The atmosphere in Xian-Yang City was obviously tense, passers-by were in a hurry, and patrolling troops and teams carrying grain and grass could be seen everywhere, and there was quite a tense atmosphere before the mountain rain was about to come.

The Qin people have not forgotten the previous defeat of the Five Nations Alliance, and the new defeat is coming, and they all have a sense of talking about the tiger's color change.

Everyone knows that the five-nation coalition forces facing the oppression this time are almost in a situation of complete defeat and no victory. If you can resist the enemy, you can return the blessing to God. The worst thing is that Meng Fu has just been defeated by the coalition forces and is demoralized.

Ying Zheng waited for him alone in the study.

The future Qin Shi Huang is nominally eighteen years old, and there are still three years left to be crowned as the official king, and he looks more powerful and strong, seeing Li Liang coming, he grabbed his hands before leaving his seat, and after sending his subordinates back, he pulled him aside and sat down, and said in a deep voice: "Master save me!" ”

Li Liang was startled and said, "It's not that serious,"

Ying Zheng smiled bitterly: "The situation is not good, the armies of the five countries will join outside the Hangu Pass, win seven battles and seven victories, and break the Mengfu, and now the Hangu is lost." The most unfavorable thing is that Wang Jaw has frequently lost against Li Mu on the border of Zhao State, and he is in a state of hard defense. ”

Li Liang suddenly felt that the coup d'état had returned to the naughty boy who pestered him to learn mental archery in the National Teachers Palace a few years ago, and strong feelings surged in his heart, and he naturally quoted Zhuge Liang's famous sentence from the teacher's table: "The minister bows and does his best, and dies!" ”

Yingzheng drama shocked: "Don't mention the word "death", now only the master has the ability to turn the tide." ”

At this time, the inner servant came to report that the queen mother and the ministers had gathered in the inner court. Waiting for the Holy Driver. The two hurriedly left the study and came to the inner court.

In addition to Zhu Ji, the participants included Lü Buwei, Feng Che, Chang Wenjun, Wang Ling, Li Si, Wang Juan, Cai Ze, Yunyang Jun Yingao and Yiqu Jun Yinglou. The latter two have both gone to the local government in recent years, and this time they also returned to Xian-Yang together, which shows that the situation is really critical.

After some discussion, Li Liang patiently explained to them the arrogant enemy strategy of defeating first and then winning, and only then did he feel at ease.

This time, the coalition forces met with 80,000 Zhao troops, 150,000 Chu troops, 120,000 Wei troops, 50,000 Yan troops, and 100,000 Han troops, with a total strength of 500,000. After breaking the Hangu Valley, he stood still and built a fortress to hold on. Wait for backups.

Now Meng Yu retreated 200 miles, relying on virtue and water to hold the river, if it is lost again, the coalition army can drive in. If it comes along the water. Twenty days can reach Xian-Yang.

The situation is as dangerous as it gets.

Great Qin mobilized troops in various places, gathered 150,000 troops, plus 120,000 soldiers in Meng Qi's hands, the total strength of 270,000 people, it was more than enough to hold on, but it was not enough to retreat from the enemy.

The Zhao people and the Chu people respectively pinned down Wang Hao and An Guxi, making it difficult for them to divide their troops and rush to help, and Wang Ling tried his best. In order to draw out so many people, many of them are old and weak and undertrained recruits.

The coalition forces were led by the Zhao general Pang Zhan. This person is proficient in the art of war, and recently broke the Yan army and beheaded Yan Fang's general Ji Xin, showing great prestige and fame, and is really the biggest opponent of Great Qin outside of Li Mu.

The leading generals of the Five Kingdoms, the Zhao people were Pang Zhan and Sima Shang, the Chu people were Wu Zhan, the Wei people were the newly rising generals in the prime of life, and the Yan generals and Han generals were Xu Yize and Han Chuang.

Li Liang should have made three demands, but Lü Buwei and others were forced to agree after just saying a little bit of difficulty.

The first requirement is elite soldiers.

Li Liang arranged Teng Yi, Jing Jun, and Huan Qi as deputy generals, and at the same time transferred 10,000 and 20,000 elite cavalry respectively in the Ducai and the speed aid division, and as for the 150,000 people that had been mobilized, they were reduced to 70,000 people, and the enemy was destroyed with 100,000.

With 100,000 elite soldiers, plus 120,000 soldiers, the total strength of the coalition army was at least half of the enemy's strength. However, it is still very certain to fight against the five-nation coalition forces that are not subordinate to each other with elite troops.

The second requirement is Shuai Quan.

Recall Meng Yu from the front line to Xianyang, and the command is all in the hands of Li Liang.

The third requirement is trust and the right to act cheaply.

