Chapter 625: No Way Out
Wang Ji received the news that Hucheng was broken, and struggled for a long time, but finally did not choose to go north to take Hucheng back.
The Qin army now has a blind eye on the intelligence of the Zhao army, and does not know who the main general is, does not know how many troops there are, does not know how many chariots there are, does not know how many cavalry there are, and does not know where the march has been.
Even before that, Wang Di was not sure whether the target of the Zhao army was Xingyang or the main force of the Qin army outside the city of Daliang.
Just holding the idea of just in case, he personally led the army to the Great Wall to deploy defenses, but he didn't expect to really encounter the Zhao army.
It's a pity that it's still a step too late.
He doesn't know where the main force of the Zhao army is now, if the Qin army attacks Hucheng with all its might, it happens that the main force of the Zhao army arrives, and the Qin army is likely to be defeated.
After weighing the pros and cons, Wang Yi could only give up Hucheng.
"Send the news to Xianyang and Wu Anjun immediately." Wang said to the messenger.
He didn't know whether the Qin army should continue to attack Wei now or withdraw its troops, but he believed that Bai Qi would be able to make a correct judgment after receiving the information.
"I'm in trouble." Lü Buwei had a gloomy face, pacing back and forth in the tent.
He actually didn't want to lead his troops to fight, but there was Fan Ju in the court, no matter how he mixed up, even if he helped Qin Wangji open up the Hexi Corridor and set a strategy to split the Three Jins, it was impossible to surpass Fan Ju.
In desperation, Lü Buwei had no choice but to start with military exploits.
Although he captured Sanchuan last year, because he lost it to Jiuding, Lü Buwei was not rewarded by Qin Wangji.
This year, I was ordered to go out with the army, but I didn't expect to meet Zhao Jun again,
Lü Buwei always felt that since he brought the stranger back to Qin from Zhao State, Zhao Guo seemed to have become his nemesis, and every time something was about to succeed, Zhao Guo would appear.
Thinking that his former concubine was also left in Zhao State, and was also accepted into the harem by King Zhao, Lu Buwei couldn't help but clench his fists.
"I hope Wu Anjun can capture Daliang as soon as possible." Zheng Anping said.
Thanks to Fan Ju's blessing, this time he followed the army again.
However, he did not go to the front line with Bai Qi, but chose to stay in the rear with Wang Di, thinking that he would not go to the battlefield again, who would have thought that the Zhao army would call.
Lu Buwei glanced at Zheng Anping with disdain, how many times have Wei Ran and Bai Qi surrounded Daliang over the past few decades, if Daliang was so easy to capture, Wei would have died a long time ago.
I really don't know how the Qin State, which established the country with military merits, could mix up such a general with no military literacy.
"With the support of the Zhao State, it is impossible for my Qin State to subdue the Wei State in a short period of time, unless we can block the Zhao army and buy enough time for Wu Anjun. At the same time, persuade the three kingdoms of Yan, Qi, and Chu to form an alliance with our Qin State." Lu Buwei said.
"So no matter what, we have to block Zhao Jun." Wang Yu took a deep breath and set his eyes on the map.
The location of Hucheng is disgusting, it is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, and the Zhao army can land directly from the Yellow River into Hucheng, and then attack Yuanyong from behind.
You can even give up attacking Yuanyong and go straight to Xingyang.
From Hucheng to Xingyang, there is no big city in the middle, and there is a flat river.
"Zhao Jun, the main general, is not simple." Wang Di's expression became more and more solemn, and he suddenly found that the Zhao army only occupied a city, so he changed the geographical advantage from the advantage of the Qin army to the advantage of the Zhao army.
Now no matter how Qin Jun chooses, he has fallen into disadvantage.
Half a month later, Zhao Jun rushed from Handan to Hucheng.
"General." Le Cheng and others greeted Le Yi outside the city.
"Good job." Le Yi happily patted Le Cheng's shoulder, he didn't expect Le Cheng to be able to defeat Hucheng, and then things were much simpler.
"Hehe, it's all Li Si's credit, and I'm just doing what I am told." Lecheng laughed.
"Let's go in and talk." Le Yi stretched out his hand and pointed to the city.
"Hasn't Zhao Feiqi come yet?" Le Cheng looked behind him and didn't see Yan Ju and Zhao Feiqi.
"It's going to take a while, the enhanced medicine has just been made, and after taking it, the Imperial Doctor still needs to record the data." Le Yi said
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Last year, Taihua offered Zhao Kuo an elixir, which made Xiangzi accidentally discover that these elixirs can promote the evolution of factors deep in the human body and improve strength.
Later, after experiments, it also had an effect on the Army Soul Legion.
As a result, Zhao Guo began to vigorously purchase related medicinal materials and increase investment in medicine, hoping to develop other drugs suitable for popularization.
In the past few months, Zhao Feiqi has been staying in Handan to cooperate with the Taiyi order, because the medicine does not become stronger immediately after taking it, but a slow and continuous process, so it is necessary to take the medicine every day to observe the changes in the body.
