In this offensive operation against Dianchi Lake, the Han army could not get rid of the stench.
There was "Uncle Wang's snake-repelling ointment" in the past, and the smell was a hundred times worse than "Wang Zhihe's stinky tofu" in later generations.
After finally successfully crossing the Kunzexi Mountains and scaring away the snake controller hiding in the mountains, Prince Liu Chan now drove over the cattle and pigs from all over the country.
It's okay to say that the cow is smelly and irritable, but it's still within the tolerable range.
And those pigs...in addition to rice bran, wild vegetables, medicinal seedlings, algae, etc., people at this time also let the pigs eat feces.
Liu Chan has an army of ten thousand people, making countless amounts of manure every day, and the pigs they have driven here have had a feast...
Pigs can only eat these things, and naturally they are not as fat and big as the pigs of later generations. However, the stench that rises to the sky is much stronger than the pig pens of later generations.
Although Liu Chan was afraid of affecting the rest of the soldiers and of causing epidemics in the army, he had built a separate fence behind the camp, but the stench still lingered in the camp every day.
"Prince, I wonder when we will find the enemy for a decisive battle?" Li Hui pinched his nose and spoke in a tone like a drake.
Liu Chan also made the same gesture: "How many cows and dolphins have been mobilized now?"
"There are more than 140 cattle, more than 430 dolphins, and more than 40 wild boar hunted by hunters from various places, and they are all presented to the prince."
Liu Chan nodded and said seriously: "Have you ever defaulted on money? If anyone takes the opportunity to extort people's wealth, don't blame the strict laws of Gu."
Li Hui hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "The crown prince has issued a strict order, and the defenders from all over the country will exchange cloth, rice, grain, gold and silver for it, and they dare not default on it."
But as soon as he lowered his hand from his nose, he was immediately dizzy from the stench. Li Hui quickly pinched his nose again...
More than 600 livestock should be enough in terms of momentum.
"Have you got all the other necessary items?"
Li Huidao: "Prince, don't worry, all the items listed are ready, but there are not many copper basins, copper plates, cymbals and other utensils."
"Okay!" Liu Chan stood up and waved, "Instruct all battalions to prepare for war immediately, and we will attack in half an hour!"
"As you command!"
Thanks to the addition of his physique, Liu Chan, who is one year older, has become taller and taller. Although his naturally fair face is still handsome, it has become more angular. In addition, as the killing continues, his majesty has become stronger.
It's a pity that he was only handsome for three seconds, and the strong smell also made Liu Chan's eyes darken, and he quickly pinched his nose.
"Damn it, send the troops quickly, send the troops! There's no way we can survive this day. If it's too late, the morale we managed to build up will plummet again..."
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During this period, Yong Kai and others had a big banquet every three days and a small banquet every five days, which was quite a bit like living in a state of intoxication.
Even Puwang Citu's monkey drank a lot of wine. At this time, his face was redder than his buttocks, and he was already lying on the side and fell asleep.
Everyone just waited for the Kunming tribe's war elephant to recover, and then prepared to take down Liu Chan in one fell swoop.
During this period, Yongkai also received a letter asking for help from Zhu Bao, the governor of Zangzhou County, begging them to send troops to Zangzhou for rescue.
Several people unanimously ignored this.
There's nothing you can do in that damn place like Zangda. You still have to think about whether you should send troops to rescue them when nothing happens, not to mention that a war is imminent right now.
Anyway, Zhu Bao doesn't have many strong soldiers and generals, so if they are gone, they will be gone... After Liu Chan is defeated, it will not be too late to send troops to attack.
On the other hand, there has been no news from Gaoding since they said they wanted to encircle and annihilate the Han army. I don’t know what is going on now.
"Has Yongchang County ever replied to your brother's letter?" Meng Huo put down his wine cup and asked.
Yong Kai was stunned by this sudden question, and then smiled nonchalantly and said: "No letter has been sent back yet, but Yongchang County is the most remote, and there has been little contact since Liu Bei entered Shu. Now Jiangdong wants to show me that I am Yongchang They should understand how the governor should behave."
