Chapter 615 Thousands of Miles Rushing to Divide the Army
"Order, the soldiers are divided into three squads and attack in turn, so that the city is always under attack." Looking at the battle that had fallen into a stalemate in front of him, Wang Yi decisively gave an order.
"Yes." The herald next to him immediately agreed.
In fact, from the very beginning, Wang Di knew that this battle was not easy to fight, and dragging it into a war of attrition was also something that Wang Di expected, otherwise, Wang Di would not have prepared so many siege equipment.
Isn't it just to fight with Zhao Jun!
Of course, the premise of such a war of attrition is that the reinforcements of the Zhao army will not come.
"Order, order the Black Ice Platform and scouts in the party to pay close attention to the movements of the Zhao army, and once a large number of Zhao army movements are discovered, the news must be transmitted as soon as possible." Wang Yu continued to order.
"Yes." Another herald beside him immediately agreed.
Obviously, regarding the reinforcements of the Zhao army, Wang Yi is also very jealous, and naturally he is also prepared.
It's just that the direction that Wang Di prepared has deviated. But it's no wonder that Wang Yi couldn't imagine that Zhao Kuo would have such great ambition and courage when he was killed.
With more than 100,000 troops, thousands of miles around, or crossing through the land of Qin, this has almost never happened in previous battles.
Even in the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi only sent out 25,000 men and horses to bypass the old pass, and the distance he traveled was less than 100 miles, and most of the distance was still in the area controlled by the Qin army and the deserted areas.
Even so, Bai Qi is cautious.
In this Warring States period, where a little trip to the far gate requires "testing" and "passing", such a strategy of circumventing the rear is simply sending people away.
Once discovered by the enemy, it is bound to fall into a heavy siege, and it doesn't even need too much contact warfare, it only needs to be firmly trapped, and it won't be long before this army collapses on its own.
Fortunately, Qin's extremely strict household registration system made Zhao Jun's behavior a little more likely.
Because of the strictness, unless the Qin State was sent by the public to serve as a servant, there were actually very few people who flowed around, which led to the fact that in Hexi and Hedong, which were close to the enemy countries, many mountain and forest roads were deserted.
This is undoubtedly the best guarantee for Zhao Jun's detour.
However, even so, Zhao Jun's move is very risky. It is precisely because it is adventurous enough that everyone surprises.
It's just that this march is also an extremely severe test for the main general Li Mu.
In any case, while the two armies of Qin and Zhao were fighting day and night in Yicheng, Li Mu finally crossed the vast land east of the river with more than 100,000 troops, and then it was the land west of the river of Qin.
If it is said that in the land east of the river, the Zhao army can still rely on the barren mountains and mountains to avoid the sight of the Qin army, then after entering the east of the river, it is almost impossible to hide the army.
The reason is very simple, once as the homeland of the Qin State, the Qin kings of the past dynasties sowed too many seeds in the land west of the river in order to go east, it can be said that in addition to the central areas such as Xianyang, the land west of the river is the most heavily defended area of the Qin army.
The Shang Ying of the year was not able to get out of this area, let alone the current Zhao Jun.
Since exposure was inevitable, Li Mu naturally began to change his strategy. More importantly, according to Zhao Kuo's arrangement, after spending the Hedong region, it is time to divide the troops!
Yes, divide the troops!
All the way to the west, feint to attack Hangu, all the way to the east, invade Los Angeles.
"General Sun, you and I will part ways." Li Mu, who was riding on a tall horse, said to General Sun Gu on the side.
Sun Gu, who was already General Yu Linwei, should no longer lead the troops to fight, but now that Zhou Qi, Zhao Wei and others are not around, the only thing Li Mu can use is this General Sun.
Of course, in fact, even sending a member of the general can accomplish this.
After all, the army all the way to the west was nothing more than a feint. As long as you show your face in front of Hangu Pass, you don't even need to wait for the Qin army to withdraw, the army can retreat immediately, and there is no need to entangle with the Qin army at all, so naturally there is no danger.
It can be said that as long as the generals who lead the team do not want to capture Hangu Pass, it is almost a trip to brush up on merit.
And the reason why Li Mu handed over such a task to Sun Gu was not only to reassure Sun Gu enough, but also to compensate and reward Sun Gu and lead the way along the way.
If it weren't for Sun Gu's Yu Linwei opening the way together, even with Li Muzhi's ability, it would be difficult to bring these more than 100,000 troops under the noses of the Qin people without being discovered.
Hearing this, Sun Gu certainly understood Li Mu's intentions, and he himself was ecstatic.
How can there be a general who doesn't love the field!
Although he has been transferred to intelligence work, Sun Gu has done a good job, but when he thinks of being able to pull Ma Hangu Pass, he still leads Sun Gu's heart to surge. What's more, fight the Qin army! It's simply something that every Zhao *** person dreams of.
"Dare to disobey." Sun Gu immediately received the order.
"With your 20,000 elite cavalry." Li Mu once again said: "After entering the land west of the river, we must act quickly, and within four days, we must intersperse under the Hangu Pass, and maintain the momentum of the momentum, creating the false impression that our army is about to detain the pass. Then, regardless of whether the Qin army of Zhou Wangji was transferred back or not, once the Qin army increased its troops in Hangu, it would quickly retreat east and return to the land of Shangdang. In a word, act quickly, violently, come and go like the wind."
