There hasn't been a day of good weather since leaving Rongcheng.
The strong wind and drizzle whipped Liu Mo on the face. He kicked his spurs and crossed the swollen stream. Beside him, Zhu Min tightened the hood of his cloak and murmured curses at the weather.
Even if the weather is warm, Liu Mo can't ride well. Now, it has been raining for five days, and the road conditions have become very dangerous, with soft mud and gravel everywhere. A strong wind blew up, and rain fell into my eyes.
"Maybe I should stay in Rongcheng, drink beer, eat skewers, and enjoy life?" Such thoughts flashed through Liu Mo's mind many times. His soaked clothes stuck to his body, making it wet and itchy.
His neck and shoulders were aching from the weight of the armor and sword. What was even more uncomfortable was that he had had enough of the smell of steamed buns, hard jerky, and pickled food all day long.
When the army marched a hundred miles away from Jianglin Mansion, Bai Chengzong suddenly ordered to set up camp.
It was late at this time, they had just finished lunch, there was no need to stop, and besides, they were in the forest now.
Although he was puzzled, it was a soldier's duty to obey orders, so Liu Mo had no choice but to obey.
The sound of the horse's hooves gradually decreased and was swallowed up in the moist green wasteland. After a while, the only sound left in the ears was the sound of the heavy rain hitting the leaves, trees and rocks.
His attendants quickly set up tents, then ran out to collect fuel, digging deep among the piles of foliage on the ground for dry branches.
Even with this choice, it still took a long time to create sparks in this humid forest.
As soon as Liu Mo sat down and planned to rest, Bai Chengzong sent someone to look for him.
Arriving at the main camp, Bai Chengzong, Zhu Min, Lu Sheng and other generals were all present.
"Here? Sit down!" Bai Chengzong said, worry written on his face.
"What happened?" Liu Mo asked Zhu Min beside him softly.
Zhu Min also had a gloomy look on his face, "The eldest prince suffered a defeat!" he said, "More than five thousand people were lost!"
Damn it! This news is exciting enough.
"Brother Zhu, be specific!" Liu Mo asked.
"General Bai will explain it to you!"
"Everyone, be quiet!" Bai Chengzong spoke again. "You're talking about once."
All the generals fell silent, and a soldier who looked like a messenger nodded and began to describe what happened.
"How is this possible?" Lu Sheng groaned, "What does the eldest prince want to do? How could he think of crossing the river at night? He should know the risks of doing so, right?"
"I would do the same thing!" Another general said. This man's name was Feng Yu, and he was in command of the fifth rank. "General Lu, you have probably never been to Jianghun River, otherwise you must know that the eldest prince has no choice.
The enemy has set up fortifications on the other side of the river. It is the rainy season in Jianglinfu now (September-October of Daxia: the entire summer monsoon system retreats southward.). Once the water level rises, the rapids of Jianghun River, even for decades, will The boatman didn’t dare to cross the river easily!
Not only that, the enemy only needs to place an army on each of the south and west banks, that is, between the two rivers. Even if all my Daxia soldiers grow wings, they won’t be able to fly over! "
After hearing this, Liu Mo fell into deep thought.
"The information from Daxia lags behind. This news obviously came a few days ago, when the rainy season had not yet come. The eldest prince wants to cross the river before the rainy season and support Jiang Lincheng. There is nothing wrong with it!
But unfortunately, according to the message from the messenger, the plan was discovered by Yang Yizhi. Halfway across the river, he was greeted by catapults and arrows from the Zhou Dynasty army on the other side of the river. No one survived! "
Bai Chengzong's face was gloomy, and Liu Mo could clearly see small beads of sweat covering his face.
"The rainy season in Jianglin will last throughout September. The eldest prince's troops cannot cross the river. How can we defeat the 30,000 enemy troops in Jianglin City in a short time with just 40,000 troops?" Feng Yu sighed, "It's simply..."
"General Feng, we are all grateful to you for pointing out the obvious facts, but the top priority right now is, what should we do next?" Lu Sheng said.
