A war is never a matter of three days or two days, and three or four months is already a short time for a big war of more than 100,000 people, so the grain and straw carried by the army are basically based on three months if permitted.

It had only been twenty-two days since the Qin army had moved south, and if there had been no outbreak of the epidemic in the army, less than a month would have been a tentative process for both sides of the battlefield. Warm up with small-scale engagements, learn about temperament from every move of the opposing commander, and then slowly make targeted arrangements.

Each commander has his own habit of leading troops, and Sima Xin has figured out Lu Zhe's command habits, which is a kind of combat thinking with a paranoid pursuit of defense, whether it is from the configuration of the troops or the arrangement of the battle formation, all of which show that Lu Zhe is still defending even when he is attacking.

What kind of enemy is difficult for every commander to deal with? It is precisely the enemies who like to defend that are the toughest. Because the enemy commander likes to defend, it is difficult to find a flaw, even if he wants to decide the victory quickly, there is no way, he can only spend time until one side is exhausted and can no longer be exhausted.

Sima Xin could have consumed, and he even hoped for a period of time that the snow season was coming, but the enemy army had the advantage of local combat, and he actually brought in a large number of bed crossbows and a kind of ballista that he had never seen before, and his own side was suppressed and unable to counterattack and was bombarded from a distance, so it would be extremely unfavorable for them to continue to consume.

That night, the generals above the rank of captain of the Qin military were gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army.

The epidemic has lasted for 19 days, and more than 10,000 soldiers have died in the wind and cold due to the lack of medicinal materials and cannot be effectively treated, and the number of stroke patients among the 100,000 soldiers in the battalion has also remained at about 30,000.

The generals here have basically participated in the battle of reunification, and they will not be afraid of the strength of the enemy's army. But there is nothing that can be done about the ongoing disease. The long history in charge of the material management in the army knows the generals, because the barracks have been blockaded and cannot send soldiers to cut firewood, and the amount of firewood in the camp is only enough for the troops to heat and make fires for three days.

Lieutenants are middle- and high-ranking officers who command troops, and they have to inspect their subordinates almost once a day, and they can be regarded as a group of people who know the situation of non-commissioned officers. Several lieutenants told Sima Xin worriedly that the morale of the troops had been reduced to a dangerous level, that the soldiers were afraid of the spread of the epidemic, and that they were panicking about the gray and rainy weather in recent days, and that if there was no good solution, the mutiny or the camp roar might not have happened. But war weariness may not be avoided.

After listening to the explanations of the lieutenants, Sima Xin, who thought that it was indeed inappropriate to continue to be passive, finally made up his mind to make the decision to send troops from the left and right flanks to attack the enemy's protruding troops tomorrow.

"Shibu." Sima Xin called out his name, "Tomorrow, you will lead the left-wing forward." ”

Shiruma gave his hands a blank face and said "hey", and after scanning his colleagues, he saw a group of strange and hesitant expressions when they heard the order to fight.

It was not just one or two generals who were suspicious of Sima Xin's command, but the Qin State had encountered their current situation many times in its history, and the decisive general would have retreated early before the enemy army came, and the most unfortunate general would have fought a decisive battle immediately if the enemy army did not gain a firm foothold. However, Sima Xin did not choose either of the two decisions that were in line with the facts, but only sent 20,000 troops to test the camp and then closed the camp.

To tell the truth, Sima Xin, who was appointed by the head of a county and was appointed as the commander of the Central Plains Army in the south, did not have a good reputation in the army, and Sima Xin had been slow to react to the situation in recent days. He is always hesitant when encountering problems, which really makes it difficult for all the lieutenants to respect. But I don't like it, I don't like it, how can they be the commanders of the Central Plains Army and the commanders of the southbound troops who have been recognized by the Xianyang Center, they are bound by military ethics and military discipline, but they have not complained. But love is really not at all owed.

The epidemic and the closure of the camp for several days did not come out, and the morale of the army suffered a continuous blow to the morale of the army, and finally chose the left and right flanks to attack the whole army? It's no wonder that generals with a little experience don't regard this as a struggle, so much so that the generals named by Sima Xin when he was selecting generals should just say "hey". I can't say how excited or high-spirited I am.

Sima Xin also seems to have noticed that something is wrong? He wanted to be angry but felt that it was inappropriate to be angry in battle, and he felt frustrated at the same time.

Originally, it was just a temptation, and if it was possible to attack Nanjun, it should be done if it could not be attacked, and then it was time to withdraw its troops back to Sanchuan County, and wait for the Xianyang center to decide whether to let the Central Plains Army go all out to attack all parts of the Central Plains, or to go south to solve the increasingly serious problem of Lu Zhe.

Pretty simple for a while, right? However, due to what happened in the center of Xianyang, it seemed that who had offered something to His Majesty and said something, as a result, His Majesty was furious and recalled the CRRC government order that was already on the road, and a rumor also made Xu Yan, who was sitting in Sanchuan County, change his original intention, and actually refused Sima Xin's request to withdraw his troops, and then sent 50,000 reinforcements.

