It was just dawn, and Fourth Master had just gotten up and was standing by the washbasin stand next to the bed washing his face.
"It's snowing outside!" Thirteen shouted to Fourth Master by the bedside as soon as he entered the room.
When leading troops into battle, the worst thing is to encounter such severe weather. The Fourth Prince quickly wiped his face, lifted the tent flap, and saw that the outside world was covered in silver and white.
"It's windy outside, let's get some money in!" Fourth Master rubbed his hands together and added some more firewood to the brazier.
Thirteen sat down by the fire and joked, "It's not that I don't want to leave, even the heavens won't let me. Even if my brother wanted to send me away, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to leave!"
The weather on the grasslands is unpredictable, and the place is far from the capital. If heavy snow blocks the roads, it can be difficult to get out for ten days or half a month.
They might even encounter wolf packs or nomadic tribes, which would be extremely dangerous.
Fourth Master pointed at Thirteen and chuckled, "Well, the weather isn't cooperating. Although the problem of supplies has been solved, judging from the weather, we won't be able to fight anytime soon!"
"Here's what we'll do," Fourth Master said, looking at Thirteen. "Tell them to bring out the yaks we captured recently and cook them for the soldiers. It's so cold; they need something hot to eat."
Seeing that Fourth Master had changed his attitude from yesterday and assigned him a task, Thirteen happily went to carry it out.
In the capital, yak meat was a rare delicacy. The kitchen was busily stewing meat, and the soldiers were happily eating it. The aroma of meat could be smelled from afar, and everyone in the camp relaxed their guard.
Thirteen stood in front of the camp watching the snow. It was strange that the enemy launched an attack at the beginning of winter, and they probably did not expect that winter would come to the grasslands so early.
On the other side, inside the enemy camp, the atmosphere was quite different.
“This snow might be our opportunity.” The masked man looked at the terrain map in front of him and said slowly, “This kind of weather is not suitable for fighting. If we launch an attack when they are most relaxed, we will definitely catch them off guard.”
The scouts reported early in the morning that the enemy army was cooking meat, and the masked men assumed that their defenses were currently lax.
Giroud stared at the terrain map in front of him and said, "That's right. This time, the Qing army has a lot of troops. We have no choice but to catch them off guard. Otherwise, if we fight head-on, our chances of winning will be much smaller."
Several lieutenants chimed in with their own words, but Giroud's eyes remained fixed on the location the masked man was pointing to on the topographical map.
“This is where the Qing army’s defenses are most lax.” The masked man pointed to a valley. “The valley is low-lying, and to avoid the wind and snow, the Qing army mainly stationed themselves on both sides of this valley. This is also their rear.”
Giroud frowned, pondered for a moment, then suddenly slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Then let's target their weakest point, launch a surprise attack on the Qing army's rear, and cut them off from there!"
"They outnumber us, I don't believe they can still cause trouble after we're split in two!"
The masked man nodded, a smile playing on his lips. "The General is wise. We should continue to send out spies to investigate and find out the truth of the matter."
As the saying goes, all's fair in war. The general of the Qing Dynasty was a seasoned commander; he certainly wouldn't make such a basic mistake. The most urgent task was to ascertain the truth of the matter.
After the snowfall, the temperature plummeted, and fierce winds howled outside, but the snow showed no signs of stopping. Thus, the heavy snow lasted for three days.
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