Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

After entering May, the Zhaowu army did not launch any attacks, and the Qi army, as usual, held the ground.

Because the weather became hot, there were often Zhaowu soldiers who hid in the shade of trees to enjoy the shade, and talked about when the war would end.

In his spare time, Shen Ning became a "water delivery worker", personally going to the tent or under the big tree to deliver water to the soldiers.

The soldiers were startled at first, thinking that they were going to be dealt with by military law, but they were relieved to find out that Shen Ning had no intention of doing so.

In fact, in recent times, even if the sergeants and soldiers of the army were scattered, Shen Ning rarely punished the soldiers, which made many soldiers feel good.

In addition to Shi Ai, Chen Zhe, Song Jun and others are also deeply worried about the current situation.

This battle has lasted too long. Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even some middle and high-level generals are slowly losing patience.

Chen Zhe and the others talked to Shen Ning many times, saying that if they could not defeat the Qi army, they should withdraw their troops as soon as possible; if it dragged on like this, the whole army would be in danger! Shen Ning

told everyone to be calm and wait a little longer; as for how long they would have to wait, he did not know.

The generals were dissatisfied, and some people privately went to Chengdu to hope that Li Zhao would order the withdrawal of the army, but Li Zhao scolded him.

In mid-May, without any prior warning, Shen Ning suddenly ordered the 20,000 Zhaowu troops to retreat fifteen miles back and re-encamp.

Zhaowujun's move was soon discovered by the Qi army, and Yang Hanwen immediately convened the generals to discuss the matter.

"Since the beginning of the war, the Zhaowu army has always been strong, and has always been mainly attacking, but now it has taken the initiative to retreat the camp. The last general thought that the Zhaowu army was preparing for the retreat. "Qi General Sun Lun said.

Another Qi general, Dou Bin, echoed: "There was a report from the scouts before, and in the last month, the fleet of the Zhaowu army transporting grain was less than half of the previous one, and it was obviously short of grain and grass.

Sun Lun said excitedly: "Our army should seize the opportunity and make a big move, but it can be decided in a battle!" Zhang

Yanxia thought for a moment, shook his head slightly, looked at Yang Hanwen, and said: "It's too early to send troops." The Zhaowu army did not retreat completely, and could pounce on our army at any time, and the last general thought that it was necessary to be cautious to prevent fraud.

Although Yang Hanwen was a little moved, he also felt that it was a bit risky to send troops now.

A few days later, Shen Ning ordered again that more than 10,000 people under Liu Beichen's department retreated fifteen miles back and set up camp.

This move leads people to reverie, and the Zhaowu sergeant has spread everywhere that the whole army will return to Shu and attack Yiling again next year.

After the Qi army scouts found out about this, they quickly reported it to Yang Hanwen and others.

"The last general dared to conclude that in a few days, there would be a group of Zhaowu troops retreating. Fearing a sudden attack by our troops, they did not retreat completely. Sun Lun said.

"It seems that the Zhaowu Army is really going to retreat. If you let it go, I'm afraid you'll come back in the future. Dou Bin's eyes lit up, and the intention of sending troops was obvious.

Zhang Yanxia insisted: "It's not time to send troops yet, if you hit the plan, Yiling will not be guaranteed." "

He's lost once before, and he can't lose a second time. And the location of Yiling is extremely important in the Qi country. Without Yiling, the Zhaowu army can drive straight into the Jianghan Plain. Therefore, he would rather be useless, but seek no fault.

After Yang Hanwen pondered for a while, he still stood still.

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At night, Shen Ning was reading a book in the tent.

Han Zhiyuan, Chen Zhe, Song Jun, Chen Lu and others forcibly broke into Shen Ning's tent, and everyone was angry.

The last general dared to ask General Shen if he wanted to withdraw from the army. If you want to retreat, retreat decisively. Now that there are a lot fewer soldiers and horses in the camp, how can we resist if the whole army comes up?" Song Jun said coldly.

