Jinlong and others consciously asked, and Su Lin didn't object, so it was a tacit consent.

More importantly, he will be bombarded with thoughts every day, just like the brainwashing of later generations.

Crazy cult of personality, the power of this belief, makes their determination to resist foreign enemies unprecedented.

Under an arrow tower, Shen Peng and Hua Rong were chatting.

"My lord didn't blame us, ah, what a blessing, you have to defend the village this time." Shen Peng said happily.

Hua Rong nodded, "We have to defend it, otherwise once it is breached by the Qin-Chu coalition forces, we can imagine what they will do."

In this era, if the city cannot be attacked for a long time, once the city is broken, in order to vent the anger of the soldiers, the general will definitely order the massacre of the city.

Shen Peng looked at the busy villagers, clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "I will never allow them to break into the town."

"But I have to say, Qin Chu's [-] coalition forces attack me, and they can keep up with food and grass. If they continue to consume like this, they will be defeated sooner or later." Hua Rong is still relatively calm and pessimistic.

Although the fortifications of Dahan Town are very powerful, the enemy's strength is too strong.

Can't afford it.

"Hey, what are you two doing? Why don't you go over and help." Li Jinlong saw the two of them chatting, and came over to scold them.

Now Li Jinlong has the highest military position in the village and is the general of this battle. Hua Rong and Shen Peng are also dispatched by him.

"We are discussing the military situation." Hua Rong scratched his head and laughed.

Shen Peng didn't take it seriously, and stepped forward to ask: "Mr. Li, how long can we last with our current strength?"

"How long will you persist? Are you disturbing the morale of the army? Of course you can win with the master." Li Jinlong reprimanded.

"There are no outsiders here. I know this is a show for ordinary militiamen. Can't we tell the truth?" Shen Peng deliberately lowered his voice.

Li Jinlong glanced at him with deep meaning, and said with a chuckle, "You boy, I didn't act for you. What I said was the truth. As long as the lord is around, we will definitely win in the end."

"……Uh."

Shen Peng seemed to be infected by Li Jinlong's strong confidence, and he was speechless.

The camp of the Qin-Chu Allied Forces.

"Since we dispatched troops to the present, we have killed or injured more than 500 people. We haven't hit the bandit's village yet. Even if we win in the end, at least 7000 people will be killed or injured. We won't be able to explain to the king when we go back."

Long Xiang sat on the chair a little depressed, dealing with a small bandit, so many people died.

I can't hold back my face.

"Hehe, as long as we can win the battle, wouldn't it be fine?" Ying Qian glanced at him and comforted him.

"But among the 500 people, my Chu army accounts for [-]% to [-]%. Are you doing your work on purpose?" Long Xiang was furious when he thought of this.

Meng Ao said coldly at the side: "General Long, please pay attention to your tone, our Great Qin sent troops to help you Chu Guoping suppress the bandits, how did it end up that we are not human inside and out?"

"Help us? It's a joke. Even without you, I can exterminate bandits. The food and grass you get here every day are provided by our country of Chu. Do you know how much food and grass you consume for a day?" Long Xiang snorted coldly.

"You!" Meng Ao was furious, and said coldly: "Then General Long doesn't need the help of our Qin State? Well, this general will lead the troops back to Qin State tomorrow."

"Hmph, don't scare me with this, I can still do without you, General Qin Guoben." Long Xiang retorted.

"enough!"

Ying Qian slammed the table and shouted angrily.

Immediately, the two of them did not dare to speak. Although Long Xiang was not afraid of Yingqian, he was shocked by the murderous aura of Yingqian who had fought for many years.

"At this moment, the thieves have not yet been wiped out, and we are in chaos internally. Since I have elected the old man as the commander-in-chief, you will act according to the order. If anyone dares to say words that disturb the morale of the army, the old man will not be lenient." Yingqian glanced coldly the two of them.

"Here."

Meng Ao cupped his hands, not daring to say anything, and Long Xiang didn't speak anymore.

"General, when will we launch the final attack?" Long Xiang asked.

He really didn't want to procrastinate any longer. Every day he procrastinated wasted a lot of food and grass, and the king of Chu also sent a military order to ask him to fight quickly.

It's not yet the autumn harvest, and although Chu's food and grass can still be supplied, it can't afford to consume it.

Yingqian is not in a hurry, he really wants to consume the food and grass of Chu State, after all, most of the Chu army is from Chu State this time.

But it can't be delayed for too long, so as to avoid long nights and dreams.

"Our army will reorganize its armaments and attack the bandits' base camp in three days." Yingqian gave orders.

"Why do we have to wait for three days, can't we attack directly tomorrow?"

Long Xiang was surprised. This was not a decisive battle of equal strength, but a battle of disparity between the enemy and ourselves. Every day it dragged on, he would eat an extra day of food.

"Hehe, General Long, marching and fighting pay attention to recharging your energy and recharging your energy. Let the sergeants eat better these few days, and then wipe out this group of bandits in one go." Yingqian laughed.

Old fox, I don't know what you think?

Even if Long Xiang knew, there was nothing he could do, so he reluctantly cupped his hands and said: "The general obeys orders." Seeing that there was nothing to do, he cupped his hands perfunctorily, "The general will go down to prepare first, and leave." After speaking, he turned and left the big tent.

Seeing Long Xiang leave.

Meng Ao cupped his hands and said, "General, can I ask you something."

"Oh, what else can General Meng ask the old man?" Yingqian looked at him curiously.

"After our army breaks through the bandits' stronghold, I ask the general to reward the last general." Meng Ao said.

"Who?"

"A woman."

"Woman?" Yingqian frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Could it be the female thief leader of Dahan Town?"

Meng Ao nodded and said, "General, please complete."

Yingqian sternly shouted: "Meng Ao, do you know that woman killed my daughter, the old man will never let her go, after the old man catches her, he will definitely smash her bones and ashes to my daughter as a memorial."

"General!" Meng Ao was shocked, he didn't expect Ying Qian to hate Miss Su so much.

"Hehe, you are also fascinated by that woman? The scouts came to report that the female thief's first child, Shen Yuluoyan, has the appearance of overwhelming the country. If this is the case, the old man can let General Meng feel comfortable overnight and then kill her."

Yingqian sneered, in his opinion, Su Lin must die, but Meng Ao is the most capable subordinate, and he also needs to be appeased, so he came up with this compromise idea.

Meng Ao's hands trembled slightly, he lowered his head, and said helplessly, "This subordinate understands."

Since Yingqian could not be persuaded, he could only play by ear.

(End of this chapter)