Meng Huo thought about it. Even if Yongchang was still vacillating now, after the news of his victory over Liu Chan passed, it would be almost time for them to raise troops to respond.
There has been no news from Couture. It may be that the war has plunged into anxiety.
After repelling Liu Chan, he would lead his troops to rescue him, and then order Yongchang County to send troops to attack Zangcho... By then Nanzhong would be pacified, and they could continue to dominate one side.
It's just that now that Yong Kai has completely turned to Jiangdong, how to get rid of Jiangdong's interference and obtain the greatest benefits for himself needs to be considered early.
"The spies came to report that the Han army had transferred a lot of dolphins and cattle from various counties. They probably planned to slaughter the laborers to boost their morale and prepare to fight to the death with us in the near future." Meng Huo added.
King Pu Citu laughed loudly at this time and said: "That's fine, I'll go on the road after I'm full. Hahaha."
Yong Kai, who had just shown off a big mouthful of beef, found this awkward, but this time he didn't say anything wrong, and he couldn't say anything...
"Report——! Your Majesty, Liu Chan has mobilized all his troops and started marching towards Dianchi Lake!" The spies sent by Meng Huo came into the house to report.
Most of the people were sober after drinking, but their already red faces became even redder with excitement.
Yong Kai stood up and said: "How dare you come here to die on your own? How brave is Liu Chan! King Citu, how is your war elephant?"
"Hmph!" King Pu Citu threw away the wine cup in his hand, his body still shaking a little, "There is still one thing that can't be done. Go to battle, and the rest can kill the Han army. Chuo, Chuo...?"
"More than enough!" Yong Kai was almost dying of anxiety.
"Ah, yes, more than enough!" King Pu Citu picked up the sleeping monkey, shook it and walked out, "Someone! Bring the Awakening Grass!"
Brothers Meng Huo and Meng Yan also immediately went to the camp to gather their troops and prepare to defeat the Han army in a battle and capture Liu Chan alive.
Yong Kai also went to battle with the army, hoping to avenge the destruction of the main force and his hasty escape.
However, they focused their attention and spies on Liu Chan's camp in the northeast of Dian Lake. Yong Kai and others did not know at this time that Zhuge Liang, who entered Yizhou County from the northwest, had already led his army to launch a "blitzkrieg"...
Zhuge Liang's army, which changed the slow style of Yue Si County, defeated Qin Zang first and then defeated Lianran, was now on the west bank of Dianchi Lake.
The number of Zhuge's army that pacified Yuexi County increased instead of decreasing, and there was even a Qingqiang cavalry among them.
After rescuing the Qingqiang elders that day, they settled the clan members and returned home. Then they caught up with Zhuge Liang's Han army and asked to accompany the army into Yizhou County to help their benefactor persuade the Qingqiang King to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side.
There is only one Jianling left between them and Yong Kai's hometown, Dianchi County...
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Yong Kai and others, who were heading towards Liu Chan's army in a mighty manner, didn't know that there was a fire in the backyard, so they looked relaxed at this time.
Yong Kai had even begun to imagine that after capturing Liu Chan alive, he would personally tie up and lead this so-called destined man to tour the counties to completely shatter those rumors.
"Master, look! The Han army is coming!" A general next to him pointed directly ahead. Yong Kai looked far into the distance and saw that there were indeed figures and flags.
At this moment, from the white elephant in front, King Pu Citu's laughter was heard: "Hahahaha..."
Yong Kai and others urged their horses to take a few steps forward, raised their heads and asked loudly: "Why is King Citu laughing?"
"Hahaha, I laugh at that Liu Chan has no plans and the Han general has little wisdom."
Yong Kai raised his eyebrows, it was rare for this guy to speak smoothly.
Meng Huo asked, "What do you mean by this?"
Puwang Citu, who had the best view, stopped smiling, pointed forward and said: "They came with many dolphins and cattle, as if they wanted to control the beasts to fight, hahaha... they want to use domestic animals to fight against us and elephants, how can I, how can I Can you stop laughing?"
