Chapter 52: True and False Guards
There was a strange scene on the battlefield, and the Zhao army, which had taken the initiative, did not make any new moves after going around to the west of the Qin army. At this time, the Qin and Zhao armies were only ten miles apart, and the cavalry charge was coming in a moment. But Zhao Jun uncharacteristically dismounted to rest, and even Zhao Jun began to bury the pot to cook.
Bai Qi also gave a strange order, and most of the Qin army in the large array was allowed to rest, leaving only a small number of guards. On the surface, the Qin and Zhao armies really took the war as a child's play, and both sides had no intention of fighting, but seemed to be holding a grand winter picnic. If it weren't for the soldiers on both sides holding the cold glittering weapons tightly, maybe there would really be a scene of long talks and rambling.
Neither Lian Po nor Bai Qi was willing to take the lead. Lian Po didn't want to be outnumbered and jealous of the strength of the Qin army. Bai Qi is unwilling to give up the benefits of forming a formation, Zhao Jun is a cavalry, come and go freely, and if he takes the initiative to attack, the results will not be great, but once the flaws are exposed, it will be a big defeat. The two sides are at a stalemate, patiently waiting for each other to show their flaws.
An hour later, the Han and Wei armies emerged from the horizon.
"Report! Ten miles ahead, the main force of the Qin army was found. A scout jumped off his horse and knelt on one knee, his movements unusually smooth, and he said loudly.
"Revisit! Find out where the main force of the Zhao army is now. β
"Whoa!" The scout took the order and left.
Looking at the scouts in the distance, the prince retracted his mind and said to Jin Cong, who was approaching: "General Jin, presumably General Lian has blocked the Qin army in front. How to deal with the Qin army next, I don't know what the general's views are? β
Jin thought for a moment and said: "Now that the banner of the Qin army is already in front, but the banner of General Lian is missing, presumably the army of Zhao State has made a detour to the west. The Bai Qi army should be around 140,000, which is comparable to or even slightly more than our Sanjin coalition army. Now that we and Zhao Jun are divided into two, we should be cautious. β
"What the general thinks coincides with mine. The Zhao army blocked the Qin army from advancing westward, and we prevented the Qin army from fleeing eastward, so as to form a situation of east-west attack, and the Qin army would not be able to advance or retreat whether it went north or south. β
"But we also have to beware of the army on the Yiyang side. The Qin army is currently being flanked by us, and the Zhao army is not being flanked by the Qin army on the side of Bai Qi and Yiyang. The more time passes, the greater the danger for Zhao Jun. Storm Kite Exit added.
The three of them talked eloquently, and they all decided that the gains of storming the Qin army outweighed the losses. Bai Qi is worried about Xianyang, and he is bound to take the initiative to attack. The coalition forces only need to defend the camp to take the initiative.
"Report! The humble duty brought back the personal guards of General Lian Po. "The scout who had just been sent out to scout has returned.
"Prince, Tyrannical General, General Jin" The people came to salute one by one with their fists, and then said: "The Qin army has set up thistles and rejected horses in the south, north, and east, and only a few deer are in the west. My general was worried that the Qin army would flee into Yiyang City, and had already blocked the Qin army to the west of the camp. In order to avoid many dreams at night, my general wanted to invite the Han and Wei armies to attack the Qin army from the east to attract the attention of the Qin army. Then my big Zhao Tiecai attacked the Qin army's large array from the west and broke through the Qin army's formation. β
The three of them hesitated slightly, and Lian Po conflicted with his own opinions. Thinking about it, the Zhao army was also worried about the enemy, especially at night, the advantage of the cavalry could not be brought into play, and the Qin army was likely to take the opportunity to escape. After all, the distance of only forty miles was met by the army of Yiyang. There is some truth to this.
The visitor saw the hesitation of the three princes, and immediately said: "My general is worried that the Qin army will break through at night, Yiyang is close at hand, once the Qin army enters the city, it will be difficult to have such an opportunity to break Qin." Please don't miss this opportunity. β
"That's it, go back and tell General SΓΉ Lian, our Han and Wei armies will immediately reorganize their armies to attack the Qin army." Prince Ran carefully looked at Lian Po's personal guards and said decisively.
"However, the crown prince" Jin contempt also wanted to defend that even if the Qin army fled into Yiyang, his own side could completely besiege the city and trap the Qin army. There was no need to risk huge casualties to storm the Qin army.
