Chapter one thousand and ten
In the night, Mo Xiaochuan stood outside the camp and looked outside at the barbarian camp opposite. The two camps were now very close, less than five miles away. The two sides were in a stalemate here, and no one wanted to retreat.
Both sides were very nervous, and the torches shone like daytime, and the soldiers were on guard. People with good eyesight could see the expressions of the other soldiers clearly. In such a tense atmosphere, Mo Xiaochuan was very interested in watching the moon.
Situ Lin'er also walked out of the tent and came to Mo Xiaochuan's side. She was wearing a long skirt, which made her look dignified and beautiful. Her hair was now tied up and dressed as a woman. However, now that the war is about to come, she seems to be a little shy. She wears a certain hat and hides her face and long hair.
Mo Xiaochuan turned his head, looked at her, a smile appeared on his face, and asked softly: "Are you tired?"
Situ Lin'er shook her head and said, "If you ask this, it should have been Lin'er's. However, seeing that the prince is still so excited to appreciate the moonlight, I can't ask."
Mo Xiaochuan smiled and said, "The night tonight is really beautiful."
Situ Lin'er also raised her head and looked at the bright moon hanging in the sky, which was blocked by a thin cloud for half. The light emitted seemed a little hazy, like a beautiful woman in white gauze, which was really beautiful. Then she nodded slightly and said, "It's very beautiful..."
Mo Xiaochuan stretched out his hand, held her shoulder, and said, "But, it's not as beautiful as my Lin'er."
Situ Lin'er's face turned slightly red and she said, "The prince made fun of me again."
"I'm telling the truth. Everyone can appreciate the beauty of the moon, but only I understand Lin'er's beauty. Therefore, it is not as beautiful as you..."
Listening to Mo Xiaochuan's poetic love words, Situ Lin'er felt sweet in her heart. She looked at Mo Xiaochuan with beautiful eyes and said, "At this time, shouldn't Lin'er come to disturb the prince? The military situation is so tense, so you won't be distracted."
Mo Xiaochuan shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's inevitable that the military situation is tense, but if we become nervous, there will be trouble."
As the two were talking, Zhang Li walked over from the side. Before he got close, he whispered: "Prince, should we hit him? Seeing the eyes of the barbarians almost popping out, the brothers couldn't stand it anymore. If he glared like this, I was afraid that my brothers wouldn't be able to stand it anymore."
As Zhang Li said, Kou Yilang grabbed his arm from the side, but Zhang Li shook Kou Yilang away and said, "What's wrong? Isn't what I said true?"
Seeing that Zhang Li and Kou Yilang had both walked over, Situ Lin'er hid slightly, moved out of Mo Xiaochuan's arms, nodded to Zhang Li and Kou Yilang, and said, "Two generals, since you want to talk about military affairs with the prince, the little woman will take her back first."
Zhang Li and Kou Yilang hurriedly returned the gift.
Mo Xiaochuan glanced at Situ Lin'er but did not stop her.
After seeing Situ Lin'er leave, Zhang Li said again: "Prince, please give me an order. If this continues, brothers will be suffocated."
"It's not that I'm going to the cottage, how can I be so suffocated?" Mo Xiaochuan cursed with a smile.
Zhang Li smiled and felt a little embarrassed, saying, "With that being said, however, this way is really uncomfortable."
Kou Yilang also interrupted and said, "Prince, if this continues, the soldiers will soon become tired."
Mo Xiaochuan shook his head and said, "You two are here for this matter? Ichiro, are you here to ask for a fight?"
"He didn't want to fight at first, so how could he ask for a fight?" Zhang Li snorted.
Kou Yilang glanced at Zhang Li, clasped his fists and said, "Prince, my subordinates think that if we don't fight, can we count the camp ten miles behind? Now, the entire camp is on guard. I am afraid that if you relax, you will be attacked by the barbarians. The distance between the two camps is too short. If we relax and they suddenly attack, we will not have the time to prepare."
Mo Xiaochuan nodded slightly, turned his head to Zhang Li again, and said, "That's how you see it too?"
"I don't think so. The barbarian army will no longer take the initiative to attack. Otherwise, what would they have been doing here for so many days? They had already attacked the Yamaguchi Village. Besides, when I set up camp, they did not attack. I think they must have any concerns, why don't we take the lead?" Zhang Li said confidently.
"Ichiro, do you think Zhang Li's idea is correct?" Mo Xiaochuan asked Kou Ichiro again.
