Chapter 59: Commanding the Three Armies
In addition to Zhao Mu's 100,000 army, King Zhao also transferred back Zhao Hao, a famous general of Zhao State, and 300,000 elites from the border, but if hundreds of thousands of troops were teleported by teleportation formations, the treasury of Zhao State that consumed spirit stones could not support it at all. It will take three months for the 300,000 troops of the 3 www.biquge.info 00,000 troops to rush from the border to Shangdang, but it is absolutely impossible for Shangdang to hold out for three months.
If Zhao Hao's army arrives and the prince is captured and becomes a proton, Zhao Hao's troops will inevitably be subject to the Jin army, and in the end he can only cede the land and sue for peace. Therefore, Zhao Mu only sent troops to assist the prince to break through the siege, and the battle of Shangdang was finally commanded by the famous general Zhao Hao.
After leaving the city, Zhao Mu asked Panshi Zhenren to bring five thousand elites first, and he led the army to advance slowly, preparing to meet Panshi Zhenren.
"Why doesn't the prince use the teleportation array?" Zhou was very puzzled after hearing Zhao Mu say the purpose of this dispatch.
"Brother Zhou is really good at laughing. Zhao Mu sat on the soft chair, leaned back and stretched his body, without any nervousness about going out.
Zhao Mu also brought two luxurious carriages with him, these two carriages are twice as large as ordinary carriages, there is nothing special in addition, there is no difference between ordinary carriages from a distance, there is no hole inside, the whole carriage is wrapped in velvet cushions, as well as soft chairs and large beds.
There are two carriages, one is Zhao Mu's own, and the other is Zhou's, and there are two beautiful dancing girls in the one around Zhou. Zhao Mu's original intention was to let Zhou Chu enjoy it, but Zhou Chu used the excuse of discussing the art of war, so he got into Zhao Mu's carriage, fortunately, after getting into the carriage, Zhou Chu could tell the art of war, otherwise Zhao Mu would misunderstand that Zhou Chu was not a good woman and a good man.
"Really, why don't you use the teleportation array, there are no spirit stones in Shangdang City that will teleport one person. Zhou also sat beside Zhao Mu.
Zhao Mu straightened up and looked around incredulously, "It has been a thousand years since the teleportation formation appeared, and the method of arranging the formation has long been a secret, and there are countless methods of breaking the formation, since the Jin army has besieged Shangdang, it must have also cracked the connection between the teleportation array of Shangdang County and other teleportation arrays." ”
"I've been thinking about how to turn into a baby, but I've forgotten about it. Zhou Chu smiled awkwardly.
On the third day of the expedition, Zhao Mu ordered the army to camp in situ, waiting for the return of the prince with the real person of Panshi, and did not wait for the return of the real person of Panshi until noon, Zhao Mu was a little anxious and sent a scout to inquire about the situation.
In the evening, the scout returned, Panshi Zhenren was trapped by the Jin army's formation, and the five thousand vanguards were annihilated, Zhao Mu was anxious, Panshi Zhenren was not only his mentor, but also his reliance, with Panshi Zhenren, even if he failed in the battle for the throne, it would not affect his status in Zhao State, whether it was out of personal feelings or entanglement of interests, Zhao Mu did not allow Panshi Zhenren to lose. Before the scout finished speaking, he waved his hand to let him retreat, and called the herald outside the door to give an order, "Order all battalions, and gather generals in the big tent."
Zhou Chu has been with Zhao Mu for the past three days, talking about the art of war, the three clans, and the nine countries, and they are very like-minded, seeing that Zhao Mu is eager to use soldiers, Zhou Chu bowed his head and pondered for a while, but still spoke.
"Brother Zhao, how do you use soldiers. ”
Zhou Chu asked, but also woke up Zhao Mu, he just because he was in a hurry to rescue the real person of the rock, he was in a hurry to send an order to gather generals, but he didn't have an idea of how to use soldiers, remembering that in the past few days of exchanges, Zhou Chu showed a high attainment in the art of war, so he asked Zhou Chu, "Does Brother Zhou have any suggestions?"
