My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1132 Time is running out for our army! Ying Chengjiao: No one knows Donghu better than me!
Ying Chengjiao looked straight into Li Mu's eyes.

In Li Mu's eyes, Ying Chengjiao did not see fear, dodging or retreat, but only saw the strong fighting spirit and forbearance and determination!

Ying Chengjiao's frown relaxed and he asked sincerely, "Why did Captain Li say that?"

Li Mu explained earnestly: "The commander's courage is unparalleled in the world."

"The head coach knows the weather and wins the support of the people."

"However, the commander has never set foot outside the Great Wall in his life, and he does not know the geographical advantages of the Donghu!"

"The commander must have heard of the vastness of the grassland and the bitter cold of the Donghu, but he does not know how vast the grassland is and how bitter the Donghu is."

"The commander is like this, and so are his generals, and even more so his soldiers!"

"Not only that."

"Those soldiers from Chu, Wei, and Qi simply couldn't stand the bitter cold of the Donghu. Even the soldiers from Zhao and Qin couldn't stand the bitter cold of the Donghu."

"If our army rashly marches north, I believe that our army will not be defeated by the Donghu, Xiongnu, and Yan State, but will be defeated by the Donghu's favorable time and place!"

Su Jiao blinked and asked in confusion: "It is almost summer now. Even if the Donghu are suffering from the bitter cold, what does it have to do with this war?"

Li Mu asked in return: "Captain Su, do you know what the weather is like at the Donghu King's Court right now?"

Su Jiao shook his head calmly and said, "I have only heard that Donghu is bitterly cold, but I don't know what the weather is like in Donghu now."

"I thought that it is already mid-April and the Chinese countries have already completed spring plowing and the seedlings have already broken through the soil."

"No matter how bitterly cold the Donghu is, spring will finally come and flowers will bloom!"

Li Mu shook his head and said, "Spring? It's still a long way from spring!"

"The cold winter in the Donghu royal court has not yet ended, and the rivers are still frozen!"

Su Jiao heard this and widened his eyes in disbelief: "It's already April! The river in the Donghu royal court is still frozen?"

"How can this be!"

Li Mu smiled.

Li Mu once thought that even in the coldest places, it would get warmer by April.

After all, if April doesn’t get warmer, how can there be any warm time in the year?
However, the information that the scout brought back to Li Mu made Li Mu at that time show the same expression as Su Jiao does now.

Li Mu sighed, "When I first heard about it, I found it hard to believe, so I sent several scouts to the Donghu king's court to find out the truth."

"But the news brought back by each candidate is exactly the same."

"So the rivers in Zhao will thaw in January or February, so spring ploughing can begin at the end of February. However, the rivers near the Donghu royal court will not thaw until the end of April, so spring ploughing can only begin in May!"

"And the time for the rivers in the north of the Donghu royal court to open up will be a little later!"

Li Mu was afraid that the Qin army would let down their guard, so he generously shared the information he knew and described the bitter coldness of the Donghu royal court as vividly as possible.

But even in later times when thermometers were invented, people who had not experienced the bitter cold in the north found it difficult to imagine how cold the north was, and could even ask questions like whether it was colder in the south or the north.

Not to mention describing it with words alone?

Li Mu's exhaustive and detailed description only earned him an amazed exclamation from Su Jiao, who seemed to understand: "How cold must that be!"

Li Mu said frankly: "I don't know how cold it is."

"But I know very well that it must be very cold!"

"The biting cold is definitely not something our soldiers can endure!"

"Therefore, I will advise you again, Commander!" Li Mu bowed to Ying Chengjiao again and said, "Stop the war first! Reclaim the land and train the troops!"

"If the commander-in-chief can lead the army to cultivate the land in the northern border, not only can he suppress the rebellion in the northern border, but he can also help the northern border recuperate and quickly become prosperous and strong. When our army goes to the north, it can provide a steady supply of food and grass for our army. It can also help the Qin army soldiers adapt to the bitter cold in the northern border, so that they will not be frightened by the bitter cold when they go deep into the northern border."

"As long as Qin is willing to spend five to ten years patiently cultivating the northern border, even if the commander-in-chief does not personally lead the army, I am confident that I can destroy the Hu in one battle!"

Ying Chengjiao couldn't help but show admiration in his eyes.

If a general is very good at fighting, many people will think that he will be good at fighting no matter where he is. If an army wins battle after battle, many people will think that this army will win battle after battle no matter which battlefield it goes to.

Ying Zheng is also such a person!
But in fact, except for a few generals like Bai Qi and Wang Jian whose adaptability can be described as abnormal, most generals have their own tactics and familiar terrain. In the areas they are good at, they are brave and invincible, but if they are changed to a completely unfamiliar environment and are not given time to familiarize themselves, they may not even be as good as second-rate generals!
The main reason why Tu Sui died in the attack on Baiyue in original history was that Ying Zheng gave the order to attack Yue too quickly and too hastily, the Qin army had become arrogant, and Tu Sui was eager for success, so that the soldiers of Tu Sui's army, including Tu Sui, did not fully understand Baiyue until they died in battle!
Li Mu's advice and steadiness were definitely a good medicine for the Qin Dynasty and Ying Zheng.

But Ying Chengjiao doesn't need this medicine.

Ying Chengjiao shook his head and said, "My plan is to make my Great Qin stop the war quickly and make the country peaceful and the people safe."

"If we spend another five to ten years preparing for the war to destroy the Hu, then the people of Qin will still have to worry about the war in the next five to ten years."

"Moreover, the cavalry equipment of our Great Qin has been revealed to the public and may be copied by the barbarians at any time."

"If the Hu bandits succeed in imitating our Qin horse gear, our army will have to pay a heavier price to defeat them."

"Captain Li, this strategy is too slow. I will not adopt it!"

