Chapter 110 Tonight
It's very lively on the city wall.
The city is even more lively.
The Ministry of War, which was in charge of the overall armaments of the Loulan Palace, was now completely packed.
People came and went, and carriages passed by constantly.
"Hurry up, send 30,000 arrows to the top of the city!"
“Are the Rolling Stones still around?”
"Shield, shield!"
"Sign here!"
"It's too late, they're out of stock!"
"Armor, armor!"
There was a lot of shouting and yelling, and they have never been idle since the temple army outside launched the attack.
The Minister of War was already sweating profusely.
That fat body must have lost more than ten pounds in two days, and even had dark circles under his eyes. But he was still furious.
Loulan has been peaceful for too long.
Too long away from war.
The consumption of crossbow arrows alone on this day reached a terrifying level!
A war tests not only the quality of soldiers, but also logistical supplies. The people of Loulan and the caravans in the city volunteered to transport the weapons. There was no one else on the street. There were only these transport vehicles coming and going, and they had to guard against the rockets falling from the sky. The workshops in Kucheng City responsible for the production of weapons and equipment have been running all the time and have not stopped at all.
"No more again?"
"quick!"
"Hurry up, hurry me up!"
On the top of the city, the debris was scattered all over the ground, and blood flowed like a river. The Loulan guards came in waves. The first wave died, and the ones behind them stepped on the corpses to resist the temple soldiers who climbed up. The temple soldiers had already started the general attack, which no one expected!
Rockets may fly at any time, rocks may roll at any time, landslides may occur at any time, and comrades may die in battle at any time!
Rehman killed the enemy with a knife while shouting angrily.
"Sir, we are already rushing to make it. It will take some time!"
The subordinates reported anxiously.
Reheman cursed again. It was already dusk. The attack on the temple was like crazy. It was overwhelming. It could be seen that a soldier of the temple army was leading a civilian who was being coerced. The civilian stood in front and the soldier followed behind. This kind of human shield not only achieved quite good results, but also made the Loulan guards feel an unspeakable rage! Those coerced civilians were actually scared a long time ago. They were terrified, howling, and their ferocious faces seemed to be telling of their fear of war and their hatred for these temple soldiers who usually spoke of benevolence and morality every day.
The rolling stones and arrows first fell on the civilians. After they were smashed into a bloody mess, the temple army came out from behind.
Cruel and cold-blooded!
"XX's Temple Army!"
"You will die a miserable death!"
The Loulan guards were so angry that their eyes were tearing up and some even shed tears.
Because among these people there are many old, weak, sick, disabled, women, children, and even mothers with babies in their arms.
At this point, they all became cannon fodder for the Temple Army...
At this time, they all died at the hands of the Loulan Guard, the army that claimed to guard Loulan.
How could the soldiers of the guard army endure such torment on their conscience!
Liu Zheng also watched all this coldly.
He had always only considered war in theory, so the current tragic situation still had a huge impact on him. Blood, death, innocence, tragedy... He almost vomited several times, but he didn't. He kept a cold face to cover up his inner fluctuations. He tried to accept it all.
Liu Zheng suddenly remembered a set of data he had seen before.
He suddenly remembered those keyboard warriors he met in his previous life who always said, "If there is a war, I will donate three months' salary first."
Three months salary?
hehe.
Is war really that simple?
During the Soviet Union's war for the country, 40,000 Soviet artillery pieces fired at the same time, firing 1.9 million shells a day. The money spent was equivalent to the annual living expenses of 10 million farmers - and this was just the cost of one day's war.
During World War II, Japan had a large artillery shell. The price of one shell was 4,000 yen. At that time, the monthly salary of a low-income person was 5 yuan. He needed 60 years of salary to buy one shell.
B2 bomber, 2 billion US dollars, if this plane takes off, the cost per hour is 160,000 US dollars, equivalent to a house in a third-tier city. The training cost of su30 aircraft is about 400,000 RMB per hour, and it takes at least 1,000 hours to train a mature pilot...
Etc., etc.
This is scary data, is it your three months salary?
Only then did Liu Zheng realize how ridiculous those people were.
War is a money-burning machine, an endless waste of money. At this time, Loulan Ku City is a living reality.
After only two days of defending the city, all the weapons and equipment in stock were almost used up.
It's only been two days...
"Hold on, hold on!"
"Sir, the blade is curled..."
"Hit it with your fists!"
"yes!"
"Hold on, the sun is about to set!"
On the second day of the attack, the defenders still suffered heavy losses, with countless casualties...
The city gate was almost lost several times.
…
And at this time.
Loulan Palace.
Reguli stood in front of the third prince, Halik, holding an exquisite silver-white sword in her hand.
