Of course, Shi Ji did not dare to walk out of the formation of a long snake at this time. Once he was ambushed by the Wei army halfway, it was equivalent to seeking death. Therefore, although Shi Ji arranged for Chen Jin to be the vanguard in front of him, he still adopted a relatively compact marching formation. The entire team maintained an overall state of battle and was always ready to participate in the battle.

At the same time, Shi Ji arranged a lot of whistle cavalry on both sides of the team to allow them to advance and expand the search scope, and ensure that there are no troops from the Wei army ambush within a five-mile range.

The distance of five miles is a relatively safe distance. Outside this distance, even if the ambush of the Wei army was found, the whistle cavalry could report it in time, so that the Wu army could have sufficient reaction time.

If the distance is too short, even if the whistle cavalry discovered the Wei army's ambush, the Wei army's attack speed was very fast. I am afraid that before the whistle cavalry could pass the information back, the Wei army's attack had reached its nose. The Wu army was afraid that it would not have time to react and would be subject to a devastating blow.

In order to avoid Wu Jun being able to react quickly when he was ambushed, Shi Ji built a warning network within a radius of five miles around the brigade of troops, and used a whistle rider that could move quickly to deliver messages.

Although these whistle cavalry do not have combat capabilities, they are quick and quick to act, and there is no problem in using them to deliver messages. Their meaning is to provide early warning and escort for the advance of the army.

This attack was actually very hasty. The Wu army embarked on the road to expedition without any preparation. From the assembly of the army to the departure, it took at most three or two hours. Although the Wu army mobilized this time was deployed near the Longbian, it was really difficult for the Wu army to mobilize so many troops at once.

After all, the Wu army did not have the ability to react quickly. After receiving the order, the troops from each battalion and division rushed to the assembly site. Some of them had crooked helmets and slanted armors, and some of them had mistaken equipment. They were sloppy and scattered, and the army was scattered. Seeing this, Shi Ji couldn't help but be furious.

Among them, the situation of the Jingzhou soldiers is obviously better than that of the Jiaozhou soldiers. At least the Jingzhou soldiers are still relatively adapted to this emergency assembly situation, but the Jiaozhou soldiers are completely unacceptable. After all, they have never been on the real battlefield before. In the past, the teams were all slowly assembled and were not at the same pace. Now it is really difficult to adapt to them if they suddenly speed up.

Tao Kang was right next to Shi Ji. Looking at the uniform appearance of the Jingzhou army, and then looking at the chaos of the Jiaozhou soldiers, even Tao Kang felt very nervous. These Jiaozhou soldiers really don’t give them the Tao family face.

Shi Ji was furious, but he was helpless. After all, these soldiers were all Tao Ji's people. Shi Ji really wanted to punish him, it depends on Tao Ji's expression.

Of course, if Shi Ji killed a few Jiaozhou soldiers in anger, Tao Ji would definitely not say anything, but he would inevitably feel resentful. Now is the time to send troops, killing people in the last battle will also cause a certain degree of unstable morale. After Shi Ji weighed the pros and cons, he finally suppressed the anger in his heart, pretended to be nothing, and turned a blind eye to the disarray of Jiaozhou soldiers.

Even Tao Kang was embarrassed and took the initiative to punish the Jiaozhou soldiers with scattered military disciplines. However, Shi Ji waved his hand and said, "For the time being, don't miss big things for such small things. Let him go for the time being and make a decision in the future."

Shi Ji still understood that it was not a time to act voluntarily, and it was not stressful for Shi Ji to deal with a few soldiers, but the consequences caused by this were unpredictable by Shi Ji. It might play a role in killing the chicken and making a warning to other Jiaozhou soldiers, but it may also have a rebellious mentality. If the hostility intensifies, it may be a fatal blow to the entire morale of the army.

Therefore, Shi Ji could only temporarily choose to endure. Even if Tao Kang took the initiative to ask for punishment for a few too unreasonable Wu Bings, Shi Ji chose to calm down the situation. Now Shi Ji must take the overall situation into consideration no matter what.

The situation is critical in the enemy. Shi Ji must ensure that nothing affects the morale of the army. Only in this way can there be no accidents in the rescue of Jiuzhen County.

The night was dark and the sky was gloomy, and there was almost no starlight. When the Wu army advanced, they could only ignite countless torches to illuminate the way forward.

The benefits of lighting with torches are naturally obvious. Countless torches shine like daylight, completely illuminating the dark night sky. You can see clearly between dozens of miles.

This undoubtedly completely exposed the position of the Wu army to the Wei army. Even if the Wei army was dozens of miles away, it would not even need to send scouts to easily grasp the movements of the Wu army and propose to prepare for an ambush.

This is exactly what Shi Ji is worried about. If both sides march in the dark, it is indeed a relatively difficult thing to accurately grasp the other party's situation. No matter how many scouts are sent, it will be difficult to resolve this issue.

But now, in order to speed up the marching, the Wu army has to expose their whereabouts. It is like in the jungle of night, where everyone is a hunter with a bow, and needs to hide their whereabouts at all times. Whoever exposed them dies first.

Now Shi Ji has put himself in an extremely dangerous position. If they don’t do this, their arrival in Jiuzhen County will be greatly extended, and the rescue will be like putting out a fire. If Jiuzhen County really loses its gains and losses, then everything Shi Ji did before will become futile and waste his efforts.

So Shi Ji knew that his army was in danger, but he still had to do so, because he had no choice. Only by rushing to Jiuzhen County as soon as possible can he solve all the current difficulties.

The Wu army's marching speed was far beyond the normal marching speed of the army. Even if they marched in the dark, they still had their speed. Especially Chen Jin, who was leading the team in front, was a direct general under Shi Ji, and his abilities were more outstanding than other generals. Under his leadership, the Wu army's overall speed was not slow at all.

After a night of rapid march, the Wu army finally left the scope of Jiaozhi County and entered the territory of Jiuzhen County. However, after Shi Ji saw the boundary marker, his face did not ease, but instead became more solemn.

Because Shi Ji knew that the closer he was to his destination, the higher the risk factor was.
Chapter completed!