The next day.

Qin and Han joined forces, and Yu Liji left 30,000 elite soldiers to Wei Zhang to defend Qu Lu.

Then he took 250,000 elite soldiers and 50,000 Korean troops and stopped on the retreat road ten miles away from the Qu Kuo camp.

"Report, general, the Chu army has moved."

"Okay, let's see." He was unmoved.

"Report, general, the whole army of Chu is coming towards us, but the speed of movement is extremely slow."

Yu Li frowned, and then smiled: "It seems that the Chu State is afraid, afraid of being attacked by our Qin and Han countries, so it will be so cautious." ”

The others smiled slightly when they heard this, and the solemn atmosphere was much more relaxed.

Shen Cha said: "General, now that the Chu army is so careful, I'm afraid it doesn't plan to fight hard with our Qin army." If we attack Qu Kuo fiercely, then the reinforcements of the king of Chu will rush forward, but if we postpone the siege, then the king of Chu is very likely to set up a large camp every thirty or even ten miles, and use the means of step-by-step to rescue Qu Kuo. ”

"What the general said is exactly what I am most worried about, so the decisive battle is today. ”

After some time, the scout came again.

"General, the Chu army has been ten miles into the Chu camp."

"Okay, let's see."

"Report, general, the Chu army is fifteen miles away from the camp, but the advance speed of the Chu army has slowed down."

"Slow down!" Zhu Li Ji looked ahead and said: "It seems that the Chu army plans to set up a large camp every twenty miles, and the king of Chu is very timid, but he is still not small enough." ”

"Command, march on."

As soon as the Chu army arrived twenty miles away and was about to set up camp, scouts rushed back.

"Report, King, the Qin army moved, the Qin general Yu Liji led the twenty-five Qin army and the Han general Shen sent the Han army of 50,000 to us, and now it is thirty miles away from us."

"What, the Qin-Han coalition army has moved and is coming towards us." Xiong Huai exclaimed.

Qin Guo's rhythm is not right, even if it is to encircle the point to send reinforcements, it is not like this.

He has 200,000 troops in his hands, and 300,000 Qin-Han coalition troops, although he will fall into disadvantage, he will not be defeated.

Zhao Ju gave Zhao Ying a look, Zhao Ying immediately understood, and immediately came out and said:

"King, the Qin-Han coalition army has a total of 300,000 troops, and all of them are elite soldiers, and there will be a plan in the end, which can exhaust the soldiers of the two countries and let the two countries retreat without a fight."

Xiong Huai was overjoyed and asked, "What is the general's plan, come quickly." ”

Zhao replied: "Great King, now that the Qin army is attacking us, the morale is high, and we should avoid its edge. The minister's strategy was to return to the camp immediately and avoid a fight. In this way, the Qin army will inevitably retreat if it cannot find a combat opportunity, so that its spirit can be dampened. ”

At this time, the Qin army was still thirty miles, no, it should be less than thirty miles away, if it fled back to the camp at this time, it would naturally be able to exhaust the Qin army and frustrate its spirit.

But if this news spreads and the king of Chu flees in the face of the Qin and Han coalition forces and collapses without a fight, then the face of the state of Chu will be lost, and the king of Chu will not be able to afford to lose this face.

It's a good strategy, but it depends on who uses it.

Xiong Huai laughed loudly and said, "Good plan, what do you think." ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and they don't speak.

If there was no king of Chu here, Zhao Ju thought that with 200,000 troops, facing 300,000 people, even if there was no large battalion to defend, he would be able to fight back and forth for ten days and eight days without defeat.

But if the king of Chu is here, then don't bother.

The first is the issue of command, and I am afraid that the king of Chu will directly command.

The king of Chu was not a famous general who was good at commanding, and the specific command matters had to be handed over to other generals.

War is not a trivial matter, and if you just read a military book without specific experience and start commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, it is simply playing with soldiers and the country, and it is really too dangerous.

The second is the identity of the king of Chu, the king of Chu is here, where the center of gravity of the army will be in the king of Chu, and it is always necessary to set aside a part of the army to guard the king of Chu, virtually in order to contain part of the combat power of the Chu army.

The third is also the most important, if the battle situation is unfavorable and the king of Chu runs away in advance, then the morale of the Chu army will definitely collapse, and even if Sun Wu is alive, I am afraid that a major rout will not be avoided.

Of course, the prince of Chu is not without benefits, at least it can improve morale.

In a word, the king of Chu has advantages and disadvantages here, but the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

In fact, all the royal conquests are the same, if the monarch himself is not a master of the art of war, then in a war of equal strength, the monarch should go away.

But there is no way to mention this kind of matter to the king of Chu, and the ministers did not persuade the king of Chu when the court was deliberating, and it is even more difficult to mention it now.

You can't say, "King, you're in the way here, so it's better to retreat."

As soon as these words are spoken, they will definitely be cooked by the King of Chu.

When Xiong Huai saw that the ministers did not speak, he immediately said angrily: "At this time, Huti, the widow is actually greedy for life and afraid of death. ”

After Xiong Huai rejected the suggestion to return to the barracks, Zhao Ju stood up and said: "Great King, the Qin-Han coalition army is surging, vigorous, and numerous, our Chu army rashly engages it, and it will inevitably suffer heavy losses. ”

"The courage of the husband is also, one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion. Therefore, the minister thought that our Chu army should wait for work and defend on the spot. ”

Now Zhaoju's biggest worry is that the king of Chu will attack the Qin and Han coalition forces, which is the worst outcome.

Xiong Huai nodded, even if Zhao Ju didn't mention it, he wouldn't plan to go head-on with the Qin and Han alliances.

With only these armies in their hands now, in the face of 300,000 Qin-Han coalition troops, and fighting hard with Qin-Han coalition forces, they are definitely not opponents.

But if, as Zhao Ying said, the Qin-Han coalition army came in a dignified manner, and as a result, the king of Chu retreated without a fight, then the majesty of the king of Chu would definitely be swept away, and the king of Chu, who had an army of 200,000 troops, if he didn't even have the courage to face the Qin army, how could he convince the public.

For most people, they don't think about the specific situation and the pros and cons, they only see the results.

That is, the king of Chu fled without a fight.

For the soldiers, defeat was the most terrible thing, and even the war itself was a bad thing.

But for the king of Chu, defeat was not terrible, and in the era of the Warring States, there was no country that was always victorious and undefeated. The State of Qi was defeated, and the State of Qin was also defeated, and the predecessor was no exception.

What is really terrible is that the ministers lose their sense of awe, especially those feudal monarchs who have independent small kingdoms, will not take the king of Chu seriously.

When people's hearts are scattered, the team will not be easy to lead.

War is a matter of life and death for the people of the lower classes, while for those who start the war, it is a major event that requires careful consideration of the pros and cons, only the pros and cons.

Therefore, when Xiong Huai heard and heard two suggestions, he immediately rejected the first one and chose the second one.

"Okay, pass on the order of the widow, and make the army wait."

As for the candidate for the main general, Xiong Huai ruled himself out first, although his heart was big enough, it had not yet swelled to such a large extent.