Organized by the Xijing Rebellion Army, they stormed into the Commander's Mansion and the homes of powerful families, collecting the grain and various military supplies that the families had not had time to take with them, and sending them out of the city without stopping.
The common people are simple and honest. If you treat them well, they will see it and give everything in return.
Similarly, the power of the people is immense, especially when everyone is united.
Soon, various supplies were sent out of the city, and the people spontaneously set up tents, lit the firewood they brought, and cooked food in pots.
Despite Qin Ze's repeated declarations that no grain was needed, some people still slaughtered pigs and chickens, just to ensure that the soldiers were well-fed and clothed, doing their part in this small way.
After all, they are fighting for themselves!
——
At midnight, the moon was bright and the stars were few.
Outside Xijing City, the endless military camps were already brightly lit by bonfires.
Around a campfire, Dian Wei, Huo Qubing, and Bai Qi sat together, with three chickens roasting by the fire. Dian Wei stared intently at them without blinking.
Meanwhile, Huo Qubing was chatting with Bai Qi.
"The men I sent to track them haven't returned yet, and I don't know how many troops Tu Yuan Kingdom still has on the border," Huo Qubing said, stroking his chin in thought.
Bai Qi rubbed his hands together and said calmly, "No matter how many or how few they are, we have a way to annihilate them. I'm just worried that they might become cowardly after this battle and retreat back to their country, which would be a bit troublesome."
"We came in a hurry today and didn't know beforehand how many people Tu Yuanjun had sent to Xijing. If we had known that they only had 70,000 or 80,000 men today, there would have been no need to send 300,000 troops at once."
Upon hearing this, Dian Wei turned his gaze away from the roast chicken and looked at Bai Qi with a puzzled expression:
"Why? Wouldn't it be better to have more people fight against fewer people?"
Bai Qi chuckled softly, but the smile appeared particularly sinister and eerie.
“Hide some troops, pretend to fight them on equal terms, and let some of them go back, so that they think they have a chance to win. Only in this way will they continue to organize troops to launch an attack.”
"We attacked too hard this time. If they're afraid and don't dare to come back, wouldn't that be a pity?"
"Didn't our lord say that the more people we kill, the more troops we will have?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dian Wei nodded, a look of understanding on his face.
Huo Qubing stroked his chin and said, "It seems we can only hope that the Tu Yuan army will fight with increasing ferocity..."
"I hope they won't give up..."
"The more they come, the more they kill, the more soldiers they'll have..."
Upon hearing this, Dian Wei raised his head and burst into laughter.
Bai Qi's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice:
"Arrogance leads to defeat; it's best to tone it down."
"It's not too late to laugh heartily after we win."
Dian Wei's expression tightened, and he stopped talking, instead picking up the roasted chicken and eating it.
Just then, a soldier jogged over, and Huo Qubing waved to him. The soldier took out a geomantic map from his pocket and handed it to Huo Qubing.
By the firelight, Huo Qubing spread out a geomantic map and looked at Bai Qi, saying, "This is a geomantic map that I ordered someone to retrieve from the Xijing Military Command, which covers the terrain of the border region."
Bai Qi nodded, and the two lowered their heads to examine it closely...
——
Under the cover of night, at the border between the two countries.
A wide river runs through the land, forming two distinct regions, and a bridge connects the two places across the river.
Hundreds of meters from the river, the burning campfires illuminated the Tu Yuan army camp, and two fleeing cavalrymen rode up outside the endless rows of tents.
As the two entered the camp, a disturbance soon broke out in the once quiet camp.
Inside one of the tents, a scream echoed almost throughout the entire camp.
"What?! They're all dead?!"
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