The smile on Li Mu's face disappeared instantly, and the images of Zhao Wangyan and Zhao Wangdan rejecting him appeared in his mind.

But Li Mu quickly suppressed the lingering worry in his heart.

The coach is different from Zhao Wangyan and Zhao Wangdan, and the coach is also different from the general.

In order to annihilate the Hu bandits in the north, I have been resigned and patient for several years, and even pretended to be defeated repeatedly to weaken the enemy's vigilance. But the commander has been smooth sailing since he stepped onto the battlefield. The time I spent pretending to surrender and luring the Hu bandits was enough for the commander to sweep across the six countries!

The commander-in-chief naturally did not want to spend several years planning and preparing just for a mere Donghu.

After thinking he understood Ying Chengjiao's character, Li Mu bowed solemnly and said, "I know the commander's great ambition. I am willing to help him achieve unprecedented achievements. I have a deep hatred for the Hu bandits. I only wish to wipe out all the Hu bandits in the world!"

"Of course!"

"To be patient for a while is to seek a stable victory!"

"War is a dangerous undertaking. It can only be carried out after sufficient preparation."

"Master, please be patient!"

Ying Chengjiao said gently, "I know what Captain Li is worried about."

"I know that our Qin army soldiers, especially those in the south, cannot adapt to the bitter cold in the north."

"However, our Qin army now not only has soldiers from the south, but also 150,000 comrades who grew up in the Donghu forest."

"They were born and raised here. Not only are they drawing the Donghu Kunyu map for our army, they will also become the main force of our army's northern expedition against the Donghu!"

Li Mu was slightly startled, then overjoyed: "I thought the commander was just being kind and foolish!"

"I never thought that the commander's kindness could help our army gain such a skilled army that is good at fighting in the Donghu!"

"If we can have 150,000 Hu bandits as the vanguard, and the northern soldiers from Qin, Yan, and Zhao as the main force, our army will not have to spend a long time letting the soldiers slowly adapt, but only need to let the generals understand the Hu territory!"

The Chu people could not adapt to the weather of Donghu, but could the Donghu people also adapt to the weather of Donghu?

Many generals such as Hulun and Buir are also chiefs of their tribes. With them as the vanguard, many Donghu tribes will surely surrender, further strengthening the strength of the Qin army!
The most difficult problem of source of soldiers had already been easily solved by Ying Chengjiao!

Hearing Li Mu's evaluation of his "foolish kindness", Ying Chengjiao's mouth twitched slightly, pretending not to hear and continued: "I know that our generals do not understand the geographical advantages of the Hu land."

“However, there are many Donghu generals who have surrendered. With the guidance of the Donghu generals, our generals can receive their teachings during the march and quickly understand the advantages and disadvantages of Donghu!

"Therefore, I believe that our army does not need to waste any more time."

The smile on Li Mu's face slowly disappeared, and he frowned and said, "It may not be enough time to understand the geographical advantages of Donghu just by the time we spend on the march."

"I advise you to take a three-month break! Let the generals in the army learn well for three months!"

"Three months later, we will march north again!"

Ying Chengjiao shook his head again: "Too long."

"I can wait, but the weather can't!"

"By September at the latest (Qin calendar), the Donghu will once again turn into a land of ice and snow, and it will get colder every day."

"So no matter what the war situation is, our army must withdraw before the end of August!"

"The time left for our army to destroy the Hu people is running out!"

This time, it was Li Mu who excused the weather for the Donghu: "The soldiers from Qin, Zhao, and Yan often fought in the snow."

"If the commander-in-chief is willing to send back the soldiers from the south and only keep the soldiers from Qin, Zhao, Yan and Donghu, then even if Donghu becomes cold in September, our army can still fight."

Ying Chengjiao said with emotion: "Captain Li, you really don't know how bitter and cold the Donghu are!"

Su Jiao seemed to understand Li Mu's description, and Li Mu had only heard the description of the candidate but had never experienced it personally.

But in his previous life, Ying Chengjiao had actually been to the location of the current Donghu Royal Court, and had also been to the location of the Hulun tribe, and had even personally experienced the cold wind of minus fifty degrees!

Therefore, Ying Chengjiao knew very well that not to mention the soldiers from Qin, Zhao and Yan, even the border troops from Dai might not be able to withstand the coldness of the Donghu!
Li Mu: ???
You are talking about my words!

But in an instant, Li Mu's pupils shrank: "Master, do you know the advantages of Donghu in detail?"

"That's right, Commander, you are a true god!"

After saying this, Li Mu felt a little ashamed, but he also felt relieved.

Why am I looking at the commander-in-chief as an ordinary general?
The commander-in-chief is a god who came to relieve the sufferings of the world. How could he not know the favorable geographical conditions of Donghu?

Why bother yourself with that?

Ying Chengjiao did not explain, but shook his head and said: "I have some understanding of the climate of Donghu, but I know very little about the Xiongnu."

"Therefore, I will divide my troops into two groups."

"I will personally lead the main force from the east of Jin'alin (meaning white mountain, now Xing'an Mountains) Mountain to penetrate deep into the heart of Donghu and engage in a decisive battle with the enemy."

"Li Duwei was promoted to the position of acting commander-in-chief and led a small army from Jicheng all the way north into the grasslands, and then crossed the Jin'alin Mountain to the west of the Donghu King's court."

"Flank the enemy from the east and west with me and annihilate them!"

"I wonder if General Li dares to obey orders?"

Li Mu's head buzzed and he looked at Ying Chengjiao in disbelief.

To appoint a newly surrendered general as the commander of a detachment, what courage! And what trust!

Can I bear such a heavy trust?
Without hesitation, without rejection, and without being polite, Li Mu bowed his hands loudly: "I obey your command!"

(End of this chapter)