Halik trembled all over: "Mother..."
Reguli said coldly: “Take it!”
Halik was horrified: "Mother, what are you doing? I..."
Reguli laughed and said, "Child, if you want to be a king, you must pick up this sword! Go out!"
Halek took the sword tremblingly and looked at his mother blankly.
Heatstock smiled coldly: "Your teachers and your guards are all on the city wall, protecting your kingdom. What are you afraid of? Child, be brave! Hold it steady and walk over!"
She pointed to that corner of the palace.
In the corner, more than a dozen officials knelt together, their faces filled with fear, and cried out loudly, "Queen, spare my life!"
"My Queen, we are all loyal subjects who died for our advice. Why are you killing us?"
"Why would you rather trust an outsider like Long Yan than us?"
"Queen, the Temple Army is unstoppable. We must make peace as soon as possible! You will bring harm to the country, you are a traitor who brings harm to the country!"
Reguli shouted angrily: "Shut up!"
Dozens of guards, with shining swords, pressed against the necks of these officials. Those who spoke too much were killed directly.
Halek turned pale with fear.
Reguli said coldly: "Go ahead and kill these snake-rat guys!"
Huang Yantai, who was following behind Halik, also took a deep breath. Everyone thought that this queen was quiet and easy to bully, but she had already arranged thundering means when the war started. As long as anyone had any objections to the war or to "Master Xiang", she had prepared an intelligence agency to specialize in finding out those people in the city who made improper remarks, played both sides, were not firm in their positions, and were not actively preparing for war, and then sent an elite team to take down all those who had disloyalty!
Act with vigor and determination!
The means are cruel!
It not only stabilized the hearts of the people in the city, but also cleared the way for Halik who was about to take office.
Who said this queen is naive?
She is smarter than anyone!
Liu Zheng is just a touchstone for her at this moment!
The war is just a touchstone for this succession!
She had no other choice. Since she had to go through this war, she had to go through it! As for that "Xiang Gongzi", no matter whether he won or lost, she felt that he would not pose any threat to her and Halik. The queen was the smartest person.
"kill!"
Reguli looked at Halik coldly.
"You dissolute witch queen!"
"You will die a miserable death!"
"You are bringing trouble to the harem and seducing Long Yanren. You will be thrown into a pig cage!"
These people saw that they could not survive and started to curse and abuse themselves with excited expressions.
When Halik heard his mother being insulted, he screamed and his face twisted. Even though he was a coward, he was aroused and swung his sword hard. A fat-headed man fell to the ground and rolled to the ground...
The others looked panicked.
"kill!"
“Crack!”
“Crack!”
There were a few drops of blood on Reguli's beautiful face.
Then he turned around and looked at the group of civil and military officials who were watching and whose legs were already weak.
"Does anyone have any other comments?"
"Who still doubts Mr. Xiang?"
"Who is still afraid of losing the war?"
"Go push the cart for me and deliver the weapons!"
"Yes, Queen!"
…
The second day.
Kucheng finally managed to withstand the general attack of the Temple Army.
However……
Of the forty thousand soldiers, ten thousand had been lost in two days!
As they died, the bodies were transported to be cremated. There were too many dead and it was too late to bury them. In the hot weather of Loulan, if the bodies were stored for too long, it would easily cause plague... The families of the soldiers cried loudly for a while, then angrily went up to the top of the city and joined the battle in place of the dead...
war.
It is so cruel, and at the same time, so passionate.
When the sun finally set and the temple army retreated, the entire Ku City cheered.
No one thought about what to do tomorrow.
What to do on the third day...
The attack on the second day was already so fierce, what about the third day?
They only knew that being able to hold it off today was already a huge victory.
“Good job!”
“They are all great!”
Reheman sat on the ground panting, took the jar of wine handed over by the adjutant, and laughed: "Tell those bastards in the logistics department to bring me the best wine tonight to reward my brothers!"
"I'm coming!"
As soon as these words were spoken, businesses from various countries had already pushed carts to deliver wine. Not only wine, but also all kinds of delicious fish and meat!
A group of exhausted soldiers cheered.
Rehaman thanked him and said, “Thank you for your hard work!”
The shop owners all laughed and said that if one prospers, all prosper, and if one suffers, all suffer.
At this moment, Qin Changfeng rode back excitedly, came to Liu Zheng's side, and whispered: "Sir, the water level is almost high!"
"Yeah?"
Liu Zheng cheered up.
Reheman saw Qin Changfeng's expression and knew what was going on. He came over excitedly and asked, "Tonight?"
Liu Zheng smiled and nodded: "Tonight!"
"good!"
Rehman laughed out loud towards the sky.
I started to cry while laughing.
