The 50,000 Qin troops who followed Sima Cuo were all veterans who had been on the battlefield.
General Sima Cuo gave an order, and the 50,000 Qin troops immediately moved out in an orderly manner - without any repeated orders, they spontaneously cut down trees, garrisoned camps, and sent out sentries openly and secretly...
One movement can be said to be smooth and flowing.
Qin's army was the strongest during the Warring States Period, and these 50,000 warriors were among the best in the Qin army - their military qualities are evident.
Because it was a camp built for just one night's rest during the march, the overall appearance was very simple - the outer camp wall was just a wooden fence half a person's height, unevenly tied together with ropes.
However, it is enough for temporary treatment for one night.
Only half an hour later, the 50,000 Qin troops packed up the temporary camp that could provide some protection. Under the protection of the simple camp wall, the Qin army fell into a sweet dream.
Marching all the way here also exhausted these Qin people.
It was finally time to go to bed, and everyone slept soundly.
Of course, tight security and soldiers on guard must be indispensable!
And Sima Cuo, who was a lieutenant of the Great Qin Kingdom, actually put on a full set of armor himself, dragged his already somewhat old body, and patrolled the entire camp.
Check the alertness of the Qin soldiers, verbally encourage the Qin soldiers who were standing guard late at night, and personally check whether the camp was strong... Let the Qin soldiers who were originally sleepy and on sentry duty become energetic and grateful one by one.
"Guowei, you are truly worthy of being a Guowei!"
"Fight with General Sima, and you will win without a doubt!"
"It is truly the pillar of Great Qin..."
Sima Cuo made a tour and then returned to his commander's tent. Under the service of his lieutenants and soldiers, he took off the heavy Qin general's armor.
Sima Cuo breathed a long sigh of relief and stretched his muscles... Then he noticed the admiring eyes of the deputy general and couldn't help but smile: "What?"
Lieutenant General Meng Xixiang sincerely praised: "The lieutenant has a distinguished status and actually does these tedious and tiring patrol chores himself... I really admire the general!"
Sima Cuo smiled indifferently, accepted the deputy general's praise, and then said: "Bashu people are good at sneak attacks in the forest, so we must guard against them."
"As people get older, they become more suspicious - you have to check it out yourself so that you can sleep peacefully tonight."
"As a general, you should not be afraid of trouble - the so-called 'more calculations lead to victory, less calculations lead to less victories, and less calculations lead to victory', which means that only by calculating and thinking through all possibilities can you be victorious in every battle."
After that, Sima Cuo's tone became much gentler and encouraged: "General Meng, you are one of the youngest and most promising young generals in our Great Qin. You are also from the Meng family in Xi County, and you are the successor to our famous generals in Great Qin... You will become a great general in the future." Great weapon."
"Don't be careless about these basic knowledge of military command."
Meng Xi expressed admiration and admiration and said yes again and again.
He plucked up the courage and said sincerely: "I will be brave - if the second Danyang War had been directed by you personally, the outcome might have been different."
"I recall that during the first Danyang War, you were the commander-in-chief of our Great Qin - after the battle, 80,000 Chu barbarians were beheaded, and the father of Mi Liang's son, Xiong Wei, was also beheaded by the sharp sword of Great Qin..."
Meng Xixiang shook his head repeatedly as he spoke.
Seems very unwilling!
Speaking of the Second Danyang War, it was a shame in the hearts of all Qin troops!
The number of troops invested exceeded that of the Chu army, and the individual combat power was far superior to that of the Chu soldiers... and they actually lost the battle?
What else could be the reason?
The general is incompetent!
The soldiers of Qin often sighed in private, thinking that if there were good enough senior generals to lead the troops... Da Qin would never bow its head to ask for peace and even lose [Wuguan].
This 'good enough veteran' is of course none other than Sima Cuo!
On the same Danyang battlefield, Sima Cuo once killed 80,000 Chu troops. Together with the Chu army's commander Qu Gai (pronounced "beggar") and his general Feng Hou Chou, he captured more than 70 Chu generals, big and small - that damn bear. Wu Liang's biological father, Xiong Wei, was also beheaded on the battlefield.
All are due to the contribution of the state captain!
"Everyone in our Qin Army believes that there will definitely be another battle between Qin and Chu in the future, and it won't be too far away!"
"I beg the Lieutenant of the State to personally lead the troops and defeat the Chu State! Kill Mi Liang and let the little Chu barbarian follow in the footsteps of his father - use the heads of his father and son to commemorate the fallen soldiers of our Great Qin!" Meng Xiang Xiang gritted his teeth and said.
Obviously, he already hates Chu State...especially Xiong Wuliang.
Sima Cuo frowned - in fact, he also reviewed the 'Second Danyang Battle' in private, and the result was that young Bai Qi did not make any mistakes... Even if Sima Cuo led the army, he himself It's enough to admit that we can do better.
In that defeat of Qin, the infantry of the Chu army, which was defeated by Xiong Wuliang, was able to march quickly in a harsh winter that had been rare in decades, and even maintained combat effectiveness during high-speed maneuvers.
How Xiong Wuliang did this is still unclear.
Just as he was about to say something, he heard the police blaring outside... his expression changed involuntarily! Get up suddenly!
"The enemy is attacking at night? Hurry! Put some clothes on me!"
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By the time Sima Cuo hurried to the camp wall, a small-scale battle had ended - dozens of corpses were neatly placed on the ground, and the Qin army's young general who was counting the number of the dead was livid.
"What happened?" Meng Xixiang asked gloomily.
"The general pays homage to the captain." The young general saluted Sima Cuo with clasped fists: "Bashu barbarians attacked at night and killed some of our sentries on the periphery."
"Fortunately, our army was vigilant enough and sounded the alarm in time...the barbarians who attacked at night dispersed like a tide."
"If not, you may suffer a big loss."
Sima Cuo looked a little ugly - after all, he was almost sixty years old, and running all the way here was very tiring.
Moreover, the entire Qin army camp was alarmed by this small conflict - the nearby camps were all brightly lit, and many flags were waving regularly - asking what happened.
The soldiers of the Qin Army, who were already physically exhausted from the march, came here again in the middle of the night. The march speed tomorrow will definitely be greatly reduced.
If only the canal were still there!
By going down by boat, Qin's soldiers could maintain sufficient physical strength without having to worry about being attacked by surprise.
"Signal message - nothing happened, each camp will continue to rest and no movement will be allowed." Sima Cuo pondered for a moment before giving the order.
Then, he looked at the young general and asked sternly: "How many enemy troops have just come? From which direction?"
"How are the tactics?"
"Is there a flag marking? Can you tell which enemy force it is?"
A series of questions made the young general's eyes widen... A moment later, under Sima Cuo's sharp eyes, he answered calmly——
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