The outcome is victory without a fight!
There might even be people opening the city gates to welcome the army into the city.
"The question is, where is this general supposed to get the provisions?"
Breaking promises will only lead to public discontent, which is counterproductive.
This is not something Xia Guangcheng could do.
Zhao Minghua looked at him and smiled.
"It's about one month until autumn harvest; what the general must do is take Changzhou within this month and allow the people to live in peace..."
That makes a lot of sense!
This young man, although so young, speaks like those old scholars in the court.
Hold out for a month?
With what will he hold out?
Provisions at a fair price?
Not to mention whether the grain merchants will agree, even with a knife to their throats, they might not have that much grain!
Could it be that he has to source provisions from elsewhere?
That would be no small challenge either.
This young man speaks lightly...
