In any era, warfare is to avoid the rainy season as much as possible. The rain muds the roads, wears out the soldiers and horses, and slackens the bowstrings especially in the age of weapons and cold weapons, which will bring the whole military operation to a standstill. There is no choice in the weather, and the Yingshi at this time must fight in the rain.

Everything is simple in war, but even simple things are difficult. When difficulties are difficult to overcome, Xiong Jing always remembers this sentence. At the same time, another sentence came to mind: 'The commander must rekindle the fire of faith and the light of hope of all his subordinates with the fire of his heart and the light of his spirit.' Only by doing this will he be able to control them and continue to command them. ’

Clausewitz's "On War" was read cursoryly, and these things that he thought he had forgotten long ago recalled in his mind from time to time. Some of the words were so obscure that it was difficult for him to translate them in Chu, but fortunately he could still express them through his actions.

After meeting with Yingshi, he told all the soldiers of Yingshi: 'Do what the widow does. Then he dismounted, and with the black curtain where the soldiers lived, and the cans that the soldiers fed, he took up his armor, weapons, and provisions, and marched through the wooded mountains.

Nan Zheng has been collecting the corpses of those killed in the Battle of Daze, but there are more than 300,000 people in the enemy and our armies, and there are always some corpses that will drift downstream. The battle situation of the battle of Daze is unknown, and the generals are secretive, so many corpses of comrades are floating in the lower reaches of the water, and the soldiers of the whole army are inevitably restless.

When he saw Xiong Jing, the soldiers hoped that he would tell the truth, but they were worried that he would tell the truth. Xiong Jing's reticence just solves this problem, but his actions seem to tell everyone: the mother country is in danger! The hearts of more than 20,000 people who had been anxious and uneasy suddenly sank, and every soldier fell silent and began to do what the king did. ’

Xiong Jing, who had explored the terrain, did not join the Yingshi at the Mulberry Tunnel as stated in the pigeon news, but ordered the Yingshi to stop advancing when it reached Biyang (Miyang). After the convergence, Yingshi immediately secretly traveled to the northeast of Biyang and disappeared into the reckless mountains.

The mountain range is 110 miles away from Xianghe Pass, and after Xiangshui goes south from Xianghe Pass for more than 50 miles, it joins the streams of various mountain streams and turns due east, and finally joins Rushui. The river is like this, the road is the same, the Qin army went south from Xianghe Pass, crossed Xiangshui before the water gathered, and after turning due east, the whole army marched to the south of the water, and the east was Daoyi for 130 miles.

After the extension to Qin, Daoyi and Zhumadian were almost the same location, playing a similar transit role. The reason why it is 'almost' is because Daoyi is twenty miles south of Zhumadian, close to Langshan (that is, Leshan, which was renamed Leshan in the Song Dynasty).

The reason why it is twenty miles south of Zhumadian is because at this time, Zhumadian, which includes more than a thousand years after the Qin Dynasty, is a swamp, and the Daoyi near the mountainous area is on higher ground. Zhumadian got the name 'Zhuma' not because there are hostels stationed here, or because the army is stationed in horses, but because the terrain here is 'low-lying and unsuitable for planting', and only ramie can grow, and there is a ramie village since ancient times. Ramie and Zhuma have the same sound, and the population gradually increases after the terrain is getting higher, which gradually replaces Daoyi and becomes the only post station for Fangcheng to connect Huaishang, and Ramie is also renamed Zhuma.

Xiong Jing didn't know about the affairs of the Qin Dynasty, he only knew that the Xia Road went south to Xianghe Pass for more than 50 miles, crossed the Xiangshui and turned eastward, next to the mountains in the south, leading to the Daoyi in the east. The crow-filled mountain where Master Yingshi was hiding was fifty miles from the bend in the road.

The Yingshi spear formation could travel through the mountains and forests, and fifty miles was to avoid the search of the Qin army's scouts - with the Qin army's long march path and marching speed, the whole army could only pass through the search point two to three days after the scout search. Therefore, whenever it passes through dangerous places, the army will speed up, and the purpose of acceleration is only one, to shorten the time for the army to pass.

If the enemy waits outside of scout search range in order to make a surprise attack, speeding up will allow them to get closer to their side much shorter, forcing them to march quickly. A rapid march will cause many problems, first of all, because the mountains, rivers, forests, trees, and ponds are blocked, and it is likely that they will not be able to arrive on time, and by the time they reach their own army, they will already be far away; In addition, a rapid march often exposes the whereabouts of the army, which alerts the own army in advance; The third is that mistakes are made in the busy, and the surprise attack will be underprepared.

The shogunate advisers believed that Li Xin would definitely speed up his passage through the mountains after leaving Xianghe Pass. At that time, the Qin army marched in three columns, and the length of the march of twenty lieutenants was ninety-three miles. With the addition of the soldiers, the shogunate, the vehicles, the baggage, and the grain, the long march must have been more than 150 miles. If it doesn't rain, grit your teeth, maybe you can travel ninety miles in one day, and the army can pass through the surprise attack point in two days. When it rained, the road was difficult to travel, and the strategists generally believed that the Qin army could march at a maximum speed of sixty miles, and it would take three days for the entire marching column to 'flow' through the surprise attack point.

The third day is the whole army, not the shogunate of the Chinese army where Li Xin is located. If the Chinese shogunate is in the center of the whole army, then after the Qin army scouts pass by, the Yingshi has a day and a half to cover these fifty miles; If the position of the shogunate of the Chinese army is relatively high, then this time may only be one day. Of course, it is also possible that the position of the shogunate of the Chinese army is relatively backward, and the time may be two days.

