Chapter 18: Ambush
More than a chapter, hehe!
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In the heavy snowfall, the vast Qin camp was covered in silver!
In a clearing in the central west of the camp, the snow had been cleared, revealing the desolate earth. At this time, there were firewood piles up to more than a zhang in the open space, and Li Mu, a famous general of a generation, was lying quietly on it in a white robe.
Next to the pyre, Wang Qian, Fusu, and basically all the main generals of the Qin camp were standing beside them, ready to send Li Mu on his last journey!
Originally, when Fusu brought Li Mu's body back to the Qin camp, according to the intention of some generals, he wanted to cut off his head and hand it to Xianyang to report his merits, but Fusu refused. Although some generals were a little dissatisfied, Fusu was a noble supervisor, and Li Mu was also arrested by him personally, coupled with the support of the general Wang Jian for Fusu, so Li Mu's body could be preserved.
A generation of 'war generals' has finally avoided the tragic end of the corpse in a different place!
However, although Fusu agreed to Li Mu's request to be buried with his mother, Handan's unbroken wish could not be fulfilled, so Li Mu could only be cremated temporarily, otherwise it would be difficult to preserve the body for several months!
Holding a torch in his hand, Fusu slowly stepped forward and looked at this generation of heroes who once dominated the world and made the world's famous generals famous and frightened again: the lifeless face is still so heroic and elegant, and the calm and peaceful demeanor is so calm and chic, but it is a pity that the famous general has gone and can not be resurrected again! Sad!
"Heaven is unfair!" Fusu also shook his head with a wry smile, closed his eyes gently, and handed the torch in his hand forward vigorously!
The fire suddenly jumped up, danced a strange and cheerful dance, and made a crisp sound of "splitting the horn", quickly engulfing Li Muwei'an's body! The blazing flames emitted a rolling wave of heat, so that Fusu, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but take a few steps back before he stood firm!
Looking at Li Mu's figure flickering in the flames, Fusu suddenly closed his eyes and whispered: "
Thirty years of conquest
War horses make a name for themselves
Raised like dust
It's a military man
How can you ask about fame and fortune, life and death
Depressed
It is the grief of the broken country
And that heart
Four words that hurt faintlyβββ
Serve oneβs country with true allegiance
The god of war who is not blind to death
In the end, it was not possible to recover the fallen tide
Empty leaving a cavity of blood
And the fierce soul
General Lee, go all the way! A line of tears kept swirling in Fusu's eyes, and finally one accidentally fell gently.
The general Wang Jian stroked his long beard and sighed softly, and a kind of grief and regret also appeared on his heroic and resolute face. It is a sigh that there is no hero in the world, and it is a regret that there is no rival in the rest of my life. Failing to defeat Li Mu on the battlefield has always been the biggest regret of Wang Qian's life!
"Congratulations to General Li on his ascension to heaven!" Wang Jian shouted in a deep voice. Suddenly, as Wang Jian took the lead in bowing, the generals also knelt down solemnly together to see off the hero. Even the large number of Qin soldiers standing around also bowed down to this opponent who had hated him in the past, and his countless eyes were full of boundless awe and regret!
Heroes, deserve the highest honors!
Under the scene of everyone kneeling, only Na Fusu still looked at Li Mu's flickering figure in the flames stupidly, and there was a kind of expectation in his eyes full of regret, as if he hoped that Li Mu could be reborn in the pure and blazing flames like a phoenix in Nirvana in the flames. It's a pity that until Li Mu's figure completely turned into a raging fire, the miracle never appeared! Fusu couldn't help but close his eyes in some pain, letting the sad and pitiful passion surging in his heart!
And in the eyes of the generals of the Qin army, in addition to awe and regret, there was actually a kind of envy. Yes, as a general on the battlefield, who can get such an honorable honor from the enemy after death, what hot-blooded man doesn't look forward to it from his heart!
It's a pity that there is only one 'God of War' after all, and how many people in the world can surpass that huge height!?
