Chapter 317 The black torrent that swallowed the sun

Author: I slept until I woke up in the afternoon

Chapter 317 The black torrent that swallowed the sun

Boom——!Dong Dong——!Dong Dong Dong——!

The rapid beating of war drums echoed in the sky outside Yanshi City, and in an instant, the sleeping military camp suddenly woke up.

The war drums made of cowhide are far better than the war drums made of crocodile skin in terms of elasticity, toughness and resistance to hits. The drummers waved the drumsticks hard and beat, and the exciting and majestic drums echoed in this vast land.

The sound on the empty land was deafening, but even before the battle, the blood of the Qin soldiers began to boil.

Li Xin and Qiang Xu rushed towards Zhang Ji's tent with several 500 masters, and the three county lieutenants in Yanshi City also mounted their war horses and galloped towards the military camp.

According to military law, the three-way drum is used to sound the general's drum. When the sound of the drum falls, if the soldier does not reach the military tent, he will be beheaded at the camp gate with twenty military sticks at the least, or beheaded at the camp gate at the worst.

As for the three-way drum, it lasts about a moment.

Zhang Ji's camp was not far outside Yanshi City, and it was at the opposite corner of Yanshi City. Therefore, the three county captains arrived very quickly, and they arrived at the camp less than halfway after beating the two drums.

Of course, the reason why the three county lieutenants arrived so quickly was because they were always prepared for the enemy's attack. If they were just idle people, they might not be able to catch up with the three-way drum.

Seeing that the three county lieutenants moved very quickly, Zhang Ji, who was half leaning on the handsome case, nodded with satisfaction.

What happened next actually had little to do with these three county captains, but what Zhang Ji wanted was this attitude of actively preparing for war.

The parchment map originally lying on the ground had been hung up. Zhang Ji held a vine whip and struck a spot on the map.

Wu's hometown.

"The Wei army's scouts have arrived at Wu's hometown. Based on the distance and time traveled by the scout battalion, the Wei army's left vanguard should have arrived here at this moment."

After saying this, Zhang Ji stepped aside slightly and let the generals look at the map. Even though everyone was whispering and discussing the military situation, Zhang Ji did not stop them.

This is a habit he developed in the fantasy world, allowing his subordinates to discuss it.

He was originally very scheming and undecided. After following Bai Qi in the fantasy world for many years, he started to learn basic knowledge and watched Bai Qi make decisions again and again. He gradually became good at making decisions.

Even great men like Bai Qi and Zhang Yi have their own blind spots that they cannot see, and they also need to be filled in by their generals to express their own opinions, not to mention Zhang Ji?

Of course, this is when the situation is not urgent.

As the crowd's discussion gradually subsided, Zhang Ji, who had closed his eyes to rest, also opened his eyes.

In fact, everyone generally agreed on the same opinion, that is, to use the Yulin Cavalry to attack the enemy. They just had different opinions on the time and place of the attack.

Various suggestions have been placed in front of Zhang Ji, and as the commander-in-chief, Zhang Ji has to make a choice among them, or put forward his own different ideas.

As the generals left the tent, the horns of the assembly were blown. In the military camp, except for the Yu Linqi who was on duty, they had already changed their armor. Some even fed their horses two handfuls of fodder.

Just be ready to fight.

This group of Yulin Guards, which is composed of Qin soldiers who are at least qualified to serve as camp commanders in the ordinary army, has endured considerable criticism since its establishment.

Everyone wears armor and uses the best equipment in the Qin Dynasty, but they have never let their swords drink blood. Naturally, this will attract criticism from some envious people.

Especially Yulinqi.

Among the three thousand Yulin Cavalry, Su Jiao's Thousand Scout Battalion was not bad. The Yulin Cavalry under Li Xin and Qiang Yu were established as assault cavalry.

Not only are all the cavalrymen wearing armor, but even the horses under their legs are covered with a layer of horse armor.

It can be said that these two thousand assault cavalry are armed to the teeth.