This mainly depends on Li Xin's own arrangement. The Hou spy who was hiding in the Xianghe Pass would inform Yingdu of Li Xin's exit time and position in the whole army in the form of a pigeon, and Yingdu passed it to Biyang, and Biyang's order to ride a fast horse to inform Yingshi thirty miles northeast of Biyang.

In addition to this warning route, there is also a simple flying signal line set up on the mountains on both sides of the Xiangshui River, and the speed of the Qin army's march after leaving Xianghe Pass, and the position of Li Xin (actually subject to the shogunate banner) after leaving Xianghe Pass, will be transmitted through the flying signal in the mountains.

Li Xin's march had to be accurately calculated, and so was Yingshi's march, especially the time it took to arrive at the surprise attack point from fifty miles away. The time depends on the road conditions, and the road must be planned and paved in advance by the workers and even the whole division and soldiers.

Making sure that there were enough wide and enough trails, and that they were safe for soldiers to pass through after a rainstorm, while also hiding these forest paths from being discovered by the Qin army's pathfinders, were the tasks that the Yingshi had to complete before ......the battle. During the time of waiting for Li Xin, the soldiers braved the rain to work and open up and pave roads in this densely wooded mountain.

It was rainy and rainy, and the work was day and night, including Xiong Jing, many soldiers fell ill because of this, and some of them were sick and could only be sent to the rear overnight, but more people were holding on like Xiong Jing to wait for Li Xin's arrival.

"The king is awake?" The curtain of the bear's thorn was set under a large tree, the folding bed was abandoned, and he slept on a dry branch like a soldier. Seeing the black curtain trembling, Chang Jiang, who was so old that he didn't need to sleep for a long time, hurriedly stepped forward to serve.

"What time is it?" The black curtain can shelter the rain, but the air is still damp, and Xiong Jing, who came out of the tent, looked at the fire guarded by Chang Jiang.

"It's early food." Chang Jiang replied. He brought up the breakfast that had been hot. Today, the whole army eats canned yellow croaker and corn.

After taking a sip of hot tea, Xiong Jing spoke, and at this time he felt that his head was not as dizzy as yesterday, but his snot did not stop. "I dreamed of my father." He said, his face full of dream-filled nostalgia.

"Ahh Chang Jiang and the left and right historians were taken aback. Dreams are very mysterious things, which can communicate life and death, contact people and Huangquan. And the dream before the war often portends bad luck. If the dream indicates bad luck, the war must be stopped.

"Father didn't say anything." Xiong Jing smiled. He didn't want to say the content of the dream, so as not to affect the morale of the whole division.

"How's the king, ahem...... How to dream of a king? The first king did not speak, so what about the first king's behavior? Right Shi Yixian said urgently, he was also sick and kept coughing.

The father smiled and applauded, but did not say anything. The rest is forgotten. As soon as I heard that Xiong Jing dreamed of the first king, the left and right historians were very excited, and they quickly summoned Zhuang Wudi, Deng Sui and others. After asking, Xiong Jing still replied like this, and in the afternoon, the soldiers began to spread the saying that 'the king dreams of the first king, and the first king praises with a smile, and this battle will be won'. When Chang Jiang sent these words back, Xiong Jing couldn't help but laugh.

He did dream of his father last night, and his father did not speak, but he didn't dare to tell anyone that the place where he dreamed of his father was outside the gate - after the death of Song Jinggong, Gongzi had to compete with Gongzi Qi for the throne. One day, Childe had a dream that Childe was sleeping outside the Lu Gate with his head to the north, and he himself became a big crow, with his beak facing the south gate and his tail resting on the Tong (north) gate. When he woke up, he said, 'Yu Mengmei will stand.' (If I dream well, I will definitely establish my monarch)'

'The dead head north, and the living head south', this is the interpretation of this dream made by Song Yu when he was teaching. The gate is the north gate of the palace, and in my dream I saw my father in the gate, and my head was naturally north. Outside the door, it represents the loss of the country. To put it simply, this is a dream of great evil, which means that he is going to die and lose his country.

Before the war, Xiong Jing didn't dare to say all about this dream, and could only say half of it. After the war, he returned to Yingdu and summoned Taibu and Zhanmeng, so that he could recount the dream in detail. Just like the muddy ground I dreamed about ten years ago, dreaming of muddy ground does not mean death, and only when I step into the muddy ground does it mean that I am about to enter the ground. Maybe it's not a bad dream.

With a smile on his face, Xiong Jing tried his best not to think about this dream anymore, but the more he didn't think about it, the more his head thought about it. The dream implies that he is dead and the country is dead, if this is the case, what should the queen mother, Mi Xuan, and Sheng'er do? What should hundreds of thousands of generals and millions of Chu people do? What should the Kanto countries do? Could it be that they can only take refuge at sea, but how many boats will it take? Where can you avoid it?

Xiong Jing was dizzy again, and at this time, Concubine Jing and Zhuang Wudi rushed over, and Zhuang Wudi, who had a tense face, walked up to Xiong Jing before exhaling, "The Qin army has come out of Xianghe." ”

"When?" Xiong Jing was shocked when he heard this. "When did the Qin army come out of Xianghe? Where does the news come from? ”

"Your lord, there is rain in the mountains, and the news comes from Biyang." Fei Jing Road. "The Qin army is out of Xianghe today, and Li Xin is sixty miles behind the front army."

Without waiting for orders, Chang Jiang brought the map, and Zhuang Wudi pointed to the location of the surprise attack and said, "Tomorrow at noon." ”