"We attacked so many times that we didn't take that high ground?" This time. A brigadier general asked.

"Sir, you saw that too. The 223 Heights were particularly difficult to fight, and the Qi army was particularly tightly defended, and they fought against us in a desperate way. Such an operation. You can only fight if you don't want to die. We couldn't believe it. They will do it. A lieutenant colonel explained bitterly at this time.

All the officers present were silent at this time. They may already understand what kind of war they will face. Although the Qi army was in a state of exhaustion. But Zhao Jun is no better. But. The will to fight of the Qi army still exists. This may be the so-called morale, the kind of fighting spirit of the Qi people who dare to die, which makes Zhao Jun feel very tricky. In the face of such an opponent. They don't even know what to do themselves?

Just when Zhao Jun didn't know how to deal with the enemy in front of him. The Qi army, on the other hand, was hurrying to gather their forces.

"These are my Tian family's private soldiers. Although the number is only more than 500. At this time, Tian Heng stood on a high platform and looked at his own private guards assembled, these guards were all elite troops. They are armed with state-of-the-art weapons. Rifles without magazines, pistols capable of bursting, and grenades imported from secret channels in the Qin state. As well as explosives packets of their own making. These explosive packs use a detonator ignition method. This way is safer and more reliable.

This is a truly elite force, and their will to fight is very tenacious. The Qi army had the habit of building small detachments for assault operations. And Tian Heng's elite unit is equivalent to the special operations force formed by the Qi army. compared to other armies. This is considered advanced. Although the Qin State has sharp soldiers. However, there was no organized special operation detachment, not only that, but also no special weapons and equipment for an elite unit, and in terms of use, the Qin army did not have such a special combat case, in short, the Qin army lagged behind the Qi army in this aspect.

"There are five hundred, plus two thousand. Enough is enough. A strategist on the side said.

"That's enough." Tian Heng said at this time.

The more than 500 people then set out for a flat land twenty miles east of Yantou. The terrain is flat. Both the Qi and Zhao armies built a certain number of trenches there for defense. But oddly enough, neither side went on the offensive from there. The Qi army was initially unable to launch an offensive. However, Zhao Jun is in the consideration of inertial thinking. They believe that they should occupy the high ground at the beginning. Because the existence of commanding heights is very important for the use of their artillery. Therefore, they believed that the first thing to do was to occupy the 223 heights, which in the Qi army they called Yantou Mountain.

Therefore, they directly ignored the tactics of bypassing this mountain at the beginning.

However, Qi Jun first noticed this, and Tian Heng believes that the current pressure must be resolved. Action must be taken. Can't stick to this high ground, the pressure on Zhao Jun is very great. If he only defended to the death, sooner or later he would not be able to hold it, so he advocated launching an attack. But the location of the attack was chosen. He took a fancy to the place where Yantou Mountain was twenty miles to the east. This place is where the defenses of both sides are weak. Because here is basically out of the war zone. And neither side has a lot of troops hoarded here.

On top of that, it's flat. Just after the breakthrough. Quickly interspersed backwards along the flat ground, you can attack the rear of the Zhao army. The rear of the Zhao army is tight, and the troops will inevitably retreat. At this time, the Qi army is taking advantage of the situation to propose peace talks, and the two sides will inevitably be able to reach an agreement.

That's what Tian Heng thinks. It is also the goal that Qi Jun wants to achieve the most. Whether this goal can be achieved depends on whether you can be in a favorable position in the next battle, because, with favorable bargaining chips, it is obvious that the chances of success are greater if you take the initiative to propose peace talks at this time.

However, Tian Heng's idea at this time also made Zhao Jun's generals take it into consideration.

"Since we can't take that 223 height, why don't we choose another direction to attack?" The Major General asked after reviewing all the battle reports.

And at this time, all the staff officers were made by this amazing proposal is you look at me. I look at you, apparently they didn't think so of themselves.

The role of capturing the commanding heights is too strong. However, with the application of some modern technologies. For example, hot air balloons, as well as the increase in the power of artillery, especially the use of fixed artillery shells, are no longer as strong as before, but now. They didn't break that mindset. It's about thinking according to their patterns.

