With food secured, the worry on Chen Li's face vanished completely.
Now, they could afford to keep wearing down the Star Luo army. If they held out for another month, would that not be a great achievement for him?
The Star Luo Empire, on the other hand, was in quite a predicament.
They could neither advance nor retreat. Attacking the city was simply unrealistic; their supplies from the rear were constantly being harassed, and a rash siege would cause heavy casualties. If anyone attacked their camp, they would collapse into disarray.
It was not that they had not considered surrounding Chuyun City. But after ten consecutive days, the food inside Chuyun City had yet to run out. Meanwhile, shortages had begun appearing in their own army.
Second Elder in the rear had also noticed the situation. The food now being transported was guarded by nearly a thousand soldiers.
Yet those Soul Master squads kept harassing them. They would usually make a feint and immediately retreat, only to return and attack once the grain transport troops lowered their guard.
They had few men to begin with. Once they ran out of the food they had brought, they simply came to steal the Star Luo Empire's supplies.
For safety's sake, the transport teams moved at an extremely slow pace. Sometimes, even the carts carrying food would inexplicably catch fire.
The soldiers in the transport teams were merely ordinary people. Not only did they have to travel back and forth tirelessly, they also had to remain constantly alert for sneak attacks by Soul Master squads. Worn out in both body and mind, some would break down on the spot and desert.
With problems arising at the front, Dai Mubai could no longer sit still after receiving the news in the rear.
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