Chapter 1067: East Becomes West (60)
Lu Chao shook his head gently, shook his head again, and slammed his fist on the big case, startling more than a dozen senior generals in the big tent, and the voice of Zhong Ping, the general of the Black Ice Terrace, who was reporting to Lu Chao about the changes in the situation in Zhao State, also stopped abruptly, and looked at Lu Chao blankly.
The changes in the situation of Zhao State are like a legendary drama, with ups and downs, but I am afraid that even the best storyteller will not be able to make up such a scene with twists and turns, unpredictable, and dazzling plots.
It's just that this ending is definitely not what Lu Chao wants to see. Han land was given to the state of Chu, and now it was taken away by the Han state, and the state of Wei, which had been fought hard, could not hold it now, and could only be handed over to the Han state, and the two armies were forced to retreat, and it was originally planned to take Handan of Zhao in one fell swoop on the way back, and destroy the state of Zhao, so that the state of Qin had some gains from this big move, but now in this way, all the plans fell into the empty space again.
It's Han again, and it's lofty. Lu Chao gritted his teeth and thought, why can he be one step ahead of him everywhere and at all times?
"General, are you still acting as planned?" Zhong Ping asked in a low voice.
Lu Chao let out a long sigh: "How can you still act according to the original plan?" It's late, all one qiē is late. Now all I am thinking about is how to safely withdraw to the country with the army."
"General, the last general has a different opinion!" A middle-aged general stepped out, arched his hand towards Lu Chao, and raised his voice. This general's name is Hua Zhen, who was originally a general vigorously promoted by Meng Tian, and even many people believe that Hua Zhen is Meng Tian's most preferred successor, and this person is also Meng Tian's foreign relative, Meng Tian was inexplicably recalled to China, and Lu Chao took over as the general, looking at this general who is younger than all the generals in the big tent, how can these people under Meng Tian be convinced?
In the past 20 years, this army has been stationed on the border of Qin and Chu, led by Meng Tian, and the vast majority of the people in this big tent have been raised by Meng Tian, and they have always been loyal to Meng Tian. If it weren't for Meng Tian's stern admonition before leaving, I am afraid that these generals would have embarrassed Lu Chao long ago.
Lu Chao came to this army, a typical single-handed, did not bring a cronies to the general, and those who followed him were just some pro-soldiers.
"What is General Hua Zhen's opinion, you might as well say it, let's refer to it together!" Lu Chao didn't care about Hua Zhen's impulsive tone at all, smiled and raised his hand, and said.
"The last general thinks that now is the great opportunity." Hua Zhen looked around at his colleagues and said loudly: "Handan is in civil strife, Zhao Qi escaped from Handan with tens of thousands of troops and ran to the upper valley, so isn't Handan extremely empty now, Handan originally only had two armies, the City Guard Army and the Praetorian Guard, and now most of the people in these two armies have run away with Zhao Qi, for us, isn't Handan like no defense?" There is no need to hook up, they only need to be dispatched by our army, a distance of more than 100 miles, and the forced march of the infantry will only take two days, and the cavalry can arrive in half a day, so the last general thinks that this time to attack Handan is the best time, and it is even better than before."
Lu Chao still looked at Hua Zhen with a smile on his face, "General Zhong Ping's words just now, General Hua didn't hear them clearly, right?" It is true that most of Handan's army followed Zhao Qi, but there are still about 20,000 Zhao troops left. And the commander of them is the veteran Zhou Changshou, and now Handan City is distributing weapons to young people, rectifying the city defense, and actively preparing for war, who are they guarding against? Could it be that he was afraid that Zhao Qi would kill him? They're just guarding against us."
"So what?" Hua Zhen said proudly: "How much difference is there between 20,000 demoralized Zhao Jun and 20,000 pigs?" As soon as our army arrived, it was not like a chicken and a dog that destroyed them with one blow."
The smile on Lu Chao's face gradually faded: "General Hua Zhen, it turns out that you fought not by detailed intelligence and full preparation, but by the spirit of being superior to others?" How much do you know about Zhao Jun? How much do you know how much longevity is Zhou? Under the condition that the other party is prepared, how much do we know about the city defense facilities in Handan? Where is the weak point, and where is the area where the opponent is focused on defense?"
Hua Zhen's face turned red all of a sudden, and Lu Chao was still pleasant just now, but in a blink of an eye, as soon as the face was taken and the dog's face was hung, he actually put on the majesty of a general, and scolded him unceremoniously.
"General, we have an army of 100,000, and we are afraid that these remnants will be defeated? General, how do you know if you can do it without giving it a try?" Hua Zhen looked around at everyone and said loudly, "If General Meng Tian was here, he would be so forward-looking there, and he would have already started an operation."
Hua Zhen spoke like this, even if the big tent was full of Meng Tian's former cronies, he was silent, staring at Lu Chao's reaction with wide eyes.
Lu Chao was furious in his heart, knowing that if he didn't beat Hua Zhen's arrogance today, he was afraid that he would have no place in this army, and he had been grinding in the army for many years, Lu Chao was very familiar with those routines in the army, this Hua Zhen chose such an opportunity to challenge himself to prove his wisdom, and his heart was also a little more anxious, it seemed that it was just a silver-like wax gun head, I really don't know how Meng Tian could take a fancy to such a person.
