Chapter 589: General Offensive
A quarter of an hour later, Qin Sheng led the young and strong men of Baihu Village down the mountain and joined the Jintai army.
Most of the people in Baihu Village are from Donghai or surrounding areas. These bandits who are familiar with the terrain act as guides, leading the team to make turns east and west and head towards Chu County.
When they were hungry, they ate some special military rations from Pingzhou, and when they were tired, they kept quiet.
During the first break, Qin Sheng pulled the generals of the Jintai Army and several leaders of the White Tiger Village together for a small meeting so that they could get to know each other.
Before this, Qin Sheng quietly checked in with Wen Hu.
"Chief, I want to tell you something."
"you say."
"Because our brothers from the White Tiger Camp successfully rescued the people in Juzhang this time, and because I have some connections in Pingzhou, the Pingzhou authorities have considered it again and again and decided to arrange for me to temporarily lead this team. The Jintai Army has its own people in charge, and you will still be in charge of our White Tiger Camp. However, during the operation, the White Tiger Camp must obey military orders. Can you do that?"
"Don't worry!" Wen Hu was not dissatisfied with Qin Sheng becoming the leader of the entire team.
The deputy leader secretly told him that the fourth leader might have some connections with Pingzhou. He was still the leader of the White Tiger Village, but he also needed to listen to orders and obey military orders.
When the two returned to the team, everyone took the rations and ate them with relish.
"Don't mention it, this thing is quite delicious, sweet and very delicate."
There was a young man of about fifteen or sixteen who carefully finished the military rations in his hand. When he saw Wen Hu and Qin Sheng, he couldn't help but say, "Fourth Master, it would be great if all the food in Chu County was such fine grains." After eating just one piece and drinking some water, he felt his stomach was full.
In this era of material scarcity, many ordinary people may not even have a bite of candy in their entire lives.
The people around him laughed at him when they heard this, "Why did you make such an unrealistic wish for the Fourth Master?"
They had just learned from their brothers in the Jintai Army that this was special military rations given to them for emergency marches.
"Don't worry, as far as I know, the food in Chuzhou is not bad." Qin Sheng gave them a reassurance.
"Then let's set off quickly, I can't wait any longer." Someone urged. They all knew that there were three teams heading towards Chu County at the same time. It was not clear what benefits the first team to arrive would have, but it was better to arrive first than last.
A day later, the Jintai army arrived in Chu County smoothly and came to the designated place.
This is a dry stone bed.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Where was the food and fodder they were promised?
Qin Sheng found the special mark, "This is it."
After walking around, Qin Sheng pointed out three places.
Everyone suddenly realized that the food was buried underground?
"Pick a spot and start digging."
"Dig here, this mark has the largest range!"
Once you've chosen a location, get to work.
"We're the first ones here, right?"
"Hehe, it looks like it should be."
As soon as they dug up the cellar, Qin Sheng's men checked whether the grain was rotten. After confirming that it was not rotten, everyone started drooling as they looked at the grain in the cellar.
"I'm rich, I'm rich."
"Take it away, take it all away!"
In addition to food, the cellar also thoughtfully placed some detachable wooden carts.
After they took out the grain, they decided to erect the huge stone and block the cellar door instead of filling it with soil.
Before leaving, they placed a piece of cloth with words written on it under a huge rock. The cloth read: The food has been taken, and the first portion is indeed very large. Now we don’t have to go hungry anymore.
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The Sun family army led by Sun Congyi arrived at the designated supply point in the evening of the next day.
During this march, they experienced the benefits of carrying an engineering battalion with them. Although it was not as exaggerated as "cutting a path through mountains and building bridges across rivers", the journey was incredibly smooth.
In addition, the special military rations are also delicious, and most importantly, easy to carry.
They thought they were the first to arrive, after all, they had been traveling non-stop all the way.
But when they arrived, they found a place that looked like it had been violently dug out, and a huge rock was blocking it, like a door.
Sun Congyi and Muye hurried forward and found the cloth pressed under the boulder. When they pulled it out, they found that it was a message from Qin Sheng's team.
"It's okay, it's not bad for us to be the second one to arrive." Sun Congyi was talking to Muye and also comforting himself.
At this time, a captain came running over and said, "General, General Yue and his men have also been here and have taken away the second rations."
It’s just that they are low-key, not as arrogant as General Qin Sheng’s team, and they just left a message.
Sun Congyi and Muye looked at each other and said, "Okay, is this the Pingzhou speed?"
