C400 Preparations in Advance
C400 Preparations in Advance
Not too much, not too little either.
Then the army started to move.
They directly arrived at the border of the North Wei!
Between the border of North Wei and Qin Country, there was actually a very wide buffer zone.
About thirty miles.
It was an icy plain, desolate and uninhabited.
He walked on the road.
It was extremely taxing.
The North Wei had scouts at the border, and they quickly discovered Old General Xiao's group.
Two hundred thousand troops, along with the logistical troops, were boundless.
They were all shocked.
In history, there had never been a time when Qin Country launched an attack on the North Wei during the coldest winter.
They hurriedly conveyed this news to the higher-ups.
However, the higher-ups were stunned for a moment before they casually bid forty thousand troops to send them away.
Including the original border guards, there were over sixty thousand people here.
In their opinion, as long as the defending troops did not come out, the two hundred thousand troops of Qin Country would freeze to death outside, unless they left.
So they didn't care at all.
Moreover, they didn't have much energy to pay attention to them.
The current Northern Wei was undergoing a change in the Imperial Court.
The First Prince was reinforcing himself with his troops. It was obvious that he wanted to seize the opportunity when the old king was seriously ill to seize power!
So who had the time to care about the craziness of the Qin Country?
Yes, in their opinion, Qin Country had gone mad.
Those sixty thousand guards were not afraid of the attack of the Qin Country at all.
The cold weather in the Northern Wei was not something that the people of the Qin Country could understand.
"I want to see how they freeze to death outside!"
The general in charge this time was General Tuoba.
Tuoba Hong had been tricked by Xiao Yun once.
Although he didn't receive too much of a punishment when he returned, he didn't have the chance to become a high-ranking official in the city.
He was ostracized by his colleagues and was sent here to be locked up.
He climbed onto the city wall and looked into the distance.
He looked at the densely packed army of Qin Country.
He couldn't help but sneer.
At the same time, he couldn't help but think in his heart: "If I send out my army while the enemy can't hold on any longer, the credit for annihilating the twenty armies of Qin Country will be... Will it fall on me? With this credit, I should be able to offset the previous mistakes, right?"
Then, he sent someone to investigate.
And the result of the investigation.
It made him even more excited.
It was Old Devil Xiao?!
If they could catch him, the credit would be too great!
More importantly, it was all Xiao Yun's fault that he had ended up in this situation.
Was it considered revenge that he had captured his grandfather?
As he thought of this in his heart, he couldn't help but feel excited.
Then, he waited quietly.
He waited for the soldiers of Qin Country to freeze to death, or even freeze to death!
In this winter, if they wanted to keep warm, they would have to start a fire. There were not many desolate forests around, so it was difficult for them to cut down wood and extract materials!
But three days later.
When Tuoba Hong stood at a high place once again, he was completely stunned.
He tightened his tight clothes and couldn't help but tremble.
Today, it was especially cold.
However, the main camp of Qin Country was built so quickly. Smoke curled up from the kitchen and even began to cook.
This kind of extremely normal scene was originally not normal.
Why didn't they feel cold?
How was this possible?!
In fact, Old General Xiao was also stunned.
These two hundred thousand soldiers were wearing the feather clothing that Gold Hidden Pavilion crazily produced.
Of course, most of them were chicken feathers.
He didn't expect this thing to be so warm!
As for himself.
Ever since he came here, he had never felt cold.
It was wrapped in velvet.
He was wearing a fur cloak outside.
He could take care of every detail.
Now, even if he were to lie in the snow, he would be able to sleep peacefully.
He wouldn't be frozen at all!
The others also maintained all kinds of warmth.
They didn't need to worry about anything.
So the natural barrier of the northern Wei was destroyed... just like that?
When he was roasting, he only needed to make a fire and cook.
More importantly, there were small furnaces in those military tents.
Moreover, these tents had been modified before.
There was no wind at all.
If people wore clothes that went out inside, they would be covered with sweat!
What kind of concept was this?
On the contrary, the defending troops on the northern Wei city wall were all covered with runny nose that flowed to their mouths and then froze over, causing their skin to fester.
