The streams are dry, the rivers are narrow, and the earth is solid and clean. The staple food crops in the wilderness of Chenzhou have been harvested long ago at this time. With the destruction of the war, it is deserted at this moment, and even many paddy fields are dry due to unmanned irrigation.

It was only by chance that you could see a few small winter vegetable fields, but there were no people, and the farmers had already been hiding.

It was the 29th year of Jianwen in the second year of Xuande, on the ninth day of the 10th month, the two armies encountered more than ten miles away from the east bank of the Yuanshui River, and the war was about to begin. Two days ago, the Zhuque Army turned around from the southeast of Chenzhou City and marched more than a hundred miles.

Go straight to the Yuanshui line; Xue Lu knew the trend, so he led the main force to track and intercept it from Chenzhou. Because it was close to Yuanshui, he intercepted the direction of the Suzaku Army after marching for dozens of miles. "The novel.

The waterline outlined by the Yuan River here is like a convex character turning right, the river protrudes eastward; the difāng of the two armies is more than ten miles east of the protruding peak of the Yuan River. The terrain is a wilderness, with low undulations and low terrain.

Mountain; the main force stations have a higher terrain from east to west, but the terrain is also relatively flat. In the middle is a valley formed by a tributary of a river, and the low-lying areas are dry. The two armies are about four or five miles apart, and they are far away.

"No one suffers a loss when it is a battlefield here." Zhang Ning stood on the high ground and looked into the wind, looking back at zuoyou.

The barren land is covered with weeds, and the withered wild grass and lusè shrubs paint the earth a little color. You can still see green plants in the winter in the south. Zhang Ning looked at the sunset opposite and said again:

It is estimated that the war will start tomorrow. We will find a difāng to station and set up a sentry here to guard the good terrain. We have not seen the enemy cavalry brigade, and we have found it on the wings?"

A general reported: "Return to the prince, the enemy army brigade is in the northeast, and part of it is in the direction of Chenzhou to the west."

After hearing this, Zhang Ning said, "This is a bit risky... The main force of the enemy camp is much more powerful than ours, and it is wider horizontally. We cannot prevent the flanks from being encircled; its cavalry is on both sides of the east and west, if the war begins

If I have a family that can help me, wouldn’t I bring the camp supplies we built on the lowlands in the east?"

Zhou Mengxiong made a statement: "Only now try to dig wells and get out of water in this high ground. If you find the water source, you can transfer the baggage to a high place and use the central army to guard it."

Zhang Ning then ordered all departments to drill wells on the spot. Sure enough, the well water was found before dark. This was a wet place in Huguang, with many water networks and a lot of groundwater. At this moment, the central army was busy moving the vehicles and supplies to a high place.

Although the terrain here is relatively high, it cannot be considered a mountain. The situation is quite smooth. The overall situation seems to be full of ups and downs, so it is not difficult for vehicles to get up.

Each unit dug trenches to form a simple camp. The Vermilion Bird Army dispatched most of the armed forces. In addition to the cavalry regiment, the total number of infantry and artillery troops was about 12,000 after several war losses, and was divided into eight "departments";

The army was not formally organized, but was temporarily led by the general. It was composed of two posts, with a total of about 1,500 people. The largest organization of the Suzaku Army was the camp, Yongdingyingying and Changdeyingying. Below were the sentries, and one post and five brigades made an appointment.

Seven hundred and fifty people; two outposts form a unit, which can be commanded by a general, which can not only form a large offensive force, but also form a complete square formation to defend if necessary.

The mountains and fields are very busy, and when you look closely, you are in order. Everyone should do it and have some work to do.

fǎngfo has a kind of divine power that controls all these rules, but it can also be called organization. To a certain extent, Zhang Ning believes that the Han people are born warriors. Of course, the herdsmen of nomadic peoples are proficient in bowing, horse riding, shooting, and scattering.

The natural soldiers who grazed and concentrated horse fighting were different; the people in the most developed areas of farming had a hard work nature that created extremely high work efficiency. Whether they were craftsmen or farmers, as long as the superiors told them that they should do something, they

You can coordinate and cooperate spontaneously. War is the rule of a large group of people, and it requires organization and order, not fighting alone, so it is not an exaggeration for Zhang Ning to think that people are born warriors.

Although the Suzaku Army is in a situation of being surrounded by superior forces at this moment, it can be seen that the soldiers are very enthusiastic. They extremely need to "recover" Changde and regain their families and land; Jingyàn, who defeated the more with few times, also gave it to him.

They are confident.

By night, there were already fires spreading all over the earth in the wilderness, and from time to time there were shouts of cheering, which were some games of the martial artists after supper. In the rural and civilized farming forests, they were usually extremely quiet, and

This place is as lively as a metropolis tonight.

In the central camp of the Zhuque Army, the heads of various divisions gathered together, gathered around a bonfire and ate and talked. The roasted meat was mainly bacon, a small number of hares and wild birds. But to be honest, Zhang Ning thought that bacon in Huguang was used for

The taste of eating it directly with fire is really not very good, it is too salty.

