King Yan Cetian of Qin was already extremely impatient and issued thirteen golden medals in a row, telling them that speed was of the essence and that they should not delay and rush to the city of Jingzhou as soon as possible.

Hua Zijian frowned.

Of course he understood the principle that speed is of the essence in war, but his soldiers had been fighting for days.

They were now stuck again, and for half a day they were unable to move forward.

At this point, their fighting spirit has been lost. They should first find a place to set up camp, regroup, and then make a final push tomorrow to attack Jingzhou City.

Hua Zijian looked up at the sky and asked everyone, "It's getting late. It's time to set up camp and rest."

The generals had no objection.

However, the generals had great differences of opinion about where to set up camp.

Lieutenant General Ding Renlu took out a map he had drawn and pointed out, "The mountain road in Lieshan is over fifty miles long, wide enough for four horses to run side by side. After passing the main peak, there is a plain called Sanchuankou because three rivers flow together."

"Sanchuankou is about twenty miles from the entrance to the mountain. If we travel at full speed, we can reach it in less than an hour."

That camp was discovered by Hua Yisun at the risk of his life. It was perfect for setting up camp, so Hua Yisun was promoted to the rank of captain, responsible for commanding an entire army of infantry.

Yan Minshi pointed at the map and asked, "What is this?"

"Oh, the scouts said there's a stream about four or five miles into the mountains. It's not wide or deep, and we can cross it without getting out of the car."

Yan Minshi was silent for a moment, then said, "That's not right."

He disagreed with setting up camp in the mountains because Sanchuankou was at a low altitude. If the imperial army surrounded them from all sides, it would be very disadvantageous to their side.

He suggested that the army should rush out of Lieshan in one go and set up camp at the foot of Jingzhou City.

However, Hua Zijian's vanguard troops were mostly cavalry, and they could not exert the power of cavalry charge in the mountains, but it was not easy to cross Lie Mountain.

Several troops took turns attacking, but they only advanced five miles.

Even if everything goes well, it will take until late at night to reach Sanchuankou.

If they didn't camp to rest, there would be thousands of exhausted soldiers arriving on the plain.

A thunderous roar like muffled thunder echoed from the front, sending clouds of dust flying. Then came the news that several bandits had pushed a huge rock down the mountain. Thanks to their timely avoidance, only two or three were injured, but the road was blocked by the rock, and it would take at least half an hour to pass.

"Order! Every soldier in the army must take two days' worth of food and fodder, and abandon all baggage."

Hua Zijian decided to rush to Sanchuankou first and then rest.

If we can march at night with all our might.

The army was marching at night in the mountains. If they were attacked, they would probably fall into chaos immediately.

War is a place of life and death; the road to survival and destruction must be carefully considered.

Still, we should be cautious.