There was no moat in front of Wolf Meng City, only a trench, but one after another like stretchers were carried up by the Qin soldiers.

More than a dozen shield bearers protected the Qin soldiers carrying the equipment, and these Qin soldiers dug in the ground, dug a pit that was neither deep nor shallow, pierced the end of the stretcher into the pit, and then buried it with the excavated earth and stone pit.

As one of the Qin soldiers pressed a button, a sharp spear tip instantly appeared on the other end of the stretcher, extending forward in an instant, like a powerful crossbow arrow shooting into the ground, turning the stretcher into a long bronze bridge in an instant.

As the bronze bridges were built, the Qin soldiers easily pushed the other siege equipment across the trench.

To tell the truth, although the Qin soldiers rushed across the bronze bridge with high morale, everyone couldn't help but take a second look when they passed the bronze bridge.

These tools had never been used by the Qin army before, and in the past, if they wanted to break through these trenches, they could only be replaced by wooden planks, and they could not pass too many people at one time, otherwise the wooden planks would still be at risk of breaking.

However, this bronze bridge has no such risk at all, except that it is too heavy and needs to be carried by many people.

However, with the erection of this bronze bridge, more siege equipment passed through the trench unimpeded.

For example, Saburo Groundbreaker, who has absolute destructive power over the city gates!

In fact, since the First World War in Xinzheng, countries have also been wary of this terrifying war machine, at least the national capitals of various countries and the gates of some fortresses have been strengthened a lot.

And in order to deal with the earth-breaking Saburo, the armies of various countries also prepared a lot of fire oil and stones.

Broken Ground Saburo is made of bronze all over, and once attacked by fire oil, the hot temperature can turn the cab into a giant steamer, steaming the driver inside.

The stones thrown by the wrestlers will also have a great impact on Breaking Ground Saburo, after all, when breaking the city gate, Breaking Ground Saburo must stay in place.

And this is the reason why Meng Tian arranged nearly 100 marksmen in the army.

Although the Wolf Meng City is precipitous, there can only be a maximum of 1,500 people at the city gate at one time, and only 500 people can attack the city gate at one time.

However, while the narrow mountain roads limited the Qin army, the width of the Wolf Meng City was also limited, and the Zhao army at the head of the city was only 500 people at most.

The marksmen who reached one-fifth of the number of Zhao troops in the city were a great obstacle to the Zhao army in the city, not to mention the fire oil and gravel to interfere with the groundbreaking, and even the officers who could give orders were shot and killed.

And whoever dares to come near the oil will surely die.

Meng Tian watched the scene of Breaking Earth Saburo tearing the city gate under Zhao Jun's frightened gaze, and was completely relieved, and then waved the flag in his hand and shouted: "The city gate has been broken, and the whole army will cover up!" ”

As Meng Tian's command was conveyed, the rumbling of the war drums became louder and louder.

And when they heard from the scouts that Meng Tian had broken through the Wolf Meng City and was clearing the remnants of the Zhao army in the city, the generals were a little dazed.

It's only been half a day!

Listening to the scout's dictation of Meng Tian's series of deployments, Li Xin, Qiang and Teng were in a somewhat complicated mood for a while.

In fact, the Qin army has a certain degree of resistance to the equipment of the public loser, especially some old veterans, who are conservative in their thinking, thinking that the Qin soldiers are brave and invincible, and should rely on their own ability to break through the city.

If you rely too much on external objects, you will lose that sharpness sooner or later.

Even Li Xin, Qiang, and Teng all thought so, and although the weapons of the public losers were equipped in every army, the three of them still rarely used them.

But Meng Tian was different, he quickly accepted the existence of these new devices and used them on the battlefield.

If he hadn't studied the Gong Loser equipment on weekdays, I'm afraid Meng Tian would not have thought of using bat wings to place the general's marksmen on the hills on both sides to suppress the Zhao army at the head of the city.

With Meng Tian's brilliant performance, I think he can gradually change the concepts of those conservative generals.

It's just that for the rest of the journey, you won't be able to use those devices.

The mountain road is difficult to walk, not to mention those large equipment, even a lot of grain and grass are difficult to transport, even if there are bat wings of the public loser and the organ of the Mo family, it is difficult to assist in transporting in the mountain road.

And among the mountain roads, there are many camps of the Zhao army.

But in front of the battalion of dead soldiers led by Teng, these Zhao soldiers were a little insufficient.

The camp of the dead is full of people who are born to die, and they are all people who plan to risk their lives to make meritorious contributions.

Moreover, the barracks built by the Zhao army in the mountains were not so much barracks as ordinary barracks, and some wooden fences were hastily planted to form a camp, which did not play a defensive role at all.

The economic system of the Qin State is like a wartime economic system, and the Zhao State is not far behind, and the same is true for all the countries under heaven, but the difference is that the conscription system has different standards for the families of the powerful and the nobles.