The crown prince said with kind words and comforted, "General Lian is a famous general in the world, and he is the main force of our coalition army, so we should follow his advice." Besides, once the Qin army enters the city, when will the shame of Yique of our Han and Wei twenty years ago be bloody! If General Jin is worried about casualties, he can support our Korean army. β
Hearing this, Jin Wei also knew that if he persisted, he would only displease Zhao and Han, so he was silent at the moment.
"Then I will go back to report to the general." After the person came to say, he wanted to leave.
"By the way, go back and tell you Captain Zhao Wu that he lost the bet and still owes me three jars of wine! You General Lian also know about this, you can't play tricks! β
"Remember."
As soon as the "Zhao Jun Envoy" left, the storm kite immediately asked, "Prince, why did you agree to Zhao Jun's request!" Judging from the last general, Lian Po's desire to make meritorious service is too urgent, and it is very likely that he will be taken advantage of by the Qin army! Our troops are not superior, and it is a good strategy to slowly consume the Qin army. Even if the Qin army escapes into Yiyang, we can take it slowly. As long as Bai Qi's army can't return to Xianyang in time, it will be a great achievement! β
The violent kite said the same question as Jin Contempt, and Jin Contempt also looked at the crown prince, expecting his answer.
"Hehe, do you think this is what Lian Po means?" Prince Ran looked in the direction of Qin Jun and sneered.
"What do you mean by the Prince's words? The last general is dull and does not understand very well. β
"It's very simple, that person just now was not Lian Po's personal guard at all, or rather, he was pretended by Qin Jun at all." Prince Ran's words were astonishing.
"What?! That's impossible! The kite-cried out.
The person just now clearly spoke an authentic Handan dialect, and was also wearing the clothes of Lian Po's personal guard, and more importantly, he recognized the three of them. How could it be that Qin Jun was pretending?!
"Although I don't know how Bai Qi did it, the person just now showed at least three flaws. First, to report such a big news, there is no reason why Lian Po should not send the personal guards we are familiar with. Even if we had to send out guards we didn't know, at least there would be tokens. The man just now had nothing. It's just that we have preconceived ideas, and after he accurately distinguishes us, we subconsciously think that he is Lian Po's personal guard. β
"Yes! When the scout brought this man over just now, he confirmed that he was Lian Po's messenger. Otherwise, how could he recognize these three of them! Jin said silently in his heart.
"Second, the man's armor is a little small, which can be seen if you look closely. As Lian Po's personal guard, doesn't the armor fit? β
"Perhaps, he's been blessed lately!" The kite whispered her opinion.
The crown prince smiled and said casually: "What the violent general said is also possible, but since he came in, his eyes have been constantly looking around. If you look as closely as I do, you'll see that his right hand never leaves the weapon at his waist. I'm guessing he's planning how to kill the three of us as quickly as possible, create chaos, and then how to escape. It's just that there are too many guards around us, and he finds that he can't do it, so he can only give up. β
"What! Assassination? Only then did Storm Kite and Jin Wei remember the strange behavior of the envoy of the Zhao army just now. Thinking of this, the two couldn't help but be afraid for a while. If the assassination is indeed successful, the army will be in chaos. There is no doubt that Bai Qi will take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and then defeat the Zhao army. The good fortune achieved by the coalition forces will also be gone forever.
"Third, Zhao Jun does not have a captain named Zhao Wu at all, only a captain named Zhao Wen. As Lian Po's personal guard, it is impossible not to even know the master of a battalion! I just cheated the man just now, and his horse's feet were exposed. β
The two of them now finally knew why Prince Ran said that inexplicable sentence. The feeling is to play a trick on the Qin army's spies, if he is really Lian Po's personal guard, he will definitely refute the absence of Zhao Wu immediately.
"Then why didn't the prince order this spy to be taken?" When the violent kite thought of the insidiousness of the Qin army, he was angry, and he wanted to dismantle the Qin army's spies. Prince Ran is the future of South Korea, where will the violent kite endure the idea of fighting Prince Ran in vain.
"Come and don't be rude. The real envoy of the Zhao army is afraid that he has been poisoned by the Qin army. Since Bai Qi wants to lure us to attack him, we can't help but express it. The prince smiled coldly.
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