At that time, Li Liang said: "There are clouds in the military book, and the generals are outside, and the king's order is not subject to it, so I dare to ask the queen mother, the prince and the middle father to give this seat absolute trust, no matter what rumors you hear, you will ignore them." Because this battle will be a situation in which the enemy will be defeated first and then won, and it will be a situation in which the enemy will advance first and then retreat miserably. Therefore, at the beginning of the war, do not lose faith in this seat because of a small defeat. As for the strategy adopted by this seat to defend against the enemy, please forgive this seat for selling it, otherwise it will leak out, and it will be unlucky. ”

Ying Zheng sighed: "The general is indeed an extraordinary person, and he has already estimated the overall situation before the soldiers move. Two days later, the widow ascended the altar to worship the general, and the rise and fall of my Great Qin State was handed over to the general. ”

It was these few words that made Li Liang shoulder the heavy responsibility of commanding an all-out war.

After the temporary meeting, Li Liang held a group meeting with Ying Zheng, Lü Buwei, and Changping Jun to study the details of food and support in all aspects of the operation, and it was agreed that Wuguo would be responsible for transporting supplies so that Li Liang could escape.

According to the law, they went to the barracks outside the city, selected elite soldiers, and the old and weak were all returned to the place, and the new recruits were handed over to Mengwu Mengtian for training.

That night, Huan Qi came, Li Liang, Teng Yi, Jing Jun, plus Huan Qi and Wu Guo, spread out the map, just the details of the march, and studied it for one night.

Li Liang entered the palace and held a meeting with Yingzheng, in addition to Changping Jun and Lü Buwei, there were also Wang Ling, Miao Poison and Empress Dowager Zhu Ji.

Although Lü Buwei wanted to kill Li Liang, for the sake of his vital interests, he never wanted Li Liang to lose this crucial battle related to the rise and fall of the Qin family, so he was very cooperative.

At this moment, Li Liang knew how rich and powerful the Qin State was, and there was no problem at all in the supply of food, weapons, carriages, and horses.

After the meeting was over, Lü Buwei, Zhu Ji and Miao Poison left one after another, and Li Liang said to Yingzheng, Changping Jun and Wang Ling: "Now the enemy has won the battle, the five countries are united, and the momentum is like a rainbow, if I rashly fight the enemy, I will definitely lose." The only way is to make the enemy have an arrogant heart, and then lure him to go deeper, and use the method of scorched earth to completely withdraw the people from the townships and counties along the way from the battle line. Wait for the enemy's supply line to stretch indefinitely, away from the logistics base. Only then did they take advantage of the steep mountains and dense forests to surprise with surprise soldiers, and if they win, they chased and fought fiercely. If you can't beat a roundabout retreat, so as to destroy the enemy's sharp spirit, and when the time is ripe, you can start a decisive battle with the enemy's main force, and then this battle will be at least ninety percent victorious. ”

The eyes of the three lit up at the same time.

Li Liang said: "Most of the enemy's main generals are acquaintances of this seat, and I know that I have always been brave and strong. When they hear that I am coming, they will guess that I will fight at once, and I will do as they wish. and retreated after a small defeat, pretending to build a fortress and hold on. At this time, summer is coming to an end, autumn and winter are coming, and the enemy does not want to miss the opportunity. The onslaught will be launched before winter. Hoping to at least capture the peripheral strategic cities approaching Xianyang, I will arrange everything in Yucheng, and wait for them to attack in winter, as long as they can win the last battle, they will be afraid that the snow on the road will be difficult to walk, and they will be cut off from supplies, so they must retreat immediately, and that is our chance to chase after the tail. ”

Wang Ling sighed: "No wonder Lu Gong often recommended Xu Guoshi as a fierce general after Bai Qi was born. Just listen to the tactics that the national teacher said, and you will know that you use soldiers like carrying knives. Knowing the enemy, a hundred battles will not be lost. ”

Li Liang said with a smile: "It's easy to say, but it's cautious in implementation, and there is no room for mistakes." Fortunately, the commander of the coalition forces is not Li Mu, otherwise he would not have been fooled. ”

Ying Zheng said happily: "Even if Taifu is against Li Mu, I think it is still not too much, alas! The widow should have a good night's sleep tonight. ”

Changping Jun said: "When the national teacher Kaijing comes back, I will definitely set up more than ten tables of wine in the drunken wind building to congratulate the national teacher." ”

After talking and laughing for a while, Li Liang returned to the National Teacher Palace.

Seeing Zhou Liang, who had been lost for a long time, he immediately knelt on the ground when he saw him, and said loudly: "Zhou Liang is fortunate not to be dishonored, and he has brought the Eagle King back." ”

Li Liang was overjoyed and said, "Where is the Eagle King?" ”

Zhou Liang stood up and pursed his lips to let out a howl full of music.

The sound of breaking wind came from the sky.

Li Liang looked up and saw a gray-black falcon with its wings spread out to five feet, swooping down, and landed on Zhou Liang's shoulder with dexterity, and the terrifying eagle eyes coldly observed the people and things around him.

