The afternoon always passes quickly. The sun gradually moves across the sky, leaving a red glow on the western skyline. A full moon hangs high in the sky, looming, indicating that night is about to fall.
Birds that hunt at night begin to fly away from their nests. The darkness of the night makes humans fearful, but it is the beginning of their feast.
A huge flock of hundreds of birds came from the north and landed at Funiu Mountain Camp. Some of them soared in the sky, some landed on the treetops to sing, and some landed around the kitchen to pick up fallen rice grains. , the sunset, the birds chirping, forming a peaceful natural picture.
A cute bird, perhaps out of curiosity, was seen standing on the fence of the stable, tilting its head and staring at Zhu Ri's ears that were flaring back and forth. It was so engrossed that it didn't notice the deep anger in Zhu Ri's eyes.
Zhuri itself is a spiritual beast from another world with noble blood. As Liu Yan's mount, even Qiu Tianchi and other generals are usually very polite to it. This stupid bird actually dares to look at it like this. Its dignity is affected. It was a huge insult, and then he snorted and let out an angry neighing sound from his mouth. The loud sound resounded throughout the camp. The birds were frightened and fled one after another. The stupid bird was finally awakened and flew away screaming. After leaving the stable, an army of hundreds of birds flew straight towards He Jin's camp down the mountain.
Compared with the mountain, He Jin's camp was much simpler. It was just a large circle surrounded by some branches and sticks, and two Juma, no more than three feet high, were randomly placed at the camp gate.
There are a few dilapidated and dilapidated tents in the camp for officers to live in, while ordinary soldiers can only sleep on the ground in the open air.
The soldiers were slack and no one was patrolling. They were all slumped on the ground feebly. There were many soldiers and even old men in their sixties.
Their clothes were ragged, their skin was dark, the ribs on their chests were clearly visible, and their arms were like two dry firewood hanging on their shoulders.
Such people have already begun to receive alms from Liu Yan, but they still have to go out to fight, which is pitiful to say the least.
But in He Jin's Chinese army tent, there was a lot of singing and dancing at this time. More than fifty major army generals gathered together. The tables were filled with wine and meat. Everyone was feasting. More than twenty beautiful people dressed in cool clothes were enjoying the meal. Ji sang and danced for them to entertain them, and they all drank until their faces turned red.
The supervisor sat aside and watched the soldiers all drunk, almost jumping up with anxiety.
Halfway through the banquet, He Jin not only refused to withdraw from the banquet, but instead ordered the sergeant to add more food and wine.
Bian Rang got angry and smashed the wine bottle in his hand to the ground. With a loud bang, the tent instantly became quiet. The dancing girl was so frightened that she stepped aside and trembled. Some of the generals had already reached out to touch their knives and shook their heads. He stood up unsteadily and glared at Bian Rang.
He Jin slammed the wine bottle on the table and said angrily: "Give me aside, I am hosting a banquet to reward the soldiers, how dare you be so presumptuous."
Bian Rang hurriedly walked to the front of He Jin's case, knelt on the ground, and said hurriedly: "General, tens of thousands of troops are behind us now, and they may attack us at any time. At this time, the generals are all intoxicated. Drunk, if the enemy is attacking, what can you do?"
"I also hope that the general will remove the banquet, order the sergeants to take strict precautions, and send another five thousand knights to ambush in Tonglin Valley ten miles away to prevent the enemy from attacking."
He Jin was furious when he heard this: "That's enough. As a general of the imperial court, how can you not be ashamed to lead troops in battle? Do you think I don't understand military affairs?"
"Forget it, since you don't want to be here, then leave!"
Bian Rang hurriedly knelt down and took two steps, holding He Jin's table with both hands. Due to excessive force, he knocked the cauldron of venison on the table to the ground. He Jin looked at the venison on the ground and felt heartbroken. He looked across the table. A few kicks on the shoulder sent him flying two to three meters.
"You are presumptuous..."
Regardless of his own pain, Bian Rang got up and knelt on the ground again, crying: "General, the enemy is at hand. I hope the general will withdraw the banquet and prepare for war in case the enemy attacks."
"If the general doesn't listen to me, this battle will be defeated. I am worried about the general with all my fists. I hope the general will investigate clearly."
"How presumptuous!" He Jin kicked the table in front of him and lifted up Bian Rang, who was kneeling on the ground, with one hand: "Come here, Bian Rang is deceiving the crowd with his monstrous words and disrupting the morale of the army. Pull him down and punish him with ten sticks." Army stick.”
"As commanded..."
After the guards came back, they held him to the left and right and dragged him out of the tent.
"General, general, if you don't listen to me, this battle will be defeated. General, please reorganize the army quickly."
Bian Rang was dragged out of the tent and still kept shouting. He Jin said angrily: "Ten more military sticks, and the staff will punish twenty military sticks."
In the big tent, all the generals were silent and did not dare to breathe.
After a long time, an old general finally stood up and bowed his hands to He Jin and said: "General, although Bian Rang made a mistake in his words and bumped into the general, I feel that what Bian Rang said does make some sense."
He Jin glanced at the man sideways after hearing this, and said with a slight displeasure: "What, so it's my general's fault?"
"Well, that's alright. Since you are worried, I, the general, will tell you the reason."
"Our 150,000-strong army is here, and the enemy only has a few tens of thousands of people. How dare they act rashly?"