"I heard that General Hua Zhen is General Meng Tian's protégé, but is this how General Meng Tian taught General Hua to fight? Get your feet wet? Haha, it's really the first time I've heard of the army using this kind of word, and the net worth of the 100,000 army can be used to give it a try? Hua Zhen, Zhou Changshou used to be one of the two generals under Zhao Mu, and later transferred to Wei many times to assist Wei to resist my Great Qin army, and several years of combat were inseparable from my Great Qin, it was a rare fluke, and the Han people got Zhou Changshou back, where is the purpose, isn't it just to let him help guard Handan?" Lu Chao looked at Hua Zhen and said lightly. The disdain in his tone was already revealed.
"General Lu!" Hua Zhen was furious, stepped forward and shouted: "Your position is above me, teach me a lesson, I can only listen, but please don't insult General Meng Tian. When General Meng led his troops to fight, you were still breastfeeding!"
Looking at Hua Zhen's excited expression, Zhong Ping quietly took a step forward and stood on Lu Chao's side, he is a senior general of the Black Ice Platform, in addition to his own affairs, another secret task is to monitor these Meng Tian's cronies and generals, he carries an order, if Lu Chao can't suppress these arrogant generals, he can kill an example, but this is only a last resort, Zhong Ping also knows that if he really uses this warrant to do it, I am afraid that Lu Chao's mission in this army will also come to an end, King Qin Wulie must have been disappointed as well.
In the big tent, all the generals are impressively discolored, the Qin army has strict military regulations, and the system between superiors and subordinates is extremely strict, this kind of scene, these generals are simply unimaginable, but Lu Chao is really younger, although he is also a great achievement, he has won South Korea all the way in Dayne, but in recent years, he has no victory against the Han army, Hua Zhen made a fuss, although everyone was a little worried, but they were not afraid of what happened to Lu Chao, everyone wanted to call the new general's two catties, and the left and right laws were not responsible, Lu Chao is alone, do you dare to do anything to Hua Zhen?
"General Meng Tian, I naturally respect it very much!" Lu Chao said coldly: "But I'm very disappointed in you. Handan Zhou Changshou has already issued an order to the whole country of Zhao in the name of Zao Wou-ki, can you be sure how many soldiers and horses will be concentrated in Handan in various counties of Zhao State? How long can our logistical food and grass support our operations? If we can't take Handan in a very short time and it is deadlocked, what should we do, have you thought about it?"
He stared at Hua Zhen, "The army is fighting, not thinking about victory, thinking about defeat first, so many unknown factors will have an impact on this operation, we will attack rashly, once we miss, the consequences are unimaginable."
He looked at Hua Zhen, who still wanted to speak, and snorted: "What you said is only the most beneficial situation for us, what if the most unfavorable form for us appears?" It is true that as you said, the Zhao army is indeed demoralized now, but have you considered the Han army? Although I haven't received a report from the army after the break, I can tell you right now that the Xu Yuan Group and the Ye Zhen Group of the Han Kingdom must be rapidly approaching us."
Glancing at the generals in the tent, "Once we don't fight well, the Han army catches up with us and traps us around Handan, and we will be the end of the whole army. General Li Xin's defeat on the grassland, for our Great Qin, can be described as a broken bone, General Li commanded 100,000 troops, General Wang commanded 50,000 soldiers, that are all my Great Qin's elite division, they are gone, now the only support for Great Qin is our army, if we have any mistakes, the Han army can directly attack our Great Qin, have you considered this consequence?"
Except for Hua Zhen, all the generals lowered their heads, these people are all experienced generals, and naturally they will not be unaware of this possibility.
"Report!" There was shouting outside.
"Come in!" Lu Chao said in a deep voice.
An officer strode into the big tent, saluted Lu Chao, and said loudly: "General Hui, the army sent an urgent military situation after the break, Gongsun Yi under the command of Xu Yuanbu of the Northern Field Army of the Han Kingdom, and Luo Lei led 20,000 cavalry, which is rapidly approaching our army, less than a hundred miles away from my broken army. And the infantry under the command of Ye Zhen's Central Army, which was originally in the Wei State, also led 10,000 cavalry and was rapidly pursuing our army."
Hearing the officer's words, there was an immediate gasp in the tent.
"Report!" There was another sound of proclamation outside. Another officer strode in, "General Bai Qi sent someone to report that the strength of the two armies of the Han Young Guards Group Army is approaching our army under the personal leadership of Shangguan Hong."
Lu Chao waved his hand and let the two officers retreat, his eyes glared at the generals in the tent, looking at the shocked looks of everyone, he said coldly: "The Handan incident was planned by the Han State, one ring after another, and now the Han army is hoping that we will fight Handan, if we really follow what they hope, the Great Qin will fall without a day, pass on our military order, the whole army will pull out the camp, immediately accelerate the retreat, pass it to Bai Qi, Gouyi, immediately retreat to Zhigu, let them find Zhao Qi, and join forces with the other party to prevent the Han army from attacking."
"Yes!" All the generals in the tent responded with their fists clenched in unison.
Lu Chao turned his head to look at Hua Zhen and said coldly: "General Hua Zhen, you don't have to go back to the army, I will let your deputy take your place, you go to logistics first, and raise food and grass for the army!" (To be continued......)