Chapter Ninety-Five: Qin Yiren Vs Xiang Yan
If the army of the Five Kingdoms fled, the Qin army would chase after it from behind, but it would be in the way, and it would be difficult to chase and kill it cleanly for a while. If they didn't escape, it would be easier for the Qin army to move, as long as they dealt with it properly, it was likely that the armies of the Five Kingdoms would be wiped out, and what could make Qin Yiren happy more than this?
Xiang Yan's move was a good strategy proposed in response to the shortcomings of the Chu army, but it was in the hands of Qin Yiren.
Qin Yiren was hoping that the armies of the Five Kingdoms would not escape.
At that moment, Qin Yiren went to see Wang Ling and reported the situation, and Wang Ling immediately exploded like a spark falling into a powder keg.
"What? The army of the Five Nations did not flee? It can't be, it can't be! Wang Ling's eyes widened, staring at Qin Yiren with a look of disbelief.
can't blame Wang Ling, who told Xiang Yan to break the routine this time and do the opposite?
Since Su Qin proposed the strategy of "cooperation and verticality", until now, dozens of years have passed. In the past few decades, the six countries have joined forces many times, and each time the war is unfavorable or defeated, the armies of the six countries will immediately disperse, each of them escapes, and no one cares about anyone.
This time, the 200,000 Wei army was destroyed, which was a very heavy blow, if the army of the five countries did not escape, it would not be reasonable, and it was really difficult for Wang Ling to believe it.
"Childe, don't you want to be deceived by the scout?" Wang Ling rolled his eyes, burst into light, and said, "Scout, come." ”
The scout who was looking for news hurriedly stepped forward.
Wang Ling yelled at them: "Listen well, Qin Law is strict, if you dare to lie about the military situation, don't blame Qin Law for being ruthless!" ”
These scouts originally thought that a military order had been issued, but no one thought that Wang Ling would scold them all the time, and they were all stunned.
"Say! The army of the Five Nations has fled? "Wang Ling's tongue bloomed like spring thunder. Sigh.
"Run? The army of the Five Nations didn't escape? What does that mean? A few scouts were even more confused.
"Didn't you dig deeper? Lying about the military? Wang Ling's face sank.
"General. The army of the Five Nations did not escape. ”
"The army of the Five Nations not only did not flee. They also set up a car formation, waiting for us to go. ”
The scouts finally understood that Wang Ling was questioning the authenticity of their information and arguing loudly.
"General, the military situation is important, how dare we lie?"
"Qin Fa is ruthless, and no one dares to lie."
A few scouts gossiped.
When it comes to Qin, the law is ruthless. Wang Ling was a little relieved and asked, "Really?" ”
"It's true!" The scout didn't want to, for sure.
"You said that the army of the Five Kingdoms set up a chariot formation, could it be a ploy? only set up a car formation, but they had already fled. Wang Ling said in a deep voice.
"General, there are many voices of fighting in the camp of the army of the Five Kingdoms, how can there be no one?"
"Also, the Chu army is waiting behind the car formation, can it be fake?"
"We saw it with our own eyes."
The scout was very depressed, but he had to patiently explain it to Wang Ling.
"This ......" Wang Ling still looked incredulous.
"General Wang. Why is this difficult? It's not far from Zhongmu, so let's take a look. Although Qin Yiren believed that what the scout said was true. I also want to see with my own eyes which one the five-nation coalition is singing.
"Reasonable." Wang Ling agreed.
Immediately called Meng Fu and Huan Qi, and told them about the situation, and the two of them were like Wang Ling, with a look of disbelief. In the end, I still felt that what Qin Yiren said was reasonable, so I went to see it with my own eyes.
So, a group of people brought a team of Qin army guards and went straight to Zhongmu.
This place is not far from the camp of the Zhongmu Five Nations Alliance, but it is only ten or twenty miles away, and it is quickly arrived on horseback.
In the distance, I saw a huge chariot array, densely packed chariots, forming a circular chariot array. Behind the chariot, there was the energetic Chu army, they set up a position, waited for the Qin army to rush and kill, they were about to counterattack.
"This ...... Really didn't run away? ”
"Why don't you run away?"
"Do they still want to resist to the death?"
Wang Ling, Meng Fu, and Huan Qi were amazed.
They had fought a lifelong war with the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, and it was the first time they encountered this kind of thing, so they couldn't help but be surprised.
Qin Yiren's eyes widened, and he looked around for a while, and he was also surprised: "This must be from Xiang Yan's hand!" Xiang Yan is proficient in the way of soldiers, and this car array is very well arranged, like an iron bucket, not bad! Not bad! ”
Xiang Yan was the only general who defeated the Qin army in the Great War of Qin Shi Huang's annihilation, not because of luck, but because he had extraordinary military talent. Of course, Li Xin's underestimation of the enemy was also an important reason for his defeat. Later, the Qin army, under the leadership of Wang Qian, made a comeback, and Xiang Yan was no match and was defeated by Wang Qian.
"You will not be so surprised." Qin Yiren looked at the surprised look of Wang Ling and the three of them in his eyes, and was very amused, and said: "Xiang Yan is a person who is proficient in the way of war, and it is the most appropriate plan for him to deal with it like this." ”
"yes." After all, the three of Wang Ling were veteran generals who had been in battle for a long time, although they were surprised, they quickly calmed down, nodded heavily, and said, "This Xiang Yan is a character!" It's a very good formation, it's very good. ”
"In the army of the Five Kingdoms, although the Chu army has a large number, it is because there are too many chariots and it is slow, if you want to escape, you can't escape anyway, and you will be caught up by us." Meng Fu groaned: "Once we catch up, the Chu army will rush into battle and suffer heavy casualties. If one is not good, it will be wiped out. ”
If the Chu army heard the wind and fled, with the speed of the Chu army, it would not be able to escape no matter what, and it would definitely be caught up by the Qin army. Once caught up by the Qin army, it is still good to be hit hard, and it is likely that the whole army will be wiped out.