"I want to fight, although the enemy is high and deep, and those who have to fight with me will be saved if they attack it. Zhou looked at the sand table, and tapped his left index finger on his forehead to think about tactics.
Encircling points and sending reinforcements is a strategy that has already been determined in the surrounding areas, but where to encircle and where to attack are all key issues; on the sand table there is not only the terrain and terrain and the distribution of military strength, but also the information that scouts have probed, and the red ones are the information that has been determined, and the black ones are the information that has not yet been determined.
"Where is the Jin army that must be saved?" Zhao Mu also walked to the sand table, but instead of looking at the sand table, he looked around.
"Isn't the King of Jin in Jinyang now? It is not within a hundred miles of the capital of the Jin Kingdom, and the National Sage of the Jin Kingdom cannot interfere. Zhou put a piece of red information in his hand back into the bamboo tube and handed it to Zhao Mu.
Zhao Mu put the bamboo tube back on the sand table, the scout troops were his own soldiers, and the information he spied back would not go wrong, he had already read the information before putting it in the sand table.
"The King of Jin has 50,000 personal guards, Jinyang City is high and deep, and it can't be broken at all without a year and a half, and so on the party falls, Ji Shang returns to the division, the Liang Jin army goes out of the city, and the Jin army is attacked inside and outside, and my 100,000 army is the turtle in the urn. "Zhao Mu is not a fool, and he is also familiar with the battlefield situation.
"Ji Shang commander?" Hearing the name Ji Shang, Zhou's eyes moved away from the sand table and looked at Zhao Mu.
Zhao Mu has long known that the Jin army besieging Shangdang is commanded by Ji Shang, the prince of the Jin Kingdom, and the character and habits of the enemy commander are often the key to the outcome of the battle. Yes, the commander of the Jin army is Ji Shang, and Brother Zhou knows him?"
"It's an old friend. If Brother Zhao believes me, let me command the three armies, and I will definitely relieve the siege of the party. Zhou Shi's face was serious, not like he was joking.
"I naturally trust Brother Zhou, but the life and death of 100,000 soldiers can't be careless, can Brother Zhou make a heart for me first. Zhao Mu put his hands on the edge of the sand table and leaned over to check the sand table.
Everywhere knows, stretches out his hand to point on the sand table, and says slowly.
"Here, Xiangling, is an important town on the border of Qin and Jin, whether it is to resist the Qin State, or to trade with the Qin State, it is an important place, and the Jin State will definitely divide its troops to rescue this city if it divides 20,000 troops to feint. Our army is pressing into Shangdang, forcing the Shangdang Jin army not to dare to move, and the Jin army that rescues Xiangling can only be the Jin King's guards. ”
"Indeed, but after we turn to Jinyang, we will be pursued by the Shangdang division of troops and fall into passivity, if we directly attack the Shangdang Jin army, it will be redundant to divide 20,000 troops. Zhao Mu expressed his doubts.
"Then abandon all the chariots, carry the baggage, and rush to Jinyang at night, besiege but not attack, Jinyang is empty, and if you dare not go to war, you will not find that we have no baggage chariots. Let people spread the news again, saying that Ji Shang fornicated with Zhao in order to seize the throne, coupled with the fact that our army suddenly appeared in Jinyang, whether Ji Shang wants to or not, he must divide his troops to rescue Jinyang, otherwise he will give people the handle, and it is possible to be demoted to the common people, and the siege of Shangdang can be solved. Zhou said as he moved the small flag indicating military strength on the sand table, and the whole tactic was indeed feasible.
The current strength of the Nine Kingdoms is mainly chariots and infantry, and there has not yet been cavalry, if there are extremely mobile cavalry, there can be a more beautiful way of playing around the area, and the Zhou Department has also strengthened the idea of forming a cavalry after arriving in the Qin State.
There was a noisy sound of footsteps outside the big tent, and Zhao Mu immediately made a decision and took out the talisman and gave it to the surrounding area.
"Please Brother Zhou, command the three armies for me. ”