Chapter 1600: Start Moving
"I worked out a fire starter and applied it to the arrow, just a little bit of force and rubbing. Xue San took out a crossbow arrow, tied some hay to the arrow, smeared the igniter on it, wiped it with a branch, and immediately ignited the flames.
"Yes, that's a good thing. Ye Shikai nodded and replied, with this thing, even the "incendiary bomb" can be made, Xue San's team is only twenty or thirty people, if there is no good fire starter, how can it burn such a large camp.
"By the way, General, when will we start, the brothers have already made preparations and are waiting for your military order. β
"Soon, the lord has agreed to this plan, and you are ready to wait for my orders. Ye Shikai nodded and said, they still have to rush for time, at most a week, they must defeat Zheng Lang and the 50,000 Qin army.
"That's good. β
"Lao Ye, Third Brother Xue, you are here, let me look for a long time. At this time, Shangguan Jian also came to the camp tent.
"Good pungent smell, what is this. β
"The ignition developed by the three Xue brothers has a good effect. Ye Shikai explained.
"The military order that the lord just asked the herald to send, Lao Ye, take a look. Shangguan Jian handed over a bamboo slip, Ye Shikai opened it and saw that there were only four words in it.
Quick.
"Xue San, it seems that you can't be idle, hurry up and use these ignitions to make incendiary arrows, and then you are about to set off. A trace of excitement flashed on Ye Shikai's face.
"Wow. β
"Shangguan, call all the officers and adults of the whole army to the battalion, and I will assign tasks. β
"Okay. β
Mi Wen chose to believe him this time, and sent him an additional 10,000 troops, which made Ye Shikai feel a lot easier, but if it was in peacetime, he would not use 30,000 troops to storm the impregnable Qin army camp, in that case, the casualties would be too great, but if Xue San's team could really burn Zheng Lang's material camp, the Qin army would definitely be shaken, and Huo Ziqing would also burn all the ferries at the ferry, when the time came, all the Qin troops would be in chaos, and they would not be able to hold on without food, but without ferries, they would not be able to retreat to the north, and they would not be able to defend or retreat, and the morale of the army would be in chaos, and if the 30,000 army would cover up the past, the Qin army would be defeatedγ
"Among the generals, there are those who have been through a hundred battles with me, born and died, and some are meeting for the first time, but this battle is related to the overall situation, I hope you will cooperate sincerely, don't blame me for saying ugly things in the front, if it is because of someone's mistake and affects the overall situation, I will never be soft, correct the law on the spot, and correct military discipline. Ye Shikai looked at the forty or fifty people in the tent and said sharply.
"Please rest assured General Ye, although I have never worked with a general before, I am by no means a bad breed, as long as General Ye gives an order, I will definitely go to the soup. A general walked out from the right side and said to Ye Shikai, this general's name is Chen Lin, and Mi Wen sent him an additional 10,000 troops, which was led by General Chen Lin.
"Well, this 10,000-strong army is still under the command of General Chen, I hope you can complete the mission. β
"Please rest assured, General Ye. β
"Well, listen to me, after Commander Xue burned down the Qin army's material camp, the 50,000 Qin army will only have their rations left, and within three days, they will definitely run out of food, so I speculate that Zheng Lang will definitely order the withdrawal of the army, but without the ferry, they can only evacuate along the mountain path, so we must take advantage of the Qin army's wavering, capture their front camp, and open the door to the Qin army for the large army. Ye Shikai ordered.
"Wow. β
"Mancang, this time it's your ironclad army that takes the lead. Ye Shikai commanded, the ironclad army is wearing three layers of heavy armor, ordinary arrows can't penetrate its armor at all, and they are a "heavy hammer" that is indestructible.
"General rest assured, with my ironclad army, I have to set foot in the camp of the Qin army. β
"The Qin army has 10,000 garrisons in the front camp, and after the capture, we must keep chasing and killing the remaining Qin troops, if we let them escape, it will be in vain. β
"The task of pursuit will be handed over to Wan Qiyuan. β
"Wow. β
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Late at night.
"Commander Xue, we have reached the periphery of the camp, and the Qin army on this road is indeed very strictly guarded, but for us, it is still a piece of cake. β
"Don't let your guard down, we're not done yet. Xue San looked at the warehouses below and said softly, "There are many warehouses here, we don't know if those are empty, and those are filled with grain, just in case, we still have to go down and have a look." β
"Wow. β
Xue San led the team to the side of the camp, in the era when there were no electric lights, they did not have to worry about being discovered by searchlights, and many risks were avoided.
"Commander, there is a group of Qin troops in front, about a dozen people. β
"Kill them. β
"Wow. β
Dozens of black shadows rushed out from both sides, and before the patrolling Qin army team could react, there was an extra blood mark on their necks, and the dagger was the best weapon in the dark night, like the sickle of death, in just a few clicks, Xue San's team solved the three Qin army patrols, and also came to the depths of the camp.
"Let's go, go in and see, what's inside. Xue San opened a wooden door, only to see that it was full of black cloth, and if you looked closely, these were the military uniforms of the Qin army.
"Next. β
Xue Sanyi searched for more than a dozen warehouses in a row, but he couldn't find the granary of the Qin army for a long time, and he was anxious, if he couldn't find it before dawn, the operation would have failed.
"Commander, why don't we spread out and look for it. β
"Wait a minute, I've got an idea, quick, find a warehouse with hay on the roof, that's the granary. Xue San seemed to think of something, and said excitedly.
"Why, Commander. β
"If the grain and grass are wet, they are prone to mold and spoilage, so in order to prevent rain, the roof of the warehouse is usually covered with hay. β
"I see, LinkedIn. β
Xue San was in a hurry, and in a hurry, he suddenly thought of Ye Shikai's previous method of finding the granary, so he immediately "applied what he had learned", indeed, this is a clever method, which can be used.
"This is what General Ye told me at that time, and I was also stained with his light. β
"Commander, look over there. One of the team members whispered, pointing to a dozen warehouses not far away, the roofs of which were covered with a thick layer of hay.
"Let's go, let's see. β
"Stop, hide. Suddenly, Xue San shouted softly, and everyone immediately stuck to the side of the wall.
"Commander, what's going on. β
"The Qin army's team is here. Xue San pointed to the warehouses, surrounded by hundreds of heavily armed Qin troops.
"With so many people, it seems that it is just in time for the change of guard. β
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