"Rather than being annihilated by us on the way to escape, it is better not to escape, take advantage of the advantage of the chariot, set up a car formation, and fight to the death with us, maybe there is still a glimmer of life." Huan Yan took over the conversation and said with a smile: "This Xiang Yan is a character!" However, being the enemy of Great Qin is doomed to make him unsuccessful! ”
After a while, they began to discuss how to destroy the enemy.
"Xiang Yan set up a car formation, waiting for us to attack, the Chu army will use the advantage of the car formation to engage the army of Great Qin, it will be very cheap, I mean. We can't storm it. Slowly. Wang Ling frowned. Like a sharp sword out of the sheath, he said: "Chariots are mostly made of mulberry and Zhezhi trees, and although they have been treated with fireproofing, they are still not fireproof." We hold off our attack and wait for the oil to arrive, and as soon as it arrives, we will burn the chariots. ”
The formation of cars is like a temporary fortress. If the Qin army attacked, even with the good fighting of the Qin army, it would have to pay a lot of price, which was not cost-effective.
If the price paid by the Qin army is too great, it will put the Qin army in a disadvantageous position, and the five-nation alliance will take advantage of the situation to kill, and it will be difficult for the Qin army to resist, and maybe, it will be defeated.
It is indeed necessary to slow down the attack.
The Qin army set out from Tunliu. Rushing to attack the Wei army is light and simple. The large equipment was too bulky and did not be brought. Without these equipment, it is too difficult to deal with the car formation.
Of these devices, fire oil is the most useful. Fierce fire oil is oil, where it flows and burns, the chariots of the Chu army will definitely be burned.
The chariots of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were made of Zhemu and mulberry wood, and although they were treated with fireproofing, they could not withstand the burning of oil. As soon as the fierce fire oil of the Qin army arrives, a passage will be boiled, and the Qin army will be able to kill it and smash the lair of the army of the Five Kingdoms.
Wang Ling deserved to be a general, and he quickly thought of a way to win.
"As long as you have the fire oil in your hand, what is the chariot? Xiang Yan miscalculated! "Huan Qi's sound is like a bell, and it is a great joy.
Fierce fire oil is indeed a good way to deal with chariots, and you can't help but be happy.
"No, Xiang Yan didn't miscalculate." Meng Fu's brows tightened, he groaned for a while, and slowly spoke, saying: "Xiang Yan can use thousands of Jiangdong disciples to exterminate Zhuang Ji, there must be something extraordinary, he won't think of this." He did this so that we could open a gap and break into the lair of the Five-Nation Alliance. ”
"What do you mean by that?" Huan Qi couldn't figure it out.
If the Qin army burned the car array and rushed into the lair of the Five Nations Alliance, could the Five Nations Alliance still make a difference? It's the end of the road.
"What General Meng said is extremely reasonable." Huang Shigong and Wei Yu agreed in unison.
"yes." Wang Ling also figured it out, and explained to Huan Qi, saying: "Look at this car array, it is all guarded by the Chu army. Mingli sees that the Chu army is good at car warfare, and they have no problem defending. However, after thinking about it carefully, Fang knew that Xiang Yan's move was malicious and vicious, and he just wanted us to attack the lair of the Five Nations Alliance. If you think about it, if we really attack, the armies of Han, Zhao, Yan, and Qi will definitely be terrified and want to flee for their lives. And the periphery was defended by the Chu army, and the Chu army did not let them escape, so they had to turn around and fight with us. There is a saying that the trapped beasts are still fighting, and the army of the four countries will fight for their lives, and the battle of the trapped beasts will inevitably be a desperate bloody battle, and our casualties in this battle will be very large. ”
Huan Yan was stunned, gritted his teeth, and said, "Xiang Yan's intentions are really vicious. ”
That's true, with Xiang Yanzhi's shrewdness, he wouldn't not know that the Qin army had fierce fire oil that could burn the driving array. The reason why he arranged it this way was to survive in danger and survive in death, put the armies of Han, Zhao, Yan, and Qi to death, and let them fight with the Qin army for their lives. Only in this way can the combat power of the army of the four countries be brought into full play and the Qin army can be dealt the greatest blow.
"Besides, the five-nation alliance still has a military advantage, and once they fight hard, we will inevitably suffer heavy casualties." Qin Yiren nodded heavily, agreeing with this.
In this joint campaign, the six countries dispatched a total of 850,000 troops, the Qin army annihilated 200,000 Wei troops, and 650,000 troops, 250,000 more than the Qin army.
The Qin army led by Wang Ling to attack Handan was 200,000, and later, King Qin Zhao agreed with Qin Yiren's plan and successively increased his troops by 200,000, and the Qin army totaled 400,000.
400,000 against 650,000 outlaws, which was very, very disadvantageous to the Qin army.
"It's not difficult to do, we'll 'surround the three queyi', leave a way to live, let them escape from the camp, and we will chase and kill again." Huan Qi is also a general, although he is good at charging into battle, he is also not lacking in wisdom.
"That's all there is to it." Wang Ling, Meng Fu, Huang Shigong, and Wei Yida were in favor of this plan.
This is definitely a good way to resolve Xiang Yan's plan, but Qin Yiren said: "Although what General Huan said is good, it is not the best plan. ”
"Oh. Childe, do you have a good plan? Wang Ling, Meng Fu, Huan Qi, Huang Shigong and Wei Yi's eyes were focused on Qin Yiren, and they were looking forward to it.
"Xiang Yan, let's fight!" Qin Yiren didn't answer them, but said in a deep voice. (To be continued.) )