The last three kingdoms

Chapter 305 Move On
"Everyone, the situation in front of us is very serious. The most optimistic estimate is that all our food and grass can only last for 20 days at most. From here to Lintao, Longxi, there is still about 20 miles to go. That is to say, we must get out of the grass swamp within [-] days, otherwise we will probably be trapped here to death."

After leaving Daxue Mountain, the Shu army camped and rested on a relatively flat highland, and Liu Yin also immediately called the generals above the battalion to discuss matters.

All the generals were silent, the air in the big tent was so oppressive that one could hardly breathe.

In 20 days, a distance of 75 miles is equivalent to having to walk 75 miles a day.If you were marching on the official road, 75 miles a day might not be a big deal, but this is a desolate area, there is no way to go, and according to Liu Yin, there is still a large swamp of grassland in front of you. , In the swamp, it is almost an impossible task to march at a speed of [-] miles per day.

According to the original plan, it took [-] days to cover a distance of [-] miles, and an average of more than [-] miles a day, which is quite sufficient. Therefore, Liu Yin set the amount of grain and grass reserves at two months. reasonable estimate.Carrying food and grass is also a cumbersome thing. Each soldier can carry a month's worth of dry food, which has reached the limit. A shortcoming.

According to Liu Yin's plan, as long as he can get out of the grassland and reach Longxi, the problem of food and grass can naturally be solved, so bringing two months of food and grass is enough to support the army to reach Longxi.After starting from Hanjia, it took 20 days to cross five snow-capped mountains, and the journey was nearly a thousand miles. This speed cannot but be called amazing speed.

But never expected that just before leaving the Daxue Mountain, an accident happened and an unprecedented avalanche was encountered. Although only a few hundred people were lost in personnel, the loss of nearly ten thousand stones of food and grass made the The entire army is in crisis.

There was no sound in the entire big tent, which undoubtedly became a dead end. It is definitely an unattainable goal to walk out an unprecedented road in 20 days.Deng Pu glanced around, hesitated to speak.

Liu Yin's eyes were sharp, and he said immediately: "General Deng may as well speak up if you have something to say."

Deng Pu hesitated for a moment, and said: "According to the general's opinion, if you can't move forward, it's better to retreat for now, go back to Hanjia first, raise food and grass, and then go north."

As soon as Deng Pu's words fell, he was immediately complained about countless times.

Zhang Le was the first to ask: "Climb five snow-capped mountains again? What's the difference between this and water in your head! Climbing up with so much hardship, and then turning back, are we full?"

Fu Qian also shook his head and said: "Everyone has a deep understanding of the hardships of crossing the snow-capped mountains. At that time, the morale was high, and it was okay to go all out. Now that we have to go back, the blow to the morale of the army can be imagined. The snow-capped mountains are dangerous and unpredictable. Can you guarantee that there will be no more avalanches? This is not a good way to go back."

Others also voiced their disapproval of returning.

Deng Pu was also embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "The last general is just a suggestion."

Liu Yin waved his hand, not intending to blame Deng Pu, since it was a matter of discussion, he had to speak freely, not to mention what Deng Pu said was human nature, the road ahead was blocked, just turn back and go back.But the road to the snow-capped mountains is different from the ordinary road. It took a lot of hard work and paid a heavy price to get to this point. How can we turn back easily? What's more, even if we do turn back, we have to pay the same price or even a heavier price It is only at the price that it is possible to return to Hanjia.

Returning to Hanjia means that all previous efforts will be in vain. More importantly, once they retreat to Hanjia, it is very likely that the plan to attack Longxi will be known to Wei Guo, and any attempt to capture Longxi with such difficulty will become futile. , this is an unbearable result for Liu Yin. At this stage, Liu Yin has no way out.

Huang Chong, who was almost buried alive by the snow, also calmed down at this moment, and said: "In my opinion, retreating is the worst policy. Since we can defeat the snowy mountains that no one has been able to cross in ancient times, why should we be afraid of mere grass and swamps? Although food and grass are not enough It is a difficult problem, but we can solve this difficulty by tightening our belts. It is not easy for the army to get to this point, and we must not give up halfway.”

Liu Yin nodded, it seems that everyone's thoughts are with him, how difficult it is to cross the snow-capped mountains, if you return to the army at this moment, I'm afraid you will become the laughing stock of the world, and you have paid the price of thousands of casualties, but the result is It became a snow mountain tour in January.This is not just as simple as standing still, the entire plan to revive the Han Dynasty will fail, and retreating means failure, and the Shuhan Dynasty, which is in a precarious state, can no longer experience such a failure.

Although the future is difficult and dangerous, there is hope for moving forward. There is no road or hurdle that cannot be overcome in the world. When you get here, you must grit your teeth and make up your mind.

"Take a full night's rest today, five o'clock tomorrow, and move on!" Liu Yin gave the order calmly.

Leaving the vast and majestic snow-capped mountains, the army marched north all the way.

Before reaching the grassland, Liu Yin ordered to speed up the marching speed, which increased from fifty or sixty miles per day to about eighty or ninety miles. In order to achieve this goal, the Shu army had to get up an hour earlier every day and camp after sunset , and Liu Yin also gave up the way of camping with deep trenches and high forts. Once he arrived at the camp, he just simply set up the tent.Although this was contrary to the marching routine, but in this barren, desolate and uninhabited place, it seemed that there was no need for Lijianzhai Antieying, Liu Yin just sent more sentries to guard around.

This way of camping can at least save soldiers' physical strength and marching time, and use the extra energy and time on the march.

Although there are no mountains and rivers to the north of the snow mountain, there are large tracts of primeval forest covered with thorns. It is indeed not easy to find a quick way to walk through such a desolate land.

Wudangying took the first position, opened roads in the mountains, and built bridges when encountering water. The soldiers of Wudangying seemed to have physical strength that would never be exhausted. Their energy was always so strong. The army opened up a passable avenue, and even Liu Yin couldn't help but sigh, it really is a well-deserved reputation for being a flying army.

(End of this chapter)