Zhao Feiqi can be said to be in pain and happy.
However, everyone is still very happy to be able to improve their strength.
Originally, Zhao Feiqi was the most suitable as the vanguard in this battle, and the speed of the Youyun Iron Cavalry was much slower, and it was almost preempted by the Qin army, if it was Zhao Feiqi, this situation would definitely not occur.
However, because Zhao Feiqi's promotion was still one step away, in the end, Le Yi could only let Le Cheng serve as a pioneer.
"I really envy Zhao Feiqi, he is already a military soul legion, and he can continue to get stronger. The Cloud Rider is only super elite now, and I've already hit the bottleneck, no matter how much I train, the improvement is minimal." Le Cheng said with great envy, and the others also showed envy on their faces.
"If you achieve the Army Soul Legion, I'll apply for medicine for you from the Imperial Doctor Order right now." Le Yi glanced at him and said angrily.
"Forget it, it's so easy for the Army Soul Legion, I'm very satisfied with my current achievements." Lecheng said.
Even the most powerful generals dare not say that they can 100% build a military soul legion, let alone him.
Previously, Zhao Guo also carefully studied how to become a military soul legion, and later the research result was that as long as a military soul legion was destroyed, there was a very high chance of becoming a military soul legion.
Le Cheng laughed when he learned about it, if it weren't for the fact that the people who participated in the research were all big guys, he would have to mock a few words.
Is the Army Soul Legion so easy to destroy? It is extremely difficult for even the Army Soul Legion to destroy the Army Spirit Legion, let alone an ordinary elite Legion.
In the original Battle of Hetao, the Great Wall guards also destroyed the Xiongnu King with the help of Zhao Feicai.
If an ordinary elite legion can destroy the army soul legion, then there is no military soul or not, and what difference does it make to it?
"If both of the Qin Soul Legions come, I will let you face one of the Army Soul Legions, you have to be prepared." Le Yi looked at Le Cheng and said very seriously.
In addition to the Praetorian Guard, Qin had two army soul legions, Zhao had only one, and Korea and Wei no longer had army soul legions.
If the two army soul legions of the Qin State are sent, the Zhao army will inevitably have a legion to go up, and Le Yi hopes that it will be Lecheng.
This is not a pit ride, but the Shadow Cloud Iron Rider is the most suitable legion to resist the army soul legion.
As long as the Youyun Iron Cavalry can resist the Army Soul Legion and there is no rout, its strength will inevitably be greatly improved, and this kind of improvement will not be obtained no matter how many years of training.
This opportunity, Le Yi didn't want to give it to Wei Wushu.
As for the Shooting Battalion and the strong crossbowmen in South Korea, they are all long-range legions, and it is impossible to be tough with the Army Spirit Legion.
Of course, there are pros and cons to everything, and if the Youyun Iron Cavalry is abused, Zhao Jun will lose a lot.
However, it is unlikely that Le Yi will collapse, since he dares to say so, he is sure that even if the Youyun Iron Cavalry can't defeat the Army Soul Legion, he can safely retreat.
Therefore, no one will stop you.
"I see." Lecheng nodded, and suddenly felt a lot of pressure in his heart.
"Don't be pressured, according to the intelligence from the Wei State, the Qin State only sent the Black Armor Army this time. Of course, it is not excluded that the Iron Eagle Warrior has been hiding in the army and has not been revealed." Le Yi said.
Regarding the information sent by Wei and South Korea, Le Yi only dared to believe seventy percent, and as for the truth or falsehood, he had to wait until he personally verified it.
"Tell me about the situation of the Qin army in detail." After coming to the barracks, Le Yi walked to the main seat and sat down, and the rest of the generals lined up on both sides.
"The commander of the Qin army is Wang Di, with a strength of about 70,000 troops, and he is still there
There were more than 60,000 points left, and the main force was stationed fifty miles south of Hucheng, and during this time, the Qin army had been building a defensive line centered on the big camp. The main force of the Qin army outside Daliang City and the Qin army outside Huayang City, there is no news of change." Lecheng said.
"It seems that Wang Ji is planning to engage our army here, so get the map." Le Yi nodded thoughtfully and put his mind at ease.
From Hucheng to Jishui, a horse and a flat river, not to mention the mountains, there is not even a big city.
This terrain is not suitable for defense.
Moreover, the Zhao army is mainly cavalry, and fighting on the plains is extremely beneficial to the Zhao army, even if the Qin army really has any conspiracy, the Zhao army can escape.
This is the importance of capturing Hucheng, even if Wang Yi knows that he is at a disadvantage, he can only be led by the nose by Zhao Jun.
Jishui is the grain route of the Qin army and cannot be lost.
After losing Jishui, the Qin army could only transport grain by land, and the loss would more than double.
After losing Xingyang, the Qin army had to take a detour of hundreds of miles to transport grain, and the loss more than doubled again.