The sky became more and more cold, in the flying snow, in the bitter cold wind, the raging flames finally slowly extinguished, and a generation of famous generals Li Mu finally turned into a cloud of dust.
The century of Qin's hegemony has finally arrived!
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The news of Li Mu's death quickly spread to the Zhao State military camp, and a huge wave immediately surged like a stone stirring up a thousand waves. Countless Zhao army soldiers couldn't help beating their chests and crying loudly when they heard that Li Mu was dead, and many Zhao Jun men who regarded Li Mu as a father and god cried so much that their eyes were dripping blood and their heads touched the ground!
For a time, the military camp of Zhao State was filled with great sadness and grief, and the huge military camp was quickly covered by crying and drowned in tears!
That night, many of the camps of the Zhao army fled overnight, leaving only the deserted tents; When Li Mu personally trained the 'Thorn Tiger' warriors for nearly three years heard the bad news, the army's morale immediately dispersed, and after a night, they scattered in all directions, leaving only an empty camp!
The heart of the army collapsed overnight!
At dawn the next day, Zhao Cong, who was furious when he heard the bad news, immediately ordered a complete blockade of the camp and the arrest of deserters, in an attempt to curb this unfavorable situation in which the army was like a mountain of collapse. However, as soon as Li Mu died, Zhao Jun had lost confidence and morale, and even Zhao Cong's ability to soar to the sky was irretrievable.
As a result, a large number of deserters in the Gray Spring Mountain camp and Fanwu City escaped from the barracks and returned to their hometowns every day, and they had completely lost the confidence to win.
At the same time, Wang Qian, Fusu and others, who heard such good news, couldn't help but be overjoyed and were deeply satisfied with Zhao Jun's 'cooperation'. The old and spicy Wang Jian immediately sent a letter to King Qin Yingzheng for six hundred miles, saying: "Li Mu is dead, Zhao Cong is incompetent, Zhao Bing has no combat effectiveness, and it is only a matter of time before Zhao is broken." If the lord can drive the expedition in person, Handan will be broken in the near future, and it will only be easy to capture King Zhao! "I strongly recommend Qin Wangzheng to drive the expedition in person, in order to boost the morale of the Qin army and break Zhao in one fell swoop!
King Qin Yingzheng in Xianyang Palace first got the news that Li Mu had died, and the great joy had not yet dissipated, so he got Wang Jian himself, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. As a result, the excited Qin Wangzheng immediately levied 30,000 Xianyang guards and rushed to Zhao with Li Si as the general. At the same time, he urgently ordered the general Neishi Han Teng, who was guarding Yingchuan County (formerly South Korea), to lead 100,000 troops stationed in South Korea to the north to reinforce the front line against Zhao.
For a time, the Qin army reinforcements gathered, and the tigers and tigers arrived, vowing to eradicate the henchman Zhao State in one fell swoop!
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In the tent of the commander of the Qin army's battalion, dozens of major generals gathered in the tent, ready to carry out the final battle against Zhao.
