At the time of the Battle of Suiyang, there was not enough food and grass. How did 6,000 people fight against 130,000 people?

The reason why the Battle of Suiyang was able to defend 130,000 people with 6,000 troops was due to two reasons: Zhang Xun's outstanding talent and the soldiers who defended the city did not hesitate to do anything. Although Suiyang was eventually captured, it bought a lot of time for the people in the rear, and reinforcements finally arrived on the third day after Suiyang fell.

First, Zhang Xun’s outstanding talent.

The defender of Suiyang is a very talented person. His talent is not only reflected in military command, but also in his profound understanding of righteousness. At that time, after hundreds of thousands of enemy troops arrived at Suiyang City, many people in the city were shaken. Since the army in Suiyang City was put together from multiple places, many people wanted to retreat, so several leading generals came to Zhang Xun to persuade him to surrender. Zhang Xun first pretended to agree and stabilized them. Then the next day, these people and their cronies were rounded up and beheaded in public. After that, no one dared to retreat.

In addition, Zhang Xun's military commanding ability is also very powerful. When the defense of the city entered the middle stage, the number of arrows in the city decreased significantly. So Zhang Xun used a strategy to get the enemy together. Not only did he get a lot of arrows, but he also caused a lot of damage to the place. One night when the weather was bad, Zhang Xun ordered someone to hang a dummy made of straw from the city. The enemy thought they wanted to take advantage of the chaos to make a sneak attack, so they fired arrows at the straw man crazily, and Zhang Xun harvested a lot of arrows. It is said that Zhuge Liang borrowed arrows from the straw boat for reference.

The matter was not over yet. The next night, many people were hung from the city wall in Suiyang. The enemy thought they had seen through Zhang Xun's trick, so they ignored him at all. Only when those elite soldiers slashed at the enemy with their swords did they realize that this was really a sneak attack.

Second, the soldiers defending the city will do whatever it takes.

Although Zhang Xun is very powerful and the defenders are also very brave, food and grass are still very troublesome. At that time, the food and grass in Suiyang were supplied first to the soldiers, and then to the common people. When there was not enough food and grass, people began to dig grass roots and peel off tree bark. Later, when there was no bark left, Suiyang's soldiers began to eat human flesh. Zhang Xun and his men began to do whatever it took in order to survive and defend the city. Finally, Suiyang City was able to complete its mission.