He walked out of the tent, and immediately brought the cleaned raw silk, he took it and wiped his face, it was cold and biting, it was an indescribable cold.

"But the water in the nearby river?"

"General Huiyu, it is the river water of the river."

"Hasn't it frozen?"

"The ice is so thin that the water has reached the horses' hooves."

Zhu Lijian nodded, and threw the raw silk in the basin, "How is the situation of cultivating fish?" ”

"No one can come out of the war."

He looked at Xiuyu City not far away, and said lightly: "Make a fire to make food, and prepare to attack the city." ”

"Yes."

Xiuyu is a small city, there is not even a defensive facility such as rolling wood and stone, and the people are not prosperous, only about 10,000 defenders, so this place is the only way for Wenyi and Yewang to go east, and if you control here, the road to the east of Yewang and Wenyi will be cut off, and the geographical location is very important. Seeing the arrival of the Qin army, the local defenders organized the defense of the city while asking for help from the surrounding Yuanyang, Yewang, and Wenyi. Especially in Wenyi, Storm Kite is already in charge of handling the Northern Expedition of the Qin Army, and if the army can be mobilized, it is natural to have his permission.

However, in the face of the siege of the Qin army, the storm kite seemed to be in a difficult situation.

"Captain Zhao, why do you think the Qin army is besieging Xiuyu at this moment and giving up attacking Wenyi?"

It was the first time for Zhao Hao to independently participate in this kind of battle planning, and the excitement can be imagined. However, Pang Cong has always been strict in governing the army and does not allow his subordinates to do anything frivolous, so he still saluted the violent kite and expressed his opinion.

"The Qin army has 30,000 people, 20,000 of whom are repairing in Yebandu, and 10,000 are bypassing my Wenyi to attack Xiuyu. Judging from the map, Xiuyu is a hundred miles away from Wenyi, and it can be reached in two or three hours, while Yebandu can reach Wenyi only about fifty miles. If our army attacks the enemy of Xiuyu, it must dispatch about 20,000 people, and the siege of the city the day before yesterday shows that the Qin army of 20,000 people is afraid that it is very likely to capture Wenyi; And if our army first attacks the enemy of Yesakadu, and then turns back to encircle and annihilate the enemy of Xiuyu, it will be the best choice. And if the troops are sent at the same time, I am afraid it will be a risky move. ”

After listening to Zhao Hao's analysis, the storm kite pondered for a while: "There are about 10,000 defenders in Xiuyu, and there are also 30,000 people in the wild king, adding up to about 40,000. The 10,000 people of the Qin army, if they can't capture Xiuyu City before our army arrives, they will inevitably die in the siege of our army, and the other party will either take a risky move or have other intentions. ”

"But in any case, the general must give an order quickly, when I receive the order, the Qin army is attacking the city, and if our army is delayed, I am afraid that Xiuyu will fall into the hands of the enemy. If Xiuyu is lost, my way to the east will be blocked, which is not a good thing. ”

Storm Kite nodded, relying on the combat effectiveness of the Qin army and the poor defense conditions of Xiuyu City, I am afraid that it will not be able to support it for too long, and now that the news has arrived in Wenyi, it has been about an hour, and if it is delayed any longer, I am afraid that Xiuyu will really not be able to keep it. And the wild king is also a hundred miles away from Xiuyu, and he is later than himself in action, and he is afraid to be even more nervous to reinforce Xiuyu.

"In this way, in order to prevent the Qin army from attacking Wenyi, we must hold Wenyi." As he spoke, he pointed to Yebandu on the map and said, "You and I each have a team, and we will lead 20,000 Han troops and 20,000 Yewang to move towards Xiuyu, the purpose of which is naturally to try to annihilate this Qin army." If not, retreat to Wenyi. And Captain Zhao wants to stick to Wenyi and prevent the Qin army from attacking Wenyi City while our Wenyi is empty. ”

Zhao Hao thought for a while and said: "When marching and fighting, there must be handsome." As the commander of the anti-Qin coalition army, the general should not easily enter the battlefield, otherwise there will be many accidents. To lead the troops to reinforce and repair the fish, let's go to the last general. ”