Although Wang Jian was sitting in the middle, his face was calm, but the corners of his mouth and eyebrows still couldn't hide his joyful breath and said: "Everyone, the king's royal drive has set off from Xianyang, and it will arrive in a few days. And General Han Teng's 100,000 reinforcements had also rushed to the south of Zhangshui and joined Yang Duan and the general. Now, our army is in a good situation and can launch a final general attack on Zhao. What are the generals' plans, but it doesn't hurt to say it! β
As soon as the words fell, Meng Tian rose up and said: "Now the morale of the Zhao army is low, and there are many escapes, and it is far from being the opponent of our Qin army!" The plan was to besiege Fanwu City and ambush the reinforcements of Gray Spring Mountain on the way. The reason is as follows: because the terrain of Gray Spring Mountain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is not easy to attack, it is better to transfer a large army to storm Fanwu City. Fanwu's military strength is now greatly damaged, and it will definitely be difficult to resist our army's offensive alone. If Fanwu is lost, the north gate of Handan will be opened, and the Gray Spring Mountain camp will be difficult to support alone, so Zhao Cong will inevitably lead a large army to support, and our army will take the opportunity to ambush the army on the way to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Zhao army. I am outnumbered, I am frustrated, I am exhausted, and I can win a battle! Wang Jian couldn't help but nod slightly when he heard this, and Fusu couldn't help but praise in his heart: "Although Meng Tian is young now, he has already shown his talent as a general!" β
At this moment, Wang Ben said: "I have a different opinion, my strategy is to storm Gray Spring Mountain on all sides with most of my troops, and at the same time use a small force to contain the Fanwu defenders. The reason is as follows: Gray Spring Mountain is the place of the head of the Zhao army, is the main support point of the Zhao army's battlefield, although the original strength of 150,000, but even the defeat of the army has been greatly damaged, and plus the escape is very much, the soldiers have no fighting heart, so if the army is attacked, a battle can be broken. At the same time, with a force under the city of Fanwu to contain its defenders, if the Panwu Zhao army out, it will be destroyed in a field battle, if not out of our army, we can attack the gray spring mountain with all our strength. And as long as the Gray Spring Mountain is broken, the defense system of the Zhao army will inevitably collapse immediately, and Fanwu will also be easy to break! When the generals heard Wang Ben's words, they also nodded, which sounded quite reasonable. Fusu was also secretly happy in his heart: "Yes, he is worthy of being the son of a famous general!" β
Fusu looked at Li Xin, who was pondering, and said with a slight smile: "Why didn't General Li say a word, it doesn't matter if he has any strategy to break the enemy!" β
Li Xin smiled slightly: "My meaning is different from that of the two generals, Meng and Wang. My strategy was to use an infantry as the main force to contain the Fanwu defenders, and then send a large army to surround Sanque and storm Gray Spring Mountain. As General Wang said, the combat strength of the Zhao army in Gray Spring Mountain is already exhausted, and it will be difficult to resist under the onslaught of our army. If Zhao Cong is smart, he will definitely abandon the village and flee south, and our army is just preparing the elite cavalry to follow and pursue, so that the defenders of Gray Spring Mountain can be completely annihilated at a small cost. And as soon as Gray Spring Mountain is broken, Fanwu is also easy to take! β
Fusu scratched his head when he heard this, a little dizzy, as if each had its own reason, and it was difficult to decide for a while. So he looked at Wang Qian, and Wang Jian also happened to be looking at him, and Wang Jian said with a smile of inquiry: "The son is smart, I don't know what to think?" β
Seeing that Wang Jian had the intention to ask, he smiled and said: "What General Meng said is a decent method of using troops, although I am afraid that there will be greater casualties, this is a shortcoming; And what General Wang said is a bit dangerous, the whole army is surrounded by Gray Spring Mountain on all sides, no matter whether it can be attacked or not, or when it is captured, the casualties alone are probably an astronomical number; As for what General Li Xin said, it is a bit of a feeling of being in the belly of the enemy with his own heart, if Zhao Congning dies and does not escape, and plans to defend the camp and burn the jade of our army, it is not worrying! Do you generals think so? β
The generals were in an uproar when they heard this, and they didn't seem to appreciate the tactics of Meng Tian, Wang Ben, and Li Xin when they heard Fusu's intentions, did he have any good ideas of his own? Wang Jian also had a flash in his eyes when he heard this, and said with a slight smile: "Does that son have a good plan?" β
Meng Tian and the others saw Fusu refute their opinions, although they were a little unhappy in their hearts, they didn't dare to underestimate Fusu, so they also pricked up their ears to hear what Fusu had to do in the end!
Fusu looked at the generals and said with a slight smile: "My strategy may be more complicated, but if it is used well, the casualties of our army should be very small." This plan is a chain plan, the first move is: immediately order Yang Duanhe and his 200,000 troops to cross Zhangshui from the northeast of Handan to attack Changshan and other places north of Fanwu, weaken the overall combat strength of Zhao State, and leave General Han Teng's troops to contain the Lian Yue army.
