Chapter 55: The Border

"Sure enough, as the general expected, the State of Zhao and the State of Wei have formed an alliance."

On the border of Yeongcheon-gun (formerly Korea), a towering city wall with a height of at least seven or eight zhang (1 zhang in the Han system is about 2.3 meters) rises from the ground.

On the city wall, a commander of the Qin army held a small piece of pickled jerky in his hand, and while biting hard, he looked at the Zhao and Wei coalition forces rushing from afar, his eyes were full of banter.

"But it's a pity, if you want to start a war with us, you'd better wait until you break through this wall first!"

South Korea's territory is bordered by Zhao and Wei, and the main reason why South Korea has always been sandwiched between Qin, Zhao, and Wei in the past, but still survived, is that it acts as a 'buffer zone'.

Once this 'buffer zone' disappears, it becomes a matter of time before the Qin State and the Zhao and Wei countries come into arms.

This made the border between Zhao and Wei extremely dangerous, but it was also true for Qin.

But even so.

The Qin State still did not hesitate to break through Korea, mainly because of the city wall under the feet of this commander.

This city wall was built after the Qin State conquered Korea, and it was completed just three days ago, although it took a short time, but whether it was the height of the wall, the thickness, the solidity, and even the defensive range were not inferior to some famous military sites.

In the era of cold weapons, construction materials such as [cement] were almost no different from cheating when used in warfare.

Such 'military fortresses', the Qin State built a total of three on the border. Located on three major transportation routes, no matter which way the Zhao and Wei coalition forces attacked, this kind of 'military fortress' was a pass they could not avoid.

Siege and defense are not difficult at all.

Before, Qin's troops were far superior to South Korea, but when attacking Nanyang and Xinzheng, Wang Qian's first thought was still to win by strategy, rather than a head-to-head showdown.

It was because it was too difficult to break through a defended city head-on, even if Wang Jian had the troop allocation and logistical resources at that time, if he wanted to break through Nanyang and Xinzheng from the front, he would inevitably pay a price that was enough to make his heart ache.

"Captain, is that Wei Wushu?"

The one who opened his mouth was a recruit with a scar on his face, and at this time he was also holding a piece of dried cured meat in his hand, and he cherished a small bite to eat, which was a pre-war 'consolation gift', and everyone had it.

In the past, it was naturally impossible to have this thing in the army, after all, 'salt' and 'meat' are very precious things, let alone ordinary soldiers, even some officers can't have the luxury of eating this thing as a 'snack'.

But that's no longer the case.

Last time, in order to attack South Korea, Mo Jun not only allocated a large amount of food to Wang Qian's army, but also attached 50,000 catties of meat.

Originally, this was a precaution for the sake of 'protracted warfare', but I didn't expect that in less than half a month, Wang Qian's army would defeat South Korea.

And so the embarrassing thing happened.

Because Korea collapsed too quickly, this large amount of military rations was directly 'stranded' in Wang Qian's hands, and Wang Jian experienced the troubles of wealth for the first time in his life.

Someone may do this kind of thing of reselling military rations, but this person will definitely not be Wang Qian.

No way.

In the end, Wang Jian could only order the whole army to improve the food, which used to eat two meals a day, but now eat three meals, and by the way, he had to add a supper.

All kinds of meat, vegetables, melons and fruits can be made vigorously.

In short, it's a word.

Before the reinforcements in the rear arrived, these 'stranded' military rations could be eaten as much as they could.

What?

Return these military rations to Mo Jun.

Dream on!

Although everyone is an official in the same dynasty, they also have different positions, especially for military generals, their own troops are always more valuable than other people's troops.

It is impossible for Wang Jian to do such a thing as wasting food and unlucky military rations.

But if there is a advantage and does not take advantage, it is also impossible to become a suitable general.

For Wang Qian, the allocation of food for the attack on South Korea was used during the attack on Korea, if it could be more, it was his own ability, if he could not use these military rations 'reasonably', then he Wang Jian would be sorry for the soldiers under his command.

It is precisely because the food during this period of time is so good that in just one month, the soldiers under Wang Jian have gained weight at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hey, what kind of Wei Wushu are these guys, at most they are a group of people who want to imitate, but they only imitate their shapes, but they don't imitate their gods."

The commander glanced at the vanguard of the Wei State standing in the yellow sand below, said a word disdainfully, and then threw the last small piece of cured meat in his hand into his mouth, patted his stomach, and burped contentedly.

"The 'inheritance' of Wei Wushu has long been broken by General Bai Qi's battle in the 'Battle of Yique' many years ago, although Wei has been trying its best to rebuild Wei Wushu over the years, but unfortunately it ······"

The commander didn't finish his last sentence, but anyone could see the look of embarrassment in his eyes.

The battlefield is a magical place.

Sometimes 'hatred' and 'admiration' are not in conflict.

This commander is a veteran of the battlefield, although he did not participate in the 'Battle of Yique' that nearly wiped out Wei Wushu decades ago, but he also fought against the remnants of Wei Wushu in previous wars.

At that time, the only feeling that those Wei Wushu gave him was unstoppable.

After all, Wei Wushu's army has spent countless efforts since the beginning of the selection, and the history books record:

[Wei Zhiwu's soldiers take it by degree, the armor of the three genera, the crossbow of the twelve stones, the negative arrow is fifty, the top is placed on it, the crown is with a sword, and the food for three days is won, and the day is in the middle of the day and tends to a hundred miles. The pilot test will restore the household and benefit the farmland. 】

In other words, it is:

A qualified Wei warrior needs to be able to put on three layers of heavy armor and iron helmets, be able to open a crossbow of twelve stones, carry fifty crossbows and arrows per person, hold a long or iron halberd, belt a sword, carry three days of combat grain and grass, and be able to walk more than 100 miles in half a day.

It is precisely because of such strict selection criteria that 'the soldiers obtained must be elite.' ’

In comparison, at that time, the Qin State had not yet become the strongest of the Seven Kingdoms, whether it was weaponry or logistics configuration, it was more than a little inferior to Wei Wushu, and the only place where the two armies could compete at that time was probably the momentum of the two sides.

Head to head.

The only way the Qin army could suppress Wei Wushu was to fill it with human lives.

In fact, for this battle, this commander still has some expectations in his heart, because he has always wanted to fight with the Wei Wushu army again in a dignified manner when the weapons and equipment of both sides are the same as the logistics and grass.

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