"Yes, obey the command!" Sun Gu received the order again.
Immediately, the two parted ways in the mountains, Sun Gu led 20,000 cavalry all the way to the west, straight to Hangu Pass, while Li Mu took the soldiers and horses, all the way to the east, the goal was directly to Los Angeles.
Although the march now no longer needs to be discovered by the Qin people, the difficulty of its march has not diminished in the slightest.
One of the most important and most difficult is not the route of the march or the question of food and grass for the march, but the coordination of time.
To be exact, it was the temporal coordination between the Eastern and Western Route Armies.
Because in essence, Zhao Jun did not really want to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army, but to intimidate the Qin army to retreat.
At this time, although the Zhao army had a certain geographical advantage in the rear, the terrain under the city could not complete the encirclement of the Qin army.
Therefore, it is highly likely that even if it can give the Qin army a certain blow, it will not be fatal. In this way, the Qin army is bound to continue to increase its troops, and the two armies will completely confront each other in the land of Zhou Wangji, which will be the most likely result.
This result is not what Zhao Kuo wants.
Zhao Kuo wanted to end the war and compress the results of the Qin army, but he didn't want to put himself in.
It's very simple, to solve the Qin State now, the price to pay is too great, and there are too many uncontrollable factors. Therefore, the best thing to do is to scare Qin Jun back.
How to scare back?
The best thing is that Xianyang was attacked and King Qin was in danger.
Of course, for the time being, the Zhao army does not have the ability to break through Xianyang, so it can only retreat and station outside Mahangu Pass to deter the Qin army.
In this way, the king of Qin will inevitably increase his troops at Hangu Pass, and at the same time, he will also notify Wang Yi on the front line.
However, with the wisdom of the King of Qin and the old scheming of Wang Di, it is not necessary to withdraw the troops because of the attack on Hangu.
But what if at this time, Wang Di found that his grain route was cut off?
Yes, if at this time, Wang Di, who had just received the attack on Hangu, suddenly received the news that Los Angeles had been captured by the Zhao army, what do you think he would think?
It is very likely that Wang Yi will suddenly realize that the main force of the Zhao army has moved south. In the case that the Zhao army's strength is not clear, it is very likely that Wang Yi judged that the Zhao army's intention was to trap himself and then open up the Hangu Pass.
Yes, Wang Yihui thought that Li Musuo's department, which had cut off his back route, was only a partial division, and the purpose was to attract himself to fight with it, and the army that attacked Hangu was the real main force.
Based on this judgment, Wang Yi did not dare and would not continue to entangle in Zhou Wangji, and would immediately lead the army back to Hangu Pass. As long as Qin Jun returns to the Cuihan Passage, it will be difficult to come out again.
Of course, this series of plans is not so easy.
The Western Route Army led by Sun Gu is okay, as long as it can rely on the speed of the horse and quickly penetrate the Daohangu Pass, it has been
More than half of the success.
But the Eastern Route Army on Li Mu's side was obviously much more difficult.
It can be said that it is neither fast nor slow.
Soon, if you arrive in Los Angeles before the news of Hangu Pass comes, it is very likely that there will be a big battle with the Qin army first, so that even if the Qin army wants to retreat, it will not be able to retreat.
Slow, not to mention.
First, the Cuihan Passage is extremely dangerous, and if it can't pass quickly, it is very likely that the gap will be blocked by the Qin army. In that way, there will be interception in front and Qin land in the back, not only will he not be able to complete the task of forcing the king to retreat the Qin army, but he will even be in danger.
Second, if Luocheng cannot be occupied in time, the Qin army can attack and retreat, and the land of Zhou Wangji will inevitably still fall into the hands of the Qin army.
There is no urgency, no change, this is only the overall time requirements.
Specifically, it is necessary to be slow before entering the Cuihan passage to hide people's eyes and ears as much as possible and reduce the possibility of self-exposure;
After entering the Cuihan Passage, it must be fast to ensure that the army can pass through this ghost gate safely and quickly;
And after passing, the army had to slow down again, waiting for the news of Hangu Pass;
As for approaching Los Angeles, the attack of the army must be fierce and rapid, without giving the Qin army any chance to react.
It can be said that between this fast and slow, it reflects the general's grasp of the timing and the control of the army.
Fortunately, Li Mu is just good at this.
After the separation, the East Road Army, under the leadership of Li Mu, continued to move forward with difficulty in the deep mountains and old forests.
However, the Western Route Army led by Sun Gu was like wild horses that had escaped from the brisle, wantonly swaying the depression of the past few days on the land of Hexi.
A red banner of the Zhao army has been erected, and in the cold wind of late autumn, it is like a flame burning wantonly on the land of Qin.
Such a large-scale and unscrupulous march naturally attracted the attention of the Qin people!
"Is that the triumph of my Qin State's army?"
Listening to the thunderous sound of horses' hooves, the Qin people seemed to have long been accustomed to it, and they were looking forward to their relatives in the black line in the distance.
It's a pity that as the black line becomes thicker and thicker, the black gradually turns blood red!
Only then did the Qin people realize that something was wrong, and they shouted one after another: Enemy attack!
Even the Qin people, when facing the unknown armor soldiers, the first reaction they showed was still panic.
After all, an enemy attack!
What a distant and unfamiliar name!
After decades, the cavalry of another country finally set foot on the territory of Qin......