The troops and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.
The logistics of an army expedition are very important, and Shen Xingwan is mainly responsible for intelligence this time.
The situation in the world is now on the verge of breaking out. In addition to taking care of the battle in front of you, you must also always pay attention to the developments in other countries.
All the people near Liuying were removed, and together with the people brought by Coach Lin, they formed the vanguard of this operation, with the nickname "Shadow."
Their mission is to stay one step ahead of the army, explore the road ahead, collect intelligence, and sneak into enemy cities to understand the enemy's situation.
Provide the most accurate and detailed information to the army behind, so as to "know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles."
Shen Xingwan and Jackdaw personally took charge, which could be regarded as their first experiment in applying their mercenaries in a large-scale war.
That night, Shen Xingwan got tired of reading the news and went outside to look at the stars.
They are now stationed on a piece of flat land, and two days' walk ahead is a small city called Muli.
Jackdaw and Shen Ruoyan came with a chill, "The latest news about Muli has come."
"Come in and talk." Shen Xingwan turned around and went back to the tent.
The soldiers brought hot food to the two of them to fill their stomachs. Shen Xingwan carefully read the information collected by "Shadow" under the oil lamp.
Muli is a small town with less than 10,000 soldiers. It is rich in sorghum and the people live a self-sufficient life.
However, due to the geographical location and local customs, although there are insufficient troops, the city is indeed built extremely high, making it a typical place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Shen Xingwan stood up and said, "Go see General Fu."
Jackdaw Shen Ruoyan put down the bowl and followed. The lights in the general's tent were still bright, and sure enough, everyone hadn't rested yet.
Shen Xingwan strode in and handed over the information, "The situation in Muli."
Fu Siye opened it and browsed it quickly, handed the information to the military advisor, and tapped the table with his hand, "What do you think?"
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be so excited running over in the middle of the night.
"Would it take a lot of troops and time to fight a city like this?" Shen Xingwan asked.
Fu Siye nodded, "They are indeed the most unpleasant type in the war. They will not fight head-on, but will only close the city and defend it. And because it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the city itself has sufficient food, it can last for a long time.
It’s a tough nut to crack.”
To deal with this kind of situation, we can only use outsmarts, or simply waste it bit by bit. This time they are taking the route of quick victory, and there is no extra time to waste it.
As the consumption continues, one is that winter is approaching, which is not conducive to marching, and the other is that the world situation is turbulent and we are afraid of new changes.
The military advisor said, "We are discussing the issue of Muli. It is useless to press forward with this kind of city army."
"So has the discussion concluded?" Shen Xingwan asked.
"The only thing I can think of now is to send a few thousand soldiers over and carry out a strong attack first." The military advisor said, "It will take an extra day for our more than 200,000 soldiers to eat, and the losses will be even greater."
Shen Xingwan sat down and pointed at Muli, "In that case, why don't we try a new method this time."
Fu Siye suddenly became interested, stood up and walked to the sand table, "How do you want to play?"
"Have you ever heard of the Chaoge Battle that was once famous all over the world?" When Shen Xingwan said this, his eyes were shining.
"Of course I've heard of it!" The military advisor also became excited.
As a famous general, Fu Siye was familiar with military books and analyzed the battles of the past and present. This was his daily routine.
The Battle of Chaoge is as famous as any of those famous battles. Because it is a typical victory with less, the mercenary queen Jiang Sheng won Chaoge with almost zero casualties.
At that time, everyone thought that this would create a new war style. Unfortunately, Jiang Sheng died too early.
Later, others tried to copy it, but all failed.
Because of Jiang Sheng's death, the "mercenaries", the main executors of this war, also retreated to Mobei and announced that they would never deal with the royal family again.
So after so many years, the legend of the Battle of Chaoge has never been repeated.
"Are you going to try it?" Fu Siye asked.
"Anyway, it's not a city that can be captured in a day or two, so there's no harm in giving it a try." Shen Xingwan said.
Fu Siye is the coach, so he must nod for such actions.
Fu Siye didn't think much and quickly made a decision, "Come up with a plan as soon as possible and I will cooperate with you. It would be great if we can take down Muli at the minimum cost."
Shen Xingwan swept away the fatigue from the past few days and said enthusiastically, "I will come up with a detailed plan before the sun goes down tomorrow."
"I'm leaving first."
Shen Xingwan walked away in a hurry, with a trace of impatience in his steps.
The military advisor said with joy and loneliness, "Young people today are amazing, and Miss Shen is even more amazing."
"That boy Fu Jingchao finally has good eyesight for once." Fu Siye had a bit of a smile in his eyes.
Returning to the tent, Shen Ruoyan yawned and asked, "Xingwan, are you going to do it all night?"
Shen Xingwan looked at the dark circles under her eyes and finally had some conscience. He waved his hand and said, "You guys should go back and rest. Come over tomorrow morning to discuss matters."
However, I was not sleepy at all, so I drank a bowl of strong tea. I took out the information collection related to the Battle of Chaoge and studied it over and over again.
I also flipped through the "Mercenary Manual" that Fat Meow gave me before.
After all, this was her first actual combat, so she had to brace herself and be sure to be safe.
She hopes to fight a good battle and realize her ideas concretely.
The fat cat jumped up on the desk in high spirits, waving his beautiful big tail, and said with great pride, "If you don't want to rely on me, the things I produce are good."
It was a good thing that he didn't mention it. When Shen Xingwan was mentioned, he became so angry that he was itching his teeth. He grabbed him and ravaged him hard, "Since you are so powerful, show me some systems and spaces to open my eyes."
Every time I mentioned this fat cat, I would pretend to be dead, "You are so powerful, I don't need it, you can definitely do it!"
Shen Xingwan didn't listen to his rainbow fart, but he thought of Su Jingyi, "Is she really the beloved heroine of the group? Her character has collapsed too quickly."
In addition to her jumping around a lot in the early stage, she seemed to have a poor IQ later on, and her good hand of cards was poor. Now she seems to have been reduced to one of the three thousand beauties in the new emperor's harem. She has not heard from her for a long time.
It's too weak to just dote on the heroine.
"The heroine who is the favorite of the group relies on the halo of the plot, and her own abilities may not be that outstanding." Fat Meow rolled his eyes, "I'm saying that the route you took has a strange brain circuit, and the plot line has long been messed up. She has become It’s normal to be like this, I don’t know where the plot went.”
Shen Xingwan thought of the previous quarrel with Su Jingyi and felt it was so far away. At that time, when he was young, the momentary conflict of spirits seemed like the sky was falling.
Looking back now, they are all trivial things not worth mentioning, and they are even a bit funny when I think about them.
Shen Xingwan rarely sighed, "This is the so-called growth."
Fat Meow swept her face with his tail and said, "You are not suitable for pretending to be serious." He jumped away with a hiss.
Jiang Sui smiled, then recovered his thoughts and started to deploy the plan.