Storm Kite smiled bitterly: "Captain Zhao's words are wrong. A certain personally went to reinforce him, but it was because of the wild king and the soldiers of Xiuyu, and it was the Korean army. If he goes, it is okay to command Wenyi's army, but the wild king and the soldiers who cultivate the fish may not be able to obey your orders. Sometime I went to repair the fish, and there were mostly Zhao troops in the city, and the captain commanded it, and it was smoother. What's more, the duty of guarding this city is also heavy, and if it is handed over to others, a certain person can't let go of his mind, so he can only entrust the captain. ”

First of all, the violent kite took away 20,000 Korean troops to rush to the aid of Xiuyu, and said that before Yesaka crossing, a young general was preparing to march towards Wenyi, which was not far away. He pinned the bronze sword to his waist, his sword eyebrows and starry eyes, he patted his horse, and was about to repair his mount, but he heard someone behind him shouting: "How's the preparation?" ”

The young man turned around, and it seemed that the person was the deputy general Gan Mao, and he bowed generously, and said loudly: "Everything is ready, just wait to defeat the enemy." ”

"The general is really not wrong, you are a little sure of everything, and you always say big and not small." Gan Mao couldn't help but laugh.

"When it comes to war, human life is at stake. A general is the courage of a hundred armies, and if he doesn't even have the confidence to break the enemy, it's better not to be the general. ”

"But the task entrusted to you by the general is not very simple." Gan Mao said with a little worry, "The degree of danger naturally doesn't need to be repeated, everything has been explained before the account of the day." ”

"If you dare to receive the general's order, you will naturally dare to take this responsibility, and please don't worry about the general." Firmly.

"Okay, in this case, then go first, what is the situation of the battle, wait for the good news." Gan Mao said, stepped on his war horse, and led the troops towards Wenyi City. Bai Qi looked at his distant figure, his eyes were full of envy, and then looked at the troops behind him who were being repaired, and thought excitedly: "Command thousands of armies and sweep the achievements of the princes, start today!" ”

Zhao Hao looked at the Qin army under the city, and his brows furrowed even more. It's not that the Qin army was surprised by the attack, in fact, this was one of the plans of the Qin army, to achieve the goal of conquering Wenyi by forcing Wenyi to divide troops to rescue Xiuyu. What made him feel strange was that today's Qin army didn't seem to intend to follow the same steps. Not only are there many fewer crossbowmen, but even the siege equipment is pitiful.

"It's a little weird." For the first time as the main general defending the city, Zhao Hao was still a lot more flustered when he commanded, there was no way, followed by Pang Congduo is a siege battle, this kind of defending the city is indeed not his specialty, so he can only barely deal with it. But the Qin army did not treat you politely because it was Zhao Hao as a defender, even under the desperate resistance of the defenders, the Qin army once attacked the city. Fortunately, the Zhao army brought a lot of soldiers from the Juanjia battalion this time and was arranged on the top of the city, these foot soldiers trained according to Wei Wushu, when facing the fierce Qin army, they were also fearless, and drove the Qin army off the city several times, even if the other party attacked again, they were also driven down by the Zhao army. The battle on the city walls was quite miserable, full of stumps and severed arms, sharpened weapons, and the heads of soldiers of unknown countries.

Gan Mao rode on his horse, looking at the battle situation so anxious, although he was a little anxious, his face was not the slightest different, "The soldiers guarding the city seem to be mostly from Zhao State. ”

He said to the adjutant.

"Looking at the style of the flag and armor, there should be no doubt that Zhao Guoren is from the country. I didn't expect that the bravery of Zhao Guo's soldiers was not inferior to my Qin army. ”

"Hehe, there are many warriors in the land of Yan Zhao, and the men are strong in blood, martial arts and hatred, compared to the old Qin people, they are not much better." Gan Mao laughed.

"It's just that the war is so anxious, I'm afraid it's not what I want. Wen Yi is not restrained, will it be more dangerous on the general's side? ”

Gan Mao squinted, tugged at the reins with one hand, and stroked his beard with the other, and said: "Even so, with the current strength of our army, if you want to conquer a city like Wenyi, I'm afraid the only way to conquer a city like Wenyi is to rely on the general's tricks." Otherwise, it will be fruitless for a while. ”

"But isn't it too child's play for the general to hand over the decisive game to a stinky boy?"