The national strength of Zhao has gradually declined over the years, and the Battle of Changping and the Battle of Danhan have wiped out the ambition of King Qin Zhaoxiang to dominate the world, and it has also completely exhausted the foundation of Zhao.

In recent years, Zhao has been bent on restoring its former force, but it is simply a mess in other aspects, coupled with the serious corruption problem in Zhao State, many fortresses are simply like goods, not to mention these camps in the mountain roads in the northern hinterland of Zhao State.

According to the Zhao captives, they did not receive half of the funds from the Zhao temples at all, and there was no one to build them for them, so they could only rely on digging some earth and stones and building some wooden fences to barely build these fortifications.

After several days of fierce battles and rushing, the Qin army finally passed through this mountain road and stepped into the endless plain.

The road to the generation has been unimpeded.

And next, it depends on Li Mu's choice.

The reason why the border army of Daidi was able to sacrifice their lives and forget their lives under Li Mu's command was because the defense system set up by Li Mu kept Daidi from being harassed by foreign races and his hometown was stable.

However, if Li Mu can no longer protect their hometown, or even prevent them from protecting their hometown, then even if these border troops stay, they will no longer be of the same heart and mind as Li Mu, let alone forget their lives and deaths as they did in the past.

How much combat effectiveness can an army that has lost the will to fight have?

And in the case of losing the powerful elite army of the Daidi Border Army, how can Rao is Li Mu turn the tide in front of the 400,000 Qin army?

Just like the rhino head Gongsun Yan in the past, he led the Qin army to behead 80,000 Wei troops in the Battle of Hexi, but after leaving the Qin State, he commanded the allied armies of the countries several times, but was defeated repeatedly.

Is Gongsun Yan not worthy of his name, and he has no real talent to learn?

Naturally not, but the intrigue within the armies of the countries, the serious problem of corruption, and the control of military power by nobles at all levels, under the restrictions at all levels, Gongsun Yan simply could not let the coalition army command, it was these armies that made Gongsun Yan unable to display his military talents.

And Li Mu is about to face such a scene, when those demoralized troops, as well as the temporary army composed of young people, can give full play to Li Mu's military talent?

Of course, Li Mu's restrictions may be more than those of Gongsun Yan in the past, such as the group of insects in the court of Zhao State, and the good neighbor of Yan State.

……

And just a few days later, Zhang Ji led the Qin army to conquer the cities of Langmeng and other cities, and the news of crossing Hengshan and entering Daidi came, and the city of Danhan became a pot of porridge again.

Zhao Yan's body and bones are not as good as day by day, and these days Zhao Yan's bedroom is full of unpleasant medicinal smells, and he can't show his face.

And in the court, although Li Mu was awarded the position of a false minister and the position of general, and also ordered that everyone below him must unconditionally obey Li Mu's orders, but even Zhao Yan's own orders may not be able to pass through the Zhao court unimpeded, let alone Li Mu?

The princeling forces led by the crown prince Zhao Qian blocked in front of Li Mu, and Zhao Qian, who was extremely disgusted with generations, did not hide his dislike for Li Mu at all.

At the instigation of Young Fu Han Cang and others, Zhao Qian thought that if his father Zhao Yan could not be in charge of state affairs, then the crown prince should be in charge of the country and the state affairs, how could an outsider, especially a generation, exercise the power of King Zhao instead of his father?

Therefore, in many ways, Zhao Qian worked against Li Mu, and did not even dwell on the pros and cons of the policy, and he opposed anything that Li Mu agreed with.

The nobles and powerful people whose interests had been violated because of some of Li Mu's policies and the clan gathered around Zhao Qian, which made Zhao Qian even more proud, thinking that he had the support of the Zhao people.

Faced with this situation, most of the officials who remained neutral chose to side with Zhao Qian.

Zhao Yan's body is no longer good, and the future King of Zhao will naturally be Zhao Qian, the current crown prince.

If they support Li Mu, will Zhao Qian let them go when he ascends the throne in the future?

Li Mu's life is not easy, and the life of the generation is not easy either.

In these days, the officials who were responsible for providing and transporting 150,000 generations of military grain and grass for the border areas made all kinds of difficulties, most of them were old grains that had been left for a long time, and there were almost no meat, vegetables and fruits, and even the forage provided to the war horses was inferior grass.

Originally, under the suppression of Li Mu, the generation of people who entered Dan Han has been tolerated, so that the contradiction between Zhao and the generation has not broken out, but it has always been at a critical value.

However, with the invasion of Daidi by the Qin army, the discussion in the court of Zhao on how to face the three-way Qin army made the anger of the Dairen completely ignited.

"There is no room for loss in the fortress! Otherwise, the hinterland of Zhao State can be driven straight into by the Qin army! At that time, Zhao Guo will be in danger! Handan is in danger! ”

"Isn't Zhongmu and Yecheng important? If Zhongmu and Yecheng are lost, the Qin army can also cross the Great Wall of Zhaonan to attack Danhan! ”

"Zhongmu and Yecheng are strong cities, and they can still hold on to them, but they really can't use the Great Wall of Zhaonan as the second line of defense, but if they are lost, there will be no second line of defense!"