Changing the original intention as a military taboo will completely overturn the original battle plan, and the lord who needs to lead the army to fight will figure out a new set of battle plans for himself. Since it is a plan, it is not something that can be done by one person, even if a person has that ability, there must be corresponding materials, such as the comparison between friend and foe, how long and how many supplies can be obtained by the side, whether there is a follow-up supply of troops after casualties, etc., and so on A lot of information can make a reliable combat plan.

Sima Xin consciously has a certain level of literacy, whether it is civil or military, but Qiao women have difficulty cooking without rice, he only briefly understands the comparison of the forces of the two sides, and the battle also has a related map of mountains and rivers, but there is no explanation for the supply and follow-up troops, does he have to rely on conjecture to make a combat plan?

Before receiving logistical supplies and whether there was a follow-up source of troops, it was the safest way for Sima Xin to choose to stay still after the outbreak of the epidemic in the army, and there was nothing wrong with him from the perspective of the actual situation faced by the army he led.

A correct decision triggered a follow-up incident, and Sima Xin's correct approach from the perspective of the overall situation was not recognized, which is an inevitable effect of the whole army's commanders and subordinates thinking differently and having different visions.

The correct decision caused the dilemma behind, Sima Xin couldn't explain it to anyone, in fact, he didn't have to explain to his subordinates at all, and he also asked his boss to explain and narrate.

After drawing up and announcing the day's operational deployment, the generals left with suspicion or hesitation, and Sima Xin, who should have had a good rest to meet tomorrow's battle, was full of the sound of enemy crossbows and stone projectiles smashing into the barracks, and the occasional outburst of shouts was even more annoying, but he couldn't sleep.

All three camps have withdrawn their tents to the third barrier, the enemy's bed crossbows and stone bullets cannot shoot that far, and the first two walls also have the necessary guards to prevent the enemy from stealing the camp, it stands to reason that the measures have been perfected to sleep well, but the damned enemy will let out a burst of cries every moment.

When the first shout was heard, not only Sima Xin, but also many generals thought that the enemy army would also attack the camp at night, but after they hurriedly prepared for battle, they found that no one rushed up at all, and some were just thick crossbow arrows and stone bullets.

The enemy fired bed crossbows and stone bullets at their three camps overnight, because no one knew when the enemy would really rush up, and no one knew where they were hit by the bed crossbow or stone bullets, in which case even a veteran of a hundred battles could not sleep peacefully.

Sima Xin, who had re-dressed and ordered his men to hang himself into the nest cart, raised his eyes and looked out, and the enemy had lit a large number of bonfires about fifty paces in front of his sword and shield cart, which was a necessary cordon. Others carry torches to provide bed crossbows, ballista operators with light, so that they can load crossbow arrows and stone projectiles and fire them.

Suddenly, a long dragon of torches suddenly lit up, followed by a burst of shouts that didn't know what to shout, and from a distance it looked like tens of thousands of people running and charging.

Such a picture has been staged several times, and as long as Lu Zhejun did not cross the warning line, the Qin guards in charge of the guard no longer blew the horn of the alarm.

Sure enough, Lu Zhejun, who had rushed for a distance, stopped again, and they extinguished some torches like the previous ones, and in the dim night scene, with the torches that had not been extinguished, they could be seen slowly retreating.

"It's approaching the hour, and according to the Lord's order, a real camp should be launched at the hour of the day!" Su Lie woke up again after a sleep, and now is the best time to be in good spirits, "Let the soldiers who have been rushing all night go back, and transfer the soldiers who are recuperating." Next...... Let's storm the camp! ”

Mei Kai, who had stayed up all night, did not feel tired, he nodded and went down to decorate.

After the real Su Lie launched the real rushing camp, Mei Kai would appropriately advance the bed crossbow a further distance, which could be regarded as opening the way for the troops rushing to the camp first, and at the same time, he would also move the bulky ballista back for a while to prevent the Qin army from pushing back and threatening the ballista that might arise after the fight.

When he was ready, Mei Li asked people to shake the torch to inform Su Lie.

Su Lie, who was wearing heavy armor, saw the signal sent by Mei Kai, took a deep breath and took the lead in stepping forward, and behind him were six thousand soldiers who had already been ready.

In the pro-army camp, Sima Xin, who was standing on top of the nest car, had a slightly wooden face, he woke up from what he was thinking about and planned to go back to the tent to rest, and just after the exit was about to lower the hanging basket, there was a sudden sound of a giant crossbow smashing on the ground in his ears.

Every once in a while, the enemy would always fire a batch of crossbow arrows, but not only Sima Xin, but also the Qin soldiers who were on guard were accustomed to it, and they didn't arouse alarm at all.

Sima Xin, who returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, felt too tired and lay down with his clothes closed, he closed his eyes and didn't know how long, and when he was about to fall asleep, he was dazed and heard a shout again...... (To be continued......)