Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Cautious Field Sheet

Just when Li Mu was suffering from the boring confrontation with Zhao Jun every day, he finally looked forward to the news that Xin Zheng allowed him to send troops! For Li Mu, this is no different from the sound of nature.

The king summoned the order - Li Mu, the guard commander, took the opportunity to lead an army of 50,000 to attack Handan and forced Zhao Hao's army to return to Handan. There is no time limit, no route limit, no way limit. Han Wangran completely handed over the 50,000 army to Li Mu and let him play as he pleased.

After receiving Han Wangran's edict, Li Mu summoned a cadre lieutenant in the army and announced the decision to attack Handan to relieve the siege of Linzi. When the congregation heard this, they were overjoyed and discussed. If it weren't for the previous order of King Han to stay still, the generals would have been gearing up and wanting to show the Zhao army on the opposite side. Now that they have heard the news, they are all asking for battle, among which Han Teng (that is, the inner Shi Teng who destroyed Han in history) is the most vying for the lead.

I don't know when it began, it began to be rumored that the Korean army had the strongest combat power, the cavalry was the Yulin Army, and the infantry was the Tiger Battalion. But there is no first and no second, and the soldiers are all very competitive, so they are naturally unwilling to be left behind. This time, it is natural that the elite soldiers who can be mobilized to Li Mu's command to deter Handan are the elite soldiers, and in more than half a month of getting along, they have to have a fight. Li Mu also knows very well that the use of soldiers is like governing the country, one piece and one relaxation, and the way of civil and military. Naturally turn a blind eye. As long as no one is killed, they will be fooled.

At first, the content of the competition between the two sides was limited to the force of individual soldiers, but later, when they saw that they were evenly matched, it gradually turned into a drill for the two sides to arrange their formations and practice in various situations. This also opened the road of "ravaging and destroying" friendly troops by the Yulin Army for half a month. Whether it is the scale of 100 people, the scale of 1,000 people or the scale of 10,000 people, the foot soldiers have no victory, and the best one can be a draw, which does not rule out the possibility that the Yulin Army deliberately released water.

This is for most people (40,000 foot soldiers, naturally accounting for the majority). It's really an unbearable past. Many people got their first glimpse of the power of cavalry, especially the combination of heavy and light cavalry. In the past, the cavalry that only played the role of harassing and chasing the enemy army once equipped with horse harness, the onslaught infantry phalanx was really earth-shattering! This also led to Han Teng's initiative to ask for battle, and the other four captains didn't dare to fight.

Li Mu naturally knew why everyone didn't compete with Han Teng's Yulin Army. On the one hand, the generals were convinced of the combat strength of the Yulin Army, and on the other hand, there was a horse and a flat river east of Shiyi, and the Zhao State had no danger to defend. It is just right to bring out the mobility of the Yulin Army as a cavalry. Pingyuan Jun led 50,000 troops to the west of Wu'an and set up a village, and hundreds of Zhao army scouts closely monitored Shiyi, which may be seen. However, Li Mu's decision this time was puzzling after all. In the army, the only thing that cannot be questioned is the order of the commander-in-chief. In order to ensure the rigor of the action, Li Mu spoke.

"Those who dare to talk about military affairs will be beheaded!" After saying that, he brushed his sleeves away. Only the generals who looked at each other were left scratching their heads.

What about the attack on Handan?! What about the military merits?! Lord Wei Wei shouldn't be afraid! But no one dared to chase him out and ask Li Mu what he really thought. Didn't you hear that? Dare to talk about military killing! If you don't die at the hands of the enemy, but die by your own sword, it will not only become a joke. The most important thing is that there is no pension yet!

Just when Li Mu was flicking his sleeves away, the Tiandan army in the territory of Qi State could reach a place less than thirty miles away from Lixia, and Lixia was still nearly two hundred miles away from Linzi.

Starting from Anyang, the five-day march of 200 miles is really not much of a speed. Despite the wave of urging from the envoys of the King of Qi, Tian Dan still went his own way and refused to give the order for the whole army to gallop. The lesson of the Battle of Guiling is just around the corner, since the envoy of the King of Qi can still run out to report the news. It shows that the offensive of the Zhao army is not very strong. At least, the water in Linzi Wai has not been drained.

"It seems. Zhao Hao just wanted to transfer his main force away. Tian Dan thought secretly in his heart.

The scouts who went out reported the more and more detailed military information to Tian Dan, and Tian Dan finally knew that the Zhao army besieging Linzi had at least 100,000 people. As for himself, he only has an army of 80,000 under his command. Although the rear army was supported by 30,000 horses led by Jin Confuge, this was more of a consolation. If you really want to repel the Zhao army, you still have to rely on yourself. Only when the battle situation enters a stalemate, and the two sides are evenly matched. The Wei army will make the final blow. This is Tian Dan's plan, and it is also the idea of Jin or Wei.

Since he knew that he did not have an advantage, it was understandable that Tian Dan deliberately slowed down the pace of the march. The practice of recruiting young men and women into the army along the way has achieved initial results, and before it has entered the calendar, the army under Tian Dan's command has increased by 10,000. The more troops. The odds are naturally higher. In Tian Dan's plan, when he arrived at Linzi City, it was best to have an army of 150,000 under his command, at least 120,000, so that with three enemies and two, he could scare away the Zhao army.