"Ridiculous!"

In the face of these controversies in the court of Zhao Guo, Li Mu did not say a word.

Ignoring these quarrels, he was thinking about how to face the attack of the three-way Qin army.

It's just that he wants to understand why the Qin people want to attack Daidi.

Daidi is not a good place, it is located in a remote area, and there are no resources, it is extremely difficult to be self-sufficient, so the production of war horses is good, and it is a proper poor place.

Moreover, the Qin army has horse resources in Shangjun, Longxi County and other places, plus many foreign tribes, and the horse resources are much more than those of Zhao State, is it to cut off the supply of horses to the Zhao army?

But this simply does not outweigh the losses.

Going south from generation to attack Zhao on three sides?

Not right either.

Even if the Qin army completely occupies the Dai Land, then they will face the grassland Zhuhu, and capturing the Dai Land at this time will do far more harm than good to the Qin army.

Moreover, there is an obstacle of Heng Mountain between Taiyuan County and Daidi, and the logistics and transportation of the mountain road are difficult, so what will the 100,000 Qin troops eat when they enter Daidi?

"Wait, Zhongmu, Yecheng, Yanhe, don't you think about taking the land!"

A general of the border army glared angrily at the ministers who were arguing fiercely, and his roar caused the palace to fall silent for a moment, but then to a sound of accusation.

Zhao Qian looked at the general and reprimanded sharply: "Doesn't the general care about the king and the national capital at all? ”

"Yes, Daidi is a bitter cold land after all, and it is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if the Qin army invades Daidi, it may not be able to capture it quickly, and it will also face the attack of the grassland Zhuhu, but it will drag the 100,000 Qin army into the quagmire."

In the face of the reprimands of the ministers, the hand of another general of Daidi holding his sword trembled slightly, pointing at the ministers, and his voice trembled with anger: "Then do you just watch Daidi being taken away by the Qin army?" That's where I'm waiting! ”

Zhao Qian sneered and looked at the few generals on behalf of the land, and Han Cang's eyes widened on the side.

Although they squeezed out the generations, there were some things that they could never say, at least they could not completely break with the generations, and they wanted to stop Zhao Qian's words, but unexpectedly, Zhao Qian added the last fire to the contradiction between Zhao and the generations.

"It's bitter cold on behalf of the land, and it's okay to lose it, if it's a loss, what's the use of surviving on behalf of the land? Could it be that Dai Di could carry the Qin State alone? ”

"Missed...... Anyway? Hahaha! It's okay to miss a good one! What a prince of Zhao Kingdom! ”

"What a ...... Zhao Guo! ”

Several generals laughed like crazy, laughed out of tears, and glanced at the ministers in the court, as well as the illustrious and noble prince Zhao Qian, as if they had completely seen the true face of this group of people.

Finished!

Not only Han Cang, but Li Mu's face changed drastically and looked at Zhao Qian angrily, and many courtiers also showed shock.

They have the same thoughts as Zhao Qian in their hearts, but this doesn't mean that these words can be spoken!

The generals laughed, turned their heads to look at Li Mu, their eyes were complicated, and asked, "General, do you think so too?" ”

Li Mu didn't speak, he didn't know how to deal with these things.

Originally, Li Mu couldn't figure out why the Qin army wanted to attack Daidi, he was just a general after all, not a politician, and he thought more from a military point of view.

It wasn't until the outbreak of several generals of the Daidi border army under his command that Li Mu finally realized the true purpose of the Qin army's attack on Daidi.

This is to centrifuge generations!

But Li Mu didn't know how to answer.

Zhao could not divide his troops to resist the three Qin armies at the same time, and the two Qin armies of Wang Qi and Wang Jian were the most lethal to the offensive of Zhao.

Daidi can indeed give up for the time being, as long as the 400,000 Qin army is repulsed, the Qin army that enters Daidi is a turtle in an urn, and it can be surrounded and annihilated at any time.

But these words, he could not speak.

He is not a politician, he is just a pure military general, otherwise when he was in Daidi, he obviously had no ambitions, but he would not be able to handle the relationship with the temple of Zhao State.

He didn't know how to calm the wounded hearts of the generals under his command, let alone how to make these Zhao people accept the generations, so he could only be silent.

But several Daidi generals saw Li Mu's true thoughts, and Li Mu's silence seemed to completely shatter the wounded hearts of several Daidi generals.

"The life and death of Zhao Guo has nothing to do with my generation!"

"On behalf of the land...... From now on, it is only a substitute land, and it is by no means a substitute land of Zhao Guo! ”

"Governing the generations on behalf of others, protecting generations on behalf of others!" A representative general raised his arms and shouted, "Generation, go home!" ”

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