Chen Lu hugged his fists and said: "If General Shen wants to retreat, I am willing to lead an army to cover the return of the army to Shudi." If the Qi army comes up, I will fight to the death and not retreat. With

the delay in defeating the Qi army, the generals gradually became dissatisfied with Shen Ning, and began to question the other party's ability in their hearts.

Shen Ning's face sank, "General Ben has his own plan in his heart, and those who dare to speak out will be killed!"

As soon as the words fell, dozens of personal soldiers immediately entered the tent, all drawing out their long knives, their faces full of murderous energy.

Seeing that Shen Ning was serious, the generals were instigated, and if he really died here, it would be too wronged, so he hurriedly apologized.

At the end of May, the Qi naval army led by Heng Zhuo encountered Wei Xian on the river.

After a fierce battle, Wei Xian saw that he could not be defeated, and led most of the ships to break away from the Qi army in an orderly manner and retreat to the rear.

The Qi army captured two grain ships of the Zhaowu Army and brought them back, but they did not expect that the sacks were filled with not grain, but sand.

Heng Zhuo's face was surprised, and he immediately felt happy in his heart, and hurriedly reported the matter to Yang Hanwen and others.

At this moment, many Qi generals couldn't sit still. The Zhaowu Army is not even running out of food, how can this be fought?

Peng Shuang's expression was excited, "As expected, the Zhaowu Army is about to run out of food. Whether Shen would rather withdraw his troops or not, he will retreat now.

"The soldiers are scattered, the food and grass are unsustainable, and the camps are scattered, which is a godsend. You can concentrate your forces and destroy them in one fell swoop. Sun Lun said excitedly.

Yang Hanwen was quite tempted, pacing back and forth in the tent, looking at Zhang Yanxia, and said, "I want to raise the strength of the whole army and fight a decisive battle with the Zhaowu Army, what do you think?"

"It's better to wait a little longer." Zhang Yanxia hesitated.

Although he also felt that it was okay to send troops, he was still not very relieved. If you are not sure, you will never be dispatched.

When Sun Lun heard this, he was strongly dissatisfied and said: "What else do you have to wait for? If the Zhaowu army retreats safely into Qutang Pass, we will regret it for the rest of our lives."

Zhang Yanxia had a plan, "Don't make a big move, but you can test it first." In

the early morning of the next day, a partial general suddenly led 10,000 Qi troops to attack a camp of the Zhaowu army. This is also the first time that the infantry of the Qi army has taken the initiative to attack since the confrontation between the two armies.

The Zhaowu army was caught off guard and immediately fell into chaos. The Qi army killed more than 2,000 people and captured the camp here.

Soon, Shen Ning sent troops to counterattack the Qi army, wanting to regain this place.

The two armies fought until noon, when the Zhaowu army was about to regain the camp, and the Qi army increased its strength by 5,000 troops, and the Zhaowu army once again fell into disadvantage.

Shen Ning sent 3,000 troops again, looking like he would not give up. But it still failed to recover the camp, and it was not until Chen Lu led 10,000 soldiers to kill that the Qi army took the initiative to retreat.

Zhang Yanxia, Yang Hanwen and others have been watching carefully, although they failed to conquer the Zhaowu army camp, everyone was not depressed, and their hearts were even more joyful.

From this encounter, they saw the weakness of the Zhaowu army. The combat effectiveness of its soldiers is obviously not as good as in previous months.

In the camp of the Zhaowu Army, Shen Ning was visiting around to comfort the wounded.

Han Zhiyuan looked at him from a distance, his eyes were strange.

Chen Zhe stood aside and sighed: "I didn't expect that a camp would be so difficult to fight.

"That's to be expected, too.

"What do you mean by that?" Chen Zhe wondered.

Han Zhiyuan chuckled and said, "Before fighting with the Qi army, General Shen let the soldiers run three miles hungry, how can they still have the strength to fight." "