An assault rider consumes more than ten times the supplies of an ordinary infantry, and one person and three horses take turns bearing the heavy burden of armor, so they need to raise more than just one war horse.

As for people eating horse chews, these meals and fodder are many times higher than the ordinary Qin army's treatment.

Everyone can eat at least one meal of meat every day, and the war horses eat high-quality forage. Just the cost of arranging grooms and veterinarians is enough to make the doctor Su Neishi scold his mother.

That is to say, the money and food were shared by Zhang Ji and the second generation of generals under his command. Zhisu Neishi actually only borne the military pay of the Yulin Guards. Otherwise, Zhisu Neishi would have hung himself upside down at the top of Xianyang City to confront Ying Zheng.

Forced to death.

However, after all, there were some unpalatable criticisms, and the Habayashi Guards were naturally aware of these criticisms, so everyone was very eager to prove that they were worthy of these equipment with their military exploits.

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Fengkou Ridge, although it is called a ridge, is actually just a hill that is not very high.

This place is located fifteen miles outside Yanshi City, and is a must-pass for one of the roads that bypasses the Salt Lake to the northeast and reaches Yanshi City.

The other way is to retreat ten miles south and then take a detour to cross the Beihengjian.

However, if the Wei army led by Jin Yao chose to take the northern Hengjian River, it would be impossible to march to the vicinity of Wu's hometown, so his choice would be to take Fengkou Ridge and bypass the Salt Lake.

Moreover, the road below Fengkou Ridge is very wide, suitable for large armies to march, the land is flat, and the road is even specially paved and built, enough to accommodate several vehicles and horses running parallel.

It's not that the officials in Yanshi City have too much money and no place to spend it, but the merchants took the initiative to fund the construction and sent people to maintain it every year. After all, how many merchants in the world are not interested in the salt produced in the Salt Lake?

In order to facilitate their trade, merchants took the initiative to fund the construction of such a road. The merchants who originally raised funds were also granted low-level hereditary titles by the Qin State. In order to inherit this title, their descendants have taken the initiative every year to this day.

Contribute to repairing this road.

In the queue of the Wei army, looking at the small hill called Fengkou Ridge on the side of the road, Jin Yao's eyes flickered slightly and he sent out scouts to investigate.

In fact, it seems that Jinyao's generals do not have this need at all. The Qin army only has more than a thousand defenders. As long as the county captain of Yanshi City is not stupid, it is impossible for him to go out of the city to ambush their army.

Just relying on the ambush of two thousand defenders, how many Wei troops can be killed? As long as they surround them and annihilate them, the casualties will definitely be much smaller than storming the Yan city.

This idea is absolutely correct under normal circumstances, but Jin Yao's behavior will delay the march and waste the soldiers' physical strength, but Jin Yao still insists on his opinion.

He felt a little uneasy, always feeling that something bad would happen.

But he didn't know where this uneasiness came from. Maybe he was just a little too sensitive because of Wei Wuji's calculations against him.

The scouts climbed up the hill step by step and looked at the bare top of the hill. They were about to say something when they found a pair of people looking at them from the bottom of the other side of the hill.

Eye.

It was the sharp gaze projected from under the black-armored masks, with one part astonishment, three parts teasing, three parts excitement and three parts bloodthirsty.

Hululu!

The war horses felt that a bloody gluttonous feast was coming, and snorted excitedly.

They are not pets, but weapons that are about to lead their owners to ruthless killings!

"Bah!"

A thousand war horses neighed excitedly at almost the same moment, leading their masters to appear on the top of the hill.

Under the irradiation of the sun, there was no shining scene on the bodies of these thousands of Tuqi. The dark armor did not reflect the light shining on them, but it seemed as if the light of the sun was also swallowed up.

On the contrary, it makes people feel more and more terrifying.

A famous horseman rushed down the hill amidst the roar of people and the neighing of horses. The horse galloped hard and turned into a black torrent heading straight for the Wei army on the road.

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