Chapter 224

"Now, these armies and all these thousand Central Plains experts are placed under your command!"

"How do you plan to deploy them?"

Fan Zeng, while checking the terrain, waved his hand and said:

"No rush. Since Han Xin's army has not yet arrived, our immediate priority is to hide!"

"First, hide everyone!"

"Then disperse. When Han Xin's great army arrives here, we simply burst out and attack!"

"This place will become the burial ground for Han Xin's hundred thousand troops and Li Yuanba!"

"Furthermore, absolutely no setting up camp!"

"Likewise, no lighting fires to cook!"

"No setting up camp?"

"No lighting fires to cook?"

"Why?"

The moment these words were spoken, everyone froze!

Fan Zeng knelt and said:

"Lighting fires to cook will raise smoke!"

"Setting up tents will expose us prematurely!"

"Either of these two things could be discovered by Han Xin's army, and they might very well withdraw!"

"If that happens, it will be difficult to kill Li Yuanba again!"

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu frowned and said, "But if we do not set up camp, how shall we live?"

"And regarding cooking without fire: without fire, what will three hundred thousand people eat and drink?"

Fan Zeng said, "Eat dried meat, drink river water. As for living, spreading clothes on the grass will suffice!"

The moment he said this, everyone could not bear it!

Xiaoyao Zi angrily said, "How can this work? Dried meat is acceptable for occasional hunger, but to eat it as a meal?"

"And living on the grass? With such dampness and moisture, how can people live there? Not to mention mosquito bites and the like!"

Everyone else nodded, glaring angrily at Fan Zeng!

Fan Zeng said, "If we wish to kill Li Yuanba, if we wish to destroy Han Xin's army, we must do this!"

"This man was able to see through my scheme. When I cut off his supply line, he did not send Li Yuanba to kill the five thousand Xiongnu soldiers, but instead abandoned the supply line directly. This shows he is not simple!"

"Luring him into a trap is not an easy matter!"

"This..."

The moment these words were spoken, everyone frowned!

Although they felt Fan Zeng's argument made sense, not setting up camp and not cooking food was ultimately unbearable for many!

The physician Duanmu Rong suggested, "At least a little hot water for drinking should be acceptable, right?"

"Drinking only cold water forever is unbearable for people, and even more so for soldiers!"

Fan Zeng angrily said, "No!"

"A military order is a military order; no one may have special privileges!"

"I..."

Duanmu Rong furrowed her brows fiercely!

Finally, everyone looked at Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu!

And Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu frowned; he was silent, pondering whether it was necessary to go this far!

Seeing Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu silent!

Fan Zeng flew into a rage on the spot:

"If you listen to my arrangement, fine; if you do not, so be it. If you do not listen to my words, I will offer not a single strategy. Xiang Yu, come with me. Do you not just want to kill Li Yuanba?"

"Return to the Central Plains, and I guarantee that within three years, I will help you take Li Yuanba's head!"

"This..."

Xiang Yu frowned. Just as Xiang Yu hesitated,

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu quickly grabbed Fan Zeng's hand and said:

"Mr., do not be angry. We will listen to you; everyone will listen to you!"

"Issue my order: from today on, no one may set up camp, and no one may light fires to cook! Whoever violates this order shall be beheaded!"

Thus, even though everyone was cursing, Zeng's argument was still implemented.

But it did not stop there. Fan continued to suggest to Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu, "If there is absolutely no smoke or fire at all, it would be completely unreasonable!"

"The local herdsmen can absolutely light fires to cook; they can live as usual. But the army, and the Central Plains experts who will kill Li Yuanba, are all forbidden!"

"Good!"

Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu nodded!

Thus, everyone simply waited!

However, after waiting three days, Han Xin's great army had not arrived!

After waiting five days, Han Xin's great army still had not arrived!

A full ten days passed, and Han Xin's great army still had not come!

At that moment, everyone became desperate; they really could not bear it anymore.

Many shouted for setting up tents to ward off mosquito bites!

Some had even eaten so much dried meat they vomited; now they only wanted a sip of something hot.

Yet, all of this was ultimately not permitted.

On the eleventh day, finally, news arrived!

But it was not news that Han Xin's great army was coming!

Instead, it was news that the Zag Grassland had been attacked by Han Xin's forces!

Han Xin had seized the Zag Grassland, and Han Xin's great army has already cut off a river there!

"The Zag Grassland?"

"Is that a grassland eighty li west of Hulun Grassland?"

"And this side is south of Han Xin's great army!"

"You..."

"Fan Zeng!"

"You have ruined the plan!"

At that moment, Xiaoyaozi was furious!

The Mohist Master likewise glared viciously at Fan Zeng!

Xue Nu and the rest of the group also looked at Fan Zeng with hostile eyes!

They demanded to set up camp immediately, light fires, and cook!

But... they were stopped by Fan Zeng once again!

"Why?"

"Why?"

"Han Xin never intended to come this way!"

The group raged.

At this moment, even the Xiongnu generals began to cause trouble for Fan Zeng!

Mainly because of mosquito bites, and not lighting fires to cook, even they could not endure it!

Yet, Fan Zeng still would not allow it!

Not only did he forbid it, he strictly ordered them to wait here!

Next, continue to wait!

However, in less than two days, another battle report arrived!

Eighty li to the west, Han Xin's great army attacked a grassland and cut off a river!

"You... old man Fan Zeng!"

At that moment, a Xiongnu general shouted, wanting to fight Fan Zeng to the death!

But Xiang Yu merely kicked him, sending him flying!