The second move is: the main force of our army immediately went north to attack Langmeng County and other places, and Yang Duanhe and General Yang Duanhe conquered Taiyuan, Changshan and other places in the north of Zhao in one fell swoop, cutting off the source of grain, grass and troops of Zhao State.
Under these two moves, if the Zhao army on the front line of Gray Spring and Fanwu sits back and watches our attack, then our army can successfully conquer the northern border of Zhao State, so that the Zhao army is only left with Handan, Panwu Lonely City and hundreds of miles of surrounding areas, the Zhao army is originally short of food this year, and it is easy to break under the lack of food and grass inside and no rescue soldiers outside; And if the Zhao army on the front line of Gray Spring and Fanwu rushes to aid Changshan and other places, then our army can set up an ambush in the middle and annihilate the last main force of the Zhao army. As long as the main forces of the Zhao army on the front line of Gray Spring and Fanwu are destroyed, the Zhao army will not only be unable to hold the northern border of Zhao State, but I am afraid that even Handan will give it up.
Under such a series of calculations, our army attacked the rear cities where the Zhao army was weak, and it was also possible to annihilate the main force of the Zhao army at the smallest cost. I wonder what you think? β
When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but look happy, and even Wang Jian laughed and said: "What the son said is exactly what the old man wants, but I didn't expect that the child's plan is similar to what the old man is planning!" When the generals heard that Wang Jian was also doing this, they couldn't help but admire it even more!
Fu Su smiled secretly in his heart: "This is very normal, because this plan was made by your General Wang in history, and I just improved it slightly!" On his face, he said modestly: "Where, where, although Fusu has this plan, the details are still not as detailed as General Wang's, so the responsibility of giving orders is expected to be borne by General Wang!" β
Wang Jian nodded, and after thinking about it, he immediately issued big orders one by one, and the generals bowed forward one by one to receive the order. The image of a general who looks forward to self-authority and has a degree of command can't help but make Fusu quite admired!
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In early February 228 AD, the weather was still cold, but the smoke on the land of Jizhou rose again: Wang Qian, the general of the Qin army, led 200,000 troops to attack Mengmeng in the north, and the offensive was very urgent for a while; And the Qin general Yang Duanhe also bypassed the Handan defense line and marched north, approaching Changshan, and for a time the northern border of Zhao was precarious and overwhelming!
When the news reached Zhao's military camp, Zhao Cong hurriedly asked the deputy general Yan Ju for a plan: "Today, the Qin army is urgently attacking the second place of Wolf Meng Changshan, and we are as good as soldiers to divide into two ways and save them separately." β
Yan Ju frowned and said: "Our army is a new general, the people's hearts are not solid, if the combined army is still enough to hold on, if the division of troops is bound to be weak, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the Qin army." β
While talking, the spies came to report: Wang Qian's army is very urgent to attack Wolf Meng, and the city is only in the end. Zhao Cong was shocked when he heard this: "As soon as Wolf Meng is broken, the Qin army will drive Jingcheng and attack Changshan together, so Handan is in danger, so send rescue troops as soon as possible." He didn't listen to Yan Ju's advice, and ordered 100,000 Zhao troops in Gray Spring Mountain to rise up.
When the Zhao army moved, Wang Jian had already detected it, so he ambushed 100,000 elite soldiers in the deep valley that the Zhao army must pass through, waiting for the arrival of the Zhao soldiers. He also sent people to look at Zhao Bing from the highest place in the local area, and Zhao Bing's every move was under the control of the Qin army.
