freenovelworld Chapter 75 Arrival at Jubei City (First Update)
Chapter 75 Arrival at Jubei City (First Update)
Refuse to enter the northern city.
The Zhenbei Army barracks.
"This humble general pays his respects to Your Highness. May Your Highness live a thousand years!"
The generals bowed to Qin Wu.
"No need for formalities, please sit down and talk."
Qin Wu nodded to his generals.
These generals are all young generals he has trained over the years.
Their strength is at least at the Great Martial Master level.
It's fair to say that any one of them would be a genius if placed outside.
These people's skills were all passed down by Qin Wu. It can be said that these people were the best of the best who fought alongside Qin Wu all the way.
They might not be as skilled as Qin Wu's elite dragon riders in terms of cultivation.
But in terms of leadership skills, they are all top-notch.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be where he is today.
There is a saying among the Zhenbei Army.
A person with great strength is not necessarily a general, but a general must be powerful.
This was a rule personally set by Qin Wu.
It's possible to rise to a high position in the Zhenbei Army; it's easy.
The premise is that you have enough ability.
This was also to prevent Qin Wu from assassinating his generals, which could lead to chaos in the army.
After all, he's done this kind of thing quite often.
Every time the Northern Barbarian army arrived, countless generals died as a result of his assassinations.
Of course, the Northern Barbarians weren't fools either; they also knew how to assassinate.
However, the assassination attempt was not as successful as hoped.
Qin Wu was prepared. His generals were all quite skilled, and each of them was cunning and unpredictable.
The assassins sent almost all ended in failure.
"You've already clashed with the Northern Barbarian army. How did it go?"
Qin Wu asked after the generals were seated.
"Your Highness, this is a bit tricky."
"It is the demon general Fu Hua who spoke up."
"Tell me, what exactly makes it so troublesome?"
Qin Wu looked at Fu Hua.
"This time, the Northern Barbarian army is acting like they don't care about their lives. They are incredibly frenzied. Compared to the past, they are like hungry wolves this time."
"Furthermore, according to the secret reports from our spies, the Northern Barbarian army seems to have no shortage of food and supplies at all, which is the most bizarre thing and is completely different from the information we received before."
Fu Hua explained.
The information they had received earlier indicated that the snow disaster in the Northern Barbarian lands had caused enormous losses, and famine had already broken out in the country.
However, the Northern Barbarian army today does not seem to be suffering from famine at all; they have plenty of food and supplies.
"It's not that they didn't lack food and fodder, but rather that they had an abundance of meat."
Shura added Liu Qiu's words.
The large number of cattle and sheep that died of the Northern Barbarians this time did indeed provide a considerable amount of meat, but it was somewhat unusual for the army to carry so much meat.
After all, meat cannot be preserved for a long time.
Normally, the Northern Barbarians would bring live cattle and sheep with them when they went to war, but not this time.
"Large amounts of meat?"
Qin Wu narrowed his eyes slightly.
How could a large army possibly carry a large amount of meat on a march?
"Yes, a large amount of meat, all of it cured. According to the scouts, this amount of meat is enough to feed the 50-strong Northern Barbarian army for a month."
Fu Hua said.
"The amount of salt needed to preserve such a large quantity of meat is considerable. The Northern Barbarians do not produce salt, so how could they possibly have so much salt to preserve it?"
Qin Wu questioned him.
Enough cured meat for an army of 500,000 to eat for a month—that's no joke.
If a soldier consumes one pound of meat per day, then the daily consumption would be 500,000 pounds.
In 30 days a month, that's 1500 million catties of meat.
If the ratio of meat to salt is 1:0.1, that's 150 million catties of salt.
How much salt does Dongqin export to the Northern Barbarians each year? How could the Northern Barbarians possibly produce so much salt at once?
"We can only investigate this matter later; we don't have the energy to do so now."
Fu Hua said helplessly.
"By the way, have you found out who that Grandmaster who infiltrated the Northern Barbarian army is?"
Qin Wu also knew that now was not the time to investigate.
We can only discuss this after this major battle is over.
