When U Thein Sein returned with food, three days had passed and their food reserves were even less.
Although Li Xiang only agreed to provide one day's supply, for them, this was better than nothing. This was just a means of urging them. If they really wanted to do something, with Li Xiang's support, they could do a lot.
Wu Thein Sein spoke well, but it was still difficult for them to capture the Pyu Kingdom. In the past seven or eight days, General Mithong had assembled seven thousand people.
But these 7,000 people are all second-line troops. Don't think that the Pyu court is stupid. When they gather their troops, those with combat effectiveness will naturally be gathered into the city. Those stationed outside the city are all second-line troops. Not only are they not very combat-effective, but their military discipline is also very poor. If they are gathered into the city, it will not be enough to deal with them.
"What does the Tang Dynasty government mean by this? They're so stingy even when asking for a little grain. Are they the kind of people who can accomplish great things?"
After hearing what U Thein Sein said, some people immediately became unwilling.
"Don't talk nonsense. They were our enemies before, and now they are able to give us some food. This is already quite a rare thing. If you were in His Royal Highness's shoes, I'm afraid you wouldn't give food to the enemy either, right?"
Seeing that many of his men were dissatisfied, General Mipeng was sensible. In this situation, if we were in Li Xiang's position, the enemy would not give us any food, let alone a day's food, if we said these words. Li Xiang was able to do this, which was far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"General, what should we do? Should we attack the royal city now?"
The subordinates were silent for a while, and then said, "There is not much food left." They all understood one thing: if you have food, you are a general. If you don't have food, do you think the people below will still listen to you?
"Make a good meal for the brothers, let them have a good meal today, and then we will start our plan tomorrow."
General Mipeng breathed a sigh of relief. Although the plans were incomplete and there were still many loopholes, the food supply could not sustain them. He had just started the rebellion in a hurry, and it would be impossible to make a careful plan. Li Xiang did not actually expect him to be able to capture the capital of the Pyu Kingdom. As long as he could cause trouble for the Pyu Kingdom court, then the food Li Xiang had would be worth it.
Although his subordinates also felt a little scared, after all, this was a rebellion. Although they were all fighting on the battlefield, they could still defend their country before, but now they are traitors. No matter which country, if you are a traitor, when the court recovers, you will be guilty of a serious crime of killing nine generations of your family.
But now they have no other options, and some people have already been killed by the court. Is the whole family still afraid of being exterminated? Now they have to keep going no matter what, otherwise, although this world is big, there is no place for them.
The four gates of the Pyu Kingdom's capital had been closed, and the imperial court had also learned of General Mithong's rebellion. They felt a little regretful in their hearts. If they had known that the general could escape back, there would have been no need to kill his entire family. At least they still had a backbone.
Now that the whole family has been killed, it is impossible to persuade them to surrender, so the only thing they can do is to close the four city gates and take one step at a time. Most of the court ministers are good-for-nothings and can't come up with any good ideas. At this moment, these people have only one idea: let's play for one day at a time, and whoever wants to think about the rest can think about it.
Even if you can resolve General Mibong's rebellion, can you deal with the Tang army in the north? I originally thought of negotiating with them, and at worst, ceding land and submitting to them, and giving them all the land north of Wacheng, but will it still be useful now?
After General Mipeng's rebellion, you couldn't even leave the city, so how could you possibly negotiate with Li Xiang? Furthermore, everyone knew Li Xiang was incredibly ambitious. Giving him only half the territory was a complete impossibility. He had already led his army south, reportedly seeking access to the sea. Giving him half the territory wouldn't satisfy his appetite.
At the beginning, many people were thinking about solutions, but when they put everything on the table, they suddenly realized that these problems could not be solved at all. Even if you kill them all, I am afraid these problems cannot be solved.
Since we are now looking at an unsolvable problem, we might as well not think about it anymore. So, in the homes of court ministers, we can almost say that there is revelry every night. While we still have some power, we should enjoy it to the fullest. No matter if the general comes to attack or the Tang army comes to attack, none of us will have a good ending.
The court ministers all handled the problem in this way, let alone the defenders of the royal city. Although they were all the personal troops of the Pyu court, in the current situation, everyone's morale was extremely low.
It was still okay during the day, as the city walls were full of people. But at night, those who were supposed to be on duty would hide in the city gates and sleep, and at most only a few people would go out to take a look.
According to their thinking, although the general outside the city had rebelled, they occupied a very poor military camp with not much food in it, let alone engineering equipment, so there was no need to worry about them launching a sneak attack on the city.
But just when they were not worried, many iron hooks were hooked directly onto the city wall. General Mipeng was unable to get the siege ladder, but if it was this kind of iron hook with a rope, he would still be very capable.
His plan was very simple. When these iron hooks hooked onto the city wall, the strong soldiers would climb up along them, eliminate the people on the wall, kill their way to the city gate, and then open the gate. General Mipeng would then rush into the city with his men.
This matter is simple to say, but if you really want to do it, it may not be so easy. Although many people on the city wall are slack, there are still thousands of soldiers after all. The general chose the west gate with the least defense personnel, but whether he can succeed depends on luck.
Just after San Jingtian passed, General Mi Peng waved his hand and his men were ready to rush up. This was also the most difficult time for people.