"Sir, without the cover of artillery, I think it will be very difficult for the infantry to attack on flat ground." At this time, a lieutenant colonel put forward his opinion.

"Moreover, we do not have spare troops." Another major was timely in his opinion.

After a number of attacks. The attrition of Zhao Jun's personnel is very large. Offensive operations in this period. It is very disadvantageous, because with the upgrading of weapons, it creates more and more disadvantages for the attacking side. As long as the defending side relies on a favorable offensive, it is difficult for the attacking side to have a great advantage in the case of equal weapons. Moreover, the establishment of this period also presented a very big problem, and the infantry accounted for a considerable proportion of the proportion of the entire army. This proportion was as high as 75 percent in later data studies.

The ratio of infantry is very serious, on the contrary, the artillery, engineer, and communications units occupy a small number in the overall ratio. The ratio of cavalry is also relatively high. And the cavalry in the future battles, more and more inferior to the infantry. As in the First World War, they will be reduced to the point of artillery cooking.

That's why. Excessive singleness of troops. As a result, the casualties remain high. Moreover, the progress of weapons, especially the construction of trenches, is beneficial to the defending side, while the attacking side can hardly occupy a favorable position of the other side without the support of other arms.

"That's what I thought about. But there is another factor that we have to consider, and that factor is that we need to end the war as soon as possible, so time, time becomes very important. We didn't think about it. And the other party, the other party did not take into account. "It's time for the Major General to say.

"The enemy was also ill-prepared, and this caused us to go into battle with great suddenness. With the help of suddenness, we can directly hit the opponent by surprise. The major will continue.

"The entire front of the Qi army's defense is very large. We only need to concentrate our forces to attack one point of the opponent. We can have an absolute advantage, and then use this advantage to expand the results of the battle, then we can put the Qi army in a disadvantageous position, which is very beneficial to our next step of peace talks. In this way, we can gain the initiative. The major general said confidently.

"So, General, where do you think our point of attack is? Where are the troops? At this time, a wounded lieutenant colonel asked. He led his army through several attacks, all of which were repulsed by the Qi army. He desperately wants to attack his opponents.

"This, direction, I think we should attack here." At this time, the major general pointed his goal in the direction of Tian Heng's attack. Both families coincidentally chose this easy place to attack. And at this time, none of them thought that their armies would collide together.

"As for the troops, we will draw the strength of two infantry regiments from within the country, or draw the strength of an infantry regiment and an infantry battalion from other places to participate. I believe that these forces are sufficient. The major general said at this time.

"I've already sent a telegram to the country. I am sure that the train will bring these personnel over, and besides, we have a battalion of reserves that are useless. At this point, I thought it was time to use it. The major general said at this time.

And at this time, all the officers present did not know what to say. They themselves don't know what to say. They think the plan is viable. But what the result will be, they themselves do not know.

"General, do we really want to negotiate peace with Qi State?" At this time, Li Zuoche asked Li Mu.

"Yes. Peace talks are necessary. The war could no longer be fought. The Qin family has already influenced the state of Zhao, Korea, and Yan. It's not that bad now. Our military spending comes from the Qin State, and if the Qin State stops loans, our war must be stopped. There was chaos within the Qin state. Nature affects our Zhao country. The war must be stopped. Li Mu said resolutely.

"But we still have hope of winning." At this time, Li said in the car.

"War is not about winning. It's about surviving. Li Mu said at this time.

"The State of Qi has been fighting a war for more than two years. They can't go on anymore. And our Zhao State is the same, the situation is even worse than that of Qi State. And so it goes. Both will be defeated miserably, and the biggest enemy at present is the Qin State, which is in turmoil within the Qin State. It is a good time for us to take this opportunity to recuperate, and a protracted war will bring down any powerful country. Li Mu said at this time.

"Yes." Li Zuoche seemed to understand something at this time. War is a continuation of politics. Now the war has brought the two countries to the point of exhaustion. Neither country could afford the huge costs of the war. So, it's time for the war to stop.

It's not just Zhao Guo. The same is true of Yanguo. And the South Koreans had quietly withdrawn all their troops at this time, and they had no interest in the war at all. And the Yan army also took the initiative to stop the pace of advance because of too much consumption. For them, recovering the land is a huge loss-making deal that consumes their strength.