When the generals went to battle, they usually carried small knifes and flints with them. After roasting the meat, they took out the knife to cut it. They ate it all over their hands and mouths. Zhang Ning saw this and found a piece of wood to peel a fork, and then put the meat in it.

Put the pieces on a wooden board, eat them skillfully with the wooden fork in your left hand and the knife in your right hand.

Seeing this, Chen Gai's expression was more exaggerated than anyone else. He looked straight and muttered, "The prince still has such skills." A general smiled and said, "The prince is a wise man who reads the scriptures, and his demeanor is elegant and elegant.

." Zhang Ning smiled and said, "You can also try to cut wood." Chen Gai followed suit, but unexpectedly it was very difficult to use. Finally, he got angry and threw the wooden fork and said, "I might as well use it to chew it."

!” Everyone laughed.

At this moment, Zhu Heng said seriously: "The enemy has heavy artillery. If it wants to take the initiative to attack with its superior force, we will wait to avoid being affected by heavy artillery. But if it does not move, our army aims to fight quickly and decide quickly, so we can only

Take the initiative to attack.”

Zhang Ning put down the knife in his hand and said, "What Zhu Butang said is that we gave up Chenzhou and have played several games. The purpose is to form a decisive battle with the enemy in an open land. This time, the battle is not to worry about life and death.

The price is also to win this battle. I hope you can encourage you."

After hearing this, the generals clasped their fists and said, "I will follow the military orders."

Everyone talked for a while, and Zhang Ning asked them to go back to the camp to rest for a while, and then the war began tomorrow.

Zhang Ning méiyou went to the Central Army tent, but instead went to a large tent behind. Yao Ji and his family settled here. Zhou WEI was a cult ward off the cult on the alert. On the last night before the war, he still wanted to go with Yao Ji.

If we get along for a short time, maybe we will have the opportunity to speak tonight. Who will be the result of the war?

A pile of charcoal fires were lit in the tent, Yao Ji and others were here, and the grass could still be seen on the ground, and only the difāng sitting was covered with oil cloth and futon. After Zhang Ning took the ceremony, he took off his helmet and found a futon to sit on.

Come down. In front of Yao Ji, even the official concubine Zhou Erniang acted very well-behaved and talked little, and Yao Ji became the hostess. She looked relaxed and indifferent, perhaps to avoid increasing psychological burden to Zhang Ning.

She even joked: "You are going to fight and drag your family with your family, but we are like northern herders. I heard that the Mongols migrated together during the war?"

"Herdsmen can be used to produce and operate. If we don't win this battle, we will lose all our foundation. The best situation is bandits." Zhang Ning didn't think the joke was funny, but just sighed.

Yao Ji advised with kind words: "During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei was also chased and changed his mind, so don't lose his ambition."

There are people everywhere in this military camp, and several families live in a large tent. Yao Ji and Zhang Ning talk differently in front of others, and they can only speak openly in this way.

However, Zhang Ning could laugh in front of the generals. When he returned to the "home", he felt relaxed and looked tired. When he mentioned Liu Bei, Zhang Ning remembered that Liu Bei's two wives were both taken.

When Cao Cao's abduct came, Cao Mengde liked to capture other people's wives; Liu Bei didn't mind, and would rather let the "100,000 people" drag him down, but later he was not willing to take two women with him.

But Zhang Ning was very concerned. He murmured tiredly: "I lost precious things because of Ziji's cowardice and mistakes, and later I became 'sensible'. It turns out that what I lost is worth paying for any price...

…”

After being tired for several days, coupled with the long-term pressure, he became a little dazed at this moment. He relaxed for a moment and saw the summer in his dream, the river in the afternoon, the bamboo forest with cicadas, and the beautiful and cute ones that were forgotten.

The little girl who looked like a shime, felt a tingling and regret in his heart.

"I shouldn't be selfish, nor should I be afraid..." Zhang Ning's gaze blurred. The woman present looked at him in surprise and shed tears inexplicably. At this time, he looked so fragile, not like the usual hand holding.

The warlord with great power in life and death. In front of so many people, in addition to their families, there are also escorts and servants who ward off the cults.

He choked and said, "I'm afraid of Shime? A real man should be fearless. But I'm just afraid. Every time I wake up in the morning, I feel panic..."

"Ning'er." Yao Ji called out in a moving voice, his voice extremely gentle, "Sit here."

Zhang Ning sat next to her like an obedient child. Yao Ji held his shoulder and hugged him into his arms. The fragrant weak bones and abundant muscles made him fall into a gentle country, making him feel extremely comfortable in body and mind.

After a long silence in the tent, Zhang Ning gradually came to his senses. He realized that there were many people in Zhouwéi, and hurriedly wiped his tears on Yao Ji's chest, then stood up and politely said, "My mother, forgive me, my son, just now

It's rude."

Yao Ji said: "It's getting late, you'll take a break here tonight. You can let Ernie take care of your daily life."
Chapter completed!