Li Liang admired it and said, "With it, we will have an outpost and eyes for our marching layout." ”

This is like an extra spy satellite to reconnoiter the enemy at high altitude.

Zhou Liang shouted again, and the Eagle King flapped his wings and rushed into the sky, turning into a small black dot circling in an instant.

The Eagle King hovered and flew in the clear sky, and among the forests below was an endless army of Qin.

The arms of the Qin State are mainly divided into army and navy. The latter, on the other hand, is far inferior to the former in terms of development and importance, owing to actual needs.

The army is further subdivided into three arms: chariots, cavalry and infantry.

By the time the chariot soldiers arrived in the Warring States period, their role had been greatly weakened compared with the Spring and Autumn Period, but in some situations, especially in plain operations, the role was still there, such as rushing into the enemy's formation, disrupting the enemy's army, or using it to form a movable barrier to resist the impact of the enemy's army, and so on.

However, in view of the situation of the mountainous area from Hangu to Xianyang, Li Liang himself was not good at using chariots, so he completely abandoned it in this expedition. Only cavalry and infantry are the mainstay.

Li Liang has experienced many wars in several worlds, and is very familiar with the use of cavalry tactics in ancient times, of course, cavalry can not do without machetes, so Li Liang designed a saber that is conducive to cavalry chopping on horses.

Ying Zheng ordered people to produce a large number of thick back long knives according to its shape, although it was far from the military skill level of the Sui and Tang dynasties and the Song Dynasty, but it has greatly enhanced the ability of the Qin cavalry to slash when they charged, and this is the first time it has come in handy.

Of the 100,000 people who went out on the expedition, more than 30,000 cavalry were from the two divisions of Ducai and Quick Reinforcement, as well as the children of the 1,000 elite regiments of the Wu family, which were Li Liang's main combat forces.

There are two types of infantry: light infantry and hoplite. They are all regular soldiers who have undergone a certain degree of rigorous training in their respective counties.

Light infantry did not wear armor, but carried bows, crossbows and other weapons, and were in the front row during wartime, specializing in long-distance killing.

The hoplites wore bronze armor and fought the enemy in close quarters with long weapons such as ge, spears, and halberds.

In Li Liang's expeditionary force, the light infantry accounted for 30,000 people, and the hoplites accounted for 40,000.

In this era, in addition to the overall strategy and application, the victory or defeat of the war depends on how the generals give full play to the strengths of each branch of the army and coordinate with each other.

Li Liang used the art of war to disobey the rules, separated the mixed arms, and led the cavalry such as Jing Jun and Teng Yi, while Huan Qi led the infantry behind, followed by the baggage mule and horse team led by Wuguo.

Because he made up his mind to lure the enemy deeper, the main forces of Huan Qi and Wuguo stayed in Yucheng, on the one hand, to strengthen the defense, build fortifications and set up traps, and on the other hand, Huan Qi trained soldiers to familiarize themselves with the terrain, which not only avoided the pain of long-distance marching, but also evacuated the residents of the nearby countryside, so that they could safely retreat to Gaoling, Zhiyang and other big cities in the rear.

The march was originally the top priority of the war, but fortunately, until the front line, it was the official road of safety in the territory of Qin, and there was an eagle king to explore the road, so the long drive was suitable for galloping, and the speed was abnormal.

Zhou Liang became Li Liang's personal entourage.

The Eagle King flew back from time to time and landed on his shoulder, and the intimacy of humans and animals made Li Liang also greatly admired. Such a relationship between the lord and the pet is more natural and cordial than his imposition of a contract.

He now understood more and more why it was easy for the Qin people to attack the Six Kingdoms in the East, and it was difficult for the Six Kingdoms to attack Qin. Qin Guo relied on the natural danger under his feet, and the reason why he was able to use clever plans this time was also based on this dangerous situation.

In fact, the five countries were also in a situation of war, and they were suspicious of each other. It was only because the threat of the Qin people was too great that they temporarily stopped the war and joined forces to attack Qin. Such a combination will never last.

Therefore, if he is replaced by Pang Zhan, if there is no climate problem, he will attack Xian-Yang directly as soon as he has the opportunity, so as not to have many dreams at night and collapse without a fight.

Therefore, he did not worry about being in the middle of the war.

After walking the mountain road for more than 20 days, he reached a continuous hill fifty miles away from the retreat of the Qin army, and Li Liang ordered to form a camp and build fortifications, cutting off the only passage to the west.

"Hidden Mission: Defeat the Five Nations Alliance, and if you succeed, you can get 1 era protagonist (edge) identity, 5 world protagonist identities, and 990,000 causal energy."

It is triggered when you come into contact with the enemy at this moment, and in any case, it is not in vain, as long as this system can help you reap the benefits. (To be continued......)