From Shuoyang to Pingyang, one had to pass through the outskirts of Xianyang, cross the entire Neishi County, and then enter the east of the river. This journey was over a thousand miles.
Xia Lan and the rest of the guards, together with the 50,000 laborers who were recruited along the way, escorted 100,000 stones of rations and supplies towards Ping Yang.
On the official road, Xia Lan looked at the people beside her and heaved a sigh of relief.
The few people in barrack B13 were still together.
This was also the scene he wanted to see the most.
Otherwise, if the grain transport team stretched for more than ten miles and they were not grouped together, they would not be able to do anything.
"Station commander."
Beside Xia Lan, she was a little excited and a little afraid as she looked at the endless grain transport team and whispered,""I heard that when two armies fight, enemies often attack the other side's grain transport team.”
"Will we…"
Yuan did not continue.
"That's hard to say." Xia Lan smiled faintly.”
"However, at least this part of the road is safe. After all, this is the Neishi County, where Xianyang is located.”
Yuan nodded and then asked,"Then is it the most dangerous when we are close to Ping Yang?”
Xia Lan did not say anything.
As a special forces soldier in his previous life, although he was familiar with some military tactics, he had never participated in large-scale army battles.
Most of the time, he and his soldiers were on special missions.
Scouting for intelligence, decapitation, destroying the enemy's military facilities, and so on.
This was the first time he had participated in a battle of more than ten thousand people.
Some things still needed to be verified.
After all, there was still a gap between what was written in the books and the actual situation.
……
The speed of the grain transport team was very slow. In two days, they had only traveled about 150 miles.
This 150 miles was equivalent to less than 70 kilometers in the future.
Xia Lan could not help but feel a little emotional. It was really not easy to fight a war in ancient times.
100,000 dans of grain, the number of commoners and guards used would reach 50,000. If it was like Wang Jian destroying Chu in the later stages, how many commoners would be needed to transport the grain and supplies of 600,000 troops?
……
As night fell, the formation of the grain transport team was still within the planned time. Wang Li, who was in charge of this operation, ordered the grain transport team to set up camp and rest for the night.
After setting up camp, it was Xia Lan and the rest's turn to get busy.
Patrol.
The entire transport team stretched for dozens of miles.
The number of guards they needed was naturally not small.
Most of the soldiers were either at the front lines or guarding important cities.
Soldiers like Xia Lan naturally had to take over.
Dressed in simple armor, Xia Lan led the ten people who originally belonged to B13's barracks to patrol.
As Xia Lan had said, they were still in Neishi County, so there was basically no danger. Therefore, this job was not dangerous.
The group of people patrolled as they listened to Xia Lan tell them about some tips for surviving on the battlefield.
This knowledge was summed up by Xia Lan based on her previous life's experience and what her adoptive father, Pan, had taught her. It could be said to be unique.
Although there were some things that they did not understand, they still tried their best to remember them.
After all, they would be able to survive better if they encountered danger in the future.
The next day, the team began to move forward at dawn.
……
Ping Yang Camp.
The vanguard commander Huan He looked at the map in front of him and compared it with the information he had received in the past few days.
"General Huan He."
Outside the tent, Wang Ben walked in.
"Wang Ben, where are the rations?”
Huan He asked in a deep voice.
He and Wang Ben's father, Wang Jian, were sworn brothers, so he had always treated Wang Ben as his nephew.
Wang Ben didn't stand on ceremony, he poured some water into his cup and took a few sips before replying,"General, the provisions from Longxi are currently in Neishi Prefecture. I believe they will enter Hedong today.”
"The rations from the other regions will arrive in Ping Yang in a few days.”
"This general estimates that in three days, the army will be able to break camp and prepare to depart.”
Huan He nodded, then frowned and said,""Is there any news from the border?"
"I came here to talk to you about this matter.”
"The day before yesterday, I received a report from a spy that a group of Zhao soldiers disguised as commoners had entered our Great Qin territory in batches.”
His words made Huan He frown slightly.
"How many people are there?"
"What's the purpose?"
Wang Ben shook his head and said seriously,"The scouts didn't get any specific information.”
Hearing this, Huan He's face turned ugly.
The war was about to begin, and there were actually soldiers from an enemy country in Great Qin's territory. This was not a good sign.
The key was that they did not know how many people the other party had and what their goal was. This made them even more wary.
"Wang Ben, send someone to inform your father, General Jian!”
"At the same time, send more people to support the troops transporting grain from the various counties to prevent the enemy from launching a sneak attack!”
Wang Ben quickly put down his hand and cupped his fist,"Yes!"
……
On the seventh day of departure, the grain transport team from Shuo Yang was about to reach Ping Yang.
At the front of the group, Wang Li was riding his warhorse. He looked up at the setting sun.
"General Yue, how far are we from Ping Yang?”
Wang Li shouted.
Behind him, Hundred General Yue reined in his horse and rushed to Wang Li's side.""General, this place should be a hundred miles away from Ping Yang's camp.”
"A hundred miles…"
Wang Li frowned." Pass down the order. We'll set up camp in the mountain valley ahead and rest."”
Baijiang Yue cupped his hands and immediately rode his horse to the back of the group.
"General has ordered us to set up camp in the mountain valley ahead!”
"General has ordered us to set up camp in the mountain valley ahead!”
……
In the middle of the team, Xia Lan and the others heard the order to rest and were ready to start patrolling.
"Child, this place is less than a hundred miles away from Ping Yang's camp. General Huan He's 100,000 strong army is stationed there, don't be so nervous.”
"Nothing will happen tonight."
Not far away, an old soldier of the Qin army said with a smile.
Everyone in B13 breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Xia Lan turned to look at them and said,""We can't let our guard down!"
"Do you still remember what I said? We can't be careless until the last one!”
Everyone in barrack B13 nodded in agreement. They collected their thoughts and prepared to patrol with Xia Lan.
Seeing this, the old soldier could not help but smile and shake his head. He threw the long spear in his hand to the side and sat on the ground to rest.
……
Late at night, Xia Lan and the others were chatting while patrolling along the grain transport team.
"Qing, what time is it?"
Xia Lan asked casually.
Qing looked at the starry sky and replied,"It's almost midnight."”
Xia Lan nodded." Yes, get ready to hand over. We'll go to sleep."”
As soon as he finished speaking, a shout suddenly came from behind the team!
"Enemy attack!"
The voice was short and hurried, as if someone had suddenly strangled him!
For a moment, the entire transport team fell into chaos!
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