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Chapter 747: Chapter 328: The Siege and People’s Hearts_3

These days, we’ve always heard of naval forces commanding boats, driven over rivers and lakes – but never of naval forces conquering cities.

It’s not that they look down upon naval forces. The difference between fighting on sea or land – it’s like comparing chalk and cheese, they are not the same size at all.

A seaman might be valiant on the river, a crack soldier.

But on land, he is no better than a well-trained infantry soldier, skilled at fighting, definitely not superior to a soldier who has been trained for years.

Even though both are civilian soldiers, it’s more cost-effective to recruit directly from local people than to misuse hard-trained local sailors.

The Chu people would have to be foolish to let their naval soldiers fight on land.

If they do, the King of Chu should decapitate the commanding general of this time, and throw this prodigal son into the rubbish heap.

Of course, everyone knows that, with the large campaign of the Chu State this time – their troops must have come from more than just outside the city.

For example, in the last few days, rescue messages from Baishi, Nanjiang, and Taibai Prefecture have been received, stating that the Chu people had invaded and were attacking cities and looting territories everywhere, and the prefectures and counties could not defend them.

So, apart from Chu forces that traveled by waterway, there should also be quite a number of Chu soldiers coming by land from several other places.

But judging from the messages received by the city governments over the past few days, the number of Chu soldiers from other directions is not huge, mostly just ten or so thousand per route.

The various Chu forces also had to attack and conquer the prefectures and counties in Hanzhong, which would also cause some loss of troops. After taking those prefectures and counties, they would have to station troops there, reducing the number of soldiers again.

Through all these consecutive expenditures, the total number of Chu soldiers gathered under the city might not even exceed a hundred thousand, which raises some questions.

Those Chu soldiers, negligible in number, want to conquer Nanzheng city which is bestowed with thirty-thousand defenders.? It’s not that they underestimate the Chu people –

According to the common sense of military tactics, when the defenders are sufficient, food and fodder are well supplied, and morale is high, there are few examples where the city can be breached with only three times the number of troops.

Just considering the strength on paper, they should be able to defend Nanzheng city. That would be the normal outcome.

If they can’t hold on, that would be a surprise.

Therefore, from this point of view, it is not surprising why everyone, from Dongfang Wuyun to the foot soldiers, were so confident in defending Nanzheng city.

It’s not that they are overly confident, rather it’s how things should be.

Just as Zhou officials on the city walls were encouraging morale and discussing strategy –

the Chu army, sounding their golden drums in the distance, stirred things up, eventually soldiers gushed out from the gates and formed rows of soldiers three miles outside the city.

With this look, old soldiers on top of the city wall could of course understand that the Chu people were about to challenge them outside the city.

Indeed.

After they finished their formation, a Chu officer quickly rode out, came under the city, and shouted loudly.

“Zhou people in the city, listen! Today, our army is amassing, with fifty thousand elite soldiers, shaking the Hanzhong region and terrifying Nanzheng.

However, my general has always been magnanimous, reluctant to bully the few with our many. Today, he challenges the Eastern Commander to a battle, with each side only deploying ten thousand men.

Now the soldiers of Great Chu are waiting outside the city. If there’s anyone of you Zhou people, who still have some spirit left, you are welcome to meet us in a battle of life and death.

We have always heard that the Eastern Commander is a famous commander, my general has long admired, and will certainly not be disappointed.”

Do you dare to fight!”

The officer hovered around the east side of the city for a few times. His voice, resonating with his inner strength, could be heard clearly within a few miles.

After understanding the contents, especially after understanding the last words “Do you dare to fight”, all Zhou people on the city wall were stirred up.

Nowadays, in the war-torn world, the common people are fierce, and the martial traditions are well rooted.

Even in rural areas, many of the common men know a thing or two about warfare.

Under such circumstances, there are naturally a few who are anxious to prove their mettle.

At this moment, many people were red-faced and eager to go out of the city to fight the Chu people.

What the Chu people outside said was right.

There were only ten thousand Chu soldiers outside and the numerical advantage was not very large.

In the city, if all the assembled soldiers are formed into an army of ten thousand fighters, there will be no problem in running out to kill.

Without the absolute disparity in the number of soldiers, as an old powerful nation, Zhou people never acknowledge they are inferior to those nouveau riche Chu people.

Watching them fight and slaughtering the southerners, that wouldn’t be too difficult.

In terms of psychological advantage, the Zhou people do not seem to be lacking in comparison with the Chu people, who have been victorious for many years.

However, in the face of the agitation below, Dongfang Wuyun was not affected by the Chu people’s provocative challenge.

He waved his hand to stop the officers who wanted to fight. He looked at the mighty Chu formation outside the city, already waving their military flags, looking at the word “Chu” and “Qingyun” written on them. He frowned and asked, “Inside Chu, have you ever heard of a general named Qingyun?”

Several generals heard the words and noticed the military flag with “Qingyun” written on it. After a brief moment of confusion, they all began to ponder.

“Is there anyone in Chu with the surname Qingyun?”

“I’ve never heard of it.”

“It turns out that the surname of the main general outside Chu army is Qingyun. Judging from his demeanor, he must be an Inborn Grandmaster. But why haven’t I heard of such a person before? Did he just join Chu State?”

“Most likely, yes. After the old monk Jihui died, I originally thought that Chu State had lost an Inborn Grandmaster. I never expected that another one would step up so quickly.

I was wondering how Chu State dared to attack our Zhou country, despite internal and external trials and tribulations. It turns out they had a new support.” Nôv(el)B\\jnn

“The Inborn Grandmasters are a continuous source of strength, and the inheritance is orderly. No wonder Chu State can dominate. They really have grown.”

“Huh, what a blessing?

I’ve never heard of a master with the surname Qingyun in the world before. The Chu general on the outside, named Qingyun, must be a nameless new Inborn Grandmaster.

Such ability – and how can he be a match for our Eastern Commander?

In my opinion, the arrival of this Qingyun is indeed lucky for us.

The King of Chu did not personally lead the troops into the battle, but instead used a newcomer. This is the opportunity given to us by heaven to defeat Chu State and establish a peerless accomplishment.”

The generals discussed in a flurry, each stating their opinions.

But by the time the last person had finished speaking, the discussion quickly subsided, and everyone showed approving expressions.

Because the words of the last person really touched the bottom of their hearts.