Chapter 250
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Chapter 250: Marching and Advancing
Days passed one after another.
During this time, the opponent was not idle either, transferring their position once in the middle and changing direction again.
They were completely acting like cunning, experienced veterans.
Fortunately, Liu Kai’s presence was not exposed.
He continuously sent cavalry back to relay positional intelligence, keeping the opponent’s information always within Luo Ji’s grasp.
By noon on the sixth day of the invasion battle, utilizing the ‘Speed is of the Essence in War’ tactic, while preserving the soldiers’ physical condition, Luo Ji, after a small round of forced marching, had arrived near the enemy camp with his 3,000 troops.
Estimating the distance, the enemy’s camp was set up behind a forest 1,000 to 2,000 meters away.
For both camp locations, Zhou Dongnan chose them very meticulously.
While using large forests to prevent Luo Ji from sending cavalry to raid his camp, he also used the surrounding trees as cover to hide their camp’s location.
This clearly showed he was an experienced veteran.
“Notify everyone to remain vigilant and take a short rest.”
Luo Ji turned to the messenger beside him and said.
The soldiers, who had just completed a forced march, needed to catch their breath.
This area’s terrain consisted of either forests or hills, and they were currently hiding behind a hill, using the hilly terrain to conceal their presence.
Glancing at the sky, Luo Ji was not in a hurry to launch an attack.
As long as the timing was right, a battle could end quickly.
Luo Ji’s planned attack time was dusk.
In this era, few people conducted night raids, especially when both sides had comparable forces.
Once it turned dark, with only dim firelight and moonlight, soldiers from both armies charging into each other would likely struggle to distinguish friend from foe.
This type of attack, completely left to fate, was rarely favored unless absolutely forced by dire circumstances.
This led to many people relaxing once night fell.
Luo Ji intended to exploit this relaxation.
Therefore, his plan this time was to launch an offensive at dusk and end the battle before it completely darkened.
He aimed to use a surprise attack to completely destroy the opponent’s numerical advantage and even secure victory for himself!
However, after noon, the suddenly darkening sky made Luo Ji slightly worried.
Another hour or two passed, and the sky still did not clear up.
Looking up at the gloomy sky, Luo Ji’s brows couldn’t help but furrow deeper.
He sniffed, and the air seemed to have become somewhat humid.
Recalling the past half-month, the sun had been scorching.
Although he estimated it was about time for rain, this rain came at an extremely inopportune moment.
After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Luo Ji gritted his teeth and made a decision.
“Issue an order!”
“Begin the advance!”
Having finally seized an opportunity, how could he give up because of rain that might not even fall for who knows how long?
Meanwhile, on the other side, behind the forest, if Luo Ji could have seen the scene of the enemy camp there, he would have undoubtedly felt the opponent’s extensive combat experience even more.
Zhou Dongnan had specifically ordered people to clear a firebreak around the camp’s perimeter, and that firebreak had no flammable materials.
Once this was arranged, even if the surrounding forest caught fire, the blaze would basically not threaten the camp behind the forest.
It could be said that they were well-prepared.
At the same time, this also indicated that he did not intend to retreat immediately, clearly having made psychological preparations to camp for a long time and fight another round with Luo Ji after regrouping!
“Your Majesty, the water is boiled.”
Inside the tent, a soldier entered, carrying a wooden bowl.
The military physician, who was currently changing Zhou Dongnan’s wound dressing, raised a hand.
“Put it there.”
After the soldier set down the bowl of hot water and exited the tent, Zhou Dongnan, who had maintained a stern expression, asked.
“Military physician, how are my injuries? Will there be any lingering effects?”
“Your Majesty, neither the spear wound on your back nor the arrow wounds on your arms damaged any bones. There will be no major issues.”
Hearing this, Zhou Dongnan breathed a sigh of relief.
He was a fierce general-type player with a 4-star bravery limit.
If he were to suffer any troublesome lingering injuries that affected his performance, wouldn’t that be equivalent to being crippled?
The military physician’s answer clearly put him at ease.
As they spoke, the military physician, who had re-bandaged Zhou Dongnan’s wound, quickly picked up the bowl of hot water and took out 2 marble-sized pills from his medicine box, dropping them in.
He stirred them a few times until they dissolved into a bowl of medicinal soup, then brought it to Zhou Dongnan.
“Your Majesty, it’s time to drink your medicine.”
Those 2 pills were for replenishing vital energy and blood.
During military campaigns, the most common situation was excessive blood loss after injury.
In this era, there was no such thing as blood transfusions, so they could only stockpile more of these pills before setting out.
When needed, they would just dissolve them in hot water to make a medicinal soup.
Of course, there was no immediate effect, and it all required time for slow recuperation.
Frowning, he directly drank the entire bowl of medicinal soup.
Though good medicine tastes bitter, it was undeniably terribly hard to drink.
It made his eyebrows almost twist into a knot.
After drinking it, he exhaled, and even his breath carried an unpleasant medicinal smell.
Twisting his neck, Zhou Dongnan walked directly out of the tent, wanting to get some fresh air and sort out his thoughts.
Having confirmed the decision to stay and continue fighting, how to fight next became another troublesome dilemma for him.
“Damn it!”
“If only I had a strategist at a time like this.”
Zhou Dongnan had always been quite frustrated by this problem, and he had not found a reliable strategist even now.
There were strategist-type talents with 3-star intelligence, and quite a few of them too, but the problem was that with only 3 stars of intelligence, their minds didn’t work as quickly as his, a modern person familiar with various tactics.
Rather than spending 1,000 to 2,000 in military expenses to bring them along, it was better for him to go himself.
This also reflected a very common problem, in simpler terms, “there are many who can fight, but truly few who are sharp-minded.”
Thinking of this, his mood became even more depressed, eventually leaving him with an exasperated gaze directed at the sky.
As a result of this gaze, he actually saw something.
Staring at the distant sky, Zhou Dongnan couldn’t help but squint his eyes.
Then, before he could even react much, the continuously enlarging scene reflected in his pupils instantly changed his expression.
“Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!”
Accompanying these 2 shouts of ‘enemy attack,’ a large area of ignited fire arrows rained down from the sky, instantly plunging the entire military camp into chaos!