"The milky smell is not dry? Haha, you're underestimating him too much. Gan Mao remembered the scene just now, and couldn't help but say, "I'm afraid Bai Qi is not a milky person, but a person who soars into the sky." ”

The lieutenant was dumbfounded.

The 10,000 Qin army attacked in turn, and the 20,000 people on Zhao Hao's side could cope well, after all, they had a favorable location. But this melee was fought from morning to afternoon, and the endurance of the Qin army and the rigor of military discipline really opened Zhao Hao's eyes, and Zhao Hao did not see a Qin army mutinier and flee because of this, but fought hard with the Zhao army despite hunger.

But the more this is the case, the greater the doubts in Zhao Hao's heart.

"Xu Li, what do you think is the difference between today's Qin Army and the past?" Zhao Hao stood on the city wall, looked at the Qin army that began to attack again, and couldn't help but ask Xu Li beside him.

"There seems to be a sense of the end of the road." Xu Li said what he thought in his heart. Since the beginning of the army, he has been under the command of Zhao Hao, and Zhao Hao saw that although he did not speak much, he talked eloquently about military strategy, because although his combat ability was limited, he made suggestions and made many achievements. The two are of the same age, so naturally they have nothing to talk about.

"What do you mean, I'm afraid you mean that the Qin army has gone all out, right?"

"Yes." Xu Li nodded.

"However, since the other party has already 10,000 people to attack Xiuyu, there should be 20,000 people here. However, at this time of today's siege, the Qin army has always been this force, and no other reinforcements have been seen. If there are really reinforcements, and they really want to attack Wenyi urgently, why not send their own reinforcements together, but only use this one army? Zhao Hao couldn't help but express his doubts.

Xu Li pursed his lips and said slowly: "Actually, there is a feeling that has been lingering, but it involves military affairs, and I dare not say more." Today there are only two people, you and me, and you will listen to what you say for the time being. As for how to decide, it's up to you. ”

"Do you think there's a deception in this?"

The scout said, look at the number of Qin troops, 10,000 people dispatched. After all, it was too late, and they were looking from a distance rather than up close, and by the time they wanted to check it again, Qin Jun had already fled far away. Xu Li said, "This piece of information seems to be very detailed, but there are two suspicious points, first, the Qin army acted overnight, and the number of 10,000 people was calculated by scouts from a distance, and there was no exact detail. It cannot be said that if there are 10,000 less tents, there will be 10,000 fewer soldiers, and this is a fallacy. ”

Zhao Hao's heart was shocked.

"Second, we said before that the Qin army attacking Xiuyu was a surprise soldier, and the purpose was to lock the retreat of our army to the east, and use the main troops of Yesakadu to attack Wenyi, so that one after the other, surround the troops of our Yewang and Wenyi, but is it?"

"Not bad."

"But Captain, I'm afraid this is a maze array laid by the Qin army." Xu Li said worriedly, "General Storm Kite heard that the Qin army was only 10,000, so he launched several times the strength of the Qin army to reinforce Xiuyu, first, the time is too urgent, the Qin army is afraid that it has already occupied Xiuyu, and I can't say that the Han army will have to compete with the Qin army at that time." Second, if the Qin army did not capture it, the numerical advantage would have been able to win early and annihilate this strange army. But all this was based on the fact that the Qin army only had 10,000 troops to attack Xiuyu. ”

"If the Qin army attacks Xiuyu with a regular army, won't it be able to capture Xiuyu faster? When the time comes, with the confrontation between the Xiuyu City Wall and the Qin army, the possibility of success is a little higher. And even if the 10,000 Qin army captures Xiuyu, will they be able to hold it? Our previous strategic arrangements seem to have been blinded by the first piece of information. ”

"What do you mean... In fact, it was the main force of the Qin army that attacked Xiuyu, and this one under the city was just a surprise soldier sent to hold us back? Zhao Hao said in surprise, if it is really as Xu Li said, then I am afraid that the Qin army has arranged a bigger conspiracy in Xiuyu.

"I'm afraid, that's right." Xu Li looked at the Qin army attacking again under the city, and said worriedly.

(End of chapter)