Their faces also revealed an unhealthy red color.
Red and deathly pale combined, and their skin was extremely rough.
This level was really too much of a difference.
Tuoba Hong looked at the people below, and the corners of his eyes kept twitching.
He couldn't understand it no matter how hard he tried.
How did the Qin Country do it?
He made up his mind and sent out some men of sacrifice.
Taking advantage of the dark and windy night, he sneaked into the military camp, wanting them to understand what was going on.
Along with a disturbance in the Qin Country's camp.
Out of the twenty people, only three came back alive.
They brought back a set of clothes.
The clothes of the most ordinary soldiers in Qin Country.
There were traces of blood on them.
It was unknown whether they belonged to the soldiers of the Qin Country or to these men of sacrifice.
Tuoba Hong didn't even wash his clothes. He put them on himself and walked outside.
Sure enough, it wasn't cold!
Tuoba Hong stood outside for at least two hours.
The place that was frozen only had legs!
He returned to his room and carefully opened his clothes.
He found that there were some soft feathers inside.
This caused him to be shocked.
Why was it that only this kind of thing could actually produce such a good cold resistance effect?
Unbelievable.
No matter how he looked at it, he felt that it was inconceivable.
At the same time, he thought of something. If the soldiers of Qin Country were all wearing such clothes, then... what should he do?
He didn't sleep the whole night.
The next day, his mood suddenly improved again.
So what if he had clothes?
He was in the city, and they were outside the city.
In this desolate and uninhabited place, even eating was a problem.
As long as he held on and did not leave, they would be killed by his logistical supplies!
Putting everything else aside, what was the current situation in Qin Country?
He was naturally clear about it.
It was this year.
First was the earthquake in the north, causing many people to lose their homes.
Next was the locust plague, followed by the plague.
This year, Qin Country could be said to be a time of many troubles.
It was difficult for them to survive.
How could they support a war that involved 200,000 soldiers?
That was nonsense!
Furthermore, this place was freezing cold. As long as the quality of the food was slightly worse, their stamina would be slowly consumed and eventually disappear.
At that time, each of them would be starving. There was no need to fight at all. They would lose on their own.
Tuoba Hong was naturally very happy when he thought of this.
But in the next few days...
Not only did the people in the Qin Country military camp not show any signs of exhaustion or hunger, they even started to practice some formations and started to prepare things like scaling ladders.
Are they preparing to attack the city?
Why did they have enough supplies?
What are they eating?!
Tuoba Hong felt like he was going crazy.
He gritted his teeth and sent another twenty men of sacrifice.
He knew that in a war, knowing oneself and knowing your enemy was the best way to win a hundred battles.
First of all, he had to know what was going on in Qin Country.
In this kind of situation where information was extremely scarce, he had to stay calm, no matter what kind of price he had to pay.
This time, there was only one person who managed to escape.
This person was also the disciple of the number one expert of the Northern Wei, One Blade Zhao!
If it was anyone else, they would have died a long time ago.
Looking at the wounded expert, Tuoba Hong let out a long sigh.
"You can leave now. Rest well and recover from your injuries. Our Tuoba family will remember this credit."
The man cupped his hands, turned around, and took two steps forward. After that, he fell to the ground and fainted!
Tuoba Hong's eyes twitched a few times.
He took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
It was not easy for him to recruit this expert.
He still had to give face to the Tuoba family!
Now that he had died here, judging from his injuries, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to use him for a long period of time in the future.
He might even be able to leave the Tuoba family and no longer enjoy it.
Tuoba Hong sighed helplessly.
He lowered his head and looked at the oil-paper package in his hand.
When he opened it, he saw a strange-looking food inside.
There were two pieces of flatbread, two vegetable leaves in the middle, and a very thick meat patty in the middle.
The key was this meat patty!
It could be seen that the meat had turned into minced meat, but... why could it maintain this shape? It would not break even if it was pinched, and why could it be stored for such a long time?
Tuoba Hong muttered with a sigh, "What exactly happened in Qin Country this year? Why did it become that this old man doesn't recognize it?"