The root of Qin's protracted war is convenient water transportation, and if there is no water transportation, even if Qin is rich and the grain and grass are piled up, it will not last long.
In addition, the most difficult thing for the Qin army was that there was no way to defend the city.
Although these cities were defeated by the Qin army, in the final analysis, they were still Koreans, and the people regarded themselves as Koreans in their hearts, not Qin.
The Qin army did not have a mass base here.
To put it mildly, these Koreans are kinder to the Zhao people than to the Qin people.
When they saw Zhao Jun, the Han people were a little scared at most, but when they saw Qin Jun, they had no additional hatred.
Moreover, during this time, the Qin army did not cause evil in Korea.
What are the Qin people doing as soldiers, one is forced, and the other is to be promoted and make a fortune, but before the Qin State was repeatedly defeated, everyone failed to get rewards, but continued to die in battle, injured, and even demoted and demoted, and a belly of resentment and anger had long accumulated in their hearts.
This time, it was not easy to capture the land, and it was natural that he would release the anger in his heart in Korea and Wei.
The high-level leaders of the Qin State also have a number in their hearts, so as long as they don't go too far, they will turn a blind eye and pass it.
Anyway, it was the Koreans who were Huohuo, not the Qin.
Originally, South Korea was weak, Qin was strong, and the Koreans were humiliated by Qin, and their hearts were full of hatred for Qin.
The hatred in the hearts of the Koreans has long reached the extreme, and they dare not speak out because of the strong pressure of the Qin army, at this time, as long as there is a fuse, the Koreans will break out, stand up and fight with the Qin army.
And Zhao Jun is this fuse.
When the oppressed Koreans in the city learned of the arrival of the Zhao army, they would inevitably find a way to help the Zhao army defeat the Qin army.
Once Wang Ji held the city, the Qin army not only had to deal with the Zhao army outside the city, but also had to divide the troops to guard against the Koreans in the city, and they didn't even dare to sleep peacefully at night.
Rather than that, it is better to camp outside the city.
This is the disadvantage of non-native warfare, and if it were in the Qin state, this would not have happened.
Zhao Jun is unlikely to be warmly welcomed.
"In the past few days, the scouts of Guangpai must find out the surroundings, especially the direction of Daliang and Xinzheng, and always beware of the sudden withdrawal of the Qin army. We are thinking about surrounding the Qin army, and the Qin army may also be thinking about how to eat our Zhao army. We cannot pin the lives of the 90,000 Zhao troops on the intelligence of the Wei and Han armies. There is also the direction of Chenggao, and we must always keep an eye on it, and once there are reinforcements, we must report it immediately." Le Yi said solemnly.
"I understand that victory can only be achieved if you have more information than the enemy. In the words of the king, it is poor information." Jia Yan said.
"The army will be repaired for a few days. Wait a minute, Zhao Fei rides." Le Yi continued, if Zhao Fei was riding in this battle, it would be much easier to fight.
"Can Zhao Feiqi arrive in time?" Lecheng asked.
"It should be possible, Zhao Fei rode from Handan to here for one day. We were on the road for a few more days." Le Yi said.
No one has any objections, military spirit
The legion is entitled to make them wait a few more days.
"Two ...... Ahem, the three military advisors, are you interested in going together to see how the Qin army's camp is arranged?" Le Yi originally wanted to call Xunzi and Gongsun Long, but after he spoke, he remembered that Li Si was also a military advisor, although he was a little younger.
"It's just fine, I'll go with you over there to have a look." Xunzi and Gongsun Long nodded.
Li Si was stunned for a moment, but did not refuse.
"I'll lead troops to protect the general." Le Cheng hurriedly said.
When Zhao Jun came ashore, Qin Jun also received the news.
There is no way to hide such a big movement.
Surrounded by a group of soldiers, Wang Yi and Lü Buwei came to a high ground and built a high platform on the high ground.
Wang Ji and Lü Buwei stood on the high platform, and they could see Zhao Jun disembarking in a long line, as well as a large number of war horses.
"Le Ziqi, it seems that the commander of Zhao Jun will be Le Yi." Wang Yi muttered that the vanguard of Zhao Jun is a Lezi banner, and the coach behind him is also a Lezi banner, and it is almost certain that the coach of Zhao Jun is Leyi.
The shadow of the famous tree, no matter how conceited Wang Yi is, he doesn't dare to say that he is Le Yi's opponent, not to mention that his own side is still at a disadvantage.
He now regrets that he didn't retreat to Jishui to defend.
"The Zhao army is almost all cavalry, so many horses, there are tens of thousands, and there are so many ships behind, endlessly." Lu Buwei's expression was very solemn.
"I really don't know how Zhao Guo can afford to raise so many cavalry." Wang Di said.
Qin also has grasslands and horse farms, and there is no shortage of horses, but it can't afford to raise so many cavalry, even if it is robbed from the Qiang people and from the Hu people, it can't be raised.