In the early morning, before the sun had risen, a group of men and horses had already sneaked out of Cheng Yaojin's camp, while Cheng Yaojin stood quietly in front of the camp gate, watching the retreating army. , praying secretly for them in my heart, hoping that everything will go well.
Although his men assured him, after all, the plank road has not been used for hundreds of years. Who knows what the situation is, whether it can be used, and whether the army can pass.
You said it would be a problem for one or two people collecting herbs, but there are tens of thousands of people there this time, and there are so many war horses. No one knows whether the gravity plank road can withstand it.
Even after passing there, there are still enemies ahead, and with so many troops blocking them, whether the sneak attack can be successful is still a question.
If the sneak attack fails, how to retreat? I'm afraid I won't be able to retreat at all.
Thinking of this, Cheng Yaojin immediately ordered: "Prepare the entire army and attack in an hour! We must clear out the enemies in front today!"
Hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, the generals behind him were shocked and hurriedly retreated and began to rectify their troops.
They also knew that this was Cheng Yaojin's response to the 10,000 troops who had left. Regardless of whether they could succeed or not, they still had to prepare and launch an attack.
Otherwise, the enemy will definitely wonder why they stopped fighting after a day of fighting, and they will definitely be prepared for a sneak attack.
At this time, thirty miles away from Cheng Yaojin, Luo Zhang's army was still marching. They did not stop yesterday but kept on the road. When they were tired, they would lie down for half an hour. When they were hungry, they would eat the naan prepared in advance. cake.
In this way, hurriedly and slowly, Shengsheng arrived at a place only thirty miles away from Cheng Yaojin half a day ahead of schedule.
After marching for another half hour, Luo Zhang would be able to meet up with Cheng Yaojin.
If Cheng Yaojin had known about the arrival of Luo Zhang's army, he probably wouldn't have let the 10,000 people take risks. It was such a coincidence. Who could have expected that Luo Zhang would not sleep and march all night?
Doing this will run a lot of risks. The first is the complaints of the soldiers. One or two is fine, but if there are more people, it will cause a mutiny. If you don't give the soldiers a rest, they will think that you, the general, are treating people inappropriately. , if there are too many people with complaints, and they unite, they will really do something like this.
Second, if you do this, even if the soldiers have no complaints and come to the rescue, they can march all night and they are trapped and exhausted. How to rescue them? Rushing in is almost like sending death.
Therefore, there are very few people who do this. Most of them march according to their own abilities, but they all rest at night.
Fortunately, Luo Zhang's personal charm was enough, and the army did not complain, but they were definitely tired. The soldiers were not iron men, and they were not as strong as Luo Zhang. How could they not be tired?
Luo Zhang was in the center of the army. Along the way, he kept sending spies to inquire about the situation ahead.
Cheng Yaojin failed to break through the obstacle yesterday, which made Luo Zhang also know that Changsun Wuji was probably besieging him at the most critical moment.
Otherwise, how could Cheng Yaojin with 30,000 cavalry not be able to break through the obstruction, but be driven back.
This is also the reason why Luo Zhang decided to march in a hurry yesterday. He is not someone who does not cherish his soldiers.
"If you pass on the order, there are still thirty miles left. After meeting with General Cheng's army, the army can be repaired!" Luo Zhang said to the ordering soldier beside him.
The messengers rushed away and conveyed Luo Zhang's order.
The soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Luo Zhang's order. If they hadn't held on in one breath, they would have collapsed from exhaustion.
They didn't want to think about anything at this time, they just wanted to find a bed to have a good rest and sleep.
"Go and send an order to Cheng Yaojin and ask him to prepare food for the army. Tell him that I will arrive in half an hour!" Luo Zhang sent the order again.
An orderly soldier with a pennant on his back immediately accepted the order, quickly separated from the army on horseback, and ran forward.
After the two orders were issued, Luo Zhang said nothing, and the army continued to move forward without stopping.
And just as Luo Zhang guessed, the enemy troops were once again surrounded outside Chengdu County after the sun rose.
The four city gates are all full of enemies, and they will attack Chengdu County just waiting for an order.
You must know that Changsun Wuji issued a death order yesterday and must capture Chengdu County today, otherwise they will have no chance of surviving.
They also believed that Changsun Wuji could do what he said, otherwise he would not have issued the order to massacre Fuling County. Just because the city lord was unwilling to surrender, but resisted, this was the result.
What do people who dare to slaughter an entire city care about?
