Chapter Eighty-Three: Into the Qin Dynasty 3
The battle plans seem to be conflicting, after all, each other's purposes are different. This point was revealed before the fortress was released, but because the Chu army was responsible for breaking the fortress, when the cavalry army entered Qin, when to cross Jingshui, and when to cross Weishui could only follow the plan of the Chu army. Li Qi wanted to change the plan at this time, but Yi Tong naturally objected. In fact, Zhao was not optimistic about the plan to attack Qin, even if the king of Qin was really blocked in the Qutai Palace in Weinan, thousands of cavalry might not be able to attack it, and Xianyang City in Weibei would definitely send reinforcements.
With Li Mu's temperament, attacking Qin was a brazen counterattack by the Zhao army - it was not necessary to kill the king of Qin, not necessarily to capture Xianyang, this was just a desperate revenge, and a fearless declaration: Zhao could attack and kill Xianyang even if the country was destroyed immediately.
War is not just a matter of numbers, but also a contest of will to fight between the enemy and the enemy. Destroying the enemy's will to resist is just as important as annihilating the enemy's army and capturing the enemy's cities.
The brother's intentions were clear, but he wanted to do better. If he could occupy the long bridge on the Weishui River before dawn, and the three thousand Zhao soldiers attacked to the death, they might really be able to kill the King of Qin. As long as the king of Qin is killed, the state of Qin will fall into chaos. It doesn't take long for this kind of chaos, one year is enough, and half a year can also be - Yi Su told him that the state of Chu will end next year, and it can send troops to rescue Zhao.
Outside the Great Wall of Qin, the controversy between the two armies in the joint shogunate did not last long, and Li Qi finally accepted the plan of the Chu army, not to force Jingshui near Jingyang City, but to force Jingshui from the exit of Gukou, and then go straight to Xianyang City, eighty miles away. The Chu army will participate in the war as appropriate. In fact, two or three hundred cavalry did not help much in the war, and after receiving the Mi Xuan, the Chu army would return from Yongcheng (now Fengxiang County) west of Xianyang, and take the Huangshui River Valley.
October Renzi, just after the fall of Jin Wuxi, taking advantage of the last ray of light between heaven and earth, the soldiers on the enemy platform outside the Great Wall used the Shaofu Lu Lijing to discover the approaching Chu Zhao cavalry in the distance. The quiet and quiet dusk was soon broken by the fierce drumming, the wolf smoke rose into the sky, and the flying station on the Great Wall behind the enemy was about to transmit the message, but the heaven and the earth were plunged into darkness at this moment, and only the drums of warning were constantly recalled.
"Whewββ! I don't listen. "The empty heaven and earth, the dim Guancheng, Li Qi on horseback stood on a low mound and spoke to Zhao Jun." The Qin people stationed 500,000 troops in Jinyang, and wanted to attack me again. After three years of war, ten rooms and nine empty rooms, and this year there was a great drought, and there was no millet in the fields, only grass. The Qin people attacked me, and Zhao will die. However, if you enter Xianyang and kill the King of Qin, the Qin State will be in chaos, and the Zhao State will survive.
The Qin people beheaded my father and brother, killed my wife and daughter, and slaughtered my old and young, and we swore to kill the Qin people in retaliation. However, this place is 800 miles away from Xianyang, three days to Xianyang, you can kill the king of Qin, three days do not come, the king of Qin fled. Therefore, we should not kill people, but should hurry, and it is not too late to kill again when we rush to Xianyang.