On this day, just as Zhao Cong led Zhao soldiers to rush to Wolf Meng, he hurried into the deep valley before he could take a closer look. For a while, Wang Jian and Fusu, who were in the hidden place on the top of the mountain, couldn't help but be overjoyed, and secretly shouted in their hearts: "Zhao Cong Yongcai, he will die here this time!" β
So after Zhao Bing was halfway through, Wang Jian immediately ordered to set off the cannon. The loud sound of "knock ......" resounded in the valley for a while, and the 100,000 Qin army ambush soldiers heard the signal, suddenly jumped up, roared like a restless lion herd and killed together, the huge might, the sweeping banner like a mountain collapse and the ground cracked, suddenly made Zhao Jun stunned.
With only one meal, the brave Qin Jun immediately cut off the chaotic Zhao soldiers into two sections, and killed the Zhao Jun, who was so distraught that the army was crying for his father and mother, and scurrying in embarrassment, and returned to the previous embarrassed appearance of losing a battle and leaving with one blow. It is simply the same as Li Mu's courage and tenacity when he commanded the army.
Not long after, Wang Jian, who had a glimpse of the land of the Zhao army in the valley, led the main force of the Chinese army, and thousands of troops and horses were killed together. Zhao Cong, who was anxious to lead the army to resist the fierce offensive of the Qin army, hurriedly met the enemy, but it was difficult to stop the sharp edge of the Qin army and was quickly defeated. For a time, Zhao Jun's blood flowed like a river, the dead and wounded, and the canyon was red!
Zhao Cong saw that it was not his head, and he was well-behaved, and he immediately led his personal guards to flee outside the valley. With dozens of blue turban wrestlers as the vanguard, they bravely cut through the offensive of the Qin army blocking the way, and looked at the encirclement. At this moment, Zhao Cong suddenly felt a sharp hoof ringing in the back of his head, and hurriedly looked back, but it was Wang Qian, the general of the Qin army, who roared angrily and chased after him with a flying horse.
Zhao Cong saw that Wang Jian was coming quickly, so he couldn't avoid it, so he had to hold his scalp and return to the horse with a gun to parry. Lao Wang Jian waved the halberd, shook the majestic wind, only three together, under a roar, the sound of thunder, the halberd danced in the air with a violent wind, and a blow slashed Zhao Cong under the horse.
Zhao Jun, who was already chaotic, saw that the main general was dead, and he had no intention of fighting, so he threw away his guns and abandoned his armor and fled in all directions. Yan Ju, the deputy general of the Zhao army, did not dare to fight, and hurriedly led thousands of remnants of the army, desperately breaking out of the encirclement, and even Fanwu did not dare to go back, so he hurried back to Handan to report to King Zhao.
As a result, in this battle, the Qin army annihilated the last 100,000 main forces of the Zhao army. The state of Zhao has reached the end of its demise!
A few days later, Wang Jian led a large army to the north to join the Li Xinsuo under the Wolf Meng City, and took the Wolf Meng lightly in only three days, and then the army marched from Jing Cheng to capture Xiayi, and at this time Yang Duanhe had also captured Changshan and other places, so that in addition to the northernmost Dai County, the north of Zhao State had fallen.
At the beginning of March, the main force of the Qin army of more than 300,000 marched south from the north of Zhao State, and the troops were directed at Fanwu. Zhao Dang, the general of Zhao State, led more than 30,000 defenders to fight for three days, and finally fell because of the great loss of military morale and the huge disparity in strength. Zhao Dang was martyred.
After the fall of Fanwu, the northern part of Handan had been completely opened, so the Qin army did not slack off and immediately drove the army straight to Handan. Zhao General Lian Yue, who was guarding the confrontation between Handan's southern line and Han Teng's department, was shocked when he heard the report, and quickly retreated his army from Zhangshui to the north, trying to retreat to Handan to hold on. But on the way, he encountered a sudden attack by 60,000 elite cavalry under the command of Fusu and Li Xin, and all 50,000 troops were killed in battle.
Since then, the barriers around Handan have been lost, the army has been lost, and only a lonely city remains, which has been besieged by more than 400,000 fierce Qin troops.
The last moment of Zhao Guo has arrived!