"We have to find a place to stay quickly."

"Squeaky..." Accompanied by the teeth-grinding sound of wood rolling, a group of skinny laborers pushed the wooden cart forward with difficulty.

“One, two!!”

"rise!"

Passing a steep slope, they shouted slogans weakly, the muscles on their shriveled bodies bulging slightly, squeezing out the little strength they had left.

The mule pulling the cart in front had white steam coming out of its nostrils and was breathing heavily.

“Click, click—”

But perhaps they used their strength incorrectly or for some reason, the laborers overturned the wooden cart with a bang, causing the water in the wooden barrel to flow out.

"Sizzle!!" The clear water fell on the dry ground and either soaked in instantly or gathered into a muddy puddle.

“Nya, sir!!”

As soon as the mule saw the water, it ran towards it like crazy, ignoring the whipping and scolding of the laborers beside it, and hurriedly lowered its head to drink.

But even so, I couldn't drink more than a few sips.

The water that was brought in quickly disappeared in a steaming heat wave.

"Ugh!"

In the military tent in the distance, the soldiers of the Xuan army looked at the chaos here in the shadow of the tent and couldn't help but sigh.

"When will this kind of life end?"

"Marshal—" In the main tent of the Qi army, the generals of the Qi army also uttered such lamentations.

"When will days like this end?"

"Are we going to fight this battle or not?"

Oboi had a good idea. He took advantage of the scorching hot weather, the dry land after the famine, and the militia from all over the country to continuously deplete Shu Yichao's strength.

After Shu Yichao was exhausted, he led his troops forward and tried to achieve a glorious victory.

After all, plants are much more sensitive to weather and drought than humans and animals.

Aobai found out everything

Shu Yichao didn't bring any supplies at all.

The army of plants all rely on the land and water for food.

As long as they endure for a period of time, the army of plants may even be dragged to death.

But the problem is

The catastrophic weather has certainly caused serious casualties in the plant army.

But the situation of the Xuan army was not much better.

They can only survive for a while longer by consuming their inventory.

But where in the Central Plains could Aobai's army of more than 100,000 men be fed and fed?

The little food and money that Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong had managed to scrape together by various means now only had a small portion left.

"Marshal, this cannot go on."

The generals of the Qin army below pleaded.

"Our army's food and fodder are already insufficient to cover its expenses."

"The weather is extremely hot and it's difficult to get water. Our soldiers and livestock have suffered extremely heavy losses."

"If this continues

"There's no need to wait for the Dian King's bandit army to attack. Our army will collapse on its own."

"Yes, Marshal, we can't continue to be in a stalemate like this."

"Whether to fight or retreat, we have to find a way."

"We can't just let our men die of starvation or disease without fighting."

"If we hold on for a few more days, we won't be able to retreat."

Facing the earnest advice of the generals of the Qin army, Oboi just frowned and tapped the documents on the desk.

"Now, still-

"Not the time."

He responded firmly to the generals who either wanted to retreat or wanted to fight.

"The bandits are not exhausted yet."

"Their leaves are only five or six percent yellow."

"Wait a moment!"

"There must be a chance."

"Crash!" At this moment, the curtain was lifted, and the scouts brought the latest news to Aobai.

"marshal!"

"The bandits have turned!"

"Oh?" Aobai's eyes lit up.

"what happened?"

"Come quickly."

Soon, they learned about the movements of Shu Yichao's plant army.

Just recently, the plant army that had just massacred the Shaolin Temple was heading towards Kaifeng where the Qin army was stationed.

But it suddenly turned a corner on the way and headed towards Luoyang again.

Oboi was overjoyed.

"But the leaves are already eighty percent yellow!"

"Is the bandit looking for water?"

"The Marshal is so wise!!" The general of the Xuan army who reported the news had an excited look on his face.

"That Mad King is truly an arrogant and conceited person."

"Since he saw that our army did not engage him, he assumed that we were all afraid of him!"

"My soldiers attacked cities and plundered land everywhere, without any rules or plans, and they didn't take us seriously at all..."

"Now it has changed from a green field to clusters of yellow leaves."

"Now they are all busy looking for water. It's a mess!"

"Fighter plane--" Aobai stood up suddenly.

“It’s finally here!!”

He drew out the sword given to him by Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong and shouted at the generals.

"Everyone-

"Why do you think I was waiting?"

"It's for today!"

"The King of Dian destroyed mountains and temples, slaughtered local militias, and seemed to have lost all his fighting spirit!"

“Help me today!!”

"It's time to teach those bandits an unforgettable lesson!!"

"The entire army

“Attack!!”

Oboi stared at a corner of the map.

"Let's attack here first."

"Cut off the Dian King's arm first!"

Even at this time, Oboi still did not lose his mind.

He planned to see if he could wipe out Shu Yichao's small force first.

"promise!!"

Soon, under Aobai's command, the Qin army rushed towards the migrating plant army like zombies out of a cage.

"Huh?"

Shu Yichao could not hide Abahai's attack from anyone.

Although the movement became a little slower, Shu Yichao's scouts were still sent all over the mountains and plains, and they discovered Aobai's unusual movements almost immediately.

"Is this directed at me?"

As soon as Shu Yichao looked at the map, he found that Oboi was targeting a troop on his flank.

“哟

"I haven't seen such a brave army in a long time."

So Shu Yichao immediately began to deploy his troops-

This force is only responsible for clearing out resistance forces in some places.

There are not many of them, only about 200,000, and they have no cavalry following them. Now they are even stained with a lot of debuffs, but they are still a force that cannot be underestimated.

“Boom, boom, boom!”

Soon, in the smoke and dust, the army of plants formed a formation on the vast plain under the scorching sun.

Pea gunners, vine armor, pepper flamethrowers and corn cannons are all ready for battle.

"Marshal, bandits have been spotted ahead!!"

The galloping scouts quickly reported the information they had discovered to Oboi.

"But they've already deployed their troops. I'm afraid..."

Despite being in the wilderness, the plant army still formed several large formations and dug out crisscrossing trenches, which were filled with terrifying firearms.

It looked like a curled-up porcupine with its sharp spines facing outward.

"Marshal, the bandits have already formed a large square formation."

General Dingxi, Doroberel Dong'e, rode forward with a bitter face and came to Aobai's side.

He had also fought against the plant army in Gansu and Shaanxi, and his scalp tingled when he saw this scene.

What appears to be a simple square formation can allow the plant army to fully demonstrate its firepower advantage.

If they sent a large army forward, they would be bombarded with muskets and cannons.

Even if they managed to break into the formation and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the plant army, the plant army would fire at both sides without hesitation.

The attack will almost certainly cost lives and will inevitably result in heavy casualties.

"Marshal, why don't we let the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp go forward and try to see if we can create a gap." Dong E suggested.

"Then throw in kerosene and rockets..."

"No!" Oboi refused.

"The Green Camp's morale is already unstable."

"We have to fight this battle ourselves."

"And you have to win beautifully."

"Otherwise, the Green Camp may not be willing to obey orders anymore."

He made a decision.

"Let the vanguard battalion advance!"

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