The two sides were getting closer and closer, and everyone else saw it. As expected, the Han army was driving a large number of pigs and cattle, and they all laughed.
"It seems that Liu Chan was scared out of his wits and lost his head." Yong Kai said with a smile, "Domestic animals must be frightened when encountering war elephants. In the chaos, they will disrupt the Han army's formation, and they will collapse without a fight!"
Meng Huo also said: "That's fine. Once the Han army is defeated and Liu Chan is captured, we can use these animals to work the army."
King Pu Citu couldn't wait any longer and shouted some native language, and then the elephants began to walk quickly from a slow walk.
Even the many wolf dogs carried by the barbarian cavalry on both wings salivated and barked when they saw the livestock herds of the Han army in front.
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The two armies were getting closer and closer, Liu Chan waved his hand: "Line up and prepare to meet the enemy!"
After receiving the order, the Han army deployed its formation again. It was not much different from the previous time, except that this time the crossbowmen on the two wings were further away from the infantry in the middle...
At the same time, Liu Chan personally led the Red Star Army to the front army in order to seize the opportunity more accurately.
More than 700 cows, dolphins, and wild boars, all blindfolded with cloth and wearing "straw armor" that seemed to be made of hay and dry reeds, were driven slowly at the front.
The cows were fine, but the pigs not only stunk, but also grunted and squealed non-stop, which was really annoying.
That is, the Red Star Army can continue marching without changing their expressions...
"Prince, do you want to start?" Li Er, who had already learned the plan, asked.
Liu Chan looked at the distance of the war elephant in front and said: "Wait a little longer, get closer, wait until the crossbowman releases the arrow."
Ding Feng on the other side looked particularly excited. Last time he retreated without taking any action. He was really frustrated. This time he had enough energy to wait for a success.
The Kunming tribe's war elephants were getting closer and closer, and the Han army's crossbowmen took the lead in firing arrows.
But naturally, apart from occasionally hitting a few barbarian soldiers and causing some casualties, these arrows still had no effect on the war elephants.
Even under the harassment of crossbows, they began to gradually become irritated, and their speed gradually increased.
"Charge! Crush those Han troops!" King Pu Citu roared and struck the big shield in his hand.
The elephant soldiers drove the war elephants to speed up further, and only waited until the distance was close enough before launching the final charge.
Facing the menacing herd of war elephants, even though the pigs and cows in front were blindfolded, still far away and could not smell the scent, the vibrations on the ground still made them alert and began to become restless.
about there.
Liu Chan knew that if he waited any longer, once the pigs and cows smelled the scent of the war elephants, they would probably cause riots on his side first.
When the time comes, the plan fails and you suffer the consequences, you will become a laughing stock for thousands of years.
"ignition!"
Liu Chan raised the iron spear in his hand high and gave an order. The soldiers of the Red Star Army took out flints one after another and lit fire on the oiled "grass armor" of the pigs and cows.
It had not rained for a long time and the air was dry. Those oily grass beetles immediately burst into flames when they encountered sparks.
The soldiers immediately retreated away from the pigs and cattle, and then picked up the copper basins, copper plates, cymbals and other items that had been prepared.
When the beasts start screaming and commotion, immediately strike hard behind them.
The soldiers who didn't have any would bang the wooden shields in their hands, or strike their weapons against each other, shouting and roaring.
With their butts heated up and frightened by the soldiers behind them, these blindfolded animals immediately screamed and ran forward.
Dang Dang Dang——!
Boom-boom--!
"Kill, kill, kill—!"
For a moment, the sound of metal banging, the beating of war drums, the roar of soldiers, and the loudest of all - the screams of livestock in the Han army's formation merged into a huge sound wave and rushed forward as they were about to launch the final sprint. of elephants.
"Ugh——!"
The elephants, who didn't know what was happening, were startled and immediately slowed down. Then they looked at the large group of pigs and cows on the opposite side with "bewildered faces" and rushed towards them with their bodies on fire...
(End of chapter)
