Don't be clouded

Chapter 99

Although it is only August, the summer heat is no longer in the Northwest.The sky is high and cloudy, and the autumn wind can already make people feel cool, especially after nightfall, the cold cannot be resisted by one or two thin clothes, it is so cold that people can't wait to put on a cotton coat.

Fortunately, both Shi Rui and Tang Pan have experience, and they prepared thick military clothes before going out.

Thousands of lights in the middle of the night.

The camp seemed peaceful, but there were thousands of people behind them who were busy preparing for the battle. Thousands of long guns were collected from the army and they were made into huge rafts.500 spears are made into a raft, and [-] people can be crossed at a time. This is an extremely convenient method of crossing water without boats.

Ji Bieyun reconfirmed that the armor was worn securely, and looked at the few fires in the darkness.

There happened to be a torch next to it, which faintly illuminated the boy's sharper outline, as well as the tiredness and hostility that had accumulated for a long time between his brows and eyes.His body and face were stained with a lot of dust and mottled blood, and there were one or two bandaging marks under the armor. His whole body looked more like a sharp knife than before, and it was stained with blood.

Shi Rui stood beside him, and his voice was also cold: "This move is risky, you have to think clearly. Even if all the elites of a thousand can successfully cross the river, the odds of the remaining people facing the camp over there are too small .”

When the army arrived eight days ago, Wan Liangao had already captured the last city north of Qiongshui, and crossed Qiongshui to the south bank.After that, the road was unimpeded, and more soldiers were forced to recruit while looting, and they went south to capture two cities and came to the foot of Pingwang Mountain.Fortunately, Pingwang Mountain can be regarded as a small moat, and there is a Wangcheng at the north foot of the mountain, which can temporarily resist the Xiang army's offensive.

Wangcheng withstood Wan Liangao's onslaught for several days, and kept sending people to send messages to seek assistance from Ningyuan's army.

Three days ago, Ning Yuan's army finally arrived after traveling day and night, but how to repel Wan Liangao from hope is not something that can be decided lightly.

Although Ji Bieyun is the commander-in-chief in the army, his status is not as good as that of Shi Rui and Tang Pan, especially Tang Pan, as a general of the right guard, he is much stronger than ordinary people.Therefore, in the end, Ning Yuan's army followed General Tang's plan, and the troops were divided into two groups to attack the west.Tang Pan and Dai Fengmao led 3 troops from the east road to support Wangcheng, while Shi Rui and Ji Bieyun led [-] troops to detour from the west road and went behind the enemy to cut off the supply of food and grass.

However, when the two armies separated, Wan Liangao seemed to have anticipated their movements, and responded quickly and sent a chase all the way east.Although Ning Yuan's army had gone around to the rear and cut off the supply of food and grass, the enemy army caught up with them a day later and blocked their way back.

The two armies fought and suffered heavy losses.The Xiang army was retreating steadily due to the inferior numbers, leading them all the way to the north. When they came back to their senses, the fronts of the east and west had been stretched too long. Go north and return to the camp.

As a result, the main force of Ning Yuan's army stayed in an extremely awkward position.

Ahead is the mighty water, and to the east there are two cities that have already been occupied by Wan Liangao, and behind it is the invisible East Road Ningyuan Army, which is difficult to meet again.

They were reluctantly stationed in Qiongnan, Shi Rui seldom yelled, Ji Bieyun's ears were callused from yesterday to now.It was nothing more than scolding Wan Liangao for being scheming, and being so good at playing tricks and tricks even in his old age, although it was a scolding, but in his ears, every sentence was a compliment to Wan Liangao for being a rare general.

Ji Bieyun didn't have time to swear. As a general in name, he had to make a decision as soon as possible.

Their forces were scattered, and there were enemies in front and behind, so they were in a dilemma.Moreover, it is not clear at all how many troops Wan Liangao has left in the camp. If the opponent crosses the water first to attack, they are unlikely to be able to retreat unscathed.Even if you retreat, you can't go anywhere. There are tens of thousands of Xiangjun behind, and you will be beaten no matter how you go.

"I don't know what Wan Liangao thinks, but I heard a former captain say that sometimes wars are a gamble. The premise of winning by surprise is that the opponent can't count it. Surprise is called 'surprise', but we can't be sure. Whether the other party can figure it out, we can only gamble and bet more guts." Ji Bieyun said, "Today is the second day of our garrison, and I bet the enemy army thinks that we are not familiar with the terrain and dare not cross the river rashly."

Shi Rui shook his head after hearing this, and his tone became more intense: "If you take such risks every time, how can you survive on the battlefield? How about attacking the city from the east and attacking the two cities that were captured by the Xiang army?" Come back, Wan Liangao will no longer have a foothold in the south of Qiongshui."