"I think that this alone cannot judge the intention of the barbarian army. Perhaps, they are waiting for something, perhaps, just to get closer, so as to use their ability to march quickly and attack when we are unprepared. All this cannot be asserted by just being arguing." Kou Yilang said.
Mo Xiaochuan nodded slightly and said, "Ichiro's words make sense."
Seeing that Mo Xiaochuan said this, Zhang Li stopped saying anything. He just stood quietly aside, because Mo Xiaochuan's words were clearly only half of them, and there must be something to say. Sure enough, Mo Xiaochuan continued, "However, what Zhang Li said also makes some sense."
After hearing Mo Xiaochuan say that, Zhang Li and Kou Yilang looked at each other and were both a little confused. Since what the two of them said makes sense, who is right? Should we fight or withdraw?
When Mo Xiaochuan saw the two of them showing confusion, he smiled slightly and said, "You guys, I just thought about the difficulties here, have you ever thought about the difficulties from the barbarian army?"
When Mo Xiaochuan asked this, the two of them were stunned.
Mo Xiaochuan continued, "This time, the barbarian army was indeed a bit abnormal. Moreover, when we set up a camp, they did not attack, which does not mean that they did not want to fight. Perhaps, they had already discovered that when we set up a camp, everything had been arranged and waiting for them to attack?"
"Is the barbarian army so smart?" Zhang Li said.
Mo Xiaochuan glanced at Zhang Li and said, "Didn't you eat enough of the last loss? Although we won the last time, we finally won, but you two should know how dangerous it was. Almost, our camp was captured, and two camps were lost on the front line camp. With such a lesson, do you still dare to underestimate the barbarian army?"
Zhang Li scratched his head awkwardly and said nothing more.
Kou Yilang looked puzzled and said, "Since the prince also believes that the barbarian army is not a barbarian who only knows how to rush and bump, why do you still have to confront each other so close?"
Mo Xiaochuan shook his head slightly and said, "Ichiro. Do you think we have more advantages in positional warfare? Or is the barbarian army more advantage?"
Kou Yilang almost knew the answer to this point without thinking. Although he didn't understand why Mo Xiaochuan asked such a question, he still answered, saying, "Of course it's us."
Mo Xiaochuan smiled softly and said, "Then what are you afraid of?"
Kou Yilang was stunned for a moment. After a while, he realized, nodded and said, "I understand. What the prince means is that we are not the only one who has a headache when we confront the barbarian army in this way, but also them. They are even more anxious than us, right?"
Mo Xiaochuan didn't say anything, but Zhang Li said: "You still have to ask such a simple question? Although the prince didn't say it before, isn't it equivalent to telling you?"
Kou Yilang glared at him, ignored him, and then said, "Prince, if this continues, the soldiers on our side will inevitably be exhausted. At that time, if we really fight, we may not have any advantages."
Mo Xiaochuan let out a light breath and said, "This is the problem of your dispatch. I have given you this right. How to arrange it is the matter between you two. If so, I need to ask me about such a thing. How should I trust you? Don't worry, in a short time, the barbarian army will not dare to attack the entire army. It is also a small-scale temptation. As long as you schedule it, defend and rest, you will naturally find a balance point."
Kou Yilang nodded deeply in agreement.
Zhang Li also suddenly understood.
Mo Xiaochuan ignored the two people again, but raised his head again, looked at the moonlight, then he touched the wine pot from his arms and took a sip.
At the same time, Hari Chaga was also looking at the moonlight. Situ Qing stood beside him, and the two of them looked a little solemn, but they didn't say anything. After a long time, Hari Chaga said: "Even if the moon is bright, it needs the starry sky beside it to set off. Situ, have you seen the brightest star?"
Situ Qing nodded and agreed.
Harichaga smiled and said, "If the moon is my king, that star is you. Without you, my king's surroundings will be much darker."
Situ Qing thought something, paused for a while, and said, "King, are you worried that the Western Liang army will attack?"
Harichaga was silent for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "It seems that Mo Xiaochuan is indeed not simple, and the rumors should not be false. Looking at his camping method today, although it is strange, it has added a lot of pressure to us. At this time, if we retreat, we will inevitably be suppressed by them in terms of morale. If we do not retreat, he will be like a thorn stuck in our throats, which is very uncomfortable. Situ, do you have any good ideas?"
Situ Qing pondered for a while and said, "King, my subordinates have a plan. Although they are a bit risky, if they succeed, they will definitely be able to repel Mo Xiaochuan."
"Oh? What strategy, let's talk about it." Harichaga became interested.
Chapter completed!