"What else can we do? Across the Jianghun River, our connection with the eldest prince has been cut off. They can march into the entire Jiang Lin Mansion with great arrogance. Who can stop them?
Generals, I think peace talks should begin immediately. "
"Peace talks?" Liu Mo really wanted to slap Feng Yu in the face, "If you ask for peace from the Zhou Dynasty that has the upper hand, then the other party's request is to cede territory."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Feng Yu said unconvinced, "I dare say that if it rains for a few more days, the 70,000 enemy troops on the banks of the Jianghun River will not need to come to attack us!"
The Zhou Dynasty claimed to have an army of 400,000 this time, but the number found by scouts should be around 140,000.
After capturing Jianglin City, the Zhou Dynasty left 30,000 troops stationed and 70,000 troops deployed at Jianghun River to block the 120,000 troops of the Great Prince of Daxia. The movement of the rest of the troops should be towards coastal cities such as Xiangshan.
As for Daxia, the main force is the 120,000 troops led by the eldest prince and the sixth prince. The first task is to relieve the siege of Jianglin City. Bai Chengzong led 40,000 troops to rescue Rongcheng, and then headed north to attack the eldest prince in front and back.
According to the plan, the main force of Daxia should cross the river before the rainy season and confront the main force of Zhou Dynasty.
But for some unknown reason, it was blocked on the north bank of Jianghun River, resulting in the current situation.
"Yang Yizhi is really difficult to deal with!" Liu Mo was also one of the top two at this moment. "This guy can also make reasonable use of the geographical environment and the weather to occupy the south bank of Jianghun River before the rainy season."
Today, the 40,000 troops I am in are facing more troublesome problems than the eldest prince. The connection with the main force of the eldest prince was cut off, and the absolute numerical disadvantage made Bai Chengzong dare not leave the forest.
Why? Daxia's main force couldn't get through. As long as he knew Liu Mo's movements, Yang Yizhi could go out in full force, eat Liu Mo first, and then fight a protracted war with the eldest prince!
Spend it?
Then, it won't take long for the Zhou Dynasty's army to capture the entire Jianglin Mansion.
After this, it is impossible for Liu Mo to know whether Daxia will regain the mountains and rivers, or whether the Zhou Dynasty will have the last laugh.
"I'm afraid that he's a weakling. General Bai, please give me five thousand elite soldiers. I will definitely be able to annihilate the Zhou Dynasty bastards in Jiangxi, Henan and Nan'an!"
Bai Chengzong raised his eyes and glanced at Zhu Min, "It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate!"
"General Bai, why don't we retreat to Linyang and wait for the winter before..." Another of Bai Chengzong's men suggested.
"The Zhou Dynasty's bastards will not let us survive this winter alive." Lu Sheng said.
"Then what do you think we should do? Stay in this ghost forest for the winter?"
Then, the camp began to argue.
Seeing this, Bai Chengzong was the one who had the biggest headache.
He stood up abruptly. "Enough!" he snapped, his voice cutting through the noise like a sword cutting through grease. "For such an important military meeting, do you think you are just buying groceries on the street?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone shut up.
Liu Mo closed his eyes and began to think.
"Yang Yizhi's temperament is arrogant...Prince..."
“The rainy season, the weather, block it by the river!!!”
"Yes, why not..."
He quietly walked towards Bai Chengzong and leaned into his ear, "General Bai, I have a plan, but I need to tell you in private!"
Bai Chengzong turned to look at Liu Mo, and then announced: "Everyone, stand down." He said sternly, "Liu Mo, you stay. Zhu Min, Lu Sheng, you too. Everyone else, get out."
After everyone left, Bai Chengzong spoke again, "Liu Mo, tell me what your plan is!"
Liu Mo showed a smile, "First of all, you must put all these 40,000 troops under my command, and you will be able to defeat the enemy!"
"What..." Zhu Min and Lu Sheng said in surprise!
