Chapter 23: Chen Ming wins first prize, Bocai breaks through
On the third day, the food portions of the Yellow Turban Army were suddenly reduced, and water was also restricted. Everyone did not understand why. The few who knew, such as Lao Sun and the middle-aged man, did not dare to say anything.
"Hey! Lao Sun, why do you think this portion is smaller than yesterday?" One of Lao Sun's fellow villagers said while eating corn.
When Lao Sun heard this, he felt as if he had encountered a ghost, and hurriedly said: "I didn't know this! If it's less, it's less!"
"Hey! I just want to ask, what are you in a hurry for?" The fellow countryman said in surprise when he heard Lao Sun's rapid-fire words.
This was just a small episode. Scenes like this happened to the entire army, but no one asked why.
They fled to the mountains as remnant soldiers. As long as the commander Qu gave them food, a little less would be fine. After all, there was no need to fight or work in the mountains. Even a little less would not kill people from starvation.
Just after dinner, he came to Wang Wu anxiously. If the army at the foot of the mountain did not withdraw, he would not be able to sleep peacefully.
"Wang Wu, what's the movement of the army at the foot of the mountain?" Bo Cai stood up and asked before Wang Wu came closer.
"Commander Qu, the army at the foot of the mountain is still staying where it was yesterday and has not moved."
"No movement yet?" Bo Cai was puzzled and remained motionless for three consecutive days. What is the intention of this army?
At this time, the little boss who was in charge of the logistics equipment came in and reported to Bo Cai: "Shuai Qu, we don't have much water anymore!"
As soon as I opened my mouth, it made things worse.
"There's not enough water? How many more days can we last?" Bo Cai had to turn to the question of water.
"Based on today's distribution situation, it can last for about three days."
"Three days? Water? Oh no!" Bo Cai thought about the problem of water. His head cleared and he connected the two problems together. "It turns out they want to trap us to death on Xingshan Mountain!"
After Bo Cai said this, Wang Wu immediately reacted and couldn't help but said: "What a ruthless strategy! He actually wants to capture us without spending a single soldier!"
But the head of the grain official was a little confused, not knowing who "they" Bo Cai was talking about.
"You go out first! I will solve the water problem." Bo Cai dismissed the grain official and said to Wang Wu: "Wang Wu, quickly organize people to go to the southwest to collect water from Yingshui, and organize another people to search Xingxing.
Mountain!"
Bo Cai was not stupid. After thinking about it, he realized that his situation might have been figured out by the enemy, and he made a decision quickly.
"Yes! Qu Shuai!" After receiving the order, Wang Wu quickly went out to organize manpower.
Bo Cai was waiting for Wang Wu here. Before his restless heart could calm down, he saw Wang Wu walking towards him again.
"The search for the mountain was completed so quickly?" Bo Caixin said that Xingshan Mountain is not high, but it is wide.
"No, Qu Shuai, there is also a large camp stationed in the southwest! The camp flag has the character Liu written on it!" Wang Wu replied, with some fear in his eyes.
The Yellow Turbans on the mountain all escaped from the fire and the Jinge in Changshe that day. They are extremely familiar with the Liu-character banner. Although they don’t know who the leader of this army is, they know very well that they were led by this person in Changshe.
An army was defeated.
This army appeared on the battlefield like a divine force descending from heaven, causing them to lose tens of thousands of people.
"What!" Bo Cai couldn't sit still after hearing this. There was also fear in his eyes, and a smiling face of a young man illuminated by fire appeared in his mind!
After the look of fear, thick anger emerged in his eyes, and his hand unconsciously touched his right shoulder. That arrow was so hard! The arrow was also extremely sophisticated. When he went up the mountain, he was still the same one in the army who had been in the pavilion before. The doctor who treated him opened the wound and took out the arrowhead.
Until now, his right shoulder has not moved smoothly. Once the movement range is large, there will be obvious pain in the right shoulder.
He even dreamed of killing the kid who fired the cold arrow!
"How many troops are there in the southwest camp?" Bo Cai was already angry.
"It's almost the same as the one in the north. According to estimates by my subordinates, there are at least four to five thousand people."
"Wang Wu, step up the search for the mountain. It must be completed before tonight! We have to break out tonight! Last time he attacked us at night, I have to return it tonight!" Bo Cai became angry and immediately made a breakout plan based on the current situation. Decide.
Zhu Jun's original strategy was to trap Bocai's army hungry and thirsty first, and then deal with it in one go. This would not only avoid the disadvantages of attacking from the rear, but also reduce sacrifices and completely annihilate the enemy.
In his expectation, Bocai's 80,000-strong army was defeated by Changshe. He had long been frightened and would not have dared to fight rashly. Unfortunately, one thing he missed was Bocai's hatred for Liu Jing.
When the emperor is angry, millions of corpses will be floating on the ground! When an ordinary man is angry, blood will be splashed five steps away!
As the commander-in-chief of an army, he should be responsible for his subordinates. Among the Yellow Turbans, Bocai is also an ordinary man. His grudges and grudges are greater in his heart than the army, the battlefield, etc.
"Yes!" Wang Wu also had the same idea in his heart. If he was besieged, he would eventually be defeated. It was better to fight out now while there is still a chance.
After Wang Wu left, Bocai summoned the grain official: "Distribute all the food and water so that all the brothers will be full."