On this trip, there must be two good horses for each pawn, and the more bad horses, the better. In terms of horsepower, those who have not arrived at the bad horses in Qi County should withdraw from the Qin State; Those who pass through the lacquer county and the horse is bad, see the opportunity to go; Those who cross the valley and break the horse should follow the Chinese army and enter Weinan. β
Both mobilization and order. The knight of the Chu army, who couldn't understand Zhao's language, looked at Li Qi who was talking on the small mound and was a little dazed, Yi Su was not good at this kind of pre-battle mobilization, although he was often moved by this kind of mobilization. He also rode his horse to Chu Cai, did not speak, but drew the long sword at his waist and stretched out to the eight cavalry commanders, shouting: "For the king!" β
The swords of the pawns were also drawn, and they cried out with his sword, "For the king!" β
The sky was dark, and the flying news and wolf smoke could no longer warn, only the light of fire. At this time, the firewood pile on the beacon tower of the Great Wall was ignited by the soldiers, and the Chaona City and Yanshi Sai behind the beacon also beat the alarm drum and lit the firewood. Along Jingshui, the firelight was transmitted to Xianyang, which was 800 miles away. In the night, the Qutai Palace was still full of slips on the main bed, and Wei Yu, who went to the Tang Dengtang, had not yet made a report, and Zhao Zheng asked without looking up: "Is King Jing entering the Yan clan?" β
"King Yu, the Yan clan is warning that it should be King Jing." Wei Yi replied with a heavy blow.
It is 3,000 miles out of Yanmen to Yanshi through Henan, and it is only more than 1,000 miles from Handan to Xianyang. Before Xiong Han, Concubine Jing and others arrived at the Great Wall of Qin, Zhao envoy Jianxinjun had already feasted in Qutai Palace. A terrifying plan was revealed: the king of Chu and the cavalry of the Zhao army under Li Mu would circumnavigate Henan, stuff Yan into Qin, and then gallop to Xianyang to kill himself and take Mi Xuan.
Zhao Zheng couldn't believe it when he heard it, and went out of the fortress for three thousand miles to Yan's fortress, there was no city on this road, and there was no food and grass, even if he relied on the grassland pasture grass to barely rush to Yan's fortress, the cavalry without siege equipment could not break the plug and attack the Qin realm.
Zhao Zheng couldn't believe it, but Wei Yi was convinced. The detour from the Yan clan into Qin was a strategy that ordinary people could not think of, and the Qin army did not have a large army in this direction, only the defenders stationed in the various Guansai cities. Entering Qin from this direction, the Qin army was caught off guard, and the speed of the cavalry, eight hundred miles galloping, could indeed reach Xianyang in a few days. Once the Chu and Zhao cavalry are killed, the king who has been handling government affairs in Qutai Palace for a long time will inevitably be intercepted in Weinan. If the guards make a slight mistake, they may really be succeeded by the king of Chu.
The news came very late, and a few days were not enough time to set up defenses in Yanshi Sai and Chaona City. Even if it can be arranged, considering the ubiquitous spies of the Six Kingdoms, it can't be arranged. The final strategy was to secretly mobilize troops outside Shaofu and set up an ambush in Xianyang Plain, north of Xianyang City.
Jingshui and Weishui form an obtuse angle of about 60 degrees to the east of Xianyang City, since Xianyang and Weinan are targets, no matter which direction the enemy army comes from, they will inevitably sweep over Xianyang City and seize the long bridge on Weishui. As long as heavy troops are deployed in the forest (Wangyi Palace) 30 miles north of Xianyang, and Hou Li, 40 miles northwest of the city, and boat divisions are arranged in the upper reaches of Weishui and the lower reaches of Jingshui, the enemy army will definitely be trapped in the triangular area formed by Jingshui and Weishui to the east and south of Xianyang City.
It's just that the army is still mobilizing, and the warning from the direction of Yan's Fortress has already come. This made Wei Yi a little uneasy, because Zhao Zheng's order was to capture the king of Chu alive. The captivity of the king of Chu can not only coerce the state of Chu not to save Zhao, but also may cause chaos in the state of Chu.
Zhao Zheng was still on the desk for approval, and Wei Yu couldn't help but say: "King, there are 50,000 soldiers summoned from all over the country, plus the guards and Xianyang's soldiers, nearly 200,000. However, our army is short of cavalry, if it cannot ......"
The cavalry was all in Jinyang, and the waterway was 1,500 miles and 10 days could not be reached. In addition to the transfer, there are more soldiers in Xianyang City. If 200,000 people are surrounded and killed, it will naturally be difficult for 5,000 cavalry to break through, but if they slip through the net, the foot soldiers will not be able to catch up with the cavalry.
