Their luck was pretty good.

After a while, they found a large natural cave where both men and horses could hide. They only needed to cut down some trees to block the entrance of the cave to keep out the cold wind at night.

There were both people and horses in the cave, so the smell was naturally not very pleasant.

However, it is already very good to find such a shelter on a cold night in Shuobei.

After a day of hard work, everyone was tired.

After boiling some snow and eating some dry food for a while, everyone gathered around the fire and fell asleep one after another.

However, Yun Zheng couldn't fall asleep.

He suddenly realized an extremely serious problem.

He still thought that ancient wars were too simple!

Especially Winter War!

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If we were to march alone deep into an enemy territory in winter without a complete logistical support system, let alone fight, it would be a blessing if the soldiers and horses did not freeze to death or starve to death!

They are just a small team of dozens of people, and they are facing so many problems in the wild. If there are tens of thousands of cavalrymen, when the weather gets colder, it will be a problem how they can survive the cold nights in the wild!

Damn it, if I hadn’t gone through this, I really wouldn’t have known how difficult these things are!

"What are you thinking about? Your brows are almost twisted together."

Miaoyin's voice suddenly sounded in Yun Zheng's ears.

Yun Zheng opened his eyes, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I am beginning to understand my father and those who advocate peace in the court."

It is indeed disadvantageous to use military force against Beihuan in winter.

Logistical supply alone is a huge problem.

No wonder my father, even though he was furious, still decided to attack Beihuan again in the spring of next year!

This is a compromise, but it is also a last resort!

No wonder Du Guiyuan was so surprised when he heard that he wanted to take the initiative.

Those who have fought with the Beihuan people on the battlefield should understand the difficulties best.

"What's the meaning?"

Miaoyin frowned and looked at Yun Zheng, "Don't tell me you want to make peace with Beihuan?"

"And it's definitely impossible!"

Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "But this damn weather is still taking the initiative to attack, and it does face many difficulties..."

If we hold our ground, we certainly won't need a very long supply line, which is beneficial for a big operation.

"Do you really want to take the initiative?"

Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng in astonishment.

"To be honest, I thought so before."

Yun Zheng nodded and said with a wry smile: "But after what I went through today, I feel a little unsure..."

As he spoke, Yun Zheng started talking to Miaoyin about the difficulties he had thought of.

As they were chatting, Yu Shizhong, who had already laid down to rest, came over.

Yun Zheng did not avoid Yu Shizhong and continued to talk about these issues.

"Now that you mention it, it seems like this is really a big problem, and it probably can't be solved for the time being."

Miaoyin frowned and turned to ask Yu Shizhong, "How does Beihuan solve these problems?"

"Beihuan is actually unwilling to use troops in winter."

Yu Shizhong shook his head and said, "However, it will be easier for Beihuan to solve these problems than for us! Beihuan has abundant warhorse resources, and one person can even ride four horses! Their warhorses can carry a lot of supplies. When necessary, they can even kill the warhorses and empty their stomachs. Their people can hide in the horses' bellies to avoid the wind and snow..."

The abundant resources of war horses are a natural advantage of Beihuan.

The Dagan cavalry went into battle without any logistical supplies, and the most they could carry at a time was thirty kilograms of bean fodder!

But the Beihuan could have one person riding two or even four horses, and their war horses could carry a lot of bean fodder to replenish their physical strength in time.

But even so, the Beihuan cavalry could not fight in the field for a long time during the winter.

Eventually, they still had to return to the camp or the plundered city.

Listening to Yu Shizhong's words, Yun Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately asked, "When it's the coldest time in Shuobei, how many days can they survive in the wild with four horses without any logistical supplies?"

"It shouldn't take more than ten days!"

Yu Shizhong said: "It's easy to solve the problem of food and drink for people, but it's a problem for war horses! Moreover, fighting in winter will cause great losses to war horses. If we fight for a whole winter, I'm afraid half of the war horses will not be used next year..."

Therefore, unless it was absolutely necessary, Beihuan and Dagan did not want to use troops in winter.

Otherwise, after a great battle, the war horses would suffer heavy losses, and even if they won, it would only be a pyrrhic victory.

But now, everyone understands that Beihuan is likely to take the risk of sending troops in winter.

Listening to Yu Shizhong's words, Yun Zheng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

I was indeed a little naive before.

I always thought that I could defeat Beihuan if I understood tactics and strategies.

However, I overlooked the most basic things.

If he hadn't talked about this with Yu Shizhong today, he wouldn't have known that there would be so many secrets on the real battlefield.

No wonder the imperial court did not send troops to reinforce Shuobei in time.

With the current military strength, it should be enough to defend Shuobei.

After all, it is impossible for Beihuan to launch a long-term attack in the cold winter.

Otherwise, once their retreat is cut off, they won’t even need to fight, they will just freeze to death!

It seems that taking the initiative is indeed not realistic.

Even if we want to take the initiative to attack, we can only rely on invasion to gain advantage.

If you insist on fighting to the end, nothing good will come of it!

"Your Highness, did Brother Du ever tell you why the Bloody Shirt Army was destroyed?"

At this time, Yu Shizhong suddenly said something.

uh-huh?

Yun Zheng looked at Yu Shizhong with a puzzled expression.

Why is he suddenly talking about this now?

Did he want me to learn from the lesson of the Blood Shirt Army's demise?

Yun Zheng thought silently for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I really don't know! I asked Du Guiyuan before, and he only said that you were surrounded by heavy enemy forces."

"We are indeed surrounded by heavy enemy forces."

Yu Shizhong smiled bitterly and said, "We are five hundred people and are surrounded by two armies of ten thousand people from Beihuan!"

"Twenty thousand people surrounding five hundred people?"

Yun Zheng was shocked. "It seems that the Beihuan people hate you to the core!"

Using 20,000 people to surround 500 people, this is the Indestructible Blood-Clothed Army, and they will never give up!

"Beihuan really hates us to the core."

Yu Shizhong nodded and said with a wry smile: "It is precisely because of this that the Blood Clothes Army eventually became pawns."

piece?

Yun Zheng and Miaoyin looked at Yu Shizhong in surprise at the same time.

Is there any other hidden story behind the demise of the Blood-Clothed Army?

Facing the gazes of the two, Yu Shizhong slowly lowered his head and said with a sigh, "In order to relieve the siege of His Majesty, General Shen Nanzheng led 10,000 elite cavalrymen to attack the Northern Huan royal court. The Blood Clothes Army was ordered to sneak in from the flank to burn the food and grass of the Northern Huan army. But as soon as we reached the Morer River Valley, we were chased by two 10,000-man troops of the Northern Huan left wing army. Not long after, His Majesty broke through from the left wing..."

Hearing Yu Shizhong's words, Yun Zheng's heart suddenly jumped.

Although Yu Shizhong spoke very obscurely, he still understood what Yu Shizhong meant.

The Blood-Clothed Army is the bait released by Da Gan!

Da Gan took advantage of Beihuan's hatred for the Blood Clothes Army and ordered Beihuan's left wing army to send heavy troops to deal with them, determined to kill them all!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, my father broke through from the weakly defended left wing of Beihuan!

The Blood-Clothed Army was used as pawns!

SOLD!

Perhaps, this is the real reason why Du Guiyuan and others are so discouraged?

But why was Yu Shizhong telling me all this at this time?

Yun Zheng pondered silently for a while, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

In an instant, Yun Zheng's face turned cold.

"You mean, I'm also a pawn being used?"