As for the rumors released along the way, saying that the troops of Qi and Wei are coming to Linzi in a steady stream, and Qi and Wei are jointly sending 200,000 troops to Linzi, these true or false news are all offensive words, intended to disturb the hearts of Zhao Guojun. Tiandan sent thousands of scouts and cavalry to cover the battlefield and block the possibility of the Zhao army getting news from behind the Qi army.

In Tian Dan's view, most of the people who led the troops under Linzi City were Zhao Hao, the main general of the Zhao army, and as long as Zhao Hao had a trace of suspicion and a trace of worry, Tian Dan had the confidence to scare the other party away. After all, this is the land of the Qi country, and this land is the people of the Qi country, and if you go deep into the territory of the enemy country, if you are not careful, you will be cut off and the whole army will be in danger. Zhao Guo didn't dare to take this risk, and Zhao Hao didn't dare to bet on Zhao's national fortunes.

The so-called soldiers who surrender without a fight, Tian Singles is this idea.

"General! Changguo Urgent! The voice of the chief guard interrupted Tian Dan's thoughts. Turning around, Tian Dan's face was the same, but he was actually excited, he forcibly suppressed his excitement, and asked lightly: "Read!" ”

"The prince is on top, the last general led 5,000 elite soldiers to the east of the Changguo, along the way did not see a soldier of the Zhao army, when the Changguo was the Zhao army is true, but the Zhao army burned all the grain and grass in the city three days ago, plundered the wealth and silk without a plan, has gone north to Handan. The people of Changguo are all about the brutality of the Zhao army, and the last general will ask for an order, stick to Changguo or go north to fight for profit, and beg for the order of the prince! ”

Hearing that the Qi army had recovered Changguo, the generals were overjoyed. Although Zhao Jun took the initiative to give up, the credit is also credited to the Qi army who participated in the war! Everyone was envious of the general who took the initiative to ask for his life and asked to contain the Zhao army of Changguo! I knew I should have gone! But they subconsciously forgot that after learning that Changguo was broken by the Zhao army, and most of the Zhao army was stationed in Changguo, no one took the initiative to stand up to protect the flank of the army. Because everyone knows that it is better to stay by Tiandan's side than to risk the danger of going deep into the face of an unknown number of Changguo Zhao troops.

Tian Dan was not happy, and Zhao Jun's card was played too unabated. Changguo is located in the south of Linzi, only 150 miles away from Linzi. Such an important place that can be attacked, retreated, and defended, Zhao Jun actually said that if you don't want it, you don't want it. There is a big difference between having Changguo in hand and not having Changguo in hand. At least Changguo is in the hands of Zhao Jun, so he can let himself scruple and dare not use troops without fear south of Linzi.

Others didn't think about it so much, and a lieutenant immediately congratulated: "Congratulations to the prime minister!" Zhao Jun is cowardly before fighting! The other party must know that the troops of our Qi country are constantly gathering, and they want to gather a large army to the west or north of Linzi to resist us! In this way, even if they are defeated, there is a way to escape! ”

There is three points to this explanation. The Qi-Wei coalition army marched to Linzi from west to east, and the Jimo and Gaomi areas also began to recruit large armies one after another, intending to go west to rescue Linzi. It was impossible for Zhao Hao not to think about his own back road, after all, compared to the entire Qi army, their strength was far less. Even if the combat strength of the Qi army is unbearable, it can also pile up the elite division of Zhao State. If Zhao Jun wants to retreat, it will naturally go north or west.

"Is there any update on the scouts ahead?" Tian Dan did not reply immediately, but asked a question that was not related.

The Qi and Wei coalition forces sent troops from Anyang, and they did not encounter the main force of the Zhao army. The small group of Zhao army scouts encountered along the way also retreated in a battle, and they had no desire to fight with the Qi army scouts at all. For the cities that the coalition army passed along the way, the Zhao army was even more kind and did not leave troops to block it, and did not even harass a single soldier. The advance of the coalition army became easier and easier, and if it were not for the fact that the Zhao army was under the city of Linzi, the Qi army would even have the illusion of an outing. Where is this fighting, it is clearly an armed parade held on the territory of the country! The Qi army went from being like a great enemy at the beginning to being bored, marching forty miles a day and camping in a camp, and the days were indescribably comfortable.

But Tian Dan always felt that there was a smell of conspiracy in the air, and the more cautious he was. This feeling became stronger and stronger after Zhao Jun abandoned Changguo! It was because Yiqiē was so normal that Tian Dan was very uneasy in his heart. What is Zhao Jun's real purpose? In other words, it is either to conquer Linzi before the arrival of the enemy's main force and force Qi to surrender, or to encircle and send reinforcements. Zhao Jun did not storm Linzi, the first thought was definitely not! If you encircle the point and send reinforcements, you naturally have to be clear about the movements of the enemy army. But Zhao Jun's scouts are becoming more and more difficult to find traces, and they have made it clear that the Qi army can go north with peace of mind, what is going on?! Zhao Hao is not good at divination, and he doesn't need to send scouts to know his movements, right?! Such abnormal behavior made Tian Dan's heart fifteen buckets - seven up and eight down!

Maybe it was because he felt that if a suspicious ghost like him continued to develop, he would go crazy before he saw Zhao Jun, Tian Dan had a firm belief in his heart that no matter how Zhao Jun made a move, he would just take it step by step. The unwanted scouts threw out a lot of land, and when they arrived at the city of Linzi, they defeated the Zhao army with dignified soldiers!

"Pass on the general's order, Tian Fang will stick to Changguo and not go out without permission!" Tian Dan gave this order. (To be continued......)

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