"This place is Changye? It's desolate enough—"
Jiang Pengji was worried halfway, but Huang Song didn't mean to ambush halfway, but she thought too much.
Changye is a small place near Hu County. The terrain is flat and wide. Although there are mountains, the ups and downs are very flat. If this place is properly renovated, diverting river water, nourishing soil fertility, and operating it for three to five years, it might be an excellent small grain-producing county.
Marching along the road, Jiang Pengji found that there were many wrecks of houses here, and could faintly see the appearance of a village or a small town.
The broken walls are covered with green vines and weeds, and many snakes, insects, rats and ants hide here.
After marching for several miles into the Changye boundary, she could not see a single bit of people.
Jiang Pengji couldn't help but complain, "I chose this place as the location of the battle. Does Bo Gao think that his cemetery is not desolate enough?"
Changye was even more desolate than the places where the Tsing Yi Army and the Red Lotus Sect raged, as if it had been forgotten by the whole world.
"There have been several plagues here, and all the people who could move out have moved away, and most of those who couldn't move out in time also died of illness."
Changye was also a county town with abundant grain production. Unexpectedly, the rainwater poured in and rushed over the floating corpses left by the battle elsewhere. The plague was rampant, and the town with a population of tens of thousands died cleanly. Many years have passed since the incident, and the people who moved out still dare not step into the Changye area.
While we were talking, a line of scouts came on horseback.
"Report - the enemy has set up camp fifteen miles away."
"Continue to investigate!" Jiang Pengji said, "Let's also choose a place to camp."
Camping is a science, not only to choose a good place, but also to take into account the structure of the entire camp.
Both aspects are satisfied, not only can it prevent enemy sneak attacks, but also control the initiative on the battlefield.
However, Huang Song came before them. The other party must have considered it carefully and picked a place. It would be difficult for Jiang Pengji to take advantage of this.
The camp prioritizes places close to water sources to facilitate the soldiers to use daily water, which is also one of the most basic principles of setting up camps.
[First Beauty in History]: Why not camp on a nearby hillside? Anyway, it can still take advantage of the terrain. If there is a water source, there is also mountain spring water, right? To meet the needs of the terrain and water sources, this place chosen by the anchor is very convenient for the enemy to charge.
[Seven Stars Borrowing Order]: Don't listen to the nonsense upstairs, the anchor, are you ashamed to guide the layman? If the anchor really does what you say, the anchor will immediately become the next horse. It is autumn now, and the spring water is gradually drying up. Even in spring and summer, can the spring water on the mountain supply hundreds of thousands of troops? Without the water source, Huang Song doesn't need to do anything, just block the fire below the mountain and kill the anchor. Choosing to build a camp on flat ground is not a complete disadvantage for the anchor. After all, the cavalry under her account are not raised for dry food.
Jiang Pengji didn't pay attention to the live broadcast room, and naturally didn't see the barrage of these people.
"Report—a large number of corpses were found near the camp—"
Jiang Pengji raised her eyebrows and smiled at the person next to her, "Could it be that we camped on the grave of someone else's family?"
Because of the burials in ancient times, some places liked to be buried in the sky, and it was normal to dig up people's graves at random.
Jiang Pengji went out to fight for so many years, and often encountered such embarrassing things.
However, she wouldn't change the place just because the camp was on someone's grave, at most let the owner of the grave move.
"It shouldn't be. This place in Changye was the capital of a small country during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. Several wars broke out here, and it is normal for a large number of corpses to be dug out of the ground." corpse, more confident in his own judgment.
During the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, military merits in wars were counted on the head, and it was normal to cut off the heads of prisoners in exchange for military merits.
Now that it has been changed, the human head is inconvenient to carry, and it usually cuts off the ears or nose of the enemy's corpse. Jiang Pengji also took a look. The corpse pit was full of dense corpses, and they were all headless corpses. A corpse pit full of heads was also found nearby—
Jiang Pengji said with emotion, "It's better to burn the corpses directly in a war, and it's more convenient to deal with. It's better than the corpse in the wilderness."
Han Yu secretly glanced at his master.
Burning by fire means that there are no bones left, I really can't see any better than the wild corpse.
However, my lord has always liked to use fire to dispose of the bones of the enemy. This habit has been around for almost ten years, and everyone is used to it.
The area of the camp is huge, except for the corpse pits left by these ancient battlefields, which will always accidentally spread to the tombs of ordinary people.
She found that the corpses of these people also had no heads.
"Why, someone dug up a grave to steal a corpse, cut off the corpse's head and pretended to be a military exploit?"
"There is a possibility, but Changye once had a burial custom of separating the corpses. Besides, these tombs look very complete and have not been touched. They should have been made by the people themselves." Han Yu said, "The lord also Did you know that Changye was the burial place of the prime minister of the previous dynasty? In the years when the plague broke out in Changye, it happened when the prime minister’s tomb was offended by bandits. Many people thought that the plague was a disaster brought down by the prime minister, and only the bones after death were the same. Separation can quell the anger of the other party - so there is such a custom."
"I can't see the logic inside." The outbreak did not go to the source of infection and control the channel of infection, but instead made some secret letters and made alarmist rumors, which was ridiculous to hear, "All these corpses have been disposed of, remember to stay away from water— "
Without Jiang Pengji's special reminder, the soldiers would not make such mistakes.
Jiang Pengji had high requirements on hygiene, which caused the soldiers under the tent to be much less likely to fall ill due to acclimatization than other princes.
The first night of camp is also a good time for the enemy to attack. Jiang Pengji had just arrived with his troops, and was busy building a camp. The energy of the soldiers was very exhausted, and the enemy had finished training.
Jiang Pengji said firmly, "Bogao will attack the camp tonight, test us, and tell the soldiers to patrol carefully, don't take it lightly."
Han Yu and others were only half sure about whether Huang Song would attack the camp tonight, but Jiang Pengji knew that he would definitely come.
When the opportunity is not lost, it will never come again, and Huang Song will not miss this opportunity.
The battle situation was very unfavorable to him, so he naturally wanted to find an opportunity to boost his morale. Night raid was a good choice.
On the frontal battlefield, Huang Song had less troops and horses than Jiang Pengji, the combat power was not equal, and the chance of winning was not high, so he had to find another way.
As the third watch approached, the scouts sent out to keep an eye on the enemy's camp did not find any signs of troop transfer in the enemy's camp.
"No movement?"
Everyone was quite surprised, could it be that Huang Song gave up this opportunity
Jiang Pengji stayed in the main tent, the sound of candles bursting from time to time in the air, and the flickering candles illuminated the main tent.
She didn't take off her armor, instead she sat upright, closed her eyes and stretched her mind, with the slashing sword lying flat on her knees.
Will Huang Song miss this opportunity
Of course he won't!
"It's inevitable that there is still some invincibility—"
Jiang Pengji murmured, his eyes aimed in a certain direction.