Chapter 88
These days, those who lead troops to fight outside rarely prepare rations for several days at once.
Unless you are sent out on a mission, it will take several days.
The most important reason is that food cannot be stored for that long. Especially in the summer, it is even more difficult to store food.
Most people's meal is boiled rice or steamed rice.
Corn is not what you imagined.
Cooking is actually a laborious task. First, the shelled corn must be shelled. This step is called rice pounding. It was a punishment for female prisoners who broke the law in the Qin Dynasty. It was extremely tiring.
If the condition is good, I will add two pieces of bacon to it. If the condition is not good, sprinkle some salt on the pot and eat!
Wang Buxu was very foresight in this regard. As early as when he was in Mi County, he distributed his own rations to everyone and figured out how to shell them himself.
After finishing, each village set up a pot and fried the shelled corn directly with salt.
The taste is very average, and I feel a little choked after eating too much, but it greatly saves cooking time.
so……
The war drum kept beating, the frequency became faster and faster.
The soldiers eagerly began to line up, waiting for the final attack order.
At the same time, the soldiers in the front rows stood upright, their eyes glaring, as if they could kill people.
The people in the back row quickly took out the fried corn from the bag and stuffed it into their mouths. The fried corn was a bit hard, but the texture was okay when biting into it, but it was too small and made the teeth useless.
So most people just put it in their mouths, chew it randomly, and drink it down with a sip of water.
When those in the back row have eaten and drank enough, they stand in the front row and cover the food of those in front.
Sima Xin could only vaguely see that the opponent's formation was constantly adjusting, but he couldn't see the people behind him eating at all.
On his side, he could only rush back the lunches that were about to be delivered to each formation.
Once the war suddenly starts, these meals will affect the battle.
Although, they are sleepy and hungry...
Seeing that Wang Buxu's move was indeed effective, Yang Ye held his chin and frowned deeply.
Why didn't I think of that?
If they had been starved two days earlier, I'm afraid they wouldn't even have the chance to line up now, right?
This maddening behavior continued throughout the afternoon.
Whenever Sima Xin's army wants to eat, Wang Buxu's side will definitely beat the war drum in preparation for an attack.
Even though Sima Xin knew that Wang Buxu was interfering with them, he still had to be on guard. What if they suddenly rushed over at this moment?
At Shenshi, the soldiers who were really hungry suggested that they go out to eat in batches. Sima Xin suddenly realized this and quickly ordered each formation to go out to eat with 2,000 people at a time. This was enough to feed the soldiers who had been hungry all day.
Had some cold rice.
Of course, it's this time, no one cares about whether it's hot or cold.
Because the food at noon is usually cold, so when the army is marching, how can they have time to stop and bury the pot to make rice?
Generally speaking, I eat two meals a day when I am not working.
When marching and fighting are required, meals will be eaten three times a day.
I cook two meals directly in the morning, usually dry ones in the morning and add cold water to the dry ones at noon. In the evening, I wait until I set up camp and then bury the pot to make rice, and prepare the food needed for tomorrow at the same time.
Yang Ye was a little relieved. After all, he had been playing the empty city strategy in the past two days, but it was different now.
The 35,000-strong army had already appeared more than once in the afternoon, and Sima Xin knew very well that there was someone on their side.
Therefore, this night is still not peaceful.
The movement was still the same, but Sima Xin's sleep was even more uneasy this night.
Outside the camp, there were the sounds of galloping horses, the trembling of the earth, the slogans shouted by the soldiers, and the sound of war drums from time to time.
Sima Xin felt that he was going crazy.
It's three quarters to three o'clock in the morning, half past four in the morning.
All military princes were ordered to come to where Wang Buxu was to receive the mission.
Compared to the other side, they had a pretty good night, except for the constant sound of drums around them, which somewhat affected their sleep.
But the problem is not big, everyone has learned the news in advance. The sound of drums is not an order, but the shouting is an order.
So, it’s time for everyone to get some sleep and do whatever they’re supposed to do, and their physical and mental recovery is pretty good.
Before each military leader set out, he also had his troops wake up and take advantage of the darkness to grab rations from their bodies to fill their stomachs.
"It's time to end it!" Seeing everyone arriving, Wang Buxu said directly.
He really didn't sleep well that night, and he was always thinking of some feasible countermeasures.
In the past, just rely on the head iron to rush over and kill indiscriminately.
He is not worried about close combat, what he is most worried about is his own losses in the mid-range.
And field battles are not siege battles. There is no saying that the two sides have to withdraw their troops. The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. It is possible that the other side will pounce on you as soon as you give the order to retreat.
You won't be defeated without a wave of killings, but such a sudden attack can indeed bring huge losses to the other side and destabilize the morale of the army.
Therefore, a serious field battle is a pure field battle. From the beginning to the end, both sides are fighting in the wild.
Wang Buxu pointed to the wall of fire in the distance, while Sima Xin continued the old way. At least this would prevent them from being approached by the enemy without any reaction.
"Did you see that place? Organize your troops immediately. Taking advantage of the darkness, the guerrillas will lead the way for you. Sneak around there and then lie down on the ground and wait. When the war drums sound, rush over as quickly as possible.
Fight in close combat with the enemy and don't let their bows and arrows use up!" Wang Buxu ordered directly.
This is the method he came up with.
The guerrilla general's night operations are not greatly affected and can lead the army to the starting position of the battle.
"It's just dawn, before the other side has time to eat, we suddenly launch an attack. We are exhausted, and our stomachs are still growling with hunger. At this time, the other side will definitely panic! Master, this is completely feasible!" Military Marquis Ren Fang
Looking at Wang Buhung full of aftertaste, he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.
"Yes!" Wang Buxu responded calmly, and then said: "Ren Fang, your unit is the vanguard, Liu Qu, your unit is the left rear army, Wang Shui, your unit is the right rear army, your tasks
Only one can break through their formation at the fastest speed!"
"No!" The three military princes accepted the order one after another.
"Buyi, send a thousand personal soldiers and new soldiers to disperse around to collect the enemy's defeated troops!" Wang Buxu continued to order.
"promise!"
"Yang Ye! Take your guerrilla generals and wander around. If any defeated troops resist, send people to support them!" Wang Buxu also arranged bodyguards for the recruits, who left them without weapons.
"promise!"
Chapter completed!