The eastern suburbs of Fanyi, the camp of the Hengshan army.

In the creaking sound of the wheels, hundreds of ox carts entered the gate, and these ox carts were stacked with sacks like hills, and the sacks were filled with grain, not to mention thousands of catties.

In the sound of hurried footsteps, Mei Yong came straight to Yuanmen under the embrace of Gengsheng and Gengwang.

Looking at the hundreds of ox carts full of grain in front of him, Mei Kuo's face showed a look of disappointment and even anxiety, and he shouted and asked the captain who was escorting the grain and grass: "Didn't you say that 20,000 stone of grain arrived today, why is there only 5,000 stone?" ”

Mei Jian can't help but be anxious, as the so-called army has not moved, grain and grass first, the Hengshan army gathered in the Fanyi camp has exceeded 100,000 people, but the grain and grass that can be raised is less than 20,000 stones, 100,000 troops, people eat horses and chew, more than 3,000 stone of grain can be consumed in one day, and only 20,000 stone of grain can last for a few days?

The captain of the grain school fell to one knee and replied miserably: "General, there were originally 20,000 stones, but when they were transported to Peng Duze, they suddenly encountered a strong wind and overturned most of the grain ships, and this was the only thing left. ”

"Losing military rations, capital offense!" Mei Yong changed color and said, "Come on, drag it down, cut it!" ”

"Whoa!" The two pro-soldiers suddenly agreed, and immediately rushed forward to push the captain to the ground.

"General, the last general has been wronged!" The captain of the grain school said miserably, "It is now the alternating season of spring and summer, at this time of year, Peng Duize will be attacked by storms and rains from time to time, and the wind and hurricane waves overturn the grain ship, which is really unpredictable, it is definitely not a dereliction of duty at the end, and it is not a pity for the end to die, but he does not want to die unjustly!" ”

Deputy General Geng Sheng and military advisor Geng Wang also stepped forward to intercede.

Mei Yong snorted and shouted: "The death penalty can be avoided, the living crime is inevitable, drag it down, and the whip will answer eighty!" ”

The two pro-soldiers responded again, dragging the captain of the grain school down, Mei Pin sighed, and said worriedly: "General Ben is negligent, now it has entered the rainy season, especially Peng Duze, every time there is a hurricane, the waterway from Jiaxian to Fanyi is not very peaceful, it seems that the only way to transport grain by land is to change." ”

Geng Sheng sighed: "But this time, the date of sending troops to Jiangdong is bound to be postponed." ”

From Bangxian to Fanyi, the waterway is very close, and it is easy to walk, but if you take the land route, not only the distance has increased several times, but also the mountain is dangerous and the road is blocked, it is extremely difficult to walk, and the grain that was originally transported in only ten days is likely to take a month to arrive, and the amount of grain transported each time is likely to be less than one-tenth of the water transportation!

Geng Wang also said: "I knew that I should have built a granary in Fanyi." ”

Mei Juan smiled bitterly and shook his head, as powerful as the Great Qin Empire, in addition to Taicang in Xianyang, he only built Aocang in the north of Rongyang, just a Hengshan country, how could he build another granary outside the national capital of Yi County?

When Mei Jian was about to turn around and return to the line, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves behind him, and when he looked back, he saw a fast horse galloping from the front like a whirlwind and clouds, and before he could get close, the knight on horseback had already flown off his horse, and knelt down on one knee to report to Mei Yongyu: "General, the army of Chu is coming!" ”

"Huh?!"

"Huh!"

"This can't be?!"

Mei Key, Geng Sheng, and Geng Wang's faces changed greatly at the same time, and the army of Chu was coming?!

"General, it's true!" The knight took a breath and said with a miserable expression, "The army of the Chu State has already passed Feiyundu, and it is less than twenty miles away!" ”

"What do you say, the army of Chu has already passed Feiyundu?!" Geng Sheng was furious, stepped forward and grabbed the knight, and said sharply, "Why did you report until now, why did you go again?!" ”

The knight didn't dare to face Geng Sheng's cannibalistic eyes, and said with a miserable expression: "The general doesn't know, the army of Chu is marching at an astonishing speed, although the scout team of the last general has already discovered the whereabouts of the army of Chu, but when they pass the news back, the army of Chu will follow!" ”

"Order, the whole army will return to the camp and strengthen the vigilance!"

Mei Kai quickly regained his composure, Geng Sheng did not participate in the siege of Xiaxia, nor did he go to Zhao Di to besiege the remnants of Xiangzhuang, so he didn't know the terrifying marching speed of the Chu army, but Mei Lead knew, in the battle of Thorn Pu, Mei Kai's 20,000 elite soldiers only ran fifty miles, and the Chu army actually ran more than 100 miles, that speed is really not false!

Geng Sheng said: "General, why don't you retreat into Fanyi City and hold on?" ”

Geng Wang said: "Big brother, you are so confused, the grain, grass and equipment are all in the camp outside the city, how can the army retreat into Fanyi and hold on, do you let the soldiers go hungry to fight with the Chu army?" As for the transfer of grain and equipment, the army of Chu has already passed Feiyundu, and it is less than twenty miles from Feiyundu to Fanyi, so it is too late at all. ”

Geng Sheng said instinctively: "General, this is troublesome."