Ji Bieyun didn't want to argue with Shi Rui, but he had to do so in order to stand firm, "The news came just now that Colonel Dai was injured, and 3 people on the East Road have now died 2, and the remaining [-] people are still waiting." Let’s go back, we can’t sit still. There are other cities that have already been captured, so many people are being slaughtered, I don’t know how long it will be before we capture them, wouldn’t it be a better choice to destroy the enemy’s camp as soon as possible?”

"Then the lives of these thousand soldiers are not life!" Shi Rui retorted, "If you let 1000 people cross the water with you, isn't that letting them die in vain?"

The surroundings became quiet, and then they noticed the abnormality here in the distance, and they all became quiet.Everyone looked at this side, even though the light was extremely dim, the two of them were as eye-catching as if they were in the center of the battlefield.

Ji Bieyun clenched his cold knife tightly, and warned in a cold tone: "General Shi, it's okay for you to object, but don't come here to hurt my morale. Compared with tens of thousands of troops, 1000 people are already a very small loss. They all They followed me voluntarily, if you really love them, then guard the south bank of Qiongshui so that they don't have to worry about it."

He walked to the haystack, jumped up and stood up, the armor all over his body collided with a dull sound.Glancing at Shi Rui for the last time, he turned his head and said loudly: "This trip is dangerous. Anyone who wants to quit can leave now, and no one will criticize him. However, once he leaves here, if there are people who run away, they will be punished as deserters according to military law." .”

In the dense night, there was faint sound of light footsteps, gradually walking away.But Ji Bieyun didn't pay attention, he just waited patiently for a while, until those sporadic voices stopped completely, and then said again: "Everyone, let's go."

Just after the flood season, the Qiongshui is still rolling with turbulent waves.

Tonight, the clouds completely covered the moon, and there was no light between the sky and the earth. In this darkness, some people crossed the sky water desperately.In order to prevent the enemy from setting up sentries on the shore, they deliberately shifted three miles westward, and when they landed, it happened to be a dense forest.

The army has limited spears, and only one weapon raft was made, so it took a lot of time to send 1000 men over.Everyone has been hit by the cold waves, and their bodies are all wet, and they are very embarrassed.

Ji Bieyun ordered everyone to rectify on the spot and count the number of people by the way.Suppressing his anxiety, he listened to all the corporals counting one by one with their voices suppressed. The overlapping voices merged together, and hundreds of names passed by.However, after the counting was over, there were still casualties. 19 people failed to cross the water and were caught in the rough waves.

No one dared to start a fire, so no one could see each other's expressions clearly.

After resting for a while, Ji Bieyun ordered everyone to move forward as if nothing had happened.

Holding the Quehan knife, his body became even colder after being soaked in water, and the cold wind blew away the heat from his body.Only by not stopping, can we barely maintain a little bit of warmth during the journey.

After walking for a while, they came to the edge of the dense forest, and there was a faint light of fire in the distance. It was the enemy camp, about five or six miles away from them.Even if they were on the hillside, they couldn't see how many people were inside.

The decision-making power came to Ji Bieyun again.This time, there was neither Dai Fengmao nor Shi Rui by his side, no one to impart experience to him, he could only rely on himself.

Looking up at the night, I could vaguely see the position of the moon behind the clouds, and it was about Yin time.The middle of the night is the time for a good night's sleep. If the opportunity is missed, everything before will be in vain, and the nineteen people who were sucked into the sky water will all sacrifice in vain.

Ji Bieyun looked back, he knew that there were countless eyes looking at him in the darkness, waiting for him to issue a strong and unquestionable order.

So he also said: "Outflank the east and the west, don't reveal your whereabouts before approaching, the first goal is food and grass, and the second is to capture the enemy's camp. I will accompany you to fight in, after this battle is over, I will come back Accompany you back to receive the reward."

No one answered, but he knew his words would reach everyone's ears.

Everyone set off from the forest again, and the soldiers divided into two groups.

From the moment they left Chenjing to the present, everyone's physical strength was almost exhausted. The non-stop raids and several battles caused exhaustion and aggrieved to spread in everyone's heart, including Ji Bieyun.No one's body is made of iron, but at this moment, the 1000 of them seem to have been reborn, and they have gathered all their energy and strength again, sneaking in the dark night, always on guard against ambushes ahead.

But Ji Bieyun won the bet after all, half an hour later, the camp of Xiangjun was lit up with raging fire.

The author says:

I know that everyone should not be very interested in the details of the battle, and I am not professional enough, so I briefly wrote it, and let's speed up the progress and finish the fight.In addition, I have a toothache for the past two days, so I don’t have much energy. Thank you for your previous comments.