When large armies set out, there are often tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people. They need money to support them, and they need money to support them after the war.
Therefore, when two armies are fighting, the competition is not just about whose soldiers are braver, but sometimes the competition is about equipment, willpower, and even overall national strength.
For example, Jin Feng has always been invincible, mainly relying on advanced weapons.
In fact, when the escort team was first formed, many veterans would feel uneasy when encountering bandits and even wanted to run away. However, after winning several battles in succession, the veterans' mentality changed.
It turns out that the bandits are so vulnerable, it turns out that we don’t have to be deserters, it turns out that we can win the war!
Slowly, the veterans developed a sense of collective honor.
Especially after the establishment of the escort bureau, Jin Feng divided the escorts into groups. It is inevitable that there will be comparisons between each group, such as how many people you have today, how many bandits you have encountered, how many you have killed, how many you have captured, how many supplies you have seized, etc.
, can all compare with each other.
Jin Feng knew that this was healthy competition, so instead of stopping it, he secretly fueled the situation.
In this atmosphere, the combat effectiveness of the bodyguards is getting higher and higher. Coupled with advanced equipment, they have established their current territory and have the ability to fight with various vassal kings, party members, and Tubo!
On the other hand, Dangxiang has encountered a once-in-a-century cold wave in the past two years. Life was already difficult. They originally wanted to rob Dakang to relieve their tension, but the southern expedition was thwarted by Jin Feng, and life became even more difficult.
Before setting off, many party soldiers killed their family's breeding sheep and ewes, made the sheepskin into coats, and dried the mutton to make military rations on the road.
If this southern expedition fails again, the consequences will be too heavy.
Li Lingrui originally thought that the Shu army's supply line had been cut off, and Jin Feng would not be able to hold on for long. Who knew that the Shu army's life would be much better than them!
"Your Majesty, it's okay to keep confronting Jin Feng here," the deputy general suggested: "This is not the only way to Dakang. How about we go around to Dakang from other places?"
"Shut up!"
Li Lingrui was irritated. When he heard the deputy general's words, he kicked him directly: "If you don't understand anything, if you keep making noises, I will cut out your tongue and feed it to the dogs!"
Li Lingrui used all his strength in this kick, and the deputy general was kicked so hard that he turned over.
But after getting up, the deputy didn't even dare to pat the dirt off his body. He lowered his head and walked back to his original position, which meant that Li Lingrui could kick him a few more times if he was not relieved.
"Get out, get out!"
Li Lingrui waved his hands irritably and drove the deputy general and the intelligence chief out together.
The person in charge of intelligence dragged the deputy general to his tent and said angrily: "You idiot, how come you don't have any foresight?"
"What's wrong with me?" the deputy general asked unconvinced.
"What else happened?" The person in charge of intelligence laughed angrily: "Are you here to tell the prince that the soldiers are all frozen?"
"Yes," the deputy general nodded and said, "Don't you see, many brothers' fingers are frozen to death!"
"Do you think I know?" The person in charge of intelligence patted the table and said, "Not only do I know, but the prince also knows, but what do you want him to do? You are being used as a knife again, do you understand?"
The deputy general choked suddenly.
Yes, so what if Li Lingrui knew the situation?
Could it be that he could also conjure clothes for the soldiers?
However, the lieutenant general was still a little unconvinced. He frowned and said, "In that case, why doesn't the prince choose a new way to Dakang?"
"You still dare to ask this question?"
The person in charge of the intelligence rubbed his eyebrows angrily. Instead of explaining, he asked: "Do you know why your Majesty and the prince are marching south?" Bayi Chinese website
"Why else? Of course I want to teach Dakang a lesson, steal Dakang's food, cloth, herbs, and their men and women!" the deputy general replied without hesitation.
"Wrong, big mistake!" said the intelligence chief: "Our first goal in this southern expedition is to kill Jin Feng, and then what you said!
If Jin Feng doesn't die, no matter how much food and cloth we grab this time, no matter how many well-off people we grab this time, we will all be snatched back by Jin Feng sooner or later!
Jin Feng has grown too fast and has always been hostile to our party. If he is allowed to grow up, it will be a disaster for our entire party..."
"But I think Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce is not bad?" the deputy general said: "The things sold are much cheaper than those black-hearted merchants!"
"No matter how stupid you are, you should know that Jin Feng opened a chamber of commerce in Dangxiang just to weaken the royal family with small favors. Do you understand that this is treason?"
When the intelligence chief heard what the deputy general said, his face turned pale with fright: "Don't ever say this again, especially in front of the prince or your majesty, you know? Otherwise no one will be able to protect you by then, and even a hundred heads won't be enough." Cut it!"
"I know, I know!" The deputy general also knew that he said the wrong thing: "But I still don't understand why the prince insists on fighting against the brass ditch... I know you want to say that Jin Feng is here, and now is a good time to kill Jin Feng. ,
But if we enter Dakang from other places, and then go all the way to Sichuan and Shu, I don’t believe Jin Feng won’t go back to rescue us!
When the time comes, let’s find a place to wait for him in advance. Wouldn’t it be much better than now?”
"You asked just now because you think the prince didn't think of this, right?" the person in charge of intelligence asked, dumbfounded.
"Don't what I said make sense?" the deputy general asked.
"It makes sense!" said the person in charge of intelligence: "Do you know how far the army goes from here to the inhabited areas of Qin? Do you know that Jin Feng's people have already evacuated the people from several counties in the west of Qin to Sichuan? Are you in Sichuan? Do you know how far it is from here to Sichuan? Do you know how complicated the terrain in Sichuan is?"
The lieutenant choked again.
In the past, Dakang's defense was lax, and all party cavalry entered Dakang. King Qin's defenders might still be sleeping soundly.
Therefore, in the past, Dangxiang's southern expeditions basically relied on fighting to support war.
But now that the western part of Qin has fallen into Jin Feng's hands, the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau has made defensive preparations at the border before the party's army has time to assemble.
The deputy general knew that Dakang had always had a strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the country, and he also knew how troublesome this move was.
If Jin Feng really evacuated all the people from the western counties of Qin, then even if they entered Qin, they would have to travel hundreds of miles to see people and grab food.
Hundreds of miles is not a close distance for cavalry, let alone hundreds of thousands of troops carrying countless baggage!
The deputy general finally understood why Li Lingrui kicked him.
Because the Brass Valley has become a hurdle that Li Lingrui cannot get around, no matter whether he is willing or not, no matter how hard and difficult to gnaw this bone, Dang Xiang's southern expedition must gnaw it down.