Tens of thousands of human coalition forces are crowded together in one place, and eating, drinking, and urination is a problem. The fewer people there are, the better management is. The more people there are, the more things need to be done. Simple quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes.
With Mo Huijun's overall planning ability and Tang Xian's assistance, there should have been no pressure, but the cunning orcs pinched the lifeline of the human race - logistics.
Food is not in short supply, and water can be replenished when camping near the river, but the weather is turning cold, and warm clothes need to be transported long distances from Stone Castle City, and they will be robbed by orcs;
The humidity in the south is heavy, and the humidity in Dulong Bay is even heavier. Not all the equipment of the tens of thousands of troops is made of fine steel. The inferior iron swords will rust, and the blades will curl if they cut too much. If they need supplies, they will be robbed by the orcs.
plunder;
You need to make a fire at night, and you need to make a fire for cooking. You need dry firewood. If you go far away, you will be attacked by orcs. If you get closer, you can only use an axe. More often, you use a sword to chop down trees, which aggravates the loss of weapons. Wet firewood is used to make firewood.
There was a lot of smoke during the meal, which made the cook miserable;
The disposal of swill is a problem. If you pull Baba far away from the camp, you will be attacked by orcs. If you get closer, it will affect the subsequent life and operations of the entire army. Some people are lazy and dump it into the river. Tens of thousands of troops stretch along the river bank for more than ten miles. Although the water is flowing, each section
There are delays and emergencies. People from the upper reaches pour face wash water into the river.
, people downstream have to drink face wash water, people upstream pour foot wash water into the river, people downstream have to drink foot wash water, some people upstream pour swill into the river, downstream people:... ("Those Things in the Ming Dynasty"
" is a good book, an introductory book on the history of the Ming Dynasty. Here I draw lessons from a confrontation between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang.)
Mo Huijun asked Allen to make an announcement together: Swill can be dumped into the river, but it must be transported to the farthest downstream for dumping.
However, the coalition soldiers are not well educated, have little awareness of obeying laws and regulations, and have no self-discipline. There are still some people who do this unconsciously. Under such circumstances, there are still rough men who drink raw water when the water is clear and suffer malaria.
All the above has not yet been fully explained, the aquatic orcs' blockade of the human supply line has gradually taken effect, and the human coalition has gradually become difficult.
Not only were the supply lines affected, but the scouts sent out, the eyes of the army, were frequently hunted by flying dragons. No matter how fast the horses under the scouts were, they could not be faster than the flying dragons flying in the sky, making it difficult to collect intelligence.
When Xing Jun took over the affairs of the camp, the disease finally began to spread. People lived close to each other and their living habits were not good. It was impossible to contain it.
Xing Jun's head was as big as a fight, and he felt quite powerless.
When Allen heard that he had recovered, he hurriedly consulted with him. Allen had realized that the situation was not good and was ready to retreat, but the situation became funny.
After the Battle of Dulong Bay, ordinary soldiers saw that the battle was brutal and their lives were at stake, so they began to think about retreating. However, a group of leaders such as Allen and Xing Jun did not want to retreat. They returned without success when they suffered setbacks. This was due to incompetence and a matter of face.
They calmed down the emotions of the soldiers and increased the propaganda of the "theory of the invincibility of the brave": the brave are the divine messengers chosen by God. The divine messengers are here, blessed by God, and there is no reason to fail.
Just like the Crusades in the Middle Ages, the fragments of the holy relic cross were placed in the army to boost morale. When the soldiers thought that the legendary brave was with them, the brave never lost, how could they lose? (Note)
: The duel between Simon, the incarnation of Yang Fei, and Xing Jun has been rumored by many people. Even the southern border is not unified. Those who support Duke Allen say that Simon wins, and those who support the brave say that the brave wins. The two parties involved
Due to various concerns, they did not clarify it in public. The results of the tied duel became more and more confusing due to the lack of honesty on both sides, and there was ambiguity.) The difficulty of fighting now is the test given by the gods. If they can't pass this test, how can they match it?
Have victory. When they win this battle, they will definitely thank themselves for struggling but refusing to admit defeat. Because of their persistence now, they can be recognized by the gods, receive blessings, and go to heaven after death.
Illiterate ordinary soldiers became superstitious. Under various propaganda, they believed that they would definitely win. But educated and rational senior generals did not think so. For example, Allen, they knew how to calmly analyze the situation and understood that the scale of victory had gradually tilted towards victory.
Orcs.
Now, ordinary soldiers, although they are having a hard time, still maintain their morale and want to fight, while senior generals do not want to truly fail and want to retreat.
After seeing Xing Jun, Allen said bluntly: "Our conditions have become increasingly difficult. I have never doubted the power we have. With you and Simon here, we can defeat the orcs, but the problem lies with the orcs."
If we don't let them fight, they will be unable to escape from the island in the middle of the lake.
The key to this battle is whether we can land on the island in the middle of the lake. Tell me honestly if there is a way to land on the island."
"No." Xing Jun shook his head.
Allen said decisively: "Then let's retreat."
"I won't retreat." Xing Jun answered simply.
"Then what do you want?" Allen was a little anxious.
Xing Jun said: "If you wait a little longer, there may be new changes in the war situation."
"There is no time to delay!" Allen was going crazy.
"If I say wait, I can wait."
Xing Jun stared blankly, and Allen felt great pressure... But he was no longer the rookie in the battle to defend the stone castle.
He said under pressure: "How long should you wait? Give me some time."
Xing Jun: "One month."
Allen frowned: "Three days."
"Half moon."
"Three days!"
"One week..."
Xing Jun looked at Allen. "Just one week."
Allen thought for a while and said: "One week, just one week."
Xing Jun: "Start counting tomorrow."
Allen: "It's up to you."
The next day, the first day, Xing Jun summoned all the brave men and lion members to discuss the plan to cross the river.
Tang Xian came forward to preside over the meeting. Xing Jun sat on the main seat with his eyes closed and did not say anything. Several people opened their mouths tentatively to try to figure out Xing Jun's mind. Xing Jun did not answer, but just sat on the main seat as if he were a statue
statue.
Everyone gradually discovered that Xing Jun didn't care what he did in the big tent, but he couldn't leave here.
With their personal freedom restricted and sitting in the big tent, they could not leave. As time passed little by little, everyone gradually became more courageous. All kinds of far-fetched ideas were put forward, but they were stopped by the very practical Mo Huijun.
One negation.
One day passed.
Xing Jun was still like this the next day. Everyone started to come up with all kinds of fantastic ideas after the experience of the first day. Many of the plans that came out that day were much more reliable than the first day, but they were still ignored by Mo.
Huijun denied them one by one.
It was the same on the third day, and it was the same on the fourth day...
On the fifth day... everyone stopped putting forward any plans and just chatted in the tent because they had no other options.
...The island in the middle of the lake in Dulong Bay has become a place that is absolutely impossible to capture.
So at dusk that day, Xing Jun finally opened his eyes.
"Inform all the ministries and inform Allen that we will set off the day after tomorrow and return to Stone Castle."
Everyone in the hall finally relaxed, but this relaxing atmosphere did not last long, as a soldier hurriedly opened the tent.
"Sir! There is a famous orc outside the camp asking to meet!!"