"Besides, they have come a long way, and they must be tired now. How can they dare to attack our army? If they really dare to come, our army will be waiting for work. Can't we win with three against one?"
The man who had just spoken immediately knelt down on one knee when he heard the words, bowed his hands and said: "General, in this case we should take the initiative to attack when the enemy's soldiers are exhausted. The general is willing to be the vanguard and lead 10,000 cavalry to sneak attack on the enemy. military."
"No!"
He Jin waved his hand, interrupted the man and said: "At this time, the enemy soldiers are tired and exhausted. If we go to make a surprise attack, everyone in the enemy army will definitely feel sad. And the art of war has it that sad soldiers will win."
"So we have to wait. Once a person falls asleep after a long period of running, it will be hard for him to wake up all day and night, so we have to wait until the enemy is asleep and take action."
"I want to raise troops to attack tomorrow morning just before dawn. This is the time when people are most asleep and least willing to get up. If our army marches at this time, we will definitely win a great victory."
After He Jin said this, more than fifty generals knelt down, bowed their hands and said, "We will obey the general's orders."
He Jin bent down to pick up the wine bottle on the ground, filled it up, and said to everyone: "Come here, everyone, I will drink from this bottle, and then you will go back and prepare for war. Tomorrow morning, you will follow my general to kill the enemy."
"Yes, thank you, General!"
A group of people drank the wine in one gulp and staggered out of the tent.
Everything that happened here had been reported to Yuwen Chengdu in detail by the scouts lurking in He Jin's camp.
Military advisor Yang Yue looked at the military report handed over by Yuwen Chengdu and sighed repeatedly: "Hey, such a once-in-a-lifetime fighter opportunity is a pity, a pity!"
This time He Jin guessed correctly. The army led by Yuwen Chengdu was indeed exhausted. The soldiers no longer had the strength to fight. Many of them fell down to sleep before they could even wait for the tents to be set up in the camp.
Seeing Yang Yue's mournful expression, Yu Wen Chengdu handed over a cup of hot tea and comforted him: "Okay, military advisor, you don't have to be like this. Fight with He Jin's fighter planes one more time, not too many, and one less time is not enough."
"It's better to let our soldiers have a good rest now. When they sleep until the early morning and are almost recovered, we can still defeat He Jin by then."
Yang Yue took the teacup handed over by Yuwen Chengdu, put it on the tip of her nose and sniffed, and the fragrance immediately hit her face. It made him feel a lot more energetic.
He took a sip and was mesmerized. Because his position was too low, he could not reach the level where Liu Yan could reward tea. However, the tea Yuwen Chengdu and the others usually drank were the top Tieguanyin that Jun Lintian rewards every year. This kind of tea is Yang Yue has only drank it a few times so far.
After some tasting, he closed his eyes slightly and exclaimed: "Good tea, really good tea. I don't know how many years it will take me to drink such fragrant tea."
Indeed, for the literati at that time in the Han Dynasty, Liu Yan's tea and wine were the best in the world. Because Liu Yan did not sell them to the outside world, being able to drink them once was considered a blessing.
When Yuwen Chengdu saw this, he smiled and said: "Haha, sir, he is one of the few educated people among the first batch of refugees taken in by the lord. He was among the first to enter the Peach Blossom Spring. He was trained by the lord and Liu Bowen and other learned people for many years in the Taohuayuan Taixue Division. , the current battle is your opportunity. As the saying goes, there is no greater merit than the savior. As a scholar, you should understand the meaning of this better than me. If you can make contributions in this battle, I think this battle will be over. Mr. Hou should have a chance to enter the lord's manor."
Yang Yue heard this and said: "By the general's auspicious words, there are so many ministers under my lord's command, and there are many people who are more capable than Yang. How difficult it is to enter the lord's manor. I have nothing extravagant to ask for, as long as I can follow my lord and serve." The hard work of the dogs and horses has been repaid with kindness by the Lord, and I will be satisfied."
The civil servants and generals under Liu Yan were all proud to enter Liu Yan's manor, because entering the manor meant entering Liu Yan's political core, which was equivalent to the level of being able to participate in political discussions in the court...
The two talked for a while, and when night fell, Yang Yue stood up and said goodbye to Yuwen Chengdu, preparing to go back and rest for a while to recuperate for the coming battle.
When he walked to the door of the tent, he suddenly remembered something. He turned around and asked Yuwen Chengdu: "General, there is one more thing. Our army has chosen to march in the early morning. This time is still two and a half hours away from our army's breakfast time, but Want to prepare meals for the soldiers?”
"Of course!" Yuwen Chengdu walked to the fire, roasted his hands on the fire, rubbed his hands and said, "Although it's almost April, it's still very cold at night, especially in the early morning. How do soldiers fight in the cold night when the temperature is at its lowest?"
"You will go to the cooking camp later to deliver the order. Let's prepare hot and sour beef noodles for the soldiers tonight. Firstly, it can keep the soldiers warm in the middle of the night. Secondly, my lord once said that chili peppers belong to fire and have a dry and hot taste. It can help improve soldiers’ morale.”
As a military advisor, Yang Yue knew exactly how much food and grass there was in the army. Why? "General, our army went deep alone and marched for hundreds of miles. At this time, the army only had enough corn to feed two meals. This beef is sour and spicy." I won’t be able to prepare unless I return to Jingzhou.”