"What's the trouble, what's the trouble?" Mei Kai said coldly, "There are only three factors that determine the outcome of the war, the time, the place, and the people, our army is fighting in our own country, and it is waiting for work at leisure, which can be said to have taken advantage of the favorable location and people, as for the time, both the enemy and us are equal, so it is difficult for our army to lose this battle." ”

On the main road from Feiyundu to Fanyi, 20,000 Chu troops were advancing forward in a five-way column.

In the sound of surging footsteps, Xiang Zhuang held his knife and halberd, and was throwing off a pair of long legs and running forward, even his own dry food bag and marching bedding did not bother the soldiers around him, although he was the king of Chu, Xiang Zhuang did not want to do anything special, so he also left his Wu Yama in Cai County.

Of course, there are some specializations that must be done.

In order to motivate morale and improve the combat effectiveness of an army, it is indeed necessary to open up the treatment between soldiers according to different titles, just like the former Great Qin Ruishi, with different titles and different treatments, this is done to motivate soldiers who do not have titles or low titles to fight the battlefield to win higher titles.

The effect of this is also obvious, the equipment of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States and the Great Qin Ruishi is not the most sophisticated, and the training is not the most rigorous, but they are galloping and invincible on the battlefield, whether it is the military pawns of the Wei State, the halberd warriors of the Halberd State, or the iron cavalry of the Zhao State, they have all been crushed into powder by them!

The current Chu army has also strictly inherited the title system of the Qin army, the titles are different, and the treatment is completely different, for example, Shangzao and Gongshi can only eat dry food, hairpins and not more have bacon to eat, and there are even soju to drink with the titles of five doctors and above, but the best treatment in the army is bacon and shochu, but there is nothing else.

Of course, at the local level, the difference in treatment between different titles is enormous.

Amid the sound of horses' hoofs, a dozen scout cavalry galloped back from the front.

Because the mountain road from Caixian to Fanyi is dangerous and difficult, bringing war horses will greatly slow down the speed of the march, so Xiang Zhuang did not even bring his own black carved horses, but the hundreds of good horses in the scout camp are still brought as much as possible, this is entirely because of the particularity of the scout camp, if the scout has no war horse, then is it still called a scout?

"King, the Hengshan army has been prepared!" The scout captain who came to report had a blue and purple face, a bag on his forehead, and a leather armor robe on his body was also dry and wet, looking very embarrassed, in fact, almost all of the 20,000 soldiers of the Chu army were like this, and Xiang Zhuang also had several bags on his head.

This is all a burst of hail in the middle of the road, God doesn't care if you are a king or a small soldier, a hail down, regardless of dignity, no matter how high or low, all smashed upright, fortunately, the hail is not particularly big, and it hurts a little to hit the body, but it doesn't hurt people, but it's a little annoying to wet the robe and bedding.

But marching and fighting is like that, and it is impossible to live at home as comfortably.

The scout lieutenant's voice fell, and Bai Lixian, who was following Xiang Zhuang's side, sighed and said, "It seems that the scout team of the Hengshan Army has found out, and the sneak attack is not possible, but it's a pity." ”

"This is war." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand, looking calm.

Since it is a war, there must be a lot of uncertainties, and if everything can develop according to your vision, it will not be a war but a exercise.

In this world, no one has ever been able to anticipate the enemy's opportunity first, and neither can Zhang Liang.

Xiang Zhuang is not a god, he can't approach Fanyi with 20,000 soldiers unconsciously.

At the beginning, the reason why Xiang Zhuang was able to hide his traces in Weidi, Qidi, and Zhao Land, and people escaped for hundreds of miles without knowing it, was because there were only a few thousand people under Xiang Zhuang Chu at that time, and they went out day and night, and then sent scouts to hunt passers-by and malleters and hunters who collided on the road, and it was not too difficult to block the news.

But now, there are 20,000 troops under Xiang Zhuang's command!

The 20,000 army opened the formation and marched mightily, and the queue alone could be pulled out more than ten miles long, and he wanted to hide his traces like a few thousand people, and people escaped for hundreds of miles without knowing it, which was a fool's dream, and if Mei Yong could make the army of Chu approach Fanyi and not know it, then he would not be a famous general in the world, but a stupid pig.

At that time, Xiang Zhuang ordered: "Order, rest on the spot, and the whole army eats!" ”

Now that the Hengshan army has been prepared, the Chu army does not need to be in a hurry.

Although for the current Chu State, the most lacking thing is time, but no matter how anxious it is, it is not in a hurry for this moment and a half, as the so-called, sharpening the knife does not mistakenly chop firewood, and when the soldiers of the whole army fill their stomachs and raise enough physical strength, they just break the Hengshan army in one go.

Xiang Zhuang's voice fell, and dozens of heralds had already galloped towards the front and rear of the marching army: "The king has an order, rest on the spot, and the whole army eats!" The king has an order, rest on the spot, and the whole army will advance,......

Suddenly, the 20,000 elite soldiers who were hurrying forward along the main road stopped one after another, and then sat down on the ground with brushes, and then untied the dry food bags on their backs and began to eat