"We have a lead. Our scouts have discovered the Manxiong Guard in the Northern Barbarian army camp. These are the personal guards of the Northern Barbarian Grandmaster Manxiong Tuoba Xiong. The one who came with the army this time should be Manxiong Tuoba Xiong of the Tuoba royal family."
Fu Hua said.
"Manxiong, mid-stage Grandmaster, I heard he's been in seclusion trying to break through to the late stage, I wonder if he's succeeded."
As soon as Fu Hua mentioned the Manxiong, information about Tuoba Manxiong appeared in Qin Wu's mind.
This person is violent and extremely strong, and has good talent for cultivation.
He defeated countless powerful opponents with his spiked club.
"I don't know. I heard that the Northern Barbarian King wouldn't have asked him to come out if there hadn't been a real reason."
"The one who went to the Western Zhou Dynasty should be the Lion King Tuoba Shi."
Fu Hua shook his head.
Since Tuoba Xiong didn't take action, they were unaware of the situation.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter even if I break through."
"Have you sent anyone to scout the battlefield on the Western Zhou side?"
Qin Wu waved his hand.
If he didn't know, so be it. As long as he hadn't broken through to the level of Grandmaster, he had nothing to fear.
"We've sent someone over; we should have news soon."
"But we have sent word back that the Northern Barbarians are getting impatient after their prolonged siege. They are preparing to divide their forces, leaving a large part of the army to hold us back, while the rest are preparing to cross the Jubei City and plunder."
Fu Hua said with a solemn expression.
This is not good news.
Currently, Jubei City only has 30 troops, which is enough to defend the city.
If the northern barbarians divide their forces, they will be in trouble.
"Are the city's defensive weapons sufficient?"
Qin Wu inquired.
"We have sufficient supplies; we started preparing when the snowstorm occurred."
Fu Hua said affirmatively.
"Then send out the remaining 10 light cavalry, and the remaining 20 men can defend the city."
"Send orders to the rear, instructing all cities to immediately fortify their defenses and clear the fields, and for all civilians to enter the cities."
Qin Wu gave the order.
Anyway, it's not time to plant crops yet.
They only need to defeat the northern barbarians before they can cultivate the land.
When the common people enter the city, the northern barbarians have nowhere to plunder unless they attack the city.
However, the northern barbarians divided their forces to plunder, and it was impossible for them to bring a large number of siege weapons, so it was not easy for them to attack the city.
Moreover, whether they agree to attack the city depends on whether the city agrees.
Furthermore, the people of the North are known for their fierce nature. If the Northern barbarians want to attack the city, the city can easily conscript soldiers to help defend it and await reinforcements.
"Yes."
Fu Hua accepted the order.
"Alright, that's all for today. You may all go and make the arrangements!"
After discussing some details, Qin Wu dismissed his generals and had them return to their duties.
"Liufeng, you personally lead a group to investigate whether the people in the Northern Barbarian army are Manxiong, and also find out the situation of the Northern Barbarian army."
Qin Wu gave instructions to someone in the shadows.
"Yes."
A voice came from the shadows.
The next day.
Liu Feng returned.
"Master, it's confirmed to be the Savage Bear, but he hasn't broken through."
"We also discovered that the Northern Barbarian army brought barbarian doctors with them this time, and they seem to be preparing some kind of secret medicine."
Liu Feng reported.
"They even brought the barbarian doctor? It seems they're planning something big this time."
Qin Wu hadn't expected that the Northern Barbarians would bring a barbarian doctor this time.
It's important to know that barbarian doctors hold a very high status in the Northern Barbarians; they are considered treasures of the Northern Barbarians.
They not only possessed medical skills, but more importantly, they could concoct many miraculous medicines.
The fact that they brought a barbarian doctor this time suggests a grand conspiracy.
"Yes, but their guards are very tight, so we can't get close. We don't know what they're preparing."
Liu Feng said.
"Send someone to keep an eye on them and see what they're up to."
"Is it confirmed that they split their forces?"
Qin Wu gave the order.
"It can be confirmed that they will take action in two days at most."
The airflow has been confirmed.
The Northern Barbarian army is currently mobilizing its troops.
"Okay, just keep an eye on it."
Qin Wu nodded.