Finding food in Xicong had become a difficult task as well. The area was nearly stripped bare, and most civilians had already left before the war began.
Therefore, seeking food in Xicong implicitly suggested that you may as well die in battle there, so that the saved resources could feed others.
As a result, a large number of Dahua's second-line troops were sent into Xicong, where they struggled in the ruins and streets.
Qian Jinhang learned he had been promoted to Great General by the Emperor while having his meal. His subordinates even celebrated for him, and the kitchen prepared him a special meal on short notice.
However, by the next evening, he received some troubling news: The Tang Army had seized the southern oil fields and had started repairing the severed pipeline from the oil fields to South Wind Pass.
