Chapter 1165
PS: Chapter Anti-theft, Correction tomorrow morning……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
It has been found that in addition to Zhang Tong, his three commanders Chen Yang, Zhang Jin and Ma Long also defected, and there were more than 30 soldiers under his command.
These more than thirty people are really a target that cannot be even smaller. If they escape from the barracks and hide, it will be difficult to find.
Sima Zhao was so angry that his teeth were itchy. If Zhang Tong and others were caught back at this time, Sima Zhao would immediately peel them off and cramp them and lit the sky lantern. Even so, he was afraid that he would not be able to vent his hatred.
Unfortunately, although Sima Zhao sent many people to search, there was no trace. These people were like evaporated from the world, disappearing without a trace. Sima Zhao could not swallow the anger in his heart.
The fire was put out at dawn. It was better to say that it was burned so much that there was nothing to burn before it was slowly extinguished. When the fire was at its most fierce, no one could get close to it. There were no equipment for water to extinguish the fire in the military camp. The soldiers who put out the fire could only symbolically extinguish the fire on the periphery, clearing the flammable materials around the fire to prevent the fire from spreading.
The losses caused by the fire were quickly counted, and almost all the supplies were burned, including food and grass and various supplies. They were burned clean and scorched earth was covered with scorched earth.
The cut off of logistics supplies was a heavy blow to the 70,000 Sima cavalry. The army would be in chaos without food. The situation in front of him was no longer controlled by Sima Zhao, so he hurried to the central army tent to report to Sima Yi.
There was such a big disturbance last night, so naturally someone had reported it to Sima Yi. After hearing the news, Sima Yi was shocked. Unexpectedly, there was Cao Liang's spy hidden in the army. At this critical moment, he set fire to his logistics supplies. His temporary negligence caused irreparable huge losses.
Sima Yi knew very well that the morale of the entire Sima army would be severely damaged after the destruction of these food and supplies. Before the battle began, he had already lost the first formation.
But Sima Yi quickly calmed down. At this time, getting angry and angry did not play any role. Panic and impulse could not solve any problem. The most important thing is to stabilize the morale of the army.
So even if it was a disaster like the sky fell, Sima Yi was still in the central army tent. He had no plans to go to the fire scene, but just sent someone to inquire and convey the latest news to him.
Sima Zhao ran all the way, and arrived in front of the central army tent, rolled his saddle and fell off his horse, and rushed into the tent.
When the personal soldiers guarding outside the tent saw that they were their second sons, no one dared to stop them.
"Father, something big happened-" Sima Zhao started shouting loudly before he saw Sima Yi's face.
Sima Yi stood with a cold look on his face, snorted heavily, and scolded: "What a panic? Isn't it just that I was burned with some food and grass? My 70,000 army was unscathed. This small matter also requires a fuss?"
Sima Zhao then woke up. It has been several hours since the incident happened. How could Sima Yi not know about such a big thing?
Sima Zhao's face turned red when he was scolded by Sima Yi. Looking at Sima Yi's calm expression, even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, he could not speak out. Sima Zhao couldn't help feeling ashamed. His father Sima Yi was in a shocked and unchanging manner.
"What my father taught me was that the child knew he was wrong."
Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "Our army loses so much food and grass all at once, which is the easiest to cause a fluctuation in the morale of the army. As a commander, the more calm you need to be. If you are even impatient and make those ordinary soldiers panic? In fact, if you lose these food and grass, the loss may not be too great. It only takes three or four days to raise some military rations from Jiexiu. How many days can the dry food carried by individual soldiers last?"
Sima Zhao has always been responsible for logistics affairs. This time, the cavalry advanced, and everyone allocated a certain amount of dry food. This dry food is usually still, and they will only eat this dry food when they encounter difficulties.
In order not to increase the burden on the cavalry, the amount of dry food will generally not be too large, and it can only last for about three days. Moreover, this dry food does only have grain, no meat or vegetables. In other words, in other words, the Sima army cavalry will only rely on it for the food in the next three days.
"Three days, the dry food carried by a single soldier can only last for up to three days." Sima Zhao said undoubtedly authentic.
"Three days?" Sima Yi murmured to himself, pondered for a while, and said, "Three days should be almost enough. After sending the order, the entire army will set up camps and march towards Qi County. Those who neglect the morale of the army, those who speak in disguise, those who cringe and do not fight will be killed without mercy."
What Sima army needs most now is to boost morale. Due to the burning of logistics supplies, the army was panicked and rumors spread everywhere. Many people even swear that the Sima army would inevitably have no way to move forward. It is estimated that they can only retreat to the Jiexiu area and wait until the food and grass are fully replenished, and they may advance again.
But a military order from Sima Yi completely smashed the rumors of retreating. In this military order, Sima Yi's determination and attitude to march into Qi County without any hesitation or confusion, everything was implemented indecisively according to the original plan.
Sima Yi even increased the punishment for deserters. Any attempt to escape will be captured and will be killed immediately. Of course, this is the consistent policy of dealing with deserters, and Sima Jun is no exception.
The difference is that Sima Yi was sentenced to the rumor. Perhaps he believed that the rumors are too terrible. If it is allowed to continue to spread in the military camp, the bad consequences will inevitably be very huge, and it may even seriously affect the combat effectiveness of Sima's army.
Only by eliminating these rumor disseminators hidden in dark corners is the most important part of truly restoring the morale of the Sima Army.
Rumors end with the wise man, Sima Yi used accurate commands to convey a signal of progress.
Even if you encounter unprecedented difficulties, Sima Yi's determination must not be shaken. Sima Yi has spent a whole year on this battle.
Three days! Bingzhou Army only gave Sima Yi three days.
Chapter completed!