Originally, the army of the Chu State fought step by step and conquered wherever they went, but that was no longer possible. If they continued to use the step-by-step tactics as before, they would not be able to advance very far in two months.
The grasslands do not have defensive walls and moats like those in the Central Plains, and the tribes are also built on flat land for easy grazing.
Therefore, the grassland is unsafe to defend. Theoretically speaking, the Chu army can force the grassland to fight if they want to. If the grassland does not want to fight, they can only retreat. They cannot hold on in the face of firearms.
Therefore, the wise king decided to wait until the rain stopped and the sky cleared, and then ordered the army to move forward as quickly as possible. It would be great if they could have a decisive battle with Wanyan Khan.
The grassland can delay time, but Chu State cannot.
Of course, none of this has much to do with Xu Qing.
His current job is to formulate secret codes and arrange patrols for the camp.
As long as the patrol route can be arranged properly and the positions of open and hidden sentries are well arranged, it will be fine.
It's neither easy nor difficult.
But it does require some caution.
If you accidentally let the enemy sneak attack successfully, it doesn't matter. At most, you should pay more attention when arranging patrols in the next life, and just use it to accumulate experience for the next patrol.
As expected, the old fox Xian Wang would not allow himself to score points just lying around.
It was impossible to hide in the tent and lie down until the war was over.
But he is not boring, the wise king also assigned him a very capable female secretary.
At least I can have a companion when I patrol the camp at night.
Camp raids are nothing new.
Especially when facing the grassland, the grassland is no match for their Chu State's firearms. They will definitely find an opportunity to attack the camp and destroy the Chu State's gunpowder and baggage. Only in this way can they have the possibility of victory.
Now that hundreds of thousands of troops from Chu State are stationed here, it is naturally impossible to leave all patrol matters to the three shadow guards, as well as the various teams on duty.
None of these people on patrol knew each other, and even if they did, they wouldn't be able to tell who was who at night.
Therefore, the password, a secret code for distinguishing ourselves from the enemy, is particularly important.
In the tent
Xiao Ruxue sat opposite Xu Qing and looked at Xu Qing with her face in her hands and asked: "Xu Qing, have you thought of the password?"
Xu Qing nodded and wrote two lines on the paper.
Xiao Ruxue leaned over, turned her gaze to the paper, and read out the password written by Xu Qing: "Password: Zhuangzhi eats Hun meat when hungry, reply: laugh and drink Hun blood when thirsty."
Xu Qing put down the brush and said, "How is it?"
Xiao Ruxue stood up full of fighting spirit, put her hands on her hips and said, "I feel so energized. Now that I have finished reading, I want to go to the Yan Department and kill two people and come back!"
But Xiao Ruxue then said: "But as a password, wouldn't it be a bit long? There are seven words in one sentence."
Xu Qing said: "This is naturally a consideration. Most grassland people don't know the Central Plains dialect very well. If the password is too short, if the enemy really attacks the camp and gets our password, it will not be able to listen to one or two words."
There is a difference, seven characters are different. Even if the prairie man can speak the dialect of the Central Plains, he will involuntarily adopt a prairie accent when speaking such a long password. Then we will be able to distinguish ourselves from the enemy. Of course, there are also
another point."
Xiao Ruxue asked: "What is it?"
Xu Qing said: "You feel invigorated. When the night patrol team hears such a command, it will naturally have a certain inspiring effect. Send it to your father."
Xiao Ruxue agreed, picked up the paper on the table and walked out.
Xu Qing stood at the door of the camp and looked at the murderous atmosphere outside. The soldiers pointed at him and were invincible.
The ambition is to eat the meat of Huns when hungry, and to drink the blood of Huns when they are thirsty.
It comes from "Man Jiang Hong" by the famous general Yue Fei.
After all, Marshal Yue was born at the wrong time. He was obviously the pillar of the country but was killed by a traitor. What a heroic figure! But he died in the hands of his own people...
Xu Qing couldn't help but fantasize at this time. If Marshal Yue could give birth to the Chu Kingdom, would everything be different if he was under a ruler like the Xian Wang?
It is estimated that by then, it will no longer resist gold, but will become gold-destroying.
Moreover, the battlefield will definitely not be in the Central Plains. A ruler like the wise king who starts a war at the slightest disagreement will never allow foreigners to run wild on his own territory.
The night patrol password was quickly sent to the Xianwang's desk by Xiao Ruxue.
The wise king in the handsome tent looked at the passwords and replies written neatly on the paper and read them over and over again.
At this time, he only had one feeling, power was coming up!
It's sad to say that the virtuous king is a good warrior, but let's not mention his literary talent. He likes poetry but is not good at writing poetry. He is a typical good person and loves to play.
Of course, even though he didn't write very well, few poems could be written into his heart. Most of them could only be praised along with the highly respected Confucian scholars.
The last time he truly sympathized was with the song "The Thoughts of a Fisherman's Autumn", and now these two sentences were written into his heart again.
Xiao Ruxue looked at the wise king who had not expressed his stance for a long time and couldn't help but asked urgently: "Father! How do these two sentences serve as night patrol slogans? Say something!"
Only then did the wise king come back to his senses and praised: "These two sentences are very good! If Xu Qing hadn't used them as the command for tonight's patrol, my father would have wanted to hang them in this handsome tent, but after tonight, tomorrow
It’s never too late to hang up again.”
Anyway, in times of emergency during wartime, a password can only last for one night. After tonight, the password will have to be changed.
What a wonderful word, how wonderful it would be if it came from your own mouth?
Why did it come from Xu Qing, a young boy who went to the battlefield for the first time?
It's a pity, it's just a waste of words.
Fortunately, Xiao Ruxue, who was standing by, didn't know what the King Xian was thinking. Otherwise, he would definitely despise his father. He couldn't write it himself, and he hated being written by others... What a scoundrel...
Wan Yan Department's big account
Wanyan Khan had already led Wanyan's army back. At this time, he looked at Agula aside and asked: "Do you have any good ideas for attacking Chu's army?"
Agula said, "In two months' time there will be heavy rains, and Chu's firearms will lose their effectiveness. Without the power of firearms, my grassland will no longer be afraid of Chu."
Wanyan Khan shook his head and said: "The war in Zhou is urgent and there is no time to delay it for two months! I want the fastest way to defeat the enemy!"
Agula sighed and said, "If this is the case, Khan can try a night attack."
"Night attack?" Wanyan Khan murmured and asked, "Why?"
Agula said: "The Chu army will be more relaxed at night than during the day. They will work at sunrise and rest at sunset. This is instinctive. Moreover, if they attack at night, it will not be easy for them to find the accurate target of our army. At that time, even if the Chu army
After discovering that our army was attacking the camp at night, they had no time to use their firearms and could only engage our army in close combat."