Chapter 290 Who is afraid of whom
Bai Li looked at the starry sky and reminisced, and had already started planning the next strategy in his mind.
The King of Jin retreated in a panic and only stopped five miles away.
He now understood that the Great Zhou had left a small force outside the city. Although he didn't know how many troops were inside, he estimated that there were not many because they did not dare to leave the city to pursue.
"Prince Jin, I think we should camp in the bamboo forest. Surround the entire forest. This is our camp!"
A counselor suggested.
"That's exactly what I want. Go deploy it."
"Prince Jin, this place is less than five miles away from Qinzhou City..."
Some people objected, saying that the distance was so close, it was like spreading out your bedding at someone's doorstep, would you dare to sleep there?
"It's okay. This is the only way to get to Qiangzhou County and Chizhou. I will stay here and ambush them."
"Your Highness is wise. This way we can wait for the enemy to tire themselves out and there's no need to go to great lengths to attack the city!"
"That's right, we'll just hold on here and cut off their supplies. Let's see how long they can stay in the city!"
The King of Jin's decision was supported by all the generals, so after the army rested for a while, they began to divide the work and cooperate to build a camp.
In the bamboo forest, Simon's soldiers were cutting down bamboos to build a camp. They also used bamboo to surround a circle outside the bamboo forest, and built lookout towers every five steps and every ten steps.
At this time, the people sent by Ji Huanan saw clearly the intention of King Jin and left quietly.
"The King of Jin is camping here, which is actually holding us back.
This makes it difficult for us to move, so we must quickly inform Marshal Bai."
Before, Ji Huanan thought that his good niece Bai Li won the battle of Yuanzhou by luck, but this time he saw with his own eyes how she planned and predicted things, and he was convinced from the bottom of his heart.
The black hawk acted as a carrier pigeon and flew into Qinzhou City with the letter.
When Black Hawk arrived, Bai Li was holding a military meeting with several generals.
"Report! There's a letter!"
A sudden voice interrupted Bai Li's words.
When I looked up, it turned out to be Black Hawk.
It turned out that it didn't even go through the messenger, but flew in directly to report itself.
"Ha, this bird is becoming more and more like a messenger!"
"This guy has learned to report to a higher level!"
Bai Dalang and Bai Zongze joked, and Nangong Min looked up at Bai Li.
Bai Li gave the showy bird a cold look and reached out to take the note from its foot.
"What did the letter say?"
Bai Erlang couldn't help but ask.
"Ji Huanan said that the King of Jin has set up camp in the bamboo forest five miles away, intending to surround us."
Bai Li quickly read it and passed the note to Nangong Min.
After reading it, Nangong Min passed the note around.
Bai Li took out a handful of millet and scattered it on the ground as a reward for the black eagle. While it was pecking at the grain, he spoke, "How many casualties did the King of Jin suffer in this battle, and how much did our army lose?"
Bai Dalang, who was in charge of counting the casualties, replied, "Based on the bodies left behind by the enemy, there are over ten thousand of them. Our army has fifty lightly wounded and twenty seriously wounded. They are all from the troops outside the city and have been brought in for treatment and recuperation."
"Right now, Ji Huanan and his men are the most dangerous outside. They could come into contact with Prince Jin's army at any time. Why not let them enter the city?"
Nangong Min meant that he had thousands of men guarding outside the city, and Ji Huanan could bring his men into the city to preserve most of the troops. If the troops were dispersed, they would be afraid of being defeated one by one by the enemy.
"It doesn't matter. The King of Jin wants to besiege us and cut off our supplies. They also need supplies. If we don't have any, we can just go and grab them!"
"Is this okay?"
Bai Dalang didn't mean to argue with his sister, it was just that her words were too shocking.
"Why not? Don't forget we have people outside the city."
"So, they still prefer to go outside the city?"
"certainly!"
Bai Zongrui remained silent. His niece always did not play by the rules. If he used his previous way of thinking, it would definitely not be appropriate for her to do so.
Although he was entrusted by his elder brother to look after her.
But he found that many times although her ideas were incomprehensible at first, they turned out to be correct. What else could he say?
"But Uncle Ji and the others could easily be discovered by King Jin, and we might not be able to rescue them in time..."
"Don't be afraid, they have broken up into smaller groups and are now scattered in nearby villages and mountains. It won't be that easy for the King of Jin to encircle and suppress them.
Besides, as far as I can see now, the King of Jin will not waste his troops for such a small group of people."
Seeing that no one had any objections, Bai Li told them about his series of response plans.
When marching and fighting, people and horses need food and water. The most important thing is food and fodder, followed by baggage.
In a battle, the biggest loss is arrows.
But these problems are minor issues for Bai Li.
When they came out, the food and fodder were escorted by Nangong Min's private soldiers. The food and fodder were divided into two parts, one third was left outside the city for Ji Huanan, and two thirds had already been placed in the granary in the city.
Together with what was already in the city, it was enough to feed her army for two months.
In addition, she can use the space to cheat from time to time, adding some food from the space, so that she will have no problem eating for half a year.
Ji Huanan and his companions were outside the city, so they could go hunting in the mountains and fishing in the river. With the food left for them, they would never go hungry.
On the contrary, the King of Jin's army was large in number and naturally required a lot of food and fodder.
She just didn't believe how much food they could bring with them after such a hasty march!
Three days later, Black Hawk again brought a letter, and Ji Huanan learned that King Jin's army was short of food and grass, and could only last for three days at most.
Three days later, Simon Country will definitely send a batch of supplies over.
After reading the note, Bai Li jumped up, spat out the dogtail grass in his mouth, patted the grass debris on his butt, and his eyebrows were raised.
"What are you so happy about?"
Nangong Min also stood up. He had accompanied Bai Li wherever he went these days and had explored Qinzhou City inside and out.
Just now, he accidentally discovered that the scenery on this hillside was very beautiful, so he brought her out to appreciate it today. However, her mind was full of war, and as they talked, it turned into a military discussion meeting, without any romantic atmosphere.
In this regard, Nangong Min did not think that she was a big spoiler. Instead, he felt a sense of joy at having the same ideals and a spiritual connection.
Seeing her cheerful look, he also became cheerful.
"Time to get to work! In three days, King Jin's supplies will arrive. It's time to stretch our muscles!"
"You're going there yourself?"
"I'm afraid Uncle Ji and his men might get into trouble. This batch of supplies must not reach Prince Jin!"
"Okay, I'll go with you."
"No, you have to stay in Qinzhou City."
"You can leave it to Second Uncle Bai. He has experience in leading troops in battle, so defending the city will definitely be no problem."
"Well, I really can't get over you."
In the end, Bai Li compromised. Facing Nangong Min, she could no longer keep her word as before.
Bai Li agreed to accompany Nangong Min and at the same time made preparations for the robbery three days later.
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