There were two small grain officials, one big and one big. One moment they asked him to reduce food and water, and the next moment they asked him to distribute all the water and food. But anyone with a discerning eye could see that Bo Cai was angry now, so he didn't dare. Asked, had to obey orders.
At dinner time, everyone was eating corn below. Everyone was satisfied. Food was distributed rationed on the mountain. Finally, everyone was able to eat with an open stomach. No one was polite.
Bo Cai was giving a speech at the front. Wang Wujia had sent men to search the mountain before, and no enemy troops had penetrated the mountain. This made Bo Cai relieved!
"Brothers, we have been on the mountain for several days. Do you want to go down?"
"I want to!" The replies came in sparse and uneven voices. They all came out with their mouths free while eating.
"Tell the truth, brothers, the enemy has already camped at the foot of the mountain!"
"Clang!" The room that was originally noisy suddenly became quiet, and there were a few sounds of tableware falling to the ground.
Bocai did not blame the person who dropped the tableware for wasting food, because tonight was a breakout, and all the baggage would be thrown away. He would also find ways to destroy the ones he couldn't finish, so as not to leave them to the enemy.
"We are surrounded by the same troops that attacked us in Changshe that day!" Bo Cai dropped another thunder bomb in this quiet environment.
Suddenly the scene became extremely noisy again. Looking over, what you saw was undoubtedly panic and fear, and all you could hear in your ears was fear and uneasiness.
"Brothers! Listen to me!" Bocai increased his tone, turning everyone's attention back to him, "We have more than 13,000 people on the mountain, and the enemy only has 5,000! Tonight, we If you make a surprise attack at night, you will definitely win!"
A speech that first suppressed and then expanded successfully made the Yellow Turban Army downplay their fear of Liu Jingjun, and began to imagine following Bo Cai's words.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Bo Cai finally said: "Brothers, eat well and drink enough, have a good rest, and join me in killing the enemy tonight!"
"Okay!" The cheers came one after another, but they were still uneven.
Bocai retreated quietly, returned to where he lay, and wiped his weapons. His horse had been used to feed his brothers, and only a big sword was still with him.
Wiping the weapon with his hand, he kept thinking of various moves to chop off Liu Jing's head. Bo Cai's face was reflected on the blade, with fierce eyes and an evil smile.
Liu Jing, who was at the foot of the mountain, had been here for three or four days, but he felt that it was too boring. He didn't have to attack the enemy or go up the mountain. He just camped here and rested every day. He and his soldiers were so idle that their hands were itchy.
During Liu Jing's night patrol yesterday, he found that some soldiers had left their posts without permission or fell asleep on the sentry posts. Today, he severely criticized them. Knowing that everyone was bored, he specially held a discussion.
General Assembly.
All soldiers can participate in the one-on-one competition, and the winner will be rewarded by Liu Jing from his own pocket.
The soldiers were immediately aroused to be competitive and fighting spirit, and the competition lasted until the sun was about to set. The winner was Chen Ming, who came with Liu Jing.
Since Liu Jingjun did not participate in the operation this time, Liu Da stayed to control the army. On Liu Da's recommendation, Liu Jing brought Chen Ming out as his deputy. Chen Ming cut off the enemy's left ear for thirty years in the battle of Changshe.
Only.
But at that time, Liu Jing felt sorry for the soldiers who died in the battle of Changshe, so he put the matter aside.
This time Chen Ming won the first place in the martial arts competition again. Liu Jing paid more attention to it. When he used the system to see it, Chen Ming actually had an attribute panel. You must know that ordinary soldiers and ordinary people would not have attributes when they glanced at it.
panel.
For the attribute panel to appear, you must be a character with outstanding attributes, or a character with [Characteristics].
【Name】Chen Ming
【Age】19
【Command】66
【Force】73
【Intelligence】55
【Politics】45
【Charm】62
[Characteristics] Furious (after an ally is defeated, all abilities of the unit will be improved)
Blood Rage (hard to be captured, uncaptured)
Unyielding (morale will not be affected and will not surrender after food, supplies, etc. are interrupted)
After seeing Chen Ming's attributes and [characteristics], Liu Jing couldn't help but sigh, he is really a man of good temperament!
Angry and unyielding!
Chen Ming won the championship, and Liu Jing also gained a lot of face. The army he now leads is Zhu Jun's army, with a total of 5,000 people. Although not everyone can compete with Chen Ming, in the end Chen Ming's victory can be regarded as a victory.
The faces of five thousand people.
The soldiers were holding their breath and thinking about how to get back to this place. During the same day, they experienced criticism and were slapped in the face by outsiders. They also became serious about standing guard and did not dare to act like they did the day before.
Time passed quietly, and in a blink of an eye it was completely dark.
Bocai on Xingshan Mountain had already assembled all his troops. Liu Jing and Sun Jian at the foot of the mountain were unaware of Bocai's big plan.
"Brothers, bring your weapons and throw away everything else! As long as we fight out and rush to Jizhou, the great sage will give us everything!" Bo Cai moved out of Zhangjiao to boost the morale of the army for the last time before the battle.
Among the more than 13,000 people, there were many like Lao Sun. When they heard the blueprint drawn by Bo Cai for them, their eyes lit up with enthusiasm.
Although a sober person like the middle-aged man was not moved by these words, he still knew that he would either kill him today or die on the way out.
The Yellow Turban Army was ready for a decisive battle with Liu Jing's army. They were united as one, and their morale was condensed into a steel plate at this moment! It cannot be shaken!