As Lu Xiangsheng's order was issued, the logistics immediately became busy.
Cans of braised pork were opened and added to the pot, mixed with cabbage, vermicelli, and other miscellaneous vegetables, giving off an alluring aroma.
The scent quickly spread to the front line positions, and then drifted south.
The hidden Annan soldiers and spies could not help but salivate after smelling the fragrance.
"Damn it, how many beasts have been killed tomorrow? How much meat has been cooked to make the fragrance spread so far?"
An Annan spy touched the saliva with his sleeve and said.
"Who knows? They occupied the north and must have looted a lot."
Another spy said with an equally unsatisfied mouth.
Meat is a good thing. It smells delicious and tastes delicious in your mouth.
Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even elites like them can't eat whatever they want.
Seeing the Ming army standing in front of them, eating so well, many spies had already been drooled for more than three feet.
"Look at the other party sending food to the wall."
One of the spies shouted, pointing to the steaming men in the Ming army's position.
"Bang, pass this news back quickly."
The spy on the side said.
If a war started now, it would be normal for the Ming army to send people to deliver food, but now their own army is still more than ten miles away. The Ming army uncharacteristically sent meals to the front line. There must be something wrong.
"Lord Ruan, what do you think?"
"If something goes wrong, there must be something wrong." Lord Ruan frowned and thought for a while and said.
"How many people have been exposed on the Ming army's front lines in the past two days?"
"Lord Qi, it's around 8,000. After our two days of observation, the Ming army's apparent number is around 8,000."
“I think I know what the problem is.
There are two possibilities for the Ming army to reach here so quickly. 1. The Ming army just fought all the way here and wanted to eliminate us first. However, we continued to harass us later, causing the Ming army's food route to be unstable, and the Ming general had to send troops back to deal with it. .
In this way, the Ming army generously sent delicious food to the front, which was a strategy of doubting the soldiers.
The second possibility is that the Ming Dynasty army came from afar, and when they arrived here to command, they felt that they were not accustomed to the local environment. Many soldiers could not go to the battlefield for various reasons, so Ming generals could only choose to defend on the spot. In order to show their strength, they deliberately showed this. "
But either way, it shows that the Ming army here is insufficient in strength. We must take action as soon as possible to defeat the Ming army here in one fell swoop. Otherwise, it will be difficult to wait for the Ming army to support us.
"I think so too. It's a long night and a lot of dreams. Let the troops eat well today, and we will attack early tomorrow morning."
"good."
"However, we must not be careless tonight. If the Ming army makes a sneak attack, it will be..."
"Okay, here's the order to double the number of horse visits at night."
....
The changes in Annan's army soon reached Lu Xiangsheng's side.
"Here's the order. It's best to prepare for battle. Annan's army will either make a sneak attack at night or attack during the day tomorrow."
"How can my lord see you?"
"The Annan Army is different from us. We came from the north and raided countless official warehouses of the enemy. Coupled with the food we brought ourselves, in general, there will be no shortage of food in a short time.
As for the Annan Army, the Zheng family and the Ruan family had fought for several years and suffered a lot of financial and material losses. Judging from the captured official warehouses, the other party probably didn't have much food in stock. Even if we don't intervene, it is estimated that this battle will not last long.
I guess the situation of the Ruan family is similar.
The most important thing is that our Ming Navy has already controlled the nearby area, and there is no better way here.
Now the opponent has an army of 100,000. Even if they don't fight us, the opponent will never last more than 2 months.
The other party is not qualified at all to spend such a large amount of money to act for us.
Even if the other party really has too much food and no place to put it, we are not afraid if the other party does put on a show for us again. After all, the defensive positions we have built during this period are not for viewing. "
"By the way, Your Majesty said that the other side has the support of the Western Yi, and the other side also has firearms troops. Although their weapons are not as good as ours, we cannot take it lightly."
"Don't worry, sir, the defensive position we built is the result of many tests.
According to the instructor, the sandbags in the front can effectively reduce the impact force. Coupled with the two solid walls and the sand in the middle, it is impossible for the opponent's cannon to penetrate our defensive wall. "
"I know this, but remember what His Majesty often said, a proud soldier will be defeated!
Every soldier of the Ming Dynasty is a warrior of the Ming Dynasty. The responsibility of a general is to win as a matter of course!
Any unnecessary losses caused by pride should be... "
"Even as your Majesty said, we follow His Majesty's request and discuss the gains and losses on the battlefield every time we fight."
"Remember, your lives are not just yours. Victory on the battlefield is important, but your lives are equally important!
The guns in your hands are for His Majesty, for Ming Dynasty, and for your families!
He said that if a soldier suffered a terrible loss due to his own negligence, I would not be able to spare you even if he had great merit. "
"What you said is true, I remember it."
.....
"Hide them all. Once the opponent comes into range, hit me hard."
"That one over there, are you sure that your head is stronger than the opponent's arrow?"
"No, please hide it quickly."
"That one over there, you..."
As Lu Xiangsheng expected, early the next morning, the opponent came towards the place where he was locked in a mighty attack.
Seeing the Annan Army who could not even move into formation, many soldiers looked down upon them.
In addition, the lower-level officers gave a lot of criticism to the soldiers who had pride written on their faces because of the orders from above. This caused many Ming soldiers in front to feel angry.
They didn't dare to vent this fire on their superiors. They could only wait for Annan's army to get closer and vent their anger on them.
"The first thousand-man team, go up."
As Lord Zheng issued the order, half of the thousand-man team was occupied by the old, weak, sick and disabled, waving the rusty iron knife in their hands, and rushed towards the Ming army's city wall under the urging of the army behind them.
"Remember, wait a minute, the opponent is 20 feet away and is firing. It takes more than three rounds of shooting to completely eliminate the opponent."
In order to prevent the other party from daring to attack, orders were issued to the lower-level officers a long time ago.
If the opponent adopts a feint attack, according to the requirements, only one-third of the firepower can be exposed at most. The mortars carried at the same time cannot be fired without the general's order.
So after seeing that the other side only sent 1,000 men to fight, the lower-level officers of the Ming Dynasty followed the previous requirements and asked the soldiers to pay attention to concealing their firepower.