When they took out the food from the third cellar, Sun Congyi found that the amount was just right. Well, it was actually a little less. Compared with the first one, it was probably the difference between being 70% full and 100% full.
"General Qin Liu led the Jintai Army to the south."
"General Yue led his troops to the north."
Sun Congyi and Muye understood, and they gave the nearest defensive point to their Sun Family Army. After joining Pingzhou, they truly felt what it meant to have all their strength pulled in the same direction.
Sun Congyi waved his hand and said, "Let's go. Next time, we must perform well and not let down the reputation of our Sun Family Army!"
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For the bandits in the White Tiger Village, after taking the food, the Fourth Leader would take them to gain military merits. Once they had military merits, they would have a token of their allegiance to the White Tiger Village.
"We need to get to Wanling as quickly as possible without alerting anyone else."
Wen Hu and the others understood, "That means our actions need to be as secretive as possible."
"Captain, Fourth Master, I know there's a shortcut, but it's not easy to cross with all the food and supplies we have. But if we can take the shortcut, we can save ourselves a lot of detours."
"Go and have a look."
Two hours later, Qin Sheng and others looked up at the obstacle in front of them.
A slippery little peak is nestled between the two big mountains.
Just get through it, it's sad.
Take a detour, please.
Wen Hu, Chen Jinlong and others were in a dilemma. Taking a detour would take time, but if they didn't take a detour, it would be difficult to get through with the food.
Qin Sheng didn't say anything.
At this time, Lu Mingzhi found his second brother-in-law and whispered to him.
Not long after, Qin Sheng asked everyone to find a relatively far away cave to rest.
The cave was quite large. They piled all the food and fodder inside and rested near the entrance.
Everyone was so crowded that they couldn't even stretch their legs, and they could barely stay there.
That night, there were rustling and roaring spring thunder.
In the middle of the night, several loud booms of thunder were heard, accompanied by a flash of lightning that illuminated the sky.
Wen Hu was awakened.
"The thunder is so scary."
"I felt our cave shake a bit. Was it an illusion?"
"Don't sleep yet, stay alert. If something goes wrong, we'll rush out!"
Fortunately, the thunder died down in the second half of the night. The team members gradually fell asleep again. Meanwhile, several people wearing straw raincoats crept back into the cave from outside.
The next morning, the sky cleared up.
A scout who had been exploring the path came back and reported, "Sixth Master, Big Boss, that slippery little mountain ahead was struck by lightning! We can get through now!"
Upon hearing this, many people rushed to see that the small mountain had indeed been struck by lightning and was shattered into pieces. They only needed to clean up the sand, rocks and mud a little to pass through.
Wen Hu: ...They are so lucky this time, aren’t they?
Lu Mingzhi and Zhu Dazhuang looked at each other. They had hidden their achievements and fame. Thanks to the spring thunder last night, they were able to cover up some of the noise.
Kuaiji, Qiantang
The generals are reporting the current battle situation to Xie Zhan.
"At sea, the Cao Gang is constantly trying to break through."
Xie Zhan nodded, Pingzhou must be anxious too.
During this period, thanks to the efforts of the soldiers, King Jin's troops were continuously destroyed by them, and now they only need the final blow.
The emperor has issued three imperial edicts in a row, ordering him to send troops north, but he has withstood all this pressure.
Xie Zhan went over the entire situation in detail and found that there was nothing missing. Everything was proceeding in the direction he had preset.
So he ordered, "Notify all troops to rest well tonight, have a good meal, and launch a general attack tomorrow morning!"
"Yes, sir!"
Prince Jin's Mansion
The game is over.
Prince Jin looked dejected.
Bai Xingzhi comforted him, "Your Highness, you used one state and four counties to fight against the imperial court, and 50,000 soldiers to fight against 150,000 soldiers. Even if you were defeated, you still have honor."
At this time, the guard came to report, "Your Majesty, Guo Chong requests to see you."
Bai Xingzhi was surprised. Why did he come at this time?
"No, no." King Jin stopped.
"Your Highness, let's meet and see what the other party has to say." Bai Xingzhi advised. There's nothing to lose by meeting him, right?
When a person is about to die, he is very upset. At this moment, the King of Jin just wanted to wait for death quietly and did not want others to bother him.
He felt like an old man who was about to die and exuded the aura of death.
In the eyes of King Jin, the people from Pingzhou who came to bother him were like crows that came after smelling something, waiting for him to eat their meat!
Later, the King of Jin, who listened to the advice, found out that he was wrong. Pingzhou was not a crow, but a Bodhisattva who saved people from suffering!
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