Wei Yu didn't mean it, but he also had another meaning, that is, the generals who commanded the battle. The army is preparing to attack Zhao, and there are no generals in the country, even if there are generals, they are also veterans of the Zhao family. Encircling and annihilating the cavalry with foot soldiers, not only can it not be achieved without an excellent general command, but maybe the king of Chu may be able to escape from Qin with a thousand miles of horses.
"What does Wei Qing think?" Zhao Zheng finally put down his pen and ink and looked at Wei Yi squarely.
"The minister asks the king to take Zhang Han as his general." There are no generals in China, and Wei Yi has taken a fancy to a newcomer.
"Zhang Han?" Zhao Zheng had never heard of this person, and he originally wanted to use Xianyang to order Zhao Yong as his general.
"Yes." Wei Yu said. "The minister thought that this person knew the art of war well, and he would win a great victory if he used it. Xianyang ordered Zhao Yong to be an old general, and he only wanted to protect the king and Xianyang, and could not focus on destroying the enemy and capturing the king of Jing. β
"No." Since it was Wei Yi who came forward to recommend, Zhao Zheng had no choice but to agree even if he was unwilling.
"The matter of the good people...... "The frontal battlefield is one thing, and it is another thing outside the battlefield."
There are so many spies in the six kingdoms and the secrets of the network, Wei Yu is deeply afraid. In the past, there were still contradictions between countries, and the things that the Sanjin knew did not know to the Qi people, and the things that the Qi people knew, the Chu people did not know. Now that the four countries are united, the Hou spy network has been integrated, and everything that the Kanto Hou spy knows will soon spread throughout the four countries. In this case, the Governor's Mansion only dared to use the Qin people and did not dare to use the Kwantung Qingshi.
The king of Chu and the Zhao army rushed to Xianyang, and the domestic Hou spy will definitely make some moves, using Mi Xuan as bait, maybe they can find out part of this Hou spy network. It's just that Mi Xuan is already a good person and Zhao Zheng's concubine, Wei Yi has concerns, and he must consult Zhao Zheng before acting.
"The Empress Dowager Zu is dying, Mi Xuan is ......" Zhao Zheng was worried about Mi Thorn, the Empress Dowager Zu's life was hanging by a thread, and Mi Xuan's absence from the side made him uneasy.
"The king, even if the divine doctor leaves, it is said that the Empress Dowager is only this year." Wei Yu persuaded. "King Jing is coming, and the spy of the Marquis of Jing in Xianyang City will definitely send the good people outside Xianyang City. Mi Liang people are not allowed to go out of the city, or quickly report to King Jing, King Jing knows that Xianyang is different, if he retreats......"
Since the ambush is set, everything must be realistic. If it is not realistic, it will be difficult for the Qin army without cavalry to completely annihilate the enemy cavalry and capture the king of Chu. However, Zhao Zheng was still worried about the thorns, and he asked: "How can the Hou spy in Xianyang City inform King Jing of the news that something is wrong in Xianyang?" β
"You can fly." Wei Yu replied.
"Then stop flying." Zhao Zheng was-for-tat. "Jingshui has stopped flying all the way."
"Or ......" Fei Xun was just Wei Yu's guess, and he said again: "The Jingguo Sea Boat has passed to the west of Zhongzhou, and there should be a secret technique of communication there, but I don't know it." β
"Why is there a secret art west of Middle-earth that I don't know?" Zhao Zheng continued to ask.
"Why doesn't the king ask why there are thousands of horses west of Middle-earth, but there are none in the world? Why did the envoy say that the soldiers of Great Xia all had bronze armor and there was nothing in the world? Wei Yi was also anxious and began to ask rhetorically. The west of Central-Continent is a vast land, and there are many states, and there are no surprises. Jingguo Haizhou leads to the west of Zhongzhou, and he can do all the tricks and strange things, and I have nothing. β
"Good." West of Middle-earth is not just Bactria but a whole world. More and more evidence shows that all of Chu's technology came from the west of Central Continent. If the spy of the Marquis of Chu really has the secret technique of communication that Wei Yu said, and Mi Xuan cannot come out of Xianyang, the king of Chu may really know that there is a difference, so he will withdraw from the army.